"Homura look! I'm an official member of Fairy Tail!!!"

As Homura turned around, he saw Lucy smiling at him as she showed him her guild mark on her right hand. Soon Homura smiled as he congratulated her on joining the guild.

"So Homura, how long were you in the guild?"

"Oh no, i'm not a member of the guild. I just work here as Mira's assistant. I need to earn money to feed myself after all. Besides...I wouldn't be of much help as a member."

Lucy was confused by this statement. She thought the boy was a member of the guild this whole time. Not only that, she wondered why the boy was beating himself up so much. Soon Mira walked towards Homura and Lucy with a smile on her face.

"Hey Homura, can you do me a favor and get a cake from the sweets shop in Hargeon? We need to celebrate getting a new member after all."

"O-oh, sure! I'll try my best."

Soon Mira handed a pouch to Homura. It had just enough money to buy a cake from the shop and for two train rides, one on the way to Hargeon and one for the ride back. As Homura ran out of the guild, Reborn followed him. As the two left the guild, Lucy began to talk with Mira.

"Mira, is what he said true?"

"I'm afraid so. Despite how much the Master offers, Homura refuses to be a member of the guild."

"Why would he do that? He seems like a nice fit here."

"I think it's because he has no confidence. That and he feels he can't do much to help the guild since he can't use magic. You noticed that you couldn't sense any magic power from him, right? Homura was born without a single drop of mana. Combine that and his known reputation for being known as Loser or No Good, and you get a ball of insecurity. But still...even if he isn't a member, we all consider him part of the family. I just hope he realizes that."

~With Homura~
As Homura was taking the train to Hargeon, he looked out the window as he was deep in thought. Soon Reborn looked at his student with a smirk on his face.

"Stop worrying so much, No Good Homura. You'll start getting wrinkles at your young age."

"Reborn...you're right. I might screw up a simple job like this if I think too much."

As Homura tried to laugh it off, Reborn could tell this was forced. Soon Homura looked out the window. As he did, he began to think about his dream. He couldn't remember the details, but one image was stuck in his mind.

Those nine people in his dream. He never met them before in his life, yet he felt connected to them. Without noticing, Homura placed his hand on the ring that he always had with him.

"..........."

~A few minutes later~
"We're here!!! We made it to Hargeon!!!!!"

Hargeon is one of Fiore's ports and also one of its most beautiful old towns. The town is more prosperous and renowned in fishing than magic, because only 10% of the people in the town have the ability to use Magic.

"You seem to like it here, Homura."

"Yeah. It reminds me that i'm not the only person who can't use magic. Anyways, let's hurry to the sweets sh-"

"Huh....Homura, is that you?"

Homura turned around as he heard a familiar voice call out to him. When he turned around, he saw a girl with golden brown hair and bright golden eyes heading towards him.

"Kyoko!!!"

Homura's face slowly turned red as he saw the girl heading towards him. Honestly, he always found the girl to be cute, but considering he's....him, he believes his chances of getting close with her are basically zero.

"What are you doing here, Homura?"

"U-um! I'm doing a job for the guild. We got a new member so we decided to get a cake for the occasion. What about you?"

"Oh, I was heading to the sweet shop myself with my brother."

"You're brother?"

"TO THE EXTREME!!!!"

Suddenly a single boy crashed into Homura. As the boy got up, he saw Homura on the ground with his eyes swirling. Soon the boy helped Homura stand up as Reborn chuckled at the scene.

"Sorry about that. I was doing my routine and lost track of time with my meeting with Kyoko. I'm Ryohei Sasagawa!!!!"

"He's like a mix between Natsu and Elfman."

"Since we're all heading to the same place, how about we go together?"

"We'd love to. Homura might get lost trying to get there on his own."

"I'm not that hopeless, Reborn!!!!"

Soon the group began to laugh at this situation as they walked to the sweets shop. While Ryohei was dashing around as part of his daily training, Kyoko and Homura were chatting along the way. Meanwhile, Reborn caught sight of a boy with silver hair tailing them but didn't speak up yet. His mind was occupied on what was in both the silver haired boy's hand. Soon Reborn looked towards Ryohei's hand as he saw one item pique his interest.

~A few minutes later~
"It's beautiful....."

Homura, Reborn, Ryohei, and Kyoko managed to reach the sweets shop and Homura successfully bought a cake to celebrate Lucy becoming a member. Soon Kyoko stood next to Homura out of curiosity as the boy closed the box holding the cake

"Wow. It looked delicious. I hope your friends enjoy it."

"Me too. I got the cake, so now all I have to do is deliver it back to the guild."

"Don't get cocky!!!!"

Reborn jumped from the ground and kicked Homura on the back of his head. As the boy fell down, he quickly crawled forward and caught the box in his hand. As he opened the box, he saw that the cake wasn't damaged.

"What was that for Reborn?!"

"Just because the task is simple doesn't mean it's easy."

"I understand......."

As Homura stood up, he felt a strong urge to turn around, as if he felt someone staring at him. However, when he turned around, he didn't see anyone out of the ordinary. Though Homura didn't have time to dwell on it as he heard Kyoko gasp for a moment.

"I forgot to go buy some vegetables for dinner."

"Don't worry, Kyoko!!!! Sawada and I will wait here!!!! Right?!"

"S-sure."

"Alright, let's wait to the extreme!!!!"

As Ryohei put Homura in a light headlock, Kyoko giggled as she noticed her brother taking a liking to Homura. Soon she ran to the nearest store to buy some food for her and Ryohei's dinner.

"So she's out of the way. That makes this easier."

As Ryohei and Homura turned around, they saw a stick landing near Homura's foot. When they looked at it, they saw a lit fuse and quickly realized what was happening.

"Dynamite?!"

"Don't worry, Sawada. I got this!!!!!"

Ryohei quickly grabbed the stick of dynamite and threw it in the air. As the dynamite was in the air, an explosion occured as smoke was in the air. Soon Homura, Reborn, and Ryohei looked ahead as they saw a boy around their age walking towards them.

"So you're the one who's going to be the boss of Vongola. It'll be the end of the Vongola Family if they name scum like you the boss. You eyesore."

"H-huh?! Vongola? How do you know about that?!"

"He's apart of the family, just like me. Hayato Gokudera."

Reborn quickly jumped off of Homura's shoulder as he walked towards Ryohei. Soon the infant decided to send the boy away for the moment.

"Don't worry, Ryohei. This is an old friend of ours. You should be with Kyoko to save her the trouble of having to come back here just to pick you up."

"Reborn?! What are you d-"

"You're right. All right, i'll be heading home with Kyoko. Later, Sawada. Next time, you and I should train and have a boxing match!!!!"

"W-wait!!!"

Homura's plead fell upon deaf ears as Ryohei already went into the same store as Kyoko. Soon Gokudera walked towards Homura with an annoyed look on his face.

"I can't accept someone like you as the tenth boss. By the way, the baby, you're Reborn? The hitman the ninth-generation boss trusts the most? Is it true that if I kill this guy, i'll be named the tenth-generation boss?"

"Wait.....Reborn's my tutor at the end of the day. He wouldn't sacrifice me like that, ri-"

"Yep, that's right."

"BETRAYAL!!!!!!"

"Homura, if you don't wanna die, then fight."

As Reborn said this, he began to walk away. While this happened, he held the box with the cake inside tightly. Soon Homura took a step forward...only to quickly turn around and start running.

"No way am I going to win! I can't even use magic, much less beat a guy with dynamite. I'm run-"

Before Homura could finish his sentence, he saw a stick of dynamite land in front of him. The boy jumped back as the dynamite exploded. Soon he slowly turned his head towards Gokudera as Reborn said one thing.

"You better fight like your life depends on it, Homura. You still got a job to do."

"Try to survive if you can, you scum."

~Meanwhile~
"What's with all the racket?"

A single boy was seen walking down the streets of Hargeon as he heard an explosion that woke him up from his nap. The boy sighed as he began to grow irritated. As he roamed around Hargeon in search of the one responsible for the loud noise, he said one thing.

"Someone's disturbing the order here, huh. In that case....i'll bite them to death."