Title: Flower
By Ryukansen
Chapter One: First Meetings
Author's Note: The italics are meant to be past conversations. I hope you like this Fanfiction; I'm a little nervous since this is actually my first story with Yaoi content. Ah, Tsuna is really childish in here. Please keep in mind that he is a cute little boy, with a round cute chibi-ish face and big bulging puppy dog eyes. 1827 is awesome.
It all happened that summer event; when he had first met the strapping, young fellow. His boss, most commonly knownas the Bastard, was finally retiring and in order to announce this strange occasion he had prepared a festival for his crowds of overworked (and underpaid) employees. In truth, everyone was relieved to hear his retirement; but they were also very suspicious and angst to who was to 'reign' over them once the monarch left. The subject of the common gossip among the crowd was always brought up and had not died off even once these past six months.
Honestly though; Hibari Kyouya never actually cared who was to inherit his employer's position- he was still making quite a good living due to his own title. Ah, vice-president of the Vongola corporation; now that was a position all should fear besides the new master. In fact, the new manager should be fearing and obeying him, since he had all the experience and knew what everything was and did. Well…it wasn't his duty yet to teach the man a lesson; however, he never imagined to have to reprimand the man's every move and every indecisive action. He, nonetheless, never imagined that the man was so….so young! He hated the fact that such a younger man was going to raise his corporations standards.
Anyways, the party had begun, nonetheless…The orchestra was superb; one of the most high-class musical performers had taken an agreement to the old geezer's request, a friend perhaps. And the food was finally crafted by famous chefs from all over Japan - coincidentally hamburgers were part of the main dishes (a final gift from the boss, maybe?). He let out a tired yawn and sat next to the old man as the dancers began making their body movement; some even suggested some situations to him as women came down from the stage to at least touch his face or give a small air kiss at his direction. He; however, ignored it in such a professional expression.
"Ah, Kyouya-kun!" His boss let out a toothy smile and pointed at the draped curtains on the stage, after the dancers had vanished. "Look, look." He moved his hands in excited motions, and the curtains began to move apart revealing a very small and fragile figure. "That's him." He smiled with his wrinkles showing even more age. Hibari ignored the man's wails of excitement and took one glimpse of the man.
Honestly, at first glance, his first impression of that-that…CHILD, was disappointment and insult. How could such a young, immature brat take care of this old geezer's industry? Had the old man gone wrong in his choosing?! Or was the world just that insane to let in a man around the age of nineteen to take over a rising business?! Hell, he would go to hell, before letting that child order him around.
"H-Hello, my name is Sawada Tsunayoshi." The boy whispered timidly while scratching the back of his head. He blushed quiet nervously while the employees looked rather relieved to find the man a little shy; since they were quite anxious themselves. "Anyways, I will be taking Giotto-san's position after his retirement, and I wish to make you all very comfortable with your current positions." He smiled with that same toothy grin. The old geezer let out a wide smile, beside him. But Hibari was in no mood to get the contagious grin. "A-Ano…I--I, never mind! Please enjoy yourself!" Tsuna smiled charmingly allowing some few girls to swoon at his childish antics. Hibari had to momentarily resist from hitting that poor boy in the head. Obviously they weren't going to get along at all.
Giotto on the meantime had allowed his grandson (as were the rumors) to sit next to them. Unfortunately to Hibari, Tsuna had took the seat to his left- allowing him no escape from the already full table. "Nice to meet you!" The boy smiled. At this moment, the stoic man could already tell that the younger man's attitude had completely changed. It was like he was faking his shyness on stage, and now was a man of determinacy and…desire. "You're Kyouya-san? Right?" He asked while staring into his hard, cold eyes. Hibari let out a stiff nod before taking a sip of his wine. "I'm glad to have finally met you." The child was obviously a stupid little…charmer. He wanted everyone to like him, and that's what got on Hibari's nerves the most.
"Nice to meet you too." He lied of course, but with Giotto on his right and that brat on his left, he had to escape himself somehow. "…Now if you excuse me, I must leave." He replied quietly while standing up. Tsuna had hopped at that moment as well. Such a bubbly character…
"Here! I'll help you put your stuff away!" The boy smiled happily. His hazel eyes shone big and bright like the moon as he attempted to take away Hibari's half-eaten plate. Fortunately for him, he had reacted to the child's strange action by swiftly walking away and throwing it himself.
"…I'll see you later, Giotto." Hibari called quietly and left in the crowd of babbling employees.
He woke up quite early, so he never expected to have met that brat already. He let out a frustrated growl as the armchair quickly spun to reveal that bubbly monstrosity. "Morning!" Tsuna smiled happily. The suit which he wore, was very…lacking of a business suit. Although it was finely pressed, it was messily put on. His tie a little too loose around his neck, and his face too small and childish to even let the suit compliment his thin board-like body.
"Can I ask you a question?" Hibari asked while adjusting his own suit, for appearance-sake. Tsuna cocked his head sideways with a small smile embracing his porcelain face. "How old are you?" He asked, his face heating with anxiety and anger as the child-like man started laughing.
"Sixteen." He smiled in a sing-song manner. Now that really angered him.
It was at that time, that Hibari found himself throwing the contracts and various business papers off of Tsuna's desk. Tsuna was extremely surprised and fell off of his chair, and looked rather flustered as Hibari growled at his weak-nature. "Why did he let a person like you-"
"Because…I inherited it….and I was the only one left…" Tsuna chirped quietly while cowering at the older man. Hibari let out a growl and instantaneously combed his ruffled hair. He looked away, but a small glimpse of Tsuna's figure, irritably made him uncomfortable.
"It's child labor-" He replied quietly but Tsuna got up and padded the dirt off of his suit.
"It's fine with me. It's not illegal here is it?" He asked with puppy eyes. Hibari stared at him for a long time, before noticing his own disgust. "You hate me don't you?" Tsuna asked while touching his arm.
"Let go, you useless-"
"But you'll have to get used to me." The boy whispered with a taunting voice. The normally collected man gazed at the young one and almost sneered at his direction. For some reason, this child was causing him anger, and actually making him show it. No matter there first meeting; he knew that they would never get along. "You probably had a conversation with my grandfather, about me, haven't you?" Tsuna asked recollecting the papers and placing them back into the manila files. Hibari turned around, speechless as ever. "He said you opened up when time passed…and so I'm willing to put up with your behavior for now." Tsuna let out a small smile and turned his computer on.
"As if I'd ever open up to you, you herbivore." Hibari whispered and left to his own office.
He never thought that life would be so…cruel yet entertaining. Tsuna let out a sigh as he saw the older man disappear. He would have troubles with him… "So mean." He sniffed and looked at himself in the mirror. He did look, quite…childish, however at his age he was somewhat of a calculating genius-- if he actually put his mind to use. "…I don't want to be lonely!" Tsuna wailed after the disappearance of the vice president. He took a small tissue and wiped his big brown eyes. "I-I know!" He shouted in triumph which, as Hibari walked away, could feel his spine shiver with regret.
He was always lonely…and so he thought to himself that if he was to be lonely for the rest of his life, he should at least invite some friends to help his life go smoothly. Tsuna dialed a few numbers of his friends who were or had gotten out of college (he had those strange connections) and immediately expected them to answer and accept his pleas. Of course, out of all of them. Gokudera was the one who graciously accepted the boy's needs.
Ah, Gokudera Hayato. A man of promise, yet at the sametime a man of impending failure. The moment Hibari cast eyes with him…was the moment hell actually started to freeze from the older man's wrath.
