1: the deal
[ where it all started ]
"Why am I tutoring Sasagawa Ryohei again?" she mumbled under her breath. "I should be home by now..." she pouted.
"EXTREEEEEEEME!"
She sighed.
Kaguya Tsukihime sighed as she saw her newly assigned partner. Sasagawa Ryohei, a noisy guy in her class. He always shouts to the extreme, and his grades are bad.
Somehow she wished that at the last test, she didn't answer it all correctly. The whole class was awed by her, and somehow she was surrounded by 'friends' that want to befriend her. What a drag.
Her fanboys were wierd. After finding out that Ryohei got to be tutored by Tsuki, they purposedly planned to fail their own test. Tsuki just awkwardly smiled at the thought.
Girls were a little bit strange too. They were noisy and calling her 'Tsukihime-sama' everytime she passed them. She just awkwardly chuckled and said that there was no need for the suffix. She asked them to call her Tsuki instead. She actually hated honorifics...
She always asks the person she's talking with if they're not keen of her calling them by their given name. Surnames were a bit uncomfortable for her, but if the person said they don't mind, she'll call them with their given name plus a -kun, -chan, or -san in them. She usually uses -san to people she respects.
But Tsuki was not that bothered by them. She considered them acquintances, and helped them when they needed help. Her good heart and funny personality, plus the rare beauty made her popular in the school.
Underclassmen were blushing everytime she greeted them and smiled. She paid no mind to other's personalities.
"It is just a phase," she reminded herself. "They'll get over it when they're older!"
Like Sasagawa Ryohei right now. Distracted, unfocused, loud, but not that annoying. Maybe his loud voice is. But his motivation and love for his favourite sport, boxing, was inspiring. She smiled at the thought.
Now back to tutoring.
"Ano, Ryohei-kun. I suppose that we are to study now," she pointed to the books splayed on the library table in front of her. Maths.
School time was over and they were both in the library. Avoiding a few people who had been giving them stink glares, she politely asked the loud boxer.
"Sorry, Uh--Tsuki-chan, I have boxing practice in 5 minutes!" He apologized, and started to stand.
It took her 5 minutes of convincing the boxer, and ten more for getting him to the library.
How can she get this job done? Sasagawa Ryohei was a lost case! But a motivated one... Maybe, just maybe...
"What about we make a deal, Ryohei-kun?" she smiled.
"What deal?" his past thoughts of leaving the silent library was interrupted.
"If I won against you in a boxing spar, you will study the maths that sensei assigned me to teach you, two times a week.She offered. Ryohei contemplated for a while.
"EXTREEEME!" a train of 'shush'es was heard after the loud shout.
"Mind keeping your loud voice down, Ryohei-kun," she chuckled.
"I accept that deal! Give me a good spar will ya!" He semi-shouted happily.
"Let's go to the gym then," she tidied the borrowed books and put them back in the library shelfs. Ryohei was waiting for her. She took her bag and they walked to the boxing club's headquarters.
Tsuki's jet black mid length hair swayed in the wind. She enjoyed the view of sakura trees along the way. As she saw petals falling, she saw a shadow. Giving it no thought, she just closed her eyes and breathed the fresh air... Just to be contaminated by a cigarette smell.
"What the hell..." She mumbled.
"Jyuudaime! Are you sure to accept that turf-head's invitation at another boxing match!?" A silver haired guy said skeptically.
"Maa, Maa, Gokudera-kun. I'm sure Tsuna will be fine for another boxing match!" A tall guy with tan skin, and black hair smiled.
"Uh..." A boy with spiky brown hair that's defying gravity, blanched. He wasn't so assured.
"Nii-san asked me for another spar, and I can't really object... So..."
"Oi! Sawada!" Ryohei shouted the poor kid's name.
"O-oh! Nii-san... H-Hello." He stuttered.
"I'm sorry, Sawada! But Tsuki-chan here made a deal to me, and I think we can spar next time?" The boxer apologized.
"I-Ie! Sure!" The brown haired kid smiled awkwardly. He was the shortest of the bunch. With Tsuki herself standing at 5'4".
"Che, you were the one who asked Tenth for a spar!" The silver haired deliquent spat. Tsuki smelled cigarettes and gunpower from him. Tenth? What did he mean?
"Maa, Maa, don't get angry, Gokudera!" The tall boy tried to calm down the mad silverette.
"And who might you be?" The guy called Gokudera asked her with a stink eye.
"Nice to meet you, I am Kaguya Tsukihime. Please call me Tsuki. I insist. And don't call me senpai, I'm okay with -chan and -san. I am Ryohei-kun's classmate." She introduced herself.
"Uh, N-nice to meet you, T-Tsuki-sani! I-I'm S-Sawada Tsunayoshi, this is Gokudera Hayato," He motioned to the foul-smelling bomber, and motioned to the tall guy, "And Yamamoto Takeshi."
"Nice to meet you, Tsuki-san!" Yamamoto bowed. Gokudera just mumbled curses and had a scowl on his face.
"Nice to meet you too, Yamamoto-kun. Is it okay to call you by Takeshi? And you too, Sawada-kun." She asked politely.
"U-uh, sure, Tsuki-san!" Tsuna nodded vigorously. Takeshi just gave a laugh of approval. She didn't bother asking Gokudera. The boy was glaring daggers at her for "Unworthy of calling Jyuudaime by his given name".
"If you have nothing to do, why not watch my spar with Ryohei?" She offered. They eventually agreed. Ryohei shouted, "EXTREME!"
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Ten minutes later, They were at the boxing club's HQ. Tsuki already changed to her gym clothes (They had PE earlier today) and was putting on her gear beside the ring. She tied her hair up inti a ponytail.
"H-have you ever boxed before, Tsuki-san?" Tsuna asked. "Once or twice," Tsuki shrugged. Tsuna had a panicked look on his face.
"Master Pao Pao!" Ryohei shouted. A baby appeared with boxing gloves. "I thought you were fighting with Dame-Tsuna today, Ryohei." He said.
"I made a deal with Tsuki-chan, Master!" The boxer said. "Oho? What's the deal?" Master Pao Pao asked.
"Ryohei-kun here wasn't studying very diligently. I was to tutor him but he was thinking about boxing all the time, so I made a deal with him. If I won against him today, He'll be at every tutoring session twice every week." Tsuki explained.
"EXTREME! I WILL NOT LOSE, TSUKI-CHAN!" Ryohei said excitedly.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Kaguya Tsukihime, nice to meet you, Master Pao Pao." She bowed.
"He's not Master Pao Pao! He's Reborn!" Tsuna said exhasperatedly. "Who's Reborn?" Tsuki asked, turning to Tsuna. Only to be interrupted.
"Shut up, Dame-Tsuna!" Master Pao Pao gave a flying kick to Tsuna's cheek. "HIEEE!" the boy screamed.
Tsuki didn't even bother.. This school is already wierd enough. With the Disciplinary Comitee lurking around with their funny hairs, a disciplinary club leader saying 'I'll bite you to death' everytime someone does something, and sometimes random explosions were heard on the field.
"Now let's get this started!" Tsuki got inside the ring with Ryohei following behind. Master Pao Pao was the referee.
"Please don't hold back, Ryohei-kun!" Tsuki said.
"EXTREME! I WILL FIGHT TO THE MAX!"
"Begin!"
Tsuki and Ryohei circled the ring. Ryohei was the one who punched first. He aimed for Tsuki's face and she dodged.
"Be c-careful, Tsuki-san!" Tsuna cheered. Tsuki gave a fist up, meaning 'ok'.
Ryohei started to punch her face again, but she crouched and hit his sides, then his face. A combo.
Tsuna was still sweating nervously, (with little squeals of 'HIEEE'), Takeshi was cheering while clapping, and Gokudera was mumbling curses with a scowl on his face.
"Nice punch, Tsuki-chan!" Ryohei complimented. "I think it's tume for me to get SERIOUS TO THE EXTREME!" Ryohei chanted. Tsuki noticed the glint in his eyes changed. He lunged.
She blocked the rain of punches, and stopped the itch to kick him. She found a weak point of Ryohei's and tried to punch him there. He backed off, and she punched him on the other side of the face again.
He blocked the next upcoming fist and punched her face. Her head was turned to the right because of the impact.
"Tsuki-san!" Tsuna shouted worriedly. "Your nose is bleeding!" Sasagawa Ryohei had a mean punch.
Tsuki cracked her neck and wiped her nose. Yes, blood. She wiped it off. "Time to get serious now." She took off her head gear (Tsuna was screaming in the sidelines) and the glint in her eyes changed.
"Come at me." She taunted. Ryohei lunged and she blocked, then punched his ribs and pushed him along.
Ryohei landed a punch and jab, and she had enough. Her legs kept waiting too long. When Ryohei punched her face again, she swayed a little but stood in a stance quickly. She prepared for a kick to the side of his face. She kicked, spun, and kicked again with her left foot.
Ryohei fell down.
"Uh, sorry. I forgot this was a boxing match," She scratched her head and chuckled awkwardly. "I guess you'd won. I think I cheated, hehe."
"THAT WAS EXTREME!" Ryohei stood up after being dazed for a while. He winced a little because of the impact, but smiled excitingly nonetheless.
"THAT WAS THE BESTEST FIGHT I HAD IN A LONG TIME! YOU ARE AN AMAZING FIGHTER, TSUKI-CHAN!" He praised.
"Yes, thank you. I'm not gonna tutor you if I lost. I guess I had to tell sensei about it." She sighed.
"PLEASE JOIN THE BOXING CLUB!"
"...I'm sorry, but no," Tsuki laughed awkwardly and rejected the offer.
"Where did you learn that move, Tsuki-san?" Tsuna asked, still wide eyed.
"O-oh, my brother taught me, Tsuna-kun!" She laughed awkwardly.
"That's amazing, Tsuki-san! Your kick went flying like 'woosh woosh' while Sasagawa-senpai punched you like 'pew'!" Takeshi complimented.
"Thank you, Takeshi-kun!" She smiled.
"Ryohei won because Tsuki cheated," Master Pao Pao smirked.
As Master Pao Pao was gonna say something, Tsuki gasped as she looked at the clock.
"Look at the time! Sorry guys, I have to go somewhere!" She took off the gear, hurriedly changed clothes and bid goodbye.
As they chatted, Ryohei took off his head gear. He winched when he felt a bumb on the side of his head. Tsuki-chan had a mean kick. He instantly got the motivation to train more.
Meanwhile, 'Master Pao Pao' was smirking. "She's a good addition to the family." he thought.
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