Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn. All rights belong to Amano Akira.
This is a Cruel World
Chapter One
"What? Leaving Namimori?" Kiyoshi mumbled out with a toothbrush in his mouth. Kyoya leaned on the door side while crossing his arms and sighed in annoyance. He watched the reflection of his older twin brother from the mirror. There was no sign of this idiot twin absorbing the straightforward news he just announced…
"I've decided that I'm going to train in Hong Kong for about a month or so, maybe longer if I feel like it." He repeated. This time, Kiyoshi spat out his rinse dramatically and turned to face Kyoya to learn if he was serious. Second thought, no, Kyoya didn't have the characteristic of joking around.
"That's not like you. Usually you would go wherever you want without mentioning anything, and besides, you, the well known 'aggressive skylark ' who's oddly obsessed with a school is suddenly leaving. Sounds unfamiliar to me." Kiyoshi smirked. Not that he expected an answer, but Kyoya saying this out of the blue, must have a seventy present chance that he was waiting for Kiyoshi's advice. The older twin splashed the tap water onto his face and flipped his hair back. "You want me to look after your school?"
Kyoya's expression lightened a bit. "Are you okay with it?"
"Well, I don't see why not. Perhaps it would be an interesting experience." Kiyoshi grinned widely. He won't let his younger brother down. He would protect the things Kyoya holds dear, no matter what it takes.
"… Thanks." Kyoya moved his shoulders in slight embarrassment. He was never good at showing his gratitude, but having Kiyoshi doing such a big favour for him was more than enough.
Kiyoshi hurriedly embraced the younger boy in his arms passionately. "Why the bashfulness! You're just too adorable!"
Kyoya tried to escape from this oh so happy brother's strong hug but finds himself embrace him back. "Will you be lonely without me?"
"Of course I will! Who would even have the courage to let his precious cute little brother go!"
Kyoya's mouth curled into a small smirk. "Hopefully you won't be kidnapped by strangers while I'm away."
"Hey! Shouldn't that be my line?" Kiyoshi pouted.
Actually, knowing Kiyoshi, he's an extremely naïve, straightforward, immature boy who could be caught off guard without any difficulty by even a mere mention about delicious food. Oh… what should I do? Overall, Kiyoshi is always careful and takes care most of the house chores, but on the other hand, he never realises the dangers that have been circling around him… especially when it comes to… molesters. You know, I mean, there were cases of middle aged men whom tried to hook him up into a bar... and so on… but at the end, he still doesn't realise their purpose of their actions… He really is an idiot who doesn't know what on earth is going on in his environment outside. Thank goodness he had the so called 'aggressive skylark' beside him most of the time and bites those people to death without hesitation…
Therefore, Kiyoshi is the one who should be looked after. Maybe he should ask Dino to do that? No… that would be troublesome, he wanted Dino to train Kiyoshi as he would train Kyoya every day.
"I'll be okay, Kyoya, don't worry!" Kyoya looked up at his brother. He has absolutely no idea what Kiyoshi is thinking right now, but for this time, maybe he can trust those words for once.
"Alright." The younger twin naturally broke away from the embrace and walked to the door.
"When's the flight?"
"Tomorrow evening at six."
"What? Isn't that a bit too rushed?"
"Nah, I think I'll be fine."
Kiyoshi nodded and moved to the direction of his room. "Then the rest is up to you." He smiled.
Two days later at Namimori Junior's Rooftop.
"Ahhh…. So boring…" Kiyoshi stretched with his arms in the air and rested his back onto the ground to get a perfect aspect of the sky and clouds. That cloud looks like takoyaki, he thought. Though the main subject was, it's peaceful for a rooftop. Too peaceful. The obvious reason would be Kyoya chasing the students away when they visit his favourite location. Haha, he can picture that in his head entirely. Oh well, that was too bad for them…
He closed his eyes and concentrated on the cool breeze that caressed his skin gently. Suddenly, a voice broke off his daydreaming.
"Nice weather isn't it, Kyoya?" a familiar blond said with a playful tone.
Kiyoshi leaped skilfully and stood in a fighting position with the tonfas clasped in his hands. Is this how Kyoya would react? But wait, who was this man again… Kyoya's tutor? His name was… 'Bucking Horse'?
"Whoa whoa! Chill man!" Dino backed off with his hands in the air, sending the message that he wasn't here for an unplanned duel.
"Then what do you want?"
"Just practice like what we do every day." Dino grinned. He eyed Kiyoshi a bit and looked downward from his head and to his toe. Oi, this doesn't feel right. "Hey Kyoya," he stepped closer to the Skylark, "did you lose weight?" and grabbed his waist. Bad idea. All he received was an awkward yelp that escaped from the smaller man's mouth. He immediately removed his hands. "S-Sorry, I didn't know you were sensitive in those area-" KIYOSHI PUNCH!
... straight in the face.
The blonde held his nose firmly, only to find his nose bleeding the next second. "Ow ow… was it really that bad that you had to punch me this hard…?"
Just who the fuck does this man think he is? Grabbing his waist just while he was unguarded. Does that 'bucking horse' do this to Kyoya every day? Or maybe even worse? AARGHHH! Kiyoshi couldn't hold any more imaginations and groaned in frustration. "You can touch me anytime you want if you don't want to see the sunshine the next time you wake up." He smirked threateningly.
Dino stood there with mixed expressions. He was slightly amazed by Kiyoshi's response but also felt a chill down his spine and perspired from the nasty look he received. But something was honestly not right.