Experiment Malfunction

Katekyo Hitman Reborn! © Amano Akira

Chapter 1

Summary: Reincarnation was a question that every scientist question of being possible. So when one scientist dies for his cause, he is reborn in a world that makes him question everything in his life and experiences his new life as a female and follows his fellow lackey into the world of the mafia. [SI!OC]

Rate: T

May contain: Cursing.

Author's Note: Because I want to join the SI!OC bandwagon and this plot bunny wouldn't leave me alone. It kept scaring the others away with its vicious claws. Anywho, hope you enjoy this story.

Also, headcanon: Sawada Tsunayoshi suffered from Hyper Intuition; I whole heartily accepted it. I read an pins scream as they fall to the floor by elanor_pam. I really love that short story, you should go read it if you haven't, it's on AO3. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story and my character. I tired, like really tired not making her a Mary Sue, but you guys will tell me if she starts to become one. Without further ado, please enjoy and review. Thanks!

P.s. The first chapter is going to be in Tsuna's point of view, next chapter will be written in my lovely character.

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When Sawada Tsunayoshi first met Ikari Seiko, he didn't make the first impression that anybody would like to make when they first meet their first "friend".

At the age of six-years-old, he wasn't fast enough to run away from his bullies. His shy personality, clumsiness and easy to cry had labeled him weak. It wasn't his fault that he couldn't gain that confidence that the other children have.

He didn't know how to interact with them and it was harder when his attention would always be focusing on something else, something that he found strange and he couldn't control.

The feeling of everything just flooding through his small brain, trying hard to process everything he was seeing. Caused confusion to his senses, making him trip on nothing and fall flat on his face.

While he was running away from his tormentors and trying to ignore his surroundings as he passed by, trying to block his senses, his attention failed him when he rounded the corner.

Toppling onto another person in his small body, causing the mysterious person to fall backward.

"Ow."

The childish voice stated from underneath him. Trying to push himself quickly from the person, however, his body was tired and was shaking uncontrollably, he couldn't remove from himself from the person.

"Oi… are you okay?" That same childish voice asked.

Yet, he couldn't respond to them. He was out of breath and he couldn't focus in his surrounds beside the warmth that was radiating as he continued to lay on the stranger's body. He could feel the clumsy movements as they shifted into a sitting position, an arm holding him close so he wouldn't fall backward.

He could sense the wariness and confusion that radiated from them.

"S-… sorry." He gasps.

"Hmm…reasons, why a child your age would be running, is a logical explanation. You are either trying to escape someone or you are late, but with your breathing and how exhausted your body looks can conclude that you are running away from someone…" The stranger stated as their thoughts drifted away.

He couldn't respond to her or ask why she was telling him this because the heavy footsteps of his tormentors were just around the corner and he needed to leave. He wasn't going to involve this stranger into his mess.

Yet, his limbs refuse to respond and the arm around his shoulder just seems to tighten and his vision was just becoming blurry.

Oh, how he hated running.

"Oi, Sawada what are you doing with Freakish-Ikari?" One boy yelled as they rounded around the corner.

The two other footsteps that were following leader stepped beside him, laughing at the announcement.

"I think the losers seek each other out!" Someone stated.

The laughter continued and Tsuna hates it. That cruel mockery in their tones… why were children too cruel?

"Oh… since we are losers, we stick together, then you wouldn't mind having your parents be called by Rin-san to inform them that their children are once more bullying me and as well another victim that is barely five-years-old. I bet a week of being grounded with no video games, television or hanging out with your friends would do well to educate you that you aren't allowed to bully anymore unless you want to learn why people call me freakish." The stranger now identified Ikari responded, a hint of cruel amusement filtered through her voice.

Then a click of their tongue, the leader of the bullies seemed to be anger more, however, he could sense the hesitant steps on his tormentors before he could hear the footsteps walking away from them and their low mutters of 'let's leave' and 'until next time'.

He relaxed, he wasn't sure when he became tense, but he was happy in allowing himself to relax. Trying to push himself weakly against the girl that had stopped another beat down.

He heard her click her tongue, "Stay still chibi-chan, you are too weak to move anywhere. Most likely dehydrated and any adrenaline you had while running most likely left your system by now." She stated.

"Rin-chan, I'm in a sticky situation… I have a child… no, I did not kidnap him… no, I didn't bully him into following me… I haven't done anything to him yet… I just helped him from bullies… yes, them… err… I tried not to scare them badly… it was ONE time… yes… anyways, he is exhausted from running, I can say about thirty-minute run… hmm, must have been running in circles trying to avoid his house and stop them from finding out where he live, seems like a smart choice… yes… we are nearby the library, two streets away from that bookshop okaasan likes to visit when she's at home…yeah, I'll wait on the steps outside of the library for you… hmm okay, bye."

With a click, he felt himself move.

"Alright chibi-chan, we are going to move closer to the library and wait for Rin-chan," Ikari stated, shifting him to her side and helping him to stand up on his weak legs.

"Un." He managed to say, trying so hard to stay focused on the girl that was helping him. Messy yellow curls that reminded him of thick honey syrup clash against her dark skin that resembled caramel sweets. She was already strange among the people in Namimori, but he wasn't going to shy away from her. She has helped him a lot while he had only dragged her into his bullying and have not even thanked her.

Even if he wanted to continue to stay awake and pay attention to his savior, he was too tired and his six-year-old body just wanted to rest.

When he woke up, he was laying down in the most comfortable bed. Trying to adjust his vision to the late darkness, memories rammed into his head and he began freaking out.

He needed to go home now, but first he needed to find Ikari-chan and thank her for everything she did and allowing him to rest up.

As he fumbled through the nice cool sheets and trying to ignore his senses slowly turning on, he could smell the faint of softener mixed with old book pages.

"Oh… you're finally up." The familiar voice had brought him back from his senses, trying to ignore the smells filled in the big room, the small details of piled up books, the low light flickering on and off on the desktop, shifting of papers that were on her hands as she looked through them, and the lingering scent of fresh coffee that was sitting on her desk.

"Two hours and fifteen minutes with thirty-eight seconds."

"Wha… excuse me?" He asked hesitantly, pulling himself out of the covers and awkwardly getting out the bed… her bed.

'I'm in her room, hiee!' he screamed mentally, stumbling slightly and catching himself before falling on his face.

"That's how long you have been asleep, don't worry chibi-chan, I had Rin-chan call your okaasan to inform her of your situation, I must say, she sounded very happy for her 'Tsu-chan to finally make his first friend.' But moving along, your heart rate seems normal, your body has finally stopped shaking and your body has rested enough for you not to collapse anytime soon, side effects, you will most likely have trouble sleeping later tonight and will be hungry… very hungry." On cue, his stomach began to growl.

"Oh," He said softly.

She hummed, still looking through the papers in her hand.

"Um… Ikari-san… right?" He asked.

"Oh, yeah, you don't know my name yet. Anyways, the name is Ikari Seiko, nice to meet you Sawada Tsunayoshi." She stated.

"Ah… nice to meet you, Ikari-san… eh, I want to thank you for helping me."

"Wasn't trying to help you chibi-chan, just that those boys annoy me. I've had to deal with them, so you being with me just helped your situation, so there is no need to thank me."

"B-but still!" He protested he felt his stomach drop. She didn't help him because out of kindness, but because she didn't like those boys.

"Don't get too upset chibi-chan, to repay for helping you, I am going to make you my lackey and also help you with your grades, how can you be failing all these? Are you having trouble understanding the lessons? Are the teachers not explaining everything properly? I can understand that part, those teachers doesn't know what they are doing half the time, so I didn't bother paying attention to them anyways. Plus those lessons were boring and they still are even when I'm in third grade."

Tsuna just sat there, listening to Ikari talks away about the school education being incompetent, too easy for her.

But what was making him more nervous was the way she spoke without any interest and seemed to forget that he was their half of the time.

"Um… Ikari-san, thank you," He mumbled, clenching his hands tightly against his lap. He really was grateful for what she was doing, but did she really want him? He was clumsy, shy, weak, and with his slowly failing grades, might as well put stupid along. "But do you really want to make me your lackey?" He asked.

She stopped looking at her papers and looked at him. He could see the calculating behind those steel gray eyes, the way the eyes him up and down.

His gut was telling him she was planning and throwing ideas out as fast as the formed them. That he should escape, leave as soon as possible. He could tell she noticed his discomfort by the twitch of her finger.

"Hmm, I have heard the rumors, but I pay little attention to them. Children at this age will gossip about anything and everything. Become cruel without a thought and form groups. We are all animals, different species each, trying to find ourselves and co-exist in this world. You… you are different, you just attract people to you be either positive or negative and I can see you also, your thought process is different… tell me chibi-chan, how much focus is you give me? How much are you trying to ignore your surroundings, the way you shift around where you are sitting tells me you are uncomfortable? Or is something telling you to run away? Is your gut telling? Tell me chibi-chan? What are you feeling? I can note that your heart rate is slowly rising. Are you nervous? Are you –"

She was cut off by a knock on the door.

"Ikari-san, has our guest awaken?" The muffled voiced asked.

"Hmm, seems our time is up." Ikari pouted, rolling on her chair, she moved to the door and opened it. "Yes, he woke up fifteen minutes ago."

"I do hope you aren't making him uncomfortable."

"… I will remain silent then."

The owner of the voice was an older woman with black hair tied into a tight bun. Her coal narrow eyes stared at the dark-skinned girl as she pouted on her chair, rolling herself backward and allowing Rin-san to step in the room.

"Sorry about Ikari-san asking you a million questions Sawada-kun, I have called your mother that you would be arriving late this evening. If you are ready to go, I'll have Hideaki-san take you home." Rin-san explained to him.

Tsuna nodded his head mutely, still trying to stop his brain from exploding and trying to grasp some sense of neutral reality. Something that didn't involve his savior pouting in the corner where her eyes continued to stare at him, noting thoughts and thoughts being processed.

"I'll talk to you later,chibi-chan," She stated, waving bye to him before rolling back to another corner in her room where a board filled with papers were pinned up.

"Goodbye, Ikari-sempai." Because that's what she is right? She was taking him in as her… lackey? Even so, it was the closest thing to a friend, he has and probably would ever have, so he was happy about it even though the growing caution was filling up his gut was warning him that anything peaceful and normal in his life would be changed forever. "See you soon."