Beauty and the Beast
by Linda
beta reader: Plushiepaw
Special credit to our beta reader becoz she not only beta read it but also contributes ideas in this story. before i forget, she is also the one who wrote the summary. i literally copy and paste it. XP
Genre: Parody, Romance
Warning: BL
pairings: R27
I do not own Katekyo hitman reborn
Chapter 1
Once a upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a prince in a shining castle. Although the prince was very handsome, he was cold-hearted, unkind, and merciless. His kingdom and the neighboring kingdom were at war all throughout history. The war had killed his parents, but he didn't feel any remorse and continued the battle. After many months of fighting he won the war and killed the other kingdom's citizen mercilessly.
During his slaughter, the prince came across an old woman who begged for her life in return for a very beautiful rose. The prince rejected the offer and prepared to kill the old women too. Before he could kill her, however, the old woman's appearance melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress.
Seeing that the prince had no love in his eyes, she cast a very powerful spell on the prince and his castle. The rose she offered was actually an enchanted rose. It would bloom until his twenty first birthday; if he could learn to love someone and earn their love in return before the last petal falls, the spell would be broken; however, if not, the prince was doomed to stay as a beast forever.
As the years passed, he failed to fall in love. He fell into despair and lost all hope for who could ever love a beast.
As the sun rose from the horizon, people started waking up to start the day except for a small boy who was still happily sleeping away in his warm bed.
"Tsuna! Wake up. Its morning already," shouted his brother, Takeshi, with his signature grin. He was the oldest brother with black hair and dark brown eyes. He was a very tall, handsome man with a well-toned build. Every women in town swooned over him.
"Five more minutes," mumbled Tsuna as he tried to fall asleep again.
"Today is Monday. There will be new books arriving in town today," Takeshi practically sang.
Tsuna bolted out of his bed. He loved books, and he was waiting eagerly for Monday, so he could finally get something new to read.
The boy hurriedly washed up and went downstairs. Today was his turn to make breakfast. As he hurried down the stairs, however, his foot slipped and he fell down to the bottom of the stairs with a small thud.
He rubbed his chin painfully, but got up as he was already used to it being the super clumsy boy he was. As he went into the kitchen, he could smell the breakfast already cooked.
"Good morning, Tenth." Hayato called out as he made breakfast. Why does he call Tsuna 'Tenth'? No one really knows why, not even Hayato himself knew why he called Tsuna 'Tenth.'
Hayato was the second brother with a handsome face that rivaled Takeshi's. He was not as tall as Takeshi, but still taller than most people. He had silvery hair and bright green eyes that lit up whenever he saw Tsuna. Any other time, he would be scowling at everything.
"Hayato, you don't have to cook breakfast. It's my turn today," said Tsuna.
"It's fine. This the least I could do before we leave this town," replied Hayato sadly. He and Takeshi were leaving for the next town for jobs today, but he didn't want to leave his precious little brother behind.
"Yeah, and we don't want to eat anything burned today," laughed their father. Because of his clumsiness, Tsuna always burned the food.
Tsuna pouted, "At least, I don't make the stove explode like a certain someone I know."
After breakfast, Tsuna ran out of their house. His brothers were leaving in the evening; so he still had time to run to town to get his new book.
As he walked into the town, people greeted him, saying 'Good morning' to him. Everyone in town knew him. After all he was the cutest thing the townspeople had ever seen, and his beauty was unparalleled.
The boy had chestnut brown hair that was as soft as it looked. On his perfectly heart-shaped face adorned by two big pools of honey colored eyes, a small cute nose, and a pair of pouting lips in the shade of luscious pink that looked as sweet as any cherry. His milky white skin was supple and soft. The boy was a little small for his age, but it added to his cute appeal. Moreover, to make up for his height, the smooth curves were curled at just the right places on his body and were something any woman would kill for.
While every men in town would crane their necks to get a second glance of him, every women in town were jealous of him. They would scorn him for his clumsy behavior and called him 'no-good Tsuna'.
The brunette however ignored all the gossip of how he was odd and clumsy, but beautiful, and went straight for his favorite place, the bookstore.
The bell jingled merrily as the brunette went inside the bookstore.
"Good morning, Tsuna! You're early today," greeted the red head.
"Good morning, Shoichi. I rushed over here because the new books normally arrive today," greeted back the brunette as he handed the other the book he borrowed last time.
"Unfortunately Tsuna, no new books have arrived today," cut in Spanner, the partner in business with Shoichi.
"It's ok. I'll just borrow this book," said Tsuna as he pulled the blue book from the shelf.
"But Tsuna, you've read it like... five times," exclaimed the red head.
"Oh... but it's my favorite. Faraway places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince and his disguise," said Tsuna dreamily.
"If you like it that much, you can have it," said Spanner.
"But Spanner..."
"Oh! I insist," argued Spanner as he thrust the book into Tsuna's hands.
"Thank you so much," Tsuna beamed at the two males.
The two blushed. "See you later Tsuna. And be careful on your way back." the two bid him goodbye, glancing at their window to see a couple to guys peering into the shop to see Tsuna.
"Thanks. I will," replied Tsuna. After saying good bye to the two shop owners, Tsuna went home. He paid no mind to the guys who were trying to hit on him, but instead, he had his nose stuck in his book. Tsuna had a lot of suitors because he was not only the most beautiful creature in town but also very kind and a charming and a sweet-tempered child.
However, there were some fools like Byakuran who were very persistent and tried to force Tsuna to listen to them.
"Hello Tsunayoshi-kun," stated the smiling Byakuran.
"Hello, Byakuran," replied Tsuna without glancing up from his book.
Byakuran, who wasn't even affected by Tsuna's dismissive behavior, suddenly grabbed the book from Tsuna's hand and flipped through the book. "How can you read this? There are no pictures and I'm much more charming than this thing."
"Some people like to use their imagination," said Tsuna sarcastically.
Ignoring Tsuna's sarcasm, Byakuran just tossed the book which fell into the mud, and said, "Well, Tsuna. It's about time you stop reading those books and pay attention to more important things. Like me.
"What do you say we take a walk around and look at my trophies," suggested Byakuran as he forcefully dragged Tsuna.
"What do you think you're doing?" the duo heard Hayato say.
"Hayato, Takeshi," said Tsuna as he struggled to get out of Byakuran's grip.
"You should know better than to touch my brother," stated Takeshi. His usual grin was replaced by a scowl and it was indeed quite scary.
Byakuran wasn't even fazed by the appearance of Tsuna's brothers. He turned to the two new arrivals with his smile intact and simply said, "Well, well, Tsuna's knights in shining armor have arrived. But don't worry. That duty will soon be mine, brothers." He then let go of Tsuna who ran to his brothers' arms immediately and muttered, "I"ll get him someday." With that, he called his follower, Kikyo who had been silently waiting at the side, and disappeared into the town.
Later that evening, the two brothers were ready to leave.
"Are you sure you're gonna be ok?" asked the brothers worriedly to their youngest. They were outside the house saying goodbye.
"Don't worry. I'll be just fine. Dad's still here after all," reassured the youngest brother.
"Speaking of the old man, where is he?" asked Hayato.
"I think he is still in the lab. Dad! Come here! Takeshi and Hayato are leaving!" shouted Tsuna to his dad, but not even a shadow moved inside the house.
"Don't bother. Who cares about that old man? And Tenth, be careful. Don't let those perverted men anywhere near you. If something happens, contact me immediately," said Hayato. He could be quiet rude, but he had a soft spot for his youngest brother.
"Haha. You worry too much, Hayato. But if does something happen, contact us immediately," said Takeshi good-naturedly.
"Shut up, you idiot."
"Awww... look Tsuna, Hayato is angry with me."
"You don't whine to Tenth!"
Just like that, his two brothers were gone while quarreling the entire way.
After his two brothers disappeared into the horizon, Tsuna went back into the house and to the lab.
"Dad, what are you doing? Takeshi and Hayato left already," scolded Tsuna to his father.
"Oh! Sorry son. I got a little absorbed in this baby," replied Iemitsu, "but your brothers will be just fine."
"Now, look at my newest invention," boasted the father, Iemitsu, the mechanic who repaired everything from the old clock to the stove. Building up new machinery was just his hobby.
Iemistu started the machine. It was working just fine until it exploded.
"This junk. I'll never get this thing to work," Iemitsu grumbled frustratedly.
"Yes, you will dad. Here, I'll help too," Tsuna tried to cheer up his father.
"Oh! You will?" beamed the father. His favorite son was going to help him. He would make that piece of junk work this time.
As the two work on the father's newest invention, Tsuna asked, "Am I really no good, dad?"
"My son? No good? Psh! Where do you get the idea like that? You're the cutest thing in the whole wide world," cooed the father, proud of his son.
"I don't know... I just feel like I don't fit in here. I have no friends," said Tsuna.
"What about that Byakuran kid? He is quite famous."
"He is famous alright, and self-centered and perverted. No dad, he is not for me."
"Don't worry Tsuna. There will be someone for you out there. There! It's done. Let's give it a try."
Iemitsu started the machine again. This time, it worked! The duo were so happy that they forgot about their earlier talk.