The Sky Above All
Chapter 1
"Giotto Vongola, WAKE UP THIS INSTANT!" a woman's voice called from the kitchen. She heard no response so she stomped her way to the boy's room. There he was, laying in his bed, his blonde hair a mess and the twelve year old's orange eyes staring at the ceiling.
"Mom, I don't think this is a good idea." The blonde boy muttered thinking of all the possibilities for that day, none of them good.
The woman sighed and said, "Listen, Giotto, I know your scared about going to this school but you have to, with your father gone and…" the woman broke down crying right there, "Just please try, please! You know we're having a hard time and…" The woman was cut off by the boy who said, "Mom! I do try! I.. I… I just can't do anything right okay!"
At this the mother stopped crying and took in a deep breath and looked right into the boys orange eyes.
"You get dressed this instant young man and never speak that negatively ever again, you hear me!"
"Yes ma'am!" Giotto said and he ran to put on his uniform for the new school.
God! I swear she's crazy! Sad one moment then angry the next!
The boy continued to get dressed and the woman left his room. He put on a white button up shirt and gray vest. He then put on his black pants and socks and shoes and ran downstairs.
"No breakfast for you!" the woman said and the boy made a pitiful moan, "But mom…" "No buts! Get your ass to school!"
"Yes ma'am…" Giotto said as he ran out of the house.
Half way to school he started to breathe heavily and stopped running.
"Can't make it there in time…. To tired…" Giotto said and took a deep breath in.
He looked to the sky; I wish I could be just like the sky, endless and powerful, never having to listen to anyone!
Then a voice yelled, "Get out of the way you fool!"
Giotto dived away and saw a carriage dashing by with a boy with long red hair looking out of the window.
Their eyes connected, Giotto noticed the boy was about his age and had blood red eyes.
The carriage sped off.
Giotto finally made it to the school and saw it was a one-room schoolhouse.
He walked inside and heard a voice say, "And thus r= c(5)"
He found the source of the voice and saw a young man, who he supposed was the teacher.
The man turned to him and said, "Look who finally arrived. We've been waiting, young man, for over an hour."
"I'm sorry. I…" he was cut off by the teacher who said, "No excuses! Sit down!" Giotto went to find a seat amidst a room of people of multiple ages.
He found one and saw that it was next to the red haired boy he saw earlier.
The boy saw him but seemed to not remember him from earlier. Giotto went to sit down but right when he was going to the teacher said, "Actually come over here, you're new so I must introduce you."
Giotto walked over to the teacher and slouched.
"This is Giotto Vongola. He will be a new classmate of yours." The man said and then sent Giotto to his seat.
The rest of the day went by with Giotto constantly falling asleep and being yelled at by the teacher.
After school he left, having not said anything the entire day.
Just then a big burly kid with dark brown hair came up to him with some equally big friends.
"So Clam-boy how'd you like school today."
Giotto had dealt with people like this boy before so he walked off, saying nothing.
"To cool to say anything huh Clam-boy." The leader said. His lackeys all repeated him saying, "Too cool huh."
One of the lackeys grabbed Giotto's arm, "Let go!" Giotto said.
"No." the lackey said.
The leader then said, "Not till we teach you who's the boss of this school."
The leader punched Giotto in the face.
Another lackey grabbed Giotto's other arm.
The leader then kicked him in the chest and Giotto coughed out blood and then the leader brought his fist up for the finishing blow.
A hand grabbed it and twisted it. "Let him go, Miguel."
Giotto looked and saw the red haired boy holding Miguel (leader's) fist.
Miguel got a scared look on his face and said, "What do you care 'bout this trash. He's a loser."
"I almost ran him over earlier today. Let him go!" The red-haired boy said fiercely.
"Fine you want to fight rich boy!" Miguel said, "Get him!" His lackeys attacked him but the boy let go of Miguel's hand and dodged all their attacks and knocked them all out with a chop to their neck.
Miguel tried to punch the boy but he ducked under the fist, behind Miguel and held him by his arms.
"Take the punch." The boy said.
Giotto stood there stunned, what do I do?
"What are you waiting for? Punch him!" The boy said.
"No! It's not right!" Giotto said
"Why? They hurt you?" The boy said.
"I'm better than him! And so are you! Let him go!" Giotto looked at the boy with determined eyes.
The boy looked into Giotto's eyes and sighed. "Fine." He let Miguel go and Miguel ran off.
"Thank you." Giotto mumbled.
"Huh" The boy said.
"You helped me."
"Oh, no problem."
"By the way, did you really save me because you're carriage almost ran me over."
"No, I did it because you are um… new and you seemed um… nice."
Giotto kind of blushed and said, "Well thank you um…"
"Giovanni."
"Thanks Giovanni."
Giotto walked off and thought; Did I just make a friend?
Note- I thought this was pretty good. Giovanni is G; I have a whole story for that. Vongola means Clam that's why the bullies call Giotto clam boy. The town they live in is called Bucci, yes that is an Italian word and I made the town up. Next two chapters Giotto and G are still twelve but the fourth and onwards is 15- adult (probably).
This will be true to the manga. I don't own this in any way! Please review!