The Howling Tale of Tsunayoshi Sawada

Chapter 0

"Ripple in the Water"

Sawada Tsunayoshi bolted from Namimori Highschool, his mind set on catching his favorite TV show. It was late in the evening, meaning only one thing: Tsuna had been left cleaning the courtyard again.

The brunette veered into one of his short cuts, more determined than ever. Argh! I hope I make it in time for the opening! This could be the last epi- "Oof!" Tsuna grunted, running into what felt like a brick wall. The teen fell back, landing on two garbage bags. "Hey, kid! Watch where you're going!" said a voice.

Tsuna blinked and stared at the person towering over him. A boy around his age with short, wild blond hair and a scar that stretched across his face. When brown eyes dared to meet the other, they were captured by a piercing gaze. Tsuna gulped, his throat suddenly dry and his thoughts, jambled.

"Are you deaf?!" he barked, lifting Tsuna off the ground by his shirt. Yikes! "I-I'm sorry!" Tsuna said, finding his voice. "Sorry ain't gonna cut it!" The blonde pulled Tsuna so their foreheads were close together. Tears peeked at the corners of Tsuna's eyes. What's his problem?! I only bumped into him! "Ken," said a voice. Tsuna sniffed and looked at the person walking over in long strides.

Another guy had shown up. His hands were tucked into the pockets of the same uniform the blonde wore. He also had a white beanie that hid most of his dark blue hair and a black tattoo of a barcode on his cheek. The brunette was about to burst into tears, thinking that there was a high possibility they were going to gang up on him.

"Stay out of it, Chikusa! I'm already pissed off as it is," Ken replied, turning around to face his companion. "I am too," Chikusa said calmly. Ken glowered, not lowering his gaze. "C'mon, let's go." Dull blue eyes quickly flitted in Tsuna's direction, startling the brunette. "We don't have time for this..."

A short, eerie silence crept between the two.

Are they going to fight each other? Tsuna thought, carefully watching the staring showdown. "Tch! Fine!" Ken spat, releasing his grip on Tsuna's shirt. The meek teen bit his lip to stop from crying out as he hit the ground again.

"You got lucky, kid," were the last words he heard from the blonde before he turned away and disappeared with his friend.

Tsuna continued to stare at the empty space in the alleyway, the wheels in his brain creaking and turning as he thought, That uniform. I think I've seen it before. He cupped his chin with his left hand and leaned against his skinned knee. "Hmm..."

His brown eyes doubled in size as a sudden realization hit him. "MY TV SHOW!!" he cried.

A/N: Finally. It took me a while to write it. I had all of these plans and everything but didn't know how to start it off. And all the drafts I came up with didn't work. I almost gave up on this entirely. I didn't know what number to put this chapter as either. 'Chapter 1' just didn't feel right, so I made it 0.

WARNING: Oh. And since it's too early to figure out, yet... There's going to be yaoi. So if you're not into that thing, then click out of this. O=

Disclaimer till the End: I don't own KHR.