Hey, so this is my first attempt at a Katekyo Hitman Reborn story and a yaoi so please be nice.

Constructive criticism is welcomed but no flames, please.

Thanks to my new beta reader HibariKyoya913. XD

Disclaimer: I don't own KHR or any of its characters, no matter how much I wished I did...

Enjoy.

He woke up to the sound of his alarm clock blaring in his ears. He turned in his bed and hit the off button, only then opening his eyes to see the time, and realizing that he was about to be late for school, really late for school - again.

'Damn it I knew I shouldn't have stayed up so late reading'.

Tsuna thought this as he jumped out of bed, knocking his Advanced Physics book by Steve Adams off of the corner of the bed were he left it late last night when he finished reading page 504. He ran to his closet, grabbed his school uniform and put it on hastily then fixed it so he wouldn't get too harsh a beating, at least not one any harder than normal, by a certain prefect. He took his school bag, prepared last night, and ran downstairs without so much as a stumble. He rushed into the kitchen, taking some toast, putting it in his mouth and shouting a quick 'I'm leaving' to his mother.

Walking down the streets of Namimori (more like jogging), Tsuna started to scold himself for getting so wrapped up last night in his individual studying, going to bed late and waking up late to his alarm still beeping incessantly 20 minutes after its set time.

'I know I usually wake up late to get to school a little bit late for appearances sake but this is far beyond that. I woke up 20 minutes after what I should have, even for me.' This is not even considering the fact that he purposely sets his clock 15 minutes later than the time that any other student of Nami- Chuu would be waking up, meaning he would wake up 15 minutes after they did, walk calmly to school and be late on purpose. 'Arggghhhh I'm so dead when Hibari-san notices.'

Normal P.O.V

Allow me to explain this contradicting and somewhat confusing self-scolding, mental rant. This short boy with brown, law of gravity defying hair and big caramel eyes is Sawada Tsunayoshi, a 14 year old middle school student that attends, as mentioned before, Nami-Chuu, Namimori town's best middle school. Tsunayoshi or Tsuna as he prefers, is referred to as Dame Tsuna by his peers because he is clumsy, dense, naive, weak, friendless, non-athletic - as in bad in every sports that exists in this world - kid with poor grades and social awkwardness beyond the norm. He is constantly bullied, teased and humiliated by his fellow classmates and school mates in general, and he isn't even liked by his teachers because of his bad grades and spacey behavior. But the truth is that Tsuna is none of those things; he is secretly the smartest student in the whole school. He is an observant, calm (most of the time anyways), intelligent, kind and friendly boy. He is rational, fast on his feet, by no means physically weak (thanks to his father's self-defense training) and a boy who learns quickly and easily. The reason he has created this clumsy and stupid boy facade is because in elementary school and his whole life really, he has been shunned by his so called friends, teased or criticized because of his intelligence and fast learning pace. The other kids often got intimidated or jealous of his learning abilities. As a consequence of this, one day, when he had finally reached his limit, he decided to tell his mom to move him to a different school and he then started from that day onwards as a new person, a facade. He told himself that he could take it, the bullying, the constant teasing and verbal abuse, for a few years and in college he will be free to be himself again, and then he will become the man he wants to be, a person worthy of respect, a person admired for their intelligence, a professional. Professional of what you may ask yourself. Well, not even Tsuna knows the answer to that yet, as smart as he is. He is highly interested in Science, which is the reason he read his new book till 3:30 a.m., but he also loves math, history, Japanese, languages, and so on. Well, since his bad student plan backfired, he is now a Nami-Chuu first year student that is late. The consequence of his lateness is the A class beating from the school Head of Disciplinary Committee and prefect that he will receive. Speaking of said prefect...

"Herbivore, you're late again and for such insolence Kamikorosu." Said Hibari Kyoya, dutifully standing beside the gates of his beloved Nami-Chuu with Hibird on his right shoulder and both tonfas out and raised, ready to begin the punishment. Tsuna only had one word to say to this as he heard the emotionless voice when he was passing through the gates and look to his right to see said impassive prefect, that word or sound being...

"Hiieeeee-" He got cut off because Hibari seems to find his squeal very annoying and he whacked his face first to make it stop.

Poor Tsuna.

Tsuna made it to his class room later then he arrived after Hibari was finished with him, got lectured by his teacher and laughed at by his peers and then sat down at his usual desk, the one at the back of the classroom.

The teacher continued with his lecture. Tsuna took no notes because he knew all of this already, and when the teacher made an error on an equation he didn't bother correcting him - doing that would blow his cover. He looked slightly to his right and 2 seats in front of him he saw Yamamoto Takeshi sleeping behind a book. True, he had noticed him earlier - just like he had sensed Hibari's presence behind the wall thanks to his finely-tuned observational and presence sensing skills, but he had acted as though he didn't. And, as his bad luck continued, the teacher caught him staring at his classmate and not at the board, so he decided to torture him a little by calling him out.

"Sawada, if you can stare at Yamamoto all this time without productive reasons then you can listen to me and pay attention to the board - then you might actually learn something for once. And Yamamoto will you save your nap times for after school." He said and then threw a chalk at his book that effectively fell on his head and woke him up.

"H-ai so-sorry Sensei." Tsuna replied, accompanied by his fake blush and flustered appearance. His classmates all laughed at him.

"Ma, ma. I guess I'm busted. Sorry Sensei." Said Yamamoto-san, the school's baseball team's star athlete and heart throb. He was a tall boy, with black and spiky hair and well-toned muscles nicely outlined under his white school uniform shirt. He's a kind and carefree guy who is always smiling. He is every girls dream and has a huge fan club, mostly consisting of girls, but a few guys are in it as well.

"Now Sawada answer equation number 14 out loud."

"Hai" Now Tsuna obviously knew the answer was x=37, but he wasn't going to tell him that.

"Um, huh, 28?" He asked shyly. Cue sigh.

"No, that is incorrect. Now maybe if you paid attention when I explained it you would have known the correct answer was 37 but then again that's not likely." Cue blush and laughter.

Tsuna sat down with his head low. Sometimes he really wished he had never made the decision to hide his intelligence. He could shut the teacher up and stop the laughing of his mean classmates. He also would have impressed the teacher if he had fixed the mistake on equation number 5.

Cue Tsuna's exasperated sigh.

Later, the bell signaling lunch rang all over the school and Tsuna was so happy to finally hear it ring. He grabbed all his stuff, shoved it in his bag and dashed off into the hallway, making sure to fake stumbling a few times. He ate his bento where he usually does, with his usual company. At the library with books. When he finished eating he passed the time reading Richard III by Shakespeare (for what was probably the third time since there were no books left unread by him in the year that he has attended), hidden by another book. He had been in the library for some time when heard two other students come in talking about two exchange students from Italy. They would apparently be starting tomorrow if what he had just heard was true.

'Italian exchange students, huh, interesting. I wonder what they look like or if they're nice. That's actually the first time I've heard about this, then again I don't have friends here.'

After school Tsuna walks outside and into the schools courtyard, seeing an orange dot and a figure in the corner of his eye, and then feeling the person as said figure bumps into him.

"Oh Sawada-san I'm so sorry I wasn't looking where I was going." Said Sasagawa Kyoko, a nice, friendly, short girl, with short orange hair and brown eyes. She is the schools idol and she too has a huge fan is clearly the majority of the schools male populations crush; not excluding Tsuna. She was the first person that was nice to him on his first day of school and is still always nice to him. She and Yamamoto are the only ones that don't treat him baldy or call him Dame-Tsuna.

"Sasa-sasagawa-san, oh it- it's o-ok. It was my fault." This time Tsuna did really blush for once, because he was in close proximity of his crush.

"Not it wasn't, it was mine. So how are you? I haven't seen you for a while."

"I'm go- good and you?" He fake-stuttered.

"That's good to hear and I'm well." She smiled and the friendly gesture made Tsuna's heart accelerate.

"Thanks and that's al- also go- good." He made a small smile.

"Oh I'm sorry I have to go Hana is waiting for me at the gate. See you later Sawada-san."

"O-oh ok, no problem, by-bye." He said and waved as she turned and left.

Tsuna's walk home was uneventful and he ate dinner, did his homework without sweat and kept reading his Advanced Physics book, but this time making sure to go to bed early. No matter how interesting and tempting the book was to him, he didn't want to be that late again.

The next day he arrived only ten minutes late to school and surprisingly Hibari was nowhere to be found so he rushed inside and it seemed like Hibari popped out of a bush to chase him at an incredible speed. Tsuna didn't feel like getting beat up today so he ran inside almost at his top speed but not quite. Tsuna got to his classroom quickly without panting and got in before a surprised Hibari snaps out of it and decides to go after him. At homeroom the teacher silenced the class, after he lectured Tsuna of course.

Tsuna's P.O.V.

"All right everybody today we have two exchange students from Italy joining us so let's welcome them shall we. Come in." That said the door open to reveal two teenagers walking in. Everyone was either gasping, with their mouth hanging open or hearts in their eyes (meaning basically all of the girls).

"Why don't you two introduce yourselves to the rest of the class, Gokudera-san, Reborn-san."

The medium height boy, with a messy uniform that had chains and skulls everywhere, and shoulder-length silver hair with emerald eyes, eyes that seemed to be glaring at the whole class, was obviously very good looking. He glanced at the teacher with a disgusted look and then turned to the class and said;

"I'm Gokudera Hayato and don't bother me unless you want to be blown up." He said, then looked away annoyed.

Then we turned to the taller boy, who was muscular with short, black hair, curly sideburns and black eyes and wore a fedora, a neat uniform, and had a chameleon perched on the fedora (What, a chameleon?). He looked up at us for the first time and said...

"My names Reborn, nice to meet you." That was it. But that was all it took accompanied by a smirk and all the girls in the room squeaked at the deep voice and smirk.

"Umm, ok then why don't you guys take an empty seat?" At that, both teens started walking- towards me. That's when I remembered that the only seats that were empty were the ones to my right and left, seeing as no one wanted to sit next to me except Yamamoto because he didn't mind, but even he was coerced by his friends to sit up front. When I looked up again from my inner ramble I see that in fact that Gokudera guy sat to my left and Reborn guy to my right. I looked at the one to my left and he just glared at me really intensely so I acted like I was flustered and looked away but I really wasn't because I'm used to being glared at. Then I looked at the guy called Reborn and I had to admit, even though I wasn't gay, that this guy was indeed very handsome and he had this intimidating aura surrounding him that demanded attention. It left me staring at him in a sort of trance-like state.

"It's rude to stare you know." He suddenly whispered, bringing me out of my trance. He said that while not looking at me, but then he finally does look at me from the corner of his eye and smirks. And then, for some unexplainable reason I blush, like an actual blush, not a fake one. Then I look at the teacher.

"So-sorry," I whispered back hastily. I heard him chuckle at my reply.

"Cute," I heard him say, more to himself then to me.

"What's your name?" He suddenly asked. I was actually taken aback because people normally ignore or avoid me, even the new ones and if they're nice at first the rest of the school population tell them to stay away. They usually do just that.

"Saw-Sawada Tsunayoshi but I pre-prefer Tsuna." I whispered back.

"Tsuna it is then." He said.

"Sawada can you answer my question." Suddenly my sensei's voice was directed towards me. 'He loves to torture me doesn't he because he thought I wasn't paying attention? God I really don't like him.' While its true Tsuna was talking to Reborn quietly as to not be heard, his good hearing, observational skills and the fact that he can easily space out or have a conversation without blocking out the rest of the noises, in this case the teachers voice, he knew what the answer was and it's also thanks to his knowledge of the topic but...

"I'm s-sorry can you r-repeat the qu-question sensei?" He acted dumb.

Sighs and laughter was heard all around excluding three students.
"The year in which World War II ended, Sawada." Answered my teacher exasperatedly.

I almost let it slip that it was 1945 but caught myself with my mouth open and changed the words.

"Humm, I'm n-not sure." I said.

The teacher looked at me with the look that said he knew that was going to be my answer and called somebody else to answer. I was safe because no one noticed that I was going to answer but hesitated, well that what I thought anyways.

Reborn's P.O.V

After Gokudera and I walked to the school and got the papers needed, introduced ourselves to our fellow classmates, sort of, then seated next to a short, brown hair and eyed boy that looked up at us with wide eyes. I see him staring at Gokudera, who of course glares at him. He has a serious temper problem. The kid jumps and turns and acts flustered. Acts being the suspicious word there. I notice this because of my strong observational skills and sharp eye-that and years of detecting when people are lying or faking- but to anyone normal he would have looked like it was his natural reaction. 'The kid is a good actor, but not good enough to fool me' I thought. I could feel someone staring at me with the corner of my eye l saw it was the same kid, and let him up until the point I got tired of it.

"It's rude to stare you know." I said.

He really blushed this time, and got actually flustered then said sorry before looking up ahead.

I say 'cute' out loud on purpose just to make him more flustered, but found myself believing it. Then I asked his name and found out it was Sawada Tsunayoshi or Tsuna, as he prefers.

"Tsuna it is then." I said.

The teacher notices that Tsuna is not looking at him but at me and calls on him to answer the question which I already know the answer to. '1945 of course, it's so easy and I wasn't even paying that much attention to him'. I thought and looked at Tsuna to see the sign of recognition in his eyes mixed with hesitation? Then his mouth opens but he stops himself and says that he wasn't sure so the teacher moved on to ask a nameless person for the simple answer. I was somewhat confused. Why did he hesitate if he knew the answer? I know he did, I saw the recognition in his eyes, and the fact that stutters sound forced to my ears is weird too. I kept an eye on Tsuna and I saw Gokudera was doing the same thing. He must have noticed too.

And I looked back at Tsuna. 'Interesting' I thought. 'The way he acts and the fact that I can't imagine why makes it that much more amusing and interesting.' With that thought I made up my mind.

I was going to find out why Tsuna acts like he does.

The lunch bell rang and everyone got up from their seats in the classroom. I see Tsuna leaving alone to eat with his bento. Then, I find myself surrounded by all the girls, and some of the guys that stayed, eying up Gokudera and me. Some came to talk to us and introduced themselves, but I just smirked and said one word responses. I didn't bother remembering their names. Gokudera was more aggressive, as always. He shouted at them to leave him alone but that had the opposite effect on the girls, as it seems they like bad boys with attitude. I sighed to myself. I was still thinking about the mystery that was Tsuna. 'Why leave alone? Does he eat alone?' I didn't see anyone interact in anyway with him except laugh at him but you can't count that. Then I heard two boys talk badly about him in the corner of the room. They said that he was a naïve idiot. 'Hmm, that is apparently all they think of him because that's what Tsuna wants them to think that he is. But he can't fool me. I figure out who you really are Sawada Tsunayoshi, just you wait.' I thought evilly, letting a predatory smirk slip onto my face, scaring the others in the classroom but not really caring.

After eating my lunch, I see that I still have 15 minutes left before lunch break is over, so I decided to go look for Tsuna and see what he's up to. I walked down a random hallway and I suddenly see the door to the Library open and a mass of brown gravity defying hair pop out. 'Perfect' I thought as I smirked again.

I walked over to him and because he was walking away, he didn't see me...

"Do you always eat alone at the library?" I asked. I see him jump out of surprise, real surprise this time.

"Reborn-san, I you, huh, ye-yes." He said with those wide caramel eyes and that forced stutter again.

"I see. Why?" I continued. He looked like he was thinking, and then slipped back into his previous nervous act.

"Why not? I like the silence and the bo-books." He replied.

"Hn. You finished eating?"

"H-hai."

"Good. Then answer me this. Why did you say you didn't know the answer to the question in class?"

I suddenly ask. He looks at me with those big eyes and I clearly see recognition then fear pass through them, quickly changing into forced confusion.

"Ex-excuse me? I- I don't kn-know what y-you mean"

"In history class. The teacher asked you the date that WWII ended and you said you didn't know the answer, but it was obvious to me that you did and for some reason you acted like you didn't know. Why are you acting less smart than you are?" I demanded the answers I wanted.

"I do-don't know w -what you're talking a-about Reborn -san." I can see the fear again, mixed with surprise this time, in his eyes but like before, it was gone in an instant.

'He knows how to hide his emotions well.'

"Yes you do. Now I want to know why you act like that Tsuna. You might as well tell me know because sooner or later, I will find out." I say intimidatingly.

"I, ummm-" He said but then lost the grip on the open book he hand in his hands through this whole conversation and it fell. Then, as it clattered to the floor, I saw that he was hiding another book hiding within the other. 'Why would he hide the other book in another book? A better question is what is he hiding?' I thought. I look up at Tsuna and see his shocked and scared expression. Then I read the cover of the second book and see that it says 'Calculus'.

I look at Tsuna again and our eyes meet. We just stand there in complete and utter silence, neither of us making a move.

'I have you now Tsuna.' I thought.

To be continued…

Done with the first chapter. Hoped you guys enjoyed it and I'm sorry if there are any typos.

Until next time,

Girl in Blue

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