Title: Riparerò si
Author: me
Series: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Pairing: 4851 / SpannerxShoichi
Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Chapter 1
The familiar clicking of gears and usual sound of fingers running over the keyboard could be heard in the chaos that is called room by the Millfiore mechanic Spanner. He was sitting between piles of old circuit boards, hardware and other stuff that had piled up in the time he was working here. Beside his desk was a small tower of Ramen-cups which looks like it had been moths to create but in reality it was only a week. In addition to all this stuff was the bin overflowing with an uncountable number of lollipop wrappings.
Spanners last days had been boring. He had only to repair some moscas and Kikyo's hair straightener. Now he was trying to improve an old program Shoichi made in the collage time. It should be a program for a robot with the concept of the Rubik's Cube. Each side has a different ability from attack to defense to counter. It would have been perfect. But Shoichi only made the concept and didn't work it out. So Spanner started to program a simulation based on this concept. It wasn't easy but he accepted the challenge. This was what he was doing now in his, maybe too much, free time. Programing, analyzing mistakes and correct them. It is sometimes tiring but Spanner hopes it could make Shoichi smile again.
Since they were working for the Millfiore Shoichi had grown more and more to a stranger. At the beginning he came down to the science floor and visited Spanner. They talked about the latest developments and laughed together. Spanner missed these times. Shoichi's visits became rarer and rarer until their communication was reduced to talking to each other via the monitor and vanished finally to mailing and texting each other. But even this has been rare in the last weeks. Spanner only receives the usual newsletters or assignments nothing private anymore.
He gets drifted away as he thinks about the past and his efforts to get the old Shoichi back. He feels like he lost a friend – his only friend. This was all Byakuran's fault. He dragged Shoichi in this whole mafia word and Spanner followed his friend but he still was the same, he remained true to himself and his ideals. He wishes that Shoichi has also stayed the same.
KnockKnockKnock
And in the moment the last thought of Shoichi has left his mind the was somebody hammering his door. It almost sounds desperate. Spanner saves this program instantly and picks himself up and walks to the door. As he opens the door Shoichi, drenched in tears, falls into his arms, crying and sobbing and tears streaming down his face. Spanner needs his time to realize that is was Shoichi who was crying in his arms but as he recognizes, he carefully hugs Shoichi to give him hold. He knew Shoichi now for a long time but he had never seen the redhead in such a condition. But Spanner doesn't care he just want to help he friend and he gets upset when his arms getting punched away and Shoichi gets himself out of Spanner's hug, while crying "Don't touch me!" and runs past him and cowers in the corner of Spanner's bed. Spanner still stands by the door dumbfounded. He just closes the door and turns to his friend. "Sho-…ichi?" was all he could say. He doesn't know what happened to the redhead but it must be something really violent. Slowly he walks to the bed and sits down in front of it. "Shoichi, what happened to you?" As an answer he could only hear some small pieces of words, or better a name. Byakuran. A frown comes upon Spanner's usually almost emotionless features. "What did he do?" Spanner asks seriously and just gets a whine from Shoichi. "Can I do something for you?" he offers. "Ju-just… stay… a-and… don't leave me alone.", answers Shoichi and searches blindly for something on the blankets. Spanner patiently sits beside his friend and offers Shoichi his hand, who instantly grabs it and clings to it like a little kid to its mother hand.
The two sit like this for a while and after a period that seems like a millennium Shoichi mumbles: "He….h-he… hetouchedme… and… went further…." Directly after this he behind his pulled up legs. But Spanner understands. Byakuran had gone too far now. He knew that Byakuran had an eye on Shoichi but that he would go this far, Spanner had feared it and hoped it would not happen. Now it's Spanner's job to repair something different from moscas of Kikyo's hair dryers. Shoichi is now highest priority. Even if Spanner doesn't really know how but he would try it and he won't accept failure.
"Shoichi you should try to come down. Just lay down you can have my bed, I will search my futon. You should sleep. Tomorrow everything will look different" Shoichi respond with just a small nod and waited until Spanner stands up and prepared the blankets. Shoichi just laid down still not letting go of his legs. Spanner carefully puts the blankets over his friend and goes on the small trip through the piles of electronic stuff to look for his futon. After a short time Spanner comes back with his futon under his arm while Shoichi hasn't change his position. "Spanner?" It was only a whisper but Spanner could hear every syllable. "What is it?" answered Spanner while preparing his futon in front of the bed. "Could I hold your hand until I'm asleep?" He sounds like a little kid who's afraid of the dark. "Of course you can." Spanner says sitting beside the bed hands and head lying on the mattress. "Sleep well." Hearing this words an grabbing Spanner's hand Shoichi drifts into a uneasy but dreamless sleep.
Spanner also falls asleep but without using his prepared futon and holding Shoichi's hand the whole night.
So first chapter is up. I hope you like it. And I'm sorry for my poor English, I know it's not very good. ^^'''
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Yours Shimoneko