Heat Haze Days
Pairing: 2786 (TsunaHaru)
Description: Because time would repeat endlessly for them, a never-ending summer. And honestly, he just wanted it to all end. He wonders just who on earth is behind this. And for her? She just wants to protect him.
His hands tremble and his eyes are dilating. The black alarm clock is shaking in his unstable hands. Moonlight is pouring into his room through the window, turning everything silver. He is shaking his head in disbelief, wanting to scream. But he can't. If he does, then his mother and Fuuta and Bianchi and Lambo and I-pin will all come to his room asking what's wrong. And Reborn- good heavens-Reborn would be there too. And then his tutor would look through him and immediately detect that something was wrong with him.
He's going crazy. He just knows it. He has to be.
Suddenly, the alarm clock is thrown at the wall and the glass shatters. The other residents of the Sawada home do not awaken, they are still peacefully sleeping. He is stumbling out of his bed, falling once before crawling to his computer. The computer screen is dark, but it lights up the minute his hand moves the mouse around. His eyes, his (tiredtired) eyes reflect the computer's light and they read the time on the bottom of the screen even though he just saw the time on his now broken alarm clock.
12:30 AM. August 14th.
The time and date resonate in his head and he feels like he is being crushed by something, someone. Is it gravity? He doesn't know. He doesn't know at all. His knees go weak and he falls down to the floor. Immediately, he hugs his knees and rocks back and forth. Maybe if he thinks it's all just a prolonged nightmare, then maybe it will all go away.
It just couldn't be real. It wasn't possible. What sin had he committed to deserve this? He closed his eyes and willed for summer to be over already. He was sick of it. He hated it.
He would never like summer again.
When he opens his eyes, his name is being softly called. Then lively bright (sosobright) eyes are staring at him in the face. And it hurts. It's too bright, it stings. It hurts. It burns him. Because if this nightmare is continuing, then sooner or later…
Those eyes will become as lifeless as death itself.
A forced smile appears on his face and instantly, those soft (tootoo) soft hands are reaching for his face, stroking his cheeks comfortingly. "Tsuna-san, are you okay? You look like you need more sleep." No, he does not need any sleep. Because when he sleeps, nightmares creep up on him and stay with him till morning. And in the hours when the sun is up…he is still haunted.
"Tsuna-san, would you like some water? Tea? Breakfast? Ah, but you should probably brush your teeth and wash your face first…Or would you like to get some more sleep?"
He nods slowly, because his body is so stiff and sore from sleeping in such an uncomfortable position. She takes his hand and drags him upwards and guides him back to his bed. Just as she is about to let go, he clings tighter onto her wrist.
"Don't leave. Stay. Please."
And she does.
And while he drifts off, she is still there. She will always be. Till he wakes up and the nightmare starts all over again.
-This is the prologue for Haze. I hope you enjoyed it and hopefully, I will be able to upload the next chapter as well as posting up the other chapters for my ongoing projects! I hope you enjoyed this little prologue of Haze.