Here's the part where I tell you readers that I do not own the rights to Katekyo Hitman Reborn. Every single piece of credit goes to Akira Amano-san, whom I respect greatly. This goes for any and all of my chapters for this fanfic. Hope you enjoy my first story about the wonderful D18 pairing.

"You're not looking too well," Rokudo Mukuro pointed out, and used his signature laugh to mock Hibari Kyouya. The Head of The Disciplinary Committee couldn't even hear the damn bastard's words. He was paralyzed by the illusion of cherry blossoms. Hibari wanted to be rid of the stupid illness, but there wasn't much he could do. Mukuro was guaranteed to be the victor of their fight, not that it took much. The Illusionist used the end of his trident to knock Hibari into the far wall. Hibari willed himself to stay conscious, but his effort was futile. The last image he glimpsed before blacking out was that irritatingly smug grin plastered on Rokudo Mukuro's face…

"...ya? Kyouya? Are you there?" Dino's voice snapped Hibari back to reality.

"What do you want, Haneuma? Care to alleviate my boredom?" Hibari held his tonfas up in an offensive formation. Although, he really just wanted a distraction from that accursed memory.

"Could you at least take the medicine first?" Dino held his hands up defensively. Hibari gave him a look that said he would comply for now. The blonde reached into his pocket, pulling out a paper bag containing the medicine. He held the bag out to his beloved Kyouya. Hibari snatched it out of his hand, quickly opening the package to reveal a vial of liquid.

"I only have to drink it, right?" Dino nodded.

Fortunately, Shamal was feeling generous enough to provide a drinkable liquid. Otherwise, Hibari would have received an injection from one of Shamal's mosquitoes. Dino made it a point to remind the doctor that Hibari disliked injections.

"What had you so distracted earlier?" the blonde couldn't stop himself from asking.

"How about I bite you to death instead of answering that question?"

With that kind of response the blonde had a pretty good idea of what was bothering Hibari. The incident happened only a week ago so it was no surprise that it was still on his mind.

"Mark my words. I will win against him the next time we meet. As proof, I'll even let you watch me do it."

Mukuro might have ended up in the Vindice's clutches, but so what? Hibari was confident they would have another encounter. It didn't matter if that encounter took weeks, months, or years to happen because he would patiently wait. He was going to make it a point to put the Illusionist in his proper place.

"I appreciate the offer, but I'm sure your words will be more than enough proof," deep down a hatred was growing for the one that hurt Hibari. Should he be present for their next showdown he was convinced he wouldn't hesitate to end the existence of the other person.

"When can I check to see if Shamal's medicine works properly?" it would be meaningless if the bitter liquid didn't cure him.

"I would give it at least a day to completely cycle through your body," Dino replied. "We could meet here at the same time tomorrow, and go see the cherry blossoms together," he looked like he was getting ready to go.

Hibari almost connected his tonfa with Dino's side, but Dino managed to evade the attack, "leaving so soon?"

"If you wanted me to stick around a littler longer all you had to do was ask," Dino dropped down on one knee, clutching his side. Hibari was positive he didn't land his blow. He knelt down beside Dino, pulling his shirt up to see what was wrong.

"Hey, wait-" it was too late. Hibari was already looking at the black and blue bruise on Dino's side.

"How did you get that?"

"I ran into some trouble with an opposing family. My men and I took care of them with ease, but we weren't entirely unscathed either."

"They're lucky I didn't get my hands on them," just then, Dino saw the fire in Hibari's eyes. One trait they shared in common was being possessive of each other. Dino slowly stood back up, and brushed himself off. Suddenly, Hibari grabbed his hand, and started dragging the blonde to a new location. It took them a few minutes to reach Hibari's home. The two of them hadn't been dating for an extreme amount of time, meaning this was the first time Dino ever stepped foot inside of his boyfriend's home. He was feeling all kinds of anxious when they made it into the living room.

"Take your shirt off," Hibari ordered.

Dino slid out of it effortlessly, "and what would you like me to do now?"

"Massage the bruise until I get back," the raven haired teen turned on his heel, disappearing into another room. Dino worked the bruise to the best of his abilities. Massaging one's self wasn't exactly easy. He would have preferred Hibari doing it instead. Speaking of Hibari, he returned to the living room with an ice pack in his hand. Dino stopped massaging the bruise, and watched the raven haired teen place the ice pack on his side.

The blonde was craving for something more to happen. When he saw his opportunity he seized it immediately. Dino pulled Hibari against his body, and their lips met. Dino wrapped his arms around Hibari's waist while he savored the kiss. Hibari didn't let the kiss last very long.

"Stupid Haneuma, my only intention was to have your bruise treated. Nothing more, nothing less," Dino was visibly disappointed by his young lover's words.

"Can't we at least do a little something? I promise I'm not asking to go all out."

"You should be in top condition for the trip tomorrow, sensei," he tossed a tube of ointment to Dino for him to apply to the bruise after he was done with the ice pack.

That's right, Dino took a temporary teaching position at Namimori. More for Hibari's sake than any other reason. The school was going to be taking a trip to the hot springs tomorrow. Sadly, it was only going to be a one day trip. The organizers set it up so that everyone would spend the night at the inn near the hot springs, but then they planned on leaving early the next morning. Dino was prepared to make the most of the trip. He could probably use a little of his influence as a mafia boss to book a private hot spring for just the two of them. Hibari shouldn't be too opposed to the idea since he hated crowds to begin with.

Dino set the ice pack down, and began gently applying the ointment to his side, "hey? What about going to see the cherry blossoms tomorrow? I doubt we'll have time to drop by the one spot."

"There will be cherry blossoms at the inn. We can check then," he made sure to return the ice pack to the fridge. Dino, on the other hand, put his shirt back on since the situation wasn't going in the direction he wanted it to this evening. Although, tomorrow evening was an entirely different story.

"Well, we've successfully taken care of my bruise. What do you want to do now?"

"Sleep," was Hibari's blunt reply. He yawned right after as if to emphasize his response.

"Would it be alright if I spent the night here?" that was the least he deserved.

"Don't you have to pack?"

"I can gather my things from Tsuna's and come back here."

"You're staying with Sawada Tsunayoshi?" an aura of irritation seemed to be emitting from Hibari.

"I...um, wasn't sure where else to crash at the time…" Dino trailed off. It did dawn on him why Hibari was getting angry. Did that mean he was jealous? Dino felt his heart flutter.

"Then you can continue to stay there," Hibari's tone was cold and clipped. Maybe him being jealous wasn't such a good thing after all. The blonde felt totally defeated. That stubbornness of his might be the death of the blonde one day.

"See you bright and early tomorrow," Dino called out before leaving.

Hibari kept his back to him, and huffed in annoyance.

Dino wandered back to Tsuna's place before it got too late.

"Remember, you can make the hot spring trip a turning point in your relationship with him," Dino whispered words of encouragement to himself before he resigned for the night.

Author's Note: This chapter was pretty short, but I can guarantee that chapter two will be longer. If anyone is curious, I was inspired by the ending of a really good doujinshi when I came up with the idea for this fic. I wish I could remember what the title was. And just a heads up that the fic will jump into the future eventually because there aren't going to be a lot of present day chapters.