Yo! It's Hibari's birthday! Also it's Remington Leith's birthday!
I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Prologue
"I love this town, Kyoya. It's been my home for longer than I can remember."
The man looked around fondly. His hand, which had previously been stroking his son's hair, stilled on his head. Kyoya looked up at him.
"Daddy?"
"Hm?" The man looked down, steely gray eyes crinkling up in the corners as he looked fondly at his son.
"I love you, daddy." Kyoya leaned into his dad's side, closing his eyes in bliss.
"I love you too, Kyoya."
Years later, Hibari Kyoya's eyes snapped open. Steely gray eyes glared up at the sun-dappled ceiling, as though angry at the morning for waking him up. On the pillow beside his, a tiny yellow bird stretched its wings and chirped happily. Hibari scowled as he sat up, images from his dream still prevalent in his waking mind. He shoved the blankets off himself and placed his feet on the floor, padding barefoot across the room to angrily yank the curtains shut. Hibird stopped chirping and cocked his head, looking as concerned as a bird could.
"Hibari?"
He turned to look at the bird with a fond smile. "It's time to go, Hibird. I'll get you some seeds first, though."
He also got dressed first, slipping out of the black yukata he had fallen asleep in and putting on his uniform. Hibari summoned his bird with a soft whistle, and with Hibird on his shoulder he made his way to the kitchen, where inside the pantry there was a bag of birdseed. He grabbed a small handful and Hibird hopped into his hand to eat it.
"Oh, are you leaving already? Goodbye, Kyoya! Have a good day!" called his mother from the other room.
"Bye," he grunted in response, sliding open the door and exiting the house. Hibird gobbled up the remaining seed and took flight, flying in a cheery circle around Hibari's head before landing back on his shoulder. "Settle down," he murmured.
Hibari was grateful that the walk to the school was not long. It enabled him to arrive much earlier than he would have if it were farther, a full half hour before school started. He loitered around the gates, sharp eyes watching as students began to arrive ten minutes later, doing a mental headcount. Much to his satisfaction, there was not a single tardy student. He nodded to himself, pleased, and headed off to the school, ready to get settled in his 'office'. He had a long day ahead of him, after all. A day that consisted of napping, biting rule-breakers to death, and maybe attending a class for once.
He allowed a smirk to curve his lips. Who knew, maybe this wouldn't be such a bad day after all.
Hibari Keiyo was a patient and understanding woman, but even she had her limits. When her son returned that afternoon, uniform tattered and dirtied with flecks of blood that wasn't his, she shook her head and tried to dismiss it. It was not unusual, after all. When he left once again late that night, she pursed her lips in disapproval but didnt stop him. The next morning when he left for school, she wished him a good day as always. When he didn't come home that day, she was ready to scream.