2016: Just a note again to say that I have gone back over this story and begun making some changes from before. The chapters will more or less have the same flow but whenever I re-read them, I just think of how they can be better. I almost gave up on this, but Reborn is one of the very, very few animes I have genuine love for.
Okay I must be crazy to be doing this but I am rewriting Reborn! From page 1 to include my OC. Of course there will be things I need to change but I'll try to keep the flow as normal as possible.
"Ah isn't that…?"
"Yeah…It's the Art Queen of Namimori. Isn't she pretty? I hear she's really good at art and sports too, especially fighting. I bet she's going to be so popular when she grows up!"
"More like Ice Queen, that girl may smile at everyone and be polite but doesn't she always seem really distant? Never even seen her hang with anyone besides the moron - I hear she only does it because they grew up together"
"Really? But she seems so lively. But I guess now that you mention it, she really doesn't hang out with anyone"
Those were just some of the comments that Senna Hiyashi heard as she strolled down the hall of Namimori with her sketchpad clutched to her chest. Not that they really bothered her. They had been following her for a few years now and they were more or less untrue, especially coming from people who didn't have a clue about what she was really like.
"There is no reason to be at school now. I'm going home…" Senna stopped when she heard the all too familiar voice. She peeked around the corner quietly and saw the spikey-haired boy with the broom in hand.
"Hey Idiot-Tsu! Cleaning again?" She smiled down cheerfully at the boy known as Tsunayoshi Sawada. He hadn't noticed her until the last second and jumped up in shock.
"Uwah…Ah man you scared me again. Senna is so evil sometimes" Tsuna grinned and sweatdropped "Yeah I gotta clean up but I'm going home now"
Senna nodded as if she knew something she shouldn't "You know Idiot-Tsu…Kyoko won't be single forever…You should tell her how you feel so she can reject you and you can move on" She said jokingly, not actually meaning it "So you gonna up and leave during the middle of the school day again? Your mama will scold you"
Tsuna chose to ignore the bit about Kyoko Sasagawa and only responded to the last bit "Probably…But whatever right? Wanna go?" He extended a hand but Senna gently pushed it away with a wise smirk and a raised eyebrow.
"What and miss out on class? You must be joking" She shuffled her bag and gave him a slight push "Well go then…You're wasting my time Idiot-Tsu, unlike you I don't plan on destroying my education and getting in trouble"
A small and happy smile spread on her face as he walked away. In reality, Senna had been very lively and energetic in the past, she still was. But it seemed like she couldn't be herself with many people and Tsuna was the person she was most relaxed around. Same as always…That idiot.
Tsuna and Senna were childhood friends. Their families were very close in the past and therefore Senna and Tsuna grew up around each other. Before the last few years of elementary school the two were inseparable. But in the third year of elementary some other nasty things happened that made it difficult for them to stay in contact. Senna became more isolated and kept her distance from Tsuna while without Senna, Tsuna began to fall back even worse. He was still the closest to her and now they were becoming as they used to be in elementary with Senna teasing him and helping him with his homework enough for him not to get thrown out of school. However it was a slow process and Senna was still isolating herself from making more friends in school. Senna had managed to show her trust for Tsuna by telling him many things others didn't know. They were best friends but neither was willing to admit it…Not Senna at least.
She was waiting for the school day to end, sitting on a bench while skipping Math, watching the clouds when her cell phone rang and she grinned at the ID. It was the only person's ID she had besides her mother…Tsuna. He was no doubt home by now.
"Yo speak to me Idiot-Tsu…I guess you knew I'd be skipping Math huh?" She sighed into the phone before her voice filled with bitter-sweet amusement "So how badly did you get scolded by Mama Sawada, tell me everything…" She began to listen to his quick and hurried explanation.
Her onyx eyes widened and shot up from her lying position on the bench, her lilac hair flying everywhere "Wha…A home tutor!?"
Senna stood at Sawada front door and gulped. Just last night Mochida had called her to tell her the most outrageous news…according to him (Though she was more concerned about how he got her number). When she heard about the incident on the bus it all clicked into place. Yesterday she had spent the entire evening looking for Tsuna and had no luck, though she did see a flustered looking Kyoko run past her. Now she was staring at the front door…No doubt the rumors had spread and Tsuna had no clue.
"Hello Mama Sawada I'm here for Idiot-Tsu" Tsuna's mother didn't mind Senna calling her son that, in fact she found it funny.
"Ah come in Senna" Mrs. Sawada smiled "Please meet Reborn" She pointed to a baby in a suit and Senna's face light up with a glow.
"He's so cuuuute" She knelt down "Hello, who might you be Reborn? A long lost family member?"
"Ciaossu" Reborn replied "I'm Tsuna's home tutor" Senna stared at the baby for a while and blinked. She wondered why such an outrageous sounding thing didn't get much reaction from her. Shaking it off, Senna just told herself that it was just a cute kid playing games.
"Wow Idiot-Tsu has such a cool tutor" At that moment Tsuna came down, fully dressed and Senna smiled as she stood up "Ready to go Idiot-Tsu?"
It was just like Senna thought. The people were hooting as soon as they saw Tsuna and Senna walk in. Senna wasn't the target of it so she managed to slip by unnoticed. As she laid her bag down in the table she began to wonder What's gotten into Tsuna…Confessing to Kyoko…When I said he should, I didn't actually mean it. Tsuna, what's wrong with you?
"…Off to the dojo" Senna was snapped out of her trance when she heard this and saw people picking Tsuna up. What on earth was happening? Everyone seemed to be running off after them.
"Senior-Mochida is avenging the disrespect you were treated with yesterday" She heard Hana talking to Kyoko somewhere and that was all she needed to know before running in with crowd. She really hoped she wouldn't need to bail Tsuna out of this one…It was too troublesome.
As the crowds slowed Senna saw Mochida standing in a full kendo uniform yelling what she considered incoherent babble. She had issues with this guy Mochida…Well more like his ego. She listened as he explained the rules and called Kyoko a prize. Humph chauvinist pig She thought. And didn't blame Kyoko for trying to go over there and punch him…She would've done the same.
But when Tsuna excused himself to the bathroom, people began mumbling about him not coming back.
When the fuss began about Tsuna running away, Senna's face filled with disappointment "Tsuna…" She whispered. For once she hoped he would stand and fight. It looked like it was up to her to try to salvage what was left of the boy's dignity…again. This always happened and Senna found herself cleaning up after Tsuna's mess. Honestly she found it extremely tiring.
"Seriously that guy Tsuna should just go and live in a cave…He's so useless" Some kid behind Senna began to mumble. Senna began to quiver and then she slowly turned and began to look at the boy who said it…Her eyes like pointed daggers that were about to pierce something and if you looked hard enough, you could see the angry flames that seemed to consume her. The boy's eyes widened.
"You say something? I don't think you should talk like that about someone you don't even know" Her voice was barely above a whisper and the people around her moved away, burned by her angry aura.
"I ain't said n-nothing…" The boy moved back fearfully and Senna returned to normal straight away, even sighing as if that little episode didn't just happen. Mochida was now bragging about winning.
"Damn Idiot-Tsu…" But Senna was cut off by the door sliding open and a freak in boxers appeared. It took Senna a few seconds to realize which idiot that was…
"Ready! Battle!" Tsuna hollered and Senna's face went blank.
I-Is this really Sawada Tsunayoshi? He looks just like Mochida described when the idiot confessed to Kyoko…What the hell!? Her mind was buzzing and she was more confused with each second. The whole room seemed more concerned with him wearing boxers and calling him a pervert…She supposed she was just too used to it. After all, she did grow up with him so seeing him boxers wasn't necessarily horrifying for her.
Senna cringed as Tsuna charged in without even putting on the armor. Was he insane? Mochida seemed to think so but Senna was certain that Tsuna wouldn't do this if he had no chance of winning.
Senna's eyes widened at what she saw…Tsuna fighting back!? And tackling Mochida!? Everyone went silent as Tsuna brought down his hand. Senna was the first to get it when Tsuna yelled "Hyaku-Pon!"
She began laughing before everyone else and only went into a bigger fit of laughter when Tsuna began to tear whole chunks of hair out. She was one of the few who laughed through the whole thing. She couldn't believe the idiot would come up with something like 'Zembu-Pon'…It was priceless and all the better when he won. The lilac-haired girl couldn't help but join the crowd that rushed to Tsuna but she found it hard to get close.
"Idiot-Tsu congrats!" She just yelled, knowing there was no point in struggling to get to him. She did manage to smirk when she saw Kyoko and Tsuna talking. But there were other things on her mind, such as why Tsuna was acting so suspiciously, and the fact that he was surrounded by people the whole time meant that she didn't even get a chance to talk to him.
It was only after she got home that Senna managed to organize herself. She slumped onto her bed and began to think. What was up with Tsuna all of a sudden? He seemed pretty normal and then changed into some sort of superhuman in a matter of a few minutes or less.
"Grr…Idiot-Tsu better not be keeping something important from me" She growled. If only she knew what world her best friend would show her.