A/N: So I got this random idea and I had to write it down. I realised that I should of maybe finished one of my other stories, but the plot bunnies attacked and I had to write it so they would stop.
Any way, this story is an AU and all the Arcobaleno are in their Adult forms unless stated otherwise.
Disclaimer: I do not own KHR, it belongs to Akira Amano.
Warnings: Probable OOC-ness, AU, and cursing( mostly Gokudera, but too much exposure causes others to pick up the habit.)
"Find him now. Do you understand me? If we don't find him we will be skinned alive." Footsteps thundered past a small alcove in the wall. If they had bothered to listen closely they would have heard the laboured breathing of the one they were after.
Inside the alcove was a young boy. He was covered in dirt and bleeding from multiple cuts. His hair was slightly matted from blood and mud. When the sound of the footsteps faded, the boy pulled in a painful breath and stood up. He walked out of the alcove and started running in the opposite direction to the people.
Nothing could stop him. Not the pain, not the sound of shouting he can hear behind him. Not the different voices shouting at him to stop. Not even the people standing in front of him. Wait, people in front of him? The boy skidded to a stop and hid in another alcove. He listened carefully to these new people to see if they would help or harm him, he guessed it would be harm.
"Were we discovered? Is that why everyone is in a panic?" The tall blonde man said.
"No, stupid. We weren't discovered. I'm going to take a guess and say that something or someone has been lost." In the dark light of the room, it looked like this woman had black hair, but the boy could just make out a blue sheen to the hair. He decided that they would probably hurt him, so he stayed quiet and calmed his pained breathing down. The new people started arguing with each other, and the boy thought that this would be a good chance to run.
"If you two stopped arguing all the time, you might even realise that what we came here for is standing right in front of you." This voice came from behind the boy, who had turned to run as soon as it had started speaking. His collar was grabbed before he could escape and he was pulled back, choking slightly as he was dragged. The two who were arguing turned and saw the boy being held by the collar of his shirt. They both swore really loudly at the condition he was in.
"Jeez Reborn, maybe you should put him down. He looks like he is going to pass out." The blonde man spoke. The one holding him, Reborn, loosened his grip slightly and that was all the boy needed. Thrashing wildly, he broke free of Reborn's hold and sprinted away from the group. He heard surprised shouts and then feet following after him. Turning around a corner, he ran straight into one of the people who were after him in the first place.
"Got you now, brat. Thought you could escape did you?" the boy shook in fear and started twisting around, trying to get free. The male holding him just tightened his grip and started dragging him down the hallway.
"Let go of me!" the boy shouted. His shouts were heard by Reborn and the people with him. They looked at each other and then ran faster down the hallway, coming across the struggling boy and his captor.
The captor swore upon seeing Reborn. He then started to move faster down the hallway. Reborn was quicker, however. He shot the captor in the arm that was holding the boy, causing him to be dropped unceremoniously to the ground. Ceasing his chance again, the boy stood up and ran.
"Oi, wait up." The blonde man shouted after the boy. He ignored the man and continued running. Well, he tried to at least. He was stopped by a sharp pain in his head that caused him to fall to the ground, gasping in pain. The boy curled in on himself as though it would make the pain go away. He felt the sensation of being picked up but was too caught up in the pain to do anything but whimper.
Reborn had picked up the boy and was now making his way out of the building, followed by his companions. He ignored the whimpers coming from the boy and moved quickly. It wouldn't do to get caught with the boy in his arms. His companions were acting as look outs and they quickly made their way to the exit.
The boy was placed on the ground once they were a good distance away from the building. Reborn looked over at the blonde man.
"Do it now, Colonello." He nodded and pulled his rifle off of his back. Pointing it at the building, he shot. The building then exploded into flames. Reborn quickly picked up the boy and they all ran away from the building.
"Come on Lal. We have to hurry up." Colonello looked over his shoulder at the woman who was running slowly. She was looking back at the building and had noticed that there were figures running out of the building and coming after them. Swearing loudly, she picked up the pace and gestured for the others to do the same.
They ran until they came upon a clearing with their helicopter situated in the middle of it. The pilot had already started it and once they were all seated, they were off. Reborn looked over at the boy. He had fallen into a troubled sleep and was whimpering in pain every now and then. An almost fond look passed over his face.
"It's going to fine now, Tsunayoshi."
Tsuna woke with a start, the remnants of his dream fading into the distance. He looked over at his clock and saw that he only had twenty minutes before he had to get to school. It took him fifteen minutes to get to the school, so he only had five to get ready. He jumped out of bed and sped around his room to get ready. Like usual he didn't even try to tame his hair and he ran down the stairs to the kitchen. He grabbed a piece of toast, said goodbye to his mother, and then ran out of the door.
When he was nearing the school, he slowed down. As long as he wasn't late it would be fine, but he couldn't be early either. If he was early he would have to deal with the bullies that like to hang around waiting for him, so he always made sure to arrive seconds before the bell. Although he would have to be careful not to arrive too late or then he would have to deal with Hibari.
He shuddered at the thought and walked a bit faster to the gate. The crowd around the gate was moving quickly and he merged with it perfectly. He managed to keep out of sight from both the bullies and Hibari and he made it to his classroom without any problems. Sighing he sat down, and pulled out his pens and books as he got ready for the lesson.
The teacher that walked in was someone he had never seen before. He was wearing a black suit with a yellow shirt underneath. His black tie was tucked neatly into his suit. On his head was a black fedora with a yellow stipe circling it. Seated on the brim was a green chameleon. When he turned to face the class, Tsuna saw that his eyes were pitch black and looked like they were staring directly into your soul.
The thing that scared Tsuna was that he felt as if he had met this person before, but he knew that he would be someone who wouldn't be forgotten easily. He was sure that his confusion was expressed clearly on his face, and he saw the teacher smirk ever so slightly as he glanced at Tsuna. Tsuna quickly looked away.
"Good morning class. My name is Reborn and I will be your new homeroom and English teacher. Your previous teacher received a better job opportunity and they decided to take it. But enough of that, let's take attendance." Reborn pulled out a list and a pen. As he was calling out names, Tsuna's attention drifted and he found himself staring out the window. He watched the birds playing in the garden, ignoring everything that was going on around him.
They look like they are having fun. Can we go and play with the birdies? Tsuna shook his head at the thought. He turned his attention back into the lesson and saw that the whole class was looking at him.
"Nice to see that you are back Mr Sawada." Reborn said to him and he blushed slightly. The class snickered and he heard a few people whisper about him. He blushed a bit more, but made a conscious effort to keep his attention on Reborn for the rest of Homeroom.
Despite his best efforts in his other classes, he kept getting distracted. The teachers had already given up on getting his attention and just continued on with the lessons as if he wasn't there. As long as he didn't distract the rest of the class it was fine. Tsuna liked that about these teachers, they didn't mind him doing his own thing. He always managed to complete any assignments and was always in the classroom so they didn't bother with him.
The only teacher that liked to pick on him during class was Nezu-Sensei. Just thinking about him made Tsuna's skin crawl. The man liked to tell the whole class about himself all the time and he made sure to put the students down. Tsuna was sure the man had it out for him though because he was the one that mainly got picked on. The class that he taught just had to be the one that Tsuna struggled in and was probably the only one he didn't get distracted in. Of course if he had a better teacher, he might not be struggling as much, but that was just his thoughts.
When he walked back to his seat after lunch, he saw that his desk had graffiti on it again. He sighed and quickly went about rubbing off the degrading comments that were covering the wood. Once he had managed to get most of it off, Reborn walked into the room. Shortly after the class began and Tsuna found himself distracted by the birds again.
They really do look like they are having fun. Tsuna nodded slightly, and made a mental note to go and buy some bread to feed them later. He was so distracted by these thoughts that he didn't notice Reborn was approaching until he was right in front of him. Tsuna jumped and nearly fell of his seat.
"Mr Sawada, please refrain from day dreaming in my class." Tsuna nodded his head as the rest of the class snickered around him.
"Good, now then please read out what is written on the board." Tsuna directed his attention over to the board.
"Um, 'W-with great re-responsibility c-comes great power'?" he stuttered out.
"Close, but no. It says 'with great power comes great responsibility'." The class snickered again. Tsuna blushed slightly and nodded.
As Reborn continued the class, Tsuna found his attention wavering. He tried very hard to keep his attention on the board and Reborn but it wasn't working very well. Look, there are kitties playing with birdies now too. Tsuna focused on the cats and saw that one of them had caught a bird. He looked away quickly, not wanting to see it get eaten.
When he turned his attention away from the window he saw that Reborn was looking at him again.
"Mr Sawada, see me after school." Tsuna nodded, blushing once more. He made sure he paid attention for the rest of the class.
When school was over he walked to the staff offices and Reborn called him over right away. He gulped and prepared himself before walking in. Reborn was seated calmly in his chair, drinking coffee and petting his chameleon. His fedora was resting on the table, which allowed his black locks to shift in the slight breeze coming in through the window.
"Thank you for coming Mr Sawada. Please take a seat." Reborn gestured with his mug at the chair situated in front of his desk. Tsuna blinked once and then sat down.
"Now then, I would like to know why you keep getting distracted in my class. I have heard that it isn't just my class but the other classes as well." Tsuna shrugged.
"I find it easier to do the work at home rather than here. Plus if I pay attention and answer the questions in class I get beat up for being a 'nerd' as they eloquently put it. If a teacher does ask me a question, like you did, I purposely say the wrong thing. I figured that if I stopped paying attention during class, the bullies would ignore me." He shrugged again and looked out the window.
"Okay then. Well in my class you can at least look like you are paying attention." When Tsuna nodded Reborn dismissed him. He bowed and then quickly left the office. Now we can play with the birdies. Tsuna nodded slightly, allowing a smile to grace his face.
It was peaceful in the park. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and there were no people in the immediate area. Just the way Hibari liked it. He was allowing himself a short nap in the sun before he went on another patrol. As he was about to fall asleep the sound of giggling reached his ears. Growling, he stood up and followed the sound.
He followed the sound to a small clearing and saw a brown haired boy sitting surrounded by birds. Hibari watched as the boy stood up and began to chase the different birds around. Every couple of steps the boy would trip but then get back up. He noticed that whenever the boy fell down the birds would wait until he got up before moving again.
Hibari stalked closer to the boy and listened to the giggling the herbivore was releasing. He stopped just before the clearings edge and saw that the boy had stopped. Curious, he waited to see what would happen. He was not expecting the boy to turn and face him.
"Hiba-kun, what are you doing?" Hibari was startled. He was sure that he had hid his presence quite well. The boy walked over to him. As the boy got closer Hibari realised that it wasn't exactly a boy. It was a teen. His antics had made him appear smaller and childlike.
"Haha, he likes you Hiba-kun." Hibari looked at where the herbivore was pointing. There was a small yellow canary flying around him. He looked back at the herbivore to see him thinking deeply. As Hibari was about to speak the teen spoke up.
"We should call it 'Hibird' because it likes you." The teen nodded and smiled, proud of himself for coming up with the name. The newly christened Hibird seemed to like the name too, as it began chanting its name and flying around his head.
"Herbivore, exactly who are you? If you don't answer the question I will bite you to death." Now that he had realised that it wasn't a child, he was perfectly fine with biting the herbivore.
"Tsk, tsk Hiba-kun. You shouldn't bite people for not answering your questions. But I will answer your question." The herbivore shook his head before grinning up at him.
"My name is Yoshi, nice to meet you again. It has been a while hasn't it, so I'm not surprised you don't remember me. I will forgive you this time but next time you have to remember me. See ya." With that the herbivore took off before Hibari could reply.
Hibari stared at where the teen had been, before shaking his head and walking away. He vowed that the next time he saw this Yoshi he was going to bite him to death. One, for running away before he could speak, and two for calling him that ridiculous name. He began his patrol again, this time with Hibird flying around with him.
"Of all the people that had to be there it was Hibari. It couldn't have been anyone else. And that ridiculous name. Why don't you listen to me Yoshi?" Tsuna muttered to himself as he walked out of an alleyway he had hidden in when he saw said person walk past. He shook himself out and then continued to make his way home. It surprised him that he hadn't realised that there was a possibility that the prefect would be there, as there were no people and it was quiet. He should have been more careful.
As Tsuna was berating himself he didn't realise there was someone in front him until he crashed into them. He looked up to apologise but the words died in his throat. Standing in front of him was a delinquent that liked to bully Tsuna a lot. Instantly Tsuna turned around and bolted in a different direction. He could hear the footsteps of the bully running behind him, so he ran even faster. Tsuna sprinted around corners and around people walking around the town. He faintly heard someone call out his name, but ignored it and ran past. Glancing around, he spotted an alley way that he could duck into and hopefully loose the delinquent that was on his trail. He sprinted into the alley way only to find that it was a dead end. Cursing his luck he turned around to go back out of the alley, only to see the delinquent standing there with a few of his buddies.
Tsuna blanched and backed away from them. Every step they took towards him, he matched them by taking a step back. When his back hit the brick wall behind him, his knees nearly gave out. They shook rapidly and he tried to find an opening he could use to escape.
"Aww look at Dame-Tsuna. He's so scared." One of the delinquents stated. Tsuna's eyes shot to him and then he went back to looking for an escape route. None were appearing and he was beginning to feel that he was going to get hurt quite badly if this continued.
They were almost upon him and an escape had yet to present itself. Tsuna tried to back up even further, although he knew it was useless. The delinquents were laughing quietly and the one at the front had pulled back his arm. By now Tsuna had realised that he wouldn't be getting away uninjured. He closed his eyes tightly waiting for the impact.
"Tsuna!"
A/N: Cliffie time. Hehe, hope you liked it and bits and pieces will be explained later on, so please be patient. Please review and tell me what you think, some suggestions, or any helpful tips and tricks. Please and Thank you.