Welcome to the first chapter of Cute for my Cloud, a KHR Hibari X OC pairing. I'm Lila, your writer, and I hope you enjoy this story. If anyone wants to know when this first chapter starts, it's the day of when Squalo first appears to take the Rings from Basil. It happens around the same time that incident goes on. I'll try to keep these short and sweet so we can get straight to the story. I'll keep my disclaimers scarce unless they are absolutely needed.

Anyways, enjoy the first chapter of Cute for my Cloud.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the KHR characters, plotlines, or story. However, I own whatever OCs I make and I owe their souls. ^.^


Chapter 1

Hibari Kyoya sat at his desk in the disciplinary committee room, holding up the files he had and thought about what just transpired earlier. Lying in the room with him was a fellow student of Namimori middle school, Minoru Izumi. He let his grey eyes slide over to the sleeping figure on the couch, knowing well enough that Izumi needed the rest to recover better.

Just a while ago, Hibari happen to chance meeting Izumi outside on the streets.

Seeing the dark haired student swinging a sword, a whip holstered on their hip, while fighting off several attackers made Hibari proud. Particularly since he knew those men attacking were constant offenders to him. Not only did Izumi keep the attackers down and out, but somehow manage to do it while injured significantly. Injured enough that most, aside from Hibari, would try to not fight to agitate their wounds but he could see that Izumi had that stern fighting spirit like him.

Hates losing no matter how injured.

Even when Hibari came to assist, Izumi swung their blade and hit Hibari upside the head with the sheath of the sword. Hibari should have bit him, but he forgave the teen for the hit because it was probably assumed he was another assailant.

Although, Hibari thought as he turned his head towards the sword that was leaning against a nearby wall, he was pretty certain Izumi had been always carrying that sword with him. It look eerily long enough to be hidden in a shinai holder that he has seen being carried around.

Has Izumi hidden a weapon in plain sight the whole time under Hibari's nose?

His mouth twitched at the thought, wondering what else was hidden right under his nose when it came to this kid. He sighed a little, looking back at the sleeping figure and gave into the thought.

How could he not see that Minoru Izumi was a girl?

That was the biggest question since Hibari never noticed any feminine traits until now. Here he's seen this girl so many times on his patrols, her mostly over defeated foes and calling people. Most of the time he let her off the hook, and spared biting her to death. But the reason behind his laying off Izumi was because others in the area said she was keeping the peace. Of all the times he's encounter Izumi, nothing pointed to being a girl. Not even the black hair framing the round face, curling outwards at the very ends and the slight frowning face sent up a red flag for Hibari.

Then again, he only found out by Testsuya Kausakabe calling in a female nurse. He was furious, belittling Testsuya until he got a bit of a shock when jerking the remains of Izumi's shirt open found a pair of breasts just jutting right at him. He had to swiftly advert his eyes but not before taking notice of what looked like a chest binding that got horribly sliced down the middle during the scuffle she was in. That when he agreed with Kausakabe with calling in a female nurse.

The nurse had gone in left a long time ago along with Kausakabe who was sent out to find out what was going on. Now she was being hunted, and Hibari had no idea why.

Sounds came from couch, notifying him she was stirring, and Hibari stood up to go to the couch. She rolled onto her side, her hair falling into her face and her eyes started to flutter open. Hibari moved to sit on the arm of the couch, knowing well enough that she'd more than likely strike at him and will not realize who he was until she was fully awake.

"Where," she said groggily, sitting up and looking around sheepishly. She blinked a few times, wincing from the wounds on her abdomen and glanced down. "Who could have?" She turned her head again and her eyes landed on Hibari. Her light brown eyes widen and she bolted up, grabbing her side as if she was trying to draw her weapon. When she didn't grasp what she wanted, she turned her head to look in horror her weapon was no longer at her side.

Nether the sword or the whip were within reaching range, and disciplinary president made positive they weren't to avoid a scuffle. As much as he would enjoy seeing how she combated, he couldn't risk her becoming injured further. He was pretty certain that whip would be a pain to combat with.

"Your sword is on the wall," Hibari stated. "I removed it in case you rolled over on it and harmed yourself even more. The whip is in my desk for the same reason." He smiled more proud of himself. "And to avoid you deciding to bite me when I want answers, injured or not you are in my domain."

She turned her head sharply, glaring at him and her fist clenched. The normal blocky retro green glasses she wore over her brown eyes weren't there anymore. Proving they were for show more than needed. Hibari had to keep a smug look off his face. For the first time in a long time, he finally found some sort of dirt on the flawless and squeaky-clean record Minoru Izumi had. Not only was she, a girl, wearing a boy uniform and wearing chest binding under her shirt, but also concealed a weapon on school grounds.

How many rules was that? Enough to merit being bitten to death; however, that would be on hold since she was terribly injured and he wanted answers. Whatever was going on, she knew about it.

"You touched my weapons?"

"Yes." He pointed directly over to where the sword was. "It's safe right there."

Her eyes shifted to both of his hands, checking them to see if there were any signs of recent injuries. And then her gaze turn downwards, just now realizing that her chest guard was gone and her actual B-cup was showing. She shrieked, grabbing a nearby pillow and covering herself as a furious blush on her face.

"D-did you treat me?"

Hibari turned his attention back to her. "I was going to, but then I notice how inappropriate it was so I called someone to treat your wounds. I had a woman do it, no worries."

She gave him a glare from behind the pillow, shifting her legs a little so it kept the pillow in place. "Better have or I'd slice you with my sword for looking…" She probably shouldn't have been so hostile, but she didn't know much about Hibari aside from what she had heard from her sources.

Hibari smirked at her words. "Just like a cat, puffing your fur up to look more intimidating. So, what would your name be aside from Minoru?"

"I do not use such lies," she said firmly. "I, Maeko Izumi, head of the Izumi family will never use deception in battle." Her gaze was filled with confidence, and Hibari had to admire her for her words. He knew if he even attempted to get closer, she'll try to punch him. She did it a few times to someone else who got too close to her personal space when they spooked her. Nothing says 'Hi fellow classmate!' like a swift back elbow followed by a shoulder throw onto the floor. He'd seen Judo and Karate club members fall to this multiple times when asking about her friend Aiko Kaneshiro.

Maeko Izumi…

He was starting to like her a little more. She was more honor base than he expected, and even mentioning she wouldn't use deception in battle meant she was honest to her core when fighting. Unlike a certain someone he lost too... His thoughts were cut off when Hibrid flew over to Maeko's head, landing on her head and nestles itself right in her hair. Hibari had to not laugh at her confused stare. His cute bird decided to take a shine to her as well.

Well, that was amusing.

Clearing his throat, he looked over at her. "Do you have any family you can stay with? I'm concern those pursuers will still be after you even in your state." He knew her grandmother had recently passed, about two months ago if he recalled correctly. He didn't feel comfortable leaving a girl alone while she's in danger.

Most of the time he would have considered her an herbivore, however, she has proven many times she had sharp fangs and was as much of a carnivore as he was. Well, like a carnivore disguised as an herbivore. Decpetive to a point, but he was pretty certain she had her reasons. He'll press another day.

For now, he had a duty to insure she was safe while recovering.

"Not anymore…" She turned her head, looking away from Hibari and sighs softly. "Whatever is left of the shamble of my family, I cannot return without someone plotting to take my head. Not since that group showed up." She glanced at him and gave a sheepish look. "The only person I could trust to stay with is Reborn-sensei. He looks like a baby, but he knew my soba (obachan) as well as the family head she visited in Italy."

Hibari arched a brow at her words. She knew the baby that was with that herbivore Tsuna? Talk about a small world. "I know where he's currently at, and I'll take you there." He moved closer to her, extending a hand to assist her up. "I'll keep the attackers at bay if they dare come after you. I have a feeling you and I will get along very well."

Maeko looked over at Hibari, uncertain of his offer and glanced over at her sword. She took a moment before grasping his hand and put the pillow down. "I'll trust you… You weren't harmed touching Minoru, my sword, so I guess that's a good sign." She raised her hand up as she knew what he was thinking. "Don't ask. Long, boring story will just result from it. My weapons, please?" She kept the pillowed hugged to her chest until Hibari turned around.

While Hibari walked over to the wall where her sword was, Maeko quickly slipped on the blazer that rested on her shoulders and fasten it up to her chin. He came back, making a quick detour to his desk to retrieve her whip and handed them both back to her. She snapped the whip holder back onto her belt, securing it and putting Minoru in the cylinder carrying case she always used during school.

Hibari stared at the weapons, noticing a theme of lotus emblems on the tassels. The whip had one on the handle. The dangling tassel on the sword had also had what looked like a lotus flower on the end. It was so simplistic, the black sheathe and the small etching detail in the sheath along with what looked like residue of glue where the hilt of the sword met the sheath.

"Shall we go? If you dawdle too long, I will bite you despite you being injured."

Maeko nodded, holding the case she had Minoru close to her chest and followed Hibari to the Sawada residence without following behind.

She really didn't need him biting her or attacking her right now…

|||###||| Sawada's Residence |||###|||

Iemitsu Sawada was the only one at the house at the time that Hibari swung by with Maeko, and he showed her to a room where Fuuta stayed in. He recognized her in an instant, and he wasn't going to press her about why she was so badly injured. He wasn't going to tell Tsuna a classmate was staying for a moment, but he had to protect the final true heir of the Izumi line for Noriko Izumi, Maeko's grandmother.

"Ietmitsu," Reborn said seeing the informer sitting there with a bottle of sake and he smiled.

"Hey friend." He gave a goofy grin and nodded towards where Fuuta, Lambo, and I-pin slept. "Maeko-chan is resting in the kid's room. She won't be able to go to school tomorrow. I told her to rest up and not to worry about it."

Reborn frowned at hearing this. "Maeko is here?"

Iemitsu nodded before his gaze became stern. "Seems like Noriko's worries were spot on. Not only was her death unnatural, but now the Izumi family has now fallen apart at the seams. She suspected foul play when her second-in-command died by a suspicious heart attack and his grandson went missing." He sighed softly and rubbed his temples. "Poor Maeko-chan had to be a family head so sudden after the death."

Reborn tilted his head down, his hat veiling his face. "I suspect Varia being here has more a reason to the dismantle that happened to the Izumi family. A few members in the Izumi family served as underlings in Varia." Reborn turned his head to where Maeko was sleeping. "They must be after Minoru and hope to remove the only outside protection Tsuna may have."

Iemitsu nodded. "Possibly, they may have set it up that they would go all out today to kill her since we would be too busy with keeping the rings away from Squallo. Maeko's ability with Minoru could even surpasses even her grandmother's. She's an imminent threat if she's still alive." He smirked. "Which is why it's a blessing that Kyoya boy found her and brought her here. Saves us from worrying if we still have the true head of the Izumi family's backing Tsuna."

"Mn… Maeko will without a doubt uphold the vow her ancestor did with Vongola Primo."

Tsuna's father nodded. "I've already distributed all the rings. Now," he said before a laid back smiled grace his features. "Is to convince Maeko-chan to wear a skirt! Hopefully she doesn't take a few swings at me with Minoru or with her fist, but she really need to show that feminine charm."

Reborn smirked at what Iemitsu said. "I'm heading to bed. Keep an eye on Maeko in case someone decides to strike in the middle of the night."

"Mn, goodnight."

Reborn headed upstairs to his room to sleep, knowing full well that tomorrow Tsuna was going to flip about the rings being distributed to people he knew

The Vongola Ring Battles were close to starting soon.


Thank you for reading this chapter! I'm sorry for the awkwardness of this first chapter. The next few chapters will be much better. . I promise! I wasn't positive which Japanese word I should use for grandmother, so I put both… It's not going to be a prominent thing, just every so often I want to incorporate Japanese in. I'm currently looking at the manga so the next chapter will be much smoother… I hope. -;; Anyways… Rate and Review please. ^^ Until next chapter, ciao-ciao.