AN ODD DISAPPEARANCE
Whenever he was there, I really didn't know what I felt back then. He was just there, yet he was so unreachable.
It was a typical sunny day. The sun rays reached down the Earth and brought bliss to the plants and for animals, as human race continued with their everyday activities. Students prepared to go to school, while their parents getting ready for work. Elders stayed in their houses, as babies were still in their slumbers. Chatting here and there was quite common, as Namimori proceeded to its peaceful day. And today was also one of the common days Hibari spent.
He, as usual, waited until 8:30 am at the school gates to do his usual job for those latecomers, as well as to check the uniforms of every student entering his school. He always maintained strict rules about everything in Namichuu, and he would really bite to death to those who defy the regulations of the school.
However, unlike three years ago, in which after this first job of his he would just go to the rooftop and take a nap, he had a different routine nowadays.
Hibari stood up in a tree far away from that classroom. He watched a certain herbivore interact with others, laugh with them, etc. He loved that smile, that innocent curving of that herbivore's lips, and how he wished to touch it. He would twitch and tolerate his jealousy and anger whenever that herbivore's crush, namely, Sasagawa Kyoko, would come up and smile at that herbivore and the latter would blush furiously. But since he had been doing the same thing for almost 3 and half years, he had been used to such interactions between the two, yet he couldn't stop himself becoming angry. But he already knew, and yet to accept, that this herbivore would never be his.
After many days in that 3rd year of his job, Hibari mustered up all his courage to tell that herbivore his feelings for him. He also already prepared for how he would react after rejection, since he knew that this herbivore just got to reject him no matter what Hibari had done to him for so many years [protect him against bully, etc]. But he didn't know what to do if the herbivore would accept him. That was just impossible-right?
And this was the deepest thoughts of the scary and intimidating Hibari we knew.
"I love you," Hibari said with his unemotional voice, looking straight to the caramel eyes. The said brown eyes then showed astonishment.
And then silence enveloped them.
It was already 5 pm, and most of the students had already left the school, but Sawada Tsunayoshi was left in his classroom to clean it all by himself as a punishment from his teacher where he became late. When the brunet was to go home, he met the raven-haired man in the garden near the school gate. He bid Hibari goodbye, with his smile, but was stopped from his tracks when the other confessed his love for him.
"I love you,"
"Y-yes?" Sawada stood shocked. Did he hear right? What again? Huh?
"I love you,"
"B-but..." the brunet turned his eyes on the ground. He didn't know what to tell or to respond to such confession. Was Hibari serious? But he could never be joking right?
"I-I...like Hibari-san as well...but..." Hibari's eyes glinted hope as he heard these words. Sawada continued. "...if...if you meant it romantically...umm...I'm sorry..."
And the hope in those always unemotional eyes turned to anguish. "I see."
"...But! We can be friends, Hibari-san! I mean...you know...— "
"No need." Sawada was cut from his sentence, as Hibari touched his lips lightly. He turned his face back to the prefect's face, and he saw a little smile formed from the lips, though he couldn't be sure if that was smirk or a forced smile.
"Tomorrow, don't be late,"
Or I'll bite you to death was the words Sawada thought would also come out, but wasn't. He wondered why.
"Goodbye, Sawada Tsunayoshi," Hibari turned to his back, a small curve in his lips was observed before he did so, as he murmured something which the latter heard. "May we meet again,"
And the waving of the black coat behind the prefect signaled farewell.
Just before Sawada was really about to leave the school, he noticed that Hibari forgot something – his tonfa.
He picked up those tonfas and tried to dash to catch up with the prefect. He followed the path taken by Hibari, but he never found the boy. What happened?
But Sawada had a thought. Since the school was already locked, he would just bring these tonfas home and return it back tomorrow. Yeah, that would do.
But that morning, upon entering the school gate, he was welcomed by the continuous gossip about Hibari's disappearance.
STATUS OF MY FANFICS:
The Outbreak-gonna post soon...maybe :D
Enigmatic-just a little more time. I'm lacking inspiration here.
And...thanks for reading this fanfiction! Please review~