Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman Reborn belongs to Amano Akira and Air Gear belongs to Oh Great!
In a world where riders of the wind rule, a young boy will hold the key to being the king of the sky.
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"Tsuna! You're going to be late!" Nana Sawada called out from below him, a frown forming.
As he sat up from his bed, he let out a loud grumble, letting his mother know he was indeed awake.
"I don't wanna go to school!" He muttered under his breath.
School was a dreaded place. It was his worst nightmare, and he never actually did see the point of going to school anyway. It was nothing but a waste of time in his eyes. The only reason he did go to school was because of three reasons.
His mother, the government and watching two girls fly.
Yes, fly. In this day and age, the crazy people who have dreamt of flying freely in the sky have made it.
It started with rollerblades and skateboards.
Then they added tiny but powerful engines.
And with some magic powder, they flew.
Magic powder because Tsuna had absolutely no idea what the explanation was about; normal, considering his 3% in the latest physics test.
With a sigh, he prepared for torture.
…
This was it. The road he had always taken to school, one which was slightly dangerous considering he could fall off the edge anything and tumble to the rest of the city down below the hill.
Tsuna paused for a moment, mentally counting down in his head from 3.
And there!
Two girls, one with black hair and the other with orange was flying in the sky, having jumped off the edge.
He watched in wonder as the girls, one whom he recognised as the school idol Kyoko Sasagawa, danced mid air, turning and twirling freely much like playing fairies.
Then they disappeared out of sight.
And so it ended, the brief show he had every morning.
One he wished he could be part off, but knew better than to actually try.
For once he was dragged into that world; he would stir up a storm larger than any had ever come by. A storm which will shake up not only the sky they flew in, but also the earth and the sea, bringing a new king forward to lead.
A king born to lead the world known as Air Trek.
…
The massive grey building known as Namimori Middle school loomed up in front of him, reminding him once again how much he disliked this place. Classmates, insults, bullies were all that was waiting for him.
Though, for once, the bullies were nowhere to be seen. Usually, they would have jumped him the moment he tried to step through the gates but this time, the school was awfully deserted.
Cautiously, he took a step in, only to have his suspicions come true.
The bullies. They were there, they were waiting for him and they were injured.
Wait, what? Injured. Now that was a change. Usually Tsuna would be the one injured.
"Heheh… Look what we have here? Dame-Tsuna, Dame as always," one sneered.
The other two delinquents behind him chuckled.
Tsuna quaked in his shoes, though it was mostly for show than what he really felt. It had been a long time since he found that he was not that afraid of the bullies anymore. He had resigned to the path that destiny led out for him, to be bullied. After a while though, he realised that less damage was inflicted when he was visibly scared. Perhaps the bullies still did have a heart after all.
Though… now that he looked at them closer, the injuries were not the only thing different about his tormentors.
His tormentors were jumpy, their eyes darting back and forth. They were nervous, as if waiting for something to appear.
Then the leader spoke up, "Go to the abandoned warehouse by the river after school. We'll be waiting."
Then they left.
What a weird morning.
He wasn't attacked, instead only asked to go to a warehouse.
Something felt wrong, but escaping fate even for a few hours seemed like a miracle.
For a brief moment, he contemplated running away from the request.
Then again, that would only mean worst things to come the next day.
So with a sigh of defeat, he pushed himself forward into the school.
…
Tsuna looked up at the abandoned warehouse in front of him, his intuition telling him to turn away. Just as he was about to turn and get the hell out of the foreboding place, a chuckle was heard behind him.
He turned around quickly, scanning the area only to find nothing.
"I'm up here, boy."
His head snapped up, eyes widening as he realised that it was Mochida, the school's kendo club captain.
"M-Mochida?" he stuttered.
"Ah… Dame-Tsuna is it? Why are you here on my territory? You want to fight?" He snickered, enjoying the moment.
Tsuna on the other hand, was downright frightened this time.
Mochida was a ruthless person, he knew.
"A- ah… I was just leaving!"
And then, just as luck had his side when Mochida nodded, the tormentors who had asked him to rendezvous here came.
"T-That's him! He sent us to be beaten up!"
Mochida twitched and glanced at Tsuna unsurely.
Confusion was visible on Tsuna's face. Sent to be beaten up? What was going on in here?
"If you say so," Mochida snorted.
Mochida landed by Tsuna's side.
"I have to get revenge on what happened to my members as a warning to whoever injured them so… It seems like you'll be the victim this time, Dame Tsuna."
Tsuna turned and ran, not caring that there were three people on land chasing after him. But normal human legs can't outrun air treks, which can go up to 200 km/h if one knew how to of course.
And so, Tsuna closed his eyes, preparing for his inevitable death.
He waited for the pain to come, only to feel nothing for the next few seconds. Opening his eyes just a slit, he peeped out, only to find the very two girls he would watch every morning.
They stood there on the skate-like air treks, one leg pointed at Mochida's neck.
Mochida froze in his tracks and visibly gulped at the threat.
"K-Kyoko-chan!"
The orange haired girl, Kyoko looked up at him, amber eyes flashing a hint of annoyance.
"Mochida-kun, you of all people should know that air trek is not meant for something like this," Kyoko chided.
The other girl beside her, nodded in agreement.
"Haru agrees! At least do it in an official battle!"
Mochida looked taken aback for a moment, before a smirk formed on his face.
"Alright then, I hereby challenge Sawada Tsunayoshi to an official air trek battle tomorrow night, venue will be here."
At this point, Tsuna was thankful to have been saved by the two angels.
Then he realised that they overlooked one little point.
One small but extremely important point.
One point that could ruin his life.
He didn't own air trek nor did he know how to use them.
"W-Wait! Wait! Just wait!" He shrieked out, horrified by the circumstances laid out before him.
The two girls turned to look at him quizzically.
"What is it Sawada-san?" Haru asked.
"I don't own nor do I know how to use air treks!"
As the two girls had Mochida at their back, they did not see the look Mochida shot at Tsuna.
Mochida mouthed the words, "Accept or die."
Tsuna gave another shriek, this time nodding his head furiously.
"I- I agree! I agree to the official battle!"
Haru and Kyouko looked surprised.
"Are you sure Tsuna-kun?" Kyoko asked.
"You can still back out!" Haru cried, not wanting the death of an innocent civilian to be on her hands.
Mochida shot him another look, this time challenging him to back down.
"I-" Tsuna began.
"He will go through with it."
A voice cut between all the emotions in the air.
A man stood there, wearing a suit with an orange shirt inside along with a fedora with an orange stripe running through the middle.
"Who are you?" questioned Mochida, pleased with what the man said but annoyed at the interruption.
"Tsuna's home tutor," was his reply.
…
"But I don't have a home tutor!" Tsuna protested.
"Now you do. Your mother hired me after seeing this flyer."
He held up a suspicious looking flyer, with the words 'Air trek can improve your son's behaviour and grades!' printed in bold.
"W- what?"
"You heard me."
"It's a scam!"
"It is not."
Dark eyes glinted from underneath the fedora, daring Tsuna to challenge him.
Tsuna fell silent as he attempted to digest all that befell him today.
'This cannot be happening,' Tsuna thought.
"Too bad it is," The man replied with a shrug.
"YOU READ MY MIND!"
"I did not."
At this point, Haru chose to cut in, "But you heard him! He doesn't own air treks nor does he know how to use them!"
"But you heard me, I'm his home tutor." The man replied with a snort.
"It's settled then. Tomorrow at midnight, it will take place here." Mochida announced, not willing to let the chance go by so fast.
The man in the suit nodded.
"He doesn't have an emblem," Kyoko voiced out softly, concern laced in her words.
The fedora donning man opened his mouth, as if to speak but Haru beat him to the chase.
"We'll lend him ours!"
"But Haru!"
"Tomorrow at midnight it will be a battle of the Air Kendoka and the Midnight bandits!" Haru continued, ignoring Kyoko's cries of protest.
At the mention of the midnight bandits, Mochida and the mysterious man tensed.
"The Midnight Bandits? So they do exist…" Mochida muttered under his breath.
"Haru!" Kyoko raised her voice.
Then, as if Kyoko was a whole different person, she turned to Mochida and the mystery man, growling out, "You will not speak of this to anyone you hear me?"
Mochida nodded seriously for once, not sign of a devious scheme or a joke behind his action.
The man tilted his fedora as a sign of acknowledgement.
Kyoko then turned to Haru and nodded, where Haru then took out something from her pocket.
With a squeal Haru threw a small shiny object to a stunned Tsuna, which hit him on his head.
Picking it up, Tsuna saw that it was an emblem of a skull with pigtails wearing a starry bandana. The words Midnight Bandits were engraved below the skull in italics.
"It is settled then," spoke the still unknown man.
Each and every one of them nodded, with the exception of a still dazed Tsuna.
Slowly, Mochida, Haru and Kyoko took to the skies; the other three bullies having gone the moment Haru and Kyouko appeared.
Something large hit Tsuna on the head, snapping him out of his reverie.
"What was that all about?" He screamed.
"You just took your first step into the world of Air Trek, or A-Ts for short, in the best way possible. Now get up, we need to train." The man said.
Tsuna looked down at what had hit him. It was a pair of Air Treks, a bright orange in colour with some yellow emblazed on the sides.
He looked up at the man, then at the A-Ts and then back up.
"Are you serious?"
"More than ever."
"My life is ending."
…
"So what's your name again?"
"Reborn."
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A/N: ZiaLiaLis here. This is a long term project that I'm working on and hoping to finish. I'm not sure if this would count as a crossover but I don't think it is. Is it? You tell me. Depending on the feedback, I may not continue this. This has not been properly proofread due to my missing editor and RL friend, to fit my underwear. Go bug her! Hope you enjoy it! And yes, Reborn is in his adult form. Should you require any clarification do not hesitate to leave a message.
Reviews are lovely, flames are accepted.