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And... Character death...
Namimori Elementary, Indoors; After School: Someone's P.O.V
School was finally out (Thank Kami-sama) and everyone was packing up quickly, eager to finally go home. Me being one of them, since school is sooo boring. I mean who could sit there in one place for hours and not be able to get up and stretch or talk to anyone? Not to mention that the teacher(s) talk about the same thing over and over again and continues to go on and on about something when no one is even listening…which is why I love P.E. the most, since we just have to get into action and don't have to listen to someone talk about something I'm not even interested in!
My younger twin sister –who had already finished packing up, walked up to me with a worried expression.
She had always been such a worry-wart…
"What's wrong Aki-chan?" I asked as she stopped besides me.
"…Ne, Onee-sama…do you think Onii-sama will be okay today? I mean…he looked awfully tired today…" She whispered as I smiled; hearing every word she had spoken.
"Nii-chan will be fine; don't worry so much! And if he's sick, we'll be there to take care of him, ne?" I replied.
"…" Aki-chan paused for a bit and seemed to be thinking about something before talking "…You're right Onee-sama. Shall we go now?"
I smiled before taking Aki-chan's small hand into my own as usual. The two of us then left our classroom, and soon the building itself.
Outside (Still on Namimori Elementary grounds though)
As we neared the exit to this 'prison' for kids, my ears perked up when I heard something really unpleasant. I stopped in my tracks and so did my sister.
"…? Onee-sama? Is something wrong?" She asked as I continued to listen to the 3 boys on my left bad talk Nii-chan, all while deciding if I should either…
Ignore the group?
"Oh and I heard from my older brother that he was such a wimp that if he ever even glance at my brother, he would run away like a dog with its tail between its leg!"
…Or beat them to a bloody pulp?
"Ahahaha! That one's good! Oh and I heard from my sister that-"
…And I choose…the second choice.
"…Onee-sama…?" I heard my sister call out as I handed her my bag.
"Hold on to this for me for a bit please…" I said while smiling sweetly at her…
…Before facing the group of annoying insects with a glare.
"…O...kay? But what are you going to d- Onee-sama?!" I heard Aki-chan called out to me in shock as my fist slightly throbbed in pain.
I had punched one of the boys in the group and he fell to the ground with a thud. His two friends froze before they soon regain their composure and began laughing.
"Ahahaha! Why if it isn't Dame-Tsu- Ack!" Before the boy had even finished that word, I had already punched him in the face.
"Why you brat! What do you think you're doing?!" the last boy standing yelled angrily as I smirked.
"Brat? Heh…speak for yourself, brat!" I retorted as the boy fumed even more.
"Why you! I don't care if you're a girl, I'll beat you up!" The boy said before throwing a clumsy punch at me, which I easily dodged.
"Heh…that is, if I don't beat you up first! And by the way, never talk about my brother like that ever again!" I yelled angrily before the boy and I engaged into a fist fight.
Somewhere Around the Area
"…Wao. The eldest mini-herbivore is pretty strong for her age…" A figure mumbled before retracting his tonfas. "There's no need for me to be here then…"
He turned his back towards the scene in front of him and smirked as he walked away, a small yellow canary following closely behind him.
'But...where is the Usagi-herbivore?'
Namimori Middle; Late Afternoon: Tsuna's P.O.V
"Achoo! Mmn…hm? Where am I?" I mumbled out after sneezing as I stirred awake to look at my surrounding.
"I'm at school…? What time is i- AAAAHHH! Oh no! I need to get going! How did this happen?!" I screamed in panic as I hurried to get my things.
Once I collected everything, I quickly ran out of my empty classroom as fast as I could and out the school building. Once I was out, I continued to run; to my destination, Namimori Elementary.
'Oooh…this is so not good…I'm super late…!' I mentally panic even more.
Well…hi my name is Sawada Tsunayoshi and… I'm a failure as a brother. I can't believe I lost track of time! I was supposed to pick up my younger sisters from school today since my childhood friend was busy doing his usual patrol around the neighborhood and since I was fr- GAH! Who cares about me right now! I need to pick up my sisters!
But…since we still have a bit more time here…I'll start over…
Hi, my name is Sawada Tsunayoshi. You can call me Tsuna if you want. Apparently…after our da- Iemitsu had left us (with debts) and caused our mother to go into depression and get sent to the hospital because of her now poor health, it has been my responsibility to take care of my younger sisters (who happen to be a pair of twins~). My childhood friend, known throughout the neighborhood as the "Demon Prefect" (Yes; he's the one and only Hibari Kyoya), had been helping me out since our mom got admitted into the hospital, and surprisingly, he's been a great help…especially when it came to debt collectors...and I'm grateful for it.
But I can't depend on him forever.
So, I have decided to take on part-time jobs in order to help support the family. I could just work in the family cafe but I don't think it would be right to just reopen it and… not know what to do; what if I ruin the cafe's reputation? Mom had always managed the cafe herself, my younger sisters and I helping out from time to time, but that's not enough to know how to manage a whole entire cafe… Hah; managing between school work and work is pretty hard, not to mention tiring too...
Ah! I see the school nearing…well; I'll continue this 'conversation' another time, I guess…
Namimori Elementary: 3rd P.O.V
"Nina! Aki- HIIIEEE! What are you doing Nina?! HIIEE! Stop punching the poor boy already! He's down! He's down!" Tsuna screeched while gripping his hair in panic.
"Eh? Nii-chan? When did yo- Wah!" The elder twin was cut off when her brother hurried over to their side and dragged them away from the 'massacre' before anyone could see them.
Sawada Household; Also the Family Cafe (1)
"Ite!" Nina muttered in pain when her elder brother placed a cotton ball dipped in alcohol on her fresh scab.
"Oh! Sorry...What did I say about fighting with others again?" Tsuna asked as he continued to treat his sister's wounds.
"Well, those brats started it first…" Nina muttered as her elder brother lightly knocked her head.
"You're a brat too." Tsuna said before he continued to treat his sister's wound.
"Onee-sama...are you okay…?" The younger twin of the family, Akira, muttered out worriedly as her sister turn to look at her with a grin.
"I'm fine! And besides, I'm really strong too!" Nina answered as Akira eyes lit up in admiration.
"Onee-sama...is so cool…!" Akira muttered out as Tsuna sweat dropped at the twins' antics.
"So...why were you in a fight in the first place?" Tsuna asked as he place a Band-Aid on Nina's last wound.
"But Nii-chan, they started it first!" Nina protested, "So I have a very, if not extremely, good reason this time!"
"And what is that reason?" Tsuna asked doubtfully.
"They insulted you and that is unacceptable, especially within my hearing range!" Nina huffed, "You can also ask Aki-chan, she was there after all."
"W-What?" 'So...she did it for me…? I feel...so touched to have these two as my sisters…' Tsuna muttered as he mentally cried in happiness.
"Thank you, you two, but! Try not to get hurt so much alright? If you guys are hurt, it would hurt me too!" Tsuna scolded before smiling, his younger sisters doing the same in response.
"Well… I'll prepare dinner today, Hime-chan," The eldest sibling said to the youngest as he got up from his kneeling position. "So why don't you and Nina-chan go work on your homework and get it out of the way for the meantime?"
"Uhn! /Okay…" The twins responded simultaneously before headed off to their shared room together.
Tsuna smiled before turning around and walking towards the kitchen.
"Hm… what should I make today…? Oh! How about curry? Well… we already have the ingredients for it so why the heck not?"
Time skip~
"Itadakimasu~" The three siblings said simultaneously before they began eating.
"Mmn~ Nii-chan's curry is the best~" The eldest twin chimed as her sister nodded in agreement.
"Very yummy…"
"Haha; thanks!" Tsuna replied as he and his siblings happily continued to eat their delicious dinner.
"Oh, right!" Tsuna suddenly said in realization.
"What is it?" The twins asked in response to their brother's action.
"Since today is Friday, tomorrow is Saturday so you girls don't go to school; as for me, I asked for a day-off tomorrow too so why don't we all visit Mama together?" The eldest sibling asked as his younger siblings lit up in happiness.
"Uhn!" The girls happily agreed as Tsuna smiled.
Once the three siblings finished their meal, they gave a traditional "Gochisousama" before they cleaned up the dinner table and washed the dishes. The three then went to the bathroom together to brush their teeth and get ready for bed. Tsuna then followed the twins into their room to tuck them in for the night.
"Good night, Nina-chan, Hime-chan." Tsuna whispered out with a smile before turning of the lights and closing the door.
"Good night to you too, Nii-chan/Onii-sama..." The twin whispered back with much affection and smile.
The twins then slowly drifted off in slumber as they had heard their bedroom door close and their brother's footsteps going away
The Next Morning, 6:30 A.M.: 3rd P.O.V
"…nee-sama…" A girl wearing an apron said as she gently shook another girl who was identical to her, in an attempt to wake her up.
"Mmn…?" The girl on the bed, Nina, mumbled as she began to stir awake.
"…Onee-sama…wake up…" The girl in the apron, Akira, said once more as her older twin sister began to open her eyes.
"…Aki-chan? What…?"
"We're going to visit Okaa-sama today, remember…? Oh and I'm preparing breakfast right now since Onii-sama isn't much of an early-bird as usual…will you help me set up the plates when I'm done and after you're done washing up and getting ready…?" Akira asked her sister as she sat up from their shared bed and stretched, before facing her younger sister and giving her a smile.
"Sure!"
Time Skip, 6:45 A.M.
After she had finished washing up, Nina had changed into a simple white sundress; matching with what her sister was wearing underneath the apron, before going down stairs to help set the plates. Soon after the two had finished, their elder brother also came downstairs as well, ready for the day; he wore a white long-sleeved dress shirt, an orange tie, and dark pants.
"Ohayougozaimasu~ Nina-chan and Hime-chan..." Tsuna said drowsily.
"Ohayougozaimasu Nii-chan/Onii-sama~" The twins answered their brother simultaneously as he gave them one of his warm smiles.
Tsuna immediately sat down on his chair and started to eat their wonderful breakfast along with his sisters, though not without...
"Itadakimasu~" The three siblings said before they actually began eating.
Time Skip, After Breakfast, 7:35 A.M.; the Flower Shop
"Ne… Onii-sama..." Akira started.
"Hai, Hime-chan. Is something wrong?" Tsuna asked his youngest sister.
"...What flower, or flowers, are we going to get for Kaa-san?" Nina asked worriedly.
"Eh? Ah...um…" Tsuna furrowed his eyebrows in deep thought before brightening up when he got an answer "...Peonies?'
"...? What meaning do they have…?" Akira asked as her brother looked up at the ceiling of the story while scratching his cheek with a finger.
"Ah, um...If I remember correctly… They mean healing, right?" He immediately directed the question to the florist.
"Well, yes and if you all are to visit a sick person, then you can also pick Black- Eyed Eagle which represent encouragement." The florist answered with a gentle smile.
"...Onii-sama/Nii-chan?" The twins called out to their brother.
"Hai?" Tsuna responded, now directing his attention towards his sisters.
"Which one do we get…?" The twins ended simultaneously.
Namimori Hospital; 8:15 A.M.
"Okaa-san/ Okaa-sama!" The twins shouted excitedly as they burst through the door of their mother's room, their brother behind them as he also came in with a bouquet of peonies and black-eyed eagle.
"Kaa-san." Tsuna greeted his mother with a smile.
"Oh my; you're all here!" Their mother, Nana answered with much enthusiasm.
"Okaa-sama!" Akira said before she ran towards their mother to give a hug.
"Aki-chan! Be careful and don't trip yourself" Nina said in a panicked voice, a little too late.
"...!" The younger twin end up tripping anyways… "...Itai…"
"Are you okay? You need to be careful." Tsuna asked worriedly.
"...Hai; gomenasai Onii-sama…" Akira responded before getting back up and walking over to her mother to give her a hug.
"Just… be careful and DON'T suffocate Okaa-san." Nina said.
"Hime-chan, loosen your hold," Tsuna started, "Or you really gonna suffocate her." and ended with a concern tone.
"...! Gomenasai Okaa-sama…!" The younger twin said in realization before she released her grip on her mother.
"It's okay." Nana said with a gentle smile, her daughter smiling at her in return as well.
"Nina, Akira." The twins' mother called out to them.
"Hai…?" The twins answered simultaneously yet again...
Nana trailed off as she reached over to the side of her bed to get two small boxes.
"..." The youngest twin kept silent as she watched her mother's movement.
"I have asked a friend of mine to make these two pair of earrings for you two." Nana explained before giving one of the boxes in her hand to each of her daughter. "As you can see, they are my birthday gifts to you, which is just around the corner."
"...! Thank you very much, Okaa-sama ...They're pretty..." Akira said, looking at her red box curiously as her sister did the same with her own box, which was blue in color.
"Sugoi! And thank you very much too Kaa-san!" Nina commented and thanked as her mother motioned her and her sister to sit next to her on the bed.
"Here; let Mama put them on for you two…" Nana said before taking Nina's earrings and putting them on the said girl first, before moving on to her sister.
"They fit you very nicely." Tsuna commented with a warm smile.
"Really?" The twins asked their brother in unison as he chuckled.
"Arigatou Onii-sama," Akira said before her face lit up with an idea "Ah…! Onee-sama, do you want to trade one of our earrings with each other? One would connect us together while the other…um, the one on our right would represent...and the one on our left would...um…?"
The girl then fell into deep thought as her sister turned to their mother.
"Okaa-san; what are these symbols for?" Nina asked, referring to hers and her sister's earrings, which were shaped as a snowflake (for Nina) and a flame (for her sister).
"Ah; they're supposed to represent your personality." Nana answered as her daughters looked at her even more confused.
"But how do they represent us?" The eldest twin asked as her brother finished placing the flower they had bought in a vase and placed it on the table right next to their mother.
"I think...I know." Tsuna offered as Akira turned her attention to him.
"Eh? How…?"
"Your personalities are greatly different yet very similar." The twins' elder brother said as they began to become even more confused than before, if it was even possible.
"Then…?" Akira began as her mother and brother smiled.
"Aki-chan…" Nana started, catching her youngest daughter's attention "...is shy and quiet, yet as passionate as the flame that envelops and protects."
At her words, Akira began to blush furiously before looking down at her hands while twiddling her fingers.
"...And Nina-chan," Tsuna began, catching his sister's attention "...is outgoing, a complete opposite of Hime-chan, but, you're willing to throw away everything to keep everyone safe, a resolve as pure as the snow."
At her brother's words, Nina had the same reaction as her sister and began doing the same thing too...though her sister however…
"...Onee-sama...is so cool…!" Akira said, her eyes seeming to sparkle as she looks at her elder sister with admiration.
Their mother and brother sweat dropped at their usual antics.
"...Anyways; so it's not hard to know that Aki-chan would get the flame and Nina-chan would get the snowflake." Nana said with a smile, snapping her youngest daughter back to reality.
"So...the earring on our right shall be our personality and the one on our left shall be what connects us together?" Akira asked her sister, who in turn, grinned at her.
"That sounds good!" Nina replied as she took off the earring on her left ear, her sister doing the same.
The two girls then exchanged earrings and helped each other put them on.
Beep…Beep...Beep...
The twins giggled to themselves as their brother began walking towards their bedridden mother in confusing as said mother continued to motion him closer.
"Tsunayoshi." Nana called her son by his full name as she slowly lied back down on her bed.
Beeep...Beeep...
"...? Yes?" Tsuna responded in confusion; his mom never called him by his full name unless she was really serious about something.
"Promise me that you will always look after your sisters and protect them, no matter what happens."
"Of course! But why would you suddenly…?" Tsuna asked worriedly as something within him kept screaming something was not right.
Beeeep...Beeeep…
"Ah right," Nana began, clearly avoiding her son's question "I've heard Kyo-kun has been helping you out; thank him for me when you get the chance alright? Oh and I've also heard you've been taking on part-time jobs to help pay off your dad's debts and support the family in my place, right?"
"...Hai…and…?" Tsuna asked.
He wasn't being rude, it was rather, he was getting more confused and feeling more uneasy by the second.
"I want you to quit them all." Nana simply said, still smiling.
"...EH?!"
At his outburst, the twins stop talking to each other and looked at their brother in surprise and confusion.
"But why?" Tsuna asked after fake-coughing in embarrassment at his own outburst when a nurse came in and shushed him.
"I don't want my son being too far away from home-"
"It's not that far…" Tsuna whispered to himself, only to be heard by his mother anyway.
"Tsu-kun, listen to me." Nana said sternly, her son apologizing soon after, before she continued where she had left of "-or too tired; just look at those bags under your eyes! And how are you going to fulfill my promise if something happens to your sisters at home while you're somewhere else? Not to mention your studies could be interfered with..."
"Oh, right… I guess I shoul- Wait! But what ab-"
"Which is why, I will be handing you the family cafe." Nana interrupted her son, already knowing what he was going to say.
"EH?!"
"Tsu-kun/Nii-chan/Onii-sama; please stop yelling; you will disturb the neighbors and a nurse might come and shush you again!" The twins and their mother whispered-shouted in unison.
"O-Oh sorry…."
"Anyways, knowing you, you probably wouldn't want to reopen the cafe because you think you would ruin its reputation or something like that…which I wonder to myself why you would ever think such a thing."
"Irk…!" 'Now that you think about it...'
"...But, I know you can do it."
"Eh?"
"Even if there is a huge mountain in front of you, all you need to do is climb over it and move on. If you can't, you can ask for help; there's no harm. Again, I know you can do it. You don't have to do what I do; you should do what you would do instead."
Beeeeep...Beeeeep…
"Ah… time is near…." Nana whispered to herself as she sighed, almost inaudible to her children.
"Eh?" The siblings asked; unsure if they heard their mother right as they began to feel extremely uneasy.
"I have one more thing to say; just remember... I am your mother and I will always love you guys. I will always be with you, even if you cannot see me…"
"K-Kaa-san/O-Okaa-sama?" The twins whispered out.
Despite being young as they were, they had a good idea what was going on and they hoped… hope that what they think what was going to happen really wasn't going to happen.
"Look out for each other while I'm gone...if only I can be with you for much longer… I'm sorry…" Nana said as tears began trailing down her face.
Beeeeeeep~ Beeeeeeeeeeeep~
At this point, Tsuna was already out the door frantically calling for a doctor as tear ran down his face. His sisters also began crying as their mother pulled them into a hug.
"I'm sorry…." Nana whispered out once more.
Doctors and nurses began running into the room and soon it began buzzing with doctors ordering this and that as nurses and other doctors began rushing around the room. A nurse tried to push the siblings out of the room but they resisted, tears running down their face as they called out for their dear mother.
Although it was faint, the siblings could still hear their mother's last words.
"I'm sorry...and I will...a-always...love….you...my...d-dear...miracles…"
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~
"Okaa-san/-sama!" The siblings yelled before rushing towards their motionless mother on the bed, the doctors and nurses moving out of the way for them with solemn expressions.
One of the doctors check his watch and sighed.
"At 8:57 A.M on Saturday, June 4, 20XX, the patient, Sawada Nana, has passed on…"
And who would've thought… that this wasn't the end of their troubles… It has just begun...
Kuro: So… Here is the 'Mystery' story I was talking about that would replace "Surprise, Surprise!" for the time being until I figure out how to continue it… As said, this story is a Collaboration story between my dear Onee-sama (NagiRokudo) and I~
Say hi to everyone Onee-sama~
Nagi: Hi? I have no idea how to start this!
Kuro: cX You can say whatever Onee-sama~
Nagi: Easy to say but harder to do.
Kuro: ^.^ Haha… Is there anything else you want to say Onee-sama?
Nagi:... Hopefully by the next few chapters I will have something to say.
Kuro: ...Well then; I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and await the next one~!
Nagi and Kuro: Please review and tell us what you think!
Nagi: Hope everyone can actually figure out where these amazing OCs come from...^w^
Update: 2/2/15
Kuro: So… Onee-sama edited this chapter a bit and I hope it's good and also, we have decided to make this story a KHR-based 'regular' fan fiction instead of a crossover…
…That's all I want to say…other than thank you to JIMIRMA for your constructive criticism/review (did I say that right?) and thank you to those who have also reviewed and told us what you think about this story ^.^
(1) The family cafe and their house is connected; their cafe is on the first floor of the house while the second floor is where they live.
Update 3/15/15
Kuro: So… Onee-sama and I decided to take out the magic part and make it longer and gosh…
Nagi: Are you complaining?
Kuro: No; I just wanted to say… gosh… this chapter was a bit depressing at the end and I almost cried myself...
Nagi: Good, so are you gonna update soon?
Kuro: …? What do you mean?
Nagi: Your other stories.
Kuro: ...Oh. Right. Well...eventually…?
Kuro & Nagi: Well… we hope you like the chapter and anticipate for more :)