Chapter 2 – The Circular Love Triangle
"Kufufufu~ good afternoon, I am Mukuro Rokudo~ pleased to meet you all…and I hope we all can be good friends." With that, Mukuro let out a womanizer smile which made almost all of the, girl's and Tsuna's heart pound.
Tsuna stared at Mukuro dreamily. This young man is the boy of his dreams, no doubt about it! "Hiee…if Mukuro-kun would sit somewhere near me, I'll be the happiest boy in the world. He's just so cute~ I think I have fallen in love with him." Tsuna mumbled dreamily.
Enma and Hibari who were both doing something, probably plotting how to get Tsuna by themselves, shifted their attention to Tsuna. Did they just hear right? Did Tsuna just said, that he fell in love with the new student? Hibari could not allow this to happen, neither could Enma. Hibari shot Enma an 'Alliance-for-now' look while Enma shot him back with an 'I-agree' look.
"Alright then, enough introductions, Rokudo-kun, take your seat on the empty chair behind Hibari-kun's place. Hibari-kun is the black haired boy beside the window." Lal stated and thus made her way out.
With a playful smile on his lips, Mukuro made his way to his new seat.
Thinking in a very strategic manner, Enma shot Hibari an 'I'll-leave-the-getting-him-away-from-Tsuna-to-you' look. Hibari could not decline for he would rather lose his Tsunayoshi to to Kozato than that pineapple bastard behind him.
In a blink of an eye, it was already dismissal. Mukuro was sitting on his chair, staring at the sky while the others decided to leave. He folded his arms on his armchair and buried his face on the space between his arms and chest. He let out a sob. He misses his friends and he is still not used in being this place…in short…he was feeling lonely.
Enma, Tsuna and Hibari walked together back home, while walking home. Tsuna did not stop babbling about Mukuro which sort of annoyed both Enma and Hibari a bit.
"We get it Tsuna-kun… Mukuro is cool, Mukuro is handsome. We get it… now will you please spare us the details of how much you adore him?" Enma complained for the very first time.
Tsuna tilted his head, "E…enma-kun? You actually complained?"
"Yes… it's starting to get annoying…" Enma jealously groaned.
Tsuna looked down and let out an 'Ohh'.
There was an awkward silence until…
"…I forgot to bring my book." Hibari blurted out.
A glint appeared in Enma's eyes, in a sweet voice he told Hibari, "Maybe you should go get it~ don't worry about us, we will be fine~"
Murderous aura emitted out of Hibari's body, he shot Enma a bloody glare. Enma glared back with a sweet yet venomous smile plastered on his face. The two stayed like this for a while, when the pressure became heavier, Tsuna decided to break the ice, "Uhh…you two…Hibari-san, it's, okay. Please go get your book, Enma-kun and I will be waiting for you here."
The glint on Enma's eyes screamed for 'alone time'. Hibari let out a sigh of defeat, "Fine…don't make any dirty moves while I'm gone Kozato…" with that, Hibari ran back to the school.
Tsuna couldn't cope up with either Enma or Hibari. Sometimes, he just gets the feeling as if they know something that he doesn't.
When Hibari stepped in the classroom, he saw a familiar figure, sleeping on the armchair. He got closer to check who it is. Much to his surprise it's Mukuro, who obviously cried himself to sleep due to the tearstains on his cheeks that were both flaming red at the moment.
Hibari let out a stressed sigh, even though the guy is his rival, he couldn't just leave him alone there and let him freeze to death! Again, he let out a sigh. He removed his coat and used it as blanket on Mukuro. With that, he got his book and left.
While walking back to Enma and Tsuna, Hibari couldn't help but to think why would Mukuro still be there? Maybe he didn't like his house or the people there or maybe he couldn't be open with them, or probably-… Hibari cut off his own thoughts. Why does he even care? The guy is his rival! He's supposed to hate him, not to pity or feel some other thing for him! He shrugged this thought off, and when he finally got his concentration back, he realized that Enma was already holding Tsuna's hand. He twitched and held Tsuna's other hand. Tsuna seems not to mind and just smiled at both of them meanwhile Enma was giving him a death glare.
The next day, break time, in the classroom…
Tsuna noticed that Hibari had several wounds, "Hibari-san! Where did you get those wounds?" he exclaimed in an outburst.
Enma suddenly noticed this too, "Kinda think of it… you didn't have those wounds yesterday… what happened?"
Hibari took a bite from his bento, then he replied, "My mom scolded me for losing my coat, she lectured me and 'gave me a lesson', if you know what I mean…"
Mukuro, who was eating all alone behind Hibari, heard this, could it be that he's the owner of that coat? He wondered as he glanced at the black coat he found, wrapped around him like a blanket, yesterday.
Enma took a sip from his drink, "What a waste, that coat was even so cool and comfortable! It's like, so stylish because of its black color and cool style!" he exclaimed in disappointment as he took a bite from his burger.
"Yeah… and that was even my favorite…why did I have to lose it…" Hibari sighed and took a bite from his bento again.
Tsuna swallowed the sushi be brought then he thought out loud, "But you were still wearing it when we were about to go home…hmm…kinda think of it, after you came back from school… you weren't wearing it anymore…"
Mukuro's eyes widened, he came back to school? T…then it is possible that the kind boy who wrapped this coat around him is… he gulped heavily, pulled the coat out of his bag and butted in politely in the group's conversation, "Excuse me… but, did I hear correctly? Did you really lose your coat and is it really black, stylish and cool?" he politely asked as he hid the coat behind him.
Tsuna's heart started pounding when Mukuro spoke to them…well Hibari that is, but still he was so close to him! Soon, a blush managed to crawl up his cheeks.
"Yes, he lost his coat yesterday. Anymore questions, if none, then please leave." Enma monotonous tone as he took a bite from his hamburger.
Tsuna bonked Enma lightly, "Don't mind him! A…anyway Mukuro-san, if you'd like, you can join us for lunch later!" Tsuna randomly blurted out.
Enma pouted a bit.
Hibari glanced at Mukuro and gave him a nod.
Mukuro opened his mouth and soon, a shy sound came out, "Oya oya…then could it be that…th…this coat is yours?" he asked as he showed Hibari a black, stylish and cool coat.
Hibari blinked, "Yeah… that's my coat." He replied to him.
Mukuro gave him a warm smile, "T…thank you very much for wrapping this coat around me yesterday! If it wasn't for this I would have caught a cold. I owe you one. Thanks a lot again." With that, he gave Hibari a peck on the cheek, handed his coat to him and ran out of the classroom blushing.
Tsuna was raging in jealousy. Enma…he was smirking inside, for at the moment Mukuro ran out of the classroom blushing after pecking Hibari's cheek, he instantly knew that pineapple...has no interest with his Tsuna but rather with his rival, Hibari. Heh...this was just like hitting two birds in one stone! Is he lucky or what!
Meanwhile, Hibari was left dumbfounded.
Dear heavens, isn't one love triangle enough? Is it really necessary to involve him in two love triangles? He's just 11 years old for goodness sake! Well…let's just hope this ends well…neh?…
TO BE CONTINUED…
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