Thanks to everyone who told me what a defibrillator was! Is that a foreshadowing? Maaaaaaybe... Anyways, another big thank you to everyone who favourited and followed my story! Also, I will be updating 'One Thing Leads to Another' soon, so please wait a bit longer!

Tsuna blinked, letting his eyes adjust to the lack of light in the room. He tried to move his head and winced as a bolt of pain threaded through his face and neck, where he was sure there were more bruises.

Tsuna brought a hand to his neck, lamenting his almost empty stores of painkillers and bandages. He took his last bandage, wrapping it clumsily but tightly around his throat to cover the bruises. Then his stomach growled. He scowled, considering not bothering to get food, but his stomach convinced him otherwise. Plus, he could visit the drugstore while he went.

The small brunet pushed himself to his feet, swaying slightly from hunger and pain. He crept to his door, picking the lock with a bent nail he'd once been stabbed in the shoulder with. His jagged scar prickled and he shuddered. His father was in his room, out cold. Tsuna cursed him under his breath and snuck out, change jingling slightly.

As soon as he made it out, he burst into a run, fear at being caught making his heart pound. As he neared the drugstore, he slowed down and checked his mental list. Bandages, painkillers, ice packs, and antiseptic. And then dinner.

Tsuna opened the door, making his way instinctually to the medical supplies, picking up the objects he needed. He didn't notice that the store was oddly empty until someone put their hand heavily on his shoulder, right on top of a bruise.

Tsuna froze, trying not to show his pain, and turned around to face the steely blue eyes of Hibari.

"Herbivore." Hibari growled. Tsuna moved away, slapping Hibari's hand off of his shoulder.

"What?" He challenged. Ignoring the angry prefect, he grabbed his items and took them to the cashier, putting the money on the counter. The cashier handed him the items in a bag and gave him the change, trying not to look at Hibari. As he left, he was unaware of Hibari staring after him at the fresh bandages on his throat.

Hibari watched for a moment longer, only turning when Kusakabe, his second-in-command, came up behind him.

"Tetsu, give me any information you can about the fluffy brown haired herbivore in 1–A." Kusakabe stared at him in surprise.

"S-sure, Kyo-san."

Tsuna made his way quickly to TakeSushi, the place where he usually went for a quick dinner. As soon as he pushed open the door, he spied a group of classmates sitting at one of the tables. He sat down, waving to the owner, Yamamoto Tsuyoshi.

"Ah! Tsunayoshi!" The shop went silent at his words and Tsuna's classmates sent fearful stares at him. Tsuna paid no attention to it, keeping his face in a neutral expression.

"Sushi to go. Doesn't matter which." He said shortly and Tsuyoshi laughed, shaking his head.

"Still as cold as ever, Tsunayoshi." He disappeared into the kitchen. Tsuna waited, panic growing bigger with every second that passed. He ignored the whispers of his classmates.

"Why is he here?!"

"How can Yamamoto-san talk to him like that?"

"Look, he has another bandage!"

"Probably got into another fight."

"Eek! He looked over here!"

Then Yamamoto stepped out of the back room with a grin.

"Who's the one with the sushi to go?" He called. Tsuna raised his hand. Yamamoto's smile faltered, but it came back brightly. He handed the paper bag to the fearful brunet and took his hand back quickly, like he was afraid Tsuna would bite.

Tsuna handed him the payment and stood abruptly, juggling both bags in his hands before walking out the door, pretending not to feel the tense atmosphere lighten behind him. As soon as the door shut, he spat out a string of curses, not caring if the customers heard, and began to make his way to his 'jail'.

Tsuna opened the door carefully and made his way to his room without any interruptions, to his relief. He stashed the medical supplies under a broken floorboard and opened the sushi, devouring it quickly. Then he began to work at the rusty nails holding the boards across his window in place.

He managed to finally remove one nail and placed it in the hiding spot before deciding to change and go to sleep. The next morning, he was greeted by a weak ray of sunlight. He groaned, stretching, then quickly got dressed, bolting up when he heard creaking footsteps. He let out a sigh of relief when they stopped, then jumped as the door burst open, revealing a somehow sober Iemitsu.

That didn't reassure Tsuna at all, though, seeing as his father's behavior was the same anyways.

"You! Where did you go last night?!" Iemitsu thundered. Tsuna stared at him, wide-eyed.

"A boy came by and dropped this off." The angry man snarled, thrusting a box of bandages at Tsuna. "Yamamoto's kid. He said that you left this at his restaurant!" Tsuna backed up, feeling sick with terror.

"N-no! I didn't go anywhere!" The small brunet stammered, but too late. A punch landed on his cheekbone, scraping a deep cut with the jeweled ring on Iemitsu's finger. He dug his fingers into Tsuna's arm and forced him to his feet, then swung him into the wall, slamming his head against it. Tsuna felt dazed, too dazed to react when Iemitsu pushed his forearm into Tsuna's throat, raising him off of his feet, and tore the bandages off his throat, revealing a dark necklace dripping of bruises.

Tsuna fought and struggled, somehow tearing his father's arm off before grabbing his bag, which had some bandages and painkillers inside, and running outside. When he was certain he was far away enough, Tsuna slowed and stopped in an alleyway, panting raggedly and on the verge of tears yet again.

He didn't notice a certain prefect standing around the corner, staring at him in concealed surprise. Tsuna spat a curse and rummaged through his bag, pulling out the supplies. He wrapped the bandages around his forearm and stuck one over the cut on his face, mumbling under his breath the entire time.

Hibari couldn't believe it. The very herbivore he was looking for, Sawada Tsunayoshi as Tetsu had informed him, was standing before him, cursing someone named 'Iemitsu'. Hibari looked on as the herbivore wrapped the bandages stored in his school bag around his wrist, which was dotted with bruises.

Then, Tsuna moved his head and Hibari stifled an uncharacteristic gasp. The herbivore's neck was covered in dark purple marks, like a jeweled necklace.

He was curious about the injuries and began to get an urge to fight the herbivore, just to test his strength. He had a strange… hope that he'd be able to find a strong fighter in the spiky-headed herbivore.

"Fucking bastard." Tsuna snarled hoarsely, picking up his bag with a sigh and walking out of the alley. Hibari hid, watching, then decided to get back to his office to find more documents about the strange herbivore. He made his way back to the school in time to catch any late herbivores.

When he arrived, he smirked, looming over the quivering herbivores with his tonfas.

"Hn. You're late, herbivores. I'll bite you to death."

Does anyone ever get how they start planning future chapters but then they don't know how to do present chapters? That's me every time. I like to imagine what's gonna happen next. Don't worry, though. I'm trying to focus on the current chappies!