The Visit, a KHR fanfiction.
Pairing: AlaudexTsuna
WARNING!
The following is UNBETA-ED, SUBSTANTIAL OOC-NESS, read at your sanity's risk.
DISCLAIMER: KHR does not belong to me.
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Tsuna stared nervously at the clock. It was approaching the time. He really hope his father and nii-san would be calm.
When he told his father that he is seeing someone, saying his father was a little displeased, is a very understatement. It was a very scary day, indeed with the very threatening aura his father had. It was comparable to his brother at the hospital.
"Tsuna, does Alaude-san have any food preference?" His mother asked out of the blue.
Iemitsu and Giotto twitched at the mention of the name.
"He's fine with anything, mom." Tsuna replied and looked at his father and brother with caution. When will they ever calm down...
Flashback
"I..I...I have a boyfriend." Tsuna quickly rushed out the words before he loses his courage.
"What?" Iemitsu exclaimed and went into a state of shock. His innocent, cute son is...is...going to be tainted by some man?
Giotto tried to rein in his anger.
"Really? I'm happy for you Tsuna!" Nana was just happy with the news.
"His name is Alaude..." Tsuna continued.
Giotto gritted his teeth. That Alaude... He should have known from the start that Alaude was preying on his cute little brother! He knew it! That morning when he saw Alaude and Tsuna in the same with such close proximity...He should have just told Tsuna to dump Alaude outside the club that night...How could he have trusted Tsuna with that cold-blooded, cruel, emotionless Alaude? He was one who made Tsuna cry. The one who made Tsuna suffer for a month. The one who dare to touch Tsuna...
"I will never accept him!" Both father and son shouted at the same time.
Giotto went in front of Tsuna and placed both hands on Tsuna's shoulders.
"Tsuna, do you really want that bastard as your boyfriend? He is cold, cruel, looks down on people, emotionless, no speck of humour, violent, temperamental, unreasonable, likes to handcuff people, hates to socialise...As his friend, my life was constantly in danger. Think carefully!" Giotto listed down all the traits of Alaude, hoping to persuade Tsuna against Alaude. As much as Alaude is his friend, he just could not bear to let any man lay his claim on his dear brother!
"Nii-san, as I told you a lot of times before, I love Alaude!" Tsuna announced with resolve.
No! Giotto and Iemitsu exclaimed in their mind simultaneously. They exchanged glances with each other, seemingly creating a temporary alliance.
Flashback end
The doorbell rang.
"I will get it!" Tsuna dashed to the door and upon opening the door, was greeted with the sight of Alaude.
"Alaude, you're here!" Tsuna welcomed.
The blond stared at Tsuna impassively, though if one looked closely enough, behind his expressionless facade, was love towards Tsuna.
Then, three figures appeared behind Tsuna.
Two, were barely holding back their murderous aura.
"You must be Alaude-san, Tsuna have talked so much about you!" Nana said cheerfully.
When Tsuna heard his mother's words, his cheeks uncontrollably went red.
Alaude smirked.
These actions further infuriated the father and son.
Sensing a volcanic eruption, Tsuna quickly interjected into the conversation.
"Mom, dad, this is Alaude, my b-b-boyfriend." Tsuna shyly said.
Deciding to save his brunet from further embarrassment, Alaude introduced himself.
"Good evening, I am Hibari Alaude, the man who is currently going out with Tsuna." Alaude said and bowed formally.
"Ah, there's no need for formalities." Nana replied. "Tsuna-chan, aren't you going to introduce us too?"
"Eh, yes!" Tsuna hastily said and continued. "This is my mother..." Gesturing to the smiling housewife.
"My father..." Volcano number one.
"...and Giotto." Tsuna finished awkwardly. Nii-san was Alaude's friend so he was not sure about what to say. He sneaked a look at Volcano number two.
Giotto growled.
Somehow, Tsuna really wish that Daemon was here, just so for his brother's sake.
Tsuna pouted.
Flashback
That day at the hospital...
"Alaude! You bastard! I'm going to kill you!" Giotto shouted out.
"Eh, Nii-san!" Tsuna cried out and tried to pull himself out of Alaude arms but Alaude was unmoved.
Alaude watched Giotto impassively.
It further irked Giotto.
Within seconds, Giotto marched up to the two and saved his brother from the clutches of the blond.
He glared murderously at Alaude.
" . ." Giotto gritted out the words.
"Stop it, Nii-san! Alaude and I are...going out!" Tsuna exclaimed but hesitated at the end. Alaude never did pop the question...
"What?" Giotto froze like a statue. No. His little brother has a boyfriend? His cute, adorable brother? The brother he swore he would protect the innocence of? Taken by his friend?
...
No way was he allowing that to happen!
"No!" Giotto protested. "Tsuna, you're too good for him!" Giotto did not want to imagine how Tsuna would suffer in this relationship.
"Nii-san, listen to me!"
"No, Tsuna! Do you know that he's a cold-blooded, icy, emotionless, blunt, cruel, sadistic bastard?" Giotto desperately listed down all the traits, hoping to open Tsuna's eyes.
"Yes, but I love him!" Tsuna confessed, then after realising what he said, in front of Alaude, no less, Tsuna's faced went into the deep red.
"Alaude is all of those but he's also soft-hearted, defenseless with kids, adorable when embarrassed..." Tsuna chuckled when he remembered the few rare times that Alaude cheeks actually tinted red.
Giotto was dumbfounded at the confession. He stared at Tsuna, not quite believing his eyes that...Tsuna really love Alaude. He doesn't really want to accept their relationship but...Can he bare to separate the two and upset Tsuna? But...What if he hurts Tsuna again.
Giotto looked at Alaude.
"Giotto, you know you shouldn't separate them." Daemon husked those words to his lover's ears, trying to calm him down. "Tsuna was very supportive of our relationship. I'm sure he would want your support too."
"But!" Giotto looked uncertain. Alaude hurt Tsuna once! Giotto was no fool. He was able to piece the information together and infer that the person that had been causing Tsuna grief was Alaude.
He looked worriedly at Tsuna. If something happens...
"You will be there for him." Daemon finished the unspoken sentence for him.
...
"Alaude, come with me." Giotto spoke icily.
Alaude gave a curt nod.
"Nii-san..." Tsuna spoke uncertainly.
"Don't worry, Tsuna. Alaude will be back in one piece." Giotto squeezed out a smile. But not without scars. Giotto muttered darkly.
"I will be fine." Alaude reassured Tsuna and patted his head.
Tsuna nodded hesitantly.
Flashback End
After they were settled, Nana asked for Tsuna's help in the kitchen and left Iemitsu, Giotto and Alaude alone in the living room.
"Occupation?" Iemitsu began.
"Currently setting up a business and..."
"Ha! It isn't an easy task, are you going to make Tsuna suffer with you?"
"I am also preparing to work at my father's security firm."
"Going to desert your business partners?"
"I have confidence to handle both."
"Then are you going to ignore Tsuna!" Iemitsu shouted at the end.
"No. I will never let him be hurt." Alaude stated with resolve.
"What are those pretty words for?"
"I-"
"Enough." Iemitsu stopped him.
The Spanish Inquisition began once again.
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"Alaude-san, when did you began going out with Tsuna?" Nana asked during dinner.
"Three months." Alaude politely replied.
"Oh?" Nana said off-handedly and scooped a second bowl of rice for her husband.
"Do you want a second helping, Alaude-san?"
"No, thank you."
"If you're not going to eat, how are you going to protect Tsuna?" The man of the family commented, clearly still not yet fully agreeable to Tsuna relationship status.
Tsuna was in cold sweats.
Noticing his brother's distress, Giotte was concerned.
"Tsuna, why aren't you eating?" Giotto's face wrinked with worries, then changed into a scrowl. "Is that bastard mistreating you?" He sent a glare at Alaude, not making the identity of the bastard unknown.
"No, nii-san, I'm fine." Tsuna quickly assured Giotto then scooped up his dinner as a proof.
"If you says so..."
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Dinner was as peaceful as it gets.
Unexpectedly, there were neither blood shred nor bones broken.
Then again, it topped the list of Tsuna's most stressful period. He most definitely did not want to relive those moments again. His father and nii-san were really...Sigh.
Tsuna felt relieved once dinner ended. Almost ended.
"I will put these plates away to the sink." Tsuna stood up and collected the plates.
"Thank you, Tsuna." Nana said.
"Let's get right to it, shall we?" Nana said with a smile when she saw her youngest disappear into the kitchen.
Iemitsu's hairs stood up. That tone...
Giotto immediately stood up in alarm. His mom only used that tone this one time when he broke her favourite vase.
Alaude, probably due to him being involved in security or what-not, tensed up when his instincts tells him that he is in a very precautious position.
Only Tsuna remained blissfully unaware as he was washing the dishes.
"Alaude-san, there are, you see, certain ground rules if you were to go out with Tsuna." Nana spoke.
Iemitsu and Giotto stayed silent, fearing for their life should they interrupt.
"And let's just say that, you wouldn't want to know what will happen to you should you break those rules. Let's hope you never will..." Nana smiled sweetly but her eyes were anything but sweet. They promised pain.
"...I understand." Alaude managed to say. It was a rare occurrence for him to be intimidated.
"I'm glad." And Nana reverted back to her cheerful disposition, the dark aura around her gone.
The woman of the house was to be feared.
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"Alaude-san, I'm sorry about my family..." Tsuna apologised when they stood at the gate.
Alaude growled and pulled in Tsuna for a kiss.
"Ah! A-A-Alaude-san, my f-family..mmph!" Tsuna tried to resist the kiss.
Alaude stopped for a moment. "Name."
"Eh?" Tsuna tilted his head cutely.
Alaude narrowed his eyes.
"It seems like you have not yet been trained enough." He commented before going in for another kiss despite the very life-threatening glares he felt from the windows.
But both men of the Sawada family were restrained by Nana. It was too cute a moment for it to be interrupted.
"Alaude!" Tsuna immediately called out the very last moment before Alaude touched his lips.
A frown marred Alaude's face. He was slightly disappointed.
By now, Tsuna's face was red. Very red.
"I will come again soon." Alaude suddenly said.
"Eh?"
Alaude allowed a fleeting smile to appear on his face and patted the shorter boy's head. For his hand in marriage after Tsuna's graduation. After all, it wouldn't do to marry a minor.
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Omake
"I would like to ask for your permission to marry Tsuna." Alaude said as he bowed formally.
"No!" Iemitsu slammed his hand on the table.
"Otou-san, I'm going to marry Alaude!" Tsuna pouted cutely. "If you're going to stop us, I'm going to elope with him!"
"What? No, Tsu-chan!" Iemitsu reached out his hand but it was too late as Tsuna ran away with Alaude.
Then, Iemitsu woke up from the dream huffing and sweating profusely.
It was his worst nightmare.
The only comfort was that it was only a dream.
But, little did the father know that it was only the beginning.
Elsewhere in the Sawada's household...
A certain overprotective brother was muttering in his sleep.
"...No Tsuna...You can't marry him. He's..."
The End
A/N This took a little longer than expected. I was planning to finish it in July actually but...A bout of writer's block and a tiny bit of procrastination. So, yeah.
Hence I was thinking that I should probably finish this with the re-write of It's me before you. Then again, the reviews, story and favourite alerts really motivated me to finish it. So think of this as a little present?
Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have taken the time to review or place this story in your alert list. The reviews have prompted me to write this 'omake' so if you still want to read more...*hints*hints*
That being said, this will be my last update before my examinations is over. Look forward to the re-written version of It's me before you in mid or end December. I have also started writing another one-shot, the pairing is 1827, it's currently one-tenth done and I do not plan on touching it until my exams is over too. Oh, and for those who have read my other fic, The Ghost in the Attic, an omake for it (about Mukuro and Chrome) will also be out around Dec - Jan. Probably. I hope. *fingers crossed*