Chapter 2- The Foreboding Cloud
Lately, Hibari had noticed that there were an increasing number of unfriendly stares directed towards him.
Hibari could have easily ignored them, of course. Childish kids being jealous of his talent could hardly be counted as a problem. Being smarter and more mature, he felt that it would do him no good to pay any heed to such petty issues.
However, that did not apply to people who were trying to intrude his personal space or disrupt his peace.
Cobalt blue eyes narrowed slightly as he –once again- caught the sneers of some delinquents lingering in the hallways as they looked towards his direction.
He knew what they wanted. Hibari had seen (and heard) many times how some students were cornered by groups of bullies and coerced to give up their lunch money as "protection fees" to the bigger and scarier boys. (Hibari scoffed at that, since he could have bet that the victims would be beaten up later.)
Well, if they think that Hibari Kyoya was a normal, nerdy, bookworm-ish, weak guy who can't hold his own ground, then Hibari would have to prove them dead wrong- preferably with a broken nose or two. ("Never show mercy to those with ill intentions, or you'll be the one to suffer", his mother had taught him. "When someone wants to harm you, make sure you return the favor twice as hard", his father had said.)
Unfortunately, Hibari had a little problem- he did not know how to fight- which is quite troubling.
Up until now, Hibari had cleverly avoided trouble by staying within a teacher's visible range. However, he knew he couldn't do this all the time. Furthermore, depending on another person's status to protect himself wasn't really Hibari's cup of tea. ("You can only rely on yourself forever", came another of his mother's quotes)
So it all came down to one thing: he had to learn how to fight.
He had proposed this idea to his parents (he didn't mention why), who had looked very pleased and said that it was "about time". (Hibari briefly wondered whether his parents had long expected this and were just waiting for his proposal)
Thus, he had landed himself in several martial arts classes (from the best schools, as his parents had insisted), ranging from karate all the way to kendo.
Apparently, he was a fast learner, from what the teachers had told his parents (they had nodded in satisfaction). Hibari figured that whether or not that was the case didn't really matter, since he was beginning to find a certain sort of thrill in fighting.
To him, fighting was not very different from studying. In both cases, he felt that he could let go of all his emotions and express them however he wanted, one through his body, and another through ink.
The thing that intrigued him the most about fighting is that the outcome was unpredictable, and the thrill of such close combat excited him- the adrenaline rush- and brought him out of his usual uninterested demeanor.
Thanks to all the various styles of fighting he had learnt, he was now knowledgeable with many different skills from each type of fighting. He thought about it for a bit, and tried to make use of all of them in his fights, which increased his strength exponentially.
As a result, there were hardly anyone in his classes who can hold out against him, and he quickly became "the invincible kid". The name didn't particularly flatter him (after all, it was what childish people do), but Hibari decides that being looked at with awe is something he could live with.
Just as Hibari predicted, the school bullies round him up one day during lunch (he hadn't been as lucky that day- they caught him on his way to the cafeteria), exchanging sly looks and looking down on him in a way that they thought was threatening and cool, demanding his lunch money.
When Hibari very politely refused their "kind" offer to protect him in exchange for the money- ("I thank you for the kind thought, but I do believe I can handle myself well enough. Now if you will please excuse me.") he earned a snarl and a shove to his shoulder- ("Huuuhh? Looks like some brat doesn't know the meaning of 'trouble', what'dya think we teach him how it's like?) and he feels that whatever happened next couldn't be blamed on him.
So he raises a fist, and promptly punched the big guy who just shoved him in his middle- hard. The others didn't seem to expect that he would fight back, and were thrown off their guards out of surprise, which works well for Hibari, who quickly crouched down and swept the rest of the gang off their feet.
Leaving an unimpressed "Although, I do have the feeling that you are the ones who doesn't know 'trouble', sempai. Maybe it will do you some good to avoid it." (as well as a smirk that somehow crept up his lips without him noticing), Hibari turned on his heels and left the scene, ignoring the dumbstruck and malicious expressions of the bullies directed towards him.
The only not-so-good result of this incident may be that now people are watching him with mild horrification (and a large overdose of fascination) as he walked down the corridor.
Hibari had the very irking feeling that he was being watched in a way similar to zoo exhibits.
Maybe it wasn't such a bright idea to do something like that in a place with crowds. Hibari thought as he decided that he will eat his lunch somewhere with lesser people.
A/N: Merry Christmas, people! ヽ(・∀・)ノ
Yeah I finally got my lazy ass up to type this out. /slapped
Anyway here we have some idea of Hibari's parents. What do you think? (*´▽`*)I guess that Hibari's parents must be strict on him and expects highly of him. But that's just my take.
Btw, I have NO idea how fighting works, or the mentality of people who fight. So please do tell me if you find my writing inaccurate, I'll see what I can do. And I also have no idea whether combining fighting styles is even humanly possible, but then again Hibari is such a good fighter and we were never told whether he attended classes so it's just my guess.
I hope that Hibari's growing distance from people is kinda evident here. What do you guys think about this development? :3
