Opening Up – 1827 after inheritance arc

3.

When he got to school, Tsuna involuntarily looked at Hibari. The prefect held his gaze. If looks could kill, Tsuna would have died approximately twenty times over. Why was the stupid guy standing in front of the school gates? He wasn't even late. He walked past Hibari swiftly, careful not to look at him again. A strong grip held his right arm back.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi," Hibari said, unsure of how to continue. He paused.

"Y-yes?" Tsuna trembled, trying to walk back, but his arm was immobilized. He could not take more than about a step back.

"What do you want with the Tenth?" The black-haired boy promptly ignored Gokudera. Yamamoto merely scratched the back of his head and walked away, waving his arm and smiling. 'Stupid baseball freak, abandoning the Tenth.'

"It seems you are doing well." Hibari shifted his gaze. He looked away but was still holding on to Tsuna's arm.

"Y-yes, thank you." Tsuna wanted to leave. He was embarrassed. Suddenly, the pressure on his arm was gone. He had been released. "Bye!" Tsuna ran off rapidly, ditching the prefect. Gokudera followed after him, saying nothing more to Hibari.

Hibari was still staring into space. His face was slightly red, he didn't know how to react. He pretended to readjust his armband and walked towards the disciplinary committee room. 'Seems like he forgot about it. Good. Nothing to worry about anymore.'

Hibari hadn't bitten Tsuna to death. That was good. He also received a passing mark on his math test, a first in a while. Tsuna also was able to buy the last piece of yakisoba bread during lunch time. He was feeling lucky. Somehow, this day was going well for him, and he expected his luck to run out the next day. The only thing that bothered him was that it was Wednesday. This meant that he would have to come to class for two more days and perhaps see or interact with Hibari in some way. He feared Hibari's gaze. Why was he his Cloud Guardian? He didn't even like Tsuna or the other Guardians. Tsuna dismissed his thoughts, the class was ending soon and he had to pack up.

Tsuna had to go home alone today. Yamamoto had club activities and Gokudera was nowhere to be found. He had run out of the classroom as soon as they were dismissed. Carefree, Tsuna walked out of the establishment and shivered. He thought someone was staring at him but didn't bother turning around to check who it was. He hurried to the school gates, and was greeted by his home tutor.

"Ciaossu!"

"Reborn! You're back!" Tsuna was surprised that Reborn would bother going all the way to school to see him. He was the one who wanted to ask Reborn questions. "Hey, those pink candies in the jar…"

"Walk first, talk later," Reborn commanded him. After walking a block away from school, he asked, "What was it you wanted?"

"What did those pink candies do? I ate two but they did nothing, so I assumed they were just candy. I got sick afterwards."

"Oh, those. I got them from someone. You were the best test subject." He smiled at Tsuna. "I guess they were just ordinary candies, huh?"

"I had a really high fever Monday and skipped school Tuesday," Tsuna tried to protest, but it sounded more like a simple statement.

"Well, I didn't expect them to work. You're no-good Tsuna after all." He laughed and then continued a bit more seriously. "They're new pills Basil sent from Italy. Or so that's what I thought." Tsuna didn't say anything so Reborn said cheerfully, "It's up to you to find out the effects!"

"Eh? I thought you said those pills were suspicious." Tsuna really didn't want to take any more of those weird things.

"You didn't die, did you? They're fit for consumption!" Reborn didn't let Tsuna protest or convince him that he wasn't going to be his test subject. "Let's go home, I'm sure Mama has missed me."

"And my new dying will pills?"

"I have them… I'm sure you won't need them any time soon anyway." The brown-haired boy eyed the baby and sighed.

The tutor and his student walked in silence back home. No words were exchanged because it would just be a waste of time on Tsuna's part. After dinner, Reborn placed the jar in Tsuna's room and left, knowing that he wouldn't be defied. He left a note as well, reading, "One each morning. Report results to me." Finally out of luck.

Tsuna woke up, did his daily routine and before stepping out of the house, slipped a pink candy into his pocket. He left as usual, with Yamamoto and Gokudera. He hoped the pill wouldn't make him sick again, and decided to have it after lunch. He knew the effects were delayed, so if he felt uneasy, he could be at home and he wouldn't miss any class time. Or make Hibari carry him to the infirmary… Tsuna mentally smacked himself. He wasn't going to think about the guy who undressed him… Tsuna hit himself for real.

"What's wrong, Tenth?" Gokudera turned to him, worried.

"Nothing. It just felt like I forgot something," he replied. "Where were you yesterday?"

"M-my sister tried to give me these pink pills."

"Really? I got those from Reborn too, they taste like strawberry."

"So they're safe to eat?" Yamamoto put in.

"They probably were the cause of my fever on Monday. I wouldn't be so sure." He sighed, and added, "Reborn is making me take one a day, just to see what they do."

"I'm sorry Tenth, I don't feel comfortable with receiving food from my sister." Gokudera looked extremely apologetic, and bent himself in a ninety-degree angle, arms at his sides, facing downward.

"That's fine," Tsuna smiled. Sweat ran down from his forehead. 'Great, what am I going to do now?'

The three boys arrived at school. As usual, Hibari was standing in front of the gate, waiting to bite latecomers to death. He stared directly at Tsuna, who felt a chill down his spine. Tsuna nervously put his hand in his pocket and fiddled with the pill like it was a marble. Once again, Hibari grasped his arm. Was he trying to make friends in his Hibari-way? It definitely wasn't working, because Tsuna shrieked at his touch. He pulled his hand out of his pocket defensively, trying to protect his face.

"What do you have in your hand?" Hibari pried the boy's fingers open and took the pill. "Confiscated."

"Hey!" Tsuna and Gokudera yelled at the same time, but Gokudera was louder.

"What is this thing, anyway?" Curious, Hibari slipped it into his mouth. "Strawberry candy? Not exactly to my liking but… Move along, little animals."

Gokudera was about to pick a fight with the prefect until Yamamoto held him back.

"Listen, there's no getting it back now," he whispered. "Tsuna did say that they had to be tested. They also made him sick, which means there's a high possibility…"

"That we get rid of that guy!" Gokudera completed the sentence.

"Haha, I didn't mean it like that, but I guess it sounds about right." Yamamoto gave a grin.

"I really don't think that was a good idea…" Tsuna mumbled.

"There, there. It's not like he would've stopped for you, right? What's gone is gone." the baseball player said.

Tsuna could only wait to see what happened to the prefect. Reborn wanted results, and Tsuna was going to have to get them. 'Why do I always have to get involved with Hibari? Why?'

For those wondering, I am working on a one-sided 5927 and a harem27 as well (Or just 5927+1827+8027+6927 and possibly 9627 haha ^^;;). Look forward to it! I do read comments. I think I'll update twice this weekend. I have a lot of evil planned for my beloved Hibari~n.