Silent Heartbeat Chapter Two- Torn Heart
Hibari glanced at the small piece of cloth around his finger, and sighed, walking further into the school. He felt bad about something. Perhaps it was that annoying feeling he'd had the yesterday, or maybe it was something new, that originated from that morning's shoot of pain.
It wasn't easy being Hibari Kyoya on that day. He was in a bad mood, frustrated, and a little sore, and the inaudible chatterings of invisible students made his heart sink. At least if there were someone around, he'd get annoyed and feel his usual self again. But unfortunately, no one was lingering about to make him feel himself.
No one other than Dino Cavallone.
As the prefect headed for the Reception Room, he was starting to have an uneasy feeling. There was an energy in the air, but he didn't identify it, nor did he recognize it even as a presence. He thought it was simply another weird sort of instinct that he had. Another stupid flash of humanity.
Hibari was getting excessively agitated with himself. Whatever it was, a phase, or the effect of a strange gas he'd somehow inhaled, he wanted it to stop, because he was starting to feel out of order, and funny inside. There was a build up of warmth inside him, a sort of rounded sweetness. Something like a soul. And the ravenette didn't appreciate its presence one bit.
"Kyoya!"
Hibari whirled around on the spot, his eyes blazing as he heard the sound, and the familiar voice from none other than a man who had followed him for way too long now. The prefect was particularly angered by his failure to trust his inner voice, but he quickly brushed it off and lowered his weapons.
"Bronco," he greeted. Dino smiled widely.
"What's with that face? Didn't you notice me before I called?" he teased, walking up close, placing a hand on the prefect's shoulder.
'Welcome back,' Hibari's subconcious said so quietly that Hibari himself didn't hear.
Of course, his eyebrows heard, and allowed him a twitch, but Dino took it the wrong way, as any friendly man would. "Aw, what, yesterday you wanted to see me, and now you don't?"
'That's not it.'
Hibari shook his head, and his fingers quivered as he got the urge to reach for Dino. Of course, Hibari Kyoya was a man of pride- such acts of friendliness, now matter how small they were, would not be tolerated. If anything, Dino would have to make the approach for Hibari to give the response. But, after mulling these things over for a bit, Hibari finally noticed the confusion in Dino's hazel eyes. Giving a brief sigh, Hibari headed over to the Reception Room and opened the door, glanced back at his guest, and strode inside with a 'follow me' sort of nod.
Once the doors were locked, leaving Hibari alone with the man he'd dreamed of, the prefect spoke. "Bronco," Hibari began, "... sit."
Dino, easily inspired with curiosity, sat down, weaved his fingers together and rested them on the knees. "Yes, Kyoya?" he asked, looking straight into the prefect's eyes- or rather, straight into his heart.
"I have a question," the ravenette began, wanting to ask an important question, before chickening out and asking, "Will you fight me?"
Dino reached over, and placed his hand over Hibari's. "Shh," he hushed, his voice soft and soothing, "What do you REALLY want to ask me?"
Hibari looked down. "My father wants me to get a girlfriend," he muttered, "And I honestly don't know how."
"I'll help," Dino murmured, still trying to look into the prefect's gray eyes. Hibari, though he felt nervous, looked up and into the Bronco's stare, and his heart seemed to weave itself into a knot as he allowed the gaze to affect him. It was like that warm, amber-brown color was melting a block of ice inside of him, and he hoped desperately that it wasn't his pride.
His heart giving a small, sorrowful throbbing, Hibari said, "Just tell me how. I have to manage it before he calls again."
"... Hm... Well, here's where I would say that Tsuna has a lot of girls you could check out," Dino replied, retracting his hand from the ravenette's as he thought. Hibari leaned forward a little as the blonde pulled back, The throbbing feeling in his chest amplified by Dino's recoil. The prefect began to go into a thought as Dino continued to talk.
Hibari was confused.
At himself, for the most part, as all of these wierd feelings had suddenly began, and now he couldn't shake them. This one in particular affected him more than the others. It was a sort of longing, and it constantly pulled on him like a dog against its leash, making his body lean in the direction of said longing. His body and his mind were contradicting each other, making Hibari more confused, more irritated, than ever before. As he turned his eyes to look outside, he let out a gentle sigh, and muttered, "Nevermind, Dino... I don't need a girlfriend."
"Then... what are you going to do about your father?" the blonde asked, not the least bit upset at being interrupted mid-sentence.
"Nothing," the other replied simply, "Can we fight now?"
Dino heaved a sigh of defeat, and mumbled, "I guess," with a falling tone that alerted Kyoya to his reluctance.
"... Can we go to the roof, then?" the prefect asked, his voice a little quiet.
"Mm hm."
Hibari stood, and was glad to be followed by the Italian man, his tonfas held beneath his jacket. The moment was nice, and rather peaceful, but suddenly-
"Wah!"
Dino made one of his typical stumbles, and managed to bring Hibari down with him. The prefect gave a grunt of suprise as Dino's arms draped around him and locked into an embrace that sent him to the ground. "Nng- Dino-," Hibari choked, trying to sit up, when his body was paralyzed by something greater than the shock of the abrupt transition from standing, to floor; because as he moved, he brushed against Dino Cavallone's body. His back had arched straight into the whip-user's chest, and those powerful arms were still locked around his body, making Hibari not unlike a bird in a cage. A caged skylark, to be exact. Even so, the feeling of being so close to Dino made Hibari's heart race with excitement.
"I'm sorry, Kyoya," Dino apologized, pulling the prefect up as he stood. Hibari, breathless, could hardly manage his reply.
"It's okay..."
"Are you all right, though? You look pale," Dino murmured, placing a hand on Hibari's cheek. Blood rushed the prefect's face, and he turned around and started to walk back for the door.
"No tripping during our fight. Get one of your subordinates," he ordered. Dino, though mildly offended, got out his cell phone to call Romario over.
As Dino was calling, Hibari mentally scolded himself.
'What the hell was all that?' he wondered, 'Is that dream affecting me more than I thought?' Hibari was going through what the girl's would all call 'denile.' He couldn't stop thinking about how Dino, though not purposely, had held him in his arms in a backwards embrace like that, and hell, the man was ON TOP of him! He could still feel the blonde's warmth against his skin, and it made him shudder with uneasiness. But at the same time, everything seemed wrong, somehow. Dino, and his entire being, everything about him was completely masculine, from the warmth of his smile, to the tattoo that ran from his neck to his knuckles. His full essence didn't have a drop of femininity in it! And whatever it was this prefect was feeling for Dino, he knew it simply could not be love.
After all, his father had made sure that Hibari knew that he was not gay.
The world felt upside down, with all these jolts of emotion, the electrical charges of excitement, the rushes of longing, and the rolling waves of sorrow. Confusing and bold, the odd sensations never retreated; they'd come so fast, and they refused to turn back to where they came from.
"Okay, Kyoya, Romario will be here in about ten minutes. Are we going to wait?"
"Yeah. On the roof," Hibari said. Usually, it wouldn't matter to Hibari whether Dino was getting his ass handed to him, or if the Bronco was holding up well, but today, he wanted what he never wanted before: a fair, clean fight.
To Kyoya's satisfaction, Romario arrived within the time given, and hung around Kusakabe by the stairs that led to and from the roof. The prefect equipped his tonfas, and smirked as Dino laughed lightly, whip ready. "All right, Kyoya. Here goes!"
"I'll bite you to death," the prefect hissed, running towards the man with one tonfa poised to strike as the other blocked Dino's impending lash with his whip. The prefect barely evaded the the whip, but, to his frustration, Dino easily avoided his attack as well. The Bronco, weaving himself behind the prefect, made a smooth, swift attack that hit the ravenette, and Hibari yelped, falling to his knees. The sudden burn of pain from the attack had sent him down immediately, and Hibari sorely rubbed his back. "What the hell was that, Bronco?" Hibari asked, glaring over his shoulder. Dino walked over and knelt down beside Hibari.
"Are you okay?" he asked, his expression showing how sorry he was. "I'm really sorry, did I hit a nerve, or something?"
"You hit something," Hibari growled. "Ahhh... what, did you poison your whip?"
"No," Dino said, starting to look more concerned, "Seriously, what's wrong?" Hibari shook his head, but the movement immediately set something loose, and a tear rolled down his cheek. Inwardly cursing, the prefect moved to wipe it away, but more came, inevitably catching Dino's attention. "Hey, Kyoya!" he said, "Come on, Kyoya, say something!"
"... It hurts," the prefect breathed, before shuddering as blood seeped down his back. "It... it really hurts."
Dino gave the ravenette an odd look, and asked, "Is there... something I should know about?"
Hibari shook his head quickly, then winced, rubbing the stinging area with the back of his hand. "No," he said, "Nothing. I've just... I haven't been myself lately."
"No kidding," Dino muttered, using his sleeve to dab at the other's eyes, and Hibari blushed lightly as he mumbled 'thanks' under his breath. "So there hasn't been anything out of the ordinary?" Cavallone pressed, staring firmly into the other's eyes. Hibari shook his head again, and strayed his eyes to Dino's whip, instantly getting anxious when he saw the weapon, regardless of whether it was active or not.
"Dino... I think I need to talk to the baby," he said in a soft voice, looking back up at the blonde. "There's something wrong with me."
The Italian stood and helped the prefect up, then asked, "Should I get you something for the... you know..."
"No, I'll be fine," Hibari replied, though he wasn't fully convinced of that himself.
The prefect didn't notice Dino was holding his hand until they had already exited the school, at which point, he decided, it didn't matter anymore. Besides... it kind of felt nice.
"Hey, Kyoya, you live around here, right?" Dino said as they turned onto a street. Hibari glanced around. It was most certainly the street his lived on- but he was hesitant to admit it.
"... Around here, yeah," he answered. They had almost passed his house when Dino paused, and stared.
"Woah, Kyoya, look at that place! Phew, does anyone live there? What a wreck!"
Hibari was on the verge of saying 'absolutely not,' when a pair of annoying little brothers dashed out over the lawn and glomped Kyoya. "Kyo-nii!" they cheered, "You're home early!"
Agonized by humiliation, Hibari shoved the two off of him. "Raiden, Isamu," he snapped, "Get back inside, I'll talk to you later-"
"Wow, are these your brothers?" Dino gasped, before realizing something. He glanced at the house, then back to Hibari, then grinned sheepishly. "You live here, don't you, Kyoya?"
Hibari glared at his brothers. "It's a long story," he muttered.
"Ooh, does Kyo-nii have a boyfriend?" Raiden teased, "Hehe~ mama's going to be so mad~! Papa, too!"
Isamu giggled with his brother, and Hibari grabbed Dino's arm. "We're leaving," he snarled. "And he is NOT my boyfriend."
His blood boiling with anger, the prefect pulled Dino away from the risk of his family, and away from the crack in his dignity, ignoring the blonde's small complaint at being dragged out of the vincity of 'such adorable mini Kyoyas.'
"Never go near my house again," Hibari warned, looking into Dino's eyes. "It's not safe."
"Aw, come on, Kyoya, your brothers are little angels~," the bronco gushed, "They're practically the opposite of you~."
Hibari was immediately hurt by the comment, as the opposite of an angel would be a demon, right? So Dino thought he was a demon?
Hell no.
Who would treat a demon so kindly, and so innocently?
No one other than the devil himself.
Yet Dino was starting to sprout horns in Kyoya's mind.
-End Chapter
Wao! I never write chapters this long! :D It's all thanks to the lovely reviews~, keep them coming! At this rate, I'll definitely manage 100,000 words! *high fives reviewers*