author's note: Hello everyone! This chapter is going to be about their awesome training~!

disclaimer: I don't own KHR, and the plot is half mine, since the other half is owned by Narzik (on deviantart), so credits for her too.


Chapter 3:

Master and student

"Gyaaaa~~! JE DETESTE LES CHIEENNNNNNSSS*!" (*I hate dogs = french) A five-year old screamed, running at full speed from five different big street dogs. A smirk on a young guy's face, as he watched this scenario from the top of a roof top. He tilted his fedora, not to start laughing like a maniac, because that will totally be uncool.

This is how it all started:

Annette finished her meal with lightning speed, before looking at the man in front of her, who was grinning his heart out in his head, of course.

"What now?" she asked innocently, "Are you going to teach me?" Her eyes sparkled with excitement again. The man 'woke up' from his thinking, "You'll call me 'master' if you want me to." He finished drinking his liquor, putting on a poker face. "Why?" She asked raising an eye-brow. "Because that's what you call a person that you respect and ask to teach you." The lecture face doesn't exactly suit you Reborn, so stop trying to use it. "I see...Master, are you going to start teach me?" Annette rephrased her question, adding 'master' in there.

The man with funny sideburns smirked yet again, "Yes. Actually, I know just the thing to start with. Come here." He did the sign with his finger so that the young girl would follow.

And following like she was told to, Annette found herself in a grey cat over-all. And no, if you're thinking off a fancy maid outfit with cat ears and tail or something of the sort...that's just wrong...even this hitman wouldn't go so far as to put that on a 5 years old.

What I meant was a one-piece over-all, that had only the face shown. So the cat ears and tail were included.

"Master, why did you change what I was wearing?" The girl asked, confused. "It's for training. People like me need to always be careful and use camouflage whenever we need to, to become someone different." If this would have been a cartoon, a Pinocchio nose would have grown on him.

You know how the baby Reborn keeps on having these ridiculous outfits? Well, he got that habit not from dressing up himself, but from dressing up this little kitten.

Or actually, when he was younger himself, he would rather dress up and prank someone (he is a boy, right?). Many people thought he would become an actor when he grows up. Sadly, not. He, himself thought that actors were all lame. I mean, those people just go on whatever stage and 'pretend' to be someone else. Nooo~, Reborn is waayy too awesome for that. What he wanted was to direct. Be a leader. Which he finally got the chance of with this kid.

"Oh, I see..what's a camouflage?" The black-haired gray cat asked. Seriously, she looked like a cat, since her figure was still rather small (well, she is 5 years old, right?)

"You'll find out when you grow up." Reborn wasn't bothered to answer. Though the girl just nodded in response.

The next minute, they were out in the street, an alley way, when the devilish hitman told Annette to make cat sounds. "Why?" She asked, totally not getting how this was going to help her use that shiny object which Reborn promised to teach her. "'Cuz I, your master, say so." The hitman was getting really irritated with her 'why?' questions.

"Meauw~." She imitated the cat sound she knew of from the streets. And the more Annette was made to imitate, the more alley creature started to pay attention to her.

Then out of nowhere, a big, hungry, scary looking, not cat friendly dog appeared, glaring at the small gray cat in front of it. Annette shrieked and before she even realized herself, her feet were running like crazy for her.

The dog obviously ran after, and more came in later.

Well...there you have it.

After several minutes of running after them and not loosing their tale, Annette had no more stamina left to run, so the dogs attacked her as she stopped.

'Revenge is sweet~.' Reborn thought as he went down to get the already dirty, unconscious girl, who was lying on the street ground.


"Noo~, they'll eat me!" Annette screamed as she jumped up from the bed, but after the little girl noticed she was lying in a warm bed. Though around her everything was dark.

"Heh, so you're finally awake?" The hitman leaned on the door frame. The girl nodded, surprised to see white stuff covering where the dogs hit her. So she wasn't exactly paying attention to the shadow that was behind the door.

"Alberto? Is someone in that room?" A sweet female voice was heard from the shadow. Reborn didn't really want people to find out his identity, so every time he changed lovers, he changed the name (which happened rather often, it's a wonder miracle that he remembered his girlfriend that looked so much like Annette).

And this 'Alberto' stood up from leaning on the door frame, so that he would look at the blond beauty in front of him, "Yeah, just the brat that I picked up and will train."

"Aww~, you're such a sweety~." The model-like girl in her early 20s said. Then she wrapped her arms around Reborn's neck and looked at him with a smirk, "But I know what you're even sweeter at.." she whispered and then lightly kissed the hitman's lower lip, giving him an invitation for him to begin.

The man gave a smirk back, "Indeed I am." he agreed, but before he could go into his 'sexy' mode, the hitman stopped and looked at the disgusted and confused five-years old, "It's night now. Get some sleep, tomorrow training will begin."

That's when he closed the door, leaving an annoyed kid. Whatever just happened here, she didn't like it. No, she didn't like it at all. Somewhere deep inside her tingle of a flame started, clouding her other feelings as she tried to fall asleep.

And the worst part was, she heard different sounds from the other room, which didn't let her sleep.

Ok, it wasn't the first time she saw someone kissing, since she has been on the streets for awhile, but the other times she just gave a disgusted look at them and not bother later. This time was different.

That man was HER master. Touching him like that...she pouted her cheeks yet another time. And then finally fell asleep.

The next day she woke up with someone kicking her out of the warm bed, and onto the cold wooden floor. "Ouchh..." she whined, trying to stand up.

"If you're not at the table in one minute, you won't get breakfast." Reborn threatened, looking down at the kid, holding a pan in his hand. So he can cook too, huh?

Annette didn't quite know what 'a minute' was, but staring at her 'master', it wasn't a lot of time. His deadly glare gave shivers as she started dressing up (whatever she found next to her bed), and running to sit at the table.

"That took you 30 seconds...not bad. Now go do it again, and actually wash your face and hands before coming." Reborn said in monotone. "Heeehhh? Whyyy, master?" The girl pouted, not wanting to redo anything. Her eyes were still half open and a yawn broke away from her mouth.

"That's right, because I'm your master and wake up! It's morning." Doesn't that sound very father-like? Or that's just me...

Giving up yet another time, Annette went back, stretching her hands high. The sun was still rising, so the sun rays were coming right to the eyes.

The girl went to the bathroom to wash her face and hands. Then looking at the mirror, she remembered how the woman from yesterday looked. Frowning at the memory, 'That's right. He is HER master...'

Brushing some of her hair with hands, she took some of her rather long black hair and put them over the right shoulder. This made her look more adult-like. Then holding her head high, she went back to the kitchen. Oh, and all of the bandage from yesterday came off as she was sleeping. Quite restlessly, I guess.

Though obviously the fact that her master just prepared breakfast for her (and she was ultimately hungry) didn't exactly change her mood when she saw exactly the same woman from yesterday leaning on the man's shoulder in nothing but a robe. Her hair was a sleeping mess and the sapphire eyes were half awake.

Annette made sure not to be noticed, as a vein on her forehead was dangerously threatening to pop any time.

"This smells so delicious~." The blond said, in a very tired voice. She wrapped her arms around Reborn's shoulders now, "I'm starving~ Alberto, will you let me have a bite?" The tone this woman used was so sweet, that you would believe she had eaten sweets all of her life.

Afterwards she let go and went to sit on the table. That's when the small black haired girl came in, "Woman, that's my sit." Her charcoal black eyes became emotionless, or more like threatening. Though the vein didn't pop.

"Ohhh~, is this the brat that you were talking about, Alberto?" The beauty asked, having a more lively attitude now.

Reborn looked rather surprised at the girl and then answered, "Yeah." Actually, he was so stuttered that he didn't even take his eyes off his student while answering.

"Myy~, she is so adorable.. And the way, she is trying to threaten me with that look, it's really cute~." The blond said, adoring the little girl in front of her. Totally ignoring the fact that she is hurting Annette's pride. Well, on the other hand, you would probably believe that she was doing it on purpose.

That was the end of the girl's patience. If anything, she wasn't going to tolerate some woman to hurt her pride. Nooo~, in fact, she was going to show the best of her abilities to her master now.

Not waiting any longer, Annette jumped one meter high, with the same amount of length. Then spreading her right leg higher than she even thought she could, the girl managed to kick the blond's head, making her fall out of her sit.

"Ouch, what's up with this brat?" The blond shouted, rubbing her hurt head and trying to stand up.

Reborn rose an eye-brown at this. Well, it's not that this was the first time he saw a cat-fight. And yes, a lot of them did have something to do with him. Obviously, since he was an awesome, mysterious, hot guy that held his cool and that a lot of girls wanted.

Though as much as he has seen those, this was a first time in his life he saw a five-years old do that.

"Alberto, why don't you do something about her! You brought this brat here!" the blond kept on shouting, but neither the master nor student were listening, just staring at each other.

"HEY! Alberto! Are you even listening?" She tried to get the attention of her 'lover'.

"Heh, not bad Annette. Well, at least I won't have to teach you how to use air-kicks." The hitman ignored his blond 'girlfriend'.

"What? You're on her side?" The woman kept on trying to get attention, but it really wasn't working.

"AHH! That's it! I am OUT OF HERE! We're Soooo over!" She finally blew up, stormed out of the room, took all of her own stuff from the bedroom and closed the main door with such strength, that one would think it would break.

"Finally.." Annette whispered, making a much lighter expression now.

"Why did you do that?" Reborn finally asked curiously, putting the breakfast on the table. "Hmm...I didn't like her." Annette answered bluntly, taking a sip of water from the glass, "She was too close to you, master."

The blunt answer shocked Reborn a bit. Just when did the sweet girl from yesterday that was running away from big dogs go? Even a few minutes ago she was exactly the same person. Was after she saw the blond that the girl started acting like this?

The hitman for the first time in his life wasn't sure. Well, not that he cared for once that one of his 'lovers' left him, because of his ignorances. Maybe it really was the kid that was bothering him.

"Heh, you definitely started to feel like at home now, huh?" Reborn asked in sarcasm. But not understanding the meaning behind his words, Annette nodded with excitement.

"Oui. After all, master is the best." She smiled innocently.

The hitman smirked yet again, "Of course I am." He went and placed his big, slim hand on the girl's silky head.

They ate breakfast much more peacefully. Reborn of course already had in mind what to do next, since his plan from yesterday got cracked.

Yes. Now his training will be much more intense and more fun for her.

And yes it was. It has been several years of Annette running around, on cliffs, streets and other stuff. Trying to avoid bullets coming at her from each corned or where ever she went. Hurting her finger from trying to shoot her annoying master down.

Though when she was about 13 years old. The girl finally turned into a mini, female Reborn. Though she had her own way of dealing with men and boys, Reborn was all in her heart.

Though it wasn't until the grand event, the girl finally understood what she meant to her teacher, father-figure, her first-love.


I wonder if you guys can guess what that 'grand event' is. Well, the hint is...well, if I say anything it will be too easy. So try to guess ^^.

Maann...I finally finished this chapter! Took me quite a while, since I was procrastinating the whole week, while writing my other story - "The Queen of Vongola". But now it's done! Wuhuu!

well, i hope you enjoyed ^^.