I'll just leave this here :)

Chapter 4

The bell rang signalling it was lunch break. Aiko quickly got up from her seat and was about to walk out the door when Hana called her, "Oi, Aiko, where are you off to?"

"Ah Hana-chan, ano, I'm just going to…" Aiko faltered. She couldn't think of a good excuse so that she could go to the rooftop to see Kyoya without them being suspicious.

"Oh, Miyazaki, are you in trouble again?" Yamamoto said.

"Ah no, that's not it," Aiko said.

"Aiko-chan, aren't we going to eat lunch together?" Kyoko said.

"Yeah, um... it's just that, I'm just going to give something to someone," Aiko said, her cheeks turning a light pink again.

"Oh? Aiko, you know it's not Valentine's Day for you to be giving chocolates to your crush!" Hana teased.

"I'm not giving chocolates to my crush, Hana-chan!" Aiko protested.

"Then why are you blushing?" Yamamoto joined in.

Aiko pouted, her face turning redder by the second. "Chigao yo!" And then she went out the door and ran off.

Yamamoto and Hana watched her run as fast as she could from their classroom door. "Should we follow her?" Yamamoto asked.

"I don't think that's a good idea. Aiko is a really shy girl and if this is something about her crush, I think it would be better we didn't meddle into her business," Hana answered.

"Che, Yamamoto have you forgotten what Reborn-san asked us to do?" Gokudera said sitting with his arms folded behind his head and his feet up on his desk.

"No of course not, but we should respect a girl's privacy after all," Yamamoto replied.

"Whatever," Gokudera said.

.

The door to the rooftop opened slightly, Aiko peeked to see if Kyoya was there. "Who's there?" a voice menacingly said, startling her.

She opened the door even further and saw him. He took one look at her and then turned away, saying, "What are you doing here?"

"I just came by to give you this," Aiko said, showing him the bento that she made earlier in the morning.

"I don't need that," Kyoya said without even looking at what she was holding.

"Demo demo! Hibari-san didn't eat anything for lunch yesterday, so I thought I'd make him some so he wouldn't get hungry," Aiko said. She rushed to his side and then opened it. Kyoya glanced at the open bento and saw that she made his favourite dish. She took a piece of the hamburger steak and held it out for him to take, "Here, I made your favourite."

Kyoya looked at her and saw persistence in her eyes. He sighed, "You're going to be very persistent about this, aren't you?"

Aiko nodded, still holding the piece of hamburger steak out for him to eat. Kyoya sighed. He glanced at Aiko and saw that she wasn't backing down. Finally he opened his mouth and took the piece of steak off the chopsticks. Aiko smiled, proud of herself that she'd gotten Hibari Kyoya to eat the food that she made for him out of persistence. "How is it?" she asked.

"Oishii," Kyoya said with a hint of annoyance.

Aiko pouted. "Do you like it or not?"

Kyoya swallowed, "I can eat by myself, you know. I'm not a child. Anyway, aren't you going to eat?"

"Ah! I almost forgot I left mine at the classroom so I'd be able to eat with Kyoko-chan and the others today," Aiko said.

Kyoya took the bento from her and said, "Then get going. You don't need to take care of me. I can take care of myself."

Aiko smiled and then she leaned forward and kissed Kyoya on the cheek, surprising him. "Eat well, Kyoya-kun," Aiko muttered.

As Aiko headed for the door, she saw the little hedgehog that belonged to Kyoya lying on the floor close to the door. She leaned down to take a closer look at him. "Kawaii~!" Aiko exclaimed. She turned to Kyoya and asked, "Is he yours, Kyoya-kun?"

"Roll, move out of the girl's way. You're distracting her," Kyoya said as he ate. Roll obeyed his master and crawled towards him. He curled into a ball close to Kyoya and looked at Aiko shyly.

Aiko giggled, "He's a cute little hedgehog, Kyoya-kun." Kyoya ignored her as he continued to eat. She smiled and said, "Well, I'm going now so I won't annoy you anymore." And at that she was gone.

When she was gone, Kyoya smiled as he finished the food that she made for him.

.

Aiko came back to their classroom with a big smile on her face. As she took her seat, and placed her own bento on the desk, Hana commented on the look on her face, "I'm guessing it went well judging from the look on your face."

"Huh?" Aiko became flustered and her face turned red.

Hana and Kyoko giggled. "I thought so," Hana said.

"Nee Aiko-chan, who is he?" Kyoko asked her.

"What? Why do you want to know?" Aiko said, her face turning even redder.

Hana nudged her with her elbow and said, "Come on, Aiko. Who's the lucky guy?"

Aiko just blushed and said, "Gomen ne but I can't tell you guys."

"Are? Why not?" Hana asked.

"Don't you want to tell us?" Kyoko added.

"It's not that I don't want to tell you. It's just that if I tell you, he's going to be mad at me," Aiko answered, not looking directly at them.

"Ah! Then he's not just a crush now, is he?" Kyoko said.

"Aiko, is something going on between you and… whoever he is?" Hana said.

"Eto…" Aiko began. She wasn't sure how she was going to explain her relationship with Hibari Kyoya, the chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of Namimori Middle School, without giving too much away, especially because Hibari doesn't want anyone to know about them.

Fortunately for Aiko, Yamamoto approached them and said, "Yo, Miyazaki, Nakamura-sensei wants us to get a few things from upstairs for our lesson later at afternoon break."

"Ah hai," Aiko replied.

"Ah and Chrome, too," Yamamoto said looking around their classroom for her but she was nowhere to be found. "Hm? She isn't here right now. I guess we'll tell her later," Yamamoto added.

"Yeah," Aiko nodded.

"Ja ne," Yamamoto then walked away from them.

.

A few hours later, Yamamoto, Aiko, Chrome and Tsuna were bringing down books and visual aids from the classroom on the floor above theirs. Aiko and Chrome were carrying the visual aids while Yamamoto and Tsuna were carrying the books. Yamamoto and Tsuna were walking behind Aiko and Chrome who were talking.

"Nee Chrome-chan, Kyoko-chan tells me you like to cook," Aiko attempted to start the conversation.

Chrome nodded, "Yes. I've been trying to make different dishes and I'm starting to get the hang of it."

"Eh? Sugoi, Chrome-chan! I've only tried out a few dishes myself, but I'm pretty good at baking. Have you ever tried to bake a cake or maybe cupcakes?" Aiko asked.

"No, I haven't, but I'd like to try something," Chrome answered, shyly.

Behind them, Tsuna and Yamamoto were whispering to each other. Tsuna was thinking to himself, I don't think I should be eavesdropping on Miyazaki-san and Chrome. It doesn't feel right.

"Hey Tsuna," Yamamoto called his attention.

"Yamamoto, what is it?" Tsuna asked.

"I don't think we'd get anything relevant from their conversation so I'm sure it's okay if we don't listen in," Yamamoto whispered to him.

Tsuna looked at the two girls. Yamamoto's right. They're just talking about cooking. "Yeah, you're right. Reborn wouldn't be too stiff about it."

Just then, Aiko's head began to spin but she didn't let the others know. She felt like it was going to burst… but more importantly, it felt like someone was invading her mind. And then out of nowhere everything went black.

Aiko's foot slipped as she took a step down the stairs and she fell to the floor of the hallway.

"Abunai!" Tsuna exclaimed.

"Itetete…"

Chrome, Yamamoto and Tsuna rushed to her side. "Miyazaki-san!" Tsuna exclaimed.

Chrome knelt next to Aiko and placed the things she was carrying next to her, "Daijobu, Aiko-san?"

Just then, both Yamamoto and Tsuna noticed that there was a ring hanging from a chain around Aiko's neck. Neither of the two made a comment on it but they glanced at each other as if sharing a mental conversation.

Aiko forced a smile and nodded, but as she tried to stand up she felt a jolt of pain at her right ankle and didn't attempt to do so again. "Sumimasen, I think I sprained my ankle," Aiko said.

Chrome looked worriedly at her. She didn't know what she was going to do. And as people started crowding around them, Yamamoto asked, "Miyazaki, what happened back there?"

"I felt a little dizzy back there and lost my footing," Aiko answered.

Just then, a voice spoke with the evilest intent, "Why are you all crowding?"

The crowd parted to make way for the one and only Hibari Kyoya.

"Eeeek! It's Hibari-san!" Tsuna exclaimed with a horrified expression on his face.

Hibari glanced at the people who were crowding around with his sharp grey eyes. He held his tonfa at the ready and asked them, "How long are you going to crowd around here?"

Immediately, the crowd stepped back and dispersed. Hibari withdrew his tonfa and turned back to Aiko and the others. "Sumimasen, Hibari-san," Aiko apologized.

Hibari knelt at her side and placed his hand on her ankle that was sprained and she winced. "You sprained your ankle," Hibari said.

"She slipped down the stairs earlier," Yamamoto said.

Hibari stood up carrying Aiko in his arms, surprising the other three. He began to walk away when he suddenly stopped and glanced over his shoulder. "You there," he said, regarding Tsuna.

Tsuna panicked and said, "Hai!"

"Clean this mess up before I get back," Hibari said and went on his way.

As he walked away carrying Aiko in his arms, Aiko whispered, "Gomen nasai, Hibari-san."

"Well, we should get all this stuff to the classroom before Hibari gets back," Yamamoto said with a smile on his face.

Chrome nodded in agreement. "Boss, are you alright?"

Tsuna nodded stiffly as he leaned down to help Chrome in picking up the stuff Aiko dropped. And then they quickly brought the books and visual aids to the classroom.