AN: This chapter is a bit short, but I wanted to end the chapter after the first day. The next chapter will be a bit longer because it will cover the next three days in the story. The fourth chapter will be when all the fun stuff happens!

Also, on another note: This story will follow the manga only. Just a little bit of a friendly warning before you continue any further. I've read a lot of stories that focused on the anime, so I wonder when anyone will write about stuff like the Simon Famiglia or the Representative Battles.

Chapter III: First Day: End

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In my defense, I was not as annoying as the Bovino, but I was definitely a crybaby… and a wimp… and no-good… and weak-willed… yeah, you can tell that I get bullied a lot at school. Hopefully, this will make Hibari feel guilty! Do I think that'll happen? Nope!

Ashamed and embarrassed with my reaction, my hands went up to furiously wipe the tears from my eyes. Then, involuntarily, I began to hiccup. "W-why, won't (hic) they stop?" I demanded to no one in particular.

"H-hey… Tsuya? Please stop crying." Yamamoto pleaded, staring down at me.

Tsuna panicked, "I don't know what to do!"

"VOOI! Get out of the way already!" Squalo demanded, stomping over to sit in front of me. I tried to hide my face from the assassin, but Squalo merely grunted and pulled my arms away from my face. "Hey. Quit it. You got whacked, so what? It's not the end of the world."

My tears ceased for a moment, but then I started sobbing again and threw myself at Squalo, crying into his shoulder. "Wahhh!"

"V-voi! Stop crying and let me go!" Squalo yelled, trying to pull me off.

"Shut up already!" I heard Gokudera yell in frustration.

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Meanwhile…

In the living room, while everyone was trying to get Tsuya to stop crying, a certain Varia leader slouched in his seat, sleeping and completely oblivious to the ruckus that the other five inhabitants were making.

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The tears wouldn't stop and I was honestly getting sick of my natural instinct to cry whenever something did not go the way I wanted. Squalo had given up trying to pry my iron grip from his shoulder when he realized that my grip only tightened with every pull and shove. So, he just settled with sitting on the floor and patting my head. Then, Gokudera tried to get me to shut up by shoving me. The result of this useless action caused me to fall forward and land on top of Squalo. It is safe to say that Squalo and Gokudera should not be in the same room together for a long while, especially with the amount of profanities that leaked from the swordsman's mouth.

Finally, the guys realized what it took to make me shut up.

"Fine! We believe you!"

My crying stopped and I lifted my face from Squalo's shoulder, "S-see? T-that was e-easy, wasn't i-it?" But, I still went back to snuggling Squalo. "I'm sleepy now."

"V-VOOOI! Don't use me as your pillow!"

Zzzzzz

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10pm

Okay! I have a dilemma! Where do these guys sleep?

I woke up from my nap at around 6pm to shower and make dinner. In fact, I was lucky to snag the shower before any of the guys. Then, I proceeded to make dinner. You know what my problem was? – I had to cook food for several guys, who all had different taste buds. I heated up the left over filet mignon for Xanxus. At least I wouldn't have the Varia boss in my hair about the food. Then, to satisfy Hibari, I made hamburger steak. Sometimes, I'm too nice for my own good, but who cares? At this rate, I'll get to live longer. For everyone else, I made vegetables and udon noodles.

I honestly had no idea what the guys were up to while I was asleep. When I asked Gokudera, he merely glared and told me to ask someone else. I was going to ask the older Yamamoto, but he got into a conversation with Tsuna. So, I ended up asking Squalo because out of Xanxus, Hibari, and him, he was the least likely to kill me.

Actually, I really liked Squalo. It was a gradual thing. At first, I thought that he was a Sephiroth wannabe because I was a big fan of Sephiroth since I was a small child. Then, I developed a sort of understanding to Squalo's character. He was a very loyal person who spoke his mind whenever he wanted to. In a way, I admire the boldness that Squalo shows without restraint. Many times, I would have like to call people in my school "useless pieces of trash" and the bullies "scumbag pieces of shit." Unfortunately, I was either too nice, or I didn't have the guts to say it.

Squalo informed me that the reason that I woke up on my bed was because Yamamoto had carried me there. Then, he explained that all Xanxus did for the five hours that I napped, was eat and sleep. Meanwhile, he, Tsuna, Gokudera, and TYL Yamamoto were in the living room, voices down as much as possible, sparring or watching TV. According to Squalo, nobody knew what Hibari was doing because he went into my parent's room.

When I started to make dinner, Xanxus had woken up and started arguing with Squalo. Yamamoto insisted on helping me prepare dinner and ended up dragging Tsuna and Gokudera along.

Gokudera was hardly compliant and accused me of making "Juudaime" cook. Honestly, the guy was probably still bitter about when I hit him with a pole during the morning assault. Tsuna tried to make conversation, but it was kind of awkward between us. I would be awkward too, if I was talking to a stranger whom knew a lot of things about me. Yamamoto, however, was extremely chatty and gladly talked to me about kendo, baseball, and life in general. I was really glad that Yamamoto was such an easy-going guy.

Hibari had disappeared into my room after he took a shower. He was still in the room when I served dinner, so I had to bring dinner to him because he hated crowding.

Then, came the problem that I was in now. Where the heck was everyone sleeping?

I glanced around the living room, "So… Who's sleeping where?"

I heard my room door slam close immediately, which made me sweatdrop. Looks like Mr. Skylark had dibs on my room. Then, I saw Xanxus get up from the chair and walk into my parent's room. There goes the only other bed in the house.

I sighed and gestured to the couches. "Well, I have two pull-outs and a couch left."

Immediately, Gokudera sat down on one of the pull-outs. "Juudaime! I have secured a place for you to rest!"

Then, Yamamoto laughed and laid on the couch. "I'll take the couch."

Which meant that Squalo had the last pull-out. I sighed and thought over where I should sleep. Deciding to try my own room, I strolled over to my door and knocked, "Hibari-san? Can I please have my room back?"

The door opened and I was met with a glaring carnivore. "This is where I'm sleeping, herbivore. Find someplace else to nest." Then, he slammed the door shut in my face.

I whimpered and strolled away from the door. Should I ask Xanxus? – Nope. Even though he's extremely hot, I am a bit scared of the Varia boss. And I'm not sure if I want to die early.

"Tsuya? Do you wanna share the couch?" Yamamoto called from his place on the couch.

I blushed a bit and shook my head. "Thanks, but I'll have to decline. It won't be comfortable for the both of us."

So, I was left with Squalo. Taking a deep breath, I strolled up to Squalo, who had already pulled out the couch and was resting on it. "S-squalo? Can I bunk with you, please?" I begged.

Squalo looked a bit surprised that I had asked him and had turned a little pink before adverting his eyes and replying reluctantly. "Sure."

I smiled shyly before crawling onto the pull-out and resting my head on the pillow next to Squalo's. Gokudera turned off the lights and we were all settled into darkness. I couldn't help but blush. This entire thing was embarrassing, but sleeping next to Squalo was actually pretty comfortable.

My smile widened as I closed my eyes. Besides, I was sleeping on the same couch as one of the characters that I looked up to the most.

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