HI GUYS! =D

So.. yeah. I'm going to start answering most of the reviews at the top instead, there's more info at the bottom about it.

SOOO. HERE GOES WITH THE REVIEWS I'VE RECIEVED IN THE FEW HOURS THAT I'VE HAD CHAPTER THREE UP. Lol. ;

Urge2kill: Ugggghhh. I knoooww. The Prince is definitely attractive in some ways, I don't know why, but sometimes I find his self-centric attitude to be attractive. I don't know if I'm the only one who thinks this, but I am. I'm pretty sure that he won't be too thrilled about it, either, lol. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what his reaction will be at Tsuna's love for his Cloud Guardian, huh? =]

TakeshiYamamoto2980: I know, I don't really know if what comes next would be considered as cheering him up... But I think that it's cute. 3 Thank you very, very much! I plan to continue. I don't know how long this fic will be or where it will end, but I have been thinking about it a lot. The first plot I had for this story just makes it way too short. I believe I'm going to have to find a way to make it longer, I'm really enjoying writing it. =3

Wellll.. Onto the story!

Disclaimer

I do not own KHR.

"It's getting late, herbivore."

Tsuna lifted his head, glancing toward the raven-haired male sitting beside him, and, nodding slowly, he rose from the couch. He had made his way over to the door before pausing and turning behind him, seeing Hibari with his keys out.

"I'm going to walk you home. With your luck, you'll be jumped not twenty feet from the school." The prefect had explained, causing Tsuna to sweat drop comically. Though Hibari would never admit it, he really wanted to walk the herbivore home in hopes of lifting his mood.

"O-Oh.. You don't have to do that, Hibari-San! I-I'll be fine!" Tsunayoshi chuckled sheepishly, a light flush on his cheeks.

"I'm not doing it because I have to." Was the cold reply he received, causing Tsuna to blush harder; as the two left the Reception Room after locking it up, they silently made their way from the school.

It was currently dusk, the outside world barely illuminated. The chilly evening air nipped at their noses and cheeks, instantly causing the younger of the two to shiver. He curled his arms around himself, rubbing his upper arms to warm himself slightly as he walked beside the older male. He glanced over to the prefect, and almost tripped over his own feet as he felt his face instantly heat up.

Hibari Kyouya was glancing down at him, but not in a mean way. On the surface, Tsuna could lightly make out concern, but deep beneath it, he noticed something else causing his eyes to turn molten. Eventually, they both had stopped walking, now staring into each other's eyes. The young Vongola had traced his gaze over the prefects face. Those icy steel hues glancing back into his, seeming to penetrate his very soul. The way the tip of his nose and the highest points of his cheeks were slightly reddened by the chilly air, the way his thin, yet extremely attractive lips, were pressed together… It was too much to handle, Tsuna had almost thrown himself at the God-like creature before him! But, always being overly critical of himself, he had shot down any chance of Hibari ever finding interest in him… Yet… He couldn't help but notice the way his intuition was telling him that Hibari was the one, Hibari was interested, and that Hibari wanted the same things that he wanted…

"Gahhh!" Tsuna grasped onto the sides of his head, shaking it back and forth angrily. "Hibari-San would nev---" He stopped short, his embarrassment growing full blown. "Ah! H-Hibari-San!"

Meanwhile…

Kyouya stared down at the herbivore before him, taking in the way his caramel locks swayed slightly in the breeze.. The light flush on his face that still lingered from earlier coupled with the air… The way his small, yet full lips were opened slightly.. And he saved his eyes for last. Those deep, caramel orbs were staring into his, nearly taking his breath away at the emotion he saw in them. They were liquid gold, burning with the intensity of his emotions. He longed to reach out and caress his palms against that slightly plump cheek; it just looked so smooth… So.. Longing to be touched. He craved the warmth from that small body that he had experienced only a few hours earlier… To his disgust and wonder, Sawada Tsunayoshi had unknowingly become something of a drug to him. He was utterly addicting. At first, he had bitten the herbivore in his office, admiring the way he fearlessly had hit him on the head.. Then he craved to become closer to the herbivore, but, for the first time in his life, he had doubted himself in his ability to become friends with the herbivore. The others that were constantly with him were Hibari Kyouya's polar opposites. Obnoxious, friendly, careless, always laughing, always crowding.. He wasn't a man with those traits. He despised obnoxious people. He loathed those who laughed all the time with their friends, crowding in his hallways and on the school grounds. He absolutely hated crowding.. And yet… Here he was… Gazing into those hypnotizing eyes and wishing he were all of the things he hated… When the herbivore startled him slightly with his outburst.

"I would never what, Sawada Tsunayoshi?"

"HIIEEEE! I-I didn't… I didn't mean to say that out loud, Hibari-San! Please don't bite me to death!" The younger male begged, immediately getting to his knees and bowing repeatedly.

"Get up, herbivore. I have no care for your antics." Cold… He was always so cold to him. He knew nothing else.

"Y-Yes, Hibari-San!" Tsunayoshi immediately rose from the ground, his entire face covered with a deep crimson pigment.

Facing forward, the Skylark had begun to walk again, causing Tsuna to jump slightly before following along tentatively, always remaining a step or two behind Hibari. This had slightly angered the Prefect, for the one he cared most for should be by his side, not behind him. So, to solve this dilemma, Hibari had reached back and grabbed Tsuna by the upper arm, bringing him closer before taking his jacket off and draping around the slender shoulders, finally deciding to do something about the shivering herbivore. Sawada Tsunayoshi glanced upward at him, fear evident in his eyes before they melted with understanding, only moments after beginning to burn with that same emotion he had seen before.

They had reached the gates to the Sawada household by now, and instead of immediately parting, they hesitated, looking at one another. Their eyes met swiftly, and before the Tsuna could stop himself, he threw his arms around Hibari's chest, burying his face in the crook of his neck.

Hibari, on the other hand, had just been about to pull the herbivore close when he did this. Smirking, he placed his hand on the top of the surprisingly soft brown locks, petting the other's head. When Tsuna glanced up at him, he seen the faint traces of disappointment that would be hidden from anyone who hadn't studied his facial expressions so secretively; so, to please the one herbivore he didn't want to bite to death for being so close to him, he wrapped both arms around him protectively, pulling him closer and burying his face into that honey-brown head of hair he had just been petting.

After a few short moments, they both had released each other, the brunette blushing madly. He returned Hibari's jacket with a short thank you and farewell before heading into his house. Kyouya could only watch as he walked away. Pivoting on his heel, he made his way home, where he would be able to go to sleep.

However, the next day at school, the herbivore wasn't present. He hadn't seen him walk through the gates, he hadn't seen him in any of his classes, and he hadn't seen him marked down for anything on any attendance record for that day. Frowning and narrowing his eyes, he called for Kusakabe at once.

"Find out where Sawada Tsunayoshi is at once and report to me his whereabouts and his activities." He had said swiftly before practically shoving the larger male from the room. Sitting down at his desk, he folded his hands and laid his forehead against him. He was honestly worried that the herbivore had gotten into some kind of trouble. Sure, that wanna-be prince was no threat to him… But to a weak herbivore like Sawada Tsunayoshi, he could have been a lion with a gazelle for all he knew. Sure, the herbivore had showed some traits of an omnivore, possibly a carnivore, before, but he had only seen it once. That wasn't good enough for him to be marked higher than a herbivore in his mind.

Worry continued to consume his thoughts until Kusakabe had come back to the Reception Room, knocking softly.

"Come in." Was Hibari's curt reply.

"I've found the whereabouts of Sawada Tsunayoshi. He is currently at home. As for his activities, he was in bed sleeping when I arrived. I questioned his mother, but all she would tell me was that he was sick with a fever, Kyou-San."

"Very well, you're dismissed."

After Kusakabe had left the room, Hibari slammed his fist against the desk. Sick? The herbivore was sick? He couldn't have been! No, Hibari had corrected himself, it could have been possible. He hadn't put his jacket around the boy's shoulders until they were almost to his home, the rest of the time he had been in short sleeves. Why hadn't he done so sooner? Why had he been so foolish as to not notice the herbivore's shivers until atleast the half way point? Why was he still sitting behind his desk with his hand in his bangs, stressing about the condition of the herbivore?

Standing up and pulling himself together, he immediately left the Reception Room after telling Kusakabe to take over his patrol and disciplining duties. He made his way to the home of Sawada Tsunayoshi, going to his window and leaping in effortlessly. He held onto the frame for balance before glancing over to the bed to gaze at the sleeping boy.

He frowned, the herbivore looked worst than he would have anticipated. Stepping quietly into the room as to not wake him up, he pressed his palm against Tsuna's forehead, almost immediately snatching it back.

The herbivore was burning up!

Without thinking, he wrote a short note to Sawada Nana before scooping Tsunayoshi up into his arms, with a blanket around him of course, and leaping out of the window. He rushed to the hospital, kicking open the doors and heading to the reception desk.

"I'm sorry, sir, you're going to have to take a number and wait for it to be called like the rest of our potential patients." The young nurse had told him without looking up from her computer monitor, his eyes narrowed into slits, his rage barely contained.

"Don't you know who I am? You foolish girl, I demand that you get the Director here immediately and get this herbivore to a room."

"Listen, sir, we don't give any body any speci—" The nurse practically choked on her words when she looked up to see Hibari Kyouya standing before her, his murderous aura dominating the room. "Y-Yes sir! Right away, sir !"

Satisfied, Hibari took Tsuna to the room he usually stayed in and laid him on the bed, nurses flew in and out of the room, tending to Tsuna and Hibari's every need. Finally, after he had enough crowding, he ordered them away before sitting on the edge of the brunette's bed.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi." Hibari stated, wishing to wake the boy up.

Tsuna closed his eyes tighter, believing that he had gone crazy because not only had he imagined nurse's voices and a certain prefects, but now he was hearing that silky voice again!

"Sawada Tsunayoshi, wake up or I'll bite you to death."

At this, the young Mafia Boss had snapped his eyes quickly open, gazing at the eyes that belonged to the man who held his heart captive.

"H-Hibari-San!" Tsuna exclaimed, looking around confusedly. "What are you doing here..? W-Where am I?"

"You're in the hospital." Hibari stated, looking off to the side. He was irritated right now, he was so angry at himself for not giving the younger male his jacket sooner!

"…Why?"

"You have a fever."

"Oh…"

"Quite a high fever at that. What were you thinking last night? If you were cold you should have said so!" Hibari snapped at the boy, watching him wince and try to shrink into the white bed.

"…I didn't want Hibari-San to get sick." Expecting some pathetic excuse, Hibari had been taken by surprise when he heard that.

"You idiot. I always wear long sleeved shirts, I would have been fine. You, on the other hand, constantly wear short sleeved shirts. Don't care about my health, you'll gain nothing from it. Worry about yourself." Tsuna did a double take at the words, getting slightly angry.

"H-Hibari-San! You can't tell me not to worry about your health! It's not fair! There had to be a reason you came to my house today. Okaa-San told me that you had Kusakabe check on me, so don't tell me that you weren't worried about me! Why is it okay for you to be worried about me, but I can't be worried about you?"

Hibari smirked amusedly at the young boy, reaching out and doing something that he had longed for. He pressed his palm against the heat-flushed cheek, gently caressing it. Tsuna gaped at the male, mouth wide open.

"That is simple, Sawada Tsunayoshi. Your health means more to me."

Blinking frantically, Tsuna had no reply at the moment, and chose, instead, to close his eyes and lean into the hand. Content, Hibari rubbed the dark circles beneath the sleep-deprived boy's eye with his thumb.

"You should sleep. I will return later with your school work."

With that, Hibari rose from the bed, and after Tsuna had laid down, brought the blankets up to his chin. Getting a wet rag, he placed it over the herbivore's forehead before walking from the room, commanding the nurses to care for the boy with a silent glare.

Though Tsuna had a high fever, it had been quickly reduced, and though he had been able to return to school in three days, he had taken an extra day off at Hibari's request.

The Cloud Guardian had been coming over frequently, visiting him in the hospital atleast once, if not twice, a day for the short time he had been there. The fourth day, the day he had remained at home, Hibari had visited once again. After the prefect had left, Sawada stared at the now closed window longingly before stopping himself.

What was he doing?

He was falling deeper into the abyss that was his Cloud Guardian. He was falling deeper in love with him.

He was making a big mistake that would only end up hurting the one he was desperately in love with down the road.

Soooooo~? What do you think?

Am I moving too fast? Am I making all of these events pop up too quickly?

Am I going at a good pace?

Am I worrying too much?

lol. I can't help it!

As you've noticed, I didn't answer the reviews at the end of the chapter like I said I would.. I know, I'm sorry.

Instead, I'll reply to them in the beginning, because yeah.. I just will. It's easier since the reviews will be from the past chapter. However, if the review asks a question that deserves a longer answer, I'll be answering them on the bottom. Sorry to be so confusing. ^^;

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I know that I'm updating a lot, but that's because I don't know when I'll have access like this to a computer to update, so I want to make sure that I not only make up for the long period in which I haven't updated to the not as long period that I'm not going to be able to update. If possible, I'll try to update either next weekend or the weekend after.

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