I'm back. I had focused a bit too much on Thirst recently. (A new story I started.)
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Disclaimer: I do not own KHR.
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Every street. Every road. EVERYWHERE. She was being followed.
Because of this, she had been extremely frustrated and had been unable to get back to her home before getting caught up in the media. The attention she attracted was like when an extremely famous person had made a great come back, topping charts or was the latest gossip.
Her class, noticing this, mainly felt sorry for her, despite starting the whole ordeal and then began to usher people from other classes away from her.
Friends were something she had wanted all this time. And she had friends. They had protected her, and she, in return, protected them although was mainly useless since her class was apparently the nicest out of the rest.
Xanxus, the Literacy teacher seemed to have noticed many things that have changed in the class and him. First of all, his class was weak, but there were many surprises that were going to come. Second of all, he felt something tingle in his body. That did not feel right. There was something about that girl model that was pissing him off and getting him interested in her at the same time. Lastly, why was his class so small compared to other classes?
"Listen up, trash, we're having a joint class trip for your future crap lives. We're going to be pairing up with a senior class. The trip is a week long. You'll be put into groups," announced Xanxus. He literally blue-tacked a pre-printed paper with the group assignments. "You're with 2A and your corresponding group will have the group number."
"There's only a few of ya, so we'll be in groups of 4."
As students crowed around the board with the paper, Tsuna managed to squeeze into the front mainly because of her short stature.
Class 1A - Group 1:
Dokuro Chrome
Gokudera Hayato
Sawada Tsunami
Yamamoto Takeshi
Class 2A – Group 1:
Gesso Byakuran
Hibari Kyoya
Rokudo Mukuro
Sasagawa Ryohei
"Ah… Sawada-san!" said Chrome as she went towards Tsuna. Gokudera and Yamamoto approached the two as well.
"O-Oi… this Hibari Kyoya… he's the Disciplinary Committee leader right?" asked Tsuna, slightly nervous when she saw the name.
"Yes," replied Chrome with a nod.
Tsuna patted her pocket, feeling the red and gold fabric. She hadn't had the chance nor wanted to return the fabric to the prefect. [Refer chapter 2]
"I may or may not be on bad terms with him…"
"Oh… well, I don't think he will be too harsh, Sawada-san" said Chrome, "it's because you're really cute!"
"That's not helping. And please, just call me Tsuna."
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It was hell. Like, seriously, it was hot.
"We did this in middle school and we didn't really do much. We disguise it as a bonding future thing for our classes but it's really just to have fun," explained Chrome. "It's also a way to appeal to the public considering that we may be models, actors, actresses and athletes etcetera."
"Huh. Wait isn't this just advertising?"
"Yes. It's also a beach, so some sexual appeal is usually wanted as well."
"Se-se-sexual appeal? But wouldn't you feel embarrassed?"
"Well, as a model, you have to get used to it, but we are not selling our bodies or anything, and it's normal to feel embarrassed."
Tsuna really admired Chrome. Despite her quiet demeanour, she really was confident in what she did. Well, that's just ignoring the rest of her group.
To be put in a group where one probably hated her to some extent, aka Hibari, and then other people she did not know, she was very anxious.
Gokudera seemed like he wanted to kill someone with his scowl.
Yamamoto reassured her, saying that their sempai's weren't that bad.
Gesso Byakuran was a famous patissier and a model, famous for his rather cheeky ways and was a type of troublemaker or more or less a player. His teachers often left him to do what he wanted and is rarely seen in class, anyways. After all, he was a genius.
Hibari Kyoya, the infamous Disciplinary Committee Leader of the school, was best known as a fighting monster and the intellect of the school, preferring not to do anything that required 'crowding'. It is rumoured for him to be involved with the Chinese and Japanese underground groups and excelled at Japanese and Chinese traditional art.
Explained by Chrome, Rokudo Mukuro has a close relation with her and the two have been partners in some films and many photo shoots due to their similar appearances. They hold no romantic feelings; however Chrome respects him as a junior to Mukuro. In class, Mukuro is seen fighting Hibari and thus the two avoids doing so due to school expenses and how long they'd fight. It was also said that Mukuro was a talented singer.
Sasagawa Ryohei, in which Kyoko mentioned, was her elder brother. He was a championship winner for the junior boxers and often enters competitions. Due to some circumstances, he had quit fighting to the point of being half dead and works as a sport model.
To be surrounded by such magnificent and well known people, Tsuna felt extremely small and hidden. But still… it worried her that Hibari Kyoya knew of her secret. Despite the ever so reassuring Chrome, she was anxious about the excursion.
The group of four were alerted of their senior class' presences. The squeals of fan girls and boys instantly turned their attention to the students coming out of limousines.
"Ahaha, they're here!" said Yamamoto. He instantly walked up to Sasagawa Ryohei and the two started chatting away happily.
Tsuna made eye contact with Hibari Kyoya and instantly took a step back, beside Chrome. But Chrome wasn't able to stay by her side for too long when she and Mukuro went to meet.
Gokudera clicked his tongue and walked off to where they were going to stay for the week ahead saying something about how there were really annoying people and hated the sun and heat.
Now vulnerable, Tsuna found her glued to the spot until she was suddenly hugged by Gesso Byakuran.
"Aww, you're so cute! I saw your cover photo and I really wanted to meet you~" he said with a smile. He pulled out a packet of marshmallows from his bag offering her some in which she declined.
Hibari was glaring at the awkward pair (well it was awkward from Tsuna's point of view) and spotted the red and yellow fabric peeking out of Tsuna's pocket and instantly walked up to her. With his height, he towered over the poor girl.
"You," he started and then stuck out his hand, "The Disciplinary Committee armband."
"Hie!" She quickly took it out and returned it to him and he merely walked away.
"Oh? Did you know Kyo-chan before?" asked Byakuran.
"Y-yeah… a few times. Are you close to him, Gesso-sempai?" asked Tsuna timidly referring to the teen calling Hibari 'Kyo-chan.'
"Mmm, nope~ but you can Byakkun, Tsu-chan~" he said.
"B-Byakkun… can I just call you Byakuran?" asked Tsuna.
"Oh well, it's good enough for now," he said, "Are you going to the lodge?"
"Um… Chrome and I had plans to go to the beach later," replied Tsuna.
"Okay. If you need me, I'll be at the lodge. I'll go cheer up the grumpy puppy." With that, Byakuran left.
Grumpy puppy?
"Oh Sawa- I mean, Tsuna!" called out Chrome, "Can you come here for a moment?"
"Sure."
"This, as you already know, is Rokudo Mukuro. Mukuro should be fine," introduced Chrome, "Mukuro-san, this is Sawada Tsunayoshi."
"Kufufu, the little bunny of the Vongola Agency?" said Mukuro. His laugh sent shivers down her back. "Nice to meet you."
"Yeah, nice to meet you too, Mukuro." She made eye contact with the senior in which she noticed the heterochromatic eyes. It pulled her in and she quickly broke eye contact before she was fully absorbed.
"Well, we should get going, shouldn't we?" asked Chrome and then turned to Mukuro. "We'll see you at dinner then."
Huh.
…
She had a bad feeling. She also had something called Reborn sensor. Well something like that.
"Reborn… I know you're following me."
"Tch. You found out again."
"Yeah… but-" said Tsuna and then turned to him with a smile. "Please limit yourself especially when you are watching me change."
"Haha, very funny, Dame Tsuna. I wasn't here to watch you change but I was going to give you this," he said, completely unaffected and then throwing at her a bikini. "You weren't going to wear that horrible school swimsuit?"
"U-uh, no?" Tsuna sweat dropped as she quickly stuffed the school swimsuit back into her suitcase.
"Hm. Good." And then he left. Only for Tsuna to be silent and staring at the rather exposing and offending swim suit.
"Tsuna? Do you need any help?" asked Chrome from outside the door.
"No! I was just thinking about something…"
"Oh okay." After a few minutes of fiddling around with the swimsuit, she quickly put on a jacket and exited the room to walk with Chrome towards the beach.
"Are you wearing water proof make up?" asked Chrome.
"I'm not wearing any."
"Wow, I really didn't notice!" she giggled, "off to the beach then."
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"This school is best for these things, Lal," said Reborn looking at their model walking towards the beach.
"Tch. If anyone ever caught you with your Leon binoculars, they'd mistake you for a pervert."
"Catch me? I'd like to see them try," said Reborn with a smirk. "Get moving."
"Yeah."
"OI YOU MAGGOTS!" shouted someone in the distance.
"…"
"Since when was that idiot invited?" asked Reborn.
"Just because I'm his girlfriend doesn't mean I know."
"True."
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The beach was populated. There were many public citizens, the workers, classes 1A and 2A. The teachers were nowhere in sight and were said to be chilling in the pools further down the beach.
"Uwa, it's so nice." Tsuna smiled at the scenery. It was something she hadn't seen before.
"How many times have you been to the beach?" asked Chrome, as the two made their way towards the sand.
"Um, this is my second time."
"Where did you go for the first time?" asked Chrome.
"I don't really remember…" replied Tsuna shuddering as she remembered the experiences at the beach from her previous visit due to Reborn.
The two girls were met by their classmates and were immediately complimented for their looks. Some of the other females said they would not be swimming due to some modelling jobs and others went off to flirt with boys. The males, on the other hand, being normal males, decided to follow some females or go flirt with girls. In other cases they just went straight to the volleyball and soccer games or to the waves. With similar cases with the senior class, they had to go with their paired groups.
"Where is our group then?"
"Oiiiii, we're here!" shouted Yamamoto who came running with Ryohei. As soon as the two approached, they blushed at the very cute girls standing in from of them. Tsuna, nervous, was holding her other arm and was still a bit flustered, actually made her more exposed rather than covering up.
"U-uh, you guys look really nice!" complimented Yamamoto. "Do you have a job or anything?"
"We're both free," said Chrome. "Where is everyone else?"
"Oh! I forgot to the extreme!" shouted Sasagawa. "Hibari-san said something about patrolling and maintaining the behaviour of students. I think Byakuran is with Gokudera."
"We saw them on the way out, so I assume they're coming over," finished Yamamoto. "Should we wait for them?"
"Sure, I mean-" said Tsuna only to be cut off by, once again, squeals of fan girls and boys. The noticeable white and silver hair approaching along with the pineapple styled hair alerted the group of who was coming.
"Haha, so many people," said Byakuran as he put his hand above his eyes as if searching for someone. As he spotted the group, he called out to them.
"Tch. Why do I have to go?" asked Gokudera, "it's not like I have to be with you all the time."
"Really? This is called a bonding session between seniors and juniors."
"So what?"
"You listen to me. And I'll give you a treat you grumpy puppy," said Byakuran getting a bit pissed at the stubborn 'grumpy puppy.' The silverette fell back a bit and then clicked his tongue, following the older teen.
"Tsu-chan~ we're here~" said Byakuran as he went up to her. His eyes widened when he saw her up close. Sweat glistened off her skin and her cheeks were a bit pink. "Y-you're going for a swim?"
Chrome chuckled while patting Tsuna lightly on the shoulder.
"Y-yes…"
Mukuro also came closer and exchanged greetings with Chrome again.
"Kufufu, who's hiding in those bushes?" he said as his eyes drifted from the girls to the bushes behind them.
Tsuna turned around and spotted the familiar fedora. Her eyes trailed down the man's body to notice him in full Hawaiian style clothes with binoculars that hung around his neck. It hurt her eyes to see Reborn in such clothing. She also saw Lal, who was her photographer from before. She was in a black tube and shorts while holding a camera.
"If it isn't Rokudo Mukuro," said Reborn, coming out of the bushes as if he was totally not spying on the group.
"Reborn…" The two seemed to have some sort of connection. "You aren't planning to be taking my Chrome, would you?"
"Oh no, that would be her choice. Whether she decides to join the Vongola or not is her choice."
"Rather than that, you would make her join right?" said Mukuro and then glanced at Tsuna. "I see. You're using her to lure Chrome into your pathetic Vongola."
"Oho? What's this you're talking about?" said Byakuran completely clueless and instantly breaking the tension.
"Oi you shit heads, go get in the water. I'll take some pictures and I can finally go," said Lal interrupting the male group.
Tsuna and Chrome stood there a bit bewildered at what just happened. Yamamoto and Ryohei went in first joined by the girls, who decided it was best to leave. Byakuran feeling lonely followed as well which left Mukuro and Reborn to fight while Gokudera joined in as well when the two indirectly referred him in their own argument. Lal took exactly 4 minutes to film and take pictures of the group. She instantly took off before a certain blonde would see her.
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From a distance…
"Herbivores fighting…" mumbled Hibari. He glanced at the room opposite him. It was Tsuna's. He opened it and almost face palmed at the girl's forgetfulness for not locking her room.
His eyes trailed the room and spotted a small bundle of papers and a rather worn booklet. He almost face-palmed that the girl would not even bother to hide the fact she was the number one author. But then again, face palming is not what the Hibari Kyoya does.
He saw small grammatical errors here and there. It wasn't like an author to make such mistakes but it seemed that they were rushed. Perhaps she was trying to make time for the week? Reaching into his pocket, he dug out a pen and started to correct them. He soon finished and took out his armband. It's not like he would miss one. And then he left her room, leaving his armband in the folds of the papers in the booklet.
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I hope you enjoyed! Thank you so much for reading and I'll update as soon as I can after my exams.
Zaira Swift.