Side:Tsunayoshi 03

Tsunayoshi tilted his head to the right, allowing the fist to pass right through where it once was. Immediately, he grabbed the wrist and twisted it, lifting his attacker and roughly throwing him against the wall. He landed with a loud thud that made his companions wince in empathised pain. Tsunayoshi glanced at the other men, and in an instant, six more unconscious bodies surrounded him. Satisfied, he turned around and headed towards the school when a hand grabbed one of his ankles.

"What the hell! You! You're D-Dame-Tsuna. How the fuck did you manage to do t-this?"

"I was never useless. Know your place, invertebrate." Tsunayoshi lifted his other foot to meet the boy's arm. With force, he brought his foot down, forcing the delinquent to let go and howl in pain.

Finally taking his leave, Tsunayoshi at last saw the gates of Namimori Middle School. He took his time in entering, allowing his eyes to roam about, inspecting the grounds for possible damage. Convinced it had none, he entered the building at the same time the bell rang. Hearing the noises of the student body, Tsunayoshi's annoyance level rose. His eyes rested on a pair of male students; one had his polo shirt's first three buttons open while the other one wore an earring in one ear.

"Improper wearing of uniform and earrings are not tolerated," said Tsunayoshi coldly.

The two exchanged glances, stared at him, then burst into rambunctious laughter. The one with the earring wiped an imaginary tear. Grinning, he said, "Never thought you were a Hibari wannabe, Dame-Tsuna." The other snickered behind him. The earring-guy drew closer to Tsunayoshi until he was cornered onto the wall behind him. He drew his hand to Tsunayoshi's chin and raised it. "You need to be taught manners."

"You invertebrates are the ones needed to be taught manners."

"You herbivores are the ones needed to be taught manners."

Tsunayoshi looked to his left and was slightly surprised to see the Hibari Kyouya of this world once more. Last time he checked, he let Hibari fly several metres away. But he had to deal with his present predicament first. He gripped the earring-guy's wrist with much strength, forcing the teen to let go of him. Tsunayoshi's sudden power left the guy in shock, but hurriedly attempted to regain his composure. He raised his fist and aimed straight at Tsunayoshi's face. Tsunayoshi caught his fist and countered with a swift elbow attack to the stomach, leaving the guy swooning down the floor. Through his peripheral vision, Tsunayoshi could see Hibari hitting the other discipline-breaker with a tonfa. Once done, he hid his weapon and glared at Tsunayoshi.

Tsunayoshi studied him. He could easily contrast the difference between his Kyouya and this Hibari to day and night. Kyouya would want to tranquilise any argument without the need for bloodshed, but this Hibari proved otherwise. Swords over words. This Hibari was like him.

The thought itself brought a feral grin to his face. Hibari noticed this and quickly made an offensive stance, tonfa wielded on both hands. This time, it was Tsunayoshi who took the initiative. He directed his clenched hand to the prefect's face, but Hibari dodged and swiftly countered with an attack to the abdomen. Predicting this, he grabbed the weapon. Using his other hand, Hibari attempted to hit his head, only to be stopped Tsunayoshi's other hand.

At the short impasse, Hibari seethed, "I'll bite you to death."

Tsunayoshi smirked. "I'll burn you to death first."

Suddenly, a large circular shadow surrounded them. Both looked up and jumped away immediately. An enormous hammer landed where they once stood. The hammer slowly started to morph into something, which eventually turned out to be a green lizard.

"Reborn." Tsunayoshi gave a slight nod.

"Akanbou." Hibari acknowledged.

Reborn appeared from the ground. "Ciaossu! You two seem to be having fun."

"I was in the middle of biting this herbivore to death." Hibari glared at Tsunayoshi.

"Biting me to death?" Tsunayoshi scoffed. "I was burning you to death, invertebrate."

"We can't have that now, Hibari. This person is a guest. He's the Tsuna from another parallel world, so treat him well. He is still a student in Namimori," said Reborn.

"Herbivores should be disciplined."

"Only I have the right to discipline in Namimori." Tsunayoshi frowned.

"Would you care to repeat that, herbivore?" Hibari raised his tonfa.

"Invertebrates like you would only add dirt to Namimori." Tsunayoshi lit his ring with his sky flames and his hands now wore metallic gloves. He could feel Reborn's gaze on him and the questions the small hitman would want to ask.

"That's enough, you two. The lunch bell already rang and I doubt all students are, let's say, well-behaved enough to actually go back." Hibari and Tsunayoshi's eyes hardened, getting the message he was sending. "Now off you go. Oh, and Hibari, show Parallel Tsuna around, okay? And don't speak of his situation to anyone yet."

"You can't—"

"I might spar with you if you do what I say." Hibari's hands clenched. "Ciao." With that, the ground underneath Reborn all of a sudden opened up and swallowed him. Leon hurriedly jumped in and the ground closed.

Tsunayoshi growled, "I do not need to be shown around my own territory."

"This is my territory, herbivore."

Hibari looked like he was going to attack again when he suddenly turned around and started walking towards the school. Tsunayoshi simply raised an eyebrow and he too started walking. Curiosity gnawed at him. What was this world like? He had already seen the different personalities of his guardians and most especially his lover, but what about his school, his territory?

No matter what world, Namimori is still my territory.

-x-

Tsunayoshi walked through the corridors, glancing at each classroom he passed by. He was already at the floor of the second years when he heard a clamour in one of the rooms. He slid the door open, revealing a frustrated teacher and students who kept on mindlessly chatting with one another.

"Oh? Dame-Tsuna's here!" shouted someone.

All heads turned toward Tsunayoshi. The class, in an instant, started teasing and jeering him.

"I'll burn all of you to death," he seethed.

"Copying Hibari now, Dame-Tsuna? Bet you were dared to do this." The guy earlier laughed. "You should've also wore a frilly pink tutu to spice things up."

The entire class laughed along with him. Tsunayoshi walked in front of him and slammed his fist on the guy's desk, successfully destroying it. "Care to repeat that, invertebrate?" Tsunayoshi coldly stared at him, who paled and shook his head. "The desk must be replaced by tomorrow. Understood?" The guy frantically nodded.

Tsunayoshi glanced around the room, which turned silent at his earlier exhibition. Pleased, he gave the teacher a small nod and left the room yet feeling quite irritated. He rubbed his temples. Just how pathetic was his parallel self?

He continued his patrol, on the lookout for troublemakers to vent out his irritation. Nothing else seemed to be out of the ordinary. Tsunayoshi's feet led him to another corridor when he spotted a teacher. Ignoring the adult, he simply passed by him without another glance.

"Sawada! Why aren't you in class?"

Tsunayoshi gave the teacher an intensifying glare. The man gaped at him in shock and hurriedly walked away. Scowling, Tsunayoshi headed for the Reception Room. He opened the door without knocking and saw Kusakabe inside, but he frowned at seeing Hibari inside.

"What brings you here, Sawada?" asked Kusakabe.

Hibari put down the papers he was holding. "What are you doing here?"

Tsunayoshi turned his attention to Hibari. "Fight me," he said. Hibari raised an eyebrow. "Whoever wins gets the Reception Room." If they were the same, then Tsunayoshi was sure that the only way to fix this was with a fight.

A sly grin appeared on Tsunayoshi's face. Remembering their fight earlier made Tsunayoshi excited. His Kyouya was dubbed the strongest guardian and Tsunayoshi was sure it was the same for this Hibari. But he was different. The way he lusts for battles increased his adrenaline rush – just like with Reborn.

Hibari smirked. "All—"

"Juudaime!" Gokudera came running into the room with Yamamoto trailing behind him. "I heard from Reborn-san that you were here. What are you doing with this bastard?" He glared at the prefect.

"Yo, Tsuna. You suddenly disappeared this morning and didn't attend classes. Gokudera and I became worried. Good thing that kid told us where you were." Yamamoto grinned.

In the blink of an eye, a tonfa was shoved at the Gokudera's neck. Hibari scowled. "I do not appreciate being interrupted, herbivore."

"Like I give a damn." Gokudera hissed, shoving both of his hands in his pockets. Hibari jumped to the right and Gokudera suddenly flew a few feet away. "J-Juudaime!"

Brushing off Gokudera, Tsunayoshi, already in his Hyper Dying Will Mode, said, "Your fight is with me."

"Oi, Tsuna," a familiar voice called out.

Tsunayoshi looked up to see a hole in the ceiling, showing Reborn. "Now is not a good time, Reborn." Tsunayoshi noticed his tutor staring at his hands. "You keep staring at my gloves."

"Do you know a guy with red hair that matches his eyes?"

"No."

Reborn seemed lost in thought for a while but then replied, "Never mind then." With that, he disappeared from sight.

"Redhead? He must mean Enma right?" asked Yamamoto.

"Enma?" Tsunayoshi raised an eyebrow.

"Red hair, red eyes, same as your height. That Enma. Too bad they moved back to Simon, though."

"Never heard of that invertebrate." Tsunayoshi dodged an attack from Hibari who said,

"I said I do not appreciate being interrupted." Hibari narrowed his eyes. "You are also crowding and skipping classes."

"Maa, Hibari. We just came to fetch Tsuna." Yamamoto raised his hands. "Our current class is about to end anyway, so it would be useless to go back, right?"

"I do not need fetching, Takeshi. You and Hayato leave or I'll burn you to death."

For a moment, Yamamoto looked seriously at him, but as sudden as it was, a grin replaced his previous look and he beamed. "Ah! Gokudera and I are kind of monopolising you, huh? The guardians are all equal to the boss; that's so like you, Tsuna." He advanced towards Gokudera. "Come on, Gokudera, we should go."

Gokudera, who was still sitting on the floor after flying from Tsunayoshi's punch raised an eyebrow and was about to retort when Yamamoto eyed him with a stern face. Astounded, Gokudera responded with a small nod.

-x-

"What the hell was that about, baseball-idiot?" asked Gokudera while he and Yamamoto leant against the railings. After leaving Tsunayoshi and Hibari, the two came directly to the rooftop. All the way, Yamamoto was silent. "I wasn't able to hear your conversation when Juudaime accidentally... Che, it was supposed to be that bastard, until you barged into me."

"Don't you think..."

"What? Finish what you were about to say, idiot." Gokudera scoffed.

"...Tsuna was acting strange today?"

At this, Gokudera looked thoughtful for a while, remembering the events that had happened since early in the morning. "I guess so. Maybe he's sick? I should have checked! I'm going back to them. Who knows what that bastard Hibari is doing to him."

"No, more like—ah, never mind. We should go back to the classroom. Since he's here, he might have returned to the classroom already."

"I hate agreeing with you."

"But you still agree with me, right?" Yamamoto beamed. He didn't receive a reply, but instead Gokudera rolled his eyes and headed down the staircase; Yamamoto chuckled and followed him.

Above the door, Reborn smirked. Truly born to be a hitman.