Hide's room, Second Floor, Sawada Household
Sunday, there's no school for Hide and Saki. However, there is no time for them to rest, the infant hitman, Reborn, use this opportunity to tutor both of them as they also working their home works. Reborn already prepared some dynamites and guns if any of them make mistake. There are two reasons of why he prepared them; first because as the Vongola boss candidates, they must ready and overcome every pain they will gain, and second, it will be bad for him, if he don't shoot he will rusty.
"Okay now Hide, what is the answer of number seven?" Reborn questioned.
"Umm it's…20." Hide answered.
"Wrong." With one press on the red button, Hide exploded within a second. Saki hurried opening the window so the smoke will go out from Hide's room.
"Will you just stop it? We've been doing this since three days ago! Before I even could pass my exam, I will rise to heaven first!" Hide coughed as the smoke began to clears up. "And isn't it 20 the right answer? Mom even already confirmed that the way I do it was true!" Hide showed the baby the paper that he used to counting.
"You and Kyoko forgot to use this formula. Look closely at the question." Reborn corrected Hide's note. "Now let's go to the next question…" While Reborn and Hide continued their lessons, Saki watched the blue sky from the opened window and felt the fresh air naturally.
She really hoped that she could go on a picnic at this weather with her family or with Haji and Kareha together. But she knew that it is impossible with the circumstances that they being through right now. It's been a week Reborn live with them as their tutor, everyday are like a living hell for her brother who constantly protest about Reborn's method of tutoring. But also thanks to that, Hide's body mobility had gone improve, so does her own.
"Hide, could you deliver this to Haji-kun's mother?" Kyoko entered the room with a red box in her hold.
"Hide is still studying, Kyoko. You could ask Saki to do it." Reborn suggested while Hide corrected his answer before Reborn could exploding him.
"Uncle, can we I just go together with brother? We actually intend to go to Hajime-senpai's house today anyway." Saki asked as she took the boss. "We could also study together with Hajime-senpai, right? So me and brother won't skip our study."
"…I guess that would be alright. Hide, let's go to Haji's house now. Take your textbooks along with you." Reborn agreed. "I also want to see how far Haji's academic scores."
"So you want to compare me to him?" Hide accused.
Living room, Gokudera Household
"Excuse me!" Hide and Saki arrived at Gokudera residence. After Leticia allowed them to enter, Hide then noticed there's a pairs of Geta along with other footwear. "Leti-san, is Kareha here?" Hide asked.
"Yes, she's here. Hajime asked her to come here to study together." Leti replied. "They studying in the room upstairs, I'll serve you some tea and treats later." Leticia accepted the box and went to the kitchen.
Haji's room, Second floor, Gokudera Household
"Haji, Kareha, I come here so we could study together!" Hide, Saki, and Reborn arrived at the room, only to see Haji leaned his head on his desk with lifeless expression and Kareha stared at him with blank expression.
"W-what's wrong with you, Haji?" Hide asked.
"Hajime failed history test so he must retake it." Kareha answered instead. "He called me to ask for my help but he still cannot understand even if I explain it to him with the easiest way."
"Oh, yeah, I forgot that even though you able to excel all of other subjects, history are the only subject that you always fail." Hide chuckled when he remembered all of Haji's history test scores.
"Shut up! How the heck I will able to remember all names of people who lived thousands of years ago?" Haji slammed the desk, revived from his state.
"There, there, I could teach you if you want." Hide offered. "What period of history that you cannot understand?" Hide opened Haji's textbook and surprised to see the picture of Masamune Date drawn with regent hairstyle and mustache. "Haji what is the meaning of this drawing?"
"The pictures are boring so I just make it better for myself." Haji said proudly. Reborn jumped from Saki's shoulder and presented Haji with his kick. "How dare you mock History, here, I thought you're as smart as Gokudera but you're still far from him." Reborn changed to Reboyama teacher costume. "I guess I could just teach both of you."
"What? No way! And Hide, you said you'd teach me, but what are YOUR grades like?" Haji looked at Hide with unconvinced expression, afraid that he will only make it worse.
"We are on the same class, how can you don't know?" Hide raised his brow in disbelieve.
"I never pay attention on something unimportant…" Haji replied lazily.
"How can you said it's not important?" Hide interject.
"Just answer it will you…"
"…I am always top of our class every year." Hide answered hesitantly and began to rubbing his head.
"Are you really sure?" Reborn clearly showed his doubt.
"Yes he is." Saki nodded along with Kareha.
"YOU JERK!" Haji stomped Hide's back, made the latter lying on the floor. Before Hide able to stand up and protest, Haji stomped him harder. "HOW THE HELL YOU COULD LEAVE ME LIKE THIS? TRAITOR! I THOUGHT WE'RE BESTFRIENDS!" Haji shouted as he continued stomped Hide, ignored Hide's cries and plea to stop.
"H-hey, it's your own fault not paying attention during the classes that much! OUCH! STOP IT!" Hide cried louder.
"Geez Hide, you're pathetic." Reborn commented.
At this, Kareha and Saki quickly strained Haji before he could go even further. "That's enough, Hajime! You cannot blame Hide like that. It was your own fault." Kareha hit Haji's pressure arms and legs, make him unable to move for a minute. "Let's just focus back on your study." Kareha open the history textbook.
"Hell if I'm gonna lost to Hide out of all people, let's do this!" Haji fired up. Everyone can see the burning flame from Haji, mean that his desire is strong…or so that what they thought for a moment…
"Okay, first question: What do you call the incident where loyalists revolting against the Ansei purge assassinate the chief minister of Shogunate Naosuke I as he was entering the castle on business?" Kareha told the first question.
"A Clan War." Haji answered simply. Everyone sweat dropped by his simple answer, even Reborn could not help but think that Haji is half way to idiot. "Well…yes, that's indeed a clan war but…that's not the name of the incident so you're wrong. It was called 'The Sakurada Gate Incident.'" Kareha corrected him with a disbelieve sigh.
"Next question: What do you call the retainers under correct control of the shogun with a minimum of 10.000 allotments of rice?" This time, Hide read the question.
"Retainer is retainer so what the different of it?" Haji answered confidently.
Hide slapped his face and lowered his head. "I cannot believe this… it's Jikki-san…" Hide slowly told him while covered his face with the textbook.
"Jiki-san? Who's that? Or was it some kind of food? Was it delicious?" Haji asked obliviously.
"It's not a person's name…" Hide dug his face to the table. "I never know that you will be this worse at history!"
"What is the name of the hairstyle that became Japan's symbol from the Bakumatsu to the Meiji eras?" Saki read the question while patting her brother's back.
"Regent hairstyle!" Haji answered confidently again.
"That's a modern hairstyle that exists in this time! Don't you remember that the disciplinary committee in our school all has that hairstyle (Except Hibari-san)? We are talking about Bakumatsu to Meiji eras!" Hide showed Haji a magazine with regent hairstyle and the textbook about the Bakumatsu and Meiji eras.
"How about baldy?" Haji changed his answer. "That means no hair! It's even worse!" Hide threw the book to Haji's face. And of course, the fight and arguments between the two boys cannot be avoided.
"I brought all of you some tea and goods…" Leticia arrived with smile that soon dropped as she witnessed the scene in front of her. "Did something happen…?" Leticia asked.
"Auntie, please leave it to us. It will be okay." Saki and Kareha gently pushed Leticia from the room.
"Both of you shut up." Reborn punched them with Leon hammer. "It seems I really must interfere directly. I will teach both of you the extra way so you could pass your exam with perfect score." Reborn brought out a book from somewhere and handed him to Hide. "Now read it or you die."
With gun pointed to his head, Hide had no choice but to obey. "A Mafia Boss…a leader who rules a criminal organization. Able to move a number of trusted members with one hand, willing to risk even his life for the family, surrounded by the respect and admiration of all, seen as a hero by the children of the slums…"
"You must read it every morning because you're candidate of Vongola mafia boss. Saki, you have to read it too." Reborn gave another book to Saki. "How many times I must tell you that I don't want to become a mafia boss! Also, we are studying Japan histories so don't bring up about mafia!" Hide threw away the book along with Saki's that he snatched away from her hand.
"That's right, Reborn-san. My history score right now is the first priority. I must get score that surpass Hide who betrayed me." Haji said seriously without any doubt.
"So that's his goal. It was your own fault not paying attention that much during classes…!" Hide thought in mind. "A-anyway, let's continue on your subject!" Hide looked back at Haji, once again, this time he gave back Haji's textbook. "Okay now…how about you re-read and do answer the questions that the ones that Kareha and I already labeled and remember to write title and person's name in kanji."
"What? What's wrong writing them in furigana as long as it's right?" Haji punched his textbook with rage and annoyance until Kareha slapped him and made him reluctantly continued his study. Haji wore his glasses and tied his hair. "How about some rest…?"
"No can do." Kareha replied with sweet expression, mean that she enjoyed this.
"Hide, Saki, let's continue our study now." Reborn readied his guns and bombs. "Now, all you have to do is solve these questions. Every wrong answer will eat these bullets." Reborn smirked as evil-like aura appeared from him. "Also Haji, let me give you some suggestion, rather than try to remember it, just read it casually and normally like when you reading a manga. Continue reading like that, then your brain eventually will remember all of it itself."
"Is it really working?" Haji asked in doubt.
"You're doubt my suggestion?" Reborn pointed his revolver to Haji's head. Haji immediately shook his head before there's a hole in his head.
The rest of the day spent by finally able to study 'peacefully' at Haji's house. Little by little, slowly but surely, Haji finally made a good progress. Even though, Hide's study cannot be considered smooth and also very painful, nevertheless, he like this moment. "Geez…all of this really makes a headache… But…I guess…this kind of headache… is not that really bad…"
Saki looked at her smiling brother who looked at Haji and Kareha who still studying. Seeing her brother smiled happy like that, she cannot help but also smiled and happy too.
Take-Sushi, Yamamoto household, Namimori town
Almost late at night, Yamamoto arrived along with Ryohei in sushi restaurant that own by Yamamoto's family. They were greeted by Yamamoto's father, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto who let them sit and eat the sushi he just made.
"It's been a long time since the last time I eat here! I really miss the sushi that you and your father make to the extreme!" Ryohei began to eat the sushi without hesitation.
"Now, now, senpai, you don't need to eat it that hurry. There's still plenty of sushi here." Yamamoto offered his senpai some Sake to drink.
"By the way, how's your wife doing? Is she still sick?" Ryohei asked in concern.
"She's already getting better. Thank you for worrying about her, Senpai. I also already put some guards in case they know about her connection with me." Yamamoto took a sip of his Sake. "…I wonder what she's doing right now…"
"Cheer up, Yamamoto! I'm sure she will be fine! After all, the guards you gave the task to must be reliable to the extreme!" Ryohei rounded his arm around Yamamoto. "You should relax and take some rest so we will able to fight the enemies next time they appear!"
Ryohei shouted that loud enough to be heard by neighbors who started complaining to keep it quiet. He immediately shortened his volume as small as he could. From upstairs of Yamamoto's residence, running footsteps heard and a boy with short black spiky hair, wearing a white plain t-shirt and blue pants confronted Yamamoto and Ryohei.
"Dad, please be quiet. I'm trying to sleep. It's already late at night." The boy said.
"Dad? Then…this kid is…well, I can see the resemblance…" Ryohei looked astonished the moment he saw the boy.
"Yeah, he's my son, Takashi Yamamoto."
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