Insanely Average

Fandom: Katekyo Hitman Reborn © Amano Akira

Synopsis: "Being average isn't so bad but I'd like to think that I'm somewhat insane as well. What do you think, Tsuna-kun?" He looked at her oddly. "W-Who are you?" He asked and she simply grinned. "Kobayashi Asahi, at your service." SI-OC

CHILDHOOD ARC

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Asahi returned back to her sketching once she noted down that Tsuna's father and his boss, Timoteo-san, were as far away from them as possible (and also within her sight in case they tried to do anything funny). Absent-mindedly, she did not notice Tsuna, Masumi-kun and Rio-chan calling out to her and trying to catch her attention since they were wondering what was wrong. It was only when she felt someone poke her at her sides, hard if she may add, did she react.

She yelped and looked up to glare at who had done such a thing. It turned out to be Tsuna and he immediately raised his hands up in surrender. "I-I'm sorry! B-But you weren't answering so I had to catch your attention somehow, Hi-chan." He said with a slight stutter before looking towards their two friends, as if asking for acknowledgement that he was correct.

Masumi-kun and Rio-chan nodded in return. A bit of worry evident in their faces.

She conceded.

"I'm alright. No need to worry about me, guys." She said but then her eyes suddenly narrowed dangerously and she had an evil grin on her face.

Or maybe not entirely.

"Unfortunately for you, Tsuna. I'm not letting this one go."

Unknown to her, a scary, dark background appeared behind her like an illusion as she crawled towards her best friend with her hands raised and poised ready to grab him. He tried to escape but it was too late as she had already pounced on him like a lion.

(Ironically, he was supposed to be the lion here, considering the fact that he would be getting a miniature Sky Lion as his Vongola Box Animal in the future. And the other fact that his father was called the "Young Lion" in the underworld.)

(On the other hand, it was a good thing she hadn't knocked down anything when she pounced though.)

She first poked him in his sides before it eventually evolved into a tickling revenge. Tsuna was laying on his back with her kneeling beside him as she continued tickling him. He was laughing so hard and kicking his legs at the air. Masumi-kun and Rio-chan were laughing together behind them. Eventually, she stopped and collapsed on the wooden floor beside him. Masumi-kun and Rio-chan were suddenly up and about, standing over them with large smiles on their faces.

"You're rather ticklish, aren't you Tsuna?" She heard Masumi-kun tell Tsuna as he helped him up. It made her crack a grin when she saw how Na-chin spluttered at his words but was unable to deny the truth in it.

"That was funny, Asahi-chan. I haven't laughed much in ages." Rio-chan told her once she looked up to stare at the blue haired girl. She simply gave her a smile and accepted the hand that was held out to her so that she could stand up.

"Thanks for helping me up. Anyway, I'm glad it made you laugh." Asahi replied.

"Why did it have to be at the expense of my humiliation...?" She heard Tsuna mutter.

"Aww. Don't be too bummed out at letting other people see your pathetic self under my mercy. They're our friends so the least we could do is show them our true selves." She said to Tsuna as she grabbed him into a choke hold (but not deliberately choking him) and ruffled his fluffy brown hair.

"Ack - ! Let go! Hi-chan!" Na-chin started wiggling out of her hold and she let him go, but not before letting him struggle for a bit.

Tsuna fell on his butt and mouthed an 'ow' before turning to glare at her. Unfortunately, his glare looked more cute than scary. "Geez, Hi-chan. You're such a sadist." He said.

She suddenly paused in shock. Her eyes and mouth wide open due to what she heard.

He stopped rubbing his bum and looked up at her again. An eyebrow was raised once he saw her face. "Why do you look so surprised?" He asked.

In a single moment, Tsuna found himself on the floor (for the third time that day) again, with Asahi's arms wrapped around his shoulders. She was nuzzling his face and petting his hair like crazy. "Oh my gosh! Na-chin, your vocabulary expanded again!" She exclaimed in joy. "I feel so proud! Is this a result of my influence? Kyaa~❤!"

"Waah! Not again! Hiii-chaaann!" Tsuna cried out indignantly.

"Hehe. Whoops~⭐" She said as she rubbed the back of her head, slightly embarrassed.

"Kids!" Nana-bachan's suddenly voice boomed from the kitchen. She sounded a bit angry.

(It was probably due to all the noise -

- which I started -

that made her shout like that.)

(Oops.)

"Sorry, Mama!" Tsuna immediately said while -

"Sorry, Nana-bachan!" She hollered back, albeit with much politeness she could muster without sounding too much like a rude child.

"Keep it down, alright? We do have guests after all!" She heard her answer back.

"Hai! (Yes!)"

Man, I've lost the right to call myself a mature child. She thought as she returned to her seat.

(Despite never mentioning it before.)

Masumi-kun and Rio-chan are even better behaved than me!

(They're probably naturally like that.)

She sighed and went back to sketching. As she went over what she was making, she couldn't help but wonder why she ended up making a drawing of Leon (the shape-shifting chameleon of Tsuna's spartan tutor in the future) of all things. Eventually, she shoved that thought at the back of her mind and instead pondered over her still-average drawing skills.

I need more practice. But, I still want to know what the others think though.

"Guys," she called out and the three stopped what they were doing to look at her.

"What's wrong, Hi-chan?"

"Did you need something, Asahi?

"Is something the matter, Asahi-chan?"

(In case no one was able to guess correctly the order of who asked the questions, it would be like this: Tsuna, Masumi-kun, and then Rio-chan.)

It took no longer than a second for her to show them her drawing and ask them what they thought of it. They leaned closer in order to get a better look at it. Masumi-kun was the one who commented first. "Is that a chameleon, Asahi?" He asked.

"Mmm...yeah." She answered.

"It's cute!" Rio-chan added with a bright smile on her face as always.

"Thanks." That made her blush a bit.

"Does it have a name?" Tsuna asked curiously.

"Yup! Let me just write it down and the date I drew this." She replied to him.

Leon

4/21/20XX

"So it's name's Leon? It's somehow fitting for the reptile you drew in particular. I don't know why though." The curly orange-head murmured as he rubbed his chin. Rio-chan and Na-chin seemed to agree wholeheartedly with him at the thought of it.

Haha, it's probably because the World's Greatest Hitman picked it. Not that they do know someone like that really exists and has a pet chameleon called Leon of all things.

"Hmm..." She hummed in contemplation. "Ne, Na-chin. Would you like to keep it for me?"

"Eh? Why?"

"Just felt like it. Here," she placed it onto his hands, "you keep it."

"Umm...thank you."

A/N: Man, I'm a bit bummed out that there wasn't so much reviews at the last chapter. I feel a bit sad but it's okay! I can do this! Anyway, this part in the childhood arc is taking quite long in particular because I'm not exactly sure how to approach Timoteo learning that Tsuna has great power within him and how he attempts to seal it.

Would you be willing to give ideas? I really, really need them!

Plus, thanks for all the follows, favorites and reviews!

Nyaa~

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