Dismissed
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"Lambo, you really shouldn't have done that…" I-pin scolded. "Didn't Tsuna-san already told you not to anger the Principal anymore?"
"Yare-Yare…" Lambo scratched the back of his head, opening one eye. "It doesn't really matter now does it?"
I-pin smacked him on the back of his head. "But Tsuna-san is in there backing you up!"
They were sitting quietly on a bench outside the school doors. Both waiting apprehensively for Fuuta to pick them up, and both very curious at how their dear Vongola boss was coping with their greatly feared Principal. They wondered who would die first, or at least how long it would take for any part of the school to blow up.
Oh, yes. Tsuna wasn't in such a delightful stand right now. He just wanted to visit the Namimori principal and have a good humored chat with the guy (Ahhh, such wishful thinking…), but apparently, things also got caught up in the business. Vongola boss sees his youngest Guardian fussing with one of his eldest Guardians, who also happens to be the Namimori Principal, also known as Hibari Kyouya, infamous for his "I shall bite you to death." And none other than the Disciplinary Committee President (still?). Though, Tsuna somehow thought that the role of a police officer would fit his status too.
And now, Tsuna stands before his most feared guardian, lightening the death sentence Hibari was planning to lash out at the now 14 year old, Lambo.
"C'mon, Hibari-san," Tsuna prodded. "Lambo's just fourteen. He's bound to do reckless things."
Hibari still stared at him, his expression as impassive as ever. It clearly didn't look like there would be any chance to convince the guy to change his mind, even convince him of the thought that he may change his mind. And he surely wasn't either.
"Consider us when we were his age. We wrecked the school, too, from all the fighting we had done here." A look from Hibari made him coil. "And… you weren't so happy about that either… I know…"
Tsuna dropped his brows, and sat down on a chair before Hibari's desk, already seeing that this is going to take a long time. "Okay, Lambo tried to blow up the school… Again. And truly, he doesn't have the permission or right to do so -"
"It's violation of the school district as well as the government." Hibari hissed out coldly. "He should be reprimanded and punished. And personally, no matter how much I would like to kill the little brat, this is the lightest sentence I can give him, herbivore, unless you want him in prison."
Tsuna slunk back on his chair, stroking his chin in thought. "Geh, so cleaning toilets just wasn't enough…"
"Of course not." Hibari turned to his papers and continued sorting. "Also to add the fact that three years ago you encouraged him to do so…" He practically stabbed Tsuna on the back, guilt flowing all the way through it, by making the emphasis.
"Heh… once again, it was all out of curiosity…" Tsuna dared to reply.
"And as they say, curiosity kills the cat."
Tsuna frowned. …How can he win? Sure, he's won against him physically and yes, that was a blow to Hibari's ego (not to mention a major plus to his own confidence), but because of that, fortified walls stand against him now, and Tsuna can't beat him in any other way. That was his downfall and Hibari was just somehow one step higher, trying to figure him out and beat him to the chase. And there was no openings here or there to be seen… at all.
"You're the school principal…" Tsuna groaned jokingly. "You can do whatee~ver you like…" Hibari paused for a moment, just to stare at him, then continued with his work.
Tsuna raised a finger. "But -"
"There's no way you can change my mind, Sawada…" Hibari instantly said, not looking up from his documents, knowing he has won again. "My choice is final, and there's nothing you can do about it."
"Geh…"
More silence went about, the ticking of the clock on the wall… And the flapping of wings.
Tsuna looked up from his pen that he was twirling on his finger to see the mighty little Hibird land on Hibari's desk, no fear in its eyes and actions. It was a wonder to all how such a fragile little things could get away with their desires. Tsuna always knew ever since Hibird's debut with Hibari that the feared, big man had a thing for cute cuddly animals. Hibari was basically like any animals' friend. Truly, it was ironic to an extent. Big scary feared guy… Little cute and cuddly animal. But then it just showed that Hibari cared.. (for animals at least… it has yet to be proven whether Hibari has ever acknowledged humans). Of course, no one would admit it.
And that's when a thought hit him.
"Heh…" Tsuna began grinning to himself. He turned his eyes toward Hibari who was busy stroking Hibird's yellow feathers. "I just realized… What a strange, strange thought…"
Hibari continued to ignore the man before him, who was making a fool of himself. If he wanted, he could wipe out that smug grin off the other's face, but decided not. It would be a waste of energy and time, but even him just being there was eating away his time.
"Mind answering a question Hibari-san?" Tsuna stood up from his chair, the nice suave grin made on his face. Once he saw Hibari's eyes lift to his own, he continued. "It was just a wandering thought…" And he leaned down on the desk, propping himself up with his arms. Seeing that the Vongola Boss was now in close proximity to his own personal bubble, not to mention him already occupying much of the space above his desk, Hibari decided to speak, a smug and suave grin reflecting on his face the same though maliciously. And at this time, Hibird became wise and flew away from Hibari's finger, perching himself on a nearby plant.
"I'll keep this between you and me," Tsuna said, "Because truly, it only involves you and me, nobody else…That is, if I have your permission to speak first…?"
Hibari's eyes flickered, not with interest nor with curiosity, but something about the other's tone made him sense a shiver coming from his spine. "You're out of character, herbivore."
Tsuna chuckled, his eyes still the same. "Oh really? Haha, and you aren't?" It was true; Tsuna expected the prefect to instantly bash him to the walls.
Hibari raised a brow. "Alright, then. Continue."
"My curiosity ails me much so, and thanks to Hibird I can say that he has proven an… odd fact… to me." Tsuna smiled.
"…And?" Hibari pushed.
"Sure, you still call me a herbivore, and I somewhat do agree…" He trailed, sensing that the prefect wants him to just get to the point already.
"Herbivore…" Hibari was getting pissed off at the stalling.
Tsuna then leaned back, standing straight on his two feet and shrugging. A confident smile pulled at his lips and he finally spoke.
"Since when did I gain your respect, Hibari-san?"
Hibird flew to Tsuna now, landing delicately on his shoulder and cuddling behind his ear.
Hibari glared at him now.
Tsuna lifted a finger to the little yellow fluff and chuckled, seeing that as much as he stared at the prefect, he obviously will not be getting an answer from his Cloud Guardian. Hibird fluffed out and spread out his wings, then retracted them to its body. The small black beads also looked straight at Hibari, as if expecting an answer as well. Hibari drew his brows together. As easy as that, without even saying a word, he knew that the man before him got his answer as a smirk rose to his face. And he frowned deeply.
Standing up, Hibari pointed to the door and said demandingly, "Dismissed…"
-x-
The next day and even the following days, Lambo wasn't showered with the perils of hell. Actually, he was let off… as if nothing happened. And he surely was wondering, all day throughout school, to the extent where he would just be whisked away to 'I'm thinking way too hard' Land and not paying attention to anything (even food!). He didn't even see the Principal around, and the Disciplinary Committee was oddly quiet too.
"Fuuta, I'm telling you…" Lambo explained one day as he and Fuuta were walking toward the car. It was after school, and Lambo was absolutely bewildered.
Fuuta himself was surprised about Lambo's "enthusiasm". Lambo always seemed bored after school, so this apprehensive attitude made him at the very least interested. "I've never seen you so excited about school, Lambo."
"No, the exact opposite, Fuuta." Lambo frowned. "Ever since Tsuna went to go visit that monster -" Lambo excused the look on Fuuta's face that told him to watch how he called people, "Ever since that day, I haven't been "bitten to death"." He frowned even more at the quote, which inwardly made him shiver. "I should've been 'bitten to death' even BEFORE I reached home!"
Fuuta blinked. "Ah…"
Lambo looked at him. "Hmm?"
Fuuta looked down now, his blood running cold. "Ahh… I see…"
"What?"
The older scratched the back of his neck awkwardly. "So that's what happened…"
Lambo growled. "What? What is it?" He was no attention seeker (well, not as much as before…), but he clearly didn't like being ignored.
"Umm… Well, I think I may know now why Hibari-san let you off so easily…" Fuuta replied, his voice trailing off.
"And?" Lambo prompted him to continue.
Fuuta didn't really know how to put it to words, trying to find a way to explain what exactly happened in a very less violent way. "Err… Let's just say that someone had made Hibari-san forget he was angry at you since that person made him even angrier…"
"Hunh?" Lambo scrunched his brows. "How in the world can you make our murderous Principal even angrier? I thought blowing up his school was the full extent of it?" He totally had forgotten to consider WHO can make the homicidal principal even angrier.
And well, the image rolled over Fuuta's mind. It was only vaguely explained to him what had happened between Tsuna and Hibari and AFTER their meeting (as they were only few who actually saw the whole hell on earth), but that was probably all he could have been able to handle (taking into the account that the ones who told him, which were Ryohei and Yamamoto, were rather shaken themselves). He knew those two could go to a much farther extent on fatal levels that should never be shown nor explained about to the public (anybody really…) and he knew where the boundary line stopped.
He shuddered even at the thought at who was left standing… that is, if either one of them survived…
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Why is it that I always make Tsuna the one who gets caught up in all the trouble? (Somehow I'm considering that to be a rhetorical question.)
Just a part of a little insight of how I view Hibari's relationship with Tsuna. How you perceive that is very well up to you. :D
