Mocking Bird

Summary: AU. Tsuna has his normal 'no-good' life on his hands, and then his day didn't get any better when he came across a hit-and-run incident, leaving a poor raven-haired boy sprawled across the road to die. Not being selfish like most, he took the boy home, but was that a good decision on his half? 1827

Chapter Eight


"Oh dear, what happened to him? Is he still hurting?"

Tsuna scratched the back of his head and Hibari looked pissed as lemitsu walked through, carrying Mukuro with Chrome and Basil behind him.

"He was hit by a car and then into an electrical post," explained Basil, his voice sounding as convincing as ever. "He won't be able to move his left side for a while, said the doctors."

Mukuro cracked his eyes open, looking round and then letting out a half-hearted chuckle. If he were allowed, he would have just gone home and let Chrome tend to him, but no, the little brunette known as Sawada Tsunayoshi had to interfere and make him stay here, even though it would only cause more trouble for everyone.

"I-I hope we aren't a bother..." said Chrome meekly, hiding behind basil and putting on a cute expression. "I-It's just... we don't have anywhere else to go to..."

Tsuna felt his face go blank as Nana then put a loving expression on her face and ran forwards, hugging Chrome to her chest.

"Aww, you could never be a bother!" she declared, ruffling her hair. "You and your brother can stay here as long as you need!"

For some reason, everyone could tell this wasn't going to do any good to anybodies sanity, epecially Hibari's.


"Sawada, what is 346x27?"

"9342, sensei."

Silence reigned across the classroom as the teacher thought over the answer, considering he hadn't quite figured it out himself before nodding.

"Correct, now sit down," Tsuna sat down, and he heard a few murmurs around him, but he ignored every single one. He knew it was pretty strange how he was getting better at maths day by day, and he made a mental note to thank Hibari for this later. "Now then, class, we have a new student coming all the way from Tokyo to come study in this high school, I hope that you'll be very kind to him."

There were a murmurs as the teacher left, but Tsuna paid it no mind as he looked at his maths worksheet, knowing that Hibari would kill him if he didn't get it done. He tilted his head up when the door opened again, only to drop his pencil in shock.

"Well class... this is out new student..." the teacher had a blank look on his face as he tried to remember said students name, but shook his head as he handed over a piece of chalk. "Care to write your name down?

"Yes sir," the brunette boy turned, writing his name at an agonizingly slow pace before turning round, showing his face. "My name is Sawada Tsunayoshi. A pleasure to meet you all."

Tsuna had to be dreaming. This wasn't possible. There was no way that a boy, with the same name his him and the exact same appearance of him would come to this school... would they? The only difference between him and that boy was quite simple. The boys eyes looked dead and he looked slightly more frail.

"W-Well... Sawada... go sit next to... Sawada... over in the corner..."the boy made a confused expression before the teacher pointed directly at Tsuna, making the dead eyes flash slightly before he walked over and sat down, not uttering a single word as hushed whispers filled the classroom.

"Do you think that's... um... Dame-Tsuna's brother?"

"Long lost relative that just happened to have the same name?"

"A demon maybe?"

Tsuna ignored them and then turned to look at his 'double' curiosity getting the better of him. The boy looked as if he was ill, but done his work like any other student, eyes drooping slightly before reopening, his lips opening to let out a cough.

"Hey... are you alright?" asked Tsuna, before he could think about what he was saying. Screw his stupid kind nature, screw it all. He should have asked Hibari or Mukuro before even trying to talk to the kid. The brunette turned to look at him, his eyes filling with confusion- as if he was shocked that someone was trying to talk to him.

"I-I'm fine..."

Tsuna definitely needed to ask Hibari or Mukuro about this. He was getting a strange feeling off the boy.

When the bell rang, Tsuna got up and then hurried to the reception room, walking in before stopping in his tracks. Hibari wasn't here. Was he in the medical room maybe? It was known for Hibari to track down Mukuro to have an argument, but surely he wouldn't do it when the illusionist was ill, right?


Packing his stuff up, a certain 'Sawada Tsunayoshi' took to tidying up his stuff slowly, flinching lightly when he felt stares being aimed at him and then paused, hearing the mutters once more. Was it really that shocking the he looked like this other boy? Or were they just shocked because they had the same name? They shouldn't be shocked though, they were totally different people, so why-?
"Tsunayoshi, are you feeling alright?" the boy looked up, growing more confused as a raven-haired male stood at the doorway, standing there with his arms crossed as he leaned against the door frame lazily. "You look pale, do you feel sick?"

"I-I should tell him that I'm not that Sawada Tsunayoshi he thinks I am..." The boy continued packing his stuff up, nibbling his lower lip as he sighed, finally speaking after a few moments of awkward silence. "I-I'm not... that Sawada Tsunayoshi-san- I'm... the new kid and I really don't know you-"

"Maybe I should take you to the medical room," said the raven, causing the brunette to flinch. No matter how much he said he wasn't this Tsunayoshi person, people were never going to believe hi, were they? "You even look thinner- have you not been eating your lunch?"

"How many times will I have to say I'm not your Sawada Tsunayoshi?" The boy choose to ignore Hibari, picking up his bag and then slinging it across his back before walking out, not once staring Hibari in the face. As he turned round the corner, he stopped when he met his so-called 'twin'.

There was an awkward silence, and then Hibari came round the corner himself, stopping and then staring at the both of them.

"Either I'm dreaming, or some herbivore is dressing up the exact same as you," muttered Hilary, staring at the both of them before he clocked that they both had different bags. "Well, Tsunayoshi, come over here so I can bite the imposter to death."

"W-Wait Hibari-san! It isn't an imposter! He's simply new around here-"

"Kufufu, you say he's no imposter Tsunayoshi-kun~~" Everyone turned their attention towards the sound of the voice, finding Mukuro using chrome as his leaning post as his red eye swirled slightly. "Then why does he had, near enough, the exact same flame as you?"


A/N: Remember how I said I wouldn't update until I got back from my holiday...? I LIED! Muhahaha, hope you enjoyed, now I'm going to leave you with... with this creation of mine as I head off to Germany xDDD

Shanny~