Uh, so is anybody reading this author's note?
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So anyway I think this happen in the middle of the night and I just realize, did I just wrote 'middle school' instead of 'high school'. Then dammit. I don't know much about the curriculum of Japan schools but definitely 100% that sixteen years old are on high school. *Facedesk*
"Talking"
"Thoughts"
Flashbacks
Ding Dong~
"Tsu-kun, En-kun, can you go open the door for me?"
"Hai. Lets go En-kun."
"I know."
Two boys, a brunet and a red head, both age at 4 years old ran towards the doorway of the house and tries to open the door. The brunet, known as Tsuna got annoyed since the door knob seem far away from him and jump multiple times. He wanted to reach it and turn it but it seem that the red head got it first by using a chair and open it.
It revealed to be a boy about the age of 10 to 13 (according to Tsuna) that wore casual clothing and a fedora with a chameleon on it. For Tsuna, he thinks that it was rare for someone to wear a fedora in these modern days. But it wasn't him to be in front of the door only, Tsuna's father, Iemitsu was there with the fedora boy too. Nana was down the stairs already with the luggage in her hands.
"Are, Anata and Reborn-kun is already here? Well, then come in both of you."
"Ne Mama," Tsuna tug on his mother's dress.
"Do you really have to leave for three months?"
Nana bent down to both of the boys and gave them a six seconds hug, then pull apart. She gave them both a small peck on each of their foreheads.
"Don't worry. Mama would come back soon. You two would be with Reborn for a few weeks."
"Reborn?" (Enma)
"That's right, see the boy with my husband? That's Reborn. Now I expected you two behave."
Both boys nodded. Nana smiled at them both, and stand up. Iemitsu came over to them and gave Tsuna a hug. Tsuna was near suffocated and try to pry away from the hug. None of the four seem to realize that he was failing. Except Reborn.
"I'm going to miss my son much, *looks at Enma* don't worry Enma, I miss you too."
He gave the said person a hug (although he actually never wanted one) together with Tsuna and then stand up. He grab some of the luggage and hauled some over his shoulder. The other suitcases were moved by Nana (that were on wheels).
They went in front of the house and the adults put it the suitcase in the back of the car. After that, the couple were in the car and Iemitsu waved to the small group. The boys waved back but Reborn kept leaning on the wall.
"Take care my son. You too Enma. Reborn, don't forget that you're responsible for both of them."
Then they drove off. The boys turn to the teen and stared at him. They have no idea what to do at first since both of them weren't really use to strangers.
The brunet was the first one to break the silence.
"Eto...m-m-my name is Sawada Tsunayoshi. This is my friend, Kozato Enma *gestures to Enma*. N-nice to meet you"
"..."
"..."
"Meow~"
"G, is there a reason why a cat is here in a office?"
" .Won' . ."
"Uh-huh. A cat is stalking you. Congratulations. Way to flirt. "
"I'm serious. It really did."
"Meow~"
The cat went up to G and rubbed itself against his leg. The purred vibrated and G could barely feel it since the clothing was blocking some. G froze in one spot, trying not to move away from the cat, wonder what would the consequences be if he did. Giotto looked at the scene and couldn't help but snickered what was happening to his poor friend. The cat really reminded him of someone.
G twitch a bit before asking his friend for some help. "Oi, I can use a little hand here..."
SNAP! FLASH!
Blink once.
Blink twice.
Blink thrice.
"What did you just do?"
"Picture."
'nuff' said.
"Delete it now."
"Nope."
"Delet-"
"Giotto, G, Daemon won't stop bothering me!"
An annoyed Lampo march through the room, whining about Daemon. The cat stop what it was doing and snarled at him. Lampo gulped but on the other hand, his eyes widen that were saying, "Why is there a cat here?"
"Apparently, the cat seem to sta-"
"It stalk me...for some reason." G muttered the last bit.
"Nufufufu, what do we have here?"
This time Daemon appeared and Lampo ran to hide behind a big vase as if it was his life line. Giotto sighed as people started to come into the office like little kids going to a playground. It was a office for crying out loud!
"Daemon, stop bothering Lampo, and G, just do something with the cat. It doesn't look like it's going to scratch or hurt you. It pretty seems loyal to you."
"I can't have a cat following me all day while I do my work."
"I don't mind."
The two face Lampo's direction, who was still with the vase. Giotto thought for a moment and shrugged.
"As long the cat does no trouble, me too."
"Nufufufu, to thought that kitty cats were loyal too." Daemon muttered. He went to Lampo direction and drag him out of the room. The victim kept yelling at him to let go of 'ore-sama'. G got tired of it and went to hit them both on the heads. Well Lampo's head since he was the one that won't shut up the most.
Giotto look at the everyday scene and went to grab the folders that were laying on a desk. He stroll over to the door, leaving the three along with the bickering and shouting. He flipped open his phone and looked at the picture of G and the cat. Really, cats don't stalk people. Or according what G says, it looks like stalking to him.
Four students were down, because of a chalk. Hit by the one that has deadly accuracy. By none other than Mr. Reborn. 'Cause' they were slacking off and not paying attention.
And sadly, one of them was Yamamoto. Well, because he didn't understand a bit and Reborn try to zip his mouth up since he was asking way too many questions.
Students shivered in their seats and tried to pay attention to the lesson. Though classes were boring, they didn't want to end up like the others. Even after being taught by him before, Enma felt uncomfortable too. But didn't understand. Tsuna had already learn all the things that was written on the board and didn't even try to pay attention. His attention was on the teacher.
He was happy for meeting after all these years and yet, all he did just come out and show himself to the class. What a reunion for Sawada Tsunayoshi.
"Sawada, can you write the answer to this question?"
Tsuna looked up and made contact to Reborn eyes, he stood up and walk over to grab the chalk and write the answer.
Simplify the infinite product
(1+x)(1+x2)(1+x4)(1+x8)(1+x16)...,
given |x| 1
Tsuna looked at it and wrote down the answer; 1/(1-x)*
"Correct."
Too easy.
Tsuna never left his eyes off the teacher and handed him back the chalk. He walked back to his seat and flop down. His eyes switch to the time, showing that there was about eleven more minutes until the bell rings. He wanted the bell to ring so he could go up and speak to him. He looked at the board and try to look to pay attention, but cannot.
~Just eleven minutes past~
Ring~
"FINALLY!" Tsuna shouted in his head and immediately went straight to the front of the class. But unfortunately, students seem to pass by him like those annoying long trains blocking your path.
People kept brushing pass him and push him, so that left him to stay put do impaitient foot tapping. After the 'train of students' had ended, Reborn was nowhere to be found in the class. The brunet stand for a while until he sat back down and did a facedesk to the table. An opportunity wasted to meet him. Doesn't he understand that he wanted to talk with him.
"He must be playing sadist and enjoying it." Tsuna voiced it in his head.
"Tsuna-kun, are you going to do that all day?"
The brunet looked up saw that Enma, Yamamoto and Gokudera was waiting for him. He got up and walked towards the door.
"Eto...m-m-my name is Sawada Tsunayoshi. This is my friend, Kozato Enma *gestures to Enma*. N-nice to meet you"
"..."
"I-i-is there any you want?"
"Nothing."
"O-okay."
Tsuna stayed in the same spot for a moment and went off in another direction. Enma only stood there by himself, then bowed. As he pass by, the chameleon on the fedora licked him on the cheek which surprise him. He jumped a bit at the contact and turn to the reptile. His fingers touch the left cheek where it had been lick, it somewhat similar to a dog's lick, or those motherly type kisses. Although he couldn't help but wipe it off a bit. The creature blinked his big yellow eyes and jump to the red head who caught him out of reflex.
He peered back at Reborn nervously, wondering if this was a bad move. But instead, he still had a calm expression on. To Reborn, the reptile really paid nobody much interest and always just sit on his hat, but it seems someone did perk the interest level.
Tsuna came back with a tray of jug of water and three cups made of glass. He moved a bit by bit, scared if he was going to drop any on the floor and had to clean it. Although he knew he was young and not allow to touch sharp things, but if he drop it, then he was responsible for it. He wouldn't let other people clean his mess up. Stubborn as always.
Reborn eyed him, seeing that he was shaking and that the tray might look like it was going to clatter to the floor and the delicate glass approaching the floor. Reborn stood up and walk up to him. Tsuna looked up and saw that 'Mr. Fedora Guy' pick up the tray with confidence. Not even a shake appeared. Tsuna wonder how can he carry it with less trouble. Then pouted.
The teen left the tray on the table of the living room and sat back down in the sofa. He wanted to sleep since Iemitsu woke him up early today. Shouldn't the bastard blond know that he didn't like to wake up very early.
A giggle rang out the brunet and curly burns turn to Enma's direction. The lizard had seem to tickled him by going around his body. Down the arms, up the face, touching the nape of his neck, and so on. It ended when he decided to lay himself on his head. The died down a little and the red head calm down. Enma seem to like its presence and smiled at it.
"Um, Reborn, what's its name?"
"Leon."
"Leon huh."
The chameleon snooze on the head, which was obvious since the eyes were closed. Same thing as Reborn, he was also waked up earlier but manage to catch up. It was one of those things Reborn was secretly jealous about. Types of those animals that they get to sleep anytime without worry about anybody else. But it was a minor jealously people.
Tsuna poured himself a cup of water and sip on it. He stared at Reborn if he was going to drink it anytime.
"Aren't you going to drink any?"
"Not in the mood for any."
"Then do you want any other drink?'
"...Espresso."
Tsuna beamed at him. "That's easy then."
Reborn wondered if a toddler like him actually know how to make one. It won't be surprising if he made one and it taste horrible. There was barely any child that makes one at such an age. Tsuna went out of the room again, heading to the kitchen. Reborn this time, follow him in case if he was going to drop anything. When he reached the kitchen and watch how the brunet made espresso, he was glad it wasn't the instant kind. Though, where did the kid learn how to do this?
After a few moments of watching and making, Tsuna place the drink on the dining table for Reborn. The teen stared at the espresso for a while, pick it up and then, a sip.
He hid his expression behind his fedora. It grand and nearly rivaled up with a female friend of his. But not quite enough. But acceptable.
"So..."
"It's okay."
"It that so."
And sparkles appeared. Reborn couldn't but dislike a little at how bright it was. It could make him blind. Nearly effective to make people blind or blush.
"Ne ne, Reborn, why don't we play a game?"
Pfft, game? Reborn does not do that.
"No."
"Eh? Then what can we do?"
"Tsuanyoshi, Tsunayoshi."
"Huh, wait, how did you get here?"
A fluffy canary bird fly through the air and landed on Tsuna's hair.
"Mou."
Reborn watch in interest, wondering what a bird is doing here in a house.
"Hungry, Hungry."
Not only that, it can speak. Not what you see everyday really.
"Ah okay, just let me grab the seeds."
The brunet wen through the cabinet and moved a few things to find a certain item.
"Got it." And the bird flapped its wings happily.
Tsuna went back on his feet and took out a few seeds from the packet that went onto his hand. He fed the bird who chirp in appreciation and swoop down to eat its meal.
While Reborn kept sipping his espresso.
Enma got bored already when he enter the classroom. Seriously, it was math and then science, they were both one of his hated subjects. First thing that happen to him at school. Not only that, he was separated from Tsuna and Yamamoto. But with Gokudera which is okay. He was glad nobody realize the mistakes he did in class since the students were trying hard not to get hit by the chalk. After the class ended, they were glad it ended and most were running out of the class madly for their lives.
But it was a normal occurrence since every person Enma seem to met that met Reborn had somewhat similar reactions. He couldn't blame them. The science teacher came through the door and place a few papers and a laptop down on his desk. The students didn't bother with the new presence and chatted on like nothing happen. The teacher, was not a patient one, and did a loud 'BAM' on the chalkboard. Silence filled the room, leaving him satisfied with the noise.
"Next time I come into this room, the first I wanted to hear is nothing. Understood?"
The student nodded, some numbly, some slowly. So we have Reborn, and now a scary strict looking science teacher. Great.
"I love my school life soooo much, I could cry." Enma sarcastically said in his head
The man went up to the chalkboard and wrote down something complicated. Enma head begin to swirl and gave up before the real lesson started. He was sure to get an F minus right away no matter what. Enma looked around and sure enough...
"Are those chemicals? Are we mixing them?" He wonder in his head.
…
…
…
"Oh god no."
Then came a silent headdesk.
~Timeskip~
"Come on Enma, we don't time all day."
A student said out loud and the class agreed with nods and 'yeah'. Sweat went down to his face as he tried to find the right chemical. Seriously which one was which. He was afraid if he choose the wrong and then something bad goes wrong. What if-
"Kozato Enma, please choose the right one. Time is precious."
"Arghhh, then help! You're a teacher right?"
Enma yelled in his head while looking rapidly between the chemicals. He took a quick glance at the clock and he waited around for two minutes. God, he was so dead. Enma took a random one out of the three and add it to the mixture. He pour the whole thing in and really really really hoped nothing happen. But like Tsuna, they both manage to have bad lucks.
Boom!
The red head jump back and fell on his back. He saw the small explosion out of the mixture he mix together with the two chemicals. It was a small one at least. The small smoke clear away and Enma saw a disapproving face on the science teacher.
"Please go back to your seat."
Enma sighed and went back to his seat while hearing a few snickers from the class.
"Geez, it was obviously the one on his right, why the left?"
"Truly a stupid one."
"Wait, I thought it was the middle one."
"No you idiot, it's the right one."
"You're the idiot, it's not the right, it is the middle.
Then goes a small low bickering argument. Enma sighed again.
Wish he had P.E. Now.
"..."
It was P.E.
Damn.
And neither of his friends were here!
Damn.
Why now?
'Cause the gods are such sadists to him.'
Sad.
Tsuna sat on the ground of the gym floor while the teacher calls out the students names if they're here or not. And it seems that everyone was here. Except for a few delinquents that has a habit of skipping.
Tsuna already heard what Hibari does here and the 'I'll bite you to death' thing that most people was afraid. Despite with him being eighteen years old (Although Tsuna was planning to tell him to got out and do something different at age nineteen. He was too attach to that place). Although he actually never seen what he does to the victims, but he just heard that he just beats them up and lets the other perfects clean up the mess. Tsuna seriously wonder what the skylark did the past few years.
The teacher blew in the whistle and order everyone to run around the gym for three laps. Tsuna did anime waterfall tears, wondering how he can survive it. He stood up unwillingly and did a very very light jog. But somewhat looks like a walk. He manage to do one lap without anybody noticing but the P.E. teacher caught him and told him, "RUN, NOT JOG OR WALK YOU FOOL! YOU WANNA GET AN F ON YOUR GRADE!?"
The brunet had no idea what kind of teacher the school had just hired. He grumbled under his breath and started to pick up the pace. He went and try hide behind a crowd of students, but they ran faster than him and his breath was already sounded hoarse. Man why was he weak.
~Just another minor time skip~
Tsuna had somehow survive all the laps and collapse on his knees, panting. But the others were standing well on their feet, as all that running had no effect. He couldn't help but feel a little jealous at them. He was sure that his body was okay, no heart of lung disease or any kind from his last check up. Apart from that he was small for his age but it was natural and wish for a growth spurt soon. He was completely normal.
"Sawada Tsunayoshi, please come here."
The said boy went over to the teacher while writing down something on the clipboard full of paper.
"What do you want sensei?"
"Your athletic skills are useless. You were last and it took you seven minutes to finish. A high schooler like you should do this much more faster. I expected a much more better one nest time."
"Y-yes sensei."
"Good, OKAY CLASS! NEXT THING WE DO IS SOCCER."
"WHATTTTTTTTT!" Tsuna had just enough. He sulked on his ways to the outside field where hell just begin for for him.
RING!
The lunch bell rang, and the four friends met up with each other. After the class of science (for Enma) and P.E (Tsuna) it was until sometime later, they were both recognize at what they were really good at, and even receive praises. So their first of school wasn't that all bad at least.
"Ahhh, it's finally lunch." (Tsuna)
"Ah Tsuna-sama, did you bring anything for lunch in the first place?"
"Hm, now that you mention it, I didn't...I was in a hurry for morning I guess..."
"Then why we go down to the school store to buy something?" (Yamamoto)
"I agreed too. Even I forgot." (Enma)
"Then why don't we go now."
The four friends agreed to go to the school store and walk over there, but during it, Tsuna bump into someone and few backwards into his friends arm.
"Ow, s-sorry."
"You should be more careful where your going, Dame-Tsuna."
Tsuna snapped his eyes open and stared at the person he aim to talk to all morning. An opportunity. Enma realized this and shoved Gokudera and Yamamoto onward.
And so Tsuna was left along with his tutor.
"Where are you going Reborn?"
"Italy."
"But can't you stay for a little?"
"I can't. I'm busy. I was call by your father to take care of you and your friend while your parents are away.
"T-then, can you come here someday?"
"Of course I will, Dame-Tsuna. I might able to make it when you turn 5."
"Really?"
"Who are you talking to in the first place."
~Omake~
~Names~
"Now that you mention it, What would you call it? Since it follows you and such, you are now his owner."
Lampo said to G as he lazily suck on candy. He was out of the grasp of Daemon and decided to spend his time on G and the cat. Both of them, in the kitchen and eating. Since moments ago, Lampo was the luckiest and had very small amount of paperwork and G finishing a few minutes ago. G stab his fruit for some reason while the cat was licking his paws.
Now that Lampo mention about naming, he should think of one at least. But he never ask for a cat and owning one, but guess he can't get out of it.
"Then what do I call him, ?"
An angry tick fell on Lampo's head. "I don't know. Ore-sama says that you should ask that yourself."
"Che, can't be bother."
"Fine then."
Lampo all of a sudden put a black blindfold on and spin on the spinning chair for a moment until he was a bit dizzy. Then started to point his left index finger randomly. He took off the blindfold and saw what he pointed to.
"Uri."
"Excuse me?"
"Uri, the cat's name is Uri."
"What the, that's some ridiculous naming sense."
"I thought you didn't care at all what his name is."
"I know, but seriously, after a fruit?"
"Now that was pointed by my finger. So you should be proud."
"Righttttt..."
"Like hell." He thought.
"Meow~"
*By the way, I took this off a website so I don't own this math problem at all.
And there you have it. A few flashbacks of Reborn, Tsuna and Enma. I will continuing the flashbacks more in a few chapters or if possible, the rest would be in the whole next chapter.
