Hey minna! So here is the chapter for this week. I hope you guys enjoy. Also, I will have an important announcement at the end of this chapter so please make sure to read it.

~Catycat17200~


Chapter 9 I Finally Met My Tutor

I woke up in a similar position I woke up yesterday. I was snuggled up against Hibari's chest with his arms securely wrapped around my waist. Our legs were wrapped together as we stayed close to each other.

I looked up at Hibari's sleeping face. He breathed deeply as I studied his sleeping appearance. This was the first time I could look at him without his eyes looking into mine. He looked so relaxed while sleeping, his frown was gone and that devilish smirk wasn't present. His mouth was in a fine line and you would've guessed he was innocent.

His eyes opened and I didn't move mine. I looked at his beautiful, stone grey eyes as he looked at mine. I saw his eyes soften as I remained my gaze as he remained his. I looked away and rested my head back on his chest.

We stayed there for a few extra moments before Kyoya released his hold from me. He kissed my head and got up from the bed. I got up too and headed for the kitchen.

It was the normal routine again. I cooked, Hibari ate only in his towel, and I did the dishes, and showered. I noticed that the purple spot was still there but not as bright. Today, I decided to wear a simple purple t-shirt and a pair of bell-bottom jeans. I wore a half inch heel that was black with a bow. I walked out of our room, and noticed no signs of Kyoya. I walked out and noticed the lack of an Elvis-haired man guarding the door. Kyoya probably stopped sending him considering he was basically useless.

I walked out and headed to the training room. Before I got there, I noticed a crowd around the room that Chrome was in. I looked over and saw everyone in there with a sad look on their face.

"With no illusions, her vital organs don't exist." Reborn explained as I walked in. I turned to the side and saw Kyoya walk into the room. He had a serious look on his face as he strode over to the side of Chrome's bed.

"I can't let you die," he said. He looked at us giving us the "get out or I'll bite you to death" glare. I felt my lungs constrict a little bit as I walked out.

"Why does he care so much about her? Why can't he let her die? Did something develop between Chrome's future self and Hibari?" I thought to myself. I tried thinking of the positive reasons like she was important to the mission, but my mind always thought of the worst case scenario. "I bet that since I died in the future, Kyoya wanted another girl. Chrome being the only other girl, he probably became romantically involved with him. What if that other scent I smelled on the bed wasn't me, but future Chrome?"

I gulped down hard, hoping that those thoughts would go down with them. My eyes filled with sorrow as I noticed Reborn's beady eyes reading mine.

"Don't worry, Akahana," Reborn said. "Hibari isn't like that." I looked down at Reborn with a hopeful stare. I knew he was right, but at this point I was more at an inner battle with myself.

"Why do I care so much about this? Since when have I worried about Kyoya going out with another girl? I guess this is what it's like falling for someone," I thought to myself. I sighed as Reborn looked at me reading my mind. He tilted his head down and smirked.

I looked up when I saw Kyoya come out of the room. He wasn't in there very long, so I probably shouldn't worry. Of course, I still did. The skylark started walking away when Reborn stopped him.

"You should probably assure Akahana that you aren't romantically involved with Chrome," Reborn told him. Since Reborn talked in a quiet voice, the only thing I could really depict was my name. I looked down and tried walking past Reborn and Kyoya. I couldn't get far as I felt a strong pair of arms wrap around my waist. I felt his hair tickle the side of my neck as a head nestled itself in it.

"You have nothing to worry about," I heard a deep voice say. I knew it was Hibari, just in the way he wrapped his arms around me. Soft, yet dominant. I looked around noticing that Reborn was no longer around.

"I better not," I muttered. I tried making it quietly, but I felt the ex-prefect smirk. He kissed my neck and let go of my waist as he strode off in the opposite direction. I stood there a little while wondering why he didn't stop me from training. I just shrugged my shoulders and went to the training room.

I went to the room and had the whole group's eyes on me.

"I thought you would never show up," Lal Mirch said as she looked at me. I nodded my head sympathetically as I stood in between Yamamoto and Gokudera. "You guys shall no longer train under me. I have taught you everything I can. Reborn will give you the names of the people who will tutor you to use your weapon."

I looked over to the side expecting Reborn to be there. There was the infant, standing on the left of Lal Mirch.

"Yes, I shall. Before I do, I would like to give you your box weapons. "Reborn handed me a white box. I examined it. It had a hole on top, and had a swirl design that was black. I looked up and noticed everyone's was like that. The only difference was the color.

"Where's mine?" Tsuna asked.

"You don't have one," Reborn replied. "Tsuna, your tutor is Hibari. Gokudera, your tutor is Bianchi. Yamamoto, your tutor is me. Lastly, Akahana, your tutor is Dino. They will teach you how to properly fight and use your box weapons."

"Great, my brother is my tutor," I muttered. I looked at the elevator anticipating Kyoya to come in and take me away from training. Surprisingly, he never does. I look back at Reborn.

"Where is onii-san?" I asked him.

"He'll be here tomorrow. You should spend the rest of the day at your base. To your disappointment, Hibari can't join you since he'll be training Tsuna." Reborn said. He smirked hiding his eyes behind his fedora. He always does that when he teases me.

"Hmph, hopefully Hibird is there so I'm not lonely." I walked out of the training room. Tomorrow is probably when I'm going to officially start training. Let's just hope that Kyoya won't stop me. I walked to the base, but first I checked in on Chrome. Her eyes were closed, indicating she was sleeping.

I walked over to her bedside and looked at her. She has dark purple hair and an eye patch over her eye. She was snuggled up into the blanket as she slept peacefully.

"Isn't Kyoya's favorite color dark purple? She also resembles a small animal looking like that," I thought to myself. I couldn't help but sigh deeply and look down at her.

"Mu-Mukuro-sama," she muttered and turned her head to the opposite side. Well, at least it seems like she doesn't like Kyoya. I couldn't help but feel the corners of my mouth slightly go up.

"Get well, Chrome," I said and patted her arm. I walked out of the room and took one more glance at her peaceful face.

I got back to our side of the base, and it was vacant.

"I guess Kyoya really is training Tsuna," I thought. Once I got into the living room, I pulled my hair up and went onto the veranda. I let the cool air wrap around my skin as a slight breeze had picked up. I sat down on the wood paneling and stretched my legs out. All I heard were the noises of animals and insects. I closed my eyes when I felt something land on my stomach.

"Midori tanabiku Namimori no," I heard it sing. I smiled as I opened my eyes to see a yellow puff ball on my stomach. I scooped it up in my hands and started rubbing its feathers.

"Akahana Akahana. Hibari Hibari." Hibird sang. I smiled slightly as he said that.

"That's correct. I do like him," I muttered. He may be just a bird, but I knew he understood. It also felt better that someone I could trust knew my secret. "Don't tell anyone, not even Kyoya."

"Ok Ok," He said and started tweeting happily. I guess Hibird is happy someone likes his master. I put Hibird back on my stomach and lay back down. I rested my arm above my head us I took in my surroundings. The other arm was mindlessly stroking Hibird's feathers as I relaxed.

About an hour passed as I remained like that. I thought I would eventually fall asleep, but I guess I wasn't tired enough.

"Hibari Hibari," Hibird tweeted as he flew up in the sky. I heard the front door slide open as a tall, raven-haired man stepped in. "Hibari Hibari." Kyoya stepped out on the veranda as a very happy bird nestled into his hair. I looked at Kyoya, a very tall, strong man that had a small bird perched in his hair. I giggled a little bit as he stared at me.

"Akahana like…" the bird said. I looked over at the bird in disbelief. I recalled telling Hibird not to tell anyone. "Me."

I sighed in relief as the bird started chirping again. I looked at my ring for the time. It was around six so I got up. "I'll cook tonight." I got up and searched the pantry for some meat. I found some chicken, and decided to bake it.

After I baked it, I sliced the chicken and put it on our plates. I laid it on the table as Kyoya got up from the veranda. We both sat down at the table.

"Itadakimasu," we both said before digging in. We finished our food and I got up to do the dishes. Kyoya stood from the table and went out of the base. I finished and noticing it was only 6:45, I wanted to see if Dino got here yet. I knew that it was supposed to be tomorrow, but a girl can hope.

I walked out of the base and searched for Reborn. I passed Chrome's room and looked inside. She was resting peacefully and there was no sign of Reborn. I continued on until I came to the room with the big T.V. in it. I looked inside and saw Dino standing there.

"Hey Akahana ready to train?" Dino asked. I nodded.

"Yes I am onii-san." He smiled and took me in his arms.

"I missed you," he said. I hugged him back remembering that I had died in the future. Now, I wanted to know how long ago that was. "Don't worry, Hibari will tell you all the details when he's ready." I nodded. "Let's get training. Only a few hours tonight since I'm still jet lagged."

I took him to the training room.

"Ok, I think the first thing we should do is train you to open your box weapon. All you need to do is muster up your flame, and put it in the box." I did. I thought of Kyoya, and all the times he hugged me. I fought the blush creeping up on my face as a white flame coming from my ring. "Good, now just put it in the whole on the top of the box. The box opened and out came a baby snow leopard. It was adorable with its big, beady eyes and porcelain white fur. My only question was how I could use this as a weapon.

"Hm, I don't think you did it correctly," he said. I was positive I didn't. "Well, when you use a box weapon, it usually resembles what you're feeling. Right now, you probably unconsciously feel like a little baby always relying on people." I nodded as he told me that information. The flame does vary on what I think about, so it probably also can determine how I'm feeling. "Try it again."

I put the leopard back in the box. This time, I was going to control my emotions and think of why I wanted to train.

"I want to protect. I want to be thought of a team player, not a moocher." I thought. I thought of all those reasons and my flame mustered. I thought about protecting all of my friends and family and the flame grew bigger. Finally I thought of protecting Kyoya, and the flame was bigger than it was before.

I put the flame in the hole again. I watched as a graceful adult snow leopard pranced out of the box. I also noticed something difference at my appearance and felt something heavy in my hand. I looked down and saw a rod made of ice. The rod was surrounded by a white flame. Instead of my normal clothes, I had on a long sleeve light blue shirt with a pair of white pants. I could feel that it wasn't cloth, but my flame that made it. The shirt was a v-neck that had a flower pattern going down the side. The pants were just plain white, surprisingly stretchy jeans.

"You're eyes are no longer a dark silver. They're now a very light blue, almost white." I looked down at the snow leopard.

"Now what shall I call you? Rose?" I asked. The leopard just stared at me. "Snow?" it still stared at me. "Hi-leopard?" it just stared and nodded its head slightly. "Hibi?" The leopard went up to me and licked my face. "I shall call you Hibi, and you shall be mine." I wrapped my arms around the leopard and looked up at Dino.

"Ok, well, it's almost eight so you probably should get back. Just remember how you did that and we'll continue training tomorrow." I put Hibi back into the box and nodded.

"Thanks, onii-san." Dino smiled at me and left the training room. I took my box and went back to Hibari's room.

Hibari was there on the veranda looking at the stars. He turned to look at me when he heard the door open. He got up and went to our room. He emerged with his pajamas and went to the bathroom. I walked in our room and quickly changed into my tank top and shorts. I gave out a yawn as I lay down on the bed.

Hibari walked in with his black pajamas.

"I want to read," was all he said and sat down. I watched him grab the book he was reading and put on a pair of readers.

"What are you reading," I asked trying to examine the cover. It was a plain cover; most likely the book slip was taken off.

"None of your business. Be quiet so I can read," He said. I pouted and really wanted to know what he was reading. I scooted closer to him and looked at the book pages. I read a few words and my mouth dropped.

"How the hell do you even know what half the words mean?" I asked as I looked.

Kyoya looked over at me and smirked. "Obviously something that your intelligence level can't understand."

"Your personality hasn't changed at all in the past ten years," I said to him.

"Maybe not, but I know some big differences," he muttered. To prove his point he swooped his head down and kissed my cheek. I tried not blushing but failed horribly. I saw him smirk. "Just like a small animal."

I couldn't help but feel sort of happy at that. I knew how much he liked small animals, and saying I am one I can conclude that he likes me a lot. I smiled as he looked at me. He smiled back at me. My smile turned bigger as I saw the lips of the skylark turn upwards into an actual smile.

"You should smile more," I said and turned on my side. I closed my eyes and remained still as I tried to drift off into dreamland.

I tried so hard. I just couldn't. I wasn't sure if it was because of the light, but that probably wasn't it because I slept on the roof at noon so many times at Nami-chuu. I saw the lights turn off as Kyoya turned has body to face my back.

"Wao, can't sleep without me cuddling with you, huh?" He teased me. I blushed hoping that it wasn't glow in the dark. He wrapped his arms around my waist as I lay back on his chest. Soon after, I fell asleep.


So, this is the end of chapter nine. I hope you guys liked it. Also, sorry that this chapter was shorter than my previous ones. I will try to make the next one longer.

*Important Please Read*

So, school is going to be starting Monday so I might not be able to upload a chapter each week. I will try my best to, and if I can't I would like you guys to know that I am not going to give up on this fanfic until it is finished. I really hope I can get at least one chapter up per week, but I cannot guarantee it. Also, it will probably be the weekend when a new chapter is uploaded. Like I said before, I will try to upload one each week and hope that I don't have so much homework that I can't.

~Catycat17200~