Code: KHR-HB-CH.10
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Half Breed.
Chapter: 10.
There was silence in the half-destroyed bedroom as Tsuna picked himself up, every inch of his body protesting and heavy as it screamed at him to sit back down and rest - though however much he wanted to, he refused as he kept moving. Pinching the bridge of his nose he sighed, the breath shuddering as it forced itself past his dry lips.
'Tsuna?' said blond didn't even perk at Yamamoto's worried voice as he vaguely noticed his legs swaying beneath him; his thoughts were else where as he tried to think of who would want to kill him - or at least send an assassin after him; the news he was going to be king might had had something to do with it if it had spread…
He sighed; this thinking was getting him nowhere; all he could do is wait for new clues to show up and inform his friends what was going on else get in trouble for not telling them soon enough like last time.
Increasing the strength in-between his fingers, he let them fall before looking up to his new guardian and equally new tutor.
'Yamamoto-san, you've been here for nearly two days; I'm sure your father will be worried, there's a land-line phone downstairs if you like' he glanced to his mobile and than back up to Takeshi apologetically 'I'd allow you to use my mobile but it's flame sensitive and won't anyone but me to use it' he shrugged.
'But -'
Tsuna tried to smile but it trembled as he did so; it had been such a long time since he had used this expression after all, that his facial muscles simply didn't want to do what he told them to 'It's fine, tell him whatever you like and than I'll make us something to eat' Takeshi seemed to hesitate for a moment, his cerulean orbs flickering to Reborn before he nodded unsurely and left.
Tsunayoshi unsteadily walked to his open door and closed it, before sliding down the wall until he collapsed feebly onto the floor below, wheezing as he forced air into his lungs that strangled him for it. He gulp and swallowed and strained to keep his eyes open as his body curled in on itself.
'Is it always like this when you're celestial blood takes hold?' a dark voice asked, Reborn watching with narrowed, dark eyes as his charge struggled to contain his breath; it was obvious that the brunet was in pain and had been holding out until Yamamoto had left which was stupid in the way that the kid was going to find out one way or another.
Tsuna didn't say a word and the silence stretched with only wheezing, chesty breaths that would worry just about anyone on hearing it but just as Reborn thought that the demon would stubbornly ignore him, the blond gave him a barely noticeable nod 'First' he forced out, struggling to get the words from his mouth 'First - time - worse' he stuck in his breath from his lips and tried to calm his heavily beating heart.
Reborn winced sympathetically, before slowly walking across the scratched and burnt floorboards to Tsuna, settling against the wall next to the teen who was far from being human and gazed at the wall opposite him.
The assassin didn't bother trying to start a conversation as his mind replayed those words "First - time - worse" and Reborn knew it most have been as his memory went back years to a meeting - a meeting that spoke of replayed words that didn't cover half of what was important and dealt a bad hand to the (at the time) child it had been concerning.
He stayed sat uncomfortably on the floor, how long he doesn't know, listening to the breaths and heartbeat of his charge as he struggle to calm himself and the guardian down stairs as he had a long but brief conversation with his father that most have been awkward considering how protective human parents tended to be, before the brunet got up unsteadily, on hand gripping tightly onto his chest and the other climbing up the wall as he lifted himself from the group.
Cerulean eyes glanced to Reborn 'In this form, being down below could kill me' he stated, half of his slim and petit form leaning for support onto the barrier, looking like a even the gentlest gust of wind could knock him over.
Reborn couldn't deny that; their two race's habitats couldn't support the others - their worlds couldn't mix, just like their people weren't known for getting on they just couldn't survive together and Tsuna being born from a mixture between the two could very well end up forcing him to retire early.
How Nana lived with her husband, Reborn didn't know nor understand but it had worked so he knew it wasn't impossible 'Not going will kill you as well' the assassin muttered darkly.
Soul eyes narrowed 'I suppose it was naive to think that my life here was going to be allowed, but I thought my bloodline would at least stop any…life threatening actions' Tsuna worded it carefully - that much was obvious and it his tact on the subject would have surprised Reborn if he hadn't spent the best part of two days with the demon child.
'The council…is desperate, they've already lost five heirs - the day of passage is arriving and you know what comes if there's no successor and guardians to stand to take the power' Reborn's voice was serious and looked at his charge with dark eyes. There was no loved lost between Tsuna and the world that threw him away but he needed to understand.
And the look the much younger demon gave him, he did.
'Chaos' Tsunayoshi's voice deepened and the look in his eyes turned even more weighty then they were before 'There would be chaos. Your world would crumple and the effects would ripple back onto both realms' Reborn found himself standing as Tsuna's swallowed 'I haven't seen the Vongola's since my exile and I won't allow myself to care for the council or their wants, but…' his words stopped and his voice turned gentle, lined with fondness as his eyes closed and his face settled as his breathing 'I have met wonderful people, wonderful people who I know that will be dragged into this. I…can't allow that to happen - I won't.'
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Yamamoto held his breath as his unsteady fingers tapped on the numbered buttons of the phone to get through to his home, his other hand holding the handset, ready (or not) to place it next to his ear as the ringing started to clearly sound as he finished the number. Fidgeting in a very uncharacteristic manner as he shifted from foot to foot and tried to ignore both the dread growing and the paint that still lingered and clung to his skin.
'Moshi moshi?' the tired voice of his father asked through the phone as soon as he had picked up. Takeshi winced; he sounded like he hadn't slept and he probably hadn't.
'Erm…hello?, pops?' Takeshi sounded nervous to his known ears as he tried to talk through the device against his face.
'Takeshi?' his father's voice jumped, making said teen feel very more guilty.
'Er yeah' the newly appointed guardian replied tensely 'Look, pops I'm really sorry; I had a really busy day at school and got really tired at particle, and well a friend - a really good friend forgot something at school and so I thought I would return it but I fell asleep at their place and I guess I just lost track of time and -' he was rambling and he knew it but it took him by surprise when his Tsuyoshi's voice interrupted him.
'A friend?' Tsuyoshi's voice was taken back and he should have been; his son hadn't stayed over someone else's house since he was eight; far too long ago.
'Yeah…Um, Tsuna, well…he didn't want to wake me and kind'a forgot because he wasn't feeling well himself and I think I've caught whatever he had so…' god he was dabbling again; he was usually good at acting and lying but this was his father and a part of him wanted the man who always knew what he was thinking to know that he wasn't telling the truth 'So I might have to stay over for a bit longer…' he trailed.
Tsuyoshi's end was silent 'Tsuna? You haven't mentioned a Tsuna before, who -' just as the undoubted questioning what about to start the phone was plucked from his hands from the very brunet who was just brought up.
'Tsu -'
'Hello? Tsuyoshi-san?' Tsunayoshi questioned into the phone, Reborn lingering on the stair case and watching what his charge was going now. Takeshi was just puzzled but didn't bother questioning it yet; there was something about this that he was missing, like how Tsuna knew his father's name when he was sure he had never mentioned it, but then again it wasn't like it was a secret and Tsuna seemed to know everything.
'Tsunayoshi Sawada?' Tsuyoshi had gone from deathly worried, surprised to astounded in a matter of minutes, but wasn't that always the case from the small brunet from his memory 'What on earth - I - it's been an age and I haven't heard from you since….well'
A small smile wormed it's way onto his face as he too remembered the man that was so vivid in his mind, even now 'It has been' Tsuna agreed, glancing only for a moment to the baseball player beside him 'Your son…I…' he sighed, going to pinch his nose 'He promised me something and now…whatever it is, is expecting him to keep his word' he refused to use the word "fate" or "destiny" they were both fickle and he didn't like the way they would have left his tongue; like an excuse.
The pause was pregnant and Tsuna tried not to think of the man's face as he waited stiff as a board '…He's in the change?'
The brunet licked his lips 'I…yes, he is. I'll get him home back to you by tomorrow and explain properly - though I have a feeling we're both be enlightening things when I do' he cleared his throat 'This has been a long time in the making but…despite the obvious lack of results…I want you to know that I tried…'
On the other end he heard a heavy expletion of air 'You've always been a little hard-headed haven't you?' Tsuna's eyebrows crimpled together and went to speak when he was cut off 'Stop taking responsibility for things that you aren't accountable for. Really Tsunayoshi it's selfish'
'S-selfish?' the brunet stuttered in surprise.
Tsuyoshi ignored him 'Just…just promise me something' he murmured in such an un-Yamamoto manner that it made Tsuna still 'Promise me that nothing will happen to him' Takeshi was all he had now - they both understood that.
'Tsuyoshi Yamamoto you have my word that I will do everything in my power to protect him' Tsuna's voice was unwavering as he said it, filled with grim determination as his eyes burned with flame and will and everything that made a man strong. One thing was clear; he was resolute and had sworn an oath.
A buzz entered the air that Takeshi didn't understand, his new senses that were still awakening just picking up the faint traces of power as that promise entered from the silence, which was no doubt what had made the strange feeling.
Silence once again entered from down the line before the man chuckled 'Selfish as always' his tone had lightened 'Alright, I'll see you when you make it down - just don't keep me waiting like last time'
Tsuna's expression was close to a pout when as uttered 'I resent that'
Tsuyoshi laughed good naturedly 'Your not known for your house calls, Tsunayoshi… and I must at admit that while I have wanted to see you, I've also dreaded what it would mean'
'I…' Tsuna struggled with what to say; it used to come so easily, talking to this man but years had turned into blanks into his mind and had built walls between people he once knew 'I'll see you…tomorrow, Tsuyoshi' he said wistfully.
'Of course' Tsuyoshi paused and Tsuna waited 'I'll see you in good health, Tsunayoshi' and the line went dead. The brunet turned blond put the phone down with his stomach churning; what was it and people with threatening him over the phone?
'Tsuna?' said demon said and turned to face the other Yamamoto who was looking at him confusedly 'What -'
'You have questions' Tsunayoshi acknowledged, Takeshi simply frowned 'They'll be met tomorrow, but for now know that I just didn't want you lying to your father, not for me' he glanced to the curious figure in the corner before he met Yamamoto's Rain flamed coloured eyes and gave the teen a pat on the shoulder, where his hand lingered 'Right, now that that's out of the way I have the task of feeding you both'
Tsunayoshi turned then, following the battered hallway to his kitchen where he disappeared. Takeshi glanced to Reborn who shrugged and stood from where he had seat down 'Don't push him just yet Yamamoto' the assassin said in his usual tone, but the teen still felt the weight of the words that were far more 'There's a lot you don't know, but things come in time and you've got some catching up to do' he followed his charge into the kitchen.
Yamamoto ran a hand through his hair as his mind replayed the words, finding too much truth in them when he knew they could so easily have been lies if he had simply shown some backbone and stuck with Tsuna. Shaking his head he went two join the two demons, lingering there for only a second before joining Reborn and settling around the small, round table.
They both watched silently as the blond moved around the kitchen, going from cabinets and cupboards while returning to the stove and cooker, fixing pots and pans into place; adding ingredients; looking around - having forgotten what he had been doing. Tsuna fretted around and cooked for an hour before it was plated and put in front of them.
Tsuna went away again to one of his draws and pulled out the necessary cutlery that would be needed and his own plate before sitting down in his own chair, the one furthest away from both of his guests.
Rolling his shoulders, Tsuna placed his plate in front of him while passing out the chopsticks. His eyes glanced at Reborn and Yamamoto at they eyed their food doubtful and Tsunayoshi sighed 'You'll…have to excuse me when I say that I usually ear instant food' it was easy and cheaper after all then making things from scratch and he hadn't cared for leaning how to cook because he was always alone and the only one eating whatever he made.
Yamamoto blinked at the blush that was slowly making its way across Tsuna's face as the blond picked up his chopsticks, mumbling 'Itadakimasu' under his breath and tucking into…whatever it was, because Takeshi honestly couldn't tell.
However the baseball player was never one to drawl on things and tried to brighten despite his hesitance to actually what the…food near his mouth as he too, picked up his cutlery and smiled in a more confident manner then he probably felt 'Itadakimasu!' he picked at it with his chopsticks and plopped it in his mouth and tried not to choke as the horrid taste bit at hit tongue in the most disgusting fashion. He held in a grimace as he tried to continue to smile despite it all, the food partly getting stuck in his throat as he continued to swallow.
Remember to swallow.
Remember to swallow.
Remember to swallow.
Remember to swallow.
Remember to swallow.
A sick feeling swept through him as whatever it was dropped down his system and into his stomach and for a moment felt like it was going to come back up again before a harsh foot hit his ankle with a vengeance. Takeshi jolted and pain screamed in that area, though it did help to keep his food where it was and glance to his attack who was calmer eating from his own plate; like the assassin had never touched him.
'Do you cook a lot Tsuna?' Takeshi asked, his completion paling further as he continued to shovel the food in his mouth.
Tsunayoshi glanced up, looking from Yamamoto to Reborn before swallowing his own mouthful and replying 'No' he replied 'Not much point in it; living alone I -' he stopped himself as he quickly realised what he had said from Takeshi's thinning lips 'I mean food is something to share, a social point' he shrugged 'And I'm not very social'
Takeshi forced the food to slide down while his mind went back to the catering lessons in school and how no one ever partnered with the sometimes brunet, which lead to Tsuna, who obvious struggled with the subject, left to suffer on not having anyone to help him with the matter and promptly frowned when he recalled how little survived Tsunayoshi and how it was always a laughing point for the class - something that he had never found very funny.
'A king needs to know the basics of cooking' Reborn spoke out, raising his chopsticks to his mouth again.
Tsuna frowned 'What for? Diplomacy?' there was an air of sarcasm that made Yamamoto think that Tsunayoshi was either very brave or very stupid, something his father had always told him had a very thin line separating.
Reborn raised an eyebrow as he glanced at his charge 'Survival.'
Tsuna scowled.
Reborn smirked.
Takeshi simply shook his head and continued to eat in the silence that once again embraced the room while the two demons threw looks at one another from across the table and wondered how long this relationship had been about - from what Tsunayoshi had said at the doorstep, he assumed not very long but from the way they acted.
Takeshi smiled and pushed those thoughts away.
We shall see.
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A/N (22/02/13) -
Hello! No I'm not dead, yes I'm still alive (probably the same thing on thinking about it) and a lots happened since I last updated this! (though some readers that are followers of my other stories and therefore know from the other A/Ns what I've been up to that) I've returned to school and that's pretty much what's held me up so much, I've had exam after exam, homework, coursework and helluve lot of sickness to deal with so I'm sorry I haven't been handling it very well. 'Been trying my best for you and I' am going for an update a day - or if not an update every couple of days at least, this might be wishful thinking as I seriously don't have any free time but it's an ideal that I'm going to put everything into working towards.
So! Anyway, I hope this is OK, I think it's a little short (as it usually is with me) and a little unadventful, but I had to have a bit of a filler to have a pause for what's coming next. Brought Tsuyoshi in; more secrets are being revealed; somethings being hinted at, though I have said there might be no pairings I could change my mind; and Tsuna's terrible cooking has finally been brought in, which I had planned from the start : P What do you expect from someone whose never been taught?
Moving on, I' am also looking for a beta, I swore them off when I first start Fanfiction because I thought it was a little lazy and something that when done yourself helped you improve, but I'm so desperate on time and just updating that I can't physically do it. Sorry about all this, just try to bare with me while I figure this out (though I' am painfully aware of how patiant you've been with me already) And thank you for being so good to me!
Review (Anonymous) 'Guest' 01 - Chapter 9 -
That's nice of you considering I hated writing the action part of it. *laughs* Yeah, I'm looking forward to bringing in the crueler people from Tsuna's past, though it might take some time. Apologises in advance.
Anyway thanks for taking the time to review : ).
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