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Target 10: "Stormy Night"
"Hahi! Haru forgot…Haru still need to buy dinner-desu" she exclaimed making the other's jump at the loudness of her voice.
"Dinner? Oh it's that late already?" Kyoko asked peering at the clock that read 7:35pm.
"I guess we can continue this tomorrow, since all of us are going to Italy, right?" Hana said as she stood up.
The girls nodded in unison.
"Onii-chan, we got to go" Kyoko called to her brother who was currently at Tsuna's bedroom alongside Lambo, Reborn and Tsuna himself.
"Already To the EXTREME?" Ryohei called back, as the girls can hear Ryohei's loud footsteps down the stairs followed by more footsteps, but much toned down this time.
Haru shot Hana a teasing gaze and whispered.
"There's your prince-desu…to the extreme"
"Shut up" Hana retorted, blushing heavily.
Once the boys gathered in the now free for all living room–except Reborn, they bid farewell.
"Bye, Girls. And see you tomorrow, take care…" Bianci waved then set out to the kitchen and then upstairs, looking for her beloved Reborn.
While Ipin took off with Lambo who rushed to the kitchen to see Fuuta and Nana.
Tsuna then gave Kyoko a quick peck in the chick that earned Kyoko a blush; luckily no one saw them except for Haru.
"See you tomorrow too, Tsu-kun"
"Yeah. Take Care" Tsuna said, blushing madly for his actions.
"Are you okay to the EXTREME Kyoko's friend?" Ryohei suddenly yelled as he placed a hand on Hana's forehead, since she looked flushed.
Upon the contact, her face grew redder 10 folds than before.
"I-I'm okay dumb head, and I have a name…Kurokawa Hana" she snapped, still flushed from Haru's tease earlier and the sudden contact from the boxer.
Ryohei tapped his chin and smiled "That's a nice name, Kyoko's friend…to the Extreme!"
Earning Hana to blush even more if that's ever possible.
Haru smirked as she went in between Ryohei and Hana.
"Ne, Ryohei-senpai, its Hana, Hana Kurokawa, not Kyoko-chan's friend, got it? And since Hana-chan's a lady why don't you escort her home?"
"Haru!" Hana yelled, oh this so obvious.
Luckily Ryohei is as oblivious as a rock so he just shrugged and asked
"But who's gonna, escort Kyoko home?"
"I'm okay Onii-chan, you can escort Hana-chan, it's dangerous at night and she's a lady" Kyoko called out to her brother with a smile on her face.
"Not you too" Hana said under her breath looking at Kyoko who just displayed a thumbs up towards her.
"Don't worry about, Kyoko-chan, there's Tsuna-san to walk her home…" Haru said pointing towards Tsuna.
"Right, Stella-san? Tsuna's dependable, so we can leave Kyoko-chan, to Tsuna-san" she smiled at the blond who nodded I her direction.
"Well, that's settled then! So I'll walk Hana home, and Tsuna better take good care of my sister TO THE EXTREME" Ryohei said as he pumped his fist to the air with his conclusion earning Hana, Tsuna and Kyoko a blush.
"Hai, Ryohei-senpai, I'll take good care of Kyoko-chan" Tsuna nervously smiled at the boxer and then to the girl beside him, this time his smile turned sweet.
"It's not like you're marrying her Tsuna-san, why be so nervous?" Stella commented, as she laughed at the couple who blushed furiously, and to Ryohei who was still oblivious.
Haru laughed alongside Stella, making them blush more.
"Kids" Reborn mocked as he saw the whole scenario by the bottom of the stairs with Bianci at his tail.
Haru silently walked at the street as she remembered the day's events.
She was happy to have friends by her side, whether through thick or thin, she promised to herself, she'll stay by their side.
"Haru's happy that both Kyoko-chan and Hana-chan, has found someone they like" she smiled then frown at the sudden realization that hits her.
"Hahi! Even Bianci-san and Stella-san has someone they like, Haru's not too sure bout Chrome-chan though, and Ipin-chan is still small so Haru guess those two don't count, but still Haru has no one that she liked at the moment…"
She stopped midway as an image of Gokudera filled her mind; she blushed at the sudden thought. But to her surprise not only Gokudera's image popped up, there's Hibari's and Yamamoto's as well.
"Hahi!..."she shriek in embarrassment as the other passer bys glance at her direction weirdly earning the brunette to place a hand on her mouth and whispered
"That can't be true…Haru's brain is going to explode-desu…Haru can't believe herself…Haru's confused…" she sighed.
Just when she was nearing the grocery store, she tapped her head vigorously as she realized that she forgot to bring the list of the items she was supposed to buy.
Letting all the confusion rest aside, Haru heaved a sigh on her silliness and quickly set out for home to retrieve what she needed, so she can do her shopping already.
"Tch. What the hell, she came all the way here just for that?" Gokudera snapped as he walked towards the direction of his apartment.
"Darn that woman, if I may say so Father is just using her to get to me…Or they are just some dumb famiglia doubting our capabilities. Tch, as if we're weak, hell, we're the strongest…" he stopped his blabbering midway when he himself heard his stomach grumbled vehemently – needing food.
"…What the! What time is it already for me to feel this hungry?" he glanced at his wrist watch and sighed, it was already 7:55pm.
"Crap. I guess I need to go buy dinner, huh" he sighed again and changed his course from his house to the grocery store.
Back at the Miura Residence…
"Hahi! So Mom and Dad are on a vacation? Too sudden, not even bothering telling Haru about it" she sighed as she read their letter to her that was pinned on their refrigerator.
Haru Honey,
Since your school called us that you'll be in a urgent school overseas program, papa and mama decided that we too will have are own vacation. Since mama has missed your papa very much. Anyway, Good luck at the trip and before I forgot, you still need to do shopping, since mama is too lazy to buy, Sorry! Take care and we love you.
Signed Mama and Papa
"Sweet, they do all their vacation, and Haru does the shopping" she sighed for the nth time yet again because of her parents.
"With or without them, Haru still need dinner, and Haru will leave the country tomorrow too so whatever" she said as she went upstairs to get a change of clothes before storming off out of her house towards the grocery store.
"Tch. What should I buy? Spicy Beef Ramen or Chicken or Pork? Shish, what the hell…I'll just buy them all"
Gokudera grabbed about two pieces of each variant and trashed it into the cart. After looking satisfied with his decision he hastily went to the counter, but was stopped upon passing through the pastries corner.
He took a small box of chocolate cake and studied it.
Then a sudden image of a smiling Haru filled his mind, but then frowned at the second image that popped out – Haru with Yamamoto.
"Crap. My mind maybe is delirious upon thinking of that stupid woman…Who was pretty cute earlier this afternoon by the way…Wait The hell, my mind is thinking of its own…But why is baseball idiot with her?" he shook his head in disapproval and then realized he was again thinking of her, worse, of them.
"Crap I should really stop doing tha-…"
"Mom, why is that boy shouting at the cake?" a little boy tugged at her mother and pointed at Gokudera who was turning red all of a sudden.
"Don't mind him, son, let's go" His mother hastily grabbed her son's arm and yanked him away from the scene.
Gokudera, embarrassed by his actions, rushed towards the cashier and paid all of the items; unconsciously he also paid for the cake he was holding onto.
"Here's your grocery sir, thanks for shopping with us" the woman at the cashier said, quite blushing. Who would not, if a beautiful silverette came there to buy right?
Gokudera glared at the woman yet said thanks anyway as he took his grocery bag.
"Wait, sir…you forgot the cake"
"What Cake?" he glared at her…what cake, he didn't even buy one.
Oh. The Stupid ~Effing Caking I must have bought without notice. Crap. Total Crap.
He thought as he sighed and just grabbed the cake before the woman can say anything more.
As Haru was nearing the curve towards the grocery store, a loud thunder suddenly trashed the dead silence of that night.
"H-Hahi! Thunder? Will it rai-…"
Small droplets that turned into a heavy pour interrupted Haru midway as the brunette stared in the sky, wet.
"Rain! Haru must find cover" she said as she ran faster toward the direction of the grocery store.
But the heavy rain kept her from focusing on the road, just as she was panicking because of all the loud thunder that occasionally boomed at the silence and the fact that she's having a hard time seeing in this rain, she clashed heavily into someone.
"Hahi!" she yelled as she was thudded against the floor, while hearing the other person who clashed at the opposite direction from her, cursed.
"Crap. Are you blind? Running into me like that? Now not only I'm soak but I'm also dirty, Darn" the voice cussed at her, which seemed all too familiar.
"Hahi?" she yelped in surprise.
It's Gokudera-san, right? She thought.
"Hell, it's the Stupid Woman? Crap if this day can't even get better. He thought sarcastically.
"Ah, it's just you stupid woman, that actually hurt you know" he scoffed as he picked himself up.
"Hahi! It is you! And Haru's not stupid, Ahodera!" she made a face to him, and then tried to stand up.
"Hahi!" she fell back, standing up – failed.
"What's your problem? Loved the wet floor or what?" he raised an exquisite brow to her as if mocking.
Oh how he loved to piss Haru.
"Baka! Haru can't stand up; Haru thinks her leg is pretty cramped up"
"Oh. Poor you, okay then, see you around; I just can't stand being dosed in this rain, good luck with your cramped foot stupid woman"
He scoffed and began to turn away leaving Haru pissed, wet, and still sitting at the ground in pain.
But before Haru could retort back, or asked for help, or just cry from total anger. He stopped in front of her and bent.
Haru blinks at the sudden action Gokudera displayed.
"Shish, not climbing or what?" he asked, annoyed.
"Hahi! Haru thought you'll be leaving her?" she asked, puzzled.
"Is your brain not functioning right, woman? I just bent down, can't you see? Or does the pain in your foot took the toll on your head and made it even more dysfunctional?"
"Hahi! Is that how you properly ask a lady such as Haru, to give her a piggy back ride?" she retorted, pouting, a bit offended by the sharpness of his words.
"What? Hell! And I was kind enough to lend you my back in this crappy rain…okay fine…I'll ask you properly" he said as he inhaled before speaking again, making Haru a bit stunned 'cause she thought he'll be gentle enough in offering her a lift.
"Do you like a lift…Pig?" he asked, smirking with his choice of words.
Smirking way even more at Haru's reaction – totally gasping and punching him at the back, which he caught effortlessly and slung it on his shoulders – astonishingly gentle,
"H-Hahi! Let Haru go! You just called Haru a pig! Haru's not fat, you stupid old man!" Haru violently punching him even more.
Annoyed, he let his hold on Haru slip, but immediately caught her before she can even reach the ground, just to scare her and shut her big mouth out.
"So, saying something still? STU-PID-WO-MAN?" he mocked as he enunciated his last snide comment.
Haru resigned and just let him carry her, she thought she was going to die, that damned old man.
He was surprised at how light Haru felt when he gently carried her on his back.
Is this girl even eating? She's so light. He thought a bit disapprovingly.
As they walked away from the curb towards Haru's neighborhood, Haru can't help but blush at the guy.
The rain didn't helped either in cooling her down, as she can feel Gokudera's back pressed against her body, both dosed in the rain.
Gokudera thought it wasn't such a nice idea to offer her a lift after all, since he was reddening as he felt Haru's wet body slumped stiff at his back. He knew that she was uncomfortable, but he too was so damn uncomfortable.
They were still far from Haru's house, when the rain suddenly poured – harder this time and with rough wind blowing them off on the sidewalk.
"This is bad, we're totally gonna catch a flu soon if we don't run for cover" Gokudera commented as he was having trouble in seeing, since the wind with the rain kept smashing him right on the face.
"Hahi! Haru knows a place j-just…achoo…right at that corner" she pointed at the right side of the street as she can't help but sneeze. She was tired, cold and hungry what do you expect.
Crap she was sneezing. Not good, better be fast on going to wherever she was saying he thought, worried.
"Where is it?" he asked as he jogged towards the street she was pointing at.
"Just after the green house, it has a sign board it reads Kawahira Realtors Shop" she said, a bit shivering.
"Kawahira…ah here it is" Gokudera said as he went to the front of the said shop, something on the name feels too familiar for him, but just shrugged it off, as the main priority here is Haru not the eerie familiarity of the shop.
"Obaa-chan! Haru's here~desu…Haru needs a shelter" Haru called out but no one answered, but then a damp paper flew right to her face, annoyed she peeled it from her face and read the contents.
"Hahi! It appears that Obaa-chan is out visiting her grandson in Hokkaido~desu" she said plainly while reading the damp note.
Pissed even more, Gokudera grunted.
"So why the hell are we even here for?"
"Hahi! Its okay-desu…you can set me down now, my foot is a bit better-desu"
Confused he just did what she had told him and watched her search for something at the floor mat.
"Ah…here it is" she exclaimed as she held a silver key, and with it she turned to the door and opened the lock.
"W-wait…that's illegal right? We're trespassing" Gokudera shook his head looking dumbly at Haru who just stepped inside.
"And Haru thought you were the rebel, relax, it's okay, Haru knows the owner to the extent that Haru is welcome anytime here, this key is basically for me-desu" she chimed.
"W-what the? Oh whatever…pig" he said annoyed and stepped into the warm quarters of the shop, his gut saying, he already went here sometime before.
"H-Hahi! Haru's light! Light as a feather, how dare you called Haru a pig?" she said pouting at the damp guy who just walked in.
"Light as a hippo if I may say, jeez my back now hurts because of you" he teased, Haru was turning bright red in anger and embarrassment.
"Your back hurts because you're an OLD MAN, not because of Haru, dimwit" she shouted in depth furry.
Old man and dimwit don't go perfectly well in Gokudera's vocabulary, as he was reaching for his dynamites and wanting to light it up so bad.
Luckily all of his explosives were wet as well.
Lucky Twit he groaned at his thoughts.
Instead he just walked past her and made his way to one of the chairs and sat down.
Haru then locked the door and walked directly at where Gokudera was and sat in front of him.
"Did we come here before? It's achingly familiar" Gokudera mumbled while looking at the place.
"Yes, we did. Once, back when we were in the future…where that red headed freak almost blew us up, but was tricked yet was still found by another pair of blue haired idiots" she spat not looking at him.
"Tch. That's why it was so familiar" he said still not looking at the girl.
Oh she was pissed, well I' am too. To Hell with her! He thought.
The suspended silence that hung in the air was broken by Haru's stomach growling.
Haru blushed as she clenched her starving stomach.
Gokudera scoffed at how she was stupid and hungry, but just before his sentence finish, his stomach, growled violently too.
"Hahi! You're the one to talk too, GO-KU-DE-RA-SAN" she laughed as she stood up, turning to the kitchen, mimicking what he did earlier- enunciating her words towards him.
Gokudera blushed.
What the hell, with this stomach anyway?
He just then remembered the reason of his stomach growling. He hadn't had the chance to eat, the goods that he just brought. Wait that's right he had brought food with him.
He stared at his hand that was still holding the grocery bag along with the damped cake.
He looked at the contents and sighed in relief that everything including the cake was still edible.
He stood up and followed Haru to the kitchen where he was greeted with a frown on the brunette's face.
"What's your problem?" he asked curious to why she was frowning.
"Hahi! Gokudera-san, you scared me...Haru thought you were just outside…It's just that Haru can't find anything to eat here-desu" she said, crestfallen.
When it comes to food, she can really be broken he thought while a crooked smile was glued on his gorgeous face.
"Here…just boil water and we can eat…There's a small box of cake too, the box is quite damped but the inside is still edible" Gokudera then handed the wide eyed Haru his grocery bag alongside the cake.
Haru was shocked and happy to see that he has food with him…But she never saw it from the beginning, oh well. But cake? He likes to eat cakes too? Now that was strange.
"Haru never knew you like cakes…but thank you very much…Haru will now set our meal" she smiled, clearly delighted with what he brought.
While Gokudera just grunted and went back to where he was sitting before.
As he sat down, he felt cold.
"Damn this rain. And damn this wet shirt" He cursed as he took off his upper piece of clothing, exposing his perfectly sculpted abs out in the open.
"Ne, Gokudera-sa…Hahi! Haru's innocent eyes!" Haru suddenly exclaimed as she peered into where Gokudera was, violently pointing at him while having her other hand covered her eyes.
"Crap! H-Haru! What the hell!" he retorted covering his upper body with his wet shirt.
Damn. Why do I still need to cover myself up? Ain't a girl am I? He thought and then suddenly a smirk formed teasingly across his face.
He then took his wet shirt away from his body and hung it in the chair, then standing not too far from her he called out.
"What's the matter woman? Can't get enough of looks?"
"Hahi! That's sexual abuse! Get away from Haru-desu" she yelled, burning red from pure embarrassment.
Oh okay he was good looking, no scrap that, he was Hot. But it doesn't give him the right to walk around the place half naked right? Or maybe she was just over thinking things.
Gokudera heaved a sigh before speaking…
"Look, Stupid Woman, Do you want me to get sick? This damned shirt is wet, so I let it dry…If you're too crappy about it, then better go find me a shirt and while we're at it, better go find yourself a dry piece of clothing too…cause It's kind of disturbing" he explained, his tone a bit exasperated.
"H-Hahi! Haru understand…" she said yet stopped midway and took a swift look at herself.
Hahi! Haru's wet, so Haru undergarments are currently visible…Hahi! This can't be possible! She thought as she tried to cover her front.
"…Haru will look for clothes, so better go to the kitchen and see if the water is already boiled-desu" she blushed and turned around away from the smirking eyes of the bomber.
Gokudera smirked yet blushed anyways, when he knew he got his message across.
Haru dashed to the second floor to find some decent clothes, when she reached the room of her favorite Obaa-chan, she took the liberty of scanning and wearing some clothes, until she found a comfortable shirt with a cat as its design, for her change of clothes. And while at it, luckily she found a nice white v-neck man's shirt for Gokudera.
Maybe it's from Obaa-chan's son or husband…oh well, sorry Obaa-chan, Haru will just borrow it for a while she thought as she look at the person in question's picture at the table.
Beside the lovely grandmother's picture, a box neatly placed with big 'HARU' written on top of it, caught her curious eyes.
"Hahi! I-Is this for Haru?" she smiled, a bit shocked, and yet flattered still.
Haru took the card which was pinned to the side of the box.
To dear Haru-chan,
I know, sometime, you'll be coming here. So whether I'm here or not, I want to give this to you…This is gift is very precious for me as it is for you. Please wear it always,
Love Obaa-chan.
"Hahi! Haru's flattered! Thank you Obaa-chan, and come to think of it, is Obaa-chan psychic or what? Of course it will be precious since it was from her; Haru should better give Obaa-chan something when she goes back-desu" she giggled to herself.
When she opened the box, a silver necklace that has an emerald mafia-like symbol as its pendant, greeted her.
"Hahi! Very beautiful-desu, Haru should wear it now" She took the fine piece of jewelry and placed it on her bare neck.
It was a beautiful sight indeed; the emerald pendant adorned her alabaster skin, as she studied herself in the mirror.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Gokudera had already finished preparing their dinner, as the rain continued to pour heavily outside, he just wished it would stop so it won't hinder their flight tomorrow, not that he cared anyways.
"Tch. What's with that woman? Taking all the time in the world, just to find a damn piece of clothing…I'll better go get a check on her" he sighed then blushed.
He felt like one on those newly wed thingy. Oh no, he is really loosing his mind.
But then a loud thud from the second floor distracted his thinking and worriedly rushed where Haru was.
"Haru!" he exclaimed when he saw Haru's body lying limp on the floor.
"G-Gokudera-san…e-eyes…black like o-oblivion looked at H-Haru" she said horrified with what she saw in the mirror just a while ago.
As when she was just studying her self in the mirror a sudden pair of dark black eyes looked wickedly at her from the mirror, and when she saw no one's there, she was horrified, then something took over, her head felt like it was gonna split in half, sudden nasty images filled her mind.
Images of children being operated upon, bloody massacres, a woman who looked exactly like her with black hair stare lovingly at her yet with one ear cracking noise, she lay lifelessly, blood everywhere, in front of her.
The shock of what she had seen took the toll on her, and she crashed violently against the ground.
"What are you talking Haru?" Gokudera questioned, suddenly alarmed, looking sideways, checking if they were not alone, if there's an enemy close by, but no one's there, only him and Haru.
Haru didn't answered back; instead she just let her tear-streaked eyes drifted away from slumber. The sudden stress she was put into took both emotionally and physically on low.
Just what really happened to her? She knows nothing, but instead she just fell asleep hoping for the best, that'll be the first and last, she'll ever see those morbid images.
But one image really took affect on the brunette; it was the image of the beautiful woman who died in front of her. It was her, but it was not her, who was she really? Never mind, she'll just find answers after she woke up.
Gokudera let her sleep and lay her gently on the bed.
What just happened to her? She was okay before, then all of a sudden, she looked broken and frantic…And eyes? What the hell she meant by those?
He asked, searching his mind for logical answers but none was found, so instead of thinking more, he just sat beside Haru and waiting for her to wake up, to asked what really happened.
But then a shiny object caught his emerald eyes, the object was just like his eyes, emerald.
He placed the pendant on his hands, with wide eyes; he stared at it for a while, and muttered.
"I think, I know this symbol from before…"
Tadadada~
Lol. XD so how was it?
Ooohhh and what happened to Haru-chan? XD
And the woman and the eyes and the necklace...?
Things are starting to pick up from here XD
Excited? Well, I'am XD
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with much Love and Thanks, Aiya sends you :3