Hihi~ I've been updating this more than my other story... That is BAD! However, it can't be helped since my draft is in my PC, and I'm NOT on my PC...
Anyway, this chapter is dedicated to the fabulous chat I had with Sachiel Angelo about coffee beans ;) You know it! Hehe, enjoy~
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Katekyo Dame-Tsuna!
Chapter 10
Reborn's been is in a pretty foul mood since last week's events. Especially the incident that involved him, his tutor's crotch and a branch. He pulls a hand over his face, trying to rid of the memory of it.
As if having gone through that incident isn't bad enough, he can't find any sign of coffee anywhere! Not a single bean in the mansion!
Reborn is on the verge of pulling his hair out and firing his gun aimlessly. Preferably into a certain brunet's head. He faceplants onto the dining table of his dining room with a groan filled with misery. The sounds of his tutor fixing breakfast is the only sound of life in the entire mansion.
"Here's breakfast, Reborn!"
The clink of a plate on the table and the grinding of cutlery on the porcelain soon reaches his ears as his tutor starts eating. Reborn lifts his head up, his fedora worn sloppily on one side of his head as he rests his chin on the table.
He glares weakly at his tutor with tired eyes, blaming him wholly for the disappearance of every coffee bean in the entire mansion. Although he's a hitman, and hitmen are supposed to keep their composure, he's suffering from a severe espresso withdrawal.
He can't even buy a cup of espresso from the cafes, since Tsuna makes the best espresso as of late. His tutor's espressos are definitely the best, Reborn grudgingly admits. So weak from his withdrawal, he doesn't protest when his tutor feeds him his breakfast.
"Ne, Reborn, you gotta eat if you're going to be the best Sun Arcobaleno out there! Also, it won't end well if you don't get over your espresso withdrawal."
Reborn mumbles incoherently under his breath as he chews on the delicious food. Tsuna chuckles as his student who is scowling somewhat grumpily as he chews.
"Come on, Reborn! Off to school!"
Reborn, much to his chagrin, is pushed out of his seat and shoved out his mansion by his tutor. Tsuna fixes his black tie and fedora to make look presentable, and not like a person going through an espresso withdrawal, before smiling sweetly and slamming the door in his student's face.
Oh, what a surprise he'll give to Reborn when he returns from school!
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Meanwhile, Reborn is currently in class, grumbling and muttering heavily under his breath as a dark aura continues to grow at a rapid rate. How in the world is his tutor, who is very healthy and not going through a withdrawal, staying at home while he, the one who is going through a massive withdrawal, is at school?
Life has its peculiar ways, Reborn.
As his thoughts on murdering his tutor become ever so evil, his dark aura continues to grow without halt. Said dark aura scares the rest of his classmates, who were absolutely petrified to the bone from its intensity.
"Yo, Reborn, kora!"
A bullet embeds itself into the wall beside the blond's head, missing said blond by an inch. The blond doesn't flinch from it, having been used to it since kindergarten. The blond fearlessly jogs towards the brooding hitman.
"Psst! Lal just got picked as the Rain Arcobaleno, kora! Isn't that awesome? Though I wish that I could take her place..."
As Colonello rambles on and on about his beloved Lal Mirch becoming an Arcobaleno and turning into a tiny infant, comical tears streaming down his face, Reborn zones him out.
"... Damn, her tutor is the same age as us, and she lets him go wherever she goes! Why can't it be me?"
"What did you just say?"
"Why can't I be Lal's tutor..?"
"No, before that, you kora idiot!"
"Lal has a tutor who's the same age as us..?"
Reborn's eyes widen in revelation under the shadow of his fedora. The Arcobaleno are coming together faster than he'd expected!
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While whispers are passed between Colonello and Reborn, Tsuna's neighboring classmate discovers a great revelation.
"Hey, the classroom doesn't smell a lot like coffee with Cielo absent today..."
The others can't help but agree to it.
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As soon as Reborn steps foot into his mansion's courtyard, a brown blur knocks him over. A blindfold is tied tightly over his eyes and small hands grab hold of his limbs in a manner that prevents him from making any sudden movements. For an odd reason, a bag is also thrown over his head.
"Reborn, don't worry. It's only me, Tsuna, your tutor. Now, I'm going to lead you to your surprise gift for healing the little bird!"
"What's with the blindfold and bag?"
"It's to prevent you from finding out your gift before I show it to you!"
Reborn nearly groans at the gleeful cheer in Tsuna's voice. Whatever it is that he is planning for him, it better not be something involving a book or videos on helping small critters!
After what seems like hours, the bag is finally whipped off of his head, along with the blindfold. The very sight of a giant pool of coffee beans beneath and the heavenly aroma of the very beans that he had been deprived of for a week, sends Reborn into a somewhat comatose state.
Tsuna yelps in surprise as he is dragged down with the currently unconscious Reborn, nearly screaming. They plunge into the coffee beans, sending waves of said beans flying out of the still unconscious Reborn and half-dead Tsuna miraculously float to the surface.
"Best... present... ever..."
Reborn's mutter is the last thing Tsuna hears before knocking out.
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What happened after the "Best Present Ever" incident...
The classroom doors slam open, revealing a tall hitman and yesterday's absentee. However, their presence are not the only things noticed. Many of their classmates pinch their noses as a strong aroma wafts around the room. Some even fainted from the intense aroma.
Needless to say, the school was shut down for an entire week due to the overwhelming scent of coffee. Coffee is also banned from the school's premises until the principal says otherwise.
Lesson learnt: Never sleep in a pool filled with coffee beans.
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I had fun typing this out :'D Thanks, once again to Sachiel Angelo for having this fabulous coffee discussion with me some time back! Though I never did get to insert the "otaku" part...Oh, well! I'll save it for later! ;)