Insanely Average

Fandom: Katekyo Hitman Reborn © Amano Akira

Synopsis: "Being average isn't so bad but I'd like to think that I'm somewhat insane as well. What do you think, Tsuna-kun?" He looked at her oddly. "W-Who are you?" He asked and she simply grinned. "Kobayashi Asahi, at your service." SI-OC

CHILDHOOD ARC

Swimming

"Asahi-chan! I heard from your mom that you wanted to enroll for swimming classes at the local pool." Nana, Tsuna's mother, spoke up as she entered her son's room. Asahi looked up from the book (unsurprisingly, it was in English) and gave the woman a nod. "Yeah, Nana-bachan, about that..." She suddenly trailed off.

"What is it, dear?"

"Do you think you could make Na-chin also join too? I-I don't want to go alone." Asahi said hesitantly.

(Hehe, to think that after all this time, I'm still shy af.)

"Oh." Her friend's mother murmured in a surprised tone before going back to her jovial mood. "Sure! Why not? It would help Tsu-kun learn how to swim and I'm sure he was afraid of going alone too."

(Yup, he so totally needs it. She thought as she looked directly into Nana-bachan's eyes, whom she had given a subtle and unnoticeable nod in agreement.)

"M-Mom! Don't tell her about stuff like that!" Her best friend, who had been momentarily forgotten, protested.

Asahi simply snickered and then gently patted his back. "Don't worry," she said comfortingly, "I'll be there with you after all. Just think of it like our usual ball dancing classes, but instead of dancing, we'll be practicing how to swim."

"..."

"Come on, don't you wanna at least learn how to swim?"

Reluctantly, he nodded his head. He then looked up at her with his pair of wide and adorable (very irresistible) brown eyes.

"You promise?" He asked.

(He's pertaining to the fact that I'll be there - which I will.)

She sighed before her face lit up and she held out a fist in front of him, waiting for him to fist-bump with her.

"Dude, I was already signed up before your mom came and brought it up." She said to him with a wide grin. "It's a promise of a lifetime!"

Unhesitatingly, he did indeed fist-bump with her before -

"You took that line from a manga!" He said accusingly.

"Haha. But still, I will be there. No need to worry!"

"Ara?" Nana suddenly said in a tone of realization. "If you signed up already, I better call so that Tsu-kun can sign up too! Excuse me then." She said with a smile before leaving the room. The two children looked at each other for a moment before Asahi pointed out at something on Tsuna's side. Still slightly naive as he was, he looked at the direction she was pointing at.

"Hi-chan, there's nothing - " He was interrupted by a finger poking his cheek.

"Kukukukuku...I got you again!" The black haired girl said triumphantly.

"Not again!" He said in frustration and tried to retaliate with a poke but the two ended up tumbling on the carpeted floor. Asahi took it as a chance to start tickling him. He burst out laughing in no sooner than a second with her following right after.

"Geez, Na-chin. You're so easy to tickle. You better up your defenses next time!" She told him as she headlocked him.

"I give! I give! I can't breathe anymore, Hi-chan!" He squirmed helplessly in her hold.

Hahaha! I'm the strongest! Whooo! She thought in triumph, her childish self momentarily taking over her thoughts and actions.

In an instant, he was let go and he found himself trying to catch his breath. This actually made Asahi feel a bit guilty and she decided to go over to him.

(Ah.)

(Why did I do that to him?)

(He's my friend, isn't he?)

(What if I had killed him accidentally via suffocation?)

"Sorry 'bout that, Na-chin. I didn't mean to squeeze too hard." She tried to apologize.

And then she paused, her mind whirled as she eventually drifted into space.

(An apology isn't enough.)

(It's never enough.)

(I - I need to do something more.)

"H-Here!" She pulled his hand over towards her cheek. "Y-You can slap me to get even!"

It will hurt but I definitely need it so that I won't hurt him again. She thought determinedly. She gave him a narrowed look, egging him on to slap her.

"Ehh? I wouldn't want to do that to you, Hi-chan!" He protested and tried to take his hand back.

She frowned. "I'm still sorry though." You should do it.

He saw the look at her face and decided that it didn't matter that she headlocked him a bit too tight. It told him that she truly regretted it so it was okay for him, she didn't really mean it. A forgiving smile appeared on his face. "It's okay, Hi-chan. Let's just forget about it."

"..." The I don't believe you was left unsaid.

"I'm okay! Really!" He said, trying to reassure her.

"Really, really?" She repeated.

"Yeah!"

"...okay then."

If you say so.

He brightened immediately at her answer.

"Anyway, let's work hard together to become accomplished swimmers!" She said with a fist-bump to the ceiling.

(It had been quick, but Tsuna noticed the slight dissatisfaction on her face before it disappeared just as quickly as it had appeared.)

"Y-Yeah! Let's!" He joined in, albeit in a softer voice.

ooo

It was a clear afternoon that day when Tsuna and his best friend arrived at the local swimming pool to attend the swimming classes. He was dressed in a pair of dark blue trunks while Asahi wore a cute pink one-piece swimsuit. (She didn't dare voice out her hate of the color, but she certainly felt awkward wearing it.)

"Na-chin! Look, it's the pool!" Asahi excitedly pulled him over to the edge of the swimming pool once she saw it. It seemed that her previous aversion to the color pink became momentarily forgotten.

"Y-Yeah..." It looked deep and scary.

There was a sudden loud blow of a whistle which frightened him but holding onto his friend's hand made him a bit calmer. She tightened her hold over his hand and smiled at him. "Don't be scared. It's just water." He nodded at her hesitantly.

The water is not scary. He tried telling himself internally.

"This pink is so totally not my color." He heard her say.

The water is definitely not scary. He told himself again as he tried overcome his fear.

"Oh! Are you guys starting out too?" A bright and cheery feminine voice interrupted his thoughts.

The two turned around to find a girl their age with short golden brown hair and golden colored eyes. She had a really bright smile on her face as she spoke to them. Tsuna found himself blushing because she was cute and the first other female to smile at him aside from his mother, his best friend's mother, his friend Rio-chan, and Asahi herself.

"Yeah, we are." Thankfully, Asahi saved the day before he broke out in his usual stuttering. "I'm Asahi and this is Tsuna, what's your name?"

"My name's Kyoko! I came here with my onii-chan, but - " she paused to look around and frowned when she couldn't spot him. " - I'm not sure where he went actually. Anyway, it's nice to meet you, Asahi-chan, Tsuna-kun!"

"I-It's n-nice t-to m-meet you..." He stuttered out softly.

"Yuppu! It's nice to meet you too!" Asahi said rather cheerfully with a grin.

"KYOKO! WHERE ARE YOU?" A loud voice interrupted their sort-of conversation.

"Ah!" Kyoko-chan immediately brightened upon hearing it. "That's my onii-chan, I better go. See you around later." She said with a wave before leaving.

"See you!" Asahi said back.

"S-See you..." He said softly.

So pretty... He thought absent-mindedly.

He suddenly received a slap to the back. "Waah!" He started to fall, only for Asahi to pull him back by the arm. "Seriously, Na-chin?" She spoke up. "That's the first girl who has talked to you in ages and you start stuttering like a fool?"

"H-Hey! I was nervous." He protested.

"Ugh. Fine." She told him before she started walking. "Let's just get this over with."

"Hi-chan!" He ran, trying to follow after her.

"Now, now, don't fall in. I'm sure you wouldn't want Kyoko-chan seeing your uncool side." She said just as she stopped and looked back towards him.

It was too late, he slipped and fell inside the pool as soon as he heard her say those words.

Why did I have to fall in?!

"HIEEE!" He screamed.

"Oops?" He heard her say.

"..."

"Nah, not really my fault. Tsuna's just being his usual clumsy self." She muttered to herself.

"Help me, Hi-chan!"

"Coming!"

A/N: An old chapter, but I revised it a bit and made the 2 old versions into 1 new one!

It's about swimming thus I named the chapter as such.

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