Yama: ...I see something strange.

Oki: HOHOHO.

Yama: See that? Heard that? *points at Oki*

Oki: HOHOHOHO. *dances around*

Yama: *shakes head* *sigh*

Yama: We don't own KHR! Pls enjoy! XD

Oki: HOHOHOHOHO. Christmas is coming soooooooon! :)

Yama:...

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Tsuna ran as fast as he could, trying not to look back. He knew that his friends would be shocked, but he could not let the chance to escape pass. He had to get away.

I'm sorry.

Tsuna inwardly kicked himself. He had not had a proper plan to escape. He had to hide before that (damn) Reborn reached him.

It was a race against time.

_reborn_

Reborn was the first to recover. He pulled down his fedora and shook his head helplessly, a little amused by his student's actions. That Dame-Tsuna…did that Tsuna not know that running away from him was useless?

"Do we just…let him go?" Haru asked, worried for Tsuna's safety.

Yamamoto crossed his arms and laughed. "Ha, since Tsuna doesn't want to fight, we shouldn't force him!" Gokudera and Kyoko were silent, taking in Tsuna's words seriously.

Reborn chuckled as he shook a finger at the teenagers standing in front of him. No, the principal was not going to let Tsuna go so easily.

"Maybe Tsuna-kun was right…" Reborn heard Kyoko mumbled when he dismissed the students. The principal raised an eyebrow.

It seemed that Tsuna's words had struck home, he managed to convince Kyoko. Even Gokudera seemed unsure…As for Yamamoto, that guy did not seem to need convincing. He had fully supported Tsuna.

Reborn made a call on his hand phone after he saw the door closed behind the teens.

"Hello, Hibari, I want you to find Tsuna for me."

"Why should I?"

"I will tell you who called you that day." Reborn was referring to Hibari's interest in the unknown herbivore.

The tall man snapped his phone shut and leaned back onto his chair.

Tsuna would never think that Hibari was actually looking for him. There was no way the brown-haired student would get away from Reborn.

_tsuna_

Tsuna was extremely tired. He had been awake the whole night, keeping a lookout for any suspicious people who might be looking for him.

I really need a place to rest and sleep…The student slowly closed his eyes to rest, sitting on a nearby bench. Slowly, Tsuna drifted off to sleep...

"VOIIII, give me rings!" a silver-haired guy shouted, causing the brunette to immediately snap open in alarm. He instantly turned his head left and right to look for any danger.

Tsuna spotted a teenager around his age, with a blue flame on his forehead running towards him. The silver-haired man was chasing after him, swinging his sword wildly.

The four-eyes pushed up his glasses in confusion. Tsuna did not know what happened, but somehow he knew that the golden-haired (blonde) boy and the long-haired man heading fast towards him meant bad news.

Tsuna quickly tried to escape, but it was too late. The blonde-haired teen fell on him (Tsuna) and the both of them crashed onto the ground.

"Ouch, are you alright?" Tsuna hastily asked the boy beside him. He realized that the boy was injured and had fainted.

What's going on? Why is he injured?

The silver-haired man stood before Tsuna and pointed his sword at the brunette. "Give him to me or you die!" the swordsman swung his sword at Tsuna, who dodged easily.

Tsuna frowned. He was not sure what was going on, but a person who attempted to kill an injured guy was not one to be entertained.

The brown-eyed teen shook his head frantically, putting his hands in front of him.

"No, you shouldn't say that! Killing is wrong!" the teenager exclaimed.

The enemy smirked and swung his sword again, aiming for Tsuna's head. "VOI, who cares?"

"I care!" Tsuna yelled before he punched the silver-haired man in the stomach.

Normally, the brunette would be cautious on using violence. He would only fight when he was in his aggressive mode (he could not help it). He could only be willingly to fight in his HDWM when he wanted to protect his friends.

However, this time, it was different.

Firstly, he disliked people who…you know.

Secondly, the brown-haired student was very frustrated when Reborn and (other) problems kept appearing.

Thirdly, Tsuna did not have enough sleep the other day, the four-eyes was now very irritated from his lack of sleep.

Hence, Tsuna decided not to care anymore, attacking the enemy straight without going into any of his modes. After all, the short student was powerful in his own ways and he was a fighting noble. Plus Reborn was not there to witness his real strength when he was not in any mode…

Squalo regretted his decision of underestimating the mousy boy before him. The moment the brunette punched him, the shark felt air being knocked out of him.

What a strong punch.

The swordsman did not understand why the brown-haired teenager would want to protect a person who he had never met before. Why?

'Whatever, I don't care.' Squalo decided and continued to send fiery attacks at Tsuna, who just smiled grimly and ducked to the side.

Tsuna sighed silently. It was time to end this nonsense.

Squalo soon realized that something was not right. Every punch that landed on the shark felt warm. Soon, the swordsman felt his whole body burning.

When Tsuna noticed Squalo being slightly distracted, he quickly took his chance to pick the blonde-haired teen and ran off, not daring to look back at all.

"VOOII, come back here!" Squalo grunted before he started chasing after Tsuna.

Let the chase begin.

When Squalo chased after Tsuna, right into a dark alley, the brunette was gone. Squalo scratched his head with his sword, a little puzzled.

Where had the small brat gone to? He was sure that the alley was a dead end, yet the swordsman could not find Tsuna anywhere.

Squalo growled angrily. His boss would not be pleased…

That brat was going to get it if they meet again.

_tsuna_so_

Tsuna let out a huge sigh of relief when he saw Squalo stormed off. Phew, he was saved. The noble thought that he was nearly caught.

Lucky me, I'm so lucky.

Tsuna had managed to jump onto a low wall and moved further up to a higher wall to hide in the shadows before Squalo reached the alley.

He was really lucky that the silver-haired guy did not look up. There was once the silver-haired person nearly glanced up, but he would always be distracted by a passing cat or a flying piece of paper.

The brunette turned his glance at the unconscious teen beside him. He had many questions to ask the blonde, but it was not the time yet.

What am I suppose to do with him?

What was he supposed to do with the stranger in his hands?

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Oki: Another chapter done!

Yama: Thanks for reading!

Oki: Pls review! *rings bells*

Yama: *nods* See you soon! :D