-The Letter-
~disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn…it belongs to Amano Akira-sama…
~random notes(?): gyaa! Sorry for the late update! I intended to update earlier, but things [sorta] got out of hand because my Muse had been acting all tsundere towards my plot bunnies…XD. Anyway! Here's chapter 10! Please enjoy~! X3
Chapter 10
Tsuna sighed as the habitual and daily walk to school became far too silent to his own liking. Well, maybe a small part of him actually liked it, but after two years of spending his mornings to the sound of his two best friends bickering, it just doesn't seemed right to him. Worse, neither of the two looked inclined to start a conversation (or a fight, for that matter) at all. The young boss wondered why his two Guardians were acting rather…odd. It was quite a pity to him that these two started to act like this. He even went out of his way this past weekend to "help them strengthen their friendship" as Reborn had put it. But then again, nothing is what it seems to be or is considered as normal whenever the infant hitman was involved.
The brunette then tried to press on his Guardians about what happened over the weekend, but the two remained silent. It was kind of funny now, though, because of the fact that only a week ago it was the two who were asking him questions, but now it was him doing otherwise. Simply put, their roles have been reversed. After fifteen minutes of fruitless effort, he gave up. It's not that he wasn't curious—it was because he believed that if it was something they do not want to talk about, he at least needs to respect their privacy…or something like that. He pondered awhile at the thought. Now that he carefully ran it through his mind, it kinda sounded off…it was as if he were implying that the two were in that kind of relationship…
Tsuna blushed when realization hit him as to where his train of thought was leading him. He uncomfortably shifted his gaze from Yamamoto to Gokudera, then back to Yamamoto again. Was it really possible that these two are…?
No, no, no!!! Of course not! It isn't possible! They are only friends, nothing more! But...
The brunette shook his head violently, as if that act alone would be able to drive away all of those…unpleasant…thoughts he was having about his Rain and Storm Guardians. He himself admits that he thinks that there's nothing wrong about same-sex relationships, since he is currently involved in one, after all. But pairing up his two male best friends of all people?! Something is definitely wrong with him! "This has got to be Reborn's fault…"
The previous day, while Yamamoto and Gokudera were out "strengthening their friendship", Tsuna was being held hostage by Reborn out of town. Well, maybe not exactly, but to the young Mafia boss, it was more than he could tolerate.
Recently, the infant hitman seemed to have taken quite an interest to his student's romantic affairs. And now that the said student has finally admitted that he also felt something towards the Cloud Guardian, he had started to teach Tsuna a thing or two about romance.
"Tsuna, here are the references you are going to use for your new lesson." Reborn said as he handed the brunette a large pile of books stacked on top of each other.
"Hii? More lessons?!" He said, clearly exasperated, but said nothing more; he knew that it was no use trying to argue with the infant hitman, anyway. So instead, he sat upon one of the chairs beside a huge box and started to read one of the books his tutor had given him.
Just as he flipped the book open, he noticed that it wasn't exactly a textbook. "Eh, what's this? Manga…?"
A few moments later, the brunette, in a state of shock, dropped the manga he was holding as he realized what it was…
A yaoi manga.
"What's wrong, Tsuna?"
"This! This is what's wrong!!" The brunette flushed as he indicated the stack of manga beside him.
"What do you mean?" Reborn tilted his head, as if not understanding what his student said. "Are you saying that you like the hardcore ones better?" Tsuna visibly colored at the other's words.
"No, I did not say that!! And why the hell do I even need to study these in the first place?!"
"A good Mafia boss has to have a vast knowledge about dealing with their affairs; otherwise it may affect the Family as a whole." Reborn said in a matter-of-fact way.
"I know that it is important but…of all 'references', why does it have to be yaoi?!"
"Well, based on your sexual orientation, I don't see anything wrong with it."
"But…!" Tsuna's protests were cut short as the infant hitman pointed his gun—the now-transformed Leon—at him.
"Are you going to do as I say, or would you like to do it the hard way?"
Tsuna gulped. Reborn would never dare to force him using the Dying Will bullet, would he? Yes, he would. An image of himself clad in nothing but his underwear while yelling 'I'll study yaoi with my Dying Will!' entered his mind. He would never, ever want that to happen. Not in this lifetime or beyond. Deciding that it is better to choose the lesser of two evils, he resigned himself to his inevitable fate.
"Now there's a good boy; you know what's best for you." As Reborn turned to leave, he looked back at his student and said, "Oh, I almost forgot. After you have finished that pile, there are more waiting to be read inside of that box beside your chair."
Tsuna swore that he could have fainted, but did not do so for fear of the consequences that lay in front of him.
Tsuna involuntarily shuddered as he remembered what happened. Reborn had practically made him read a hundred comic books with nothing but yaoi in it. And now, it seems as if it has begun affecting his mind; his thinking process to be more precise. I just don't understand why would he make me study that kind of stuff… it's not as if I'd be acting like that with Hibari-san…I'm not even sure if I…
The rest of his thoughts were cut off when they've reached the gates of Namimori Jr. High. But it wasn't of the fact that they were already in school that had stopped his train of thoughts; it was because of a familiar presence he felt that shouldn't be in that place. Bidding his friends a quick goodbye—telling them that they go ahead without him—he made his way to the junction between the left wing of the school building and the school courtyard.
A young girl of fifteen wearing a green school uniform was standing there when he arrived. She has short violet hair put up in a style reminiscent of a certain fruit; her right eye was covered with a black eye-patch embellished with a silver skull; her knee-high boots were also emblazoned with the same silver skull each; and on her left arm, a thick black book was being held firmly. Her single purple eye lit up with excitement as she saw the young Mafia boss approach towards her.
Tsuna acknowledged her with a smile of his own before asking, "What are you doing here, Chrome?"
The female Mist Guardian took in a deep breath, as if gathering her courage; a look of determination was now present on her face. "Boss, please accept Mukuro-sama's feelings!"
"Ehh?!" Confused and taken aback at the girl's sudden outburst, Tsuna couldn't help but gape at her as if she had told him the most outlandish joke he had ever heard. Chrome, however, was not affected by the brunette's reaction at all. She then held the thick black book in her hands and began to step closer, towards Tsuna.
"I've got a bad feeling about this…"
~end of chapter
First of all, my deepest apologies for updating so late…I couldn't help it, because of certain things. XD. Secondly, no 1827 in this chapter (I'll upload part 2 of "Reaching for the Sky…" tomorrow to make up for that.). Third, I want to thank all of you guys who have been reading this! I was really surprised when I saw that this story has over 10,000 hits already (11,000 when I checked it just now…). I am very much overwhelmed! I mean, the only stuff I'd ever written before this fanfiction were all essays. I really didn't have any background when it comes to writing stories…This is the first story I've ever written, that's why I'm really, really happy that it was well-accepted. Thank you very much!!! X3. Also, I've made another drawing to thank you guys with! I'm not sure if it looks good, though…XD. I suck when it comes to coloring and I haven't drawn using the mouse for a long time now…XD
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It's a drawing of Basil I made…I know that he isn't included in the story, but I ended up drawing him anyway. XD. His hair is also shorter…You could say that this is my version of him. XDD. I'll try to draw something better next time…preferably with yaoi in it. XD [Actually, I have an 1827 pic sitting on my desk right now…I'll color it if I have some time. XD. It has Hibari and Tsuna in a suggestive position and well, uhm, cookies. XDD]
XxCoffeeandChocolatexX: my fave pairing in KHR is 1827, but I also have a part of me that loves 8059 as well. ^_^ I'm glad that you guys found that sneezing scene funny…I wasn't really sure how to write that chapter. At that time I was even debating with myself whether to use the "Kitchen scene" or the more perverted (and often-used) "Shower scene". XD. But then I figured that they're the type of couple who wouldn't go straight to doing it. XDD. Unfortunately, no HibaTsu in this chapter…I intended to, but I it suddenly hit me that if I did, I wouldn't be able make this chapter go smoothly with the next…You'll know what I mean in chapter 11. ;P
ohlordies: really sorry about that…no 1827 in this chapter, but there's a reason for that. –coughs-182769 smut on next chapter-coughs- XDDD. [BTW, you may have Tsuna, I don't mind…XD]
xXxSmidgexXx: -bows- I'm really sorry…but I did mention in the previous chapter that both chapters 8 and 9 will be 8059-centric…Sorry again for that…
Hibari Rikuo: LOL, I guess you could say that. XD. –nods- hooray for sex hormones indeed! XDD. Glad that you like it and thanks for being patient! :3
Deeper than Darkness: hehe, I originally planned it to be a rather perverted chapter, but I changed my mind. XDD. But don't worry, I'll probably write a separate one-shot based on that chapter…I'm not sure when, though, but I will try. XD
Rufux: hmm, I'll try to, but I'm more into 8059 than 5980…[has height preferences when it comes to the seme. XD]
Angelzodica013: yep, there is going to be 182769, and it's gonna be really pervy. XDD. Aww, thank you! –hugs you back-. X3. Tee-hee, Yamamoto sneezing was also my fave scene…XD. You'll see in chapter 11 how Mukuro will come join the stage. ;D
MisikaChan: haha yeah…but one cannot achieve something so yummy without working for it right? ;P
I.A.A.N: Thank you! Glad you liked it! ^_^ 8059 is cute, too, but for me, nothing beats 1827/6927/182769. ;P And, oh, I will definitely continue writing! Of that, I'm really sure. ^_^
MooseWoodson: thank you! ^_^ And yeah, Hibari is definitely hard to write; making him OOC is much easier. XDD. But in my future stories, I'll try to stick to his character as much as I could. XD. Glad you liked the 8059, too. ^_^
ROFL: much thanks to you! ^_^ glad you also liked my drawings, even though I'm very much out of practice…XDD
codename000: thanks for worrying, but I'm fine. ^_^
ireadtoomanybooks: thank you!! (Both for liking it and for being patient with my updates…XD)
NerdMoment: hehe both of them want it, but I guess they won't admit it (Gokudera wouldn't, at least)…XD. Thanks! –is overwhelemed-
twilightserius: Tsuna will definitely grow taller…he'll probably look like Giotto…but personally, I think that Giotto's looks are kinda feminine. XD. I mean, he's more of a "beautiful man" than a "handsome man". XD. I agree that Reborn is evil…it makes him fun to write! XD. Anyway, thank you for reading! ^_^
NyanTsunaJyUuDaImE: I'm in love with 1827, too. XD. Hehe, I'm glad you liked this story so far. ^_^ [hmm, I'm still thinking about it, but if I were really going to turn this into a doujinshi, I guess it'll have to wait 'til next year when I've turned 18. XD]
Acherona: the "gentle" Hibari is so adorable, that's why I can't help but write him that way. X3. I'm glad you've found the story so far as okay…and you don't have to thank me for writing. I'm the one who's supposed to be thankful for having such wonderful readers like you guys. I mean it! ;D
Well, I guess that's all for my replies! (Excluding the anonymous ones…). Next chapter is gonna have a LOT of 182769…chapter 11 is rated M, by the way. XD. And, oh, to those who liked the 8059, I'd probably a separate one-shot based on chapter 9. Notice how the two were ignoring each other? I'll be explaining it in there. XD. Okay, I'm gonna go finish my updates for my VK stories now…See you next chapter! ;D