Title: n/a
Category: One Piece/Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Crossover
Notes: This is basically three thousand words of just me brainstorming and gushing over Kyoya in the One Piece world, and I haven't really proofread it or anything. I lost interest right around the time I posted "baby, don't forget my name", so this might not ever make it into a fic. But enjoy it, nonetheless! And if you want to discuss ideas with me, go for it. I'm such a dork about my fics honestly. I would love it. AND if you want to make your own fic based on this idea, please do so! I will cry tears of joy. I'm not joking.
SPOILERS ABOUT DRESSROSA ARC!
So Hibari is about 18/19 years old, and he gets hit by the Ten Year Bazooka, only - par for the course - it sends him to another dimension entirely. It's the world of One Piece, and boy is it not ready for Hibari Kyoya.
(I'm ignoring the manga since I've only seen the anime. So basically Kyoya came from a Parallel World himself. I'll expand upon other things that are different as they come up.)
I've got it in my head he'd basically take over an island (in the East Blue, which is where he ended up) and set up yet another army under his command. Don't know if he'd name it the Disciplinary Committee again since that seems like it's exclusive to schools. Either way, he'd choose an island run amok of bandits and civilians just trying to make due. Marines won't step in, so he takes the law into his own hands. He vets the men and women for decent minions and then trains them in combat. He sets up patrols and the locals gladly give him a place to stay. Over time, he converts it into a Japanese style home, and his income is partly from the islanders and mostly from the unfortunate pirates who dock there and find that it's not the easy pickings they'd assumed it would be.
Word never makes it out exactly why, but it does get around that ships have been disappearing in the area. Just not enough to cause undue interest. Most pirates pass it by and head for the bigger and more well-known sister island two days out from it.
So of course the Straw Hats run out of food because of Luffy and end up docking at Kyoya's island (really need to come up with a name for it) to restock. A full four? months after Kyoya landed here.
I figure Luffy's particular brand of annoying/friendliness could convince Kyoya to join his crew. Even though he hates crowding and following orders and people in general.
ALSO! My Kyoya is a little more sociable after a few years in the mafia/whatever, and he's got a dark sense of humor I think Robin would appreciate. (He'd know right off the bat who the carnivores were - Zoro and Robin. Luffy is an omnivore, and the rest are Herbivores because they don't have fangs, even if they occasionally sprout some in battle.)
Nami doesn't try to hit him (and no one else does, for that matter) because he won't take it lying down. The Weak Trio are a little afraid of him for a while. Zoro is wary, and Luffy of course never is. Sanji will be a new member, and I doubt he'll be afraid of Kyoya. I'm guessing instant dislike, honestly. Probably mutual.
Side Note: the Weakling Trio includes Nami, Usopp, and Chopper... But I've got ideas for Chopper and Kyoya (fluffy friendship ideas!), so maybe they're the Weakling Duo?
Annndd! Someone pointed out (maybe in a fic?) that Kyoya actually does smile in canon, but it seems like it's out of character for him to do so, so I think people forget. Also his smiles are basically smirks, and they're usually bloodthirsty. So expect scary smiles which frighten the Weakling Trio just as much as his glares - maybe more so. A smirk means a challenge, and a challenge means a tough opponent.
Sooo this is gonna start off between recruiting Usopp and recruiting Sanji. They're gonna dock at Kyoya's island, and Kyoya is of course gonna bite them to death - or attempt to. Usopp and Nami will freak out, Luffy will like him on the spot, and Zoro will probably fight him.
Kyoya will be even with Zoro in terms of strength. They'll both enjoy the fight. I think they'll like each other - after the cursory 'I don't trust you' period - because Zoro usually sleeps, he's strong, and as I said, Kyoya will mark him as a carnivore.
...But then Kyoya might rescind that verdict when they meet/recruit Sanji, and the swordsman gets in stupid brawls with the cook over every little thing. Also, his tendency to get lost will probably dock him a few points.
Luffy will intrigue him since he's never met another person quite like the rubber boy. And he'll likely enjoy the many opportunities to fight strong opponents his captain gives him.
(I figure he'll stay on board the ship when they get to the Baratie. It's not tiny, but it's still crowded. And I'd imagine it'd make him itch to bite every single person in there to death. Smarter just to stay on the ship and nap.)
I don't think he'd have any personal problems with Nami, other than her being loud. She's a damn good navigator, which he can obviously gauge for himself. Other than that, she's another person to protect. A Herbivore. That's about it. There's also her greed, but I mean, I doubt Kyoya cares for anything except his clothes, weapons, and tea. His food is taken care of via Sanji. So money probably doesn't interest him. He'd leave it to Nami.
(Kyoya will be the only person in the Straw Hat crew who never freaks out or overreacts. I FORGOT ABOUT ROBIN! so there's TWO who never do that. I know that almost every Cool person in OP eventually does, but Kyoya never did in KHR despite the many opportunities for it, and I doubt he would now, even if things are cranked up to eleven on the crazy scale here. His and Robin's unflappability will be much cause for WHY ARE YOU SO CALM WE'RE GONNA DIE?! and PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY ITS A SERIOUS MATTER! and HOW ARE YOU TAKING A NAP RIGHT NOW WE'RE LITERALLY FALLING FROM THE SKY!)
Usopp wouldn't ping his radar either. He'd probably find the lying distasteful, and his constant state of fear to be ridiculous, which firmly puts him in the Herbivore column, but he wouldn't have a personal problem with Usopp either since he's under Luffy and the sniper doesn't go out of his way to antagonize him. Plus Usopp is a good shot, and he doubles as the shipwright. Honestly dude probably reminds him of Lambo, only Usopp's less obnoxious and spoiled. And he doesn't have a tendency to toss people ten years into the future - or other worlds, for that matter.
That island and Namimori were Kyoya's territories, and he's simply waiting for his people on the other side to bring him back. Until then, he'll kick ass and take names and carve a crest of blood in this world of strong opponents in both the government and other pirates.
His bounty will either be a little more or a little less than Zoro's, depending on who I sick him on. (More than Sanji's.) But his nickname is gonna be:
Purple Skylark
Skylark of Death
Skylark
Jaguar
Hibari Kyoya? Idk man this is hard
Kyoya isn't too cool for school the whole time, though. Remember his arguments-turned-fights with Ryohei? I can imagine that those happen with Zoro and Sanji too. Sanji probably doesn't like him because he doesn't care about his opponent's gender - he'll bite women and men to death equally.
Kyoya will acknowledge Sanji's strength (not to his face or in words), but his thing with women is a glaring weakness. Also his antics while around women are probably as grating to Kyoya as they are to Zoro. So he probably won't get along with Sanji. Like at all. He will enjoy his food, however. But then who doesn't?
Luffy probably mocks Kyoya's "I'll bite you to death" in his impersonations and then laughs to himself. If Kyoya's in ear shot, he won't take that lying down, either. Usopp will probably laugh himself silly and then wet himself in fright or something when he sees Kyoya's looming death stare.
Kyoya likely gets along with Chopper the best because the little reindeer is cute and fuzzy. And we all know he likes cute things, especially animals. So maybe Chopper isn't actually afraid of Kyoya (or he forgets about his fear for the most part, until something triggers Kyoya's anger.) and so there's probably lots of Chopper falling asleep on Kyoya's chest or trailing after Kyoya. Maybe Kyoya even listens to Chopper sometimes about injuries. That kind of thing.
Kyoya's favorite spot on the ship is either the lookout post/whatever or the roof of the den/whatever it's called. High, isolated places - or as isolated as you can get on a small pirate ship. As for his island, maybe he's got a Den Den Mushi that connects him to his second in command no matter where they are in the world? Idk (maybe one of {insert KHR inventor dude}'s custom made communication devices. They're mafia, and regular cell towers can't be trusted, so they've got their own towers. And in case phones aren't an option, there are earpieces that are very basic. But they cover huge frickin distances.)
Also this probably goes without saying, but he won't be eating a devil fruit.
I like the idea of Kyoya having ~connections~ and like this far-reaching spy network. So the first thing he did when he ended up here (and realized 'here' was a world away) was to establish said network and find out everything about this world he could. So he knows all about the strongest pirates and Marines. The four yonko, their strongest members, the Marine Admirals, the sea stone on the bottoms of marine/govt ships, the Grand Line, Doflamingo and the other Shichibukai. Just lots of general information about everything, basically. And he'll have stuff like fighting styles and guard rotations and devil fruits and just whatever I think of?
And of course he'll keep all of it to himself, crew or no crew. Until it's relevant to the situation at hand, at least. Like maybe five minutes before a major battle or something. And then he'll wander off, leaving Usopp or the others frozen in horror or shock. Nami probably demands he chip in once they're all more comfortable with each other, but Kyoya ignores her. Usually.
...I kind of like the idea of him trolling the others. But like none of them can ever tell if he's joking or not. "Hey, Hibari, where'd you come from?" - Usopp or Nami
"A different dimension," he says without an ounce of hesitation.
Cue disbelief/exasperation/wariness.
OH MAYBE HIS NICKNAME CAN INVOLVE THE WORD "DEMON" or "DEVIL" or Angel of Death or The Reaper/Grim Reaper. Or Wild Dog? The Grim? Fang? why are names so difficult.
And he's got the Vongola Cloud Ring with him, as well as his Vongola Box and other cloud boxes, so he can fight with his flames and whatnot. (He was on his way to or back from a mission.) Other people might assume he has devil fruit powers, and he doesn't go out of his way to correct them.
Clothes! He's not wearing his uniform - because he's moved on from middle school - and I guess he shouldn't wear his suit because Sanji. So maybe he was wearing a suit when he was bazooka'd but he has since switched to casual clothes (like he wears in official art) and has no reason to switch back. OH and he definitely has a few yukatas among his things because Kyoya.
I don't know? If tea is a Normal Drink on the Going Merry, but it certainly will be with Kyoya as a resident. Dunno if Sanji will accommodate him and make super delicious teas or if Kyoya will have his own tea bags/mixes and kettle and he'll make it himself. I just like to imagine Kyoya with his yukata and tea, tucked away in quiet and solitude (on the Thousand Sunny, I think?) and then Luffy comes tearing into the room, ducking behind Kyoya and sniggering. And then Usopp bursts in, steaming, sees Kyoya going utterly still, shrieks, and high tails it out of there. Cue Luffy laughing himself silly. Until Kyoya strikes.
(Hibari can make his strikes actually hurt Luffy by imbuing them with flames. It's not Haki, nowhere near as powerful, but it makes him a formidable opponent nonetheless.
What would his flames be like against Ace? Or Akainu's magma? Hmmm)
He doesn't like to drink alcohol because it's not very Japanese. I think him not being able to tolerate it was a mistranslation. And so he most certainly won't indulge in any drinking contests with Zoro or Nami, despite any taunts or mocking. It'll turn into a fight anytime it's brought up.
His Cloud Box Porcupine, Roll, is obviously along for the ride. But unfortunately Hibird isn't. I don't think he could have fit in the bazooka? Like he definitely would have flown out of the way. Roll is here because the Box was on Kyoya's person when he was sucked in. If/when Kyoya uses him, the others will be understandably curious about him. But true to Kyoya's character, he won't reveal anything and will let them make their own conclusions.
Luffy dubs it a Mystery Porcupine, and that's that.
Kyoya doesn't actually accept Luffy's offer to join the crew. He just shows up on the ship as they're about to leave, taking a nap on the roof.
He'll wanna fight the fishmen on Nami's island for sure.
I imagine he'll step in on the fight if it looks like it might be interesting. At the Baratie, I mean. Like of course Krieg's nonsense is gonna wake him up and you know, all the other noise when Krieg's men attack.
Ooh but Nami steals the Merry, doesn't she? Is there gonna be a confrontation between her and Kyoya? ORRR Johnny and Yosaku get on his nerves, so he finds a quiet corner of the Baratie to sleep on.
But that's a good point for all future fights I think. Dude's always gearing up for one.
ALSO I'd like his not having a Devil Fruit either be proven by
a) Diving in the ocean to save a Devil Fruit crew member
OR
b) Pretending to be weak against Seastone and then breaking out of whatever prison/handcuffs they put him in (and flabbergasting the others. WHY DIDNT YOU SAY YOU DIDNT HAVE A DEVIL FRUIT POWER?! And then like begrudging gratitude for rescuing them.)
Back in KHR world, they're working hard to figure out how to bring Kyoya back. Tetsuya has taken over all of Kyoya's duties (sans his role as Cloud Guardian), as well as feeding and grooming Hibird. Dunno if I'll show this in the fic, though. I've never been very interested in fics where they switch back and forth between the two worlds/timelines/what have you. Just wanna focus on one.
Kyoya himself isn't actually worried about being rescued. He can take care of himself, yeah, but this isn't the first time the bazooka has malfunctioned. There's a whole process and everything. Kyoya just has to keep his ring on to broadcast his presence, and they'll check each world until they find him. It's just a matter of time.
Anyway, so let's look at plot stuff for a bit.
Next is Sanji, so when Luffy is forced to be a worker at the Baratie, Kyoya chills on the Merry. A crowded boat does not a happy Kyoya make. But then he needs to eat, yeah? So he wanders in early in the morning when it's less crowded and gets hamburger steak. Luffy spots him and takes a seat at the table, and when he tries to steal a bite, Kyoya shuts that down real quick. Maybe Zeff bonks him on the head for bothering a customer and more importantly not doing his job - even if he sucks at it.
MAYBE KYOYA CHALLENGES ZEFF TO A FIGHT. He just- JUST SAYS "FIGHT ME" like an Internet troll or something. to like ALL OF THE BIG BADS. IC ANT THIS IS HILARIOUS. He's gonna make everybody so pissed!
Like oh there's a super dangerous, scary friggin enemy pirate/marine, and Nami's like "Somebody please hold Kyoya back. Don't let him see, somebody take him away. We do not need him starting a fight right now!"
Cue them realizing he's already half way over to the guy.
"Oh god, he saw them! No, Kyoya don't go over- Okay, don't start a fight at least, just talk to- WHAT DID I SAY?! IDIOT TRIO, go stop him from getting us all killed!"
So Kyoya's FIGHT ME attitude gets them into just as much trouble as Luffy's whims and Zoro's lack of directional sense. At least Luffy makes friends with half the weird people he meets, even after fighting them, and Zoro always manages to track them down at some point. But there is exactly zero chances of stopping Kyoya from starting fights with strong opponents.
They do figure out that getting one of the boys - Zoro or Luffy - to promise to fight him seriously later can make him pull in the reigns a bit. But he's still a handful, and why do YOU WANDER OFF SO MUCH AT LEAST AGREE TO A PLACE TO MEET! Ughh!
They're gonna get over their fear of him once they realize just how aggravating he can be. Like really quickly. Kyoya basically ignores all their plans and takes off on his own any chance he can get. So does Luffy, so it's like one moment they're outlining a plan, and the next, Luffy's gone. Then they groan, shake their heads, wonder why they follow that moron for the billionth time, and then they get back to seriously planning mode.
"With Luffy causing a ruckus, and the rest of us pushing in after them, Kyoya, can you-?"
Only to realize Kyoya has already left as well.
"WHY I AM ON A CREW FULL OF IDIOTS?!" Nami growls, kicking the wall furiously. "WHY DO I BOTHER MAKING PLANS?!"
I kind of imagine Chopper tags along with Kyoya sometimes, and he allows it because - like I said earlier - they've got a strange dynamic that one might even call friendship. It's cute.
On the Thousand Sunny, Kyoya's got his own Japanese style room, complete with tatami mats and paper doors and futons, and no one's allowed inside except him.
Except of course nobody takes that rule seriously, especially Luffy who doesn't care for or understand the need for solitude.
Chopper probably visits and chats with Kyoya once in a while. Luffy crashes in and breaks the door too many times to count. Zoro gets thrown through it at least twice, and Sanji begrudgingly delivers food to him there. Brook has an open (unspoken) invitation to play music. The first panty joke and he's out, though. Nami doesn't bother him, understanding the concept of personal space - no one goes in her room either. Robin sometimes enjoys tea and reads beside him. She brings books she thinks he would enjoy, and they discuss them. Franky comes down regularly for repairs and asks Kyoya about other Japanese style furniture/whatever he wants added in his spare time. Usopp asks him excitedly about his Tonfa and attempts to make upgrades to the weapon in his fervor. Kyoya enjoys the noise - even if he'd never admit it - since it reminds him of Vongola.
I imagine the crew eats together at a table in the kitchen for dinner at the very least, and of course Kyoya wouldn't want to do that, but I'm sure he's been coaxed to many dinners with his famiglia, even if they all ended in fights and explosions, so he could be persuaded to eat with his fellow crew members here. So like, all six of them are crowded around the table in the kitchen at first, and then we get Vivi, so it's seven people, and it's a tight fit even though she's so tiny. Then we get Chopper, and Usopp builds a wobbly extension to one end of the table, and it's a little more manageable. Then Vivi's gone and we get Robin, and everyone's a little too suspicious to invite her to eat with them, and that's fine with her.
Then Skypiea happens, and she's basically a bonafide crew mate now, so of course she eats and plays and parties with them. (Luffy never once shunned her. He bugged her about her reading and to tell stories when Usopp's busy and was never wary or suspicious of her and she grows fond of him quickly.
Kyoya is in the mafia, and even if Tsuna was working hard to change that bloody, unforgiving mess? they knew what they were getting into, and none of them were spared from the worst of it. He's used to killers as comrades and Tsuna accepting former enemies into the famiglia. Robin never even personally targeted any of them, which is more than the Varia or one-half of their Mist Guardian can say. So Kyoya doesn't let his guard down around her at first, but that's just in his nature. He's probably the closest behind Luffy who accepts her as a permanent member of the crew. It's just pragmatic. Hibari Kyoya does not jump at shadows, and he's not afraid of anyone.)
AS FOR THE DRUM ISLAND ARC, I imagine Kyoya will wear his hat, jacket, and scarf from some of the official art. Because I say so. Also, he'll probably grimace at the huge Sakura explosion as they leave - because while he certainly got used to them in Namimori, it's been a while, and it was a sudden reminder of an irritating loss to that bastard.
AND I DONT CARE WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, BUT ACE WILL LIVE! AND MAYBE THE GOVT/PUBLIC ARENT SURE, SO ITS IN THE HEADLINES THAT HE MIGHT BE DEAD AND THATS WHAT AWAKENS SABO'S MEMORIES! (These boys will absolutely fricking be happy and together if it's the last thing I do!)
End Notes: I mean? Is anyone else excited by the possibilities? Because my boy Kyoya would fit in so easily and wreak havoc and have weird/endearing relationships with the Straw Hats and I love?! it so much.