Zenc-zenc Thanks. I'm happy you're enjoying the story.
ezcap1st Mukuro so does. Mhm, the phone is pretty nice. I had a picture of what I was trying to describe but seems like I lost it. ^^;
ladysakura143 Tsuna will be totally red when he finds out. Oh Mukuro, you better watch out. Having both Giotto and Hibari after you isn't a really good thing.
Anello di Tempest Aw no. I enjoy reading your reviews. Thank you. Haha, yes, Mukuro would do that.
Sugar Dawn Mhm, Tsuna's phone is neat. I had a picture but I lost it. Boo~.
natcat5 Well, I'm sorry for the lack of 6927 but this is an 1827 story with 6927 on the side. ^^; I'm sorry if the pairings were misleading in a way since you do prefer 6927 over 1827. But I'm glad you're enjoying the story. Thank you for reading.
Hanori Shiki LOL. Ah, yes, Tsuna's phone has all the hot boys numbers. Lucky him. Ogle is like, staring or gazing at. ^^ Aw. I love One Piece SO SO much as much as I love KHR but I agree, KHR has better art. ^^ And of course, the many many possible pairings and 1827 love.
animebaka14 No worries. It's going to start picking up. ^^
Breathless02 LOL AW. You find Mukuro cute? Haha, I'm happy. LOL, he would be an overprotective brother. ^^
Kichou LOL. Oh man, they would love seeing those pictures of Tsuna. ^^. Oh man, if Hibari did one…man, I wouldn't know what it would be or IF he would even make one. Haha, well, you'll see what happens.
AngelDono Tsuna's a cutie no matter what. Oh god, Giotto would like hunt Mukuro down. Mhm, two love rivals~
Horizons Fanfare Thank you~ I'm happy you like the story! It was a bit slow at first but it shall pick up ^^. Mukuro is a sly one~
Orcux LOL. Oh man, previews are killing you~~ ^^;
Narutopokefan Mukuro reached his goal! Getting Tsuna's number. :)
DatAznKid lols, yes, MUKUROO~~
ReaperofDarkness Haha, I love Fran too. I think he's so funny and cute. And wow, yes, you need a new phone. ^^ Thank you~
Mel-Chama Woot! Thank you~~. Don't worry, there's more 6927 moments.
XxMissR27ShootingStarxX Hehe, thank you for reading and I'm happy you are liking the story thus far. LOL, well, you know, I guess I am leaning more towards that. Hehe well, Mukuro does seem a little suspicious but you'll just have to read on. Mukuro will be in and out of the story. ^^
yukishira Thank you. Yep, they finally meet each other :)
iLoli Thank you! I'm happy that you like it!
Lilspring Yeah, Tsuna should just stay home :) Haha, yes, go Hibari!
Chapter Fourteen has meetings.
Tsuna really hates it when his brother becomes over-protective. Even though it was his fault for giving the blonde a scare, it wasn't intentional. But because of that little incident, Giotto was going to be on guard with him. That being — driving him to school every day.
A heavy sigh escaped his lips as the brunette stared at the figure before him.
"I can walk," Tsuna argued.
"You can't." Giotto retorted, smiling. With his back leaning against the door, the blonde blocked the entrance to their house.
"I'm feeling better…" Tsuna mumbled.
"No you're not." With a stern look, the older one glared him down, seeing pass his lie.
"…I am." Truthfully, he wasn't all that well to attend school but he had to go. Plus, he wanted to see Hibari and ask him about that day and there was only one way to get out of the house which was to lie about himself being healthier. "Can I at least walk home?"
"Well," Giotto paused before continuing. "Yes since I have work."
Tsuna beamed with joy knowing he got a little freedom from that. He didn't want to bother his brother nor did he want him babysitting either since the brunette may have other things to do.
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Standing in front of his classroom door, Tsuna took a few deep breaths, readying himself to face Yamamoto. He still didn't know how he should react and hoped that their relationship remained the same.
"Yo Tsuna!"
"Wah!" Frightened, Tsuna yelled.
"I didn't mean to scare you! Sorry Tsuna," Yamamoto nervously apologized.
"N-No. I-I was just thinking about something and you caught me off guard, its fine."
"Are you sick? Your voice is a little hoarse." Yamamoto questioned, his face filled with worry as he took notice of the change in his tone.
Tsuna's throat had been a little swollen ever since the day he had fallen sick. And whenever he spoke, it sounded like his nose was plugged. The brunette disliked the sound of his nasally voice but it would go away in time.
"Yeah…I am."
"I hope you get better." That same smile radiated from the dark-haired's face and Tsuna could feel that their friendship remained the same. He felt a weight lift off his shoulder and sighed with relief.
"Tsu-"
"Tenth!"
Yamamoto was about to say something but got interrupted by no one other than their silver-haired friend, Gokudera. Popping up from behind the two, he shoved his way, pushing the baseball player to the side as he took over the place next to the brunette.
"How are you tenth?" Gokudera chirped, a little too excited even though it was morning.
"I'm fine Gokudera. Y-You seem a little happy."
"T-Tenth!" The silver-haired gasped. "W-What's wrong with your voice?"
"Oh. I-I'm sick."
"What? You're sick? We need to take you to the infirmary!" Gokudera shouted and was about to lift the boy into his arms.
"N-No!" Not again!
"You three. You're being loud. I'm going to bite you all to death."
That voice? It's H-Hibari-san! Shifting his gaze away from the silver-haired, his eyes met with intense orbs that quickly softened for a split second. "Tsunayoshi," the prefect murmured.
"H-Hibari-san."
Without any further words, the prefect turned away, leaving the three speechless. W-What was that? It seemed like Hibari had left because of Tsuna or was the brunette just imaging things? He wasn't quite sure. I-I need to talk to him. Though, that would have to wait until later.
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Lunch time rolled around and Tsuna was already out of the classroom right before the teacher could even dismiss the students.
"Eh? T-Tenth!" Gokudera, saddened, watched as the brunette disappeared from his sight. "I-I was going to ask him to have lunch together since we haven't lately."
"Haha, he probably has things to do. Don't be so sad Gokudera," Yamamoto said, walking up behind the baseball player.
"I'm not. Geez!" The silver-haired growled as he stormed towards the door with the dark-haired trailing behind.
Tsuna was desperate to see the prefect. He needed some answers to these questions playing over and over in his head like a broken radio. Arriving at the disciplinary committee room, the boy peered inside to check if Hibari was there or not. To his surprise, he wasn't.
Eh? Hibari-san is usually in there. Maybe he's patrolling? Lips drooped into a frown, disappointed. He could have sent a text of some sort but he had lost all contacts on his cell phone. Sighing, he wondered if he should just search for him though that would be hard since the school is quite big. However, at that thought, a light bulb lit, and an idea came to mid.
Tsuna went to the spot that marked the change in their relationship. Or could he really call it a relationship? It wasn't like they were dating but they weren't really friends either. I'm not really sure what we are. Confused, the brunette decided to think about that later and concentrated on finding the prefect.
"Hibari-san?" Tsuna called out, his voice echoing. But there was no answer. There was just the zephyr, brushing at the leaves as they danced.
The brunette had really thought he could find the prefect on the roof but he didn't. A cool breeze tickled Tsuna's face and he shivered, a chill coursing through his body. He closed the door shut and walked down the stairs, almost slipping on the last few steps.
Checking his clock, he had about thirty minutes left until lunch was over. He possibly couldn't sit still and go through the rest of class without being anxious so he decided to find the prefect.
Tsuna searched high and low, and there were no signs of the prefect. He had thought that he would have been able to find Hibari but he underestimated himself. The school was far too big and there was limited access to some places. Still, he had to be in the premises of the school, just, the brunette didn't know where. He had even searched the third-year floor which he felt really awkward going to.
Sighing loudly, Tsuna leaned against the wall, tired out from the walking and running. Not to mention, his throat was acting up and he really needed to hydrate him. Small fits of coughing erupted from the boy's lips as he crouched down, huddling against the wall.
Maybe I shouldn't have run around too much. A sharp pain jolted at his head as he was taking deep breaths to soothe his esophagus. Closing his eyes, Tsuna covered his face as he tried to make the pain go away.
"Oya? Is that Tsunayoshi-kun?"
Eh? "M-Mukuro? W-What are you doing here?" Opening his eyes, Tsuna tilted his head back to stare at the figure hovering over him.
"Kufufufu. Looking for you of course." Reaching out a hand, Mukuro gestured for the boy to grab on. Fidgeting around, Tsuna hesitated as his eyes flickered back and forth between those mysterious orbs and his beautiful hand.
A few seconds passed by and the blue-haired continued to wait, having no intentions of backing out. Slowly, his right hand inched forward, moving at the speed of a turtle. Fingers grazed against Mukuro's palm, tickling his skin.
Lips curved into a smirk, and the blue-haired clutched onto the brunette's hand, intertwining their fingers. With a strong tug, he pulled the boy up to his feet. Brown eyes were absorbed with the hand, and he stumbled once – twice – before he felt an arm wrap around his stomach.
Bright red scattered across his cheeks as his body tensed from the touch. Oh my god. T-This is embarrassing!
Tsuna tilted his head back and their eyes met. Wah! A shiver crawled up his spine, causing him to flinch as he tried to turn away but his whole body froze when he felt a hand gently touch his cheek. "M-Mukuro!"
"Oya. Tsunayoshi-kun, you're feeling a little warm," The blue-haired said and smile, his face radiating with warmth.
"O-Oh? Am I?" Am I really?
Tsuna wasn't too sure whether his body temperature was any different or not considering he was really in a weird situation at the moment. Mukuro had his arm tightly wrapped around his waist, holding the brunette close to his body.
"Mukuro…can you let go?" Tsuna questioned, lowering his eyes down to his chest and stared at the blue-haired strange military design shirt.
"No."
"W-why?"
"No."
"But-"
"I'll tell you if you tell me why you didn't pick up my call."
Oh! "I'm sorry." Tsuna had forgotten that he ignored Mukuro's call the other day and never did get the chance to get back to him though it was more of him not having the courage to do so. It would have been awkward since the brunette wasn't very good at keeping up a conversation with the blue-haired.
Silence swept the air surrounding them and Tsuna was left deep in thought. He didn't have a good enough reason to give other than telling him up front that he ignored it. But, that might hurt Mukuro's feelings so Tsuna kept his lips sealed and didn't answer.
"Tsunayoshi-kun…tell me." Mukuro gently questioned, digging his slender and long fingers into Tsuna's hair, delicately brushing through.
A light pink colored the boy's cheek, blushing from the gesture. Reflexively, he pushed his palms against Mukuro's chest and tried to back out of his hold but the blue-haired only tightened his grip around Tsuna, refusing to let go. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to get away but couldn't.
"L-Let go!"
"Tell me first then I'll let go."
"Mukuro…!" Tsuna exclaimed, still struggling to break free.
"What are you doing?" A voice popped up from nowhere, interrupting the two and grabbing their attentions. Tsuna's whole body froze and he felt a chill course through his body. He knew that voice, it was all too obvious to him and right now, he just wanted to run away.
No. This can't be happening. The headache that was slowly creeping its way in just overtook him, pain pounding against his head. He felt the arm snaked around his waist slip away, the warmth disappearing but suddenly, the touch returned and he felt his body being pulled away from the blue-haired.
His back fell against something firm and peering up, it was Hibari, as he had guessed upon hearing his voice. "H-Hibari-san," Tsuna spoke, voice nasally but filled with tender.
The prefect kept his hold around the brunette, embracing him close to his chest as he held out a tonfa with his free arm, directing it towards the intruder. "Let go." Apparently, he didn't have all of Tsuna just yet as the boy's hand was still being held by Mukuro.
"Oya. Such hostility." Mukuro chuckled, amused.
Orbs burned with fury as he glared at the blue-haired bearing a smirk across his face. Angered, he roughly swung his tonfa at Mukuro's hand but missed as the arm was quickly pulled back before it met with the metal surface.
"Kufufufu." Mukuro haughtily laughed.
"Who are you?" Hibari hissed, not at all welcoming the stranger.
"I'm just a visitor looking for Sawada Tsunayoshi," Mukuro replied in a calm matter, neither scared nor disturbed.
For a second— not even a second, Hibari's dark eyes were shrouded with confusion but they quickly dispersed. Eyebrows furrowed, the prefect demanded that the stranger state his name.
"Rokudo Mukuro." Easily, he received his answer. Chuckling, the blue-haired only smiled, amusement glistening in his mystifying eyes. He seemed to be having fun.
The atmosphere emitted feelings of suspicions, annoyance and a little bit of anger thrown in the mix. Anxiousness bubbled inside Tsuna's stomach and his palms were beginning to sweat, face losing its pinkness as he watched the two lock in a staring contest, neither of them admitting defeat. I-I should stop them. But his head was hurting so much that he couldn't concentrate.
Slumping against the prefect's chest, Tsuna felt his legs slowly lose its strength. His cold was acting up again.
The prefect was too busy with the blue-haired that he didn't notice how sickly Tsuna looked. Not that he could since the brunette's back was facing him. However, Mukuro took notice and pointed it out.
"Tsunayoshi-kun's looking a little pale."
Hibari blinked away from the blue-haired and looked down at the boy in his arms. True enough, Tsuna's color was fading. "Kufufufu, I think you should take care of him first." Despite the fact that he was laughing, there was a tint of worry in his tone.
As much as he wanted to stay with the brunette, it was Mukuro's loss today. "I guess I'll take my leave…" His voice trailed off and he stood still, not budging an inch as he waited for the prefect to respond.
"Hibari Kyoya." He growled, still furious.
Smirking, the blue-haired bid his farewell and turned his back to face the two as he walked away. Hibari watched as the distance between them widen, making sure that Mukuro was in fact leaving the school premises. When he had finally disappeared out of sight, a hushed sigh escaped into the air and his anger somewhat loosened, slowly evaporating from his body.
Placing his attention back on the boy, he noticed that Tsuna's eyes were rolling back, lids slowly drooping, ready to close. The prefect chuckled lightly to himself. So troublesome. Delicately, Hibari lifted the brunette into his arms and started his way towards the infirmary.
Author's Note.
Wow! Sorry for the late update! School decided to swamp me with tests for a whole week, so yeah, been busy. But I finished so finally got the chance to write! Thought, it's a bit short…sorry! But I promise I'll update soon next time :)
Anyways, yes, Mukuro and Hibari finally meet. I hope it wasn't too disappointing. They haven't started fighting yet, but no worries, they'll meet again soon but you can see the hate they have for each other. ^^
Spoiler for Chapter fifteen. Hibari tells Tsuna the story about what happened that rainy day.
Oh yes, its 1827 chapter time lol. And I think most of you have noticed, yes, lol, leaning more towards 1827~ But nonetheless, I hope you do enjoy the story. Thank you for reading and reviewing~~ I shall update again soon!