I've tried… to implement some changes into this. I'm always trying to change my writing style as I write and I tried to pay special attention to something. Hopefully I did okay. I dunno… I tried. Hopefully it appeases you all.

Why did I update so late compared to the other times?

Well, simply put I'm busy. Also… my family is sort of going through some problems right now. I've been under a bit of stress so I occasionally forgot to write. Ha ha, my bad. I remembered so I started to write while listening to music, and occasionally watching anime at the same time. It kept me happy enough for me to continue working.

Well, wish me luck on surviving this ordeal I suppose. Sorry that I tend to complain too much, but I really don't work too well when I'm depressed. If you understand great; if you don't then I'll live on with life.

This coupling was chosen by the anon user Charlie, for the theme of 'Trouble Lurking'

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the laptop that I typed this out on.

25 Trouble Lurking (Dino x Haru)

One foot was moving slowly and silently in front of the other one, leading their owner to their desired location.

This person was moving her way through a rose bush maze.

The tall green hedges were too tall for her to even hop up to see what was on the other side of the hedges.

She had her right hand lightly trailing the edge of the leaves as she walked through the winding maze.

Her fingertips would brush against the firm but soft textured leaves, and would often brush the delicately soft rose petals.

She twisted and turned through the maze until she felt that she came to the middle of the maze.

She peeked out from behind the rose hedge wall to see what was there in the middle and she grinned like a chesire cat.

Haru's brown eyes shone with excitement as she had found her prey, slowly making her way towards Dino Cavallone.

Dino was in the middle of the rose garden maze sitting down next to a glass table, one leg crossed over the other, sipping a piping hot cup of tea.

The way the sun shone onto his hair made some parts of his hair seem more highlighted than normal, his head looking like a long flowing golden mane of a majestic lion, though when you saw him clumsily trip you wouldn't really look at him and think majestic.

Haru couldn't help but feel like she was suffocating from staring at him for so long- oh that's right, she forgot how to breathe for a moment there.

Haru took in a deep breath and she exhaled silently, trying to crawl up behind him while not being seen.

Haru stopped when Dino looked around having this very odd feeling in the pit of his stomach. Haru hit the ground quickly and tried to put herself in his blind spot. She managed to escape his view and Dino's suspicions were placed on hold for a moment.

He shrugged and went back to ignoring the nagging feeling that still tugged at the end of his subconscious. He had only felt this way whenever he had known Reborn was coming for a visit.

That Arcobaleno spelt nothing but trouble.

Dino was sipping his tea and had his eyes closed basking in the warm sun, leaning his head back a bit to feel the warmth of the sun prickle against his skin until he suddenly felt something very warm cover his eyes.

With a sudden jolt of his body, he was ready to try to go on the defensive if he found one hint of him being in trouble.

"Who's there?" He asked with a dark and serious tone.

A cute, light, and fluffy giggle broke through his serious nature. This laugh was not something that Dino could ever trade for anything in the world. He had this certain laugh imbedded into his brain under lock and key, to stay there forever.

Dino's lips curled up to a smile and he let out a low, but vibrant laugh.

"Haru what are you doing here? You aren't supposed to be here you know." Dino told her as his smile turned into one of a playful grin.

Haru's little hands lifted off from his eyes so he could open up his eyes to see the young female look down at him with her ever playful smile.

"Aw, but Haru just wanted to come and play with Dino-san, is that so wrong-desu?" Haru asked putting her innocent pout into action.

Dino blinked a couple of times at how her small lip puckered and quiver could shake his mind so much. Dino quickly sat up properly, spinning around in his chair to look at her with an anxiously nervous look.

He rose his hands up in the air in front of him and shook them violently.

"N-no that's not it at all! I was just curious is all. You were to stay with Tsuna and the others." Dino reminded her.

Haru only puffed out her cheeks out at him with a disappointed look. She crossed her arms across her chest and she sat down on the ground with a defiant look.

"Haru is bored just sitting there. That's when Kyoko and I came up with an idea-desu~" Haru said discarding her disappointed look with an excited one as she was about to unfold their plans. "Kyoko is to find the Varia and play with them for a bit and Haru is to find you and play with you~ Haru is good at rock paper scissors." Haru said with a very proud look on her face.

Dino just snorted a small chuckle. He had a hand covering his mouth in a sad attempt to hide his boisterous laughter that was threatening to let itself known if he had just uncovered his hand off his mouth.

He shook his head and he inhaled a lot of air from his nose and held his breath to stop his laughter from trying to escape.

"We asked Reborn-chan before we left, and he said that it would be funny to see Tsuna-kun and the others panic a little bit." Haru smiled.

"Is that really your reason? Oh gosh you girls are such a handful." Dino laughed.

"Hai! Kyoko's excuse would be that she went to look for Lambo who ran out of the house and the Varia happened to find her and took her in until they would return her when the tenth generation guardians would return to where they were staying temporarily." Haru said as she was looking around to see the many roses that were growing on the edge of the hedges.

Dino was thinking about just how much chaos there would be at Varia headquarters and all we could do was just laugh at the mere thought of it.

"So what was your excuse?" Dino asked her.

Haru looked up at him with a bit of mischievousness flashing in her eyes and she flashed him a happy grin.

"My excuse-desu? I will say that I was swept off my feet and kidnapped by Dino-san. Whether the others will believe me will depend… Haru won't be telling them the truth either." Haru giggled.

Dino stared at her eyes wide open, mouth agape. Did this girl just come up with an excuse that would possibly ruin his reputation almost beyond repair?

"W-w-wait! Y-you are going to say what?" Dino asked her again.

Dino's eyes were rotating in their sockets, small beads of sweat dripping down his temple and his hands were twitching nervously.

"You heard Haru-desu~ Haru will definitely tell people~" Haru smirked and she ran into the rose garden laughing hysterically at Dino's reaction.

"Haru! Wait!" Dino quickly chased after her.

"Hahi! Haru won't stop! She didn't know that you liked her so much you'd chase after her!~" Haru joked as she ran around through the maze.

"I've got you now!" Dino lunged and tackled his target.

…

"Boss? What are you doing?"

"R-Romario! What are you doing here?" Dino questioned him.

Romario sent his boss an inquisitive look. Was it not normal for him to be here?

"Boss?"

CLICK! FLASH!

"Hahi! So now Dino-san is cheating on Haru. Haru is heartbreak-desu~ Haru will find the others to tell them the news." Haru chuckled and she ran away from both Dino and Romario this time around.

"No! Haru! Get back here!"

"Boss?"

"Hmph, leave it to Haru and Kyoko to spike up some needed tension around here. Now to check up on Kyoko." Reborn chuckled as he hopped off the roof of the Cavallone base and he had Leon transform into a hangglider and was off to glide over to the Varia base next to have some more fun.

Well, I tried... I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT!

As I keep saying just check out my forum if you want to. More like I want for some people to but it's your own decision.

http:/forum(dot)fanfiction(dot)net/forum/Neospices_Happy_Hour_KHR_Chatting_Forum/91412/

Next theme: Tears

Winner: Anon user Jing, Hibari x Haru [another anon won, you FF users gotta pick up your game XD]