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"Why did you decide to adopt him?"
Looking away from a sleeping Lambo, Narumi fixated her eyes on the opened door. Reborn leaned against the door, hat tilted upwards and black eyes gleaming with curiosity as he fixated his eyes on the sleeping boy. The lack of frown told her that he wasn't upset with her plans to raise a kid that was sent to kill him. But there was no smile so Narumi didn't know what was going through his head.
I don't know if I want to know what is going through his perverted mind. Shaking her head, Narumi chewed on her bottom lip and stared at Lambo. Drool dribbled out of the boy's lips and a large smile decorated the boy's lips. Play with me, Boss! Childish brown eyes flashed before her eyes alongside childish laughter. Even though so many years passed, her heart still longed for those days again.
"I guess the main reason is that I want him to live." She kept her tone low and steady as Reborn pushed himself off of the door. Blue eyes darted from the sleeping boy to the man that was slowly approaching her. "I don't know much about the Mafia but I guess if Lambo goes back to his Familigia without finishing his mission then they will kill him, won't they?"
Reborn paused and bobbed his head. No emotion shone through those black eyes and for the first time in her life, Narumi envied the man for disguising his emotions in such a way. No one could ever guess or misunderstood whatever thoughts he had. I guess that's why he is a good hitman. She slumped her shoulders.
"You shouldn't try and save every single person that you pity," Blue eyes widened as Reborn placed his large hands on top of her slender shoulder. The heat of his hand burned her, made her want to sigh and Narumi forced herself to hold back. His black eyes focused on her. "There might be a day where you regret saving them."
He is thinking like a hitman. Her lips curled into a smile and Narumi allowed her hand to wander back to Lambo's curly hair. Maybe if she was an ordinary civilian, she would probably throw a tantrum and tell him that she wasn't like him. But she had been a kunoichi in her first life. Someone who would be given orders to murder by her leader, so she could guess where he was coming from.
But it didn't mean she had to totally agree with him.
"I can't help it," Narumi admitted, flashing a smile at Reborn. Black eyes widened and the blond-haired woman relaxed her shoulder. "I have always been like this. Even if someone tries to murder me, I will still try and be their friend."
Reborn tilted his hat downwards while his other hand squeezed her shoulders as if he was trying to warn her about the thought. Frowning, Narumi lowered her head, twisted it till her eyes could meet Reborn's eyes. Blank black eyes stared at her but there was an intensity in them that made her want to suck in her breath. Does he think I'm weird? Well she was known to be the most unpredictable kunoichi before.
"You shouldn't be friends with someone that tries to kill you." Reborn flicked her forehead. Her forehead stung and Narumi rubbed her forehead as Reborn fixated his eyes on her sleeping son. "Only an idiot will do that."
Narumi wrinkled her nose and clenched her hands into a fist. An idiot? I'm not an idiot! The words were on the tip of her tongue but something stopped her. Idiot! Amused black eyes flashed before her eyes and the blonde hunched her shoulder. It had been so long since someone made a comment like that to her.
Reborn sighed and pulled her nose, earning another scowl from Narumi.
"What the hell is that for, Reborn?"
He smirked. "Did anyone ever tell you that you will get wrinkles if you keep scowling like that?"
Irritating man. She puffed her cheeks and darted her eyes back to Lambo. Would it be easy for her to adopt him? Or would she have to go through to his Familigia? I could always ask Reborn to contact that Nono and asked him for help. She stroke her chin. But would that man agree to it? Or would he disregard her request? Another sigh escaped her lips.
"So what were the other reasons that made you want to adopt this kid?" Black eyes stared down at her and Narumi blinked at the curiosity shining through the man's eyes. He is like a cat with that curiosity of his. An image of a cat-like Reborn flashed before her eyes and the blonde swallowed back the laughter that threatened to consume her. She coughed and looked down at Lambo.
You promised to train with me, Boss!
She never did get to keep that promise to Konohamaru.
"He reminds me of someone I used to know." Narumi curled her lips into a soft smile and combed through Lambo's hair. "If I don't raise him then I'm afraid that he is going to be one of those kids that annoys the crap out of everyone because he just wants attention."
The black-haired man chuckled and the blond-haired girl swirled her head to look at the hitman. Her stomach turned and swirled like she had eaten something bad except…it wasn't an unpleasant feeling. Black eyes glinted with amusement and not for the first time since she met him, Narumi could feel her throat drying up.
"What's so funny?" She cleared her throat and narrowed her eyes at him. "I'm being honest with you, Mister!"
He smirked and leaned closer to her, hovering only a few centimeters away from her as his fingers reached out to touch her chin. Blue eyes widened as Reborn began to rub in a circular motion around her chin. "So if I want to get some attention from you, I have to annoy the crap out of people? I wonder what will you do to me if I did the same thing as that small fry."
"I will beat the crap out of you." Narumi declared, pulling his hand away from her chin.
Reborn curled his lips into a smirk and turned his body around, ready to walk away from her. "Really? I thought you will bring me to your bed and make me stay there forever."
Is this my punishment for all those times I played a prank on Iruka-sensei? A growl escaped from her lips and Narumi leaned her body forward, snatching one of her sketchbooks from her table before hurling it to Reborn. Smack. The book slammed against Reborn's head and the black-haired man rubbed the back of his head.
He picked up the sketchbook and walked away from her.
One of these days that man will give me a heart attack.
(Next day)
Bianchi is in town.
Reborn stared down at the beetles and took a sip of his coffee as his eyes darted to the windows. I knew this was going to happen again. His head throbbed and ached like it always did whenever he thought of his ex-girlfriend. It had been alright when Bianchi tried to kill Dino since no one would actually dare smack him or actually land a hit against him. But Tsuna was a whole different story.
Sawada Narumi was going to murder him if his ex-girlfriend tried to kill her cousin.
"Reborn, we have got trouble!"
It has already started. He curled his lips into a smile and took a sip of his coffee as Tsuna dashed into the room, carrying a half-conscious Gokudera on his back. Brown eyes trembled with fear and the brown-haired boy laid his friend on the bed. The silver-haired teen sweated and had a slight green tint to his face.
"Your sister came, didn't she?" Reborn darted his eyes to Gokudera and a sigh escaped his lips when the teen curled into a ball. Gokudera clutched his stomach like he had been stabbed in the gut a thousand times. So only one look from his sister is needed for him to react like this. A sigh escaped from his lips.
"That was Gokudera's sister!" Tsuna squealed. "Why did Gokudera-kun react like that? And how do you know his sister?"
Reborn tilted his hat downwards and sighed. "She is my ex-girlfriend."
The words hung in the air and brown eyes widened at his words. I think today would make it two months since I broke up with her. He stroke his chin and grimaced. It would have been longer but Bianchi didn't know the meaning of no. Shamal warned me not to get involved with her. A small frown played on his lips.
"You really can't keep it in your pants, can you?" Tsuna muttered, shaking his head.
Reborn smiled and the brown-haired teen paled.
"I must be going easy on you," Reborn pulled out a gun from his breast pocket and directed the gun at the teen. "Do you want to repeat that again, Dame-Tsuna?"
The 14-year-old boy turned as white as a ghost and vigorously shook his head. Reborn cleared his throat, put the gun back into his breast pocket and looked out to the windows. Giggles echoed throughout the neighborhood and if he just strained his eyes, he could see Narumi walking with that Bovino kid to the park. It is probably a good thing she isn't here. He darted his eyes to the motorbike that was approaching their driveway.
With Bianchi here, it will be hard for me to raise Tsuna. Reborn pressed his lips into a thin line and flickered his eyes to the trembling brown-haired boy. Maybe it had been a terrible idea to just break up with her through a letter. But all the other methods hadn't been working with Bianchi. Ignoring her did nothing. He could have tried to hurt her but that wasn't the way he worked.
I need to figure out how to get her to understand we are over before she actually tries to kill Tsuna. He tilted his hat upwards as a pair of furious blue eyes flashed before his eyes. Sawada Narumi was going to find a way to kill him if she learnt that Bianchi was here because of him. As much as he enjoyed seeing that fire in her eyes, Reborn didn't want to be on the other side of that fist of hers.
If I wasn't an Arcobaleno then I might have actually been knocked out.
If Bianchi killed Tsuna then Narumi was going to kill him.
"I-I think she is targeting Juudaime because of you, Reborn." Gokudera whizzed, pushing himself up from the bed. He winced and darted his eyes to the paled-face teen. "My sister won't leave Juudaime alone until you come back home with her."
There is only one solution to the problem. Reborn tilted his hat downwards as the door bell rung. Tsuna darted his eyes from him to Gokudera. The teen curled his lips into a frown, pushed himself off from the bed and made his way down the stairs. Reborn stared at the fading back of his student before darting his eyes at Gokudera.
I'm going to have to use that favor.
It was going to be amusing to see how Sawada Narumi would react to his request.
"You better have a good reason to come into my bedroom while I'm working, Reborn."
Blue eyes fixated on the adoption information page on her laptop, not looking up to stare at the man that barged into her room. It had been hours since she came back home with her nose twitching with a vile scent that clung to the house. Neither Tsuna nor Gokudera could tell her where that scent came from and Narumi didn't really care.
She was more focused on trying to figure out how to adopt Lambo then to find out whatever weird schemes that her cousin was up to.
"I'm calling in my favor." The mouse paused on the word adoption as Narumi jerked her head at Reborn. The black-haired man had his hat tilted downwards and a smirk played on his lips as his black eyes focused on her. Dread crept up to her stomach and her whole body shivered as those black eyes fixated on her.
What the hell is he going to ask of me? Her heart raced against her chest like it was undergoing a sprint and Narumi took in a deep breath as Reborn held her hair. What was he going to ask her? Tsuna's results? No. The bastard would have found a way to access his scores or the upcoming test. Was he going to ask her to rob a bank? That didn't seem like his style.
"What is the favor?" She kept her tone steady as the man pushed down her laptop. His arm brushed against her and she felt her stomach coiled into a spring, ready to bounce away from her. What the hell is with this reaction? Narumi clenched her jaws and Reborn gazed down at her with eyes glinting with amusement.
"Date me."
What?
That was the only thought running through her head as Reborn gazed at her with a smirk on his lips. He didn't just say that. No way. There was no way he would use his favor for something like that. I know he doesn't like me in that way. She poked her tongue against her lips and black eyes flickered down from her lips and then back to her eyes.
"Explain yourself!" She swirled her head away from him and pushed her thick blond-hair to the other side of her neck, allowing it to act as a veil between them. "I know you don't have feelings for me and even if you did have feelings for me, I won't accept that kind of request."
A chuckle vibrated out of Reborn's lips and Narumi felt her toes curled up at the laugh. Bastard does have a nice laugh. A grimace broke out of her face and the blonde puffed her cheeks. Why must he always laugh? This was a serious topic. She couldn't accept something like this. I won't allow myself to date someone like him. She clenched her jaws as her high school friend's teary faces flashed before her eyes.
"Did anyone ever tell you that you look exquisite when you react like this." Humor and teasing leaked out of his tone alongside another emotion that made her want to squirm. Narumi shut her eyes and held back the squeak that threatened to come out. Her lips parted slightly as her mind continued to process what had been said.
It wasn't long before she jerked her head back at him.
"Did anyone ever tell you that you have the personality of an ass?" She grumbled, folding her arms against her chest. A smirk played on Reborn's lips and Narumi scowled at him. If this was her first life, Narumi would have no doubt that she would have been bestowed on him for making such remarks. But this only annoyed me. It made her want to punch him.
"You are the only woman," Reborn smirked even wider. "All the other women love my charming personality."
Narumi rolled her eyes. Then they must be idiots. The words were on the tip of her tongue, ready for her to lash out but she held the words back. If she made another comment then the asshole was going to accuse her of being jealous. She clicked her tongue. Honestly what do females love about this man? He liked stealing people's food and making dirty jokes in front of kids.
He was even worse than Kakashi-sensei! At least, Kakashi-sensei held back on the dirty jokes until Sakura-chan and her were considered adults in the eyes of the civilians.
"Can you tell me the reason you want to date me?" Reborn raised a single eyebrow and Narumi rolled her eyes. "Reborn, you are a man that focuses on your job and you have no time for something like a simple date even if you were attracted to them. So what is the real reason for you to make this request?"
"Nothing ever escapes your eyes," He grimaced. "My ex-girlfriend is in town—"
"—Did your ex-girlfriend dump you and now you want to use me as a way to show her that you moved on?" Narumi tilted her head and curled her lips into a triumph smirk. Reborn snorted, not looking one bit amused by her words, and she frowned. Did that really happen? No way. Reborn seemed like the type of guy to leave a woman in the middle of the night without saying goodbye to her.
"You are half-right," Reborn grimaced. "I dumped her."
So that theory still stand.
"So you have an ex-girlfriend that hasn't accepted the fact you broke up with her." Reborn bobbed his head and Narumi stared at the man for a couple of seconds before flickering her eyes to her laptop. He just wants me to act as his fake girlfriend until his ex accepts the fact that he is done with her? She curled her lips into a frown.
This was a terrible idea.
"She won't believe it." Narumi ran her hand through her blond hair and licked her dried lips as black eyes focused on her lips. Why does he look like he want to eat my lips? She shook her head and looked down at her hands. With her combined experience of both lifetimes, she only had the experience of kissing one boy.
She had never been on a date and Narumi had only her friends and movies for references when it came to the dating scene.
Reborn raised a single eyebrow. "Why do you say that?"
"Have you forgotten that I have never dated before?" She clenched her jaws and narrowed her eyes at Reborn. "One look at me trying to pretend to be your girlfriend and your ex will figure out that you are still single."
The hitman smirked and leaned his body forward. His hands cupped either sides of her cheeks, stroking it like it was a violin string and a sigh escaped from her lips. She looked up as black eyes watched her with an intensity that made her feel like he might just set her on fire with just one look. His breath tickled her as he replied. "I will guide you."
There was no way that she was going to agree to this request.
"She will take one look at our interactions and know that there is nothing between us."
Reborn hummed and pressed his forehead against hers. Long blackeyelashes fluttered and black eyes gazed at her with so much hunger that Narumi felt the insane desire to curl into a little ball and hide away from him. I-I need some water. Her throat burned as his hot breath caressed her own face.
"Can you honestly say that you don't feel a chemistry between us?"
She jerked her head away from him and pushed the man off of her bed. Crossing her legs together, Narumi inhaled and exhaled as she tried to contain the heat that threatened to consume her. It is only because he is the first man to show an interest in me. She had been eighteen when she died the first time. She spent most of her first life chasing Sasuke so she never experienced anything.
Even when men did show an interest in her, Uzumaki Naruto would never believe them or give them a chance. Because no one loved her as Uzumaki Naruto the jinchuuriki and orphan but Uzumaki Naruto, the hero. She shook her head. Reborn only showed an interest because she was a puzzle to him.
He made this request because they were friends and as friends, she had to help him out.
"We need to set some rules on this fake-dating business." Reborn curled his lips into a smirk and Narumi flipped open her laptop. Narrowing her eyes, the blonde pulled out a word document and typed out the very first rule of the contract. If it weren't for the fact that this was a favor and he was my friend then I wouldn't do this. She grimaced.
"What are your rules, Sawada?"
Narumi sighed. "First of all you will have to call me Narumi in front of your ex-girlfriend and my family members, since no one will believe that either of us are dating each other if you call me by my last name."
"That's logical." He bobbed his head and darted his eyes to the window. "What about kissing? I won't do anything that you don't want me to do."
She rolled her eyes. "You can kiss me in front of her and my family members."
Silence hung in the air and Narumi looked up from her laptop. She raised a single eyebrow when she saw the blown-up eyes of Reborn, who looked at her like she was a weirdo for saying those words. He curled his lips into a smirk and the blonde tilted her head, uncertain of why the hitman looked at her like that.
"So you don't care if I steal your first kiss?"
Narumi snorted and rolled her eyes at the man. "I already had my first kiss."
You will just be taking the first kiss of this body. She chewed her tongue and stopped the words from spilling out of her mouth. No one knew the truth about her. No one would believe her if she told them that this was her second life. Nodding her head, she looked back at Reborn and the man had his eyes fixated on her lips.
"What is your second rule, Narumi." The purr came out of his voice and Narumi felt her whole body tingled. I wonder how I would react if he called me Naruto? No. Bad thoughts. She shouldn't wonder about something as stupid as that. She clenched her jaws together, cleared her throat and shook her head.
"You will take Lambo with you while I'm working," she cracked her knuckles and stared at the blank-faced man. "Once I have everything settled, you will take him to kindergarten. This is the least that you can do with what you requested from me."
Reborn narrowed his eyes at her. "Then you have to make me coffee."
"Fine." She rolled her eyes and typed down the final request that he had for her. Everything seems good but there is one thing that I have to make clear to him. She inhaled and exhaled as Reborn fixated his eyes on her. It was a stupid request since Reborn said that he wouldn't do anything that she felt uncomfortable with. But she still had to make it clear to him.
"You can't ever try to go to second base with me in front of them," Narumi declared, clearing her throat. "I draw the line at that."
Reborn curled his lips into a smirk. "But what if you ask for it?"
"Never going to happen!" She barked, not looking him in the eye. The man smirked and Narumi raised a single eyebrow at the man. Why did he find her words funny? There was no way that she was going to allow him to do something like that. I'm no longer a kunoichi! She clicked her tongue as black eyes twinkled with amusement.
"One kiss from me and you will be begging for more, Narumi." His words sounded like honey against her ears and Narumi gulped as black eyes flickered from her lips to her chest. I need to regain control of this situation. She inhaled and exhaled, steadied her trembling arms and reached out to his tie. With a deep breath, she yanked him by the tie and pulled him close to her body.
Black eyes glinted with unspoken hunger and the former kunoichi forced herself to smirk.
"That is as likely as me saying to you to shut up and fuck me."
There was no way in hell that she was going to fall for someone like Reborn.
A/N: Please review and tell me of your thoughts about this chapter. Between Reborn and Narumi, who do you think is the more likely to fall first?
