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I have to act like I'm dating Reborn.
Narumi chanted those words as she made her way to the coffee maker, ready to start her end of the deal. She darted her eyes to Reborn, who flashed her a smirk and then flickered her eyes to Nana. Her aunt kept flickering her eyes between her and Reborn, brown eyes flashing with mischief as if she was no doubt planning of ways to set her up with Reborn.
If anyone was going to be happy about her pretending to date Reborn then it was going to be Nana. At least she will be off my back about going on dates. She curled her lips into a smile at the thought of having the brown-haired woman leaving her alone when it came to her dating life. But this will only work if I can act like I'm in love with Reborn. She grimaced and darted her eyes to Reborn.
For this whole thing to work, she would have to act like this was one of her kunoichi missions from her first life. Although I never did get a chance to do any of those missions. A sigh escaped from her lips and Narumi poured the coffee into Reborn's usual cup before making her way to the black-haired man.
Brown eyes watched them with wide eyes and Reborn curled his lips into a smirk when Narumi handed him his usual cup of espresso. The blonde curled her lips into a smile and lowered her head close to Reborn's cheek, brushing her lips against his cheeks. If I actually kissed him, Nana will just have a heart attack. Reborn flashed her a smile that would probably make most women's legs wobbled.
She held back the urge to grimace.
"N-Naru-chan…are you and Reborn dating?" Excitement leaked through Nana's tone and brown eyes looked at her like all of her dreams came true. If he wasn't a friend and if he didn't use this as his favor, I will have never done this. She forced herself to smile and nodded. Nana squealed and Narumi glanced at Reborn, who held an amused glint in his black eyes.
At least someone is enjoying my misery. She clenched her jaws together and placed her hand on top of Reborn's shoulder. She gripped his shoulders and smiled when the man winced. He raised an eyebrow at her and Narumi lowered her head, brushing her lips against his ears. "If you can smile at my misery then I should at least inflict some pain on you so I can smile too."
Reborn grimaced. "Did anyone ever tell you that you have a strong grip for someone your build, Narumi."
At least he is smart enough not to mention my gender. She relaxed her grip on his shoulders and stared at Nana. The brown-haired woman bounced in her seat and leaned her body forward. Sweat build around Narumi's forehead and the blonde flickered her eyes to Reborn. The black-haired man stared at her, not looking one bit nervous of what Nana would say or do to them.
"So when did the two of you start dating?" Nana giggled and Narumi felt her back shivered as memories of her first life flashed before her eyes. Her giggles reminds me of Sasuke's fangirls. That period of her life had been dark. She shuddered and flickered her eyes to Reborn, who darted his eyes at her.
"Yesterday." Reborn and Narumi said in unison.
Nana beamed at those words and placed her hand on her cheek. Brown eyes fixated on Reborn before flickering to Narumi and then returning back to the hitman, who was now drinking his coffee with a smirk on his face. "It must have been challenging for you to get Naru-chan to accept your confession, Reborn."
Blue eyes widened and Narumi jerked her head at her smiling Aunt. What the hell was that supposed to mean? Why was her Aunt so certain that Reborn had been the one to confess? I know we aren't actually dating but there is always a chance I did the confessing! She clenched her hands into a fist while Reborn smirked even wider.
"Nana-obaachan, what the hell does that mean?" She grinded her teeth together and spat the words out before swirling her head back down to Reborn. The man tilted his hat upwards, quirking his lips into a smirk before yanking her by the hand. She stumbled and the man sat her on his knees. His large hands rubbed gentle circles around her back and Narumi felt her shoulders relax from the heat of his hands.
"Well no matter how good-looking the man was, you will always flat-out reject them." Narumi blinked and Nana rubbed her chin. "I was actually getting concerned that you took Iemitsu and your father's advice of never getting married seriously, but I guess Reborn tried really hard to make you give him a chance."
Did you really think that Iemitsu and my second father will be enough to convince me not to date? The words were on the tip of her tongue but she swallowed it down when Reborn pinched her lower back. She swirled her head at the man and he flashed her a smirk. I will get him back for that. She rubbed her back and smashed her foot against Reborn's foot.
He winced.
"Well Reborn has a certain charm that other men don't have." She clasped her hand around Reborn's hand and flashed the man a bright smile. That certain charm is not being afraid to piss me off or getting hurt by me. Nana clasped her hands together and a dreamy sigh escaped from her Aunt's lips.
No doubt her Aunt was remembering the good-old days of when Iemitsu and her started to date.
"I think you and Reborn suit each other very well." Kurama commented with a tone filled with glee. Narumi grinded her teeth together and tightened her grip on Reborn's hand as a childish song tickled her ears. It seemed like her soon-to-be adopted son was awake and no doubt he was going to be upset when he found out about this.
But first she had another thing to say.
"Say that again and I will change the landscape of my mind into a world filled with unicorns." Her lips twitched into a smile when Kurama didn't make a comment. God, in what world was she and Reborn suited for each other? She was a woman who had never been on a proper date and a woman that wouldn't believe the words coming out of Reborn's mouth.
"Good morning, Mama!" Lambo dashed into the kitchen, only to freeze at the sight of her sitting on Reborn's lap. Green eyes widened and Narumi pushed herself off of Reborn's lap. The little boy narrowed his eyes at Reborn before jumping into Narumi's hand. The five-year-old leaned forward and pecked her on the lips before hugging her tightly.
"You should also greet your Papa, Lambo-kun!" Nana frowned and Narumi clenched her jaws together. Even if I was actually dating Reborn, it is way too soon for Lambo to say those words! Reborn stood up from his seat, put down his coffee and made his way towards her. Black eyes fixated on her and Narumi sighed.
"Reborn isn't Lambo-sama's Papa!" Lambo declared, puffing his cheeks. The little boy glared at Reborn and Narumi patted his head, earning a frown from Nana. The boy snuggled closer to her chest before looking up at her with green eyes flashing with so much confusion. I will explain everything to him when he is older. She closed her eyes and clenched her jaws.
"Nana-obaachan, I know you are happy for Reborn and me but don't butt in when it comes to raising Lambo!" Narumi snarled the words and Nana blinked. She rubbed circles around Lambo's back as her blue eyes fixated on the brown eyes of her Aunt. "Lambo has the right to decide whose his Papa is and even if I'm dating Reborn or anyone else, I'm not going to make him call that man, Papa."
"But if he helps—"
"—it is still up to him!" Nana frowned while Reborn nodded, looking very much like he agreed with her. The blonde was glad that she didn't have to explain the situation to either Gokudera or Tsuna just yet.
"I'll be going to work now and Nana-obaachan don't tell Tsuna or Gokudera." Nana blinked and Narumi fixated her eyes on Reborn. "Reborn and me will break the news to them."
She didn't want to deal with two headaches.
"Lambo-sama doesn't like the fact Reborn is dating Mama!"
Reborn stared at Lambo, who had his arms folded against his chest and head turned to the side, and then flickered his eyes to the window of the classroom right in front of them. The two of them were currently sat on top of the tree branch that overlooked the second-year classroom in which Narumi was currently teaching.
That woman gave me this brat as punishment. He darted his eyes to the black-haired child, who narrowed his eyes right back at him. There was always an idea Narumi would find a way to make his life hell for using this type of request but Reborn didn't think she would do. He grimaced and stared at the scowling child before him.
That woman is more cunning than I give her credit.
"You need to accept it." Reborn tilted his hat upwards and curled his lips into a smirk as his black eyes continued to focus on the child that Narumi planned to adopt. "I have no plans to leave Narumi."
Lambo scowled even harder and his green eyes flickered to the curly sideburns on his face before fixating on his black eyes. That scowl looks a little bit like the scowl that Narumi has whenever I annoy her. He frowned. It wasn't possible for Lambo to already pick up some of Narumi's habits from now. Those things took years to develop. A thought came to his mind and he dismissed the idea.
The Bovino Familigia wasn't that stupid to give a 5-year-old their precious bazooka.
"What if Lambo-sama pays you?" Reborn raised a single eyebrow as the young boy dug his hand through his hair, pulling out various weapons and items that probably wouldn't fit a normal kid's hair. Black eyes narrowed at the sight of a purple bazooka that was once hidden again. It doesn't matter anyway. He tilted his hat downwards and the boy pulled out a couple of euros from his hair.
Green eyes stared at him with determination and hope while Reborn gazed at the boy. He isn't naïve enough to think that a question without proof would be enough to make me leave Narumi. He looked up at the lush green leaves before flickering his eyes at Narumi. If he didn't have a job to raise Tsuna or if he was actually dating Narumi then the kid would have been a good excuse for him.
"Nothing in the world would make me leave Narumi." His black eyes darted to Narumi and a smirk played on his lips as his black eyes observed the irritation in the woman's eyes as her student tried to explain her homework to her. She really does look her best when she is annoyed. He curled his lips into a smirk as a thought came to his mind.
He knew how to break the news to Tsuna and see Narumi with irritation flashing through her eyes.
"Mama deserves better than a womanizer like you!" Reborn's eyebrows twitched and the little boy puffed his cheeks. Maybe that kid takes after his biological mother than that idiotic father of his. He could see the intelligence shining through those green eyes and not many kids could use a term like womanizer correctly in a sentence.
Still if Narumi doesn't have any plans to adopt you, I will throttle you for that comment. He could feel the irritation stirring inside of his stomach as green eyes continued to glare at him. If he laid a single hand on Lambo then Narumi would call off the request and that would mean he would have to find a new way to deal with Bianchi.
I really should have listened to Shamal's advice when it came to Bianchi. He miscalculated when it came to that girl. Her young age should have made it easier for her not to cling to him. He wasn't even her first or second boyfriend. But I'm a lot better than her three boyfriends before me. It was a curse if you asked him.
"You are lucky that Narumi is your Mama or I will make you pay for that comment."
The green-eyed little boy smirked. "Lambo-sama will tell Mama if you lay a hand on him and she will break-up with you immediately!"
Reborn felt his lips twitched as green eyes glinted with intelligence and mischief that a normal five-year-old shouldn't have. That kid is definitely different from the rumors; he is probably smarter than his biological mother. His black eyes observed the child, who now had his eyes fixated on Narumi. Green eyes stared at the woman with awe and a love that made him tilt his head.
It had only been two days but that Bovino kid looked at the woman like she was his world.
"Mama is really strong," Lambo clenched his hands into a fist and his green eyes fixated on him. "But Mama can't always be strong so Lambo-sama needs to get stronger so he can protect Mama from bad men like you."
Reborn fixated his eyes on Lambo and then flickered his eyes to the grinning Narumi. Maybe if it had been a few days ago, he would have been annoyed by the kid but he felt a stirring of amusement. That kid actually thinks he can try and catch up to me. It was foolishness but something made him pause.
Maybe it was the fact that there was some truth behind that kid's words.
Sawada Narumi was strong and if Reborn was honest with himself, he knew that the woman was probably stronger than him.
"You will need to be able to land a single hit against your Mama in a fight."
He didn't know what possessed him to say those words.
I can sense someone with killing intention.
A scowl played on Narumi's face as the blond-haired woman strolled through the corridors. For the past couple of minutes, she could sense that something was not right in the school. It was like there was a presence that shouldn't be here. Maybe it was paranoia. But Kakashi-sensei always used to tell her and the other members of Team Seven to be prepared for anything.
The blonde slowed down when her blue eyes caught sight of a pink-haired woman creeping into one of the classroom. No. Not just any classroom. My classroom! She clenched her jaws together and dashed straight to her classroom. Who the hell was this woman? What the hell was she doing? And who was she targeting? Tsuna? Gokudera? She couldn't know.
She inhaled and exhaled before sliding the door wide opened. The girls blinked, turned their body around and Narumi blinked at the sight of the riceballs in their hands. Her blue eyes darted to Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto. All three teens gawked, looking taken back by the sight of her. Reborn needs to teach them to observe! She curled her lips into a scowl as her blue eyes darted around the classroom.
Where the hell is that woman?
"S-Sawada-sensei, why are you here?" One of her students asked. Silence hung in the air as blue eyes continued to search for the woman that came into the classroom. That vile scent! She swung her head to the right and a woman seemed to be inching closer to Kyoko. In that woman's hand was a plate of riceballs that looked anything but edible.
I think if I even took a whiff of that riceball then I'm going to go to the toilet. She grimaced and charged straight to Kyoko. The brown-eyed girl blinked, opened her mouth to say something but only to stumble as Narumi shoved her to the side. Tsuna immediately rushed to catch the girl while her students gawked at her.
Their eyes still had not caught up to the fact that there was a grownass woman in the room, who wasn't supposed to be here, and Narumi wondered if it was time for her to just change her teaching style. Narumi scowled and grabbed the woman by the collar, earning shrieks of surprise from the other students.
"Who the hell is that?"
"How did Sawada-sensei know where to find her?"
"W-Why does she have a riceball in her hand?"
More and more questions filled the classroom as her students took a step back. Distantly, Narumi could see Gokudera paling and clutching his stomach like he was in pain. She darted her eyes to Yamamoto and the teen got the silent message. With a smile playing on his lips, Yamamoto grabbed Gokudera and proceeded to drag him to the infirmary.
"Did you just try and poison one of my students!" Narumi demanded, slamming the woman on the floor. The woman winced and tried to yank her hand away from her. There is only one person who can handle my strength and he is dead. She tightened her grip on the woman as gasps and whispers broke out of the classroom.
The woman scowled but didn't answer her.
"Answer me!" Narumi snarled.
The pink-haired woman scoffed and looked away. So you want to do things the hard way? She curled her lips into a smirk and tightened her grip on the woman's hands. Her students gulped and took a couple of steps back. Their eyes looked everywhere but at her and the insane woman that she just captured. Only Tsuna stared at her with wide eyes and fear shone through his brown eyes as he stared at the woman before her.
He recognized this woman. The thought made her clenched her jaws. If Tsuna knew this woman then that meant this had to one of Reborn's associates. She tightened her grip on the woman before flickering her eyes at her cousin. He grimaced and nodded his head. If this is one of his schemes then he took things too far. She growled.
"If you don't cooperate with me, I will end your life." Narumi allowed Kurama's charka to leak out and the woman turned her head around. Green eyes widened and the pink-haired woman trembled, looking at her like she was a monster. The blond-haired woman forced herself to smile and smashed the woman's head against the floor before picking her up.
There went her hope of being a normal teacher.
"Um Sawada-sensei, w-what just happened?" Kyoko asked. The brown-eyed girl stared at her with wide eyes but Narumi could see the awe coming from her eyes. If this was still my first life, I would puff my chest and bask in her awe. She sighed and juggled the unconscious woman against her shoulder as her blue eyes focused on Reborn and Lambo, who sat on the tree that overlooked this classroom.
Her cute little son grinned while Reborn tilted his hat downwards. There was no grimace in his lips but that could mean a lot of things to her. At the very least, she knew he wasn't happy or irritated with what she did. If he isn't happy or irritated then he didn't plan for this to happen. She still wasn't going to let him off the hook.
"I just caught an insane woman," Narumi sighed and made her way towards the door. "Now that I've caught this insane woman, you can go back with exchanging rice balls."
I need to lock her up in the infirmary.
Life had been so much easier and chaos-free when Reborn didn't came into their lives.
"Tell me who are you!"
Narumi narrowed her eyes at the pink-haired woman who squirmed and struggled to get out of the ropes that binded her to the bed of the infirmary. You think I don't know how to make sure it is impossible for you to get out of these ropes. She rolled her eyes, picked up the meat knife that she stole from the school's kitchen and placed it against the woman's neck.
Green eyes widened and the pink-haired woman gulped. Narumi's eyes turned as cold as ice when the woman stopped struggling against the ropes. The woman didn't try to turn her head or lift it up, probably realizing that she had no problems with killing her on the school bed. I will murder her if she actually succeeded with killing Tsuna. She curled her lips into a scowl.
"I'm Bianchi." Bianchi spat the words out and Narumi took her time to observe the woman. She looks like a teenager. If she had to guess her age then Narumi would put her around seventeen or even eighteen years old. She wasn't that much older from her oldest student in this school. But I doubt he will let that girl into this school because she is pretty. Hibari Kyoya was a lot of things but he didn't act like a normal boy.
His older sister had been different but Narumi didn't want to think of what happened to her second body childhood friend.
"Who sent you to kill my cousin?" Narumi placed the knife closer to Bianchi's throat and curled her lips into a smile. "If you lie to me, I will kill you."
The woman snorted. "Who would be stupid enough to accept a request to kill the Juudaime of the Vongola Familigia? I want to kill your cousin so Reborn can come back home with me! He isn't meant to live this type of life!"
Green eyes were filled with adoration and Narumi curled her lips into a frown. A sense of dread crept up into her stomach, the longer she spent staring into this girl's eyes. That adoration in her eyes wasn't healthy. It is even worse than Sakura-chan's love for Sasuke. The girl was probably only seventeen but her eyes seemed to tell her that Reborn meant the world to her.
I'm going to kill the bastard for toying with a 17-year-old! Narumi clenched her jaws and inhaled. No. She might be wrong. For all she knew, Bianchi couldn't be his ex-girlfriend. But if she was then she was going to smack him for doing this. You don't hook up with a 17-year-old! She balled her hands into a fist and shut her eyes.
Bianchi was also at fault but Narumi could almost understand why she liked Reborn.
I had a crush too but I never had the time to confess to him and even if I did…a lot of people wouldn't have accepted my feelings towards him. She hunched her shoulders and flickered her eyes at Bianchi. It was a waste if you asked her. Instead of focusing her life of improving herself or becoming a better hitwoman, this girl was wasting her time on a man that didn't want her.
Of course she had to confirm her suspicions before having this thought.
"Is Reborn your ex-boyfriend?" The words hung in the air and for a brief moment, Narumi could see green eyes tearing up before hardening again. Break-ups are the worse. She looked up at the ceiling and closed her eyes. It was terrible no matter how old a person was but maybe it was worse as a teenager. A sigh escaped her lips and the blonde looked up at the ceiling.
She would never know since Narumi never had the time for relationships.
"He isn't my ex-boyfriend."
I guess I know why Reborn asked me to do this…she will never accept the fact that he moved on unless she sees it for herself. She curled her lips into a bitter smile as soft footsteps echoed throughout the corridor. She disliked this. All her life, she tried to avoid playing this role to the other girls. But it had to be done. It was better for Bianchi in the long run because Narumi knew what type of man Reborn was.
Reborn would never commit and this young woman craved for commitment.
"That wasn't what Reborn told me." Narumi kept her tone cold and brisk as she withdrew her knife from the woman's neck. Green eyes widened and the blonde forced herself to give the woman a smirk. "I was under the impression Reborn is single."
Bianchi clenched her jaws and narrowed her eyes at her. "Reborn isn't single and even if he was single, he will never look at a woman like you."
Reborn, I'm going to smack you as soon as we are back at home. She forced herself to smirk even wider and tilted her head to the side as the footsteps in the corridor got louder. Only three more minutes and that bastard was going to be here. I will tear him up as soon as we get back home. She steadied her arms and suppressed the Kyuubi's chakra that leaked out.
"But that isn't what he said to me last night," Bianchi paled and Narumi smirked even larger. "It wasn't your name that he screamed out when he slept with me. It was my name that he screamed when we fucked."
She kept the smirk plastered on her face as the woman froze in her place. Green eyes flashed with undeniable rage, looking at her like she was a monster for saying those words in public. If I have to transfer her hate for Tsuna to me and keep my end of the bargain with Reborn, then I'll have to make some lies. Reborn was going to laugh and tease her for this but he wanted her to play this role.
"You are lying." Bianchi snarled as the door swung open. "Reborn will never sleep with someone like you!"
Narumi curled her lips into a larger smirk. "Do you wanna bet?"
Green eyes widened and the blond-haired woman stalked to the door, where Reborn stood with a smirk plastered on his face. The things I will do for a friend. Black eyes widened as Narumi yanked the orange tie that her friend seemed to be so fond of. Anger and irritation clouded her mind and without a second thought, she pressed her lips against his lips.
Why the hell must she do this? Why couldn't that girl just accept the fact that she and Reborn were over? Maybe she shouldn't have done this. Except Reborn was kissing her back. His free hand was reaching to her head, pulling her closer to him and his other hand was creeping up to her butt. She should be cautious but he really did kiss like the devil.
She let out a little groan and threw away his fedora hat, allowing her nails to scratch and pull his hair. She could feel his tongue seeking out permission, permission that she granted. She could taste the coffee that he probably just drank and Narumi tightened her grip on his shoulders as he grinded his body against her.
When they did finally pulled apart, Narumi blinked her eyes opened as Reborn met her gaze with a an amused smile before darting his eyes to Bianchi, who gawked at them.
He lowered his head and brushed his lips against her ears. "I never knew you had it in you."
"I am full of surprises." She muttered, curling her lips into a forced smile as she flicked her heels to look at Bianchi. So that happened. I should walk with some dignity and not run away with a squeak. Narumi bobbed her head, cleared her throat and pecked Reborn on the cheek before walking away from them.
Not once did she notice dark black eyes looking at her.
Nope, all Narumi cared about was going back to her office and smack herself for doing something like that. I better not do something that reckless because she insulted me. She bobbed her head and cleared her throat as she strolled through the corridors of the school with her cheeks burning into a bright shade of red.
She only had one person to blame for her actions.
That person was Ero-Sennin and his dating advice to her.
A/N: Can anyone guess who was Naruto's crush in her first life? And the answer to the question from chapter 11 will of course be answered throughout this story. Please tell me who your thoughts about this chapter.
