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"You are very close with that Kimura."
Reborn stole a glance at Narumi as they walked through the street leading to her house. The blond-haired woman tore her eyes away from Lambo, who slept against her chest, and Reborn could feel his eyebrow twitching at the sight of the bright smile playing on her lip. Just mention the name Kimura and the blonde seemed to light up at the mention of him.
What was so special about that Kimura? He looked nothing special. But his grades are impressive; he could give Verde a run for his money. The thought made him clenched his jaws. For the first time in his life, he did feel a little tickle of regret for digging his nose at a piece of information that should not matter. But as a tutor, he had a right to know who was going to teach Tsuna.
Except now he really did not like the new science teacher, who was already so close to the pretty woman beside him.
"He feels like someone I met in a past life," Narumi said. Her blue eyes sparkled with life and gleamed with so much happiness that it almost made him want to shoot someone. It was unreasonable. It felt like he could be…not possible. No way. He was not that kind of man. That emotion was not an emotion that he ever had before.
He just did not like the idea of the girl being so friendly with someone she just met. He could be someone dangerous and as a hitman trusted by the Ninth, I have to protect the niece of Iemitsu. That still sounded like bullshit even for him. Even though both the Ninth and Iemitsu believed Narumi was an innocent, weak, young woman…he knew that was not true.
She was young and maybe even a little bit innocent but Narumi was not weak.
"You just met him," he finally said. Reborn tilted his hat downwards. He was not going to let that woman see how irritated he was nor was he going to let the annoyance leak out of his voice. Even if there was a part of him that wanted to demand what made her so happy with such an…ordinary man. He could see her with a lot of men but definitely not with someone with such an ordinary life.
Although her father and uncle would have preferred if she was with someone that…boring.
"So? Maybe in a previous life, Kimura was my lazy ass best-friend and right-hand man," Narumi chirped. Right hand man? The thought made him stop in his steps while the blonde looked up at the clear blue skies. He stared at the woman. It had always been clear to him that the girl had been beautiful but with that bright smile playing on her lips and the way the sun shone down…she looked mesmerizing.
The fact that it was an ordinary man that brought out her smile made him growled. The fondness in her voice made him want to demand if she had fallen in love at first sight. Was she attracted to intelligence? Because he was also intelligent. Wait. Why the hell was he thinking like this? Even if he was attracted to the woman, he should never feel like this.
"Are you pissed off that he implied you would never wear the pants in a relationship with me?" She asked. Reborn jerked his head up as blue eyes twinkled with amusement and excitement. The vixen thinks it is funny, does she? He snorted. It was actually pretty understandable for the man to imply that he would imply he would be the one not in charge.
From the moment he met Narumi, he knew that the woman was not someone who would be willing for someone to take charge for her. I think she can even discipline Xanxus. The thought made him snort. If that woman ever met the Ninth's son, he had no doubt that Narumi would send the man straight to the hospital for all his trash talk.
"Do you really love being in charge?" Reborn asked. Narumi hummed and tilted her head as if she was deeply considering the question. Her blue eyes darted to the sleeping cow child in her arm before looking back at him. The Eighth would have enjoyed her. He sighed. If only her father had taken the advise of the Ninth and just pushed his fiancée to get married even if she had a pregnant belly in the aisle.
But Masashi had to claim that the Primo came to him in a dream and pleaded with him not to get married. I never even took Masashi to have been a superstitious man even. Reborn sighed. For the ghost of his ancestor to come and plead for Masashi not to get married would be the oddest thing that Reborn had ever heard.
It was almost like the Primo knew Masashi was going to have a girl.
"Well I'm a woman who just loves being in charge," Narumi purred. Reborn blinked and swirled his head at the blond-haired woman. There was no denying that there had been a breathlessness in her voice or that her voice sounded like temptation. He could feel his heart racing against his chest as those blue eyes darkened at the sight of him.
Was she playing the little minx now? Was she that overjoyed over the fact that Kimura was in her life? He didn't know. What he did know that the longer he kept looking into her eyes, the more he felt like he was sinking into her eyes. He could see her ears twitching like she was hearing something that she did not want to hear.
He blinked when he saw the absolute mischief in her blue eyes. She was planning something. A prank? But Reborn knew Narumi was not the type to make pranks. Then again he never expected her to smile and dropped her guard around a man that she had never met. His black eyes widened when the blond-haired woman tiptoed and brushed her lips against him.
Time seemed to stop as his mind processed the sudden kiss between them. It was only soft kiss, barely noticeable but his lips tingled from the softness and heat from her lips. He would have brought her closer but Lambo was between them. So he could only take in the orange scent that clung to her hair.
"That is the first time you took charge," Reborn finally muttered when Narumi stopped brushing her lips against him. He didn't know whether the woman was just a good kisser in general or if there was something else, because his legs felt a little bit heavy. A mischievous smile played on her lips and dimly he could hear someone yelling at the background.
Now that he listened more carefully, it sounded like Tsuna.
"Do you really have to kiss Reborn, Naurmi-neechan!" The familiar scream of Tsuna pierced through the air and Reborn could see the large smile playing on her lips. She is messing with him. That made him snort. He would have laughed too, if it weren't for the fact that Narumi was giving him a warning about laughing at Tsuna.
He did not want a repeat of the hospital again.
"You are just jealous that you haven't got your first kiss yet, Tsuna," Narumi declared. It was strange for Reborn to see the girl teasing Tsuna like this but he guessed that she was so happy with Kimura that she was behaving like this. He liked seeing this side of her. It was entertaining especially when Tsuna spluttered at those words while both Gokudera and Yamamoto flushed a light shade of red.
"Narumi-neechan!"
The look of embarrassment on Tsuna's face was definitely worth that numbing feeling in his legs.
"Are you going on a date with Reborn, Naru-chan?"
Narumi looked away from her glass of water and fixated her eyes on the curious eyes of her Aunt. On any other day, she would get irritated over the fact that her aunt was jumping to conclusion but she was still on the high from the knowledge that Shikamaru was with her. There was also the fact that she wore the blue, ruffle chiffon dress that she rarely wore.
It was probably one of the few dresses that she owned and Narumi did not feel like she could talk to Fon in her usual outfit of T-shirt and jeans. We are going to talk about Kyoya. Since it was about work, she would have to dress a little bit like a professional. She sighed and looked down at the dress that barely touched her knees.
Maybe it was too nice for a talk with Fon?
"I'm meeting my student's Uncle," Narumi finally answered. Nana blinked and eyed her with a suspicion as if she was not certain about whether she was being truthful or not. This only made the blonde inhale. Even though Reborn and her were in a fake relationship, she was committed with keeping the ruse in front of her Aunt.
By faking her relationship with Reborn, she was able to avoid going into one of those fake dates. It was always so hard to pretend to be interested with any of those men. There was also now the added benefit of teasing Tsuna. From the moment Shikamaru came back to her life, she was reminded of the fun they had whenever she played pranks.
It was rather unfortunate that she couldn't play this prank with Shikamaru since it would be so weird for either of them. Beside it will feel like a betrayal to Temari. The thought made her frown. Did Shikamaru still go on dates even though Temari was gone? Well it was the past. If that theory of her father was true then it was only fair for Shikamaru to move on.
"Is he young?" Nana asked. Narumi tore her eyes away from the glass and focused her eyes on her Aunt. Does it matter? I'm in a 'committed' relationship. She took in a deep breath and relaxed her shoulders. Not the time for her to get irritated. She knew the woman well enough to know that the woman was not suggesting for her to date the man.
Nana might be oblivious but the woman was very faithful to her Uncle. I would have left his ass if I was her. The reminder of her Uncle's behavior made her eyebrows' twitch. Honestly the lies that he would give them about his occupation were just terrible. My second father was a hell lot better liar. The thought made her somber.
If the Primo had been her father's reincarnation then it made her even more guilty for not appreciating her second father when she had the chance.
"I think he is the same age as Reborn," Narumi replied. Nana nodded and relaxed her shoulders, earning a frown from the blonde. Why did her Aunt only relax when she mentioned he was the same age as Reborn? Shouldn't it make her more nervous? She could never really understand that woman but it was fine now.
She could bring Shikamaru here and he could figure out her Aunt for her. I think he might even like her since she doesn't nag. Maybe it would be a terrible idea. He would tell her that it was nice to have a mother figure who wasn't too loud or who did not complained too much. But then again his second mother might have been an improvement for him.
She felt too awkward to ask him.
"Is he single?" Nana asked. Narumi blinked. Oh, are we still talking about Fon? She guessed from the curiosity in Nana's eyes, the answer was going to be a yes. Well there was nothing wrong for her to be admitting the truth to her Aunt. If anything it would probably reassure her Aunt for any mistaken thoughts that she had of her.
She was committed into this fake relationship with Reborn.
"Well I didn't focus if he was single or not," Narumi replied. "All I know about him is that we are going for dinner in that Chinese restaurant after he talks to his student."
"Who is going to a Chinese restaurant?" A husky voice asked. The blonde swirled her head around and relaxed her shoulders when she saw Reborn standing before them with a towel over his hair. Black eyes fixated on her and Narumi could see his eyes were going from her hair to the dress that highlighted her waist.
She could feel her heart racing against her chest as those black eyes looked at her with a hunger that made her throat dried up. It was wrong in a way. Reborn was a friend. So she complained about his behavior but she really should not like the way he looked at her. Even if they were in a fake relationship, she should find those eyes weird.
Friends don't look each other in that way.
"Naru-chan is meeting the young uncle of her student!" Nana replied with a bright smile on her lips. It was the truth but for some reason she felt like squirming when Reborn looked at her. It was not that she felt guilty. There was nothing happening between Fon and her. But those black eyes were still fixated on her dress and were now looking down to the heels on her legs.
She kept her shoulders straight and tried to calm down her racing heart as black eyes continued to shine with desire. Why the hell was she reacting like this? Narumi wished she had Hinata with her or even any of her high school friends. But her high school friends were probably going to say something that was totally not true.
This feeling was going to fade after a couple of hours.
"Can I know his name?" Reborn asked. If Narumi didn't know Reborn well, she would think he was calm. But she noticed the slight flare in his nostril and the slight raise in his tone. She must be spending too much time with him if she could sense. Actually it might just be very obvious if you asked her because Nana was looking at them with knowing eyes.
Was she still fully convinced about their relationship? Then it would make the whole thing easier. But it was rather odd. Nana had technically raised her in this second life. She should know her well enough to know the fact she liked taking charge. Shikamaru was able to see through her even though it had been so long since she saw him.
It was rather kind of depressing when she thought about it and she was also pretty certain Reborn was jealous.
"Why are you so curious to know?" Narumi asked, folding her arms against her chest. "Are you jealous that I'm having dinner with another man?"
The black-haired man scoffed but his black eyes lingered the most on her straight blond hair that fell nicely on her waist. She guessed it was strange that her hair was not in its usual ponytail. But that was definitely not the reason for the jealously. Was he really jealous at the idea that she was spending more time with someone else?
It sounded so ridiculous but judging from the way Reborn looked ready to drag her upstairs, it might be true. She tapped her finger against the glass as Reborn stalked to her. It was almost like he was on the prowl and she was the small animal that was going to get attacked. Not that he could attack her. She was able to defend herself.
"I really don't want another man seeing you like this," Reborn whispered into her ear. Her heart raced as those black eyes stared at her with an intensity that made her breath hitch. This was just silly. He was being ridiculous. She was also really weird for looking at his lips again. Maybe it was because of the fact that she initiated the kiss again.
But Tsuna had been coming and seeing Shikamaru again reminded her of how much she liked teasing people.
"What do you want me to do?" Narumi muttered, twisting her head to look at him. Her blue eyes focused on him as a thought occurred to her. It would be wrong. But she did like making jokes and teasing people. It would be dangerous if you asked her. But it would be interesting to see what would be his reaction. "Tear off my clothes right now?"
Reborn did not smile at her clothes and looked almost like he was considering the idea. Her eyebrows twitched as she tried to hold back the blood from rushing back to her cheeks. Why was she getting so embarrassed? She should be used it by now. When Kakashi-sensei used to tease her, it took her a couple of months before she could no longer brush like a little girl.
"I can't believe you were actually considering it," Narumi grumbled, smacking him lightly on the chest before putting down her drink. He offered her a smirk and in the corner of her eyes Narumi could see Nana looking at them with hopeful eyes. A sigh escaped from her lips and the blonde pulled Reborn by his tie. She pecked him on the lips and her Aunt sighed, looking at them with longing.
She probably missed Iemitsu and the early days of their relationship.
Shaking her head, the blonde pressed her lips again Reborn. She should not have done that. One kiss should have been enough but she wanted more. Maybe it was because he tasted like chocolate this time around. She did like chocolate. She also really wanted to feel his hair when it was wet. She should also not want to feel it since they were friends but then again her heart did race a lot around him.
Also, it really was not appropriate for her to kiss him like this in front of her Aunt. But then again Shikamaru was able to figure out the truth and Narumi would rather not have other people figuring it out. Shikamaru was one thing but if Bianchi found out. Her cousin might really die and she would be dealing with a furious woman.
"Naruto, you are a terrible liar!" Kurama grumbled and the blonde tore her lips away from Reborn. Her lips parted when she realized that she had removed the towel off of his hair. "Your first mother was better at recognizing the signs!"
She had no idea what the hell Kurama was talking about.
"So what is the name of the Uncle?" Nana asked, clearing her throat. Narumi twisted her head away from Reborn and stared at her giggling Aunt. The blonde blinked when Reborn pulled her closer to him. She could definitely feel the hard pectoral of his chest while the brown-haired woman looked at the black-haired man with amusement.
Narumi sighed. "Fon."
She felt Reborn's grip tightened, pushing her closer to him. She should be annoyed. He was suffocating her like he didn't want her to leave and her lips twitched. She wanted to get furious with him and yell at him for this behavior. But the warmth was nice. She also had to hold back herself from making anymore sighs.
Damn it, Shikamaru was right about her liking touch a little bit too much.
"I'm going with you," Reborn declared. Nana smiled as if she knew that this was going to happen while Narumi swirled her head up at the hitman. This had to be a joke. But his eyes looked so serious that she couldn't even make a joke. It should be annoying but the demand in his eyes were making her lips twitch.
Even though she wanted to laugh at his silliness, Narumi still had to put her foot down.
"I'm going to talk about his nephew!"
Reborn curled his lips into a smirk.
"And I'm going to catch up with my old friend, Narumi."
There was just no point of arguing with him at this point.
A/N: Please review and tell me of your thoughts about this chapter.
