Hibari…was a really weird guy. Actually, scratch that: the Hibari brothers were just a couple of weirdos. Tsuna didn't know how Giotto became friends with Alaude—it was something about Giotto helping him with some incident involving Team Estraneo way back when but Tsuna couldn't remember the details—or what the heck was going on, but he was suddenly lugged out of the Pokémon Center at dawn and forced to follow Hibari through Viridian Forest.

The trees were so dense, there was barely any light to guide their way. Tsuna shivered when a cool draft swept in. His orange vest and white hoodie weren't enough to keep him warm but Bacchus, who was snoozing in his arms, provided some heat. Dante yawned beside him, Ace doing the same from on top of his head, while Mira admirably stayed awake throughout the small journey.

"Um, guys, you should really go inside your PokéBalls," Tsuna said. "It might take a while."

Mira shook her head. "Squirtle, Squirt, Squirt."

"You didn't really sleep that much…"

Dante puffed his chest. "Charmander!"

"None of us really did…"

Ace trilled.

"I didn't really think this would happen…"

Tsuna shook his head. Nope, screw this. He wasn't taking this like an idiot. Just as he opened his mouth to give Hibari some choice words, the other boy had disappeared. His Pokémon shared a glance with him. He didn't need them to say anything. He turned to run back to Viridian City but screamed when Fairy just happened to be blocking his path, smiling. "Cleffa!"

"Uh, hi," Tsuna said. "We were just…thinking about…taking a break?"

Fairy giggled under Dante's glare. "Cleffa, Cleffa!"

"W—We weren't running away!" Tsuna forced a smile. "Are you hungry? We were…just about to eat."

Fairy hopped towards him and twirled in mid-air, dodging Mira's Water Gun. He—yes, he, Fairy was a boy—nuzzled Tsuna's face with a coo. "Cleffa!"

"Please stop calling me that…"

Dante bared his teeth. "Char, Charmander!"

Tsuna frowned. "Watch your language! By the way, is there some kind of pond or something around here?" He was pretty sure the Magikarp was itching to get out of his PokéBall.

Fairy smiled brightly. "Cleffa!" He pointed at some direction. "Cleffa!"

"Ah, okay…"

It didn't even occur to Tsuna that no Pokémon approached him so far. He never noticed that all of them cowered from a certain Cleffa clinging onto his neck, sweet smiles and all.

Fairy led them to a small clearing with a pond nearby. The trees weren't as thick so some light filtered onto the fresh grass. Tsuna checked to make sure the coast was clear before settling underneath a tall tree. He laid out an orange blanket that Dante and Mira made themselves comfortable on before taking out some containers of Pokémon food he made last night.

"Where's Hibari?" he said, pouring out the brown kibbles into separate bowls.

Some leaves rustled above him before the said boy landed on the ground. Tsuna shrieked, spilling some food. Mira narrowed her eyes at Hibari, who was unperturbed by the reaction. Dante and Ace were too busy yelling at the boy and choking on the kibbles. Fairy just gestured at Hibari in a festive manner as if to say, "Ta-da!"

"Omnivore," Hibari said, "you're slow."

Before Tsuna could respond, several flashes of light appeared from Hibari's belt. He squeaked when a Pidgeot swooped over his head with a cheerful trill. A large Dodrio screeched incessantly at each other's heads about, uh, stuff. Something fluffy brushed up against Tsuna's hand before some vine whips chucked the Eevee to the side.

"Bacchus!"

The Bulbasaur just opened his mouth, waiting for Tsuna to feed him. Tsuna blinked when a Sandslash shyly crept forward and vaguely gestured at the food. "Slash…?"

"Oh!" Tsuna took some napkins and poured some food on them in a big pile. He smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, I don't have enough bowls but I'll buy more later!"

Ah, crap, he thought, am I really going to be stuck with this guy?

Before the Sandslash could eat, Dante tried to swipe the napkin away until Tsuna gave him a look. He smiled at the timid Sandslash. "You're more than welcome to eat."

Fairy plopped down besides Tsuna's leg and waved his hands in the air. "Cleffa!"

The Eevee sauntered back, scowling at Bacchus, before smiling sweetly. "Eevee, Eve."

Tsuna scratched his cheek. "Um, I think I have enough for everyone."

Ace was staring down the Pidgeot who didn't seem to be too bothered by the small Pidgey. Tsuna wondered how it became this way. Soon, Hibari's entourage were chowing down on his food. Unclipping Magikarp's Pokéball from his belt, Tsuna released it in the pond. The orange fish dove into the water and resurfaced again after a few seconds.

"Karp…"

Tsuna widened his eyes. "Oh, no! I'm not releasing you! I just wanted to let you out, you know, since you're a fish. There's not a lot of water in the cities and Fairy was nice enough to let me know where this pond was."

At the small praise, Fairy hopped onto Tsuna's neck, dodging stray Water Guns, Vine Whips, and Embers, and cuddled his cheek. "Cleffa!"

"I'm serious. Please stop calling me that…"

Hibari watched the interaction quietly and it made Tsuna nervous at how silent he could be. Finally, he said, "What are your carnivores' titles?"

"Huh?"

"Their titles?"

"Uh, you mean, their names…?"

Tsuna took Hibari's silence as a yes. "Um, she's Mira. He's Dante and he's Ace. This one here is Bacchus. And…" He glanced at Magikarp. "I'm not sure what his name is yet but I'll find out. And yours…?"

Hibari didn't point them out. "Fairy." Cleffa chirped his name happily. "Hibird." The Pidgeot cooed. "Roll." The Sandslash glanced at Tsuna shyly before munching more food. "Dori." The Dodrio's three heads screeched. "Evie." The Eevee swayed its tail while fluttering her eyes at Tsuna, which, okay, was pretty creepy.

Wait.

Tsuna blinked. "I'm sor—Wait, what?"

Hibari crossed his hands behind his head as he laid down on the blanket beside Tsuna's legs. "Stop talking, omnivore."

"Wait, wait, wait, wait. You named your Eevee what? And your—wait, what?"

Hibari closed his eyes. "Don't disturb my nap."

"Your Eevee's name is just…Eevee?"

The fluffy Pokémon made a noise akin to a sigh. "Eevee."

"Oh, Evie." Tsuna wrinkled his nose. "That's still—And Dori?"

All of Dori's heads just gave him a blank look. "Dodri, Dodrio, Dodrio."

"I—I'm sorry. That must be…really difficult."

"Dodrio."

"Yeah, I mean, if you want, I can call you that. I don't mind." Tsuna turned to Hibird. "And…"

Hibird just shook his head, as if he had already accepted his fate. Wow. First there was Tuffy the Wigglytuff and Fairy the Cleffa. Just…wow. Roll didn't look Tsuna in the eye though he did look a little red in the face. Tsuna tossed a kibble at Magikarp. "Right, erm, you. What do you want me to call you?"

"Magikarp…?"

Dante snickered, prompting Tsuna to give him another look. "I mean, Dragon Fish isn't a bad name but…don't worry! We can work through this. You had three, right?"

"Karp, Karp."

Fairy giggled and didn't stop when Tsuna tried to quiet him down. "Karpem's a little simple. What about the third one?"

Hibari suddenly spoke up, "Guppy. Now be quiet, omnivore."

Tsuna deadpanned. "No, never, go back to sleep."

Even Magikarp's eyes looked deader than usual. "Karp… Karp…"

"Oh! That's a perfect name!" Tsuna grinned. "Bastion it is then. Don't be embarrassed. It really is a nice name."

"Omnivore."

Fairy tittered. "Cleffa, Cleffa!"

"No! Stop calling me that! I'm not—Ugh, just eat your food!"

A/N So…what the heck are up with these names, Hibari?

Thank you for reading! I hope to see you again in the next chapter.

Have a lovely day~

Little Miss Bunny