Under a Clouded Blue
Summary:
"My ambition in life? To conquer the world because destroying the mafia is so last season and I never got around with it the last time anyway…kufufu."
In which Rokudo Mukuro is reborn into a parallel world and finds himself in the position of every other SI/OC. Did he mention Hibari Kyoya being his younger brother?
To hell with what Sepira's spirit has to say about him making sure everyone —even bloody Byakuran— plays the role they did in his previous life. But if that dead woman promises those imported chocolate bonbons from Kawahira's store— "Sure. Why not?"
Featuring the evil mastermind and guardian angel of the canon!character's fates (the hell?): Rokudo Mukuro/Hibari Kuroo.
DISCLAIMER: Let's put this real simple- I am NOT Amano Akira hence I own nothing! Except the plot and a few characters of course.
WARNING: Mind the language AND the grammar!
12. The Big Bunny.
Months had passed by since the kidnapping.
And what a few months they had been indeed, an exhilarating change for Kentaro. He couldn't help but feel pleased with the outcome of it all seeing how his hard work of trying to become friends with Kuroo ―which had been the pathway of his kidnapping in the first place anyway― seemed to have paid off in the end.
Kentaro could still remember the looks on the faces of the raven head's so called "friends" when Kuroo simply brushed past them (with a rather cold greeting the next morning after the kidnapping) and then plopped himself on the seat next to Kentaro's― after evacuating it of its previous owner with just a smile, of course.
(Hell, even the amber eyed boy had been shocked and couldn't help but openly gape at Kuroo!)
The raven head then turned to him and began a casual conversation as though they had been friends this whole time.
It could be said that things, more or less, changed that fateful day.
Including the supposed class hierarchy.
No one dared to treat Kentaro with disdain, though this was only followed when the raven head was around. But eventually, they (Kuroo's old friends in particular) learned their lesson never to pick on him even in the raven head's absence after the said boy himself caught them trying to mess up Kentaro's locker―
…well, it was an unpleasant affair that ended with the children in tears and Hibari Kuroo strutting out of the classroom like he owned it with a certain shell-shocked amber eyed boy in tow.
To think it had been months already.
Sakaguchi Kentaro still had a hard time believing the reality of it all during the initial phase.
But he got used to it, eventually.
And now they were even walking home together on a daily basis!
Kentaro snapped out of his musings when the kindergarten where Kuroo's little brother studied in came into view.
Speaking of the said little brother, the amber eyed boy still couldn't figure out why the younger Hibari seemed to treat him with so much hostility. Kuroo did say that it was his younger brother's usual way of treating others but it didn't stop him from wondering if he had perhaps done something wrong. He was pretty sure Kyoya had liked him (and that the "bite to death" comment was just one of those cute things that kids his age usually said) when they had first m―
"Kuroo, isn't that your brother!?"
Kentaro's train of thoughts came to an abrupt stop and he looked rather horrified as he caught sight of the younger Hibari backed up against a tree by three of the little raven's classmates who were much bigger in size with sneers slapped on to their faces and auras that all but screamed nice.
The raven head paused. "Yes. It does appear to be Kyo-chan."
Kentaro shifted a little nervously on his feet at his friend's nonchalance. "Then shouldn't you ―I don't know― maybe help him, or something?"
Kuroo turned to him with a brow quirked up. "And why do you think I should interrupt my little brother when he's in the midst of playing with his classmates?"
"Because he's being surrounded by bullies? And they don't look like they're playing but rather seem like they're going to―…" The amber eyed boy immediately cut himself off because the picture before him now wasa total contrast, what with the younger raven head moving forth like a wild cat, movements seeming raw and purely based on instinct.
The kid lashed out his fists and feet, drawing out pained yelps of surprise from his assaulters before they retaliated.
What resulted next was a combination of a mess of limbs, punches and kicks, and a lot of yelling too. However, it all came to an immediate halt when the leader of the trio burst into tears ―bawling rather loudly― after Hibari Kyoya clamped his mouth shut on his cheek (which was much easier than expected because of the still present baby fats), drawing blood as he did.
The other two sidekicks then made a break for it after witnessing such a grotesque sight for their innocent minds, running like their lives depended on it ―which of course was somewhat true, seeing that this was the future Demon of Namimori they were dealing with― and leaving their leader all alone.
The little raven head dusted his hands, a look of satisfaction in his features before grabbing the now collapsed and still crying leader by the collar, dragging him along towards the―
"Is he really trying to fit him into the trash bin!?" Kentaro exclaimed in disbelief, his jaw dropping as he pointed an accusing finger at his friend's younger brother who rather easily shoved the other boy into the said trash bin despite being much smaller, thankfully not face first though.
Where on earth were the teachers in charge!?
Kuroo just shrugged when Kentaro turned to him, still gaping.
Meanwhile, Kyoya trotted back to the tree he had been sitting under before the herbivores decided to disrupt his peace, grabbed his backpack and then headed over to where Kuroo and his herbivore stood by the gate, waiting for him.
He considerably brightened up when Kuroo greeted him with a pleased smile and stretched out a hand for him to take. "You're learning well, Kyo-chan."
The younger boy visibly preened at the praise as he took hold of his brother's hand, fingers smoothly intertwining with practiced ease. He sent a half-glare of acknowledgement to his brother's herbivore before fixing his gaze to the front, intent on getting home soon; he was sleepy after dealing with the herbivores.
"What is he learning from you?" Kentaro brushed off the glare as per usual before asking with curiosity.
Kuroo smirked. "Kufufu, oh, it's nothing much; just the universal fact that it's the duty of every responsible person to put trash where it truly belongs―" he paused before dramatically waving a hand at the said subject of his speech "―the trash bin."
It was Hibari Kyoya's birthday the next day.
Kuroo absently mused over the fact as he dipped the sushi wedged between his chopsticks into the flavouring sauce. The boy would be turning five. He sighed. Time was passing by much faster than he wanted it to.
"Kyoya, you shouldn't bring your toys to the table." Alison gently chastised the said raven head with fond exasperation. "Leave them in your room, those plastic tonfas of yours won't walk off elsewhere if you part with them for even just a few minutes."
Ah, yes.
The little demon was now wielding tonfas, albeit plastic. He was upgrading much too quickly for Kuroo's tastes. And it was not amusing in any way, especially when you happened to be the first target of said tonfas.
("I didn't mean to hurt Kuroo." Kyoya said, eyes downcast as he bit his lower lip.
"But you did and now, he has a bruise on his back. Can you explain why you lashed out at him with your toys?" Alison sighed as she gently reprimanded the younger Hibari.
"Kuroo is my brother." Kyoya shrugged in reply.
Oh, the stupid reasons kids came up with these days.)
"Let it be, it is the first time that he seems to have grown very attached to a gift from his father." Hibari Izanami smiled, looking quite content as she fed her youngest with the variety of dinner laid out on the table.
Kyoya hugged his tonfas closer to his chest with a fierce nod, shooting a glare at his aunt before shifting his attention back to his mother who held a piece of sashimi by her chopsticks to his mouth. He obediently allowed himself to be fed by her, not just because she was his mother but also since she happened to be the only person who could without having to force him to it.
Hibari Akihito, meanwhile, wore a contented expression as he took a sip of the drink in his hand. He was quite satisfied that he had made the right choice in picking the limited edition of toy tonfas over the toy pistols from his last trip to China for his youngest.
Kuroo gave another sigh.
Indeed, this was one of those dinners when the whole family was present at the table.
"It's Kyo-chan's birthday tomorrow." Kuroo idly stated as he laid down his chopsticks after finishing his meal.
"Yes, and he has expressed his desire of wanting to visit the zoo," Izanami replied, "instead of holding a party."
"I want to see the carnivores eating the herbivores." Kyoya piped in casually with a shrug.
Alison wore a strained expression as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Kyoya, the carnivores will be kept in separate cages away from the herbivores. There will be no 'carnivores eating herbivores' involved in the zoo."
The younger raven furrowed his brows. "But I saw it on television."
"The zoo? That's so boring." Kuroo sniffed, tuning out the conversation his tante and little brother began, regarding what actually took place in the zoo. "We've been to the Kyoto City Zoo so many times, I've lost count and have the whole area perfectly mapped in my mind. Why don't we go somewhere else for a change?"
"Any suggestions?" Izanami asked.
He paused for a moment to think. "How about somewhere like―"
"The Namimori Zoo!"
The startled stormy greyish-blue eyed boy jumped from his seat at the sudden arrival of Sepira who so elegantly chose to burst through the doors (er, pass right through it?) while practically yelling out the venue suggestion as she did. He cast a sharp glare at her before composing himself while giving an excuse that he had thought he felt something crawling up his leg.
"Namimori Zoo?"
This time the words weren't from Sepira's lips but rather Kyoya's. The little raven had his head cocked to the side with curiosity as he stared in the ghost's direction. Kuroo sighed (he was sighing way too much today). Right. He had completely forgotten that he wasn't the only one in the room who could see the apparition of the dead Giglio Nero Primo.
Izanami looked quite astonished. "Namimori? Of all places, you want to go to the zoo in Namimori?"
"Is there something wrong with the suggestion?" Kuroo asked with mild curiosity as he readjusted himself on his seat.
His mother shook her head. "I am just…surprised that you would want to visit Namimori. It's almost a remote area; did you hear about it from someone?"
"Kuroo's friend." Kyoya helpfully answered as he nodded in Sepira's direction, earning a smile from the woman herself who looked quite relieved.
"I don't think it's as remote as you imagine it to be, mother. If I'm not mistaken, it also has a city area." Kuroo replied before adding in an afterthought, "Well, at least that's what my friend told me."
"I guess it must have developed over the years then. I don't know since I haven't seen it in such a long time." Izanami said as she nodded to herself.
"Oh, you've been there?" Kuroo asked, much interested in where this conversation was going.
He had been questioning the reason why the Hibari weren't in Namimori but rather in Kyoto, something that had been bothering him for quite a long time. But the Kyoya in his previous life had lived by himself, away from his parents so that brought up another question of whether the demon had originally lived in Kyoto before shifting to Namimori at some point of time in the early years of his life.
Would I have to make that happen? Kuroo wondered.
"Yes." It was his father who chose to answer. "We lived there during the first few months of our marriage."
Kuroo blinked. "Why come back?"
"Because it was more convenient for your father to help out in the family business from Kyoto." Izanami wore a fond smile. "But I did spend a few more months there by myself along with a friend who provided me company after I learned that you were in my womb. It is such a serene place, full of fresh air, something the doctor advised was good for my health; a stress free environment. I think that's why you didn't turn out to be socially awkward like your father and brother."
Hibari Akihito huffed at the tease his wife had thrown at him, eliciting a laugh from her.
"So am I going to the Namimori Zoo then?" The impatient little Kyoya interrupted his parents.
"Of course." Izanami replied as she placed a light pat against the cheek of her youngest with much affection. "It's your birthday so why not?"
Kuroo couldn't help but sigh again.
This time it was because of the knowing smile that Sepira shot in his direction. She always did that when something was going to happen to him. It was another way of coming to know that she had had a foresight of his future.
And he learned to be wary of it.
After all, a foresight which had once been given to him with not much of a hint had ended up in a kidnapping.
"Are we there yet?" Kyoya grumbled as he poked his head out of the window again.
Kuroo spoke as he watched his tante gently tug him back in. "Don't do that, Kyo-chan. It's not wise or safe. And we'll be there pretty soon. You can already see signboards for Namimori up ahead."
"Yes, Kyoya, listen to your brother and sit still." Alison agreed as she fussed over the now crumpled shirt the boy was sporting. "Look at what you've done while being so restless."
"He can always use a jacket over it, tante. I did pack one in his suitcase." Kuroo said when his younger brother scrambled onto his lap in an attempt to get away from the blonde woman's pestering hands. He snaked his arms around the younger's waist to sit him still. "And if you don't stop moving about, Kyo-chan, I'll make sure tante resumes."
The boy went perfectly still with a sulk, sinking into the warmth of his brother's chest.
"Good." Kuroo hummed.
"Did you remember to pack the sunscreen, jeune garçon?" Alison asked as she turned to him with a slight frown.
"Yes, of course." He rolled his eyes. "As if I would forget how sensitive Kyo-chan is when exposed to too much sunshine. He's like a little vampire."
"Alright, your mother will be arriving a little later so you boys have to be in your best behaviour while we're visiting the zoo even though she isn't around. Have I been understood?"
"Only herbivores don't know how to behave." Kyoya replied, his chin jutting out as he did.
Kuroo smirked in amusement. "Yes, only herbivores don't know how to behave."
The stormy bluish-grey eyed boy pinched the bridge of his nose with one hand while the other was busy occupied, holding on to two cones of ice-cream. He might as well just discard it now seeing how it was starting to melt and Kyo-chan ―who had asked for one in the first place― was missing from the spot where Kuroo had told him to wait.
He turned around, eyes scanning through the heads of the people around him as he tried to catch a glimpse of his brother. Despite it being an off-day, the zoo was pretty crowded what with the kindergarteners from the Namimori Kindergarten being here on a tour, along with a parent or guardian and their teachers, as part of a school activity. Or something.
He huffed. He would just have to go looking for Kyo-chan then. And that too before tante arrived along with mother and the two learned the younger Hibari was missing. Oh, the horrors of what would happen if they ever found out.
Kuroo pushed the two cones of ice-cream into the hands of a random kid who was passing by, surprising the slightly tanned and black haired kid who seems to struggle to find his voice to thank the raven. But by then, Kuroo was long gone, leaving a stunned kindergartener staring at the treat in his hands before a happy grin stretched out on his face.
They were of his favourite flavour too. It was a pity his father couldn't come along today because of work. Well, at least his mother had. He beamed as he remembered that she loved the flavours he did too.
I must share it with her! He thought as he ran off in the direction his mother was.
Meanwhile, Kuroo almost sagged to the ground in relief on catching sight of Kyo-chan who turned out to be right behind a cluster of bushes not far off from where Kuroo had asked him to wait. He wasn't even surprised to find the little raven in some kind of a face off with a few kids from the Namimori Kindergarten.
Kyoya had his toy tonfas out and was glaring at the kids, as though daring them to take a step closer.
The children shuffled nervously in their feet, unsure of whether or not to flee at the threat before them. Kuroo couldn't blame them for their hesitation because who on earth would take a kid in a Pikachu hoodie flashing some sort of unknown toy at them with seriousness?
(They'd probably learn in the future that these toys would evolve into something much more painful.)
If anything, Kyo-chan looked more cute than dangerous.
With a snap of his fingers, Kuroo summoned the illusion of a fierce dragon right behind his baby brother which was enough to send the children running at top speed while screaming their heads off. Kuroo rolled his eyes before making his way through the bush to his brother.
He huffed as he brushed off some of the leaves that had clung on to him. "Kyo-chan, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to wait by the bench for me?"
"But Kuroo, I found a big-bunny." Kyoya blinked innocently. "Those herbivores were bullying the big-bunny."
Kuroo then noticed a small trembling form right behind Kyoya. The form being much too large and pink to be a bunny―
"Kyo-chan...that is not a bunny." Kuroo deadpanned as he eyed the so called "big-bunny", coming to a conclusion that it was merely a child in a bunny onesie.
"...I-I'm not a bwu―" The said kid spoke in an adorable manner with a sniff as he slowly raised his head to look at them, eyes shining with tears that were just drying up. "―…bwunny."
Kuroo opened his mouth to speak but instead found his next words caught in his throat. His mouth hung open in the most undignified manner (even though it was merely the action of his lips slightly parting) that a Hibari could ever display. And he blamed it upon the kid in the baby pink bunny onesie.
All because this was no ordinary kid in a bunny onesie.
This was unmistakably Sawada Tsunayoshi in a fucking bunny onesie!
All of his senses screamed it.
Oh heavens, he had to make sure.
"Sawada Tsunayoshi?"
The boy who seemed so small and frail blinked up in surprise at Kuroo. Even Kyoya wore a look of bewilderment― but that must have been because the little raven had probably come to a realisation that his so called "big-bunny" was actually a huma―
"Look, Kuroo. The bunny can talk."
―or not.
"You know my name...?" Tsunayoshi asked in an almost wary but shy manner as he picked himself off the ground, wobbling a little as he stood. He shifted his gaze to look anywhere but at Kuroo, tugging on his onesie's sleeve nervously.
"As a matter of fact, I do." Kuroo replied as a smile crept up on his face.
Maybe this was why Sepira was so adamant on having us come here, to meet the future Decimo.
"But I…oh." The boy paused, a furious blush replacing the frown that had appeared with Kuroo's reply. "I'm Dame-Tsuna. Everyone know's Dame-Tsuna."
Kuroo sighed. No surprise that the Decimo had already been branded with that title. It could explain why he had such low self-esteem during the initial years when they had met in the previous world.
Thankfully, he didn't need to do anything about it because Kyo-chan, surprisingly enough, chose to voice out his opinion then. "I don't know you. I never heard of Dame-Tsuna. Is that a new kind of bunny?"
Tsunayoshi's eyes snapped up to stare at the little raven head in bewilderment. His chocolate brown eyes shone with surprise as he was left speechless.
Kuroo snorted, unable to help himself. "Kyo-chan, for the last time, he's not a bunny." He lightly whacked his baby brother's head affectionately before turning to the future Decimo. He offered him a warm smile. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"I…we came for a tour to the zoo…and I lost my mom and- and the other kids don't like me, I tried to stay with them but…" Tsunayoshi brought his hand up to rub his eyes as tears threatened to fall again while he narrated the tale. No one ever listened to him except for his mother but this time, something told him that the older raven infront of him would. "…they pushed me away…"
Kuroo wore a thoughtful look on his face. "Hmm, would you like to go get ice-cream with us, Tsunayoshi?"
The boy turned into a stuttering mess in less than a second. "M-Me? Ic-ic-ice-cream?"
"Of course, and you can have as many as you want too." He replied as he took Tsunayoshi's little hand in his with an encouraging smile. "After all, it's Kyo-chan's birthday today. I'm sure he would love you to join us, won't you Kyo-chan?"
The little raven head who had been suspiciously eyeing the clasped hands of his brother and the bunny tore his eyes away from the sight to look at Kuroo. Though perfectly unaware of it, his lips pulled to a pout before he himself reached out with slight hesitation to take Kuroo's other hand. Then, seeming quite satisfied with it, he nodded in approval. "The bunny can eat ice-cream with us."
Tsunayoshi gasped at in sudden realisation, casting his head down in shame as he did. "But…I don't have a- a present."
"Kufufu, that's perfectly fine." Kuroo chuckled, gently tugging the two kids forward as he began to walk. "Your presence is as good as a present itself."
"Oh, b-but my mother?"
"We'll find her after you take your share of ice-cream and we take our own tour of the zoo. I'm sure she wouldn't mind." Kuroo assured, too relieved that his only purpose for coming to Namimori was (presumably) just to meet the future Vongola Decimo. And that this time there was nothing as big as a kidnapping involved. "I promise that I'll take good care of you, alright?"
Tsunayoshi gave a shy nod. "O-Okay."
"Come. The ice-cream will melt and we won't get any." Kyoya grumbled as he squeezed and tugged his brother's hand, uncomfortable with the kindness he was suddenly showering upon a complete stranger. "And the bunny has to go find its mother quickly."
Kuroo simply laughed.
Oh these children, they can't seem to get enough of someone as captivating and charming as me.
Yamamoto Azumi smiled as she turned around, hearing the familiar voice of her son call out to her.
"Takeshi, what do you have there?"
The kindergartener who was slightly taller than all his classmates beamed brightly as he excitedly rushed over to his mother. He held out the two cones of ice-cream in his hands to show it to her. "Look, mother! Someone gave this to me! Two ice-creams!"
"Oh, and did you thank them?" She raised an eyebrow as she accepted the one he thrust towards her.
Takeshi's hand went up to scratch the back of his neck as he gave out a sheepish laugh. "Eh, the senpai disappeared. I couldn't say thank you. But I'll make sure to when I see him again!"
His mother laughed at the way he hurriedly added those words. She reached out and gave an affectionate pat on his head. "Good boy, never forget your manners alright? Now, why don't you eat your ice-cream up before it starts to melt and make a mess in your hands?"
"Okay!"
A/N:
Alright, Yamamoto's appearance was totally unplanned. AND this chapter was supposed to be longer but it would have ended up being too long so yeah, it'll be continued in the next chapter.
And to all who guessed Tsuna's appearance right, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! 3
I'm so glad to know that the angst in the last chapter got the kind of reaction I wanted! Hah! If anyone did cry, I'll be in cloud nine. Thank you :'3
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