Chapter 6: Stairs, Candy, and a Answer

Tsuna grabbed his art supplies and hurried back towards the school. He reached the school front gate with Enma, Chrome, Hibari, and Riboyama waiting for him. Riboyama noticed him and called out, "Hey dame-Tsuna, where are you going to set up?"

Before Tsuna could answer, Hibari cut him off, "Don't answer that herbivore. If you do then he would be helping and the deal would be invalid. Teacher and the purple herbivore cannot be in contact with you until Monday of my examination. I will watch you and make sure that no one will help or distract you."

Riboyama's eye twitched at the sudden rule, but could see his point. So he, 'tch'd and turn around and walked away. Chrome didn't show any signs of indifference and just bowed politely before leaving the trio.

It was about then that Enma turned to Tsuna and asked, "Where should we set up? We'll be in the way anywhere we go."

Tsuna noddedhis head in agreement and closed his eyes to think. Without a solid answer Tsuna sighed and opened his eyes. When he opened his eyes he saw a sign of a new building that solved all of their problems.

"Enma-kun," Tsuna started, "this building's upper floors are being renovated as long as we don't get caught it should be fine."

Enma looked hesitant, but until he gets a better idea he will just have go with it. Hibari on the other hand glared at him with a fury of a thousand suns.

"Herbivore you're a representative of Namimori High School, I won't let you deface our school by breaking the rules."

Tsuna flinched slightly but then got an idea that could solve his problem. "What if we received permission from the owner? Then it's ok right?"

Hibari frowned at the obvious question. "Of course it would be alright then, however if you don't get permission then we won't go and if you lie to me I'll bite you to death."

Tsuna smiled and said, "Ok then, but you guys stay here I'll ask an employee."

Tsuna then entered the building and waited in line to speak to an employee. When he got there, Enma and Hibari noticed that he showed them his art supplies, towards Namimori (the employee turned as white as a ghost and started sweating) and the he pointed upwards, probably towards the roof. At the end of it all, the employee looked like she was agreeing fully and without any form of fazing at all.

After that Tsuna returned to the two with a satisfied smile. Tsuna cheerfully announced, "We were able to work on the top floor until the Sunday. That's when the construction workers should be working on that floor."

Hibari nod his head in approval and Enma gave a sigh of relief. They were about to take the elevator when an employee stop them.

"Sorry guys, the elevator is out for the time being, because the construction workers need them."

Tsuna blinked and asked with slight dread, "How tall is this building again?"

The employee stopped for a second and got into a thinking position for four or five seconds before replying. "It's about eight floors. No, it's nine now, isn't it? Yeah, nine floors for about a month now." He then gave a polite smile and walked away.

Hibari still had his stoic face while Tsuna and Enma's faces were pale and their jaws open. They were about to reconsider the idea when, Hibari grabbed their collars and started heading towards the stairs. He stopped in front of the stairs and threatened, "Start walking or I'll bite you to death."

Tsuna and Enma, 'HIEEE'd and started up the huge amount of stairs with their art bags that were filled with art supplies. At first they were doing pretty good but once they got to the third floor their bags started to feel like a ton and they couldn't stop. By the time they got to the top floor, they were on the brink of passing out and their legs numb from the excessive use.

After they had set up the stand and the canvas, Tsuna found a random wooden crate that he used as a seat. Enma had sat down on the wall to take a break from the stairs. He was starting to get comfy when Hibari asked him, "What are you doing?"

"Re-resting for a bit. Wh-why?" Enma asked, not knowing what to expect from the infamous perfect of Namimori.

"Unless you don't want your club to start I suggest that you get busy with the drawing." Hibari said without any change in his tone.

"Wh-what! I-I also have to draw!? I th-thought I was just supposed to help to Ts-Tsuna with his!" Enma stuttered out with the utmost confusion. Of course that would explain why Hibari forced him to borrow a school bag with a stand, paint, and a canvas.

Hibari let out a sigh of annoyance, "Why did you think I made you borrow that bag you dame-Herbivore."

Enma blushed out of embarrassment and set up his stand next to Tsuna's. When he was finish setting up, Tsuna asked, "Enma, will you be alright? I mean, are you able to draw?"

Enma made a face that showed shock, "Tsuna, I'm hurt." He then gave a confident smirk, "But don't worry. Just focus on your drawing and I will focus on mine."

Tsuna let a breath of relief out before focusing on his drawing. Enma was right, he had to focus or he wouldn't be able to finish. Tsuna grabbed his pencil and carefully started to trace out the school from the gate to the fields that he could see. As he finish the outline, he started to work more on the making the drawing give more realistic features.

Tsuna was so into it that, when he looked up to see his model, the night sky was proudly showing. He looked over to Enma starting to put away his items.

"Where's Hibari?" Enma jumped at his friend's question.

"I guess he went home when he saw that we were into our drawings. That or he left after he threatened me." Enma shivered slightly at the thought of what Hibari or Riboyama-sensei would do to him if he slacked off.

"Alright, let's work hard on these drawings until Monday, alright?" Tsuna asked to reassure himself.

Enma chuckled at the simple question his friend asked and teasingly said, "I plan on being done by then, but I guess that's why your called dame-Tsuna."

Tsuna blushed and did a pout-glare thing at him, "Y-you're just as bad as I am, if not worse. S-so back off."

Enma chuckled as he picked up the school's bag and left. Tsuna was about to do the same but remembered the stairs. He grew a devious smirk (Riboyama is affecting him O_O) as he left his stuff their and followed after Enma.

When he caught up, Enma was already showing that he was feeling the weight of the bag on his shoulders. Tsuna's smirk grew slightly as he said, "Man Enma, you ok? You don't want to faint and have Hibari 'bite you to death' for not returning school's property, do you? Don't worry, we only have eight more floors to go."

After his comments Tsuna swore that he saw Enma's soul escape his body but didn't worry about it too much. Once they finally left the building, Enma was covered in sweat and panting hard. After Enma dropped off the bag, Tsuna and him headed home. They continued like that until Sunday morning.

On Sunday morning, after about an hour of work, Enma stood up quickly. He stretched and said, "I'm finally done! I'll bring it tomorrow, see you then." After that he packed up and left.

Tsuna himself was close to being finished and was just putting on his final touches. He checked his watch and saw that it was 9:45 am. So he looked at his model one last time and went to work. About an hour later, he looked over his work to see any mistakes. Once he was satisfied he stretched and started to clean up his tools.

After that he took his stuff and his drawing to the park and finish his drawing of the park. When he got there he saw a kid that had an afro and wearing a cow suit that included horns, running around screaming happily about 'grape candy' being all his.

When the kid saw Tsuna, he ran up to him said, "Give Bambo all of your candy and I'll make you my minion!" Tsuna couldn't help but smile as he pulled out the only piece of candy he had and handed it to the kid.

The kid then started to laugh quite loudly and then run the other way. It was that then that Lambo, a teen who was in Tsuna's class and quite popular with the girls at school,appeared. When he saw Tsuna he asked, "Have you seen a brat with a cow suit on? Usually asking for candy."

"Ye-yeah, he just went that way." Tsuna pointed in the direction Bambo left. "Why?"

Lambo sighed, "He's my younger brother. I have to watch him until my older brother Rambo gets back from his job. Can you help me watch him? I have no idea what I'm doing."

Tsuna was slightly taken back by his plea, but nodded his head anyway. The pair then started to run in the direction where Bambo took off in. When they finally caught up to him, he was in a tug-a-war match with a boy, who had an egg shape head, black hair in a ponytail, and was wearing a red shirt and white pants.

Bambo was saying it was saying that, 'the candy is his' and the other boy was speaking in another language. Lambo got frustrated and told Bambo, "Give that back, Bambo. I know you took it from him."

Bambo shook his head and said, "No, Bambo saw it so it's his. Now, GIVE IT!"

Around then a beautiful girl wearing a similar outfit of the egged headboy. When she saw the tug-a-war match and asked a question to the boy in another language. As the boy answered, he pulled at the candy, making Bambo hit his face, and hid behind the girl pointing at Bambo in an accusing manor.

As Bambo was picking himself off the ground, he was mumbling, "Ga...ma...n." When he saw Tsuna, he pointed at him yelling, "Get me the candy from him!"

Lambo chuckled and gave a sorry look at Tsuna, "Are you really going to follow my five year old brother's orders are you?"

Tsuna blushed at the question and screamed, "Ba-Bambo! If it's not yours don't take it." Bambo then started yelling something like, 'But it's mine!' 'You're my subordinate, you should follow my orders!'

A calm voice then shushed Bambo with, "Uh, sorry but it's also partly E-pin's fault. Sorry."

Tsuna and Lambo both looked over to the girl who was bowing. It was then that Lambo shook his head, "No it's mine and my brother's fault. Sorry." After that Lambo and the girl, whose name turned out to Ipin, hit it off and started watching Bambo and Epin, who happened to be a girl as well, together.

Tsuna was left in the dust as the two walked to the park together. He then sighed and head home.

Thenext day Tsuna was again woke up at 5 am to start tutoring by Riboyama-sensei personally, again.

"Don't worry dame-Tsuna, you only have half the work you had Friday. Just finish and get to school on time." Riboyama re-assured with unusual kindness. He started heading towards the door, but before he exited, he turned his head and let his bloodlust out, "If we don't start the club because the picture was left behind or messed up because you ran to school, I'll let you be bear food."

Tsuna gulped and nodded his head. After an hour he finished the extra work and started getting ready for school. When he packed everything he grabbed his drawing and headed toward school. When he got to school, everyone was doing stuff in front of the school and not paying attention to him. When he saw Enma he motioned forhim to head to class.

When the 'dame-duo' got in the classroom Tsuna turned and asked worriedly, "You have it right? You did grab it when you left right?"

Enma nod his head, "Yeah, I don't want to think what Riboyama-sensei would do to me if I forgot about it." He then looked outside to see a very cloudy sky, "Good thing we didn't have to finish the drawings today, huh?"

Tsuna nod his head after looking outside the window. The door suddenly opened causing the two to turn to the door. It was Hibari with an annoyed look on his face. "Get your drawings, I'll judge them after school. You two will have to leave them in the art room until then."

The two grabbed there drawings and put them where they were supposed to. Unfortunately for them, they failed to notice the four pairs of eyes watching them.

After the long school day Tsuna, Enma, Chrome, and Riboyama went to the art room. When they arrived, something felt wrong to Tsuna. So when he got the chance, he asked Enma, "Do you feel it to?"

Enma's didn't say anything but nodded his head for the answer. When they got to the art room, four teens who are quite known for bullying there with sly grins on their faces. "Hello dame-duo." The leader greeted, "I just wanted to tell you that, some jerks came in, took your drawings and doodled on them with maker. We took care of it and threw it away for you. Sucks for you, considering, well the club and..."

He shut up when he felt the blood-lust that was emitting from the only teacher in the room. That and he had Leon pointed dead centre on his head. He had only uttered the words, "Get. Out. Now." before they ran away for their life.

It was then that Hibari showed up with the principal. Hibari looked around before looking at Tsuna and Enma, "So, the herbivores messed up your drawings?"

Tsuna and Enma made a slight nod. It was all they could manage since they were filled with sorrow and anger. Before either could speak up, Hibari cut them off with, "I'm glad I took those two pictures then." The two then looked at Hibari with hope in their eyes as they awaited his judgement.

Hibari took a photo from his pocket and put on the table. It showed great depth, realism, and proportion. Hibari then pointed at Tsuna and said, "This herbivore passed."

With that, a wave of relief washed over Tsuna as he knew he was safe. Enma on the other hand had gotten all of his stress added since Riboyama was now glaring at him, promising the same thing that he told Tsuna this morning.

Hibari then put down a painting that had accurate colors, colors that didn't clash, and captured the school like a photo graph. He then pointed at Enma, who swore his heart stopped and said, "This herbivore," the four held their breath, "barely passed. I expect to see this club start running by tomorrow."

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