"There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you."
-Paramahansa Yogananda
Tsunayoshi fidgeted as he sat across the table from the girl from earlier. Right now they were in his room, each with a cup of tea and snacks in the center courtesy of Nana, Tsunayoshi's mother who seemed to take a liking to Hibiki.
There was an awkward silence between them and Tsunayoshi was doing the best he could not to look at the tall girl, although he could feel her eyes staring into him.
All of a sudden, she moved and he jumped from his seat up to his feet, surprised and slightly intimidated by what she would do.
When he looked at her, he didn't expect what was in front of him at all.
The foreigner who rose up quickly to become the most popular girl in school right next to his crush, Sasagawa Kyoko, was bowing in front of him of all the people in the entire world.
He felt an embarrassing blush rise to his face as his eyes widened even further," E-EH!? Wh-Why are you bowing Hibiki-senpai!?"
Tsunayoshi got no response from the girl, making his blush become brighter.
Slowly, she rose into a formal sitting position and her eyes rose to meet his. He flinched when her eyes did so, but soon realized she was just looking him in the eye," My apologies Tsunayoshi-san, for embarrassing you at school earlier today, for that was not my intent."
He felt his cheeks get even redder, if that was even possible," N-no, it was nothing at all! You don't need to apologize to me Hibiki-senpai!"
She shook her head," Please do not call me with any suffixes. Just Hibiki will do."
...She was going to make his head explode from all the blood rushing to his head," B-but that would be improper! You're my senpai- Oof!"
"Shut up Dame-Tsuna, you're annoying."
Reborn appeared out of nowhere, jump kicking Tsunayoshi's head and landing on the table," Listen to what she says. She's your subordinate after all."
His eyes widened, all blood rushing quickly out of his face, making him look as pale as paper," Su-Su-Subordinate! Reborn, she's not someone you can just drag into all of this-"
"I said 'shut up Dame-Tsuna', she was already part of the mafia before she came her. At least unaware of course," Reborn took a seat in a chair that appeared out of nowhere, his black eyes staring into his and making him shiver, the silent death-threat getting through clearly: Shut up and listen to me or die a painful death.
"Auðbjörg's mother was a renowned freelance hitwoman from Europe that went into hiding and died of childbirth. Her father hid this from her in hopes that people wouldn't get to her, making them move across continents-"
"Wait, so the rumors of you living all over the place are tru- Gah!"
"Shut up Dame-Tsuna, let me talk."
"H-Hai."
"As I was saying, she's been part of it since the day she was born, although this was hidden from her, this is her fate. I just took the opportunity I had given to me and made her your subordinate in exchange for information."
Tsunayoshi gripped his head, the information processing in his head," W-Wait a second!? Th-That's why you called me boss at school a-and did that weird pledge thing in the morning today!"
Hibiki nodded, her eyes staring straight at him and making him feel as if he were exposed to both of the two occupants in the room.
Tsunayoshi shivered, wanting to get out of there as soon as possible.
"Now, let's go downstairs. I'm hungry and I smell Maman's cooking."
...
"Lambo, give me back my eggs right now!"
"Gyahahahaha, no way!"
"Lambo!"
Lambo stuck his tongue out at Tsunayoshi and ate the entire thing, making her face get red. Hibiki, who was sitting next to him, took her untouched eggs and placed them onto his plate, making him jump in surprise," A-Ah, arigato Hibiki-se- Hibiki-san, but what about you?"
Hibiki only looked down at her rice and kimchi, eating quietly," You were being loud about it boss."
Tsuna blushed before muttering something about him being uncool while Lambo starting yelling out for another serving as Reborn was fed by Bianchi, Nana getting right onto his request with a smile on her face.
Tsunayoshi ate his food but Reborn had gotten his plate out from under him and he started to panic and yell at Reborn, which startled Lambo to make him yell and run around the table.
Nana looked on at the scene with a smile on her face, oblivious of the chaos and thinking of it to be 'having fun while eating as a family at the dinner table'.
She then blinked as if she were remembering something. Nana looked over at Hibiki, who ate right across from her," Hibiki-kun, do you have a boyfriend?"
Tsuna spluttered," O-Okaa-san, that isn't something you just ask people out of the blue!"
Hibiki shook her head and looked at him," It is alright Tsunayoshi-san." She then turned to his mother," That would be a negative."
Nana gasped," Really, I thought the boys at school would be all over you!"
Tsunayoshi had a spit take and Hibiki blinked, slight surprise showing in her eyes," I apologise Nana-san, but that would be incorrect."
She hummed in thought," I see. Well, if you don't have anyone asking for your hand, please consider Tsu-kun as a proper candidate. I know he may be clumsy and dame sometimes, but I can promise you he'd be a loyal hus-"
"Okaa-san!" Tsuna yelled in embarrasment.
...
Auðbjörg, or Hibiki as many locals call her in Japan, had always thought that the strangest thing she would ever see in her life would be the talking baby named Reborn and his chameleon who could change into anything he sees. Well, she was wrong.
She looked out the window next to her seat and rose her eyebrow when she saw her new boss, Tsunayoshi, being chased by what looked like Gokudera and Yamamoto during break.
Hibiki acted as if she didn't see anything and just went on with double checking her notes.
Her silent life was soon going to be filled with echoes, and she knew it.
Omake: Smile
"Look, look over there!"
"What wh- Oh my, that is the fucking holy grail right there."
"What are you looking at Ren, you must be- oh gosh. Is Hibiki-sama... smiling!?"
"What!"
"Where!"
"HIBIKI-SAMA, PLEASE SMILE AT ME!"
She looked up, the smile gone and his usual blank face back on. Smiling? Since when was she smiling..?
CHARACTER PROFILE:
Full Name: Auðbjörg Inga Úlfhrafndóttir
Nickname: Hibiki (reason- "Instead of a mark, let's leave an echo on this godforsaken world")
Age: 14
Personality: doesn't speak much, honest, mostly unmotivated, sporty
Flame: Unknown
Favorite Color: Viridian
Year: 2nd year, middle school
Family: Father, mother (dead)
Familglia: Vongola
More information in the next chapter
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-Chrysoberyl-sama: I feel the same way about Hibiki, although I feel that I made her too.. ice-like. I forget that she's a girl, not a guy once in a while. :3 And Hibiki-chan's role? Well, you'll find out throughout the chapters.