Luna: To Lexie-chan94, Tsuna hasn't seen Nana for nine years, so he is expected to be more nervous than normal. ^_^ To NaturalSam14, I'm glad to hear that you're interested. And you're welcome: apparently, many others were confused as well. *bows* Thank you very much; I appreciate all reviews! Oh, and I don't have an exact updating schedule. I just write and update whenever I can. To Final Syai Lunar Generation, thank you so much~ Yes, I was cracking up as I wrote that part. XD To Love Chronical, I hope this chapter clears up the little confusion you might have. If it doesn't, well… I'm not doing a very good job with writing. XD To Exile Wrath, exactly! XD And I will see to it that I keep that favor~ To Soul Vrazy, thanks! ^_^ To aprildiamondil, here's the next chapter! To eroxouji, finally? It's only the first few chapters… XD
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Kyoya Fem Hibari: (DISCLAIMER) Luna does not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! or any of its characters.
"Herbivore. For being two minutes late for class, I'll bite you to death."
Tsuna whipped around to see a rather tall, black-haired boy with a black gakuran draped around his shoulders, a small red armband with the kanji for 'fuuki' written in yellow on it pinned to the left sleeve. The brunet had barely managed to notice the male's appearance, having to instead dodge the jab the boy had sent his way.
"Who are you?" Tsuna questioned warily, one hand stuffed in his pocket, ready to take out his mittens at any time, while the other was positioned by his earbud to change the song playing.
His attacker narrowed the sharp, gray eyes that looked as steely and dangerous as the pair of tonfa he held in his hands, which were what had been used to punch Tsuna. "Hn. Interesting," he stated, settling into a battle stance and completely ignoring Tsuna's question. "An herbivore that managed to avoid my attack easily and is not running away…"
Tsuna quickly switched the song and slipped his mittens on. His Hyper Intuition was telling him that this new face was not an assassin sent to kill him- in fact, it seemed that he wasn't affiliated with the mafia at all- but that didn't guarantee his safety. Tsuna didn't need his Hyper Intuition to know that this clearly older boy had every notion to fight and defeat him… as painfully as he wanted. "You didn't answer my question," Tsuna pointed out as the appropriate song began to play.
"Boys and girls be ambitious~
Boys and girls keep it real~
Boys and girls be ambitious~
Boys and girls keep it real~"
The other boy glanced at Tsuna's woolen mittens with a look that could be described as either amused or curious before launching himself at the brunet. "Herbivore, show me what you can do," he ordered coldly, punching at the smaller boy with one of his tonfa, only to have the weapon stopped in its tracks by a gloved hand. The black-haired teenager raised an eyebrow at the sight of the changed accessories, the Dying Will Flame burning brightly on Tsuna's forehead, orange eyes that had previously been brown, and the fact that his attack had been stopped.
He's strong! Tsuna thought as he strained to keep the attack at a standstill. He and his opponent pushed at each other as hard as they could. I can't let my guard down!
The raven-haired male pulled his tonfa back and began attacking Tsuna with what seemed like an endless stream of punches. Tsuna evaded or blocked almost every jab, and even when one landed on its target (Tsuna), the Vongola Decimo would take the bite of the steel weapon without so much as a blink and send a strong blow right back at the taller boy.
"Boys and girls be ambitious~
Boys and girls keep it real~
Boys and girls be ambitious~
Boys and girls keep it real~"
Tsuna didn't envelop his X-Gloves with Sky Flames like he normally did, fearing that he might seriously hurt the other boy if he did, so he was sticking to simple glove-to-tonfa combat. However, due to the nearly overwhelming strength of his opponent, it was hard for Tsuna to restrain himself from letting his Flames free. Especially since the boy in front of him kept increasing the power of his attacks. Where does he find the strength to make each strike more powerful than the last!? Tsuna exclaimed mentally. If it keeps going like this, I'll be pushed to use my Sky Flames! He bit his lip as he ducked quickly. Or I could just run away…
But the tonfa-wielding male wasn't giving him the slightest chance to escape from the fight. Whenever Tsuna retreated, the other would charge without hesitation. Whenever Tsuna flipped over the black-haired boy's head, he would whack the brunet with his tonfa, not bothering to turn around. Whenever Tsuna simply sprinted away, his opponent would block his path and continue to fight him intensely.
"Because of you I've escaped my undone life~
Though you look like a boy~
And you can't grow up~
But there are times you can't act like a child~"
Spurred on by the quick pace of the song, Tsuna took a gloved fist back, gathering all his strength into the upcoming punch. Through his concentration, he could see the black-haired boy do the same with his tonfa. Then the two simultaneously launched their right arms at each other, meeting in the middle with a firm, crashing sound.
Tsuna's orange eyes widened with the other boy's gray pair as the two felt the force of the impact send wild vibrations into their bodies, causing them to fly away from each other. Tsuna landed in a crouch, while his opponent somehow landed neatly on his feet. This made the black-haired teenager look even taller to Tsuna.
"In this world where everyone is rushing in a hurry~
We stopped upon seeing that shooting star~"
The two boys stared intently at each other for a long, drawn-out moment before the older of the two lowered his tonfa and remarked reluctantly, "…not bad for an herbivore."
Tsuna let go of a breath he wasn't aware he had been holding and replied evenly, "You weren't bad yourself…?" The Vongola Decimo looked at him, unsure of how to address him.
His former opponent turned around and began walking away, his black gakuran waving slightly. "Hibari Kyoya, Leader of the Disciplinary Committee. You should get to class; you're already very late for your first day…" Hibari smirked a little. "…Sawada Tsunayoshi."
Tsuna stood up and blinked, the Dying Will Flame on his forehead flickering out of existence. Then he gaped. "W-wait- how-"
"I read all the student records, which includes the information of new students, herbivore. Now get to class, before I bite you to death."
After the second reminder, Tsuna paled, stuffed his mittens back into his pockets, and hurriedly ran to the building, but not before calling, "Pleasure to meet you, Hibari-san!"
"Hn."
"Now if we'll find only one thing to believe in~
With that one thing we can become stronger~
So I'll take your trembling hand and bring you with me~
And we'll grow stronger by walking against the wind~"
Tsuna slowed as he approached the classroom marked '1-A' and swiftly changed songs once more. Remember the plan, Tsuna told himself. You need to be 'Dame-Tsuna' to lower the chances of mafia-related incidents happening and for a good façade just in case. No matter how demeaning it is, you have to do it… unless you want something bad to happen. He took a deep breath and knocked on the wall beside him. The brunet heard the room go quiet and the teacher ask, "Who is it?"
"This dancing, fluttering happiness~
This trembling warmth~"
"A-ano… I'm the new student," Tsuna stammered 'nervously'. "I-is this the right classroom…?"
The teacher frowned. "You're late- we were expecting you twenty minutes ago."
Did my fight with Hibari-san really last that long!? Tsuna thought in shock before stuttering, "I-I'm very sorry! I was delayed by Hibari-san…"
The teacher noticeably shuddered before saying, "Okay, then- why don't you come in here and introduce yourself… erm…" He looked at a piece of paper on his desk. "…Sawada-san?"
Tsuna nodded and took a step over the threshold, making sure that his foot caught on the door so that he would lose his balance. He stumbled a bit before falling to the floor. There was a bit of chuckling from the class as Tsuna stood up, rubbing his head with a fake wince (for the first time, he thanked Reborn for making him go through all those pain tolerance 'lessons') before bowing. "H-hello! My n-name is Sawada Tsunayoshi, b-but you can call me Tsuna! I-it's nice to meet all of you, and I h-hope we can get along…"
"No matter how I struggled~
Like always, I couldn't catch it~"
"If you're done, you can take the seat…" The teacher pointed at the only unoccupied seat left in the room, one in the back next to the window. "…over there, next to Yamamoto Takeshi. Yamamoto-san, please raise your hand." An athletic-looking boy with spiky black hair, brown eyes, and an easygoing smile cheerily held his hand up, and Tsuna hurried over to him, tripping over someone's outstretched foot this time.
Luckily, Yamamoto steadied him in time. "Oi, are you okay?" he asked with concern.
"Mm," Tsuna nodded gratefully. Then, as a bonus, he added, "This happens to me a lot, so I'm used to it."
"No matter how hard I sketched~
Like always I couldn't draw it~"
Yamamoto laughed. "Really? Wow, you're pretty clumsy, aren't you?" Tsuna simply smiled and sat down at his desk, having decided that he liked Yamamoto. He acted and looked like a stereotype Japanese teenage boy (and he seriously needed some more normality in his life), and when he had made that 'clumsy' remark, it was not said in any negative fashion at all. The brunet's opinion of Yamamoto went up even more when he commented, "You seem like a nice guy! Want to hang out with me during lunch? You don't have any friends at the school yet, right? I could be your friend!"
Tsuna grinned happily at the prospect of having a friend. "Really? I-I would love to be your friend!"
Yamamoto wore an even bigger grin. "Great! Pleased to make friends with you, Tsuna!"
Tsuna walked lazily down the hallway towards the staircase, lunch in hand. As soon as the class had been released for lunch, some people from the baseball team had dragged Yamamoto (who, Tsuna gathered, was an important asset to their team) over for a quick meeting, and they had agreed to meet on the roof later.
As he went up the stairs that led to the rooftop, the brunet thought about his encounter with the Leader of the Disciplinary Committee that morning. I probably shouldn't have fought him at all, Tsuna moaned internally. So much for keeping a low profile! I've blown it in front of one person already- and on my first day, too!
Tsuna sighed resignedly and pushed the door to the rooftop open. He was just about to plop down and open the lunch his mom had made for him when he heard a bird singing a tune.
"The green that trails Namimori~"
Tsuna watched with interest as a small canary descended to the roof, chirping what sounded like the Namimori Middle School Anthem. But when it landed on the finger of a person Tsuna hadn't noticed was there before, his eyes went wide. "Hibari-san…?" He blinked. "Is that your bird?"
Said prefect turned his head to the side and stared at him coolly from where he was lying down. "Hn. Herbivore." He glanced at the canary and replied stiffly, "Yes, Hibird is mine, but…" He narrowed his eyes. "What are you doing here?"
"I was going to eat lunch," Tsuna explained cautiously, slowly sitting down on the other side of the roof and opening his bento box.
Hibari sat up and let the yellow fluff ball of a bird fly around the roof freely. Then he fixed Tsuna with a fierce gaze. "Herbivore, why did you act so useless during your class? You were quite steady on your feet during our fight, and you calculated every move I made accurately, but as soon as you entered that classroom you were completely herbivorous."
Tsuna groaned silently. Oh, why didn't I remember to put up the façade as soon as I got to school? Wait, how does he know what happened in class, anyway? The brunet mentally facepalmed. …never mind, I don't want to know. He looked Hibari straight in the eye and stated, "I have my reasons."
Hibari's glare grew more intense. "Which is your true side? Are you carnivorous or herbivorous?" After a bit of silence, he pulled out a single tonfa and added threateningly, "If you don't answer, I'll bite you to death."
Tsuna grumbled at the reminder of their battle, still a little miffed about slipping up, but he answered firmly, "I was acting in the classroom, if that's what you mean."
The skylark's gray eyes were cutting into Tsuna's brown pair now. The two held each other's gazes for about half a minute before Hibari let out a 'hn' and laid back down again, closing his eyes in the warm sun. Tsuna let out a silent sigh of relief and resumed eating his lunch.
Luna: I completed the third chapter in two days!...but I didn't do my English essay. =w= I should probably get to that right now…
Kyoya Fem Hibari: Procrastinating herbivore...
Luna: ^_^' Ahahaha… anyway, the song used during Hibari and Tsuna's battle was the English translation of 'Boys and Girls' by LM.C. and is the second opening song in Katekyo Hitman Reborn! The song used when Tsuna first entered the classroom was the English translation of 'Suberidai', which is sung by Mori Tsubasa and is the ninth ending song of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! And if you didn't know what Hibird was chirping, well… I don't what to say, since I even said what it was in the chapter. -_-
Kyoya Fem Hibari: It was the first verse of the Namimori Middle School Anthem, translated into English.
Luna: Please review! All criticism is welcomed~!