Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

Summary: I had always thought that high school was all about fun, love and friendship. Of course, who in their right mind would think that high school would involve things such as mafia? *sigh* I should have never associated myself with that silver-haired delinquent.

Black and Silver

Chapter 2: Meetings and Greetings

Beep... Beep... Beep...

I awoke at the alarm of my digital clock.

It's been a month since the start of my freshman year in high school. I had always been eager to enter high school and now that I have, everyday seemed exciting to me.

I gave a big yawn then stretched out my arms over my head.

A soft knock came from the door and a voice from the other side said, "Time to get up, dear. The breakfast's ready."

"Sure, mom," I replied as I got up from bed. "I'll just get ready for school."

After leaving the house, I went to the bookstore along the shopping district where I usually meet up with my friends to walk together to school.

"Good morning, Yuki!" greeted my brunette friend as she caught sight of me.

I smiled at her and greeted back, "Good morning, Ayame!" I immediately noticed that someone's still missing so I asked where Mina is.

"She sent me an email earlier," replied Ayame. "She said that they have morning practice in volleyball so she'll just meet us in school."

"Oh, okay. Well, Mina has always loved volleyball. I hope she'll become a regular in the varsity soon."

Ayame, Mina and I were friends since junior high. The three of us attended Midori Middle School and I was so happy when I heard that the three of us will be attending Namimori High school. Although I was not in the same class as Ayame and Mina, it was good enough for me that we meet each other everyday.

Just as we reached the front gate of Nami High, the school's morning bell chimes across the campus. Thank God we arrived just in time! If we arrive a second later, then –

"So, just because you're now in high school you think it is alright for you to arrive late for class?" said a low menacing voice behind us.

I flinched upon hearing his words. Slowly, I turned my head around and saw the raven-haired guy everyone in school was afraid of. Everyone knows who Hibari-san is. Even back in our middle school, we all knew of his reputation as an excellent and merciless fighter. No matter who the opponent is, they would always end up beaten on the ground after he said the words –

"I'll bite you to death."

My brain immediately started working for an excuse – anything – that will save my life when someone cut me off.

"H-Hibari-san! No... This is... Uhmm..." stuttered the shivering guy. He raised his hand frantically as if to say 'I surrender'.

"Bastard! How dare you raise your tonfas in front of Juudaime! We would have arrived in time if you didn't stand there and block our way!" the silver-haired guy also raised his hand, though it looked like he was going to punch the guy in front of him.

"Wew~ For a second, I thought Hibari-san was talking to us," whispered Ayame on my side. Apparently, she was also sweating out of nervousness. "Come on! We better leave before he decides to bite us to death for staring." She pulled me by the hand towards the building.

I turned to look again at the fiasco over the front gate. The brunette guy grew paler while the silver guy was still cursing at the top of his voice. Of course, no matter what they do, they'd still end up beaten to pulp. It is Hibari-san they're dealing with, after all.

The bell rang which indicates the end of our first period. I scanned through my notes to check if I missed anything, and upon being satisfied with it, I neatly placed it under my desk. I glanced to my right and saw Haru-chan also organizing her notes.

I don't usually add the suffix –chan to my friends, but Haru-chan insisted that I call her that way. Haru-chan also attended Midori Middle School though I can't say that we were close friends back then. Now that we're in the same class, I learned that she's really sweet and easy to get along with. I wonder why we never became friends back in junior high.

Upon noticing my gaze, she turned and smiled up to me, "Asano-sensei teaches the lecture way too fast. It's really hard keeping up with him so Haru have to organize her notes before she forgets the lecture!"

I also learned that she's fond of using third-person to refer to herself. "I know right? I also scan over my notes every after his class to see if I missed anything," I said to her.

We both laughed, then I offered to help her with her notes and she agreed.

Second period soon started and the class was now silently listening to the lecture. Fujiwara-sensei wrote down sets of math problems on the board and called out individuals to answer each item. Worried that I might be called next, I was completely focused in answering the problem in a piece of paper when suddenly the classroom door flung open with a loud thud. I heard Haru-chan exclaimed hahi beside me. Startled as I was, I quickly looked up to see what caused the noise.

My attention was immediately caught by the flock of silver hair. "Hahi! Gokudera-san, what happened to you? And where have you been? You've missed first period!" exclaimed Haru-chan completely forgetting that we're in the middle of class. Realizing what she did, she instantly turned red and lowered her head.

Now I know why Haru-chan and I weren't friends back in middle school. She had bizarre group of friends, including the delinquent in our class. I'm amazed at how she managed to get acquainted with Gokudera-san.

I heard the silver-haired teen click his tongue. I looked at him and saw that his face was covered with bandages. I remembered what happened earlier at the front gate and realized that he must have went to the infirmary after being beaten up by Hibari-san. I suppose the other guy with him must have met the same ordeals.

"You're late again, Gokudera. And it seems like you've got yourself into a fight. Seriously, if you're attending this school, at least behave decently and don't ruin the school's reputation," said Fujiwara-sensei. Gokudera-san gave him a scowl, at which sensei flinched. Nervously, Fujiwara-sensei told him to sit down. I heard sensei murmur things like 'if it weren't for his high scores...' before returning to his lecture.

That's right. Despite the fact that Gokudera-san is a downright delinquent who was always late for class and never seem to listen to lectures, he always correctly answers the questions the teachers throw at him.

Of course I was irritated that someone like him who doesn't give an effort at studying was better than me. I mean, come on! I study every night so I wouldn't lag behind, while he goofs off but still manage to stay on top of the class. Really, it gets on my nerve.

I glanced back at him, at the corner of the room, expecting that he'll be staring off outside the window. Heck, that's what he always does! Instead, I was surprised to see that a pair of green eyes was also looking back at me. I immediately turned my head to front.

OMG! That was so stupid of me! Did he notice me looking at him? Ahh! Of course he did! He was directly looking at me!

I screamed inside my head.

Wait. Calm down. Calm down... He just saw me looking at him; it's not something to get worked up, right? It's not like he'll start bullying me just because I looked back at him.

I buried my face down in my notebook and tried to compose myself. I took a deep breath and looked down on my notes. I should just focus in answering these problems.

Finally, the last bell for the day rang throughout the campus. Soon, everyone in class prepared to leave while others were getting ready for club activities.

I was also preparing to leave when Haru-chan called out to me, "Yuki-chan, are you free this afternoon?" I tilted my head questioningly and she continued, "Kyoko-chan and I were planning to drop by the pastry shop across the school. Well, I was wondering if you'd want to join us – Ah, Ayame-chan and Mina-chan can also come along if it's alright with them."

"Really? That sounds fun!" I said, "I'll just go over to their room, and ask them."

"They're in class 1-3, right? Kyoko-chan's also there, let me come with you," Haru-chan stood up and quickly took her things. I nod my head in response and we both walked towards the other classroom.

"Mina said she's sorry but she can't walk home with us today," Ayame told me after arriving in their room. "It seems like they also have practice after class. But I'm willing to go to the pastry shop with you guys. I heard that the cakes they serve over there are delicious!"

"Hahi! Haru thinks so, too! We should definitely eat there!" Haru-chan exclaimed, "Kyoko-chan said that there're new flavors out today!

Kyoko gave a soft laugh then said, "I saw it earlier this morning while walking to school. They have this big sign board with new flavors of the month."

I wasn't really familiar with Kyoko. Haru-chan introduced me to her during our first week of school. Though we barely talk to each other, Kyoko was really kind and friendly. I heard that she was popular back in middle school. Though, judging on how the guys in her class keep glancing at her, I can tell that she's still popular.

"Then we better hurry. I hope the cakes are still available," I said.

The four of us took our time in selecting which cake to buy. In the end we decided to buy different flavors for each of us, and then we can share our piece with each other. That way, we can all have a taste of the different slices of cakes.

By the time we finished eating our cakes and left the shop, I was surprised to see that the sun was already setting. I guess it's true that time flies by when you're having fun. Soon, I received a call from my mom telling me that it was already getting dark, and that I should go home. I bid my friends goodbye and promised to meet up again at the bookstore tomorrow morning before school.

As I was on my way back home, I thought about how delicious the cakes at the pastry shop were, and that next time, Mina should come with us.

I stared over the horizon and watched the sunset with red and orange hues scattered over the sky. I remembered that Fujiwara-sensei gave us an assignment just because Gokudera-kun arrived late for his class. I sighed and hoped that I would be able to finish it tonight. I dread that the questions seemed impossible to answer.

Nevertheless, I would soon realize that all the worries I have at that time were nothing compared to the ones I would have later that night.

After all, the day was still far from over.

Author's Notes:

Well, how was it?

I hope the pace of the story wasn't too slow. I wanted to portray at how ordinary the protagonist was. Also, I wanted to avoid her interacting with the KHR casts too forcefully, so I decided to take it slow with the introductions.

Don't worry; the other casts will be introduced in the next chapter! :)

Ayame and Mina are OC. I just thought that having the protagonist friends with Haru since middle school was a bit too forward so I made new characters to fill in the part of the protagonist's friends.

Read and review, please.