Okay, so I've really hit a menopause bump. I really DON'T wanna end at Mother Knows Best at Chapter 13 since there's still SO MUCH to cover-as far as I know, only the future has been shown to you in "To the Shelter of Magnolias". There's still the uncovering of the truth behind the death of Kyouya's dad and such and basically, I still have a few more points in my agenda for this that needs to be tackled. We're already half-way through the story. I'll really try to update faster to compensate for the fact I haven't updated in almost half a year. Kyouya is OOC here and it's a pretty rushed chapter. If you're confused by the story line, the first part was talking about Kokuyo arc. The second part was probably the training arc before the Vongola ring battle, wherein Dino was asked to be Kyouya's tutor.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own KHR. Amano-sensei does. All I own is Suzuki.

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Drabble 13: Mother's Pissed

Suzuki first suspected that Kyouya may have been keeping something from her on those various occasions wherein sometime he'd return home from school completely battered and bruised and sometimes he'd disappear from days on end and return with more than a sprained ankle. She didn't want to be a nosy mother for prodding him too much as she knew Kyouya valued his privacy, though sometimes she couldn't help but get all worried and...well...nosy. During one event with the mysterious amount of boys getting beaten up and returning with their teeth lacking, Mrs. Hibari was certainly worried when Kyouya had disappeared and re-appeared in a hospital days after. To the boot, he now had a bird with him as well.

Suzuki could still bear the presence of Hibird as he was cute puffy little thing and she'd often tease her little Kyouya for not being able to get over his little love for that pillow she and her late husband had given him for his first birthday. She's often joke finding it in his underwear drawer and it actually surprises her every time when Kyouya would profusely deny such claims and kept on reassuring her the sutfedftoy was actually still on his bed.

Functioning as Hibird's bed, of course.

Al the more she'd laugh and him and pat his head like she used to and Kyouya would merely growl, but he never really dared raised a finger against her.

Now, what was our topic again? Oh yes.

The second time Kyouya disappeared without a trace...he was gone for weeks. Suzuki wanted to tear her hair out when she had finally gone practically nuts searching for her son. Even Hibird was out of calling range! All the more to go crazy! Most of their neighbours had sworn that she would've screamed bloody murder and simply burned the whole neighbourhood down if he hadn't finally reappeared unharmed. Thing is, now she's screaming "BLOODY HELL" and is practically getting ready to launch grenade that would probably explode any minute now. And probably destroy the whole of Namimori. Not just their neighbourhood.

What Kyouya did to get his mother angrier?

He returned with a man. He returned with a man she did not even know. And that proceed to a screaming banshee mother opening the door breathing fire through her nostrils with a newspaper rolled up in her hand as she proceeded to whack Dino with it, a flurry of cursing and threats escaping her mouth as Romario came rushing in to attempt to rescue his boss from, say, death by newspaper. Kyouya was cruel as well as he simply watched the blond mafia boss get beaten up by his own mother with a simple newspaper with a smirk. What a sadist. Of course, the said smirk faded away when his mother finally shut the door once the blond was gone from view and proceeded to glaring at him.

Hibari Kyouya was definitely not afraid to stand up for his own but seeing his mother angry...well, he may be called as the most fearsome man on earth, but he too could be scared of his own mother. Not that he'd admit to it. He's not really scared of Suzuki but...she still managed to get his skin crawling a little bit.

"First, you disappear for a few days and reappear in a hospital with a few fractures. Now you disappear for weeks on end and return with a man. A man. Hibari Kyouya, I demand an explanation."

She had all that hate flaming in her eyes and Kyouya absolutely did not wish to lie to his mother. In fact, lying to her would be the last thing on his mind. He may be the toughest and most blood-thirsty man in the whole of Japan, but surely he'd still value his mother, would he not? And so, he decides to seat her in the living room, settling her in and even serving her some tea made by himself to at least soothe her mood a little. After tending to that, the ravenette sat across his mother, legs crossed and hands on lap, eyes cast down at the table.

How should he tell her? Surely, he would've been straight to the point but this was the mafia. His mother could very well be in danger if he told her.

"I can't tell you the truth, mother." He began, finally looking up to meet her eyes.

"And why not?"

"It's hard to tell you right now. Kyouya told her. He watched her for a few minutes. Suzuki was still during that time, simply staring at her cup of tea with the hate still flaming in her eyes and she contemplated on the matter. Kyouya somehow hoped she'd accept it, though his patience was wearing thin.

Sighing, he proceeded to get up. It was apparent his mother had not listened. And as he turned to head for his room, he heard what she had said clearly.

"I'm disappointed in you right now, Kyouya."

And it stung him, making him want to cry. He knew he was strong, though Kyouya knew that hearing those from his mother was probably enough to make him cry. He doesn't face her, but he replies.

"I understand."

And he walks away, heading towards his own room, leaving his mother to sit in the living room with a steaming cup of tea and a question that had been left hanging.