Dino Cavallone knew the boy wouldn't say anything so he dared to state the words proudly, to challenge him.
"If you hate me, Kyoya, say so now and I will leave you alone forever."
He was absolutely confident that Hibari would turn away, blush, and say nothing. He was sure of it.
"I hate you."
Okay, so maybe he wasn't one hundred percent certain, but he had sincerely thought he had this one in the bag.
"Wait, Kyoya, I was kidding." Dino said, reaching out to the boy, fretting like there was no tomorrow with his hands flailing in the air and tears on the brink of falling. He thought he knew the boy perfectly.
"Is that the type of man you are, Cavallone?" Hibari asked coldly. "The type who goes back on his word so easily?"
Dino grabbed onto Hibari's sleeves and knelt down, eyes watering. "No! No! It was all just a joke, you know how I love pranks and games! I was only kidding! I really was!" He thought he knew Hibari so well that he could predict every movement or syllable before Hibari could even think of making them.
Hibari turned away, blushed, and said, "I was too."
Dino realized he was only beginning to know Hibari Kyoya.