So… I'm here again…? Class just started so… sorry…. I guess?

Uhhmm…. I'll have you know that by means of a 'conflict'… I mean not a love conflict… huehuehue…. Uhh…. Yeah…. Sorry about that… maybe that will happen in the later chapters but not now… because… uh…. I'm not in the mood for romances…? Yeah…? I'm not a romance author….

Again, this chapter contains violence… and uhh…friendship…. Might be romance…? Maybe… just maybe…

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

Might contain some grammatical and spelling errors. Please pardon the foolishness

Ponds and Knives

By x X DarkDestroyer X x

Froggy-chan man, the manly hero!

It was an awkward morning in which birds refused to fly, wind refused to whistle, and rabbits refuse to be intimate with each other and, with Fran refused to look at his upperclassman.

Fran can't look straight to his senpai. He just can't.

Who could look straight at the person who you just realized has the most girly secret without giggling, laughing or grinning? No one right? Fran was not an exception.

Fran looked at his side as he tried to suppress a laugh; earning a confused look from his upperclassman.

"H-hey… Fran…?" Bel called out; trying to figure out what kind of exorcist would he call in case Fran has been possessed.

Fran tried to look at his senpai but his brain refused to stop reminding him of last night. He then averted his eyes to the wall behind his upperclassman. "Y-yeah, senpai?" He answered; trying his best to suppress a laugh, in which caused his face to twist in any possible way.

Bel looked at him with a very confused look. "Are you okay?" He asked; unsure what to do. It is either scream or call Magikarp.

In other words; no options.

Oh well, damn.

Fran tried his best to regain his cool demeanour and he succeeded a bit. "Yes, why d-do… fhgh…" his sentence was cut off when an inevitable giggle escaped his lips. He sealed his mouth and covered his face.

"O-oi…" Belphegor called out. Then, his eyes wandered around the room and- "Holy fuck! We're late!" He shouted as he shot up from his seat and pulled Fran with him.

Fran was too shock to react and think, so he just let his self to be carried away by a psychopath.

When they arrived at school, Fran seemed to forget all about last night because he stopped giggling. Maybe from the lack of oxygen because of the long and high speed run of about 78 meters per second.

They walked in to the lockers to get their indoor shoes; still breathless like they did a 500 kilometer run.

"D-damn… hah… it's a good thing we're not l-late…" Belphegor said between pants. Fran didn't reply because he was too breathless to answer.

"Hey, Fran…" Belphegor called out.

Fran looked at him with slightly tired eyes. "What, senpai?" He said; urging the other male to speak.

Belphegor shuffled through his galaxy-like bag and handed a random item at Fran.

Fran looked at the item with eyes filled with confusion. "What is this?"

"A frog mask, kid." Belphegor informed before he giggled. "I first thought of you when I saw this."

"Oh wow…" Fran mumbled as he rolled his eyes before reaching for the mask. "Where did you go yesterday?" Fran asked; curious.

"Somewhere…" Belphegor mumbled before he walked passed Fran and headed towards the classroom with Fran in tow with him.

After a moment, they went to their classroom. Upon opening the door, someone was missing that the two did not fail to notice. "Where's Gokudera?" Fran asked; sitting at his desk.

Yamamoto looked at him with a questioning look. "Isn't he with you?" He asked.

Fran looked at him curiously. "Since when?"

Tsuna butted in the situation. "I believe that the two of you were the last people in this classroom…"

"Huh…?" Fran was getting confused. Why do the conclusions were like telling him he was the one at fault? Fran then clicked his tongue before he walked to the door.

"Hey, Fran! Where are you going?" Belphegor asked; confusion cleared in his voice.

Fran looked at him with a serious and determined face. "I'm going to look for him." Then, he bolted out.

Belphegor sighed as he slumped down in his seat. "Does he know where bomb-freak went?"

Fran ran as fast as he could to the exit of the university. He stopped at the lockers to change into his outdoor shoes but something caught his eye, something that was peeking out of Gokudera's locker.

"A letter?" He mumbled before he read it. After reading it, he ran faster than before; worry clearly showing in his face.

'Shit, am I too late?' He thought before he ran towards the direction that the letter gave.

'I hope he's okay…'

Fran was standing in front of an old, rusting and dirty door. He opened it with an unsure hand and his eyes widened as the inside was revealed – He saw four men who looks like delinquents and Gokudera; beaten up and slightly unconscious.

He was too shocked that all he did was stand there and do nothing. Then, one of the delinquent spoke up. "Man, that's all he got?" His voice was bored and mocking as he pulled Gokudera's blood-stained hair.

"Man, he's pretty weak despite all of his ramblings." The other said as he threw Gokudera on the ground; harshly.

Fran suddenly remembered that if he fought, he might get expelled. He felt something in his hand – It was the Frog mask. And yes, he didn't notice that he was holding it all the time. He quickly wore it and called their attention. "Hey, humans."

One of the men noticed Fran's presence and stood up. "Oh, hey there. Is this your friend?" He said to Fran as he walked closer to him. He swung a bloodied bat on his shoulders as he snickered. "Well, your friend is pretty weak, girly. By the way, who are you? What's with that silly mask?

Fran tried to play it cool. He posed like a super hero before he proclaimed. "I am Froggy-chan man! The ally of justice! The ally of the weak!" He said before he pointed at the delinquents. "Justice will always prevail!"

All of the men stared at him with their mouths gaping open; unsure what reaction is suited for this kind of situation.

Fran closed his eyes as a small smile graced his lips. "This…" He started his thoughts. "This is so friggin' awesome! I've been waiting to use that super cool entrance!" His thoughts were really out of the situation. But then, someone has to ruin the comedy moment.

"Well, I think that was lame… And your friend here?" One of the men spoke as he grabbed Gokudera's blood-soaked hair. "I guess you're weak as him."

Then, all of the other men laughed. This triggered something on Fran. How dare they insult his super cool entrance and Gokudera?!

Suddenly, the man kicked Gokudera in the stomach and Fran snapped. He grabbed a nearby bat as he glared at them and asked. "…Who planned this?" He asked; his voice slightly stuttering from anger. He is trying his best to gather himself up.

All of the men stopped from their laugh session and turned to him. "Can't you see, girly? Of course we-…?!" The one who spoke never finished his sentence as the ground near him was suddenly hit. The hit was so strong that it made a hole.

"Hiiee! What's with this yandere mode all of a sudden?!" One of the men shrieked.

Fran stood straight; he could not keep his cool anymore, what all these delinquents did was inhumane. "Why did you do this…?" He asked threateningly. When there is no response, he hit the ground again. "I'm asking…"

All of the four men were too scared to answer and Fran thought he was in control of the situation until…

BAM!

Fran was hit in the head by a random guy. The mask cracked as he crouched on the floor as he applied pressure to his head to stop the bleeding. He looked at the man and quickly, in the speed of the light, punched him. The man flew across the room and fell unconscious.

"D-damn…" Fran mumbled as he stood straight; slightly staggering from the massive pain on his head. He didn't have time to speak when five men attacked him again.

"W-what the…" He gasped as he was hit right in the face. The mask's crack worsened that some of its parts fell off. He grabbed the hand of the one who punched him and threw him on the wall nearby; the man hitting his head and falling into unconsciousness.

He fought and fought; blood everywhere, guts everywhere. He was about to kick a man when something hit his head and he nearly fell unconscious. He paused for a moment before he punched that someone and all of the men surrounding him. "That friggin' hurts!" He shouted before he attacked all of the men that were attacking him. "Why in the hell did you suddenly multiplied?!" He whined; glaring at them.

"You came to the wrong neighbourhood, motherfucker!" The one suddenly shouted before he punched Fran, but the attack was deflected when Fran caught his fist. "Wrong phrase for the right person, fucktard." He growled before he punched the man so hard that teeth rattled on the floor.

Fran looked over at Gokudera who was now fully unconscious, lying on his own blood. 'Damn… I'm too late…' He thought before with all his force, took out all of the men that were attacking him.

His gaze fell to Gokudera again and he called out. "Gokudera!"

No response.

Fran cursed under his breath as he kicked the man that was straddling his legs. "D-damn… there's too many of them for me…" He mumbled before he dodged another attack.

He punched the one that was in front of him; his vision getting blurry from blood loss. "D-damn… I can't see well…" As the time passes by, his whole body is trembling and refused to cooperate properly with him, his vision was blurred that he could only see fragments of colours. His mask was ruined that his right eye was revealed. 'This is bad…'

His vision worsened and his body shook as he was hit in the back. Now, Fran's vision was invaded by dark, red ink blots that refused to go away even though he blinked so many times. In this case, Fran is fighting with his instincts

He wanted revenge. He wanted revenge for his friend. His will is strong. A few red blots went away and he could partially see. But his head was hurting and spinning and his body was not coordinating. It was hard to fight at least hundreds of men in this state.

Fran was nearing unconscious, he could not tell whether he could stand another massive hit in his body or not. Suddenly, and much to his surprise, a man suddenly appeared in front of him, holding a knife. He tried to dodge it but his body refuse to move. He tried his best to move his hands and at least protect his eyes but his body refused to cooperate with him.

He closed his eyes and hoped that just this once, a miracle will happen.

"D-damn…"

Tsudzuku.

Wow… I never expected that… I told you, humans… I will make Fran strong in here...

And yeah…. Sorry for super late update… thankyou for the reviews…

This is beta'ed by…. Tunununun…. ME! *sobs in the corner*

Sorry for grammatical and spelling errors.

Please review. Flames are highly accepted. And unfortunately, no romance….

((NOTE! The letter Fran read was a challenge letter... in case you haven't figured it out))