A/N: Haha, I forgot to say that English is not my native language. I'm Filipino, people. Hahaha. And yeah, sorry about the switching povs. I'll take it easy and just stay on the third person. I noticed that too, and I'm sorry. I'm just not used to it yet. I forgot to mention it on my author's note, that I'll be switching povs from time to time. Don't worry, I'll fix it. :)
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Chapter 2: Predictable World
After Tsuna left the rooftop, he felt his cheeks burning. 'Damn it! I'm so doomed. Why didn't I just let him beat me up? Now, probably tomorrow I'll be that student's prey since it looks like he clears his boredom by fighting.' Tsuna thought to himself. And inwardly slaps himself for being so careless. He immediately went to the classroom again after the bell rang and sat on his chair. The whole day seems boring; just forget the fact that these people surrounding him keeps staring at him. 'Is there something wrong with my face?! Why the hell do they keep staring at me?!' Tsuna thought to himself. It's rather annoying since all day long these people just stared at him like he was something like food.
The whole day passed, and he is now walking in the front gate. He was keeping his fast pace, don't wanna encounter the same prefect in one day. He thought. Tsuna anxiously walk in the front failed to notice the stares that he keeps getting.
Reborn was wondering what made him interested with the small brown haired brunet. Yes, he does have a sharp mouth, but that didn't mean a thing since Gokudera always do that before in Shimon. He keeps looking at this brunet the entire day, don't really care for the stupid blabbering of their teachers. He learned it all anyway. Reborn also noticed that all the guys surrounding this petite brunet have been giving the boy an intent gaze. One with curiousity, the other with amused one, and the other one trying to solve the mystery surrounding this guy, muttering to himself that the boy looks fragile and weak.
That's what Reborn thought to himself too. Reborn can easily read people by their facial expression, but this petite brunet hasn't shown them any emotions. It really irks him to the core. Never had encounter such a stoic expression and made you feel like you're looking into a small rock that won't move 'til someone does, other than Fran that is. That's his Italian friend. Reborn heard from Timoteo, Vongola Corp. President, where his father works. He heard that Fran and the gang will be landing in Japan soon. He didn't know why either.
The brunet made his way to the gate and quickly turns his way towards the Namimori Park. He always go there, his child memories surrounds that park. His parents and him, just only them playing in that little park. He went to the swing where his father used to push forward and enjoy the scenery above them. Tsuna just smiles to himself and looked up to the sky. How peaceful can he get?
Tsuna heard someone tripped on a stone. He quickly got up from the swing and help the girl. She looks like she's about his age. He's merely taller than the girl, damn his short legs. He helped her up. He grabs his bag on the swing and get some bandages for the scraped knee of the girl. Tsuna helped her up and made her sit on the bench.
"Are you hurt anywhere else?" Tsuna asks while opening the lid for the bandage and then put it on her knees. The girl just shook her head which is pretty stupid since Tsuna wasn't looking at her because he's fixing her knees.
"What? Where?" Tsuna asked with a worried tone and finally look at the girl's violet eyes. 'Those eyes look lonely.' Tsuna's still staring at those eyes; the one who broke the staring was the girl.
"I'm sorry for asking, but why do you look so sad?" Tsuna asked. The girl gasped in surprise and then gave Tsuna a sad smile. She breathes and tears starting flow on her beautiful eyes.
"I-I f-feel lonely all the time, kids in my school always says that I'm awkward and that, I'm a loner since birth, my parents rejected me, but still giving my allowances. I'm thankful for that though. I live with my brother. He's like my brother and at the same time my savior and best friend." She told Tsuna while showing small smile in her lips. 'She probably loves her brother so much.' Tsuna thought.
"Chrome! There you are!" A boy with green uniform, a beanie on his head, and pair of eyeglasses. Chrome turns her gaze on the three figures that surrounding the brunet and her.
"Chikusa! Ken! Mukuro-nii-sama!" She said it in joy. 'Did she get lost?' Tsuna wanted to ask. Anyway, Tsuna stood on his feet and went to the swing to get his bag and go home. He was about to leave when someone grabs his small arms. Sometimes, he just pity himself for being so thin, and looks that you will assume that he is just a middle schooler. Tsuna looks at the person who grabs his hand, and gave a small smile, and tilted his head gesturing, 'Why?'
"Um.. Anoo. I-I j-just w-want you to meet my nii-sama." Tsuna just looked at her with confuse gaze, why would she want him to meet his so-called "nii-sama?" The girl held his hand tighter, and pulls him to the direction where her "nii-sama" is waiting. They were about to approach her nii-sama, when Tsuna's phone rang. Tsuna stopped for a moment, and didn't let the girl pull her. Tsuna didn't see the face of the girl's 'nii-sama.' Tsuna gestured to the girl that someone was calling him, and he needs to stop for a moment.
"Tsu-kun!" Tsuna's mom exclaimed.
"Yeah?" Tsuna asked. Not really feeling of talking right now, but his mother does not know how to send a text message, so he needs to deal with it.
"Can you go home right now? I need some help. Just a little cleaning, your nii-chan is going to visit today." Tsuna's mom said.
"What?! Why didn't you tell me that earlier?!" Tsuna said with a firm voice. His nii-chan came back. Oh and yes, Tsuna has a brother, not a real one, just a brother figure. They almost look the same anyway, so no one really asks. His brother's name is Ieyasu Giotto Vongola. His brother is also one of the important people that he cares about, scratch that, he's the second one and the last one that he cares for deeply. Tsuna grip on Chrome's hand which he assume that that is her name, and gestured a 'sorry' sign, and left.
Chrome just sighed to herself, 'I wish I can make him my nii-chan or better yet my nee-chan for my nii-sama.' Chrome smiled to herself. That guy was definitely has her vote for her nii-sama. Chrome felt an arm rested on her shoulder, she turn to where it is from, and saw a confused look on her nii-sama's handsome face. "What's wrong, Chrome-chan?" he asked gently.
"I-it's nothing, Mukuro-nii-sama, I just want you to meet Bossu. But he left." Chrome sighing again to herself. She really wants that nii-chan to meet his nii-sama for some odd reason, and she feels that she is safe with that guy, like she feels when she's around her nii-sama. 'He needs to be protected.' Chrome thought to herself.
"Kufufufu. Why do you want me to meet him, my dear Chrome-chan? Do you like that boy?" Mukuro asked simply, he could not afford that just some low life will take his dear sister to him. Mukuro noticed that Chrome's eyes were filled with admiration and worry while looking at the direction where the petite with spiky hair brunet went. He didn't see the boy's face though. He's curious himself, Chrome who only trusts him, Ken, and Chikusa, now trusted a complete stranger.
"N-nay. I-I just want you to meet him, Mukuro-nii-sama." Chrome said softly. He nodded and made their way to Kokuyo Village where they all live and studies at Kokuyo High, where his nii-sama was the student council president.
Tsuna was walking down the streets, lips smiling wildly, and happy thoughts keep coming through his mind. His nii-chan will be coming home at last! It's been years since he saw his nii-chan, and wonders if he abandons him too. But not until now, his nii-chan came back. His nii-chan was one heck of a protective one. He always gets mad at Tsuna's dad because whenever they go home, there will always be scrapes and scratches all over Tsuna's body. 'Did he change? Does he still remembers him? Oh snap, isn't that why is he going home?! Baka-Tsuna!' Tsuna laugh inwardly to himself. 'What could possibly be wrong right?' Tsuna thought to himself again. He reached his home, and practically jump on the gate without opening it, and reach for the door. When he was about to open it, the doorknob turned on its own, and revealed a blond and sky blue eyes in the door, just hot. Not that Tsuna thought that to himself. Tsuna tackle his nii-chan to ground, and laugh silently while embracing him with his own little arms, and rubbing his cheeks on his chest.
"Oh Tsu-chan! Hahaha! I didn't think you missed me that much!" Giotto said while laughing. He misses his little brother so much, to the point where every day he thinks of him. Tsuna is just so cute and adorable, yet fierce and wild. But Giotto knew to himself that Tsuna needs protection, more than anyone else. Tsuna maybe one of the strongest person he knows, but deep inside he's fragile at heart, Tsuna is just a child, a newborn baby perhaps, whose naivety is too high.
Tsuna just buried himself on his nii-chan's chest. He doesn't care whether it's embarrassing or not, he just misses him so much. He's been alone since birth, and when Giotto came, he feels like being himself and just keep going with the flow. They're still on the doorway, hugging each other, well Tsuna is hugging Giotto, while Giotto just strokes Tsuna's spiky yet softy hair.
"Ara, Tsu-kun! Don't clean the house with your uniform!" Tsuna's mom joked. Tsuna stands up, and pull Giotto up, and then buried his face again in his chest. Oh how he misses those smell, and warm smiles. Tsuna just hug Giotto, and feel like not wanting to share, but Tsuna snaps at himself, Giotto maybe his brother figure, but Giotto is Giotto. And Giotto need some rest. He let go of his nii-chan, smiled and nod to Giotto.
"Tsu-chan! Let's eat. Maman cooked our favorite food!" Giotto pulled Tsuna to the kitchen and they sat next to each other. Maman laid their favorite food in the table. An okonomiyaki [1] that they both loved. Giotto was the one who introduced this food to Tsuna, and Tsuna himself liked it so much. Where when he was nine, he begs for it everyday.
"Itadakimasu!" They both said in unison.
"Ahhhh! I'm so full." Giotto exclaimed after eating the delicious okonomiyaki that their maman prepared. It's almost 5pm in the afternoon, yet the sun is still out. Giotto wants to walk around, so he pulled Tsuna on his seat. And bid goodbye and thanks for the meal. They walked around Namimori Town, talking about things that happened to Giotto in Italy, and happened to Tsuna in Japan. Well, it's mostly Giotto, since Tsuna just nods and give simple information about him during his stay in Japan without Giotto.
"Why do you always seclude yourself, Tsu-chan?" Giotto asks all of a sudden. He doesn't really understand why such a bright person such as Tsuna doesn't have any friends, heck even doesn't have any acquaintances at all. Tsuna just looked at Giotto, and gave him a small smile.
"My life is predictable nii-chan. Ever since I was born, my life is already planned. No interesting things happens around me. I don't like pressure nii-chan, yet I feel like even the oxygen that supposedly free is not as pure as it can be when it's around me. You know me nii-chan, I don't want people getting involve with me just because I said so. I just want one tiny little friendship that can not be bought by money. I want to have adventures that even my future self wouldn't believe that we did it. I want to have fun nii-chan, but how? I don't know. I read so many books in my life, from dictionaries to encyclopedias, but nothing came out nii-chan. I want to have friends, but I don't know how. I have no freaking clue on how to make one. I don't know how to trust. I don't know if there will be one time where I am pretty sure that this friend of mine will not leave me alone and burn into ashes, like everyone does. It's hard, nii-chan. I feel like a freaking rock that doesn't move at all, but always gets thrown out into the sea or wherever they feel like it because it's useless and it's not interesting at all. Do you know how that feels nii-chan? I feel so fuck up. It's dramatic, really. I hate being so dramatic, it sounds so gay. But, nii-chan come on, who wouldn't be?" Tsuna sighed gave a reassuring smile to Giotto. That was the longest speech he had ever said. He laugh inwardly at himself, 'Damn. I sound so gay.'
Tsuna was pulled back and next thing he knew, they were at a place where he can clearly see the dark sky, with shining stars in it. He feels a warm hands wrapped around his petite waist, and his face was buried in Giotto's chest. Giotto hugged Tsuna tight, and petting the small brunet. He feels like crying to himself, 'Damn, why do I find myself so off character right now?' Giotto just massages Tsuna's head, while they're still standing a simple doorway, a small house, they were leaning against it. Giotto just had to do it, Tsuna is such a child. Giotto quickly made Tsuna look into his sky blue eyes, and hold Tsuna's both cheeks, lean forward to give a soft kiss on his forehead, and whisper him a good news.
"I'll be enrolling at your school, Tsu-chan." Giotto said quietly. Tsuna finally reached his brain. Man, who wouldn't lost it? Someone just hug you in your waist all of a sudden, then kiss your forehead. Not to mention, you're both guys, for pete sake! Not that he care anyway, since Giotto's his brother, and nothing will ever happen. Tsuna will always be Tsuna, and Giotto will always be Giotto. Finally gaining his senses, he pulled away from the man, and look at him in disbelief.
"Really?! When?! Come on! Why didn't you tell me earlier?!" Tsuna literally jumps on his feet, and smile really wide. Like hell, he would stay stoic. His brother is going to school with him! How cool was that?! Oh and by the way, Giotto is nearly one year older than him, so probably they will have the same homeroom teacher. They go home afterwards, and sleeps on their beds. Giotto was in his old room, and Tsuna was in his room, as always.
Kring. Kring.
'Damn alarm clock, why don't you just shut up and rest?!' Tsuna really fought his alarm clock, which by the way, shaped as a tuna fish. Tsuna got up and went straight to the bathroom washing his awful face, and went straight downstairs, where he finds Giotto at his usual assigned seat, and his mom, still in the kitchen humming while cooking their breakfast.
"Good Morning, Tsu-chan/Tsu-kun." His mom and Giotto greeted Tsuna after they heard noises upstairs. Tsuna just nod, since he doesn't really like talking a lot. And sat up next to Giotto, and peacefully ate his breakfast. Tsuna didn't notice that Giotto was wearing the same uniform as his. He just notice it when Giotto stands up to wash his plates, and wash his hands. Tsuna widened his eyes for a second, and just smiled at the thought that Giotto is coming in his school with him.
They made their way on the door, and bid goodbyes to their mom. They walk silently, well for Tsuna yes, for Giotto no. Giotto keeps telling him how excited he was, and how he couldn't sleep yesterday because he will be going to the same school as his, and Tsuna just nodded in amusement. 'Nii-chan is acting as a kid again.' Tsuna laughed his ass off inwardly, hey it's pretty fun seeing the cool and calm Giotto acting all childish. You can't deny that.
Tsuna looked at his watch, and crap! They're going to be late. Okay, thanks to nii-chan's stories that he forgot about the time. He held Giotto's and dragged him really fast. He doesn't wanna be bitten to death, first thing in the morning. And Tsuna doesn't want Giotto to have bad impression to his school. What Tsuna does not know is Giotto is flushing really red, red as an apple. The soft hand that keeps holding his hands intertwined with his little brother's hand is not an ordinary feeling. 'Giotto, you pervert! That's your brother!' His conscience brought himself to reality, and smack his head mentally for thinking so awfully retarded for his dear brother.
They are so near the gates, when Tsuna saw some guys ganging up with the silver-haired student just outside Namimori High. Tsuna couldn't help himself, so he went to their way, he's actually surprise that he does not feel it surprising that the silver-haired guy has dynamites in his hands. What can you expect, he has crossbow, while the prefect yesterday had tonfas which he still finds it a mystery to where on earth he got those from, and this, dynamites.
"Ara, Ara. Five vs. One? How rotten can you low lives be?" Tsuna asked without any emotions in it. Giotto just watch at the railings since he knows that his brother can take these pathetic low lives in just a millisecond. No kidding. He can really do.
"Don't you dare interfere, weakling! This is my fight!" The silver-haired student growled at new comers. Tsuna just shrugs it off, and stand next to Giotto in the railings. He just need to watch, he's a weakling, he said. Giotto asked Tsuna if it's okay, Tsuna just nodded, since the silver-haired students told him that it was his fight.
Boom. Bash. Bosh. [A/N: Sorry, I have no money to buy cool sound effects. Hahahaha.]
And then the fight is obviously one-sided. The silver-haired guy was practically kneeling on his knees, and obviously can't stand up and move anymore. The tall man with large biceps and piercings on his mouth was approaching the silver-haired guy to deliver the final blow, and the silver-haired guy just close his eyes waiting for the pain to come, then he waited and nothing came. He opened his eyes, and saw that all five of them were completely knocked out on the ground.
Tsuna finished all these pathetic low lives in one blow at a time, and now they're all knock out. "Sorry. I just can't let myself just stand here and watch while you low lives was about to finish a person with one blow." Tsuna said without emotions in it. Giotto just whistles, his brother is really something. And Giotto knew that Tsuna hasn't been in training for a while now, since their damn father he has left them for something so crucial and stupid. Tsuna looked worriedly at the silver-haired guy, he ran to him and kneel down to face the silver-haired guy.
"Are you okay? Where does it hurt?" Tsuna asked worriedly.
"Y-you save me?" The silver-haired guy asked in disbelief. This pathetic looking guy just saved him from his death?!
"You usually help someone, right?" Tsuna replied, still looking at the silver-haired guys body if there's a large wound or something. Tsuna felt his mouth hang open when he suddenly felt that someone was hugging him. 'What the hell is wrong with this guy?' Tsuna thought.
"It's not worth your life risking for my insolence! Forgive me Jyuudaime! Ask anything you want, I will always be by your side!" Gokudera told Tsuna still hugging his petite waist.
"Uhm. Huh?" Tsuna is completely dumbfounded right now. What the hell happened to this guy? Just a minute ago, he was scowling at him, and now he's admiring him, and for the creepiest part, he can see ears and tail wagging in this guy. Tsuna just let out heave a sigh. Giotto just laugh his ass off, at least Tsuna found his first friend, a dog indeed. Or a cat? Probably. They heard the bell ring, and suddenly the atmosphere drop below down to zero, and an aura with killing intent gazes upon their skins.
"For showing public display of affection, for having crooked uniforms, for being late, and for crowding. I will all bite you to death." Says who? Yep, your guesses are right. Here is now a certain prefect showing his cold eyes staring at all of them, his every step can be seen, and even the students from the top of the building can feel the tension going on, and the raven-haired still staring at these students, simply annoyed for acting maliciously around his school, especially that certain brunet, with gravity-defying hair.
"Senpai, we came here earlier than you think. Crooked uniforms are the cause of these low lives, for crowding, it wasn't our fault that you came here and started crowding more, and for your information senpai, this is not public display of affection since we are the only ones who can see it." Tsuna said emotionless. 'Seriously, what is wrong with this prefect? Bite to death? What the hell is he? A vampire or something?'
"And senpai, we really need to go to the infirmary. This guy here is bleeding, you don't want deaths in your precious school, do you? Please excuse us." Tsuna said again without emotions. Gokudera just stared at his savior, and felt an arm wrapped around his waist, while his savior was leading the way.
"I will surely bite that herbivore to death. And you hervibores, get the hell out of here." Hibari said walking away from the bloody bodies that were crowding in his school.
A/N: So how was it? Hahaha. It took me a long time not to mess up the point of views. Dang, I need to get used to this. HAHAHAHA.
[1] Okonomiyaki - certain dish in Japan, more like a pancake, but not literally. I haven't tasted one, but Hattori Heiji from Detective Conan likes it, so I'll go for it. AHAHAHA. I am so weird.
I'll think of the next chapter, sorry it's so boring, ne? This is my first story, forgive me now. HAHAHA. Kidding.