I'm getting a lot of great responses from everyone! :D Thank you all for supporting me, it makes so flipping excited to write this story!
I'll update as fast as I can. But for now, here's chapter four. Enjoy!
I own nothing of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! All rights go to Akira Amano, except for characters I have created.
[3rd Person Limited: Sora Kuroi]
Kuroi got up abrubtly, flipping the bench over. She raced out of the Music Room, down the hall and sprinted for the front of the school. She pushed open the doors and ran up to the gate entrance of Nami~ Chuu.
She looked down to the right and to the left and she realized; she had no clue as to where Hibari would be. Kuroi recalled Hibari speaking of a person named Sasagawa Ryohei; one of the many victims and a friend of Tsuna's. She knows that he is most likely severely injured, so her best bet was to head over to the hospital.
Kuroi reached the entrance to the hospital. Tired from the running she did, she exhaustedly walked into the hospital. She observed her surroundings and took notice that a few of Nami~ Chuu's students were on the first floor.
She roamed around the hallways searching for someone she knew. She rounded the corner and found Tsuna. Relieved that she found someone she knew, she ran towards him.
"Tsuna!" She called out to him, waving her arms doing so.
"Sora-chan, what are you doing here?" He looked at her in shock.
"..hah...hah...hah... Do you know... Where.. Hibari is?" She panted and gasped for air.
"Hibari-san? Um... No. I havent seen him since this morning, why?" He asked her with curiosity playing across his face.
"He left somewhere and he hasn't returned. I think he may be injured..." Kuroi trailed off.
"Hibari-san? Injured? Don't be ridiculous! There's no way he would lose in a fight or anything like that!" Tsuna became extremely uncomfortable and anxious.
"... Yeah..." Kuroi wasn't reassured at all.
"Hey, it's Dame~ Tsuna."
"Hmm? Hey, who are you visiting for?" Tsuna turned his attention over to the random student.
"I'm visiting for Mochida-senpai from the Kendo Club." He answered.
Kuroi drowned out the two students and observed the hall. It was packed with most of Namimori~ Chuu's students, unlike the first floor. There must have been a lot pepole injured.
"Ah! It's the Disciplinary Committee's Vice-Head Prefect (Vice-President, which ever sounds better)!" The random student from earlier exclaimed.
Everyone bowed to the Prefects walking down the hall. Everyone, except Kuroi.
'That is the Second in Command Head Prefect! He must know something about Hibari's location.' Kuroi thought.
Kuroi ran up to Kusakabe.
"Kusakabe!" She mustered up the last of her weakened strength and called for him.
"Hmm?" He turned around, "Nah~ K-Kuroi-san? You're not supposed to be here. You're supposed to remain in the Reception Room-"
"Where's Hibari!?" She interrupted.
"What..." He was too shocked by her sudden question to answer her.
"Where is he- Where's Hibari?"
Kuroi was shaking. Her whole body trembled from being exhausted and overworked. Her mouth hung open, gasping for air. She stared at Kusakabe, waiting for the answer she so desperately desires.
"I'm not sure. But don't worry, he just left to go deal the 'problem' at its source," He tried to reassure her, "Just head on back to the Reception Room and he'll be back soon."
She closed her mouth slowly and hid her eyes under her bangs, her breathing sounded as if it had stopped. She turned around and slowly walked back to the entrance.
Leaving the hospital, she tried to put pieces of her visions and the knowledge she knows together. She thought back long and hard. Kuroi remembered that Hibari was talking about dealing with the 'sparks'. Kusakabe explained that he was going to deal with the problem at its source. Hibari seems to be highly proud of Namimori. And the attacks that have been going on, is dampening on his pride. What if he went to deal with the ones behind the attacks? And what if that vision with Mr. Pineapple beating him was the 'source'? Was Hibari trying to take out that person?
Kuroi looked back at her visions. She tried to remember what attire Mr. Pineapple was wearing. He seemed to be wearing the Kokuyou~ Chuu school uniform.
'So the culprits are from Kokuyou...'
Kuroi tried to recal the setting: it was dark, disheveled, tattered and seemed to resemble a theatre. Through the broken window, old, abandoned park rides and small buildings in the area could be seen. Somehow, it looked familiar to her; like she's been there before...
"Kokuyou Land!"
Kuroi immediately took off in the direction of Kokuyou Land. Thankfully, she had money in her pockets and was able to catch a bus.
A half hour passed, and with every minute that went by, she became more and more concerned.
The bus finally came to a stop, and Kuroi rushed to get off. She searched for a nearby store or a stand. Spotting a nearby newspaper stand, she asked the man running it if he could pinpoint the direction in which Kokuyou Land was, or even just give her directions.
The man gave her a funny look and complied to give her directions.
Kuroi bowed to him and thanked him respectfully. She now knew the destination and how to get there, but would she be able to make it time to help Hibari?
Kuroi ran as fast as she could to the culprit's domain. Much time has passed, however, by the time she got there.
There was a padlock and chain binding the gates together. There was no getting in. She examined the lock closely and noticed the built up dust, dirt and grime on it.
'This lock is so old... It looks as if it hadn't been touched in years... Wait- ! If no one has touched it, that means that there is another way in!' Kuroi deduced.
She scanned the area, looking for anything that may seem suspicious or out of place. She noticed large bushes in front of the wall, just 20 yards away from the front gate. She walked curiously over to the bushes and peered behind them.
"Yes!" Kuroi found a small hole in the wall.
The hole wasn't big enough for her to crawl through though, but she was just small enough to squeeze through.
She got out of the hole in the wall and looked around. The area was more of a mess than what she originally thought.
Kuroi headed up toward a large building. The windows to the building were all damaged, dirtied and smashed. The walls were just as bad. Everything was in complete and utter ruins.
She stepped inside through a broken window, and analyzed the building's interior.
"Jeez... Did a tornado come through here?" She was disgusted by the horrible sight of such terrible maintenance.
Kuroi walked cautiously down the hallway, wary of the ceiling possibly collapsing or the floor giving way.
She managed to find a flight of stairs, though they were of no use, for they were destroyed. Kuroi searched for an alternative route. An escape ladder was bolted to the wall in the area next over from the stairs. She climbed the ladder and continued her search for Hibari.
As she approached a pair of double doors, she could hear the sounds of contact between objects. The sounds grew more distinct and louder as she got closer. She listened in on ongoing feud inside. Kuroi tried her best to keep silent until she was sure of she was going to do.
[3rd Person Limited: Hibari Kyoya]
*BAM... BAM... BAM...*
Hibari was being beaten by Mr. Pineapple. He was defenseless and unable to move the slightest bit. The Sakura-kura disease exploited his new, and only, weakness: Sakura. This disease rendered Hibari dizzy and unable to stand, his vision blurred and he would break out into a sweat.
Above him and Mr. Pineapple, Sakura blossoms rained and flourished throughout the ceiling. The beautiful site of Sakura was not adoring to Hibari, it was a ruthless torture.
*BAM... BAM... BAM...*
Again and again, Hibari was beaten by the pineapple-haired freakazoid.
"Oho," Mr. Pineapple grabbed a fist full of Hiabri's raven hair and hoisted him up, "Your face is saying, 'How did you know about my weakness to Sakura?'"
He let go of Hibari's now mangled hair, letting him fall to the floor. Hibari looked disgusted and resentful toward Mr. Pineapple. His mind was fueled with hatred and vengeance. It flourished throughout his mind. He wanted nothing more than to bite the bastard to death.
"Oya? Are you thinking, 'If there were no Sakura around, I'd be just fine?'" Mr. Pineapple mused.
The mystery offender stood up and walked around Hibari, "Well, you are dead wrong."
He looked away from Hibari.
"I have seen many with skills that are of match to you, and each one I have destroyed them," he stated, "In a place much like Hell. Come, let's continue."
*BAM... BAM... BAM...*
He continued to beat Hibari.
[3rd Person Limited: Sora Kuroi]
*BAM ... BAM... BAM...*
With every hit, Kuroi flinched. With every bone snapping, she winced. With every taunting, idiotic laugh of the moronic villain, she grew angrier and angrier until she could no longer hold it in.
Kuroi bursted through the doors impulsively and stepped in between Hibari and the pineapple-haired weirdo.
"Touch him, and I will snap your head off with bolt cutters," Kuroi tried to sound as menacing as she possibly could.
There was a moment of silence.
Kuroi didn't realize what she just did until it was already done.
Then, Mr. Pineapple broke the silence.
"Oya~ oya? What's this? Hibari Kyoya's last resort? A little girl pretending to be scary when we all know that she is really just afraid of her own shadow. Is this supposed to be a secret weapon of your's Hibari Kyoya? If so, I commend you. You've brought an all new meaning to the word 'pathetic'," He laughed, "Look, she trembles. She fears me. What could she possibly do?"
Kuroi took a step toward Mr. Pineapple.
"I'm not afraid of you... Mukuro" This time, her voice was more stern. Although, she didn't understand how she knew his name, she just remembered from the vision
"Oh," He bent down closer to her level, "And what makes you say that?"
"Because unlike you, I have no sense of fear," Kuroi stated calmly.
"Then, let's change that, shall we?" He grinned evilly down to her.
"Hmm?"
With such speed, he reached down for her right wrist and pulled it up to his eye level.
"I know who you really are... Sora Kuroi," He smiled wickedly at her.
Kuroi's eyes widened in bewilderment.
"How do you..." She trailed off.
"This ring on your finger says it all; you're a Hell raiser!" He announced, "You're connected to Hell, just as I am."
"..."
"You are its keeper, after all. It's only natural that I would know of you."
"I don't understand..." Kuroi had so many questions swirling around her mind, she couldn't speak. She had no clue as to what Mukuro spoke of.
"You have visions, don't you?"
Kuroi shot her head up at Mukuro, whom of which seemed to be closer than before.
"Because of your significance to this world, you are linked with others that are connected to Hell, itself. That is why you are prone to experiencing such images."
He released her wrist and she fell to the ground and crawled away from him.
"With your power, you are not just a Keeper of Hell, you are a weapon as well," Mukuro began walking toward her with an evil intent, "You will make the perfect weapon for destroying the mafia."
"N-NNNNOOOOOOO!"
[3rd Person Limited: Hibari Kyoya]
Hibari was not just oozing rage, he was humiliated. Watching Kuroi come to his aid was not something he wanted to witness. He felt in debt to her. He absolutely despised being in debt to people.
But, not only was he in rage and humiliated, he was also failing his 'assignment'. His job was to protect her and he failed to do so. This just adds oil to the fire.
Hibari tried to get up. He loathed watching that herbivore attack Kuroi. It stepped all over his pride. Only he was allowed to bite her to death. She was an annoyance to him; sure. However, he was inclined to watch over him by the baby, Reborn's, request. If he fails Reborn, he wouldn't be able to fight him.
Hibari was pushing himself to get up. He wanted that bastard dead. He wanted him bitten to death.
Hibari was lost in his own thoughts and failed to realize that Mukuro had Kuroi by one of her twintails.
"NNAAARRRRGGGHHH!"
Hibari looked up to see Kuroi in the hands of Mukuro, screaming in pain. He examined what was causing her to scream; three round-tipped, cylindrical pieces of metal dug into the side of her. Hibari looked over the weapon. It was a trident that protruded through her skin.
"You may not fear pain, but that doesn't mean you can't experience it," Mukuro said into her ear.
Mukuro began to slowly twist the trident in her side, causing Kuroi to scream in agonizing pain. Blood protruded out of her wound and covered, what once was a white shirt, in red. The floor became home for puddles of blood.
Mukuro slowly pulled it out and traced it along the side of her face.
"I already know that you can see through my illusions, so it wouldn't be any fun to use them on you. That's why you'll just have to suffer from physical pain," Mukuro smiled sadistically.
He pressed down near her temple and slid the trident dface her cheek. Blood dripping down the side of her face and neck, now.
Kuroi looked at him with her watery eyes filled with hatred.
Hibari continued trying to get up. But the Sakura-kura disease and his wounds would not allow him to do so. All he could do was watch.
Mukuro looked over at Hibari.
"I wouldn't try getting up. It would just make your wounds worse," He sneered, "Just stay down and I'll get back to you, momentarily."
Mukuro turned his attention back towards Kuroi.
"Don't worry, I still need you for future use, so I won't break you just yet," Evil was written all over his face, "And as for him... You shouldn't worry about him. He's broken as is."
Hibari resented that. Being broken was when something stopped working; Hibari was still working. He was alive, wasnt he? He was not broken.
Mukuro numerously injected the trident into her body. He continued with his malicious fun, until Kuroi was finally rendered unconscious by the loss of blood, along with her body not being able to take so much pain.
"Oya~ oya? Unconscious already? Well, you're no fun anymore, Sora Kuroi," Mukuro released her and she fell to the ground with a thud. Blood still pouring from her wounds.
He looked back to Hibari. A smile of malice spread across his face.
"What's wrong? I thought she was a hindrance to you. A nuisance. Aren't you happy she's out of your way, now?"
Hibari glared at Mukuro. His glare was so icy and cold, it, metaphorically speaking, created ice shards.
"Heh heh. So, where were we before we were so rudely interupted? Oh, yes, now I remember," He recalled.
Mukuro went back to assualting him, continuing to do so in the most torturous ways imaginable, until ... Hibari fell to the floor, unconscious.
[END]
Man, that was a messed up chapter. I'm sure you guys were expecting something a little bit more ... Happy? But, haha, I get creative.
Sorry if my interpretation of Mukuro's character in the story was really bad. I've never written dialogue or anything for him before. So please let me know how I did on him.
By the way, what Mukuro said about Kuroi being the "Keeper of Hell", keep what he said in mind for future reference. Sorry if that part in the story didn't make much sense. I wrote that part at like 2:30a.m.
And just so you all know now, I will bring more of the KHR characters into this story. As soon as the Kokuyou Arc is finished, much more of the KHR characters will appear.
Tell me in a review what your favorite quote and (or) part was!
And I will see you in the next update.
~POOF!