So, the other day I was with my mom at a grocery store. We were in the produce section getting... Well, produce of course, and I looked around and guess what I saw... A giant display of tons of bananas. I started laughing when I saw it because it reminded me of Kuroi haha. And what made it better was that the snack aisle was right next to the produce section. So, when I looked at the snack aisle, I saw MUFFINS! That just made me fall to floor laughing. I couldn't breathe, because it was just so funny. Sorry if I've ruined bananas for you. :P

Anyway, I think that after this chapter I'll start the Varia Arc.

So without further ado, I present to you chapter twelve. Enjoy!

I do not own any of Katekyo Hitman Reborn. All rights go to Akira Amano, except for the characters and things I have created.

{SPRING}

[3rd Person Limited: Kuroi]

*SPLISH SPLASH*

Kuroi was jumping around in puddles of water after it had just rained.

"Stop that," Hibari commanded her as if she were a dog.

"No, I don't think I will," She sneered and continued to hop around in the puddles.

"Do you wish to infuriate me?" He was getting mighty agitated.

"... Mmm," She thought about it for a moment while she jumped in another puddle, "It depends."

"... Stop it, or I'll bite you to death," He stopped walking and showed a tonfa.

"Well... Since you put it that way..." Kuroi turned and ran, "You'll have to catch me, first!"

Unfortunately for her though, she was caught in three seconds flat.

"Wow, Hibari! That's gotta be a new record," She said as he picked her up and carried her over his shoulder.

"So, where are we going?" She asked him, trying to play innocent.

"The store," Hibari said bluntly.

"Ooooo, we're gonna go shopping!?" Kuroi was bursting with excitement.

"No, we're gonna go look around pointlessly and wish we could buy things," He said ever so sarcastically.

"Awe, well that's not fun..." She pouted.

"... That was sarcasm, herbivore," He explained.

"Ppsshh, whatever," She laughed.

After about ten minutes of walking, they finally made it to the grocery store. Hibari dropped Kuroi to the ground and walked inside.

"Let's go," He didn't really look at her as he went inside.

Kuroi got up from the floor and hurried in after him. The store appeared small from the outside, but was pretty big on the inside. She's never really been in a grocery store in such a long time, it seemed foreign to her. Kuroi looked around for Hibari and found him heading down a random aisle. She ran down after him, avoiding collisions with other people.

When she was able to get to the aisle he was in, he was no longer there. She searched all around for him, but to no avail. She stood around in the bakery section for quite a bit, unsure as to where he could be. Did he already leave, or was he still there?

When all hope seemed lost, she turned her attention over to the right and saw a familiar trio walking around the store. They looked like they were searching for something.

Kuroi ran over to them. As soon as she was close enough, she leapt in the air to pounce on a person with silver, chin-length hair.

"Ha-ya-to!" She sang when she landed on none other than Gokudera.

"What the hell!? Get off of me!" Gokudera was spinning in circles trying to grab her to get her off.

"Hahahahaha! Little Kuroi is so cute and funny," Yamamoto laughed.

"G-Gokudera-kun, take it easy. She's just playing," Tsuna tried to calm him down.

"But, she's annoying me! Get her off me, now!" Gokudera was still spinning around, trying to grab her.

Kuroi held on tight and just laughed at him. Obviously, she was having too much fun to let go, now.

Finally, Gokudera gave up. He stood still and slumped over a little, out of energy.

"Give up?" Kuroi taunted him as she leaned over his shoulder.

He turned his head toward her, "Shut up..."

"Wait a minute-... Why are you here, anyway, Sora-chan? Aren't you supposed to be with Hibari-san?" Tsuna asked her.

"I am with him," She smiled.

"Eh!? Hibari-san is here!?" Tsuna was looking all around him, fearing that Hibari would come out and bite him to death, "W-Wait... Where is he?"

"Uh, haha..." She laughed sheepishly, "Well, you see.. I lost him. I can't find him anywhere."

"Cheh. Aren't you hopeless..." Gokudera muttered.

Kuroi took that offensively and pulled his hair.

"OUCH! HEY, QUITE IT- argh. STOP IT!" He yelled at her.

"Can you guys help me find him?" Kuroi pleaded for assistance.

"Well, we would, but we're looking for Lambo, Fuuta and I-pin. They ran off somewhere in here," Tsuna looked around for them as he talked.

"Oh.. Okay," Kuroi was disheartened.

"Ma~ Ma~ we can look for both of them. While we search for those kids, we can keep an eye out for Hibari, as well," Yamamoto reassured her with a generous smile.

"Yay! Thank you, Yamamoto!"

"Yeah.. Thank you, Yamamoto..." Gokudera said sarcastically and scornfully, "And will you get off of me!?"

"Never~!"

"Cheh... Stupid, little girl..." He mumbled to himself.

Gokudera wrapped his arms around Kuroi to give her more support, and so that her weight isn't pulling him down. Not that she's heavy or anything.

The four set off in search of their missing persons.

"Neh~ Sora-chan? Why is Hibari-San here in the first place? Doesn't he hate crowds?" Tsuna asked her nervously.

"He does, but there are only few exceptions, I guess," She paraphrased.

"Tch. Bastard," Gokudera continued to mutter insults.

"Hayato, you should stop insulting yourself. It's really bad for your self esteem."

"Shut up!"

"So then, what are you guys doing here?" Kuroi asked Tsuna.

"Well, we were on our way to the park, and Lambo kept whining about wanting something to eat. He ran off and I-pin and Fuuta chased after him. The last time we saw them, they ran in here. We've been searching for them ever since," Tsuna explained.

"Oh, okay."

The four of them searched all over the store, but they couldn't find anyone.

Suddenly, they heard familiar voices.

"Lambo, stop that. Let go of me."

"Huh? That sounds like Fuuta..." Tsuna recognized the voice.

"Man, what's that stupid cow up to this time?" Gokudera's irritation level went up a bit. He hated the fact that he had to help look for the little cow kid.

"I'm guessing that all three are together," Yamamoto concluded.

"They better be..." Gokudera was exasperated with all the children badgering him.

"Fuuta~... You're so stingy. Give me food. I'm hungry," Kuroi could hear Lambo's voice. He sounded like he was dying, but she was pretty sure he wasn't.

"Stop, Lambo."

"That's I-pin!" Tsuna exclaimed.

"So, they are all together!" Yamamoto was relieved to know they're not all a stray from each other.

Tsuna, Yamamoto and Gokudera, whom of which was still in the progress of giving Kuroi a piggy back ride, rushed over to the sound of where the children's voices originated. When they finally found them, they witnessed Lambo holding on to Fuuta's leg and being dragged across the floor as Fuuta tried to move. I-pin was pulling at Lambo to get him off.

"Lambo, get up. Stop it. Get off of me," Fuuta was trying to shake him off of his leg, but it didn't work too well.

"Lambo, let go!" I-pin yelled at him in her small, cute voice.

"Guys, what are you doing here!? You shouldn't have ran off! Why'd you do that?" Tsuna was relieved to see that they were okay, but he still wasn't too ecstatic that they ran away in the first place.

"Tsuna-nii!" Fuuta was happy to see him.

"Tsuna~... give me food... I'm hungry..." Lambo continued to whine and complain.

"Oi, you stupid cow, don't order Juudaime around like that!" Gokudera took out sticks of dynamite.

"We can't set off bombs in a place like this...!" Tsuna was horrified.

"Ma~ Ma~ Gokudera, let's just take it easy for a bit and just calm down, okay?" Yamamoto was trying so hard to calm him down.

"Shut up, baseball idiot. I've had it with that dumb cow!" Gokudera shouted and tried to throw the sticks of dynamite at Lambo.

However, when he tried to throw them, they disappeared. So, basically, he was throwing air.

"What the hell...!? What happened to the dynamite!?" Gokudera freaked out a little bit.

"You know, it's not nice to hurt little kids. Besides, with bombs, you can hurt other people than just your target in this area. Plus, you'll have to pay for the destruction of public property. And I'm sure that won't end well, either," Kuroi said as she extinguished the bombs' fuses.

Kuroi jumped down from Gokudera and walked over to Lambo.

"Neh~ Lambo?" She tried to be as sweet as possible.

".. Nnn.. Wwhhaaatttt...?" He asked her, still in his whiny phase.

"Would you like a lollipop?" Kuroi took out a giant, swirly lollipop and waved it in front of Lambo's face.

Lambo got up instantly.

"Ooo! Gimme that lollipop! I want it! Give it! Give it to me, now!" He ordered Kuroi with a longing expression smeared all over his snotty and drooling face.

"Nope. Not yet," Kuroi raised the lollipop higher so that he couldn't reach it.

"Stop being stingy. Gimme the lollipop~!" He jumped up over and over trying so hard to get it.

"I'll give it to you... If you do something for me in return," She smiled evilly.

"Huh~ what's that?" Lambo asked out of curiosity, still wanting the giant lollipop so badly.

"I'll give you the lollipop if you listen to what Tsuna and the others tell you to do. If you do what they say for the rest of the day, you can have the lollipop," Kuroi was trying to bribe Lambo into doing something he'd never really do.

"Mmm... Okay!" Lambo took the lollipop and munched it down. Not even savoring the flavor. Kuroi was sure that his teeth might be broken now, but who knows. It's Lambo. He gets blown up by tons of grenades all of the time, so he should be fine then, right?

Kuroi turned back to Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto.

"So, now we still have to find Hibari," She smiled innocently.

"Y-Yeah... Of course," Tsuna was a bit hesitant since he wasn't really sure if he wanted to find Hibari or not. After all, he might get bitten to death.

The group continued to roam around the store in search for the raven-haired demon. Gokudera was constantly yelling at Lambo, who in return, taunted him. Kuroi decided to get another piggy back ride, so she hopped onto Yamamoto's back. He was pretty okay with it considering he laughed when she pounced on him.

They travelled down many aisles in search for him. When they got to the pastry and snack aisle, Kuroi saw a box of muffins and grabbed it off of the shelve as Yamamoto passed by it. Everything was going just fine.

When the lot turned the corner, they entered the produce section. Kuroi saw a lot of her favorite fruits, such as watermelon, strawberries and grapes. She made a mental note to make sure that she comes back here with Hibari to get her favorite foods.

As Yamamoto and Kuroi travelled down the many sections of fruits, she spotted a large stand that caused her to divert her full attention to it.

Kuroi's eyes widened and she hopped down from Yamamoto's back. She walked over to Gokudera, who was in an argument with Lambo, not taking her eyes off of the fruits display. When she was close enough, she jumped back onto Gokudera. He didn't seem to pay much attention to her actions. When he finally realized that she was there, Kuroi had already jumped down from his back and walked away from him.

[3rd Person Omniscient]

Gokudera was continuing to argue with Lambo while the cow constantly teased him in return. I-pin was trying to get Lambo to stop harassing Gokudera, but her plan wasn't working.

Tsuna, Fuuta and Yamamoto were busy looking over the fruits and vegetables. No one was paying attention to Kuroi.

"You stupid cow! Can't you just shut up!?" Gokudera was seething with rage by now. He wanted to light the cow up in dynamite and watch him explode like fireworks.

"Gupyahahahaha! Stupidera~! Haha," Lambo continued to tease and insult him.

Gokudera took out several sticks of dynamite.

"I'll blow you away, you dumb cow!" He shouted at him.

*BBOOOOOOOMMMMMM*

There was a loud explosion that was extremely close Tsuna and the others. Gokudera looked at the dynamite in his hands. They weren't even lit yet, but there was an explosion in the store.

Everyone looked around and saw Kuroi coming out of ash and smoke that was rising from the ground. She looked perfectly fine. In fact, she was... Smiling.

Tsuna, Yamamoto and Gokudera ran over to her.

"What the heck happened here!?" Tsuna examined the smoke behind her.

"... There was a spider..." She looked over to the smoke and rubble and turned back to Tsuna, "... It's gone now..."

Gokudera felt around his pockets and his chest.

"Nah-? Did you take my dynamite!?" He was shocked and upset that he didn't notice her take them before.

"Maybe," She answered unemotionally.

"You stupid girl! Don't just take things from me without my permission!" He scolded her.

"That's what you're worried about?" Tsuna looked at him in disbelief.

"Hey... Wasnt there a fruits display over there?" Yamamoto pointed to the pile of rubble.

Suddenly, something fell from the sky/roof and landed on Gokudera's face.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?" He yelled in anger as he pulled the sticky goop off of him, "It smells like burnt bananas!"

Everyone tensed up and looked at Kuroi.

"Neh~ Sora-chan.. Um... Did you happen to blow up a banana stand?" Tsuna asked her nervously.

"NNNNOOOOOOOO! MY BEAUTIFUL BANANAS! THEY WERE SO YOUNG!" A man was heard in the background mourning over the destroyed bananas.

"Um.. No," Kuroi answered.

"Are you sure?" Tsuna asked again.

"Bobby, and Billy, and Barbara, and Bianca, and Bill, and Billy Bob Joe, and Bobo, and Brittany, and Benny, and Bernie, and Barney, and Brent, and Bella, and Herald, and..." The man started to recite the names of his banana buddies.

"Yeah I'm sure."

"Really now?" Gokudera didn't believe her.

"... And Mr. Boobaloo, and Steve, and Blue and Barton, and Belle, and Beary and Joe..." The man continued.

"Yes. I'm sure."

"They're all deeeeeaaadddd. Their banana juice is everywhere. They've all gone to banana heaven now... With the exception of Barney... He goin' to hell-"

"Will you shut the f*ck up, already!?" Gokudera snapped at the pathetic man.

Gokudera started getting into an argument with the strange man, while Yamamoto just laughed. Tsuna was just wishing that this could all be over soon.

"Why are you herbivores crowding and making a bunch of noise? Disperse, or I'll bite you all to death."

"H-Hibari-san!" Tsuna tensed up and feared for his life.

Hibari had a bag of groceries in one hand and a tonfa in the other.

"Hibari!" Kuroi ran excitedly over to him and hugged the arm that carried the groceries.

He looked over at the pile of rubble and smoke and then at Kuroi. He looked at her for a few moments and sighed silently to himself.

"Let's go," He commanded her.

"Okay!" Kuroi walked off with him, but turned back to the others, "Bye guys!"

"B-Bye, Sora-chan..." Tsuna waved.

"See you later," Yamamoto waved goodbye with a smile.

Within the instance that the two left, the manager of the store came out and gawked at the site. He turned to Tsuna and the others and walked to them to start a scolding.

They all started running away, and the manager ran after them. Everyone managed to escape... Except for Tsuna.

[3rd Person Limited: Kuroi]

Kuroi and Hibari headed down the street, back to their home. The whole time during their walk, they remained absolutely silent. Kuroi was about to say something, but Hibari interrupted her.

"You're going to pay for the damage you've done," He stated, obviously accusing her for the destruction of the store, which was her fault.

"How do you even know if it was me? You weren't there," She retorted.

"The area that was destroyed was vastly covered by a banana display. You are the only person that would be so impulsive and irrational as to destroy a fruit stand with bombs," He explained.

"... The spider was asking for it..."

"Yeah. You keep telling yourself that," He smirked.

Kuroi pouted and looked at him a little annoyed.

When they finally got home, Kuroi took out a box of chocolate muffins from the bag. She took one out of the box and began to eat it. She walked out of the kitchen and sat down on the couch, still enjoying her delectable muffin.

As she finished it, she got up to go back to the kitchen to get another muffin. When she got in there, there was a set of bananas sitting on the counter.

"... Oh, it's on."

*CRASH*

"What was that, herbivore?"

"Nothing!"

[END]

I hope you guys liked this chapter. I had a lot of fun writing it. I wanted this chapter to be fun, since we will be going into the Varia Arc by the next update. And yes, I wrote this chapter based off of my experience when going to the grocery store, as I've explained before at the top.

Anyway, let me know what you think in a review and tell me what your favorite part and (or) quote was. Until next time, I will see you in the next update.

POOF!