`Silver Snow
Chapter Two
The Rush of the Snow.
The Future – 10 Years Later
(Hibari's POV)
Hibari found himself in this part of the forest again. His feet, or his mind for that matter, had always brought him to this very spot. He allowed his consciousness to fade…
"So, what's so special about this place?" She questioned.
"Nothing much." The adult Hibari said as he lifted his hand, running it through her hair, "it's here that you can actually feel the snow on your skin. Anyway, it's private."
"Tsk, I never knew you were that kind of person." She smiled cheekily at him.
"Hn." He gave her his standard reply which he knew she always hated.
"Whatever." She rolled her eyes and attempted, at least, to ignore him. As usual, it was to no avail as she soon burst into hearty laughter as the snow heavily fell upon them, turning the landscape into a pure white haven.
A snowflake landed softly on his extended palm. Cold, but gentle and soft…
The Present – Spring
"I'm going to be late again!" Tsuna stuffed a piece of lightly toasted bread into his mouth quickly, grabbed his bag and began to start on his usual routine of rushing to school.
Sawada Tsunayoshi was your typical school boy, really. If you didn't count the fact that he was the 10th Generation boss of the Vongola family, that is.
"Yo, Tsuna!" "Good morning, Tenth!" Today, the trio were all running late for school, and making a desperate attempt to save their lives – "Thou shalt not be late, or else thou shalt suffer the wrath of Hibari Kyoya." That quote was a humorous joke that was going around Namimori Middle School. If it were to be leaked out to a particular black-haired boy though, things would get ugly.
They eventually made it in time, panting and gasping for breath, even though the respected Vongola boss had fallen down more than ten times, they managed to escape the horror of being late.
"Ah, good morning Tsuna-san, Gokudera-san, Yamamoto-san." Kyoko greeted them cheerfully as they entered the classroom. They returned the greeting and took time for leisurely chatting about trivial things, but it was then that Tsuna noticed that there was an unfamiliar face sitting at the corner of the classroom, staring out of the window.
"Is she a transfer student?" Tsuna asked, lowering his voice. Kyoko looked at him with a questioning look. "It's Koba Misaki-san, of course. She's been in our class since the beginning of this year!"
Quick glances at Gokudera's and Yamamoto's unsure faces proved that something was wrong. Koba Misaki-san? It didn't ring a bell at all.
As if the black-haired girl had overheard them, she gave them a quick, cold glance.
"What's happening?" Tsuna asked them while eating his bento during recess.
"Something's weird. I've asked a few of our classmates, and all of them said that this Misaki-san has always existed in our class." Gokudera twitched in annoyance.
"Yes, something's going on." A very, very familiar child-like voice suddenly sprang out of nowhere, "it looks like their memories had been tampered with."
"Reborn!" Tsuna sighed in exasperation, "but for what reason? And how?"
"Well…" All of them leaned in, in anticipation. "Actually, I don't know either." All of them simultaneously face-palmed. "But it definitely has something to do with this Koba Misaki-san, though, don't worry about it now and focus on your studies, I'll do a quick background check on her."
They nodded. Too many things had happened recently and honestly, they just wanted their lives to be normal for awhile, instead of having the mafia thing disrupting their lives.
Tsuna and Gokudera walked towards the Sawada residence – they were going to wait for Reborn's information.
Gokudera knew someone was following them. Step, step. Step, step. Step, step, step. Occasionally, their follower carelessly went out of synchronization.
"You! What do you have to do with-" Gokudera spun around and pointed an accusing finger at the follower, but all they saw was a flutter of black-coloured hair, before the 10-year bazooka was slammed into them.
The Future – 10 Years Later
(Hibari's POV)
Hibari sighed audibly and started to walk back to his residence, unwillingly – this very spot in the forest held so much sentimental value that he didn't know how to leave. He wanted to laugh at himself, who would ever thought that Vongola's Cloud guardian – a supposedly cold and strong person, would be this torn. Just because of her. That cold and strong mask was breaking.
All it took was the sound of movement of the snow. He immediately whipped his head over and took out his tonfas, raising them in a defensive position. Everywhere could be dangerous now – the Millefiore dominated the world, therefore the Vongola should be completely destroyed. Simple logic, to them.
Soon after, a human figure came into sight, slightly disorientated but still alert. Hibari's eyes widened. Just as he remembered it – long, flowing black-hair that matched his.
"Miyuki." He whispered her name.
The snow continued to fall mercilessly onto them.
"… Who are you?" Her clear voice rang out – just as he remembered it, he used to describe her voice as "an angel's gift".
"Hibari Kyoya. Cloud Guardian of Vongola." He replied, walking closer to her slowly. The familiar smell of lavender drifted to him – just as he remembered it, she always had a faint lavender aura around her.
That seemed to ring a bell, as a look of realization dawned on her face. She was always easy to read, he mused, that was one of her weaknesses in battle.
"I… I see… How do you know my true name?" Miyuki asked, her sky-blue eyes looked deeply into his.
He did not reply her – not now. There was too much to say, too much to explain. She remained silent and tried to read his untellable expression. An unsure and frightened look was worn on her face – he had to resist the temptation to reach over and brush his hand against her face. She was only a few steps away. If he would just reached out… He forced himself to think about the potentially dangerous situation that they were in now. "Do you trust me?" The question was straightforwardly put across to her – there were only two possible answers.
"Yes." She said, her eyes burning with determination, as if she had suddenly won an internal struggle and gained immense confidence. He did not know why – she probably did not understand the situation she was in at all, ten years into the future, where the future is far from "bright" and "exciting". The only words he could think of to describe the situation were "dangerous" and "ominous". Nonetheless, he nodded as he motioned for her to follow him, quietly and quickly. Strauss Moscas were probably going to start patrolling this area soon – it was not safe. If the Millefiore were to find out about Miyuki's existence in this world, she would die for sure. Even he would not be able to save her, possibly not even the Vongola.
She crept along behind him, as they hurried over. There was no time. Judging from the colour of the sky, the Strauss Moscas were going to be here soon – very soon. He turned back frequently to check that she was still there – to make sure that he wasn't in a dream, to make sure that she was real, and to make sure that she was still safe. He couldn't make the same mistake twice – he would not let her get harmed by the Millefiore.
The sound of hurried foodsteps. "Don't move." He commanded stoically as they hid behind a rock, "stay here." He readied his tonfas and swiftly moved towards the place where the footsteps were. He was so fast that normal humans wouldn't even be able to catch sight of him – but neither the Vongola nor the Millefiore were normal humans. They're Mafia, they fight.
(Miyuki's POV)
A clash of steel. The sound echoed throughout the white-blanketed forest. Miyuki took a deep breath apprehensively, but Hibari appeared shortly after, not saying anything, but again motioning for her to follow.
As they walked towards another group of people, she gasped as she saw the two boys that she had been following just now – Sawada Tsunayoshi and Gokudera Hayato, and also a blue-haired woman with a cloak wrapped around herself. Her face bore the trace of a scar, though she thought that it was far from ugly, it looked more like two layers of flames wrapped around her cheekbone.
Miyuki didn't recognize her, which she thought was strange as the thorough background checks she did on the Vongola members were supposed to be very accurate. Could she have possibly missed out on some details? It was proving long for her to digest everything that was happening now.
"Lal Mirch." Hibari addressed her formally.
The woman nodded, her face stern and alert, "Let's go."
Gokudera's indignant shouting broke her train of thought, "Wait! She's the mysterious person who followed us, isn't she?" Tsuna looked at Miyuki with a terrified expression.
"Shut up, Gokudera Hayato. Lal Mirch will explain it to you later." Hibari's comment was final, as the whole group moved on briskly again, despite Gokudera's angry mutters behind his back.
The rough terrain had proved challenging to move quickly on, but all of them weren't in the least bit tired. They had all gone through arduous training that involved both physical and mental aspects, and that had definitely refined them – they wouldn't be alive if it was otherwise.
"Wait." Lal Mirch suddenly stopped. There was something in the distance, moving towards them.
"Shit, the Moscas are here."
"Move faster!" Agitatedly, she broke out into a dash and pulled along the two boys.
But it was too late. The Mosca had sensed their presence through the heat radar, and was making its way towards them with frightening speed. "Lal, take them and go. I don't want herbivores here blocking my way." Hibari's expression hardened.
Miyuki frantically looked at him, but all he did was nod, and then he turned and disappeared. She knew she couldn't help him – not when there was a risk of the other Vongola members finding out about her identity – she wasn't ready to let them know, at least not yet.
"What are you waiting for?! Hurry!" Lal Mirch grabbed her hand as they sped towards the base.
-End of Chapter Two
Chapter Two – Omake
Brainstorming
(Forgive me if this is very singlish-y. My English tends to mutate when I'm talking to my friends informally xD.)
Me: "Eh, is Yukime a nice name?"
Friend: "LOL. Your names always revolve around snow (yuki), light (hikari) and princess (hime) one!! "
Me: D:! "Then what name nice leh?"
Friend: "How bout BAKA(stupid)!"
Me: -____________- "Bakahime?!"
Friend: "Sotongu(squid)!"
Me: "Aiya, if liddat Painappuru (pineapple) is the best lah."
Friend: "Bakahimeppuru(stupid princess pineapple)."
Me: ROFL! "HAHAHAHAH."
Friend: *trying to incorporate my name into the OC's name* "Minhime!"
Me: "Eee what kind of name is that LOL."
Friend: "Mini hime!"
Me: "Right… Mini Princess -_-. I dunno what name leh! Mitsuki, Miyako, Mikako, Mina…"
Friend: "Miyuki!"
Me: "Eh actually can leh! X)"
Both: "LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL." *dies of laughter*
Me: *sends file over to friend to keep me read*
Friend: "Eh. The 'Koba' is take from who one?"
Me: "Uh… Kobato."
Friend: "Then where's the 'to'?! LOLLLL."
Me: D: "I don't want to copy the whole thingy lah!"
Author's Note.
Hellos, sorry for not updating for so long. Lack of inspiration + exams + projects + mountain loads of homework = a very sianded sotong. (this means squid, yeah.)
Oh yeah and I guess you guys can call me Mindy or Hikari. (my so called "Japanese name" which I've been using on various websites since I-can't-remember-when.) Or basically anything else you like as long as it's appropriate -.-
Yup and this chapter incorporated a bit of humor, but it'll get serious again when the serious parts come. (: Also, when I don't state the POV (point of view) of which the story is told in, then it just means it's in 3rd person.
Oh gosh you know I think my previous summary of this story sucked. -_- Anyway, no the idea wasn't taken from the new Nitendo game. I thought of it even before the news came out that it was going to be released – believe it or not. Well, talk about inappropriate timing of publishing. Nevermind.
Yeah and anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter and YES I know that a lot of things still haven't been explained yet, but I'll explain them soon, probably in the next few chapters. Keep readers in suspense, you know? :D