Kissanpennun: Welcome to the next installment of Kissing Clouds, a Hibari x OC. I'm Kiss-san, the author and I hope this story is to your likings. :3 Now, fair warning to those whom think that ooc might not happen. It will, just a small bit since I'm introducing my OC as a love interest. So, some things are bound to happen to be out of the normal. In this installment, I'll be getting back to the original chapters where Aina and Hibari have a Pillow moment. Don't know what "pillow moment" means and you're new, read and find out! :D
Disclaimer: I don't own KHR; however, I do own my Ocs.
Chapter 1: Hibari's pillow
Aina sighed, looking out the window as P.E. was going on for a few classes. It was lunch hour for her class, and Mei was talking about something going on in her class. The two are in completely different classes; then came the issue that she was getting friends whom won't even talk to her because of the rumors swirling about. Aina was stuck in the same class as the silver haired punk Hayato Gokudera, and the baseball nut Takeshi Yamamoto. Then they had their cowardly, timid friend Sawada Tsunayoshi to add to the group. It may have not been so bad if it wasn't for the rumors either. Seems like most people were set off by hearing about her break up with Yuu. Not like it was a bad rumor, just dealt with a certain disciplinary member whom wasn't meant to be dealt with. Well, more like not meant to be gotten on his bad side.
"So, how about you Ai-chan? Who do you like?" Mei inquiry caused the auburn haired teen to look at her friend. Of course, the dreaded question that she's been avoiding for a whole three months. She even adopted wearing these boxy red framed glasses over her large mint green eyes to make them appear smaller. A sigh escaped Aina, wondering who she really did like. If Mei was referring to if she liked any of the guys in her class; none held her interest. Certainly overhearing the odd conversations between Tsunayoshi, Gokudera, and Yamamoto was always something to eavesdrop on; however, even that wasn't enough to make her feel charmed by one in particular. "Eh," Aina replied softly, dragging out whom she may like.
Some days she even hated how she had Ai in her name. It appears as if love wasn't coming to her, so why bother with it? "Oh come on! You need to move on from Yuu," Mei said sternly. "Who is it you like? I know you've been sighing a lot lately, so someone must've snagged that heart of yours." Mei pointed at Aina, making her blink at her longtime friend. Aina never realized that she's been sighing a lot, at least, not without her friend pointing out the obvious. Had she fallen for someone? "Shhh," someone nearby said, causing the two friends to look at the group of students parting. Aina frowned, seeing the crowd parting revealed Kyoya Hibari and his disciplinary committee walking down the group. Now that she thought of it, she did sigh when she thought about what Hibari was doing. That boy seemed to be in a lot of fights, which made her wonder if he wasn't out getting extremely hurt.
"True, I do," Aina said turning back around to look out the window. "However, I don't know yet. Maybe I'll find an odd prince charming and fall for him. Who knows, maybe he'll sweep me off my feet with his odd ways of courting." Aina said, a little smile appeared on mouth as she thought of such. What would be a strange way of courting? Before she could even giggle at the thought, the staring at her back caused Aina to turn around. Of course, the source of the stare wasn't Mei nor was it some person she didn't know. Hibari seemed to have stopped for some reason and was staring at her. "What," she asked a bit defensively.
Aina glanced down as her hands reached up and undid her ponytail; a nervous reaction because she didn't like how Hibari's grey eyes were just intently staring at her as if he was trying to decode her. Not what she was thinking, actually, since he caught some of what she was saying. He wasn't truly listening until he heard her saying something about an odd ways of courting. He slowly blinked, turning to the side and said before parting ways. "Don't disrupt others with your girl chatter, or next time I'll bite you two to death." When he was out of sight, many people chattered about what they saw. However for Mei and Aina, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hibari-san is so scary," Mei commented rubbing her arms a bit. Aina gave a nervous laugh, putting her hair back into a loose ponytail. "Maybe he's scary because he's so intimidating." Aina suggested, trying to not mention the whole 'biting to death' part. The truth was, both friends were trying to not mention that part at all. Aina didn't want to talk about his odd fetish for such matters. "Oh, want to eat lunch on the roof?" Aina asked after a moment passed. Mei glanced down at her watch on her wrist, then she turned towards her classrooms. Aina followed her gaze and saw two girls sort of looking their way, except they were looking peeved at the two friends.
"Sorry," Mei said holding her hand up. "I promised my friends I would eat with them. Forgive me?" Aina sighed, knowing she would always get pushed to second best because her taste and Mei's taste had changed much since entering this school. "Mn, you go have fun," Aina said with a kind smile. Mei smiled and hurried off towards the two waiting for her. Aina went back into her classroom, gathering her bento and headed up towards the roof. Reaching the door to the roof, she sighed as she opened it. Aina wished she was a bit more honest that she didn't want Mei hanging out with those girls. But she didn't want Mei to end up hating her, which was probably why Mei stuck around so long after entering Namimori Middle.
Once on the roof, the gentle breeze ruffled her skirt and she sat down. With her back against the wall, she opened her bento with a quiet "itadakimasu" and started to dig in. Normally if she ate with a friend, she would be chatting which slowed her eating pace down. Aina tended to eat fast on her own, particularly when she's on a time restraint. "What are you doing here," the cold inquiry caused Aina to squeak. She looked up at the source of the voice above her which sounded very familiar to her ears. Annoyed grey eyes met her green irises, and she blinked in surprise to see Hibari was up on the roof. Seemingly she has forgotten someone mentioned that Hibari took naps up on the roof; henceforth, one should avoid the place. "Eating lunch," lamely stated Aina. She felt like she was on trial with how he was looking at her, accusing her of disturbing something.
She was disturbing something; his sleep. But considering she was here, sitting with her legs folded sideways as she finished her bento. Why not use that lap for something more productive? Jumping down next to her, Hibari glanced at her and began to lay down. She lifted her bento up as he suspected, and allowed him to rest his head on lap. "Pillow," Aina asked. Her green eyes held a little confusion since this was the first interaction they've had since the incident with Yuu. Certainly a few words between the two weren't really a conversation holder, but this moment gave Hibari a chance to make an advancement.
"Pillow," he replied. Aina blinked, taking a bite of what was left of her bento before setting it down. She was pretty filled up, so she closed the lid and looked back at Hibari. "What about class? I'm pretty sure my sensei wouldn't appreciate me skipping class" again was the only word she left out in her sentence. Hibari looked at her before shutting his eye lids, and that's when he said. "You're doing some committee work. I'm sure that would be acceptable for skipping class." And with that, Hibari ignored any further objections she may make to escape.
Aina sighed, looking down at his sleeping face and shook her head a little. Setting her hands on either side of her hips, she waiting until he woke up. One of the disciplinary committee members came up later with her school bag, setting it near her and she gave him a little smile in thanks. Sitting here wasn't as terrible as she thought. It sort of gave her an opportunity to see Hibari be something less than fearsome. Aina checked her phone, seeing the logs of those girls who use to harass her had stopped calling her. Which was good, since all they did was cuss her out about her being no good for Yuu. Seems like they didn't get the memo until they stopped calling her that she and Yuu were over. Been over for a long time.
Brushing a strand of hair out of Hibari's eyes, Aina allowed her own eyelids to flutter shut. However, the door opening caused her to open her eyes to see who it was. Blinking a few times, she turned her head to see those two girls who were with Mei. She frowned, until she turned to the third person to see none of other than Mei herself. "Yes?" Aina didn't like the look Mei was giving her. Her old friend was looking down at the ground, she could tell something was wrong by how she was avoiding her gaze.
"This is Aina, right?" The blonde girl next to Mei asked, she gave Mei a peeved stare as her friend nodded.
"Please keep your voices down please," Aina said softly. All she needed was Hibari waking up and hear this. The curly haired girl curled her lip at Aina, ignoring that Hibari was still there. Maybe they overlooked the matter because he was asleep and didn't look like the fearsome boy whom walked around the school. When Aina glanced over at Mei, she gestured down once more which made her friend look down. And she was the one who saw it was Hibari, and shook her head at the other two. "We'll catch you later then Ai-chan, this can wait." Mei said hastily, ushering the other two girls towards the door. Aina sighed, wondering what they wanted. However, one girl spoke a bit too loudly before the door completely shut. "I hate how she's an Italian girl acting Japanese. What a fake."
This caused Aina to blink, turning her head towards the door with a frown. That was a stinging comment. Certainly Aina wasn't Japanese, and her having a Japanese name made it confusing. But her father, the Japanese man she knew as father, named her such when she was born. Her father Kousuke Shinamoto loved her, even if she was another man's child. Just because her roots, her blood roots led to Italy didn't mean she wasn't raised in Japanese culture. Sometime people needed to see the bigger picture; otherwise, they would miss the important facts such as upbringing and cultured introduced to the child.
Sighing about the dreaded conflict that might come, Aina just leaned back against the wall and glance down at Hibari. He seemed undisturbed in his sleep, which was a good thing since she herself didn't want him waking up cranky. All she needed to hear was him muttering his "bite you to death" phrase on someone. Those girls didn't need such a threat; not even worth the time to get into conflict with them. It appears as if Mei wasn't her friend anymore, saying things behind her back when she's with girls she has more things in common with. Aina closed her eyes, fine by the whole matter. She knew the friendship was bound to end, and now she knew how Mei viewed her.
Like some Italian girl trying to pass herself off as Japanese even though she was born and raised in Japan. After a while, Aina opened her eyes to check her watch. Then she recalled she had to hand Hana Kurokawa her notes back. She borrowed them after missing class so much and forgot to return them before going to lunch. Glancing down, Aina gently poked Hibari's cheek. An innocent gesture, something that shouldn't anger him too much since she was at least waking him first. "Do you want to be bitten, pillow?" The inquiry made a sweat drop form behind her head, a nervous laugh escaping her.
Really, this guy and his biting fetishes…
"Mn, I just need to get up and give Hana-san from my class her notes back before she leaves school." Aina said, smiling at him. Hibari opened his eyes, giving her unconvinced look. It wasn't like he was that deeply asleep that he didn't hear those girls saying that to her. So the carnivore knew well that she was either going to find the girls, finding a place to cry, or she indeed had notes to give back. Aina frowned at him, sighing, "Jeeze Hibari-san. I do have notes to give back, and I told her I was going to give them back to her. Are you going to make me break a promise?"
Hibari closed his eyes, snorting as he sat up. "Do as you please," he stated calmly. He had things to do anyways, and that involved disciplining a few bad herbivores that stepped over their boundaries. Aina giggled, shaking her head at him. Getting up, she brushed her skirt and grabbed her bag. "See you tomorrow, Hibari-san." Aina smiled, waving at him before heading out the door entrance and down the stairs. Hibari watched her leave, finding it fascinating how she just takes everything in as if it's ok. His pillow should be upset that a longtime friend decided to back stab her; should be crying or going to confront her for the betrayal. However, his pillow seems to accept the fact the friendship was over and let go of the hurt. What an interesting girl.
Aina hurried down the stairs, digging in her bag as she searched for the notes to return to Hana. On the way there, Aina happened to pass by Mei's class. Mei came out since her class was waiting for the bell. "Ai-chan! Want to walk home with me and my friends?" Mei looked hopeful, and Aina blinked at how she was acting so casual. Like she thought Aina didn't catch her saying that about her faking being Japanese. That's the sad thing, Aina knew the girl's voice that said that cruel thing was Mei's.
"Sorry, I'm walking home with Hana and Kyoko-san," Aina said. The look of disappointment on Mei's face normally would make her feel bad about doing such. However, since she didn't consider Mei a friend anymore; she might as well say it straightforwardly. "Also, please don't call me Ai-chan. Pretending gets us nowhere when this friendship is over. Now you don't have to pretend to like me even if I'm just some Italian girl with a Japanese name and acting like I'm Japanese." Mei blinked, stunned at the blunt statement from someone who was normally so considerate of others. Mei seems to forget that Aina was also the person who said she'd leave a friend if she found out the friendship that cannot be mended.
Their friendship cannot be fixed; therefore, Aina is leaving her in the dust. Mei's face grew red, an angry huff escaping her before she stormed back into her classroom. An evident sign that whatever Mei and her friends wanted to do or talk with Aina wasn't going to happen. That was one problem solved. Now she shouldn't have to worry about Mei and her friends attempting to jump her so long as she was with others.
Aina kept walking towards the classroom, notes in hand and she peeked her head in. Hana and Kyoko were still there, and it was Kyoko who notice her. "Aina-san," Kyoko called waving her over. She blinked briefly and walked in, handing Hana the notes. "Um, is it ok if I walk with you two home? I think I believe my house is nearby yours Kyoko-san since I saw you on the way to school a few times." Aina said, thinking maybe they wouldn't want her to walk with them. Nervous since this was the first time she talked to other girls outside of school topics. Making friends wasn't so hard for Aina, it was keeping them she found difficult.
"Mn. It's fine," Kyoko said with a smile. Hana shrugged, not bothered by the whole thing. Aina smiled, a laugh of relief coming out. She really was worried she wouldn't be able to talk to them. So, the group of girls headed out of the school. They started talking on various topics: school, homework, music, and things going on in their town. Aina felt at ease when walking with the two girls, and then they were joined by another girl. She introduced herself as Haru, and she was on her way to seeing Tsuna. Aina expected Kyoko to go along with Haru, but Kyoko said she'd go another day and Haru went on her own way.
"Nee, Aina-san," Kyoko asked looking at her. "Why didn't you walk home with your friend you eat lunch with?" Aina blinked, looking at her and Hana. "Mei and I aren't friends anymore." Aina explained to them about why her and Mei weren't friends anymore. She expected them to make their own judgments, but was glad they sort of sided with her. "Tch. Servers her right," Hana said. "Pretending to be your friend even if she herself thought that. Good for you for seeing that she wasn't a real friend."
"Mn," Aina said in agreement. "But that gives me a chance to make new friends. I wonder if I should ask Grandnana if I can start doing traditional dance again." Kyoko looked at her in awe. "Your grandmother teaches traditional Japanese dance?" Aina giggled, and started talking on the topic.
However, unaware to Aina at the moment; Hibari had hunted down his prey and dealt his own self justice. He found out the real reason behind the vicious rumor. The one that was spreading outside the school grounds, saying that Aina was an easy girl to hook up with. Appears that the root went back to someone who knew Yuu. "Try hurting my pillow again, and I'll bite you to death." He said, leaving a group of already beaten guys on the ground moaning in pain. Hibari will do what he has to, protecting what is his from the shadows. Even his own pillow was worth biting someone to death over.
itadakimasu: "Let's eat" is normally said before eating.
-san: The suffix denoting that the person being spoken to is of equal or nearly equal social status. It is not used for people you know well.
-chan: Children who grow up together may keep using the -chan honorific into adulthood. For close friends and relatives, especially female ones.
sensei: Teacher (in general) Also refers to a doctor at times.
Ja nee: "See you"
Kissanpennun: And that is the end of Chapter 1. I decided to elaborate why Mei wasn't in any of the other chapters after this. owo Hopefully this is just as good as the original; although, in the original I had Aina get beat up by a bunch of girls then sent to the nurse's office while Hibari bit them to death. I still think it's goods. ^-^
Also put the definitions at the end, just for reference later on. I feel a little better when I write the definition out knowing that when I have a "durr" moment, I can look back and see it. Not saying none of you know what it means, these are just side notes for those who don't know what it means or a reminder of what it means. I'll place all translations I use at the end of each chapter unless they're in another chapter. ^^; That way I don't constantly repeat myself and making the list longer. So, no worries if I put something that isn't English in. I'll reference it all at the end so you're not lost. :3
So, R&R, and I'll see you next chapter. Ciao-nee!
Chapter 2: Even a Carnivore needs sweet aid
Tsuna and friends are about to take on the people attacking Namimori-middle students. But before they can go anywhere, Aina wants to join to find Hibari. Even if Aina isn't a fighter, she wants to be helpful and take care of everyone after the battle is all said and done. Will they find the person responsible? Will Aina find Hibari? And will she prove her worth? Till next time :3 Jaa ne