A/N 1: Thank you so much for the wonderful support. Here is chapter 2. Other characters are going to make their entrance really soon.

A/N 2: My first attempt at a second chapter seemed forced. It was just really awkward to read so I changed the ending a little bit to make if flow better.

Target 02 Hibari Kyoya

In which Hibari does what Hibari wants...

Confronting Hibari Kyoya was not a decision one made easily. It took a whole new brand of foolishness - or desperation as was in Tsuna's case - to decide it was a good idea to do so. In the 4 hours between her vow to talk to the prefect and the end of school, Tsuna had almost succeeded in talking herself out of it…twice. If it wasn't for Hana's interference, she would probably be on her way home by now, instead of walking slowly to the Disciplinary Committee's office, her head bowed and her heart thumping.

Was this how her last minutes would be? At least she wasn't alone, Tsuna thought rather morbidly. She would hate to die alone.

"Take a deep breath," Kyoko suggested, a hand resting gently on Tsuna's shoulder. She was trying to smile, but it was obvious she was as nervous and worried as Tsuna was. Kyoko may be a little oblivious in regards to certain aspects of life, but she knew all too well just how volatile and dangerous Hibari was. After all, he had been the one responsible for sending her brother to the infirmary last semester. "And Hana, can you do something about her trembling?"

"I…I thought it was an earthquake," Tsuna stuttered, trying for funny but only ending up sounding terrified.

Hana sighed.

"We'll be here with you," she said, taking Tsuna's bag from her before the girl could drop it. "Remember. Hibari won't hurt you unless you give him a reason to."

"Isn't my presence enough of a reason?" she asked pitifully.

Hana rolled her eyes.

"Hibari is not a monster," she said in the tone of someone who hadn't seen Hibari reduce 2 boys to nothing but a whimpering pile of broken bones and blood. "Remember not to provoke him. I know for a fact that predators likes to see submission. So Tsuna, when you sense danger, submit."

At least that she can do.

"Hana watches the Animal Kingdom show on a daily basis," Kyoko explained helpfully and Tsuna was suddenly assaulted by the image of her cowering on the floor as Hibari stood over her, ready to pounce, those tonfas of his glinting in the room's artificial light. It was a picture-perfect horror movie scene just before the heroine - aka her - gets killed by the story's main villain - aka Hibari.

Tsuna gulped audibly as her trembling doubled in force.

"Whatever," Hana sighed, looking unconcerned by the whole situation. Hana had always been the most courageous out of the three of them. "Come on you big coward, let's get this thing over with."

The Disciplinary Committee Outer Office was empty except for a grim faced delinquent with a pompadour haircut sitting at a wooden desk, looking bored out of his mind. He jumped up though when Tsuna and company entered the room and gave them a small bow and asked them why they were there.

"Is Hibari-sempai there?" Tsuna inquired, resisting the urge to fidget nervously. She could already feel sweat trickling down her back and couldn't find a polite way to wipe it away. At the end of this adventure, she was going to have to take a long shower and Mama was probably going to lecture her again on the importance of conserving water.

Tsuna resisted the urge to bang her head against the wall until she was either unconscious or too out of it to think.

Lackey number 1 - whose name Tsuna didn't know and did not bother to find out - nodded, looking taken aback. It was probably the first time anyone had voluntarily tried to seek Hibari out. Normally, Hibari would be the one to seek you out, whether you wanted or not. And purely social calls would never be on the table.

"Can I see him?" Tsuna continued, one hand holding on to Kyoko's sleeve for support. For once, Kyoko wasn't smiling, adding to the grimness of the whole situation.

"Yes of course," the young man replied, "But only one person at a time. You know how Hibari feels about crowds."

"Of course," Tsuna said. That, she had expected.

"We'll be here waiting for you," Kyoko said and Tsuna gave her a small grin in thanks. Hana repeated the sentiment in a much calmer tone, a hint of amusement in her eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Tsuna turned and started to walk towards her doom.

Hibari Kyoya wasn't known as the Demon of Nanimori for nothing; there was just an aura about him - some may call it a killing aura - that made even the most courageous person quiver in their boots. Since Tsuna was neither courageous or a good fighter, just the sight of the prefect standing a few feet away, not doing anything particularly threatening except looking out the window with a blank expression on his face, was enough to make her question her decision. Talking to Hibari was like walking on a mine-filled land. You never know when you would step on a mine which will cause him to explode. Few people came out of an encounter with the older boy unscathed. Tsuna just hoped she would be among the lucky few who would live to tell the tale.

"Tsunayoshi Sawada," Hibari said without even turning around. Tsuna didn't even bother asking why he knew it was her. Sometimes, Hibari's omnipresence was almost inhumane. That was also one of the things she had gotten used to over the years. "What are you doing here?"

"Hello…sempai," Tsuna said meekly and decided to go for broke. It Hibari was going to kill her for speaking so frankly, drawing out the conversation was not going to help alleviate her punishment. "I was just wondering if you wanted to tell me something. You have been staring at me pretty regularly these past few days."

Silence. Shit, maybe that had been a little too direct.

"Sempai?" Tsuna asked once more when it was obvious Hibari was not about to answer.

"There is nothing," he finally said, turning towards her, his gaze as unnerving as ever, "You may leave now."

At that moment, any normal person would take the offered way out and get the hell out of there. But Tsuna being who she was couldn't leave when her intution was was telling her that Hibari was not telling the whole truth.

"Will you stop staring at me then?" she pushed, hitting the crux of the matter on its head.

"No," Hibari replied matter-of-factedly, his arms crossed. "Because you are a small animal."

Hibird took that moment to fly down from its perch and landed in Tsuna's hair.

"Small animal, small animal," it chirped happily and suddenly, Tsuna understood.

"Are you comparing me to," she took a breath, "to Hibird?"

Was she so pathetic that Hibari doesn't even see her as a person?

"Small animal," Hibari agreed, almost as if he was reading her thoughts, "needs to be protected or else they may die."

What on Earth was Hibari talking about? Die? Really? Can he be any more dramatic? And what is this protection? Tsuna didn't need protection and if she did need one, Hibari would be the last person she would turn to. After all, most people needed to be protected from Hibari and not by Hibari.

"No…No," she stuttered, taking a step back. She could already see the sea of fallen bodies as a result of Hibari's so called protection. She still didn't know what was going through the prefect's head, but one thing is for sure, she needed to put a stop to it now. "No, I don't need any protection. I'm fine by myself."

"Small animals need to be protected," Hibari repeated, eyes narrowing. He took a menacing step forwards, tonfas making an unwelcome entrance. "Or they'll be eaten."

This was not Animal Kingdom, Tsuna wanted to cry out but couldn't. Instead, she took a deep breath and tried to speak once more.

"But," Tsuna stuttered, mind racing, desperately trying to get Hibari to abandon his newest obsession. "But small animals need to learn to cope on their own or they're never survive."

Yeah, that sounded good. Hopefully, Hibari would take that as a clue to leave her alone.

Hibari stopped and for a moment, Tsuna didn't breath, waiting for a response that would determine the rest of her academic career at Nanimori High.

"Non matter," Hibari simply said. "You interest me Tsunayoshi Sawada. I will be keeping my eye on you. Now leave before I bite you to death."

"Hii," Tsuna took a step back, horrified before rushing out of the room.

Well, that had been a total waste of her time. But really, what had she been expecting? Hibari Kyoya did what Hibari Kyoya wanted; everyone knew that. If Hibari wanted to stare, he was going to stare. Nothing Tsuna, nor anyone on this planet, can do to make him stop.

Tsuna sighed.

When did her life turn in to a soap opera?

TBC.