Jump into the Real World Special 1: Christmas
Merry Christmas guys! Aha, this is the Christmas chapter. Sorry for the wait! Fail Christmas chapter is fail. The characters will be slightly (or completely) OOC, and from kawaiinekochan16's suggestion, there'll be some Hibari x Riza (and possible Riza x Dino) fluff. I think. On another note, I didn't really know what people wanted, so I'll spoil (or irritate) you readers by doing this:
I'll have two special chapters. One chapter will use characters that have already appeared (Christmas) and the other will take place in the near future with the big players of KHR (New Year's). Is that okay with y'all? Uh, I don't think this'll be a part of the plot, but to clear some slight confusion, this chapter takes place in the near future. Heck, both chapters take place in the near future. I'll thank you reviewers in the next official chapter.
Disclaimer: If I owned KHR, would I make a fanfic about it? Scratch that, would I be trying to learn Japanese through anime? Haha, no. So that means I don't own it.
Christmas Eve
"Is there anything you want for Christmas Miss Riza?" Nathan asked. Money wasn't an issue with this family since they were rolling in green dough (not literally, but they could if they wanted to). After all, Riza's father was a rich company owner. A CEO if you will. Riza shook her head and continued to look out the window. There was no snow this year. No white Christmas it seemed.
"What else could I want? There's nothing that will make me feel better if I'll just get bored with it," Riza said. She glared at the sky as if commanding it to snow. It glared back at her, using sunlight.
"Well, don't you want the new iPineapplePad 2? I heard that it's better than its predecessor. Or maybe you want the Nentodi 3DI? They've got great graphics," Nathan suggested. He was reaching his limit since he needed to buy a Christmas gift or gifts for the young mistress and for his own family. His boss and her father did tell him to anyways.
"No. Like I said, I'll just get bored with it," Riza said, lazily waving a hand in his direction. He groaned and looked at her sharply, running a hand through his short blond hair.
"Just figure out something and I'll get it for you. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go do some last minute shopping," he huffed, walking out of the room. Riza leaned back on her Boss chair (A/N: Yes, I'm going to call it Boss chair from now on. Don't judge me.) and breathed out a long sigh.
"What's wrong?" I-Pin asked. The young girl hopped onto Riza's desk and looked up at the older girl in concern. Riza gave her a small smile.
"Nothing, really. Riza's just being a Grinch," she said. I-Pin looked confused.
"What's a Grinch?" she asked. Riza gasped. Did they not have stories of Christmas stuff in Japan?
"A Grinch is someone who's very cranky this time of year. Or someone who hates Christmas. I'm the first one. Hey, I-Pin. Do you know what time of year it is, I-Pin?"
"New Year's!" the little hitman (hitwoman?) replied. Riza shook her head and laughed.
"No, silly. It's almost Christmas!" I-Pin made an 'O' with her mouth and looked down. Riza laughed. "It's okay if you didn't know!" Riza sighed again and laid her head on the desk. "My dad makes a big show of this year. Like he thinks he can get me anything to show that he loves me. I know he loves me, in his own special way. I just don't really want anything. Do you know what I mean?" I-Pin shook her head. "That's okay. Do you want something, I-Pin?" Riza asked. She was hoping that the Chinese girl didn't bring up anything relating to going back home, or Lambo.
"I want to be with family!" the girl replied. Oh, great. Riza shouldn't have asked, and she regretted it.
"I see," Riza said, a little crestfallen. By this time, she still hadn't thought of a way to get the characters back into their world.
"I want Nathan-san and Riza to be there! And Hibari-san and Dino-san too!" she smiled. Riza looked confused. Did she want them to be in the KHR world too?
"What do you mean I-Pin?" The little girl shook her head and ran off. Thanks a lot, I-Pin. Riza spun in her chair again, trying to think of things she needed to get for Christmas.
For I-Pin, she would get a toy or something. Maybe buy some candies for her? That seemed good enough. Hibari was an enigma. What do Hibaris want anyways? Riza knew she didn't want to get bitten to death, especially if the gift wasn't pleasing. Okay, maybe she did, but in a not-painful way. A bird to replace Hibird? No. What if he didn't like it? She would figure something out later. Dino? What would Dino want? A new whip? No, that wouldn't be very logical. It wouldn't be like the magical whip that Leon made. And besides, he'd pretty much whip himself and everyone else with it. Riza groaned in aggravation. She'll figure out something later.
"Herbivore." Riza looked at the skylark that leaned against her doorway. Riza flinched, but smiled at him.
"Can I help you, Hibari-san?" she asked. He walked in and slammed a hand on her desk. The sound ricocheted across the room.
"When do we go back?" he hissed. Riza paled. Another character demanding to go home and she had no way of getting them back. No clue to get them back and no idea as to how they got there.
'Someone out there is out to get me. I'm thoroughly convinced that someone hates me. Maybe it's Santa. DANG YOU SANTA!' she screamed in her head. She blinked at the fuming skylark.
"I-I don't really know, Hibari-san. If you would give me some more time to think of a way and -"
"I'll bite you to death." Riza looked at him. 'I don't care if he's threatening me at the moment. His raging face is absolutely hot! He's too good. Kyaaaa!'
"Kyouya! Leave the poor girl alone. She's letting you stay here after all, so show some courtesy," Dino said. He walked into the room. Hibari shot him a glare and left. Riza sent a grateful smile in the Bucking Bronco's direction.
"Thanks Dino-san! I thought I was really going to be bitten to death!" Riza sighed. The older boy/man gave her a sympathetic smile. "I swear he has no respect for me…he sees me as an annoying fan girl, which I admit to!" Dino laughed.
"Well, one way to gain Kyouya's respect is to fight well," Dino mused. Riza stared at him.
"No way. That's not happening. I can't fight to save my life, and I have no desire to end up six feet under the ground," she deadpanned. Dino laughed again and ruffled her hair.
"Well, he probably has some respect for you somewhere," he said. "I'm going to go with Nathan and do some shopping."
"Okay then. Bye Dino! Have fun," Riza smiled and watched the hot blond mafia boss walk out of her room.
Dino passed Hibari, who was leaning against a wall in the hallway. He motioned for the younger boy to follow him. Hibari glared, but grudgingly followed. After all, this might be a chance for him to bite the Bronco to death. They walked into a nearby room.
"Kyouya, I'm going to go out for a while along with I-Pin and Nathan. That means that you'll be home alone with Riza," he said. Hibari made a noise of disapproval. "Try to get along with her, at least until we get back." Hibari scoffed. He wasn't going to get all buddy-buddy with that annoying girl. Dino noticed the reluctance of the younger boy. "Geez Kyouya! It's not like I'm asking you to kiss the girl! Just keep her company for a while! It's not that hard. She won't be crowding around you and you don't have to talk to her if you don't want to," he said, exasperated.
"Will you fight me if I do?" Hibari asked. He was dying to fight his ex-tutor seriously.
"Yeah, yeah, sure. Oh, it looks like I have to go! Remember, Kyouya, just watch over the girl," Dino said, walking past him.
"Gyah! D'oh. Ouch!" The mafia boss must have fallen down the stairs. Hibari walked out of the room, walking in the opposite direction of Dino. The esteemed Disciplinary Committee President was reduced to babysitter, and he didn't like it.
Riza was mulling over what Dino just told her. 'Liar,' she thought. 'If Hibari had one ounce of respect for me I wouldn't be bitten to death. Maybe I should rethink this whole thing.' She bit her lip.' Did I really want the KHR characters in my world? HECK YES. Was it worth getting beaten up for it? Not really, no. I hate pain. Does Hibari like me? No, he hates my guts. But I like his – Wait, what the hell am I thinking? Bad thoughts! Bad! Gah!' Riza clutched her head and squirmed. 'I should probably decorate the tree and around the place. Nathan hasn't finished,' she thought. She heard the car rev out of the garage, speeding off into the distance. Riza got off of the Boss chair and ran out of her room in search of Hibari.
"Hibari-san! Hibari-san!" she yelled, running around the house. "Hibari-san! Hibar-" She turned a corner and ran into a solid wall.
"Owww…"
"Quit running around and screaming my name, herbivore," the deep voice said. Heh, that could be turned into some form of innuendo…wait. Since when did walls speak?
"Uh, hi, Hibari-san…" Riza mumbled. "I'm hurt. Running into you hurt me. Can you carry me to the reception room?"
"No," he said immediately. Riza frowned and rubbed her nose.
"You're solid. Like a brick wall," she said. Hibari growled and turned on his heels. "Wait!" she grabbed the back of his coat jacket. Riza looked down at the floor. It was as if looking straight into his eyes could kill your soul. "Could you help me decorate? Please? There's no one else home right now, and I thought that Nathan would want help since he has a lot on his shoulders right now, and–"
"Why should I help you?" Hibari snarled. He really didn't want to deal with her.
"Uh, because there's no one around to crowd you? Or maybe because you'll do it out of the goodness of your heart and because you're bored? Come on, please? Pretty please?" Riza begged. She dropped down on her knees and clung onto his leg. "I don't wanna be alone!" she sobbed.
"Let go of my leg, herbivore," Hibari commanded. Riza looked up at him to see him still glaring at her.
"Then will you help me if I let go?" she pleaded. 'He looks really nice from this angle…What the heck am I saying?'
"No. If you don't get off, I'll kick you." It was a not a threat, but a promise.
"Hibari-san, you're mean. Where your heart is, there's a huge lump of coal that refuses to burn and is covered in ice. It wouldn't kill anyone to decorate a tree," Riza said. She stood up and dusted her pants. "That's okay then. I tried, but if you're too cowardly to decorate a puny tree, then I guess that just proves that the great Namimori's Disciplinary Committee President is indeed a wimp and an herbivorous lowlife that falls underneath scum," she shrugged. By playing on his pride, she would either get severely beaten up, or he would take the bait and help her. She hoped it would be the latter option.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…I should run, huh?"
"Five seconds, herbivore." She didn't need to be told twice.
"I…will…NEVER…do that…again," she wheezed. Hibari was chasing her throughout the house. They nearly destroyed some furniture, damaged a portion of the wall where Hibari swung his tonfa at her and missed (she ducked), and an Italian-blown glass statue. At the last minute she ducked into her room and tried to lock the door. That gave her a few seconds to catch her breath, but the furious skylark broke down her door.
"I will bite you to death," he threatened. He held up the tonfas and pressed a button. Spikes broke onto the shiny surface. Slowly and with malice, he walked toward the cowering Riza. Shaking, she clapped her hands together in a prayer pose and began to beg.
"One request? Please?" Hibari still slowly advanced towards her. "Can you tell my mom that I love her? And my dad too, even if he isn't here. And Hibari-san? I've always liked you, kind of. Or more like I've always looked up to you. I think. And tell Dino that he was pretty awesome to meet. He's pretty funny and like the big brother I never had. And tell I-Pin that it was a pleasure to meet her and I had fun playing with her. Okay, you can kill me now." Riza squinted her eyes shut. She anticipated Hibari's first strike, expecting it to hit her somewhere over her head.
Hibari looked down at the cowering brunette before him. Should he kill this girl quickly, or do it slowly and painfully? He was about to strike her down, but gave it a second thought. Beat her up severely and get arrested, or go with her demands? Showing mercy, and he swore he would never do it again, he retracted the spikes. With is his tonfas, he hit her on the head. It wasn't hard, but it still made a clinking sound.
"Oww!" Riza rubbed the sore spot on her head.
"Hn." He glared down at the girl.
"Oh, wait. You didn't hit me that hard…" Riza trailed off and looked at him. He stared at her, slightly frowning.
"Let's go," he mumbled. Wait. WHAT?
"Could you repeat that?" Riza slowly broke out into a grin.
"I won't repeat myself, herbivore." He grabbed her arm roughly and dragged her to the reception room.
'Maybe Hibari is warming up to me? Please tell me he is! Thank you, thank you, thank you whoever cursed me! THANK YOU SANTA!' Riza shouted in her head. The head prefect continued to drag the smaller girl until the stairs became visible.
"Walk or I shove you down the stairs," he said coldly. Riza immediately stood up and hugged Hibari.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she squealed. He glared at the contact. She ran down the stairs and waited for him. "Are you coming, Hibari-san?"
"Hn. Touch me again and I'll bite you to death." He slowly descended the stairs. When he reached the bottom, she had already ran to tree. His eye twitched. The damned tree was not puny as the girl has said it was. It was huge. FUCKING HUGE. (A/N: 15 feet is big enough, right? I'm directionally challenged as well as distance/size challenged. Meaning I'm short and I can't tell how tall or far away something really is.)
"So you'll help me decorate, right?" She held up some tinsel.
"No," he said. He walked over to a couch and laid down. She sweat dropped.
"T-that's fine, I guess," she mumbled. He couldn't help but notice her look of disappointment.
Hibari watched the girl decorate the tree in semi-fascination though his face displayed indifference. It had taken her over half an hour to cover half of the tree in tinsel. Apparently, she decided that she would leave the lights to Nathan and hang up ornaments later. Tree decorating was something they didn't really do in Namimori and Christmas wasn't really celebrated in his house.
Hibari noticed Riza shaking slightly on top of the ladder.
"Herbivore, you're afraid of heights," he noted. She turned to look at him, and then quickly tried to balance herself.
"H-haha, what are you talking about? I-I am not! Kya!" she said, trying to balance herself. She was able to stabilize herself and continued to decorate the tree. She didn't say anything to him, and he didn't say anything to her. Eventually, she finished covering the tree with tinsel and left the star on the table.
"Hey, Hibari-san? Did you want something to eat?" she asked. She carefully stepped down from the ladder. He slightly nodded.
This herbivore wasn't that bad. Free food and lodging won her some brownie points. Not to mention she didn't crowd around him. Then again, people didn't crowd around him for health reasons. If only she was stronger. Then she could double as someone who sparred with him and as a stress reliever. Oh well. He still had the Bucking Bronco.
They walked to the kitchen in silence. The tension was heavy, but no one could cut it with a butter knife. Tension doesn't work like that.
"So what would you like to eat?" she asked. As a spoiled fifteen year old, all she knew how to do was nuke frozen food in the microwave and make sandwiches.
"I don't care." At least he wasn't that picky. Riza decided on sandwiches. They were easy enough. She pulled out ham and cheese from the fridge and grabbed sliced bread. She washed her hands and quickly dried them off.
"So do you believe me? When I said that you came from a fictional world?" she asked. (A/N: I'm not going to explain the process of sandwich-making. Okay?)
"Hn." Hibari inwardly smirked. This was too fun. Of course, he'd quickly deny it and proceed to bite the person to death if they ever did say otherwise.
"Really? I was just asking you a question! It's not rocket science or brain surgery to say 'Oh, yeah. I believe you. This world is a lot different from mine,', or 'Hell no. You're lying. I bite liars to death.' But really? 'Hn.'? Is that the best you can say?" Riza yelled.
"I don't believe you," he said. Riza stared at him, subconsciously handing him the sandwich. He took it and began to eat.
"What? Why? I had freakin' EVIDENCE that you don't exist. Heck, I can search up 'Namimori' and all you'd get is that it's from a fictional story! What would it take for me to make you believe me?" she huffed, crossing her arms. Hibari looked up from his sandwich. Swallowing the food, he said, "Better evidence." He smirked.
'THIS BASTARD'S GONNA DIE BY MY BLOODY HAND,' Riza growled. "I give up. I can't convince you. And you're too stubborn to believe me anyways. Would you like something to drink?" Hibari glared at the girl in front of him.
"Coconut juice," he said. (This is a reference to Hibarin, who likes Salisbury steak and coconut juice. He's cute~.) Riza's eye twitched.
"We don't have that," she said. She handed him a cup. "Go drink some water." What was the point in asking him if he wanted something to drink only to demand he drink water? He wordlessly took the cup, half tempted to slap it out of her hands, and shot another glare in her direction. Never mind. He was scowling now.
They both sat in silence, munching on their sandwiches. Nathan, Dino, and I-Pin weren't going to come home for another two to three hours.
'This is awkward,' Riza thought. She snuck glances at the person in front of her. 'But he really is hot~! I never thought I'd see him eat a sandwich! Take that, other fan girls!' she crowed victoriously. A metal rod made contact with her cheek.
"I'll bite you to death," Hibari said. He retracted his tonfa, shoving it back into his jacket.
"Oww! What was that for!" she yelled. Hibari narrowed his eyes.
"Disturbing the peace," he simply said.
"You're disturbing," Riza muttered darkly. Unfortunately for her, he caught that. Whipping out his tonfas, he smacked her stomach with a tonfa and tripped her with his foot. Now that Riza was on the floor, Hibari stepped on her stomach to keep her pinned down. All of this happened in an instant.
"Hn. Who's disturbing?" he sneered. Riza turned her head to glare at him.
"You are. Still." She made no move to get out from underneath his foot. He leaned down, kneeling. He was so close that Riza could feel him breathing down on her and his hair tickling her face.
'This is not happening, right? So this is the way I'm going to die? Through semi-seduction?' she squealed. "Hibari-san?"
"I'm going to bite you to death," he whispered. He sat up and with his free hand, held his tonfa up to her throat.
"Fine. Death by bishie. But do I get last words before I die?" Riza asked. She could help but look into his steel grey eyes. Maybe he should join the Varia…
Riza smiled. He didn't say anything, so she took it as a yes.
"Rokudo Mukuro is right behind you," she said. He glared at her. As she looked into his eyes (she had no other option since she couldn't really move her head) and saw unadulterated anger seep in. He narrowed his eyes. A dangerous aura suffocated them, engulfing the room. She really shouldn't bring his name up.
"Liar." Apparently, he could sense the pineapple. He was still as pissed as hell though.
"Then what would you do if I told you I was in love with Rokudo Mukuro?" Riza asked. "Even though I've never met him?" Hibari's anger flame grew stronger. It penetrated every nook and cranny of the room, each crevice filled with the skylark's hatred for the pineapple person.
"I'd kill you for feeling the useless emotion love and for wanting that bastard," Hibari said. He pressed his tonfa deeper into her throat.
"It hurts…" she whined. "Are you always…this mean…Hibari-san?" she gasped.
"Hn. Don't talk about that bastard," he said.
"I've…always liked…pineapples…PSYCH! Wait, are you…jealous?" she asked. Riza coughed a bit. "Could you let go, Hibari-san?" He scowled at her, and let the tonfa go. However, he promptly sat on her stomach to keep her down. She coughed again then asked, "Really?"
"I'm still going to bite you to death, but I'd rather keep you down for the time being," he said, smirking. Riza frowned since her question went unanswered. She rolled her eyes. He really was childish.
"Remember when we first met?" Riza asked, sighing. Hibari raised an eyebrow.
"That was two weeks ago, herbivore," he said. He promptly hit her on the head with his tonfa.
"Ow! Stop that! But yeah, that was two weeks ago. Remember how we first met though? You attacked me and pinned me down!" she said, smiling a little.
"You're crazy, herbivore."
"I'm a fan girl. Of course I am," she said. "You know, you've been nothing but a pain in my ass, but I'm glad I met you." Hibari, who was still sitting on her, growled.
"Your feelings mean nothing to me, herbivore," he said coldly. She sighed. What an impossible character.
"That's alright. I'm just feeling sentimental right now," she bit her lip. "You know, there is a more orthodox way to deal with this. Could you please get off of me?" she begged.
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"If I let you put the star on top of the tree, will you let me go?" she bartered.
"That has no meaning to me," he said, yawning slightly. Riza pouted.
"But that's an extreme honor!" she shouted indignantly.
"For four year olds?" Hibari scoffed. Riza looked away.
"Maybe," she said, blushing slightly. They sat in silence for a while, the kitchen clock ticking. "Hey, Hibari-san, you can drive, right?" He raised an eyebrow, completely suspicious.
"Why?" She smiled slightly.
"Will you take me out?" she asked cheerfully. Hibari was slightly puzzled at the girl's sudden mood change. He still kept his aloof and impassive face.
"No."
"If we get you a pet bird, will you take me out?" So she knew he had a soft spot for animals? "You can name him Hibird the Second~," she tempted him.
"What do you plan on doing, herbivore?" he asked. Her smile widened.
"Last minute Christmas shopping~!"
"You…are the WORST driver…EVER," Riza moaned. She was swaying slightly, partially leaning on Hibari's shoulders. He sent her a dark glare.
"I'll bite you to death, herbivore," Hibari said. They walked to the entrance of Wal-Mart (I DON'T OWN). Hibari saw the many, many, many people wandering around in the giant building. His left eye twitched. Riza was looking at him intently, trying to stifle her giggles.
"Herbivore…" he growled. His fingers itched to whack the smiling girl with his tonfas.
"Just stick with me and try not to hit people, okay?" she said, grabbing his arm. He resisted the urge to whack the girl into a bloody mess. It seemed like she was clinging onto his arm to prevent him from beating people up. They casually walked by the crowds, heading towards the toy aisle. Hibari's eye twitched even more. There were more people here. "Hibari-san? Hibari? Kyouya?" Riza waved a hand in front of him.
"I'm going home," he snapped. Riza frowned.
"Can't you stay? For me?" Hibari scowled at her, aching to beat her up for bringing him into a crowd full of herbivores. "Okay, not for me," she corrected herself. "Then for I-Pin? I was going to buy her something to play with instead of just that Fong doll." Hibari sighed.
"Fine. But I'll bite you to death, herbivore." Why did he agree to this? Damn author…
"Yay!" She grabbed his hand and walked to the pink aisle of the toy section. "So what do you think I-Pin would like?" No response. Riza walked down the aisle, maneuvering around the people.
'Another doll? No. And those baby dolls are pretty creepy…A tea set? Sure, why not. Maybe she could use it to have tea with the Fong doll.'
Riza grabbed the last non-pink toy tea set. At the same time, another woman grabbed at it.
"Could you let go? I got this first," Riza asked nicely. The woman scowled and tugged it.
"No way. This is the last one, and I need it for my daughter," she sneered.
"Don't you mean granddaughter? I got it first, lady," Riza hissed. The woman glared at her. Both tugged it back and forth.
"Jerry! The mean little girl won't let go!" the woman called. A bald tall guy walked up to them.
"Give it to my wife, or I'll beat you up," he threatened. Riza rolled her eyes.
"Hibari-san! The old hag won't let go! I need this for I-Pin! Could you help me out? Please?" Riza asked. Hibari looked at her, a smug smirk on his face.
"Fight for it yourself, herbivore," he said. Riza gaped. Using her shock to her advantage, the woman grabbed the toy out of her hands.
"It's mine." The woman walked away with the toy in her hands. Riza shot glares to the back of her head.
"Bitchy hag…" Riza muttered under her breath. Hibari smirked at the girl's misfortune. "Well, I can always get her another tea set thingy…" She grabbed a Disney Princess Belle (I don't own.) tea set. "I really hope I-Pin doesn't mind the color pink." Riza grabbed Hibari's hand again. "Don't wander off or you'll get lost. I know what you're thinking you sadistic bastard. But you have to remember, this place is huge. It's crowded with people. You get separated from me, and you can kiss my sorry ass and my huge house full of food goodbye," she hissed in his ear. Hibari growled and hit her head.
"I'm the carnivore. You're the herbivore. You can't order me around," he snarled. Riza scowled, but still held onto his hand.
"Fine. You're holding onto the tea set though. Not me." She shoved the toy into his free hand. "Drop it or conveniently place it down somewhere, and I kick your ass." Hibari frowned and glared at the girl next to him. He was very tempted to place it down somewhere to use as an excuse to beat her up. He was going to bite her good for touching him.
They both walked in silence, trying to avoid people like the plague. Riza broke the silence (yet again).
"Do you know what Dino would like?" she asked. Hibari didn't say anything. "I'll get him a turtle then. I just hope it doesn't die…" They both walked to the Home Improvement section of the store.
"What are we doing here, herbivore?" Hibari snapped, slightly irritated. Riza shrugged.
"Nathan's gift," she said simply. She grabbed a huge tool set. "You're holding this too," she said, dropping it into his arm. He managed to hold onto both the toy and the set with ease. Riza looked at him with a small smile. "You're inhuman, Hibari-san." He gave her a nasty glare again. "Oh! Let's go back to the toy section!"
"No."
"Not an option unless you want to get lost and surrounded by other herbivores," she chimed. He grudgingly followed. Oh well. At least the herbivore had let go of his hand already.
Riza stared at the nearly empty shelf. American people who shopped last minute were monsters. "There are no more toy turtles…" she trailed off, still staring at the nearly empty shelves. Hibari raised an eyebrow.
"What was the purpose of coming here?" Riza slowly tore her gaze away from the shelves.
"I thought that instead of getting him a real turtle, since he might accidentally kill it, I'd get him a turtle that can go into water and won't grow," she murmured. "Ah, let's get out of here."
They made one last stop near the commercial advertisement products. Riza grabbed a turtle pillow pet (I don't own! Geez. So many disclaimers. The first one must have had a baby that had babies) and went to the check-out aisles.
"Do you want anything, Hibari-san?" Riza asked. She held the pillow pet under her arm.
"No." He placed the tea set and the tool kit on the conveyor belt. Riza grabbed some chocolate and put both the pillow pet and candy on it.
"Did you find what you need?" the clerk person asked. Riza nodded. Hibari looked away. "So is he your boyfriend?" the nosy clerk asked. Riza stared at him, a faint blush on her cheeks.
"N-no. Why?" she asked, pulling out her wallet from her purse. She grabbed a credit card. He smiled.
"No reason," he smirked. Hibari growled and grabbed her left hand.
"Shut up or I'll bite you to death." The man ignored his threat and proceeded to scan the items.
"H-hibari-san?" What the heck was he doing? DAMN THAT AUTHOR!
"Just pay for it so we can go, herbivore," he said. Riza looked at him, and turned back to the clerk.
"Your total is $95.87," he said. Riza slid the card through the machine and signed it with her right hand. "Thank you. And here's my number," he said, handing her the receipt with the digits scrawled on it.
"Thanks," she said. She grabbed the bags that held the stuff and left, Hibari in tow. "I'm driving."
They made one last stop at Pet Co. (I don't own.) They got out of the car and walked through the entrance. Hibari looked at her, slightly confused and completely irritated.
"Don't give me that look. I promised you a bird, so we're going to buy a bird," Riza said. "There are less people here, so you can relax for a moment." Hibari didn't say anything but followed her. They walked towards the cage that held the chirping birds.
If Hibari was anything like Death the Kid (again, don't own) when he saw anything perfect and symmetrical, he would've been blushing like a kid in a candy store. But, this is Hibari, who is not Death the Kid. He just looked at the birds that chirped.
"You people are twisted," he muttered. Riza just shrugged.
"This is America, my carnivorous friend. Do you believe me now?"
"No." He placed a finger through a slot.
"Hey! Kid! Don't do that!" a worker shouted. Hibari glared at the worker who quickly looked away.
"Wow, you have that effect on real people too!" Riza said, clapping her hands. "That or that guy's a real wimp. Normal people would glare at you and then report you or something." A fluffy yellow bird flew toward him and stood on his finger. Riza studied it for a second, a brief look of recognition flashing across her face.
"Is that who I thi-"
"Hibari~, Hibari~!" The yellow bird hopped on Hibari's finger. As for Hibari, he was glaring at the worker who had yelled at him earlier.
"You! Come here," he ordered. The poor man ran towards the two of them. "Where did you get this bird?" he asked calmly. However, the atmosphere around him said otherwise. The poor man shivered.
"I-I dunno! He just appeared here one day! Please don't hurt me!" he whimpered.
"I want this bird."
"Wh-what?"
"Was I stuttering? I want this bird."
"Okay! Just give me a second!" he shouted, fumbling with his keys. He opened the cage and Hibird flew out, landing on Hibari's shoulder. The worker quickly shut the door. "Do you need a cage?"
"No." Hibari walked to the check-out aisle. The man turned to Riza, who just stood there.
"You have a scary boyfriend."
"He's not my- aw screw it. Yeah. I know," Riza sighed, walking towards Hibari, credit card in hand.
"Hibari~, Hibari~!" Hibird chirped happily. Riza was in the driver's seat, her lower eyelid twitching.
"He must have really missed you," she ground out, turning the car.
"Midori tanabiku~ Namimori no~" the bird sang. Hibari smiled a little bit. Riza was going to bang her head through the window. WHY WAS THAT BIRD SO DAMN OFF KEY? It was cute, though.
"Ne, Hibird, how did you get here?" she tried asking the bird.
"Bite you to death~, bite you to death~" It chirped. "Herbivore~, herbivore~!"
"…" Hibari smirked.
"Oww! That freakin' bird pecked me!"
"Good bird." Riza gasped.
"Meanie!" They road in semi-silence, the yellow bird singing the Namimori Middle School Anthem all the whole way home, and Riza's lower left eyelid twitching all the way.
"Let me guess. You won't help me wrap the gifts?" Riza asked. She had put I-Pin's, Dino's, and Nathan's gifts in boxes so that they couldn't guess what the gift was. Stupid? Yes, it was, but it kept the receiver curious.
"Hn. I'm taking a nap," he said, lying down on the sofa of the reception room. Hibird chirped his name and flew off. Smart bird.
"If that bird of yours dies, I'll laugh," Riza muttered. She walked to the closet and pulled out some wrapping paper. From a drawer in the kitchen, she pulled out some scissors and tape.
"…lazy, freeloading, no-good…" she muttered under her breath.
"A single falling leaf can wake me up. Make any more noise and I'll bite you to death," Hibari said, eyes closed. Riza glared at him, but worked in partial silence. Hey, it's not her fault that paper makes noise too.
Since each gift was placed inside a box, wrapping the gifts was much easier because they were in a box shape. It took Riza ten minutes to completely wrap the gifts up and stick a bow on top of the boxes. She placed them in the closet and put away the supplies. When she had finished that, she turned to look at a sleeping Hibari.
'He looks so…innocent. Does sleeping do this to people?' she wondered, half-tempted to poke his cheek. She walked to the tree to finish decorating it. And yes, she was going to do the lights.
'How long does it take to go shopping for gifts? Even we didn't take that long! Well, I think they'll be home soon.' Riza thought in silence. Not uttering a word, she hung up the lights, stopping to check if it worked after she had wrapped it around the tree. Satisfied, she hung up each ornament, carefully handling so that it wouldn't fall and shatter. By the time she had finished that Hibari had yawned and woken up (about an hour and a half).
"You're still not done herbivore?" he asked, yawning. Not impressive.
"Sh-shut up! I'm only one person, and this tree is huge! I'm done for the most part," she said, glaring at the lounging male across from her. She held up the star and stared at it. "Could you put this on top?"
"And why should I?" he asked in a bored monotone. She pouted.
"Because you love me?" He threw his tonfa, hitting her shoulder. It fell, clattering on the floor.
"Ow!"
"I won't miss next time."
"It's because I don't want to." She looked at him. His bored expression was changing to irritation.
"Admit that you're afraid." She laughed.
"Of you?"
"Of heights," he said, twirling his other tonfa.
"I'm not scared though," she vehemently denied. Hibari smirked and stood up, casually walking over to the tree.
"Oh?" He bent over to pick up his tonfa that he threw at her earlier. With a free hand, he grabbed a step of the ladder and began to shake it violently.
"Kya! S-stop that!" she cried. She was trying to get steady footing on the steps below her and cling onto the ladder for dear life.
"Admit it," he smirked. "You're afraid of going higher." This girl really was amusing.
"Fine! I'm SCARED OF HEIGHTS! Are you happy you sadistic bastard?" she shouted. He abruptly stopped shaking it and walked away. Riza crawled down to the floor.
"I'm bored."
"Yeah? Go f*** yourself," Riza muttered. She was lying flat on her stomach. Ground, sweet ground!
Apparently, that was not the smartest thing to say. Hibari walked over to her, his foot poised for a kick.
"Are you ready, herbivore?" he asked, twitching. "Vulgar language is prohibited. I will bite you to death," he said.
"Hm. Do what you want. I have no regrets," she moaned into the floor. He shoved a foot into her stomach. She yelped. Now using his tonfas, he whacked her sides.
"Gyah!" Hm? A mixed reaction? She was slightly laughing and rubbing her sides.
"Ticklish, herbivore?" he smirked.
"Y-yeah. What's it to you?" she asked, getting angry. Hibari was considering his options. In the past day, he had learned that she was afraid of heights as well as ticklish. He could use this against her. Then again, if she got hurt, that bodyguard might do something to protect the girl. Maybe he could fight well. A possible opponent? That sounded interesting. "That look," Riza said, pointing a finger at him. "You're plotting something, aren't you?" she asked nervously. Hibari smirked.
"Fight me."
"You're nuts." To respond to that, he held up his tonfas and rushed at her.
'Oh shit.'
"We're home! Miss Riza, Hibari-san!" Nathan hollered. He set down the many bags of stuff he carried. Dino appeared behind him, not carrying any bags. Instead, he held I-Pin.
"Oi! Kyouya! Don't tell me you killed the girl?" Dino shouted. Nathan shot a glare at the blond man. "Oh! Sorry, sorry." I-Pin jumped out of Dino's hold when he held up his hands in a joking manner.
"Riza?" I-Pin asked. She wandered over the reception room. "Riza?"
"Eh? I must be hearing things. I-Pin! Did you die too?" Riza mumbled her eyes closed. I-Pin ran over to the older girl.
"Riza?" she asked, shaking the fallen girl.
"Ow! Not there, I-Pin!" she said. She winced and slowly sat up. Her arms ached from blocking and her sides felt abused.
"What happened, Miss Riza?" Nathan asked, running up to her. Dino's eyes slightly narrowed as he walked up the stairs.
"Nothing serious. Just take a guess," Riza said. Nathan sighed, lifting the girl up.
"I can't leave you two alone at all, can I?" he asked. Riza shrugged. "Well, given his violent nature, this was to be expected." Riza scowled.
"Exactly whose side are you on?" she asked. Nathan laughed.
"No one's. You deserved it. You probably bugged him, knowing you," he said. "I'm going to go make dinner. Go kiss and make up or something." He walked away.
"W-what? H-hey! It's not like that!" Riza shouted after him. Apologize to Hibari, or don't apologize? Nah. Don't apologize. That sadistic idiot doesn't deserve it. I-Pin had it lucky. At least Hibari was nice to her...wait, what?
"You beat her up?" Dino asked in disbelief. All he did was leave for about 3 hours, right? Hibari was lying on his bed staring at the ceiling.
"Hn. She was pretty weak," Hibari said. Dino face palmed.
"All I did was ask you to keep her company, not whack her! She's not like us, you know!" Dino lectured. Hibari raised an eyebrow.
"You believe her?" Dino shrugged.
"She had convincing evidence. But that's aside the point!" Hibari ignored him. Dino knew he wasn't going to get anywhere with the prefect. He sighed and walked out, closed the door and tripped down the stairs. Again.
Hibari continued to stare at the ceiling. He wanted to be back in Namimori. This America place was boring. They actually cared if you beat someone up and he couldn't rule with his iron fist and tonfas. And not to mention he was stuck with some random girl. He yawned.
"Hibari~ Hibari~!" the bird flapped onto his finger. He stroked the bird, Hibird nuzzling on the crook of his finger.
"I'm not apologizing. No way. No way in hell," Riza said stubbornly, crossing her arms. Dino looked at the girl with pleading eyes. They were in the dining room, waiting for Nathan to finish cooking dinner.
"I'm sure he didn't mean to hit you that hard," Dino said, giving her an uneasy smile. Riza gave him a dry look and uncrossed her arms to show him her arm. "Eh? There's nothing there."
"Future bruises, Bucking Bronco," she said. Dino sweat dropped.
"He just wanted to see if you were strong, or not," Dino said. Riza rolled her eyes.
"And exactly whose side are you on?" she demanded. Dino shrugged.
"I'm just trying to get you two on good terms rather than at each other's throats," he said, a little hurt. Riza stopped herself from speaking. She didn't have a right to snap at the blond person. After all, he was being sincere. She blew a raspberry.
"Sorry, Dino." Dino smiled and ruffled her hair.
"It's alright," he said. Riza looked up at him.
"Hey…is Hibari the jealous type?" Dino looked at the girl with raised eyebrows. Exactly what was she asking here? Did Riza like Hibari? Haha, no way. It wasn't possible, especially since the two had fought earlier.
"I guess. I've never seen him get jealous over anything, so I wouldn't know," Dino answered truthfully. "But I wouldn't mind seeing Kyouya get protective over a girl," he said thoughtfully, chuckling. Riza laughed.
"That would be a sight to see," she agreed. "Then I guess I'll apologize. Thanks Dino. You're the best." She gave him a hug. The older male smiled in return. She ran out of the room and headed to Hibari's.
"Anytime, Riza!" he called after her.
'I'll apologize tomorrow,' Riza decided. Riza stopped in the middle of the hallway and walked back to the dining room. During the little stroll, she turned her thoughts to the blond boy she was talking to earlier. He really was nice. Not to mention hot. Riza frowned. Exactly why wasn't she turning her attention to the mafia boss instead of the carnivorous skylark? Hormones…
(After Dinner)
Riza headed to bed after brushing her teeth. When it became really late, she snuck out of bed. Since everyone was asleep already, she had no worries slipping her gifts under the tree. Her soft footsteps echoed lightly in the hallways. The stairs creaked every time she stepped on one.
"You're not very sneaky, herbivore." Riza whirled on her heels to face the dreadful Hibari in pajamas. She pursed her lips, as if waiting for him to turn tail and tell on her. After seeing that he wasn't going to move, she harshly whispered a quick "What are you doing here?"
"I heard you leave your room and decided to follow you," he said. Riza looked alarmed, quickly glancing around to make sure that no one woke up. She held up her finger to her lips and made a sharp 'Shh!' noise.
"Go back to bed," Riza whispered. She turned around, continuing down the stairs. It groaned under her weight. Quietly tip-toeing to the closet, she twisted the doorknob and knelt down to pick up the presents. With gifts safely in hand, she snuck over to the ginormous tree and placed the presents underneath the tree.
"And what was the whole point of that, herbivore?" Hibari asked. Riza jumped a little, not expecting him to follow her. She looked at him and was about to say some retort, but saw well-hidden confusion on the head prefect's face. She smiled a little. He was like a child. A child that could easily beat the crap out of her, but still a child in some aspects.
She pulled his arm, leading him to a sofa and plopping down herself. Hibari was suspicious of the girl, but sat down when the girl looked at him expectantly.
"There's a story about a man who comes down chimneys, bringing presents with him," she began in a hushed voice. Hibari glared at her.
"You mean a fat man in a red suit named Santa Claus that stalks children and gives presents by stuffing himself down a dirty chimney," Hibari said. Riza looked surprised and slightly disgusted at his description of the jolly old man that supposedly gave children presents all over the world.
"You know the Santa story?" she asked amazed, temporarily forgetting to be quiet. Hibari growled. "Oh, right. Anyways, I did that since it just seemed kinda normal to have presents under the tree on Christmas morning. I usually sleep in so I thought it would be better if I snuck the gifts under the tree rather than hand it from a closet," she shrugged. Hibari studied the girl sitting across him. She really was weird.
"You're odd, herbivore," he said. Riza stared at him before laughing a little. At least he was blatantly obvious.
"I know," she smiled. Hibari let out a yawn which caused her to yawn. "I'm tired. Let's go to bed," she said.
"Hey! You two lovebirds go to bed already, ya hear! Open the presents tomorrow like everyone else!" Nathan barked. He was standing at the top of the stairs. They both turned to look up at him, shock displayed strongly on Riza's face and indifference on Hibari's. Wait, no. He was slightly frowning.
"H-he's not, we're not- I don't even!" Riza stuttered. Nathan smirked.
"Did you really think I wouldn't notice the two of you sneak out? So what did you two do? Open the presents a little? Hold hands? Kiss? Just get under the mistletoe then. I wouldn't have complained," the bodyguard teased. Riza spluttered noises of denial.
"B-but he's not- We didn't- GAH! I'M GOING TO BED. GOOD NIGHT!" Riza yelled, storming off. Hibari scowled at him and also stalked off to his room.
"It's too fun teasing her," Nathan smiled to himself. Nathan leaned down on the railing, looking down. "You should go to bed too, Mr. Dino." A shadow stepped out from below.
"Haha, it looks like I got caught," Dino laughed. For a good measure (as the authoress has decided), Dino tripped over his own feet. "Ow!" Nathan laughed good-naturedly and went back to his room.
Christmas Day
"Miss Riza, you need to get up," Nathan said. Riza groaned, attempting to swat at him in her sleepy state of mind. Nathan chuckled and ripped off her covers. She growled, wrapping her arms around her body to stay warm. "If you don't, I'll be forced to bring Hibari in." And because she was still sleepy and wasn't thinking right, she bolted up and got out of bed. If she was in her normal state of mind, she would've retorted with the fact that Hibari doesn't do anything for anyone.
"I'm up! I'm up! Just don't bring in that guy!" she shouted. Nathan grinned with satisfaction. Riza shuffled to her room's bathroom and brushed her teeth.
'Oh right. It's Christmas…' she thought, brushing her pearly whites. When she finished, she ran a brush through her hair. She tugged at the snarled knots. When she finished, her hair was normal (a.k.a. wavy). She walked over in the direction of the stairs.
Leaning against the stairs banister, Riza looked at the reception room. I-Pin was standing next to Hibari, chattering happily. Riza smiled. What a happy girl.
"You should be down there too," Dino said. Riza shook her head.
"Nah. I'll get down soon. I just wanna enjoy the moment of peace," she breathed out. Dino nodded and leaned next to her.
"Have you apologized to Kyouya yet?" he asked. Riza shook her head again. Dino sighed. "I won't force you." Riza shifted her weight to one side.
"Did you buy anything yesterday? You know, for Christmas," Riza asked. Dino gave her a dazzling smile, and reached inside his jacket pocket.
"For a certain Miss Riza? Of course. Merry Christmas, Riza," he said, pulling out a necklace. She squealed, a grin etched onto her face.
"You know you didn't have to! And besides, where'd you get the money?" Riza asked, holding the necklace. Dino laughed.
"Haha, I couldn't help it. And Nathan was kind enough to lend me some money," he said, rubbing the back of this neck. "And when I saw it, I just thought of you." Riza blushed.
"Thanks, Dino!" she hooked the clasp around her neck. "I love it!" Dino smiled again, a small blush creeping on his cheeks.
"Let's join them down there, yeah?" he offered his hand to her. Riza smiled and took it. The first step they took…was a disaster.
"Wah!" Dino tripped down first, pulling Riza down with him.
"Kya!" she closed her eyes, tumbling down the stairs alongside Dino. Dino landed on the bottom floor first, and Riza landing on top of him.
'A soft landing?' she wondered. Dino grumbled, and his body was sprawled under Riza's. She looked down at him and hugged him. "Thanks Dino." She got off of him and ran to Hibari and I-Pin. "Hurry up, Dino! You won't get your present if you don't!" she called. He stood up and brushed the dirt of his jacket.
"Coming," he said. He walked over to them. Riza grinned and ran to the tree. She grabbed Dino's present and handed it to him. While Dino was busy unwrapping his gift, she handed I-Pin her present.
"Xie xie!" she smiled, grasping the present. Hibari walked away from the smiling group. After all, he didn't like to crowd around herbivores.
Riza watched the skylark walk away and frowned. She followed him, grabbing a small package from underneath the tree. On her way, she passed Nathan.
"Hey, Nathan! Your gift is under the tree," she rushed past him. Nathan was about to stop her, but thought better of it.
"Thank you , Miss Riza," he said, walking towards the reception room.
"Hibari-san! Hibari-san!" Riza yelled. Hibari continued to walk, completely ignoring the half Italian girl's cries. She ran faster to catch up to him. "Hey! Wait up, you!" Hibari stopped, and Riza ran into his back. "Ow! Tell someone when you stop next time!" she whined. He glared down at her.
"Do you want me to bite you to death?" he asked. Riza flinched.
"I…I'm sorry," she mumbled. Hibari turned away.
"I don't care," was what he said. Riza frowned again.
"Hey! At least I apologized. Now come back to the reception room!" she ordered. Hibari raised an eyebrow.
"Are you ordering me around, herbivore?" he asked. He pulled out his tonfas and prepared to strike. Riza held an arm up in case he decided to strike.
"N-no! I'm just asking you to come back to the reception room! You have a gift too!" she said.
"Oh?"
"I know you hate crowding, but all I need you to do is just stay for a moment and open your gift. After all, I think Christmas is about spending time with friends and family," she said.
"Hn. I don't need or want your friendship," he said coldly. She was about to turn and leave, but he said, "But only for a moment, herbivore. Or else I'll bite you to death."
"…Yay!" she grabbed his arm and dragged him back to the reception room. He hit her arm and she immediately let him go. "Ow!"
"Touch me again, and I'll bite you to death." He was being easy on her yesterday, but he still needed to bite her to death. Or maybe he was just getting soft.
"R-right. Sorry," she said. They walked together in silence. After all that silence, they reached the doorway of the reception room.
"Hey Riza! You brought Kyouya back?" Dino asked. Riza nodded as he jogged up to her.
"Where'd Nathan go?" Riza asked, confused. Dino laughed.
"Haha, he went to get something. He'll be back."
"Right. So anyways, Hibari-san! Here's your gift!" She handed him the small gift. Hibari glared at her.
"What was the whole point of dragging me back here to mingle with you herbivores if you just had the gift the whole time?" he growled. Riza took a step back.
"To spend some quality bonding time?" she suggested. She hid behind Dino just in case Hibari decided to lash out at her. Hibari swiftly grabbed his tonfas and was close to swinging it to Riza's side. It wouldn't matter if the Bucking Bronco got hit, right?
"Oi! Stop the fighting!" Nathan interrupted. They all looked above them to see Nathan leaning against the banister of the hallway (the same place where he caught Dino, Riza, and Hibari the night before). Wait. What the heck was he holding?
"Nathan…is that what I think it is?" Riza asked in disbelief. Dino looked at the object with mild interest.
"Yep!" he whistled. "I spent good time making it! You know the rules," he said. Riza groaned and slapped her forehead. It seemed as though the "Mistletoe on a Stick" was making its return that year (Imagine a stick with fishing wire attached to it then mistletoe tied at the other end). Riza had stolen it last year and used it against Nathan and some girl that attended the party they threw last year. Payback is a bitch, right Riza?
"Why? Why would you do this to me!" she whined. Dino put a hand on her shoulder.
"It won't be too bad, right?" he smiled. He turned to Hibari. "You know what that symbolizes, right, Kyouya?" Hibari didn't say anything, but glared at the bodyguard.
"I do this because it's fun~! And revenge." He smiled. "Now make with the kissing, or I'll force you guys to do it!"
"You're horrible."
"I know."
"I hate you."
"But you don't really. And besides, I'm too awesome to hate."
"…"
Dino leaned in to kiss her on the cheek, slightly blushing. At the same time, Hibari (who is OOC now thanks to the authoress), quickly pecked Riza on the other cheek.
"Good. My job here is done," Nathan walked away.
"I'll bite you to death now," Hibari said. Riza was too stunned to give him a reaction. Hibari swung his tonfa at her arm and threw a punch at her stomach simultaneously. With Riza in a daze, Hibari did her a favor (surprisingly) by knocking her out of it. He proceeded to hit her on the head and sweep kick her so that she fell to the ground.
"Wah! Owww!" she cried. Hibari 'Hn'-ed and walked away.
"I was going easy on you, herbivore." Riza glared at him, rubbing the sore spots. "Ah, where's I-Pin?"
"She's playing with her new tea set in the kitchen," Dino piped up. Riza's cheeks flared pink. She coughed lightly.
"Oh. Well, I'm glad that she didn't see…that," Riza said. She stood up. "Gah! The pain!" She limped over to a sofa and lied down. Dino laughed.
"I should probably go see if Kyouya's destroyed anything or not," he said, walking out.
"Yeah."
For once this year, Riza got nothing, but felt like she had received a lot more. After all, Hibari Kyouya, Dino Cavallone, and I-Pin showed up in her house. Oh, and Hibird. Speaking of Hibird, it flew into the room and landed on Riza's head.
"Bite you to death~, bite you to death~!" said bird chirped.
"…I'll kill you."
"Herbivore~, herbivore~!"
"Whatever. Merry Christmas, chicken," she muttered, closing her eyes. A few seconds later, she sat up screaming profanities. "THAT FREAKIN' BIRD PECKED ME!"
Again, Merry Christmas! Lots of words, I know, but it took me forever! I hope you guys like it, and have a merry Christmas! I apologize if the characters were OOC, but it had to be done. It seems rushed too. Ugh. I'm flinching just reading it over…I suck. Let me go bang my head into some poor random wall that doesn't deserve the mean bashing. ANYWAYS, ciao~! Merry Christmas guys!