Hello! You're reviews for chapter three made me all warm and happy inside owo They encourage me to keep writing and I look forward to reading them! Also, I noticed that I made a few mistakes through out my story! Most of them being spelling or I accidentally leave a word out o-o' I apologize for my mistakes! I try my best to read my writing before posting it on, but I do all the writing and posting a night when I'm sleepy so yeah... It's about the only time I can write xD So for those who ignore my mistakes, I am grateful to you guys! Oh, and please excuse my delayed reply! I was really busy these past couple of months with my AP homework, Tennis, occasional writer's block, and of course, proooom~ And I have a research paper due next week, so yeah, busy, busy, busy! Dx Anyways, in this chapter, it's chapter one but in Hibari's POV! I meant to put everything together, but that would've been long...after all, this chapter is 4,873 words long without my intro! So please Enjoy!

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Chapter 04: Love Struck Policeman Part 1

It finally happened. He swore to himself when he was a child that he would love Namimori the most the moment he saw the magnificent school. However, that seemed to have went out the window a month ago, when Hibari finally realized his feelings for a certain brunette. The skylark wasn't sure when these feelings started, it could have started when he first laid eyes on the small boy, or the first time he talked(threatened) to him, or it could've been the first time he heard him laugh, or the first time he saw him fight with that golden flame of his and those amber orange eyes. He wasn't sure, nor did he think it mattered. What mattered was the fact that it only took one warm smile from Sawada Tsunayoshi to bang that dislodged cupid's arrow through Hibari's heart. How he had gotten the boy to smile had been no big deal at the time, but now every time he thought about it, his heart would pound so loudly against his chest because now that he thought about it, it had been embarrassing right?

Hibari sighed heavily as he watched the P.E. course, just so he could give himself something to do instead of staying in his office doing nothing. Not even a nap appealed to him at this moment. No, not when his head was so full of a certain brunette. The skylark stomped down on a blush that threatened to dust his pale cheeks before he lightly chewed the inside of his cheek. He couldn't get Tsuna's smiling face out of his head. Especially the one he recieved when the brunette had caught him saving a black kitten...

-x- Flashback -x-

"Hibari! Hibari!"

Blue-gray eyes glanced up in time to see the little yellow bird flying towards him, perching himself on his head. The prefect looked over at his clock that hung on the east side of office, reading 5:45 PM. A sigh escaped him as he looked back down at his unfinished work. He hated leaving undone, but it was already this late and he had to do his evening patrol before heading back home for the day. The skylark stared at his work for a couple of minutes before deciding he'd come early in the morning to finish. After putting his things away neatly, Hibari grabbed his coat and left his office with Hibird dozing off on his head. Of course, before going off onto his evening patrol around Namimori, he made a quick round around the school to make sure there was no one on school property after school hours. He found a pair of delinquents smoking in the back of the school. The two boys were from another school, so they didn't realize just how much trouble they were in and laughed at the prefect when he said he'd bite them to death. They weren't laughing for long, for Hibari's words rang true. After taking care of those goons, the skylark went around town just as he had planned to do from the moment he woke up this morning. He was happy to say that he didn't run into anymore trouble after those ignorant delinquents that are probably in the Namimori hospital by now, getting sympathized by those who knew what Hibari was capable of.

Hibari took his time near the water channel that went through town when he walked by it, always loving how tranquil it was during this time of the day. There would usually be no one around because the sun would be setting around this time. Most children who come to play here would be home, probably eating a nice warm meal or doing their homework, or perhaps already in bed if they were early birds. And teenagers don't come here often other than to make-out, but they know fully well not to do that around this time when Hibari was doing his daily patrols. Adults, well they simply dont come here just because they don't. So yes, it was very calming just to walk around here, not having to worry about any distractions or interruptions... Or so Hibari thought.

"Mew! ...Mew!"

Hibari stopped in his tracks at the soft mewling of what sounded like a kitten. He looked around, but didn't spot any fur around him. But then again, the mewling sounded distant, no where near him. Hibari's blue-gray eyes narrowed when he continued to hear the kitten's cries, instantly heading towards the sound. When he realized, however that the sound was taking him towards the water, the skylark's pace quickened. He took his coat off and dropped it on the ground when he spotted the drift wood coming down stream towards him with the little kitten clinging onto the wood for dear life. He dove into the water without hesitation when he reached the water's edge, Hibird flying off his head when the bird realized what his master was going to do. Hibari, with long and powerful strokes, swam towards the kitten, eyes narrowing when the small thing finally lost its grip and slipped under the water. The prefect dove under the water and swam towards the sinking kitten, catching it before he swam back up. Hibari's gaze remained narrowed when the kitten didn't mewl in distress once the hit the surface, but after a few gentle but firm taps on it's back, it gave out a little cry and a few hacks to get the water out of its lungs. Satisfied, Hibari swam back to shore, sighing heavily when the water that clung to his clothes weighed him down a bit as he stood up. He looked down at the trembling kitten, shivering from being wet and cold, and shook his head lightly. Babies of any species were so weak...

"Hibari-san!"

Cool blue-grey eyes looked up at the sound of his name, only to see the small herbivore that was usually surrounded by other herbivores running towards him. The brunette seemed flushed in the face, as if he had been running as fast as he could and for a long time. And by the way he struggled to breath when he finally reached the prefect, made Hibari quirk a curious brow up.

"A-Are you okay...Hibari-san!" Tsuna gasped as he tried to regain his breath, crouching over in exhaustion.

"Of course I am, why wouldn't I be herbivore?" Hibari said with a frown. Tsuna didn't answer immediately, still heaving for a steady breath.

"B-Because! I saw Hibari-san jump into the water a-and I thought that something was wrong!" Tsuna said once he started to breath a little more calmly.

"Mew!"

Large caramel eyes looked down to spot the little kitten in Hibari's arms, and they instantly widened, before softening. The brunette looked up at the skylark curiously and hesitantly, as if he wasn't sure if he was debating over something.

"Ne Hibari-san... did you save this kitten from drowning?" Tsuna asked curiously, as he reached out to lightly pet the kitten's wet head, earning a mewl and a soft purr from the small thing, which in return made Tsuna smile softly.

"Yes. Is there a problem?" Hibari challenged, instantly assuming that the brunette was trying to pick a fight with him. Tsuna instantly backed away, waving his hands around as he shook his head vigorously.

"N-no, no! Of course not!," Tsuna said nervously, looking around, fear lightly tinting his eyes. "It's just... this is the first time I've seen Hibari-san being kind..." the brunette smiled, "it's nice..."

The prefect froze up at the words, but more importantly, at the smile he was given. The smile reached the boy's eyes completely, and was just so...warm, and sweet. Hibari could see happiness glow in the smiling face before him, hich gave off the illusion of adoration. To put it simply, the smile struck Hibari's heart string so hard that it broke. And because it broke, all Hibari could do was stare at Tsuna with his usual stoic gaze, though inside he was a mess. A hot, gooey mess. The brunette glanced at his watch before sighing softly in disappointment.

"I have to go. If I'm late, Reborn will have my head," Tsuna said with a soft pout, a pout that made Hibari's heart flutter about like a butterfly. The small Vongola Tenth looked up at Hibari from under his long brown eyelashes curiously. "Are you going to give this kitten a good home?"

Hibari nodded stiffly, before earning yet another one of those warm smiles that made his heart stop altogether.

"Great! Well, bye then Hibari-san, see you at school!" Tsuna chirped happily before he turned and ran off into the direction of his home, leaving a dripping wet and stunned Hibari, along with a dripping wet mewling kitten. He didn't move for a long time until Hibird came flying back onto his head again, and he decided it was time to go. The prefect grabbed his coat, put it on despite being wet, and walked off back home. Anyone who saw the skylark would do a double take and rub their eyes to make sure they weren't being deceived. Those who saw Hibari that day and time, have never seen the skylark blush so red in the face before. Actually, they never seen Hibari's pale skin turn any other color besides his natural skin tone. Those who saw, made sure not to stare for too long, or else they could get bitten to death. Which would ruin the moment completely.

-x- End of Flashback -x-

That's how it all came crashing down on Hibari, how he realized he had liked the boy for a very long time only he had been denying it to himself the whole time. He never thought one little smile would change everything... Especially the fact that when he was in love, he apparently and shamefully seemed to be, terrible shy. The thought brought a light grimace to the prefect's face, not very proud of the fact that Tsuna had the power to make him weak in the knees and blush like a high school girl in love. It was just...embarrassing! Almost as embarrassing as if he were to surrender! Which of course would never happen, but then again, he never thought he'd fall in love, and with an herbivore no less.

Suddenly, Hibari felt the hair on his neck stand on ends, and he got the strangest feeling that he was being watched. And being watched was not something he really enjoyed. The prefect turned his blue-grey eyes upwards to the 2nd floor of the school where he felt the gaze coming from. He blankly stared into oddly familiar caramel eyes, and it took a moment for the skylark that he was staring into Tsuna's very eyes. At first, Hibari stared back blankly, thinking that Tsuna would look away soon enough like the brunette usually did when their eyes met, but he didn't. The fact that the boy wasn't looking away on purpose unnerved the skylark and made him incredibly nervous as he felt his heart pound loudly against his chest. The prefect frowned uncomfortably, wondering why Tsuna was staring at him like that. Usually when this happened, even before Hibari realized his feelings for the boy, Tsuna would flush pink, flail a bit, and quickly look away. Hibari admitted that he had always found this very amusing, but now he found it unbearably cute more than anything that he too would flush pink. Under Tsuna's unwavering gaze, however, he felt a dark red blush threatening to make its way on his face, so like every time he felt this threat when he and the brunette stared for a little too long, Hibari quickly looked away and walked off as he felt his ears burn red.

Hibari let out sigh of relief once he turned a corner and was out of Tsuna's sight, allowing his blush to blossom across his face instead of just his ears. The skylark placed a hand over his face, as if that alone would hide his blush or make it disappear in some had Tsuna been staring at him? Perhaps he had been spacing off and just so happened to be looking at him, or maybe he was looking at something else that just so happened to be in his direction? But of course, Hibari wasn't stupid enough to delude himself with that kind of logic. It was quite obvious with the way Tsuna's were so focused, so intense, that he had been staring at him. The boy only got that kind of look in his eyes when he was in his hyper dying will form, not when he was such an herbivore. But in those few moments when Tsuna had been staring him down, and actually won, Hibari felt like he had been the herbivore instead. Which was ridiculous because he was a natural predator! But Tsuna...he isn't actually quite the herbivore he seems to be. The memory of Tsuna's gaze made the prefect's blush darken and the butterflies in hi stomach flutter like crazy. Yes.. Tsuna definitely wasn't an herbivore.

Hibari sighed shakily as he tried to calm his beating and frantic heart. He knew that he liked Tsuna a lot. Possibly even love him, but he didn't want to think about those kinds of feelings just yet. If he was flustered just from liking the boy, he couldn't imagine how many heart attacks he'd get if he were to be in love with Tsuna. Though he wasn't sure when he started to feel this way, he knew that it was long before he had gotten himself involved with the mafia and joined the brunette's Vongola Famiglia. And when he seriously thought and considered the possibilities of what made him like Tsuna, Hibari kept coming to the thought that perhaps the brunette's clumsy and deceiving weak nature had charmed him, and that had unconsciously made him want to watch over Tsuna, to protect him. When he thought about it, he really has been watching Tsuna all this time and has always been there for the boy when he needed the help whether he was being bullied or was under attack by some other mafia famiglia. Hibari could clearly remember all the times he'd beat the punks that dared to bully Tsuna, usually harder than if they had been bullying someone else entirely. Then there was that time he helped Tsuna and his friends at the festival when they were being ganged up on. Sure the skylark had been cold, but that's just his nature and he hadn't realized his blossoming feelings then. So yes, his feelings for Tsuna has been growing all this time, and it took him a very long time to actually notice it. A very long time indeed... But he never thought he'd be so shy and so easily embarrassed when he liked someone.

Sighing deeply, Hibari's blush finally died away so that his cheeks were back to that pale cream color. He glanced around out of habit when he had these small embarrassing episodes before he made his way back to his office, thinking that a nap sounded really good right about now, though it hadn't appealed to him earlier. But now, he really needed the nap. He needed to sleep off all of his silly worries and just calm himself down. However, even in his dreams he was haunted by Tsuna's lovely smiling face and couldn't escape it. Hibari closed the door behind him once he entered his office and debated whether he should lock the door or not. In the end, he decided not to in case his men had to report to him about something or another that was going on campus. Hibari simply went over to his black leather couch and plopped himself on it, staring up at the ceiling as he waited for sleep to envelope him. As he laid there though, all he thought about was Tsuna, wondering what he was doing, what he was thinking, and if he ever crossed the brunette's thoughts. Hibari didn't think Tsuna saw him anything more than that a brute that bit people to death. The thought was a bit depressing, but it was the truth wasn't it?

'I wonder...if he'd always think of me that way,'Hibari thought to himself before he finally dozed off and fell into sweet dreams. However, Hibari soon found himself standing by the window in his office and looking out of it, allowing his mind to wander. This was was strange. Wasn't he on the couch a moment ago? And when did it sun suddenly go from being high in the sky to where it was slowly disappearing in the horizon, his room becoming an orange glow from the setting sun. Confused, the skylark barely noticed the soft knock at his door. It wasn't until he heard the door open that he realized that someone was here to see him. Normally, he'd feel irritated that someone would dare to disturb him, but for some odd reason, he felt really calm and as if he already knew who was at the door. But he didn't know...did he? Hibari turned to see who it was, and felt his heart stop when he saw Tsuna standing there by the door, looking as if there was something he wanted to say. Though his mind was telling him to run away, to escape these fluttering emotions, the skylark found himself striding over to the brunette till he stood in front of him. What's more, he even reached out and gently caressed that round and soft cheek.

"What's wrong, Tsunayoshi?" Hibari said, speaking softly and steadily, though he was practically shaking like a leaf on the inside. Why wasn't his body listening to him! He didn't want to touch Tsuna at all! Well, he did, but he didn't think he'd be able to! He had been positive that the moment his skin made contact with the brunette's, he'd flush and freak out, possibly get dizzy. But he didn't, he couldn't even feel his cheeks burning with a blush. This was so unusual. Hibari watched with blue-gray eyes as Tsuna blushed adorably, looked away for just a moment, before looking back at him with those big caramel eyes of his.

"I have something to tell Hibari-san..." Tsuna mumbled, fidgeting lightly under his touch, and with every passing second, Tsuna's face seemed to get redder and redder. Naturally, Hibari thought this was incredibly and unbearably adorable, and he wanted nothing more than to take the boy into his arms and hug him tightly. But the skylark couldn't bring himself to do that, mostly because his body wouldn't listen to him and was moving on its own. With a calm expression, despite his thudding heart, Hibari watched as Tsuna took hold of the hand that had been gently caressing him and looked up at him with some sort of emotion swimming in those golden brown eyes.

"I like you...Kyouya."

Hibari woke with a start when the final bell of the day ran loud and clear. The skylark looked around to realize that he was lying on the couch and was still in his office, and there was no Tsuna whatsoever. Hibari sat up on his couch, face flushing pink as he blankly stared at the ground for a few moments before he covered his face with both hands, his blush darkening and traveling down to his neck and up to his ears. His couch didn't have pillows at all, but if it had, he would've been hugging it with his face buried in it. He did this all the time at home whenever he thought about Tsuna or had a dream of him like he had only moments ago. I helped him calm down and it was the only time he tried to hide behind something. It was embarrassing, the things that Tsuna was capable of making him do, but at the same time, it made him skylark thought back to his dream and sighed heavily, feeling very flustered. Hibari knew it was just a dream, and that Tsuna would never confess to him that he liked the skylark or call him by his first name, but still, it had seemed so real. Even now, his heart was still pounding against his chest that he could hear loudly in his ears. Why was he like this? It wasn't fair at all that he gets so flustered at anything that involves the brunette in any way.

Hibari removed his hands when he heard a knock at his door. For a moment, the skylark began to panic as he remembered his dream. What if it was Tsuna that was behind the door? What if he was here to confess? The thought made Hibari's heart skip a beat, but he shook his head. He already told himself that the chances of the brunette liking him were little to none, so it couldn't be him. After a moment of internal panic, the door opened and Kusakabe poked his head in through the crack. Hibari was relieved that it was only his vice-principal and not the adorable brunette. He was also very thankful that he had been able to force his blush down to the point that it was nonexistent, or then he'd have to beat someone to near death for seeing him in such a flustered state.

"Kyou-san, are you too busy to do the patrol, or should I do it?" the rather friendly vice-president asked. Hibari didn't say a word for a moment before he stood up and lightly stretched. "I'll do it. You can go home Kusakabe."

Kusakabe good naturedly nodded and bid the skylark farewell before he left and shut the door behind him, leaving Hibari alone in his office again. But the skylark didn't linger in his office for long as he picked up his jacket uniform from the couch where it laid, put it on, and left his office briskly. Before his evening patrol, he'd do a patrol after school ends so that there are no lingering students that weren't supposed to be around. Of course, he would ask if they were here for after school tutoring or sports, and if the answer is yes, he'd let them be. But if it's a no, naturally he'd teach them a lesson so they wouldn't loiter around ever again. Hibari was happy to say that not many student dare to stay after school hours if they don't have to. They head straight home if they knew what was good for them. Patrol was going perfectly fine for Hibari, only running into a few students, and all of them were only around because they were headed to their tutoring classes. But things took a wild turn when he approached three particular students. At first, Hibari didn't notice them as he was glancing down the other halls to see if there were unwanted students or people, his blue-gray eyes narrowed and his steps brisk and prideful.

"Oh look, it's Hibari-san."

Hibari instantly looked up at the sound of his name, and his gaze narrowed when he realized that it was the baseball fellow that he hears so many girls talk about. Many times, this guys goo nature personality really irritates the skylark to the point that he wants to bite the guy to death several times over, but he restrains himself from doing so. But perhaps, right now would be a good time to beat him, along with that noisy italian bomber. If his memory served him correctly, there was no baseball practice today, which meant they had no reason to be on school grounds. Hibari was ready to pull out his tonfas and march over to beat Yamamoto and Gokudera up, but then he locked gazes with familiar caramel eyes, and the skylark's heart instantly stopped. Without skipping a beat, Hibari turned on his heel and walked in the direction he just came from, trying to ignore the pounding of his heart. How could he forget that those two herbivores always hung around Tsuna? And their eyes met at such a close distance! It was a mystery why he wasn't blushing right now. Probably because he was in too much shock over the fact that he had a rather dense moment. Well no matter. Soon his heart will calm down and he can go about his normal life. After all, it's not like Tsuna would ever dare to chase him since the brunette held so much fear for him.

The thought did make Hibari falter, but he kept walking briskly. The reason why Tsuna would never return his feelings was because he feared him. Hibari wasn't blind, he's seen the brunette flinch and panic every time he sees the sight of him. How can a relationship between to people ever work out if there's fear? Sure, Tsuna hasn't been that afraid of him lately, but that's because he's been avoiding the other like he had only moments ago. It was only natural for an herbivore to grow less afraid if the carnivore starts to act weird and avoid them. Hibari sighed softly, before he frowned softly when he heard footsteps behind him, getting louder the closer they were to him. The skylark glanced over his shoulder, and felt himself pale considerably when he saw Tsuna running after him. His instincts told him to run, and that's exactly what he did in the next moment. Hibari sprinted at full speed as he continued to hear Tsuna's shorter steps still on his tail, and was it him, or did they get a little faster? The skylark could heard his heart pounding in his ears as well as panic rising in his was Tsuna chasing him! Was this related to the fact that he has been staring at him in the morning? It occurred to the dark haired cloud guardian that perhaps he had dropped something and Tsuna was only trying to return it to him, or maybe he had to ask him something. But that made Hibari's dread grow in him. If Tsuna had something to ask him, no doubt it was to ask him why he's been avoiding him! To be honest, he never wanted to answer that, not as long as his heart kept jumping around whenever he laid eyes on the brunette. Hibari then realized that in order to avoid that, he had to shake Tsuna off somehow! '

Taking a sharp corner, Hibari quickly ran into the nearest classroom, and silently closed the door so not to give away his position. He quickly went over to the window and opened it, slipping outside and jumping down onto the ground. Luckily, they were on the first flower, so it was an easy jump and he quickly walked away from the scene. He didn't have a particular destination, he just wanted to be far away from Tsuna, to avoid answering that dreadful question! As he walked aimlessly, he spotted the two herbivores. They seemed to be arguing, or rather, that silver headed guy was shouting something obscene while the tall one was trying to calm him down. Then, as Hibari continued to watch, that tall one suddenly grabbed the loud one by shoulder and kissed him. Kissed him! Hibari never knew they had that kind of relationship. The skylark normally would break up this kind of thing and beat up both parties, but seeing them kiss, reminded him of Tsuna, and how he wished he could have that kind of relationship with the brunette. Hibari frowned softly. He'll let this go just once, only because he was being gracious. Besides, those two broke when the loud when pushed the tall one away and started to babble about something with a red face, but didn't really seem angry. More like he was flustered, just like he always felt around Tsuna. The skylark gave those two one fleeting glance before he walked off back into the school, needing to do another quick sweep around the premises before he went for a patrol around Namimori, but all that time, his mind was infested with thoughts of Tsuna, and how he embarrassingly ran away from the other. How could he ever face Tsuna again?