Hey guys! Sorry for the very delayed post! You see, I went out of the country for the summer and well, had no internet access half the time... And even if I did, I didn't have my computer with me which has all my stories, mostly because my computer isn't portable...u.u'' Anyways, from this chapter on, the story shall be moving forward and will take both Hibari's and Tsuna's POV into consideration xD And for those who have not noticed yet, I made a picture for the cover of this story! It's probably a little too small to see, BUT, I cant give you a link because... I don't know why. o-o Just go to my deviation! My deviations is NaoZehKit xD
And yes, I drew that all by myself teehee xD I hope you like it :3 Oh! If you have a drawing request, don't be shy to ask! But it has to be from this story! I'll probably take one request with every chapter so I don't tire myself out xD Anywho, I've noticed some people did not read my last A.N. (or if they did, they chose to ignore it) and have asked me yet again if this is a 2718. So I shall repeat myself and make this clear... THIS IS NOT A 2718 FANFIC! Nothing will make me change my mind so please stop asking O_O Although I do take your suggestions into consideration (especially when I'm stumped), I am not obliged to follow them or then this story wouldn't really be mine, it would be the readers's... I hope I made sense o.0 And I apologize if I sounded mean, it was not my intention, I just wanted to state my concerns o_o'' Anyways, please enjoy this chapter!
P.S. This chapter is my longest by far! It has 6191 words! Not counting my author's note! xD
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Chapter 06: Embarrassed Policeman
"Tsu-kun, you look very happy this morning. Did something good happen yesterday?" Nana asked curiously, smiling as she noted that her Dame son was humming rather happily and was eating with gusto! Which means a lot seeing as almost every morning he complains about not getting enough to eat in the morning because Reborn and Lambo and Bianchi keep stealing his food, but surely those three would never do that! Tsuna probably just says that to get more food because he's a growing boy! But little did Nana know that what Tsuna says was nothing but the truth. Almost everyday, the poor brunette had to struggle at least getting some toast into his stomach without Bianchi or Reborn or Lambo snatching his food! I-pin and Fuuta were the only ones that didn't and would sympathize with him. However, today was different. Tsuna had actually gotten up for school right on time, dressed peacefully without a gun pointed at his head, and went down to breakfast without stumbling over his feet and falling the rest of the way down. And in breakfast, he avoided all of Bianchi and Lambo's attacks impeccably, and even managed to snatch Lambo's french toast without him noticing. Bianchi had complimented him and said that he was very mafia boss material this morning. Even Reborn gave him an approving smile! Though it was a bit strange that the baby hitman hadn't tried stealing his food.
"Ah yeah. Something great happened yesterday!" Tsuna said as he moved off to the side just a bit as Lambo once again tried to steal his food.
"Oh how wonderful! Did Tsu-kun get a good grade on his test? Or perhaps you made a new friend?" Nana said, feeling so happy for her son.
"You could say I made a new friend..." Nana heard her son say behind her. When she looked back at her son, Tsuna was smiling this smile she's never seen on him. It was small but it reached his eyes somehow, and those big brown eyes looked very...what was the word she was looking for?
"Oh!" Nana said with a surprised expression, as she placed a fist in her open palm in an 'aha!' way. "Manly! You look very manly today Tsu-kun! Just like your father!"
Everyone turned to stare at the housewife who flushed softly at the thought of her charming husband. Tsuna? Manly? That was impossible. Except for Tsuna, who had no idea what kind of look he had, everyone else thought that Tsuna had looked like a young girl in love, even though he was a boy. Or perhaps he did look manly? Everyone turned to stare at the brunette, who blinked and grew a bit nervous at the sudden attention.
"...Impossible," they all said in unison, kind of stomping down on the brunette's manly pride. It was already bad enough that he had so little of it, why did they have to go around tearing it up into smaller pieces? Tsuna huffed to himself, eating the last bite of his French toast before standing up and putting his plate in the sink and washing it quickly.
"I'll be leaving now!" Tsuna called as he grabbed his backpack and swung it over his shoulder. He heard everyone wish him a good day at school as he opened the door and left. And of course, in a matter of moments after shutting the door and taking a few steps, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head. Tsuna instantly clutched his head in pain, his eyes watering when they laid upon a certain hitman baby. "Reborn! What was that for!?"
"I wanted to see how attentive you are today because of your good mood, but apparently, you're not as attentive as I thought," Reborn explained in that as-a-matter-of-fact tone he often used on the brunette.
"Well you could've done it in a less violent way!" Tsuna grumbled, rubbing the sore spot on his head as he continued his walk to school with Reborn walking on the wall beside him. The brunette then gave the baby a suspicious look, which earned him a whack on the head, the same place where he had been kicked in the head.
"If you have something to say, spit it out," Reborn said simply as he watched in amusement as the boy rubbed his head more vigorously than before.
"I should be saying that to you! I'm on time for school and nothing's bother me, so the only reason why you'd be walking me to school is because you have something to say!" Tsuna said, looking at the baby through a watery glare. He frowned when Reborn smirked and let out a small 'heh'. Was he laughing at him...?
"You've gotten more observant, Tsuna," Reborn said approvingly, before he stopped and jumped down onto the boy's shoulder. "Very well, I'll tell you. What did Hibari tell you that put you in such a good mood? I assume correctly that you caught up to him and spoke with him, right?"
Reborn watched as Tsuna's face became bright red as he seemed to recall what happened between him and the skylark. The hitman smirked in amusement as he interest peaked.
"U-uh yeah... I did catch up to Hibari-san..." Tsuna said nervously, playing with the strap of his backpack as he continued to walk towards school. He wasn't all to sure if he wanted to tell the baby hitman about Hibari's rather shy confession. But the brunette was smart enough to know what would happen if he refused to tell Reborn about what happened... Tsuna took a deep breath before he looked at Reborn with a pink face, fiddling a bit with the end of his shirt nervously. "Hibari-san said... h-he said that h-he liked me... A-and he said that that was the whole reason why he had been avoiding me."
"It's about time he confessed to you," Reborn said with a nod, earning a shocked look from the Tsuna.
"You knew?!" Tsuna said in a shocked voice, soon earning another whack on the head. "Ow!"
"Of course I knew, Dame-Tsuna. I'm surprised you didn't notice much sooner," Reborn chastises the brunette, who was growing very tired of the abuse his poor head had to put up with. But wait. Much sooner? "Yes, much sooner. I say about the beginning of your first year of middle school."
Th-that much sooner!?" B-but... I-I didn't talk to Hibari-san ntil that time you almost made me take his office for my own!" Tsuna stuttered, recalling that one time. He really hated that day... It had been the worst beating he had received from the skylark...
"That's because Hibari only just realized his feelings. I take back my earlier statement about you being more observant. You still have a lot to learn Da. Me. Tsu. Na," Reborn said, knocking on the brunette-s forehead on every syllable of his name. Tsuna glared at his tutor before he grumbled quietly to himself about being excessively abused this morning. "By the way, do you plan to return Hibari's feelings?"
That put an automatic stop to Tsuna's grumblings, and a red blush made a reappearance on the boy's round cheeks. And so commenced Tsuna's flustered stuttering. "I-I-I don't know. U-uh I-I didn't put much thought i-into it... I'll think about it during school a-and by lunch, I plan to have an answer for Hibari-san. Because... B-because Hibari-san deserves a-a-an answer...!"
Yeah he did. After all that courage he mustered up to tell him that he liked him? Now knowing part of Hibari's true nature, Tsuna felt a whole lot of compassion for the skylark and could understand him a little better, because face it, he too got very flustered at times, probably more often than he liked to admit. Hibari was shy, so the odds of him approaching Tsuna on his own for an answer to his confession was little to none, which was okay for the brunette. He was just... glad that he wasn't hated at all by the prefect.
"Good job Tsuna. You're taking the innitiative just like a boss should," Reborn praised with a smile, bringing the boy out of his thoughts. The Arcoballeno then hopped off of Tsuna's shoulder as the school came into view. "I'm going now. Have fun at school, Tsuna."
"Ah, ok. Ja ne Reborn," Tsuna said, waving a bit as he watched the baby's retreating back for a moment before he turned around and continued his walk to school. At the entrance, he saw a glimpse of Hibari lounging against the cement wall, most likely making sure that everything was in order. Tsuna couldn't help but notice how much Hibari seemed to be glaring at everybody and he mildly wondered if the skylark found about what everyone had been saying in his absence. Everyone else seemed to be a lot more terrified of Hibari than usual... For some reason, Tsuna found this kind of funny, even though he would've been one of those terrified people if this had happen a month ago. Perhaps it's because he knew of Hibari's feelings and that fact that he's been somewhat been watching the skylark that he didn't feel threatened by the other. Smiling a bit, Tsuna cupped his hand around his mouth, about to call out to the prefect, when he was suddenly attacked by the extreme Ryohei, who was yet again, attempting to convince Tsuna to join his boxing club. After refusing the sun guardian about ten times and Kyoko coming to his rescue and taking her brother away, Tsuna was free and caramel eyes were instantly searching for a certain normally stoic cloud guardian. However, when he looked back at the entrance where Hibari had been, Tsuna found the place empty of the skylark. The brunette sighed softly, unknowingly that a smile was dancing upon his lips. 'He probably saw me and escaped while he had the chance...'
Tsuna couldn't help but wonder why Hibari was so shy. Was it because he liked him or had he always been like that, but he's been hiding that side of him this whole time? It made Tsuna very curious about the skylark and this unusual shy side of him. It made him want to know more about Hibari-san...
Seeing as there was nothing to do since Gokudera and Yamamoto haven't arrived, Tsuna decided he should go to homeroom and wait for his friends there. He didn't have to wait long as the Italian bomber came storming into the classroom with Yamamoto close behind him.
"Judaime! You're here!" Gokudera cried as he ran up to his beloved boss with somewhat watery eyes and a relieved smile plastered across his face. With the way he acted, the silverette resembled a dog who thought he had lost his master, only to realize that his master had only been in the next room over.
"Gokudera was very worried when we didn't meet with you on the way to school. And honestly, so was I, haha," Yamamoto said with a relieved smile.
"I thought someone had kidnapped you! Or worse! They attacked you, and I wasn't there to protect you! I'm so sorry, Juudaime!" Gokudera said, banging his head on Tsuna's desk when he bowed in apology. Tsuna nervously stopped his silver haired friend when the bomber rose up to bang his head again with another apology.
"S-sorry. I woke up early today so that's why we didn't meet up like we usually do... Sorry, I should've waited for you guys so you wouldn't have worried," Tsuna explained, feeling pretty bad for making his best friends have a mild panic attack. It was highly rare and strange for him to be on time for school so it was probably great luck for Gokudera and Yamamoto to have checked the school first. He could only imagine how they reacted when they didn't see him... It probably consisted a lot of freaking out, threats to blow up whoever had kidnapped him, and bickering. And knowing Gokudera, Tsuna could guess that his storm guardian would've bombed whoever he considered a suspect if they hadn't found him here...
It's alright Tsuna. Even you have those early bird days!" Yamamoto said with a smile, earning a smile in return from the brunette. "By the way, I forgot to ask yesterday because you looked a bit tired, but did you manage to talk to Hibari?"
Tsuna blinked rapidly as his face flushed a soft pink, which caught the interest of his ever so loyal friends, specifically Gokudera. The poor silverette grew a bit suspicious as to why his beloved boss would blush and look so shy? Just what had Tsuna and Hibari talked about!?
"Uh yeah I-I did talk to him," Tsuna stuttered lightly, looking down at his desk a bit bashfully, wondering if he should tell his friends about what he found out or keep it a secret till he knew what he was going to do with that kind of information. Besides...he didn't think Gokudera would take it well if he told the silverette that Hibari liked him...
"What did that bastard say?! If he insulted Juudaime in anyway, I'll blow him to bits!" Gokudera growled protectively, making the brunette laugh nervously. Yeah, definitely later...
"Nothing happened. We just cleared up a small misunderstanding, and I uh... I'm going to talk to him during lunch again. You know, to make sure he really hadn't misunderstood and doesn't have any more problems with me," Tsuna said with more confidence than he realized, making sure not to lie, but not to tell the whole truth either. The brunette smiled up at his friends with a knowing smile they've never seen before, which stunned them speechless momentarily. "I may need your help again, but maybe not."
Tsuna stared up at his two guardians who stared back at him as if they were hypnotized by his mere presence. The brunette's smile began to falter the more they stared at him, starting to grow a bit worried for his friends, but luckily, that seemed to snap Gokudera and Yamamoto out of whatever trance they were, their faces both flushing a bit in embarrassment.
"R-right! A-anything for Juudaime!" Gokudera stammered as he stood up straighter, as if he were called to attention. Tsuna smiled at them again, but it was his usual cheerful smile with a hint of worry just as the bell rung. While Tsuna was getting out his notebook, Gokudera pulled Yamamoto aside for a word. "Is it just me, or is Juudaime unusually charming? N-not that he isn't other days, but he's more charming today than usual..."
The two of them turned to look back at Tsuna, who was no stretching, before going back to their conversation.
"Yeah. He also seems more...mature? Or maybe it's wise..." Yamamoto said with a soft thoughtful look on his face as he looked off to the side. There was a pause between them as they lost themselves in their thoughts... "Well, whatever it is, it's kind of cool right? It feels like Tsuna can take on anything the world throws at him!"
"And I'll be by his side to help Juudaime!" Gokudera said enthusiastically, earning a small smirk from Yamamoto who leaned over to whisper in the silverette's ear, "And I'll be by your side, Hayato."
This instantly made Gokudera flush a bright pink, especially with the seductive voice the baseball idiot used on him. The bomber instantly pushed the swordsman away from him, who was laughing cheerfully at how flustered the other looked and started to yell at him for being an idiot and to stay away from him. Yamamoto just couldn't resist teasing Gokudera when he had the opportunity to! And with one final insult from the bombers side and a huff, both boys went to their designated seats as the class started.
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"They're there again Juudaime," Gokudera reported as he, Tsuna, and Yamamoto peered over corner that turned towards Hibari'sa office from shortest to tallest with Tsuna's head peering over at the bottom and Yamamoto's on top. It was lunch time, and just like Tsuna said, he wanted to speak with the skylark, but it seems the body guards were still there, but they weren't the same ones from yesterday. According to what his two guardians told him, Tsuna was able to piece together that Gokudera had lost his temper and thew a dynamite at the two goons which had been a one way ticket to the hospital... Why Gokudera lost his temper was a mystery to Tsuna, but then again, the silverette was a walking time bomb. Pun not intended.
"Why does he still have them?" Tsuna said to himself with a soft sigh, not understanding why Hibari put two other guards. It was already proven that it was useless when he had Yamamoto and Gokudera to back him up, and he already knew why the prefect had been avoiding him all this time. 'Just how shy are you, Hibari-san?'
"Should we get rid of them like we did with the other two?" Yamamoto asked curiously, bringing Tsuna out of his thoughts.
"Aha, please don't," Tsuna said with a weary look, one that said that he really didn't like that idea. They already know what would happen if they punched the two goons. Instead of two, there would be four of Hibari's subordinates in the hospital by the end of the day and Yamamoto's freakish baseball skills would probably be the cause this time around. "Why don't you just tell them that you guys witnessed a fight, lead them away, and escape when they aren't looking and before they realize you were lying?"
"That's a great idea, Juudaime!" Gokudera praised happily, with Yamamoto nodding in agreement, both looking quite proud of their future boss, Gokudera more than Yamamoto. Tsuna resisted the urge to sigh and look off to the side wearily.
'It's something a normal person would think of...' Tsuna thought to himself before he gave his two friends a weary smile. He seemed to be feeling quite weary around his friends lately...he wondered why.
"Okay, we'll go do what you told us," Yamamoto chirped before he and Gokudera ran over to the guards. Tsuna, like yesterday, stayed behind and watched the two, and much to his joy, they seemed to be doing what he told them to do. Things seemed to be going perfectly until Gokudera scowled and punched one of the guards in the face. The future boss watched with a dropped jaw as it seemed as if Gokudera was trying to pick a fight with the guard he just punched, but Yamamoto held him back as best as he could. Did his storm guardian misunderstand and thought he told him to start a fight?! Tsuna felt the urge to face palm but resisted...at least for a few seconds before he gave into it when he saw his two friends run away, or rather, one of them was running away while dragging the lethal bomber away.
with the guards chasing after them. What was he going to do with Gokudera? He hadn't the clue...
Sighing Tsuna walked over to Hibari's office, and like yesterday, paused at his door. He seriously had put some thought into this current situation, about returning Hibari's feelings, but still wasn't sure about his own feelings. He didn't hate Hibari, nor was he disturbed or disgusted with his feelings; he knew that for sure. But did he like his cloud guardian in that light? It's true he hasn't felt the same for Kyoko like he used to, but that didn't mean he was into guys, right? True that when Hibari had been avoiding him, it hurt his feelings a lot, but that's probably because he sees him as a friend. And those crazy butterfly feelings in his stomach when he was confessed to was probably in the moment or because he was never confessed to before, or because he had been caught completely off guard for that. Tsuna didn't know, but he still felt he should tell Hibari, at least tell him that it wasn't a definite no, and he was still taking his feelings into consideration. Yeah, he'll tell Hibari just that! He was pretty sure that the skylark would understand. With that reassuring thought, Tsuna opened the door quietly and stepped inside. The brunette glanced over to the desk but saw no Hibari. For a moment, he thought that the skylark wasn't even in his office, but then reminded himself that there were guards. Surely if Hibari wasn't here, the guards wouldn't be stationed outside. Tsuna frowned softly, wondering where Hibari could be and if he had ran off in the time the guards ran after Gokudera and Yamamoto and when he opened the door. As his caramel brown eyes looked around, they drifted over to the couches where they landed on the very person he had been looking fore, sound asleep.
Tsuna's eyes widened slightly, surprised that he hadn't woken the skylark up, seeing as Hibari was an extremely light sleeper. This was quite a rare opportunity for him... So as quietly as he could, the brunette made his way over to the couches and sat on the couch across from Hibari. There, he silently watched his cloud guardian sleep, smiling softly to himself.
'Hibari looks so peaceful when he's asleep,' Tsuna thought to himself as he studied the prefect's facial expression. He couldn't help but notice how flawless Hibari's skin was, and so pale. If he didn't know how murderous the other could be, Tsuna would think that Hibari looked almost fragile. And very pretty. Tsuna frowned softly at the thought. No, pretty wasn't the correct word to describe the skylark. Beautiful or handsome would more appropriate for him. Yeah... Tsuna flushed softly at the thought he was having, wondering if this was normal. No, it probably wasn't... Then why would he think that Hibari was very attractive?
'If I told this to Hibari-san, he'd probably bite me to death... Or because it's me...would he have gotten embarrassed and blush?' Tsuna thought to himself, his gaze softening as he continued to trace every detail of Hibari's face with his caramel eyes, eventually staring at those slightly parted lips. Tsuna's cheeks flushed a soft pink again as a small smile graced his own lips. Di he perhaps like Hibari in return? He had asked himself this question many times during class when he was wondering on answer for the prefect, but back then, he hadn't been staring at Hibari intently like he was staring at him now. At his eyelashes, at his strong jaw line, and those curved lips. Not only that, he was calling the older teen beautiful! And all the while he was having these thoughts, his heart was pounding in his chest and his stomach was full of butterflies. Surely a normal person who didn't like someone, not even a little bit, wouldn't be thinking what he was thinking... So perhaps, he did like Hibari...
Tsuna chuckled softly to himself, pleasantly surprised with how happy he felt at the moment. His smile widened a bit when he noticed Hibari stirring from his slumber, probably woken from his soft laughter. Tsuna watched in amusement as cool blue-gray eyes fluttered open and narrowed into a glare. Tsuna resisted the urge to chuckle again as those glaring eyes turned on him and stayed that way for a few moments before they widened slightly in realization. Tsuna finally let out his laughter when Hibari sat up abruptly and pressed himself back into the couch as if he was afraid the brunette would go rabid and attack him.
"Did you sleep well Hibari-san? I wanted to tale with you, but I didn't want to wake you up, so I waited," Tsuna said, feeling very calm and relaxed, and just slightly giddy.
"Y... You waited? How long?" Hibari asked after a moment of silence, no doubt trying to regain his voice. Tsuna looked up thoughtful for a moment before smiled and said, "Probably 15 minutes."
Tsuna watched as Hibari's stared at him for a bit before the pale skin on his cheeks flushed pink. The brunette's smile grew and his own face flushed because he thought Hibari looked very cute at this moment, especially when he covered his face with one of his hands like that time on the roof before he confessed to him. Was he embarrassed because he had been asleep for too long? Tsuna was partially right with his theory, but it wasn't the entire reason why Hibari was embarrassed. The skylark felt so embarrassed because he was absolutely positive that Tsuna had been watching him the entire time he was asleep! He probably spotted his flaws or thought that he looked weird when he slept! Hibari has never felt this self-conscious before in his life. Especially around the person he confessed to! But then again, Tsuna was the first he's ever confessed to and the first to ever feel this way towards someone else. All the more reason why he still had the urge to run away, like this morning when he saw Tsuna at the entrance gates. Just like the brunette had predicted, Hibari had ran off while Ryohei had been bothering Tsuna. He knew there was no point in running anymore, now that the other knew his secret. Oh wait. Yes there was. There was still the fact that Tsuna was now going to reject him. That's probably why he came here in the first place to talk. Well, he probably should get this over with.
"Did you come here to tell me you can't return my feelings?" Hibari asked, removing his hand from his face, but didn't look at Tsuna in the eye as he bowed his head so he could stare at his feet. And because of that, he didn't see the surprised expression on Tsuna's face. "I understand. You probably dislike me from all the times I've hurt you..."
"Well... you did bite me to death a lot in the past," Hibari head Tsuna say, his heart sinking some. See. He knew that Tsuna wouldn't like him, because of his terrible attitude... "But I don't dislike you, Hibari-san. On the contrary, I like you a lot."
Hibari felt his heart stop at those words, and as he looked up to lock gazes with Tsuna, he blushed to a darker shade of pink. However, when he saw the smile Tsuna was giving him, the same one that made him realize his feelings, that pink blush turned to a brilliant red. Tsuna laughed softly at the skylark's red face, feeling quite happy that this seemed to make Hibari happy as well.
"Well, that's all I wanted to tell you, because I don't want you to run away from me anymore," Tsuna said as stood up and gave the prefect a polite bow before he turned to leave. As he walked towards the door, the brunette wondered if Hibari took his words seriously or did he misunderstand and thought he meant that he only liked him as a friend. Maybe he should do something that would show Hibari how he really felt. Tsuna's hand had just touched the door knob when another pair of hands appeared to rest against the door, and the brunette could feel a warm body behind him, effectively trapping him and keeping him in placed. Tsuna blinked rapidly, a bit confused, before he turned his head slightly to the right, only to curiously look up at Hibari who was blushing brightly and was frowning that uncomfortable frown of his he's been using lately. Tsuna watched silently as the skylark's eyes flicked back and forth from him to the ground and he started to chew on his bottom lip, his brows knitting together a bit. He was about ready to ask the other what's wrong, when Hibari hesitantly started to lean forward so that their cheeks were now lightly brushing against one another. The skylark looked really embarrassed, and almost seemed as if he was going to chicken out on whatever he was going to do, but eventually, he finally turned his head and placed a soft kiss on Tsuna's slightly pink cheek.
Tsuna's eyes widened slightly in shock as Hibari pulled away, with a scarlet blush tinting his normally pale cheeks. One look at the brunette's face sent the skylark into a mental panic. He hated the kiss didn't he!? Had he misunderstood when the other told him he liked him!? Had he meant he only liked him as a friend?! So that meant he hated it right? Because that means he didn't like him!
Hibari's thoughts were like a broken record, repeating the same train of thought over and over while his face displayed his internal turmoil. Tsuna, who was a soft pink from the kiss, watched these emotions play across Hibari's face and couldn't help but smile. Hibari was too cute for words... The Vongola let out a small giggle before he turned around so his back rested against the and he was facing Hibari, trapped between his arms. Hibari seemed to lost in his own thoughts to even notice that he was now face to face with Tsuna. He was also too panicked to notice how the brunette's face seemed to grow closer to his by the second. It wasn't until he felt something soft press against his lips did he finally snap out of it.
The skylark's eyes stared blankly at first, trying to process what he was staring at and what he was feeling. When he finally realized that those dark and long lashes belonged to Tsuna, and the thin pressed against his lips were Tsuna's lips, Hibari swore his whole body was completely red. The skylark stayed completely still and didn't budge an inch when Tsuna pulled away. The brunette gazed up at the prefect with a curious look, wondering if what he had done was okay. Personally, he had liked the kiss Hibari gave him and the kiss he just gave to the other. Both had made those butterflies go crazy in his stomach and his heart swell up like a balloon. And of course, it made him completely happy, especially because it made the skylark's blush travel down his neck and up to his ears. He didn't want anybody else to see this side of Hibari... Tsuna's eyes widened a bit, startled by his own thoughts for a second time, but not as startled when Hibari suddenly dropped to his knees.
"Hibari-san!?" Tsuna gasped, dropping to his own knees and hands to peer up into Hibari's face. "Are you okay? Did I do something I shouldn't have?"
"No," Hibari said instantly, making Tsuna look up at the skylark with a surprised and curious caramel eyes. Hibari felt his cheeks burn with that wretched red blush as he looked back at Tsuna. However, that eye contact was broken almost immediately as the prefect looked away quickly and nervously, afraid that he would probably pass out from how cute Tsuna look and from embarrassment.
"Then...what's wrong?" Tsuna asked curiously, oblivious to what kind of effect he had on Hibari. He watched, amusement becoming more evident in those brown eyes, as the skylark looked back and forth from him to his lap with that endearing uncomfortable frown.
"I...I-I got dizzy... And my knees gave out..." Hibari said in a soft voice that Tsuna almost didn't catch it. The brunette stared at his cloud guardian for a few seconds before he stifled back a laugh, his face growing a bit pink. He couldn't believe it. His innocent kiss had made Hibari weak in the knees!
"You're very cute, Hibari-san, : Tsuna said with that adoring smile that never failed to make Hibari's heart swoon. Hibari bit his bottom lip and his eyes narrowed lightly in distaste, making it obvious he did not like to be called cute. He stared at the brunette with that narrowed gaze for a moment before he mustered up some courage ad leaned forward to nervously place a quick kiss on Tsuna's lips, pulling away only to be pleased with the brunette's flushed face.
"You're the cute one, Tsunayoshi," Hibari said in a soft low voice, making Tsuna feel a bit flustered, but he still smiled nonetheless. He liked it when Hibari says his name like that... Like it was the most precious name in the world.
"You thinks so? Well that would make us a cute couple right? I mean...that is if you want to be..." Tsuna said, now starting to feel shy, especially when Hibari too was being so shy with him. The brunette nervously poked at the floor, his blush growing. "What I mean to say is," Tsuna gently took Hibari's hand and laced their finger together, "would you like to become a couple? I really do like you..."
Hibari stared dumbfounded at Tsuna, before he turned his blue-gray eyes at their joined hands where they remained for a while. Then slowly, his red blush began to diminish, and a smile graced his lips.
"Yes..." Hibari said simply, looking up to gaze into those caramel eyes he liked so much. He watched in joy as it was Tsuna's turn to flush red, and do that adorable stuttering of his. Hibari let out a soft chuckle, which only seemed to make Tsuna grow more flustered, before he gave a gentle squeeze to their joined hands. Suddenly, the bell for the end of lunch run, and both boy jumped at the loud sound, and helped one another to get back onto their feet.
"Ah, well, I have to go now," Tsuna said, nervously looking down. He gave the skylark a soft smile before he pulled his hand away and turned to leave. However, he felt something take hold of his wrist, holding him back. Tsuna curiously turned back around and was met with the endearing sight of Hibari looking down with a pink blush and a rather upset look adorning his features. Tsuna smiled as he realized what the other wanted. "Fine... One more."
And with that said, Tsuna leaned in on his tip toes and sealed their lips together for a third time. They stayed that while for a while, neither one of them wanting to pull away, because face it, this kiss was by far the best kiss yet. However, when air became necessary, they pulled away, but not too far away. Tsuna's golden brown eyes were half lidded as they stared up into warm blue-gray eyes that seem to be able to see right through him. The brunette felt a soft shiver wrack through his body under that gaze, and he resisted the urge to steal another kiss, especially when he was reminded again that he had to be in class when the warning bell rung.
"See you later, Hibari-san..." Tsuna whispered, enjoying how their lips brushed against one another when he uttered those words. With one final adoring smile, the petite brunette opened the door and quickly left, jogging off to his next class, leaving a quiet prefect behind. Soon enough, that said prefect's face became a flaming red, the blush traveling down his body and up his ears. The rush of blood was so great, that in the next moment, Hibari fell over off to the side, as if he were a tree that had been cut down by a lumberjack, knocked out. The poor cloud guardian was found hours later by Kusakabe when the vice president came to report to Hibari after school. And poor Kusakabe, he was bitten to death by an embarrassed/humiliated Hibari when the skylark came to.