Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman Reborn

100% Dexterity Value

CHAPTER 3

'Hospital Days and Out'

It's been a 2 week or so since I got conscious on the hospital

The guys keep visiting me every day and I didn't got bored at all

Hibari is actually the one who stays with me longer since he did says that I'm his RESPONSIBILITY from now on … he's kinda of like my guardian and I must say the hospital do treat me extra special because of this

Yamamoto, Tsuna, Gokudera and Ryohei often visit me as well… take note that they only visit me WHEN and only WHEN Hibari is out of presence

Unfortunately Hibari hated their presence and he'll bite them to death without even hearing their words... its quite cruel actually… but I really have no power to stop him

Anyways… I never get tired welcoming the guys whenever they came in my room and I was so happy whenever they are here

Takeshi always brings along a pile of sushi and even introduce me to his dad once- yeah just like on the anime when Tsuna is on the Hospital. Unlike Tsuna though, I was the only one who eats all those sushi and its was so delicious

Gokudera on the other hand was also sweet enough to visit me with a pile of books and other things. I enjoy chatting with him about different weird things as we compete a bit about trivia and scientific books we coincidentally knows. We also talk about Tsuna

Ryohei often visit me with Kyoko and her friend Hana. They are fun and crazy. Kyoko and Hana were enjoying to be with and for a change I get to hang out with girls. Kyoko also updated me with school activities and so. Though at First it took me time to calm down Kyoko because on the first time she step in my room she was like 'Chieko-chan are you alright, I was so worried, onii-chan told me that you fell down the floor and hit your head so you got comatose for a whole month' yeah…I didn't know where that came from but I'm totally sure its from Ryohei

And lastly Tsuna who freak out once because he saw Sawada Nana and the others were on the hospital as well (courtesy of REBORN). Nana or should I call her Okaa-san (she told me to call her that) is so kind to me and take care of me whenever she had free time, she said something about 'Tsu-kun, why didn't you told me you had such a adorable friend on the hospital' or something like that. Bianchi, was a scary one but I sort of loosen up to her when she start talking about Reborn and her love life. I was so interested on the past that we keep talking and talking about it for hours. I then realize that Bianchi is like an ordinary maiden in love.

Ipin, Lambo and Fuuta are there too even though its my first time meeting them I didn't had any problems dealing with kids. Though I was a little bit anxious at first but Tsuna help me to get along with them. Lambo was the talkative one who likes to brag about himself being a mafia… I hate to admit but if you really look at it on my view, he is like a kid pretending to be a mafia. Lambo is really really loud like I expected but Reborn took care of it every time Lambo cries. Ipin was a sweet little shy girl, she doesn't talk much but…I like her, she's polite and quite intelligent. Fuuta was a cute one too I was waiting to hear his ranking ability but it never happen. I figure out Tsuna is restraining him to do so because he is not sure if a knew the mafia thing going on or what

There is also an extra visitor Haru, I was so surprise when she came in with Tsuna but I was so happy to meet her. She's really funny and we are kind of similar on being cosplay fanatic and sweet lover. Though I'm only interest in REAL anime cosplay, I still enjoy seeing Haru on her different costume and yeah… in real life she still go 'Hahi' and whenever she do that I kind of… laugh? Hahah I can't help it, its kind of funny in anime and in real life. Though on the first time she came she was glaring at me, I guess she thought I had some kind of relationship with Tsuna hahahaha

Reborn were also there discussing something with Dino. Oh Yeah I forgot about Dino and his companion. Dino at first were conscious at me because he thought I don't know about those mafia mafia stuff but when Reborn explain to him what happen, we got closer. He is the first one I saw after all when I woke in the hospital. He's a kind a guy and comfortable to be with. I also said Thank you to him for taking care of me when I was on comatose

All in all my Hospital days weren't as lonely and boring as it should be and I was so so Happy that I get to meet all of them… I didn't expected that confining on the hospital will be my way to meet Tsuna's family though even so… even so… I'm so glad that I get to meet more ANIME CHARACTERS…it was so cool in the same time I try to restrain myself and pretend that I just met them.

But man~ I was really really stopping myself to get their autograph and picture ahahaha ^0^

Wait speaking of picture..I should really get some camera, I'm dying to take a picture of all of them

-#-

After dressing up on a simple yellow dress with a matching baggy jacket

I made a last check of myself on the mirror

I smile at this remembering how Kyoko gave this to me as a present

As you can see I don't have any clothes with me, the underwear and other things were Sawada Nana's old clothes

I use the hospital clothes so I didn't had any problem until now

Reborn was kind enough to ask Kyoko to let me borrow clothes but she end up getting excited and bought me clothes as present

Though Kyoko made Ryohei deliver it, I should remember thanking her for this

But the question is where are they?

I thought they said they are going to see me off? Well…I guess they are still at school at this time and I heard that pre-final test is next week, they all must be busy

I thought as I finally pack up my stuff and take a last look on the my comfy room

I imagine how we hang out and got to know more each other in here…It was really fun

I smile for the last time as I turn away and walk out my room

On the hallway I bid goodbye to my room neighbors and friends that I made on the couple days of my stay here on the hospital

Also with some nurses I knew, the doctors and the staff of the hospital

They are all really kind to me and they took care of me so much

"Bye Onee-chan" The little girl Anna, she's my next door room neighbor

She's a kind little girl who always visit me whenever she feels lonely on her room

I gave her last hug and kiss on the cheeks while I said goodbye

The hospital days were nice but…its still so good to be out of it, my deep wound on my back is totally healed, leaving a hideous scar on my flesh

Being comatose weren't fun too …wait speaking of comatose

I blink as I remember Dino-san

"I wonder where he is…?" I thought out loud

He should be with me but after making the preparation to leave he just disappear with Reborn

"Oh well I better get home before Otou-san? (Hibari) gets mad at me and bite me to death" I rolled my eyes on that as I just sigh and walk ahead

Really that guy really change after that 'incident' I don't know why but he became super OVER PROTECTIVE that even the mosquito lurking around won't even come closer to me

Its not like I mind or what but…he's like my father

Well heck even my REAL father isn't that strict to me

Speaking of weirdness…not only Hibari change but also Takeshi, Tsuna, Gokudera and Ryohei

Ugh…Guys and their prides

"Hmm?" I blink as I found myself staring at a white wall of a…chest?

I look up and saw

"Yo Chibi" I blink again to make my mind process who am I staring at… then it snap

"Takeshi!" I exclaim in surprise as I gave a wide smile

"What are you doing here?" I ask staring at the handsome baseball player

He is grinning at me like Cheshire cat

I stare at him suspiciously

"Okay… what's with that smile?" I ask

"What smile?" he ask innocently but I'm totally not falling for it

"That smile" I said while my left eyebrow twitch

"Hahahah Its nothing, I am just happy to see you out of the hospital" he chirp happily

Seeing his super happy attitude made me suspicious more

"Okay… spit it out..what's up with you" I said bluntly giving him I know you are up to something look

Though he just laugh at me

"Hahaha nothing nothing… I told you I'm just happy"

"Well your happy attitude made me suspicious"

He laugh at me again… seeing I won't get anything out of him, I shrug all those off

"Anyway where are the others?" I ask as we both walk out the hospital

"Others? Ohh~ well they are still at school working on some uh stuff" He answer putting both of his hand behind his head

"by you mean stuff… you mean they are studying for the pre-finals" I ask

"Ahh, oh right…the pre-finals is next week hahaha I haven't studied yet" I sweat drop on his carefree attitude and sigh

"Well go on" I said with an understanding tone

He look at me puzzle

"Go on? On what?" He ask

"You don't need to take me home or what… you still have pre-finals, you should use your time to study than hanging around with me" I honestly said as I averted my eyes on the road that I'm walking at

"I happy that you took time to me see me out on the hospital and visit me everyday at my room but…I would felt guilty if you fail your test because of me… I couldn't thank you enough" I smile at brightly at him

as I remember those laughing and talking on the hospital with Takeshi

He stare at me for a moment then to my surprise

"Hmm?"

A hand drop on my hand, I look up to him

My eyes slightly widen to see Takeshi's gentle smile that I've never seen before

There's a silence as I stare at his eyes, he pet my head gently

And smile brighter

"Don't worry about it Chieko, I love hanging out with you"

THU-THUMB

My eyes widen on Takeshi's soft voice, words, expression and…I don't know?

I was dumbfounded on his honest words as my hair blew by the wind

Ohhh..kay… this is kind of….AWKWARD? see what I mean about them… changing… and acting weird… this is a perfect example

Suddenly I can feel my face heat up as I look away from Takeshi

"I-Uh" I am totally speechless like I black out on a class recitation but then

"Hahaha" I heard Takeshi carefree laugh, making me snap out

"Actually… I want to show you something very important that's why I came here" His voice and attitude went back to normal as I look back at him

I blink

"Something important?" I ask

He grin at me again and grab my hand

"Lets go"

-#-

" Soooo….Your something important you are talking about is teaching me…"

Now were on Namimori school grounds wearing a helmet and holding out a heavy metal bat.. perfect outfit for

"Baseball?" I ask as I glance on Takeshi who's standing far away distance from me holding out a ball

"You ready Chibi?" He ask in excited tone, I vein pop on him

"NOOOO" I shouted

"Aww come on Chibi-chan I taught you how to do it three times already" He shouted back with a smile

How could I freaking understand how he teach if he was like boom bam rar rar then urrg, HUH?

I sweat drop in this remembering Tsuna's swimming practice training, Takeshi was also there teaching Tsuna but I guess just like Tsuna…I won't learn anything from him

"Well it can't be help… listen up? okay Chibi" Takeshi again caught my attention

"You have to do is this BOOM…tad tad then you'll kaboom da.. and there…but if you can THUMM it until you got homerun, you get it?" I sweat drop on Takeshi's action

NOOOOO

I whine on my mind as I sigh at this

As much as I'm afraid of Hibari's wrath because I found out Takeshi skip his last subject to take me here on the school to play…I'm also dying to play this game

I can't help but to smile at Takeshi, his view there reminds me so much of Akane

Flashback:

"YAY CHI YOU DID IT YOU FINALLY SCORE" I was suffocated by Akane's hug

She was teaching me football but I can't seem to get it

But now…I finally score

I smile at her back

"YEAH" I cheer with her

Now we're sitting on the bench, I am resting while Akane is reading some magazine

"Chi Chi, look at this" I look at the magazine, I blink on the article

"Baseball?" I ask

"Yeah…I always wanted to try this, it's an American sport"

"You're kidding me, right?… you already tried, badminton, soccer, archery, martial arts, basketball and other stuff… and now you want to learn baseball?"

"Yeah isn't it cool?"

"And let me guess you are going to drag me on learning baseball again huh"

"Of course"

"hmmm~.. .tell you what, lets have a challenge so that we can have a little bit of change"

"Challenge of what?" I grin at Akane

"The first one to learn Baseball will treat all you can dine on Guillever's restaurant"

"You are crazy and desperate to eat there aren't you"

"You've notice"

"Hahah yeah, Chieko you are so predictable… either way how would you suppose to learn Baseball, we don't even have baseball club here at school"

"Well Yamamoto knows how to play"

"Yamamoto? you mean that handsome anime guy… my crush on the anime we watch last night"

"Yeah"

"Hahaha And how will you learn with that, are you going to go on Anime world and ask him to teach you"

"Maybe~"

"you're sick"

"hahahaahahah"

End of Flashback:

"And what do you know?" I murmur with a smile as those memory just flash on my mind

"CHIBI…I'm GOING TO PITCH" Takeshi shouted as I nodded at him

Then

I sweat drop on that I can feel my mouth slightly drop

Damn I totally forgot this guy pitch is ultra unnatural

"Ooops, did I throw it hard?" he ask while laughing a bit, I vein pop on him

"YOU THINK!" I shouted

"ahahaha gomen gomen"

I shook my head on displeasure but knowing Takeshi, he won't able to slow down his pitch

So I'll be learning baseball on the hard way huh

I nodded at this

No…I want to learn it…I want to learn it so badly… that I'm sure I'm going to beat Akane on the bet

I smile at this as I carry the heavy bat on my shoulder and pull up the large helmet on my head

I gave a determine smile on Takeshi

"Takeshi!" I point the baseball bat on Takeshi

He look at me in surprise

"Bring it on…I'll show you I can learn this thing…Just you wait" I said with a confident smile

As I remember my encounter with Akane again

"I quit I hate playing sports" a little six year old me whine with tears

"They are right then…You are A loser" a little Akane said sticking her tongue out of me

The little me eyes widen at this

"I'm NOT A LOSER, YOU UGLY FREAK" I shouted back now crying

"WHAT DID YOU SAID PIG"

"I SAID I'M NOT A LOSER UGLY DEAF"

"THEN PROVE LOUD MOUTHED PIG QUEEN OF ALL LOSER"

"FINE BRING IT ON…I'LL SHOW YOU, I CAN LEARN THIS STUPID THING..JUST YOU WAIT"

Not a very beautiful start of friendship huh? but that's really where we started

Huff puff pat pat

Holding out my knees I was sweating hard…its already near sunset and my feet is killing me

My arms numb and I didn't hit Takeshi pitch even once

Its just too fast

"You alright Chibi?" Takeshi ask now on my side

I smile at him

"I didn't able to hit it" I said honestly as he laugh a bit and scratch the back of his head

"Hahah don't worry about it…my club members can't too" He laugh as I sweat drop on his carefree action

I can imagine why?

"My pitch is probably too fast… so I can't blame you… but you did a good job back there and your height didn't really bother at all" He tease the last part as I glare him

He laugh and put a hand on my head

And then

THU THUMB

There it is again, his looks… his gentle smile

OH MY GAWK, I can feel my face hit up again BUT WHYYYYY

Being hypnotize on his eyes I immediately look away

"uh um..I forgot to ask you, Takeshi" This broke all those awkward silent as I shyly peek on him as he smile at me back again to normal

"Yeah?"

"Why did you teach me to play baseball all of a sudden? " I ask honestly, already gotten over those embarrassing feeling

Waiting for his reply…I didn't quite expect him to give me a sad expression

Surprise at this, I was left speechless

"Ta-takeshi is there something-" I was cut off gently by Takeshi

He smile at me… but not that ordinary smile…I can't quite explain it but it's kind of.. sad?

"Well... to be honest Chieko…I wanted to teach you how to play baseball since you told me you are interested in it… but.. 'that' happen…"

There's a silence as I saw Takeshi gave a pained expression and balled his fist

The atmosphere is suffocating

Its like I want to speak out but…I don't know what to say

"I was afraid"

Those words stun me… I didn't know Takeshi, a strong guy could say that

"Take-" I was cut off surprisingly when I found Takeshi grab my hand and pull me closer

It was like slow motion when I felt Takeshi's warmth, I felt his hands wraps around me protectively…I was surprise that it made my mind slow to process

But I know…Takeshi is hugging me…I felt his body, his warmth, his feelings of fear… to lose..me?

I can feel his breath blew on to my neck making me blush

I can't move...I was never hug by a guy like this before… not less an anime guy

But.. Takeshi isn't an anime anymore, he's a guy… a real guy… hugging me…he

I blush harder as my heart race madly…I feel so hot that I feel like fainting

Oh my gawk… what should I do what should I do what should I do

"I'm sorry" my eyes widen and my sense got snap out when I heard Takeshi whisper that

"I'm sorry" He repeated on much more stronger words as I felt his hug on me deepen, he dug his head on my neck

I don't know why, but I felt like…Something's wrong…Takeshi hug doesn't seem like a hug affection or what… but…its like fear… loneliness… guilt? But I don't understand why? Why would he

"Takeshi" I whisper as I stood still

"Are you….sad?" I ask

I can feel him wince on that question

There's silence as I waited for him, I know it's a stupid question but…its true he is-

"its my fault"

I stay quite as I listen to him

"its my fault that you almost died…its my katana that got you this scar" I felt his hands on my back

My eyes widen in realization as those event flash into me

He hug me tighter… though his hugs seems to be gentle that it didn't suffocate me… but its protective and full of emotion

I felt Takeshi gritted his teeth with a cracking voice

"I'm sorry…I'm sorry Chieko"

The wind blew my hair as I can see the sun set on the silence of us

I didn't know he is bearing with this feeling all along… but on the hospital he always smile at me like he has no worries… I didn't know… darn it…I'm such an idiot…why didn't I notice I…

I balled my fist

"Takeshi" I whisper

"I didn't know that… you are bearing with this feeling all along… those burden… If I know you were thinking of that…I would have told you…"

I pause as I hid my face on the shadow…. Yes..I would told him…

"you stupid idiot"

Takeshi pause… not expecting me to say that

I slightly pull him away as I hold on to his broad shoulder

I look at his shock face as I smile at him

"Stupid~" I giggle as I pinch his sad looking face

Nice to break a honest atmosphere huh…hello, I'm not an anime…I'm realistic and I don't like awkward moment

"Really… its doesn't suit you to frown like that… you look ten times scarier that you'll scare away all your fan girls" I laugh happily on his surprise face

"Chi-chieko"

I cup both his cheeks to look at straight at me

I look up to him with a gentle smile

"What kind of twisted thinking is that… you know exactly whose fault is it that I got this scar…and it isn't you… its that wacko mad scientist son of a million jerk's FAULT…and now he is gone… please don't blame it all to yourself because…" I smile as caress his cheeks gently

"without you...I would have been dead right now" Takeshi eyes widen at me because of this

I can see his eyes soften

"Chieko" He whisper gently and hold my hand on his cheeks, he close his eyes and feel my hand gently

"I'm so glad…" he whisper, I gave him an amuse smile as he tighten his holds on my hand

"I'm so glad that you are alive"

He said with a cracking voice, I pull up his head to look at me

I smile at him

"Me too…me too" I said as I gave him a smile

He hug me again, gently….

I smile at this feeling his friendly hug, I pull up my hand to hug him back when

GRAB PULLL~~~

I blink as I found myself on different arm…I look up and saw

"Hi-hibari?" I ask as I can feel his protective hand on my waist

I sweat drop at this and went pale

Uh oh did he saw that? I'm so dead

I saw his sharp eyes glare at Takeshi

Oh no…Takeshi is dead

"ahaha Hibari… fancy meeting you here" I sweat drop on Takeshi's immediate change of attitude

Hibari's glare harder on Takeshi

As he pull out his tonfa

He smirk evilly

"didn't I clarify you clearly Yamamoto Takeshi, that you are not allowed to play on the baseball court anytime you wish and… invade Chieko's personal space like that?"

Shuddering on Hibari's killing intent I saw him slowly let go of me and pull me behind him

"ahaha Gomen Hibari… I was teaching Chieko here some baseball" Takeshi reason out, Like Hibari wasn't a SCARY PREDATOR HUNTING HIM ALIVE

"I didn't saw any teaching there Yamamoto Takeshi… public display of affection is a major violation here in namimori middle school" Hibari smirk like seeing his prey

Takeshi sweat drop as he back away still laughing

"Ahaha oops my bad"

Darn it… I want to freakin hit Takeshi's head right now…I thought

"Unforgivable…I shall punish you by…" He wave his tonfa a bit, smiling evilly

I back away as well

See what I told you about being OVER PROTECTIVE

"Kamikorosu (I'll bite you to death)"

"TAKESHI RUNNN"

"Hibari hahaha w-wait a minute ACK hahaha wait are we playing tag?"

"DAMN IT, TAKESHI STOP LAUGHING YOU'RE GOING TO DIE"

To be continued…

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