Date Released: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Title: Transcending Dreams
Author: Gin Nanashi
Creation Type: FanFiction, "Crossover"
Main Rating: T
Disclaimer: The Lyrical Life © Gin Nanashi; Katekyou Hitman REBORN! © Amano Akira
Summary: What is reality? No one knows for sure. And, when Tsuna accidentally finds himself in a world where he exists as a form of entertainment, what is he to think? Not only that, but he meets the characters of a manga that's famous in his world! Just, what is reality?

Transcending Dreams

Dream 10: Fated Disturbance

The music played, the beat resonated; her body moved in sync as she stepped, twisted, flipped and turned in time with motions flowing fluidly from hours of practice.

Her dark hair were wild as her bangs clung to her sweaty forehead; her golden eyes were bright with dazzling emotions; her lips moved silently, repeating the melody to herself.

The manga may have been amazing in drawing but nothing, nothing, compared to reality.

Tsuna could only stare, transfixed at the way Kadin moved, as his heart thumped in his ears, heated blood rushing through his veins.

Even the crowd, once shouting, once cheering, was silenced in awe…

But, as the beat softened, as the music began to fade, as she finished her dance in her signature one-handed freeze, everything ended with her feet back on the ground and her head held high in pride.

Before the crowd roared in amazement and and a smirk appeared on her lips.

Kadin secretly pumped her fists as her eyes roamed the audience, lighting up upon spotting the familiar brunet standing and cheering with all his might.

A true smile secretly danced over her lips before she punched the air in victory.

"KYAAAAAAAAA~~~ KADIN, YOU THE BEST!"

Her fans screamed in delight at the performance but their voices never reached his ears as Tsuna stared wide-eyed at the smile that was directed at him, cheeks flushed and ears red.

'Kadin-san…'

"She's gotten even better."

The brunet jumped, barely suppressing a scream, as Zeke laughed and playfully ruffled his hair.

"You're a real shy guy, aren't ya, kiddo!"

'You're just too friendly.' Tsuna deadpanned whilst inching a bit away from the blond before sighing in relief when Zeke turned back to the ongoing competition at hand.

"… But she really is amazing, isn't she?"

Catching onto the wistful tone, Tsuna gazed up at the older man and tensed upon seeing the dreamy smile on his lips before forcing his gaze away.

'I almost forgot… Kadin-san is really popular…'

His eyes trailed over to the tomboy as she cooled down from a safe distance away from her screaming fans when she suddenly looked up and over at him.

A slow blink before she raised a brow, causing heat to creep onto his cheeks again.

Kadin chuckled upon seeing his embarrassed expression and threw a careless smirk at the boy before jumping to her feet, eliciting another excited squeal from her fan club nearby.

Grabbing her jacket and swinging it over her shoulder, she was about to swagger back to Tsuna when a large and calloused hand clamped onto her.

Looking backwards, she blinked at the man who stopped her, taking in his slicked black hair and dark blue eyes, before tilting her head in a greeting, "Mr. Rose, how may I help you?"

"Please, call me Aloysius, or Louis, if you will." He smiled elegantly, removing his hand, "You are Ms. Kadin Zhang, are you not?"

Kadin blinked and nodded in response as he continued.

"Your performance was quite marvelous, not a step was off-beat." Came his compliment as he maintained eye contact, "I'll be looking forward to seeing more."

That said, he threw a smirk that sent shivers down her spine before he sauntered off to his company.

Kadin rubbed the back of her neck, shifting awkwardly from one foot to the other, before tensing when another hand touched her.

"Hey, Kay! Great moves out there!"

She released the breath that she was holding and looked up at the grinning blond with a raised brow.

"You haven't gone yet."

Zeke wrapped an arm around her shoulders and ruffled her hair, cooing teasingly, "Aw~ Were ya worried about me, babe?"

A smirk as she replied, "Only 'cause I haven't laughed at you yet."

He fell over and began to whine pitiably as Kadin chuckled before turning to the quiet brunet. Her smirk faded as she noticed the expression on his face - the furrowing that bunched his brows together, the frown that marred his lips, the glare that was evident in his burning eyes towards Aloysius Rose. She too glanced over at the man before leaning down to the boy's level and whispering, "You know something."

Tsuna jumped upon feeling her warm breath puffing against his ear and blushed, dropping his gaze to his feet and stuttering out an incoherent response.

Kadin pulled back a bit to watch him, feeling a bit amused before sobering up, "Don't worry. You don't have to tell me if you can't."

He clamped his mouth shut at that but refused to look up as guilt became evident on his face.

Blue eyes gazed at the scene, flickering between the seemingly aloof tomboy and the obviously meek brunet, before narrowing as a frown played on Zeke's lips. Not liking the feeling of being an outsider, the blond touched Kadin's shoulders and gave her a questioning but meaningful look. The tomboy gazed back analytically before shaking her head, causing the man to deflate in his approach before he sighed silently and pulled away to force a jovial expression on his face.

"Anyway~ I'm about to go up so cheer with all the might you little people have, y'hear me?"

Kadin simply raised a brow before smirking teasingly, "Since when have I become a cheerleader?"

"Since now!" Zeke replied, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and ruffling her hair. A scowl replaced Kadin's smirk and the blond chuckled, feeling a bit more cheerful before lowering his voice, "So, will you cheer for me?"

Calculating golden eyes watched those expressive blue ones before Kadin twisted out of his grapple and placed him into a headlock instead, snorting, "Hn. You're not allowed to lose to anyone but me."

Cheeks flushed at being pressed against her, Zeke pushed away the naughty thoughts that attempted to fill his mind in order to smirk at her.

"Wouldn't dream of it, Kay."

Tsuna watched the interactions awkwardly as his stomach knotted in ways that made him want to run away and hide - or puke, whichever seemed more ready at the time anyway.

'Why? Why am I acting like this?' A frown graced his lips as his hands clenched into fists. 'I never felt this strongly when I read the manga.' His mind drifted to how intimate Kadin was with her friends… and secret admirers for that matter. 'But then again, this isn't a manga anymore. This… This is reality.' His heart thumped painfully as he watched how close the two dancers were - so carefree with each other, so comfortable, so… so… 'So much like lovers.'

Just as Tsuna thought that he wouldn't be able to stomach the scene any longer, the blond finally pulled out of the tomboy's grapple to warm up for his turn.

The brunet sighed in silent relief before abruptly smacking himself in his mind, berating himself.

'Stupid… Stupid! I'M SO STUPID! I'm supposed to be cheering for this pairing! Because… because then Kadin would, at the very least, be safe from him! So why am I worrying so much about keeping them away from each other? I should be more worried about whether or not she'll be able to avoid that when the time comes! And the best way to assure that is to make sure that she doesn't fall in love with Aloysius! So stop thinking about how to make her love-!'

His train of thought crashed in sudden realization.

'Oh… Oh no…'

Standing as stiff as an upright corpse with eyes as wide as a petrified victim, Tsuna paled dramatically.

'This… This is bad… Really bad!'

Turning back from waving to the busied blond, Kadin blinked at the frozen brunet and frowned with worry in her bright eyes, "Tsuna?"

'I… This… It wasn't supposed to go like this!' He screamed mentally, 'I only planned to help Kadin avoid that while I'm in this world so why…? Why is this happening? And when? When did I truly, really, fall in… in… in l-l-l-!'

Yet, even in the privacy of his own mind, he couldn't finish that forbidden thought as he wrapped his arms around himself, trembling.

'Wh-What do I do now? Act on it? … No. I can't act on it… Because it's illegal - she's an adult and I'm a minor! But will I be able to ignore it?'

His head and his heart throbbed painfully.

'What if I can't and this continues? Growing stronger and stronger… What'll happen then? And what'll happen when I have to leave?'

His heart and his stomach churned uncomfortably.

'Will I have to choose…? Between my world and hers…? And what if I can't…?'

His body felt numb and his senses dull.

'Someone… please… tell me… tell me…'

"Tsuna!"

A flash of light flickered dimly…

'What should I do?'

… before darkness consumed it.

(Extended Ending)

"Tsuna!"

The brunet fell into her arms, cheeks flushed and breathing labored, trembling as his face contorted in pain.

"Kadin!" Zeke called out, running up to her and looking over the boy in concern, "What happened?"

Golden eyes stayed on Tsuna's still form as Kadin pressed a hand against his forehead.

"His fever returned…" She murmured more to herself than anyone else, "But why…?"

'Think, Kay, think! Is this really a cold? When he collapsed before, he had all the symptoms of a cold yet he fully recovered in less than 24-hours. That shouldn't be normal. And now he's collapsed again. So what's really going on…?'

Yet the tomboy didn't think too long as she stood up with the petite boy in her arms and declared, "I'm taking him to the hospital."

"Alright then." Zeke nodded grimly as he also stood up, "I'll drive you there."

Surprised, Kadin was about to refuse but the blond cut in and ushered her along.

"I won't be able to concentrate anyway." He flashed a teasing smile at her, "After all, I need my cute cheerleader, y'know?"

"…" The tomboy had no response to that as she held Tsuna close to her and nodded, "Thank you, Zeke."

"Hey, what are friends for?" The blond grinned, grabbing his car keys, "Well, other than teasing anyway."

Despite the situation, Kadin couldn't help but crack a smile at that before looking down at the unconscious boy with worry evident in her eyes.

'Tsuna… Please be okay.'

Author's Note:

Damn. I'm starting to lose interesting in writing fanfiction in general. Oh well. It's probably just a temporary thing. But, anyway, I'll try to finish this story. Hopefully, it won't take any more than three or so chapters but, knowing me, it might extend with some filler chapters or something. Nonetheless, I hope y'all still enjoy it!

P.S. I would like your opinion. Which do you like better: happy endings or tragic ones? It won't affect my original idea for this story but I'm curious. Of course, it's optional to respond. Thanks in advance~ C: