Date Started: Friday, August 06, 2010
Title: The Journal of Memories
Author: Gin Nanashi
Creation Type: Fanfiction
Main Rating: K+
Main Genre: One-Shot Series; Fluff, Friendship
Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman REBORN! belongs to Amano Akira; Sasaki Li and Sasaki Xue Fang belongs to me (Gin Nanashi).
Summary: Sasaki Li came from a bloodline that allows her to gender-bend. Unfortunately, Li has yet to figure out how to control her ability. Fortunately, it leads to a whole bit of fun for the readers!
The Journal of Memories
Event 07: Satou-sensei Should Be Called Squirrel-teme!
Once Shouichi was properly initiated into Li's circle of friendship via the trial of hugs, the three were attempting to build a tower whose height could rival that of Tokyo Tower.
Sadly, the block building will never reach that glorious height as a group of boys playing tag ran straight into the tower.
Three pairs of eyes widened in shock as the blocks came tumbling down.
Two pairs of eyes began to glisten with unshed tears as their owners whimpered at the broken sight.
One pair of eyes narrowed as a vein throbbed on their owner's temple before she jumped to her feet and grabbed one of the boys who was unfortunate enough to not escape.
"What's your problem?" Li exploded as she shook the poor boy roughly, "Can't you see that we were playing peacefully?"
"Hey!" One of the other boys called out to the dark brunette, "Leave him alone!"
The gender-bender growled and dropped the sobbing boy before whirling around to face the owner of the voice, "I'll leave him alone if you guys apologize to us!"
"AS IF!" The boy snorted while stomping his feet, "YOU should apologize to US for making my little brother cry!"
Li clenched her hands into fists, "I wouldn't have made him cry if YOU didn't make my FRIENDS cry!"
The boy snarled before tackling Li to the ground and grabbing her hair roughly.
The group of boys began chanting to egg on the fight as Tsuna and Shouichi cried out in fear.
The girl growled upon hearing the cries and head-butted her opponent in the chin before smirking when the boy yelped in pain.
Unfortunately, the commotion caused the evil squirrel lady - err - Satou-sensei to arrive on the scene.
The group of kids dispersed as the blonde woman cried out in horror and grabbed the troublemakers by the back of their shirt and pulled them apart while shrieking, "WHAT DO YOU TWO THINK YOU'RE DOING?"
Silence fell on the daycare grounds save for the sniffling of three kids, the growling of two fighters and the heavy breathing of one angry lady.
Blue eyes narrowed dangerously before she carried the two away from everyone else.
Tsuna and Shouichi looked at one another with worried wide eyes as the other sobbing boy was guided away by his brother's and his group of friends.
They silently tip-toed after their captured friend.
Li winced a bit as she was dropped onto one of the many plastic chairs before scowling at the boy who was dropped in a chair across from her.
The blonde woman pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed shakily before fixing her gaze on the girl, "Sasaki-chan, what were you thinking when you attacked Daigorou-kun?"
The dark brunette forced her scowl to change into her signature frown before crossing her arms, "I didn't attack him. He attacked me!"
"Liar! You attacked my brother!" The boy snapped as he stood up only to be forced to quiet down again when Satou-sensei glared at him.
The teacher turned back to the girl, "Did you attack Ooyama-chan?"
Li stiffened and pursed her lips together, "I didn't attack him. I grabbed him."
"And then you shook him like a doll!" The older brother retaliated making the girl scowl at him and retort, "But, I didn't hurt him."
"You-!"
"Daigorou-kun!"
Satou-sensei cut the boy off again before rubbing her throbbing temples and breathing in and out slowly to calm herself.
A few moments of silence passed before the blonde woman continued, "Daigorou-kun, Sasaki-chan, you two are to stay away from each other once I let you two go. I will inform your parents about this later."
"WHAT?" Both kids screamed as they jumped to their feet before glaring at one another.
"AND!" The high-pitched voice cut their glares short and made Li flinch before continuing, "You two will apologize to each other right now."
The boy turned away while huffing as the girl growled lowly and glared at the ceiling.
"NOW." The woman commanded in a tone that suggested no defiance or else there would be hell to pay.
Grudgingly, both kids faced each other and forced out their apologies through gritted teeth.
With a curt nod, Satou-sensei let the two return outside to their friends.
Tsuna and Shouichi sat near the door where the three had entered for their discussion before jumping when the door slammed open and the boy who fought with Li stomped outside.
They flinched at the glare thrown at them before sighing in relief when Ooyama Daigorou ran off to his younger brother and friends.
They perked up again when they heard footsteps and looked upwards when a shadow casted over them.
Li blinked at the two boys before blushing lightly and rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly while smiling apologetically, "Sorry 'bout that, you guys…"
Tsuna simply took her hand before lightly tugging the girl to a secluded spot as Shouichi followed closely by.
The three sat under the shade of a cherry-blossom tree and stayed silent for several moments before Shouichi piped up nervously, "U-Um… Are you okay, Li-san?"
The dark brunette blinked once before smiling widely and giving the red-head a thumbs-up with her free hand, "Yup! No worries!"
"I-If you say so…" Shouichi mumbled as he sweatdropped at how sparkly her smile was.
Did she even get into trouble?
Li noticed the strange look the red-head gave her and grinned goofily back only see an eye twitch.
Or, did Satou-sensei let her off easy…?
Tsuna laughed a bit at the unnerved boy and the pouting girl before settling down with a smile, feeling quite relaxed at the fact that Li was by his side again.
Light-brown eyes traveled to their owner's left hand before the boy's cheeks flushed lightly, but he made no motion to remove his hand from the dark brunette's.
Tsuna quickly shook his head to rid himself of his blush, gaining the attention of the other two.
Shouichi gave a worried look as Li blinked curiously, "Something wrong?"
"N-Nothing!" The light brunette squeaked as his previous action was for naught since his cheeks turned a darker red.
The two didn't look convinced.
"R-Really!" Came Tsuna's adamant response.
Li gave a look that flat-out said, "I don't believe you."
"U-Um… Th-that is-!" The light brunette panicked as his mind raced to come up with an excuse before he blurted out.
"Satou-sensei should be called Squirrel-teme!"
And cue the awkward silence.
"…"
(Extended Ending)
"Pbfft-!" The dark brunette covered her mouth to silence her laughter as Shouichi gaped at the other boy in shock of his vulgar language.
Tsuna blinked at his two friends before his brain caught up with his statement and his face flushed a new red before stammering out an excuse, "A-Ah! T-That is-! I-I mean-!"
The light brunette was cut off as Li wrapped an arm around the boy and pulled him in for a hug while giving up on hiding her laughter, "I guess that I am rubbing off on you!"
"L-Li!" Tsuna squeaked as he turned even redder when he felt her rub the side of her face against his.
"Rub~ Rub~ Let's hug!" The girl cheered before pulling the red-head in as well, "Don't think that I forgot about you, Shou~ You're my friend too, y'know!"
Shouichi yelped as his face soon rivaled Tsuna's in color before both boys joined in on the laughter.
Neither boy noticed that Li's own cheeks were tinted a light pink.
(Extended Ending: Extra)
POOF!
"W-What was th-that, Tsunayoshi-kun?" Shouichi coughed as white smoke suddenly obscured his vision.
Tsuna waved his hand around to rid the air of the smoke before responding, "Li must've poof-ed again."
"EH?" The red-head panicked, "What do you mean Li-san must've poof-ed again?"
The obscuring smoke finally cleared as Li huffed and whined, "Not again!"
Shouichi gave the dark brunette a completely baffled look, "What happened?"
Li pouted and tilted his head to the side.
"I turned into a boy again."
Thump!
"Sh-Shouichi-kun!?"
"Ah. He fainted."
Author's Note:
The proofreading didn't take as long as I had originally thought (especially since I wasn't interrupted every second).
*Cue sweatdrop.*
I suppose that this chapter was a bit suspenseful but I hope that the endings balanced it out.
I'd like to especially thank XxMelxBelxX for her kind words and diligent reading and I hope that my writing will continue to appease you and all of the other readers!
(Lastly, as a spoiler, the next event won't be featuring Tsuna or Shouichi, but another well-known and popular character.)