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, Sasaki Xue Fang, Sasaki Daisuke, Sasaki Kiyoshi and every other non-identifiable characters 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 12: Just Like The Stars, You Light Up My Night.
"Alrighty, then!" The dark brunette chirped as she grabbed the legs on her shoulders and balanced the extra weight, "Put 'er up, Tsuna!"
"P-Please stop moving, Li-san!" The red-head whimpered as he tried to not tip over while holding onto the legs of the boy sitting on his shoulders.
"Don't worry, Shouichi-kun! I think that I almost got it…!" The light brunette strained as he stretched his arms up.
The three children were attempting to top their almost-finished evergreen off with a bright yellow star that their Christmas tree must have.
Li was at the bottom of the ladder, being the strongest out of the three, with Shouichi in the middle and little Tsuna on top.
The ladder was a bit shaky considering the fact that Tsuna had to lean forward a bit to reach the top of the tree.
"There!" The light brunette cheered as he gazed proudly at the twinkly ornament.
The dark brunette grinned widely at the accomplishment.
"¡Bravo, Tsuna! ¡Muy bien! ¡Eres el mejor!" Li complimented happily in her limited Spanish as she attempted to clap.
"L-Li-san!" Shouichi yelped as he began to tip backwards.
"LI!" Tsuna screamed while clinging to his support's head, nearly knocking off Shouichi's glasses.
The gender-bender quickly grabbed the red-head's legs again and balanced them before apologizing, "So sorry, Shou! Tsuna!"
The bespectacled boy sighed in relief before looking up at the shaking boy and sweatdropping, "Um… How are we going to get down now?"
Li blinked and looked up to meet with terrified green and light-brown eyes before giving a flat look, "Seriously?"
Their wide eyes answered her question.
Li sighed and held Shouichi's legs with one arm while extending her other arm to Tsuna, "Grab onto me."
The light brunette gulped before taking the hand and holding onto it tightly.
Li tugged downwards.
"HIIIII!"
CRASH!
POOF!
"…"
The three children groaned a bit.
"Well…" Li grunted though it sounded muffled from being implanted onto the floor, "That could've gone better."
"L-Li! Are you okay!" Tsuna squeaked as he quickly clamored off the back of the gender-bender.
The dark brunette turned his head to the side and gave the boy a flat look before pouting at his legs.
The red-head of the group was clinging to Li's legs as if letting go would cause his death.
"Shou~!" Li whined while wriggling around from his position on the floor, "Lemmego~!"
The boy looked at his friend with wide green eyes and squeaked out something but continued to bind the gender-bender's legs.
Li dropped his head onto the floor with a thunk as Tsuna sweatdropped at the scene.
Placing a forefinger on his lips, the light brunette thought for a moment as the gender-bender continued to thrash about.
His nose twitched at a scent before Tsuna tip-toed quietly out of the room as Shouichi held on strongly.
"Mou~!" Li groaned as he gained a throbbing vein on his temple, "Get off, Shou!"
The red-head stayed strong as a dark aura hung over the dark brunette.
Li gave a frustrated whine before resting his head on one arm and tapping his fist on the floor in a submissive manner.
"SHOU~!"
When nothing happened, waterfalls of tears flowed down the gender-bender's face as he waved his arms frantically.
"Shou? I'm SORRY, okay!"
No response was given as a one-ton weight of depression slammed into Li's head.
(Seriously? The direct apology didn't work?)
Li casted off the heaviness and pressed forth with his words.
"Look. I didn't mean to freak you out like that! Honest!"
Nothing once more as frustration practically seeped out of the gender-bender.
He seethed for a few moments before sighing as a thoughtful look crossed onto the boy's face.
"Granted. I didn't realize that we were all going to tip over."
No answer.
Li rested his chin on the floor and thought hard before the metaphorical lightbulb flickered on.
"But, the main point is that I didn't do it on purpose!"
Nada.
(Oh, come on!)
Li ruffled his spiky hair roughly and squeezed his eyes tightly shut.
(The thought didn't count at all!)
(And, especially towards such a sensitive boy…)
"Okay, I suppose that I should've thought it out more…"
(Still nothing? Geez, what more of an apology does he want?)
"Besides, it was a bit funny…"
Alright, so maybe Li shouldn't have added that, but his ideas were running dry!
The feeling of deadpanned looks directed at the gender-bender made him twitch before he gave up on ignoring them and turned his head to look backwards.
Dark-brown eyes blinked once… twice… and several throbbing veins appeared on the boy's face.
"What the…!"
The light brunette, who had left, returned and was giving his best friend a flat expression (though one could see amusement shining in his eyes).
Meanwhile, beside the smallest boy was the aforementioned red-head who was clinging onto the gender-bender's legs before but is now munching away happily on cookies.
Sweet cookies.
Big cookies.
Pretty cookies.
Holiday cookies.
Christmas cookies.
Nana's homemade cookies.
A dark cloud made itself known over the dark brunette as he huddled by himself in the corner of shame with purple will-o'-wisps floating near him.
"Ano… Li?" Tsuna piped up as he stood behind the dark boy with a sweatdrop.
"… Leave me alone…" The other brunette grumbled while pressing himself into a tighter ball.
The sweatdrop multiplied as Tsuna laughed nervously, "C-Come on, Li. It's not that bad…"
"… Yes, it is…" Came the low response, "I didn't even realize he had already gotten off… I mean, how could I have not? He was clinging to me. I should've felt it…"
The light brunette made a face at how dramatic the older boy was being before shaking his head and shuffling away.
The moment the light brunette moved away, the aura around Li seemed to have gotten darker and heavier.
"Even Tsuna-Fish left me…" The gender-bender mourned, "My pride… It's shattered..."
If one were to look closely, then they would've noticed that the boy's hitodama was slowly flying away.
A soft tap brought the boy's soul back into his body though he moved mechanically to glance at the interrupter.
The scent of chocolate wafted to Li's nose, making it twitch, as the gender-bender blinked slowly.
There, in front of his face, was a glorious plate of large and soft chocolate-chip cookies.
(Darkness begone!)
The dark brunette gulped audibly before wiping away his drool and looking up at the godsend presenting this batch of delicious sweets to him.
Li's lower lip quivered as his dark-brown eyes shimmered in happiness.
"Just like the stars, you light up my night."
(Extended Ending)
"My, my!" The brunette smiled happily as Li swiped a cookie and began eating, "Aren't you the smooth talker?"
Li smirked.
"Only for you, Nana-san. Only for you."
(Extended Ending: Extra)
"By the way, Kyuu-chan?" The gentle housewife started.
Li blinked while popping the last piece of cookie into his mouth, "Yeees?"
Nana smiled with closed eyes, "Did you know that Tsuna helped me with the cookies?"
Li paused.
"…"
The gender-bender quickly stood up and walked away with a blank expression.
Silence reigned for a moment before it was soon broken.
Nana perked up and heard what she wanted to hear.
"HIIIII!"
"LI-SAN? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?"
"What's it look like?"
"B-But, you're a boy now!"
"Sooo...?"
"Boys shouldn't kiss other boys!"
"Oh?"
"T-That's right, L-Li-!"
"Got'cha~!"
THUMP!
"Ah. He fainted. It's been a while."
"Ts-Tsunayoshi-kun?"
"You want one too, Shou?"
"E-EHHH? W-WAIT-!"
THUMP!
"… He fainted too."
The housewife giggled to herself, "And that's your first present from Kaa-san, Tsu-kun~!"
Author's Note:
*Gin Nanashi sighs in relief.*
I was finally able to upload this chapter after being swamped with tasks.
Thank you for reading The Journal of Memories and I'm glad that everyone seems to enjoy reading it.
To EyesofTCN, I am implying something though it may differ from your interpretation of it. I try not to influence the readers' thoughts because, most likely, it is neither right nor wrong since it's an opinion.
To eeffgtt and kimkakashi, I try not to get ahead of myself and promise the readers of a teenage arc though I am hoping that, by the time I finish with the childhood arc, I would've worked out the kinks in my idea of incorporating the changes in the past and its effect on the present/future while following the basic plot line of the Anime.
(Since the day until I leave for college is quickly approaching, the updates may come a little slower.)