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 14: Doki Doki!
A young boy with dark-brown hair hummed softly to himself as he skipped a bit, making the red bag in his right hand swing with each bounce.
He soon stopped in front of a cozy house with the nameplate "Sawada" placed in front and grinned widely.
"Bingo."
The dark brunette swung the door open though he was mindful of not letting it slam into the wall as he chirped out, "Guess who's here~?"
Another brunette appeared as she peeked her head out from the kitchen door before smiling happily at the visitor, "Ara? Li-kun! So glad to see you!"
"Good afternoon, Nana-san!" Li greeted as he kicked off his sneakers before pausing and doing a double-take on the woman's greeting, "Eh?"
The older brunette never called him, "Li-kun," unless something was troubling her.
The boy frowned to himself as he gazed worriedly at the gentle woman, "Is something wrong?"
Nana blinked before giving a small nervous smile and looking up the stairs, "W-Well…"
Thump - thump - thump - thump - BAM!
"TSUNA!"
Li called out as he slammed open the bedroom door with a panicked face and mussed clothes.
"ARE YOU O… kay…?"
Dark brown eyes widened at the sight before the gender-bender fell flat over on his face.
In front of Li, at the low table, sat a smaller boy with light-brown hair and a startled look on his face while surrounded by pieces of red, pink and white paper.
"L-Li?" Tsuna wondered with wide eyes and a sweatdrop, "Are you okay…?"
He slowly set down the scissors in his hands before asking slowly, "And, why are you on the floor?"
The dark brunette twitched a bit before slowly pushing himself up and covering his face with his left hand, mumbling lowly and inaudibly.
His face, despite being mostly covered, was visibly red.
The light brunette tilted his head to the side, "Li…?"
Li began to move his hand so that it didn't impair his speech though it still covered the majority of his nose and mouth.
"I-I heard from Nana-san…"
The gender-bender's oddly soft voice trailed off as his already flushed face turned darker.
"… that you wouldn't come out, s-so…"
Dark brown eyes flickered to everywhere but the boy in front as their owner gulped before continuing.
"… s-so I thought that you…"
Li closed his eyes tightly as a new red appeared before blurting out and waving his arms around frantically.
"... that you were troubled!"
Tsuna blinked slowly at the flustered boy in front of him.
The gender-bender was still stuttering out some sort of excuse while waving his arms around as if trying to conjure up his thoughts into comprehensible motions.
Then, as the light brunette carefully regarded Li's disheveled clothes and messy hair, a warm feeling began to flutter in his chest.
Doki doki!
Li was worried about him!
Slowly, heat began to spread outwards though a majority concentrated on his cheeks.
Li was never worried and always laid-back (if not, exaggerated).
In fact, the only times he had lost his cool was at the daycare.
But, that was only because the brothers had pissed him off, right?
Now though, he was so worried that his calm disposition had slipped away like sand between dry fingers.
Doki doki!
His lips twitched before quirking upwards as he quietly made his way towards the disoriented boy.
Plopping down in front of Li, Tsuna's courage made itself known as he gathered the older boy into his embrace.
Li froze and gaped with his mouth opening and close, much like the fish that became Tsuna's nickname, before relaxing.
With soft eyes and a faint blush, the dark brunette slowly returned the hug before pulling the younger one onto his lap.
Doki doki!
The light brunette relished in the warmth and comfort that the gender-bender always seemed to bring with him.
Even if he were clumsy.
Even if he were a coward.
Even if he were considered to be no-good.
As long as he had someone by his side…
He would continue to be himself.
To be Tsuna.
(Extended Ending)
"By the way…" Li started as he continued cuddling the boy with a grin, "Why exactly are you cooped up here?"
This time, the light brunette flushed red and dropped his head, hiding his face in the gender-bender's t-shirt, while mumbling something.
The dark brunette tilted his head to the side and looked at the boy with an oblivious smile.
Tsuna tightened his grip on the other's shirt before pulling away and answering honestly with a seemingly permanent blush on his cheeks.
"I wanted to make you and Okaa-san a Valentine's Day card…"
(Extended Ending: Extra)
"Really?" Li's dark-brown eyes sparkled happily as the background seemed to light up.
At the sight of Tsuna nodding, the gender-bender squealed and hugged the boy even tighter, nearly constricting his air supply.
"Thank you so much! And, guess what?"
POOF!
Li pulled away and grabbed the red bag that she dropped before stuffing it into the light brunette's hands.
"I wanted to give you my favorite chocolate stash!"
Author's Note:
Pure, pure fluff this one has.
I've been thinking about the Teen Years a lot lately, and I think that I have the kinks worked out, but I haven't started on it yet 'cause I haven't finished the Childhood Arc.
One thing that's for certain and that is that when I do start typing, there will be hints of romance included with friendship.
One thing that's uncertain is who will be ending up with whom.
I'm tinkering with a lot of ideas though my sister tells me that there is an obvious pairing and I agree, but it's subject to change.
Moving along...!
To kimkakashi, I'm not sure if you got my reply on DeviantArt, but there is an ending of sorts which will lead to the Teen Years though it'll take a while for me to finish it since I have to get all of my ideas in order and then typed out.
I thank my audience again.
You have all been lovely and supportive; I can almost cry tears of happiness (but I won't since I'll feel exhausted later).
Truth be told, this is the longest time I've ever held onto a story since I started it (though the others never made it out of their planning and pre-publishing stage).
Lastly, I've uploaded another picture; a family portrait of the Sasaki Family a year ago.
Lately, I've been on a drawing spree - a total of 13 pictures for this story.
I'll be uploading each one every once in a while (probably every couple of days), so check out my homepage when you have the time!
Thank you again!