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
Omake: Curse It!
Tsuna and Shouichi had already gone home by the time night had fallen and the stars had come out.
Li lay on his stomach in his bed as he smiled happily at his plush while resting his chin on his crossed arms.
Then, a thought floated through his mind.
What was he to call it?
The dark brunette rolled onto his back and grabbed the chick, holding it above him.
His eyes stared seriously into the bird's beady ones.
Ala? (Nah, too religious sounding.)
Petit? (Cute, but it seems to fit a mouse better.)
Piccolo? (Pbbft-! Like the green alien dude with antennae? No can do. The bird's too yellow for it.)
Vinge? (Okay, now the name's just weird! Like wine.)
Siipi? (Sip it…? Seems like someone's thirsty.)
Klein? (Maybe it's time to go shopping…)
Kuiken? (Sounds cool, but not the intent.)
Tsakon? (… No comment.)
A scowl marked the birthday boy's face before he pouted and hugged the plush to his chest.
Curse his bad naming skills!
He groaned and buried his face into the soft fabric; it smelled a bit sweet, must be from the store's perfume.
Suddenly, the door creaked open as a chill went down Li's spine.
He paled and rolled off of the bed as a dark blur jumped on top of where the dark brunette originally was.
A vein throbbed on his temple as Li growled at the intruder, "You…!"
The gender-bender tossed the present onto his desk before dashing towards the trespasser.
He feinted to the left before swiftly bringing a leg up and slamming it towards the other's stomach.
Unfortunately, it hit a wooden tonfa.
Li whimpered and grabbed his leg in pain with tears prickling at the corners of his eyes.
Luckily, the interloper still flew off of the bed and skidded to a stop outside the room but just before hitting the wall.
POOF!
Li calmed and jumped off of the bed before crossing her arms in irritation, "What do you think you're doing?"
The infiltrator merely tucked away his pair of tonfa before dusting himself off, "Testing you."
The vein seemed to have doubled in size as she irked, "Still, Kyouya-nii! It's my sixth birthday! Can't you lay off for one day?"
The older boy merely scoffed, "And have you turning into an herbivore?"
Dark-brown eyes rolled upwards, "Missing one day of training isn't going to make me automatically weak. Besides, I like meat, thank you very much! (Preferably steak cooked rare, please!)"
Grey eyes narrowed at the slight drool coming out from the corner of Li's mouth before Kyouya chucked a tonfa at the girl.
BONK!
"Itai…!" The dark brunette rubbed at the rapidly forming red bump on her forehead before pouting at her cousin, "Meanie…"
SLAM!
Li fell over and twitched as the second tonfa suddenly decided that her face was very attractive.
A thin brow raised as Kyouya crossed his arms and drawled lowly, "Wao."
A heavy cloud descended upon the gender-bender as she huddled in her corner of shame with a few purple will-o'-wisps floating nearby.
The boy casually walked to his discarded weapons and tucked them away (somewhere) before his eyes flickered over to the yellow plush sitting innocently on the table.
An eyebrow raised again as he gravitated towards the large chick.
He paused in front of it before lifting a hand and… stroking its short wings delicately.
The movement caught Li's sight as she tilted her head to look at him before silently creeping closer.
She stood directly behind him and watched as he poked the chick in the head lightly before musing aloud with a cheeky grin, "That's right. Kyouya-nii likes small and cute animals, too."
THWACK!
The dark brunette fell to her knees and clutched at her midriff with waterfalls of pained tears coursing from her eyes, "Hidoi yo~!"
The boy simply turned on his heels and began to walk out of the room but paused to brandish his tonfa at the girl, "Speak of this and I'll bite you to death."
Well, Kyouya didn't have to worry seeing as how Li had huddled back in her dark and shameful corner while growing mushrooms and sighing dejectedly.
(The violet will-o'-wisps seemed to have tripled around her with a few indigo ones scattered here and there.)
However, the boy didn't leave immediately as he continued to falter and glance at the plush.
"…"
He tilted his head up a bit in thought (though his expression never changed).
"Hane."
Li perked up a bit before blinking as one of the meanings of the word was processed, "Feathers? Where?"
WHAM!
The dark brunette twitched once… twice… and fell motionless as a large bump grew from the back of head head.
"Kamikorosu."
(Extended Ending)
Li held an icepack to her bump as she pouted at her plush, "Mou… Kyouya-nii's as rough as ever."
Black beady eyes stared back at her as the everlasting happiness of the toy bird soon washed away the dark brunette's irritation.
She sighed and leaned into the softness of the stuffed animal.
"Still, at least you have a name now. Ne, Hane-chi~?"
Author's Note:
*74 coughs in embarrassment.*
I meant to post this up the night I posted up the previous chapter but some things happened and... yeah.
Anyway...
To jestie kiryuu: I don't want to spoil things, but it sure seems that way, no?
Moving along!
Here's a short preview of the next chapter, as per suggested by Yuki-Inkorporated (on DeviantArt):
"Why do I have to go?" A dark brunette complained to the two adults.
A baffled redhead sputtered out, "I won't be with Li-san?"
Sad light-brown eyes looked at the two, "So we really won't be together anymore?"
I won't go anymore into depth, so just wait for it to come out.
Lastly, please vote in my poll!
It ends on the fourth of September so, until then, no more pictures will be posted up.
So far, it's two for yes and one for no.