Date: Tuesday, October 12, 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 27: Sweet Bliss.
"Nya~!" A dark brunette wriggled around with hands on his cheek, "You look so cute, Tsuna-Fish~!"
The light brunette sweatdropped before sulking, "I don't want to be cute…"
A redhead laughed softly, patting Tsuna's shoulder, "Better than being called ugly."
Tsuna sighed, slumping over, "I guess…"
The gender-bender glomped the youngest boy, rubbing cheeks, "Don't worry, Tsuna-Fish! You'll always be awesome in my eyes~!"
A blush blossomed on the boy's cheeks, "D-Don't say things like that, Li!"
His metaphorical cat's tail swished gently behind him as the gender-bender gave a kittenish grin, "Aw~ Are you embarrassed Tsuna-Fish?"
"A-Am not!" Came the indignant reply before it was muffled by the hug.
Shouichi shook his head before prying the dark brunette off of the other, "Come on, Li-san, don't dirty his kimono."
Li pouted, but relented his grip before prancing around in front, "Still~! Tsuna's so cute~!"
Green eyes rolled upwards before their owner sighed, "You've said that ten times before."
"Nuh uh!" Li retorted while crossing his arms, "I only said it nine times!"
Sweatdrops rolled down the redhead before he shrugged, "So I was one off."
Li grinned before resuming to fawn over the light brunette who fidgeted with his elaborate orange outfit.
"D-Do I really have to wear this…?" Tsuna whimpered, "I don't want to go anymore…"
A pout graced the dark brunette's lips again before he dragged the other brunette closer, "It's a holiday, Tsuna! We're gonna have FUN!"
Shouichi chuckled a bit as Tsuna made a face and whined, "I can't have fun in a kimono~!"
The light brunette pulled up the outfit so as to not trip and grumbled, "Besides, I look girly…"
Li blinked and tilted his head, looking the boy over again, "You do…?"
Tsuna crossed his arms and nodded with a frown, "Why can't I wear a hakama like you guys?"
The question went over the other two as the dark brunette looked over at the redhead, "Ne, ne, Shou! Does Tsuna look girly to you?"
Shouichi blinked back and looked the youngest one over before raising a brow, "Is he supposed to?"
"See!" Came the chirp as Li slung an arm over the smallest boy's shoulders, "You don't look girly!"
'He didn't really answer!' Came the silent cry in Tsuna's mind before he groaned and slumped over, "I give…"
Dark-brown eyes shined before their owner rubbed cheeks with the other, "Now, now! You can't be tired! After all, the sun's still up!"
Tsuna deadpanned, "What does the sun have to do with anything?"
Li grinned and released his grip, twirling around with his arms in the air to embrace the sky, "Since the sun's all bright and shiny, it's full of energy!"
Dot. Dot. Dot.
The light brunette slumped over, ruffling his hair, "I DON'T UNDERSTAND!"
Li laughed before giving a thumbs-up, "Neither do I! I just took that from Takeshi!"
Tsuna paused before looking up at the gender-bender from his crouch, "Takeshi…?"
The dark brunette pumped her fists in a very Ryohei-manner and cheered, "Yup, yup! Takeshi's this baseball-fan I met! He's really cool, but I don't understand his logic…"
He trailed off and sweatdropped before waving his arms frantically, "B-But, he's still cool! He's always so happy and carefree!"
As Li continued to list Takeshi's good points, a dark aura hung over the light brunette, 'Li found someone cool…'
'Someone better than me...' Light-brown eyes dulled as Tsuna continued to sulk, 'After all, I'm still Dame-Tsuna...'
A pat brought the boy out of his depressed state as he looked up into green eyes.
Shouichi crouched down besides Tsuna and whispered secretly, "You know that Li-san likes you the best, right?"
Red blossomed over his cheeks as the light brunette shook his head frantically, "Th-That's not true! Li also likes you, Shouichi-kun!"
The redhead sighed with a smile before ruffling the light-brown hair, "I know Li-san likes me, but you two share something… different?"
Shouichi paused and hummed to himself, tapping his lips softly, as he mused on the vocabulary.
Tsuna blinked and watched as green eyes looked over to the gender-bender who was imitating a baseball player.
"Shouichi-kun…" The youngest started slowly, "What do you mean by 'different'…?"
The redhead looked back before shrugging with a smile and getting up, "You'll figure it out, Tsunayoshi-kun!"
He nearly fell over but straightened up, "Sh-Shouichi-kun-!"
The redhead merely laughed and waved off the attempts.
Suddenly, metaphorical cat ears popped up in between them as Li grinned kittenishly, "What's up?"
"HIIIII!" Came the surprised scream from Tsuna as Shouichi jumped a bit.
A vein irked on the latter as he tugged on the dark brunette's cheeks, "Li-san! Stop being all ninja-like!"
"Da~atte~!" Li waved his arms frantically and whined, "I'm NOT a ninja~!"
Shouichi released his grip, making Li whimper and rub at his cheeks, before pushing up his glasses.
"Li-san…" He started as the lens glinted in the light before pointing dramatically at the gender-bender, "You are a ninja!"
"Am not!" Came the quick retort.
"Ano…" Tsuna started flatly, but it was too late as they launched into an argument.
"You're good at throwing weapons!"
"Pirates can throw things and besides, I like to swim!"
"Pirates sail and besides, ninjas can also swim!"
"Ninjas are always creeping in the shadows!"
"Which means that they're silent and you're always randomly popping up from nowhere!"
"Do not! I come from somewhere! Like, I was right there and now I'm here!"
"But, no one can ever tell!"
"That's 'cause no one pays attention!"
"I was keeping an eye out, but I still didn't see you!"
Dot. Dot. Dot.
A cloud of depression hovered over the dark brunette as the redhead grinned victoriously.
The metaphorical cat's tail trailed in circles on the floor as Tsuna sweatdropped at Shouichi's sad attempt of a maniacal laugh.
He weakly flapped a hand, "Ano…"
Shouichi paused before coughing in embarrassment with a blush, "Yes, Tsunayoshi-kun?"
Tsuna sighed before straightening up and pointing at the rapidly growing crowd near the Shinto Shrine, "Weren't we going to go…?"
Shouichi blinked before giving a sheepish grin, "A-Aa… Sorry, I got distracted."
The light brunette sighed before smiling nervously, "What should we do about Li…?"
The dark brunette poked at the growing mushrooms under a tree.
The redhead sweatddropped before digging into his pockets and pulling out a wrapped candy.
He crinkled the plastic, making the gender-bender perk up and look expectantly at him.
Green eyes rolled at the obvious reaction before he assumed a throwing stance.
"GO FETCH!"
A blur passed him, bounding off towards the distancing candy, as Shouichi dusted off his hands and smiled at the light brunette, "Let's go, Tsunayoshi-kun!"
"A-Aa…" Came the reply before Tsuna twitched and thought.
'They never did answer me...'
Standing in front of the entrance, the three bowed respectively before entering.
The temple was large and tranquil despite the number of people visiting on that day.
Approaching the shrine of kami-sama, Shouichi rang the bell as Li dropped several coins into the donation box.
The three bowed briefly before clapping their hands twice and placing the praying stance near their hearts as they bowed again.
They stayed bowed as Shouichi murmured softly, "Please bless our dearest friend."
Heat rested on the boy's cheeks before he flustered at Li's happy add-on.
"And curse anyone who hurts him!"
"L-Li!" Tsuna hissed, elbowing the gender-bender when several visitors gave them a strange look.
Dark-brown eyes blinked (not) innocently, "What?"
The light brunette sighed in exasperation, "You're gonna get in trouble like that…"
Li merely grinned before pouting when the redhead knocked her head, "What was that for, Shou~?"
Shouichi shrugged, "Maybe you're rubbing off on me?"
Dark-brown eyes blinked before being shadowed by bangs as Li cackled, "Yes~! I shall spread my awesomeness~!"
Tsuna sweatdropped before Shouichi slung an arm over his shoulders and steered him out, whispering, "Let's go before we get kicked out."
That said, they started tip-toeing away.
"… And, then I'll rule the world with llamas as my minions~!" Li finished while punching the air.
Sparkles shined around her as silence reigned.
She blinked before looking around.
Various people were giving her strange looks before she pouted and whined, "Shou~! Tsuna~! Where'd you guys go~?"
Arms crossed in front of her, she sulked while crouching in front of the shrine, "Meanies. Leaving me all alone."
Resting her head against her arms, Li looked at the stone tablet before freezing.
From behind the tablet, a woman leaned against it while watching the dark brunette.
Her long black hair was tied into a single braid as she brushed away her bangs from her face.
Needles glinted from their hidden spots in the leather gauntlets while her black and red male hanfu swayed in the wind.
Her lips curved up in a familiarly playful smile as her golden eyes twinkled in mirth.
Li blinked and she was gone.
Scratching her spiky head, Li hummed to herself, "I think that candy was expired."
Nonetheless, she straightened up and stretched before clapping her hands together and bowing.
Silent words passed her moving lips.
"Shouldn't we wait for Li…?" Tsuna asked while hesitating near the shrine's door.
Shouichi was halfway down the stairs when he stopped and blinked, "She hasn't followed yet?"
The light brunette shook his head, causing the redhead to frown.
But, just as the bespectacled boy was about to walk back up, a blur latched onto the light brunette, causing him to squeak.
"TSUNA-FISH~!" Came the familiar cry as the gender-bender pouted, "MOU~! Why'd you guys leave me?"
Shouichi sweatdropped before sighing, "I'm surprised that they didn't kick you out…"
Li flashed a victory sign and grinned, "I'm too awesome to get kicked-!"
"HEY!" An old man stomped up to them, fuming, "Stop blocking the doorway!"
A swift kick to the gender-bender's bottom sent both brunettes flying.
CRASH!
Swirls replaced their eyes.
They twitched before Tsuna sat up, rubbing his head, "Itai-tai-tai…"
"Tsunayoshi-kun!" Shouichi cried out as he hopped off of the stairs, "Li-san!"
Tsuna blinked as he felt shifts below him before looking down and-
"HIIIIII! LI! DAIJOUBU?"
-jumping away in panic.
"K-Kyuu…?" The gender-bender groaned before blinking, "Tsuna…?"
"Y-Yeah." The light brunette hovered over her.
Dark-brown eyes narrowed in a squint, "When did you have a twin…?"
Two pairs of eyes bulged out, "E-EH?"
"W-What should we do~o?" Tsuna panicked, gripping Li's shoulders, with teary eyes, "Li's seeing things!"
The redhead sweatdropped nervously, "M-Maybe, we should get her to Fang-san…?"
"NO~!" Came the sudden cry as Li jumped into the redhead's arm, "I don't wanna DIE~!"
Dot. Dot. Dot.
Silence reigned over the three as a dark aura crackled around Shouichi while Tsuna asked, "You're okay…?"
Li blinked before replying slowly, "… Yes~?"
Tsuna sweatdropped before flinching when the redhead abruptly dropped her and declared, "Next time, we're REALLY leaving you."
"EH?" Came the surprised shout as Shouichi proceeded to drag Tsuna away.
Li cried waterfalls as she ran after them, screaming, "NOOO~! DON'T LEAVE ME~!"
(Extended Ending)
"Li…?" Tsuna started, looking at the girl clinging onto his arm, "Why did you take so long?"
Shouichi slowed a bit in his brisk walking to listen in.
Dark-brown eyes blinked before their owner grinned and ruffled around in her pockets.
Suddenly, bags were nearly shoved into their faces as Li chirped happily.
"I GOT CANDY~!"
Dot. Dot. D-
BONK!
"SHOU~!" The gender-bender whined, nursing her bump, "What did you do that for?"
A vein irked as the redhead deposited a candy bag into his pocket and stalked off.
Tsuna sweatdropped and sighed before smiling, "He was just worried."
Li blinked again before grinning as her metaphorical cat's tail appeared, quivering behind her, "Really?"
The light brunette nodded with a grin, "Un!"
A kittenish grin spread across her lips before she pranced towards the redhead and glomped onto him, "Thank you, Shou~!"
"W-What-?" The redhead stuttered with a red face, "L-Li-san! You're too close!"
Tsuna laughed as Li simply cuddled the redhead before gulping when she turned her gaze onto him.
A fanged grin danced across her lips.
"I WUV YOU BOTH~!"
(Extended Ending: Extra)
Nibbling on the chitose ame, Li hummed to herself while prancing in front of the exhausted boys.
'Today was a great day!'
She thought as she bounced on one step before twirling onto the next.
'We got CANDY!'
After dancing some more, the gender-bender began to calm as she crossed her arms behind her head and grinned up at the bright sky.
'And…'
Her eyes closed as the sun shined on them.
'I got to make my wish.'
She turned slightly to look at the lagging boys.
'No matter what happens…'
She glanced back and looked down with soft eyes.
'I hope that things will go their way.'
Up above, a single magpie flew over her.
Author's Note:
(Obvious) Good News: I updated.
(Not-So-Obvious) Bad News: I'm... *grimace* ... losing interest.
I didn't think that this would happen, but (slowly) I'm starting to lose my interest in writing. *sigh* It may be that all of the assignments I've been doing for college is making me irritated though. Hopefully, I'll get over this phase quickly. *shrugs* I don't know...
But, nonetheless, thank you for reading/reviewing/etcetera-ing The Journal of Memories.
Loose Translation:
(1) Kimono - a traditional Japanese garment worn by women, men and children
(2) Hakama - a divided skirt that resembles trousers
(3) Kami-sama - a divinity
(4) Da~atte~! - Bu~ut~!
(5) Chitose Ame - a long, thin, red candy (symbolizing healthy growth and longevity) typically given out in a bag with a crane and a turtle (both representing long life) on it during Shichigosan
Preview: (Maybe?)
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