Date: Tuesday, December 14, 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 31: The Wren And The Lark.
Ding-Dong.
The doorbell rang through the Sasaki household as the man of the family called out from the kitchen, "Kyuu-chan, can you get that?"
"HAI~!" Came the exuberant answer from upstairs as the youngest slid down the handrail of the staircase and leapt off, landing in a soft crouch, before bouncing towards the front door.
Throwing the door open, the dark brunette cheered, "KONNICHIWA-!"
WHAM!
Face meeting the floor, Li twitched as a bump grew on her head.
Three shadows passed overhead before she lifted her head with tears in her eyes, "Hidoi yo, Kyouya-nii!"
Said male simply snorted at his younger cousin before a fist came down on his head.
Reacting immediately, Kyouya slammed his tonfa upwards but it was caught by his older cousin.
"Yo, Kyo-Kyo." Kiyoshi greeted casually before doubling over when the other tonfa slammed into his stomach.
Soft giggles escaped from behind a soft hand as Li blinked before grinning widely and waving happily, "Konnichiwa, Nadeshiko-baa! Hisoka-jii!"
Hibari Nadeshiko, formerly Sasaki Nadeshiko, was a petite woman with long brown hair, meticulously tied back, and bright grey eyes; she was dressed in a lavender kimono. Hibari Hisoka, on the other hand, was tall and imposing with short black hair and sharp blue eyes; he donned a white button-down and black slacks.
"Konnichiwa, Kyuu-chan." Nadeshiko smiled while crouching down, rubbing the little one's head, "How've you been?"
"A-Okay!" Li responded cheerfully, jumping to her feet, "Kyouya-nii's attacks don't hurt!"
"That's good to hear." The woman closed her eyes in a smile, never noticing how Li stuck her tongue at Kyouya who glared right back.
A whimper from the ignored Kiyoshi caused Nadeshiko to turn to the boy with a worried expression, " Ki-kun?"
She wasn't able to go much further as Hisoka towered over the young teenager, blue eyes glinting dangerously.
Immediately, a squeak left Kiyoshi's lips as he ducked behind Li, who froze at the bloodlust rolling off of the man.
Tears trailed down their cheeks.
'K-Kowaii!' Was their unanimous thought.
Luckily, the threat was interrupted.
"Onee-san~!" Came the joyous interruption as Daisuke emerged from the kitchen, wiping his hands on his apron before holding out his arms, "I'm glad you can make it!"
"Dai-kun~! Happy birthday!" Nadeshiko cooed, embracing the taller but younger man, "How has my darling little brother been?"
"I've been fine, thank you." Daisuke pulled back a bit and smiled, "How about you?"
"I've been fine and so has my love and, of course, Kyo-kun~!" The woman chirped, linking arms with her brother.
The older siblings soon delved into an excited chatter, leaving the others to stare blankly as they were left behind.
The killing intent intensified to the point that even Kyouya, who should've been used to his father, flinched and backed away.
Together, the three younger ones hid behind the couch in the living room, peeking over the backrest to look at the brooding man.
"Oh~?" Came the amused humming of the final member of the Sasaki family as she descended the stairs, "Looks like you're all here already."
Blue eyes blinked before Hisoka nodded curtly at the woman in greeting.
Fang returned the nod with one of her own before raising a brow at the children, asking, "What the hell are y'all doing?"
"Hiding." Came the immediate response from Li as Kyouya snorted and stepped away from the girl.
He crossed his arms and turned away, as if he weren't associating with them just seconds ago.
Fang chuckled as a dark aura began to exude from the man next to her before drawling, "And why are you hiding?"
Before the dark brunette could respond, her mouth was covered by her brother's hands as he laughed nervously, "Just playing Hide-and-Seek, Mama!"
She raised another brow as Li struggled in her brother's grip, color draining from her face, before Fang shrugged and patted the man on the shoulder, "Come on, Hisoka-san, let the kids be. I'm sure you want to be with your wife."
The dark man glared at the woman, who simply sauntered off with a satisfied smirk, before turning to the kids again.
A tense silence ensued as they locked gazes.
"Don't crowd."
That said and done, Hisoka mimicked Fang's actions into the kitchen.
As the suffocating atmosphere lifted, Kiyoshi sighed in relief before sulking, "Why's your Papa so creepy, Kyo-Kyo?"
A tonfa slammed into his head before the older boy snarled, "What was that for?"
"Hn." Came the ever-intelligible answer as Kyouya settled himself on the windowsill, glaring at the other before his eyes flickered down briefly.
Catching that motion, Kiyoshi glanced down himself before jumping away and paling with a screech.
"KYUU-CHAN?"
Too bad, her foaming mouth couldn't respond.
"So, Dai-kun," Nadeshiko started as she watched her brother, "How do you like it here in Namimori?"
"It's very peaceful." The spiky brunette grinned, "Completely different from New York City."
"But it's a good different, right?" Came the hopeful tone as the woman placed her hands over her brother's hands.
Daisuke blinked before smiling softly, "Yes, it is."
Dark-brown eyes watched the gentle man before averting with hidden emotions.
Hisoka caught onto the faint movement and raised a brow, watching closely as his wife continued to speak.
"Will you finally be settling down then?"
The question startled her brother as he paused, contemplating his answer.
Her grip tightened on his larger hands as she whispered pleadingly, "Daisuke, otouto-chan, if not, please tell me why?"
Daisuke hesitated before holding the older woman's hands and smiling charmingly, "There's still much to know about the world, Onee-sama."
"That's true, but…" Nadeshiko bit the bottom of her lips, "… with how much you move around, I rarely talk - much less see - you anymore."
To that, the spiky brunette had no response.
After all, it was the truth.
His grey eyes trailed over to Fang continued to keep her eyes astray before returning to his sister's.
With another smile, Daisuke patted Nadeshiko's hands and smiled once more, "Don't worry, Onee-sama. Besides…"
He trailed off and grinned a rather boyish grin, "Aren't you here for the cake?"
A blush blossomed across her cheeks as Nadeshiko lightly smacked her brother, "I'm not obsessed!"
"Your words, not mine!" Daisuke laughed, dodging the feigned assault and moving towards the kitchen counter.
Nadeshiko huffed before relaxing when Hisoka placed a hand on her shoulder.
Meeting eyes with her husband, the brunette allowed tranquility to come over her and settled for watching her brother bustle around the kitchen before getting up and rolling up her sleeves.
Blue eyes watched as Nadeshiko poked her brother in the side, making him jump and pout, before the siblings worked side by side on the half-made cake; the eyes then turned to the quiet ravenette.
Enlacing his fingers, Hisoka rested his chin on them and narrowed his eyes.
Catching onto the attention, Fang frowned inwardly and narrowed her own eyes at him.
Tension mounted between the adults as they stared each other down.
One was secretly an assassin.
The other… was publicly a cop.
But neither one was faltering in this silent interrogation.
'Her eyes…' Hisoka frowned lightly, '… are nothing like those insects.'
In his line of work, Hisoka had dealt with a variety of criminals in Namimori but none held a snowflake of the chill that resided within Fang's eyes.
Cold, unmoving, and able to freeze most men.
Of course, Hibari Hisoka was not like most men.
If anything, her dark eyes fueled him to find out more.
After all, he was justice.
And it was his duty to dig up the deepest, the darkest, and the most disgusting secrets of all.
Slowly, a smirk came over his frown as anticipation at this challenge arose.
'Sasaki Xue Fang ka? How interesting-'
His thoughts cut off as he felt a hand on his shoulder.
The atmosphere and glares disappeared as if they never happened in the first place.
Glancing to the side, he locked eyes with his wife's worried grey ones.
Blue eyes slid close as Hisoka gave a barely perceived shake of his head.
Nadeshiko glanced over at Fang to see her occupied with teasing Daisuke by swiping some icing off of the cake before sighing silently and backing off.
When her husband knows the whole truth, that's when she'll ask.
Until then…
Her hands tightened into fists.
… she'd have to wait and pray that everything's just due to paranoia.
POW!
A vein throbbed irritatingly on Li's temple as he kicked Kiyoshi over before jumping on his sisters back.
"You."
Bam.
"Stupid."
Wham.
"Idiot."
Slam.
Kyouya watched the siblings interact with amusement clear on his face and a fanged smirk as expected of a carnivore.
Huffing heavily, Li jumped off and onto the couch before blowing a raspberry at the girl.
Now, you may be wondering when the two switched genders.
For Li, it was when he revived and started his… educating endeavor.
For Kiyoshi, it was during this… educating endeavor (hint hint).
But, moving along, Li turned to her quiet cousin and grinned, "Ne, ne, Kyouya-nii! What do you wanna do now?"
Immediately, the wooden tonfa appeared in his hands.
"Train-"
"No."
Came the automatic response from both siblings as they hid behind the couch and away from the carnivorous child.
A vein irked on the Kyouya's temple as he stepped forward with a brooding aura, not unlike his father's.
Sweat trickled down the siblings' face as they backed away.
One foot forward.
Two feet back.
The aura filled with killing intent darkened.
Then, the carnivore pounced.
"IYAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAA~!"
Daisuke and Nadeshiko blinked at the ear-piercing screech as the other two calmly sipped at their tea.
The sound of stampede filled the household before a cloud of dust barreled into the kitchen.
Immediately, the adults cleared the table as it went flying towards the window.
The glass panel shattered as the wooden object landed with a crash.
A vein irked on Fang's temple as Daisuke sweatdropped.
Meanwhile, Nadeshiko shook her head as Hisoka raised a brow imperceptibly.
The younger siblings were sprawled out on the floor with swirling eyes.
"H-Hoi…"
Came the incoherent slur of the two as Kyouya sauntered in.
The child-carnivore shared a smirk with his father-carnivore before mother-omnivore smacked the latter with a reproving glare though amusement was obvious.
The Hibari males snorted simultaneously-
"Hn."
-and the reaction-
"DON'T TONFA US!"
-was instantaneous.
SLAM!
No, they didn't get "tonfa'd" per se…
The hilt of two daggers rubbed harshly against the younger siblings heads as Fang towered over them.
A dark and murderous aura exuded from her very being as she growled.
"What. Do. You. Think. You're. Doing?"
Tears coursed down their faces as they whimpered.
"Please don't kill us, Mama~!"
Her eyes flashed as she grinned widely, showing off her canines proudly, "Oh, don't worry, I won't kill you."
Her grin turned exponentially more sadistic.
"I'll just train you to hell and back - to the thirteenth power!"
"SOU NAAAAAAAAA~!"
"KEKEKEKE~!"
Who knows if they'll survive this...?
(Extended Ending)
"Y'all are slowing down." Fang droned, keeping a firm eye on her children, "Hurry it up!"
Huff huff~!
"Isn't this a bit too extreme?" Nadeshiko sweatdropped, with furrowed brows, "They're just children…"
Puff puff~!
"This'll keep 'em from slacking off again." Came the airy reply as the ravenette leaned back.
Huff puff~!
The brunette sighed exasperatedly before turning to her brother, "Dai-kun, is this really okay?"
Puff huff~!
Daisuke chuckled softly, "They're strong. They won't die."
Wheeze~!
He sweatdropped at the sound and added, "… I hope."
Hisoka simply sorted in amusement.
(Extended Ending: Extra)
The people?
Four adults and three kids.
The place?
Namimori, Japan.
The situation?
Poor, poor Li and Kiyoshi must cart said adults and the sadistic child-carnivore around all of Namimori while a slice of Daisuke's delicious birthday cake dangled in front of them.
Pity them.
Laugh at them.
Just make sure you're not them.
Author's Note:
I was facing a writer's block with this chapter but, after roleplaying on deviantArt, I was inspired to write this! :D Aren't y'all glad? xD
Speaking of which, if you'd like to take a look at my artworks, please search up "Kira-Tsume" on DeviantArt or click on my Homepage! (Also I've finally put up an artwork for THo74!)
Again, thank you for reading/reviewing(hint hint)/etc-ing The Journal of Memories!
Loose Translation:
(1) HAI~! - OKAY~!
(2) KONNICHIWA-! - HELLO-!
(3) Hidoi yo, Kyouya-nii! - So cruel, Kyouya-nii!
(4) IYAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAA~! - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!
(5) SOU NAAAAAAAAA~! - NO WAAAAAAAAAY~!
Preview:
WARNING: Naive Li + Tricky Iemitsu + Sweet Sake = DRUNK DISASTER!