Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2011
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 33: White Mishaps.
"Done!"
The exclamation came from none other than Sawada Tsunayoshi as he grinned at the somewhat messily wrapped gift in front of him.
The bag was a see-through red, revealing the assortment of chocolate and candy inside, and was tied up with a simple white ribbon.
But, as proud as the cute brunette was, nervousness began to seep into him as he fiddled with the bag of treats.
'I-Is this really okay?' He thought, gnawing on his lower lip, 'It's not a lot…'
His mocha-colored eyes trailed to the calendar that his mother set up in his room.
Today's date, March 14, was circled with a bright red marker.
And for those who didn't know, March 14 - better known as White Day - was the day on which males reciprocated gifts given to them by females on February 14, which all know as Valentine's Day!
Naturally, Tsuna, being the cute uke we all know and love, was pretty darn adamant about giving the gift to a certain dark brunette after receiving plenty of gifts in the past.
Breathing deeply, Tsuna smacked his cheeks before pumping his fists, "Yosh! I can do this!"
"I can't do this~!"
Tears flowed down his cherubic cheeks as Tsuna clutched onto his school bag (in which the gift was hidden from view).
He was crouched just below that annoying copper plate on which "Namimori Shogakko" was broadly displayed.
A despairing sigh was released from his lips before he huffed and grumbled to himself, "Get a hold of yourself, Tsuna! You're already here! Just go and find Li. It should be lunchtime now so-"
His breath hitched when a shadow casted over his tense form.
Gulping, Tsuna robotically looked up to see a face he did not want to see.
Silky brown hair…
Glittering blue eyes…
And that familiar-be-damned squirrel-smile.
'Li…' Came the squeak of a thought as he froze.
'TASUKETE~!'
SNAP!
Dark-brown eyes blinked at the uneven chopsticks in hand before narrowing into a squint.
For some reason, her body felt cold and her heart was pounding heavily.
But why...?
She was in perfect health (plus, there's that saying that idiots can't catch colds).
And it's still relatively cool out so the air conditioner's not on (of course, there will always be some school that's crazy enough to put it on).
Lastly, no one caught her off guard by pouring ice-cold water on her (well, no one except her mother but that was last week).
Biting her lower lip, Li can only come to one conclusion.
Something bad was happening to someone close to her.
Thump!
The classroom fell silent upon hearing the chair fall to the floor and gaped as the girl practically inhaled her lunch before stuffing everything into her bag, rushing out of the classroom and-
Wham!
-slamming the door all in a span of five seconds.
Dot. Dot. Dot.
A certain tension reigned over for a moment before-
"Told you she's a UMA so pay up."
"B-But that's my last box of pocky!"
-the bets cleared and the noise level raised again.
Tsuna fiddled with his bag as he sat in the room.
Yes, that room.
The room where the Big Guy (or, in this case, Big Lady) resided.
No, the Big Lady is not that twin of the evil squirrel lady of doom (luckily).
The Big Lady was Suzuki, principal of Namimori Shogakko, who (true to her informal title) was rather portly with a gentle smile on her round face.
"Hello-"
Ba-Ba-Ba-BAM-am-am-am!
Everyone blinked at the fading sound before the security guard of Namimori Shogakko growled, "I swear if it's-"
"Don't swear." Came the quick scolding from Suzuki as she frowned at the other woman who clamped her mouth shut and fell silent.
The principal sighed silently before turning back to the cute brunette (who was wondering about the sound).
"Sorry about that, little one," She apologized pleasantly, "I don't recognize you so I believe that you're not a part of this school?"
Hesitating, Tsuna stayed quiet with wide eyes, wondering how he should respond when-
"HEY!"
-he jumped at the loud and unpleasant (to him anyway… and maybe Shouichi… and most definitely Li) voice and whimpered, tears beginning to build.
"Satou-sensei!" Suzuki reprimanded with a frown, "He's just a kid!"
The squirrel-like brunette was abashed as Tsuna mentally thanked whatever higher being there is for the kind, round woman (and for confirming everyone's belief that there's a branch of the Satou family that contains evil squirrel-human hybrids).
Turning back to Tsuna, Suzuki smiled apologetically, "Little one, are you supposed to be here? Or are you lost?"
The light brunette gulped a bit, fiddling with his bag again, before jumping when the Satou-twin glared at him for stalling.
"I'mheretoseeLi!" Came his rushed reply.
Suzuki blinked in thought, deciphering the crammed statement, before smiling again and speaking before the evil squirrel lady could get a word in, "Do you mean Sasaki Li-chan?"
Tsuna perked up at the name and nodded vigorously, eager to reunite with his best friend (and to be far, far away from the creepy squirrel-lady).
Meanwhile, Satou was (not really) secretly gagging at the name, remembering how her side-business shop lost a lot of customers after that one event because of said gender-bender.
Fortunately for her (and unfortunately for everyone else), her gesture went unnoticed as Suzuki stood up and motioned for them to follow.
Naturally, Tsuna stuck close to the principal to avoid the evil squirrel lady twin of doom who was currently smiling creepily...
Breath coming out in short puffs, Li stood before the school gates with a contemplative frown.
The feeling had calmed a bit but the lingering weight still bothered her.
The metaphoric demon (who, strangely enough, took the form of an unknown pineapple-haired boy) appeared on her left shoulder and chuckled softly, "Kufufufu~ What are you waiting for, Kyuu-chan? Go and follow your heart's desire~!"
Li crossed her arms as her lips tipped down in a caret-frown, "I dunno… Mama might kill me f'real."
"Kufufufu~ What she doesn't know won't lead her to killing you~!" The pineapple-demon laughed again before pausing when the metaphoric angel appeared on Li's right shoulder.
Said gender-bender blinked and was taken aback before musing, "Why are you my angel-side?"
"Hn. Stop disturbing the peace and go back to class." The angel scowled at the girl before throwing a steely glare at the demon-side, "And you-!"
Sunlight glinted off of the metal tonfa as the sense of morals growled, "Kamikorosu."
That said, it becomes obvious that the angel - that is to say - carnivore soon proceeded to "bite" the pineapple-demon (who shan't be named) "to death" as Li became dizzy from the chaos being stirred in her mind.
Several moments of debating, pacing and being confused overall passed before the gender-bender growled lowly and made up her mind.
Swinging her school bag over her shoulder, Li proceeded to climb over the fence and check in with her loved ones - punishment be damned!
"Kufufufu~" Came that creepily funny laugh as the pineapple-demon smirked at the scowling carnivore-of-morals, "Still weak, I see."
His only reply was a weak glare at the pink flower in hand.
"Ah!" Came the happy exclamation as the trio stopped just outside of a bustling classroom, "Li-chan should be in this room!"
Doki doki.
Tsuna's grip on his bag tightened and he swallowed nervously, 'Well, can't back out now.'
He breathed deeply as Suzuki slid open the door.
A hush fell upon all of them as the older kids blinked at the sight of one scrawny kid accompanied by two powerful people before-
"SUZUKI-SENSEI~!"
-a round of joyous cries rang out.
The class bustled over to the portly woman, blatantly ignoring the slimmer (but more creepy) one, and talking excitedly about "UMAs" and their "special eating skills" before asking about the "new kid".
Satou grounded her teeth together, fuming over the lack of attention before screeching, "QUIET!"
The kids, Tsuna included, hid behind Suzuki who twitched and threw a surprisingly dark glare (unbeknownst to all of the kids) at the woman before uttering dangerously, "Satou-sensei…"
Realizing her error, the evil squirrel-twin stepped away and muttered a soft apology.
Sighing through her nose, Suzuki turned back to the kids and smiled charmingly, "Do any of you know where Li-chan went?"
"Oh, oh!" Came the class know-it-all, "UMA-san left a while ago!"
'UMA? What's a UMA?' Tsuna thought incredulously before their words settled in and he panicked, "W-Where did Li go?"
The older kids scrutinized the light brunette, causing him to shrink away, before breaking out into whispers:
"He called her by her first name!"
"Ne, ne, isn't that how you're supposed to call your fiancee?"
"What's a fee-whatever?"
"I dunno but that's what Okaa-san told me!"
Bit by bit, slowly and gradually, Tsuna blushed darker and darker before squeaking and hiding behind his school bag with a silent groan.
Granted, the poor kid didn't get what they were saying but he did know that all eyes were on him and that, in itself, justified that he could feel embarrassed to the twenty-seventh power.
Luckily for him, the heavenly voice of that sweet principal rang through.
"Now, now. Calm down, children." Suzuki crouched down and asked seriously, "So, tell me, where did Li-chan go?"
Again, the class know-it-all piped up, "We dunno. She just up and left after eating her lunch in FIVE SECONDS!"
Another excited chatter broke out as they awed over that record; Suzuki was taken aback.
"Only five seconds…?" She murmured in shock before snapping out of it when Satou cleared her throat.
Sweatdropping, the principal composed herself and turned to Tsuna with a regretful expression, "I'm sorry, little one. As the headmaster, I can't just up and leave the school to help you look for her."
"But I can." Came the ominous statement from the squirrel-twin.
Tsuna paled.
'Oh no.'
"MAMA! PAPA!"
BAM!
Li crashed face first after tripping over that annoying uplift in the living room and twitched in pain.
Daisuke blinked as his daughter groaned and pushed herself up before asking, "You didn't hurt yourself too badly, did you?"
But, before Li could reply, a fist knocked into her head and it's an intimate greeting to the floor again.
"Just what do you think you're doing out of school?" Came the low hiss from Fang as she towered over her kid with a dark aura.
Six knives glinted dangerously in her hands.
Li groaned before rolling over so that she could face the wrath of her deadly mother, "I had a bad feeling."
The woman's killing intent lessened a degree as she frowned lightly, "What kind of feeling?"
The child sat up and rubbed her nose gingerly while answering, "I felt cold and my heart wouldn't stop going 'doki, doki' - it was scary!"
The knives disappeared as Fang contemplated the younger one's words, 'That feeling is…'
"Kyuu-chan," The woman started sternly, "Where did your feeling lead you?"
Li blinked and thought for a moment before musing, "Just outside the school. Then it lightened. But it still bothered me."
Fang stayed silent, pondering, before grabbing her kid off of the floor and-
Swish~!
THUD!
"Itai!"
-booting her out of the house.
"Go back to school." Fang ordered, "Whatever's making you feel that way's probably back there."
That said, the door slammed shut on Li's pout.
Tsuna shuffled after the creepy brunette, clutching his bag closely, while glancing around him nervously.
He and Satou were asking anyone and everyone, from shoppers to shopkeepers, about the whereabouts of the class-proclaimed UMA otherwise known as Tsuna's (and Shouichi's) weird best friend.
The only thing that kept him from bolting right then and there was the fact that there were plenty of people nearby so, even if Satou wanted to try something, she couldn't for the fear that she would get caught.
But that wasn't the point.
The point was that Tsuna was no closer to finding the young gender-bender than he was ten minutes ago.
With a worried-full sigh, he continued to follow Satou down the streets.
'Mama really might be the incarnation of the devil.' Li thought as she kicked away a stray pebble before sighing and slumping over, groaning, "Why am I thinking about Mama?"
Gripping her hair and crouching down, the gender-bender grumbled, "She and Papa are obviously not in danger so I need to figure out who is!"
With another sigh, she rested her chin on her knees and glared irritably down the street at the hustle and bustle of the urban marketplace.
Slowly, gradually, eventually, the irritated glare lessened to a wanting stare as Li was distracted by that yummy smell of udon and that cute bear mascot who was dancing that ever-awesome Caramelldansen and handing out colorful balloons before-
WHAM!
-Li slammed her head into the ground.
The pain jolted her out of her reverie as she twitched before slowly standing up.
A trickle of blood ran down her forehead as tears clung to the edge of her eyes but she refused to outwardly cry-
'Udooooooooon~!'
-whining inwardly, on the other hand, was perfectly legitimate.
Sadly, crying or whining was not going to help so Li straightened up, held her chin up high and walked proudly away from the scene.
Well, proudly until she was out of sight.
Then, she keeled over and started pounding the floor with a fist, crying-
"I'm a stupid pig! The worst of the worst! The lowest of the low! How could I keep getting distracted by udon? Someone I love could be hurting right now but all I want are those super-special-awesome noodles! Mama and Papa would be so ashamed of me. Even Fratello would look at me with contempt! But those oh-so-yummy noodles keep calling out to me! It's like that time when I ate eight bowls and couldn't help but ask for a ninth one! Why? WHY? WHHHHHHHHHY? Why am I so disgustingly gluttonous? Why do I keep committing such sinful acts? WHY, I ASK! ANSWER MEEEEEEEEE~ SHINIGAMI-SAMAAAAAAAAA~!"
-much like how Death the Kid would cry when he screwed up his beloved symmetry, or when his awesome hair was mentioned.
A shiver went up Tsuna's spine as he jerked around.
His mocha-colored eyes scanned the crowds before his brows furrowed.
Scratching his cheek, the brunette couldn't help but wonder what that feeling was.
'I hope Li's okay…'
After wasting some more time crying - oh, sorry - whining, Li finally picked herself up and marched towards Suimin Shogakko.
Why Suimin and not Namimori Shogakko?
Simple: Li wanted to make sure her cute redheaded friend was okay.
Plus, straight after, she could go check out Acorn Daycare to see her lovely Tsuna-Fish!
Running her tongue over her canines, Li inhaled… exhaled… and hoisted herself over the tall gates of Suimin Shogakko.
She landed with a soft thump before skipping forward only to halt in thought.
A kittenish grin played on her lips as she ducked into a nearby bush (there's always one of these nearby, conveniently).
Dark-brown eyes watched as the students of this elementary school played with one another but focused on the bespectacled boy sitting under a tree in the shade with a book in hand.
Her grin turned into a playful smirk as Li stealthily approached the adorable boy.
Oh, and ignore the Mission Impossible theme song that's playing right now.
But, as hilarious as it'd be to type out the whole sneaking-and-hiding-and-being-freaked-out process, it wouldn't nearly be as fun as actually seeing it.
And so, skipping ahead, Li tackled the redhead into a hug, cheering-
"SHOU~!"
-and successfully knocking the unsuspecting kid over.
The redhead twitched, trying to calm his pounding heart, before snapping and knuckling the gender-bender's head.
"LI-SAN!" Shouichi shouted, feeling thoroughly miffed, "Are you trying to kill me?"
"Hoi…" Li cried but took the punishment, "I just wanted to make sure you're okay."
"Scaring me like that is not ensuring my safety!" Came the exasperated reply before Shouichi relaxed and frowned in thought, "And why wouldn't I be okay?"
At that question, Li snapped to attention and started to pat down the redhead who-
"W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
-flustered and backed away, trying to cover himself.
Li sighed in relief when she didn't find any injuries on his being before answering, "I had a really weird feeling before and I thought someone got hurt."
Still red, Shouichi slowly calmed down before furrowing his brows, "Whom did you check on already?"
Li slumped onto the bench and sighed, "Only Mama, Papa and you. I'm gonna go check on Tsuna next. I hope Squirrel-teme didn't get to him."
This earned her a raised brow as Shouichi deadpanned, "Acorn Daycare's closed for a while."
Dot. Dot. Dot.
"Eh?" Came the flat stare from Li to Shouichi before she slapped her cheeks in shock, "EH~? WHY~?"
The redhead sighed, a bit amused, and answered, "Satou-san had to leave on family matters."
"Buu~" Li huffed and crossed her arms, "That means I gotta go back to my school."
Shouichi patted the girl's head and smiled, "Don't worry, Li-san. You'll find him."
"Un…"
This way?
Nuh-uh.
That way?
Nope.
Which way?
Can't tell.
Slowly and surely, irritation was beginning to bubble within Tsuna.
He and Satou were making their way back to Namimori Shogakko.
Without Li.
Despite the irritation, however, worry was much more prominent as many scenes played in his mind.
Each one less pleasant than the next.
What if she got lost?
What if she got hurt?
What if she were kidnapped?
And, he really didn't want to consider this but, what if she were killed?
The thought brought forth that terrible feeling.
That terrible feeling of sharp claws digging into his chest.
That terrible feeling of an icy hand grasping onto his heart.
And that terrible feeling of even considering being alone again.
He shivered and hugged himself, school bag pressed against his chest.
'No.' He mentally berated himself, 'Li's too strong. If anything, she'll knock down anyone who does wrong!'
Somehow, that image of chibi-Li kicking the asses of random faceless people dressed in black suits brought a smile to his lips.
'That's right. Li is strong. She won't die on me.'
Having parted ways with Shouichi, Li passed by Namimori Chuugakko and was spotted most unfortunately by none other than-
"XIAO LIIIIIIIII~!"
-her awesomely annoying big brother as he skipped towards the girl with wide arms only to-
WHAM!
-meet with the sole of her shoe, of course.
A vein throbbed on her temple as she huffed irritably and thought, 'Why was I even worried over this idiot?'
"Please, Xiao Li! I'm suffering from Li-withdrawal!" Kiyoshi cried as he leaned against the dirty footwear, "I need to hug you-!"
Thud!
The older gender-bender twitched upon kissing the lovely floor.
"… Xiao Li…"
A dark aura exuded from his being before-
"HIDOI YO!"
-he threw a tantrum and rolled around on the school grounds, crying.
The students of Namichuu simply continued on with their lives, used to the hilariously pathetic sight.
Breathing a deep sigh of relief, Li rolled her shoulders before slumping against the wall, grumbling, "Kiyoshi can be so perverted sometimes."
Another sigh was released before the gender-bender straightened up and pumped her fist, "Yosh! Time to see my lovely Tsuna-Fish~!"
Completely forgetting the previous encounter, Li pranced off with a kittenish smile.
But, after a moment, that smile faltered as the feeling, which had subsided, suddenly came back stronger than ever.
Speeding up her gait, Li prayed, 'Please let that weird feeling be just a weirdo.'
"A-Ano…" Came the hesitant question, "Why are we going this way…?"
He trailed off and took a step back when blue eyes leered at him but continued to ask, "I-Isn't Namimori Shogakko the other way?"
Satou glared and scowled, "Are you defying me, brat?"
Tsuna flinched and trembled under the scrutiny before shaking his head rapidly, "N-No, ma'am!"
The creepy one held her cold gaze before grabbing the boy and dragging him forward, snorting, "You will follow me, quietly. Understood?"
A silent whimper left his lips.
'Where are you, Li?'
Heart pounding painfully in her chest, Li forced a wide grin and waved good-bye to the gentle woman.
"Arigatou, Nana-san! I'll drop by later with Tsuna and Shou!"
That said, the gender-bender turned and dropped her facade, allowing worry to seep into her childish features.
She pushed forward, mind clouded.
"Tsu-kun said that he was going to see you." Nana informed, "Did you miss him on the way here?"
"Go back to school." Fang ordered, "Whatever's making you feel that way's probably back there."
"Acorn Daycare's closed for a while." Shouichi deadpanned, "Satou-san had to leave on family matters."
Dark-brown eyes narrowed as Li growled to herself, "Squirrel-teme."
She raced down the streets of the bustling shopping district before abruptly skidding to a stop at a familiar shop, Amori's Boutique, and at the sight of a familiar puffed-out smile.
Immediately, Li made a beeline towards the blonde woman and gripped onto her skirt with a snarl, "Where's Tsuna?"
The woman looked surprised, then irritated, and scowled, "You've gotten even more rude, haven't you, Sasaki-chan?"
Li twitched at the familiar suffix but ignored it and snapped, "Tell me where Tsuna is!"
Blue eyes blinked at the command before a frown tipped onto her lips.
"Sawada-kun…?" The blonde Satou murmured with furrowed brows, "I think I saw him with my sister earlier…"
Li froze, memory flashing back to the brunette twin that she encountered a while ago, before gripping the woman's skirt and demanding, "Where did they go?"
The woman blinked at the urgency before pointing down the street, opposite of Namimori Shogakko.
In a blink of an eye, the gender-bender disappeared.
The blonde rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache come on, and groaned inwardly, "I hope Rin-nee doesn't do anything rash."
Li tore down the streets of Namimori but, as she progressed, the area became more and more crowded.
Gnashing her teeth together, Li looked around before scrambling onto the brick wall and skillfully running across it before jumping off and grabbing onto a nearby fire escape.
Struggling a bit, the gender-bender heaved herself onto the metal standing and went up onto the roof.
Dark-brown eyes ran across the crowd before catching onto a familiar spiky brunette.
Relief blossomed within her before transforming into a rumbling rage at the sight of an older, taller and definitely feminine figure pulling the boy along with her none too gently.
"Ano teme-!" Came the brief snarl before Li took off after the duo.
Tsuna whimpered, not liking how he was being forcibly dragged to who-knows-where, but couldn't tug his hand out of the woman's iron grasp.
He could hear his blood pumping in his ears as none-too-pleasant images filled his mind of what the squirrel-lady would do to him once they reached this destination of hers.
He clenched his eyes tightly, unable to resist trembling in fear.
What if she wanted to hurt him?
What if she made him her slave?
What if she locked him up for all eternity?
What if he never sees his mother, Li, Shouichi and everyone else ever again?
At this, he dug his heels into the ground and attempted to tug his hand out of her grip.
Satou paused at the resistance and blinked before raising a brow, "What are you-"
She was cut off as a blur barreled right into her from above.
Tsuna fell onto his bottom, shocked, before blinking and gaping.
Warmth filled his heart, spreading out to the rest of his body, as his mocha-colored eyes landed on the familiar (though enraged) dark brunette crouched over the disoriented woman.
"LI!"
Her head snapped up at the voice before relief washed over her dark expression.
She threw her arms over him and pulled him close, murmuring in her mother's native language.
Tsuna gripped onto the gender-bender tightly, relishing in the familiar scent and comforting touch, as tears pricked at his eyes.
Poof!
White smoke billowed from the gender-bender, obscuring them from view.
Too caught up in their reunion, the two kids forgot to use the opportunity to run for it and the smoke soon lifted.
A cough snapped them out of it and Li tensed, stepping in front of his best friend with a glare.
He crouched a bit, ready to spring into action when-
"There you are!"
-the brunette Satou reacted in a way different from imagined.
The younger brunettes blinked in surprise at the blatant emotions that played across the woman's face.
Li slacked in his stance and moved his mouth - open, close, open, close, open - before blurting out, "HUH?"
Satou Rin, one of the seemingly countless number of evil squirrel-human hybrids that Li ever had the annoyance to meet, held an expression of clear exasperation, irritation and (this is the surprising part) relief.
Even Tsuna was surprised and the two watched the woman as she ran her fingers through her hair and slumped over as stress seemed to have evaporated from her slim body.
"What the hell do you mean by - 'HUH?' - you annoying brat?" Rin snapped, mimicking the gender-bender relatively well, before placing her fists on her hips and glaring, "Do you have any idea how much trouble I would've gotten in if a kid got lost during my shift?"
Dot. Dot. Dot.
THUD!
Li fell over as Tsuna continued to gape from his spot on the floor.
Satou raised a brow and queried, "What?"
"Nothing." Li sighed as he propped himself up before grumbling under his breath, "… I almost thought the world was gonna end…"
Tsuna nodded in agreement before standing up as the gender-bender did the same.
They dusted themselves off and Li fussed over Tsuna a bit before a thought occurred like lightning.
"Wait a second~!" Li started as he whirled about and glared at the woman, "If you were so panicked about getting into trouble, then where were you taking Tsuna?"
A vein irked as Rin snapped, "What's with that accusatory tone, warugaki?"
Another vein irked, this time on Li, as he snapped, "I'll accuse you of whatever I want, kusobabaa!"
"YOU-!" The woman made a motion to strangle the gender-bender when Tsuna tugged on Li's shirt, pulling the dark brunette closer to him and away from her, while hissing, "Li!"
Li huffed but relented and leaned against the other, calming down, before crossing his arms and staring expectantly at the woman.
Rin glared straight back before turning and pointing to a large building a little away that had a blue banner stating in big, clear, white letters: Namimori Police Station.
Dot. Dot. Dot.
"What? Cat got your tongue, brat?" Rin asked sarcastically while turning back with a smirk when-
Whoosh~!
-a breeze shot pass her.
She blinked a few times before several veins throbbed irritably.
"YOU-!"
The outlines already faded away.
"-UNGRATEFUL BRATS!"
Everyone managed to ignore the crazy and loud policewoman shaking a fist at two long-gone kids.
Li hummed happily as he and Tsuna skipped off to Suimin Shogakko to give Shouichi the update.
Tsuna watched the content expression of his best friend before his gaze dropped to their hands.
A blush flourished on his cheeks at the sight of their interlaced fingers in a firm but gentle grasp.
He tightened his grip before blushing deeper and looking away when dark-brown eyes looked at him.
Li tilted his head to the side before grinning lightly and returning the squeeze.
Everything turned out alright.
(Extended Ending)
"By the way," Li started as he twirled in front of the light brunette and tilted his head, "Why did you go to Namisho anyway? You usually wait until I'm out of that prison!"
Tsuna did the five-second-freeze as his mind blanked out.
His school bag suddenly felt heavy in his hand as he slowly turned red upon remembering his original mission.
"A-Ah- That is- I- Um- I- You-" The light brunette couldn't help his stuttering as he gripped his bag closer to himself.
Noticing the way Tsuna seemed protective of the object, Li grinned kittenishly and stepped closer.
Tsuna stepped back and gulped at the mischievous glint in the other's eyes before-
"HIIIIIIIII~!"
THUMP!
-he got jumped.
So what's the result of this year's White Day?
Well, let's just say that Tsuna's blush won't be going away for a while.
(Extended Ending: Extra)
Humming softly to himself, Li danced down the street towards home with a warmth-filled heart.
Everyone was as fine as fine can be.
But, just as he finished that thought, a chill ran though his body.
He paused suddenly and frowned in deep thought.
A moment of silence passed before-
SLAP!
"KYO-NII! TAKESHI! MINNA MOU~!"
-Li proceeded to beat himself over forgetting the others.
Author's Note:
Happy New Years, everyone~! I hope your holidays went well~! :3
To celebrate the new year, I uploaded this rather long chapter.
A lot of the ideas came from other things but I don't remember where exactly they came from. ^^;
Nonetheless, I hope everyone enjoyed the first update of this year!
Thank you for reading/reviewing/etc-ing The Journal of Memories~!
Loose Translation:
(1) Yosh! - Alright!
(2) TASUKETE~! - SAVE ME~!
(3) UMA - Unidentifiable Mystery Animal (Hehe~ Gokudera's obsession other than "Juudaime".)
(4) Mama, Papa, Fratello - Mom, Dad, Brother (in Italian)
(5) MINNA MOU~! - EVERYONE ELSE TOO~!