Chapter 1: O, To Thy Dearest Sky

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What do you wish for?

I wish for eternal peace.

What do you want?

I want balance.

What do you seek?

I seek an imperfect world.

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The morning sun, barely illuminating the waking world, rises slightly as it signals a day anew. Its light barely peeking through the curtained windows of one's room. Its once spread out light shifts into a little ray as it brightens up a specific point. A ray of light reaches one's closed eyes.

The figure shifted as the light irritated his eyes. The figure, being a boy, slowly aroused from his delightful sleep as he stretched his arms and finally got out of bed. The boy, or rather the young male, was too small for his age. Compensating for his height was beauty worthy to be envied even by the most beautiful goddesses existing. His lithe body almost that of a girl's, his sakura-petaled lips, and his big, round, wondering, caramel-hued eyes. One thing that stood out among his features is gravity-defying dark brown hair, standing out in every direction.

The brunette slowly went downstairs as he seated himself in one of the chairs in the kitchen. He looked through the open doors to their house's yard. He noticed the rose-pink light of dawn slowly being replaced by the orange light of sunrise.

"Tsu-kun, you are up early! This is a surprise!" A woman in her mid-30s said to her son, astonishment obvious in her voice as she reached the kitchen, looking at said boy.

"Kaa-san, how many times do I have to tell you that 'Tsuna' is just fine?" The boy, claiming to be Tsuna, pouted at his given nickname by his mother. His voice, a little high-pitched, was soft and gentle. He poked his tongue childishly then rolled his eyes at his mother's antics in a loving manner.

"But Tsu-kun is Tsu-kun. You'll always be my one and only baby boy!" Nana, Tsuna's mother, declared to him and hugged him tight to prove her statement. Her son just hugged back lovingly and eventually got up to help his mother in the kitchen.

Breakfast passed by quickly as they eat their breakfast peacefully, engaging small conversations every now and then. Tsuna then slowly rose up from his seat and started preparing for school. 'Today's the first day of school. I wonder what class I'm in this year.' Tsuna thought to himself as he started feeling anxious. 'What if I were in a class full of bullies? I don't want to be bullied!" Tsuna started pulling in his brown hair in frustration. He quickly wore his school uniform and went downstairs. He bid his mother goodbye as he opened the door and went out to go to school.

Tsuna walked leisurely as he enjoyed the view of his beloved hometown. He happily welcomed the spring breeze slightly inhaling a faint essence of the cherry blossoms. He stood there, admiring the scent as he suddenly became giddy for some reason, anxiety long forgotten, and felt like a child. He half-walked and half-jogged to school as he saw the front gates of his school, Namimori Middle School.

"Wow." Tsuna unconsciously said out loud as he saw many students already searching for their names in every classes. He saw every student deliberately chatting with each other, trying to catch up with the other. Smiling at everyone's behavior. he slowly joined the group of students who were searching for their names in the 2nd year division.

"Oi, Dame-Tsuna. You got lucky again this time. It seems that you didn't have to repeat a year with all your flunked grades!" A boy, who Tsuna recognized as his old classmate, said to Tsuna as he patted his back almost making Tsuna fall face-first in the ground.

As soon as Tsuna heard it, he searched his name in the list and hoped that at least that he still has the same classmates that he had last year. He slowly scanned the 2-A list and slowly lost hope as he still can't find it. But alas, as he saw his name being the 27th barely making it through.

27. Sawada Tsunayoshi

He gave a relieved sigh as he thanked the gods for his fortunate luck. He took a moment to search for names that he recognized and didn't recognize.

25. Yamamoto Takeshi

26. Gokudera Hayato

Tsuna most certainly recognized the 25th in the list. He knew said person because he was the star of the baseball team and he was worshipped by more than half of the female population in the school. On the other hand, Tsuna didn't recognize the name after Yamamoto Takeshi. 'Must be a transfer student.' Tsuna thought as he slowly went to his new classroom.

He took a seat near the window, wanting to view the peace that is being presented by the nature that its lovely surroundings have to offer. He sat quietly until the bell rang signaling the start of classes. The whole class is already inside except for the transfer student and their home room teacher.

Tsuna just shrugged until he saw a certain tall, raven-haired male looked at his direction. The boy's brown eyes meeting Tsuna's caramel-hued ones. Deciding not to be rude, Tsuna smiled at him in greeting. The boy just grinned widely in return until his attention was suddenly stolen by a group of male students, who Tsuna presumed that the boy's friends, as they surrounded him and greeted him.

Thinking for a moment, Tsuna suddenly frowned at the boy's actions. He suddenly remembered how the boy smiled at him and when he smiled at his "friends," or so he thought they were. Deciding that the matter was none of his business, he just ignored it and tried to concentrate.

He heard a sudden shifting of seats, his attention suddenly perked up at the figure opening the door. 'That must be our home room teacher.' Tsuna thought as he saw a dark-haired, tall man wearing a suit and a fedora hat enter the room. Tsuna was awed by the foreigner's features.

The foreigner's narrow eyes suited his glare that shook everyone to their very core. Even though being hidden by the fedora, his hair is, without a doubt, defying gravity but only standing out upwards unlike Tsuna's. All in all, the foreigner was drop-dead handsome and his curly sideburns only adding to his charisma. Suddenly, Tsuna felt intimidated.

Tsuna looked at his female classmates as they already swooned over their new teacher. 'Figures.' Tsuna swore that he saw hearts in their eyes as they squealed. He was about to ignore their reaction when suddenly they suddenly squealed louder making his ears ring. Tsuna eyes turned to the front of the classroom as he saw another foreigner following the teacher. 'Oh, right. A transfer student.'

The new student stood in front. His white hair made everyone wonder whether he dyed it or not. Green eyes glaring at everyone who dared to make eye contact with him.

"Okay, class." Tsuna jerked at the sound of a deep smooth voice."My name is Reborn and I will be your home room teacher until the end of the year. I only have one rule: Obey me and behave like the good little kids you are or die. If you are lucky, maybe you can only get away with a heavy punishment." Reborn, their teacher, said as he smirked at his students who were gaping like a fish. He noticed that the transfer student was getting more and more impatient so he decided to introduce him first, questions later. "Please welcome our new student. He recently just moved from Italy. Gokudera, introduce yourself."

"Tch. Gokudera Hayato." The new student snarled at everyone and just took the empty seat beside Tsuna which startled the boy.

Tsuna shrieked only to receive a glare from the young male. Tsuna just listened as the girls asked questions. He learned that both the teacher and the transfer student were both from Italy. Not soon after, they are already turning their English books and started a discussion. Tsuna swore that he can feel Reborn's eyes on him throughout the discussion. He suddenly felt insecure.

"Sawada, read the short poetry there in your book." Oh, so it was finally his time to shine.

Tsuna stood up and did what he was told. He softly read the lines as Reborn went to his side.

"O, to thy dearest sky,

Doth thou ne'er cry?

In thine eyes art light,

Begrudge not in thy might.

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Betwixt night and dark,

Through all journeys embark,

Basked in the morning anew,

Thou shalt ne'er bid Adieu!

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Thy place, thee knows,

In the heavens, thee owns.

Unbeknownst to thine heart,

O, thy beauty is an art!"

Tsuna looked at Reborn, not really knowing what to do next. His teacher just nodded at him, telling him that he can sit down.

"Very well. Yamamoto." Reborn turned at the smiling raven-haired idiot who was close to sleeping until Tsuna spoke up. Reborn smirked, this boy is gonna be trouble. "What do you think is the meaning of the author's words?"

Yamamoto laughed. "Doesn't the author mean that the sky is very kind and humble?" Everybody just smiled at the baseball star's simple answer.

"Well, that is not entirely incorrect. Looks like your luck saved you this time, Yamamoto Takeshi. You may take your seat." Reborn turned around and faced the whole class as he spoke up yet again. "Gokudera, what do you think?"

"I think that what the author meant was the sky, symbolizing a person, is a fragile yet strong person. That person values friendship and love. The person is also not the type to abandon someone even in a dire situation. He knows of the world's beauty yet he never notices his own." Gokudera said tiredly, finding the lesson easy and boring.

"Correct. Moving on..." English passed by quickly as Reborn discussed more about the lesson. After Reborn's subject, Reborn gave his students homework and was about to leave. "Dame-Tsuna," Reborn started with his newly discovered nickname for his student, making the other students laugh, "after school, meet me in the teacher's faculty."

That was the first time in Tsuna's life that he ever felt so unlucky.

A/N: Wahaha! So there was a bit of R27. The first chapter was kind of boring, I know. The part that Tsuna read was just made up by me, sooooo it sucked. Next chapter, Yamamoto! Or Gokudera! Or Hibari! Have you decided who x27?

DISCLAIMER: NOT MINE. NEVER WAS, NEVER WILL BE. AMANO AKIRA OWNS IT, NOT ME.