It keeps getting longer and longer. Anyway, I was gonna make this chapter together with the studying scene but thought it might be too long and I wanted to upload fast for you guys so I split it into two. But other than that, ENJOY MINNA!
DISCLAIMER! KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN DOESN'T BELONG TO ME. ALL GOES TO AMANO AKIRA. BUT IF THE CHARACTERS WANTED ME, I'D GLADLY ACCEPT!
Saturday. A day of relaxation except for high school and middle school-ers.
Gokudera Hayato is someone who can control what time to wake up and what is going on even when she's asleep. Though, today, she felt like sleeping as long as she can. Why?
Flashback
"What the hell happened today?"
"Gokudera!" She heard a voice call and knowing the owner of the voice, she wasn't ecstatic about it. As she was about to walk away, a hand grabbed her arm and pulled her in the opposite direction.
"Oi!"
"I forgot something."
"What?"
Gokudera and Yamamoto were in their home-room class. Gokudera was standing by the frame of the second door, to the back. "Why am I here exactly?" Gokudera asked, obviously annoyed. Well considering she's been dragged four times today unwillingly because of him, she wouldn't be very ecstatic.
"I forgot my books." He replied searching his desk.
"No, me. Why am I here." It was more of a demand than a question.
"Well, I thought it would be fun to go with someone. Tsuna and I used to always go to the school together if we ever forgot our books." He replied pulling out a couple of books and shoving them into his bag.
'And he's tainting Tsuna-kun with his idiocy too.' She inaudibly voiced. "Stop acting like a girl." She scowled.
"Haha I guess." He stood up and hung the bag over his shoulder. "Don't you ever take off those sunglasses?"
"No." She simply replied and walked out.
"Wait!" He said and caught up to her. "Since there's no school tomorrow, let go to the arcade! It 24/7 so don't worry." He said and pumped his hand into a fist.
"No, I'm going-Hey!" Before she could finish her sentence, he grabbed her arm again and pulled her to the direction of the arcade. 'Don't kill idiots. Don't kill idiots.' She repeated in her mind, attempting to calm herself down.
The entire night went on like that. They (well Yamamoto) played game after game and whenever Gokudera was about to leave, he'd pull her to another game or if she was about to clock him, he always interrupt before she can even raise a fist by dragging her to another game. After a while she was too tired to fight back and ignored him.
She was able to go home when his dad called saying he needed help cleaning. Honestly, you think he would be mad or calling to know where his son was or why he wasn't home yet. It was around five that she was home and without eating anything or even just changing out of her clothes, she flopped on her bed and fell asleep.
End of Flashback
Hayato groaned when she heard the doorbell and stuck her head into her pillow to diminish the noise.
Ding... Ding... Ding... Ding...Ding..Ding..Ding.. . DingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDing.
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Ding.
To say Hayato's pillow was in shreds wasn't an overstatement. She looked at her clock and saw 7:30AM. Why would someone bother her at this time? Well no one knows someone lives here except the landlady and her grandson who just loves to trouble people if he's forced to wake early. He does this to her if so.
She got out of her bed and felt her hair follow her sides. Her wig probably came off when she was trying to replace herself in a more comfy position on the bed. She walked down the hallway that led to the door. She tiptoed a little and looked through the peep-hole only to see something she can only describe as a nightmare.
Yamamoto stood outside her door with his hand on the doorbell. 'Crap!' She ran back to her room and hurriedly (since he was still ringing the bell) changed into her male disguise.
"WHAT?!" She growled as she slammed the door open.
"Eh? Gokudera? You live here?"
"..What?" She asked surprised. If he didn't know she lived here then why was he in front of her door?
"Oh, you wear your sunglasses when you're sleeping? Isn't that uncomfortable and a little dangerous?"
"No, I don't." She replied in a, 'Of course not, idiot' tone. "But why are you here?"
"Huh?" Gokudera's eye twitched. She was reluctantly dragged everywhere until she was home, had a two-hour sleep, was awoken by non-stop and aggressive ringing and was greeted by an annoying idiot who was the cause of everything stated.
"I'm gonna make this as simple as possible. You. My apartment. Standing in front of. Why?" She said slowly and carefully as she can but Yamamoto just tilted his head in confusion. "Why are you in front of my apartment?!" She really doesn't have the energy for this now.
"Oh, well this place is owned by my grandma." She was kinda shocked though didn't show and wouldn't even see it. "And my dad made sushi like he always does one a week for them and I deliver it on Saturdays."
'Great. I'm getting surrounded by his kind now.' She exasperatedly thought. "So again I ask the MAIN question here, why are you outside my apartment, ringing my doorbell as it was the last thing you were ever gonna do and if you dare ever ring it like that, I promise you it will be."
"Haha, Gokudera's funny." He said, laughing a little.
'Yeah? Let's see how funny it really is after you have the most intimate moment with a coffin or possibly just the bed of the dirt.'
"You can easily scare people with that threat."
'Yet it isn't enough to send you away.'
"But my cousin, he lives here with my grandma too, said to give the person in this apartment, this box." He said and held out a square, plainly pink wrapped box with a removable lid.
"Heehh?" Gokudera had a little sly smirk on her. "But I just remembered it was something I wanted to give you. So why don't you open it?"
"Eh? Really?!" He exclaimed excited. Gokudera had to stop herself from rolling her eyes at his childish behaviour.
As Yamamoto was about to open the box, Gokudera took about two steps back; which of course he didn't notice being to wrapped in with 'his' present. A well frosted cake with spaghetti and barbecue sauce jumped out of the box and smashed into Yamamoto's face. He stared blankly and confused into space. Then a camera emerged from the box and snapped a few photos of the victim.
Gokudera had to restrain her strong urge to laugh. 'Who knew the brat's prank could actually be entertaining.'
"Haha, that was fun! Thanks for such an unexpected gift Gokudera." He said smiling and laughing.
'Che. Annoying.'
"Yes! I finally got you! Haha! Take that Hay-..." A boy, probably around thirteen, ran up the stairs and pointed a finger at Gokudera when she was in view but stopped when he saw she completely clean and his cousin, Yamamoto the mess. "What happened?" He asked innocently.
"You're little prank flew the other way." Gokudera answered.
"It flew?!" He excitedly asked.
"..No.." Gokudera said with 'DUH' running across her mind.
"Then why did you say flew?" The boy asked again.
"..It's a, part of speech." She replied a little shocked.
"What's that?"
"..Aren't you twelve?"
"Thirteen." He replied.
"Then haven't you done this topic in school already?"
"No." Gokudera just remained silent until Yamamoto interrupted.
"Eh? This is your prank, Etsuko?" He asked, wiping the cake and sauce away with his hand.
"How slow are you?" Gokudera said.
"My prank? Takeshi-nii, I could never pull off something like this. The guilt would haunt me." The boy named, Etsuko, said again innocently.
"You're kidding, right? After all you said, no one's stupid enough to fall for-"
"I'm sorry I suspected you!" Yamamoto yelled running to hug the boy.
'Then again this is Yamamoto we're talking about. He basically spells stupid on appearance.'
"It's okay Takeshi-nii. I'll always forgive you." Etsuko said and gave a bright smile along with it.
"You're soo kind, Etsuko!" Gokudera's eyes were just pleading some motion from the idiocy in front of them.
"But how do you two know each other?" Etsuko said as he got Yamamoto off him.
"Same university." Gokudera simply answered.
"And a few same classes, including home-room." Yamamoto joined.
"Ohh." A sly smirk crawled on his lips and Gokudera watched him suspiciously. "So Haya-chan and Takeshi-nii are close?" Gokudera just glared at the boy in front of her though had no effect considering she had her sunglasses on.
"Mhm!" Yamamoto replied.
"No." Though Gokudera's answer was different but Etsuko's smirk didn't fade.
Yamamoto's phone suddenly rang. Seeing it was his father, he hurried back due to some delivery promises he made with his dad. "See you later at Tsuna's, Gokudera!" He shouted and left.
Oh yeah, she was to tutor Tsuna and Yamamoto later today. She sighed and turned back to the still smirking boy.
"What?" She asked.
"So watchya doing today with Takeshi-nii."
"Tutoring him and his friend." She replied and walked back into her apartment with Etsuko trailing behind.
"Tsuna-nii?" He closed the door since he was the last one in.
"Mhm." She took off her sunglasses and placed them on the counter near the kitchen with ease.
"And what's going to happen?" He asked with a smug smirk. Gokudera just rolled her eyes.
"Nothing and they don't know so don't tell them."
"Why not?" Gokudera took off her wig and placed it next to her sunglasses, letting her hair flow down past her waist. "One look and he'll fall in love." Hayato walked to where Etsuko was seated on the couch and ruffled his hair.
"Thanks but no. No one is to know of this remember?" She reminded and sat next to him, grabbing the remote in the process.
"Yeah." She handed the remote to him and sat.
"More importantly, it's a waste that such a cutie is so mean." She whined and hugged him so tight you could see his face turning slightly blue.
"O-okay-y.. H-Hay-ya-ch-an, l-le-t g-go pl-ea-se." He pleaded through the little breaths and managed to push her a little away. He let out a sigh, taking in the air he needed and released the coughs that were jumbled in his throat. He scooted over a little from her and turned the TV on to a high-speed car chase which both loved to watch. "Make breakfast. I haven't eaten yet and I'm hungry~"
Hayato sighed and got up. "Hai, hai. But you'll only be getting cereal."
"I know. I wouldn't want food cooked by you anyway." He whispered that last part.
"What was that?" But it obviously didn't go unnoticed by Hayato.
"Nothing."
Now I'm sure you're wondering how Etsuko knows Hayato's little secret. Well...
Flashback
"This is the bathroom and lastly bedroom. Any questions?" Etsuko said almost lifeless. His grandmother told him to show the newcomer around her rented apartment or else no games for an entire week.
"No." Gokudera plainly said. Etsuko became annoyed at Gokudera expression and her replies to him. He tugged on Gokudera's white shirt, pulling him into the kitchen and started singing, "Lalalalala.." loudly and moving about wildly much to Gokudera's dismay
"You're annoying me." The newcomer commented.
"Don't you know to let kids have their fun?" He replied.
"Just don't do it near me." Etsuko picked up a scissors that was left on the kitchen counter when his grandmother was fixing up some curtains in here. Remaining the overly-childish way, he took them and cut Gokudera's shirt though felt a thick fabric in doing so.
In a split second, the scissors were out from his hand and he was perched on top of the counter.
"What are you doing?" Came the response from the client, Gokudera, who held onto his chest. Not knowing what just happened, he stared out for a second, though spotted something a bit unusual. He reached out and grabbed the man's shirt by the chest and pulled, where the clothes came off considering he made a cut, though not a clean one, along the back of the clothing.
As he pulled off the clothing, two large through not overly-big lumps popped out, showing the bare chest of a woman's. But only for a second since that guy... or girl covered them with their arm.
"You little brat!" The..umm.. person.. choked out. He reached out once again and grabbed hold of her sunglasses and wig, pulling them off in a second and saw silver waist-line hair flowing with her body, bangs accenting her jade eyes and pale, smooth skin with a figured body to complete.
"Y-You're a girl?" He asked bewildered with a hard blush.
"No, I'm a hologram of one." She rolled her eyes when she saw the confused look on the boy's face. "Of course I'm a girl."
"B-But.. how are you a girl?"
"How are you a boy?" She retaliated back.
"You were dressed like a guy."
"Because I wanted to."
"Why?" He asked.
"Z. Now if you don't mind, I would like my shirt back." She said and stretched her free hand, her left, towards him.
"O-oh, here." He said, now understanding. "Sorry. I normally have that as a little 'welcoming present' for some of the newbies here. But I don't do it to the girls."
"That's good." She said, turning around and tying back the bandage around her chest. Etsuko turned his head to the side with his blush visible. She then searched through her suitcase for another shirt.
"Isn't it ruined?" He asked coming off the counter.
"What is?" She picked up a blue shirt and dressed herself in it.
"The bandage thingy." He walked to where Hayato was.
"No it's still good." She said and closed her suitcase with the ruined shirt and vest that was under, inside. "More importantly," She turned to him and stooped, facing him. "You are not to tell anyone of this okay?"
"Eh? Why not?"
"Because it's a secret. And I want to keep it that way."
"O-okay.. but," He said and a smile can be seen creeping up his face. "You have to buy me a year's worth of candy."
Hayato rolled her eyes. "Fine."
"Then deal." He said and shook hands with her.
"Now can I have my wig and glasses back?" He grabbed her stuff from the counter and gave it to her, watching as she dressed herself back to before. "Thank you. So, what's your name?"
"Takenaka Etsuko."
"Nice to meet you Takenaka-kun. My name is Gokudera Hayato. I am being very nice here so don't make me regret it, okay? She said and smiled.
"Y-yes." He stuttered, feeling fear from just watching that smile. "And call me Etsuko, Haya-chan." Gokudera's eye twitched from the nickname but allowed him.
"Alright, then Etsu-kun." Etsuko smiled. "Now, for such a cute child, you should be nice and friendly to people. But I'll forgive you because of that cuteness and awww chubbiness.
"Eh?"
End of Flashback
Hayato woke up and glanced at the wall clock above and behind the TV. Seeing it was after one and she was supposed to meet at Tsuna's house at half twelve, she jumped also waking the boy lying on her though it looks like he was caught in a bear trap than soundly and freely sleeping.
"Woops, late for studying. Get up Etsu-kun." She said patting the now awakening boy.
"Get up? You were the one that clamped onto me." But she just shrugged.
Running into the shower and occupying the bathroom for half an hour, she came back out dressed in her usual wear except for her wig and sunglasses that were on the counter.
Ding. Ding.
They heard the doorbell. Etsuko checked who it was through the peep-hole with a stool that was next to the door, holding up a plant.
Hayato heard Etsuko release a snicker. "What?"
"Looks like your date is here. Must've gotten worried and personally came to pick you up." Gokudera was all fixed and looked like her normal self, well to the others. She picked up her keys, cell phone and wallet and stuffed them into the various pockets of her jeans.
Walking out to the hallway she smacked Etsuko when passing by him and placed the stool aside. "You leaving one time?" She asked him.
"Nah." Was his reply.
"Then, lock up when you're leaving." She heard him snicker again. "What?"
"You make it sound as if I'm living here."
"Well you practically do." She replied and finished slipping on her sneakers.
DingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDing...
"I'm gonna punch that bastard." She said and walked out, leaving a smiling Etsuko behind.
She opened the door and landed a blow to the raven's face and walked passed him.
"What was that for?" Yamamoto said, holding his head back in efforts to cease his nosebleed.
"Your idiocy doesn't only affect you sometimes."
"Huh?"
"Pole."
"Pol-? Ow!" Yamamoto crashed into a pole, hitting his head in the process though Gokudera just kept walking.
"Anyway why were you stupid enough to walk here?" She asked when he caught up.
"Oh Tsuna was getting worried and told me to see if everything was okay. I told him you'd be fine but he tends to over-think to minor situations."
"Whatever." 'Awww, cute, kind, sweet and selfless. Now if Etsu would be more like that.' Gokudera's inner mind spoke.
"Pole."
"Eh? Ow!" Yamamoto bumped into another.
Didn't so much like the scene where Etsuko finds out about Hayato. It made her too easy for the number one assassin. I'll maybe rewrite it some other time but I'll leave it for now. Moving on.. THANKS to those who supported my story by favoring and following and of course, SPECIAL THANKS to
DRIKA-VERAS for reviewing! You rock! (Yeah, was thinking about that but figured since she's the number one assassin, she'd know like Reborn did.)
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