Lily: Hi guys! Yay! So many favs and followers!

Tsuna: Maybe that's cause KHR is more...'famous' on the fanfic site.

Lily: And maybe you're just a party pooper! XP

Tsuna: ...So? What's happening in this chapter?

Lily: Be patient! You'll find out. But I can say one thing: Hibari Kyoya.

Tsuna: Ah, sou. Lily does not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn. If she did, episode 1-74 would be much more awesome. After all, episode 74-203 (the future arc) is awesome.

Lily: ^_^ I love the future arc...

Tsuna: Yeah, a lot of people do. Anyway, do I become dark in this chapter?

Lily: *shrug* I don't know. But I do know that Hibari Kyoya is pretty much the main subject of this chapter. Maybe I should call this chapter Hibari Kyoya? Nah...this chapter shall be called 'A New Friend'!

Tsuna: ...okay, now I definitely know what this chapter is about. Enjoy guys!

Lily: Enjoy! :)

Hibari Kyoya.

Everywhere he went, that name struck fear in almost everybody. And those who did not cower away were either stupid or brave. Most of them were the former.

However, Hibari made a new discovery the other day. He found another one of those people who did not shy away in fear. But it was not because the boy was stupid, no. The boy was brave.

Hibari found himself quite interested in this boy, so he decided to do some research. After that incident, he looked through all the files of the students in the school, until he came to the file of the boy.

'Sawada Tsunayoshi...'

The Next Day...

"Oi, Dame-Tsuna!"

Tsuna found a foot connected with his face, making him fall back. The boys around him laughed and laughed. And in the front of the group was Nari, his brother.

'Shut up...' he thought. That laugh was really annoying.

Another kick was delivered to his gut, making him sputter out a bit of blood.

Why was no one helping him? Why were they all just standing there? Watching him...laughing at him...

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Fight? This wasn't a fight. They were just ganging up on him. Why were they all encouraging them? He didn't do anything. He kept his distance, but they just kept bothering him.

'Leave me alone...'

Even the teachers watched from a distance. They didn't care about him. He was just Dame-Tsuna, after all. Who cared about someone as no-good as him? Not anyone he knew of. Not even his parents.

"Leave me alone..." Tsuna muttered.

"Huh? What was that, Dame-Tsuna? You sound like a mouse! Speak louder!" Nari said, delivering a kick to Tsuna's jaw.

Is this what a brother does?

"Leave me alone," Tsuna said, louder this time.

"HAHAHA! That's so funny! What makes you think we have any intention of doing that?" Nari asked, though Tsuna knew it was a rhetorical question.

Yes...what made him think that they would just leave him alone? Maybe he was doing something wrong.

"Stop crowding around, herbivores."

"Shit! Let's get outta here, guys."

"I'll bite you to death for crowding and beating up another student."

Tsuna heard a few blows being delivered to...someone, but he couldn't see anything. It was dark... He was scared... Why wouldn't anyone help him? Where was all the light? Why was it so dark and lonely here?

"Omnivore."

A light filled the once dark room, blinding Tsuna for a few seconds.

'What is this?'

"Omnivore. Get up. You should not lie on the ground."

He knew that voice...

"Oh, it's you. What do you want now? Are you going to beat me up for being in the wrong place at the wrong time?" Tsuna asked, glaring up at the boy, who raised an eyebrow.

"No. I just do not like bullies," the boy said, glancing at the bodies of the bullies-including Tsuna's brother.

"Nari!" He exclaimed, scrambling over to his brother. But before he could do anything, the new boy stopped him by stepping in front of him.

"Stop. He is not worth your time. He was the one who did this to you, was he not?"

"But he's my brother! I have to help him!" Tsuna said. The boy raised an eyebrow.

"Your brother? Tch. Pathetic. What kind of a brother does this?" the new boy said, gesturing to Tsuna's wounds. Tsuna didn't know how to answer to that, so he just looked at the ground as if it were the most interesting thing in the world.

"Leave. Fix up your wounds. I will clean up the bodies."

The boy turned around to leave.

"Ah, wait!" Tsuna called out. The boy stopped and looked at the brunet. "Um...what's your name?"

"Hibari Kyoya."

The Next Day~

The bell for the end of class rung, and Tsuna instantly stood up and scurried out of the classroom.

'Hurry, hurry!' he told himself. He didn't want to run into anyone-especially his brother, who was probably going out of his way to find Tsuna and make his life miserable-

Tsuna shook his head. What was he thinking? Nari was his brother! Tsuna probably just did something to make Nari upset. Yes, he probably deserved this. Whatever he did, he would apologize once he saw Nari.

Tsuna nodded in triumph. What a great plan! With this, maybe Nari would forgive him. Maybe they could go back to being not just brothers, but friends...

Tsuna hurried to the same secluded place he went to every lunch and recess. Nari and his friends hadn't bothered him that day, so maybe he would be safe. He just needed to make sure he didn't run into that Hibari Kyoya guy...

But something in Tsuna wanted to see Hibari.

What? What was he thinking? Hibari was the same as them all. Telling him what to do... Looking down on him... They were all the same!

Tsuna sat down under the Sakura tree and opened his book. The book he had before was destroyed, so he couldn't read that. But it had been his favourite book-it was called 'Road to a New Place'. A little boy was always bullied and nobody like him. One day, he found a light from behind his closet. When he pushed his closet away, he found that the light was actually a path to a different world. Everyone there was kind to him; they sent him warm smiles, and welcomed him with open arms.

Tsuna had once tried pushing away his closet to see if there was a portal there, but...unfortunately, there wasn't.

Tsuna heard footsteps coming closer to him.

'Oh great... Have I been found out?' he wondered. He peeked up from his book. 'Oh. It's Hibari-san...'

The brunet decided to ignore the boy. If he did, maybe he would be ignored as well. Then he could read his book in peace.

Well...Hibari didn't tell him to go somewhere else, or beat him up. Instead, the boy lied down under the Sakura tree and closed his eyes, immediately falling into a slumber.

Tsuna raised an eyebrow at this, but decided not to say anything and just continued reading his book. If Hibari did not bother him, then he would not bother the other.

The next few weeks continued on like that. Every recess and lunch, Tsuna would scurry off to the same Sakura tree. A few minutes later, Hibari would come and lie down to take a nap. On some rare occasions, Hibari would bring a book to read as well, and they would sit there in peace.

Sometimes, although even rarer, the two children would exchange a short conversation. Most of the time it would be about the books they were reading; which was their favourite, what they liked or dislike about the book.

It had become a routine-and before he knew it, Tsuna was sitting under the Sakura tree with 2 bentos.

'What am I doing?!' he wondered, blushing at the purple bento he was going to give Hibari. He had an orange yellow bento for himself.

No, his mother or father had not made these bentos. Tsuna scoffed. They could care less about him. No, Tsuna had made these bentos himself. He only hoped Hibari would enjoy it.

There were footsteps, and Tsuna looked up at the sound.

"Ah, Hibari!" he exclaimed.

"Hn," was the boy's response.

"U-um..." Tsuna blushed and looked away. "Th-this." He shoved the purple bento in Hibari's face. "I-I made it for you...because I saw that Hibari-san almost never brings lunch. S-so I just thought that you m-might be hungry..."

Hibari raised an eyebrow, though it went unnoticed by Tsuna, who was blushing like mad. What if Hibari rejected his gift? What if he didn't like it? Tsuna didn't know what he would do if Hibari rejected it! He wouldn't be able to face him again!

"Hn," the raven-haired boy grunted, taking the purple box and chopsticks. Tsuna's eyes widened at this.

'He accepted it!' Tsuna thought, smiling. 'But will he like it?'

Hibari took off the lid and placed it carefully on the ground. There was a mix of rice, fried egg, mini sausages, and vegetables. Hibari took a bite of fried egg and rice, while Tsuna stared at him, waiting for a reaction.

But Hibari didn't say anything; he just kept eating. But maybe if he kept eating it, that meant he liked it?

"S-so? What do you think?" Tsuna asked hesitantly. Tsuna thought he saw Hibari smile, but he passed it off as a smirk.

"It's delicious," Hibari replied. Tsuna beamed.

"Really?" he asked. Hibari nodded. "That's great! I was afraid you wouldn't like it..."

"Of course I would like it," Hibari said. Tsuna blinked.

"Eh? Why?"

"Because we're friends, of course," Hibari said, as if it were the most obvious thing ever. Tsuna's eyes widened.

'Friends...?'

At Home...

"Na-kun! Welcome home!" Nana said. Tsuna ignored the fact that she hadn't said his name.

"Mum! Something great happened today!" Nari said.

"Oh really? What happened?" Nana asked. Nari whipped out a piece of paper from his bag. But this wasn't just any paper-no, it was the test Nari had gotten full marks on.

"I got full marks on the science test!" Nari exclaimed, grinning. Nana gasped as she took the test paper.

"Wow! As expected of my amazing Na-kun!" Nana said.

Tsuna kept quiet. He didn't want to nor have to give his test to Nana. After all, she wouldn't and didn't care. If he got below 60%, he was scolded. If he got above 60%, the only response he got was a grunt or an 'okay'.

But Tsuna still kept that grin on his face. Not even the bullies could wipe it off his face. He silently thanked Hibari.

'Friends, huh...'

Tsuna was about to go up to his room, when Nari's voice stopped him.

"Oi, Dame-Tsuna!"

Tsuna turned around and tilted his head to the side in question.

"What are you so happy about? That grin is creeping me out!" Nari said. But Tsuna kept the smile on his face.

"Really?" Tsuna giggled, making Nari back away. "Well, if it creeps you out, I'm sorry. But maybe if you just stayed away from me and left me alone, you wouldn't have to see it!" Tsuna beamed. He then turned around and ran up the stairs and into his room, leaving Nari stunned.

"W-whatever!" Nari retorted.

Tsuna giggled.

'Friends...huh...'

Lily: Uwah...Tsuna, you're showing signs of Dark!Tsuna.

Tsuna: ...maybe I was just happy?

Lily: Sure doesn't seem like it...

Tsuna: -_- Well, I have made a new friend...huh...

Hibari: You herbivores-herbivore and omnivore are annoying.

Tsuna: :)

Lily: :) So, hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!

Hibari: *takes his leave*

Tsuna: Please review! I think next chapter will finally be Dark!Tsuna time.

Lily: Yeah! Gore time!

Tsuna: ...

Lily: Bye guys!

Tsuna: Bye...?