Wow, lots of people got the brownie points from… 2 months ago or something. Yes indeed, it was Kimi Shika Iranai, 1827 doujin. Congratulations to those who guessed it right! More brownie points will be doled out today too. XD

One more thing, just wanted to let everyone know that this is strictly in Hibari's POV, 'cept for a bit at the end.

Anyway, sorry for the long stretch, after three weeks in China and then no computer access, it was slightly difficult to get chapters up. So, let part three of four commence!

Phase III: Obsession Phase

Hibari could no longer think of anyone else – or anything else, for that matter. All paperwork was handled by a highly worried Kusakabe, and the Head Prefect spent his days staring into Tsuna's classroom window at a distance.

He imprinted his memory with images of Tsuna twirling his pencil, biting his thumb in thought, and those adorable head tilts full of bewilderment.

He watched his object of affection bite his lip, and Hibari's fingers ghosted over his own.

The Cloud was perched on the branch of tree, monitoring everyone in the general fifty-foot radius of his Sky. He mentally recorded every brush, every tap on the shoulder his classmates doled out, and resolved to find a reason to slaughter them later.

He paused.

Would Tsuna like these people more than he liked him? If Tsuna told him, "I have someone else I like," or something. Each glance was now interpreted differently, how Tsuna's warm smiles at Gokudera and Yamamoto seemed to be carrying secret promises of love, how they returned them with equal amounts of adoration…

The raven-haired boy felt rage, heating and boiling the blood in his veins. Blunt nails left deeps half-crescent in his palms, nearly drawing blood. Hibari grit his teeth, unaware that, at some point, he had bitten into his lip. Scarlet life fluid dripped sluggishly onto his crisp uniform.

He didn't care.

The only things on his mind were to take what was his, lock it up, and bite all these herbivores to death.

The monster in his chest purred back in content – it liked this plan. The boy settled back on his branch, satisfied.

Lunch.

Hibari was already next to the classroom door to escort Tsuna when the bell rang. He spotted the boy walking out of the classroom, lunch in his arms – with Gokudera and Yamamoto.

Speeding up his pace slightly, he reached out and gripped the smallest one's elbow. Said boy looked up and smiled softly.

"Hi, Hibari-san. Ah… U-um, sorry, I promised to eat lunch with Gokudera and Yamamoto today, so…"

Their world seemed to shatter.

Hibari was in shock. Catching the devastated expression, Tsuna felt his heart clench.

The hand withdrew, dropping to his side.

"So... You're really choosing them over me? Was I… not good enough? Did I do… do something wrong…?" Hibari trailed off.

"N-no! Of course not! That's… That's not… G-Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto, maybe another day?"

Gokudera grumbled, but consented, slightly disturbed. He had never seen a strong man like Hibari Kyouya look so broken, so this was a first. It was strange, and even a little horrifying. Yamamoto waved at the two and trotted off after Gokudera to the roof.

Hibari felt a little happier, but still gripped Tsuna's sleeve insecurely.

Inwardly, the Vongola boss frowned.

This was not the Hibari Kyouya he fell for.

But he smiled kindly all the same, and led him to the Reception Room. Kusakabe must have been out on his rounds, because the room was empty. He sat Kyouya down on the couch, and took a seat next to him, opening his lunch.

As he ate, he felt Hibari's fluffy hair rest on his shoulder, and blushed faintly. He offered the prefect some of his lunch, but was refused.

Besides, the raven would get full by just feasting his eyes on the brunet. The lunch was polished off quickly, and set aside.

An arm wrapped itself tentatively around a slim waist. The monster in Hibari's chest purred.

Tsuna was pushed gently to lie on the couch, with the other stretched over him. Curious eyes framed by long, dark, lashes surveyed him inquisitively, and Hibari tilted his head to the side. Tsuna's wide, innocent orbs took in their suggestive position, and he flushed.

"Hibari-san, I don't think – " Hibari bent down, interrupting the annoying flow of speech, and pecked the reluctant boy softly on the nose.

Tsuna blinked.

The skylark gave a little laugh, dragging his lips to the other's cheek. The clumsy boy sighed, and brought his hands up to tug the larger one down into a sweet embrace.

Hibari didn't seem to be in the mood for sweetness, instead reaching again to nibble an earlobe. Tsuna gasped and squirmed, never having felt that before. The love bites trailed to his neck, starting to leave heavy sucks and hard nips.

The younger boy whimpered softly, and Hibari withdrew immediately.

"Sorry," he murmured, tucking a sienna lock behind an ear. He kissed the wounds apologetically.

Tsuna buried his face in his lover's neck, inhaling slowly.

"You smell good, Hibari-san…" A chuckle.

"You do too. Like strawberries."

Tsuna flushed indignantly. "I do not!"

"You do too."

He sniffed himself. "I can't smell it. Strawberries are girly."

"Of course you can't smell it. And you are girly."

"Hibari-san!" Tsuna complained, pouting.

"See? Girly."

"You're mean."

Hibari stopped. "Am I? I can change, if you want me to."

"That's not what I meant – I was just joking, Hibari-san. You're wonderful."

Just like that, he was happy again, cuddling against his girly boy. He had a sudden idea.

"Tsunayoshi."

"Hmm?"

"I'm going to rearrange your classes."

"W-What?" Tsuna sat up.

"Yes… You can have all your classes here, with me. I'll tutor you. You won't have to go out or talk to anyone else." His eyes were alight with childish excitement, and he turned to beam at the shell-shocked Tsuna.

"We can be together forever, and we won't need anyone else in our little world…" he trailed off, a slight frown creasing his brow. "What's wrong?"

"Wh-What's wrong? What's wrong?" Tsuna's voice rose into a nearly hysterical pitch.

"I do have a life everywhere else, Hibari-san! I have friends, and I haven't had lunch with Gokudera and Yamamoto for weeks. My mom is worried that maybe I'm focusing too much on you and not enough on my studies, I-Pin and Lambo are lonely at home, Reborn seems to have left to somewhere or something, and even my grades are dropping even lower – I can't handle it all, Hibari-san."

"Then don't. Just leave them and stay with me." Being the aloof cloud, he had no attachments.

"I can't just drop them! You're important to me, Hibari-san, but they are too! They're... They're my family too. I still need to check up on Chrome and Mukuro to make sure they're eating properly, and I also can't have you threatening my teachers all the time!"

"Don't say his name."

"Huh?"

"Don't say his name… Or is it that you prefer Rokudo Mukuro to me, or that I'm not good enough anymore – that you're done playing and this toy has gotten boring?"

"N-No! How could you even suggest something – "

"I love you, Tsunayoshi. Is there something wrong with wanting to be with the person I love?"

"No, of course not. But… But, Hibari-san, you're being too extreme about it, I just want some space… and…" he seemed to steel himself for what came next, "You're acting really different. I-I don't think you're the same Hibari-san that I fell in love with."

There. He said it again. Something that had been nagging at him for a while.

Hibari's eyes widened, staring at Tsuna with something akin to fear. But… Hibari Kyouya didn't feel fear..?

"I was right… You don't… You don't like me anymore."

"That's not… well, maybe just a little, but I still –"

"What's wrong? Did I do something?"

"No, no, that's not it, Hibari-san. I-I think, it might be better for – for both of us if we spent a little time away from each other."

There it was. Crash. The skylark watched their world crack and split into thousands of glass shards.

And they were perfectly content several minutes ago too.

Only the climax to go! Okay, for more brownie points, who can guess the ending?