Story: Prisoner
Scene Four: Sleepless
Disclaimer: I don't own KHR
Author: Urge2Kill
Beta: kikyokyoyahibari
For some reason, Tsuna couldn't sleep that night. No, he couldn't sleep because of the reason he knew too well, Rokudo Mukuro. Tsuna had no time to realize what happened at work and, moreover, to accept it. But when he came home, hoping to have some peaceful sleep, he really regretter not accepting Irie-san's proposal to go out for a drink.
Oh, of course, Hibari-san would smell alcohol the next morning even if Tsuna drank only one shot or was slowly sipping beer the night before. Brushing teeth over and over, drinking coffee... all of it weren't effective, nothing helped. The inspection he to pass every morning was something thorough and even Tsuna would call it embarrassing if it wasn't Hibari-san inspecting him. It sent uncomfortable shivers down Tsuna's spine when his co-worker leaned in and their faces were almost touching to sniff his breath he was desperately trying to keep in. But he always failed and let it out under that cold gaze.
And as a result, he would be scolded and would have to listen to a long lecture about the harm of alcohol, the importance of keeping his mind clear, irresponsible behavior, lack of discipline... especially about lack of discipline. It wasn't like Hibari-san actually scold him or yell at him. His night shift companion's tone was calm and quiet, but his glare spoke volumes and volumes about what kind of punishment would be for breaking rules and ruining the discipline. If you ask Tsuna, he would say he preferred bloody stories Mukuro purred all the time or even prisoner's sick sexual fantasies and uneasy questions about Tsuna's private matters to Hibari-san's sadistic and somewhat sarcastic glares accompanied with his cold words and entire closeness of the other's body.
But now, Tsuna would prefer to listen for hours instead of seeing Mukuro's face behind his eyelids in another futile attempt to fall asleep. It wasn't like Tsuna wasn't already used to it. It was quite usual for him to have nightmares with the said man starring after all the 'stories from his own experience' Mukuro told. Those mismatched eyes, creepy laughs and numerous smirks had already flooded his mind long time ago. But now it was different. He didn't suffer from his imagination envisioning one of Mukuro's tales. This time, his own memory was gladly providing him images of the prisoner right in front of him, trapping him, leaning to kiss him, looking straight in the eye while licking Tsuna's lips, kneeling in front of him, still staring at his face while sucking...
OMG! That was insane! Thinking about it was insane! He should forget about it and never EVER let his guard down again. What would Hibari-san say if he knew how Tsuna failed at fulfilling his duty? Right, he needed to calm down and go to sleep. Nothing happened. It wasn't real. It was just one of the sick jokes Mukuro told him, as usual. Everything was just being normal. Well, just another normal, average day with mentally sick murderer Tsuna got accustomed to.
Yes, it wasn't real and Tsuna would forget it as soon as morning comes. Right, it never happened to him. But for some reason, Sawada Tsunayoshi kept blankly staring at the ceiling of his small room till sunrise, then got up to drug himself with unbelievable amount of morning coffee.
…
It was unusual to the extent of unbelievable of Hibari Kyoya to feel uneasy. But after that man's words, his confidence was long gone. The proud tone, the 'I-know-what-you-did-last-summer' smirk, the mocking attitude – everything about Mukuro today told him he had a reason to be worried about Tsunayoshi. He didn't even make sure that bastard kept his word about going to sleep when he started to watch the tape. How he hated seeing his Tsunayoshi talking to that damn pineapple! But he had to make sure nothing happened. He had to know it was just another unreasonable half-threat from the psycho.
"Tsunayoshi-kun~ You know, you still haven't answered. I'm caged here for the rest of my life and most likely will never see sunshine again, not to mention other people. I want to hear something normal. Like your answer about how you lost your virginity." Mukuro pressed his face to the cold iron of the cell lattice.
"Good morning to you too, Mukuro-san." Tsuna answered, trying to sound calm despite of the light blush on his face.
"Kufufu, Tsunayoshi-kun."
Hibari kept watching. It wasn't something unusual. Mukuro often tried to embarrass Tsunayoshi asking about his sex life. Hibari wasn't sure if his obsession actually had any experience, but he wanted to believe Tsunayoshi was still a virgin. Judging by his blushing face every time he was asked something by Rokudo Mukuro, Hibari thought he indeed was one but Tsunayoshi was a shy man who blushed even if he was shown a finger so the Skylark wasn't 100% sure. Now when Mukuro on the tape voiced the question, which answer Hibari desperately wanted to know, yet fearing it at the same time, the night-shift guard tensed.
"No need to be shy. You can tell me. There's nothing to be ashamed of. Having your first time with a man is only natural for someone with such a…"
"M-Mukuro-san!" Tsuna yelled, rushing all the way to the cell grid and covering the prisoner's mouth with his both hands.
"HIEE!" Tsuna yelled, after a mere second hiding his hands behind his back so quickly that his motion was blurry on the tape.
Mukuro, on the other hand, breathed in deeply through his nose, licking his lips. Soon after that, the prisoner let his breath out, producing his trademark laugh.
"Kufufu… Today, your hands smell like strawberry, but taste as usually."
Tsuna made a couple of steps back, keeping silence and rubbing his hand like trying to clean it, but making it less obvious (to be polite?).
"Kufufu…"
Hibari clenched his teeth. How dare that man do this to his Tsunayoshi! But then he thought of his co-workers' slim fingers. So they smelled like strawberry today. In the morning, he smelled like vanilla and coffee, but it turned out his hands smelled like strawberry. Hibari made a mental note to check up the brunette more carefully. How dare the prisoner smell what was his! He will bite him to death. Hibari was ready to stand up when he heard the prisoner speaking.
"Kufufu… Someone's envious. I was hoping to taste his blood today, but my sweet Tsunayoshi-kun jumped away as soon as I lightly bit him, so disappointing…"
Instead of answering, Hibari stood up, walking into the cell and sending the death glare towards Mukuro.
"The tray. I assume you finished eating." He spoke, looking at the vein on the prisoner's neck. How much he wanted that pulse to stop!
"Kufufu… So ironic, isn't it, Skylark-kun? I bit him first~."
Hibari took the empty tray from other's hands and jerked it forward right away to hit the other, but Mukuro dodged the attack easily.
"Oya-oya, don't be like that and I'll tell you how it felt. His flesh is soft. Very pleasant to sink teeth in, stalker-kun."
Hibari gulped hard, but walked out, closing the cell door behind him. Things like this weren't unusual. He had to keep in control. He can not allow the psycho to manipulate him.
…
"So your first time wasn't with a man, Tsunayoshi-kun?" Mukuro asked, with his gaze locked on the smaller brunette, observing the reactions. "Kufufu… Don't tell me it was with a woman. And you really got it up?"
After those words, Tsuna blushed like mad.
"Kufufu… I knew women are not for you, Tsunayoshi-kun~. They are disgusting and your body knows it." Mukuro smirked, looking at the blushing guard. "I bet she was just ugly. Just a greedy creature who wanted something so beautiful all for herself, but naturally she wasn't good for Tsunayoshi-kun…"
"STOP IT, MUKURO! You don't know anything about her. And don't you dare badmouth Kyoko-chan!" Tsuna stopped abruptly, realizing he just let out the name to the psycho who hates women and killed numerous people. And, he admitted Mukuro's guesses at the same time.
"Kufufu~ Got you, Tsunayoshi-kun~," Mukuro kept chuckling with an insane gleam in his eyes for quite some time. Tsuna tried to ignore the prisoner and both of them kept silence.
Hibari sped up the tape seeing nothing interesting (no talking and Tsuna didn't come close to the cage… cell). He knew who that 'Kyoko-chan' was. He investigated on Tsunayoshi quite thoroughly. Coworkers, friends, college group mates and even classmates from school. He knew all the people Tsunayoshi kept in contact with. He even knew all kinds of rumors about his obsession.
And he was pleased with the information he got just now. Sasagawa Kyoko. Tsunayoshi went out with her after he graduated. But not long after they started dating, they broke up. And Tsunayoshi wasn't able to get over it (actually Hibari appeared soon after that and kept all the noisy herbivores away, without Tsunayoshi knowing, of course). Anyway, now it seemed like he knew the reason why Tsunayoshi and his ex-girlfriend broke up. And also it meant Tsunayoshi was still pure. Hibari smiled. Needless to say if someone saw his smile, he would most likely be scared to death.
But after mere minutes the smile disappeared to be replaced with a frown and Hibari pressed 'stop' and then 'play'. He thought that morning scene was all the tape had. But, when Tsunayoshi's shift was almost over, that damn pineapple resumed his annoying try-ons again.
"Kufufu... Tsunayoshi-kun~ You know I had a very pleasant dream last night. It was a nightmare at first, but then it got really good. Can you imagine it? I saw you having sex with a girl. Such nonsense! Like you could ever be attracted to the disgusting woman's body! Of course, I had to kill her."
"Stop it, Mukuro-san."
"Actually I made her swallow the blade. To make her die slowly with lots of blood dripping from her mouth. I thought then that her agony would help you to see the true colors of women nature."
"Mukuro, please, don't." Tsuna almost pleaded.
"Kufufu~ You just read my mind, Tsunayoshi-kun. You did exactly the same in my dream. You begged me in the same voice and wearing just the same expression. You begged me to take you."
"STOP!"
Then there was a long silence again.
"I'll go get your dinner, Mukuro-san," Tsuna said while heading to the exit.
Prisoner's nonsense angered Hibari, but not too much. He clenched his fist every time he heard the bastard calling Tsunayoshi his, but that couldn't be helped no matter how hard he beat up the other.
"Kufufu…"
The familiar laugh brought his attention to the prisoner again. Mukuro was sitting on the floor leaning against his bed.
"Kufufu…"
That laugh was annoying. That laugh was angering him. Again and again.
"Kufufu… almost there… the good memory."
Mukuro was staring him in the eye while the prisoner's hand was traveling down to the rim of his pants. Mukuro drew circles on his skin, slowly sliding his hand down to his crotch.
"You're welcome to see the truth, stalker-kun~." Another creepy smirk was given to the guard when Mukuro started rubbing himself through the fabric. "Kufufu… Help yourself and press 'play'. Oya? Why so slow? I don't remember you being shy. And increase the volume, please."
Hibari clenched his teeth. What he saw was disgusting. Then why couldn't he tire his eyes from the prisoner…
"Or could it be you are afraid to admit you are NOT the one who possesses Tsunayoshi-kun?"
"You are to shut that dirty mouth of yours, herbivore." Hibari tried to sound calm and confident while resuming the tape.