A/N: I'm so happy. All of you are great! *Bows* I'll try to keep up my fast updating…but keep in mind the role you readers play in this continued diligence. ^.^ *Holds gun to your heads* Sorry this took so long to get out…unexpected nuisances. Lol. I know many of you are impatient for R27 stuff…it will come soon. There are a few issues to sort first. I'm relieved that many of you liked how I portrayed Reborn. I basically went off how I act sometimes and the anime lol
LovelessZim: Creepy? Lol…Thanks. Yay! I'm not gonna get bitten XD
xRinyukix: I'm glad I made your day. I'm also glad to know it's improving xD I wasn't your favorite author before? ;o
mangopudding: Yup…Reborn is Reborn but he has a soft spot for Tsuna lol For others…not so much. Yeah…so much for a vacation. Heh.
Thank you so much everyone! Here you go…chapter 4.
Rating: T-M (Language (Gokudera), Violence, and gore, blood etc all that fun stuff
Disclaimer: *Sighs* Every time I do this I die inside lol I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
It is good to love the unknown.- Charles Lamb _
The Loveless Spirit
"It feels weird to move," Haru grouched. Tsuna gave her an apologetic smile. She just sighed, and gave a small smile back.
"IT FEELS EXTREME!" Ryohei shouted, thrusting out his fists, almost hitting Yamamoto who ducked. "You're too loud," Gokudera grumbled. Kyoko giggled.
Bang.
"Hiiie!" Tsuna yelped, jumping. His friends were likewise startled.
"Shut up." Reborn ordered, an annoyed tic on his face, his gun in hand. "You could've just said that," Tsuna said, a hand over his rapidly beating heart. "Now where would the fun in that be?"
"You have a messed up idea of fun," Tsuna grumbled.
"It was a rhetorical question, Dame-Tsuna," Reborn said, smirking down at him. Tsuna pouted. Tsuna's friends looked on at the exchange between them. 'It's like they are a married couple.' Kyoko thought, amused. Gokudera scowled.
'This road is so long.' Tsuna thought in dismay. Glancing behind him, he could see in the distance that the sun was trying to rise through the mist. Then he looked ahead at the rapidly growing form of Reborn's mansion, which was shrouded in ominous shadow. "Reborn…why is your house so scary?" Tsuna asked, not expecting answer.
So he was surprised when he received one. "It's cursed," he replied simply.
Tsuna paled. His friends looked apprehensive. While nothing could kill them, it didn't mean they didn't feel fear. Even the seemingly untouchable can be destroyed.
Tsuna was curious about why it was cursed but didn't ask. Ryohei took the initiative.
"YO, Reborn why is it cursed to the EXTREME?" he yelled cheerfully, gaining a murderous look in return.
Tilting his fedora down to mask his expression, he replied,
"Where an Obake dwells is where its curse festers."
"Eh…" Ryohei scratched his head. Tsuna got the distinct impression Reborn was rolling his eyes.
Apparently deciding that if they didn't understand it wasn't his problem Reborn continued to stroll ahead, ignoring them. Tsuna and his friends hurried to catch up. Reborn turned his slightly to the side, discreetly looking at Tsuna.
'I have he-him now…to think her soul is in a male's body…no matter.' Reborn mused. 'He's every bit as beautiful and pure as she was…and he's mine.'
Tsuna suddenly shivered. He felt those dark eyes on him. It was hard not to. It was like he and Reborn were hyper aware of each other…more so since he had signed that contract which bound his soul to the Obake and turned his friends into spirits.
His friends shared knowing looks when they noticed Reborn staring at Tsuna. Not that it was obvious per se just that the air seemed charged around them. Intense.
The steps that led up to the mansion were cracked so Tsuna was careful to not trip. But his efforts were for naught. Tsuna went lurching forward. Into Reborn's arms. Tsuna' face turned red as a cherry. Reborn's chest was transparent but tangible. Tsuna couldn't get over that.
Reborn chest was strong and firm. He blushed harder when he felt chuckled reverberate from it. His friends stood back and watched with various expressions ranging from jealously and amusement.
Instead of setting him back on his feet, Reborn held onto him. Tsuna felt Reborn's breath next to his ear.
"Clumsy aren't you Dame-Tsuna? Don't worry…I got you," he whispered silkily. Tsuna breath hitched before he weakly tried to move away.
'This guy isn't good for my heart.' Tsuna thought faintly. Reborn smirked before leading Tsuna by the hand and gesturing lazily towards the others to follow into his family home.
When they stepped or in Tsuna's friend's cases, floated inside the interior to the ominous mansion, they didn't expect to see it in relatively good shape. It looked almost…modern. If you didn't include the ancient photographs, Oriental rugs, and familial tapestries that is.
Reborn seemed to notice their disbelief for he huffed.
"I'm an Obake not a primitive slob unlike most of this generation," he said dispassionately. Gokudera shot a glare at Reborn which went ignored. Ryohei and Yamamoto laughed. Kyoko and Haru looked bemused.
Tsuna sighed. "You're such a rude individual," Tsuna grumbled. "Hmm…your point being my dear?" Reborn asked, giving a small smirk. "Exactly that," Tsuna replied, disgruntled.
Reborn just tipped his fedora at him like those age old gentlemen did towards ladies. Except it was done mockingly. Tsuna pouted.
"Make yourselves at home I suppose…mind that if you break anything Dame-Tsuna…I'll have to punish you," Reborn warned, dark eyes flashing mischievously in the shadow of his fedora. Tsuna gulped and made a mental note to be as fucking careful as he could.
'I hope he isn't like Hibari-san back home who bites people to death…wait…I'll be shot to death instead.' Tsuna thought, horrified. Or so he thinks.
Kyoko suddenly twirled in the air around him. "Tsuna-kun…this is actually sorta fun!" she said, smiling. Tsuna sweat dropped. "That's good to know, Kyoko-chan…" he said.
His friends were looking around curiously. He noticed Reborn disappeared. 'Eh…' Tsuna thought, confused. He was beside him a moment ago.
"Looking for me?" a darkly amused voice whispered into his ear from behind.
"Hiiie!" Tsuna cried out, turning around. Reborn stood there casually, sipping a mug of dark, bitter smelling liquid Tsuna vaguely recognized as espresso. "Quit doing that," Tsuna muttered.
"Doing what?" he asked innocently, lisp curved slightly from behind the mug. Tsuna deemed the conversation pointless and went to sit down on one of the couches in the sitting room. There wasn't much dust which Tsuna found odd but was grateful for nonetheless.
Tsuna looked up startled when he heard Gokudera cheer. "My dynamites are like me!"
Reborn looked up from his espresso, bored. "Anything that was on your person will have been affected also by the transformation," he explained.
'When he killed Rin and committed suicide all those years ago…his gun was still in his hand…creepy.' He mused, shuddering. Reborn looked over at him, a warning in his eyes. 'Oh that's right…he can sense what's on my mind and it gives him a headache.' Tsuna started to cry internally.
A sudden thought struck him and he looked up. "Reborn…how are you drinking that?" he asked.
"Obake are mostly a physical class of spirits so while they don't have to eat or drink it doesn't mean they can't," Reborn replied. "Wait…so you mean we can't eat or drink?" Haru asked in dismay.
"Nope."
"No more cake…" Haru and Kyoko mourned. "No more sushi," Yamamoto moaned. Ryohei and Gokudera looked crestfallen.
"Look at it this way…if you were dead the result would've been the same," Reborn said, flashing a sadistic smile. "Now that's just cruel…" Tsuna muttered. "Such is the way of this world…and the Tama-Seken," Reborn said, shrugging lightly. "The Spirit World?" Kyoko voiced in confusion.
"Hai…it is the world parallel to this one where most forms of spirits and mythologically supernatural creatures dwell…there are many different planes of existence," Reborn replied. Tsuna had the niggling suspicion that Reborn wasn't telling them something but kept silent.
"Why are you here then?" Gokudera asked rudely.
"That is of no importance to you," Reborn answered, sending him a blank look. Gokudera scowled.
Uncomfortable silence reigned in the sitting room. That is until Tsuna stomach growled. He blushed furiously. The last time he ate had been those snacks he had packed on their trip which felt like eons ago. His friends laughed.
"Maybe it's a good thing we can't go hungry anymore," Yamamoto said. "EXTREME!" Ryohei shouted, pumping a fist up.
Reborn slowly moved away from where he was leaning against the wall.
"I don't have any sustenance here besides my espresso which if any of you touch you will die-Reborn glared-so we shall have to go to Matsuo…the town I tortu-haunt," he said, his voice threatening.
Tsuna didn't like the sound of that even if the town had food.
"However…beware the Gateways," Reborn warned, putting his hands in the pockets of his black tailored slacks.
That sounded even worse. "What are Gateways?" Tsuna asked. "Random passages to Heaven and Hell and the Tama-Seken," Reborn replied simply. "Ah…" Tsuna mumbled, wrinkling his nose in bemusement.
"Gateways? SOUNDS EXTREME!" Ryohei shouted, bounding ahead of Reborn to the door. "Brother, wait for us!" Kyoko cried, following with Haru in tow. Tsuna looked towards the ceiling for salvation and only found a spider staring at him. Gokudera and Yamamoto floated close to him, giving him smiles. Tsuna smiled back.
Reborn glared at them but instead of moving away from Tsuna they twitched slightly but didn't move away from Tsuna. 'I'm going to extract my revenge against Reborn for his advances against Tsuna.' Gokudera thought, gleefully.
Tsuna sensed danger and looked at Gokudera worriedly. 'Please don't do something stupid, please, please, please-' his mental prayers went unanswered when Gokudera swiftly whirled around, the dust from the long path towards Reborn's shadowy mansion flying into the air slightly. The silvery sticks of dynamite hurtled towards Reborn.
Without batting an eyelash, Reborn shot the sparking dynamite and they split keenly in half, preventing him from being blown up. Gokudera scowled and was about to try again when Yamamoto intervened. Everyone was staring in slight horror and interest.
"Maa, maa…Gokudera, let's play nice…you could've hurt Tsuna doing that," Yamamoto said, smiling cheerfully as he forcibly steered Gokudera towards the others. Gokudera looked apologetically towards Tsuna who just smiled at him gently. Tsuna looked towards Reborn who was lazily looking towards Gokudera with an evil glint in his dark eyes.
Tsuna went to stand by him. "Sorry about Gokudera," Tsuna said softly. "Mm…that boy would do well not to cross me when it comes to you," Reborn murmured dangerously, causing Tsuna's eyes to widen. "What do you mean by that?" Tsuna asked, oblivious eyes staring up at him.
"Dame-Tsuna," Reborn sighed, putting a large hand on Tsuna's fluffy head of hair. "Huh?" Tsuna blinked.
"Nothing," Reborn said, shrugging. Tsuna blinked again. They were getting nearly left behind by Tsuna's friends. Reborn developed a tic.
"Oi! You don't even know where the hell you're going! Get your asses back here," Reborn bellowed, looking really irritated. 'It's like he's worried about something.' Tsuna thought, before wincing when Reborn raised an eyebrow at him. He didn't call him out on it though which relieved Tsuna.
Tsuna friends suddenly stopped at the sudden order. They looked somewhat sheepish except for Gokudera who was frowning stormily. Reborn took the lead, not so subtly forcing Tsuna to remain by his side. This made Tsuna's friends look at each other in slight worry. They understood that Reborn probably saw a lot of the woman he loved(and killed) in Tsuna, this made them concerned for their friend.
"Is it always so foggy around here," Tsuna asked Reborn, curious. "It's just an illusion," Reborn replied, bored. "Eh?" Tsuna uttered, confused. Reborn tilted his fedora lower. "I daresay you might find out eventually," he said, not elaborating.
Tsuna shook his head cutely. "You're weird," Tsuna deadpanned. Reborn smirked. "That's an oddly befitting word for someone like me who should've been long gone…or have you forgotten what I am already? Dame-Tsuna," Reborn said, chuckling. Tsuna pouted.
"Mou…" Tsuna grumbles.
Tsuna's friends exchange looks. "TSUNA! HOW'S YOUR EXTREME TALK WITH REBORN?" Ryohei shouted exuberantly. Tsuna giggled. "Oh fine," he replied, shaking his head fondly at Ryohei's antics. Reborn seemed slightly disgruntled with Ryohei's limitless energy.
Haru and Kyoko laughed, grabbing Ryohei's arms so he would quit flopping around. Gokudera and Yamamoto looked amused; Tsuna was relieved that Yamamoto managed to calm Gokudera down. The gray crags of buildings belonging to the town of Matsuo slowly materialized.
With his face in shadow Reborn suddenly turned around to face his new…charges. 'Ah…the things we do for love.' Reborn thought dryly.
"No wandering off…this town is home to many of my kind who don't take kindly to new spirits such as yourselves…this is largely considered a ghost town to many of the living…and Tsuna I don't want you out of my sight or you will be eating bullets," Reborn warned, eyes narrowing dangerously. Tsuna gulped and nodded his head furiously, briefly wondering why he would be in more danger than his friends while feeling relieved. He would rather be in danger than them.
Haru and Kyoko nodded nervously in agreement.
"EXTREME!" Ryohei shouted.
"Maa…we gotcha," Yamamoto said, grinning.
"Don't fucking threaten Tsuna!" Gokudera snarled. Reborn looked at him cooly. "Don't tell me what to do," Reborn said, before dragging Tsuna after him.
"Hiiie! Not so fast Reborn~!" Tsuna cried. Reborn snorted softly. "You sound like we are engaging in immoral activities with that tone of voice," he responded casually, thriving in the furious blush that decorated Tsuna's face. Haru and Kyoko squealed excitedly. The guys excluding Gokudera looked amused.
Just as they were approaching the large, rusted iron sign above the entrance proclaiming "Matsuo Town," they suddenly heard the wind laugh hauntingly.
"Fufufu...indeed but I do question your skill in that department…Reborn."
Hehehe…aren't I cruel? How I love Mukuro…but Reborn can kick his ass any day. Lucky Tuna. Please tell me how you liked the chapter…hope it wasn't too short and boring x.x I promise the next one will be…fun. How could it not? Heh. Please review.
-Tragic