AN: ….uuu…before you guys got mad because the lack of update, can you give me time to explain? (I feel like a husband explaining to his wife after coming home late at night….) I-I had a final exam, so I went on hiatus to study, the exam ended on April, 21, and the result will be out on May, 16th, wish me luck? ^^;
I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn
(( Cake ))
Personally, Haru Miura thought cakes are the best. of course she's not the only one who thought about it that way. Along with Kyoko Sasagawa, she would hunt the best cakes from shop to shop once a month. And when they accidentally met Chrome Dokuro on the way, with or without companies, they'd each grabbed her hand and dragged her around.
The moment for the three of them decreased along with the flow of time. At first, it was Chrome who separated herself from them, and went on a journey following Mukuro Rokudo's direction.
"Well…it can't be helped if she's busy…" was what Kyoko said to her one day, smiling tiredly. Chocolate cake with hints of blueberry was her choice for today.
Haru understood that everyone had their own life to live. Playing with her lemon cake, she answered, "Haru understood….", she twirled her fork in the air and put the cake in her mouth, "but, doesn't Kyoko-chan feel lonely?" she asked, peeking at her friend from under her eyelashes. The red haired one chuckled.
"No, because even when I'm alone, I'm going to recall our memories together," she said cheerily, eyes twinkling with amusement, "So, Haru-chan, even if you got yourself a lover to share these cakes with, you better not forget about me or Chrome-chan!" she said, pointing an accusing finger toward the short haired one.
"Ha-hahi? L-l-l-lover? That's still far, far away!" squeaked Haru in defense, dropping her fork in the progress. "A-after all, cake time was Haru's special time, Haru's only going to share it with special persons, like Kyoko-chan, like Chrome-chan, or Lambo, or I-pin!" she declared with a blush on her face, "S-so, there's no way a boy, or a man would be allowed to intrude this special time!" she finished, grabbing her fork and continue eating, ignoring Kyoko's amused laugh.
"Uhm…I'm sure I'll win if we bet on that." Said Kyoko, smiling as she cut her cake to smaller pieces.
"Hahi…?" was Haru's intelligent answer. Bet on what?
"I bet that within the span of five years, someone will manage to intrude that special time." That's a weird thing to bet on and both know that, but both decided to ignore that fact for the sake of amusement. "The loser has to treat the winner cakes as much as she wants!" Kyoko declared, thrusting her right hand toward Haru.
"..Th-then, Haru bet no one will be able to force Haru to spend her precious cake time together!" she said, taking her on the bet, and took her friend's hand in a shake. "It's a deal!"
The next year, both were busy finishing their study that they found it difficult to hang out together, but somehow managed to still eat cakes together.
The next two years, Haru managed to join the Vongola under Hibari's lead, using Reborn's recommendation. Their precious monthly cake time changed into once per two months.
Now, three years after that bet was made, Tsunayoshi Sawada finally gathered enough courage to propose to her friend. She couldn't help feeling a little left behind. The precious cake time was no longer the time for Haru, Kyoko and Chrome.
Haru sighed as she walked inside the cake shop. Her eyes wandered around, wondering which type of cakes should she get. As she passed the window looking outside, her eyes caught a sight of a tiny yellow creature perched upon a nearby tree's branch and she smiled. She walked back toward the shop's entrance, ignoring the shopkeeper's raised eyebrow at her odd behavior and walked for Hibird to fly toward her. She's no longer alone.
Haru walked back toward the shopkeeper and gave her an apologetic smile, she smiled back and shrugged. Haru bent down to look at the cakes beyond the transparent glass before her, Hibird perched safely on her shoulder.
'Hahii…it's always so hard to choose…' thought Haru, eyeing the various type of cakes, she lifted her head and immediately caught the shopkeeper's attention, seeing as the shop was empty for the moment. "Uuum…Haru-no, I mean-I, yes, I would like that one," she said, correction herself quickly in the progress, pointing toward a piece of cake with blueberry on top, "and…and that one…" she pointed toward a piece of pink cake with cherry and pink whipped cream on top.
She saw the shopkeeper's hand moved to grab the cakes and she lifted her head up.
"Would you like to order more, miss?" asked she politely, Haru nodded, and she waited as the customer thought.
"Ha-hahii…do you…do you have traditional snacks here?" she asked shyly, a blush came onto her cheek as she remembered the reason for her request.
The shopkeeper blinked once, then snapped out of her thought and nodded, then she pointed to a side. Feeling foolish, Haru muttered a thank you and went to take a look. The shopkeeper left her as the door jingled, marking the arrival of another customer and greeted them.
"That person doesn't seem like he's up for some sweets, but, then again, because he surely will drink green tea, salty snacks are no-good….hahiii…." muttered a confused Haru, rubbing on her temple. A cute little chirp brought her out of her thoughts and she glanced toward her right shoulder where a bundle of yellow was perched. She moved her left hand, motioning for the little creature to hop on it, and hopped it did.
"Now, Hibird! This is the time where Hibird got the spotlight! Fly and shine! Go and pick the snacks for Hibari-san!" she said to the bird with a serious tone, the bird only chirped and tilted its head cutely. Haru felt stupid.
"Hmm…so it's Hibari-san, huh?" said a familiar voice from behind. Haru jumped and turned to face the owner quickly. And sure enough the owner of that voice was a long red haired young woman, smiling as she waved at her. "It's been so long, Haru-chan! So, I guess I won the bet, didn't I?" said none other than Kyoko Sasagawa cheerfully.
'Oh, right, Kyoko-chan said she's back yesterday….' Haru's thought supplied, but she managed only a squeak.
"Ha-hahi! Th-this is not what Kyoko-chan is thinking about! Haru…Haru….Hi-Hibari-san…uumm…" stammered Haru, blushing brightly. The red haired woman feigned innocence and tilted her head to the side.
"Hmm…what was I thinking about, I wonder?" she said aloud, tapping her finger to her cheek, as if deep in thought, "Oh, right! Chrome-chan, will you come inside?" she turned her face toward the door and Haru started to panicking.
"Kyoko-chan! Seriously, it's not…it's not like there's something between us!" squeaked Haru in her defense, Kyoko ignored it as a purple haired woman entered the shop, followed with a jingle from the bell attached on the door.
"…'Us'…?" was all that Chrome said, Haru gasped and tried to correct her statement. At that point Haru's face was crimson red.
"N-no! It's…. Th-that doesn't mean….! Haru didn't…..! Hahiii! Please believe in Haru!" she said, flailing her arms wildly, forcing Hibird to fly away. The other two ignored her. The shopkeeper could only stare and sighed.
"Ah, that's Hibari-san's bird…" said Chrome softly, pointing toward Hibird. And Haru could see the twinkles in her friends' eyes. The short haired young woman immediately smacked her own face in embarrassment. And that's when her cell phone rang.
"….Hello?" she answered without bother checking the caller's id.
"You have five minutes, Haru Miura." Said the caller, then hung up on the connection. Haru chose to stare at the screen. And…..oh, the 'loud speaker' mode was on. She turned her head toward her friends, who were already in the middle of choosing the cakes.
"It's on you, right, Haru-chan?" said Kyoko, smiling sweetly. Haru nodded weakly.
"W-we…..no, Haru and…Hi-" she gulped, "Haru means…Haru and Hibari-san only drink tea and eat cakes, th-that doesn't necessarily mean there's something between…between us!" she said, fumbling with her wallet, all the while praying for the color to go away from her face.
"Yes, yes, of course Haru-chan, there's nothing, right, Chrome-chan?" was said with a nod.
"Sure, Haru-chan, we believe in you, right, Kyoko-chan?" was said with another nod.
And judging from their tone, Haru was sure they didn't believe her at all. Hibird's chirp sounded like it agreed.
"You're late, Miura-san, what happened?" Kusakabe said as Haru entered the secret gate hidden in the Namimori shrine. The man then fell in step with Haru after the door closed, guiding her to the deepest chamber. He raised an eyebrow at Haru's blushing face.
"…it's nothing, Kusakabe-san…Haru met some friends on the way and lost track of time." There's no need to tell him about the humiliation she'd undergo. Another raised eyebrow, then the man nodded and they were silent for the rest of their walk.
They stood before a big Japanese traditional sliding door. Haru stared at it, fearing her fate. A pat on her shoulder, then Kusakabe was gone. She felt like a soldier abandoned by her mates on the war zone.
She sat on the floor, and knocked on the door. Where's Hibird when she needed some encouragement? A grunted 'come in' was heard and she slid the door using one hand, and bowed slightly.
"Haru's sorry she's late," She said, lifting her head, eyeing the man who leaned on the wall. "Hibari-san." She ended her greeting. He nodded and she stood, walked inside and closed the door. Her eyes caught a sight of Hibird, sitting on its owner's head, nestled contentedly between the black locks. She eyed it carefully and couldn't help to think that she's been betrayed by her comrade.
Haru immediately sat before the kettle, cup, and other things that were needed for making the tea. She opened the bag she's been carrying and pulled out a box of cakes out, and began placing the cakes on several saucers.
"For today's snack Haru already choose….Hahi?" she was cut off by a hand placing a tea cup before her. she lifted her head, stopping her activities to meet his bored face.
"You're so slow, that one is already cold, I don't want it." He said with a yawn, then moved to make another cup of tea. Haru frowned. Oh well…whatever… maybe he poured it earlier and it cooled down. Cold tea was a no-no, so he made Haru drink it. What an ungrateful man.
Haru reached out her hand to get the cup and was surprised when she found out that the cup was still warm. She blushed. 'Ha-hahii…he…he certainly can be sweet when he cared….' She thought, then hurriedly shook her head to make the thoughts go away. It couldn't be…. She peeked at him, who was staring at her expectantly.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up with the snacks, Miura." He ordered with a frown. Haru immediately continue what she was doing, smiling as she did so.
AN: uuu…I have a question….I already ran out of ideas to create the "events'' so, so….uuu….can I just skip straight to the proposal? Uuu? Uuu? ;A;
If you're going to say "No, you cant!" then give me some ideas, please! OTL
Thank you for RnR~