Reborn- Haru Loves You~3
Cherry-chan: Herro, minna!
Yamamoto: Yo, Cherry.
Cherry-chan: Yamamoto-kun! I thought you had baseball practice!
Yamamoto: Yeah, I did. It was amazing!
Cherry-chan: Really?
Yamamoto: Yup! Our team's really working well with eachother!
Cherry-chan: That's great!
Yamamoto: Oi, Cherry...
Cherry-chan: What is it?
Yamamoto: Shouldn't you start the story
Cherry-chan: Okay! No problem! So then everyone...Chapter 4! Live Start!
Previous Chapter~
Haru gave him a radiant smile. So radiant it reminded him of someone he had met in Italy three years ago. "You're annoying, Gokudera-san. But thank you. Thank you very much." Gokudera scoffed. "I didn't do anything." The door opened. Tsuna poked his head into the room. "I heard someone yelling-"
Haru whipped around. "TSUNA-SAN!" Tsuna took a double-take. "Haru?" "TSUNA-SAN! I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP!" "Huh?" While Haru was yelling while Tsuna looked on confused, Yamamoto whispered to Gokudera, "You really cared, didn't you?" Gokudera looked at him. "I don't know what you're talking about. I got sick of that idiot rambling, that's all." Yamamoto grinned.
Even though Gokudera had acted as if he didn't give a mind's worth about Haru and Tsuna, he had been worried about Haru's little depression bout and Tsuna's rejection by the Kyoko girl. And Yamamoto, who understood people and read them like a book at some times, knew how much he cared and worried.
(Meanwhile, in the kitchen.)
Reborn had a white mug in his hand, drinking his favorite espresso.
I didn't tell Tsuna- but Haru is even purer, stronger than Kyoko is. He'll be able to find out one day. Young girls' hearts are always a bit different when in love. Heh, but Haru's beyond that.
And he drank at the espresso with a little grin on his face the whole time.
Chapter 4: A Change of Heart
Tsuna grinned when he saw his latest test grade. An 86 was scrawled onto the top of the paper in red. It had been all thanks to Haru. For a whole week she had quizzed and studied with him so he could be prepared for the big math test. But after that week, he hadn't seen her. Not even once.
Is Haru avoidng me? I thought we got it all cleared up...Tsuna let out a long sigh. "Oi, Tsuna! You did pretty good! I did a lot better this time!" Tsuna smiled at the 80 that was scribbled onto Yamamoto's test paper. "It was really good that Haru helped us, right?" Not only had Haru helped Tsuna, but she had also offered her help to Yamamoto, who had gladly accepted. "When my old man sees this, he's probably going to make Haru my tutor!"
Tsuna nodded. "That's really good, Yamamoto!" "Juudaime! As expected of you, Juudaime! You develop your skills so quickly!" Tsuna shook his head quickly. "No, no! It was all Haru. She...really helped me." Yamamoto tilted his head to the side. "Now I think of it, I haven't seen her all week. What about you, Gokudera?" Gokudera snorted. "Che. I haven't seen her eitiher. Thank God, finally some peace and quiet."
"But still," Tsuna said. "I'd like to see how she's doing and all...I mean- she's part of the Family, right?" Yamamoto looked at Tsuna and smiled. "Yeah." Gokudera shrugged. "Because Juudaime's going, as his right-hand man of course I have to go." The three gathered their bags and were about to leave the classroom when they heard a sweet voice.
"Tsuna-kun! Yamamoto-kun! Gokudera-kun!" Tsuna's insides warmed up as a faint blush streaked his cheeks. He turned around. "Ah, Kyoko-chan. H-hi." Kyoko-chan looked at the floor. "You know...Haru-chan hasn't come to see me all week. I really miss her." Tsuna's eyes narrowed in confusion. Haru hasn't even gone to see Kyoko? Is she avoiding all of us? Kyoko looked at him. "Tsuna-kun? Are you okay?"
Tsuna looked up, stammering, "Gah..Y-Yeah, I am. I'm just going to check up on H-Haru. You can come with us, if you want." Kyoko gave him a regretful smile, but her face was ectastic with joy. "I'm sorry, Tsuna-kun. I'm going on another date with Yoru-kun." Tsuna's blush faded, and his eyes hardened with dissapointment. "Oh, I see. Then, bye!"
And he quickly exited the room. Gokudera and Yamamoto exchanged a look, then glanced dubiously at Kyoko who was talking animatedly with Yoru. They sighed, shaking their heads and followed Tsuna.
"Midori...is really amazing." Tsuna gasped out. Indeed, the elite school looked just like an elite school should always look like. There was even a fountain! Yamamoto's mouth opened in amazement. "Wow, this place looks really cool." Even Gokudera grudgingly said, "It looks pretty good. Not that bad."
"Um, excuse me for being rude but why are you here?" A dark brunette with dark blue eyes approached them. "Who are you?" Tsuna asked. "I'm a student at Midori Middle School, Sakura Akane in the last year. Like I said, why are you people here?" Gokudera let out a little snarl. "Don't talk to Juudaime like that!" Akane's eyes widened. "Juudaime? As in...Sawada Tsunayoshi...Juudaime?"
Yamamoto turned to Tsuna. "Oi, Tsuna. You know this girl?" Tsuna shook his head. "No, I've never seen her before." Akane's wary glare morphed into a toothy smile. "I've always heard about you!" Gokudera still was wary, his hand near the bombs neatly tucked in his pockets. "From who?" "From Haru!"
"You know Haru?" "Oh yeah, we've been friends since 1rst grade! Lately she hasn't been looking too well though..." "Is she sick or something?" Yamamoto asked, a worried line appearing on his forehead. "No. She looks a bit sad, but I think that's my imagination. Haru's probably just a bit stressed." "Her? That stupid woman? Stressed about what?" Gokudera asked.
"Didn't you know? Haru performs for the seasonal concerts. She formed a band last year, and ever since she's been preforming for the Winter Concert, Spring Concert, Summer Concert and Fall Concert. And you know- she composes all the songs!" Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto were impressed. They had never known that Haru composed songs. Heck, they hadn't even known she had made a band!
"Would you like to talk to her or something?" Akane asked. Tsuna looked at her. "Really?" "Of course, she talks so much about you." Tsuna's eyes lit up with gratitude as she led them through the school. As Midori Middle School was a all-girls-school, particurarly Gokudera and Yamamoto caught the attention of most of the girls.
They have so much fans and even here to boot! Tsuna thought. Akane stopped at a door and knocked smartly on it. "Come in!" Akane opened the door, and standing in front of them was Haru. "Haru!" The three boys exclaimed. Haru backed away a bit, and then gave them a faint grin. "Hahi! You gave Haru a shock!" Yamamoto blinked in confusion. "Eh, really? Why?" Akane smiled. "Haru's been so popular with all the songs she's been writing, she has a pretty chaotic fan-club."
Tsuna's thoughts swirled around in confusion. Haru has a band...she writes songs...she even has a fan-club like Kyoko-chan! And she never told us! Haru smiled, and took a chug of water. Her wavy dark hair was tied up in a rather stylish-looking ponytail. She, unlike Akane and the other girls at the school wasn't wearing the school uniform. Instead, she was wearing a simple pair of black leggings that reached her knee and a sky-blue T-shirt with sakura petals on it.
"The back of the shirt has the name of the band," Haru said, turning around. The words, PRISM, were enscripted. "The name of your band is PRISM?" Haru nodded. "It just came into my head, so Haru decided to use it!" "Um, Haru?" "Hai, Tsuna-san?" "Why didn't you tell us? About the band- about you writing songs-" "Because. Tsuna-san and the others seemed so busy in the sumo contest, so I didn't want to bother you."
Tsuna looked at Haru with puzzlement. Then it dawned on him. Because Akane was there, she couldn't exactly say that Tsuna and the others had been fighting a person named Byakuran who was going to destroy the world. And she couldn't say that Tsuna and the others had been fighting a special assassin squad that worked for an important mafia family.
"Haru, when's the next concert?" "Eh? Um, tonight." "It's the fall concert, Tsuna-san!" "Tonight? From what time?" "It's from 5 pm to 6 or 7 pm." Tsuna turned to Akane. "Ne, Akane. Can I buy a ticket?" Akane winked. "Aye, aye sir!" And she dashed off. Yamamoto patted Haru on the shoulder. "I guess Akane's going to have to get one more." Gokudera's lips slightly moved upwards. "I guess if Juudaime's going, I'm going too. I suppose your screechy voice won't kill me, right?"
A vein appeared on Haru's forehead. "What was that? Come here so Haru can hit you properly!" As Gokudera and Haru chased eachother, Yamamoto turned to Tsuna. "Ne, Tsuna." "Mhmm?" "I think Haru doesn't look that good." Tsuna scrutinized Haru, and could see that her face was slightly pale. "You're right...By the way, should we tell Kyoko-chan about Haru's performance?"
"Sure. Ne, we should tell everyone! Senpai, Bianchi, Dino-san, Sasagawa, and I think Hibari might want to come!" Tsuna sweatdropped.
Alot of miracles had happened to them...but that sort of miracle wasn't going to happen. Especially if Hibari hated crowds with a passion.
"Oh-okay. I'll talk to Mama, Fuuta and Bianchi. And Reborn. And we can't forget Dr. Shamal, and Colonello, and-" Yamamoto laughed. "Leave it to me." "Gokudera-san! If you're not going to stop, Haru's going to take this guitar and hit your head!" "Do that and I'll blow you away!" Tsuna and Yamamoto glanced at each other and then they started laughing. Haru and Gokudera turned around. "Why are you laughing?" Haru and Gokudera asked.
"Oh, nothing." Tsuna and Yamamoto said. Then, for no reason they just looked at eachother and started to crack up. "Hi, guys! The office said they had plenty of tickets, so they gave me like 30 tickets! Do you need this much?" Tsuna wiped the tears from his face and nodded. "Yeah, thanks Akane. Thanks alot."
Akane checked the clock that was hanging on the wall. "I'd better get Yuri and Miki. I'll be back in a bit!" "Who's Miki and Yuri?" Gokudera asked. "They're the rest of PRISM. Haru is the leader and Haru sings and plays the electric guitar! Akane plays the other electric guitar, and she sings too. Miki plays the bass and she sings a bit too. Yuri plays the drums." "Oh, you guys are going to practice now?" Haru nodded. "Hai!" Tsuna smiled. "We'll be going then, to give you a bit of peace. Bye, Haru." As Yamamoto and Gokudera chorused their goodbyes, Haru smiled and gave them a little wave.
Once the three boys had left, Haru took a sharp breath. "Out of all days, they had to come...Why did I have to get sick out of all days?"
After an hour, Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto had given the tickets away with some left over, and they all went their seperate ways. "Oi, Dame Tsuna! There's not much time until the concert, so hurry up and do your homework!" Tsuna sighed. "Why do I have to do my homework when there's school tomorrow!" Reborn smirked. "Because I said so. Now hurry up!" Tsuna groaned, and worked away on the problems in front of him.
It really is nice...to have peaceful moments like this, Tsuna thought as he worked on the next set of problems.
Sure enough, five o'clock came quickly and soon a group assembled in front of Midori Middle School. Tsuna took role call. "Mama, Bianchi, Fuuta, Lambo and I-pin. Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto, Onii-san, Chrome and H-Hibari-san. Dino, Romario, Kyoko-chan and Hibari. Dad, Basil, Reborn, Colonello, Dr. Shamal, Ken and Chikusa. That's it, right?" Everyone nodded, except Hibari who merely glared.
"Alright, let's go!"
Sure enough, the auditorium was packed with people. Amazingly, Akane had gotten them all front-row seats. Slowly, the auditorium grew quiet and a energetic voice announced, "And what you've been waiting for! The annual Fall Concert- featuring PRISM!"
The auditorium let out a roar that would've been heard by all in Namimori. The curtains unveilved, revealing PRISM's members. At the drums, was a grinning blue-haired stoic girl with ocean colored eyes. To the right with a dark red electric guitar was Akane. To the left with a white bass guitar was a stoic blonde-haired girl with green eyes. And in the center, with a dark brown electric guitar with sakura petals embedded on it, was Haru.
Each member was dressed in the PRISM shirt, but their pants were different. The blue-haired girl had dark blue leggings, Akane had white leggings, the blonde-haired girl had dark red leggings and Haru had black leggings. "Are you ready?" Haru yelled. The audience roared with approval. Tsuna felt pride seeing his friend on the stage. "Hai! Starting with Crow Song!" The drums gave a steady beat before the rest of the instruments joined in. Everyone clapped to the music- even Hibari was tapping his foot nonchantly to the rythmn.
Each member who was playing shone, but it was Haru who stood out. Her face showed determination, but her eyes and mouth showed her joy to the audience.
Behind my back, there's a wall of shutters
There's the smell of steel on my fingertips
Move on, strum it, it's crowded anyways, right?
find a way, from here
found out, I'll find you
Play rock
Gaze into the distance
Within the city where I can't even take a breather
Tsuna's group was divided into three groups. Some of them were cheering and yelling and clapping. Some stared with either emotionless faces or smiling faces. Some were laughing and trying to sing along. But they were all proud of Haru, who on the stage was singing her heart out.
The starry sky is the highest stage
The crows are crowing
I always think, when do they sleep?
find a way, I'll also
song for, sing
Making rock echo
I'll sing with the crow
'How long are you going to be at a place like this for?'
I notice there were those who said so
If you're only saying annoying things
Go get carried off by pitch-black wings and be gone
Tsuna's eyes narrowed when all of sudden he felt a freezing wind of danger. "Hyper Intuition?" He whispered to himself. Then the wind seemed to go to the stage, towards Haru. Tsuna's eyes widened. Haru who had been singing so wonderfully, her voice thick with emotion, was now covered in beads of sweat as her eyes closed. It was obvious that she was straining something. "Haru!" He shouted. But he couldn't be heard over the crowd.
I already feel like I'm about to fall with all my might
My fingers are scratched up and they hurt
But I'll perform, tonight is also a big story
find a way, from here
found out, I'll find you
Play rock
I'll sing of luck
I'll be here at anytime
Amongst the people passing through
On the stage closed up by the dark
Now I'll sing the song of hope
Even you're tired, right?
I want to send it to your back-
From within a darkness like this
A song of light that illuminates hope
That song
Tsuna watched in horror, expecting something terrible to happen. But as soon as the beat ended, Haru released her hold on the guitar and smiled. Tsuna let out a sigh of relief.
And the songs continued, on and on until it seemed that the whole thing was like a wonderful dream.
"Wao! So many people came! Did you enjoy it, minna?" Kyoko grabbed Haru's hands. "That was so amazing, Haru-chan! We have to celebrate this with cake tomorrow!" Haru laughed. "Definitley, Kyoko-chan!"
Everyone complimented Haru, telling her how well she did, how they captured her. Hibari just glared at her and muttered, 'It was okay.' Haru felt her heart soar when she heard those words. Because even I-hate-to-crowd-with-people Hibari had liked her music. Gokudera patted her on the head and said, 'Nice job, stupid woman.'
Finally, everyone went their different ways as the sky darkened into a dark haze glittering with stars. "Tsu-kun, Papa and I are going to take Fuuta and the kids home. They're all so sleepy. Basil's coming with us too, so can you escort Haru home at least? Good job, Haru-chan!" Haru smiled. "Thank you, Nana-san!"
The lamplights flickered on and off as Haru and Tsuna walked down the streets. "Hey, Haru. You did really good! I mean, really good! I never knew you could sing like that!" Haru giggled. "I didn't begin singing with PRISM at first, Tsuna-san. I sang by myself for the concerts, but no one really liked the songs. I liked them though." Tsuna turned towards her. "Eh, really? What kind of songs?"
Haru stiffened a bit and then relaxed. "Oh, you know. Silly songs." Tsuna stopped, and touched Haru's shoulder. "Haru, are you really okay?" Just for a minute, Tsuna thought Haru's eyes had hardened, but they were lax. "Hai, Tsuna-san! Haru has never felt better!" That freezing feeling, Hyper Intuition, started up again.
She's lying to me. "Haru, really,tell me." Haru looked at him, and he could see fear in her eyes. "W-What are you talking about, Tsuna-san? Haru has nothing to hide." "Haru, what are you hiding from me?" "Nothing, Tsuna-san!" Tsuna's eyes narrowed and he pinned her against the nearest streetlamp. "Tell me the truth, Haru! I've been noticing that you haven't been looking so well! Are you hurt? Are you sick? Yamamoto noticed it too, and don't lie to me! Don't..lie to me."
Haru took a sharp intake of breath as she met Tsuna's gaze. A sudden jolt ran through Tsuna's body. Since when did...Haru look so...Wait, since when did I think like this? I don't get it...I'm supposed to be liking Kyoko- NOT Haru! Although sweat mingled with her scent, she smelled like vanilla and strawberries. Her ponytail was slightly loose, her wavy dark hair coming out. "Tsuna-san.." A blush formed on each of the adolescents' faces.
Then Haru closed her eyes, and gently pushed Tsuna away. "H-Haru is going now!" She broke into a run, and Tsuna stood still for a couple of seconds before he could take in what happened. "Haru! Stop! Why are you running?" He heard an agonized scream and he poured on the speed.
In the street, Haru was on the ground, sweating and panting for breath. "Haru, are you okay?" Haru was positively pale. "Haru is...is alright...Tsuna-san," she croaked as she unsteadily got to her feet. "See? Haru is-" And without any warning, Haru collapsed to the ground. "HARU!" Fear pounded in Tsuna's chest as he looked at Haru's crumpled form on the ground. "HARU! HARU! HARU!"
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