24 Reborn- Haru Loves You
A/N: OMYGOSH. While I was writing this, I was listening to the news…Because some people in my house like to listen to the news 24/7. Anyways, it was about Hurricane Irene and stuff…Am I scared? Not really…At least…I don't know when to get scared until it actually hits me right in the face. You know what I mean. I think…? Anyways, enjoy Chapter 13! Oh, and I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn obviously…If I did then Tsuna and Haru would've been married with little Tsunas and Harus running around already. Haha. Anyways, on with the story. By the way, I'm thinking about changing my penname. I mean, lemoncherrylove? That was the old me! Hehe. So maybe I will change it…I'm still thinking about a good proper name. Gah. Need to brainstorm.
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Chapter 13- He Searches while She Vowes
"Good morning Mom…where's Reborn?" Tsuna asked, rubbing one of his eyes tiredly. Nana smiled fondly at her son. "Good morning, Tsu-kun. Ah, Reborn? He left a note- see? It said that he had to go somewhere for a short while. He'll be back before you know it, so don't worry!" Tsuna reached for the note in his mother's hands and read it. Tsuna blinked, read it again and then handed the paper back. "By the way, Tsu-kun…You look awfully happy. Did something good happen?" Without even knowing why, Tsuna's mind replayed Haru's confession to him. Before even realizing, a smile appeared on his face. "Yeah, I guess." He said at last.
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"So…is everyone here?"
Kyoko looked around the people surrounding her, taking in the familiar faces. Yamamoto, Gokudera, Ryohei, Hana, Chrome, and lastly, Tsuna were all around her. Hibari wasn't here…but that wasn't something Kyoko was too surprised about. Haru was obviously still with Dr. Shamal recovering…she wasn't going to bother Haru about a petty thing like this while her best friend was still recuperating. "So, what did you want to talk to us about?" Yamamoto asked. Kyoko bit her lip and swallowed. "Well…It's about…Yoru…and…me." She said softly, trying to drag out the sentence as long as she could. "What about you and Yoru?" Ryohei asked, his face expression stern and unreadable.
"We're over."
The minute Kyoko said it, she felt the pain overwhelm her again, threatening to crush her. Hana's eyes widened. "So…that's why you've been acting so strange lately?" She asked slowly. Kyoko hesitated and then nodded. Hana sighed. "Oh…Kyoko, you poor thing!" Kyoko swallowed, trying to keep her tears away. "It's nothing too big, Hana." She mumbled. Hana shook her head, eyes burning with anger. "To heck it is! I'm going to have a talk with Yoru right now-" "Don't…Hana. Please." Kyoko interrupted, looking at Hana with pleading eyes. Hana sighed. "Fine. But I'm not promising that I won't do anything to that stupid…heartless…ignorant…creature!" Kyoko tried not shoot back defending words to the black-haired girl. There was no stopping Hana once she got something into her head.
"I'm sorry to hear that, Sasagawa." Gokudera said at last. Kyoko managed a tiny smile. "Thank you, Gokudera-kun." "Yeah, sorry about what's happened." Yamamoto offered with a sympathizing look. "I'm sorry, Kyoko." Chrome murmured. Tsuna's fists tightened and when he looked at Kyoko, his eyes told her more than he could've ever said. "Thank you, everyone. But…I'll be fine." Kyoko said at last. Ryohei frowned. "Wait…so…hold on. Yoru broke up with you? So you're not dating to the extreme anymore?" He asked. Gokudera, Tsuna and Hana all looked at Ryohei with an are-you-serious look.
"Yes…Yoru broke up with me…That's what happened."
A few seconds later, rage filled Ryohei's face. "What did you say? I'll beat up Yoru to the extreme!" He exclaimed. Gokudera's eyebrow arched as he muttered, "Late reaction much?" Ryohei turned around to face Gokudera.
"What'd you say, Octopus-head?"
"I said you had a damn late reaction!"
"What? Take that back!"
"Shut it, Turf-head!"
"Octopus-head!"
"Turf-head!"
Tsuna sighed. This sounded way too familiar…How long had those two been fighting that way over the years they knew each other? "Onii-chan! Don't pick fights, please!" Kyoko gently scolded. Ryohei abruptly moved away, and dutifully walked over to Kyoko's side before shooting one last glare at Gokudera. "W-Would someone like to come with me to see Haru?" Chrome murmured. Yamamoto grinned. "I'll go." He volunteered. Tsuna nodded. "I'll go too," he added. "What about you, Gokudera-kun?" Gokudera stood straight with a smile on his face. "Of course I'll go if you're going, Juudaime!" Hana sighed. "Sorry, but I can't go. I'm really busy today. Tell Haru I said hello, will you?" She said. Chrome nodded and looked at Kyoko and Ryohei. Ryohei shrugged. "I'll go." He turned to Kyoko. "What about you, Kyoko?" He asked. Kyoko bit her lip. "No," she said quietly. "I'm going to go talk to…someone. Tell Haru-chan I said hi and that I hope she gets better." Chrome nodded again and turned to the direction of Dr. Shamal's office.
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"Isn't it great, Chrome? Haru's finally going to be able to hang out with us again! Should we do something for her?" Yamamoto said enthusiastically. Chrome smiled at the boy next to her. "Yes…I think we should." Chrome murmured happily. Yamamoto turned to Ryohei, Gokudera and Tsuna. "Alright, it's decided then! We're throwing a party for Haru to the extreme!" Ryohei screamed at the top of his lungs. Yamamoto looked at Tsuna who smiled. "Sure," the spiky-haired boy agreed. "What about you, Gokudera?" Yamamoto asked. Gokudera turned his head away.
"Since the Juudaime is going, I guess as his right-hand man I suppose I have no choice but to go!" Yamamoto grinned. "Aw, you want to see Haru too! I know you do!" Yamamoto teased. Gokudera fought off the blush that was threatening to make an appearance. "Shut up, baseball idiot!" Gokudera snapped. Yamamoto's grin only widened as the group walked in silence.
After a few minutes, the gang finally arrived in front of Dr. Shamal's office. Tsuna, like Chrome and Yamamoto, had a happy and sincere smile on his face. But he felt turmoil running through his veins, his mind, his body, his soul, his very being. What was he going to say to her? Heck, how was he even going to be able to even look at her? Tsuna let out a low groan, remembering the turn of events from yesterday. Or was it today since it happened early in the morning?
"So…do you like me as a friend? Or…do you like Haru as…more?"
"So you don't even know if you like me as a friend or as a love interest."
"Thank you very much, Tsuna-san. Thank you for your answer. Now I know. I know you how you really feel about me. I know that you like Kyoko-chan. And I'm sorry for asking such a selfish question when you like someone else. Haru…just needed to know. But know this, Tsuna-san. I, Miura Haru, have loved you since the moment I've met you. I hope you never forget that…Thank you, Tsuna-san. For everything. I won't ever bother you again…"
Tsuna cringed as he recalled the memory. He had been acting like a total idiot at that time! What on earth was wrong with him? Immediately, Tsuna's Hyper Intuition flared up and he felt cold, as if ice had been poured down his back. When Haru had said she wouldn't bother him anymore…did she mean it as if she would never talk to him again? Or did she mean to say that she wouldn't try to make advances on him anymore? Or…maybe…did she mean that she would give up on him?
A frown made its way on Tsuna's face. He did not like the sound of that. He didn't like the sound of that at all. He didn't want Haru to act like that night-or early morning- had never happened. No, he wanted her to remember that event forever. Heck, he knew he would! A groan escaped from his mouth as he remembered again; remembered how stupid he had acted the whole time. Why had he acted so stupid again? …He didn't know. "Um…Juudaime, are you okay? You look kind of…" Gokudera's voice trailed off. Tsuna quickly put on a smile. "I'm fine, Gokudera-kun!" He assured his right-hand man. Ryohei flashed him a bright, bright grin. "Good! Because you need to greet Haru with a happy smile to the extreme, not that moping look you're putting on right now!"
Chrome nodded in encouraged to Ryohei's words and Tsuna chuckled. "You're right," he said at last. "Let's go see Haru." He would see her face, she would see his, and they would talk. They would talk about her confession at least one more time. Because Tsuna knew at this very moment as he knocked on the door, that Haru meant so much more to him that just as a friend.
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"Today Haru's being released, so let her go already! You disgusting perverted excuse of a doctor!" Gokudera snapped. Shamal let out a shaky laugh which immediately caught his former student's attention. "Where is she?" Gokudera asked, eyes narrowing. Shamal's face grew solemn as he jerked his head to the direction of Haru's bed. The curtain was still hanging, covering Haru and the bed from sight. Tsuna sighed, and slowly moved the curtain aside. He froze. "Shamal…where's Haru?" He shouted. The bed was empty; blankets neatly folded.
With no Haru in sight.
Chrome's eyes narrowed. "It's not an illusion…" she managed at last. Ryohei's eyes narrowed. "Wasn't she supposed to stay here until today? She wasn't supposed to leave earlier, right?" He demanded. Shamal nodded, silent. Yamamoto gripped his fists, trembling all over. Gokudera whirled onto Shamal.
"Oi, Shamal! This isn't a funny joke! So hurry up and take Haru out of wherever you're hiding her!" He roared. Shamal's eyes looked back at Gokudera with a calm composure. "I'm not hiding her, Hayato. She's gone, and I don't know where she is." Shamal managed at last. Gokudera's mouth dropped open, and then moved again. He tried to find words, but he couldn't. "You lost your own patient?" Ryohei asked in disbelief, not adding his signature to the extreme for once. Shamal bit his lip. "Yeah. I-I guess I did." He muttered. Tsuna's lip curled as he faced Shamal.
"Where the hell is Haru?"
Five shocked faces met his angry eyes. Tsuna rarely cursed, and he barely lashed out at anyone. So they were quite taken aback at Tsuna's frustrated demand. Shamal raised an eyebrow. "Tsuna, if I knew, don't you think I would tell you?" He asked calmly. Tsuna bit back a yell as he struggled to calm himself. This wasn't supposed to have happened. Haru was supposed to have been in her bed with Shamal standing next to her. They would've greeted Haru and he would've asked to talk to her privately. And then he was supposed to clearly tell out what he was feeling about her.
How she meant so much more to him than just as a friend.
"Tsuna, calm down." Yamamoto said quietly, placing a hand on his friend's shoulder. Tsuna shrugged off Yamamoto's efforts to calm him. "No! We-I-I have to look for her! Only God knows where Haru is right now! She could be hurt, she could be-she could be…she could be anywhere!" Tsuna yelled, his voice growing louder with every word. Chrome looked at him with worried eyes. "Boss, please calm down. I think Yamamoto is right…We won't find Haru by worrying our heads off." Chrome murmured. Ryohei nodded. "That's right, Sawada! We'll look for her to the extreme!" He shouted. Gokudera nodded; his face grave. "I'll look in every corner of Namimori if I have to, Juudaime." Gokudera vowed. Tsuna's face morphed from anger to embarrassment to finally relief. "Thanks, everyone." Tsuna mumbled. He looked up at Shamal again. "Sorry, Shamal-san. For yelling at you, I mean. I-I wasn't thinking."
Shamal smiled, waving off the apology. "It's no big deal." Shamal reassured. Tsuna returned the smile and then turned to his Guardians with a serious look on his face. "We're going to look for Haru right now. So…if you guys see anything or see her, tell me. Okay? Immediately, please." If his mind hadn't been so set on Haru's whereabouts, he would've realized he sounded like a leader. A leader issuing orders to his subordinates. Like, for example…a boss giving orders to his Family. Tsuna's eyes shone with determination and a tinge of worry.
"Search for her! Immediately!"
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"Reborn-san, Bianchi-san…"
The Arcoblaeno raised an eyebrow while Bianchi glanced up at the girl. "Um…Haru just wanted to say that…I'm sorry." Haru mumbled, bowing. Bianchi straightened up in her chair. "What are you being sorry for, Haru?" Bianchi demanded. Haru's eyes remained glued to the floor as she spoke. "Well…I'm causing so much trouble for you and Reborn-san…So…I'm sorry!" Haru apologized, pre-tears forming in her eyes. Bianchi's own eyes softened. She had enough of Haru's tears. She wanted that cheerful Haru back. But there was no way she ever would. Why? Because that stupid Tsuna had made her become like this. Bianchi placed a reassuring hand on Haru's shoulder. "Haru, if you apologize for one more thing, I'll throw you off this ship myself. Reborn and I don't think this is any trouble at all. The one who should be apologizing…would be Tsuna. Not you. So smile, okay? We're going to get to Colonello soon." Haru slowly nodded, her body coming back in a standing position.
For a while, the three sat in silence, each of them thinking. Bianchi was thinking about Tsuna and how she would pummel him when she and Reborn returned to Namimori. Reborn was thinking about Haru's training and how well she would do. After all, she didn't have any fighting experience…And Haru? What was Haru thinking of?
She was thinking of Tsuna. His smile. His face. His eyes. Those beautiful amber brown eyes. His hair. She had always wanted to touch his hair at least once. His very being was on her mind even now. Haru was tempted. Yes, she was so very tempted to ask Reborn and Bianchi if they could go back. But she couldn't. She wouldn't. She was going to get stronger, and she was going to forget her feelings for Tsuna. No, she was going to bury them down until they no longer existed.
"Haru, are you sure about your decision?" Reborn asked quietly. Haru jumped. Was Reborn able to read minds? "No, I can't read minds," Reborn said, almost smiling at Haru's reaction. "But you're easy to read. You want to return but you want to go to Colonello and become stronger. You want to forget about Tsuna, but you can't. If you want, we can still turn back." Haru shook her head, biting her lip. "No, Reborn-san. I made up my mind and I can't go back on it now." Haru decided. Reborn nodded and exchanged a silent look with Bianchi. They were both thinking the same thing. Poor, poor Haru.
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"Have you guys found her yet?"
Tsuna's heart fell when they all shook her heads. "I looked everywhere I could think of, Juudaime. I just couldn't find her…" Gokudera sighed in disappointment. He felt ashamed. He really had looked everywhere he could've thought of. He really wanted to find Haru. Because even though he would never confess it, she meant a lot to him. It wasn't because she looked like Mari. It was because she was one of his precious friends. And seeing his beloved boss with that crestfallen expression on his face made his own heart feel like it was cracking. "It's fine, Gokudera-kun. We're just going to have to look harder." Tsuna said.
"I checked around the school to the extreme and Haru wasn't there." Ryohei said dejectedly. "I went to the park and she wasn't there either." Yamamoto said, trying to hide his disappointment. "And I went to Haru's house, asking if she was there. Her dad told me she wasn't." Chrome said. Tsuna raised an eyebrow at the girl. "You didn't tell him, did you…?" "No, Boss. I didn't. After all, we might find Haru soon…so I thought I shouldn't get him worried for nothing." Tsuna relaxed. "Good," he said. "Okay, so in half an hour I'll meet you guys in the library. Alright?"
He got four nods in return as they all went their separate ways to find Haru. As soon as he was sure no one else was there, he quickly activated his Hyper Dying Will. The familiar flame grew on his forehead and his gloves appeared on his hands. He shot off a jet of flames from his hands and found himself in the sky. Tsuna flew, his eyes searching the town for Haru. They were going to find her. They just had to.
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Haru breathed deeply, stretching this way and that. It felt good to get off the ship. It felt good to feel her feet on dry land again. Reborn smirked at Haru's relieved expression and moved his feet along the path they were walking. "C'mon, Haru. We're going to see Colonello now." Haru nodded as she and Bianchi followed Reborn down the long winding path. Haru knew that every step she took, the farther she was getting away from her home. From her father. From her friends. From her old life. From her love. Haru's eyes narrowed. Tsuna-san. How long had it been since she saw his face? Eight hours? Nine? She didn't know. But she wanted to see him so gosh darn bad it hurt. Haru inwardly laughed at herself. How was she supposed to last two years without him when she could barely stand nine hours from being without him? But it was for the best, wasn't it? She would fulfill her wish.
She'd get stronger. Strong enough to support Tsuna-san from the background, helping him to the best of her ability. She was sure something would happen between her best friend and her beloved Tsuna-san. Kyoko and Yoru probably wouldn't last forever…Kyoko would end up liking Tsuna-san and Tsuna-san's wish would come true. Haru let out a sigh and her eyes widened as she tripped. Warm hands caught her and Haru looked gratefully at Bianchi. "Bianchi-san, thank you. Goodness, Haru doesn't know what's wrong with me." Haru said, trying to make her voice as light as possible. Bianchi gave Haru an amused look that made Haru want to hide. Even though Bianchi was looking at her like that, Haru had already seen the sympathy in the woman's eyes. Haru didn't want to be sympathized at. Not anymore.
The old Haru might've wanted that. But, no. Not anymore. She was a new Miura Haru. A new Haru that Tsuna-san had helped crafted with his own words and hands. This Haru would be so strong that everyone who had looked on at her as weak and hopeless would change their opinion of her immediately. This Haru would look at Tsuna with indifferent eyes the next time she saw him.
"Haru."
Haru's eyes snapped up. "Yes, Reborn-san?" She asked. She breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness the Arcoblaeno had spoken. His voice had disrupted her brooding thoughts. "We're here." Reborn announced. Haru gasped at the sight in front of her. They were standing on top of a cliff. Underneath, the sea was churning angrily as it met the setting sun. Haru smiled. It was a beautiful sight, something she wouldn't normally see in Namimori. "Reborn-san, you said that this was the place. Right?" She said. Reborn nodded.
"Aa."
"Then if this is place, then where is Col-"
Haru jumped as she heard the sound of a rifle being shot. Reborn smirked, taking out Leon as the chameleon changed shape into a small gun. He shot at a bush a few times until a small figure jumped out and threw a punch at Reborn. Reborn dodged with ease and shot his gun again. The small figure fell and Haru ran towards it. "Haru, that lump on the ground is Colonello." Reborn informed Haru. Haru nodded slowly. "I see…" She said. Then realized that Colonello was still not moving. Haru bent down. "Um…Colonello-san? A-Are you okay…?" She asked nervously. What if he was in a coma? What if he was dead? What if-
"So you're the one Reborn wanted me to train-kora!"
Haru quickly nodded. "Y-Yes, I'm the one Reborn-san wanted you to train…Um…are you okay, Colonello-san?" Colonello got up and held up the bullet between two fingers. "This little thing," he said, thrusting the bullet at her face. "Can't even make a dent on me! I'm tougher than that-kora!" Haru's eyes widened in amazement. "That's so cool, Colonello-san! Can you teach me to learn how to do that?" Colonello chuckled. "I like this one-kora!" Colonello declared. Haru blushed. "Ah…thank you…" She murmured. "But don't think I'll go easy on you-kora!" Haru smiled. "I wouldn't have it any other way, Colonello-san!" Haru said. Colonello grinned. This girl seemed willing to train under him…The question was if she would be able to handle the vigorous training.
"What was your name again? Haru, right?" Colonello asked. Haru let out a squeak and quickly sat on the ground in a bowing position.
"I am Miura Haru. I would like you to train me. I'm ready for anything. I'm ready to die. Just help me become stronger, Colonello-san. I know I look like some girl, but I promise…I'll change that. Just…Just help me become strong enough to fight under the Vongola!"
Colonello whistled. Okay, scratch that. This girl was totally going to be able to handle the training if she was ready for anything. If she was ready to die. "So please, don't think I'm some puny girl who's here for fun! I-I really do want to get stronger! So please let me train under you! I'll try not to complain, so-"
"I'll help you fight-kora." Haru's head snapped up, and she quietly hissed in pain as she felt the crick in her neck. "Really? Thank you so much!" She murmured. Colonello smiled. "I'm not sure if you're going to want to thank me after we start training-kora." He muttered under his breath. Haru giggled. "Haru is forever indebted to you, Colonello-san! So, when do we start?" Reborn smirked and Bianchi smiled at the eager expression they saw in Haru's eyes. "We'll start in half an hour-kora." Colonello decided. Haru stood up, dusted the ground off herself and bowed one more time.
"Thank you so much! Haru won't disappoint you!"
"You better not-kora!"
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"Tsuna, we've been looking for Haru to the extreme already! For six hours straight! Maybe we should take a break…" Yamamoto panted. Tsuna swallowed the air greedily, trying to get the oxygen flowing into his lungs. He had to admit, he was tired…But he had to find Haru, didn't he?
"Boss…I don't think we're going to find Haru…so…hah…" Chrome held a hand to her head and leaned to the right. Ryohei quickly grabbed her before she could fall onto the ground. "Sawada, we need to take a break. I'm pretty sure Chrome won't last much longer." Ryohei said, casting a look at the Mist Guardian. Chrome shook her head, her breath coming out in pants. "No…hah…I'm…hah…fine…Boss…hah." Tsuna shook his head. "No, you're not Chrome. I'm sorry; I didn't realize…You're too tired. Go home, Chrome. Okay? Take a good rest." He made his voice sterner when Chrome shook in protest. "Onii-san. Can you take Chrome home?" He asked. Ryohei winked and gave him a thumbs up. "Of course! I'll get her home to the extreme!" So after the two exchanged their goodbyes with Gokudera, Yamamoto and Tsuna, they left for Chrome's abode.
"I can keep on searching you know," Yamamoto said. Gokudera vigorously nodded. "I can keep on searching too." Gokudera said. Tsuna looked at both of his Guardians straight in the eye and felt guilt pound in his heart. "I'm sorry you two…You guys look really tired. Why don't you two go home? We can always look tomorrow!" Gokudera and Yamamoto opened their mouths to argue and Tsuna cut in. "No. You two are going home." Gokudera and Yamamoto sighed in defeat after exchanging looks with each other. "Alright, Tsuna. See you tomorrow! Bye Gokudera!" Yamamoto gave them a wave before jogging away. "Then, I'll be going too. Bye Juudaime!" After bowing, Gokudera walked away. Tsuna sighed. "Guess I'll have to keep on looking for Haru by myself…" he murmured.
"Now I have to check around her school…and then I'll take another look in the library…and then…" Tsuna sighed. "Where on earth could she be?"
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"One more lap and then fifty more push-ups-kora!"
"Hai!"
Colonello, Reborn and Bianchi watched on as Haru ran around the cliff, sweat running down her cheeks as her breath came out in short pants. "I'm surprised she can still last this long…she's been doing this for five hours straight! I thought she would've dropped dead after one hour." Bianchi mused. Reborn smirked. "We all underestimated her. Truth be told, I thought she'd drop dead after half an hour." Colonello huffed. "Heh! She's my student; obviously she's not going to drop dead-kora! My students need to have tons of stamina-kora! That's why they're my students-kora!" He proclaimed in a proud voice. Reborn rolled his eyes and chuckled.
"Push up number thirty!"
"Push up number forty!"
"Push up number...Hah…fifty!"
And with that, Haru collapsed to the ground. "Now she's dropped dead." Reborn said, walking over to Haru. "Reborn-san! D-Did I do…hah…okay?" Haru asked. Reborn nodded. "Not bad Haru. But there's always room for improvement." Haru smiled. "Yes, Reborn-san. I'll do my best." She said happily. "Not bad for a girl-kora! You have lots of spirit-kora! Good job, Haru-kora!" Colonello praised. Haru shook her head. "Not at all! If I was doing really good I would've been able to do this training for eight hours!" Haru shouted. Colonello patted her on the head. "That's the spirit-kora! That's enough training for today-kora" Colonello said. Haru nodded and got up into a sitting position. "A-Alright, Colonello-san."
"Haru, Reborn and I have to go now…Will you be okay here?" Bianchi kneeled down and tucked a lock of hair behind Haru's ear. Haru slowly nodded. "Er…Yes, I guess. I mean, I'm with Colonello-san so everything should be okay!" Colonello puffed out his chest. "Of course you will-kora!" He whipped his head at Reborn. "Reborn, get out of here already-kora." Reborn smiled. "Sure." He patted Haru's head just like the way Colonello had before. "Bye, Haru. Good luck. Bianchi and I will come as much times as we can. Alright?" Haru nodded slowly.
"Goodbye, Reborn-san. Bianchi-san."
"Bye Haru."
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"I need to keep looking for Haru…she could be anywhere…" Tsuna sighed as he brushed off a bead of sweat. He cast a defeated look at the sky. "First Reborn's gone missing and now Haru's missing too." He mumbled to himself.
"Who's gone missing?"
Tsuna jumped. "Ah-Reborn! Don't scare me like that!" Reborn rolled his eyes. "Get over it, Dame-Tsuna." He said in a blunt tone. "Reborn…do you know where Haru is?" Tsuna asked tentatively. Reborn's eyebrow arched. "Why do you ask?" Tsuna's mouth curved downwards. "Because! Haru's gone missing and I've been searching all day and I couldn't find her so I thought you might've known where she was!" Reborn just sighed. "Look for her tomorrow. It's not like she's disappeared off the face of the planet. Who knows, maybe she went somewhere." Tsuna opened his mouth to argue, but Reborn cut in. "Tsuna, you have school tomorrow. You're going to go home and do your homework. Got that?" Tsuna scowled. Reborn really wasn't leaving him any choice. He knew Reborn would even knock him unconscious to drag him home! And maybe…if he had more energy tomorrow he could find her!
"Alright, Reborn." Tsuna conceded. Reborn nodded. "Let's go home." He told the forlorn boy next to him.
With a heavy heart, Tsuna trudged down the road with Reborn. But his mind wouldn't stop wondering where Haru was. If maybe she was in danger. No, Haru was rather strong for a girl…Tsuna wondered if she was comfortable, wherever she was. He sure hoped she was. Because if she wasn't, he knew the moment he found out she was in danger, he'd go crazy.
"Haru…where are you?" He screamed. Reborn sighed, shaking his head. His student had taken too long to wake up and smell the coffee. Well, to wake up and realize that he reciprocated Haru's feelings. It would be two years, maybe even three or four before Tsuna would ever get to see Haru again.
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"Are you really okay with this-kora? Being away from Namimori-kora." Haru smiled contently, gazing at the sunset. "It's fine. Haru will be fine being away from Namimori. After all, it was Haru's decision! Haru will definitely…definitely not regret it. I won't, Colonello-san. I promise." Colonello's gaze went from his student to the darkening sky. "Haru, I can't promise during this training that you might die-kora. My training's rigorous-kora! Only for the best-kora!" Haru's gaze darkened. "I know, Colonello-san. Just knowing that you're Reborn-san's friend-" Here came a few chokes from Colonello- "Is that you're very, very strong. I'm glad I'll be training under you. After all, I'm not going to be weak anymore!"
"Haru…"
"I won't be weak anymore. So with every time I sweat…every time a drop of blood spills…I'll be getting stronger." Colonello felt torn between being proud and feeling sympathetic. Few women, heck few females at Haru's age willingly devoted themselves, willingly thrust themselves into the dark mafia world. Colonello figured that sooner or later Haru would tell him why Haru had decided to give up her normal, peaceful life and why she had decided to dive into the dark underworld. So Colonello managed to clear his throat and spoke.
"Well said-kora."
Haru smiled. "Thank you, Colonello-san."
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(Next time on Haru Loves You…)
"We haven't looked in the bakery yet! C'mon, let's go already!"
"I don't mean to sound mean or anything…But listen up, baseball idiot. I can't say this to anyone else. How can that Sasagawa girl go on and on about her boyfriend while Haru's missing? I just don't get it."
"Why didn't anyone tell me that Haru-chan was missing? Why didn't any of you tell me? Why-Why didn't you tell me, Onii-chan?"
"Because you too freaking moping about Yoru!"
"Colonello-san! Co-Colonello-san! HELP ME!"
"I have to search for her, Reborn! Why don't you get it? Haru's been caring and loving for me this whole time, and I've been too blind! Well I finally woke up, and I'm not going to let her go so easily, you hear? I'm not going to just let her go and regret it years later! I swear it on my name!"
"Tsuna-san…I hope you're doing well."
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Oh my dear goodness, school was TERRIFYING! Today, yes, TODAY! Was my first day ever at high school! See, I'm a freshman :3 A very lonely freshman -_-; High school's SO much different that junior high ._. I want to be young again! Sob. Anyone know how to survive high school? I seriously need to sight read like crazy or else my instrumental teacher's going to kill me tomorrow during class. Goodness me. Heehee. I can only hope that my advanced English class will help me tons with writing! Cause I don't want to write sucky stories that are going to make people yawn. Sigh. ^^Anyways, thank you all for reading my stories and dropping off those reviews that I appreciate so much. Love you all~ Heehee. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.
I'm thinking about a Naruto fanfic. Maybe a Gakuen Alice one too. Well, I'll have to survive this year and then see if I'll be able to write it or not.
-lemoncherrylove
Thank you to those who reviewed:
Reaper Rye- Oh no, there are a TONS of fanfic WAY better than mine. Urgh, I'm so jealous of those amazing authors. But thank you so much I'll try to update the story as fast as I can, I promise you that! Thanks for your review~
Bananafrak: Hmm…So Haru should be more blunt? I see, I see. I hope I'm not rushing the story or anything Dx And no, thank YOU for bothering to drop off a review. Your review means so much to me :3
Rieyama Yuuko: HAHA, yes feel the love! Honestly, I really feel like I'm going to tear up. You're so, so super nice! Squeak. :P Thanks as always for your kind, kind reviews.
brisies: Thank you so domo Arigatou~ xD Colonello's going to go crazy tough on Haru, by the way. Just a little hint. Eep. I shouldn't say anymore~ I'm not sure when I'll be able to update again…But I'll do my best! Thank you again for your review
celina28: You cried? Gasp! No! Really? Wow :O I'm…amazed. Shocked. I'M SO HONORED. MY GOODNESS YOU'RE TOO KIND! :D Well except tons of cheesiness because I'm such a cheesy person. I'm a sucker for romance, hehe. Arigatou for your review, it gave me tons of inspiration (for more cheesy moments of course!)
HoshinaMina: What's a merit and distinction? I'm sorry, I'm just so stupid about all this stupid -_-; Aw, it's okay Mina-chan! I send you all my support and good luck wishes through this review! I wish you support and good luck too, Hoshina-chan! Too be honest, I thought I was going to have Bel take his knives and run Kyoko with them while I was watching the anime. Just in my imagination though. Sometimes. Kyoko's a sweet girl :3 Sometimes. To Me. Ha. Ha. It's fine, it's fine! Teardrops on My Guitar, just by itself, is an amazing fanfic. I loved it to the depths of my soul. Btw, I might have mentioned this before- but your reviews always make feel all kinds of emotions. Amazing. :D
Dark Gothic Lolita: Love your new name~ It's so…I don't know. I know I like it though :3 I thought your old name was fine though! It's not as long as you know? :D Haha. I was watching Mary Poppins and I tried like five times to write . Thanks so much for your review~
Hope everyone has a great year! Good luck to all you people who are going to school!