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"...Hibari-san!"
The pair work their way down the small alley of shops: Kyoya nods politely at each of the shopkeepers they pass, Tsuna notices, as if he were familiar with all of them - which he probably was. They're all smiling warmly, and even the prefect has the faintest trace of a smile on his face - but it could just be Tsuna's imagination.
Remembering what was currently happening, he tries to break free of Kyoya's grip - even though he knows it's practically pointless - and opens his mouth to release a yell, when Kyoya abruptly stops in front of a shop.
It looks modern, clean - but the door looked antique - and inside was around four or five full rows of books, and post-it notes containing messages from visitors covered the majority of the top half of all four walls.
Kyoya walks in without so much of hesitation, tugging Tsuna along with him, and the wind chime above the door jingles lightly, notifying the shopkeeper of the arrival.
Said shopkeeper looks up from his phone, his thin-rimmed glasses just barely sitting on his nose, and his raven hair shaped like a... Pineapple? But it's a mess in some places. His thoughtful expression morphs into one of surprise and warmth upon seeing Kyoya walk in.
"Hibari! Buying more books on the same day?" he asks, pushing up his glasses to rest on the top half of his nose. Tsuna glances up at Kyoya - he has an apathetic expression on his face, but he also looks somewhat disgusted.
Releasing his grip on Tsuna's wrist, he walks straight for a shelf. Tsuna considers running away, but there's something about the mood of the shop that makes him want to stay a little longer.
No. It wasn't the shop, specifically... It was the way the shop somehow managed to calm down Kyoya's mood, and make him more of a... An approachable person - which is rare for someone like him.
The shopkeeper catches Tsuna staring at Kyoya, and he half-smiles. "Oh, so the books are for this boy, huh?"
The sound of book cover sliding against book cover is the reply he's given, and it's a small while to wait before Kyoya answers: "It's not for him. It's for my own satisfaction."
Grinning, the shopkeeper walks out from behind the counter and approaches Tsuna. "Hibari's being kinda vague... Care to explain?"
Tsuna's lips form a thin line, and he slightly nibbles on the inside of his bottom lip, thinking. "I... I'm not quite sure, either. He just dragged me here. I didn't... Really have a say."
The shopkeeper nods slowly, unsatisfied with both their answers. He's sure that he'll find out later on - but even he knew, himself, that he wasn't a very patient person.
"My name is Mukuro. Yours?"
"Ah, my nam-"
Kyoya interrupts abruptly from within the shelves, "Don't tell him."
Mukuro is slightly amused, looking back and forth from Kyoya's rough location and to the small boy he'd brought along. "No, really. What's your name?"
"Don't tell him, I said."
Tsuna jumps at the sudden proximity of Kyoya's voice, not at all detecting his presence.
Mukuro, a little amused by Kyoya's words, slowly slides his arm across Tsuna's shoulders casually, saying, "Well-! Do you two come from the same school?"
Kyoya notices the hand and he pulls Tsuna towards him, causing Mukuro's hand to drop to his side. He'd subconsciously pulled Tsuna aside, but... He looks up irritably into Mukuro's eyes. "Yes."
Mukuro, wanting to burst out laughing at the fact that Kyoya was trying to look intimidating, claps his hands together a few times, his shoulders raised, eyes closed and mouth in a wide, sharp-toothed smile. "Haha, I see, I see..."
Kyoya rolls his head, stretching his neck, and walks towards the cashier. "Anyway, I only came here to buy these books. Hurry up, I have a schedule today."
Mukuro chuckles and raises his hands in defeat as he walks and ducks under the cashier counter. "Alright, alright. Geez, you're always so serious!"
Mukuro holds the scanner over the book on the top of the stack - it reads 'English for Kids'. Frowning, he scans it and hovers the scanner over the barcode for the second book - 'Basic Mathematical Formulas for Kids'.
"Hibari... Earlier today, didn't you purchase 'University Mathematics: Advanced Calculus'? Why the sudden level change? I mean, not that I'm one to judge, but- ..."
Kyoya gives Mukuro a death glare, and whispers, "Don't say that so loudly. I'll bite you to death."
Mukuro's grin spreads wider, struggling to keep it in place as it becomes forced; he ignores Kyoya's empty threat. He's becoming irritated at the fact he doesn't know what's happening - even after a good amount of attempts to find out what was going on.
Oh well, he would have to find out later - but he hopes that 'later' wouldn't come too late. Mukuro scans the last book, Kyoya pays, and he's about to exit the shop when he realises Tsuna has disappeared. Panicking internally, he turns away from the door and walks around the shop.
"Tsuna, where are you?"
At the last shelf, he sees Tsuna flicking through a book. The aisle is labelled 'Photography and Art' - Kyoya's breath hitches upon seeing the book Tsuna was looking at, and he can't even speak. I thought Mukuro wasn't stocking that anymore.
"Oh, sorry. I just found this really nice... Book... Hibari-san?"
Kyoya's face looks almost-completely red, but he's trying to hide it by turning away. Tsuna puts down the book - did something happen with Mukuro? The options flying through his mind, he decides not to meddle in with the both of them- he'd only just met Mukuro today, after all. Finally looking in Tsuna's eyes, he says, "We're leaving."
The two are out the shop instantly - not before a cheerful goodbye from Mukuro - and Kyoya, almost instinctively, is leading the way back to his house. Tsuna complies more willingly than not, but comes to a realisation. "Ah, Hibari-san, we left our things in the library..."
Stopping in his tracks, he turns towards Tsuna. "Then we'll go get them," he says, trying to hide the anticipation in his voice. They go back down to the library, half-running but trying not to disturb anyone, and find their bags and items, untouched, as if they were hardly gone. Smiling apologetically at the neighbouring studiers, the pair quickly leave, slightly flushed, and make their way to Kyoya's house.
Introducing Mukuro! hahaha
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