Chapter 4: Hibari Kyoya
Giotto didn't think he was possessive of Tsuna or a possessive person at heart until he met Hibari Kyoya, a descendant of his good friend, Alaude.
Or rather, until the brunet had charmed the quiet boy and was admiring someone else than the blond man...
He was there when the two had met. It was the afternoon and Giotto was watching Tsuna play alone in the park, his mother just by the corner with a sad smile. It broke the man's heart that such a sweet boy like his descendant didn't had any friends because of his conditions, that people couldn't look past the disability and see the amazing boy he was.
His mother knew about this as well and tried to fix it by encouraging other kids to play with Tsuna but it was in vain when they realized that he couldn't speak. This was the fifth time it failed and the small boy was left alone to play in the park.
"Sawada-san?" a somehow familiar but still unknown voice made the golden-haired man look away from the lone boy and he stared confusedly at the young woman with silver blond hair, who was walking towards Nana with a black-haired boy.
Delight seemed to reflect in those slightly older brown eyes, the female Sawada smiled brightly at the two, "Ah, Raven-san! It's been a long time since we've seen each other. Is that Little Kyoya-kun? How he have grown into a cute boy!"
Only the ghost figure seemed to notice the irritated twitch of said boy at the comment as the two mothers smiled in agreement. Giotto was sure that the woman and the boy was a descendant of Alaude, appearance-wised and personality-wised by how they seemed to be emotionless. Th boy was more likely as he didn't look like he wanted to be here.
"Yes, it's been a while, Nana-chan," Raven slightly looked around with curiosity. "I've heard you had gotten a son as well. Where is he?"
The brunette deflated sadly at the thought of her lone son in the swings before she let a hopeful glance at the boy named Kyoya. "I'll call him," she turned to her boy, who was watching with confused and curious eyes. So far, it was good that her son didn't seem to be scared at the two newcomers. "Tsu-kun, come here! I want you to meet some people."
Without any further actions, Tsuna did as told and moved towards his mother with a wholehearted trust. It made the Vongola Primo smiled at the good relationship between the mother and son. There were slightly few times he could see them in his era and it wasn't as strong as this.
The small child pressed his body against his mother and hid from the strangers shyly. He would slightly look at the two before ducking back as soon as he noticed they were staring at them, causing the blond man to think about kidnapping again. The boy was too cute for his own good.
"This is my son, Tsunayoshi," Nana introduced proudly. "He's a little shy but he's such a sweetheart."
The other woman agreed with him while the other child merely stared. "He's so cute," she cooed adoringly and almost nostalgically. "He's almost like you in many ways. You were the most timid girl when we were children."
The silver blonde moved down and smiled pleasantly to the shy boy, "Hello, Tsunayoshi-kun, my name is Raven. It's nice to meet you."
Honey-brown orbs looked at the woman in hesitation and glanced at the encouragement Nana and Giotto were giving him. His lip curved up a little and he stared at Raven again with eyes saying 'nice to meet you, too' before hiding his face.
"Nana-chan," the woman's grey eyes went to her friend, who nodded at the silent question before turning back to the boy. A small smile made its way to her face. "He's amazing."
The Hibari Family were always known for their quiet personalities. It took time for them to create a way to talk to other people as they were not the types to open their mouth and start a conservation. Usually, their actions would be enough for people to know what they're talking about but sometimes, people misunderstood their actions.
So to find someone—a mute—as young as Tsuna expressed himself like an open sky. It was astonishing. That smile made it more astounding. It was a smile that would draw people in though some might not see it. Only those who mattered would see past the disability and be lucky to have this child by their side.
Raven stared at her son and knew that Kyoya would be one of this people and unseen by only one, Giotto had a feeling that was the case as well.
"You don't speak," that was the first thing Hibari Kyoya had said to one Sawada Tsunayoshi. Their parents had left them alone to play with each other and for the past minutes, they had been quiet. The black-haired boy observed his companion and noted how alike a rabbit the brunet was. "But your eyes are like an open book."
Blinking innocently, those honey-brown eyes had question in them, 'Why do you say that?'
And it greatly made the older boy curious and slightly awe. This was the first time he had met someone communicating by their eyes like it was normal. His family might be like that at times but the message were not clearly sent. However, for this child, it was loud and clear like he was truly speaking.
"You're different," Kyoya muttered, unsure of how to describe the other. "You're like a plant-eater."
Tsuna moved closer to the boy shyly and curiously, tilted his head, 'Plant-eater?'
The raven head stared for a minute before looking for a stick. He gestured the smaller boy to follow him to the sandbox. "This is a plant-eater, a rabbit," he drew a picture of a rabbit and then, wrote its kanji. "Rabbits eat plants and hide from other animals, especially meat-eaters. They're quiet and easy to scare like you."
The younger boy took intense stare at the writings, which the other boy noted.
"Do you want to try writing it?" the Hibari child pointed at the kanji of the rabbit and waved the stick in front of the boy for him to take. "Here."
Kyoya was shocked and frozen when Tsuna beamed at him happily with such brightness and pureness. His surprise then turned into amazement for the boy who kept on doing unexpected stuffs as said boy stubbornly tried to copy the kanji.
"I've decided," usually cold grey eyes turned into a passionate determination like he was talking about training and fights. "From now on, you'll be my pet, my rabbit and as your master, I'll take care of you!"
Not knowing the meaning of such words, said 'pet' smiled vibrantly with honey-brown orbs flashing in agreement.
And so the start of the unusual friendship of Sawada Tsunayoshi and Hibari Kyoya.
Nana was thrilled that his son gained his first friend and Giotto tried. He really tried hard to feel the same way but he was failing miserably. He didn't like it. That boy, who was descendant of his friend, was a bad influence for his descendant. This Kyoya would deflower his poor tuna—figuratively speaking though it could probably mean literally in the future—
—No, he was not going there.
The former mafia boss would not allow it. Never mind the fact that his descendant was not into the same gender, he was not going to allow anyone to date his descendant until Tsuna had hit thirty at most. Female or male didn't really matter for the blond as long as the age limit was there.
And no, he wasn't being paranoid and crazy for thinking ahead. The two children were only four and six, respectively.
The generations this days were more advanced than in the past. Although, in his era, the teenage phase was worse with how young a person could marry at the age of 16...at least if he remembered right.
"What are you eating?" sharp orange eyes watched the two intently and narrowed when the raven head continued to speak, staring at the thin bread in the smaller mouth. "Pocky?"
Tsuna nodded, making Kyoya hum in deep thought and Giotto could just drop his jaws with the younger boy's action. "Sweet," the boy licked his lips and took another bite at the bread, causing the smaller boy to blush at the closeness. "I like it."
While the two mothers were squealing at the cuteness of their children, Giotto was fuming in anger and protectiveness and a little possessiveness.
The Vongola Primo definitely did not like the new kid one bit.
A/N: Haha! This is somehow going in a shonen-ai path but naah, this is friendship and family fluff only. And so I did Hibari first, I wonder who's next... First gen, tenth gen or others? Fun fact! This chapter is because I had finally gotten to eat pocky again! Ah, I love it and I wish I can eat it always but it's kind of expensive for me...