A/N - LONG HIATUS IS LONG! I'm not even going to say it - you guys know the routine. Stupid college, death induced exams and peer pressure (Normally that last one doesn't mean shit to me but my class is full with smart people and I'm a slow learner in terms of education so it really brings me down everytime I went to class)

Anyway, I originally wanted to post this long, awaited chapter on my birthday yesterday but I wanted to make sure to reduce as many errors I can find. So here you are! A new chapter just for you guys! (I'm not even sure if there's anyone following this story anymore...). I'm very sorry for making you wait but in my case, writer's block was not the problem - family and education is.

As usual, I own neither Black Rock Shooter or Katekyo Hitman Reborn. This is just a muse of a disturbed and distraught girl.

Chapter 15

Moving on

It was a bright and wonderful morning. The birds were chirping happily and even the flowers were giving a cheerful vibe. Everything was just as how it should be; how it usually is.

Well, that was what Tsuna thought and boy, was it quickly shatter when he saw what had replace his guardians infront of his house this morning – White Rock Shooter.

Okay, I'll back up. As soon as Tsuna open his eyes this morning, an ominous chill had him on the edge right away!

The first sign was that when he went over to check his alarm clock, he was surprise to find that he woke up earlier than usual! Not wanting to spoil his day, Tsuna took the risk; ignore his Hyper Intuition and just enjoy this rare moment. The second sign was when he was finally presentable in his uniform; he went down to have breakfast with his family and as usual, his mother greeted him with a warm smile. Now, what it's unusual is that Lambo wasn't eating any sort of candies! Tsuna was momentarily stumped when the boy was eating a bowl of rice calmly; he didn't even run around the table or causing havoc or anything! The child sudden behaviour did not deter Tsuna's positive spirit despite his Hyper Intuition was screaming at him now.

'Dear God, can't I have one free day off trouble?' he silently begged.

Once he had finished his breakfast, he bid his mother goodbye and was a little worry what he might encounter outside of his house… but Tsuna was adamant! Nothing was going to ruin his day! Not the insensitivity of his friends, not the Discipline Committee – nothing!

Unfortunately, his motivation was soon flew right out of the proverbial window when he saw who was standing outside of his house with her pink eyes twinkle in mirth and that innocent smile.

"Good morning, Tsunayoshi-kun!" White Rock Shooter, Love-chan, beams.

Now, it's not that Tsuna dislike the snow white girl per say. In fact, he was hoping that they could be friends despite her nobility presence that left him to feel like he was unworthy of the sort; not to mention that she remind him a lot like Byakuran, mind you – the innocent smile, the pale appearance, the knowing glint in their eyes, you name it. But there are variables that made a gap between White Rock Shooter and the Millefiore boss.

One: White Rock Shooter is a girl. No matter how weak that fact is, you can't argue with that one.

Two: She isn't so obsess with sweets unlike Byakuran. It was a wonder that the man didn't have diabetes yet…

Three: Tsuna could sense that she had a very strong sense of curiosity which he hoped will not lead her down to a dark path.

As the list goes on, Tsuna decide that he didn't care about those facts at the moment. No, what he is currently interested is that how does she know where he lives and how long was she just standing outside of his house!?

"H-How long have you've been standing there, Love-chan?" Tsuna sweat dropped. He closed the door behind him and carefully approached her.

The Namimori's uniform did no justice to her ethereal beauty yet she seems comfortable in those clothes. Her book bag slung over her left shoulder as her right hand rested on her hip. "Oh, I just got here a few moments ago. Don't worry about it." She said pleasantly. "I know your address when I stalk Tsunayoshi-kun before I enrolled."

'Well, at least she's honest!' Tsuna choose to stay positive for the sake of his health and sanity.

"Anyway, shall we get going, Tsunayoshi-kun?" White Love suggest, blithely ignoring the brunette's inner turmoil with her bright smile. "It won't be good to be late." And with that she began heading to school while Tsuna scrambling behind her.

Fortunately, the girl kept an easy pace for Tsuna to catch up and the duo had a pleasant walk to school in silence. She was sure not as noisy as Gokudera and Yamamoto but her calm expression made it hard for Tsuna to decipher what she was thinking.

'She said that she was bored. Maybe she's curious about my… black persona?' Tsuna thought.

"Is something on my face, Tsuna-kun?" White Love asks, startling Tsuna out of his daydreaming.

"A-Ah! It's n-nothing, Love-chan," The young mafia boss laughs nervously. "I was just thinking about something…"

As they approach the school gate, Kyoko who had just arrive alone, spotted the duo.

"Tsuna-kun! White-san!" The school idol called out, waving her arm up high.

When Tsuna saw the girl, he instantly smiles shyly and greeted her. "Good morning, Kyoko-chan!" Unbeknownst to both brunettes, White Love's smile drops a little and for the briefest moment, her eyes shine with contempt before any sign of animosity vanishes from her beautiful face. She kept her mouth shut when they approach the girl.

"Good morning Tsuna-kun, White-san," Kyoko greeted politely. "It's nice of you to show White-san to school, Tsuna-kun."

The brunette coloured but before he could reply, the deceptively looking alien cut sharply. "Are you insinuating that I can't find my way to the most common facility in this small town without the aid of a guide, Sasagawa-san?" Though the girl's kept her light tone, there was a chilly hatred lace with her voice.

Kyoko was strongly taken aback by the girl's sudden subtle resentment while Tsuna shot her a guarded glare though he was also shocked at the tone and implication of the white haired girl.

"I-I'm sorry, White-san," Kyoko managed to quietly apologized once she found her voice.

"Kyoko-chan didn't mean anything bad, White-san. It's common that newcomers won't know the entire route of Namimori yet." Tsuna calmly defended his friend, his body subconsciously moved into a defense position; warm brown eyes began to shows the sign of HDWM.

White Love isn't the least bit care about the human girl's feelings but for Tsuna's sake and to avoid his 'other self' meddling, she smiles softly.

"Whatever you say, Tsuna-kun. C'mon, we better hurry before the bell rings." She said and gently grabs his hand and pulls him with her into the school, ignoring the school idol that was left confused and slightly worry for his friend.

"Oh? Good morning, Sasagawa-san!" A sudden male voice chirped happily behind her. When Kyoko turns around she was greeted by a smiling Yamamoto and an always scowling Gokudera.

"Good morning Yamamoto-san, Gokudera-san" The girl reply easily. All of the previous chilling fear melted away.

"Say, have you seen Tsuna by any chance?" The swordsman asks. "We went to his house just now but he had already left." At this, Gokudera began wailing how he should have accompanied his boss instead of walking to school with the baseball nut.

"Un! He was with White-san," Kyoko replies as she shoves away the sudden rising of cold at the thought of the white haired girl.

"White-san?" Yamamoto blinks owlishly. The name is completely alien to him.

"She meant the new girl, idiot" The bomber snaps at him before glaring at the girl. "What do you mean Jyuudaime was with that girl?" He demanded, the thought of a girl – or anyone – with his boss made his teeth gritted angrily.

Kyoko wasn't affected by his aggression because she knew that the Storm guardian was worried about his friend. She placed a finger to the side of her chin in deep thought, "Tsuna-kun was walking with her so they might've meet at his house."

Both guardians were surprised at the girl's answer. And both for different reasons:

"Tsuna made a new friend?"

"That bitch! She must be planning something against the Jyuudaime!"

But before any of them could placate their hot temper friend, the school bell rings and the trio quickly hurried to class much to Gokudera's annoyance.

During the entire lessons, Tsuna tried his best to understand the words spilling out from his teacher's mouth. His study session with Yomi had well prepared him for his classes and her cute, little notes with drawing that Yuu and Mato drew made it all the easier to understands the assignments given to him. Tsuna smile at the doodled notes in his hand before tucking them under his desk and return his focus back to the teacher.

White Love caught the glimpse of the brunette's small smile and she also smiles in amusement and tilts her head in boredom back at the middle age teacher.

The duo subtle gestures were not went by unnoticed. Both the Rain and Storm guardians had been watching them closely from behind and they exchange curious looks. When lunch came, they wanted to hang out with Tsuna but they were pulled by personal matters.

"Are you always alone, Tsunayoshi-kun?" White Love asks curiously, watching as the brunette's eyes stare at his two friends as the exit the classroom.

"Not always, Love-chan…" Tsuna said with a small, sad smile. His friends have their own lives too, even if Tsuna isn't a part of it.

The snow white haired girl narrows her fuchsia eyes at the pathetic expression the brunette was showing, much to his ignorance. She hates how weak he appears; like the insects that she steps on. She closes her eyes momentarily and when it opens, she was smiling serenely.

"Well in that case, let's head to the roof again!" She exclaim, making no room of argument and pulls the flabbergasted boy with her. White Love was well aware that all eyes were on them and were showing contempt directed at the brunette's so when Tsuna was distracted, she shot a death glare at their classmates while still smiling pleasantly. Their reaction was similar to Kyoko earlier, everyone took a scared step back with their eyes widen fearfully and with blatant confusion. White Love was also aware that giving the brunette's her brazen attentions would rouse trouble for him but she made no plan to just sit quietly at the side line; even if his 'other self' choose to remain dormant, she would gladly raise a maelstrom just because she can.

"I'm not really hungry today Tsunayoshi-kun, so let's just chat under the open sky, 'kay?" The girl said cheerfully, still dragging the boy up the stairs. How she could have such exuberant energy Tsuna had no idea.

"Whatever you say, Love-chan…" Tsuna sighs and resign to his fate. He just couldn't take a break. 'At least her intention is sincere. Though this morning at the gate was a little unnerving…'

White Love swung open the door and Tsuna render frozen. His Cloud guardian was there, looking down at the school with Hibird perch on his shoulder.

'HIEE! Talk about bad timing!' Tsuna horrifyingly thought.

The school prefect slowly, almost dangerously, turns his head to the side towards them. Hibari said nothing, only staring at them coldly.

"W-We're sorry for causing so much noise, Hibari-san! We'll go now!" Tsuna squeaked, quickly pacifying the prefect and tugged on the girl's hand. "Let's just talk back in the class, Love-chan."

The girl didn't budge at all. Instead, she was firmly rooted to the ground. "Hmm? Why can't we still just talk here? The sun is so nice today!" White Love beams though her eyes never took off from the Cloud guardian for a second. "Beside we weren't making any noises; just chatting, surely that's not a crime, right ?"

"Causing a disturbance is a violation to the Namimori school rule," Hibari corrected, glaring at how casually the girl address him. New comer or not, no one is lenient to him.

"I can understand that," White Love nodded easily, still undisturbed by the prefect's intimidating glare. Tsuna was watching as they converse, his worry rising. "But we only wish to talk here. Is that alright with you?"

Tsuna respect the girl for her gall to offer a polite request to Hibari, of all people. Either she must be crazy or confident enough to par with Hibari's monstrous assaults. Tsuna hoped that it won't come down to the latter.

The Cloud guardian studied the girl in a manner how a predator assess the power of the other predator before it. The fact how she could be the Millefiore's boss female counterpart made him all the more suspicious. "Do what you want…" He said and left the roof via the door behind them.

When he passed by the girl, her clear magenta eyes flashes their circular pattern before it disappear. Whether or not Hibari was aware of her subtle challenged, the prefect stoically left the two of them.

Once he was gone only then Tsuna let out a sigh of relief. "That went better than I expect it…" He was so glad that Hibari didn't cause a scene like he dreaded.

White Love made no comment about the prefect. She sat down demurely and patted the floor beside her. "Ne, why don't you tell me a bit more about yourself, Tsunayoshi-kun?" She suggests and her eyes sparkle playfully. "I promise I won't bite!"

Tsuna blushed. 'Why does girl always like to tease like that?' Regardless, he sat beside her and began telling about himself with the absence of the mafias. By the time lunch is over, Tsuna was laughing and smiling openly, finally at ease with the strange girl's company.

School pass by easily for Tsuna for once and he willing approach the girl and offer to walk her back home at the end of their last class. White Love off course accepts it, earning jealous stares from the males. Yamamoto and Gokudera was once again, surprise how their friend offer the girl without being nervous at all!

"Hey, can we tag –" The Rain guardian began but was brush aside by White Love.

"Thank you, Tsunayoshi-kun. I appreciate it" The girl said calmly and smoothly stood between the males.

"No problem. Shall we get going?" Tsuna proposed, missing his friend bewildered look at being ignore. Unlike him, Gokudera would not let the girl meddle between them! Who the fuck does she thinks she is!? They are Tsuna's guardians! His friends!

"Jyuudaime, let me and the baseball freak accompanies you. There's no telling who will –"

"Yeah, sure!" White Love silkily cut him off and the duo left the class, leaving two very dumbfounded guardians.

Yamamoto then laughs awkwardly and scratches his head. "I guess Tsuna wants to talk with her alone." He was a little stunned how Tsuna could casually brushes them off. He nurses his stinging hurt by convincing himself that the brunette probably didn't mean it.

"I hate that damn bitch," Gokudera seethed. How dare she took his Jyuudaime's attention from him! His right hand man!

"It's alright Gokudera. White-san is Tsuna's friend and we should respect that." Yamamoto consoles his friend and patted his back in order to calm him down. Unfortunately, it serve as a different interpretation to the enraged guardian.

"I'm not fuckin' dog you, bastard!" He shouted and their routine began yet again.

Though Tsuna had offered to walk the girl back home, she didn't divulge her house address to him. Instead, she had wish that he would simply walk with her, chatting about different bland of tea. Tsuna didn't mind entertaining her request and they just leisurely walk down the streets of Namimori.

"I can't say that I have a preferred blend of tea, Love-chan," Tsuna said thoughtfully. "I don't drink western tea that much but I did enjoy the black tea that you serve at… your place when we first met…" Even now at the memory of their first meeting felt so unreal to him.

"Is that so? In that case, you just have to come and try some varieties at my place, Tsunayoshi-kun! Oh, with some scones and cakes too!" White Love said excitedly. She always does love a good tea party with the most interesting people.

Tsuna falter in his step and hesitantly ask though he had a feeling that he won't like the answer. "When you mean your place…" He trailed off but luckily the girl knew what he was about to ask.

"My home on the moon, silly! Where else?"

He knew that he will regret it.

Tsuna didn't want to even start to fathom on how was he even supposed to get on the freakin' moon! So much for walking her home in the near future then.

The girl giggle at the brunette's exhausted expression. This particular human boy is so expressive and open towards his feelings.

The two friends were so caught up in their own bubble that even White Love failed to notice the tall, dangerous man infront of her.

"Dame-Tsuna."

The brunette's heart clench tightly and his expression immediately shifted to unadulterated fear. Anxiety and worry is the only thing that consumed him now. White Love tilted her head at the man that garner such chaotic feelings to his friends.

"Well, Dame-Tsuna? Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?" He drawls lazily.

Reborn always has an unnatural sense of timing when it comes to tormenting him.

A/N - So what do you think? It's a good chapter? I really hope for your reviews! (I'm also curious to know as how many people are still with me here). Yes, I know it's a cliffhanger but the next chapter is coming soon. Hopefully. Well, just hope that there won't be so many interference as I tidy up the next chapter.

I hope you guys have a wonderful day!

ShyTyrant bows farewell for now