The Fierce Cloud

Hibari was on a mission.

One of his herbivores in his territory, HIS DAMN TERRITORY was damaged.

While normally he wouldn't care, what matters was it was on his territory where it happened and the fact that morals lines are crossed which was worse, so he took to running a tighter ship on morals and character.

One of his herbivores have been run out of town, and now here's another!

Inexcusable.

A Cloud with ruffled feathers, is an elemental nightmare as Namichuu had to endure.

And now, he got wind that this second herbivore was withdrawn out by his carnivore father.

(yes, carnivore. the man is skilled with knives and smelled of blood, albeit fish blood)

His territory is being destroyed by coyotes with rabies!

So yes, he did total research on what should be proper for GMRC Classes he now forced his way through to be a Core Class.

Then he went to Tokyo on a weekend, in Shinjuku.

This coincided with the day the Freelancers left hospital while Mr. Yamamoto was around to visit his son.

'O-oh! Heya Hibari-san!' Yamamoto greeted nervously.

'You seem too lively for someone who jumped off the roof.' came the cold statement.

'Yeah, well, someone's been seeing me aside from dad...you'll probably like her assuming she recovers from gunshot stitches.' Hibari raised an eyebrow. 'Tsunade-chan left town five and half years ago from bullying but she's back strong now and one hell of a cook. She'll come back when her stitches dried a bit.'

'Hooo?'

Hibari would know of the name...it was news after all that called a school out on bullying and irresponsible adults that got a lot of the faculty fired and replaced.

'Where is she?'

'She gave me her address but her house is undergoing renovation so she and her fellows are temporarily in an apartment. If they're not there they're probably in Ura-Shinjuku but I advise against going there.' Yamamoto shuddered. 'The stuff she told me I thought were only possible in hardcore action adult movies...'

He told Hibari what he learned and what she was doing with her makeshift family.

So now Hibari targeted Ura-Shinjuku to see for himself that the herbivore wasn't exaggerating.

Even he can't believe it.

But when he got there...

He felt eyes on him on an instant.

Eyes that reeked of malice.

"...I'm among hungry wolves." he thought as he braced himself.

In a few minutes when he's far enough from the entrance...he was surrounded in an instant.

He grinned viciously as they pounced on him.

They're strong. Stronger than the Momokyoukai trash back home! These guys are enjoyable to play with!

And since he had a lot of warning from Yamamoto, he knew what to expect so he made sure they STAY DOWN and out of spite, took their money.

'That's as far as you go dearie~' a woman spoke, coming out of the shadows, and he's seen Maria Noches. 'The further you go, the closer to death you are.' she told him in grim warning.

'I'm here for Sawada. Is she here?'

'She is but in a place beyond your reach.' Maria shook her head. 'She's a feared name here as Fuyuki Tsunade with good reason. She's training a subordinate in Mugenjou. I keep an eye on outsiders and decide if they deserve to be prey or not for coming here. To those who are lost, I guide. To those trying to be big boys, well, I let fate deal with them.' she giggled.

'Take me to her.' Hibari demanded.

'Fufu, alright, but I'll leave you to her after~'

And so...Hibari saw the slums where one of his herbivores lived in. What a filthy place full of scavengers, he thought. It reeked of blood and drugs he covered his nose in disgust.

'You have a good nose...Ura-Shinjuku became a criminal hotpot when Makubex kicked the worst out of Mugenjou to turn Mugenjou into outcast haven, where we can live in peace as we have nowhere to go.' said Maria. 'Originally, Mugenjou was the hotpot of sin.'

'How can you live in a place like this?'

'We have no choice...we have nowhere to go, can't exactly be picky can we?' Maria smiled sadly. 'There are those who just can't belong in society. We're too...different. And people judge with prejudice who are different from them. Here, we are free but there's a price to pay to be free. You have to be strong and respected here, or die. Unless you have a protector you cannot live here if you're weak.'

'...'

Getting past Ura-Shinjuku, is Mugenjou. A place full of intelligent buildings...the atmosphere here is different!

But Hibari felt static electricity on him upon entry. '?!'

'Ah, you felt it...Mugenjou's like this so we avoid woolly clothing here.'

'What's this?!' Hibari sputtered as he took off his blazer and had to deal with static in his pants.

'Mugenjou is saturated with electronic waves compatible with our body's bio-electricity that keeps us alive.' Maria explained. 'Here, injuries heal faster and children grow faster...and people here become physically stronger. You got a taste of it from those guys outside.' she pointed out. 'I'll take you to an area they're in right now.'

'...no attacks so far.'

'Of course not...VOLTS is patrolling around. Some assigned to Ura-Shinjuku to take in desperate runaways after hearing them out or take them to the police and quell down violence and some who are assigned here ensure peace is maintained. Lawbreakers are dealt with seriously for peace to be possible when years before, even a child will commit murder out of self-defense.'

'...'

Hibari had a lot to think about.

After some turns, there they are after an hour of walking around...and what he saw made his eyes pop out of their sockets.

The fighting was way out of his league.

He wanted to be stronger than anyone and yet...he was wasting his damn time in Namimori all these years?!

He was attracted so fast and so hard.

It didn't go past Reborn's senses that a Cloud Bond latched fast onto his student.

'HOLD!' he barked as the sparring ended. 'We have a visitor.'

'Hi~! I have a guest for Tsunade-chan!' Maria greeted.

'Maria-san!' Tsunade gasped out. 'But...' her eyes fell on Hibari. She too, sensed his latent waves latch onto her so fast and they happen to be compatible. 'Who's he?'

She knows who he is.

She saw his face in the future as an adult. But she never got a name.

'No idea, he risked walking into Ura-Shinjuku just to see you I had to interfere or he'd be dead by now~' Maria shrugged.

'I see...we'll take it from here.' Tsunade told her. 'Reborn keep supervising! I'll talk with this man. Amon, replace me as Hayato's partner!'

'Right-O!' a blonde man replaced her as Gokudera's sparring partner as Sawada Tsunade approached Hibari and Maria vanished.

'May I have your name assuming you already know mine?' Tsunade asked him.

'Hibari Kyouya.' said Hibari, currently under Sky Attraction by a heavy dose as he was clearly...not quite himself. He can't even describe what he's feeling but he could see her as a sublime existence in his instincts, pure power itself.

'Uhm, let's sit down, you don't look so good...' Tsunade sweatdropped while looking worried. 'And tell me why you sought me.'

xxx

After Hibari told her why he came here before he ended up 'struck'...

Tsunade pinched her nose.

Someone else from THAT town came here because his 'feathers' as a Cloud got ruffled.

Reborn told them about Flames and Instincts and to Hibari, all of Namimori is his territory and her and Yamamoto included yet due to a toxic atmosphere, the two of them were driven out he wanted to check on them after raining down retribution on the 'responsible herbivores' who effectively messed-up his territory and he's 'offended' about it he wanted solutions or at least, reassurance, whatever works.

Not that Hibari knew what his feelings actually were...

Considering he was a ruffled Cloud under intense Sky Attraction as what attracted him to her, she had no idea as his dormant powers still latched to her.

He was a guy attracted to strong guys.

Wait till he meets the Sky-Secondaries!

But for now, she has ruffled feathers to soothe.

She pulled him into her arms for comfort and settled his rattled moments that she and Yamamoto are doing OK using her flames and he felt better.

Then he realized that he somehow ended up in this carnivore's arms in comfort.

When did he get here?!

But...

Its comfortingly warm...

Wait a minute...

Judging by what's poking his face...

He went red.

She's not wearing a bra and she's quite...gifted...

'Oi...why are you not wearing proper undergarments?'

'Huh? I'm wearing panties. What else should I wear for undergarments?' she asked him, clearly unaware that bras existed FOR A GOOD REASON.

Then again, that lady in the see-thru top earlier doesn't wear one either.

Bras apparently don't exist here.

He, in a pained voice, explained what a bra is and what's it for, and demanded she wear one for decency's sake, lest be eyed by perverts and there's pedophiles nowadays disguised as seemingly 'decent' people. While he's confident she can 'bite them to death', its still nasty to have a pervert's eyes on a girl and their private parts!

Because Hibari was serious about her getting a bra, she dragged him shopping because she will not compromise Gokudera's training time for shopping, She promised to treat him out after for his trouble.

xxx

'Jeez, these things are uncomfortable!' Tsunade complained as the saleslady was horrified it took her THIS long to buy her first bra when normally at eleven, she and any girl would use a training bra to get used to the discomfort before wearing a real one. She's currently wearing one she found cute and got 'persuaded' to buy and wear matching underwear sets as was the popular cute trend for girls and bought ten sets of different sets. 'I can't believe girls have to wear this under clothes! Swimsuits are more comfortable than this, honestly!'

'Its either that or have a pervert look at you and be motivated to molest you.' Hibari drawled that got Tsunade stiffening. 'Some sacrifices had to be made for good reasons.'

'...I hate society.' Tsunade moped. 'Life at Mugenjou was easier. Well, underwear aside you're helping me shop for dinner since my usual bag boys are training and you'll be staying for dinner too...'

Hibari knew Yamamoto vouched for her kitchen skills.

So he'd see here.

He's attracted to her HARD for the power and strength she displayed, now what about her kitchen skills, eh?

xxx

In an apartment...well, they really DID rent a flat due to renovating...it was a 4LDK place.

At the kitchen, with him noting she owned Copper Cookware(these things are EXPENSIVE), she set for Food Prep as he watched how she does it.

What she mixes into what was more important and her timing was what he focused on, and her tricks so he could learn it himself.

What she did along with flame temperature control?

Fluffy, perfect rice, a rich, delicious soup, colorful but fragrant side dishes that were clearly her own recipe as she did not put traditional dishes in. Still washoku but defying standards with her own standards, all of which, savory-aromatic he was positively DROOLING in his seat. That, and the helpings are enough for two people each. She also baked shokupan in a perfectly-square mold made with typical baking stuff but with a unique milk recipe since she mixed things into milk other than honey. Thank goodness her jars are labeled or he'd never know.

She knows full well how much boys eat. That, and she likes mushrooms a lot its a heavy presence in her food.

'Mushrooms?' he would ask.

'Its a food that contains super-dense nutritious stuff we wouldn't normally get from groceries.'

'Oh...'

'Well, we're fighters, a healthy diet is a must.' Tsunade smiled. 'Its also a good Vitamin D source for people who hate the sunlight.' she said. 'The other guys will be back soon, I better get the door open.' and she went to unlock her front door.

In twenty minutes, the boys are back and quite banged up.

'We're home!'

'Okaeri!' Tsunade called back. 'Wash your hands and face! Bath can wait boys!'

When the hygiene ceremonies are done...

'So Tsunade, how are things with this man?' Reborn asked her, glancing at the newly-bonded Guardian. Hibari latched onto her so fast that Sky Attraction hit him hard Tsunade had to tend to him.

'Well, he's the kind to do as he wants and takes morals and rules seriously he had me buy a bra...these things are uncomfortable but I never knew they existed till today.' Tsunade huffed, rubbing under her chest where the supportive bands were. 'Muu...' she pouted.

'Get used to it.' Hibari told her sternly. 'Stray bird you might be but going without a bra is against the rules. I will not allow perverts to even look at you.' why was he suddenly possessive and overprotective of this girl whom he just met?

Yes, he was attracted to her, but attracted to her skill, power and ferocity in battle it turned him on.

'Maa maa, they won't look at me in such a manner if they want to live.' Tsunade chuckled with a dark smile. 'All criminals in Tokyo know my face~'

"Wao..." while to others she was darkness incarnate in scary as Gokudera and Amon shuddered, Hibari saw (in his imagination) a beautiful aura of power. 'How can I get stronger?'

'Humm...I can hire a tutor for you if you like~' Tsunade offered. 'Just so you know, this guy has a bad attitude but will do his job professionally so be patient with him and he's the only one available. That, and he never goes anywhere without his partner, and they eat a lot so be sure to have huge meals three times a day.'

'Hm, that's fine with me. After that, I want to fight you, carnivore.' Hibari demanded.

'Sure!' Tsunade chirped. 'Grow up first little birdie~'

Hibari never felt happier.

Food was all vegetables and A5 steaks.

Hibari wanted to ignore the 'herbivore food' but since everyone's doing it and they could fight incredibly...he ate his vegetables with great reluctance, but the thick broth and sauce made eating veggies bearable and delicious and the meat was to DIE for.

Good thing he studied how she does it...

xxx

Honky Tonk...

'A tutor job that will last for half a year?' Ban asked Tsunade incredulously.

'Yup.' Tsunade chirped. 'Hibari Kyoya, Namimori Town.' she said, showing a photo of Hibari. 'He's OK with free food and lodging as long as you two don't break anything or he'll understandably charge off your fees and I'll naturally hear of that as your client. Your tutoring is to ensure his fighting skills improve to our brand of crazy within six months for 6 mil, your hours begin when he wants to.' she explained. 'He attends school and all.'

'But Tsunade-chan, 6 mil is a bit much when normal tuition fee is around five hundred thousand only...' Natsumi pointed out.

'Hospital bills.'

'Ah, I see...'

'We'll take on the job!' Ban's greed knows no bounds indeed.

'Teach him well since he kinda got enamored when he watched us train...he wanted to reach and surpass my level in fighting~good luck with that though since I'm doing this for years~' Tsunade giggled impishly. 'But he'll try for sure since he wants to fight me so bad!'

'Yeah yeah, I'll see how this schmuck compares first before I give him stuff to do.' said Ban.

'Oh yes, take that wooden crate under your seat with you. Its part of his regime.'

'Let's see...' Ginji pulled the crate out but winced. 'Tsunade-chan its heavy!' he complained as he had trouble pulling it out from the weight.

'Oh, my tutor gladly provided training weights and its total 500kg in there! Use that well OK~?'

'You gonna kill the kid?!' Ban squawked.

'Oh, that, and take him with you on jobs if Hevn-san calls you guys too. Experience.'

Needless to say, Hibari put up with Ban's attitude with Ginji acting as a buffer...and Hibari took his ire out on Ban as retaliation in training as he can't exactly badmouth his fighting tutor...but not even he can deny the results.

xxx

'...using Mido Ban to train that Hibari guy...with a personality like his, that's kinda mean of you hime-sama.' Gokudera sweatdropped as they talked while doing the laundry together.

'Maa maa, Mido-san is the best in fighting mano-a-mano and Hibari's of the same type. Like must deal with like after all. And there are things he should know and learn before trying to get into our situation. Unlike me who had trial by fire and nearly died dozens of times, I want him to ease into it without fatalities.'

'Hummm...ah, I just realized something.'

'What is it?'

'...you chucked Mido to him because if Hibari keeps coming here for you and meets Akabane at some point...' Gokudera shuddered.

'That's exactly why I did it! Hibari's close to adulthood now, meaning, Akabane will have no qualms butchering him up for being an idiot!'

Reborn got his interest piqued up at that.

'Who is this Akabane?' he asked the kids.

'Akabane Kuroudo, he works as a Transporter, a.k.a Smuggler. Transporter's nicer on the ears nobody's the wiser.' said Gokudera. 'He could care less about the money, he'd care more for how much fun he gets, as in, a challenge in the opposition in a job he was hired in. Especially strong guys.' he said. 'Hime-sama once told me the criterias for getting his unwanted attention and what he won't go for.'

'What won't he go for?'

'Women, underage and innocents. Just that, but if a woman showed great fighting skill, she's fair game.' said Gokudera. 'But to those on his 'to-die list', its because of job interest clashing, client asks him to, you're a good opponent and you're a moron trying to bite more than you can, clearly having no patience for idiots. Hibari would classify Death Sentence 4. Hime-sama chucked the idiot to Mido just to increase survival chances somehow. Not even VOLTS would dare mess with Akabane.'

'He's that strong.' said Tsunade. 'Only nine people can defeat him, everyone else dead. Mido-san if he reached his full potential. Ginji-san if he went Raitei...and the Miroku Seven. Everyone else will all die.'

'...if I faced him...' Reborn mused, imagining this man in his mind.

'You will die. You and others you know.' came Tsunade's damning words. 'Fighters in Japan trained to reach superhuman levels that defied common sense, breaking human limits to go further for the sake of battle, skill and art starting when Bushido became an ideal centuries back. We are living proof of that.' she told him. 'Akabane-san...he's ridiculously fast and strong it would take luck to get a fast one on him we're just glad he's neutral even if he's way out there.'

Reborn could agree.

Kazuki's memories of her are damning as it is, and Gokudera's getting there. She's a good tutor herself for a fighter, training Gokudera in speed and recommended a style that suited his body and traits.

Akabane Kuroudo, huh? He better do some research and some real asking around, starting with Hevn on his free time.