A/N: This story has reached more than 50 followers, that's gotta be a record for my stories! Made some minor grammatical tweaks after reading this over and I know which chapter to use now. Thanks bookloverinfinity!
Drawbacks of Possession and Dying Will
Tsuna awoke the next morning to a mallet to the head and his sister staring down at him. He thought it was perfectly reasonable for him to scream like a girl in response to the rude wake up call. Shizuka looked apologetic. "I tried to wake you up earlier. On the upside, he doesn't seem to be able to see me in my normal form. Maybe I could prank him?" Tsuna hurriedly shook his head. Reborn would know exactly who it was and would take it out on him!
Shizuka gave him a look and shrugged. "Alright then. I'm gonna possess one of the kendo club members again, so I'll probably stay after school." Tsuna was hit in the head once again. "Pay attention Crazy Tsuna. Your sister won't save you from my training methods." Reborn says with a smug grin.
"Shizuka! Where's my tie?!" Shizuka deadpanned. "Under your bed, probably wrinkled. You really need to iron your clothes." She states, looking at his messy uniform. "Last time I tried, I burned a hole in my shirt. It'll just get wrinkled when I take it off at home." He says bluntly. Tsuna felt his tie being tugged on and let out a strangled noise. "As a mafia boss, you need to look professional at all times." Reborn states, correctly guessing that the twins were talking about his uniform.
From what Reborn could tell, Tsuna was mostly reliant on his sister. That meant that it was his job to force the awkward teen to get friends and subordinates. And if Reborn knew his clichés well, then everyone loves a good underdog story. Now all he needed was an opportunity to put his plan into action.
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Kyoko Sasagawa was the idol of Namimori Middle. She had a bubbly and kind personality but wasn't comfortable with confrontation or conflict. It was the reason why it took seeing her brother in serious danger for her to put her foot down and demand he stop fighting. It also made it difficult for her to tell Mochida she wasn't interested. He might have been the captain of the kendo team and a cool upperclassman but he had an awful personality. He and his underlings would repeatedly taunt Tsuna and make the poor boy miserable.
To Tsuna's credit, he never gave his tormentors the reaction that they wanted. Instead he seemed to deem befriending them as a lost cause and would ignore them, reading manga. He didn't lash out since there wasn't an aggressive bone in his body and there wasn't any masculine posturing. Kyoko was honestly surprised that he still had bullies with all the misfortune that seemed to befall them. She passed a corner and spotted a toddler in a suit with a cute lizard resting on his house. She smiled, what a cute child! Maybe her day would be off to a good start!
Shizuka and Tsuna both watched the interaction and sweat dropped. "Is he supposed to be telling civilians that he's part of the mafia? There's nothing subtle about him at all." Shizuka comments. "He already has her wrapped around his fingers." Tsuna says with a depressed air. Reborn returned with a mischievous glint in his eyes, Tsuna had been around Shizuka long enough to know that look lead to nothing good.
"I take it you know that girl Crazy Tsuna?" Reborn asks, Tsuna gave him an irritated glare. "We both know that nickname isn't true, you've seen Shizuka yourself. And everyone knows Kyoko Sasagawa, she's the prettiest girl in Namimori." Tsuna says with hearts in his eyes, courtesy of an amused Shizuka. "Lovesick sap. Just talk to her already, she's one of the few students that doesn't think you're a verbal punching bag. Though I suppose you would have to get through Hana somehow." Shizuka says thoughtfully as Tsuna hung his head with a depressed expression.
"Have you told her how you feel?" The hitman pressed, Tsuna scoffed. "Me? No way! There's no way someone like me would be able to catch her attention." Shizuka growled, wanting to find the morons that messed with her brother's self confidence and wring their necks. Huh, maybe I have more in common with that Hibari than I thought. Shizuka thought absentmindedly, not paying much attention to her surroundings until she heard a loud bang.
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She watched in horror as Tsuna fell to the ground, a gunshot wound in the middle of his forehead. Before she could lunge angrily at Reborn, Tsuna's eyes opened and there was a warm fire that washed over her. "Reborn! Confess to Kyoko with my dying will!" And with those inspirational words Tsuna ran off in his boxers to school. Shizuka sweat dropped when she saw Tsuna run into a truck, only to bounce off it and continue running. "That's an interesting side effect." Reborn mused, looking at Shizuka curiously. She wondered what the hitman was talking about when it suddenly hit her. "How are you able to see me right now?"
"That would be telling, wouldn't it?" Reborn tilted his fedora with a smirk, Shizuka rolled her eyes. "Nevermind, I need to make sure my apparently reanimated brother doesn't kill himself." She states, latching onto the bond between them and disappearing in a swirl of Mist flames.
Shizuka had appeared near the school gates, mere seconds after her brother had stormed onto the campus. There was a sizable crowd for Tsuna's passionate confession, his being in boxers was not helping his current reputation. "Herbivore, you should be in uniform." Shizuka gulped when she saw the Disciplinary Committee leader and current target for her pranks, Kyoya Hibari. "I don't go to Namimori Middle, I'm home schooled." She says nervously. Of all the times to be visible! Hibari narrowed his eyes, not looking convinced. She rubbed the back of her neck, feeling awkward.
As Tsuna's flame went out, Shizuka could feel the energy sustaining her form being cut off. "You might want to do some crowd control Hibari." She comments, making her escape as the demon prefect went to scatter the students by force.
Tsuna had fled back home, too embarrassed to face his classmates. "Now everyone probably thinks that I'm a pervert!" Tsuna cried, burying his face in a pillow. Shizuka had thankfully spared him a walk of shame and used her flame to get them both home. "Could we talk about the fact that your tutor shot you in the face? And you somehow managed to survive? If I had a heart, I would've had a heart attack!" Tsuna looked up from his pillow, looking confused as well. "You're right. Why am I still alive?" He wondered aloud. "I shot you with a deathperation bullet." Reborn states, startling the siblings.
"What's the difference between that and an actual bullet?" Shizuka asks, Tsuna repeated the question to Reborn. The hitman smirked. "It's a specially made bullet that draws out dying will flames. It's the same type of force that keeps your sister among the living." Shizuka gave him a bland look, she was already aware of this. "Tell us something we don't know. Like why all Tsuna's clothes were incinerated." Shizuka prompted. "But why did all my clothes burn off?" Reborn just tilted his hat and smirked. "That's an interesting question." He isn't going to answer us at all! Both siblings thought in exasperation.
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The next day when Tsuna returned to school, his classmates were openly mocking him for his confession. His face turned a bright red as he tried not to meet anyone's eyes. He was quickly pushed towards the kendo dojo. "Let go of my brother you morons!" Shizuka yells, she was ignored as the teens continued dragging Tsuna with them.
"There you are, you pervert! I won't forgive you for attempting to corrupt Kyoko's innocence!" Mochida declares, already in full kendo gear and pointing his shinai at Tsuna. Tsuna flinched, Shizuka snorted. "Don't worry about this idiot. I've kicked his ass during a spar before, he's all talk with no bite." Shizuka says confidently. She enjoyed temporarily possessing different members of the kendo club, fascinated by the sport. She still thought that the club was full of assholes.
When two club members had to drag Tsuna's armor and shinai, it was obvious that Mochida was doing everything he could to have the match in his favor. "Ask for another shinai but refuse to wear any armor. Mochida should be cocky enough to give you a normal one. I can handle the rest." Shizuka states. Tsuna didn't want to be shot again so he quickly agreed. "Um, can I just use the sword thing? But another one?" Tsuna asks, Mochida smirked. "Your funeral."
Shizuka had stepped into Tsuna's body and caught the shinai tossed at him in midair. Tsuna's usual skittish behavior was gone, replaced with a more confident posture. Are you sure we can do this? Tsuna asks, feeling disconnected from his own body. Relax, I'll pummel him. Even if we technically won't win, he's not leaving without a few bruises. Shizuka mentally answered, positioning them in a solid stance without Tsuna's usual clumsy manner. "Just to set the record straight, Kyoko isn't a prize to be won."
Mochida expected it to be a one-sided fight but apparently Crazy Tsuna had a hidden talent for kendo. Not that it mattered, the referee would never raise the flag for a legal point. "Crazy Tsuna looks kinda cool right now, doesn't he?" One of the students in the crowd comments. "Yeah, he hasn't been hit once!" Their friend agreed. Mochida's eyebrow twitched. He was supposed to be the hero, not Crazy Tsuna! Since they aren't going to raise the flag I'm just going to knock him out. They won't be able to protest that. You really need to work out more. Shizuka comments, already feeling the strain on her brother's body. I'm going to regret regaining control of my body aren't I? Tsuna comments.
Mochida swung down at the smaller teen, only for Tsuna to side step Mochida and strike him in the back of the head. His classmates cheered and the referee had no choice but to raise Tsuna's flag when they saw Mochida wasn't getting up any time soon.
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Reborn watched as Tsuna's body slumped, like a puppet whose strings had been cut. It figured that Shizuka would stick her nose into her brother's problems but the duel had gotten the desired effect. The student body was beginning to have respect for Tsuna, now he just needed to keep that momentum going.
"I'm never letting you take over my body ever again!" Shizuka sweat dropped at her brother's dramatic exclamation. "I said I was sorry! I forgot how weak your body is." Shizuka says sheepishly. "I fainted! And I was out for three hours!" "At least you weren't in your boxers again?" Shizuka added helpfully, Tsuna just groaned in pain.