Taming the Skylark (A Katekyo Hitman Reborn fanfiction)
Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn; Amano Akira-sensei does. Though, of course, the OC is mine.
Teaser: "I'll bite you to death," Everyone knew what this meant; except for Senritsu Nanami, who believed that it was only her underclassman, Hibari Kyoya's roundabout way of saying, "Notice me, senpai,". With him chasing her around the campus and, from time to time, even in the streets of Namimori, was she on the right track after all?
Chapter 3
Moving up to high school wasn't much of a difference for Hibari Kyoya. After all, he was still in Namimori—his turf and home, which he never failed to rule and protect. He could care less about the school's current discipline committee. Herbivores. He could just bite them to death and—
"Continuing on, as the head disciplinary officer, I shall also discuss to everyone our school's rules and regulations." The student council president carried forward.
A normal person; in addition, a girl, he inwardly muttered.
Now, that was boring. Force wouldn't even be needed. A threat and a glare would suffice, and she'll bequeath her position immediately.
"And one more thing," Her calm voice shifted to an intimidating tone, which caught his attention. Hibari glanced at the girl from the far end of the hall and caught a hint of haughtiness in her expression.
"Flashy hair dyes are not allowed; for example, silver. This is Japan, not some western country. The only allowed colors are black, brown and auburn. Well of course, unless it is inborn." she remarked, her gaze seemingly fixed on someone. "School-wide inspection will be held by the end of the week. Students who resist shall be subjected to a heart-to-heart interview."
And at that, he noticed some of the students paled.
"Oh?" he cooed dangerously. First impressions could be really deceiving. This is interesting.
Her image had been outlined in his mind. A girl with chestnut brown hair and eyes, wearing a red armband on her left sleeve just like him. He smirked.
Time for a hunt.
️Strongest? He meant, superior officer, right?
"Yes. May I help you?" Nanami inquired, completely oblivious of his intentions. She examined her new guest's uniform, and noticed that it was a different one from their school.
"Hibari! So you were here! I've been looking for you." A guy with dark, spiky hair suddenly appeared behind him, an exhausted smile was evident on his tanned face. Unlike the previous one, this guy was wearing their uniform—in a very orderly fashion at that, which either meant he was a goody-two-shoes or a newbie.
"Are you freshmen?" she took a guess. The taller guy nodded and gave a carefree grin in reply.
He was about to chat, when the boy with dark ebony hair suddenly strode towards Nanami, successfully regaining her attention. His blue-grey eyes narrowed into a pair of glowering slits, as he muttered, "I'll bite you to death."
"B—" Nanami paused, processing his words. She suddenly paled in realization, and protectively covered her neck with her right hand. "—bite?!"
What are you, a vampire?! she silently protested. Was he a devoted otaku who loves roleplaying or was he actually mentally ill, Nanami couldn't decide.
Yamamoto just laughed, finding her reaction interesting. It was completely unexpected, yet reasonable. He had to admit, that infamous catchphrase of Hibari actually sounded perverted, or physically-abusing (for the more innocent people). No one just had the guts to point it out. It would have guaranteed a bonus beating. "No. He didn't mean it that way, senpai. He actually—"
He was cut off, yet again, when Hibari suddenly lunged at the girl, with a pair of metallic tonfas already present in his grasps. With the help of her inborn reflexes, she was able to dodge, but only barely.
Nanami stared at her aching left arm, where a purple mark was already starting to form. What the hell's happening? Did he just attack me?! She then turned to him, her eyes glowered in both anger and confusion.
"You dodged well, considering that it was a surprise attack." Hibari commented.
She snapped at his senseless, bloodthirsty attitude. "What do you think you're doing?! Attacking a student, worse with the use of a weapon, is—"
He charged at her once more, his tonfa aiming for her head. Nanami, who saw the direction of his attack, ducked successfully and slid to her right. He was about to yield another strike when suddenly, the other guy restrained him from behind.
"Now now, Hibari. Stop it already," Yamamoto said. Though he might have sounded untroubled, his gaze told a different story.
"Let go," Hibari ordered grimly.
He was about to object when suddenly, a tonfa was harshly pushed against his stomach, making him drop to the floor due to considerable pain. Nanami stared at Hibari wide-eyed in disbelief that he just attacked his own friend. She was about to help Yamamoto but stopped upon meeting his stern gaze.
"S-Senpai, run!" he shouted.
His tone was of absolute urgency, and she knew better than to go against it. The brunette bolted out of the room, down the hallways, with Hibari chasing after her.
"I thought running in the corridors is not allowed?" he sneered, loud enough for her to hear, as he remembered the school-wide orientation from earlier.
"Stop chasing me then!" Nanami spat back, increasing her speed, before turning to another corner.
Hibari followed suit, but was surprised to see that she successfully managed to widen the distance between them. She runs fast. "Oh? You have good legs, herbivore," he remarked, his voice cooed maliciously, as he quickened his pace.
Bite, and now, good legs? Again with the easily-misunderstood retort. "You sekuhara freshman!" Nanami yelled—too loudly than she should have.
The corridor—which was, by the way, full of newly-dismissed students—went silent. Everyone looked at the sight of what seemed to be a damsel in distress being chased by the sekuhara freshman.
And this said sekuhara freshman looked all too familiar to everyone. He was no other than the famed demon of Namimori, Hibari Kyoya. This sudden realization left some people dumbfounded, while the others just instinctively ran away, not caring about the sexual harassment issue.
The unwanted attention didn't help in cooling the demon's head off. As if that ridiculous accusation wasn't enough, now he had to deal with this.
"You're dead meat, herbivore." he cursed beneath his breath.
️The chase was still on.
Heading towards the South building, Nanami had to pass by the first year's corridor. She turned to another corner, and bumped into two overly-familiar students.
"Ah, you!" Gokudera exclaimed, dramatically pointing at her. He had been looking for her since earlier, all to reprimand her for her mockery of his hair color. He was about to speak, when she wordlessly bolted past them. A nerve popped on his forehead. "I already told you not to ignore—"
A sudden shriek from Tsuna caught his attention. "Tenth!" he called, and just as he was about to turn around, a menacing voice echoed in his ear.
"Move," was it's order. Gokudera suddenly felt a cold rod hit his side, with enough force to send him flying towards the wall. Tsuna immediately ran to his side, and the silverhead was thankful that, at least, his boss was safe. He turned to glare at his assaulter, who already ran away.
"I-Isn't that Hibari?!" he yelled, recognizing his figure.
Tsuna only nodded, then asked, "Is it just me or was he chasing Senritsu-senpai?"
The two paused in thought, before rushing to save their poor student council president.
Upon reaching a random empty room, Nanami hurried inside and shut herself in. Facing the locked door, Hibari scoffed internally. He didn't even need to use his tonfas. With a single kick, the door went down. However, the sight that he was greeted with surprised him. The herbivore was perched on the window sill, staring at him.
"You're really stubborn, aren't you?" was her simple statement, before she pushed herself off the edge and fell freely.
His blue-grey eyes widened, and he immediately rushed to the window. They were on the 3rd floor. No normal human being would survive, falling from such height. He then jumped, but was bewildered to find no one below. It was then that he noticed a rustling from the cherry blossom tree ahead of him.
Oh? Hibari mused silently, his sadistic nature restored. To survive that fall—you really are something, huh, woman?
Upon landing, he was about to charge forward, but was suddenly unable to move. He glanced at his feet and found multiple short metal spikes pinning the edges of his shoes and pants on the ground. He tried to resist but to no avail.
"Don't bother. Those spikes are compactly buried on the ground." Hibari heard a familiar voice and glanced at the tree, his gaze followed the descent of his prey, along with some sakura petals. She walked towards his unmoving self, observing his reactions.
He only glared at her before crouching downwards, with hands aiming to remove the nuisance.
"Are you sure? You'll have to kneel to do that," she interjected, emphasizing on a single word that could make any prideful person snap, and she knew he was that type.
Normally, such a childish thing wouldn't bother Hibari. However, with her literally looking down on him—with arms crossed just below her chest and lips quirked mockingly—he knew he would look ridiculous.
He paused, then muttered, "Don't underestimate me."
He slashed his tonfas downwards, successfully hitting the spikes and bending it. However, it remained punctured on the ground, and it's firm hold on him didn't falter. He was about to strike it again, but was surprised when his arms didn't move.
It was the counter-effect. Waves, which resulted from the simultaneous collision of metals, vibrated against his arm, causing it to go numb. His tonfas soon dropped on the floor.
"Hibari-san! Please stop—!" A wailing from the fire exit caught both his and Nanami's attention. She glanced at the new entrants, and found Tsuna and Gokudera.
"W-What happened?" Tsuna blinked, and upon noticing Hibari's defeated state, he ungracefully screeched. "E—EHHH?!"
Gokudera's gaze shifted between Nanami, Hibari, and the fallen tonfas. Nothing was making sense. Did this girl just beat their strongest guardian? "Y-You! What did you do?! I mean, how did you—" he asked shakily, pointing at the brunette girl.
"Excuse me, I'm the victim here!" Nanami protested,
She then reverted her gaze back to Hibari, and almost immediately, chills went down her spine. Never had she felt this much bloodlust before, and his' was undeniably real and off the charts.
"Don't worry. You'll be able to move your arms in a few minutes," she casually stated, attempting to pacify his ill mood, then observed his reaction. When it didn't change, a drop of sweat made its way down her temples.
Shit, he's still mad, she grumbled in her thoughts. But—in case you're forgetting something, sekuhara freshman-kun—you're the one who started this mess, not me. You just reap what you sow.
After a moment of silence, Nanami took a notepad from her blazers, and wrote on it.
Student Violation Report: Article VI, Sections: (5) Bringing weapons or any other harmful objects, (10) threatening or inflicting injuries, physical or otherwise, (11) creating commotions or serious disturbance inside the school building, (13) destruction of school property.
"I would have liked to overlook this since you're still a first-year, but you committed too many expulsion-worthy violations in just one day." she stated, her voice unwavering and full of authority. She then silently mused to herself. And how amazing is that, really?
"Nee-chan~ Nee-chan~" Nanami suddenly felt a tug on her stockings, accompanied by a voice of a—baby? She curiously peeked below and found a cute boy wearing a complete formal attire of black suit and fedora.
"R-Reborn!" Tsuna shrieked. "What are you doing here?!"
"Your brother, Sawada?" she inquired as she took the infant in her arms.
His downright rejection went unheard when Reborn spoke. "Nee-chan, can you please let Hibari off?" he asked.
Nanami blinked at this. She couldn't help but wonder how Sawada, Gokudera, the baby, and him was acquainted with each other. "But—"
"Please~?" he pleaded, his jet black orbs were glinting with soon-to-fall (fake) tears. Stricken with guilt, the brunette surrendered in defeat. And at this, Reborn (fakely) cheered in joy.
After returning the baby to Tsuna, which she assumed to be the older brother, she strode towards Hibari and prompted, "I'll let you off with a warning, but this would be the last time."
"And, I'll be taking these." She seized the pair of tonfas, then walked away.
Gokudera only stared at her retreating figure with an inscrutable expression—which was most probably due to mixed emotions of fright, disbelief and confusion. He muttered,
"She just dug her own grave."
Needless to say, everyone agreed.
Author's Note:
*sekuhara is sexual harassment in English.
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