The Open Sky

Uhn. I'm so tired. I can't believe that I fell asleep studying again. Ugh, but I can't understand squat~. Nezu is going to be a pain in my ass over it…

But wait. Just what time is it?

These were the thoughts of Tsuna as she rolled over in her bed to catch sight of her digital clock. The green blinking numbers said 7:15

"Oh, I have fifteen minutes to get to class before the late bell."

Tsuna shot up and stared at the clock.

"CRAP! Hibari-sempai is going to bite me to death if I'm late again!" Tsuna yelled out, for once happy that she fell asleep in her school uniform, grabbed her bag and ran down the stairs, completely defying the laws of gravity and somehow landing on her feet when she tripped.

"Kaa-san! Why didn't you wake me up?" Tsuna asked, grabbing a slice of buttered toast from her plate.

"I tried, Tsu-chan, six times." Her mother called out. "Oh and before I forget—"

"Gotta go!" Tsuna yelled out before leaving with dust in her wake.

"…Reborn-kun is visiting…"

At School:

"Sasagawa Kyoko."

"Here!"

"Sawada Tsunako."

…

"Sawada Tsunako!"

"I don't think she's here sensei—"

"I'm here!" Tsuna yelled, pushing the door to the room open, dressed with a wrinkled skirt and gripping papers tiredly with bags under her eyes.

Nezu glared at Tsuna. "Now, hypothetically speaking, suppose that a No-Good student who is not only lowering her class's average with bad test grades, but is also being a burden to her class by being late… Hypothetically speaking, of course. Now, I wonder what I should do with such an uncivilized lady... Perhaps calling the disciplinary committee would be a good idea…"

Tsuna's eye twitched. "Tch, like you can order Hibari-senpai around yourself…"

"What was that Tsuna!"

"Oh nothing," Tsuna said before muttering, "Except how you can't even control a sixteen-year-old self-righteous delinquent."

"Tsunako!—"

"I know, I know, stand outside until the first period, Nezu-sensei." Tsuna said, dumping her stuff on her desk and turning to walk out.

Only to walk straight into a hit man's chest.

'Oh crap! What the hell is Reborn doing here?' Tsuna thought, leaping back and moving for a defensive position.

Reborn smirked, gripped Tsuna's head and forced her down into a bow towards Nezu.

"Apologize, Dame-Tsuna. Even if you have no female traits at all, no goddaughter of mine will be sent out like an uncivilized being no matter how much of a guy you act like." Reborn muttered.

Under the shadow of his fedora, you could almost see the discreet threat within his words with the slight twitch of his lips.

Tsuna got a tick on her face. "Damn sadistic bullet-pushing, son of a gun…"

"Unfeminine, cowardly, disgraceful wench of a woman."

"You make every man wearing a suit look like shit because of how you ruin the look."

"You make me so repulsed by all women with your uncivilized and barbaric personality."

"Does that mean that you're turned on by men? Won't that make Luss-nee happy!"

"Screw you."

"Wow and in front of my homeroom too? I didn't realize you were such a performer…"

"Lousy cow."

"Sadist."

"Neanderthal."

"Go to hell and drag my dad there with you while you're at it." Feral growl.

"I'm always on the elevator to hell with you within six feet of me." Grit teeth.

"Then leave."

"Timoteo's orders, Dame-Tsuna."

"Tell Grandpa I don't need you here. My mom and I are fine without you."

"You think I haven't tried, Dame-Tsuna?" Eye twitch.

"Oh wow, the infamous Reborn can't even say 'no' to Grandpa? I wonder what Colonello-nii would think when he hears this…" Smug smirk.

"Tell him and I'll make sure to set bombs in your room. Why do you always call him Colonello-nii anyway? I'm not good enough for you, dear goddaughter of mine…?" Eye twitch.

"Colonello-nii doesn't piss me off like you do, Shit-Reborn." Glare.

"See? Vulgarity is unbefitting of a woman."

"Stuff it and go back to Italy, Sereno." Harder glare.

"Like I said, Timoteo sent me."

"And like I said," Tsuna started, tensing her muscles for an axe-kick. "LEAVE!"

Tsuna snapped her leg up so far that it went above her head and brought it down forcefully so her heel would make contact with Reborn's head as painfully as possible.

The males in Tsuna's class jumped when the girl's skirt fluttered, only to reveal

Boxer shorts.

Yes, orange boxer shorts. Let's save this conversation for another day, people. We're going to see a Decima to Hitman fight here, so why waste our time on what kind of underwear the girl is wearing?

"SAWADA! OUT NOW!" Nezu howled out.

Tsuna glared at the man before shivering.

What the hell was that killer intent? It felt so strong…

Tsuna turned to see her glaring godfather.

Oh shit.

This would not turn out pretty.

Leon flicked his tongue at her from the top of Reborn's fedora.

Tsuna took that as her cue to run. Leon just gave her a warning.

'Look out, Nako-chan. I think master is going to kill you.' (Tsunako)

"Get back here, Dame-Tsuna!"

"No way, you sadistic slave driver!"

Tsuna ran for nearly twenty minutes straight, running on pure adrenaline and diving into the next open door and slamming it shut.

Only once Tsuna heard the tapping of Reborn's Armani shoes walking away did she let out a breath that she didn't even notice she was holding.

For a second she actually thought she was safe.

However, the very next second, she realized that she had walked into the lion's den.

"Kusakabe. Who is this Herbivore?"

"I believe she is Sawada Tsunako from class 1-A."

"Hn. Give me a reason why you aren't in class, Herbivore." The deadly prefect stated with an evil smirk. "I'll bite you to death if the reason isn't good enough."

"A-Ah, Hibari-senpai, you see, well I—"

Tsuna was surprisingly thankful that Reborn kicked open the door to the reception room at that moment.

"Dame-Tsuna, Timoteo not only sent me to look over you and your mother, but to also train you as a fighter. Get ready." The hit man said with a smirk. Tsuna gulped, and opted to jump out the window (which was three stories up, mind you) rather than facing both her godfather and Disciplinary Committee Head at the same time.

However, when she was passing the head prefect's desk, he caught her arm in a death lock.

"I'm sorry for this, Hibari-sempai!"

"?"

Tsuna reeled her fist back and slammed her knuckles into Hibari's cheek. This normally would not have an effect on the Head of the Disciplinary Committee.

However, Tsuna was determined not to be captured by Reborn and she might've added a bit of Dying Will into that punch. Just a little.

It was a miracle, but out of shock, the prefect let her go!

Tsuna immediately jumped out of the window, to a tree branch, the school gate, and out of Nami Chuu grounds.

Hibari stared at the adult who was left standing (with a slight redness from when Tsuna punched him). "What is your relation with that Herbivore?"

"She's my No-Good goddaughter."

"Hn. When you see her, tell her that I wish to bite her to death." Hibari said, thinking about the interesting first year.

"Oh really? Hn, well I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't let you do that, my boss, also Tsuna's Grandfather, ordered me to protect her at all costs." Reborn said, nonchalantly, rolling his hand as Leon jumped into his palm and transformed into a pistol.

"Wao. I'll have fun biting you to death." Hibari said, revealing his tonfa.

"Oh really? We'll I'm pretty good at hand to hand too." Reborn said, switching Leon into a jitte.

Near the River:

Tsuna panted and fell to the dirty ground, further dirtying her uniform. "Why did I do that? Hibari-san is sure to bite me to death now…" Tsuna muttered, feeling a vibration in her skirt pocket.

Tsuna flipped open her phone and put it to her ear "Moshi moshi?"

"Tsu-chan?"

"Ah, En-kun, how are you?" Tsuna asked her long time pen pal. "Are you alright?"

"…I got bullied again. It was Shoujo-san again… I got a black eye and lots of bruises."

Tsuna bit the inside of her lip. "Are you alright, En-kun?"

"Yeah. Adelheid 'purified' them after she found me. I got yelled at by Koyo for being beaten up so easily…"

"Ah, I'm sorry En-kun… Reborn is in Namimori. Grandpa told him to come."

"Ouch. Good luck, Tsu-chan."

"I know. I kicked him in the head, ran into the Reception room, and I punched Hibari-senpai in the face while trying to escape."

"Hibari-sempai? That disciplinary head that uses discipline as an excuse to beat people up that you're always running from?" The phone yelped out.

"Yeah."

"…It looks like we've both had hard days, huh, Tsu-chan…" The phone sighed.

"Feels like it. I can't even go back home yet or 'Kaa-san will know that something's up." Tsuna muttered, running her hand through her hair.

"Un. I'm in Shimon Park right now. I'm eating the local strawberry milk bread. It tastes good. I wish I could send you some but it would probably expire before it got to Namimori…"

"That's alright En-kun. Maybe 'Kaa-san will let me visit Shimon if Kuso-Reborn (Shit Reborn) comes along." Tsuna muttered, sitting on the grass. "I'm at the river right now. It'd be prettier if people actually used the trash cans though."

The phone made a slight chuckle from the other end.

"Yeah, but I really feel like Reborn is always watching me, I swear. I bet I'm going to look over my shoulder right this second, and he'll be standing there, Leon in gun form, and ready to shoot me with a Dying Will Bullet." Tsuna sighed.

"Don't say that Tsu-chan. When you say something like that, it always comes true."

"Yeah, you should listen to your friend, Tsu-chan." A voice called out behind Tsuna. The girl froze and gulped.

"I should listen to you more often, En-kun." Tsuna muttered into her mobile. "I have to go now; the devil awaits."

"Tsu-chan, I love you, you're my best friend, please, please don't die on me." Enma panicked over the phone.

"Same here. Say some good words at my funeral, En-kun."

A hand, worn with years of using a pistol so much, reached over, and hung up for her.

"Can I get a five minute head-start?"

"Not like it'll make any difference. Go straight ahead." Reborn said, with a smirk.

You could almost see the promise of sadism in that one smirk.

Tsuna immediately leapt up and ran as fast as her No-good legs could carry her.

Reborn stood at the spot with a smirk. "I wonder if Maman knows that Tsuna has such a close pen pal…"