Sunset Hue (KHR Fanfiction)

Less Than Noble

Tsuna was worried.

Mia had been very distracted for the past few days now, opting to fall behind when they walk to school and becoming very quiet. She would often stare into space for long periods of time until someone calls for her attention. There were heavy bags underneath her eyes as if she hadn't slept a single wink for several days and her appetite wasn't as it was before.

He would try to talk to her about it but Mia would deflect his concern and just dodge it all together. It was starting to become annoying how she avoided him. Didn't she trust him? Did he do something to offend her?

Despite how hurt he felt, he was worried. Her state was worsening to the point that she fell asleep at class. The worst was that it was during Nezu's class. He slammed a thick textbook down on her desk which startled her awake, almost toppling off her chair.

"Matteis-san, am I interrupting something?" he sneered down at her.

Mia rubbed her eyes and replied in a very tired voice, "Nothing at all Sensei."

"Do you think my class is 'nothing' Matteis-san?" Mia paused. Tsuna could tell she was trying hard not to make a smartass reply.

"I think… your classes are very educating Sensei," she slowly replied. The class was dead silent as everyone's attention was focused on the two of them.

"Is that so? Then why miss it?" Nezu smirked at her, tapping the textbook with a finger. She didn't reply and hung her head. He shook his head at her and went back to front. He faced the class and fixed his glasses. "Class, it seems that some here thinks that education is a waste of time." Nezu glanced at Mia's way. "Just because one does well at school doesn't mean they can slack off."

Mia muttered something under her breath. "What was that Matteis-san? I didn't catch it." Nezu folded his arms and looked expectantly at her. She raised her head and Tsuna felt admiration at the fire that burned in her eyes. Her intellect was insulted and he knew she didn't take kindly to that. Mia slowly stood from her seat, back straight, chin up and eyes focused only on Nezu.

"I said, Sensei," the word was stretched rather mockingly. "That just because some graduated from a prestigious school does not make anyone more of a scholar then they can dream to be."

"I'm sure the likes of a public school attendee would never understand the worth of coming out as a prestigious member of society," Nezu told her scathingly.

Mia bristled. "I'm sure a 'prestigious member of society' would know the difference on teaching a mandatory middle school subject and bragging."

Nezu's face went purple. "How dare you…"

"Oh I dare," Mia growled. "Try me, È miserabile truffa!"

Everybody gasped even though they had no idea what she had said. It didn't need to be translated, it was a given, from her tone and obvious insolence towards Nezu that she was insulting him. The teacher's face turned into an unpleasant shade of red. He pointed a finger at her that had people flinching and said in a barely concealed tone of anger, "To the… Principal's Office."

Chin high, Mia did not look back as she went through the door. Nezu followed her out and when the door slammed shut, whispers broke out. Gokudera and Yamamoto were at his side immediately.