A sky within the night -KHR

18: Change of tactics

Written February 12 2016

Edited December 28 2019

The brunette blushed faintly as the demonic perfect scooped him up into his arms so that he was being carried like a princess.

"Kyoya put me down, you know that I don't like to be carried"

The brunette squeaked, not used to physical contact outside of being harmed by others.

The demonic perfect inwardly frowned when the brunette's faint trembling didn't stop.

"It's more easy to carry you this way"

The skylark replied as he jumped through the broken window with the brunette in his arms.

The hitman smirked and followed them at a distance, he was intrigued at how the demonic perfect seemed to glide effortlessly across the rooftops.

'It seems like the data collected on Namimori's demonic perfect was correct, except for the odd kindness that he shows around my chosen student'

The hitman listened in on the two teen's conversation and learned that the brunette wasn't attracted to the perfect, the teen had only blushed because he was so unused to being touched by others in a friendly manor.

'He also blushed when I complimented him.... Tsuna needs a different type of teaching style than my usual one.... I will need to be more gentle. Though, not too gentle so as to not have any fun'

"Kyoya, you really don't need to carry me...."

The honey eyed brunette sighed as the perfect leapt onto another rooftop.

"Baby-carnivore, you're shaking due to memories that you have seen"

The perfect replied, the hitman's interest was piqued as he wondered what kind of memory that the teen had remembered to cause him to tremble.

'Tsuna can take a beating quite well so I doubt that a memory of him getting hurt would cause him to be like that...'

"It's just a memory.... I'm fine, I won't let anything happen to make even more of those kind..."

Tsuna sighed as he squirmed slightly to get more comfortable in the skylark's hold.

"Hn....... Infant it's impolite to eavesdrop from a distance"

Reborn stated hidden as the brunette allowed a small smile to crease his lips.

"Don't worry Kyoya, Reborn won't do anything too harmful... Well, I think he won't"

Tsuna replied as they arrived at the brunette's house, the skylark allowed the small teen to get out of his arms and stand.

"Hn..... Baby-carnivore watch yourself, you bleed too much for a carnivore"

The demonic perfect stated before taking off, his black jacket waving dramatically as he did so.

Reborn hopped onto the brunette's head, secretly enjoying the softness of his hair.

"Lazy-Tsuna head upstairs and rest"

Reborn ordered, though without his usual lingering threat. Tsuna nodded carefully in response so that he didn't knock the little hitman off of his head. Though he seriously doubted that the hitman would ever accidentally fall.

"I've already recovered fine...."

The brunette sighed as he entered the house and headed up the stairs to his room.

"You're lying, you're body is tense and stiff"

The hitman retorted.

"......... Reborn, you said that I have no choice in becoming your student right?"

The hitman raised a brow at the softness of the brunette's voice, it made the boy seem so vulnerable, as if he could shatter with the smallest of pushes.

"Yes, you don't have a choice"

The hitman replied as he hopped onto the brunette's bed so as to look the teen in the eye. He noticed the fear that was present within honey eyes.

'For someone so mysterious, his eyes are really expressive...'

"That bullet that you shot Ie-San with.... Can you, never shoot me with it?"

The hitman lowered his fedora at the pleading tone that laced the teen's words.

"I'll need to use it to bring out your flames"

The brunette paled at that and shook his head.

"There has to be a way besides that...."

"Surely you're just saying that because you don't want to run around half naked"

The hitman teased playfully despite the seriousness of the teen.

"Please Reborn, promise me?..... I won't disappear unless necessary during the times that you want to attempt to train me"

Tsuna whispered as he unconsciously brought his hand up to his chest.

Reborn was silent for a few moments as he contemplated the teen's proposition.

'It's a pain when he just goes and disappears.... It would take more effort but I could try teaching him without the bullet...'

The infant flicked up his fedora and smirked.

"Okay I won't shoot you with the dying will bullet unless there is no other way"

Tsuna shook his head.

"Never shoot it at me"

"What if you're about to die? No matter what you say I won't let a proper student of mine die"

An indecipherable emotion flickered within honey eyes for a few seconds before receding.

"You have no orders from Nono so you're technically able to save me and interfere with fights that I'm not ready for"

The hitman nodded in understanding.

"I'll save you, but then I'll also beat you to a pulp for being so weak afterwards"

The hitman replied, resulting in a wry smile from the brunette.

"That's fair.... I'm pretty sure it would look bad if the world's greatest hitman had a weak student"

Tsuna replied softly as he coughed lightly.

"Yes it would, so I've got to strengthen your body, I'll have an acquaintance come over to check your health"

Tsuna's gaze narrowed slightly before he nodded.

"Sure but I doubt that any doctor could help me, so many have already failed...."

The hitman pointed a Leon gun at the teen and actually managed to fire at the teen without Leon making a fuss, however, Leon had made the bullet soft so that it only felt like the teen had been flicked on the forehead.

"........"

"......"

'At least he actually allowed me to fire at him....'

"Leon really seems to like me"

"I haven't noticed"

The hitman sighed sarcastically.

"Thank you Leon"

Tsuna beamed as he patted the green chameleon on the head.

"My acquaintance is one of the best doctors, you'll be healed of whatever health problem you have"

The hitman stated.

Me: it's been a few days... Yeah I know that it only takes an hour to write a chapter but I've been so busy reading.... Hehe.... I love reading so much... Anyway hope ya enjoyed le chappy~