Exposing my pain to see the imperceptible you

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From Reborn's investigations, he discovered that the girl, Shimizu Kouka, spent her time either in the library or in the music room. During lunch it was either in the library or eating with her friends; after school she would be in the library or in the music room for club activities - sometimes even on days off she would play a little tune on the piano instead of heading to the library.
There was the odd visit to the reception room, possibly to get the key to the music room or to give Hibari something to eat. At least he supposed she gave him food since she went in with a bento and didn't come out with one.

After school, it was easy for Hibari to find her. Since you can hear the piano echoing through empty halls, it was the perfect beacon of where she was - should he not hear her playing, she was in the library.

Reborn planned on taking advantage of that. Some part of him felt he shouldn't play around with someone else's relationship - but it was a very tiny part. In fact, he might actually be helping them.

He made sure to keep Tsuna after school for remedial lessons, coincidentally Enma needed them too. Oh well, it'll probably make this even better. Tsuna was already high on Hibari's hit list from two days ago.

It's a good thing she happened to be on the piano today. Of course, the sounds of a piano playing scared the two boys considerably. They did try and rationalise that it was probably from club activities until Reborn said there wasn't any.

Reborn being who he is and loving to terrify his student, - even though it was all within his plans anyway - told the two boys to investigate. They were hesitant at first but ran out the door soon after Reborn pulled out a gun.

"It's probably from the music room." He supplied, although thinking that it was rather useless information as where else would a piano be? Tsuna would probably try searching everywhere, so it wasn't in vain.

"It's probably just a student playing!" Tsuna huffed, running away from Reborn - who was pacing behind them preparing to shoot if they stopped.

"It's getting louder..." Enma muttered, sweating from the intimidation Reborn was giving out.

Tsuna grimaced, "Ugh... I'm getting a bad feeling..."

Reborn smirked behind them as they made it to the door of the music room. Before they could peek inside however, Reborn landed a fearfully strong kick to Enma's back; he collided with Tsuna and from the mere force of being kicked - they burst through the door, said object flying off in one direction while they barrelled in.

A girl screamed. It wasn't everyday that a door flies off its hinges and buries itself into a wall.

Tsuna managed to stand up again, only to trip over Enma. The girl jumped up and went to attempt catching him, only to trip over the piano bench.

Their foreheads whacked painfully against each other as Tsuna's weight pushed her back. Her back hit the cushion of the bench and she was crushed underneath Tsuna's -actually surprisingly heavier than expected - body. A hand made its way to her sore forehead while the other was on Tsuna's shoulder - he was actually a complete stranger to her though.

He was groaning from all of the sudden attacks he'd just been put through, completely unaware of being sprawled over a girl he didn't know. He did screech "Hiee!" like a girl when he realised.

"I-I'm really sorry!" He panicked, voice reaching a high tone. Alas, that wasn't all of it.

Reborn was pretty proud of himself for thinking to unsecure the cabinet from the wall. Oh how beautifully it fell towards them. He had a little faith that his student would dodge it. Thank God he did. And perfectly at that.

Enma, who had seen the cabinet wobbling and about to fall - but too drained to get up and help, shouted, "Tsuna-kun! Watch out-!"

He watched as the heavy cupboard lurched towards the two, doors opening and releasing all kinds of books, papers, and instruments. Enma was admittedly more worried for the girl beneath Tsuna, who was probably too shellshocked to even question anything.
Well it wasn't everyday two boys come rolling explosively into a room where you're practicing - even more so that they trip over nothing and everything and pin you beneath them. Although technically Enma's wiped out on the floor.

It worked out fine, Tsuna managed to grab the girl and roll off the stool, standing up and sheltering her head against his suddenly reliable chest - quite the difference from earlier when he was screeching and being toyed with like a doll.

But he tripped again. In some ways it was better since he got clearer from the cabinet, but it looked a lot worse from an outsider's point of view... What if Kyoko-chan saw him holding another girl so tightly - and pressed against the piano as well! So compromising!

The whole scene in itself looked rather heroic, if only the girl was the heroine because it was a little too close for comfort. The piano made a loud crash when Kouka was pushed onto the keys. She really had no idea what was going on but at least she wasn't blushing crimson like Tsuna was.

Reborn grinned. Just in time.

The door, the other door rather, slammed open alerting all of those inside it. Kouka couldn't see who it was, but the one holding her suddenly grew tense, tenser than a stone statue.

Enma paled, figuring out that this was Reborn's plan all along.

In the doorway stood a livid Hibari Kyouya.

He was doing his usual patrols before meeting her - in the music room as he heard her playing today - when he heard a crash and a lot of shouting and screaming. He was going to check it out and bite some people to death anyway, but he managed to distinguish Kouka's voice from the other male ones.

His heart skipped a beat when he heard it, even though he knew she wasn't in mortal danger. Couldn't be. Well she could be but he didn't want to think about that - more focused on killing anyone in and around the music room.

The problem was him being a little far away, so it took him a minute to get there and oh - did the sight make him furious. Of course it was Sawada Tsunayoshi and his little weak friend. He ignored the destruction, focusing on the little herbivore currently embracing his little animal.

Of course he pieced two and two together, the boy had probably saved her from the falling cupboard, but even so - holding her so tightly and pushed up against the piano... He would not deny being the littlest bit jealous. But that Sawada actually had the guts to hug her? Hibari could think of hundreds of different ways to protect her without getting that close.

Either way he was getting bitten to death.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi." He sounded eerily calm, and his voice made the boy jump out of his skin. He was completely terrified.

Tsuna had seen the first reaction when he came in and he wanted to teleport somewhere far far away from Namimori, for the sake of his health now and in the future.

Kouka twitched after hearing Hibari's familiar voice. She was a little ashamed to have been caught in such a position, and planned to explain it later - although knowing Hibari he probably already figured it out. Either way, she felt the need to explain herself.

It may be a little hard as she's been having trouble talking to him recently because of that earlier incident in the library.

"Y-Yes!?" Tsuna squeaked, trying to find his resolve because there was no way he was getting out unscathed.

"Your hands..." Hibari scowled before glaring harshly at the boy and holding up his tonfa intimidatingly, "Remove your hands immediately."

Tsuna did exactly that, he released the girl - who he had once again forgotten was still caged in his arms - and jumped back with his hands up.

"S-Sorry!!" He didn't know why he was apologising and he knew it wouldn't make it any better.

He got bitten to death along with Enma. It took him almost an hour to drag himself home too. He was envious of Enma who was picked up by Adelheid.

Kouka was led away from the one sided beating by a strange and well dressed baby who could talk. He introduced himself as Reborn, 'the world's greatest hitman'. She didn't really get it but found it safer not to ask.


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