The Hopeless Love Life Of A Loser

Of Unnecessary Importance

"I'm off mom!" He left his house. He believed he was old enough to walk to school all by himself now.

He hummed a joyful tune.

"Hey, isn't that one of the first years?" An upper classman walking to Namimori elementary, asked his friends.

He stopped his song, and picked up the pace. He could hear their whispering, and hurried steps. If only he had his mom walking with him. He glanced back. He grew scared from their plotting eyes. He took off running, he broke left at an intersection. He gulped, hearing them run after him. He squeezed his eyes shut, he wasn't going to cry.

He huffed, finally making it to the park? He searched left and right. Why wasn't he at school? "I must of made a mistake." His legs wobbled. He knew the school and park were close to home, but he must of messed up the two. He didn't know how to get from the park to school. He wasn't to sure about the way home either. He just always followed Mom.

"Baka ran to the park, instead of the school."

So began their teasing and bullying. He flinched back, but stumbled and fell on his butt. "Ow."

"Leave him alone!" He ran to his aid. He stood in front of him with his arms spread across.

So they turned their attention to him.

The upperclass men left, after a few good swings at the one who came to the rescue, realizing they would be late. The other one was crying the whole time seeing him take the bullying meant for him.

"Hiba, Hiba." Tsuna was dirt riddled and scraped up, but his toothy grin was as happy as ever. "It's a good thing I followed you. You can stop crying. They're gone right?"

Sniffles and tears. "But," Hibari wiped his eyes with his wrist after his fingers got tired, and cleaned his nose with a sleeve. "But you."

"I'm fine! How 'bout you? Did they hurt you?" He was inspecting his friend for any injuries.

Hibari tried to stop crying but couldn't and his words came out slurred. "Why did you jump in front of me like that?!" He was upset, because Tsuna was always protecting him. Why couldn't he be strong like him? "I want to protect you too sometimes, Tsunayoshi-kun!" He cried louder.

Tsuna sweatdropped. "Eh?" He shook his head and focused. He clamped his hands over Hibari's cheeks and rubbed the rest of his tears away with his thumbs. "Hiba, family always keeps eachother safe. I'm always going to keep looking out for you, because I know you'll do the same for me, ne?"

"You mean it? We're really family?"

Tsuna chuckled a no good smile and nodded. "Yup. So I'll be strong for you when you can't be, ok?"

His tears stopped and he let out a final sniffle. "Promise?"

"Promise."

Hibari forced himself not to scowl. He was such a crybaby. Why was he thinking of that memory now. He breezed through the halls, finishing his final rounds. Kusakabe was in the office, wrapping up paper work. He smirked seeing a light on, in a passing by classroom. He decided he would blow off his frustration on the students breaking the rules. He pulled out his tonfa, ready to bite them to death.