Sunset Hue (KHR Fanfiction)

Knowing Mia

A/N Introduction

Takes place sometime between the end of their First Year and the start of their 2nd Year.

Tsuna - 13
Mia - 13

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It was a hot day despite, what Mia grandly declared one day at school "Winter is coming!" That earned her a few strange looks but she ignored it, proud that she managed to deliver a line that she had so wanted to say. Tsuna wasn't complaining either; he liked it when she went weird and started referencing books that she read.

Tsuna never got around to reading for fun, it just wasn't for him. It was too boring but when she brought out a copy of Lord of the Rings in English to read one day during break, he couldn't help but ask. Without meaning to, he unleashed a dam and the next fifteen minutes were spent her telling him as much as she could about Middle Earth's history and how Sam was a kick-ass character that was really cute.

This side to his friend was surprising but at the same time endearing. When she dragged him to her apartment for a movie marathon, he didn't say no even though she said, "I will not have my best friend be some uneducated plebeian." Tsuna made a show of being offended (even though he didn't know what 'plebeian' meant except he knew it was insulting). She merely shrugged his feelings off and proceeded to have him watch with her. He forgave her for that because she called him her best friend, which left him giddy for the rest of the day, to her amusement.

Needless to say, it was two hours well spent. Then he learned that she had at least two bookcases full of all kinds of books and movies. As he was examining the titles that ranged from English to Italian, he wondered, asides from the chopping sounds coming from the kitchen, at how quiet her apartment was. "Hey, where are your parents? Don't you think they mind me being here?"

Mia stuck her head through the doorway that led into the kitchen, her hair tied into a pony tail. "Pa is in Tokyo University doing a lecture on Historical relations of Japan I think. He trusts me to take care of myself."

"Your mom?" There was silence in the kitchen.. "Mia?" Tsuna called out, worried and went into the kitchen.

He found her smiling sadly at the dough she was working on. "Mama died a few years ago," she said softly and resumed working.

Tsuna suddenly felt like dirt. No, worse than dirt. He felt like shit. "I'm really sorry Mia," he apologized. God, why did he have to be so thick? She never mentions her mother at all. There wasn't any pictures around their apartment either. Couldn't he have picked up on that? "Really, I didn't mean to bring it up."

Mia rolled her eyes and smiled, not sad anymore. "If you're really sorry, come and help me."

He was prepared to do anything just to make her feel better but in the end, it was he who was crying hot salty tears. Mia laughed at him as he tried to dice the onion. Just hearing her laugh was totally worth the pain in his eyes and oh god it burned. He stayed at her place for dinner that night, talking about how relatable Frodo was and how he liked Gimli's rough but nice character.

He was excited thinking about the next movie after the Fellowship when one of his classmates shouted at him.

"Dame-Tsuna! The ball!" Ball? He looked up as saw indeed. It was heading right towards him. The next few seconds were a blur as he struggled to kick it into their opponent's net. When he did, it went off course, heading straight to where the girls were on the other side of the field instead. His eyes slid down to where it would hit and to his horror, it was falling straight down on Kyoko-chan.