Tsuna had seen his fair share of them on himself and his Guardians over the past few years but. Her entire shoulder was covered in a hideous bruise. Tsuna did everything he could to prevent the look of absolute shock from appearing on his face. She adjusted her grip on Cho, and in the process her oversized shirt fell down her shoulder a few inches. Kyoko looked like she didn't know what to think. "Those are lovely names! You girls are just as beautiful as your mother." Cho giggled while Masa glared at him. "My name's Cho! And dats Masa!" she said, pointing to the other girl. "What's your name?" he asked, bending down a little to get to her level. The older girl stood by her mother's side and wrapped her arms around Kyoko as if daring Tsuna to take her away.įiguring the girls made a good distraction, Tsuna put on his best smile and directed it towards the smaller girl, who couldn't be more than four. She beckoned the girls over to her and picked up the smallest. "Oh no-this is an old acquaintance from middle school," Kyoko said quickly. Tsuna was a little taken back by the hidden ferocity in her eyes. "Are you one of dad's friends?" Her tone was childish and curious, yet there was an underlying bitterness. Upon noticing Tsuna, the eldest girl placed herself in front of the younger one and viewed him with wary eyes. Each of them had inherited their mother's hair color and it fell to their shoulders. They were two girls, one about two feet taller than the other. Tsuna's eyes widened as two little children made their way around the corner, rubbing the sleep out of their eyes. Kyoko clasped her hands together in a nervous manner and held Tsuna's gaze without really looking at him. He wanted to know what happened to her to have caused this. He just knew he couldn't leave his interaction with Kyoko to a few words. "So how have you been? I mean-what have you done since you graduated?" Tsuna asked. She no longer had that bright and cheery disposition that would help cheer Tsuna on whenever he got depressed. Her shining, beautiful hair was chopped short, similar to what it was like when she was in middle school, but it looked like a child had tried to give her a haircut. Her clothes were clean, but they were rather outdated and they looked to be about two sizes too large. The worst thing though was Kyoko herself. There were cracks and holes in the walls, there were dark stains on the carpet, and the couch looked like someone had taken a large bite out of it. The inside was much cleaner than the outside, with everything dusted and nicely organized, but it was still shabby. Once Tsuna followed Kyoko into the house his heart sank. "And this is Re-" He paused when he noticed the angel wasn't in sight.
"I guess so," she said slowly, looking at his suit and coat warily. Kyoko bit her lip and glanced around outside fearfully as if looking for someone. "Do you think I could uh-come in? Just for a moment." I'm sorry I don't remember you, sir, but hello." They stood there for a few awkward moments. I-I just met you a few times and thought I'd drop by to s-say hi." "Well, I-my name is Tsuna, and I remember you from. "How do you know my name, sir?" she asked. It slowly opened and he was greeted by a pair of dull eyes. So as long as Kyoko was happy, then he didn't mind where she lived. People could be happy without a lot of things. Well, I suppose it doesn't matter where she lives, Tsuna reasoned with himself. but how?" There was nothing special about it to distinguish it from all the other houses, but the fact remained that it was run down, and definitely not the place Tsuna wanted Kyoko to live-much less any of his friends. You're kidding." Tsuna looked back and forth between the house and Reborn. We probably have to pass through this area to get to Kyoko's nice neighborhood, Tsuna told himself. The houses had boarded up windows, the outside paint was peeling, and the yards were overgrown with weeds and trash. "Are you sure we're going the right way?" Reborn?" The angel turned around and glanced at him quizzically. Stats: Published: Completed: Words: 43556 Chapters: 15/15 Comments: 25 Kudos: 192 Bookmarks: 69 Hits: 3238