Teach Me Love - Chapter 03

Summary: "Show me this so-called greatness of the power of love," Hibari ordered. "Fall in love with me." Haru could only stupidly gawk at him. Just what the heck did she get herself involved in? HaruxMultiple Pairings

My lack of KHR knowledge might make some things untrue or some characters OOC and I guess I'll explain some stuff at the end of the chapter, just so I won't spoil things! XD

I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn because if I did, there would be a lot more Haru loving!

Please forgive any mistakes, both character-wise and grammatically wise. lol, i still don't understand the beta system thing and I don't really have time to re-read and edit things.

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Chapter Three: First Date

HappyFace1886 

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"Okay, this is going to be simple!" Haru said, pumping her fist into the air energetically. Then she abruptly retracted her arm and began to fiddle with her fingers, her face flushing into a bright tomato red shade. "K-K-K-K... maybe I should just call him Hibari-san when I'm alone... but that'll be lying to him! Bad Haru! Lying is bad! Okay, one more time!" she threw her fist into the air once again in order to encourage herself. "Today, K-K-Kyoya and Haru will be going out on our first d-d-date! Since it's only our first d-date, we won't be doing anything too romantic."

Right, right, they were just going to go out for ice cream! Yeah, that's right, just ice cream and then they'll take a walk through the park. That was good enough for a first date!

She grabbed the sides of her head and would have begun to rub her palms against her hair in frustration if it wasn't for how she had pinned her hair up, allowing locks of her dark hair to cascade down. "Haru can't do this! This is too much!"

But he was sort of her friend. She couldn't turn away a friend!

Haru turned and grabbed the teddy bear on her bed. "Oh Teddy-chan, give Haru strength! She's going to undergo on her most difficult mission for a friend."

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Haru glanced around the street, pressing her back against the wall of the building on the corner of the street. She had been very careful in making sure that Tsuna-san didn't know what she was doing. It was bad enough that she had decided to shelve her feelings for Tsuna-san since she saw how much he liked Kyoko-chan, but seeing Tsuna-san again while she was going out on date with that round headed jerk would kill her.

She reached up and touched her chest, feeling the ache with each beat of her heart. No, she had to get over her feelings! Tsuna-san liked Kyoko-chan! She wanted nothing but the best for them if it meant they'll be happy. Clenching her hand over her chest, Haru began towards walking in the direction of the ice cream store.

Her feet froze when she saw Hibari standing in front of the ice cream store, his hands crossed with his school blazer hanging over his shoulder. The owners of the store appeared agonized with his presence before their store as the majority of their customer either warily eyed him and entered the store or ran the hell away. Sadly, almost all of them did the latter.

He turned his focus on her when he finally caught wind of her presence.

"You're late," were his first words.

"Y-Y-You," Haru could almost choke him at this moment. "Why are you wearing your school uniform?"

"Namimori Junior High Regulations require that students are to wear the mandatory uniforms at all times," he said indifferently. "The requirements for the uniform of the Prefects consist of-."

"This is a date!" Haru interrupted, poking him on the chest hard. "You're supposed to wear something nice when you go out on a date! Haru is wearing something nice just for you yet you're wearing your school uniform!"

He frowned. Haru flinched, but held her ground. This jerk had no right to push her around, especially now! She was doing a favor for him. Him! Someone she barely knew! She had to go sneaking around because she was too afraid that Tsuna-san would see her. She had to put her life on hold just to show him what love was! And she was sticking by her excuse no matter how weird it sounded, even in her head!

"Okay, let's forget the ice cream. We're going shopping," Haru said, placing her hands on her hips.

"Excuse me?" the level of his voice dropped a notch and Haru felt an icy chill running down her spine.

"Stop doing that!" Haru snapped. "Stop trying to scare Haru into doing whatever you want! That's not how a relationship works! If people care about each other, they'll talk to each to figure things out! Caring for someone eventually leads to love! Right now, you don't care about me or my feelings at all."

"You are annoying," Hibari growled. In fact, this whole situation was down right irritating. Instead of patrolling around, keeping a careful eye on the damn scoundrels that dared to disturb the peace, he was here with this silly girl.

"Annoying!" Haru yelped, but then bit down on the urge to kick him in the shin. Things were going to get messy if she did that. Peace, she needed peace. She also had to remember that Hibari was an idiot when it came to social activities. If she was going to teach him, she would have to be patient and calm. Inhaling deeply, she began to speak. "Haru can tell that the only thing you have in your closest are copies of your school uniform. That means we're going to go shopping to get you new clothes. When people go out on dates, they want to look good for the person they're going out on a date with."

"That is pointless." Hibari said coolly.

"No it isn't!" Haru protested. "It shows how much they care about the person they love! They want to impress them and make themselves look so good that the person they love will fall all over them!"

Hibari stared at her blankly and Haru felt her face flush.

...maybe the whole 'fall all over them' was going a bit too far.

"A-Anyways, if you want to learn about love, we're first going to start with your clothes." Haru said obstinately. She was no longer going to bend-over-backwards for him! "So let's go to the mall!"

Hibari saw the gleam in her eyes, the determination that whispered coldly to him that it will not yield to him. He knew he should have resisted. There was no real reason for him to use her of all people. After all, he could get any other woman to teach him about love. Yet, the passion in her voice when she was yelling at him, the way fire had filled her eyes with each word she snapped at him...

'Perhaps she's not a complete herbivore...'

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(Later that day)

Haru stared at the pile of bags almost in awe. She had actually spent five hours with Hibari, shopping for clothes and now that she actually thought about it, there had been no near-nervous breakdowns or threats between them.

Well... not that much...

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"How about this?" Haru asked, holding up the blindingly bright orange jacket she had found hidden deep within the racks. It was almost as if people had been desperately trying to hide the hideously colored jacket, but, of course, in Haru's point of view, the color was very pretty and eye-catching.

Hibari stared at the jacket that insulted its clothing brethren with its repugnant color. "Are you blind?"

"Hahi! You jerk!" Haru waved the jacket around wildly and the store clerk watched in alarm, unable to leave from his position due to the customer he was tending to. "It's a pretty color and look, it's identical to the Namimori uniform's jacket!"

Hibari almost pulled out his tonfas and tore through the jacket. "The mere existence of this jacket is an insult. It should be disposed of immediately."

"Do you insult everything that moves?" Haru demanded and then pushed the jacket closer to his face. "It's a pretty color!"

"It is hard to believe that you're a girl, especially with your terrible  taste in fashion."

Haru chucked the jacket at his head.

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"How does K-Kyoya have so much money anyways?" Haru mumbled, setting up the bags all on top of bench. After the shopping-spree, the two had stopped by the park where Hibari was getting them drinks...

...under her orders.

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"Okay, I think we've bought enough clothes. Let's go to the park now." Haru said, finally feeling relaxed after spending so much time in an area that was of her element. The sun was slowly starting to set, but it wasn't dark enough that she had to go home immediately. Stopping by the park would be a perfect way to end a date!

"Why?" Hibari asked, walking in long strides purposefully since it forced Haru to chase after him. She glowered at him each time he did that, knowing he did it to antagonize her. Damn it, she should have known better than to wear these painful shoes! They weren't exactly high heels, but there were enough heels in them to bite into the soles of her feet.

"Dates should be ended romantically, especially on the first date. So, we're going to walk through the park before you drop me off at home."

"And why must I walk you home?" in Hibari's opinion, he deserved to go home after having to endure hours of her endless chatter. Or at least get the opportunity to beat some poor bastard up.

"Because it's the gentlemanly thing to do!" she tightened her grip on one of the bags, indulging herself with mental images of her throwing the bag at him. But, she had learned her lesson when she had thrown the jacket at him in the first store.

That jerk was just too damn fast to hit!

"And besides, it's dangerous for a girl like me to be walking around so late!" Haru added. "Boys are supposed to take girl's home at the end of the date to make sure that the girl makes it home safe and sound!"

"Pathetic," Hibari said in a deadpanned voice. "Only the weak need someone to protect them."

"That's not true," Haru protested heatedly. "When you're in love, it doesn't matter if the person you're protecting is weak or strong. You protect them because you love them and you care for their safety, whether they like it or not. That is the power of love. The need to protect. That's why Tsuna-san is so strong."

Hibari did not reply to her words and instead began to walk faster towards the park. Haru glared at him, but did not complain this time. Maybe she went a little too far. After all, it didn't take a genius to be able to notice how Hibari was attracted to power.

"We're here," Haru jumped when he suddenly spoke.

"Uh, right, let's go sit at the bench over there!" Haru said, pointing at the nearby metal bench. When they finally reached the bench, Haru dropped the bags on the ground and collapsed on the bench. "Haru's so tired. She hasn't gone shopping like this for so long."

"You are weak." Hibari merely pointed out.

"Haru is not weak!" she immediately countered hotly. "She's just... just thirsty!"

"Then go get a drink."

"Hahi," Haru yelled in frustration. Having had to endure his obliviousness all day, her patience was at its limit. It was amazing how she wasn't a twitching mess by now. "When your date is thirsty, you're supposed to ask if they want something to drink. If they say yes, you're supposed to go out and buy them a drink and refuse to allow them to pay."

"That is ridiculous," Hibari replied smoothly. "Why must I cater to your needs?"

"Haru will explain once you get her, her drink." Haru began to rub the bridge of her nose, trying to prevent the impending migraine. "Just please... please get her something to drink."

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Okay, so maybe today wasn't an entire success. At least both of them were still breathing and they didn't break anything at the stores.

"Hahi, but Haru doesn't think she managed to get the concepts of love into K-Kyoya's head." Grah, she still wasn't able to say his name without stuttering. Haru sighed and then leaned against the back of the bench, staring at the sky. The setting sun caused the sky to turn a light shade of pink. "Why is love so hard for him to understand?"

There was a sharp low whistle and Haru snapped her head up. "Well, well, well, looky what we got here."

"Wow. Niisama, she must be from some sort of rich family. Look at all those bags. Some of them are from that brand name store that just opened." Haru spied a lanky boy with spiked auburn hair who stood beside a stocky older looking boy. The lanky boy eyed the bags surrounded her hungrily. "I think we hit the jackpot!"

The stocky boy smirked. "Hey there little girl."

"Go away," Haru immediately snapped.

The smirk on the boy's face faded and he took a menacing step forward. "I don't think you're in any position to be making demands, bitch."

"Yeah, tell her niisama!" the lanky boy yelled.

"Don't touch that!" Haru yelled, slapping the lanky boy's hand when he reached for one of the bags. "That doesn't belong to you!"

The lanky boy growled and then smacked Haru on the face with the back of his hand. She cried out and fell off the bench. Stifling her tears, she grabbed her reddening cheek and defiantly glared at them. "You jerk! How dare you hit a girl."

"You're a stupid one, aren't ya?" Haru's eyes widened when the stocky boy reached out for her. She bit her lip, muffling her cry of pain, when he grabbed her by the hair and lifted her off the floor. Now that she had a closer look at him, she saw the shadows of a tattoo on his bulging neck. "Just shut up and we won't hurt you... much."

"No, let go!" Haru yelled, struggling against his grip. The stocky boy growled, tightening his grip on her hair, but she continued to thrash against his hold. He yelped when Haru's feet successfully collided with his chin. She immediately began to squirm away when she felt his grip loosen, but felt her hopes dashed when he held it even tighter before she could make her escape.

"You little bitch!" he yelled and then shoved her onto the floor. "Damn it, I was going to be nice to you, but now I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

He raised his fist to hit her.

"No! Kyoya, help me!" Haru screamed, raising her hands to cover her face. She waited for the blow to be made, but when several seconds passed and no pain was made on her person, she peeked through her hands and managed to see through her tears a dark silhouette before her.

"You are annoying me again," Hibari murmured, his hand tightly clenching onto the fist of the stocky boy who was struggling to free himself from Hibari's grip.

"K-Kyoya," Haru stammered.

"And now you are stuttering my name again," Hibari said, ignoring how the stocky boy was thrashing, trying desperately to pull away from Hibari's iron grip. The boy could feel the blood circulating through his hands starting to cease.

Where had this punk come from anyways? One minute he was about to hit the girl and the next, all he could feel was pain in his hand. It had taken him a few moments until he realized that there was someone in front of him.

"Damn it Hiroto," the stocky boy yelled at his younger brother, who remained motionlessly on the floor, frozen in the middle of his exploration of Hibari's recently bought clothes. There was fear shining in his eyes. "Don't just sit there like a jackass! Help me!"

Damn it, this wasn't supposed to happen! Ken-Niisama was supposed to be doing all the fighting while he got to be the one to dig through the goods! Hiroto glanced at the bag he was digging through and then back at Ken who was still yelling at him.

"Fuck, you're on your own!" Hiroto yelled, grabbing the bag and making a run for it.

"Do you truly think I'll let you get away from me?" Hibari whispered menacingly before whipping out one of his tonfas, slamming it hard onto Ken's face. The force was so powerful that he went sailing, landing directly onto of Hiroto whose screams of pain echoed throughout the forest. "For the crimes you have committed, I'll bite you dead."

Haru watched wide eyed at the carnage occurring before her. Was this really the Kyoya she had been arguing only hours ago? He was... was so powerful. He was already this powerful, yet he was still reaching for more power.

Despite the dimming light, Haru saw the dark glint shining in his eyes and felt a slab of fear. What would happen if a person like this were to gain more power? Kyoya wasn't a kind person like Tsuna-san. She didn't know what he'd do when he grew ever stronger than he was right now.

'I... I'm scared...' Haru thought to herself, clenching her eyes so that she wouldn't see what Hibari was doing to those two boys. She may hate them for what they had done to her and most likely hundreds of others, but that didn't mean she wanted them to get killed!

"Gah!" she heard one of them scream.

"Fuck, what kind of monster is he?"

No.

Haru whispered, covering her ears so hide from the screams.

No.

"M-Mercy!"

No!

"Haru," the sound of her name coming out of his lips with that deep, tenured voice of his was already starting to sound so familiar. She slowly opened her eyes and found herself face to face with him.

"Kyoya," she whispered, feeling disbelief when she noticed how he had no injuries whatsoever from the beat down he had given the two boys. However, her thoughts melted away when she became the target of those cold, dark, observant eyes of his. "You came..."

He said nothing and instead took her by the hand, helping her up. Though Haru could no longer see his face properly, she could tell he was mad. No, he was beyond mad. He was livid. At what, she didn't know. Instinctively, she began to clench her fingers around his hand.

Hibari felt her fingers squeeze his hand, but continued to remain silent.

What was that feeling he had when he had seen her getting attacked?

He had first reacted when he had seen the bigger of the two idiots reaching out to hit Haru, but when he had seen the dark bruise on her face...

An uncomfortable constriction had appeared in his chest...

What was that feeling?

There was a soft groan from the unconscious pair lying on the floor and Hibari almost snarled, feeling his hands mechanically reaching for his tonfas so he could take his frustration out on the two, but when he felt Haru pull his hand closer to her and her head leaning against his shoulder, he stopped.

Why did he stop?

He didn't want to stop. He wanted to beat the living daylights out of those damn herbivores.

But no, it was more like his body was no longer listening to him.

"Thank you Kyoya," Hibari heard her whisper softly and judging by the soft cracks along her words, she was trying her best not to cry.

Unable to think of a proper way to answer her, Hibari remained silent and instead began to guide her towards the bench where he gathered the bags.

She was no longer stuttering when she said his name.

Hibari held her hand tighter and the two slowly began their trek out of the park.

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::tsuzuku::

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AN: Oh goodness, re-reading this made me realized just how fast I had been moving with the romance. @_@ Well... I guess it sounded alright so whatever... but next time, I shall write better!!!

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