Teach Me Love - Chapter 07

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 Seven: Explosion

HappyFace1886

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Yamamoto ran closely behind Hibari down the stairs with a grim frown on his face. Hibari's earlier words were echoing clearly in his mind and though he had been startled by the Prefects vague declaration, he had stopped himself from pressing the matter as they had more important things to attend to.

Like rescuing Haru from the men that had taken her.

That had been the only reason why their conversation had not risen to the next level. Yamamoto knew their talk could continue later, Haru was a priority and unlike Gokudera, he was level-headed enough to know when to stand aside without making a fuss.

"It's too quiet." Yamamoto commented.

Hibari didn't bother to pause as they reached the last portion of the stairs, merely jumping off the side in order to reach the bottom quicker. "It's your own hide."

So take care of it yourself.

The end of the message was clear to Yamamoto and while he would have preferred that they worked together, he didn't think they would be able to work together. Especially since every time he saw Hibari, a flash of irritation would pool into his chest.

"Then we'll split up to cover more ground." Yamamoto stated as they came across a fork on the hallway. Hibari said nothing, merely heading towards the right. Yamamoto immediately swerved to the left and clutched the hilt of his sword tightly. "Don't worry Haru-chan... we'll find you soon."

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"What?" Hideo snarled. "How can there be more people? We spread our people out in order to distract the thugs under that fucking Prefect! There shouldn't be anyone there to help him!"

"W-We're sorry Hideo-niisama!" one of the nearby thugs blubbered. "But there are three other people with him and they had weapons like the Prefect too!"

"Weapons?"

"One had a katana and the other had a lot of dynamite. That's how they were able to escape from the falling beams. It was ridiculous! He just pulled out a bunch of TNT out of nowhere and blew everything-!"

There was a sickening crack as Hideo's fist met the speaker's face, easily crushing his nose. The others moved around uneasily, taking a step back as the large body met with a resounding thud to the ground.

"Anyone else who wants to add to this idiot's praises?"

All of them carefully shook their heads no.

"Good." Hideo huffed and ran his hand through his long black hair, trying to regain his composure. "The arrival of the Prefect's... friends... changes nothing. We will resume with our original plan. Are the others ready?"

"They're already in their positions."

Hideo nodded and narrowed his eyes. "See to it that you don't fail me again."

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"Gokudera-kun..." Tsuna asked as they ran through the hallways of the third floor of the unfinished building.

Ears perking up at the sound of his boss calling him, Gokudera faithfully turned his head and gave Tsuna a reassuring smile. "Yes, Decimo?"

"Do you... Do you think Haru-chan was taken because of my position in the Mafia?" There, he had finally said it. The thought had been haunting him constantly and at the mere possibility that more people were getting hurt because of him made his mind throb.

"The Vongola are the most powerful within the world of the Mafia," Gokudera admitted proudly. "There are few who are stupid enough to try and go against us and normally I would think that was the reason why the loudmouth was taken, but I don't think that's the case with right now."

"What?" Tsuna said in surprise, his eyes widening at the possibilities of other reasons why Haru had been taken. "Then why was Haru-chan taken? I mean... you don't think it's because she's from an elite school and they wanted ransom from her parents."

Gokudera shook his head though he gave Tsuna an enthusiastic grin. "That's a good guess Decimo and I bet at other times, that would be the reason, but I think this has something to do with that bastard."

"You mean Hibari-kun?" Tsuna asked, his eyebrows knitting in confusion. "I guess it's weird how Hibari-kun knew Haru-chan when they've never really spoken to each other, but why would that be the reason?"

"I don't know," Gokudera frowned. He hadn't forgotten how hostile Hibari had become when he had heard that Haru had been kidnapped. Hibari's actions spoke of familiarity between him and Haru and that made Gokudera's hackles rise. If Haru was taken because of the stupid bastard's personal reasons, there was hell to pay.

"Gokudera-kun, watch out!"

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Haru screamed when the building shook and stumbled backwards, falling painfully onto the floor. The tremors continued and Haru remained on the floor, wincing as her back cried out at the abuse. Slowly, she turned and looked at the door cautiously; hope slowly blooming within her chest.

This explosion...

Had Kyoya discovered that she had been taken and had come to rescue her?

The excitement bubbled away, replaced with a heavy dread that could have been enough to stop Haru's heart. Choking on air, Haru immediately got off from the floor.

No! That couldn't happen. The man who had brought her here was crazy and dangerous. Kyoya had to get away. He had to get far away from here right now. Kyoya was strong, she was more than aware of this, but the way that man had laughed and taunted at her still made her shudder with fear.

She ran to the door and began to pound on it.

"Let me out of here!" Haru yelled, ignoring how her throat protested the continuing misuse. "Do you hear me, you jerks!"

Angrily, Haru grabbed the door knob in order to pull at it until the wretched thing opened when, to her immense surprise, the knob easily turned and she fell painfully onto the ground again. Ignoring the throb on her skin and the promise of more ugly bruises the next morning, Haru looked excitedly at the door.

It was open!

Wait, why was it open?

The haunting laughter of the man returned to Haru's mind and she shook. She held onto her arms and shook her head. There was no time for her to stand around and think. If Kyoya really was here, she had to find a way to get him out before the scary jerk got to him first.

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The cinderblock that had been thrown towards Gokudera's direction remained in pieces as Tsuna dying will flames burned brilliantly within his hands. His two-toned eyes stared impassively at the group of brutes who glared at him wearily.

"Decimo!" Gokudera said in awe.

"Are you alright, Gokudera-kun?" Tsuna said, slowly lowering his arm as he began to assess the situation.

"O-Of course!" Gokudera said, recovering with a cocky grin as he took his place behind Tsuna while whipping out his signature dynamites. "I'm your right hand, after all."

"Haha, look at these freaks. What do you think this is, the fucking mafia?" one of the nearby thugs kicked down an empty box. "You better high tail it out of here if you want to leave."

"Don't talk to Decimo like that!" Gokudera snarled.

"Gokudera-kun, we can't waste time here." Tsuna said calmly. "We have to rescue Haru-chan before things get out of hand."

"These brats, they're underestimating us!" a tall thug snarled. "First that Prefect bastard and now these... these fucking brats! I'm going to enjoy killing you two."

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"Niisama, Niisama!" Hideo glanced up to see one of his idiot lackeys panting in front of him, but he noticed, with narrowed eyes, that it was cold sweat that covered the idiot.

"What is it? Can't you see that I'm busy?" he murmured coldly.

"I-I'm sorry, but it's that damn Prefect and his friends!"

The cell phone Hideo had been on was promptly turned off and he glared angrily at the shaking idiot before throwing the cell phone at the idiot's head. He stalked towards the nearby monitors and switched all of them on, watching with smoldering eyes at the sight of the destruction.

The one that had the dynamite sticks was with another boy with brown hair and... were those flames on his hands? There was no time for Hideo to be able to properly observe as the camera immediately blacked out in synch with a sharp tremor that went along the room. The white haired bastard must have set off one of his explosives.

Hideo whipped his head to the other monitors and saw the Prefect and the katana-wielder. Unlike the other two who had appeared to be causing heavy destruction, the Prefect and the katana-wielder were both moving in a smooth manner, easily knocking away their opponent while causing minimal casualties... though in the Prefect's case, Hideo noted with his lips curling into a snarl, he seemed to be intentionally breaking more bones than necessary.

'Still the violent one...' Hideo mused in fury, his hand slowly rising up to his face. Slowly, his fingers began to trace the ugly scar that marred what was once a handsome face and Hideo's amber eyes remained glued to the sight of the Prefect causing destruction.

The idiot that stood behind him flinched when, with a loud roar, Hideo punched the screen of that held the Prefect's image. The glass shattered and pierced through his skin, but he didn't care.

He was going to kill that fucking Prefect.

No matter what!

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Haru coughed at dust that gathered around her. One minute she had been rushing through the hallway when suddenly a huge gust of debris had blown her way, muddling her sight completely. Haru used the sleeve of her shirt to cover her mouth and nose and placed her hand against the wall, slowly making her way into the corridor.

She had to get out of here. This place was getting too dangerous. Haru then abruptly shook her head. No, she had to find Kyoya. There was no doubt that he was smart. If word had reached him that she had been taken, he would immediately...

...immediately what?

Rescue her?

Haru stopped.

Why would Kyoya try and save her? She was just a pathetic herbivore who had the misfortune of being chosen by him to teach him the ways of love. Why would he waste time trying to save her when she, with her obvious weakness, would only get in his way?

'Because I'm useful! He needs me! Besides, he saved you before and he would do it again!' Haru thought fiercely but a part of her whispered quietly. 'I hope...'

Shaking her head, she continued into the hallway when a voice stopped her.

"Haru-chan."

Confused, she looked around, but all she could see was the cloud of  smoke.

"Haru-chan, it's you!" a shadow appeared amidst the grey and Haru's eyes widened when she saw Tsuna standing there with his eyes, head, and hands glowing. For a minute, she faltered. Was this really Tsuna? Why... why was he glowing?

"There you are, you annoying woman!" she heard Gokudera's gruff snap before he appeared behind Tsuna. "You idiot, what were you thinking getting kidnapped like that?"

Righteous indignation rose and Haru glared at Gokudera. "It's not like Haru wanted to get taken!"

"Please, there's no time for us to fight. Haru-chan, let's get you out of here before they realize that you're out." Tsuna said, holding his hand towards her.

In the past, Haru would have grabbed Tsuna's hand in a heartbeat, but she hesitated. That evil man's target was Kyoya and so even if Tsuna-kun and Gokudera-kun were here, that meant Kyoya was also here somewhere. She stared at his outstretched hand once more and then shook her head.

"I'm sorry Tsuna-kun, I can't leave yet."

Tsuna's eyes widened a fraction. "What?"

"What are you talking about, you idiot! Of course you have to leave! It's not safe here." Gokudera snapped, reaching out to grab Haru's arm, but she moved out of the way.

"I can't leave." She said before spotting the nearby stairway. Most of the noise she had heard during her captivity here had come from above. If the boss of this whole fiasco was above, then Kyoya would most definitely go there first.

Gokudera grabbed her before she could take another step and demanded angrily. "Why?"

"Haru can't leave yet because Haru was bait!" she yelled. "And knowing him, he'll try and bite everyone dead..." 'Before even coming to tell Haru that he was here to rescue her.'

The bitter thought startled Haru.

Why would it matter to her if he would right fight random thugs then save her? It wasn't like they were really going out. This was just a big lesson to Kyoya who saw this as a way of getting stronger. Besides, it's not like she... liked-liked him or anything.

No, it was nothing like that!

"Bite everyone dead?" Tsuna repeated. "Haru-chan, are you talking about Hibari-san?"

"H-Hahi!" Haru's face flushed and she broke away from Gokudera's suddenly weak grip. "H-Haru has to hurry. The man after Kyoya is evil... he's... he's... Haru can't explain it, but she has to hurry before Kyoya gets too close to him."

"Wait, did you just call the bastard Kyoya?" Gokudera yelled.

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"Why am I not surprised?" Hideo drawled smoothly as he sat on the table with the haughtiness of a corrupt king. His legs were crossed while he leaned back on his hands. His amber eyes were half-lidded as he regarded the person in front of him with obvious disregard. "Out of all your friends, the first person to arrive would -of course- be the omnipotent Prefect."

Hibari merely tilted his head, the impassiveness in his face never lifting.

"Ah, I'm not even worthy of hearing your voice?" Hideo mocked before sighing. "But of course not, I'm not even worthy of being a part of your brilliant mind."

The metal desk split in half as Hibari slammed his tonfa onto it. Hideo casually danced away from it, jumping back in order to create space between them.

"My, my, your temper is still as blistering as always." Hideo sneered when he felt the hairs on the back of his neck. With a loud curse, he jumped away, barely avoiding the strike made by a katana. Jumping away to a nearby wall, Hideo glared at the newest arrival. "And now, reinforcement has arrived."

"Back off," Hibari said, taking a step forward. His voice was monotonous, but Yamamoto could feel the steel behind them.

"He's not yours." Yamamoto replied smoothly.

Hibari narrowed his eyes.

There it was again. Those damn signs that showed that Yamamoto was definitely not a plain herbivore. Vaguely, very vaguely, he could remember the baby commenting on Yamamoto's skills.

A natural killer.

For all his smiles, the boy standing with the katana was literally born to kill.

Yamamoto raised his katana, similar to how he had done so not so long ago at the rooftops. Hibari tensed at the motion, but did nothing else. He understood the silent declaration.

You have caught my attention.

Be careful.

Be warned.

Get in my way.

And I'll get rid of you.

One way or another.

Hideo whistled, breaking the tense silence in the air. "Hello, I hope you're not forgetting that I'm the villain here."

"Don't worry, we'll get to you soon." Yamamoto said with a smile. "There was just one thing Hibari-san and I needed to make clear."

"And that may be?" Hideo asked oily in his usual sardonic tone.

"I don't think you should be the one asking the questions," Yamamoto raised his katana and placed it on his shoulder. "I think you should answer the question that's been bugging a lot of people."

"Oh?"

"Why did you take Haru-chan?" Yamamoto asked with a calm smile, the katana gleaming perilously under the light of the room.

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The silence was grim and thunderous.

Gokudera wasn't even looking at Haru. In fact, it seemed as though he was downright refusing to acknowledge her presence. She, on the other hand, seemed distracted, rushing through the hallway while appearing to be deep in thought.

Tsuna didn't blame Gokudera for his sudden moodiness. Even Tsuna had been taken aback by Haru's reason as to why she was suddenly calling Hibari by his name.

"I... It's... not important... It's just that... I..."

Tsuna slowly looked at Haru, her words repeating softly in his head.

"I care for him..."

Indistinctly, he heard Gokudera muttering under his breath and caught random bits of words that sounded very much like 'stupid excuse' and 'fucking bastard' and 'annoying woman.' 

It hadn't been because her excuse had been legitimate that they had moved on to finding the man who had kidnapped Haru, but more because they had been too stunned to stop her from running towards the staircase.

'Hibari-san and Haru-chan...' their two names together just felt so wrong, even in Tsuna's mind. 'When did this happen? I know I wasn't paying any attention to Haru-chan and... I... I guess I didn't really notice that she wasn't appearing a lot like usual. In fact, it's like the past few days she's been avoiding me. Was that when something happened between you Haru-chan? I just don't understand... I just don't understand what's going on anymore!'

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"Haru-chan?" Hideo echoed blankly before clapping his hands in realization. "Oh, the screaming harpy."

Neither of the two boys moved.

"Well, isn't it obvious?" Hideo motioned towards Hibari with his thumb. "She's lover boy's bitch."

Yamamoto moved too fast for Hideo to realize until he was sprawled on the ground that he had been hit. Cursing obscenities, Hideo grabbed his jaw and felt blood dripping down from his nose.

"I'm sure you're mature enough to be above name-calling." Yamamoto said coolly, straightening himself. Though Yamamoto's eyes were on Hideo, he hadn't missed how Hibari's grip on his tonfas had tightened. "Now, let's try this again. Why did you kidnap Haru-chan?"

Hideo narrowed his eyes and the calculations seemed to run through his mind before he grinned. Now this was an interesting turn of events. He stood up and seemed to take his time, slowly straightening his clothes and running a hand through his ruffled hair.

"Why did I kidnap her? Isn't it obvious? When you want to hit the target hard," at this, Hideo pointed at Hibari. "You take the very thing that'll piss them off and what better than to take the lover of your target?"

Yamamoto didn't frown. He didn't even move. But Hideo could literally sense the change around him. Smiling casually, Yamamoto lightly gripped the hilt of his katana. "Lover?"

"Oh, didn't you know?" Hideo's lips curved into a sneer. "The fucking Prefect over there is going out with the bitc-woman that I kidnapped. The one you fondly call Haru-chan."

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