Teach Me Love - Chapter 12

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 Twelve: Instinct

HappyFace1886

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In the past, he would have left it at that. Let the foolish girl do whatever she wanted. It didn’t matter to him.

But things had changed. It did matter to him. Try as he may, he just couldn’t get her out of his mind.

The infant’s words still echoed in his head.

In the past, when there was an obstacle, Hibari would have never allowed it to get in his way. A hindrance it may be, but nothing he couldn’t handle. It was just that with this girl, everything was just so different.

Why did it matter so much?

Growling angrily, he whirled around and scowled at the sight of her smile. It wasn’t the usual smile he was accustomed to seeing, the one filled with annoyance yet strong fondness. This one seemed strained and hurting.

Enough thinking. It was getting him nowhere. He had never been the type to calculate the situation. His instincts were more than enough for any strategy that could come his way. They had never failed him so it was time to start relying on them once more.

And right now, it hated that damn smile.

“Why are you doing this?” he demanded.

“Hahi?” she asked, startled.

Hibari took a menacing step forward and Haru impulsively took a step back, her intuition sensing the powerful agitated aura that surrounded him. “Why do you bother me? What is it about you that makes you different from the others? You’re just a weak herbivore! You should mean nothing.”

She winced at the hurtful comments and he hated the fact that the tender look affected him. It shouldn’t! It should have just disgusted him instead! And yet, he stalked towards her, grabbing her by the shoulders before she could move away again.

“Stop that,” he demanded.

“Stop what?” she asked, a small scowl starting to appear on her face. He was just so confusing, she didn’t know what to think! What did he want from her? Even though she did deserve some of those insults for causing so much trouble, that didn’t give him the right to just tirade along and play with her feelings like this.

“Stop...” he fumbled for the words, the dark glower never leaving his face. It made him look frightening, a threat that should be behold. And yet, she didn’t waver, looking up at him with narrowed brown eyes shimmering with confusion, sadness, and anger. It was always like that with her. She never got truly afraid. Even if she did cower under his threats sometimes, she would always fight back when it mattered. And she did it in a way that amused him, not like those other bastards who irritated the hell out of him. Hibari’s fingers clutched onto Haru’s arms tighter and he leaned closer. “Stop confusing me...”

“Hahi?” she said softly, bewildered by his words. Her hands wanted to reach up to touch him, but it felt too forward. They had no real relationship anymore. He had severed everything. But still, he held her like this... and that expression on his face... it was unreadable and yet had that same Hibari-esque vulnerability she had caught glimpse of when she was with him. Even if he claimed that she was speaking nonsense, she knew that he’d occasionally show sides that people rarely got to see.

Mentally gearing herself up, Haru shakily lifted her hand and touched his head. He stiffened, but didn’t stop her as her hand combed through his wild mane.

“How is Haru confusing you?” she asked quietly, using the same tone of voice that one would when approaching an injured animal... okay, so maybe he wasn’t an animal, but he sure had the ability to give off the feel of a frightening, dominant creature.

Powerful.

Intelligent.

And insanely prideful.

Fighting was his forte, but emotions were another matter. Camaraderie in the lightest sense, he understood more than anything due to his instincts. And yet, tender emotions, the ones she had tried to evoke from him, he had never even considered it before.

His intuition knew what it wanted, but his mind rejected it.

Because to rely on someone was for fools. He prided on his independence, the strength he believed no one could compare. How could he possibly feel reliant on another? It became a clash of his nature and his mentality.

She had been stupid for thinking that it was all so simple. Teach him the wonders of love and everything would be the same.

His dark eyes watched hers and she didn’t dare look away. Instead, she stroked his hair gently, tugging at the soft locks. Maybe it was an intuition of her own that knew it would calm him as the tension seemed to leave his body. One hand from her shoulders reached upward, cupping the side of her face.

The normal girlish blush that’d erupt or how she’d push him away crying she was saving herself for the love of her life didn’t appear... because this was serious.

She had dared to approach the beast, foolishly as she had might, and she now needed to take responsibility.

But it wasn’t obligation that made her stay still, even as he leaned closer to her, his hot breath mingling with hers.

Because even if she hadn’t even thought it out, she knew the reason why she’d do everything possible to make the wrong she did to him right.

...still, that didn’t stop the small whimper from escaping when he pressed his lips against hers. It wasn’t a frightened cry, but one of anticipation and embarrassment. The sound only seemed to encourage him, the hand on her cheek makings its way to the back of her neck, pulling her closer while his lips pressed more insistently against hers.

The feel of her petite body against him made Hibari tighten his hold against her. The tension that had filled his body ever since Hideo had gotten under his skin disappeared, replaced with a need to somehow get his fill of this girl before him. It was relieving, the turmoil in his mind ceasing while replaced with the normal calmness and drive he was accustomed to.

His tongue stroked the seams of her lips and she gasped in surprise, her eyes snapping open while he pressed closer, taking advantage of this opening to slip his tongue into her mouth. Her fingers clutched onto his hair while her other hand held the front of his shirt, but she didn’t resist, making small mewling noises as his scorching tongue explored her mouth.

Her taste was so invigorating that he indulged himself by slowly stroking her tongue against his own, one hand stroking her spine encouragingly while the other tugged at her soft brown locks. The sensations he evoked made her tremble and if it wasn’t for his hold around her, she would have fallen over.

Hibari allowed his instincts to roam free, languidly curling his tongue around hers before pulling away, his lips kissing the corner of her lips. She clung to him as he made his way lower, his mouth latching onto her neck. Haru shuddered, whining at the back of her throat when he kissed her pulse. It made her utterly aware of how vulnerable she was before this powerful being.

“Is...” she asked breathlessly, her cheeks brightly flushed while her limbs clumsily held onto him. “Is Haru still confusing Hibari?”

“Kyouya,” he corrected and said nothing more, holding her closer while relishing at her scent and the feel of her against him. This was what he had instinctively yearned for and had always denied for what it represented.

Weakness?

The cocky smirk tinged with arrogance, the one that was most befitting for him, appeared.

He had no weaknesses.

For anyone who encroached on his territory, he would easily bite them dead.

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From a distance, binoculars zeroed in on the couple embracing within the park. He had been informed about the animalistic sense of the Prefect and had taken caution by keeping watch from a safe location.

“Inform Hideo-sama that the Prefect is back with the girl.”

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::tsuzuku::

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AN: I know, short, but a lot of times, I make them short because I feel as though they sound better this way. 8P I know you guys wouldn't mind if I'd just update faster... and for that, I can only apologize. @.@

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