Balloon - Katekyo Hitman Reborn - Teach Me Love Oneshot 07

Summary: Series of oneshot that show what should have been shown during the little moments, the dates, and the lessons between Hibari and Haru in the fanfic, Teach Me Love.

My lack of KHR knowledge might make some things untrue or some characters OOC!

I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!

Please forgive any mistakes, both character-wise and grammatically-wise. I don't have time to re-read or edit things.

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Balloon

HappyFace1886

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Haru paused in the midst of walking home when she heard a loud sniffle coming from the nearby park. Her sensors picked up and notified her that it was indeed a child crying and her body switched into gear, rushing into the park.

Was a child hurt?

Was there a mean bully?

“Hahi, are you okay?” Haru asked as she rushed towards the little boy crying big droplets of tears. He didn’t look hurt, but judging by the redness of his face, he had been crying for some time. “Tell neechan what’s wrong so she can help.”

The boy sniffled before pointing upwards. “M-My balloon.”

Haru looked up and saw a vibrant purple balloon tangled up on the branches of the tree. She bit her lip. It was stuck in a height much further up than she was used to. But she quickly shook her head. This was all for the sake of a forlorn child! Besides, she was very nimble and strong! She would be fine!

“Okay, neechan will get your balloon for you.” She said with a serene smile, giving an encouraging pat on the boy’s head.

“B-But it’s dangerous!” the boy protested and Haru could have cooed at the boy’s sincere worry.

“Don’t worry, neechan will be very careful.” She promised.

Haru dropped her schoolbag and looked at the formidable tree nervously. Yup, definitely higher than she was used to. But it’ll be fine! She would be fine!

Reaching out, her hand touched the rough bark and she was soon pulling herself up. Years of gymnastics and wild outdoor behavior made it easier for her to climb than most people. Still, she felt a shiver of fear go through her when she almost lost her footing.

Brown eyes looked across from where she stood on the tree. The balloon, of course, was on the further end of the tree branch.

Hahi, why was it always like that? Why couldn’t the balloon get stuck somewhere closer to the middle of the tree?

Still, her jaw-line tightened with her concentration, she had to try.

Carefully balancing herself, Haru reached out to grab the string of the balloon. The branch felt sturdy under her foot so she tried to place more of her weight on it, leaning further out.

Just a little bit more.

Her fingers touched the edge of the string, the evening breeze blowing it teasingly into her hand.

Almost there.

Haru stretched her arm as far as she could, feeling the muscles straining, when her fingers felt the string tickling her hand. With a triumphed smile, Haru grabbed the strings and was about to pull back when she heard the stomach-dropping sounds of something groaning.

The tree branch... it was groaning.

Her eyes widened before the groans turned into a loud snap and the branch gave away under her weight.

“Neechan!” the boy cried as he saw the nice older girl falling before his eyes.

Haru cried out as she fell while her fingers reached out to grab onto tree in hopes to slow her fall. Instead, she felt her back, arms, and legs being scratched by the tree branches and leaves before she landed painfully onto the ground. She let out a loud groan, but raised the hand clutching onto the balloon in triumph.

“Got it.”

“Are you okay?” the boy asked amidst tears, kneeling beside Haru.

“Haru’s fine,” she tried to console him with a smile. Hiding her wince, Haru sat up and handed the balloon to him. “Now be more careful from now on.”

“Are you really okay?” the boy persisted, reluctantly taking the balloon. In a way, he was looking at it hesitantly as though he deserved such a prize now. He looked at her when Haru placed a hand on his head.

“Neechan really is fine,” she promised with a grin, her hand reaching out for the string of the balloon. She tied it around the boy’s wrist and gave it a pat. “There, now you won’t lose it again.”

The boy looked at his wrist before smiling with a nod. “Thank you neechan!”

The two then heard the sound of an older woman calling out, looking for her child. The boy perked up and then gave another round of thanks to Haru before running off to where his mother was calling him.

Haru smiled at the boy, waving until he was no longer in sight and then winced at how much pain she was in. Hahi, she was definitely going to feel this tomorrow morning. Fortunately, nothing felt broken. She was just heavily scratched, battered, and bruised.

“Clumsy,” a voice said from behind the tree that had caused her downfall. Haru stiffened at the familiar voice.

“K-Kyoya?” she asked and saw the familiar round-headed boy appearing. Her jaw slacked. “Were you there this entire time?”

He gave a noncommittal grunt before Haru pointed an offended finger at him.

“You mean to say that you were watching Haru this entire time?” she squawked. With his reflexes, Hibari could have easily gotten the balloon without the same consequences she was facing! And he probably knew this too! Fortunately for him, Haru was in no mood to argue. She just wanted a nice long bath and to tend to her wounds. Haru gave him a dismissing wave of her hand. “Never mind. Entertainment is over so Kyoya can just continue with his patrols now.”

“Hn,” was his response and he didn’t move, watching as Haru struggled to her feet.

“Really, it’s over!” Haru said, her face flushed at how he was witnessing such an embarrassing moment for her. Hahi, it also felt like she tore parts of her uniform. Hopefully nothing was revealing... it just felt like she had torn her sleeves and maybe a part of the hem of her skirt. “You can go now.”

Haru grabbed her bag and then began to limp towards the entrance of the park. She glanced behind her hesitantly and almost jumped at how Hibari was behind her. “No, really, there’s nothing more to see! Kyoya can go now!”

Please, please leave so that she no longer had to pathetically limp in front of him!

But to her frustration, he continued to follow her in her ridiculously slow pace due to how she had most likely twisted her ankle with her fall. Not to mention, her tailbone was in pain from how she had painfully landed on it.

“Kyoya-.”

“You’re being annoying,” was the Prefect’s cool response and Haru could have chucked her book bag at him.

Instead, she looked up at the heavens in exasperation and prayed that he would later turn a corner or something.

...only to learn that the fates were against her today and that he had followed her all the way to her house, hovering over her shoulder like a purple balloon watching over her from above.

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::tsuzuku::

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AU: I don't know what compelled me to write this... it just happened. I was in the midst of ranting to myself of how I need to study and such and yet, in the end, I wrote this... O.o

Weird.

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