1. Chapter 1 (1/2)

winged freedom

crossover: katekyo hitman reborn x nurarihyon no mago

(post-khr and 400yearsago-nom)

rated: t

pairing: tyl!fem!hibari kyoya (tyl!fem!18) x young!nurarihyon

inspired by both dementra's "ayakashi no miko" and kerosama1994's "nurarihyon and i"

oneshot

(drabble version)

strongest

hibari kyoya was the only other female of all the six guardians (excluding rokudo mukuro who was the other side of the mist guardian). she was given the title of the "strongest guardian" due to her fighting prowess and nearly-infinite endurance. she was undoubtedly powerful despite being a woman in a male-dominated world. even without her cloud flames or vongola gear, she was still an enemy not be underestimated. she was someone who disliked "crowding" and just as the term implied, she hated company and preferred to do things alone just like the first generation cloud guardian, alaude.

role

although hibari had the tendency to distance herself from the rest of the famiglia, she would definitely step in if her comrades were in danger. her ability in battle and her lone wolf attitude fulfilled the role of the cloud guardian in the vongola famiglia, which was "to be the aloof, drifting cloud that protects the family from an independent standpoint, and whom nothing can ever bind".

she was indeed the second coming of the first generation vongola cloud guardian.

unfettered and unrestrained, she was truly one befitting of her status and title.

foundation

when she was still only in her teens, she had already created a group whose sole purpose was to instill discipline in her hometown which was namimori. they were a group made out of delinquents who were personally reformed by her. they held a huge candle of utmost respect and loyalty towards her even when she had cared little (or more?) for their well-being.

however, when she grew older, her disciplinary committee had become an organization called the foundation. she learned how to tolerate crowding to the best of her ability although even in mere minutes would she revert back to her old self.

respect

with everything she had experienced all due to one certain man - sawada tsunayoshi - a former herbivore, she had come to respect him. he was by no means perfect but instead, very compassionate and kind. he was a man whom she was proud to follow that she called him by his given name rather than her usual titles. he was someone worth being bound to whether figuratively or literally. a charismatic leader who embodied the role of the vongola sky boss which was "rain, storm, cloud, sun, mist, and lightning, he influences all of them. he understands and accepts all of them."

accident

hibari never expected to end up getting hit by the malfunctioning ten year bazooka once again. she loathed the contraption to the very core. it was an irritating object that caused the person whomever was hit by it to be replaced by their ten years older self. of course, that would only happen when it wasn't touched by any of the curious-driven inventors. unfortunately, giannini (one of the top vongola inventors) managed to get his hands on it and upgrade it. he was running in the hallways of the base when he bumped into her which caused the bazooka to land onto her and make her disappear in a cloud of pink smoke.

arrival

much to hibari's ire, she had appeared right in the middle of what looked to be a crowded street and we all know how much she disliked it. fortunately, hibird, her little pet canary, was right there to soothe her aching desire to bite someone to death. she was seen wearing a dark purple kimono with wisteria flowers as a design on the cloth. as she continued to walk, she took note of how everyone was in a traditional get-up and that there was no hint of modern technology.

was i sent into the past? she thought to herself quite calmly.

job

once she learned what era she was in and that she wouldn't be able to get back anytime soon since five minutes had already passed, she decided to find some work. sadly, in an era such as this, finding an ideal job wasn't going to cut it as women were more prone to housework rather than bodyguard duties.

a few minutes later, she got lucky and found an ad where they needed a bodyguard for a female princess. it had been a good thing that the were specifically looking for females otherwise it wouldn't work out at all.

skilled

as hibari sauntered into the compound, the guards were unable to react to her sudden intrusion. it was only when she reached the stairs did they rush towards her with their weapons. she looked at them with disdain and dodged their attacks with ease.

"weak herbivores..." she began. "...for disturbing me, you shall be bitten to death."

and then she beat them up without an ounce of mercy. they groaned in pain as they laid on the ground with

uises littered all over their body.

meanwhile, a certain young onmyouji had been watching her from above.

impression

it only took one look at the conniving man for hibari to know that he was a herbivore at fault. a cowardly herbivore who would resort to anything to make himself rich. she felt disgusted after seeing him, however, when she met the bald-headed onmyouji, he was immediately entitled as an "omnivore" in her mind. she decided not to blame him for having to temporarily work under such a man. it was for the sake of his duty to exorcise the demons she guessed.

on the other hand, the cowardly herbivore's daughter was something else. if she were anyone else, she would have wondered how the princess was

ought up so different compared to a spoiled one. nevertheless, she wasn't anyone else and in fact, she could care less about it.

detail

"i have seen you fight, you are quite strong for a woman." the omnivore commented. "you would be an asset for the job, however, what we are dealing with are ayakashi. i would understand if you wish to decline."

"ayakashi?" she murmured in an interested tone.

"yes. there are reports of ayakashi interested in the princess' liver and they would not stop until they get it. we wish to stop them as one managed to get inside the compound recently. it would be much safer if a skilled woman was together with the - "

"will there be strong opponents?" she cut him off.

"uh...yes?"

acceptance

if there were going to be strong opponents whom she could fight with in order to satiate her bloodlust, she would take it then even if she had to work under such a greedy and conniving man. it was only temporarily after all and she would soon return back to her time anyway.

"hn. i'll take the job." she said much to the omnivore's surprise.

ayakashi. she thought. opponents who she never had a chance to fight against. it would be an interesting battle if she were to encounter one.

"i-i see. thank you for accepting this job."

herbivore

the princess who sat quietly at the back suddenly spoke up. "ah! come to think of it, may i ask what is your name?" she asked curiously. hibari looked at her for a moment before answering her in a neutral tone.

"hibari kyoya, herbivore."

"h-h-herbivore?!" the three exclaimed in surprise at her sudden address to the princess.

"how dare you speak to my daughter that way?" the cowardly herbivore shouted in indignation at her behavior but she ignored him with ease.

"please calm down, father." the princess tried to stop him and somehow she managed to. he looked at hibari with annoyance evident in his face.

"fine! but you better guard my daughter properly!"

"hn."

princess

yohime looked sadly towards the night sky from the opening of her room. she thought of how things had changed, all due to her powers. she even had to have a stranger guard her and risk her own life for hers.

hibari kyoya.

the name struck to her. it was definitely masculine and she couldn't help but wonder why hibari-san's parents named her that way. that thinking changed after she observed the slightly older woman for a few days. it fitted her greatly, she was indeed like the cloud with her attitude and behavior. she grew to respect her independent ways and wished she could be like her.

something she also learned along her days of observation was that hibari-san loved small animals and looking at the sky. she couldn't help but slightly giggle at the former fact, the woman didn't seem to be the type but she supposed everyone had their own likes.

intruder

hibari narrowed her eyes when she sensed someone enter her range of flames. she instantly moved and had the princess retreat to a secret room while she waited calmly for her opponent to arrive. roll, her ring animal was let out after she fed it some of her flames of irritation (resolve). it groaned cutely as it looked at her from her finger. meanwhile, hibird was sitting on top of her head in a still manner. they could both sense her caution.

"roll, stay still." she instructed the hedgehog as she laid it on her shoulder. it nodded and then hid itself under the layers of her long black hair.

appearance

"a lovely face. who knew that such a cold and steely gaze could be so attractive against the moonlight?"

hibari's eyes widened in surprise. she knew that he was in vicinity after she had sensed him a few minutes ago thanks to her flames but to think, he had already been behind her! she turned around and found a (good-looking, although she would never admit in public) humanoid ayakashi calmly sitting as he smoked using her temporary employer's pipe.

"ayakashi - " she was about to say more and take out her customized tonfas from her sleeves when he grabbed her from behind. he was strong, she could immediately sense.

"i see. just as the rumors said, you are truly a peerless beauty." he commented with a smirk.

"i want you."

position

hibari would have blushed at his words but they had no effect on her at all. he

ought her down and leaned over her with half of his weight pinning her at the same time. as his face came closer to inspect her, she took advantage of his momentarily undivided attention to turn the tables on him. she grabbed his kimono and pulled him down while taking out a tonfa from her sleeve and wedging it right under his chin. he looked shocked for a moment before his lips formed a smug grin once again.

"just as karasu-tengu said, you're a fine-looking woman. to add to that fact, i never thought you would be so bold too." he said while indicating to their current position.

blush

nurarihyon couldn't help but grin even more when he saw the faint dust of pink light up on her cheeks. her onyx-colored eyes - which had been so blank - began to show emotion, one in particular was embarrassment. it slowly turned into anger and he watched in fascination as her face darkened when she raised up the odd weapon in her hands. it suddenly burst into flames, the color purple was both vivid and

ight.

she was about to strike down right at his face but he managed to block it with his sword. it was quite a close call, otherwise his face would have been burned. he could even feel the flames emitting from the weapon.

escape

"oi, oi, what kind of weapon is that?" he asked in bewilderment.

"herbivore," she called out to him. "for embarrassing me, i'll bite you to death!" she cried out in fury as she tried to attack him. much to her annoyance, he blocked every single one and managed to get away from her.

they were interrupted when she heard the omnivore's footsteps rushing towards the room. the annoying ayakashi herbivore took that exact moment to lean down to her ear to speak.

"nurarihyon." and he moved towards the door. she looked behind and found him staring at her with his usual smirk on.

"that's what people call me." he said. "you're interesting, i'll be back."

he disappeared just as the omnivore slammed open the door.

visit

soon several nights passed as the ayakashi from the night before continued to visit hibari. she had the princess stationed in a different room from then on and it proved to be a fruitful idea. the omnivore guarded the princess as she was busy being the bait.

"the onmyouji are working hard again tonight." his voice echoed throughout the room.

she didn't notice when but she somehow became accustomed to hearing it every night and would have attacked him as per usual for a greeting but this night she decided not to. she glanced his way before looking at the night sky once more. she saw a faint outline of her pet canary as it flew towards her and landed on her head.

song

"midori tanabiku namimori no

dai naku shou naku nami ga iiitsumo kawaranu sukoyaka kenageaa...

tomo ni utaou namimori chuu"

nurarihyon listened as the young woman's pet canary began to sing that certain song again. he could tell that she liked it very much judging from how often he saw her lips form a small smile on her face. she looked mesmerizing whenever he saw her like that. it didn't happen a lot of times since the canary wasn't there all the time but he cherished the moments when he did. he smiled when she didn't attack him.

was it possible that she was finally accepting his presence?

freedom

"hey, do you want to go outside?" the ayakashi asked after hibird finished singing.

she turned to him slightly but not fully facing him. "hn. why do you ask, herbivore?" she asked back. he smirked and grabbed her arm, pulling her close towards him. "it will only be for one night. i'll return you in the morning." he reasoned.

she stared deeply into his amber-colored eyes before shrugging in defeat. she felt no desire to hit him and wanted to escape from this stifling place, even for a little bit. she decided to let him do what he wanted and slowly fell asleep in his arms. hibird had remained unruffled by the sudden change in position and watched the ayakashi closely while roll remained asleep in the

acelet.

crowding

when hibari woke up - still in the arms of the herbivorous ayakashi - she found herself surrounded by different types of ayakashi. it was definitely crowding and she felt a slight twitch to beat them up but decided to let it go at the moment. she felt completely relaxed in his presence and leaned on his chest with her eyes closed.

she heard the flapping of wings and knew that hibird had taken flight. the noises were drowned out by only one person and that was the man she was currently leaning on. she could feel him and smell his scent. it was...nice, she decided.

thoughts

"wow!"

"ohhh...so that's...!"

"the one that the sodaisho went to try and seduce every night."

"the number one beauty in all of kyoto!"

"what do you think, karasu-tengu?"

"i'm amazed. she's even more beautiful than rumored."

"but doesn't she seem kind of sleepy?"

hibari eyes snapped open and she leaned out of his chest. she saw him looking smug for some reason she couldn't nor wouldn't try to understand. she also took note of their words and thought to correct them.

"hn. i was never the princess you keep mentioning, i'm just here to keep ayakashi occupied from eating that herbivore's liver." she said.

"""ehh?"""

"i knew that already though." the herbivorous ayakashi mentioned.

"oh?"

declaration

"kyoya."

for the first time since she came to this era, her given name had been called out. she looked at him at once. normally, she would bite someone to death for calling her so casually but hearing her name come out from his lips didn't sound so bad.

"hn?"

"let us become man and wife."