Date Started: Friday, September 24, 2010
Date Released: Monday, September 26, 2010
Title: Transcending Dreams
Author: Gin Nanashi
Creation Type: FanFiction, "Crossover"
Main Rating: M
Disclaimer: The Lyrical Life © Gin Nanashi; Katekyou Hitman REBORN! © Amano Akira
Summary: What is reality? No one knows for sure. And, when Tsuna accidentally finds himself in a world where he exists as a form of entertainment, what is he to think? Not only that, but he meets the characters of a manga that's famous in his world! Just, what is reality?

Transcending Dreams

Dream 01: Cosplaying Characters

Tsunayoshi Sawada, otherwise known as Tsuna, went through some pretty strange things. He found out that he was to be the boss of the most powerful mafia family in the world. He has a powerful baby for a Spartan trainer. He has an overzealous bomb-user, an oblivious baseball player, a cow-suited kid, an extreme boxer, a carnivorous prefect and a pair of pineapple-headed illusionists as his guardians. He even traveled through time to defeat a marshmallow-loving overlord! But, what the heck is going on here?

Sweat trickled down his face as his light-brown eyes locked onto the figure in front of him.

It was (who he knew to be) a female standing at 5' 6" (or 167.6 cm) and weighing 125 lb (or 56.8 kg). She had short hair that fluffed out at the ends with parts of her bangs constantly falling in front of her left eye which appeared to be black (but he knew that it's actually dark-brown when under the sunlight). Her irises were (at the moment, he reminded himself) a scrutinizing golden color and her skin glowed with a very lightly tan. Currently, from what he could see, she wore a heavy black jacket and beige cargos tucked into black boots.

Now, you might wonder how this seemingly normal (albeit androgynous) girl might incur such a dramatic response in a mafia boss, especially one of a very powerful family.

Well, just delve into the boy's thoughts.

'WHY IS KADIN-SAN HERE?'

Apparently, he knows the girl, but the faint traces of confusion on the otherwise blank expression suggests that the girl did not know him.

Tsuna gulped, vaguely wondering, 'How did I get into this mess again…?'

The last thing he remembered was falling asleep on his bed after a hard day of being abused by his Spartan trainer!

Then…

Floating in this strange place of pure blackness, the light brunette found that he couldn't move nor did he have any urge to. It was strangely relaxing...

"…ey…"

A frown graced his lips as he furrowed his brows, wondering, 'Who's calling me…?'

"…ey…!"

'This voice…' He continued to muse, 'I don't know this voice, but...'

"…Hey…!"

'It sounds really pretty.' He decided as the blackness began to lighten, 'But, who…?'

"HEY!"

Light-brown eyes snapped open to meet with darker ones before-

BONK!

"ITAI!"

-their respective owners synchronized after he smacked his head against the other's.

Ruffling his fluffy brown hair, Tsuna whined lowly, "What was that for?"

The other grunted, rubbing at the growing red mark, "If you sleep out here in this weather, you'll die."

"HIIIII?" Came the frightened squeak, "DIE?"

Suddenly, Tsuna froze upon finally looking around at his surroundings, "Where…?"

He was sitting on the snow-covered ground of what appeared to be a large urban park. Almost no one was around seeing as how the sun had almost fully set. Snow continued to fall gently.

A sigh caught the boy's attention as he looked over to the one who woke him up.

"You're…!" He started with wide eyes before backing away with a pale face, "You're Kadin-san!"

And, now it's back to present time with the utterly confused girl.

Kadin, as she's named, raised a brow, "How do you know my name?"

The question went over the light brunette's head as he continued to panic inwardly, 'W-What should I do?'

The golden eyes seemed to have gotten brighter as their owner's expression turned guarded, "Well…?"

'Kadin-san's right in front of me when she shouldn't be!' The light brunette continued to scream in his mind, 'She's just a cartoon character! She can't be real! Wait-!'

A thought ran across his mind before he blurted out, "You're a cosplayer, aren't you!"

Silence reigned over them before Kadin raised a brow and shook her head, "I only cosplay when there's a convention going on, kid. Besides…"

Her eyes ran over the boy's attire before she crossed her arms, "Aren't you the one cosplaying, Tsunayoshi Sawada?"

With wide eyes, Tsuna gave the only intelligible answer he could think of.

"H-Huh?"

Kadin sighed, stuffing her cold fingers into the pockets of her jacket, before bluntly stating, "You're dressed up like the main character from Katekyou Hitman REBORN!"

His blood seemed to freeze over from the chill that ran through his body as he came to a start, thinking in horror, 'I'm not real here?'

The girl watched him for a moment longer before turning away with a small frown, "Oh well. Since you're awake now, I have no need to stick around any longer…"

"Wait…!" Tsuna grabbed onto Kadin's sleeve before abruptly letting go and squeaking with arms guarding his head, "S-Sorry! Please don't kill me!"

Golden eyes blinked before dimming to a dark-brown color as their owner quirked a small grin, "Heh. You really do act like him."

Red blossomed on the younger one's face as he slumped over and thought dejectedly, 'That's 'cause I am No-Good Tsuna...'

But, it wasn't as if he could say that to someone who thought that he was cosplaying.

Kadin watched the boy a little longer before sighing at his obviously upset expression, "You lost, or something?"

Tsuna blinked and hesitated before nodding slowly, looking down at his shoes in embarrassment, 'That's one way of putting it...'

The girl ruffled her hair, thinking for a moment, before shrugging, "Meh. You can stay with me, then."

Surprise was evident on his face as Tsuna stuttered out, "R-Really…?"

Kadin nodded before turning around, motioning for him to follow as she continued to speak, "Yeah."

Reaching her side, the light brunette couldn't help but ask why.

A light smirk graced the other's lips as she replied, "I'd feel guilty if a cute cosplayer died."

A blush flared on his cheeks as Tsuna sulked, "I'm not supposed to be cute…"

Kadin snorted lightly, "Why not? It's a compliment, so just take it."

The light brunette glanced at her before turning away with a small smile, 'It really is Kadin-san… to say something like that.'

He closed his eyes as he reminisced.

"Kaa-san?" A younger Tsuna asked as he peeked a look at his mother from the hallway.

The housewife was seated at the low living room table with a manga book in hand.

She smiled towards her son and motioned for him to come closer, "Yes, Tsu-kun?"

The light brunette neared the woman before looking curiously at the book, "Why do you always read that manga?"

Nana blinked at the question, taken aback before a light blush danced across her cheeks, "I can't help but re-read it."

Confusion was evident in the younger one's expression, prompting an explanation.

The woman smiled before closing her book and showing the cover to her son, "This is volume one of The Lyrical Life."

The title was written simply in black with the author's initials underneath it on the cover which held a plain white background with only the main character displayed on it.

It was an androgynous figure, sitting in a relaxed position and looking off into the distance, with short black hair and brown eyes rimmed with thick lashes. The character wore a loose shirt that hung off of the shoulder, revealing a bra strap and confirming the gender. But, what stood out on the otherwise relatively normal-looking character was her expression - it was a look of pure tranquility.

Heat blossomed on the boy's cheeks as his mother giggled, "She's beautiful, isn't she?"

Tsuna jumped and crossed his arms in an x-formation, stuttering out, "I-I wasn't thinking that!"

Nana simply smiled and brushed her fingers against the cover, "I remember when this book first came out."

The boy began to calm down as he listened to his mother's story.

"It was back when I was your age." She smiled, eyes distancing, "I was always daydreaming about one thing or another. Traveling the world… Becoming famous… Falling in love…"

She blushed lightly, pressing a palm against her cheek, "Thinking back on it now, before I met your father, I had a character crush on Kadin-san!"

"HIIIII~?" Tsuna fell over in shock and gaped, "B-But, she's a girl character!"

Nana waggled her forefinger at her son, "Silly Tsu-kun! Love knows no boundaries!"

This brought forth a flat and weirded out expression from the light brunette as he thought, 'There probably should be one…'

The woman smiled lightly before pushing the book towards her son, "Try it, Tsu-kun. Maybe you'll like it?"

The boy wanted nothing more than to run out of the room and indulge himself in some light gaming, but the expectant look from his mother made him sigh and grab it.

"Fine." He had grumbled, "But, only 'cause you asked me to, Kaa-san!"

Nana gave a secret smile.

That was the first time Tsuna had read a manga book.

Actually, it was the only time.

After reading that, he never did get into any other series.

They just didn't bring forth any feelings from him.

"NOOOOO~!"

CLANG!

The chair had fallen over when the light brunette abruptly stood up from his stationary position.

His hands ruffled his fluffy hair as his eyes were clenched shut with tears prickling at them.

BAM!

He suddenly slammed his hands onto his desk and cried out, "WHY? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?"

The manga book, resting innocently on the desk, was flipped to a page showing the androgynous girl clutching at a bleeding wound as she laid against the wall of a seemingly abandoned place.

"Ara?" Came the surprised voice of his mother as she knocked and opened the door, "What happened, Tsu-kun?"

The light brunette froze at the interruption before abruptly wiping away his tears, "N-Nothing!"

Nana blinked before walking over to the boy, who tensed in reaction.

She brushed her fingers against the book before-

Plop.

-Tsuna blinked at the sight.

Clear tears ran down the woman's face.

"K-Kaa-san?" The light brunette panicked, picking up the chair and letting his mother sit down.

Nana sniffled a bit and wiped her eyes, "I remember that part…"

Tsuna blinked before his eyes widened, "Y-You're crying because of that…?"

The woman pouted lightly before-

BAM!

-slamming a fist into the dest and sniffling again, "Why, Kadin-san? WHY?"

Tsuna's guts churned.

"Why did you have to die~?" Came the wail as-

Thump!

-Tsuna fell over, twitching, before sitting up and slouching over, grumbling, "Why did you have to spoil it, Kaa-san…?"

The woman blinked before covering her mouth in surprise, "Oops!"

She placed her hands in an apologetic manner and bowed slightly, "I'm so sorry, Tsu-kun! I forgot that you didn't finish reading it!"

The light brunette said nothing as his eyes trailed to the book before shifting to his mother.

"Does she really…?"

Sad brown eyes were his response.

Suddenly, Tsuna jerked out of his musings, 'Wait a second…'

His light-brown eyes trailed to the girl's back, 'Kadin-san dies in the manga…'

His steps slowed, 'But, she's still here…'

He stopped, 'Then, that didn't happen yet…?'

'If it didn't…' His hands clenched into fists before he jumped when a hand touched his shoulder.

Looking up, Tsuna blinked before flushing red and waving his arms around, "A-Ah! S-Sorry!"

Kadin raised a brow, watching him carefully before asking, "You alright?"

Calming his actions, the light brunette nodded meekly, "Yeah…"

The girl didn't say anything before sighing and backing away.

Tsuna dropped his gaze and slumped his shoulders, 'Great. She probably thinks I'm a weirdo…'

A weight fell onto his head, making him blink before raising his eyes.

Blackness obscured his vision before heat set deep into his cheeks when his nose caught the scent of cocoa.

'Kadin-san...'

The jacket began to slide off, making Tsuna panic before he sighed when he caught it.

'This scent…'

Hugging the article close to his chest, the light brunette couldn't help but feel warm.

'The manga always referred to Kadin's scent as smelling like chocolate…'

He jogged towards the girl with a nervous smile, "U-Um… Why…?"

Kadin smirked lightly, "It's your reward."

Tsuna nearly fell over, "H-Huh? Reward?"

"You were making a whole bunch of funny faces." Kadin drawled, shrugging lightly, "That's your reward for entertaining me."

The boy nearly fell over before sulking, "I'm not entertainment…"

"Pbbfft-!" Came the stifled sound from the girl as she turned away.

Tsuna blinked before he attempted to look at her expression.

Heat flourished on his cheeks again, threatening to become permanent, as light-brown eyes widened at the sight.

A wide grin had graced the girl's lips as thick lashes rested on her flushed cheeks.

"S-Sorry!" Kadin snickered while trying to cover her smile with one hand and waving her other hand around, "But, your expression just then…!"

But, Tsuna didn't really pay attention to her apology as he stared with wide eyes, 'W-Waaa~! Kadin-san never smiled like that in the manga!'

Heat flushed his system as he began to daydream happily, 'And I was the one who got her to smile like that!'

As much as he would like to dwell in his happy thoughts, he was suddenly jerked out of his daydream when a blur ran across his vision.

He blinked before looking confusedly at the girl whose lips held the faint traces of her grin.

Inwardly, Tsuna couldn't help but pout, 'She's gone back to her guarded smile!'

But, he shook away those thoughts and tilted his head, blinking, "What is it…?"

Kadin jerked a thumb to the house in front of them, "We're here."

Tsuna blinked again before blushing and shuffling his feet in embarrassment, "O-Oh."

The girl smiled with a light sigh before grabbing his hand and pulling him forwards, "Come on!"

Wide light-brown eyes locked onto the interlinking hands before his brows furrowed, 'I…'

The memory of the bleeding girl flashed across his mind as his bangs shadowed his expression, 'Kadin-san…'

He bit his lips before determination burned in his eyes, 'No...!'

As the door opened, his grip tightened around the other's.

Kadin blinked and glanced back in confusion.

Dark-brown eyes widened at the intense look.

'I won't let Kadin-san die!'

(Extended Ending)

"Do you need to go…?" Came the blunt question from Kadin.

"H-HIIIII?" Tsuna startled before abruptly letting go and jumping away, shaking his head frantically, "N-No!"

Dark-brown eyes watched him, unconvinced, as their owner drawled, "Are you sure…?"

Tsuna nodded just as vigorously before sighing when the other's gaze left him.

Shoulders slumped, the boy nearly oozed into a puddle of relief.

'T-Too close… I need to be more careful…'

Author's Note:

This idea was swimming around in my mind for a while now, so I decided to type it up and see where it'll take me. *shrugs*

I've read some FanFictions where a character from our world, or "Reality" (as we call it), gets transported into an Anime-verse and is all surprised that it exists. But, I've always wondered how things would turn out if a character from an Anime-verse came to our world and found it to be a part of a story back in their world. Hopefully, that made sense... *sweat*

Anyway, I may or may not update this since it's really something random. *scratches head* Um... I think that's it...?

Well, if you read this and found it interesting, then I commend you for taking the time off to do so! *bows*

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING OUT TRANSCENDING DREAMS (TD)!