(5/4/2013) I'M SO SO SO SO SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT! But, I have been working on the previous chapters and changed a few things, so feel free to reread them if you wish. Please enjoy!

This was not good.

Not for Chi, anyway.

You see, sometimes after school, she'd help out the librarian when Tsuna had a detention and usually around this time, the library was rather empty since most of the students were either going home or in their clubs. Chi liked it here, since most of those who came in were the students who didn't care much about her and Tsuna's reputation and therefore left them alone.

So, why was Chi so worried?

Well, one of those students was the infamous Hibari Kyouya.

Chi didn't really have any problems with the Head Prefect of the Disciplinary Committee, he usually had good reason for beating students to a bloody pulp and enjoying it, but that was the thing.

He enjoyed hurting people and sometimes Chi suspected that he would make up rules just to 'punish' a student.

Not that she'd ever tell anyone, she wanted to live thank you very much.

It was pretty surprising that she didn't pass out whenever he showed up.

And right now, that very person was sitting in a corner of the library. From where Chi was standing, er, well sitting, she couldn't tell if he was reading or napping. Hibari was well-known for taking frequent naps at the school, mostly the school roof, and, every now and then, a little corner in the library.

Chi was focused on inputting new books into the system when she heard quiet steps approaching the front desk. She stilled and hesitantly looked up, frightened yellow meeting steely gray.

Chi froze and pushed down the urge to faint (she really had to kick that habit, Reborn-san would get so impatient with her...) and swallowed the lump in her throat.

"H-how may I h-help you, Hibari-san?" she asked meekly. The prefect tossed a moderately thick novel on the desk.

"A-ah, you w-want to check out, u-um," she swallowed again, "I-I'll need y-your ID, Hibari-san."

Hibari sighed and took out his ID. Once more, he tossed it on top of the book. Chi bowed and scanned his card then the book. She clicked a few buttons on the computer screen and printed out a receipt. She bowed again and handed him his things, "Your book is due in two weeks, Hibari-san."

"Hn," he replied and left.

Once his footsteps faded away, Chi slid down her chair and under the desk, curling up into a fetal position, putting her head between her knees. She focused on keeping her breathing even.

"Mifune-chan, I'm ba-ah!" The librarian gasped, "Mifune-chan! What happened? Don't tell me those girls came in to bully you again!"

Chi shakily rose her head and shook it, "N-no, Hi-Hibari-san w-wanted to ch-check out a-a book..."

The woman sighed in relief, "Well, thank goodness, I was hoping I wouldn't take too long, but you're free to go, Mifune-chan," she patted the girl's shoulder, "Oh, by the way, Sawada-kun and Yamamoto-kun were looking for you, they were with that new student too."

"O-oh? Wh-where were they?" Chi asked while putting away her things.

"Hm," the librarian tapped her chin, "they were just around the corner, you might be able to catch them if you go now."

"A-alright," Chi made her way to the exit, "I'll be leaving then."

"Have a good day, Mifune-chan."

"Chi!"

"Hm?" Chi turned around and spotted Tsuna with the others at the end of the hall, "Tsuna!"

"Hurry up, Woman!" Gokudera snapped, "I'm not gonna let you make Boss late!"

"Aw, come on, Gokudera," scolded Yamamoto lightly, "she just stepped out of the library!"

"Oi! Don't get so familiar with me, Baseball Freak!" growled the bomber.

While the two were arguing, Chi had caught up to the group. She noticed he group was short one red-head.

"Where's Shimizu-san?"

"Ah, she said she had to go to work," answered Tsuna, "She left right after the bell."

"Mm..." Chi mumbled, "It's against the rules for middle school students to get a job, right?"

"Eva-chan told us to keep it a secret," he said, "She works at that music store that's close to the grocery store, right?"

Chi nodded, "I hope she doesn't get in trouble...ah!" She gasped, "I almost forgot to ask, where are we heading?"

"Hm? Oh!" Tsuna exclaimed, "We're going to the Reception Room, Reborn said he wanted to make it a hideout."

Chi frowned, "We need a hideout at the school?" She bit her lip, "But wouldn't that be dangerous for the other students?"

Tsuna sighed harshly, "It's not like we have a choice, this is Reborn we're talking about."

Chi mumbled worriedly, "I-I suppose so-WAAAH!" she screamed. Yamamoto had swung an arm over her shoulders.

"Hey guys, let us in on the conversation!" He said brightly.

"Don't get so close to the Boss, Baseball Idiot," Gokudera growled.

"Hahaha, don't get so angry Gokudera," chuckled Yamamoto, "We're friends right, Tsuna, Chi?"

"U-uh, yeah, sure," Tsuna stuttered, answering for both him and Chi, seeing that she was too nervous to talk. Though he was happy to see that she didn't faint...yet.

"We're here, Boss!" Gokudera announced.

Yamamoto opened the door and looked inside, "Wow, I didn't know there was a room like this at our school."

A stern voice cut in, "Who are you?"

"Hibari-san!" Chi squeaked. Yamamoto began looking worried while Gokudera narrowed his eyes. Tsuna had been pushed behind him, as a 'precaution' he said, so the shorter boy had no idea who was inside.

"Herbivores," said Hibari coldly, "I hate crowding," he took out his tonfas, "I'll bite you to death."

Gokudera gave the teen a dirty look, "Who the hell are you calling, 'Herbivores'!?"

"Hey, this room actually looks really nice!" Tsuna remarked, stepping into the room.

"Ah-!"

"Boss-!"

"Tsuna!" Chi threw her arm out and pushed him back, receiving a powerful hit on the right side of her head knocking her unconscious.

When Chi became aware, she felt a numbing pain on the side of her lip. She groaned quietly.

"Chi?" someone asked, "Are...are you awake?"

Chi groggily opened her eyes and was met with Tsuna's face hovering closely over hers, "...What... happened?"

Tsuna sat back, releasing a loud breath, "Hibari kicked our butts after he knocked you out," he explained, "Then we woke up here in the nurse's office and Eva-chan was taking care of our bruises and stuff, oh and she stitched up your lip too."

Chi slowly sat up, with some help from Tsuna of course, and touched her bottom lip, pausing, she then looked at Tsuna and said, "Are you okay?"

Tsuna face-faulted, "Wha-! Th-that's what you say after you find out you got stitches!?"

Chi blinked, "Well, it's expected after you get beat up, right?"

Tsuna sighed once more, "Okay, you've been beaten one too many times to expect these things, Chi."

She shrugged, "I guess, so, are you okay?"

"Yeah, for the most part," he nodded, "Reborn shot me with the Dying Will Bullet again and I had to get a new uniform, by the way, remind me to pay you back for last time."

Chi shook her head, "It's fine, I don't mind."

"Bu-"

"No."

Grumbles.

"Fine, if you say so, Chi."

"How are Yamamoto-san and Gokudera-san?"

"They're okay," he answered, "Eva-chan's kind of doting on them while I'm here with you, Reborn's with them too."

Chi leaned back against the headboard, "That's good, everyone's okay then."

"Are you ready to go home?" asked Tsuna, "Eva-chan said we're clear to go when you wake up."

Chi nodded, "Yeah, hey," she sat up again, "You wanna play some video games? We only got halfway through that last one."

Tsuna grinned, "Yeah! Come on, let's go!"