I have no excuses for the late late late chapter… Well I have tons but it take too long to list them all. Forgive me. Though technically, for the last three months or so, I had exams, then I got lazy and started reading and completely stopped writing, then I got into a Highschool Musical craze… and yea. I had lots of distractions that's for sure! When I attempted to pick up this chapter again, I find myself forgetting what I wrote in previous chapters and I didn't want to contradict but at the same time I was too lazy to read so… Kill my laziness!
I'm really happy for all the reviews I got. Thank you so much! Lots of love from me haha even though it's probably not worth all that much. Here is for the ones that weren't signed. There were quite a bit considering that I took a long break.
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Anyway a bit of news, for the next school year, I'm moving away to go to Mcgill next year! It's been kinda
stressful with university and what not, anyone going there or is already there so I don't feel like a total stranger? Of course Vongola Workshop is also in the works again.
Onto chapter 22!
Previously in If It Stopped Raining
"You said you knew me, and you called me something like a rain guardian. Do you remember?" He inquired.
"I… I mistook you for someone else I know…" She responded anxiously.
"Tsuna called me that exact name. I couldn't and I still can't remember being called that before.." Then later…
Footsteps. Right behind him. The street light cast a large shadow of a man. A hand reached towards his neck. Yamamoto whipped around him and pushed whoever it was against the wall. His hand on the perpetrator's shoulder.
"Ah! Yamamoto! It's me!" The sneak squeaked. Yamamoto saw that it was Tsuna that he pushed against the wall. "Tsuna! What are you doing here?" He exclaimed, another surprise of the night. The baseball star immediately loosen his hold on the boy.
"Hey. I thought I stop by to wish you a Happy Birthday." Tsuna smiled, he wasn't shaken by Yamamoto's sudden attack at all. Yamamoto smiled genuinely and he couldn't help but blush slightly.
Chapter 22
A Coward's Actions
"Hey Dad, I'm finished locking up." Yamamoto shouted as he closed the wooden sliding door. It slid close with a soft thud and without much resistance due to long years of wear. Tsuna followed closely behind his baseball friend as they walked to the kitchen area. The boy felt nostalgic stepping into this place again. It wasn't that he hasn't been here for a long time but rather, he hasn't been here since Yamamoto's memory incident.
It was when they were heading up the stairs that Tsuna caught sight of Yamamoto's Dad. Panic hit Tsuna in quick waves. What if he remembered him? What if he told Yamamoto? Their story won't matter
Uncertain whether he would know Tsuna, the Vongola boss hid his face partially behind Yamamoto.
"Takeshi how about some-" His dad started before he realized there was another boy behind his son. "Who do we have here?"
"This is Tsuna, a friend." Yamamoto explained. When Yamamoto's dad did not recognize him, Tsuna stepped out and greeted nervously.
"…Hi, I'm Sawada Tsunayoshi… I'm in the same class as Yamamoto."
"Ah it's nice to meet you. Well, why don't you and Takeshi head up to his room? You haven't eaten yet have you?"
"No I haven't yet."
"Why don't you stay for supper, Takeshi hasn't had his birthday supper yet."
"Well, I-" Tsuna started to say but Yamamoto turned to face the boy.
"Tsuna, if you don't have other plans, I want you to stay." The birthday boy told Tsuna truthfully, his eyes full of hope. It embarrassed the Vongola boss as it sounded like a line pulled directly from a twelve hour sappy romance movie.
"I mean… I don't want to intrude… I was just going to stop by-"
"It's no trouble at all! So go on up and chat or whatever you boys do." He beckoned. Out of options, Tsuna agreed.
Yamamoto took Tsuna by the hand and started to lead him up to the room. "Let's go Tsuna." It took him by surprise but Tsuna quickly recovered and pulled his hand away quickly, as if it was burnt. The meek boy averted his eyes from his ex-rain guardian. It was still hard to accept Yamamoto's innocent actions even if he just happened to touch his hand. His very warm hand if he may add.
"Is something wrong?" He asked, completely oblivious to Tsuna's thoughts, if not then Yamamoto was just a natural at acting.
"I… I can follow you, it's ok… You don't have to hold my hand or anything…" Tsuna stuttered as he reclaimed his hand back to his side. .
"Takeshi?" Yamamoto's Dad called out from the kitchen. "Carry some drinks to your room for you and your friend would you? You don't want him dying of thirst or anything!" Tsuna could hear the humour in his voice and was quite glad in the distraction from Yamamoto's hand.
"Thank you!" Tsuna thanked.
"No problem, Dad, just wait a moment till after I show Tsuna to my room." Yamamoto shouted back.
"I can go by myself!" Tsuna offered quickly, seizing the opportunity to escape from Yamamoto's space. Covering that blush that crept from nowhere, he leaped up the stairs two at a time but ended up tripping on the last stair. "I'm alright!" Tsuna declared and crawled out of sight. All the while, Yamamoto followed Tsuna's action with interest, carefully thinking about setting his traps before catching his prey for tonight without fail.
"So Sawada-san, do you play baseball too?" Yamamoto's dad asked as he poured some clear liquid in traditional sake cups. He poured from the bottle generously. The man didn't seem to mind the underage boys having a couple drinks since it was his son's birthday.
Tsuna choked and sputtered on the alcohol when he accidentally took a generous sip from his cup which got a chuckle from both Yamamoto males. He had thought the clear liquid was just water and oh boy was he wrong. That stuff was stronger than a pile of cow poop! From the corner of his eye, he caught Yamamoto's eye shot up in amusement before the baseball boy downed his own cup in one gulp as if to prove he was a man. Accepting the unspoken challenge, Tsuna downed what was left in his cup causing him to gurgle the alcohol. The liquid burned his tongue and the back his throat, a fiery beast invading his insides.
"No, I only play when I absolutely have to in class." Tsuna managed to say when he took a minute to adapt to the smouldering sensation. Despite his "act of manliness", Yamamoto only looked like he was trying to hold his laughter.
"Oh?"
"It's not that I don't like the game." Tsuna added quickly. "Unlike Yamamoto, I'm just clumsy in all kinds of sports so I tend to not participate. But I do follow most of Yamamoto's games whenever I can."
"Really?" Yamamoto asked, mildly surprised that Tsuna kept track of him. Then with a smug grin, he commented slyly at Tsuna. "I didn't know you liked stalking me."
"I-I don't stalk you! I just… I happen to have an interest in baseball!" Tsuna defended himself, though his red face contradicted his words otherwise. The Vongola boss sulked quietly as he popped a piece of juicy Sukiyaki beef into his mouth; the meat literally melting in his mouth. He was quite surprised that they weren't having sushi since it seemed to be a staple in the Yamamoto house.
"If we ate sushi everyday, even dad and I would get sick of it eventually." Yamamoto said, as if reading Tsuna's mind. Tsuna reacted by ducking his head and chomping a couple bites in attempt to hide his embarrassment of being read like an open book.
They were back in his room again, just sitting around the coffee table in the middle of the room. For a boy's room, it was really neat though not much has changed since Tsuna was there last. There was a shelf dedicated to all of Yamamoto's trophies, another corner where all his basement equipment was neatly stacked, a bed, a closet, and baseball posters. Yamamoto sat comfortably sprawled out on the floor while Tsuna sat cross-legged awkwardly on the other side of the room, as if debating whether to stay or bolt. He did choose to sit in a spot where he had easy access to the door if escape was necessary.
"So, are you going to just sit over there for the whole night or are you going to come and join me over here?" Yamamoto gestured to a spot beside him. Tsuna looked indecisive as he rocked back and forth on the spot. "I don't bite." he added, showing both rows of perfect white teeth. "Not very hard anyways."
Tsuna gulped. Did Yamamoto have to do that? The boy still had the mark from those teeth from ten years in the future on his neck.
Tsuna snaked his way over beside Yamamoto slowly, still unsure of his purpose of being here tonight. Like Reborn had asked him, what did he hope to achieve when he ran all the way from his house? Tsuna didn't know just as he didn't know the Yamamoto beside him. They looked the same on the outside, but the inside must be different somehow. The boy felt the small box bulging in his messenger; the Vongola Rain Ring that he had stolen back from Reborn. He wasn't sure if giving the ring to Yamamoto would be the right decision but it would be a start. It would stop Tsuna from feeling completely helpless in this problem that he was thrust into.
Tsuna was unnerved by the silence and settled on twiddling the strap on his messenger.
A couple hours ago…
Tsuna walked into his house, taking extra care to shut the door to make as little sound as possible. With a little luck, Reborn would be out doing whatever he was doing and he would have five minutes before he was found out. He tip-toed up the stairs and slipped into his room.
Click. Oh right, Tsuna thought, he didn't have shit worth of luck.
"What's with the sneaking around? Did you seriously think I wouldn't notice?" Reborn smirked which irritated Tsuna, and of course the baby was pointing a gun at him while sitting high on a Leon make-shift throne. "You became my target as soon as you opened that door No-good Tsuna."
Instead of shying away like he usually does, Tsuna got straight to the point.
"Can you give me the rain ring?" The Vongola tenth asked the mentor. It did surprise Reborn, quite a bit in fact, not that he would ever let the emotion show on his face.
"So you had some fun with the adult Yamamoto today didn't you?" At those words, Tsuna entire face flushed with uneasiness. Despite drowning in shame, Tsuna asked again.
"Can you give me the ring?"
"That depends on what you are planning to do with it." Reborn said. "If you just want to look at it, then you're wasting my time but if you are giving it to Yamamoto, then the answer's no."
"Let me rephrase my request, tell me where the ring is." Tsuna demanded, standing very firm in his decision.
"No."
"Why not? The ring belongs to the Vongola family and as the future boss; I have the right to that ring!"
"I deemed Yamamoto to be unworthy of the position and that was why his guardian status was revoked. Do you know what would happen if you gave the ring back to Yamamoto?" Reborn said. "His memories won't come back. Right now, Yamamoto is about as useful as Lambo. You will only be putting him in danger."
"He still has his instincts." Tsuna shot back.
"His instincts won't do him any good if he doesn't know what he is doing."
"I will protect him." Tsuna argued, within seconds those words left his mouth he found himself at the barrel of Reborn's gun again.
"Stupid Tsuna, you may not realize it but a war is on the verge of bubbling over in this town. Don't talk big when you can barely save your own ass."
"I don't care about stupid mafia wars, I… I… I just want Yamamoto back. I don't know if the ring will even do anything but it will be a start!" He cried. As much as he liked the future Yamamoto and the current clueless Yamamoto, he couldn't imagine a future without the old Yamamoto. The baseball boy was his most trusted aide and friend. At this point, he would give up everything to give him back.
"You know that your stupid selfish act is going to put the whole family and Yamamoto in danger?" Tsuna noted that Reborn didn't include Yamamoto as the family.
"He is part of the family, I'm sure that all the other guardians will agree with me on this point."
"He was part of the family. You like him but are youwilling to drag him into this war? This is no different than asking Kyoko to fight."
"Yamamoto is not Kyoko! Yamamoto can defend himself just fine. Besides, last time I checked, you liked Yamamoto!"
"I don't like anyone."
"Then why all of a sudden, did Yamamoto lose his memory and then you kicked him out of the Vonogla?"
"I can't kick someone out of the family if they don't even remember they were a part of the family."
"That's just unreasonable!" Tsuna exclaimed, though he could hear the desperation clear in his voice. Even Tsuna wasn't prepared for the blow that came next. It wasn't a physical blow, just words that hurt many times more than all his training combined.
"Pathetic. Do whatever you want, stupid Tsuna." Reborn muttered and tossed a royal blue velvet box at the emotional boy. "You better be prepared to deal with the consequences." The arcobaleno hopped off his throne and disappeared. The box stumbled along the floor, rolling to a stop in front of Tsuna. He grabbed it hesitantly with shaky hands, the velvet soft to the touch. Tsuna opened the box slowly, the ring glittering beautifully in its cushion slit.
Tsuna shuddered at the memory. He remembered the guillotines and iron maidens that mysteriously appeared in his closet after he got the ring. He just hoped the torture machines weren't there to be used on him.
"Tsuna? You stopped midway reaching inside your bag." Yamamoto asked curiously.
"Oh yea. I… I bought a cake on the way here." Tsuna recovered, moving his hand from the velvet box to another cardboard container and taking it out from his bag. The cake box seen better days, it was misshapen from being tossed inside the messenger. When Tsuna said a cake, he was totally serious. There was one lone beautifully decorated cupcake with swirls of white and black chocolate. "I didn't have enough money to buy two, sorry…" Tsuna flushed with embarrassment.
"Hey, no need to apologize. It's the thought that counts right?" Yamamoto grinned, truly happy with Tsuna's attention more than the cake itself. The Vongola tenth lit the small blue candle on the cake, the small fire giving warmth to the room.
"Make a wish." Tsuna suggested. The ex-rain guardian nodded happily and closed his eyes before blowing out the candle. "So am I allowed to ask what you wished for?"
"Nope." Yamamoto answered, still grinning like an idiot. "Let's split the cake."
"It's your birthday Yamamoto." Tsuna insisted.
"Then doesn't that mean people have to do what I say?"
"Yea, but there's just one cake…"
"It's not fair." Yamamoto pouted.
"Well I brought the cake specifically for you."
"Fine, but can you say my name for me?"
"Why?" Tsuna eyed the boy suspiciously.
"Pretty please?" Yamamoto begged playfully. Finally Tsuna caved in to the puppy expression and did as he was asked.
"Yama-" Before the last two syllables of his name came out, the birthday boy's arm struck out with the cupcake. It was fast enough that even Tsuna's Vongola intuition didn't give him time to react. He was getting too comfortable with Yamamoto's presence. Half of the delicate dessert successfully stuffed in Tsuna mouth. "Um!"
"Chew and swallow. Don't let it go to waste." Yamamoto said evilly in which he got a glare in response. The crumbs tickled the back of his throat urging the boy to cough the whole cake back out. Tsuna downed a big mouthful of warm tea that blissfully washed all the cake down. With his airway finally freed from the cunning cupcake manoeuvre, Tsuna took large gasps of air.
Yamamoto slowly polished off his half of the cake and smiled at the coughing boy. "That was a good cake, wouldn't you say?
"That was not fun, at all." Tsuna said betweens breaths. His throat felt like it had swallowed a rock; make that a lot of rocks.
"Sorry Tsuna but you should've seen your face." Yamamoto cracked up but he was massaging Tsuna's back to soothe the coughing. The hand ran down the length of his back, putting pressure in several sore spots. The ex-guardian's warm hand was comforting after feeling his life getting out of his control.
"By the way, you got a bit of cream on your face." Yamamoto said.
"Where? Here?" Tsuna asked, feeling various parts of his face in attempt to wipe off the misplaced cream. The tenth thought about how this situation was strangely similar to those cliché movie scripts where the girl with the cream gets it licked off of her face and then she squeals in delight and happiness. He remembered how he didn't want to watch that part because it was so… giggly and fake that it would never happen in real life. Apparently, things like to bite him in the ass in hindsight.
"Here." Yamamoto said and leaned in to lick the cream off his cheek. The tenth recoiled as if his face was slapped but in a weird good way. The tea that was in his hand dropped on his lap where it splashed beautifully over his shirt and pants, soaking the material. His face must have registered shock because Yamamoto responded to Tsuna's reaction by saying. "Isn't that what they do in the movies?" And grinned.
"I'm going to clean up in the bathroom!" Tsuna announced hastily and booted out of the room.
"But you don't-" The Vongola boss didn't hear the rest of the sentence when he closed the bathroom door. It clicked silently as if to ensure the security and privacy Tsuna needed.
Any other time, Tsuna might have pushed it aside as pure innocence on Yamamoto's part but his gut instinct told him it wasn't as simple as that. The baseball player had been teasing him the whole night. Yamamoto just didn't do that before. While the memory loss might be a source of the weird behaviour, Tsuna felt like he was missing something. There was something about this Yamamoto that didn't feel right. This wasn't the Yamamoto that was his rain guardian, nor was it the Yamamoto that was the baseball star. He was… different, that was all Tsuna could conclude.
No matter what mess he made of himself, Tsuna still had to take a breather to process what happened. Sure it wasn't as exciting as giving a Yamamoto ten years older than him a rub job in the middle of the school yard or kissing Big Brother in front of Kyoko-chan, but as far as Tsuna was concerned, this was pretty close. Perhaps the thing that surprised the tenth the most was that Yamamoto had this… dirty, dark, playful side to him that he has never known before. Tsuna wasn't sure whether he should be scared of it or what to do about it. It was bad enough that he got into this whole big mess to begin with.
He was getting too much Yamamoto action in one day. There was only so much he could take before he blew up or something. A pool of guilt was slowly collecting in the put of his stomach and Tsuna knew exactly why. It felt wrong to be friendly to this Yamamoto when he did some explicit things with the older Yamamoto just this afternoon.
There was a knock on the door and it made Tsuna jump from the toilet seat. Before the tenth had a chance to open it, Yamamoto peaked his head in holding a bundle of clothes. He had forgotten to lock the door when he rushed in. Just perfect Tsuna thought.
"Here, I brought you some of my clothes to change into." The baseball guardian smiled at the sight of Tsuna's nervous train wreck. The smile somehow maddened the tenth as Yamamoto wouldn't be grinning worth a damn if he knew what he was feeling inside.
"Ummm… thanks." Tsuna murmured and grabbed the clothes from Yamamoto's hand before slamming the door shut. He had almost wished that the door would slam on Yamamoto's fingers just to wipe that smile on his face. Almost. He double locked the door just to make sure the baseball boy wouldn't invade his safety unannounced again. He felt like an idiot for making such a big deal out of nothing. It was a joke, a very cliché one but his heart couldn't help but pound. Yamamoto no matter how old or which version always seemed to have this effect on him.
For one small cup of tea, it made a surprisingly big mess on his clothes. Almost the whole front of his shirt and pants were stained and wet, not to mention he could feel the liquid making its way to his underwear. Tsuna replaced his own shirt with an emerald green shirt that smelt fresh and faintly of Yamamoto. It was a bit loose when he wore it but he assumed it would fit snugly for Yamamoto. The tenth did a double take when he saw that Yamamoto also gave him a pair of underwear. It was a pair of black square briefs that looked a bit on the small side. Actually small would be an understatement, the thing was freaking tiny. Despite his better judgement, Tsuna pulled it on anyway and immediately felt the snugness of the material as it covered his bum. The Vongola tenth flushed uncontrollably as he considered how Yamamoto would look when he wore exactly the same pair.
"How would it even fit?" Tsuna said quietly just in case Yamamoto was waiting outside. Stepping into the pair of sweats quickly, Tsuna left the safety of the bathroom before Yamamoto checked on him again.
"You all good?" Yamamoto asked when Tsuna came back to his room. The mess was cleaned and his cup was refilled with more tea.
"Before I forget…" Tsuna mumbled as he searched through his messenger, his fingers touching the velvet
box.
"You're pulling all sorts of stuff from your bag, what's next?"
"Here." Tsuna thrust the box to Yamamoto.
"Wow, what is it Tsuna?" Yamamoto asked, eyeing the classy box in delight and he hasn't even opened it.
"It's… your birthday present." Tsuna answered though what he wanted to say was returning what had once belonged to you.
"You shouldn't have." The baseball boy thanked gratefully, holding the rain ring in the light.
"I'm glad you liked it. Try it on to see if it fits." He said, trying to suppress his excitement. Of course it fits Tsuna thought, after all the ring belonged to Yamamoto at one point. The tenth could barely stop himself from forcing the ring on his finger just to see if anything changes.
"Well I can't wear it when I play baseball but I guess it wouldn't hurt to try it on right now." Yamamoto said in which Tsuna nodded eagerly in agreement. The baseball guardian slipped the glittering ring onto his ring finger.
Tsuna closed his eyes, waiting for some magic and miracle to happen.
"Really Tsuna, thank you very much! You're a good friend." He thanked again. Tsuna nodded numbly. It didn't work, the thought ran in his head. He went through so much trouble to get the ring back from Reborn and nothing happened. Tsuna was disappointed because that was the only lead he had. What was he suppose to do now? Yamamoto's words knocked him out of his internal turmoil. "So Tsuna…" He asked, sitting closer to face the boy directly face to face.
"Yea?"
"If I ask you a question, will you answer me honestly?"
"Sure." Tsuna promised without much thought.
"What are you hiding from me?" Yamamoto asked straightforwardly.
"…What?" Tsuna's eyes widened in fear, unsure of what the ex-rain guardian was implying. "What do you mean what am I hiding from you?"
"As in why you lied about not knowing me before?"
"I didn't." Tsuna answered carefully, hesitant to say too much because he didn't know what Yamamoto was trying to say.
"You pretended to not know me, when you've known me all along."
"You don't know that." Tsuna argued.
"You knew today was my birthday even though more than half of my ball mates didn't remember."
"I just happen to remember today after talking to you after school."
"Is this the first time you've been to my house?" Yamamoto asked, eyeing the boy intensely.
"Yes…" Tsuna lied, working hard to maintain eye contact. He knew that if he even looked away for a second, he would be given away.
"Then how did you know where my room was? When you got here, you walked up the stairs as if you knew where my room was." The baseball boy pointed out, his body language almost accusing. Tsuna crawled back a couple inches. It was like he got caught red-handed reaching for a cookie in the cookie jar except this had way more consequences. Tsuna mentally slapped himself, he had forgotten that this was supposed to be his first time in this house.
"I assumed it would be upstairs… because… the sushi bar was downstairs!" Yamamoto was always perceptive but Tsuna almost wondered if he had been observing him since he had taken his first step in his house.
"But then, when you ran out of the room, how did you know the bathroom was just one door down?"
"It's not! It's all the way down the…" Tsuna trailed off when he realized he walked into another trap.
"Tsuna…" Yamamoto started gently. "Why did you give me this ring that has the symbol of the rain engraved on it?"
"Because I thought it suited you very well." He answered with no hesitation, it was after all true.
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
"No."
"Then why are you guys trying to play me for a fool?" Yamamoto stated. His tone wasn't one of anger, it was of frustration and helplessness. "What is the Rain Guardian? What happened to me? Why can't I remember?"
"Yamamoto… I…" He wanted so much to comfort him. He wanted so much to be the one Yamamoto relied on. He wanted to return the feeling of security that the ex-rain guardian made him feel but he couldn't. Tsuna couldn't make himself admit that everything was because of his shortcoming. He couldn't admit he had indecent thoughts about his friend. He just couldn't. "There's nothing I can say… I'm sorry…"
"What were we? Were we friends? Did I do something to you?"
"Why does it matter?" Tsuna said, frustrated. "The past is in the past." The baseball boy pulled Tsuna in a quick embrace. The surprised boy didn't struggle against it, rather he let the tension slide away and relax.
"Do you feel that? Do you feel my heart beating?" Yamamoto murmured in his ear. Indeed, even through the clothes, Tsuna could feel a strong rhythm of heartbeat though it was difficult to differentiate whose heart it was. He merely nodded in reply.
"That is why I need to know." Yamamoto continued. "I'm scared Tsuna, that whatever I have forgotten I might've hurt someone. It scares me when I feel that I'm alone when I'm with all the people I played ball with for years but when I see you and even though I don't know you, I feel like this is where I belong, with you." He pulled away to look at Tsuna in the eyes. His eyes were desperate and pleading for an answer. "Please…"The Vongola tenth found it very hard to pull away under that gaze. In fact, he felt his heart broke and Yamamoto was picking up pieces, cutting himself up in the process.
"Tsuna…" It was different when this Yamamoto kissed him. It wasn't awkward or sad like the others. It was a message he was receiving, one asking for help. It wasn't meant to be sad but Tsuna found himself crying anyway. Whether his heart wanted it or not, he felt he didn't deserve to be with Yamamoto or even to have him as a friend. Maybe Reborn was right after all. Forcing this Yamamoto to be the rain guardian was hurting him and Tsuna himself.
He pushed down on Yamamoto gently, breaking their kiss and stood up. Without a word, Tsuna turned to leave. Yamamoto held onto his hand before he could walk another step.
"Tsuna…" Yamamoto said. "Don't leave."
Tsuna was faced with a difficult choice. He could stay or he could leave but if he stayed, he would definitely crack under the gentleness of Yamamoto. He would confess everything to him.
Tsuna chose to run. Out of his room, out of his house, and perhaps out of his life. He no longer has the right to be in his life. Not after running away… again… He was a coward; he was and always will be, he didn't need Reborn to tell him that. He was walking away from Yamamoto again just when he needed him most.
"What kind of a friend am I?"
A tiny figure leaped through the night. It was effortless for him to do so covertly after years of training. Up a tree, then to an electric pole, then along the wall. In mere seconds, he had already travelled a couple blocks that way. It was his own private express lane, fast and away from the streetlights. Silently he concealed himself as he landed on the balcony of his destination. Reborn considered just breaking in but he debated over the noise it might make. He suppose he could be civilized once in awhile and be like everyone else and use the door.
Knock knock. His tiny fist knocked against the wood. No answer.
Knock knock. Reborn tried again, getting his gun out, ready to shoot down the door if it wasn't opened in the next ten seconds.
Click. The door threw open and the storm guardian was already kneeling on the ground. His white hair was tossed in whichever direction and his shirt was wrinkled. It was obviously that the storm guardian has been deprived of sleep for quite awhile. This came as a surprise to Reborn as he would expect Gokudera to be happy about Yamamoto's… Retirement.
"I'm so sorry tenth! I know I didn't open the door this week when you visited but I have been trying to figure out what's been happening" Gokudera blabbered on his apology. It was cut short when he met eye to eye with Reborn. It was amazing how much of a difference it was to meet Reborn in the eye on the same level. When people towered over Reborn, they only get scared, but when you drop to meet his eyes evenly, it was plain terrifying. "Oh… Reborn" He said, disappointed that it wasn't the Vongola tenth.
"Move aside, there are things I need to tell you." The arcobaleno stated and invited himself into the apartment. Reborn's straightforwardness surprised the storm guardian but he masked it well. Knowing there was nothing he could do to protest, Gokudera closed the apartment door and prepared himself for a long night.
It was another heartfelt confession from Yamamoto but Tsuna walks away from him again! Will Tsuna be able to fix it or is Yamamoto onto something here? Something is up with Reborn again, what purpose does he have for going to Gokudera of all people? Until next time on If It Stopped Raining!
Author's Note - Yes… School is almost done! Perhaps that will mean more writing time! Yay! Thanks everybody! Love you all! Rate, Comment, Review, Subscribe! Let me know what you think 3