Title: Chase

By: Metamorcy

Pairing: All27, Acobaleno27,

Summary: AU, To Vongola University, Sawada Tsunayoshi is the most loved professor among the students and faculty, both male and female. Everyone wants to be in his class, everyone wants him. But one day, he announces that he has a lover, now it's a race to find out who it is.

Disclaimer: Seriously? Don't own, just the idea

N/A: This chapter is going to go over the characters that are infatuated with Tsuna and explain them a bit.

I have a Fong27 contest that's currently going on. I'm hoping that a lot of people will participate and there are prizes are involved for the top three winners. Currently, one person has entered it. All the information, deadline and others, is located in the link here http :/metamorcy1. livejournal. com/7031. html

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Sawada Tsunayoshi, Tsuna for short, was a professor that taught at Vongola University, of whom was well loved among the students and faculty, both male and female. It didn't matter what gender, people loved and adored Tsuna. There was no denying it. He was one of the kindest professors in the entire school-and was actually the cutest. Not too long ago, the students had actually done a large-scale survey to see how many people found the professor gorgeous, and out of the eight thousand students that attended, all but around two hundred people, agreed…with squeals and lots and lots of love. The only reason that those two hundred didn't agree was because they didn't know who Tsuna was until they were forced into the class or shown a video. Right after that, that number had been changed to one hundred percent. Tsuna was just that charming to them.

When it came to registration time, people fought to get into his classes. To the teachers, it was an amusing sight to see as they watched students fight each other to gain a spot in Professor Sawada's class. After all, there were a limited number of seats and classes for Professor Sawada. He only taught in the morning from eight to eleven, and another class in the afternoon from one to four. This schedule was only restricted to Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with Tuesdays and Thursdays as off-days. There was two hours between classes where he would sit in his office and do grading or anything else that needed to be done. Sometimes, when there was nothing at all, he would go browsing on the internet in boredom. During those times, students would come in to talk to him about something; and they sometimes would sit there and watch their favorite teacher eat lunch.

For the students to get hooked onto Tsuna, all they had to do was sit in on the first day of class with Professor Sawada. With that one day, they were already tangled into his webs of smiles, each and every person falling for the brunet. Some, in the morning, would bring him coffee and gifts, just to have that chance to see him smile at them and say 'thanks'. To many, it was an excuse to talk to him and hear his voice directed at themselves instead of the entire class. Other people came during his two-hour break period to give him lunch; because of that, he rarely had to buy or bring his own. He found it funny, but never paid much attention to it.

Plenty of students returned to his classroom by reregistering, other students purposefully failing so that they could come back with an excuse. Students that had him before would purposefully walk pass his classroom when the doors were open to peek inside and watch as the professor walked back and forth at the front, talking about his subject, Ethics. Many stated that he looked exquisite when he was teaching, concentrating on his speech, and looking heroic as he was stared down by hundreds of students every day.

Among the thousands that attended his classes, there were only a few that really stood out. All of them were all males, and they were the ones who were trying to catch the professor's attention the most. Those that attended knew that in order to get to the teacher, they had to get pass them. Various people tried; some succeeded, many failed.

Gokudera Hayato, currently a junior, was one of those students that stood out. He is a transfer student that has attended one of Tsuna's classes, each and every semester since freshmen year. He was one of the students who was deeply in love with the professor, and it was blatantly obvious to those that saw him when he was in front of the professor. Gokudera was almost like a loyal puppy, always determined to get Tsuna's attention. He was also one of the few that came to class thirty minutes early to hand coffee over to the teacher. It was a race that he usually won. Still, that didn't deter other students from giving chocolate gifts and other types of presents. Gokudera double majored in both mathematics and biology, and always got some of the best grades in class. However, he had a major problem - he had the worst temper in the world.

Another student, named Yamamoto Takeshi, was in the same category as Gokudera. He was a junior that has been in every class with Professor Sawada, since freshman year. But unlike Gokudera, he was actually failing the class, though many knew that it was on purpose so that he could go back to the class again. Even Tsuna knew it. Yamamoto was popular among the females, but not as popular as Tsuna. He was always smiling, and always raised his hand to ask questions about every single thing but the students knew better. He was actually directing Tsuna's attention toward him. He majored in business, since he couldn't take sports - or rather, baseball - as a major.

Rokudo Mukuro was a student that didn't frequently attended Tsuna's classes, but he could always be found in at least one of the sessions, watching the professor. No one was certain what he was majoring in, but Tsuna believed it was psychology, and maybe another major or minor. Whenever he appeared, which wasn't hard to miss because of his navy pineapple-styled hair, Tsuna would sigh at the beginning of class and rub his forehead in frustration. Among the students that the teacher had taught, Mukuro was one of those that purposely placed sexual innuendos into his lines to fluster Tsuna, and enjoyed harassing him at every chance he got. He sometimes even snuck up on the teacher so that he could get a good grope on the professor's ass. This usually rewarded him with a scream and then a well-placed punch. Everyone knew better than to surprise Tsuna because the teacher was freakishly strong, and had sent students (main victim: Mukuro) flying halfway across the classroom. Still, that didn't stop Mukuro from continuing his actions. There were also times when he was charming and somewhat romantic, placing little trinkets on Tsuna's desk.

Another student who infrequently appeared in the classroom was Hibari Kyoya. He worked at the school to enforce the rules, and keep people in line. No one dared disrespect him in fear of the consequences that would occur, except for Mukuro, who enjoyed pissing Hibari off. They could always be seen fighting each other. The black-haired student would sit in the back, and would appear like he was asleep, for his eyes were closed shut, but Tsuna knew better. Hibari was always listening to his lectures, to every word, and the brunet never minded, since the other never caused any trouble in his classroom. He was quiet - most of the time, that is. However, when Hibari appeared in class, no one dared sit near him; they were all afraid to get 'bitten to death' by him. He majored in both Business and Law.

Sasagawa Ryohei and Bovino Lambo were two students that had attended his class before, and were normally those that would pass by so that they could look in on Tsuna. Ryohei was easy to tell when he was nearby. His loud voice could easily be heard across the entire campus, but he rarely was seen with the teacher, except in the morning since Tsuna passed by the training fields to get to his building.

Lambo, on the other hand, was a cry baby student that occasionally was bullied, due to his popularity and good lucks. Normally, Tsuna had to cheer him up after or before class, whenever he decided to appear and though the brunet was a little shorter, he was always seen patting Lambo's head. Sometimes, Lambo would be with Tsuna after a bad run-in for the entire two hours between classes before going off again.

There were plenty of other students that appeared here and there like Spanner, a robot geek that came to the University to learn about robots and machinery. He normally left lollipops underneath Tsuna's office door each day. All of them were made by him and would be a different flavor. It was entertaining for the professor to guess what the next one would taste like. Shoichi Irie was another student that was close to Spanner in their love of machinery and tended to watch the brunet from afar, but only during the times his class wasn't in session since his had the tendency to overlap Tsuna's. The professor tended to make the poor pink-haired student have terrible stomach aches whenever Tsuna stopped to talk to him and Shoichi would break down further when trying to talk to the other. There were a couple of other students that were in class, but weren't as big as those already mentioned.

Of course, everyone knew that the Vongola University faculty was also like the students. More than half of them were infatuated with Tsuna. Some of the faculty managed to hide this obsession quite well. The other portion wasn't mainly because they were married or already had someone. The infatuated could be seen staring down others if they found them as competition for Tsuna's affection; some of the teachers were even brutal to the other competition. For example, Xanxus, a professor, had sent one of his lackeys after a random teacher who had the nerves to ask Tsuna out for lunch. Even though he was denied, said teacher didn't come back for a few weeks, apparently hospitalized for multiple broken bones and fractures.

Speaking of Xanxus, who was an History professor and one of the most violent teachers found in the faculty, he was also well known for the scars on his face. Students knew not to mess with him, stay away, or at least keep the man happy, lest face his terrible wrath or his obsequious subordinates (some students believed that the history professor could probably get away with even murder). He would always be sitting at the front, never getting up from his chair even during a test. Regardless of that, however, he had sharp eyes and had caught a few that had the nerve to cheat. To many, they knew that Xanxus had a major crush on Tsuna, and a strong one at that, but he hid it well under his anger. It was similar to bullying, where the boy liked the girl, but didn't want to show it. Of course, Squalo and Leviathan were the most loyal professors that were usually around Xanxus when they weren't teaching. They were part of the group that weren't interested in Tsuna at all, but more into Xanxus instead. Together, with a few other professors, they were known as the 'Varia'.

Belphegor was a college Algebra professor, and no one really understood why he chose that subject though many that went to his class got a lovely explanation on how-many-people-died-times-some-random-number or how-many-people-would-die-if-their-throats-were-slit. All in all, no one really learned anything much in that class. He was another professor that really enjoyed toying with Tsuna and openly showed his affections towards the cute brunet. Still, people didn't bother with him unless they wanted to get stabbed multiple times (his student, Fran was the main victim). He was a part of the 'Varia' group, and was the only other person in the Varia, besides Xanxus, that showed affection towards the brunet. He normally brought little stuffed animals, rabbits, cats, and a mink, that was used to decorate the Ethics professor's office.

Dino was another professor that taught both Italian and Physics and was a total klutz, somehow managing to trip on air. Tsuna was one of the few that had to help him up, and sometimes bandage him whenever there were cuts. The blond professor had a major crush on the brunet and would attempt to talk to him whenever possible even if it meant tumbling over his feet or crawling. There were times he walked Tsuna from his classroom to his office and would stay there until he had to go for his next class.

Just like the fact that the Varia consisted of several professors, there was another group called the Arcobaleno. They were made of handsome people, many that had just as much popularity as Tsuna but no one could compare to the brunet. One smile could send someone to do Tsuna's bidding. It was just that powerful. The Arcobaleno, on the other hand, was a group of eight, but only three of them were really interested in the Ethics professor. Among them was the only Calculus professor found on the campus, Reborn. He was known to be one of the strictest and cruelest of all the teachers, combined, and many people wished they could avoid this class if possible, but since he was the only Calculus professor, it was impossible to do so. He was also known as the most dangerous person on the entire campus and has shot a few students a couple of times, only missing by an inch. People knew he liked Tsuna, and was one of the few that people didn't dare mess with, even when he was alone with the brunet.

Colonello was another professor that no one messed with. He was the military instructor of the school and was a rival to Reborn on 'who-could-get-Tsuna-to-look-their-way'. He shared many similar personality traits with Reborn, and doesn't hesitate to torture his students if they didn't follow his commands precisely. Many of those that joined his class could be seen running a ridiculous number of miles, or even attempting to do impossible stunts, which could kill normal people. Ryohei was one of his few favored students, since the student could live through those stunts. Colonello, when not teaching, would be seen in Tsuna's office, talking to him about certain matters, and when he was in there, no dared to go in (except for Reborn).

Skull, the Art professor, was the last of the Arcobaleno who was interested in Tsuna. He had more of a puppy love for him, since the Ethics professor was one of the few who showed kindness to him. Everyone else, besides a few others, was cruel to the teacher - even many of the students. Though the times when he tried to get to the brunet, he was normally pushed aside by others and rarely had a good chance to talk to the Ethics professor. But due to his troubles, Tsuna always turned towards him with a smile.

A close friend to Tsuna was the History and Chinese professor named Fong, who was also part of the Arcobaleno. He was usually seen in his traditional red-with-white-lining-robe with white pants underneath. But there were times when he would wear something different, mainly in a different color and style. Sometimes he would be seen in a light blue robe with navy blue linings and would have a scarf tied around his waist. Since Fong and Tsuna lived close together, they would carpool to save gas, so the Chinese was always the one to see him in the morning and at the end of the day. But no one really thought of Fong as a threat since it was well known that Fong already had his eyes set on someone else. Who that person was, no one was really all that sure, since they had never seen him/her. They only knew about the letters, phone calls, and emails that was normally exchanged between him and his lover.

There was another group known as the Generation. It consisted of seven men, of whom had been at the University for the longest period, since many teachers were fired and hired repeatedly. Only the best were allowed the opportunity to remain. Giotto, the head of the group, was an attractive blond and adored Tsuna's smiles. He would, at various times, tease and grope the other. The blond was an English professor that taught at different levels and was well known for his flirtatious attitude, and was often seen making Tsuna laugh and blush.

Another professor that was part of Generation was Alaude, who taught Law. He had the same type of attitude as Hibari, in that he didn't like people disrupting the peace of the University. He was normally seen carrying a handcuff (or two, if circumstances required it) with him. If anyone made any sexual innuendos about him, they were severally punished for it. Alaude wasn't normally seen with Tsuna but there were times when he randomly appeared talking to him in whispers. People tried to figure out what they were saying but it was impossible since Alaude would catch them even before they stepped within four feet of the area.

The last Generation person that was well known in wooing the Ethics professor was Daemon Spade. Spade taught Psychology and has a very similar personality compared to Mukuro. They both loved to harass Tsuna in their crazy strange ways, but Spade was a little different. Instead of appearing in the classroom, he popped into the brunet's office uninvited and molested him there. Usually, another student or professor would come in at the right time to save him, but the overall population was still worried. What would have happened if they didn't arrive? Were there times behind closed doors where it continued? Some tried to get answers out of the psychology teacher, but none were successful. Not even any the Arcobaleno, the rest of the Generation, or the Varia.

As days and weeks passed by, it was a race to see who could win Professor Sawada's heart, and claim him as their boyfriend. Everyone kept an eye on each other, making sure not to let anyone get too close to their affection. Some were doing better than others. However, that all changed one day when Tsuna came in with the largest grin on his face on Monday morning. The students asked what happened, never once seeing their beloved teacher smile that brightly before. Of course, they also wanted to know why he was smiling like that. People were all pressed against their desks, ears out, and eyes watching carefully.

"Well… How to say this…" the brunet muttered under his breath, glancing around the room, before clapping his hands together. He gave another smile on his face, almost as bright as the first, but this one had flowers blooming behind him. "My boyfriend took me out yesterday to see a movie, and we went to this really nice restaurant. It was so romantic."

There was a long pause and the professor blinked at the reaction, tilting his head to the side. It was so… so quiet. Another minute passed before everyone started screaming.

Tsuna flinched at that, eyes going wide, and jumped a few feet into the air in shock. He zoomed in on the yelling female. "W-What? What's going on?"

Immediately, one of the females leaped up from her seat. "Professor Sawada already has someone? Since when?"

"Who is it? Tell us!"

"How long has this been going on?"

"Is it someone in here?"

Many of the students paled at that comment, looking among each other to see if they could find the culprit for stealing their Tsuna away from them. Gokudera was cursing out loud, glaring at the population and demanding the unknown person to come forward.

However, no one did.

In less than five minutes, the news had spread among the whole school, even those that weren't there. People ran around, demanding for answers that Tsuna refused to give, while glaring at others. It could be anyone and they knew it had to be someone at school. Teachers eyed each other, wondering if it was so and so, and some students started a small fight here and there.

It could be any of the combination of the eight thousand students and teachers that came to the school. Any of them. But who could have enough free time to court the professor without anyone seeing?

And so the game began.

I couldn't go through everyone because that would take FOREVER! Do you know how many characters there are in KHR? So sorry if you didn't see the character you liked in here, it would just be too long if I added every single one. I was tempted to add Enma but then decided not to because then I would have to make up some explanation as to why he is there and that would be a pain in the ass.

Whoever could Tsuna's lover be? Vote and guess! There are about 18 of them to choose from! And it could any of them. And I mean anyone. I'll take a poll from the reviews. There's also one on my profile page and if it is possible, please do both. Enjoy!