When the Storm Left
Disclaimer: I don't own KHR...
A/N: This was supposed to be a one-shot, but it became this long so...yeah...hope you enjoy reading! This is my first fic so reviews and constructive critisms are very much appreciated. Please guide me! (.) *bows*
Italicized lines are thoughts.
ENJOY!
Chapter 1
~Middle School: Third Year~
"I hate you!" she screamed.
"Well you're very much welcome, stupid woman!" he replied with equal volume.
They were at it again. His boss sighed, his close friend(?) laughed.
Ever since the day they started talking to each other well that is, the first time they met, they had been throwing insults and arguing with each other. This is the protocol for Gokudera Hayato and Miura Haru: verbally attack each other upon sight...
~High School: Third Year~
"I like you, Haru-chan."
A confession.
"Hahi? W-what did you say, Yamamoto-kun?"
Surprise and confusion.
He left as silently as possible. He didn't stay around to hear the rest. He couldn't stay around.
It was nearly graduation and soon they would be going to Italy; they, meaning the seven guardians and Reborn.
He decided to go to the rooftop that day to relax and enjoy Namimori's air while he can. The town had been his home for almost five years now; it has been his home more than Italy had. That and he knew that she will be there around this time...like she would always be. He wanted to properly say goodbye to her. The thought of leaving made him sentimental, so he told himself. He smirked when he remembered the nickname he always called her: stupid woman. A misnomer; she was not stupid.
Not stupid to continue chasing his boss when he and Sasagawa came to admit their feelings for each other.
Not stupid to show that she still loved him despite giving in to allow her bestfriend's happiness.
Not stupid to cry in front of anyone.
She was not stupid. Of course he wouldn't admit that to her face but he knows it, Miura Haru is an intelligent, brave and strong woman. He didn't know when he had come to observe her so much. Perhaps it was his concern for his Boss' happiness and peace of mind that made him observant of the said girl. At first he watched her simply because he didn't want her annoying his beloved Boss but soon it became something more. He would catch himself smiling knowingly when the seemingly naive girl's eyes would flash with intuition when she was not being told the whole story and he would scowl when she would smile but her eyes would show otherwise. He would anticipate every reaction that she would show, analyzing it like some kind of math problem that he was eager to know the answer to, the reason for every smile, every frown, every sigh, everything. He doesn't know it but the impossible had happened. He was falling for her...
He was pulled out of his reverie when he heard another voice that was not hers when he was about to open the door that led to the rooftop. He knew that voice...all too well...
"Baseball idiot...what's he doing there?" he muttered to himself. He opened the door a little to peek and as expected the she and the baseball idiot was there. He wanted to go ahead and make his presence known but something about Yamamoto's expression stopped him from doing so.
What the heck is with those two?
"I like you, Haru-chan," A confession.
"Hahi? W-what did you say, Yamamoto-kun?"
...
It took him a while to register what he had just heard but when he did, he left as silently as possible.
So, he likes her huh. Should've seen that coming, the way he looks at her...wait! Wait! What the hell am I thinking about! It's not like it's my damn business anyway! Buzz off, man! Okay, maybe I'll just go and find Juudaime.
As he made his way around the school, he couldn't help but think of what he had just heard. It bothered him but he didn't know why. He tried not to dwell on it but the feeling would not go away, it's as if his stomach was filled with lead and his chest hurts...not with the kind of pain that you get from running around too. This was different...much more different...and painful...
It's all her fault! Wait, how can be it her fault? It's not as if I love her or anything...
He stopped in his tracks and it finally hit him.
He was stupid.
Stupid not to notice that he actually cared when she was late for gatherings.
Stupid not to realize why he was angry as hell the day he accidentally saw her crying the day his Boss confessed to her bestfriend.
Stupid not to realize why he feels so much better when she smiles.
Stupid not to realize that he has loved her all this time.
Gokudera Hayato is a stupid man.
He stood there for a long time remembering the instances that he was with her asking himself when he had started feeling this way. But then again he realized something.
"-dera-kun! Gokudera-kun!"
Juudaime.
He spun around giving his most convincing I'm-fine smile.
"Juudaime! I was just looking for you!"
"Huh, is that so? Anyway, why are standing in the middle of the hallway? It's dangerous you know, if Hibari-san sees you...er...are you alright? You seem distracted."
Leave it to Juudaime and his Hyper Intuition. "Oh, I'm fine Juudaime! Sorry for making you worry!" He bowed.
"Ehhh? No it's ok-"
"Juudaime! I'm sorry but I have a request." He bowed again, a dogeza this time.
"Please let me go to Italy tomorrow!"
"Ehhh? Why so soon? It's just a few days before graduation, why don't you wait 'til then?"
"Because...I..." I can't stay here anymore. I can't see her with him "...Ineed to prepare for your arrival there! That's right!"
"Well, I don't know...I'll need to ask Reborn...what about the others? Don't you want to say goodbye properly to them first?"
"Please, Juudaime!"
He was taken aback by his Storm Guardian's voice. He sensed many things in that one sentence, intensity, anguish...and was that weakness? It was as if he needed to leave instead of wanted.
"I'm not sure but if you really insist..." the puzzled brunet replied.
"Yes, thank you, Juudaime," the Storm turned to leave but a hand caught his shoulder. "Gokudera-kun, if there's anything bothering you, you know you can talk to me about it..." Tsunayoshi said and smiled warmly.
"Thank you, Juudaime...oh, I have another thing to ask of you...please do not tell anyone. " he said and turned around to leave but not before Sawada Tsunayoshi caught a glimpse of the saddest smile he had seen on his Storm Guardian's face.
It's too late now.
"A boss should know what his subordinates are thinking. You're still an idiot, dame-Tsuna,"
A voice from nowhere. A kick to the head. A shriek. And an arcobaleno walking away from his half-dead student.
"You need to tell people how you feel or else you'll regret it..." the baby tutor said to no one in particular before disappearing into a hidden door in a wall.
A/N: DONE! Was it crappy? Was it bad? Please tell me what it is...
BTW, dogeza is a type of bow in which the head touches the floor...Google it if you want to know more :)