Disclaimer: I don't own Hitman Reborn. I don't regret that I don't because I don't think I can do it justice.

Besides, if I owned it, it would no longer be "shonnen" but "shonnen-ai".

Sweet Somethings: KHR version

Something no 1: Birthday Preparations

Setting: Sometime in the far and well (Tsuna alive and Millefiore defeated) future

"Thanks so much for helping me with dinner, Gokudera-kun. Now all that is left is to make the cake.", says Kyoko as she as pre-heats the oven.

"No problem, Kyoko-san. You really should be taking it easy with the baby coming and everything.", says Gokudera considerately. With Kyoko being the 10th's wife, Gokudera has had newfound respect for Ryohei's sister which nearly wasn't there 12 years ago when they first met. Kyoko was already in her 7th month of pregnancy with her first child, however she insisted on making dinner despite Tsuna's worried insistence that she rest and allow the cooks to do it for her. "Mmm-mm". Kyoko shook her head. "Today is Yamamoto-kun's birthday. I want to be the one prepare for everyone's birthday." Kyoko has been very caring towards the Vongola family.

"With your help we should be done really soon. It's just too bad that Haru and Bianchi-san couldn't be here to help us too." By this time Kyoko had began whipping some eggs and sugar over a burner.

"I really don't think Aneue would be of much help." Gokudera started to feel slightly ill at the thought of his sister's poison cooking. Haru had won a Carribean vacation for two at a local store's promotion raffle and had taken Bianchi with her, seeing as Kyoko could not go. All in all, Gokudera thought that was a very fortunate turn of events.

Gokudera took a handful of dried almonds and started cutting parts of it in half and some in slivers. They were making Dolce Alla Napoletana otherwise known as a Neapolitan Layer Cake. After finishing with the almonds, he takes the flour and puts it little by little in the mixture Kyoko has prepared while she slowly mixes the flour into it. Afterwards they pour the batter into a pan and place it inside the oven.

"This is great! We should be finished just before Yamamoto-kun gets back. Let's get started on the pastry cream.", she says as she takes out the copper pan with milk and puts it over the stove. The rain guardian had been called away on a mission a couple of days ago and was scheduled to return later on today.

The silver haired storm guardian in the meantime has cracked open

some eggs in a bowl and was lightly whisking it. He sets it aside and sifts flour and sugar into the mixture while Kyoko whisks, keeping an eye out for any lumps that might have formed. Kyoko then adds milk into the mixture. She then takes the heating milk and adds that into the mixture as well. They pour the mixture into the pot and place it back on the stove. They wait for it to boil and reach the right consistency. While waiting, they heard the ring of the oven as the cake finally finished baking. Gokudera puts on some over mitts takes out the pan, turning it upside down and letting the cake slip out.

Kyoko had already turned off the stove and was starting to divide the cake into layers. They then placed the pastry cream in between the cake layers. "We just have to decorate the cake and we're done. This is the really fun part of making cakes. This and eating them of course." Kyoko giggles. The 10th's wife was known to have quite a sweet tooth. Each of them takes a spatula and starts to cover the cake with icing. Kyoko manages to cover half quite quickly while Gokudera very slowly covers his half of the cake. He was discovering that despite being a virtuoso pianist, his hands surprisingly lacked the finesse to do cake decorations cleanly as some of the icing got on his fingers. Finally he manages to finish his half.

"Here, Gokudera-kun" Kyoko hands him a tissue. As the guardian takes it from her she suddenly comments, "Nee, Gokudera-kun, I just realized that you have really slender hands" and takes one into her own. "See it's even more slender than mine."

That comment alone had already made Gokudera-kun quite embarrassed, but Kyoko wasn't done yet. She looks Gokudera over with a very critical eye and says "Now that I take a closer look you're really quite slender all in all. And you have really silky hair. You're eyes too are very enchanting and lips look really soft. Gokudera-kun, I think I should be the one asking you for beauty secrets". She chuckles as she releases his hand.

By this time the storm guardian had turned an obvious shade of pink. "Kyoko-san I really think you look way more beautiful and beside you're making it sound like I'm a girl." He said indignantly. If she weren't the 10th's wife he would have probably blown off some dynamites.

"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry. But I just thought that if you ever swung that way I'm sure any man would be very happy to have you."

"Actually, its not just "very happy" but positively deliriously I-think-I-might-just-go-mad happy"

Surprised, both Kyoko and Gokudera turn towards the newcomer. The rain guardian had just sneaked up behind Gokudera and now had his arm over the other's shoulder, smiling his signature 100-megawatt smile. "Isn't that right, Hayato?" says Yamamoto as he licks the icing off the storm guardian's finger.

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As Tsuna rounds the corner, to check up on Kyoko, he hears her say. "Oh, welcome back, Yamamoto-kun!". This was followed by a loud "thunk" which sounded like a pan hitting someone's head along with "Bakayarou!!!".

"Oh, that's so cute, Gokudera-kun. You're turning all red!" came Kyoko's voice followed by Yamamoto's laugh.

Writer's Note:

Thanks for reading through that. This is my first fanfic and I hoped you liked it or at least you didn't hate it. Haha. I promise to try to do better for my next one.

My next one would still be an 8059, centering around a very interesting conversation with the future Fuuta.

Review are very much loved and encouraged.