~* Title: The Way We Were *~
~* Rating: M *~
~* Pairing(s): ByakuranxTsuna 10027, ByakuranxOC, and others soon.
~* Summary: AU: Tsuna believed that his relationship with Byakuran was perfect. He believed that he loved him more than anything in the world. After that fateful night, Tsuna's life shattered before his very eyes. Three years later, Tsuna comes face to face to with the very man who broke his heart once again. *~
A/N: Hi everyone! Well, this is very tragic 10027 story that I hope you guys will like very much. I hope that you really enjoy this one because I put a lot of heart into this, and for those who love romantic tragedies you'll probably love this one. Oh, and sorry if some of the characters seem a little OOC. I'm just trying to match the mood of the story. Anyway, please enjoy yourselves, and don't forget to review too!
Disclaimer: I do not own KHR!, or any of its characters. It belongs to the lovely Akira Amano.
Chapter 1: Reunited
Sawada Tsuna was getting ready for the biggest night of his life. He couldn't believe that he was actually graduating from high school. Tsuna was exactly the smartest person you would ever meet. During most of his life he went through the embarrassing daily routine of making horrible grades, always getting hurt because of his clumsiness and living with the humiliating name, No-Good Tsuna. He didn't do well in sports, he was never great at getting dates, and he was the shortest boy in his grade. He couldn't help but curse himself for inheriting his mother's, Sawada Nana, short height.
However, not all his years in school were all that bad. Eventually, when he entered middle school he ended up becoming great friends with two amazingly popular boys. The first one was Hayato Gokudera. Gokudera was a short-tempered young boy with short, silver hair and a pair of fierce, stormy green eyes. At first they both started off of the wrong foot, more like the brown haired boy accidently dumped his lunch all over him during their first year together, but eventually they both became really close. Gokudera was always there to stand up to any bullies that were giving him problems. He was really protective of the younger boy. Tsuna couldn't help but chuckle at the many times Gokudera got sent to detention after brutally beating up someone for messing with him. The second boy was Yamamoto Takeshi. Yamamoto was a really tall boy with spiky black hair and warm, milky-brown eyes. It was easy for anyone to become friends with Yamamoto. He was probably one the friendliest person you would ever meet. Not to mention he was really amazing when it came to sports. He wasn't the star player of the Namimori Baseball Team for nothing y'know.
Tsuna couldn't help, but smile at all the memories that he had at Namimori Middle and High School. He chuckled at all the fragments of the good times as well as the bad times. They were times he never wanted to forget no matter how humiliating, wild, or down right crazy they were. Then, the boy suddenly realized how much he and his friends had grown throughout the years in both personality and appearance.
Even though Tsuna couldn't help being slightly insecure about his appearance and his height, he actually became quite beautiful over the years. His ever spiky hair grew slightly longer to the point it reached his shoulders. His big, innocent brown gems became slightly more slanted, but still held an enormous amount of innocence in them. His body structure developed slightly, however his frame was still feminine, slim, and lean something that he also inherited from his mother. Also, he grew several inches too. He still wasn't the tallest person around, but he managed to reach 5'6, and that was an accomplishment in his book.
"Hurry up, Tsu-kun or you'll be late to the graduation party!" The brown haired boy's mom called from down below.
Tsuna, hearing his mother's warning, quickly out of the bathroom after making sure that he looked presentable for the party. He swiftly walked down the stairs making sure that he didn't accidently trip and fall down them like he had done so many times in the past.
The boy slowly and nervously walked into the kitchen where a woman with short, brown hair resided, sitting at the kitchen table with anticipation and excitement glowing in her brown eyes.
"So…," the spiky, brown- haired teen said with his arm sticking out and a slight blush on his face, "how do I look?" Tsuna was wearing a simple black suite with an orange tie. His spiky, brown hair was even messier than usual. Also, he couldn't help but shake with nervousness for the upcoming event.
Immediately after asking that question his mother rushed to his side squealing with absolute delight. "Aww, my Tsu-kun, you look so grown up! I can't believe that you're actually graduating!" Tsuna blushed deeply at his mom's compliment. "Thanks, Mom. I couldn't have done it without you though."
Suddenly, the woman began to cry while she hugged her son. Tsuna, worried about his mom's well-being, held her while trying to console her.
"What's wrong, Mom?" he asked while rubbing small circles around her back. "Did I do something wrong?"
The woman gently pushed herself from his son's arms and wiped some tears out of her eyes. Then, she took a small breathe and smiled sadly at him. "No, you didn't do anything wrong. I'm just so proud of you Tsu-kun. The years seemed to fly by so quickly."
Tsuna couldn't but smile sadly along with his mom. As excited as he was to finally be able to enter the real world and do things for himself, he was truly going to miss being with his mom. He was going to miss her waking him up everyday, he was going to miss her cooking, and he was going to miss a lot of things that she did for him.
"Everything is going to be fine mom." Tsuna began walking toward his mom. "I promise."
Nana smiled sweetly at her son and grabbed him in an embrace of her own. Tsuna held his mom again, his own set of tears beginning to spill from his brown orbs.
"I know that you're going to do great things." Nana whispered in the boy's ear." You have a very bright future ahead of you."
Tsuna grinned at his mom once again before looking at the clock that was hanging on the kitchen wall. When he saw the time on the clock his brown eye widen with shock." It's 7:55, I'm going to late for the party!" With that discover, Tsuna made a dash for the door and at the house. Nana quickly followed Tsuna to the door.
"Have fun Tsu-kun!" Nana waved to her son." Don't forget to be home at an appropriate time!"
Tsuna looked back at his mother and waved at her." I will, don't worry." With that Tsuna headed towards the party.
Tsuna quickly made his way down a few streets trying to find the party. The spiky haired boy made sure to mutter apologies just in case he ran into someone or had to move them out of the way. When he finally made it to the street where his destination was at, he made sure to look around to see if he find his friends. When he couldn't find them He began to panic.
'Where is the dumb restaurant at!" Tsuna thought as he began to pull at his hair in frustration.' I knew I should have came to the party with Gokudera-kun and Yamamoto-kun!'
While the poor confused boy was battling with his own frustrations, he didn't notice the lurking figure that came behind him. Then, said figure wrapped their arms around the boy's petite body. Finally realizing what had happened, Tsuna began to panic as he tried to push the person off of him.
"Hiiiie, let me go you perverted freak!" Tsuna screamed thrashing in the person's iron-like grip." Don't make me get out my pepper spray!"
An amused chuckle erupted from the person holding the smaller boy. "You never cease to amuse me with your cuteness, Tsu-chan." At hearing the sly voice coming from the person holding him, Tsuna ceased his attempts to escape. The boy froze, his brown eyes wide like dinner plates.' It couldn't be… this can't be who I think it is.'
The arms holding Tsuna suddenly loosened their grip just enough for the boy to turn around and see who they belonged to. Slowly, Tsuna turned his body and looked up at the mysterious figure, and was shocked by what he saw. The person holding him had snowy-white, spiky hair. The man had foxy, purple eyes that reminded him so much of amethyst jewels. There was a unique purple tattoo that resided under the man's left eye. He was wearing an expensive, smooth white suite with a black under shirt underneath. Last of all, there was a sexy smile on the man's face that Tsuna couldn't help but melt upon seeing it. Then again, everything about this man made the boy melt like ice on a fiery day.
"Byakuran?" The brown haired boy whispered as he stared at the purple gems that he longed for. The white haired man's smile became larger upon hearing his name come from those sweet lips." It's been a long time hasn't it, Tsu-chan?"
Tsuna smiled sweetly, feeling tears of pure utter happiness swell up in eyes as he wrapped his small arms around the bigger man tightly." I can't believe it. You're here, you're really here." Byakuran tightened his arms around the smaller male and he bent down to bury his face in the shorter boy's soft hair. The snowy haired man inhaled the scent of oranges and strawberries, his body shook slightly from smelling the wonderful fragrance." I'm back, Tsu-chan. I missed you so much." The brown haired boy buried his own face on the taller man's chest. His legs almost gave out when he smelt the scent of expensive cologne and marshmallows. "I missed you a lot too, Byakuran."
Tsuna was so incredibly happy that the love of his life was back in Japan. This man, who was holding him with such love and passion, was his first and only boyfriend of three years. At first when Tsuna was younger, he had a crush on a girl named, Sasagawa Kyoko. When he tried to ask her out on Valentine's Day, she gently rejected him telling him that she only saw him as a close friend. Surprisingly, he didn't take it as hard as he believed he would. He was at least happy that he was still friends with the girl. Afterwards, Tsuna hadn't developed a crush on any other person…that was until he entered his first year of high school.
~* Flashback *~
It was a warm day, with a slight breeze flowing through the air. It was Tsuna's lunch period, and he decided to spend some time alone under a cherry blossom tree. Tsuna had never been so lonely in his life. As he predicted, Yamamoto and Gokudera started dating during the summer, and in their own way they were inseparable. Don't get him wrong, he was really happy for his friends, but it sometimes left a lonely feeling clawing at his heart seeing as he didn't have someone of his own. Not only that, but it seemed that all his other friends like Kyoko, Haru, heck even Kyoko's older brother, Ryohei, the boxing-obsessed maniac, seemed to have someone special in their life. However, there was one person that managed to catch Tsuna's attention, but sadly Tsuna knew that they were out of his reach. Besides, the person that he has a crush on didn't seem to know he existed anyway.
'He would never want me anyway.' The poor boy thought sadly while he continued munching on a rice cake.' Nobody wants to be with a no good loser like me.'
While the spiky haired brown quietly ate from his bento in sadness and solitude, he didn't notice the person that was slowly making their way towards his direction. The person stopped in front of the younger boy and asked in a gentle voice," Why are you out here all by yourself? Aren't you lonely?"
Tsuna looked with a surprised expression upon hearing the person's voice. Brown orbs met purple orbs and in that moment Tsuna's heart began to beat wildly. He could not believe his eyes. There he was, Gesso Byakuran, a senior, the most popular and richest boy in school, and his crush was standing right in front of him and talking to him! The younger boy's face began to heat up with embarrassment. He felt that at any moment he was going to faint or possibly die of a heart attack.
"Umm… I… uh…," Tsuna couldn't get words to form in his mouth. The older boy chuckled at the younger boy's stuttering and embarrassment. He could not help but find the boy awfully cute.
"Well, do you mind if I join you?" The white haired boy asked, his eyes glowing like sparkling gems in the sunlight.
Tsuna quickly got a hold of himself before quickly replied in a timid voice," Yes. I don't mind at all." Happy with that statement, the older boy happily sat beside the younger boy, pulling out a bag of marshmallows after he did so.
For a while the two sat in complete silence. Tsuna shyly kept his gaze at his lunch. He had never been so nervous yet happy before in his life. The boy that he had the biggest crush on was eating lunch with him of all people! The younger boy wanted to look up and gaze at the angel beside him, but his shyness kept him from doing so.
"Do you always come out here by yourself?" The older boy broke the silence after munching on a few marshmallows.
Tsuna looked up slightly before answering back." Sometimes I do when I need some time to ponder my thoughts."
Byakuran smiled at this and then asked," What were you thinking about?" The smaller boy was surprised at the senior's question. He blush became even redder because if he told the older boy what was really on his mind, he would probably laugh at him.
"Well…," Tsuna spoke in a quiet voice, "I was sort of thinking about a person that I kind of like."
The white haired boy's eyes flashed after hearing this, but the younger boy did not notice the older boy's reaction. Byakuran looked down at Tsuna and saw the boy's red face.
"Does this person know that you like them?" The purple eyed boy asked, his calculating gaze never leaving the boy's face. Tsuna shook his head slightly with a now sad look on his face." No I don't think so. He probably doesn't knew that I exist, and plus he probably already has a special someone in his life."
Then, Tsuna bravely looked into Byakuran's purple eyes. A slight smile blossomed on his heart shaped face. "And, I'm okay with that. If he's happy, then I'm happy too, and that's all that matters."
Byakuran's eyes widen at hearing the boy's confession. He looked into those brown, sparkling gems that seemed to hold such loneliness, but with a small hint of joy as well. The white haired boy couldn't look away from those eyes. Something about those gems made the older boy's emotions run wild with excitement. Also, something about those eyes made his heart clench in his chest painfully.
After Tsuna finished his silent confession, he decided to head back inside the school. "It was nice having lunch with you Gesso-sempai. I hope we'll be able to do it again really soon."
Before the younger boy could get up from his sitting spot, a hand quickly grabbed his wrist, stopping him from retreating back into the school. Tsuna looked back with a questioning look and a slight blush on his face at the older boy. Suddenly, the white haired boy got up and gently pushed the younger boy down on the ground. The brown haired boy looked up, shocked at the older boy's actions. Then, the white haired boy lowered his body on top of Tsuna's.
"Hiiie, Gesso-sempai, what are you doing!" The younger boy squealed blushing for what seemed like the billionth time that day. The older boy, however, didn't answer him. He gently pushed his body on top of the younger boy. Tsuna looked up at the taller boy and saw that his eyes were glazed with an emotion that he couldn't recognize. The snowy haired boy grabbed boy the sides of Tsuna's face with his large hands, slowly lowered his face and kissed the boy.
Tsuna's body completely froze at this action. Was Byakuran, the most popular and wanted boy in school, really on top of him and kissing him? This had to be a dream. This couldn't possibly be real. The younger boy's body then became hot with need and desire. How long did he dream for a moment like this to happen?
Without realizing it, the boy suddenly moaned when he felt the older boy's teeth nip at his lower lip. The younger boy then found himself wrapping his arms around the older boy's neck. Byakuran enjoyed hearing the sweet melody of the younger boy's moans and small gasps. The boy had no idea what he was doing to him. Then, the older boy swiped his tongue against the younger boy's lower lip, begging for the entry into his sweet mouth. Timidly, the younger boy parted his lips and the older boy's tongue slid into his mouth.
Tsuna gasped slightly when the older boy's long, thick muscle entered his mouth and traveled to every part it that it could reach. Byakuran really enjoyed tasting the boy's sweet mouth. He felt like he had tasted the forbidden fruit, and he loved every moment of it. Soon both the boy's tongues danced together. The two of them moaned loudly together, the desire for one another slightly rising.
Just like every other dream, their kiss came to an end when both of the boy's lungs screamed for oxygen. They both gasped for the air they both desperately needed. After they regained themselves, they both looked stared deeply into each other's eyes. Byakuran gently rubbed his thumb across Tsuna's cheek, while the younger boy stared back at him with love in his eyes.
"Why did you kiss me, Gesso-sempai?" Tsuna asked the older boy quietly now that the thought entered his mind. Byakuran laughed gently at the question before kissing the boy's forehead.
"I kissed you because I realized how much I need you in my life, Tsu-chan."
~* End of Flashback *~
It was after that day that Tsuna and Byakuran started dating one another. It became quite a shock when everyone in the school discovered that the rich boy, Gesso Byakuran was dating a younger student, Sawada Tsunayoshi. The two of them loved being with one another so much that it practically hurt. They could care less what everyone else thought, despite their thoughts being either positive or negative.
Even the two boys were very much in love with one another, it soon became heart breaking once Byakuran graduated from the school, and had a scholarship to a university overseas. Tsuna was sad when his boyfriend told him the news, but he kept his heart strong and wished him the best of luck. The younger boy knew that the snowy haired man was very intelligent, and he wanted nothing but the best for the older man.
After Byakuran left, the two began to communicate with each other in every possible way. Then, they soon started communicating less and less because of their busy schedules. However, this didn't stop the two from sending messages every once in a while.
Tsuna's eyes began to water after his remembered all of the memories that they shared with one another. His heart began to beat fast when he felt a large hand tilt his chin to meet the other's gaze. The younger boy knew what the other wanted, and he would happily give it to him.
The younger boy had to stand on his tip toes because of his boyfriend's massive height. He quickly wrapped his arms around his boyfriend's neck so that he wouldn't lose balance. Of course, Byakuran gave his little lover some assistance by bending down and capturing his delicious lips. Their lips touched ever so gently against one another. There was years of need and want in the kiss that the shared. The older man wrapped his arms around Tsuna's slim waist, slightly pushing the boy against his body. Tsuna moaned as he felt those teeth brush against his lower lip. He really wanted to continue, but seeing as they were in a public place, they had to stop.
After the two broke a part, Tsuna lowered his body so that he was standing on his feet again. He looked up at his lover with glowing eyes. Byakuran looked down at the boy, his own eyes glowing as well.
"I love you so much, Byakuran." Tsuna told the man as he embraced him once again. Byakuran soon followed this action by wrapping his own arms around the boy.
"And, I love you too, Tsu-chan." The man breathed into Tsuna's ear. "More than you could ever know."
A/N: Woah! I never thought I would type so much for the first chapter! Well, I hope all of you guys enjoyed this a lot, and remember to review too. See you next time!