Author's note: Hey guys! This is is a fe chapter story with different point of views from the guardians! It's a reminder to all 8027 fans that I am very much alive and kicking and all those stuff... I've just been busy with exams and the upcoming seminar O.O I hope everyone keeps writing 8027 and don't give up! Also thank to all those who updated their 8027 fics on behalf of the 8027 community. Darn it I wanna make an 8027 community on facebook! -.-
Summary: Gokudera, Lambo, and Chrome all noticed that Tsuna seems to have a secret infatuation with someone. Ah, who could it be? Told in different Points of views of the 3 guardians.
Gokudera's PoV
I am the boss' right hand-man. Not self-proclaimed as my sister said mind you! The boss himself deemed me most worthy of all the other (idiotic) guardians! Ha! I'm better than those erm- others. (The boss doesn't like me insulting the stupid cow, the lawn head, or the baseball idiot so let's just leave it at that)
So as the tenth's ever loyal right-hand man, it's only natural that I start to notice something off about my boss. (Ha! I bet those idi- others haven't noticed anything!)
The tenth is of course as amazing as ever! The education taught in our school is too unworthy that he decided to slack off since listening to the teachers is such a pain (I know what you feel tenth!). And no-! The tenth's grades isn't low because he's stupid (I'll blow you up if you say that again bastard!), he's just doing it on purpose because he's so smart that normal conventions surpass him.
Yes the tenth is truly great!
Ehem-Anyway, back to the problem at hand… The tenth has been acting different from his usual self lately. Don't ask me on how I know! (I just know okay?) And so…
It all began on a rainy day…
"Let's get going tenth… or the rain might get worse." I said with a smile as I stared at our amazing boss. The tenth looked at me and smiled and on the inside I felt like dancing. The baseball idiot was off to God who knows where, and the tenth and I finally have some time alone. Maybe we can even discuss some future plans for the family. (Like making that bastard Hibari a janitor for the Vongola or something, ha!)
"Yeah you're right. But shouldn't we wait for onii-san and Yamamoto?" He said as he stood up. I groaned internally. The boxing idiot did say that he wanted to walk home with us earlier. Gah! I forgot.
"The baseball freak has baseball practice today jyuudaime." I said. "While the lawn head is nowhere to be found." (Not that I tried looking for him anyway…)
"Is that so?" The tenth said and was it me or did I hear a slightly disappointed tone in his voice? Almost instantly I felt bad and began bowing to him in apology.
"I-I'm sorry tenth! I-If you'd like it I'd go and look for those two idiots and drag them here and-!" I said wincing internally at the thought of going home with those two but then the tenth- the oh-so-merciful tenth- stopped me and caught me by the shoulders.
"Ah no! Gokudera-kun it's fine!" The tenth said in his gentle voice. He smiled at me brightly and for a moment I thought that the disappointment I heard earlier was just my imagination. "We should just get going, we don't want to get wet do we? Mom might be waiting for us."
"Y-Yes jyuudaime!" I said as I enthusiastically took his bag, ignoring his objections and heading out of the door.
And so… the two of us walked home together under the pouring rain. We each had brought our own umbrella since we were expecting the rain the moment we saw the cloudy skies that morning. I couldn't help but let out an annoyed groan. The rain is so annoying. Why couldn't it just become a storm already so that classes will be canceled? I was about to voice out this thought when I suddenly turned to look at the tenth. He was looking ahead with a small smile on his lips and I couldn't help but raise a curious eyebrow.
"Tenth?" I called out tentatively. The boss looked at me immediately, his eyes a bit unfocused as though he was thinking of something. But what? I noticed the hand around the umbrella tighten.
"What's up Gokudera-kun?" He asked and I bit my lip.
"Is there something in your mind tenth? You seem to be thinking of something." I asked in worry. The tenth smiled at me before he faced forward once more.
"Nothing I was just thinking that the rain seems really nice." The tenth said softly. I blinked my eyes in surprise. Does the tenth like the rain?
"A-ah, y-yes it is isn't it?" I lied uncertainly. When did the tenth become fond of the rain? Wasn't it just last week that he was sulking about rainy days and how he'd get wet in going home?
However I was snapped out of my reverie when the tenth suddenly said: "Gokudera-kun we're here. Would you like to come in?"
Almost instantly I nodded. I didn't have to think of this right now… I didn't need have to think of the strange way the tenth was acting. After all… the tenth just likes the rain, so what?
It's not like he-
I shook my head not finishing my sentence. I'll just leave it at that for now…
However, the tenth's strange behavior did not stop there. For the next few days the rain continued and I often caught tenth sitting on his desk with a faraway look on his face and a slight blush on his cheeks.
"Don't you think the tenth is acting strange?" I asked the baseball idiot one day when he finally took a break from his stupid practice. He was rubbing his wet hair with a towel and I groaned in annoyance when some of the water splashed on me.
"Hm? Is he?" The stupid baseball idiot asked as he looked at Tsuna and then back at me.
"Yes he is, idiot!" I hissed under my breath. God, this guy was dense. "Jyuudaime has been awfully quiet. If you've been around you'd have noticed."
Yamamoto let out his usual stupid laugh and he dared pat me on the head. The nerve of the idiot! If it wasn't for the tenth I'd blow him up right now!
"Maa… I'm sure you're just overreacting!" He said as he walked towards our boss. Really, he was such an idiot (This is why I'm the right-hand man). I watched bitterly as he walked to the tenth's table and talked with him casually. I couldn't help but sigh and crossed my arms. I wish the tenth would tell me what's wrong and then maybe I could help him.
"Tenth!" I called out worriedly when I saw my drenched boss. My eyes widened when I saw that he was in his HDW mode. Automatically, I grabbed my dynamites but the tenth stopped me.
"Reborn…" He said in a cool voice before he dodged just in time. A bomb had been thrown at where he was standing just a few seconds ago. I saw Reborn-san appear out of nowhere with a smirk on his face. I nodded in understanding. Reborn-san must be training the tenth again.
And so, not wanting to interrupt the tenth's training I stepped back watching as the tenth avoided Reborn-san's bullets and bombs in that small space. We were by the entrance near the lockers and the tenth was doing an amazing job dodging everything. If it was me I'd have blown the lockers away and probably caught myself up in the explosion as well.
My eyes widened however when one of the bombs hit the locker… Luckily the tenth kicked away before it could do real damage. It did manage to dent the locker a bit and because of the force of the explosion, an envelope was blasted out of that locker.
"Hm, good job Dame-Tsuna." Reborn-san said with a hint of the smirk. "I'll let you relax for the rest of the day. But when you get home we'll continue training."
I watched as the tenth landed lightly on the floor. He looked at Reborn not saying anything. I smiled at the tenth in awe as Reborn-san left.
"That was amazing tenth!" I said proudly. I saw the tenth nod at me, acknowledging my praise.
"Thanks." He said and I watched as his narrowed eyes caught sight of a piece of paper on the ground. It was the envelope that had been blasted out of the locker. He picked it up carefully. "This came from that locker right?" I heard him ask quietly.
I looked at the slightly dented locker and nodded. "Yes." I answered. I watched curiously as the tenth opened the envelope. His eyes quickly took in the content of the letter and I saw a frown mar his face. Instantly he folded the piece of paper and placed it back into the envelope. He looked like he wanted to crumple it or something. He shoved it back into the locker none-too-gently.
"Tenth?" I asked as he walked forward, the orange flame on his head burning fiercely as he walked forward still frowning. He left without answering me and I was tempted to follow but curiosity got the best of me. I had to know what upset the tenth.
I reached forward and yanked the letter out of the locker. I read over it quickly and my eyebrow rose in confusion. It was…
A love letter.
Why was the tenth so upset over the love letter?
"Maybe the tenth wants a love letter too." I reasoned with myself. I should tell jyuudaime's stalker and maybe even Turf-top's sister to make tenth love letters.
Mentally taking note of this, I shoved the letter back into the locker and turned to leave. I failed to register who the locker belonged to.
It was a hot day and the tenth and I were doing our homework. I had tied my hair up and put on my glasses, attempting to distract myself by doing homework. Beside me, the tenth was visibly upset.
"Tenth…?" I said as I finally finished problem number 27 and looked up at him. His expression was irritated and a tiny bit sad. "Is there something wrong tenth? Is there a problem you don't understand?"
I watched as the tenth sighed and smiled at me. "Nah, I'm fine… It's just that it's too hot today and I can't concentrate." He said to me before he got up stretching. "I think I'll go take a cold shower first if you don't mind Gokudera-kun?"
"Of course I don't, please go ahead." I said. I didn't tell the tenth of my suspicion that maybe he missed the rain more than he was letting on. The tenth gave me an appreciative smile before he left. I sighed as the door closed and fell back. It has been almost two weeks since I last noticed that the tenth has been hiding something but the situation hasn't improved at all.
I looked out of the window and at the clear sky that seemed to upset the tenth so much. Absently, I took my phone out of my pocket and dialed Yamamoto's number.
"Hello?" Came a voice from the other end.
"Baseball idiot." I greeted.
"Oh Gokudera!" Yamamoto said surprised and I suppressed the urge to hang up. "It's rare for you to call me. Did something happen? Is Tsuna alright?"
I nodded in approval. He's getting better at worrying about tenth. I have taught him well. "Jyuudaime is upset about the weather."
"The weather?" Yamamoto repeated incredulously.
"Yes, the weather." I said. "I want you to come here and do that swallow rain technique of yours. I think the tenth is missing the rain from last week." I said thinking back to the tenth's fond smile.
"E-Eh?" I heard Yamamoto say incredulously from the other end. I gritted my teeth together. If only I could do what he does then I wouldn't be asking help from him at all. But tenth's happiness comes first so…
"Come here you brain-dead moron and make the tenth happy or I'll shove dynamites in your locker tomorrow." I threatened before I hung up. Honestly, how many times did I have to repeat myself before he understood?
And so for the next few minutes I sat there trying to concentrate on the assignment. My hands itched to do the tenth's assignment but he would probably get scolded by Reborn-san and I didn't want tenth to be even more upset.
"Gokudera-kun, I'm back." The tenth suddenly said as he opened the door to his room.
"Ah tenth, welcome back. Did you have a good bath?" I asked with a smiled. He gave me a small nod but then sighed. I frowned. I guess the shower wasn't good enough. I began thinking of replacing the tenth's shower when suddenly…
DING! DONG!
"Hm? Who could that be?" The boss said as he looked up and I also looked up. It might be that idiot Yamamoto. Finally.
"I'll go check it out. Mom isn't here so yeah…" The tenth said as he rushed out. I heard his footsteps and then suddenly the sound of the door opening.
"EXTREME!" A loud shout was heard and I almost did a double-take.
"O-onii-san?" I heard jyuudaime say and I choked. The turf top? What the heck was he doing here? I immediately stood up and rushed down the stairs to rescue the tenth.
"Sawada, I came to extremely cheer you up!" The stupid lawn-head said just as I ran down the stairs.
"T-That's nice of you onii-san." Jyuudaime stuttered. "But I don't know why you-"
"Stupid turf top, what the heck are you doing here?" I shouted into the idiot's face.
"GOKUDERA'S HERE TOO! EXTREME! Let's have a boxing match octopus head!" He said and I took out my dynamite. This would be over so fast.
"Guys, please stop it." I heard jyuudaime sigh tiredly and I felt pity for the boss. To have an idiotic sun guardian like the turf-top must be hard on him.
"Jyuudaime, I'm sorry I-" I began but then the tenth stopped me as he rubbed his forehead. He suddenly looked up and then something passed through his eyes. He was looking at the sky and I followed his gaze. It was getting cloudy.
"I think I'll head out for a moment." The boss said as he pushed past us. "The two of you, guard the house okay? I'll be back soon."
"Wait jyuudaime!" I called out but the turf top was blocking my way. He grinned at me stupidly as he readied his fist. A vein popped in my forehead.
"Move or I'll make sure you end up in the hospital." I growled at him.
"What? You want ME to EXTREMELY watch the house for Sawada then?" The stupid lawn-head said and I did a double-take. I couldn't disobey the tenth's order.
And so I sighed in defeat and told the turf top to go home ahead. "I'll watch the house myself." I said firmly.
"Do what you like octopus head! Extreme!" The idiot sun guardian said before he left. I closed the door and waited for the tenth.
Several minutes later…
I looked out of the window worriedly. It had started to rain and the tenth didn't bring an umbrella.
"Tenth where are you?" I said in worry and just like that I grabbed two umbrellas and headed out into the rain.
I closed the door of the tenth's house and was about to set off when I heard low murmurs coming from behind the house. My eyebrow rose in suspicion. Was someone hiding behind the tenth's house?
Almost instantly I discarded the umbrellas on my hands and sneaked towards the back of the house. If I remembered correctly, there was enough space for a person to hide behind the tenth's house.
I heard the murmurs even clearer than before.
"-shouldn't have-"
"-miss you…"
I strained my ears to hear the rest of the conversation but I couldn't follow it through because of the sound of the rain. Annoyed I peeked around the wall to see who it was. My eyes widened when I saw two familiar figures pushed against each other in an awkward hug.
"Jyuu-" But I was cut off when I saw jyuudaime lean forward and-
And so…
On that day… I ran away from the Sawada household with my face burning and a lot of questions on my mind. Because of what happened I finally understood why the tenth had wanted to crumple that piece of paper and why the tenth seemed sad for the last two weeks.
I gritted my teeth as I remembered that memory and my eyes narrowed.
Why is that out of all the idiots, it was him that the jyuudaime chose?
I looked at my amazing boss beside me. He was smiling to himself as we walked and my eyes softened.
Oh well… As long as the tenth is happy then I'm happy. But if that idiot ever makes jyuudaime upset again then I'll…
My hand twitched to my pocket and a vein popped in my head. I'll seriously kill him.
"Ahaha Tsuna, you seem happy!" Yamamoto suddenly said and beside him Ryohei roared in laughter.
"You're almost glowing with happiness Sawada!" The stupid turf top said. I frowned but then smiled as I turned to look at the tenth.
"I'm glad you're happy tenth." I said honestly and the boss gave me a happy smile.
"Thanks Gokudera-kun." He said as though I contributed to his happiness and I smiled back.
Maybe I did…
Author's note: Finally done! I hope everyone enjoys this chapter! I will update my other stories soon. Parallel to his heart and Ghost of a Past love is taking more time than usual! Viva 8027 as always! 8027 forever! Yehey! Read and review! ^^