Puzzled - All27
A/N: Read like a mix between a Choose Your Own Adventure book and a dating sim. There are about twenty endings possible, so make your choice wisely. Of course, you may cheat and just read through all the scenes.
You are Sawada Tsunayoshi, a fifteen-year-old boy and a second year at Namimori Middle School. How will you react when your friends start wanting to become closer to you? Set somewhat during the Arcobaleno arc. All27, your choice of pairing.
Day One: Sudden Confessions
I walked to school with Yamamoto and Gokudera as usual. The latter looked nervous and stuttered when talking. Sweat dropped from his forehead as he pretended to smile. Even Yamamoto, who was normally calm, seemed a bit tense. Had I missed something? Was it baseball season? Did Gokudera eat something Bianchi had made? I felt like I had to ask, but we arrived at school, so I would have to keep that for later. Hibari came up to us from out of nowhere.
"Herbivore," he addressed us as always. But it seemed he was talking to one particular person this time. "Sawada Tsunayoshi." I nodded, afraid of what he might do next. If I wasn't careful I would be bitten to death. "You are now under my custody. Come meet me after school in my office."
I nodded nervously. By "office," he meant the Disciplinary Committee's room. He even gave Gokudera and Yamamoto a silencing glare before they could say anything. It seemed like my silver-haired right-hand man wanted to protest, but he was a lot more docile than normally.
I placed my shoes in the shoe rack and walked to my classroom, 2-A. I greeted Dino, still unused to the fact that he was now my homeroom and English teacher in preparation for the incoming fights. I clutched my watch tightly, as if it would disappear if I squeezed hard enough. Dino placed a hand on my shoulder.
"What's wrong, Tsuna? Worried about the watch?"
1. "Nothing to worry about," I smiled back, not wanting to trouble my clumsy self-proclaimed older brother.
Dino grinned as he knew that it was troubling me. He then asked me if I had completed the English homework. I shyly handed him the worksheet, crumpled from being in my bag and over-erasing.
"You're doing a lot better these days." He praised me and ruffled my hair affectionately. "It must be all thanks to me." It was true. I admitted it, we laughed a bit and we continued chatting for a while until the bell rang.
2. "Yeah, how did you know?"
Dino grinned as he had guessed what was troubling me. He was so simple-minded and easy to please. I smiled back at him and he tried to divert my attention to other things. After a little while, he walked over to his desk and seemed to sort out some papers. He seemed to be in a good mood.
The day passed by easily, I wasn't feeling stressed at all. Dino was, believe it or not, a good teacher and I swear I understood everything he was teaching. Now the problem was if I could remember it… Speaking of remembering things, Hibari at requested me in his office this morning. All the thoughts of the classes disappeared and I thought I would have to go to Dino for review.
I walked quickly to the Disciplinary Committee room and knocked on the door. Hibari's cold voice told me to enter, and as I did, I noticed that there was no one around. I was definitely going to get killed.
"Sawada Tsunayoshi." Again with that. Why did he have to call me by my full name? His onyx eyes sized me up. "Come closer." I gulped, unaware of what would or could happen next. He got up brusquely and walked over to me as I would not move from where I was standing. He put a hand on my shoulder and I prepared to shriek. I knew Dino was still working so he was bound to come and rescue me.
"Calm down, Tsunayoshi." Did he just call me by my first name?
"Hi-Hibari-san?" I gave him a hard stare. We weren't that close but it wasn't as if I didn't want us to be enemies. I guess I could accept this.
"Close your eyes, I have something for you." He dismissed my look and placed his cool palm over my eyes. What I didn't realize was that afterwards, he had placed his lips on mine. And then when I did, I tried to push him away. "I thought I told you to calm down." He removed his hand and looked straight at me. What had happened to me? To him?
"A-Are you all right, Hibari-san? Are you sick?" I reached for his forehead, but he dodged nimbly.
"I guess someone as slow as you wouldn't understand." He sighed and went back to his seat. He put his crossed his arms and looked back at me. I flinched. "Tsunayoshi." My name again. "You can either run away or stay after I tell you this, but for now, listen." There was a short pause that seemed to last ages. "I like you."
I let the words sink into my head. Hibari likes me? What about biting me to death? "I'm glad that you consider me as a f-friend, Hibari-san." I wasn't sure if it was the right word to employ. "I always thought that you, y'know, wanted me dead."
"It seems you still do not understand." His gaze intensified and I turned my head away slightly.
"Well, gotta run! I listened to you, so you listen to me next time. Bye!" Before he could say anything else, I rushed out of the Committee room. Hibari didn't like repeating himself and I definitely didn't want him to. On the bright side, I was friends with him now, and I hoped that he wouldn't bite me to death.
"You go first!"
"But where's the fun in that?" Yamamoto laughed. My two best friends were arguing about something, but compared to this morning, Yamamoto seemed as carefree as ever.
"What's going on? Did I miss something important?" I asked, confused. Gokudera was still holding on to his collar. "Can't you guys get along?"
"Well, no, not about this."
"Tenth, this baseball freak has something important to tell you."
"Hm? And what might that be?"
"Let's say it at the same time then, Gokudera. On three." Yamamoto received a curt nod. "One… two… three!"
"I like you, Tsuna!" "Tenth, I am deeply in love with you!" They said simultaneously. I wasn't exactly sure what their point was. They were behaving as normal.
"I know, I know. Come on, let's go home."
"You do?" Gokudera looked shocked. "Since when?"
"Since the first time we met. Now come on or I'm leaving without you." I was already tired from the whole ordeal with Hibari. I was sure some of my hair had turned white.
"Tsuna, that's not what we meant." Yamamoto intervened a bit seriously. "We like you, you know, as, uh, men?" He grinned anxiously, awaiting my answer.
"Oh." I was unfazed by this, until I realized what their words meant and what Hibari's words meant. "Oh…" I repeated. Crap. This had meant that I had angered my senior by calling him my friend when he had meant something else. And this meant that my two best friends were now in love with me? "I don't understand."
"You're smart, Tsuna. You'll get it soon." Yamamoto grabbed my hand and intertwined his fingers with mine. "Let's go home." I jerked my hand back a bit, surprised. His grip was strong and he wouldn't let go.
"Stop bothering the Tenth. It is I, his right-hand man, who will take him home today." Gokudera was about to jump on Yamamoto.
"Oh come on, for once, I don't have baseball practice."
"Go kiss a baseball bat, you freak."
"Would you guys cut it out?" I yelled, annoyed. I pulled my hand violently away from Yamamoto and I started walking back home as the two were left dumbfounded. I could hear them, still bickering like children.
"Oh look what you've done!"
"Haha, Tsuna! Come back!"
The two chased after me and walked beside me silently. I had no intention of talking to them, my mind was too preoccupied with the three confessions I had received. Hibari, Gokudera, Yamamoto. Why guys? Why not Kyoko-chan? Even if Haru popped up now, I wouldn't mind… I am seriously unlucky. I let out a cry of irritation and sent imaginary daggers through my eyes at them before quickening my pace. Tomorrow was going to be awkward.
A/N: If you understood, near the beginning of the story were two different choices, 1 and 2. Pick one of those to continue and keep record of which ones you picked to continue the story. This might be a bit confusing but the formatting of this website isn't going to allow me an easier way of doing this.
Ehem, what did you think? I am planning to write most of the chapters before submitting the rest so that this story doesn't get confusing to me or you. I've always wanted to write an All27 and what better way to engage with my audience than with a CYOA type story? I've already planned who to include but I'm open to suggestions.
If you didn't realize, the first "flag" was Dino. Did you choose 1 or 2? I'm so biased towards him... Anyway, back to my D27 and 1827 fics...