Author's notes: This starts off a collection of mini-ficlics focused around Gokudera and Haru, spanning from the time they start high school (and hence post Time-Skip) to well…the end : D Each chapter will be focused on a theme that I've found or came up with myself. If anyone has any suggestions for themes, I'd be very open to hearing them.

Enjoy.

Trouble maker – 1st Year of High School (April)

Haru was nothing short of ecstatic when she found out that the whole family (minus a few members) would all be going to the same high school. But as soon as she found out that they would be in separate classes her heart dropped. Tsuna, Kyoko, and Yamamoto were all in the same class while she was with-

"Che- I'm with the stupid woman."

Him.

"Well Haru doesn't want to be in a class with an outlaw!" She snapped back turning to face him.

"Don't start now," Tsuna groaned from behind. It didn't help that Yamamoto was grinning like an idiot next to Gokudera, which only made the latter's mood worse, causing him to call her more names and for her to yell at him more.

And that was how her high school debut started. While her best friend, future husband, and Yamamoto were three classrooms away, she was stuck in the row adjacent to his, two seats behind and a whole world away.

Through the beginning of the semester she had come to realize just how much of an outlaw Gokudera really was. He usually came to class late, hardly ever paid attention (opting to sleep or doodle instead), fought with all the teachers, and left when he felt like it. And when she confronted him for doing all that stuff and more, he would naturally argue back and call her names, making the situation all the more intense.

Haru wondered why she tried so hard, especially since he was pretty much impossible. She wouldn't have to deal with all of this if she were with Kyoko and Tsuna, or even placed with just Yamamoto. The best conclusion that she could come up with was that it was ultimately for the sake of her beloved Tsuna, who deserved family members that at least cared about school.

But eventually she came to realize that just as it wasn't easy for her to be so close yet so far away, that it wasn't easy for him either. Being separated from Tsuna and the others, who were his closest friends, or family as Reborn put it, was incredibly difficult for him. Even if they were only three rooms down, it honestly felt like a world away.

And that was something that they could at least agree on.