Our Baby

After a few moments of silence between the two, Mukuro looked down at Tsuna, looking very serious.

"Tsunayoshi...are you completely sure that you're pregnant?"

Tsuna nodded vigorously. "I'd never lie to you about something like this for my own sick pleasure! I swear, it's true. I took a pregnancy test a couple days ago, and it was positive." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a box, it was a pregnancy test. "I brought another one here with me to prove it to you."

A soft sigh escaped the taller teen as he nodded. "All right, there's a bathroom across the hall from here."

Tsuna went out across the hall to the bathroom, shutting the door. Mukuro went by the bathroom, leaning against the wall as he waited patiently. After about two minutes, Tsuna came out, shaking the test as he continued to look at it before handing it to Mukuro.

The illusionist took hold of the small, thermometer-shaped object, looking at the little screen that indicated whether or not the user was pregnant. There was a little plus sign, and that obviously meant positive. Which meant it was true.

"..." Now Mukuro was convinced. He handed Tsuna the pregnancy test back, turning away as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Well Tsunayoshi...do whatever you will with the child, I couldn't care less. I will have no part of it."

As much as Tsuna expected that answer, for some reason it saddened him. He didn't think he'd care, but he did.

The brunet let out a sigh as he nodded. "Well, all right. I'll respect your wishes and not force you. But, the door is open if you ever want to see the baby...if I decide to keep it." And then he headed off to get out of there.

Mukuro watched him go, and sighed lightly, inwardly wondering how Tsuna could still be so kind. "So naiive, Tsunayoshi..."

As Tsuna came outside, heading to the streets that led to Namimori, he began to wonder why this seemed to bother him so much. He was expecting it, and sure that he wouldn't care if the illusionist didn't want any part of this, right?

So then why was it bothering him more than his acceptance to it?

Tsuna knew he wouldn't have to worry of their baby being somehow corrupted or anything like that, but then again Tsuna didn't have a lot of doubts about their parenting.

So why is it bothering me? ...Do I feel more toward Mukuro than I've given myself credit for? Tsuna thought.

Still in thought of all this on the way home not far from his neighbourhood, Tsuna barely caught Gokudera calling to him as he ran to catch up with him.

"Juudaime!" Gokudera called, running over to him and waving. "Juudaime, wait for me!"

"Gokudera-kun!" Tsuna turned around, a little smile on his face.

Catching up to his boss, Gokudera walked alongside him. "How did pineapple-bastard take it...?"

Tsuna sighed sadly. "He was pretty surprised, understandably so. Then he told me that I could just do whatever I chose to do with the baby since he wants no part of it..."

Shaking his head in disgust, Gokudera sighed. "That bastard...well whatever, he doesn't deserve anything to do with it. But Juudaime, what are you going to do with the baby?" The dynamite expert looked at his friend.

"...I don't know Gokudera-kun, I'm really not sure." Tsuna shrugged. "It's a pretty tough decision."

"Just remember that you have until you're five months along to get it aborted, that is, if you choose to do that." Gokudera reminded him, frowning a bit at the idea. "Are you going to tell everyone else?"

Tsuna shrugged a bit, keeping his gaze on the ground below him. "Probably...once I reach a decision of what I'm going to do."

Nodding, Gokudera smiled a bit at his boss, despite that he was deadly furious with the pineapple-bastard. "Well Juudaime, whatever you choose to do with the child, I'll definitely support your decision! I'll be there for you no matter what!" He gave him a thumbs-up.

"Eh?" Tsuna looked at Gokudera in surprise. He was thankful that the silver-haired mafioso was willing to do that despite it all. "You wouldn't mind if I decided not to abort it?"

"Personally yes," Gokudera admitted sheepishly. "But it means more to me to stand by your decision, Juudaime! If it makes you happy, then I'll be happy too! I'd feel the same way if I were the father of the child! Juudaime, I know pineapple-bastard helped to put the baby inside you, but above all it shares your genetics also! A baby coming from you would be more wonderful than anything!"

"Gokudera-kun..." Tsuna was flustered, although touched by his words. It started to make him wonder why he didn't fall in love with his self-proclaimed right-hand man and that HE was the father of the baby.

Wait, why am I even thinking that?! Tsuna thought.

"Juudaime! Let's go back to your house, I'll help you with your homework!" Gokudera grinned.

"Ahaha, sure!" Tsuna rubbed the back of his neck as he followed the dynamite expert back to his house.

"Hey, Tsuna! Gokudera!" Yamamoto came running up to them.

"Yamamoto!" Tsuna turned around. "What are you doing around here?"

"Ah, I got off work early at the shop today since dad's closing the rest of the day to make a special delivery to Kyoto!" Yamamoto said. "So I thought I'd come and see what you guys were up to, maybe we can finish our homework for tomorrow!"

"Grr, baseball-nut, I was going to help Juudaime with his homework!" Gokudera snarled.

"Aw c'mon, the more the merrier!" Yamamoto laughed.

"You guys..." Tsuna tried to break it up between them, shaking his head. At least for now his mind was pretty much off the whole situation.

Reborn stood on the ledge of the wall outside Tsuna's house, watching the three of them.

TBC...