Yamamotos POV
Yamamoto sat back and watched the movie he had not wanted to see in the first place.
Using it as a means of distraction. his date sat beside him, wearing a dress that was way too much for a movie. She had long blonde hair and big stupid eyes. The kind that make you want to hit the person looking at you with them.
He looked at the seat to his left, seeing the person he was in love with sitting next to the new stradigist of Tsuna's family. Sapphire was beautiful, with blue eyes and long black hair. Pale skin and a lithel body. Even Yamamoto had to admit she was hot and he was gay. Though of course no one knew that.
He watches as Gokudera closed his hand around hers. Sees her look at him and smile, move closer in a way that screams kiss me. Sees Gokudera look at her, and then he truns away. Because he was in love with Gokudera hayato the self proclaimed right hand man of his best friend Tsuna. Because he wanted to be the one sitting beside him. Becuse He wanted to lean close, to press his lips into the other mans and feel and taste him in every way possible... Yamamoto tried not to think about it.
About the way he could never compare to Sapphire. Because she was every thing Gokudera ould want in a lover. Beautiful, kind, wise, Sharp tounged and feisty. Just the same as Gokudera was, it was like they where ment to be.
It sickened him.
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After the movie Yamamoto watched as Gokudera and Sapphire walked hand in hand, speaking softly to one another and smiling in a way Yamamoto had never even thought he'd be able to see on Gokuderas face as he was not, by any means, a smiley kind of man.
"Yamamoto-Kun? Are you okay?" He looked over to see the girl with whom he had been set up with. This whole mess started when Tsuna started going out with Sasawagwa Kyoko three months ago. He was so happy it was cute, and Yamamoto loved to see his friends in good moods with lots of smiles. Thats why he was so into Gokudera, so sure that one day He would be the one to call out the always angery mans more intiment smiles... But no, life never works that way.
One month after Tsuna and Kyoko got together, and five months after they had entered into high school, Sapphire transfered in. Sent by the Ninth boss of the Vongola mafia famillia that Tsuna was in charge of, She came to act as his stradigist.
Gokudera has been looking at her like he is now ever since. Of course, he was cold to her at first but within a week of knowing the woman he was already smiling and laughing more.
Yamamoto looked into his dates eyes and forced his trade mark grin.
"Ahahahaha, yep! Just a little spaced out after that movie." She smiled at him, linking their arms and it was all he could do not to push her away and run after Gokudera and Sapphire as they continued down the street.
Not even bothering to bid Yamamoto a goodbye before they dissapeared into the darkness, leaving him alone with the date he didn't like at all, and a bad feeling in the pit of his stumech.
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Once he finally got home from droping off his date Yamamoto said hello to his old man and then went to shower. Hoping to get the gross feeling of the womans hands and lips off of his skin. He tried not to think of the look of shock on her face as he shoved her back when she kissed him. Trys not to think of how she cried and yelled and hit him when he told her she just was not all that interesting to him, and with every fiber of his being tried to force the image of Gokudera and Sapphire walking away hand in hand out of his mind. All to no avail.
The next morning he was not looking forword to school. Normally he would be, because he loved Baseball practice, seeing his friends, and most importantly, seeing Gokudera. But he knew Tsuna would have heard about his rudeness to his date the night before, because the only reason he went out with her was because of Tsuna.
Kyoko had set it up, asking if he and Gokudera would like to go on a dubble with two of her friends. he was not into it, but he was not about to let his Gokudera go on a date without him there. Mean while Gokudera had pushed away Kyoko's friend in favor of Sapphire. While Yamamoto got stuck with her in his place. And to make the whole thing that much worse, Tsuna got sick and had to bail at the last minute, leaving him alone with no one to distract him from Gokudera and Sapphire's Flirting.
He sighed as he walked into the class room, Tsuna looked over and smiled sheepishly at him, waving him over to his desk where Gokudera and of corse, Sapphire, where standing together.
" Good morning Tsuna, Gokudera, Sapphire."
Three muffled good mornings came at him before Tsuna went into his questions about the date and why he did what he did. he looked up at Gokudera to see him looking at him with a huge grin on his face, when he caught Yamamoto looking he looked away, his face turning pink as he did.
In the end, Yamamoto had to tell Tsuna that he was feeling sick and that he needed to go home, that he was rude only by accident and that he felt horrible about it all. When he really just wanted to laugh at the thoughts that ran threw his head everytime he saw Gokudera looking at him.
Thoughts like maybe he looked at him the way Yamamoto looked at Gokudera.
That maybe Gokudera wanted to touch him, to taste him the way Yamamoto wanted to taste him. But this was silly, because Gokudera had Sapphire, and she was perfect for him.
"Well okay, But Kyoko-chan was k kinda mad... so could you maybe apologize to her?" He looked back as Tsuna and nodded, looking over Tsuna's Shoulder to see Sasagawa looking at him, more concerned and possibly saddened for her friend then angery, Yamamoto had to admit, she was perfect for Tsuna. They matched one another...The same way Sapphire matched Gokudera.
His smile turned into a frown once again, and he closed his eyes as he tried to not think about the pain his heart was in. This had not been the baseball players year.
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At lunch he told Sasagawa the same story he told Tsuna. She looked at him with kindness, and smiled like she always did. " It's okay. you don't need to lie Yamamoto-kun." Everyone looked at her, Yamamoto's face flushed guiltily as she continued. "I set the date up so that we could all get to know one another better. It was supposed to be a get together but because Tsu-kun and I didn't come it became a double date. So I'm not surprised that you reacted that way. I know you have feelings for someone else, too. Sorry for pushing it on you." She blushed at the end, smiling softly. The rest of the group looked between them for a moment before letting it slide and picking up on another topic. But Yamamoto could see out of the conor of his eye that Gokudera was watching him, looking more angery then he had seen him in a long time.
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Gokudera's POV
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His heart hurt. all beause of some stupid movie and a stupid baseball idiot who couldn't keep his hands to himself. I mean sure, he did reject the contact in the movie when the stupid bimbo tried to hold his hand. And yea, that baseball nut did aparently push her away when she kissed him. But damn it! He is supposed to havethe best reflexes of allthe garuidans for gods sake! Why the hell couldn't he fucking block a fucking kiss! And then he has to hear about it first thing in the morning! And to top it all off he made the tenth upset and worried him over his stupid fake fucking excuse of having a fucking cold! Come on, even that stupid cow could have made up a better one!
Gokudera continued to rant silently about the whole thing until he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see one of his closest friends standing beside him, Sapphires face was just slightly paler then normal and her eyes were sympathedic.
"Are you alright Hayato? Why not go back and ask him who he likes?" She smiled simply at him and Gokudera forced himself to calm down. In the few months he had known her, Sapphire had become a important friend, she was the only one who knew about him being gay out of the whole famillia and she was supportive of everything he said to her, even when he would speak about the baseball idiot who had stolen and was now breaking his heart.
"Che, even if i do that and he tells me, it'll look like I have feelings for him. Besides I know its not me, and I don't think I can deal with hearing it from him." He sighed, the woman always seemed to pull the truth out of him. If she hadn't been next to him in the movie last night, Holding his hands back from thorwing his dynomite at the hoebag sitting next to His baseball idiot, the tenth would have not only had to pay for a blown up movie theater, but for the funeral costs of one Hoe-Bag.
It made him fucking pissed because he knew better then that, but ever since they entered high school and the fucking baseball idiot had been getting sexier and sexier as the days pass... Well. He just gets a bit annoyed. Espechially because Yamamoto will Never look at him the way he looks at Yamamoto.
Not before, when they met in middle school. and not now.
"Hayato.. Oh, I know! Why don't we go out for sushi instead of cooking at my place? You keep telling me how amazing Yamamoto-kuns sushi is! So, why not go there with me? " Hayato looked at her, raising a eyebrow. He was kinda looking forword to going home tonight, taking off his crappy uniform, and going over in his PJ's to the apartment just next to his where he would find a movie about UMA's and a italian feast. Still it was tempting to see Yamamoto at work. It sort of turned him on, more then Yamamoto normally turns him on, and knowing Sapphire, he was sure that the stubborn mule would not stop talking about it until he took her there.
"Fine. but your paying. You where supposed to cook for me, for gods sake, you come over and use my stuff like its yours, the least you could do was cook one night." he shakes his head, knowing by the look on her face that she was simply amused at how he was hiding his excitment at seeing Yamamoto working by yelling at her. That was the scary thing about Sapphire, She seemed to know everything.
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They entered the sushi bar together, holding hands like the cupple they where pretending to be. It was Sapphires idea, one of the frist things she had sugested when she found out about his feelings for the damn idiot. He still remembers the convosation he had with her then.
... Three months ago...
Really? you like him? Hayato thats great! When are you confessing?
Sapphire had asked, scooping chocolate ice cream out of a half empty carton of rocky road, tossing the nuts back into the container as she found them. Her hair was puffy and looked like hell, and she had zit cream on her face. It was one of their hang out nights, where they talked about random things to keep themselves sane in the wee hours of the morning when the noise outside the apartment complex they lived in was too much to even think about sleep...
"Wha- What makes you think im confessing? I mean no one even knows im fucking gay but you, and thats only because you saw me with that yaoi manga! "
She put her spoon down and looked at me threw her glasses, her eyes beeming. "Yes, and I am now the master of your yaoi collection, if the massive amount of books from that genure missing in my libary is any indication of that. "
I blushed, guilty as charged. "What ever. your the one who said I could barrow them, I, I have just been to busy to put them all back! And anyway, whats the point in confessing when he isn't gay?"
Sapphire seemed to think for a good ten minutes before she replied.
"Fine, then what about this. You pretend to date me for three months. If in that time nothing has chnaged between you two I will shut up about you confessing, but if something has changed, you must confess no matter what! Deal?"
I thought about it for all of a minute. Before I made up my mind.
... Present time...
We walked into the sushi shop, the door swinging with a loud clank as it shut behind us. I spotted him instantly, standing behind the counter chopping fish like a mad man. he looked up at me, our eyes meeting and he smiled, I was just about to return it when it faded as his eyes shifted to Sapphire standing beside me, our hands intertwined.
We sat down at the bar, and while Yamamoto was chopping at the fish his old man came over to us and asked if one, we where on a date, and two, what did i do to get to go out with Sapphire. I muttered a yes to the date question watching as Yamamoto missed the fish and cringed slightly at my addmission. As if this was the first time he had heard about it. As for the latter question I just smiled sligtly at him, nodding as if i agreed. When really I was rolling my eyes at his words. Sure, she was pretty when in public, and yes she is my best friend. (Next to the tenth of course!) But that was the very reason why I pitied the fool who fell for her in real life. Becuase I know that she is really a mainiac in a womans face. She has the biggest anime porn collection i have ever seen. With enough yaoi to fend off well over 100 horny as hell gay men and just as many hentai and yuri books and movies. And though she is a UMA buff like me, she insists that they communicate with one another with tin foil, and every time the subject is breached she ends up chasing me around my own damn appartment with a tin foil hat. And will then jump up and down like the loony she is whenever it picks up a stray radio signal...
Anyway.
She is anything but normal, its just my and the tenths personal curse to see the pretty mask ripped off to reveal the zit creamed one under it.
Sapphire pulled me from my thougths by brushing her hand on my arm, her fingers on mine. i looked at her, confused, until she leaned in and kissed me. It was slight, just on the cheek, but it was only the second time we had ever done this, kissing that is. the first time was in the movie last night, she swore that Yamamoto would get upset but as she leaned in and kissed me he turned away. As if giving us time to do more then kiss...
I was so upset about it that we left right after the movie ended. Leaving the idiot and his date behind while Sapphire tried and failed to console me the entire way home.
I looked up to see Yamamoto, this time he did not turn away.
This time he was stareing at us, his face twisted in such pain I felt my body brun in horror and my heart sink to the pit of my gut. I was about to push Sapphire away from my cheek when he lost it.
"Stop it! Why the Fuck do you need to do that here! Don't you get enough of each other after school!" He shouted, surprizing everyone, except maybe, Sapphire who smiled a smile that made my gut twist, she was up to something very bad.
"HAHA! Sorry, I guess he didn't get enough before we left the house." she said winking, her cheeks flushing perfectly. I nearly choked on air. She had just hinted at a sexual relationship we had never pretened to have before, and what ever she had wanted to get by say it seemed to work, because Yamamoto left, ripping threw thhe shop and out of the door in a blur of motion so fast it was hard to see any expression on his face at all.
His father had offered free food because of his tantrum and while I was in no mood to eat Sapphire smiled and ordered two of everything on the menu. Mouth free food! As she did.
Some how, I think she planned this senario from the begining to avoid having to treat me...
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