wOW OKay I haven't written 1827 in like literally three years so please bear with me; this story is actually really weird and its probably going to be a twoshot or something because I can't commit to writing long stories (mostly because I am lazy). So uhm yes thank you for reading and I will probably never continue A Twisted Cinderella Parody and if you are still hoping I will you must be mad because it's been three years hello


Hibari Kyoya is not the type to openly display his affections.

… And even if he does, it is never to another of the same species, as Tsunayoshi has discovered about his Cloud guardian. The most open thing he has ever said about their relationship (as boss and guardian, mind you) was to Adelheid back in the day, when he affirmed that it was the sky that allowed the cloud to roam freely and nothing more. The only other times Hibari ever shows that he has feelings is to his albeit small but ever growing army of small animals.

But Tsuna doesn't mind – he recognises that this is just how Hibari is. Tsuna has always been on his toes like a fucking ballerina when around the older man, like as if he's treading on a minefield that's threatening to blow at every wrong step he takes. And even after ten years, while Tsuna is less afraid of him now, he is still always cautious – he never knows what Hibari is thinking.

The Vongola Tenth has come to think that the respect and the fear he has for the Cloud Guardian has perhaps turned into something more than just admiration for his strength and skill at combat. Not all that fear though; Tsuna's still deathly afraid of him. However, he thinks that the increase in heart rate whenever he sees the tall, black haired man is not just from the adrenaline pumping through his veins readying him for a "fight-or-flight" situation, but something else.

He just can't quite put his finger to it.

His feelings for Sasagawa Kyoko – Ryohei's little sister; his longtime crush of several years through Middle and High School, somehow dissipated over the long years of them being never reciprocated. They are like siblings now; she even has a pet name of "Tsu-kun" for him, obviously learning that from his mother.

The kind of feeling he gets now when he actually sees Hibari on very rare occasions is the kind of feeling he used to get when he sees Kyoko. But it's weird and unnatural and while Tsuna is extremely open about these sorts of things (unsurprising because of Rokudo Mukuro), Tsuna is not sure if it's just his admiration for Hibari getting the better of him, or something else.

So when he consults Reborn (the worst fucking possible person too, but a much better choice than Gokudera or Yamamoto) about it, the damned Arcobaleno just smirks and shifts his fedora to shield his eyes, muttering a sly so that's how it is, leaving Tsuna dumbfounded and completely out of the loop with everything, just as he did when he was a clumsy teenager. Then Reborn turns out of the room and throws a I'll speak to Hibari about this over his shoulder and Tsuna has to run and yell after him to not but Reborn never listens to his opinions anyway and probably never will so Tsuna just sighs, gives up and decides that hiding himself in his room is a much, better idea instead.

So when he curls up on his bed with his cell phone, staring at the unmoving time for the longest time ever, he does not expect to have knocks sound on his door; his over-loyal right hand man is away with the Rain Guardian on a mission to Italy (where else?), his Sun Guardian's on leave to spend time with his wife (its amazing how the two got married, really) and his quiet Mist Guardian never bothers him unless necessary. Despite all that, the brunette still manages to croak out come in and roll over in his bed, away from the door all while staring at his phone screen and playing fucking Candy Crush of all things and–

"Herbivore."

His phone falls out of his hand just as game over flashes across his screen and Tsuna's entire body tenses up. He feels his heart lunch and his stomach suddenly fill with fluttering butterflies. The thoughts nothiswasn'tsupposedtohappen andvery clearly fuck you Reborn fill his head and suddenly he's scared because no, Hibari never ever explicitly shows how he feels (only displeasure) and Tsuna's afraid he's in one of those moods of his and wants to beat the crap out of him for feeling weird–

A sigh. "I am not going to hurt you."

The Vongola Boss immediately relaxes and lets out the breath he clearly doesn't know he's holding and slowly sits up, propping his pillow. Tsuna puts on his most professional face, trying to hide how weird he's feeling about all this (Hibari's never been to his room before, it had always been the other way round) and how he is not ready for a confrontation.

"Yes– excuse me for my… well– whatever the hell I was doing just now; I was not expecting anyone to see me like that (definitely not you of all people damn it), so yes, Hibari-san, how may I help you?" And Tsuna immediately wants to hide in a hole because fuck, it's been 10 years and he's still all sorts of "no-good" especially when it comes to situations like these, what a disgrace as Reborn would mockingly say.

The older man just stares at him for what seems like an fucking eternity but in reality its actually probably just five seconds and Tsuna is very obviously flustered (even if he says he's hiding it) because his emotions are showing on his face like the most obvious thing in the world. Tsuna wants to hide and die because wow this is so embarrassing and this isn't how a grown man – let alone a mafia boss – should be acting.

"So," Tsuna kind of tenses up again at the sound of Hibari's voice, and his jaw drops at what he says next.

"I heard you like me."

The Vongola boss is rendered speechless because what the fuck did Hibari just say and he's pretty sure his eyes grow wider than saucers Reborn uses to place his stupid teacups on sometimes. One moment he's secretly thinking to himself, hey, Hibari-san actually looks really good in that suit he always wears, and the next a loaded bombshell of "I heard you like me" drops on him. And right now, Tsuna is just all sorts of confused and he's trying to take everything in (he's never been good at processing information) but really, all he wants to do right now is cry and maybe die. And it is only after two seconds of information overload does Tsuna realise what Hibari said he feels his face slowly heating up.

Reborn's comment of "So that's how it is" clicks into his head and Tsuna feels his hands rise up to cup his own cheeks then hide his red face. He thinks out loud in exasperation, choking out "Is that how it is?" and nose dives into his pillow out of embarrassment. He manages to toss his covers over him, away from Hibari's sight, but really, what can a blanket do to deter that man? Tsuna doesn't know if Hibari's walked away from him yet and after what seems like another eternity staring into the insides of his eyelids but in reality is probably just another five seconds, Tsuna peeks out of his pillow and–

The sight of grey-blue eyes staring back into his brown ones and right into his soul sends the Vongola boss yelling and backing away so fast he falls off his bed together with his sheets.

Hibari whistles. "So that's how it is," He says, intentionally dragging each syllable longer than necessary. Tsuna peeks out from his spot on the floor and is watches the older man play a smirk on his lips. He then turns to coolly exit the room, as if he did not just witness his mafia boss be a total idiot, perhaps sparing Tsuna from the embarrassment.

But he's already embarrassed, so it doesn't really make a difference.

And just there and then, for the umpteenth time in an hour, Tsuna wants to curl up and cry and maybe die.