Summary: What would it be like if Tsuna and Gokudera could switch bodies for 72 hours because of a new invention Giannini made? Will they be able to stand living in each other's body for three days? Find out by reading this story now.
A/N: I was having a difficult afternoon while I was editing the second chapter of UWH (Unfreezing the Will of Inheritance) when suddenly an idea came in mind. What if Tsuna and Gokudera could switch their bodies between them? How would it be? Well, keeping it in mind I'm pretty sure that Tsuna would be extremely desperate at this rate and Gokudera would love (because he would be able to spend three days under the skin of his beloved Juudaime). So I decided to write this plot and this is the result. At first, I was planning to just make it as an One-Shot but I think this fanfic will have three chapters, then enjoy.
This chapter was 'betaed' by Nekokratik.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, but the sadistic Akira Amano does. Through, I would like to.
Chapter One
Changing Places
Tsuna came into his bedroom and sighed before dropping his bag in a corner of the room. He was more exhausted than normal and this was due to a person named Gokudera Hayato, his right-hand man—not that Tsuna had chosen him for this position, Gokudera just had been proclaiming he himself as such.
Today, the day of the young Vongola was a typical 'Dame-Tsuna' day, with the honor to be called in front the class to answer a math question about quadratic equation that he obviously didn't know the answer to. And plus, to be the ace on the baseball game in P.E—it was all Yamamoto's fault because he insisted on seeing his friend pitch the balls. Then, he ended up wounded for entering the middle of the fight between Gokudera and Hibari, and now the left side of his face was swollen because of the blow of tonfas he had taken there.
"Ahh…" he sighed again when he lay in his bed. Rolling to the other side, the one that wasn't swollen up, Tsuna let out another yet frustrated sigh.
'I really don't understand Gokudera-kun,' he thought, closing his eyes.
The teenager didn't realize that a certain arcobaleno was watching him from a corner of the room, with a sadistic smile on his face, thinking of how he could make Tsuna understand a little more his own subordinates. It was a prerequisite if Tsuna wanted to be a mafia boss.
He took Leon, his green chameleon, and transformed it in a cell phone, dialling a number while he silently left Tsuna's bedroom. If all went well, Tsuna would have an exciting surprise with a little present the next day.
The next day, everything went smoothly and happened with an unusual tranquility. It was weird; Tsuna couldn't help but be in alert all the time in case something strange happened…which would be quite the normal thing.
"Eh? Yamamoto, where's Gokudera-kun?" Tsuna asked when they finished their greeting between them.
"Ah…" Yamamoto smiled awkwardly as if to apologize for something. "Gokudera said he was too embarrassed for hurting you yesterday because of Hibari, then he said he couldn't come to school until he couldn't…what was what he said again?" he scratched his head. "Oh yes! He said he wouldn't and couldn't come until he completely regretted hurting you until he was satisfied."
"H-He said that?" said Tsuna, with sweat pouring over his head.
"Yeah, can you believe it? Haha!" Yamamoto chuckled. He was already familiar with the extremists acts that Gokudera usually did when it came to his boss, Juudaime's safety.
'Actually, I can see Gokudera-kun doing this…' Tsuna nervously thought. And then he felt a pair of eyes watching him from afar; he turned in the direction of a certain streetlight and saw that Gokudera was hiding himself. 'H-He really thinks he's hiding! I can clearly see him!'
"What is it, Tsuna?" Yamamoto asked, realizing that his friend was looking to another direction.
Tsuna quickly turned to face the baseball star and laughed awkwardly.
"I-It's nothing, Yamamoto," he said, disguising his startled state with a smile. "I just thought I saw a shadow."
And that wasn't a lie at all.
"A shadow?" Yamamoto repeated and then he gave a loud laugh. "What's this? Tsuna, you should stop watching programs about supernatural things, it's not good, you know."
'But I don't watch! I don't like these supernatural things, remember?' he exclaimed in thoughts.
"Y-Yeah… you're right," Tsuna nodded, ending the weird subject.
Meanwhile, still in the streetlight, Gokudera was watching with a look of pure envy on his face at Tsuna and Yamamoto who exchanged laughs. How that baseball freak could be so casual with his Juudaime? Was he trying to steal his position as right-hand man or what? And then he began to follow them, as if he thought he was completely hidden.
Reborn watched everything with a sadistic smile on his face. That day looked even more promising and full of exciting things to him, and his plan hadn't been implemented yet! A wide smirk spread on his face. He badly could wait until afternoon.
Later that day, after saying that he had noticed Gokudera-kun was following him, Tsuna said he forgave him, although he believed that Gokudera hadn't done anything wrong. Then everything was back to normal. Almost. Everything had turned upside down when Gokudera was angered with something Yamamoto made while they walked home.
"Oi! Yamamoto!" Gokudera almost yelled. "Who the hell gave you permission to touch Juudaime so casually?"
Tsuna sweat dropped to that paranoia, or it was the best he could think of.
'Not again…' he pleaded in thoughts.
"G-Gokudera-kun…" he said, preparing to stop the Storm Guardian if it comes to it.
"Maa, maa, Gokudera," Yamamoto laughed, waving his hands in front of his face. "What's the matter? After all, we're friends, aren't we, Tsuna?" He asked to the boy, who laughed nervously because Gokudera had a really scary expression.
"Teme!" And it was as clear as the day that soon a WWIII could happen.
To Tsuna, who was in the midst of all that mess, he could only pray that that day would over soon, because the afternoon had barely started and he was already exhausted.
"Guys! Don't fight, ne? Gokudera-kun?" He asked to the silver-haired boy and then he turned to the baseball star. "Yamamoto?"
"Sure," said Yamamoto smiling.
"Tch," was Gokudera's response.
And then a noise was heard on the street. It was as if some high-speed bike was coming toward them, which made Tsuna jump from the spot he was and let out a girly squeak.
"SAWADA! JOIN THE BOXING CLUB!" Ryohei shouted, punching the air, running towards the other three boys.
That time, all the three boys sweat dropped when they saw that the noise wasn't from a high-speed bike and instead from the boxer who was running very fast at them.
"O-Onii-san…" said Tsuna in embarrassment. "I'm sorry, but I refuse."
"Ahhhh!" he shouted again. "I WON'T GIVE UP SAWADA UNTIL YOU JOIN THE CLUB!''
"Shut the fuck up, Turf Top!" It was Gokudera's time to shout. "You're blowing up my fucking eardrums!"
"Gokudera-kun! Language!" said Tsuna nervously. He still felt embarrassed by just hearing that bad mouth of his Storm Guardian.
After that, Yamamoto and Ryohei parted to their respective homes and was just Gokudera walking side by side with Tsuna.
They talked about random subjects, but most of them, Gokudera insisted on talking about 'famiglia matters', taking advantage that neither noisy boxer and sword freak was with them.
Just as Gokudera was talking enthusiastically to his boss, he stopped in his tracks and turned around—seriousness spread over his face when he felt an ill feeling to that of a killing intent directed at them. A very strong killing intent, he had to admit. And feeling the imminent danger and realizing that his boss was about to get shot, his reflexes sharpened up.
"Juudaime! Watch out!" said Gokudera before pushing Tsuna to the side, and in the next moment he fell to the ground with a bullet hole in the middle of his forehead.
"Go… GOKUDERA-KUN!" Tsuna cried, running towards his friend. He desperately tried to wake Gokudera up, but no response whatsoever.
"He'll wake up in a moment," said a voice from behind him.
The brunette froze on the spot with a strange feeling of knowing that voice.
"This voice… there's no doubt…" He said turning around and giving face to face with a baby holding a gun directly aimed at him. "REBORN!"
A mischievous smirk crossed Reborn's lips.
"Ciaossu!"
"Don't 'Ciaossu' me!" Tsuna shouted in despair. "What did you do to Gokudera-kun, Reborn!" he pointed to the silver-haired boy lying on the ground, unconscious.
"Nothing exceptional," he shrugged, "just a special bullet." He said with such casual tone that Tsuna couldn't expect.
"Special… bullet?" The brunette frowned. "Like the Hyper Dying Will Bullet?"
"Ah, more or less," Reborn agreed, smirking once again.
Then something caught Tsuna's attention when he looked back at his friend who was still lying on the floor and hadn't any signs that would be waking up soon.
"Then why hasn't Gokudera-kun woken up yet?" he asked with a tremble voice, fearing to hear the answer.
Reborn's smirk grew and it made Tsuna feel a chill running down his spine.
"I was waiting for that question," said the arcobaleno before pointing the gun at Tsuna again, who at the moment stared at him in disbelief.
"W-What are you doing, Reborn?" he took a step backwards, but it was too late. He wouldn't be able to avoid it.
"Now, die," said Reborn as he pulled the trigger.
Tsuna hadn't time to utter at least a last 'what'. One second later, he heard a shot and he was thrown backward by the force of the projectile.
Seconds later, Gokudera and Tsuna stood up lazily from the ground and yawned at the same time. They stretched and fluttered open their eyes simultaneously. They exchanged glances. It didn't take a second and the two paled as they pointed their fingers to one another in sheer disbelief.
"Ju… Juudaime…" said Gokudera, but his voice was different. Heck, and the mouth that spoke was not his but Tsuna's. Realizing this, his eyes widened even more.
"Go-Gokudera-kun?" Tsuna asked, his voice sounding a lot like Gokudera's. Well, it was very much like Gokudera's voice; he didn't need anyone saying that twice to him. He didn't know if that was a trick, but his voice was coming a little thicker than usual and he was staring at himself as if he was seeing it from the perspective of another person. And that another person was none other than Gokudera!
Before Tsuna and Gokudera could scream stunned and ask why in the world they were staring at themselves through another person's body, Reborn decided to speak.
"Dame-Tsuna, Gokudera and you switched bodies."
A/N: And the first chapter ends in the best part. But there's nothing to do about, I just had to stop there or I would write shit. If in the next chapter I write as I wrote this chapter with so many ideas coming to my mind, I think in three chapters I can finish this story. At the 'worst case scenario', it'll be a story with five or more chapters.
So, what do you think? Argh! I find it so amusing, but at the same time so difficult to write Reborn's actions. Maybe it's because he's so 'cool' and 'badass'. The same goes to Tsuna, for me he's a complex character (even because in some situations I act just like him and it's hard, because it's like I'm describing myself) and he's funny. When it comes to write his thoughts I try my best because in my opinion is one of the best parts! Especially when he makes those faces, LOL.
Well, it's all for today. I hope you enjoyed this new fanfic. I haven't forgotten 'Unfreezing the Will of Inheritance'! I just wanted to post this fanfic here before I could forget the 'central idea of it'. Let reviews with your criticism, so I can improve my skills.
See you again in the next chapter ~
Warning!: This chapter has been edited as well as a part of the summary, as of today february 3rd of 2013, but nothing so dramatical was added. You'll find out once I edit and repost all the next chapters. Be warned.
