-The Letter-

~summary: Tsuna has finally mustered the courage to confess his feelings towards Kyoko and decides to write her a love letter…But in one way or another, it ends up on the wrong hands! [ Please read: Before you start reading, I'm going to warn you that this is a yaoi fan fiction…ratings will go up to M for later chapters… ]

~disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn…it belongs to Amano Akira-sama…

~random notes(?): finally, I've finished writing chapter one…XD. I kept on procrastinating so I ended up finishing it just now -laughs-. If there are any grammatical errors or such, please tell me right away and I'll fix it…and, oh, please review! It'll be greatly appreciated by a newbie like me…^^

Chapter 1:

"There! All done!" Tsuna exclaimed as he placed the letter inside a small pink envelope. "Now all that's left to do is to give it to Kyoko-chan!"

He smiled as he carefully kept the letter in his school bag. "Tomorrow, I'll finally tell her how I feel…Tomorrow, I'll finally stop being 'Dame-Tsuna' and become a man!"

"Mph. Whatever you do, you'll always be 'Dame-Tsuna'." Reborn smirked.

"Mou, come on! Is a little encouragement too much to ask?"

"Heh. As if encouraging you would change anything at all…"

"Eh?! What's that supposed to mean?!"

"Anyway, good luck to you…you'll definitely need it, Dame-Tsuna."

Tsuna was about to protest, but the infant hitman had already fallen asleep…again.

"But Reborn is right." He thought. "I really do need luck tomorrow…and lots of it."

The next morning, Tsuna woke up fully recuperated. To his surprise (and delight), he wasn't woken up by Reborn the 'usual way'. In fact, he hadn't even seen the infant…yet. He took that as a good omen and had even started looking forward to his day, which is quite a rare occurrence—considering his reputation as 'Dame-Tsuna' and the arrival of a certain gun-toting kid.

"Maybe this day wouldn't be so bad…"

As he made his way down the stairs, he saw his mother carrying a pile of laundry. She greeted him with her usual cheerful smile which also made him smile in spite of himself.

"Ah, Tsu-kun!" Nana smiled. "Good morning! Breakfast is in the kitchen—I made your favorite."

" 'Morning, mom!" he replied. And on second thought he added, "Have you seen Reborn?"

"Hmm, come to think of it, I haven't seen Reborn-kun either…" she said thoughtfully. "But you shouldn't worry about it. Or else you might end up getting late again."

Tsuna gulped and hurriedly ran into the kitchen. Just the mere thought of the prefect head with his tonfas is enough to make him shudder. He would never forget the time when Hibari had 'bitten' him to death. The last thing he wanted was a repeat performance.

"I wonder why Hibari-san acts so scary..? it would be great if he can lighten up a bit…I mean, he is one of the Guardians, after all…" Tsuna nearly choked as he realized what he just said.

"Gah, why the hell am I thinking about Hibari?! Stupid, stupid brain!!" With that, he gulped the remaining contents of his glass and grabbed his bag.

"Mom, I'll be going now!" As Tsuna opened the door, he said to himself, "Today is the day. I should not mess this up."

"Tenth! Good morning!!" Came the loud voice of his right-hand man. Even now, Tsuna hasn't quite gotten used to the other's overly-enthusiastic attitude towards him. It was kind of disconcerting, really, but he was glad that Gokudera is acting like his usual self. Even if he is a tsundere.

"Good morning, Gokudera-kun." Tsuna smiled. He can't help but compare Gokudera to his cat, Uri. Even though the two aren't getting along well, it was obvious that they share traits that are very similar to each other. "Shall we go now?"

Just as they were about to depart, a familiar voice called out to them.

"Yo, Tsuna! Gokudera!" Yamamoto hollered, "Wait up!"

"Ah, Yamamoto!" Tsuna said. "We were just about to leave."

"Ahaha, sorry…I've had to run back home for these." He handed Tsuna a bento box wrapped in a simple blue fabric. "It's sushi my dad made."

"Ore? But for what..?" He asked.

"I though you'd like some…" Yamamoto quickly added, "For old time's sake, you know?"

"Ah, you shouldn't have bothered…but thank you, Yamamoto." The brunette beamed at the taller boy.

Gokudera just clucked his tongue.

"You're welcome, Tsuna." Yamamoto smiled back as he patted the smaller boy's head.

"Oi, you baseball-freak!" Gokudera shouted as he finally lost his temper. "Stop being so casual with the Tenth!"

"Maa, maa, Gokudera." Yamamoto laughed. "Aren't we being a bit too possessive?"

"Bastard…" The Italian took out his dynamites. "Do you want to die so bad?"

"Hii! Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto!!" Tsuna was starting to panic. "Please, stop fighting!"

"…if the Tenth says so…" Gokudera mumbled as he put away his dynamites.

"Haha, Tsuna is right. Fighting is for kids, right, Gokudera?" Yamamoto said as he placed a hand on the other's shoulder.

"Gah, hands off, baseball-freak!!" He yelled as he violently shoved Yamamoto's hand off his shoulder. "It's not yet over between us!"

"Mou, please, just stop! We're gonna be late for school!" Tsuna shouted at his two Guardians.

Sawada Tsunayoshi. Otherwise known as 'Vongola Decimo'; the tenth generation boss of the Vongola Famiglia—one of the greatest and most influential mafia families in the world. Currently sixteen years of age. Although most boys of his age have started growing into tall, broad-shouldered, deep-voiced young men, Tsuna's case is a bit…different. Instead, his features had become even more delicate: his caramel eyes framed with long lashes are as wide as ever; soft, rosy lips which contrasted with his silken skin; and a small, lithe figure which can be described as nothing but feminine. Although the changes in him seemed quite apparent, he seems not to notice it at all.

His friends, however, had noticed this for a long time now; although by some unspoken consent, never told the brunette about it. They noticed, too, the unwanted attention that Tsuna was starting to get (but luckily for them, he remains oblivious to it)—which resulted to them being more protective towards the latter. To them, it's as if Tsuna would shatter with the slightest impact.

Half-way to Namimori Jr. High, the three friends continued to walk in companionable silence. Unbeknownst to Tsuna, both the Storm and Raing Guardians have been secretly observing him as they walk along the not-so-familiar route to school. Both of them cannot fathom how can such a sweet boy like Tsuna be the heir of the Vongola Family.

But there is one thing they are both certain of: that it is their duty to protect Tsuna—their one and only Sky—even if it cost them their lives. Because for them, nothing is more important than the smile of their precious Sky.

Upon reaching school, the first thing that Tsuna noticed was the raven-haired young man standing beside the school gate. A red armband adorned with golden letters was on his left sleeve; on his hands, a pair of steel tonfas which seemed to gleam with eerie delight. There is no mistaking it; it is indeed Hibari Kyouya—the President of the Disciplinary Committee and Lord of the delinquents.

As Tsuna passed by Hibari, he can't help but to be scared. Time seemed to stretch far too long for comfort and he found it hard to walk—for fear had turned his limbs into lead. "I'm gonna get bitten to death, I'm gonna get bitten to death…" The unpleasant though kept repeating in his mind over and over.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi…"

"Hii! Y-y-yes, Hibari-san?" tsuna jumped as he heard the prefect call his name. His two companions, Gokudera and Yamamoto, visibly tensed. Even if he is the Cloud Guardian, Hibari is still Hibari.

"May I take the liberty of asking you why you were staring at me?"

"S-staring? At Hibari-san?!" Tsuna exclaimed inside his head. "Did I really..? No way! No friggin' way!!"

"A-ano, Hibari-san…" He tried hard not to fidget as his Cloud Guardian's silver eyes met his caramel ones. He fumbled through the words he wanted to say, but found none.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi, I believe I asked you a question." Hibari impatiently tapped his foot. "Are you going to answer my question or not? We haven't got all day…"

"Hii! I-I'm so sorry, Hibari-san! I swear I didn't mean to!" Tsuna managed to say at last. "I-if that is all, I'll be going now…"

"Tenth! Wait up!" Gokudera called out to him as Tsuna started walking away from HIbari at a very fast pace; almost as if he was running.

Gokudera glared at Hibari then quickly followed Tsuna. Yamamoto just laughed uncomfortably and did the same; leaving Hibari to wonder why a certain herbivore was acting jumpier than usual.

"It's not that I care, but…"

-end of chapter-

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