Author's notes: And this is the edit of Chapter two.
Born For You
by ilYamaTsuna7227li
Chapter 2
Tsuna felt incredibly guilty.
He didn't want to go on a date with Yamamoto that was a given fact.
But he was enjoying it so much.
"Ah, you beat me again Tsuna!" Yamamoto laughed gleefully as he put down the gun they were using for the simulation game.
"Mou, that's not fair, you probably lost on purpose…" Tsuna said with a frown but his eyes were twinkling happily. The baseball star grinned.
"No way, you totally beat me with your skills!" He said as he grabbed the other by the arm and pointed at a photo booth not faraway. "Come on let's go take a picture before we go out for snacks!" He stated and Tsuna couldn't say 'no' since to him, taking a picture really did sound good.
The baseball idol closed the curtain when he managed to drag the brunet inside. "Yosh!" The athlete said as he placed some coins in the slot. "We get three pictures all in all Tsuna. Ready?"
The brunet nodded tugging his shirt self-consciously but then the young Yamamoto laughed as he pulled the other next to him. Tsuna blushed as the flash went off.
"It's gotta be more natural!" Yamamoto scolded him as he gave the brunet a noogie. Tsuna laughed just as another flash blinded him.
One more take remained and as Tsuna was thinking what they should do on the last one, he didn't realize Yamamoto staring at him with a thoughtful face.
"What do you think Yama-mmph!" Brown eyes widened when the handsome teen suddenly swooped down gave him a kiss.
Tsuna was briefly aware of a flash going off before he pushed Yamamoto away in shock. Amber eyes were staring at him, as though waiting for his reaction. The brunet was pale but he could feel a fine blush on his cheeks.
"Tsuna-" Yamamoto began to say but Tsuna realized he didn't want to hear it.
"I-I'm going to g-get us some drinks!" Tsuna managed to stutter out before standing and running away as fast as he could trying not to trip.
Yamamoto's eyes were shadowed as he leaned back against the wall of the booth. After a few seconds he shook his head and stood up. He went outside and took the three wallet-sized pictures, staring at the last one before pocketing it with a sigh.
He ran a hand through his hair, amber eyes strangely blank without Tsuna around. He held his head in slight frustration as he pursed his lips.
I went too far. I have to go and look for Tsuna, make sure he's alright. I have to lie and say it was an accident, that I was just going to kiss his cheek…
Amber eyes burned as Yamamoto legs automatically led him to where Tsuna went.
I'll say anything to make Tsuna happy.
Meanwhile…
A certain brunet had crossed the street, away from the arcade he and Yamamoto was playing in. He placed a hand against the wall, leaning some of his weight against it.
Tsuna panted as he placed a shaking hand on his lips. He blushed fiercely as he stared at the ground with horror.
Yamamoto kissed him!
He kissed him!
And Tsuna thought his surrogate brother was weird as it is!
Sure, the brunet had experienced a few situations when he thought his brother was going to kiss him (as in really kiss him –lips and all), one time when they were eight and the lights went out in their house and Tsuyoshi wasn't around. Somehow, Yamamoto had found him in the dark and held his hand. Brown eyes weren't able to see but Tsuna could somehow feel that the older one a few centimeters from his face but for some odd reason, the next second he wasn't anywhere near Tsuna anymore…
Tsuna never really thought about the whole- I think my brother might like me in a different way- until he was confronted with it now.
His first kiss taken… Taken by a guy…
A person he treated as a brother!
It should have felt wrong (and it did!), but instead of his mind going over that important detail, the brunet felt lost and confused instead.
He felt nervous for some odd reason. An instinct was ringing clear inside him, warning him that even after what happened he shouldn't push Yamamoto away…
That if he did, then he would regret it for the rest of his life.
And that thought made Tsuna felt like he was being stabbed by ice. His heart was thundering loudly in his ears, warning him, telling him…
"Oi!" Brown eyes looked up fearfully when a big, unfamiliar hand (not the warm one he was expecting) landed on his shoulder. "Are you that brown-haired kid Yamamoto always with?"
Tsuna cringed and he jumped back as he looked at the other warily, legs shaking. He was useless without Yamamoto around- unable to save in his own skin, unable to feel brave when a complete stranger asks him a suspicious question.
"W-Who are you?" He barely let out without stuttering.
The guy gave an ugly smirk and brown eyes widened when a symbol flashed under the coat of the person before him. "Not important, listen why don't you just answer our question and we might let you go unharmed."
Tsuna gulped, knowing that- no they were as hell not gonna let him go- if he did answer their question.
"W-What do you want with Y-Yamamoto…?" The brunet gulped as he backed up, carefully. He should've really thought more about what he was going to say because the guy infront of him smiled as though he had hit the jackpot.
"Thought so…" The guy said as he reached out a hand to grab the brunet, but Tsuna was quick and he jumped away from the touch and-
-unto oncoming traffic.
BEEEEEEEEEEEEPP!
The brunet felt his body stiffen when he looked to his side just in time to see a truck beeping at him while flashing its headlights in panic. The driver was looking at Tsuna with wide eyes shouting at him to get out of the way- that he couldn't stop and-!
"TSUNA!" A clear voice rang through the sounds of people screaming and the persisting honking of the truck. Tears gathered in those brown eyes when he saw Yamamoto on the other side of the street, calling for him. Time seemed to have slowed down, making Tsuna relish the horror of his situation with every slow ticking of the clock.
I wasn't even able to end this date properly with Yamamoto. Tsuna thought as he closed his eyes. I'm sorry, after you've tried so hard to keep me safe.
But then, Tsuna was roused from his thoughts when something hard collided with him and carried his momentum to the opposite direction and out of harm's way.
The brunet landed with a groan onto hard asphalt but it didn't seem as painful as he'd imagined it to be. Rather he felt like he landed on something softer than he initially thought.
Brown eyes opened and they widened in shock as he inhaled deeply, catching the calming scent of rain from Yamamoto.
He was in the athlete's arms safe from harm.
How?
He didn't know how… All he knew was that Yamamoto wasn't looking at him but rather at the people Tsuna had gotten into trouble with earlier.
Amber eyes were aglow with something fierce and stern. The brunet froze, remembering seeing this expression only once when they were young.
"Whoa, bro did you see that?" The guy behind the one that nearly grabbed Tsuna mumbled. "That guy's a monster! I don't think we should mess with him…"
The guy who nearly grabbed Tsuna ignored the one behind him and he let his black eyes roam Yamamoto's carefully blank face. "Yamamoto Takeshi?"
The arms around Tsuna stiffened but the baseball star let out a calm and cool answer, "Yeah?"
"Hmph." The guy let out an impressed snort. "So it is you. Heard you scared one of members good. I'm here to pay you back for that."
Yamamoto didn't say anything as he straightened up and let the brunet down. For a moment, Tsuna tried to stand up, but his legs wouldn't listen to him. Realizing this, Yamamoto let the brunet hang onto him, steadying and supporting his weight carefully.
The baseball idol gave Tsuna a concerned look before looking at the person before him. The brunet wondered why the other didn't ask if he was alright. Was Yamamoto mad at him?
"If that's all you want…" The baseball star said as breathed in deeply. "Then leave Tsuna out of this."
The guy laughed as though what Yamamoto said was absurd. The people who had gathered to watch when Tsuna was about to be hit by a car began to disperse, not wanting to get in the middle of the fight.
"You sound like you're sure you're gonna win." The guy said as he cracked his knuckles.
"I might." Yamamoto said coolly, not giving anything away. Tsuna trembled in fear. He didn't want Yamamoto to be hurt.
"Y-Yamamoto…"Tsuna said in a small tone and for a second, amber eyes met brown ones. The brunet shook his head. "Don't fight them. Let's just go."
The sportsman looked at the brunet and he could see the serious tint in those brown eyes and he sighed in exasperation. He would love to do what Tsuna said but…
"If I leave, they'll hurt you. I'll finish this quickly." He said in a brisk tone as he straightened and Tsuna just couldn't see how he'd fight them off with no weapons. "You should go and hide Tsuna, I don't want you to see this."
At those words, many of the gathering people began to walk faster, not wanting to be caught in the middle of the fight that was about to begin.
"But-!" Tsuna said in protest but Yamamoto just pushed him away.
"Go."And then the athlete smiled at the brunet. A mysterious smile that had so many hidden meanings that Tsuna could never understand. "I'll be fine."
With a sniff and a nod, the brunet ran, not wanting to see what was about to happen.
It was quicker that Tsuna thought. He had only been in the park for a few minutes when Yamamoto suddenly appeared, a fresh smile on his face as though he just didn't fight men way older than him.
The brunet was swinging his legs, not knowing what to feel when Yamamoto sat down next to him, humming.
"Did you win?" He asked in a small voice.
There was a small silence before Yamamoto answered quietly. "Yeah. The police handled them and they let me off 'cause I was under aged."
"Are you alright?" Tsuna asked again and Yamamoto hummed a bit.
"Hm, more or less." And brown eyes snapped up in worry, wondering if he failed to see a bruise or- but amber eyes didn't meet his gaze. Instead Yamamoto was looking away with an apologetic expression.
"Tsuna is mad at me." And the idol said it like it was a given fact that couldn't be helped. "I'm not fine if Tsuna is mad at me."
Realization entered the brown orbs before anger and Tsuna punched his brother in the arm. "Stupid!" Yamamoto looked up in shock at Tsuna, amber eyes wary, but then his eyes widened when Tsuna simply placed his forehead on Yamamoto's shoulder.
"Stupid… that's what you're worried about?" The brunet sniffled. "You could've gotten hit by that truck when you saved me! You could've been beaten up by those guys when you defended me…! And all you worry about is that I'm mad at you? Are you crazy?"
A hand placed itself on Tsuna's head and the brunet relaxed at the familiar touch. "I'm a bad person for making you worry."
"You're not!" Tsuna said miserably as he leaned in closer to the sportsman. "You're a great person. "
Yamamoto's eyes softened as he placed his arms around Tsuna, making the brunet lean against his chest instead. "What kind of great person…" He hugged the other. "…makes someone like you cry?"
The brunet wasn't even aware of the tears and he just blinked as he felt the athlete sigh above him. Yamamoto placed his cheek against Tsuna's head.
"You know…" Yamamoto said, breaking the silence and Tsuna squirmed a bit to look up at him. It was sunset, and the orange light spreading across the sky was making Yamamoto glow, his amber eyes lighting up in the warmest of way.
"Know what?" Tsuna asked, mesmerized by the way Yamamoto looked right now.
"I don't think I need a birthday gift from you anymore." The athlete said with a grin as the brunet looked at him in confusion. "Having you for the whole day today, is the best gift I could ever ask for."
Tsuna's eyes widened as he looked down and blushed self-consciously. The sportsman smiled softly as he leaned forward and kissed the brunet on the forehead. Tsuna flinched but it was barely noticed. "Thank you Tsuna, and I'm sorry about earlier." Or not.
The brunet looked at amber eyes stunned but, Yamamoto was just smiling gently at the brunet. To Tsuna it felt like amber eyes could see through his soul.
"I still have the pictures." Yamamoto placed a hand on his pocket and took out one of the three wallet-sized pictures. He showed Tsuna the one where he was giving the other a noogie as the brunet laughed. "You still want one?"
Tsuna looked at the picture in hesitation but then after a moment, he smiled and took it. "Thanks."
Yamamoto just smiled, knowing then and there that everything was forgiven. "Anything for Tsuna."
Anything for Tsuna.
"So, I heard your men got beaten up by a mere 14-year-old trash." A growl came from the darkness as a certain leader of a certain yakuza kneeled while shaking in fear. A man was sitting in a huge chair glaring down with red eyes as he held a glass of wine.
"T-That was just l-luck! W-We'll get h-him!" The guys said in defiance while trying not to look too scared.
"Vooooi! Namimori, kah?" A certain long-haired person suddenly appeared beside the man sitting in front. "Didn't we have some special information about that?"
A sudden cloaked figure entered the scene, looking at Squalo. "The External Advisor of the Vongola Family used to live there with his wife. Sawada Iemitsu and Nadeshiko before they were assassinated."
The guy with red eyes flinched at the name 'Vongola'. The wine glass in his hand cracked. "What was the name of the guy who beat you up, trash?" He asked.
"Y-Yamamoto Takeshi…" The guy kneeling said as he gulped.
"Yamamoto…" A guy with crazy hair, moustache, and umbrella swords said. "Doesn't that sound familiar?"
"Oh my~? Is he a hunky guy? Lots of muscles? Would he be beautiful as a corpse?" Another one appeared with colorful hair and sun glasses.
"Yamamoto sounds like a swordsman's name…" The one with long silver hair said in contemplation.
"One of the leading scientists on the Vongola zygote experiment is named Yamamoto. She died a week after giving birth to her son here in Namimori." The one with the cloak stated quietly.
"Voooii! Zygote experiment?" The one with silver haired asked his companion.
"Shishishi, it was an experiment wherein the Vongola were trying to create the strongest guardian by imprinting strong qualities on the subject while it was still a zygote." A certain blonde prince suddenly appeared while showing off his knives.
The guy with red eyes smirked. "This sounds interesting. Let's find this trash… This Yamamoto Takeshi…"
It was raining hard in the Yamamoto household. A certain raven-haired teen was outside, looking at the sky with an unreadable expression. Amber eyes closed as the athlete listened to the clear sound of liquid dropping unto the pavement.
He could feel it…At the back of his mind, he could sense it.
Something… No, someone, was coming. And this person –these people- was going to cause Tsuna a lot of pain. Yamamoto's hand clenched as he looked at it.
When the time comes… Will he be enough to protect the brunet?
Takeshi, promise me, that whatever happens in the future, please fight for the things that are important to you… Hold on to them and make sure to never let go.
Mom, thank you for giving me this life and I swear to you, I'll do everything to protect Tsuna. Amber eyes hardened as Yamamoto held his shaking hand to his heart. Although I have this feeling…
"Yamamoto!" A certain brunet suddenly called out and Yamamoto turned to give a ready smile.
That I won't be by his side for long…
The athlete ruffled Tsuna's hair when he was close enough while the brunet shouted in protest at his actions. Yamamoto just laughed. Tsuna never noticed the sadness in those amber eyes.
I'm sorry, Tsuna…
