A/N: I'm not really sure why I'm typing this considering all my finals but maybe I just wanted to get my mind off them for a moment or two at least. Bit of drabble really, lack of anything 'horrorish'. I guess I'll try and include all the guardians if I can think of something for them or have time.

Disclaimer: If you think I own KHR then my dear, you need to lay off the Cactus Juice.

Recollections of the Guardians

A month prior to the event in the warehouse…

There weren't many times that Gokudera was concerned.

Usually when something caused him to be concerned, he blew up whatever was causing it. That was his style. He was the raging storm. So to be worried over something and unable to destroy it was getting under his skin.

It had been a few days ago.

Tsuna had gone out with Lambo, I-pin, and Futa for the day. It was a moment with his 'younger siblings' and of course the storm had stalked—I mean observed—them from a distance to make sure they were kept safe.

He was the right-hand man! He had a right to do this.

Back to the situation, he was watching them eat ice-cream from a coffee store with his brilliant disguise on. He was the first to see a man come up a little too close to his Juudaime to his liking and he was instantly to his feet when the glint of metal caught his eye. However he came skidding to a halt when Tsuna turned around casually, moving fluidly to his feet in a second to come up behind the man. A hand grabbed the back of his neck and the next moment, the would-be assassin had his face crushed against the metal table they had been sitting at.

Lambo and the others stared and it was Gokudera that broke the stunned silence, quickly disposing of his disguise to go speak with the confused costumers and waitresses. When he turned back to go to Tsuna's side, he was slightly surprised to see Tsuna still had the man's face kissing the metal but more so at the hatred that flickered in orange eyes.

"Juudaime?" And then that hate was gone. He must have imagined it though because in all his years of staying by Tsuna, he had never once seen him have hatred in his face. The eyes that he had thought to be orange were brown when they turned to look up at him.

"Ah, Gokudera-kun. Good timing. Take this man to the interrogation room at the mansion please. He wouldn't answer me here and I need to check on the others." Gokudera gave a sharp nod and replaced Tsuna to haul the man up. Tsuna had turned and walked away and he was faintly bothered by the tense stance of his shoulders.

Now, he couldn't find Juudaime at all! Where had he hidden himself away now? He was getting worse than Hibari with this disappearing act… He might have to consulate with Reborn on this if it continued.

"Hey, Gokudera!" The bomber growled, shooting a green glare at the smiling Rain Guardian who had come up the other side of the hallway. He softened after a moment though. He would never ask for help but he was beginning to grow anxious as his search for Tsuna continued to end up fruitless.

"Hey, baseball freak. Have you seen Juudaime?" Yamamoto tilted his head curiously.

"No, now that I think about it. Are we looking for him?" Before Gokudera could respond he gave a broad grin. "I'll go find Tsuna first!" The silverette scowled as he darted away, fingers inching to reach into his pocket and light the idiot up but finding Juudaime was more important.

Even more so now that he had competition.

And that was the (probably a lot OOC) Storm.

Until we meet again~

Zehava