Disclaimer : I don't own Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn! ...unfortunately
Sweltering Summers – Miura Haru & Gokudera Hayato
It took fifteen years for Haru to recover. The Spring was ready for the Storm. Let the courting begin.
They say the third time's the charm. Apparently, this did not apply to men in their thirties who have mixed Italian and Japanese blood.
"Again, Tako-head?" the silver haired boxer raised an eyebrow, "This is the third time already, right?"
Gokudera grunted, fixing his tie in front of the mirror and checking his watch all at the same time, "Yea."
"Maybe you should just give up. Twice already, and both times was a failure." great, even the Baseball Idiot had to submit his input, "I don't think she loves you."
"Tomorrow."
"Eh?" Ryohei looked up.
The bomber whirled around to look at his 'co-workers', "If I get rejected again, I'll stop. I'll definitely stop, but not until today is finished."
"Don't you say that every time, Gokudera?"
He didn't care, even after two rejections, he was the Storm and she was the Spring. Because every Gokudera Hayato deserved a Miura Haru, no matter how much of a nag she was, no matter how much of a grouch he was.
He slumped into his chair, the one on the right, beside the Vongola X.
"Bad day, Gokudera-kun?" Tsuna tiled his head slightly, getting a better look at his friend's face, "You look sick."
"Third time's definitely not the charm."
"Oh." trust the intuition to help with awkward situations.
Gokudera cracked one eye open, "Juudaime. I know that she loves me." pause, "And I also know that I'm doing something wrong. She wouldn't reject me so many times if I was doing it properly."
"Well, what do you think you're doing wrong?"
"I don't know!" the man growled, throwing his hands up in frustration, "I got the flowers, the suit, the ring! I even did that stupid get-down-on-one-knee thing! I rented a blimp and had four professional pilots spell out my love for her in the sky. I climbed up Mt. Everest just to hold up a sign asking her to marry me!"
Tsuna sighed, sometimes his right hand man was just plain dumb, even with his IQ of one eighty five, "Gokudera-kun. Don't you think that you're trying too hard?"
"What?"
"Doing all of that just isn't like you, Gokudera-kun. In all three years that you and Haru have been dating, have you ever even held her hand? Better yet, have you ever even told her you love her?" crap, his boss looked serious.
Gokudera gulped, "Are you saying that I don't show her I love her enough?"
"No!" Tsuna slammed his hands on the oak table, making it creak slightly, "Haru doesn't want a fake Gokudera! She loves you as the way you are, so if you're going to propose to her, propose as the man you really are! You don't need to go though all the trouble of hiring another pilot or a cruise ship! Just go and propose to her!" Tsuna shoved his friend out the doors of the Vongola meeting hall.
Straight into a design ready Haru.
"Oh! Ugh, hi Haru." He looked over to the side and saw his boss putting on his X-mittens. He was about to croak.
"What is it, Gokudera-san?" she raised one finely manicured eyebrow.
He really needed a smoke right now, this tension was suffocating, "I," he paused; "I was wondering if you'll…" he trailed off.
"Yes? I don't really have much time. I've got to send these designs over to Hibari-san and then right after I've got to go attend my Autumn Fashion viewing, the media has been itching to get a hold of my designs for over a month already." She ran her fingers through her hair, "Make it quick."
He took one deep breath before spilling it all out; "Would you marry me?" he closed his eyes and crossed his fingers.
It was middle school all over again.
Gokudera heard a sigh, "Where's the ring? You can't possibly propose without a ring." he opened his eyes to an exasperated Haru.
Gokudera dug through his pockets, pulling out his wallet, it wasn't much but it'll have to do. The ring was at home. He pulled out a hundred dollar bill, twisting it into a donut shaped thing.
He slipped it onto his girlfriend's finger, he hadn't expected she would actually let him, "I know that it isn't much, but I left the ring back home." he admitted sheepishly.
"It's fine. As long as you don't have people drawing hearts with smoke right outside my office." Haru paused before adorning a mischievous smirk, "And this is a lot to take in Hayato, even for you. Two proposals in one day."
He pulled her against his chest, causing her to drop her papers, "Shut up and kiss me, stupid woman."
He couldn't resist.
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This is the semi sequel to Storms in Spring, it's much more lighthearted. This is a Trilogy, just to tell you readers. It's a THREE-SHOT :D
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