Hello everyone…surprise…fast update but I'm not really sure about the next chapter…the draft was halfway by now and I'm getting busy with few other work. I hope I can finish it soon.

Anyway here is the second chapter…please enjoy it XD

Title: Stormy Sky

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Warning: Unbeta and horrible grammar… double sighhh

Takami was exiting the grocery shop with a plastic of popsicles in her hand. She was craving for the frozen treat quite a while and that day the girl decided to bought one on her way back. Miyuki didn't follow her this time as she had to go home soon for practicing her piano. She was going to use her talent in music for Midori middle entrance exam.

As for Takami she never aimed for the elite school and she simply followed the flow. After all Namimori middle was nearer to her home compared with Midori.

Staring at the frozen treat in her hand, Takami smiled and licked her lips in anticipation but somehow today wasn't her day as someone suddenly had bumped her side and the popsicles fell on the asphalt. The sixth grader stared at the melting ice on the road with disbelieve and instantly grabbing the person who bumped on her earlier.

"Hey you!" The girl shouted at the person in her grasp. "What you have done bastard?!"

"Hiee! Ta-Ta-Takami! I'm sorry! I didn't see you there!"

"Huh, Tsuna?"

"Hey kid what you are doing to Tenth?!"

Ignoring the third and fourth voices among them, Takami grasped Tsuna's shirt collar and shook the boy rather harshly. "It's you Tsuna! Damn it! I was craving that for almost a week and now see what you have done! I didn't even eat that yet! Not even a lick! Aghhh!"

"Sorry! Agh! Slow down please! Sorry, sorry! Ack! I'm sorry!" Tsuna said while he was being shook forward and back.

"Maa…what a lively evening!"

"Shut up baseball freak! Stop that kid or she will kill Tenth!"

"Haha…she won't do that Gokudera," Yamamoto said and grabbed Gokudera's shoulder. The silver haired boy looked at the duo after glared at the baseball player.

Takami already released Tsuna's collar and rubbed her slightly wet eyes while Tsuna was leaning on the nearest wall to calm down the sudden dizziness from the shake.

"I'm sorry Takami…" The brunet muttered softly.

"Huh, whatever…" The twin tailed girl already walked away to the shopping district once again. "I'm going to buy another and you better watch out where you're walking Tsuna!" The girl hissed and left the group of boys.

"Tenth are you okay?" Gokudera stopped beside still dizzy Tsuna and patted his shoulder. "You know that kid? Shall I dispose her?"

Tsuna shook his head. "No Gokudera-kun, I don't want you dispose anybody and yeah we know each other since preschool but we're not really friend." The brunet paused and looked at Gokudera and Yamamoto. "You two go back first, I'm going to catch her." Tsuna said and ran to the direction Takami gone to.

"But Tenth…"

"Just leave Tsuna for now Gokudera." Another voice joined them making both Gokudera and Yamamoto looked at the newcomer.

"Kid…" The baseball player greeted with a grin.

"It's his fault anyway." Reborn said with a smirk. "Both of you just go home like Tsuna said."

"Yes, Reborn-san."

"Sure!"


Takami stared at the ice cream box blankly. She had to make another choice since the previous flavor she had bought was already gone. Apparently everyone really liked that orange flavored popsicles that day. After few seconds of thinking, the girl opened the lid and grabbed the strawberry flavored one. It came as double in one packet but the girl didn't mind much. She really needed to satisfy her craving or else she couldn't really sleep that night.

"I hate this woman hormone or whatever it is. It makes me more emotional and those craving are nonsense," Takami muttered softly and blinked confusedly once she noticed that there was nothing in her hand. "Where is my popsicles?"

"How much is this?" Tsuna asked the shop owner and paid the amount before passing the ice treat to stiffened girl. "Here, I'm really sorry for earlier Takami. Please forgive me."

Takami blinked at her hand with popsicles and blankly walked out from the shop with the brunet followed behind.

"Takami…I'm…"

The twin tailed girl turned around and extended her right hand with one of the popsicles there was another in her left hand. "Here take this, you're forgiven Tsuna."

Tsuna took the frozen treat and smiled. "Thanks…"

"Hmph…you're welcome just be extra more careful next time," Takami said and walked away as fast as she could, hiding her blush.

The sixth grader able to enjoyed her popsicles with bright smile until she reached her home.

Meanwhile Tsuna was denying whatever Reborn, his tutor commented about his action that evening.

"You do have a good mafia boss material. Very gentleman towards girls. I'm amazed."

"What? No I'm not!" Tsuna shouted. "I'm just saying sorry to her, that's all!"

"Say what you want Tsuna but you can't change the fact what I've seen with my eyes." The baby said with a smirk.

"Reborn! Stop stalking my life!"

"So who is this Izumi Takami?"

"Eh? She is someone I know since preschool…not that I know much about her anyway," Tsuna said and shrugged. "She is rather violent, if I know anything about her."

"Hm…then why do you have her phone number?" Reborn waved a small old notebook.

"Reborn! Stop rummaging my things!" The brunet shouted and jumped at the baby trying to grab the book but failed and landed face first on the floor. "Ow!"

Reborn smirked. "Very interesting reaction…"


Miyuki was sulking silently as both of she and Takami were walking to their school. The twin tailed girl looked at her best friend with concern look but didn't bother to ask anything. She would let Miyuki relaxed first and after the raven haired girl calm enough she will ask the questions.

The raven haired girl sighed and shrugged.

"Taka-chan…"

"Yeah?"

"I have failed…"

"Eh?"

"Midori middle entrance exam…I failed it."

"But…you're talented and very clever too…"

Miyuki looked at the morning sky and shuddered. "Talent aside, apparently I'm not clever enough…" The girl paused and stared at Takami. "Their questions are insane! I barely understand few of it and other went into deep black hole of my lacking knowledge!"

The twin tailed girl gaped slightly. "Ah…that's very deep…"

"Yeah…anyway I'm glad too." Miyuki smiled satisfyingly.

"Why? You're depressed just few seconds ago…"

"Well we are still together at the same school!" Miyuki said happily and hugged one of Takami arms.

"Haha, that's right!" Takami smiled.

Suddenly a blur of brown passing the two sixth graders as fast as lightning making both girls frowned and stared at the direction of the person ran to.

"That was…a boy…in his boxer…just like days ago…"

"Let's just go to our school Miyuki…I want to remove that image as soon as possible."

"Yes, let's go. What a freak…"

Takami was really sure that boy was Tsuna and she remembered the one time the brunet was like that; he was confessing his feeling to certain girl.

The twin tailed girl shrugged and ignored confused gaze from her best friend as they silently walked to their school.


"Today is fifty percent discount for all cakes!" Miyuki suddenly showed up in front of Takami desk and waved the flyer. "Let's go buy some and have it with tea at my place, what do you say Taka-chan?"

Takami closed her book she was currently read and grinned at the raven haired girl.

"Count me in; I'm going to buy a lot!"

"Aww… I hate it when you say like that and hate it more when you really do it. How come you're so thin while having those treats too much?" Miyuki groaned jealously.

"Haha thanks to high metabolism?"

"Curse you and your metabolism."

"And you love me too~"

"Yeah right…Now look what's today special," The raven haired girl placed the flyer on the desk and they read the content.


The shop was lovely; the air, atmosphere and the people around. Takami always took a deep breath when she entered the bakery and eyed every product inside. She never bored with sweet foods and enjoyed each one of it.

Miyuki already went to the today special section while Takami was picking up a tray and grabbed two bags of red bean bun. The twin tailed girl then wandered over cake section when she felt a presence beside her.

Takami covered her shock by averted her gaze away quickly and went to another part of cake display.

That's the girl Tsuna confessed before! She really looks cute and her smile is so innocent unlike me who a…ah am I a delinquent? I guess I can consider myself as one since I always hit anyone who do something wrong to my friend and myself. No wonder he likes that girl. She looks so nice and pure…and I'm not really nice one I guess…

While the sixth grader was comparing her self internally she didn't listen to another newcomer inside the shop. The girl slowly went to the today special corner and checked out the product.

The giggling behind her making Takami turned around and the girl stiffened once she saw the group.

Tsuna was in misery while the girl he liked was talking with another girl as if the second girl was in relationship with him.

Ahh…I'm really out of league compared with those two. I'm so jealous…they can talk and laugh with each other unlike me who just yelling and shouting at him…

Takami slowly shook her head clearing her mind from her thought and went back to the cake section. The faster she did the purchase, faster she walked out from the shop.

The air was suffocated by now and the twin tailed girl didn't like it. She quickly pointed to the cakes she wanted to the worker.

"Taka-chan, are you done?" Miyuki asked the silent girl.

The brown haired girl slowly looked at her best friend and grinned evilly. She raised her tray that containing two bags of buns, few pieces of sweet pastry and two egg tarts.

"There will be cakes coming up~"

"Aww…I hate you so much!"


Tsuna knew he was in tight situation once he entered the shop but the air loosened once both Kyoko and Haru talking and laughing as if they were already knew each other.

While ignoring both girls the brunet looked around the shop and noticed certain person he knew the longest but barely.

Izumi Takami.

They started to know each other due to a little misunderstanding. Tsuna never clarified that to the girl. He was actually tripped on his way to the sandbox while bringing a bucket of water and somehow the water splashed on Takami's head.

Harsh words and look he received that day and it followed months later until one day Takami no longer glared at his direction. It seemed the brown haired girl became mellow about their first encounter and she acted civil with him.

Tsuna was pleased with the treatment and he slowly became interested with the girl. Takami was a strong girl and always stood up herself and protect her friends. Tsuna admired the girl strength and braveness but he never said it out loud.

He even asked Takami's phone number from her friend with long raven hair before he ended his preschool year. Good thing Sonohara Miyuki didn't ask much before giving the number and Tsuna hoped that she forgot about it already.

But he never called the girl once until six years later.

When he got a hunch about those chocolates he received yearly. But when he listened to the harsh reply from the other side, the idea slowly diminished. He didn't even ask the question and ended the call. They fought about it next day and followed with another accident which ended with the girl apologized to him.

"It can't be she the one who send those…it's out of her character…" The brunet said softly and saw the box and large plastic bags containing buns and sweet pastries in Takami's hands. His eyes widened.

"That's too many!"

Tsuna's sudden outburst making Takami turned around and stared at his direction blankly.

The girl ignored the brunet and left the shop with the same friend Tsuna had remembered earlier.

"Why she looks sad…" Tsuna muttered absentmindedly.


"Miyuki, why do you give your chocolate to Yamamoto?"

"Because I like him."

"Just that?"

"Yup."

"What about this year? He is in middle school now."

"I'll hold on this one…I hope he didn't get stomachache last year…my chocolate is suck!"

"Hahaha…you made it by your own self?"

"Of course, that's my way to show my feelings by making my own homemade chocolate even though I'm bad in cooking."

"Cool…"

"What about you? I know you always made one every year, so who is the lucky boy?"

"Nah just my mom and friend nearby and you too."

"Talking about this with you is boring Taka-chan…you never show any interest with boys around."

"Sorry I'm not girly enough to have this kind of talk Miyuki!"

"Haha, but I really like your chocolates! It is full of taste and different from the shop."

"Thank you Miyu-chin!"

Takami poured the curry on the rice while remembering the talk she had with her best friend after they left the bakery.

Ayaka looked at her silent daughter while placing the glass and other cutleries on their kitchen table. It seemed that after came back from the bakery few days ago Takami didn't talk much and always was in thinking mode.

Takami was done with the second plate when she noticed another plate with rice. The sixth grader then looked at her mother with confused gaze.

"Um, mom why there is another plate with rice?"

The single mother chuckled softly. "We are going to have a visitor soon. She is nagging me about coming here few times already."

"Ahh…your gossip friend again?" Takami looked at her mother boringly. She never really liked those gossiper especially her neighbor who also a busybody.

"Haha no…" Ayaka smiled and their house bell rang. "I'll get it, just placed the plate on the table like usual Taka-chan."

"Sureee…"

Once done with the plates of curry rice, Takami looked at the kitchen entrance where her mother came in with their visitor. Her eyes widened slightly at the newcomer.

"Nana-san! H-Hello."

"Hello to you too Takami-chan." Sawada Nana greeted and smiled at the girl.

They were having lunch together and most of the time Takami simply kept silent and listened to her mother and Tsuna's mother chatting. They were talking about their high school life and everything related until they reached certain topic; romantic relationship.

The plates had been washed and now both Nana and Ayaka were lounging at the living room. Takami was doing her art project nearby.

"So, you both married and have this cute Takami-chan…"

"Aw you make me embarrassed Nana!" Ayaka said and slapped Nana's shoulder.

"Now I know where Takami-chan is getting that behavior. It's coming from you."

"Well she is mine, of course she inherit my good quality." Ayaka grinned before calming down. "So, you're just not coming here for a simply catching up and chit chatting about past, right?"

"Ah…always sharp…indeed, I'm just wanting to have some me time and adult friend to talk with," Nana said and sighed. "It's been hectic these days at my place."

"Oh? Did your cute son do something?"

"Um, not really. It's just that somehow his home tutor really have many friends. I don't mind much about their presence, they are always welcome but sometime I need my time alone…"

"I see, well Nana if you need your 'me time' just come here and we can have nice chit chat over some tea or drink," Ayaka grinned while making drinking gesture with her hand at the end making both mothers laughed.

Takami ignored most of the conversation but something did catch her interest. There are many people in Tsuna's house by now? This would be a problem on that day then… The girl mused silently in her mind.

"So Takami-chan? Am I going to see you anytime soon?" Nana asked at the twin tailed girl with a warm smile.

Knowing what Nana's meant, Takami shrugged. "I'm not really sure about this time…Tsuna have a girl he likes now, right?"

"What? Really Nana? So my cute Taka-chan here has a rival now?" Ayaka asked instantly.

Nana laughed. "I don't really think that they are in relationship or anything since Tsu-kun didn't tell me anything about it."

"But I can see that he likes her, very much…" Takami said absentmindedly and continued. "And I'm really can't rival that girl at all…we are totally different. I can see that I'm in a losing battle already."

"Ara…that doesn't mean you're going to give up now. After all these years?" Nana said softly and paused. "Why not confront him this time? It's long enough keeping your identity as a secret right?"

Takami stared at her drawing. She frowned at it.

"I'll think about it. If I really face him, it will be either my last year or I'll see you again next year Nana-san."

Nana and Ayaka changed their look silently.

Ah…here comes trouble in young love. Both mothers said in their mind.


"Hey wanna go and play at the park after we done with class?" Takami asked Miyuki who was reading a recipe.

"Sounds like fun, sure why not?" Miyuki closed her recipe book and sighed. "I'm so tired read all those recipes and want to have some fresh air."

"What kind of recipes you're reading?" The twin tailed girl eyed the thick book on Miyuki's desk.

"Homemade chocolates with spice filling?" The raven haired girl smiled innocently.

"What kind of chocolate is that?"

"It's very unique you know…I can try and make one and let you taste it."

"No, thank you very much. I want to keep good memory of chocolate, not a nightmare," Takami instantly said and raised her palm in front of Miyuki.

"Aw, you're no fun." The raven haired girl huffed and opened her recipe book. "What about this? Homemade chocolate filled with fish?"

"No!"

"Aw…"

"Sensei is coming, go back to your seat everyone!" The class president said in rush making Takami went back to her place leaving Miyuki with her weird collection of recipes.


Both sixth graders were looking at the fisherman nearby with interest as they had small talk about the man.

"I really can't wait him fish something from the lake," Takami said with a grin.

"I wonder if there is any fish in here." Miyuki stated as she eyed the clear water of the lake in Namimori Park.

"Hm…we need to wait and see about it then…"

"That will be a very long wait," The raven haired girl said and slouched on the bench they sat. After a while, the girl beamed happily. "What about I get us some waffle, that way we can wait and enjoy something."

"You're hungry aren't you?" Takami leered playfully at her best friend.

"Haha, you caught me." Miyuki laughed and stood up. "Stay here, I'll be back soon, I know this good waffle shop."

"Oh, okay."

"And don't forget to see if that man catches anything."

"Sure, sure…" The twin tailed girl waved her hand to Miyuki who already left the place.

Takami sat silently on the bench and pulled out a book she had borrowed from their school library. Few pages later the girl noticed another presence nearby with labored breath. She lowered the book and looked at the person.

"Tsuna? What're you doing here?"

"Takami?" Tsuna's eyes widened slightly and suddenly there was another voice spoke.

"It so embarrassing, I kept crying over some fairy tales. That mermaid was so sad."

"Hieee! Not that one!" Tsuna shrieked loudly and quickly covering the skull mark on his arm using his palm. The brunet then looked at Takami desperately with heavy blush on his cheeks. "You're not hear anything okay?!"

"Ah…okay?" Takami blinked few times and remembered something about her first time at Namimori library. "You're crying that time Tsuna? I thought you got dust in your eyes or something since you kept rubbing it."

"Hieee! Don't say it out loud!"

"So it's true then?"

"Aghh! I'm so pathetic!" Tsuna groaned. "Yes! I'm crying till we reached the preschool and my mom burned all those fairy tales books at home since I couldn't stop my tears when seeing one…why I'm telling you this? Please forget it Takami!"

"It's not pathetic…even I cried over that story. It's really sad…the mermaid was…"

Tsuna instantly calmed down and stared at the twin tailed girl.

"Oh…So you did cry too…"

"That story is a sad one, of course I did. In fact I think almost everyone did. It's not pathetic you know. Even when you're watching movies…it's the same right?" Takami smiled and eyed Tsuna's arm. "Anyway, what are those marks? It's talked."

"It's n-nothing! L-Later Takami!" Tsuna quickly ran away and resumed his search for Dr Shamal.

While on the run the brunet smiled warmly.

Takami shrugged as she stared at the leaving figure and waited for her best friend came with the promised waffle.

"Man…it's so boring waiting here, I'm going to search where she is. Miyuki where are you?" The twin tailed girl grabbed her bag after keeping her book inside and walked randomly.

The fishing man at the lake was forgotten.

While Tsuna managed to get the cure from Dr Shamal at the end.


It was the season, Takami noted as she walked around the shopping district. Almost every shop had this promotion of their chocolates and the girl noticed the customers mostly girls and women.

The twin tailed girl stopped in front of less crowded shop and picked up a box of chocolate. Reading the content and checking on its wrapper gave enough idea for the girl. A fond look came across her face as she stared at the rack of valentine chocolate display.

"This may be my last year to do this…" Takami muttered softly and grabbed her shirt in front of her chest. "It's hurts…and sad too. Do I really like him that much?"

"Hey Taka-chan!" Miyuki greeted her best friend from behind making the latter startled and frowned at the raven.

"Miyuki, have you ever heard word hello?"

"Aw…it's just that you have this sad face and I just want to cheer you up." The raven haired girl explained and looked at the display. "Hm…about time huh?"

"Yeah…I just thinking what kind of chocolate I should make this time."

"That's why you look so sad?"

"I'm a perfectionist when it comes to my sweet treat. It's very important." Takami smiled proudly.

I really can't say it out loud that I like someone eh…

"Sometimes, I really don't understand you Taka-chan," Miyuki paused and smiled warmly. "Forget about that just do your usual, it's the best, I guarantee it."

"Thanks for that suggestion, I'll think about it," The twin tailed girl smiled and looked at Miyuki's shopping bag. "You bought many things, any occasion today?"

"I'm going to perfect my chocolate tonight. Fish filled milk chocolate, how's that sound?"

Takami shrugged. "I rather not want to taste it and don't even think to bring that to school!"

"Aw, spoil sport…"

Both sixth graders laughed before they left the shop. Miyuki went to her home after a while walking together with her best friend.

Takami left alone at the district and the girl decided to go inside one of the usual shop she went every year. The twin tailed girl quickly grabbed the basket and stopped in front of certain shelf and checked at the products.

"This is the one Haru saw at the television. It will give the chocolate good thick texture and it also enhances the chocolaty flavor."

"Oh, then we take one of it."

"Do you think they will like it? I hope Tsuna-san can feel Haru's love inside it."

"I think they will. It's a good thing that Bianchi want to teach us how make the chocolate and Tsuna's mother gave us her permission to use the kitchen."

Takami froze once she heard the name and eyed the girls who were chatting nearby. The girl sighed under her breath and quickly picked up the things she needed before leaving the area.

While waiting her turn to pay, Takami had decided.

I'll give my chocolate on his hand this time…I'm prepared with any outcomes.

The girl grasped her shirt once again.

I'm scared…


"Aw…thanks Taka-chan! I'm honored to receive this." Miyuki said with a smile as she hugged a small box of chocolate to her chest.

Takami grinned. "You should be Miyuki only few people who are lucky enough to get that." She said smugly but stiffened once a small beautifully decorated paper bag was showed in front of her face suddenly. "Eh, what's this?"

"Thanks for being my friend all these time Takami," Miyuki said softly and grinned. "Don't worry that's store chocolates, I don't want to give you stomachache on this happy day!"

"Haha, you worry me there Miyuki," Takami said and took the paper bag. She looked at it fondly. "Thanks too for being good friend to me."

"Aw…you're blushing."

"Shut up!"


Nana was not worried. She was just tired of waiting.

"I hope everything went well for Takami-chan today." The mother of Sawada Tsunayoshi said softly and smiled. Even though Tsuna was his son but being a woman she couldn't help to cheer the twelve years old girl.

Nana then looked at her kitchen. "I hope those girls are doing well in there."


The sky was already in dark orange color when the sixth grader reached certain house.

She was around the neighborhood once the class was over but she held her steps as she noticed the same girls she met at the shop yesterday were entering Tsuna's house.

The girl decided that wouldn't be the best time for her to hand her chocolate to Tsuna and after debating internally, the girl went to the library.

There she picked up certain book that caught her interest from the shelves.

"The little mermaid…" Takami said softly and opened the book.


Takami could hear the cheerful greeting from the girls as well as boys while she was waiting nearby the Sawada's resident. Once everyone had already left and making sure only Tsuna was outside, the twin tailed girl stepped out from her waiting place and went to the gate.

"Tsuna…" Takami called the name making the boy slowly turned to her direction.

"Takami? What are you doing here?" Tsuna asked and eyed the girl confusedly.

"Here," The twin tailed girl gave the brunet a box of chocolate; the same size, same packaging style and similar weight like previous years.

Tsuna stared at the box. "This is…just like the one I received before."

"Yeah, I'm the one who gave you those all these years."

"So my hunch is true after all…"

"Oh?"

"I guessed who the sender was but somehow…"

"I'm not really fit the image right?" Takami suggested.

"Kind of…" The brunet shrugged.

"Haha…I knew it." The girl shrugged and laughed softly. "Surprise then?"

"I'm shock."

"That's not funny…you guessed already…"

"Still the surprise is there…"

"Ah…"

"I'm happy…but…"

The sixth grader lowered her gaze to the box in Tsuna's hands.

So…This is it? Am I going to be like that mermaid…?