Disclaimer: KHR is made by the great Amano Akira-sama.

Chapter 2 - The Gathering: Part 2

'Twas a normal day, and Tsuna was just sitting in class, sleeping. He was dreaming about what had happened earlier today which was odd for him.

"Hey, Tsuna! I can call you that right?" Goku-chan had said to Tsuna during break.

Everyone was shocked that the 'smexy' Gokudera was talking to Dame-Tsuna, and couldn't help but gawk at them.

Tsuna wasn't expecting to be called by Goku-chan of all people, since yesterday afternoon he had seemed very annoyed at Tsuna's enthusiasm about creating a band with him in it. He was also unnerved at the amount of attention he was receiving. "Y-Yeah, of course, it's only fair right?"

"Sure, 'nyways, I was wondering if you've found enough people for the band yet."

"Band? What band?" Everyone in the room asked simultaneously. This had sparked their attention.

"I-It's nothing!" Tsuna cut in before Goku-chan could say anything else. He gave a nervous chuckle, "I mean, I can't play any instruments."

"Yeah, 'cause you're just Dame-Tsuna!" Said a boy, and all the students laughed. They dispersed, without seeing the look on Tsuna's face.

"What the fuck's wrong with you!?" Goku-chan spat out. "Stand up for yourself!"

"It's okay...I was expecting that. Don't worry, I'm fine." Tsuna reassured Goku-chan. He said in a lower tone, "I don't want anyone besides us to know about the band, okay? This is merely for our entertainment purposes only."

Goku-chan was confused. What is wrong with this kid? He really couldn't understand this kid. One moment he's shy, the next moment he's dejected! Then there was that special side to him...that was...interesting. It slipped out yesterday when I agreed to join his band, and just now, when he told me not to tell anyone..."Fine. Hurry up and find the other members already."

The bell rang, signaling school was over, and Tsuna was awoken. He started to pack his things to go home, and just as he went out of his seat, he was handed a broom by a classmate of his.

"Dame-Tsuna! I'm busy, so do the cleaning duty for me!" The guy shouted at him, and his friend muttered,

"Busy going to the go-home club!" Which promptly brought the two of them to laugh obnoxiously together.

As people filed out of the classroom, Tsuna was left alone to sweep it as it seemed that the other person had ditched.

It hadn't been long until someone else had appeared behind him, asking if he'd like help with cleaning the class that had been abandoned by his classmates.

"Hiiieeee, oh, yea-sure, thanks." Tsuna stammered, not being used to having help since most, if not all, people ridiculed him. He turned around to see Yamamoto Takeshi standing behind him with a broom in hand. Tsuna could only stare as he wondered what such a popular person wanted with him-Dame-Tsuna.

Yamamoto smiled his signature smile that was known to cause fainting spells on girls. "Am I that good-looking?"

Tsuna realised that his mouth was open, and he quickly closed it, then tried to apologize while turning bright red, "Er-um-sorry-"

"-It's fine." Yamamoto cut in. "Actually...I was going to ask you for your opinion."

My opinion? What could the famous and care-free Yamamoto Takeshi want from me? Tsuna thought. "I-I'm not sure that my opinion would be the best..."

Yamamoto promptly ignored that, and continued on. "How do you get better at something that you're getting worse at?"

"Excuse me?" Tsuna didn't understand that at all. "Well, if you're failing something, then maybe you should put more effort into it. I mean...if that's what you're asking."

Yamamoto smiled brightly, taking the words that Tsuna had said to heart. "Thank you so much," he said as he attempted to clean the room with Tsuna.

They were half finished when Goku-chan burst into the room. "Tsuna! Where were you!? I was looking all over, you know?"

Smiling slightly, but looking a bit embarrassed, Tsuna replied, "Oh, Goku-chan(~), I was just cleaning the classroom."

Yamamoto caught the slight blush on Gokudera's face, but thought nothing of it; he was just reacting to someone who was practically a stranger calling him by an adorable nickname. It was quite cute that the brunette had come up with something like that.

"Have you found at least one person yet!?" Goku-chan whined, totally ignoring Yamamoto and his bright smile.

"One person? One person for what?" Yamamoto cut in, before Tsuna could say anything.

Tsuna mumbled, "It's nothing...just a band we decided to create." His voice lowered in volume as he said that, and he had a faint hint of red on his face.

"Sugoi! Hey, can I join? I mean, you're looking for more people, right?" Yamamoto enthusiastically asked.

Tsuna smiled back easily, and replied, "Of course(~). What instrument can you play?" If Yamamoto had the ability to play anything other than a piano or sing, then Tsuna would undoubtedly be able to get a new member.

Yamamoto cheerfully said, "Nothing~."

The only thing that could be heard was the sound of the skylarks chirping outside. "Are. You. Kidding me?!" Goku-chan thundered. "YOU WANT TO JOIN OUR BAND, WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?!"

"Maa, maa. No need to worry. Otou-san can teach me how to play the bass! I'll get lessons from him for a week, and then I'll come find you guys again!" Yamamoto waved as he exited the room.

"Hey, wai-" Goku-chan spluttered before he realized that Yamamoto had handed him the broom. "CURSE YOU, YOU BASEBALL IDIOT!"

The pair spent the rest of the hour cleaning up the classroom, well mostly Tsuna cleaning and Goku-chan grumbling about how stupid Yamamoto was.