Chapter Three

Guardian of the Storm

"Jyuudaime! Let's watch this one!" Gokudera stood up from the floor, where he had laid out a bunch of movies he rented before they got back from the Theme Park. "It's the least scary, seeing the reviews. So it should be okay for you, right?"

"Yeah, sure." Tsuna smiled to Gokudera as he sat down on the couch in front of the television with the little bit of cotton candy he had left.

"Alright, Jyuudaime! I set it all up." Gokudera cheered, turning off the lights for a scarier effect to the movie before sitting down beside Tsuna on the couch. "You'll be alright?"

"Yeah, sure. It's not real after all!" The brunette waved his arms in the air, smiling crookedly. He didn't want Gokudera thinking he was such a baby over horror movies, it's not like anything could actually come out of the screen and attack you. Tsuna jumped, alright so maybe he was a little scared. After all, it was only a few minutes into the movie that peoples spines were being ripped out and such. He covered his eyes at a gory part, and Gokudera frowned.

"It's only a movie, don't worry Jyuudaime! Besides, your right hand man is here!" He cheered, wondering if he should move closer to Tsuna to see if it'd make him feel better, but didn't want to invade his personal space.

"You're right, Gokudera…" Tsuna smiled a little, and moved closer to Gokudera, bringing his knees up to his chest. And leaning on the silver-haired boys shoulder.

"J-Jyuudaime?" Gokudera questioned his actions and pulled away slightly, only to have Tsuna pull him back down for his head to rest on his shoulder.

"S-Sorry, Gokudera. I'm just scared…" Tsuna stated quietly, closing his eyes at the gore that was everywhere in the movie. He squeezed Gokudera's arm, realizing there was a storm heading their way. It was very loud, and when he heard the thunder booming, he quickly jumped and shouted.

"Hiieee!" Tsuna jumped into Gokudera's lap, burying his face in his shoulder, shaking. Gokudera blushed, and didn't know what to do for a moment, but then decided on trying to calm him down. He put one arm around Tsuna and whispered to him softly that it would be okay, and that it was probably only a passing storm. After all, he was the Storm Guardian, so he should be able to protect Tsuna from that of a storm with ease. He hummed to Tsuna, holding him closely. Turning off the TV, he pushed Tsuna backward lightly, so that he could look at his face.

"Jyuudaime, I will always be here to protect you, as your guardian! You don't need to ever be scared, your right hand man is here!" Gokudera smiled, the rain could be heard outside the window, the pitter-patter sound against the windows. "After all, isn't it good to protect the one you love?" he accidentally slipped out, and his eyes widened slightly as he put a hand over his mouth.

The two sat in silence for a moment, both of them blushing. It was hard to tell who was blushing more, and they refused to look up at each other seeing as they had both lowered their heads. Looking up to speak, they both started out.

"I-" they both paused. "You talk first--" they both said again, and lowered their heads once more, the situation only growing more awkward.

"Hey…" Gokudera leaned forward to Tsuna who had still been on his lap in this time, and pressed his forehead to Tsuna's. "I really like you…" he pressed his lips to Tsuna's, who was shocked at first, unsure how to react, and what to do. It wasn't normal for guys to be doing this, and he liked Kyoko. Wasn't that right? Or maybe, perhaps he actually liked Gokudera. Just maybe… Tsuna was first to pull away, blushing with wide eyes. His first kiss was taken by a guy.

"Sorry, Jyuudaime! I couldn't help--" Gokudera was cut off by Tsuna who leaned in and kissed him, resulting in Gokudera's shock, but then Tsuna felt the storm guardian's arms wrap around his waist, and Tsuna wrapped his arms around his neck in anticipation. The brunette hadn't the slightest idea why he kissed Gokudera, but he felt like he had to. He wanted to get that feeling again, the warmth that was so hot it made him feel like he was melting. That was the feeling he got when their lips met, Tsuna's soft lips meeting with Gokudera's. The two kissed until they couldn't breathe, and Tsuna pulled away a second time. Gokudera had his face tinted with blush, and it had a questioning expression. They sat staring into each others eyes for a moment, before Tsuna heard a door open. He hopped off of Gokudera as Lambo's loud voice entered the room.

"Lambo-san has appeared!" the five-year old shouted annoyingly, entering the room. "Is Stupidera sick? His face is red." he laughed, walking through the house with Tsuna's mom and Reborn, carrying groceries.

"Phew! We made it back before the storm got really bad." Tsuna's mom smiled, luckily she had an umbrella on her when she went out. The news that morning had said they were to be expecting a storm, and so she was prepared for it. Tsuna was staring down at his feet, blushing for what he had done with Gokudera. He felt like one of those love-struck school girls. Looking up, he laughed awkwardly and smiled.

"I'll help Jyuudaime with his homework!" Gokudera yelled enthusiastically to Tsuna's mom, and grabbed the young Vongola's wrist, dragging him up the stairs.

"G-Gokudera?" Tsuna was being dragged up the stairs and questioning Gokudera's offer to help, when he hadn't any homework today. Luckily, that was. "Hey, Gokudera. We have no homework assigned for---" Gokudera slammed Tsuna's door shut, and swung Tsuna gently onto his bed, landing with his legs on either side of Tsuna's waist. Leaning down over the brunette, he kissed him once more.

"Jyuudaime…" Gokudera pulled out of the kiss, with a desperate look on his face. He had been waiting to say the following words for a very long time it seemed. "I love you."

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