Woooo sorry it took so long yall.

I have a lot of crap going about, but dont worry! You can almost be pretty certain that I'll update once every 2 weeks. Maybe sooner if you're lucky XD

Anyways, here's the newest chapter yay!~

Not beta-read cuz im lazy, so mistakes are bound to be plentiful.

It took me a while to update this cuz well... i was losing motivation and ideas on how this story should go on -3- And the reviews dont really help because it doesnt give me any ideas omg OTL Took me forever to think of something worthwhile to write haha. So this chapter will probably suck.

OH WELL.

"I'm home," Tsuna called out blankly to the, seemingly, empty household. He just got back from Yamamoto's house after helping Yamamoto get the Sasagawas back to their home. Tsuna kept apologizing the whole way there to Yamamoto for ruining their day together. Tsuna remembered hearing Yamamoto laugh, reassuring the troubled brunette that he 'had fun today.'

Liar, Tsuna thought to himself, frustrated. Yamamoto was obviously just saying that to make him feel better.

Tsuna rubbed his head with both his hands in frustration, groaning loudly at his failure. He just wanted to sleep this off and hope everything will be better the next morning.

"Welcome home Dame-Tsuna."

"HIE?! R-Reborn?!" Tsuna exclaimed. The little acrobaleno looked at him quizzically.

"What? You surprised I'm home?" He remarked sarcastically.

"A-Actually yes! Aren't you supposed to be at your birthday party?"

Reborn glared at Tsuna suddenly, who backed away instinctively.

"It's not my birthday…" Reborn muttered.

"O-Oh, but y-your birthday party… I-I guess I was mistaken then?" Tsuna laughed nervously, not wanting any unnecessary trouble. Tsuna watched as Reborn crossed his arms across his chest in annoyance.

"Some idiot decided it would be fun to spread false rumors regarding my date of birth." Tsuna nodded, only agreeing with Reborn for the sake of not getting pummeled. "Well, I took care of him. He won't be causing me trouble anymore." Reborn continued.

"W-What do you mean?"

Reborn smirked. "I deported him to Africa."

"That's a little… extreme." Tsuna muttered, though unsurprised by Reborn's actions. Reborn continued to smirk at him and he wondered what was so funny.

"Speaking of 'extreme,'" Reborn noted suspiciously. "While I was at the 'party'…"

The little acrobaleno suddenly flipped out something from under his tuxedo. It looked like a small piece of paper. He flung the object at Tsuna, which the brunette caught clumsily, after dropping it once.

Tsuna stared at the paper, realizing it was a photo of the exact moment Ryohei and him kissed.

"Oh. My. GOD. REBORN!" Tsuna shrieked, throwing the photo aside, his face flushing. "Why would you take a picture of… of THIS?!"

Reborn shrugged smugly. "That's quite an interesting photo, no? I would hate to be in your situation right now… with something as embarrassing as this."

The sarcasm in Reborn's voice was uncanny. Tsuna looked at the photo again, noting how… well timed it was. Tsuna's and Ryohei's eyes were closed and it seriously looked like they were making out voluntarily.

"Unngh," Tsuna groaned, curling himself up into a ball on the floor. Knowing his home tutor too well, this photo was definitely some way to blackmail the poor Vongola boss. "What do you want Reborn…?"

Reborn cleared his throat, before jumping on Tsuna's depressed head. "I want you to confess."

"Unnnngh," Tsuna groaned again. This was like the third time Reborn has tried to make him confess to his crush.

"Dame-Tsuna, you've been goofing off and hiding your feelings for far too long. It's time that you confessed. This time I will not use the dying will bullet. You must do this by your own free will."

"I DON'T WANT TO CON—!"

Reborn stomped on top of Tsuna's head, causing the boy to hit his head on his knee.

"If you don't confess, I will send this photo to your crush," Reborn stated coldly.

"THAT DOESN'T MATTER! He already knows!" Tsuna blurted out in frustration.

"…What?"

Tsuna blinked clumsily a couple of times. He thought long and hard about what he said, and then mentally groin kicked himself for being so god damn stupid.

"He already knows…?" Reborn asked. Tsuna opened his mouth to speak, but he wasn't given the chance. "Well, well, well… looks like Tsuna has a new special someone."

"… Reborn…" Tsuna mumbled, covering his face with both his hands.

"Since when did you stop liking Sasagawa?" Reborn demanded. The home tutor was clearly upset that he didn't catch that Tsuna stopped liking Kyoko sooner, which frightened the brunette.

"W-When I started to notice him more…" Tsuna mumbled pathetically, his face buried between his arms.

"And who is he?"

Tsuna buried himself further into his arms in embarrassment. He hated this. He hated this confrontation between him and Reborn, and knowing his home tutor, Reborn was going to make his life a living hell.

Reborn stomped on Tsuna's head again, harder than the first time.

"Yam…Y-Yamamoto…" Tsuna mumbled, his voice muffled between his arms.

Reborn sat quietly on top of Tsuna's head. His silence terrified the young boy.

Tsuna sat there, with Reborn on top of his head for a good agonizing minute or so before the hitman spoke again.

"This is interesting news." Reborn noted blankly. Tsuna made no reply. "I guess this photo is worthless then."

"Yea…"

Tsuna could practically feel Reborn's mouth stretching to a smile. It was terrifying.

"I guess I'm going to have to take a different approach…" Reborn said emotionlessly. Tsuna gulped.

The hitman jumped off Tsuna's head and gestured the boy to stand up.

"You should go get ready for bed." Reborn said casually. Tsuna looked at him, baffled. Reborn was surprisingly calm and tranquil about the news. Tsuna didn't like this calmness.

Wordlessly, he slipped upstairs, still wondering what exactly Reborn was planning.

Tsuna took off his hoodie and flung himself to his bed, smothering his face into his pillow. He wanted to sleep. He wanted to forget this embarrassing day, especially that awkward, random kiss with Ryohei, and tried to think of something soothing to help him sleep. To his annoyance the only image that appeared in his mind was that of a certain black haired friend of his.

He rolled over to his back, still suffocating himself with his pillow, mumbling words he didn't understand himself. Images of his friend danced around in his mind. His laughter. His smile. It annoyed, and comforted the teenager. Annoyed that he managed to develop feelings for another guy.

In the midst of his frustration, his body unconsciously relaxed itself, and his lips curved into a soft smile. No matter how annoyed he was with his brain, for flooding random images of Yamamoto, he was glad the older teen was on his mind. Even when Yamamoto wasn't around, he still managed to make Tsuna feel so much better.

Sighing, Tsuna rolled over to his front again. He imagined Yamamoto's arm slinging over his shoulder, and almost shuddered from the imaginary touch.

Tsuna must've drifted off to sleep at some point, because the next thing he knew he woke up in the middle of the night, a large thud coming from outside his door.

"Unngh," Tsuna groaned, flopping his arms lazily on top of his head. He noted how uncomfortable he felt and realized he didn't bother getting changed into his home clothes.

There was another thud and he heard the door creak open.

Instinctively, Tsuna's body tensed, his eyes snapped open and he shot upwards facing the door to his bedroom and its intruder.

"Ciaossu," Reborn greeted with a smile. Tsuna let out a relieved sigh.

"Reborn… you scared me…" Tsuna muttered, his body relaxing from the sudden shock of being awoken in the middle of the night. "What are you doing up so late any…ways…"

Tsuna's voice faded as he watched Reborn suddenly leave the room. He heard another thud and realized Reborn was trying to drag something into the room. Tsuna's mouth gaped open when he noticed a sudden flash of black hair.

"R-REBORN?!" Tsuna shouted, covering his mouth when he realized that it was well over midnight.

"Brought you a present," Reborn stated as he dragged the Rain Guardian into the room by the arm. Tsuna scanned the limp body of Yamamoto and mentally noted how cute he was when he was sleeping. The brunette shook his head to rid himself of such thoughts.

"W-What did you do?!" Tsuna shouted in a whisper.

"Like I said, I brought you a present," Reborn said as casually as ever. He threw Yamamoto's body to the center of the room with a semi-loud thud. "Stupid Tsuna can't even listen right," Reborn hissed.

"You know that's not what I mean!" Tsuna whisper-shouted again, jumping off the bed and seating himself next to the older teenager.

"Then what did you mean." Reborn stated, rather than asked.

"I mean why did you bring Yamamoto here?! AND WHY DID YOU KNOCK HIM OUT?!"

Tsuna felt a swift kick meet his jaw, and Tsuna backed away from the force.

"Stupid Tsuna, who said I brought Yamamoto here?" Reborn hissed again, glaring at the confuddled brown haired teenager.

Tsuna rubbed his jaw, trying to process Reborn's words. He glanced over at Yamamoto who was still sound asleep despite all the commotion.

"What do you mean…?" Tsuna questioned.

Reborn sighed. The little toddler promptly walked up to Yamamoto's head and kicked the boy hard in the face. Yamamoto rolled over a few times from the force.

"WHAT ARE YOU—?"

"Does this Yamamoto look alive to you?" Reborn asked suddenly.

Tsuna bit his lip in confusion. His heart jumped and a look of antsy worry transmogrified on his face.

"Y-You killed him?!" Tsuna blurted, his pupils dilating from the sudden revelation, his hands trembling from the thought of a dead Yamamoto as it covered his open mouth.

Reborn facepalmed himself. "Ugh. No."

Tsuna breathed another sigh of relief, even though his hands were still trembling somewhat.

"Oh… g-good…" Tsuna sighed. "D-Don't scare me like that," the young teen said, laughing nervously.

"You scared yourself."

"But you said he wasn't alive!"

"He isn't."

Tsuna tilted his head in confusion.

"…He's a dummy," Reborn said in an annoyed tone.

"That's not a very nice thing to say you know…"

"Dame-Tsuna…" Reborn growled, pinching the bridge of his nose, a sinister and pernicious tone coming off from his voice. Tsuna gulped.

"By dummy. I mean. Replica. Replica. A copy. A fake. This Yamamoto isn't alive. It never was." Reborn muttered slowly, clearly annoyed that he had to explain something so simple to his pupil. "…Stupid Tsuna."

"O-Oh…" Tsuna whispered, backing away from Reborn's deathly, and fierce, glare. Tsuna had so many questions he wanted to ask, but he felt terrified to do so.

"Every little bit of Yamamoto has been perfectly copied," Reborn continued, the frightening aura that came off from the little hitman was slowly starting to fade. The baby then smirked. "Even his… essential bits…"

"W-Wait, what?"

The baby then propped up the dummy Yamamoto so it was sitting on his own, slouching. The Acrobaleno's hand gripped the side of Yamamoto's pants.

"Would you like to see?"

"WHAT?! No! Reborn stop!" Tsuna flushed, his hands instinctively covering his face as he felt his cheeks redden.

"Such a baby…"

"That's rich coming from you!"

"Can't even handle the sight of another man's junk…"

"Oh my god Reborn."

"It's not even real too… You really are hopeless if you can't bear to see a fake—"

"LALALALA!" Tsuna shouted immaturely, covering his ears and squeezing his eyes shut.

Reborn waited patiently for Tsuna to calm down before continuing.

"Anyways, that's not the reason why I went through the trouble of getting this doll."

Tsuna's brow rose at Reborn's claim. The brunette scooted closer to the fake Yamamoto and Reborn, not feeling threatened by Reborn's presence anymore.

"…Why did you get a fake Yamamoto anyways…?"

There was an ominous pause before Reborn spoke again.

"To help you practice."

"…Practice what?"

Reborn suddenly jumped on top of Tsuna's bushy head. "Practice confessing." Tsuna flushed, and impulsively opened his mouth to reject Reborn's idea.

"I realize…" Reborn started again, not giving Tsuna a chance to speak "…that having you confess to the actual person is a mistake. I apologize."

Tsuna eyes widened from Reborn's apology. The little hitman was not the type to apologize to anyone or anything. "R-Reborn…"

"When you were still in love with Sasagawa, I tried to force you to confess your feelings to her. Like how a real man should." Tsuna felt somewhat offended by that comment but decided not to say anything. "I realize… that you are not a real man, and that I need to approach this differently."

"Wow thanks Reborn…"

"Which is why I went through the trouble of getting you this doll. So you can practice and work up the courage to tell Yamamoto about your feelings on your own. I tried forcing you into confessing many times before. But, you lacked courage. So I tried to give you courage, by using the dying will bullet. I now understand… that you need to build this courage yourself."

"Reborn…" Tsuna muttered, "You put a lot of thought into this…"

"Of course I did. I'm your home tutor."

Tsuna let out a defeated sigh. "B-But I still can't."

Reborn said nothing.

"You went through all this trouble to get this fake Yamamoto for me but… Just looking at it makes me feel uneasy. Even though I know he's fake I just…" Tsuna clenched his fits together. It was silly, he knew. Even though he knew the Yamamoto in front of him was a lifeless doll, he still felt the same butterflies and anxiety when he was with the real thing. The fake even gave Tsuna a strange sense of comfort and warmth. The kind of comfort only the real Yamamoto was ever able to achieve.

The brunette waited for some witty remark to come out of the child's mouth. But nothing came.

Reborn suddenly jumped off of Tsuna's head and made his way to the door.

"Reborn?"

"Do what you want with the doll," Reborn stated, not bothering to look back at the troubled brunette. "Confess to it, strip it naked, punch it, or just ignore it for all I care. I'm going to sleep downstairs." Reborn then proceeded to walk out of the room, wordlessly closing the door behind him, leaving Tsuna and his fake-Yamamoto alone in the room together.

Tsuna glanced at the doll again. It was remarkable how real he looked. The hair, the face, the bodily structure. How peaceful and adorable Yamamoto looked. It really was as if the Rain Guardian was sleeping in front of him.

Tsuna took a deep breath.

"Hey Yamamoto…" Tsuna muttered nervously.

Tsuna waited for a reply, but there was none. He slapped himself.

"Of course he isn't going to reply… it's only a fake…"

He took another deep breath.

"Hey Yamamoto!" Tsuna said cheerfully.

Once again there was no reply. Tsuna smiled. He felt his nervousness and anxiety fade away. Maybe this doll was a good idea after all.

"How was your day today? Even though you said you had fun, I bet you thought today was the worst outing ever, huh?" Tsuna laughed. He imagined Yamamoto laughing alongside him which perked up his spirit.

"I should've just stayed over at your house, instead of dragging you out of the house for nothing…"

Maa maa, don't say things like that, Tsuna imagined Yamamoto's optimistic voice in his head. He imagined Yamamoto laughing and reassuring the brunette like he always did. It was weird how comforting and relaxing it felt to talk to a fake Yamamoto.

Tsuna gazed at the doll again. Yamamoto's peaceful, sleeping face made the brunette's heart pound harder. He felt another blush creep on his cheeks and a wave of sudden adrenaline coursed through his veins.

He took a deep breath.

"Y-Yamamoto. There's something I wanna tell you."

Mmm? What is it Tsuna?

Tsuna gasped, not even realizing that he was holding his breath.

"You can do this Tsuna…" He reassured himself. "You… can do this."

He exhaled again, calming his nerves.

"Yamamoto."

Yes?

"…We've been friends for a long time now, right?"

Of course!

"Best friends even?"

Mhm~ Why ask?

"Well… the thing is… You've become pretty important to me, y-you know?"

Ahahaha, likewise Tsuna!

"Really… really important. Like you have no idea," Tsuna laughed awkwardly. This was embarrassing. Even though the Yamamoto in front of him wasn't real, it was still terrifying.

"I guess what I'm trying to say is… You mean more to me than just a best friend. For a long time, I thought this feeling I had for you was just… I dunno… admiration maybe?

Or maybe it's just the feeling of having a best friend, you know? I never had a best friend before you and Gokudera came along. So I thought… maybe this was what best friends were supposed to feel for each other. That maybe we reached the very top of friendship."

Tsuna sighed. His lips were quivering as he spoke. God, he felt pathetic. Feeling so nervous over a dummy.

"But then… I've never felt anything like this towards Gokudera before. So then I thought that maybe you were like my… very very very best friend! I mean it's called a best friend for a reason right?" Tsuna said laughing to himself.

His laughter died off and a small, heavy frown formed on his lips. "Who knew it would be so easy to confuse love with friendship…"

Love?

"Yes… That's right…" Tsuna said, his voice trailing off. His heart felt like it was exploding inside of him continuously. "Yamamoto… I-I think I love you."

He squeezed his eyes shut and waited for a few seconds, as if he expected the fake to actually reply.

As expected, there was no reply. His shoulders relaxed and he exhaled tiredly.

"Well, that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be," Tsuna laughed joylessly at himself.

He took another glance at the fake Yamamoto.

"If only you were real," Tsuna hummed. After all, he finally managed to confess. Even if it was just a doll, it was still his first time confessing to his crush. Though technically it wasn't his crush.

Tsuna's eyes scanned Yamamoto's mouth, noting how soft they looked. Tsuna crawled closer towards the fake, close enough to touch their noses together. It was remarkable how real the fake looked. He trailed his finger over the double's lips. They… felt real too.

Tsuna gulped. His eyes scanned the rest of his body, stopping at his waistline. Tsuna felt a wave of curiosity and lust pass through him, as his gazed shifted to Yamamoto's groin area. He wondered if what Reborn said about the dummy's crotch was true. Tsuna could even make out a vague outline of the dummy's bulge, before backing himself away.

This wasn't right.

Tsuna gulped again. He often wondered what Yamamoto's naked body would look like… but he still couldn't do this.

"Calm yourself…" Tsuna mumbled to himself. He closed his eyes and waited for a minute or two before opening them again.

Wordlessly, he dragged himself back to his bed and covered himself with his blanket. No matter how curious he was, he couldn't bring himself to strip the dummy Yamamoto. At least… he couldn't today. Maybe someday in the future, if he was horny enough, he would do it. It wasn't like the doll was going anywhere right?

He yawned. It didn't take more than a few minutes for Tsuna to eventually drift off to sleep. He forgot to change his clothes again.

Soon enough, Tsuna was awoken again with the sound of his alarm clock. He slapped the clock until it shut up and propped himself up.

"…Mondays…"

Tsuna forced himself out of the bed and looked around the room. Everything seemed normal. Except that the Yamamoto doll was missing.

Tsuna blinked twice at the very spot the fake Yamamoto was supposed to be.

"HIEEE!" He shrieked. A horrible thought suddenly came to him. What if his mom walked into the room and saw the Yamamoto doll there! She'd think he's some sort of perverted weirdo!

Tsuna stormed out of his room and charged down the stairs impulsively.

"MOOOM!" He shouted, quickly trying to think of an excuse for his mother. He barged into the kitchen and was greeted by a very familiar face.

"Yo, Tsuna."

Tsuna's eyes twitched as he stared at a certain black haired teenager, who sat in front of the kitchen table.

"Tsu-kun~" Nana chirped. "Why didn't you tell me Yamamoto was sleeping over?"

Tsuna was at a loss for words. He looked at Nana, who was happily cooking breakfast, and back at Yamamoto who looked back at Tsuna with a weird expression.

"Sorry for just sleeping over so suddenly," Yamamoto said to Nana, his eyes still fixated on Tsuna. "It… kinda just happened," he chuckled.

"Oh no need to worry about it," Nana said gleefully. "I just wished I bought more food for you…"

"Maa maa, it's fine! You don't even have to cook for me."

"Nonsense!"

Tsuna still stood frozen by the kitchen doorway. Since when did Yamamoto get here… And what was this sleeping over business?

"Ciaossu," Reborn said, walking into the kitchen, seating himself by the table.

"Morning Reborn-kun!~"

"Hey buddy," Yamamoto greeted.

Tsuna slowly walked up to the kitchen and sat next to Reborn, still puzzled by Yamamoto's presence.

"Psst, Reborn…" Tsuna whispered. "What happened to the Yamamoto doll you gave me?"

"What doll?" Reborn remarked.

"The doll!"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Reborn said with a smirk.

"Reborn seriously!"

"I am serious." Reborn gave Tsuna a sly smile which made the brunette feel terribly uneasy.

"Uhh… then…" Tsuna mumbled. Reborn suddenly grabbed Tsuna's collar and forced the brunette closer.

"Listen," Reborn whispered in Tsuna's ear. "Yesterday… I decided to test out this new bullet."

"B-Bullet?"

"Yes… That's right. It's a bullet that causes the victim to enter a death like state, but allows the victim to be aware of its surroundings. Taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing… the victim retains all his senses and can actively think even though the victim will be unable to move on its own."

Tsuna felt a sharp lump in his throat, feeling a shiver go down his spine.

"Y-You don't mean…"

"Yes. Yes I do."

Reborn let go of Tsuna's collar, allowing the brunette to sit properly. Tsuna was still processing Reborn's words, but he didn't need to. He gazed at Yamamoto, who looked back at him. The older male then looked away, shifting somewhat uncomfortably in his seat.

"Y-Yamamoto?" Tsuna asked meekly. The older male looked surprise at the mention of his name.

He looked back at Tsuna with a forced smile. "Yea, what's up?"

Tsuna didn't like how unnatural Yamamoto's smile was. He didn't feel that same warmth, or comfort anymore when Yamamoto smiled at him.

Panicking, Tsuna turned to Reborn with a horrified look on his face.

"R-Reborn…what did you do?!"

Reborn looked at him with a perfectly calm and tranquil face.

"I didn't do anything."

LIKE I SAID, I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO WRITE.

So thats the best I could come up with... yay for random ideas and awkwardness. Cuz... having awkwardness in a romance fic is like... amazing right?

What am i even saying.

Unicorns are majestic creatures.

I are have good grammar.

Oblitato.