The story so far...
The day after Tsuna confessed to Kyoko, Reborn woke Tsuna up earlier than usual. His plan was to make the Sawada siblings eat breakfast together and he succeeded, though it was obvious that Keita and Tsuna felt awkward. Also that day, Mochida challenged Tsuna to a Kendo fight but much to everyone's surprise, Tsuna won the fight. Tsuna was on his way home when Gokudera, the bully from class 2B approached him and they eventually had a match. And During the match, Gokudera accidentally dropped his dynamite making his life in danger but luckily, Tsuna saved him, Gokudera then swore that he'd follow Tsuna from that moment on making Tsuna acquire a new family. Gokudera also guessed that Tsuna is the 10th Boss of the Vongola.
"As expected of Tsuna-Sama! Congratulations fro being the 10th!" Gokudera was pleased as he was talking to Tsuna.
"W-wait! I don't want to be the 10th! and you can just call me Tsuna." Tsuna said.
"If you don't want Sama then how about I call you 'Tenth'?"
"I-I think that's fine."
"Enough talk, Let's go home, I'm starting to felt hungry." Reborn said before he jumped on Tsuna's shoulder.
"I'll accompany you to your house, Tenth!" Gokudera said with a determined look.
"B-but You don't have to, I'm fine" Tsuna protested but seeing the look on Gokudera's face, He knew Gokudera will still follow him home even he tells him not to. As a result, The three (Tsuna, Gokudera and Reborn) of them walked together. As they were walking a question suddenly popped out of Tsuna's mind.
"Gokudera-kun, I hope you don't mind me asking but why are you here in Japan?" Tsuna looked at Gokudera to look at his reaction only to see sadness in Gokudera's eyes. Gokudera looked down to hide the expression on his face and then there was a flashback in his mind.
"You lied to me!" Gokudera's face was wet because of tears. He thought having his piano teacher as his mother was just a dream but he was wrong, She was actually his biological mother. But it's too late now. His mother died in a car crash leaving him no chance of calling her mother "Kaa-san". His mixed emotions pushed him to run away from his home leaving his father who just stood in silence and unable to utter a word.
Gokudera roamed the streets, trying to join a famiglia but failed every time. "No famiglia will accept an illegitimate child". Those words hurt Gokudera so much. One day, he heard that Japan is a peaceful place especially in Namimori District, that's when he decided to fly and live there for good. "No Mafia... maybe it's time for me to have a different environment...'"
"G-Gokudera-Kun? A-ah! I-it's alright if you don't answer my question." Tsuna said and obviously worried. He just asked the question because he can't think of anything else to say, but it seems Tsuna asked a forbidden question.
"No. I must answer it right away Jyuudaime! I ran away from home and decided to stay here for good." Gokudera said, eliminating details that will only cause more questions. "I'm sorry Jyuudaime... I'll tell you everything if I'm ready."
"E-eh?!" Tsuna was shocked from Gokudera's answer. "That must be the reason of his expression earlier." Gokudera just laughed so Tsuna didn't ask a question again. Reborn, who was listening to their conversation actually knew about Gokudera's past just chose to shut his mouth.
Sawada Household...
It's been an hour since Tsuna got home and Gokudera bid goodbye. Tsuna was being tortured when he heard his mother shout, He immediately ran towards the kitchen where his mother was to check on her.
"Kaa-san! What's wrong?" Tsuna asked as soon as he saw is mother.
"Mou. Kaa-san forgot to buy potatoes for tonight's dinner." Nana said being the clumsy one she is.
"Mattaku, you shouted just for that?" Tsuna said in disbelief.
"Don't worry Maman, Tsuna will go buy potatoes for you." Reborn said and before Tsuna could say anything his mother gladly responded "Really?! My, You sure have grown Tsu-Kun." Seeing how happy his mother is, Tsuna just sighed and glared at Reborn. Luckily for him, Reborn just ignored him.
Tsuna was on his way from the market when he saw a figure leaning at the bridge's railing. When he looked closer, he noticed that the figure was a boy who's wearing a NamiChu School uniform, following his instincts, he decided to approach the student.
"Hello, what are yo- Y-Yamamoto-Kun?" Tsuna tried to ask the student what he was doing there when he recognized that it was Yamamoto Takeshi, The popular ace player of their baseball team.
"Tsuna isn't it?" Yamamoto looked up to meet Tsuna's eyes and displayed a fake smile.
"Your arm! What happened to it?" Tsuna panicked a bit when he saw that Yamamoto's right arm was bandaged.
"Oh this? Nothing... Yeah, Nothing. I'm now nothing in this world since I broke my arm. I can't play Baseball with a broken arm. People will not look up to me anymore, they would just see me as useless. You do understand the feeling of being left out right? The feeling of being unwanted, the feeling that you want to take your own life rather than see the people around you look at you with disgust."
"No! I'm different from you. I-"
"Oh. How foolish of me to compare myself to the awesome Tsuna. We might as well end this conversation." Yamamoto turned at the railing and was about to jump off when Tsuna spoke again.
"Stop! Don't take your own life just because of a broken arm. I was labeled as Dame since I was a kid, I never had friends, I'm no good in everything, and people always look down at me but I still chose to live. I'm different because I was not praised not even once in my life, In everything I do, They always compare me to my brother and tell me how useless I am. No matter what I do I will always be Dame Tsuna unlike you, once your broken arm heals, you can be our ace player again."
"T-Tsuna..."
"Come down, We can't afford to lose a man like you, not only because you are good at baseball but because you are Yamamoto Takeshi." Tsuna offered his hand which Takeshi happily took.
"Maa... How do I put it... I was stupid. Hahaha! Sorry and Thanks Tsuna."
"But I didn't really do anything... Yamamoto-Kun You should laugh like that more often."
"Eh?"
"You always smile and laugh but I know it's all fake. But just a moment ago, your laugh was... genuine."
"Hahaha! You're really something Tsuna and hey call me Takeshi, We're friends now, right?"
"E-eh?! Y-You want me to be one of your friends?"
"Hahaha! Why not?"
"B-but! I-I-"
"Hahaha. Don't be shy, Do you mind if I ask you a question?"
"No."
"Do you hold a grudge against your older brother?"
"No, I love him and I look up to him. Even though people always compare us I never felt insecurity or such."
"Hahaha. I thought so. So, shall we walk home together?"
"H-hai T-Takeshi."
Meanwhile...
Two pairs of eyes are watching Tsuna and Takeshi.
"Baka Keita, why are your cheeks so red?" A baby with a fedora sitting on a tree branch spoke.
"I'm not blu- wait! Reborn! What are you doing here?" Keita, who was hiding behind the tree was shocked to see Reborn above him.
"I should be the one asking you that question, Baka!"
"I was on my way home when I noticed Yamamoto on the bridge, I was about to approach him when I saw Tsuna. I'm guessing you followed Tsuna all the way here."
"Which is just right, 'cause if not, I won't be able to see a beautiful sight."
"Yeah. I'm glad Tsuna had another friend aside from Gokudera."
"I was not talking about that, I was talking about you blushing when you heard Tsuna say something about you."
"W-what?! Reborn!"
Yo! Minna, I guess from here on, I'll be messing with the sequence of who Tsuna (and Keita) will meet first. Thanks for reading! :)