Author's Note:
Hey guys! Okay, so I'm going to end this soon. I hope you don't mind. This chapter is shorter also. Not much Italian in this chapter. Just Yamamoto's perspective. Confess your heart to your friends! Enjoy it.
/::/The_Other_Second_One\\::\\
"Ts-Tsuna?"
"Ya-hic- Ta-hic-Takeshi! "
"Tsuna... where am I? What time is it?"
The smaller boy sobbed uncontrollably as he climbed on top of him.
"H-Hey...! A-Are you- nghh."
"-hic- A-Are you okay? How's your head? D-hic- Does it hurt?"
"Ungh.. Yeahh.. It hurts. What... What happened?"
"The Disciplinary Committee... Th-sob- They... They hurt.. They hurt Gokudera-kun.. You tried to help him but.. but one of them -sniff- They picked up a brick or something. Y-You were-hic- bleeding."
"Ah... How's Hayato?"
"He was... He was here a little while ago... He ran out when I started crying."
"Ah... About that.. You should stop crying Tsuna. I don't know which is worse, the pain in my head, or the pain in my heart."
The brunette blushed when Yamamoto wiped a tear off his cheek.
"I...I was so worried"
"You shouldn't be. I've taken way too many baseballs to the head for a brick to cause damage."
"Wh-What! T-Takeshi! That's... That's horrible...!"
"Aha... I was joking! But.. where is Hayato now?"
"H-He should be at home."
"Are you worried about him?"
"...Yeah..."
"Aha."
"I was worried about you more though..."
"What're you saying...?"
"I... I think I... Aha... I think I love you Takeshi."
He stared at the boy in his lap for a moment and smiled.
He smiled so wide it made his headache worse.
"I love you too."
/::/The_Other_Second_One\\::\\
Damn it all. Why was Hayato even in danger with that group? The Italian was usually stronger than everyone they met. So why was he hurt all of a sudden?
Unless...
He had been injured by something else before? Was he sick? It was probably those Committee bastards. They'd done something to Hayato. He was sure of it. He'd have to kick Kyoya's ass later. He didn't care the cost, he just wanted to make sure Hayato was safe. He'd give anything just to know was.
He'd been missing for the past week. He hadn't attended school, he hadn't been at his apartment, and he wouldn't answer his cellular phone. It was putting Tsuna in a panic and it was driving him mad. There was no way of contacting him, and when the asked Reborn, he told them to give him time. How much time did he need? Was he actually sick?
Takeshi's heart almost burst when he started thinking about it.
There was a small clink on his window. Someone was throwing rocks at it.
/::/The_Other_Second_One\\::\\
"Where have you been?"
"...Lei non dovrebbe preoccuparsi."
"Gokudera. I was worried."
"Dovrei essermi preoccupato di lei."
"Hayato. Please. Don't be like that."
"Ciò? "
He grabbed the shorter boy by his shoulders.
"Hayato! I haven't seen you in a week. I was worried out of my fucking mind!"
"...Y-... You shouldn't worry about me."
"Why the hell not?"
"I'm not worth your time"
"Based on what!"
"Based on what I did to you!"
His grip softened on the Italian.
"What did you do to me?"
"... Why do you think you were in the hospital in the first place?"
"...Hayato... I wanted to help you. I put myself in dang-"
"No. You came in to help me. I wasn't in danger."
"Hayato. You were doubled over on the ground. They were going to hit you with a bat."
"...No...I... I let them hurt me..."
"It's okay to lose sometimes Gokudera. I know you don't like it bu-"
"Don't you get it you stupid prick!"
The nicotine addict jerked away from him.
"It was my fault that you were hurt because I was the one who had those bastards fallow me! I asked them to hit me! I fucking provoked them because I knew you would be near the baseball field after school! I was fucking testing you!"
It was dark, but he could see the tears drop from the boy's face.
"It's my fault you got hurt! It was my fucking idea to see if you would do anything for Juudaime! It's my fault that you were hospitalized! Lei capisce ora? Do you fucking understand! I'm the one who had you hurt! I'm the one who made Decimo cry! It was my fault! Era tutta la mia colpa!"
"...Why... why are you telling me this?"
"Because I'm an idiot!" a sob "Sono il diavolo!" a sob "You have every right to hit me." a cough and gasp " No... you should just fucking kill me at this point."
The silver haired teen was hysterical.
"So hit me! Uccidermi! Lei merita a!"
"G-Goku..."
"What are you waiting for! I'm not going anywhere! I have no where to go!"
"B-But... Tsuna..."
"Che l'inferno am I supposed to say to Decimo? Well jeez, I just had Yamamoto beaten unconscious to see if he was okay to be around you!" His voice went up in pitch "Morirei piuttosto! So kill me then! Mettermi fuori da di questa miseria! Hit me! You have every -sob- right to!"
"G-Gokudera..."
"Essere veloce!"
He grabbed him by his bangs.
He kissed him, raw and passionate.
"Wh-What the fuck are you doing?"
"I've seen the way you talk to Tsuna. The way you open up to him and just elate whenever you're together. I've seen how you respond to him and how you cling to him to feel needed. This is our secret. I would never put a strain on you and the only person that you care enough about to open up to. I know how hard it must have been being alone all your life. I just... I always wanted to have that sort of relationship with you too. I've always wanted to be someone that you could open up to."
"N-No... Yama- Takeshi that's... I- I love him."
"I know"
"That's why...I can open up to him...like that."
"I know."
"That's why... I don't want to lose him"
"I know."
"I love him"
"I love you."
/::/The_Other_Second_One\\::\\
It was always a hard debate in his head to determine whether or not he had done the right thing. Had telling Hayato how he actually felt been a good thing? It brought the Italian back to school, but he wouldn't even look at him. Every time he entered the room the other boy would look like he just killed Jirou or something. Why the bomber felt so guilty he could only imagine had something to do with his being in love with Tsuna. Did he think he was being unfair to him if he chased after his boss while he stood in the background?
What was he supposed to do now? How would he convince Hayato that he was fine with him being in love with Tsuna? Why were men so complicated? Sometimes he wished he had a vagina.
The way Haru basically spoke her mind whenever she was around Tsuna. The way she clung to him regardless of his protests, not caring who else saw. Just to get a point across, she would call him hers. She got close enough to kiss him a few times, much to Hayato and his own disapproval. how he wished he could act like that around Hayato.
Maybe he could? Maybe he could tell him how he cared about him and Tsuna both?
/::/The_Other_Second_One\\::\\
"Takeshi? What's wrong? Why did you call me out here?"
"I... I couldn't stand it any more."
"Stand wha-"
He cut off the brunette with a kiss.
"O-Oh... Aha... Takeshi..."
His boss stretched towards him for another kiss.
"Oi. Who's there? Juuddaime is that yo-"
Tsuna's arms loosened slightly from around Yamamoto's neck.
"J-Juudaime...?"
"H-Hayato... What're you doing here...?"
"I... I was..."
The way the silver haired teen stared at his arms limp at his side, and Tsuna's holding him close. He looked as though someone had ripped out his heart.
"I... What?"
"Gokudera-kun... I can... I didn't want you to..."
"You... about.. about Takeshi? But Takeshi...about me...about...you..."
"What? Gokudera-kun... What're you saying?"
He walked towards them and grabbed Takeshi by the collar.
"You lying shit."
"I...what?"
"How could you... How could you say that to me? When you felt like that about...Just so that I wouldn't... You... From the start" Hayato was shaking "you told me you loved me...so that I wouldn't chase after Juudaime out of guilt... because you wanted him to yourself?"
The venom in the Italians voice made him feel weak.
"You... You told him you loved him?"
"I did. But I meant it."
"So...then..." the bomber's grip softened then increased tenfold. "you were just playing with Decimo? I'll fucking kill you!"
"Goku- Gokudera! Stop!" but he had already punched the athlete to the ground.
"Juudaime! He's just lying to you! He's just using you for his own sick amusement!"
"No.. No! Gokudera-kun! You're missing the point!"
"The point? the point were he's toying with your heart and making you think he loves you!"
"Gokudera! He wasn't lying when he said he loved you! He wasn't lying when he said he loved me!"
"He... He told you... He told you he loved you?"
He had been climbed on top of by the chain-smoker. His head was punched into the ground repeatedly until his vision went black.
All he could remember was Tsuna screaming in the background.
/::/The_End\\::\\
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Italian in order:
Lei non dovrebbe preoccuparsi - You shouldn't worry
Dovrei essermi preoccupato di lei - I would have worried about myself if I were you
Ciò - That?
Lei capisce ora? - Do you understand now?
Era tutta la mia colpa! - It's my fault!
Decimo - Tenth
Sono il diavolo! - I'm the devil!
Uccidermi! - Kill me!
Lei merita a! - You deserve to!
Che l'inferno - The hell
Morirei piuttosto - I would rather die
Mettermi fuori da di questa miseria - Put me out of my misery
Essere veloce - Be quick
