You said you wanted this. And in the previous chapter, I put '9 years' in the italic/bold words at the end. It's supposed to be 7 years.

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"You ok?" asked a man.

Tsuna woke up, still feeling a bit shaken. The only thing she realised was that she was unable to move.

"Y-yes…"

When the man turned around on his chair, he looked at her grimly. That's when she recognised him.

"W-wait, you're that-"

"Yes, and I've been at this school for so long, deprived of all the women in the world, just for you so you would be able to survive your school years," he said as if wanting her to pity him. His efforts were not heeded.

"Huh, you didn't need to. I went somewhere else," she said. A small numbing sensation spread to her back but slowly faded away allowing her to sit up properly.

"I know that," he said with a bit of annoyance. Who would just say that after labouring so hard in a school with bratty teens? "It seems you're doing quite well."

"Yeah."

"Oh yeah, recently I've just been paid for keeping quiet about your condition. Is it someone you know?" asked the doctor.

"M-maybe… um… what's your name again?" asked Tsuna a little nervously.

"Shamal."

"Just Shamal?" asked Tsuna raising an eyebrow. She would ask Kawahira later about the payments and Shamal.

"Yes, problem?"

"No… I guess I'll see you around then?" she said as she got up, only to find her legs very weak. She shuffled out of the room as fast as she could, ignoring the obvious stare from the doctor.

…

When she returned to class, everyone started to murmur and whisper along with Kyoko and Hana who both went over her to ask what happened and all.

"Are you okay now?"

"Yes… I'm okay now," reassured Tsuna with her infamous smile. The two melted in relief.

"You should have told the teacher if that would happen!"

"I should, but I don't want to make them worried," replied Tsuna, going to her seat.

"Now that's just stupid. You know that sometimes that you should just tell them. That way everyone else will know and then we can come help you before it's too late."

"It's just that… the last time I came to school it was already too late. I didn't have friends so it would be unusual if I asked for help," replied Tsuna, "it just sort of became something I didn't want to discuss."

"But you're able to say this to us," said Kyoko, "is it trust issues?"

Tsuna nodded. "I can just feel that you two would be really trustworthy." Her gut instinct told her that. And so did her heart.

Kyoko and Hana looked at each other with a strange look, as if the two wanted to ask Tsuna something but in the end decided not to. Tsuna didn't question the two as they had all the right to question her anyways.

The rest of the day went well. No one asked about Tsuna about the event but it was known to them that the two PE teachers had gotten a warning. Some asked Tsuna about her condition and she would just respond to them with an 'Ok' and a smile, gaining more popularity amongst the males and created more jealous girls who couldn't help but adore her.

…

"Hey Kawahira," said Tsuna as she returned to the shop.

"So what happened on the first day?" he asked as he slurped up ramen. She remained silent. "It's the SCA right?"

Nodding, Tsuna spoke. "But… besides that… the doctor who had me in that hospital is now working as the school nurse-"

"That's a good thing."

"He told me that someone was preventing him from telling the school about my medical condition or even giving them a file of my medical history. That's you right?"

"Correct."

"… But… what makes you trust him? Is it the mafia? I'm right, right? He's from the mafia and you two somehow know each other due to that."

"I'm afraid but it's not the mafia in this case. If he knew who I was with my role in the mafia, I would have quite a few people after my life."

Tsuna did not question what he had done.

"So I can trust him, right? It was just a bit weird for me to meet him again since that hospital visit since I was pretty rude to him…"

"Hm. It should be fine. That man has many talents despite his normal… personality and all," said Kawahira. "That injury behind your head… is it serious?"

"No, but it just knocked me out for a while."

"It could have been dangerous considering who you were. Did Shamal see the pacifier?"

"He wouldn't even try since he would instantly be labelled a pervert," said Tsuna.

"He technically already is one. You'll see. You should go get your dinner. Order something or make something."

"Are you eating?"

"Of course, this ramen is merely an afternoon snack."

"Yeah, yeah, you true earthlings have great stomachs."

…

The following day, Tsuna couldn't help but shake off the feeling of dread. That day, Kawahira did not say anything to her. It was as if he was expecting something was going to happen. Maybe it was something that was going to happen to her because she was the Sky Arcobaleno. It wasn't the same feeling as the previous day's, so what could it be this time?

Looking around nervously, her eyes automatically fell onto a group of boys that were from her class. One of them was the person that she sat next to. Yamamoto or something. He had his arm in cast. Images flashed through her mind, each picturing a scene. It started off at the stairs that led up to the roof and then it instantly switched to Yamamoto who was just standing at the edge of the roof.

No way… Was this what Kawahira meant by the visions?

She scrutinised the male teen's face. He was clearly smiling, but everything was just wrong about it. The pain that unmistakably flashed across the teen's face as one of his friends complimented him about his baseball skills. Tsuna frowned.

"Hey, you've been staring at the baseball monkey for a while," said Hana as she suddenly came out of nowhere. Jumping in surprise, Tsuna faced her.

"Is it love or something?"

"N-no! It's nothing like that!" stuttered Tsuna as she waved her hands in denial.

"Hm. Then why stare for so long?"

"U-uh… it's just that… he… uh- he seemed really happy with his friends and I thought it was really cool," said Tsuna, lying through her teeth. Hana raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.

"C'mon we'll be late to class," said Hana.

"Um, where's Kyoko?"

"She's in the Student Council. They're having a meeting," said Hana.

"Oh."

When they arrived at class, they sat themselves down. Tsuna waited nervously as she spotted Yamamoto enter the classroom and sat himself beside the desk she sat at. Throughout the entirety of class, she couldn't focus on the work. Unfortunately she found her standing up and trying to answer a question when she wasn't paying attention.

"Um, could you please repeat the question?" asked Tsuna. The teacher seemed like he was going to say something like "you should have been paying attention," but Tsuna was willing to answer it so he repeated it.

After a few moments time, she replied with an answer and a small explanation and was applauded for being correct. As she sat back down she realised that the expression on Yamamoto's face grew darker.

The atmosphere was tense for her, but he class did not notice their idol's agony or the fake smiles or snickers at jokes that he had.

When lunch came around, she was so focused on thinking about what to do that she didn't keep her eye on Yamamoto. She looked up finding him gone.

"Where's Yamamoto?" asked Tsuna to the friends that Yamamoto was hanging around that morning.

"He said he had to go to the toilet just a sec ago. Why? Gonna confess?" one of them replied and sighed. "Looks like another girl's gone guys."

Tsuna couldn't help but feel angry. "Disgusting. I can't believe that you're even called friends."

Before any of the boys could register anything or understand what she even said, Tsuna stormed out of the classroom and straight to the rooftop. She had to hurry before anything happened. Rushing towards the steps, she clumsily bumped into some people but remained strong and continued. Going up the stairs as quickly as she could, she reached the top where the door was then flung open.

"Y-Yamamoto!" she shouted, as she spotted the black haired teen at the fence of the roof.

"Wha?" he whipped around spotting Tsuna. "Oh it's you."

"Why would you do this?"

"Don't you see?" he said pointing to his broken arm. "Baseball is, well was, my everything. It's the only thing I'm good at. No one would be able to look at me the same way if I can't play baseball anymore."

"What is that sort of logic?!"

"The baseball gods have ditched me okay? My homerun has ended and it's time for me to get off the field. Even my team mates agree. I mean you even have something you're good at and all…"

"I don't think I understand…"

"You were once Dame-Tsuna right? You came back suddenly with a new last name," he ranted. "You're even smart and… pretty too."

"So what? You're just comparing yourself to me now. You're just judging yourself because you can't play baseball right now because you have a broken arm. It's not like you're going to die in 7 years because of a disease. It'll heal. It's not like it's the end of the world. What happened to your parents? Wouldn't you have someone who would miss you? Anyone at all?" Tsuna started to cry. This wasn't supposed to happen. It was just going to be a talk him out and bring him to safety, not for herself to break down.

The look on his face seemed to soften. He was seriously thinking about what she said. He had his father. He was someone he looked up to, always happy and caring for him. He thought back to his mother. Yes, she was right, his arm could heal. But why would she cry? Something made him feel so guilty. In front of him was a girl who was crying. Is it because he made her think of something bad? Perhaps it was something from the days where everyone called her dame…

"You're probably wondering why I'm crying huh?" Although he didn't want to admit it, he nodded.

"I said that it's not like you're going to die in 7 years and stuff… I mean I can see the pain of having a broken arm when baseball has been so important to you but I can't help but feel weak when I have something that will kill me in 7 years…"

Wait, what?

"C-can you tell me about it?" asked Yamamoto swallowing. She paused and took a breath to slow down her sobs and cries.

"It's a disease that just stops movement in my body… some gene mutation."

"Don't you have a parent to talk to about this?"

She laughed. "And you didn't talk to your parents about your condition. It's kind of like that…"

He frowned there was something she wasn't telling him. He shouldn't pry but…

"Ah… sorry for listening to how pathetic and dame I am, but I'm currently more worried about where you are." She stopped crying wiping tears from her face. His heart twinged a bit but that was when he snapped back to reality where he was just on the verge of suiciding. Fear overtook his body, unable to move.

"Just move back a little," said Tsuna, her soothing voice reassuring him. He moved and stumbled a bit, his arm reflexively grabbing onto the fence and then everything seemed to halt. The fence gave way, unexpectedly weak under his hold. Tsuna noticing it, immediately took action, grabbing onto his arm as the fence dropped below the two.

Sweat dripped down her forehead, her body and muscles doing the best to keep hold on him.

"Just let go, Tsuna. I'll just drag you down with me if you keep holding on," said Yamamoto with a smile.

"No! I can't…"

A small flame appeared on her forehead. A forceful will that allowed her to drag up Yamamoto only to dissipate instantly. That's when another hand grabbed onto Yamamoto, hauling both of them to safety.

Panting for breathing and sort of hugging the safety of the ground of the roof top, the two looked up to see the one and only infamous leader of the Disciplinary Committee.

"I will not allow any deaths on school grounds or I will bite you to death," he said, as he walked off leaving the two in stunned silence. The two slowly got up and apologised to each other for the trouble they both caused.

They vowed to keep the event a secret and to become friends. The two returned to class only to start rumours of the two confessing to each other and dating. Only for the two to blush, Yamamoto to laugh and then Tsuna call him an idiot when he said it would be pretty cool if they were dating.

"Is it true?" asked Hana, noticing that Tsuna no longer had that nervous look. Tsuna became flustered at the question and immediately denied. Hana smirked as she noticed the male teen look at her.

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He was the first one I told about my condition. Friendly, positive and calming. That was what he was to me.

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Took so long to do that. The chapter's short for my liking.

Ayy, there's gonna be SMASH! on the 8th and I'm going! First anime convention I'm gonna go to. Already excited! LOL.

Thanks for reading!

Zaira Swift.