Baseball Freak's a UMA!

Chapter 4: Lost Cat

When Gokudera awoke the next morning at his kitchen table, he found that his back was incredibly sore from sleeping in such an awkward position... again. Upon noticing that he'd recieved a text, the bomber opened his phone, and groaned when he saw that there was a Vongola meeting in fifteen minutes.

The silverette hastily got ready for it, but by time he was ready to leave, he noticed something was very wrong. "Uri?" he called into the living room. "Hey, Uri! I'm leaving! Are you hungry, or what?"

... No response.

"Ugh... I don't have time for this...," the silverette muttered, before walking out. He continued to call the box weapon as he made his way down the streets, although he himself doubted that he'd find it. Uri was rather mischievous, after all, and Gokudera had long learned that the leopard liked to wander around just to get on his nerves.

Gokudera walked into Tsuna's house as he found the door unlocked, and was startled to see Flem already inside. "How the hell did you get here?" he asked.

"I know my way around town, y'loser," Flem laughed, folding his arms. "This is some sort of random casual get-together, though. Not even all the guardians are here. Only mister sushi and the boss."

"Mister sushi? You don't mean..."

"Hey, Gokudera!"

Damn.

All of the color left Gokudera's face when an arm was draped around his shoulders, and he tensed completely as Yamamoto's face got within inches of his own. "How'd ya sleep? You don't look very well."

The silverette twitched, and quietly whispered, "I think you know very well how I slept."

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Flem burst into obnoxious laughter. "Ha! TMI, Gokudera! I didn't know you and mister sushi were like that!"

"Wha- don't go there," Gokudera protested, blushing. "That's not what I meant."

"Maa, maa, no harm done," Yamamoto laughed. "You should be careful what you say, Gokudera." A chill ran up the bomber's spine.

"Ugh, get off of me," he finally growled, pushing the ravenette off of his shoulder. "Anyway, I can't find Uri. He got out again."

"Oh! Hahaha, I know where he is," Yamamoto laughed.

"What?!" Gokudera snapped, incredulous. "Well, where?"

"When I woke up, he was lying next to me. Talk about random," Yamamoto laughed, rubbing the back of his head. "That's why we decided to meet up at Tsuna's in the first place."

"You know, baseball freak? You sure did get over the loss of your dad nice and quick," Gokudera snapped. Yamamoto froze, suprised, and the bomber immediately regretted what he had said.

"Dude. Not cool," Flem commented, before walking away from the two. Yamamoto continued to stare at the silverette, and, thinking that the baseball player wanted an apology, Gokudera defiantly looked away.

"We've already had a funeral for him," Yamamoto said eventually. "I can't dwell on that forever."

"... Huh," was the other's only answer. Yamamoto sighed, and folded his arms behind his head.

"Well... Uri's in Tsuna's backyard," he said. "Go ahead..."

Suddenly, the silverette had an unusual and slightly disturbing urge. And since he acted on impulse, he was fast to go along with it. He gave the taller man a small hug, just enough to make up in the absence of apology, and he left at that, leaving Yamamoto to wonder what on earth just happened.

"Uri," Gokudera sighed with relief as he saw the box weapon. "I'm glad you're all right, you stupid cat." The leopard responded by placing a paw on Gokudera's forehead, and flexing his claws. "Arrg! Stupid feline!" the bomber protested, batting the other away. Tsunayoshi watched, a small grin on his face.

"Oh, hey, Gokudera?" he murmured.

"Yeah, tenth?"

"I'm sending Mukuro and Hibari out to wipe out the Estraneo family... again...," Tsuna sighed. "Reborn made it clear to me that I didn't have a choice. When they come back, I want you to be the one to break the news to Yamamoto."

"Huh? Why haven't you told him?" Gokudera asked.

"Well... we're not sure how he'll react. You know, Yamamoto acts like he doesn't want us to interfere at all, but... we know he's hurt bad by what happened. There'll be initial shock when he finds out..."

"Very well, boss, I'll take a dive for the team," Gokudera said with a grin.

"Thanks, Gokudera-kun," Tsuna sighed, a trace of relief in his voice. "We're just hoping that Yamamoto takes things all right."

"Don't worry, tenth. Just leave it to me," Gokudera answered, clearly proud to have been relied on.

"Thanks again...," Tsuna sighed.

Gokudera lookedback at Yamamoto, and his gaze hardened slightly.

Just what are you plotting, UMA?

-End Chapter

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