I'm back again! Remember the headache I was talking about last chapter, well it hit me harder than I expected and it came with a cold, sore throat, stuffy nose, etc. etc. But I'm feeling better now so I wrote like there was no tomorrow. I proof-read this time, so I think there should be minimal mistakes.

Yay!! Reviews!! I love you all!! Well I'm going to stop ranting about reviews. I changed the chapter 7's title to Conserving Water cause I thought that the old title was tooooooooo long.

For the comments that weren't signed, I'm going to reply to them here:

Millo - Thank you so much for reading!! I think I'm going to have some fun with future Yamamoto.

Khrluvr - I was shocked when I first went into KHR fan fiction and found 3 - 4 pages of 8059 and only like 10 or less fics for 8027. If something happens in the manga to show the connection between these two, I'm sure there will be lots more people reading and writing 8027. (Kinda like what happened to Ichigo and Toushiro from Bleach after the second movie came out)

Awasama - I do realize that Uni would be a baby or not even born yet at this point. However there is a reason why she looks ten years old and you'll have to read on and find out later!! When you say to be aware of Japanese origin, do you mean how they bath? Because I will admit, I know they don't usually shower but I didn't research how they do it! Thanks for the comment! I'll study more from now on!

KHRfan - I'm glad you like the bath scene and laughed. I couldn't help but stifle a giggle too when I wrote it.

Yudi-kun - I feel bad for Yamamoto too. Poor guy thinks it's his fault… If Tsuna would just grow up. **shakes my head** I think TYL Yamamoto is just going to make things more complicated .

Song of the chapter - Torture by Elise Estrada. The other version by Rin on the Rox is also awesome. Doesn't matter which one you listen to, it kinda fits with Tsuna's feelings pretty good.

Here's chapter 8! Enjoy…

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Previously in If It Stopped Raining

"No Lambo! You can't shoot that in here!" Tsuna extended his arm to grab the baby before the bazooka fired.

BANG. Tsuna looked around desperately. The soap made Lambo miss his shot and the missile was going to hit… YAMAMOTO?!?! Tsuna threw himself on top of the grinning rain guardian to get him out of the way but it was too late.

POOF.

A cloud of purple mist surrounded the place where Yamamoto was sitting just a second ago. Tsuna felt his way around as the mist haven't dissipated. He touched some sort of fabric and as he worked his way up he outlined the contour of a prickly jaw line. Whoever he was feeling up jerked at the touch causing Tsuna to lost his balance. He pulled his hands back immediately, embarrassed. He almost toppled out of the tub, that was when he realized he was straddling the person he was sitting on.

"Where am I?"

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Chapter 8

New Flame

"Yamamoto?" Tsuna said uncertainly. The rain guardian became the victim of the 10 year bazooka. Nobody other than I-pin and Lambo have been hit by the bazooka before so Tsuna wasn't sure who or what to expect. The person he was on top of right now was not naked, that much he could be sure of. He can barely make out through the mist, but it looked like the person was wearing some sort of black clothing. His vision was still partially blocked by the haze.

"Who is it?" The mysterious person asked. The voice was deeper than the present Yamamoto's voice but Tsuna could hear the similarity between the two. Tsuna at the very least know that it's actually Yamamoto in front of him and not some weird alien.

As for how his character changed… well I guess I'll find out soon enough.

"It's Tsuna." he told him. There was no answer from the man, but Tsuna heard a gasp.

The fog cleared away and Tsuna took a good look at Yamamoto ten years from now. His guess about the clothing was right; the future Yamamoto was wearing a black suit with his tie loosened like he always do. The bottom half of his body was submerged in the water ruining his suit. His dark spiky hair was trimmed shorter and was toned down a little. Yamamoto's facial features matured from one of a boy to one of a grown man although his boyish good looks never disappeared. He could see a small vertical scar on his chin. It looked like a wound from being cut by a sword. He wondered how many women have fallen for Yamamoto in ten years. Adding his friendly personality to his looks, Tsuna didn't thinking ANYONE could resist the rain guardian. Excluding himself of course, he said to himself.

There is one thing that Tsuna couldn't deny; Yamamoto grown up to be one good-looking man.

"Ah, Tsuna?!" Yamamoto said, his voice taking on a strangely sad tone. "I wasn't expecting to see you so soon…" The heartbreaking face was an expression Tsuna didn't think Yamamoto, no matter how old he is, would ever make.

"Is this a dream?" Yamamoto whispered softly. The rain guardian pulled the naked boy in an embrace. He snuggled right in the crook of Tsuna's neck. His breath tickled Tsuna's bare skin. Even without ring's reaction, the tenth was hot and self-conscious. Speaking of which, Tsuna noticed that the usual burning sensation of the ring vanished. It was still hot when the other Yamamoto was here. "Tell me that this is real…"

Yamamoto pulled back from the hug and took a second look at the boy thoroughly. Tsuna felt uncomfortable under the inspection. Yamamoto poked Tsuna here and there to make sure he wasn't a hologram. He rubbed his chin, puzzled. "Everything looks and feels right… Hmmm, except maybe you shrunk a little bit? An illusion? A demon?"

Yup… This is definitely Yamamoto. His naivety never fails to amaze me.

"It's not a dream. You… or I guess your past self got shot by the 10-year bazooka accidentally so… you kind of switched places with him for a bit." Tsuna explained. "Oh! The 10-year bazooka is something that Lambo has…"

He wouldn't know about the bazooka… A light bulb lit up.

"I see! From back them. Of course! I should've known." Yamamoto said with a laugh, scratching his head. "It's no wonder… aren't you looking well Tsuna." He knows what I'm talking about?

"So… You know all the insides and out of the real Vongola now?"

"Yup, I actually found out quite awhile ago." Yamamoto laughed. "I really didn't pick up on the hints you guys gave me did I?"

"You're a full-time mafia, right?" Tsuna asked. Yamamoto nodded. "What about baseball?"

"I didn't really give up baseball you know… It's just that there was a time where I had to chose between baseball and this thing." He paused. "And I decided that I love this thing more than I could ever love baseball." This piece of information intrigued Tsuna. For as long as Tsuna have know Yamamoto, baseball was his passion. He loved the sport like Ryohei loved ; except maybe not as EXTREME but pretty close to it.

What could be more important to Yamamoto than baseball?

It was around the time when they were both quiet, Tsuna realized that as he was conversing causally with the future Yamamoto, he was still NAKED in the bath on top of the rain guardian. Tsuna shot backward to his side of the tub immediately. The water swished around him as he did so. The sudden motion surprised Yamamoto and set the tenth off balance as he fell back; his head going straight for the facet. Yamamoto grabbed his arm and stopped him before Tsuna could crack his head open like an egg.

"Thanks… You saved me…" His cheeks filled with colour as their positions reversed. This time Yamamoto was the one on top. The bigger issue for Tsuna was that he was still NAKED. Either way, this is embarrassing!

Sensing his embarrassment, the rain guardian climbed off of Tsuna and stepped out of the bathtub. Water pooled on the floor around him as gravity pulled the water from his suit. Tsuna couldn't really tell how tall he was when Yamamoto was sitting down but when he stood up, Tsuna marvelled at how much taller the rain guardian have grown in ten years. Compared to Tsuna's current and pitiful five foot one, Yamamoto was massive.

"I wonder if I'll grow anymore?" Tsuna wondered aloud. Yamamoto laughed and sat down on the edge of the bathtub. His laughter sound so good to his ears and infectious too. Tsuna couldn't help but laugh along with him.

It was nice to be normal, to be Tsuna and not that guy that avoids his best friend. Tsuna was glad to know that ten years from now, this awkward relationship with the past Yamamoto won't exist anymore. It was certainly easier to talk to him now that Yamamoto knew that the mafia role-play they always played wasn't actually a game.

"So what's happening right now?" Yamamoto asked.

"Well, the ring battles finished a couple weeks ago so it's peaceful in Namimori for the moment." Tsuna said.

"That seemed like it was so long ago…" Yamamoto said thinking of the memories from ten years ago. He saw that on Yamamoto's fingers, he wore two blue coloured rings which were wrapped around by a small chain. However neither of them was the Vongola rain ring.

"Say, where is your Vongola ring? Shouldn't you be wearing it?"

"Actually… About that… All the Vongola rings were destroyed… none of the guardians have them anymore." Yamamoto said scratching the back of his head, unsure of how to explain it all.

"What?! After all the trouble we went through to win them?!" Tsuna cried. The battle with Varia was by no mean a piece of cake. "Who destroyed the rings?"

Yamamoto thought about his question and debated whether to answer Tsuna or not. "Maybe I'll tell you about it some other time."

"What about the future?" Reborn asked all of a sudden. From the time adult Yamamoto appeared, Reborn haven't talked or moved form his spot. It gave Tsuna a shock as Reborn seemed to camouflage himself in the room. He couldn't remember the mafia tutor even being in the same room in the first place.

"Well about that… I probably shouldn't tell you since it could possibly change the future…" The rain guardian said, looking troubled. "I'll keep it brief… Right now we're in the middle of a war against another family." He chose his words carefully without revealing any excess information. Yamamoto intentionally didn't specify who the enemy was or whose side was winning. Reborn appear to be satisfied with the answer for he didn't question any further on the matter. After all it was expected to have other mafia families to challenge the strongest power.

Tsuna on the other hand wasn't content with his answer. He didn't think for a second that there would be a strong enough or brave family in the world to go head-on with the Vongola family. He wanted to know more but before he could ask, he was cut off.

"5 minute is almost up isn't it?" Once again his voice took on a sad tone that was heart-wrenching to listen to.

That's right… The 10-year bazooka's effect only lasts 5 minutes and at least 4 minutes must have passed already.

"Why do you sound so… sad Yamamoto?" This was the part that really bugged him. It was like his personality did a 180 and triple back flip. Tsuna wasn't used to Yamamoto being anything but cheerful and while it may sound horrible and selfish of him, he didn't think Yamamoto was even capable of being sad. This was something Tsuna didn't think he could ever get used to. I don't want to get used to it either.

"Do I sound that way? Really…" Yamamoto said, covering his eyes with his hand, feeling foolish that he let too much of his emotions to show. The truth and the pain were too much for him to bear. "I don't know Tsuna…It feels like I haven't seen you in such a long time."

"Won't you be seeing the 10 year later me in a few seconds?" Tsuna said, confused at his words.

"Ha! I suppose you're right." Yamamoto gave a painful grin. Although Tsuna was happy to see his friend smile again, he also saw that it wasn't a true smile. The rain guardian lost his grin as he hugged Tsuna one last time. It was a little awkward since he was in the tub and Yamamoto was taller than him but he managed. Although it was still embarrassing for Tsuna, he wondered if the hug would help Yamamoto. It was warm and comforting. Does he feel the same?

"I'm sorry Tsuna… For not realizing it sooner…" The rain guardian whispered in the other's ear. What is he apologizing for? Yamamoto moved back and looked right into his eyes. Holding the eye contact he dipped lower, his face mere inches away from his own, making it hard for Tsuna to breathe or think straight. The tenth closed his eyes before their lips touched. Tsuna saw it coming yet he made no effort to evade him. He was uncertain and scared but lost in the moment he returned the kiss softly. It was a light and gentle kiss but unlike the dream Yamamoto's kiss, this kiss was not passionate and lustful.

Why does it make me feel so sad? Tsuna choked as tears threatened to make its way out. He didn't know why he wanted to cry so much.

Yamamoto prolonged the kiss a little longer before opening his eyes. "Tsuna! Are you crying?!" He said, alarmed. "Did I hurt you? You should've told me and I wouldn't have--"

"It's… Ok, Yamamoto…" Tsuna said between breaths, wiping away his tears. "I'm fine." He reassured his guardian. Yamamoto relaxed his face and smiled one of his real smile.

"Time's up. Say hi to the old me will you?… I hope I will see you again Tsuna…" The last face Tsuna saw was one of regret before he disappeared in the pink smoke. He didn't move from his current spot. The water had lost its warmth long ago. The bathroom fell silent. Lambo was unconscious on the floor while Reborn continued his business. With the guardian gone, the tenth traced his lips where he had been kissed… again.

Never been kissed before today… And now I was kissed twice in one day… Technically the kiss he shared with the dream Yamamoto wasn't a real one, but in the end Tsuna's first kiss was still stolen by Yamamoto. Tsuna gave up his dream of sharing a kiss with Kyoko. It seemed like such a long time since he even thought of her.

If Yamamoto kissed him yesterday, Tsuna surely would have rejected him immediately. He wouldn't have dreamt of kissing another guy especially not with one of his closest friend. Yet the kiss he just had with Yamamoto felt different then what he imagined. Not that I dream of kissing him of course… Tsuna couldn't say that it felt right, amazing or perfect as some girls might describe their first kiss, but it didn't feel wrong either. Tsuna liked it more than he would admit to himself or any other.

Am I attracted to the older Yamamoto?

THUMP. His heart beating loud against his chest. The flame that had subsided returned in full force; hitting him like heat waves. He held himself from shaking and steadied his breathing. Tsuna recognized this feeling. The other Yamamoto must be back from his unexpected trip to the future.

But the burning… it intensified?

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When Yamamoto returned from his little adventure, he was mystified about the 5 minutes in which he was in a weird place that was not the bathroom. Tsuna told him that he hit his head and blacked out.

"Well, you did slam into the wall pretty hard." Tsuna had explained to the rain guardian. Without a second doubt, Yamamoto brought the excuse. It was a good thing Yamamoto didn't check his head for a bruise because he wouldn't have found one. Yamamoto said that he dreamt of a vast field full of flowers and trees. Tsuna thought that it sounded like a pretty good and peaceful future, yet the future Yamamoto's words and behaviour hung on his mind.

Thanks to Reborn, one thing led to another in the Sawada's household. They were eating supper when Reborn told Nana that Tsuna had extra assignments to finish for tomorrow and a big coincidence that Yamamoto had the same unfinished homework. "Two idiots might make a miracle happen." Was what Reborn said. The mafia tutor casually suggested that they work on the assignments together tonight. Nana happily agreed to the idea before Tsuna could put a word in which would've been something like "I can do it on my own."

To Tsuna's dismay, his storm guardian also agreed enthusiastically, saying "I can finally show that idiot, only someone like me (the right-hand man) can help Tsuna when he needs it the most. No one heard Tsuna's objections.

This doesn't matter! It just means that I have to be extra careful around him!! True to his words, Tsuna kept at least one metre between them at all times. It wasn't his fault that the ring burned even more than it did before.

Yamamoto was good with whatever so that was how Yamamoto and Tsuna ended up working on their homework in his room; alone. Strictly speaking, Reborn was also in the room commenting on Tsuna's stupidity every now and then again Reborn was… Reborn. He disappeared every so often and then appear again. Tsuna didn't keep track of when he was actually in the room so they spent some quality time… alone.

Tsuna chose to sit opposite to Yamamoto instead of right next to him. As soon as he started scribbling on his paper, he became "too absorbed in his work to talk" so Yamamoto did the same. Little did the rain guardian know, Tsuna's mind was on him. Their clothes were still being dried so Yamamoto wore whatever Tsuna could find. Even though the clothes were big on Tsuna when Yamamoto put it on, it was extra small for him. It clung to every curve and muscle that was as distracting as when he was naked. Yamamoto's presence in itself tortured every cell in Tsuna's body.

Think Math… x, y, z, a, b, c… Think Ryohei!

Speaking of Big Brother. I have to remember to thank him tomorrow for pushing me out of the way… I didn't actually get a chance to today… This business really is taking over my mind…

"I hope Gokudera is doing ok." Yamamoto suddenly said hoping to strike up a conversation.

"He'll… get through it, I'm sure." Tsuna mumbled. He didn't want to look at his friend so he opted for concentrating on the work in front of him instead. The only reason why Gokudera wouldn't be ok would be because of his sister Bianchi. This is what happened… Gokudera was helping them with their assignments, pointing things out and sorts. Of course the storm guardian being the genius that he is, was already done everything. It was going perfectly. Tsuna would've been done in another hour or so with his help but Reborn decided that Gokudera was too excited or too loud.

Either way, Reborn blew his Leon whistle and THUMP THUMP… You know what happens next… Gokudera retired permanently for the night. Tsuna had a feeling that his tutor did this on purpose to get him alone with Yamamoto but he didn't know what Reborn expected him to do. If Reborn wanted to see him awkward and uncomfortable, then he got what he wanted.

"Well I'm done." Yamamoto said happily with a big grin on his face. Tossing his pencil on his books, he stretched out his limbs as far as he could; bending over Tsuna's short table was bad for his physique. "What about you?"

"Not quite." Tsuna was still stuck on the fifteen question. It was his own fault for trying to attempt the questions alone but it wasn't like he was going to risk sitting within arms range of Yamamoto. Yes… that wouldn't be a good idea. "How do you do question 10?"

"Question 10?" Yamamoto looked at his math sheet. "I guessed." He said sheepishly.

I should've known, although considering Yamamoto's luck, he probably get it right too.

"I think it's about time for me to go. I don't want to get home too late." Yamamoto said as he gathered his stuff to put in his wet backpack.

"I should get to bed soon too." Tsuna fought back a yawn. It was dark out already .He didn't notice that they've been working for about two hours already. The ring had been radiating its heat annoyingly all night. That in itself made him focus on anything but his homework.

"You should stay for the night Yamamoto." Reborn said, sitting up from his small bed. "It's already ten o'clock."

"My Dad might worry though." Yamamoto said.

"I already called him and told him that you're sleeping over tonight." Reborn said.

"On a school night?"

"A kid around here disappeared two weeks ago when he was walking home at night. Your Dad said it might be better for you to just stay here." Reborn said.

Disappearance around here? This is uncommon… But this is Yamamoto we're talking about, I'm pretty sure he can handle himself well enough… Sounds like you're scheming something again Reborn…

"I heard about that at school… The kid is from our middle school right? His name was… I…Ir…Irene?" Yamamoto said, trying to remember what the news had said.

"Irie Shoichi." Reborn corrected. "There are missing posters all over town, it's hard to miss." Irie Shoichi… Tsuna thought maybe he heard of that name before… De ja vu? He abandoned the thought soon after when nothing came up.

"Well, if Dad's fine with it. Then it's all good" Yamamoto said grinning. "It's been a long time since I stayed over. Please take care of me for tonight, Tsuna."

"Ok…" Tsuna gave up objecting Reborn's will. He knew it would be fruitless to try and the punishment could possibly threaten his life. Besides, his mom isn't likely going to allow Yamamoto to take one step outside her house tonight, with the weather and missing kid and all. "Before that! Let's see if I can get you some of my Dad's clothes to wear instead."

"These are fine." Yamamoto said. "You don't have to go through the trouble of finding me some bigger ones."

"No… I insist." Those skin-tight clothes will be the end of me…I know it.

He was not looking forward to sleeping in the same room as Yamamoto.

I hope I don't dream of the dark Yamamoto again…

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Darkness settled in Namimori. Tsuna's room was pitch black. Rain batted against the window, the icy wind seeped through the tiny openings around the window. You could hear the sound of light breathing of the sleeping people in the room.

TICK. TICK.

DRIP. DRIP.

All that should be quiet was quiet. From his bed, a dark figure stood up. He made its way to the soft glow of the yellow light. He felt for some wires in front of him and sidestepped them. Lying flat on his stomach, he crawled slowly to the light. His goal wasn't to wake the inhabitants of the room. He was almost there. The person reached up a little too far and triggered one of the traps.

He could hear the sound of a grenade falling. No, that's wrong. The person sensed a grenade falling and quickly grabbed it before it hit the ground and blow everything to bits. He let out a small sigh of relief. Carefully, he set the grenade on the ground beside. Returning to his task, he found that the light that acted as his guided had disappeared.

CLINK. Cold metal touched his head. It was the crock of a gun. He held his hands up.

"What did you want?" Reborn asked, quiet enough that it didn't wake Tsuna. He looked up and there was the arcobaleno with the pacifier around his neck.

"I swear, trying to get to you is tougher than fighting Squalo" Yamamoto laughed silently.

"The traps are just precautions." He said. If it was Tsuna that woke him… Yes… It wouldn't have been a pretty sight… But since it was Yamamoto who wanted something with him, Reborn was willing to hear what he have to say.

"There is something wrong with Tsuna." Yamamoto stated.

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Tsuna unable to tell him, Yamamoto is taking matter in his own hands. What will Reborn tell him? Whose side is he on anyway? Find out next chapter~~

Author's Note - Let's all sing about the season of change~~~~~ Tsuna's changing~~~~slightly~~~~only trouble is~~~~his feelings are for the older Yamamoto?!?! **sigh**Poor younger Yamamoto…

Tsuna isn't rejecting Yamamoto as much. The flame reaching a breaking point. Perhaps he has an solution to his problem…. Hmmmm… Anyway, longest chapter yet!! Wow, the pen just kept going I guess and lost track of my page haha.

I hope you liked it or loved it. See you next chapter. Review.