Note:
Giotto:13 years old
Tsuna:8 years old
One Step at a Time
Chapter 8: Never forget
(3 years later)-11:30am
"Giotto what's wrong?" Tsuna asked as he peeked inside his brother's room.
"…"
Tsuna frowned as he stared at the lump of covers that his brother was laying under. Ever since this morning Giotto hasn't talked to anyone and stays locked in his bedroom. Tsuna was confused as he wondered what could make his brother so sad. He quietly closed the door as he noticed he wouldn't get an answer.
Tsuna sighed as he made his way down the stairs. His mind was not recalling anything that would make Giotto this sad. As he continued on his way down the stairs he caught sight of his mama. Maybe she would know what was wrong with Giotto.
"Mama..?" Tsuna called as he walked into the family room where she was.
"Tsu-chan, what's wrong?" Nana asked as she turned the T.V down and looked at him.
Tsuna sat down next to her and played with his hands as he thought.
"Mama, why is Giotto so sad?" Tsuna asked as he looked up at her confused.
Nana smiled weakly back at Tsuna and he saw the sadness floating throughout her eyes.
"Tsu-chan, do you know what today is?" Nana asked as she gently ran her hands through his hair.
Tsuna's eyes widened as he slowly began to remember what today was. He would never forget what happened on this day 3 years ago. That day…it changed Giotto.
(3 years ago)-Namimori Carnival Grounds
"Tsunayoshi!" Nana exclaimed as she ran up to him and embraced him tightly.
"Mama!" Tsuna exclaimed as he held her and tears ran down his cheeks.
"Are you ok?" Nana asked as she quickly began to look him over.
"It-t w-was so scary!" Tsuna whined as he began to cry harder.
"Shh, it's ok now, Mommy's here." Nana said as she held onto him even tighter than before.
"Miss, is this your son?" A Police officer asked as he watched the two of them cry.
"Yes, he's mine." Nana answered as she wiped at the tears on her cheeks.
"It seems like he and his friends have found the missing child, Gokudera Hayato." The officer said as Nana looked surprised.
Tsuna looked over at his friends who were talking to their parents now. Takashi's mom was holding him like it was the end of the world, Ryohei's mom was in tears as she hugged him, and Lambo's mom hugged him quickly and whispered something in his ear that made him stop crying but all color drained from his face. What was wrong with Lambo?
1 hour later
Nana was driving them home and Tsuna was dozing off while looking out the window. He was almost fully asleep when a thought floated through his head.
Where is Giotto?
As soon as they got home, Tsuna decided to asked the question. Never in his life had he seen Nana get such a horrified expression on her face.
Nana left him and searched though out the whole house before getting on the phone. Tsuna suddenly felt bad about asking her because she was crying and sounded really scared. Tsuna watched her call a lot of people before hanging up and burying her face in her hands. He slowly walked over to Nana sniffling.
"Sowry" Tsuna said as he hugged her legs.
"Tsu-chan?" Nana asked as she bent down to pick him up.
"I made you cry, I'm…sowry." Tsuna said as he buried his face into his mom's chest.
"Tsu-chan…you didn't do anything wrong." Nana whispered as she hugged him tighter.
"B-but…"
"Thank you for telling me." Nana said as she smiled at him.
"…Your w-welcome." Tsuna said as he wiped his tears.
"Let's go wait in the family room until someone finds him." Nana said as she walked into the room and sat down with Tsuna on her lap.
Tsuna looked up to she Nana biting her lip and glancing at the door. She wanted to go and look for Giotto but something was stopping her. What was it?
3 hours later
The hard knocking on the front door woke Tsuna up. Nana immediately went to the door and opened it to see a dripping wet Alaude holding a pale looking Giotto. The boy quickly walked into the house with Giotto while Nana ran to go get some towels. Tsuna's big eyes stayed glued to the scene before him, looking on with wonder.
"Giotto-nii…" Tsuna whispered as he stared at Giotto who was just staring up at the ceiling.
Nana came back into the room with two towels as she gently removed Giotto from Alaude's arms. Nana gave Alaude one of the towels and with the other began to dry off Giotto. She quickly sat down and sat Giotto on her lap. The boy was shivering as she dried him off; Nana began to worry as he just looked blankly at the wall. Tsuna looked confused as he moved closer to get a better look at his brother. Why was everyone so quiet?
"Giotto-nii, what's wrong?" Tsuna asked when nobody wanted to speak.
"…H-he left…" Giotto whispered so quietly Tsuna almost couldn't hear him.
"Who?" Tsuna asked confused again.
"…" Giotto just bit his lip lightly as little tears rolled down his cheeks.
Tsuna looked surprised as he saw Giotto cry. Why was he crying? He never saw Giotto cry before and to see it made Tsuna sad. It must have been him who made Giotto cry. He didn't mean to but he did and now he felt bad. Tears began to roll down Tsuna's cheeks as he cried too.
"Tsu-chan?" Nana asked as she noticed Tsuna crying.
"I-I'm s-sowry!" Tsuna cried as tears rolled down his chubby cheeks faster.
"What?" Nana asked confused.
"I-I made G-Giotto-nii c-cry." Tsuna said as his face turned red and he rubbed at his crying eyes.
"…Tsuna." Giotto said as he softly pulled the little boy into a hug.
"G-Giotto-nii?" Tsuna hiccupped as he cried.
"I love you so don't you ever blame yourself for things that aren't your fault." Giotto whispered as he hugged Tsuna tighter.
"I wove you too." Tsuna said as he hugged Giotto.
Nana just watched the two boys with a soft smile on her face. Alaude was sitting down staring at Giotto as if he was searching for something. After a few minutes Alaude quickly got up and walked over to Giotto. Giotto looked up slowly and Alaude noticed his half-lidded eyes and flushed cheeks and frowned. He laid his hand on Giotto's forehead but removed it quickly as it burned his hand.
"Giotto has a horrible fever." Alaude said as Nana looked shocked before checking Giotto.
"I-I'm…f-fine…" Giotto said before frowning when he noticed how soft his voice sounded.
"Giotto?" Tsuna asked worried as his brother blinked his eyes slowly.
"Tsu…na…" Giotto whispered before everything turned black.
Tsuna jumped when he saw Giotto's eyes roll back before the boy fainted. Nana caught Giotto with panic clearly expressed on her face. Alaude cursed before lightly removing Giotto from Nana's arms.
"His temperature is way too high." Alaude said snapping Nana and Tsuna out of their panic.
"I-I'll go get some cold towels!" Nana exclaimed before running off down the hall.
"I'll take Giotto to his room." Alaude told her before walking up the stairs with Tsuna following.
It was quiet as they walked up the stairs and down the hall. The only sound heard was Giotto's labored breathing as he shook in Alaude's arms. Alaude must be strong, Tsuna thought before looking back at Giotto. Why was Giotto shaking if he was hot? Tsuna really didn't understand that weird stuff.
When they reached Giotto's room Tsuna opened the door and watched as Alaude gently laid Giotto on the bed. Tsuna noticed how gentle Alaude was as he took care of Giotto. He changed the boy and laid him under the covers before sitting down by the bed. Alaude's eyes closed as he sat leaned against the bed with his arms crossed over his chest. Tsuna decided to just sit quietly and what for Nana to come but…
"Why are you so nice to Giotto-nii?"
His mind got the message too late and he had started a conversation with the blond. Tsuna was sure Alaude didn't hear him as silence fell over the room and nothing was said for a few minutes. It wasn't until a sigh fell from Alaude's lips that the boy spoke to him.
"…I don't know…"
Tsuna stared confused for a second before asking what he thought was a very good question.
"Do you wove Giotto-nii?" Tsuna asked seriously.
"…" Alaude just stared at him making Tsuna feel nervous.
"I mean…um…lots of people say they wove Giotto-nii!" Tsuna exclaimed quickly.
Alaude frowned harder before glaring at Tsuna.
"Who?" He asked.
And that was why Tsuna was found sitting in a corner of the room when Nana came upstairs and Alaude was gone. Tsuna felt bad for the people who he got killed that night.
Around 2 o'clock in the morning Alaude came back and he didn't leave for weeks until Giotto was fully recovered .
(End flashback)
When Tsuna found out what made Giotto so sad it made him sad too. Since Daemon Spade was gone so was Mukuro. Tsuna frowned as the fact sunk in deeper. He was trying hard to forget Mukuro because thinking about it just made Tsuna cry and he didn't know why.
"Tsu-Chan." Nana whispered as she hugged the little boy softly.
"Mama…why am I so sad?" Tsuna asked as he stared up at her with tear-filled eyes.
"Shh, it's ok." Nana said as she rubbed his back.
This happened every year on this day and it was breaking her heart. She always felt like crying too but she had to stay strong for them. Although it was such a sad day she always had hope and it never failed each year. They wouldn't be sad for much longer…
When Tsuna knew that he was going to be this sad there was only one thing left to do. He slowly pulled away from Nana and walked upstairs to Giotto's room. The boy was still curled up under the covers and Tsuna crawled up there to join him. He didn't even have to say anything as he felt Giotto pull him under the covers and hold him tight. This was their way of making each other fell better.
"Giotto-nii…" Tsuna whispered as he hugged him.
"Hum?" Giotto asked
"You always tell me it's better to smile than cry so…smile." Tsuna said as he smiled at Giotto who looked a bit surprised.
"Smile…" Giotto said as he smiled at Tsuna who wiped away at the tears when they fell.
"See all better." Tsuna sniffled as his eyes got watery again.
"All better." Giotto whispered as he pulled Tsuna closer before they both fell asleep.
XxxX
"Herbivore"
Tsuna and Giotto slowly woke up as he felt the covers pulled off of them.
"…Hum?" Tsuna muttered as he rubbed his eyes.
"Get up" Hibari growled as he glared at Tsuna.
"Eh?" Tsuna asked as Hibari glared harder.
"Laying in your sadness is something only a weak herbivore should be doing." Alaude said as he glared at Giotto.
"Eh?" Giotto asked as Alaude growled.
Hibari stared at Tsuna for a long moment before frown and growling at him.
"What?" Tsuna asked scared before Hibari walked up to him and glared harder.
"You are still far too weak." Hibari grated out as Tsuna paled.
"Far too weak for what?" Tsuna asked softly.
He really didn't know what Hibari was talking about. Ever since that one day 3 years ago when Hibari said he was weak the boy was always telling him he was far too weak but he never told him what he was too weak for. Tsuna was confused to say the least.
"Giotto get ready. Now." Alaude demanded as Giotto sighed.
"Why?" He asked as he went to his closet.
"Just do it." Alaude growled
"Fine." Giotto grumbled.
Tsuna watched the two have their small argument that they always had. It was always like this and Tsuna couldn't help but smile. When ever Alaude came to cheer Giotto up Giotto would always seem so happy. There was always a real smile on his face. And Tsuna would have to say even though Hibari was always growling or glaring at him, it always made him feel better.
Some things never made sense and this had to be one of them.
I love you people! I have so much cramming to do for school but I still did this! I really do care~ Next chapter will be very fun!
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