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A/N: I don't know about Enma in this story. I am not good at writing with him or his guardians.

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

Precious Sky

Chapter 10

"G?" Tsuna said incredulously.

The boy in front of him momentarily forgot his anger to stare blankly at Tsuna. "G?"

"Oh, sorry, it's just that you look like him." Tsuna muttered, scratching the back of his head.

"You know him?" The boy demanded.

Tsuna nodded, but was frowning at the boy's tone. "He's my brother's friend. How do you know him?"

"That isn't any of your damn business." The boy snapped.

Shrugging, Tsuna stood up. "Then I guess this conversation is over." He replied and motioned for Takeshi to follow him.

They barely got a few steps away when he heard the boy running after them. "Oi, wait. I said wait, damn it."

"I don't like your attitude so I will not wait." Tsuna snapped over his shoulder. Didn't anyone ever teach him manners?

"I challenge you to a duel!"

Tsuna's step faltered for a moment, which caused him to hit the door that was right in front of him. Grumbling, he pushed himself off the door and turned to the boy. "What? A duel? A duel for what?"

"You ran into me, I want either an apology or vengeance."

Tsuna smacked his face. Why? Why him? Wasn't he a good boy? What did he do to deserve this? "It takes two to cause an accident so you were at fault too." He snapped to the boy. "Alright, a duel. The loser apologizes! But we will not fight here. Let's go to the forest."

"And I'm the reckless one?" Takeshi said incredulously to himself as he followed Tsuna and the strange boy out of the airport. Who accepts duels with random strangers because they ran into each other? He was blaming Reborn's bad influence for this one.

And that was how he found himself in a taxi with the two on the way to Namimori shrine. At least the strange boy sat in the front and away from Tsuna. Neither of them seemed to be in the mood to wait to get there to fight, which was quite strange for Tsuna. Maybe it was because of the boy's attitude?

Whatever it was, it made the whole ride there extremely uncomfortable and tense. Even the driver could sense it, which was probably why he was speeding a bit. He had never seen a taxi driver so happy about dropping some kids off at shrine before. They barely had time to pay him before he was off speeding down the road.

"So, before we begin," Tsuna said, stretching his arms above his head. They were standing in front of the shrine, well Tsuna and the boy were. Takeshi was sitting on the stairs of the shrine, watching them. "Mind telling me your name?"

"Tch, Gokudera Hayato." The boy growled.

Tsuna nodded and pointed a thumb at himself. "Sawada Tsunayoshi." He pointed a finger at his friend. "Yamamoto Takeshi."

"Whatever."

Tsuna rolled his eyes. How very rude. "Alright, I can see you still have bad manners." He said, cracking his neck as he did. "So let's get started."

With those words, Gokudera suddenly had dynamite in his hands.

"Oh," Tsuna exclaimed, hitting a fist into the palm of his other hand as Gokudera lit his dynamite with his cigarette. He kicked off the ground to jump back to avoid getting killed by dynamite. "I know why the name Hayato is familiar. Smokin' Bomb Hayato."

"Mafia!" Takeshi shouted in shock, jumping to his feet.

"Oh? So you know about that dark world?" Gokudera asked.

'What the hell is Smokin' Bomb Hayato doing here? Isn't he supposed to be in Italy?...Unless he finally ran from it since no Famiglia would accept his reckless self.' Tsuna thought, staring curiously at the boy in front of him. Honestly, he was curious about any kid in the mafia that was around his age. He wanted to know why they were involved in the first place so he researched them. Yet, he could find nothing about Gokudera's past. It was like it was a huge secret.

Tsuna jumped back again to avoid the dynamite, but this time, his back met a tree. Thinking that he had him cornered, Gokudera smirked.

But, Tsuna did something unexpected. He ran through all the dynamite on the ground, straight towards Gokudera, who was shocked for a moment before getting over it and pulling more dynamite out.

'I now understand why he's a Smokin' Bomb, but how can he afford all this dynamite and where does he hide it?' Was the pointless thought running through Tsuna's mind at the moment.

"Hmm," Takeshi hummed thoughtfully to himself. "I wonder how Giotto would feel if he knew that Tsuna got into a fight with a Mafioso right after he left."

"Triple bomb!" Gokudera shouted.

"Triple? And Tsuna is still charging at him. Both are absolutely insane!" Takeshi mumbled.

Tsuna's eyes narrowed at the sheer amount of bombs in Gokudera's arms. Was the boy that desperate to beat him? Well, he wasn't going to lose that easily.

But just as Tsuna was approaching, Gokudera's grip slip and all the dynamite fell to the ground to surround both of them.

"We'll dead." Gokudera whispered.

'Like hell!'

Tsuna sent a flying kick into Gokudera's stomach to send him flying out of the dynamite's range. Before he could land on the ground, Tsuna flipped himself to land on his feet so he could immediately jump away from the dynamite.

BOOM!

The whole area shook violently with smoke and dust kicking up to blind all three boys.

"Are you an idiot?" Tsuna yelled at the top of his lungs, though neither boy could see him. "How reckless can you get? Were you trying to die?"

"You saved me? But why?" Gokudera's voice asked.

"Baka! Baka! Baka!" Tsuna screeched, much to Takeshi's amusement since he couldn't see his friend through the smoke but he could imagine him gripping his hair in frustration. "Don't throw your life away so easily! Lives should be valued. They are precious! There are so many people who die early and don't get to live it fully. You were given a life, value every moment of it and live every day to the fullest. Don't forget about those that care about you. They will be sad if you died!"

Takeshi laughed lightly. Maybe he should recommend to Tsuna that he became a therapist since he was always dealing with messed up people. "Tsuna, I hate to interrupt your counseling session, but that explosion is going to call the authorities here. We need to leave."

"I can't see in this blasted smoke." Tsuna grumbled. "Take-kun, just meet me at my house."

"Roger that, boss!" Takeshi said with a mock salute at the smoke.

In the smoke, Tsuna twitched. Did that idiot friend of his just salute him? He better not have, but that tone suggested otherwise. "Come, Gokudera-kun. We're going to my house."

"I can come with you?...After I almost killed you?" Gokudera asked.

"You are much more meek than before." Tsuna mumbled, scratching the back of his head. Sighing, he grabbed Gokudera's wrist and pulled him to his feet. "We're going for a run."

"Wha–"

Gokudera was cut off at the harsh tug on his wrist when Tsuna started running, quite fast, down the stairs. Without much choice, Gokudera started to pick up his speed to keep up with the boy's pace.

The brown haired boy did not let him slow down once. He was made to run until they got to Tsuna's house.

Breathing heavily, Gokudera pushed his hand hard on his chest, trying to calm his racing heart. "O-okay, s-so *breathe deeply* why co-*breathe*couldn't w-we slow down?"

Blinking, Tsuna turned to the silver haired boy with a mischievous grin, though it was a bit shaky as he was breathing a bit heavily as well. "Well, we have to meet with Takeshi. Wouldn't want to keep him waiting, would we?"

Gokudera shifted a bit shyly on his feet. A blush kept up to his cheeks as he looked away.

Grinning a bit awkwardly, Tsuna scratched the back of his head and looked away too. "Um, Gokudera-kun, maybe we should start over? I think we started off on a bad foot."

"We were both at fault in the airport." Gokudera agreed. He held his hand out. "Gokudera Hayato."

Coughing into his hand, Tsuna turned back to Gokudera with a smile. "I'm Sawada Tsunayoshi, and you, Gokudera-kun, are still an idiot. Don't throw your life around so casually."

"Yes, Sawada-sama!"

Smacking his forehead, Tsuna sighed and turned away from the boy to face his house. "Okay, Gokudera, you don't have to add –sama to my name or call me by my last name. You can just call me Tsuna."

"No. Sawada-sama is Sawada-sama." Gokudera said passionately.

"Tsuna."

"Sawada-sama."

"Tsuna."

"Sawada-sama."

"Tsuna."

"Sawada-sama."

"Tsuna."

"Sawada-sama."

"Tsuna."

"Sawada-sama."

"Tsuna, what are you two doing?" An amused Takeshi asked from the doorway of Tsuna's house, a cookie halfway to his mouth.

Tsuna's eyes narrowed. "You're eating my cookies?"

Laughing, Takeshi threw the cookie in his mouth. "Yep," He said around the mouthful.

"Don't talk with your mouth full. It's disgusting." Gokudera snarled.

Swallowing the cookie, Takeshi grinned. "So, what were you two arguing about?"

"We weren't arguing." Gokudera snapped.

"He won't call me Tsuna." Tsuna said at the same time as him.

"Sawada-sama is Sawada-sama." Gokudera said stubbornly.

"Tsu-na!" Tsuna stretched his name, just as stubbornly as the other boy.

"Why not Tsuna-sama?" Takeshi suggested, chuckling in amusement. "That way you both get what you want."

Gokudera grumbled about taking advice from the annoying cheerful idiot, but consented when he saw Tsuna agreeing and smiling slightly at the suggestion.

"Now, why don't we swap stories?" Tsuna suggested, turning to Gokudera. "Takeshi will tell you about his past. I'll tell you about mine, and you tell us yours, agreed?"

Horror flashed in Gokudera's eyes at the thought of telling Tsuna and Takeshi his past. They had only just met and his past was horrible. Could he really tell these two about that horrible past?

Seeing his distress, Tsuna gave a small, sad smile. "We'll tell you ours first, then you can decide if we are worthy of yours, okay? I won't make you tell, but I think it is best to get it out there so we have no secrets among us since we're going to be friends!"

Takeshi chuckled at Tsuna's abrupt decision. It didn't seem like he was going to give Gokudera a choice, but it probably had something to do with that the boy was curious about mafia children pasts and wanted to learn all about them.

So, they went to Tsuna's room, taking some snacks from Nana on their way, and sat around the table in his room.

Takeshi went first with his story, which started when his mother first died. The he went into how he felt like he was only being used by his friends for his baseballs skills, as if they only liked him because he could play the sport. He felt that if he suddenly started playing bad, they wouldn't like being his friend anymore. It was on the day when he was really considering suicide when he ran into Tsuna and was saved by the boy, though they had many up and downs.

And that was where Tsuna picked up, explaining all about his past of being bullied, becoming friends with Takeshi, then breaking it off so he didn't ruin his life. He went into how the bullying got so horrible, but he just pushed everyone away until it became too much and he ended up in the hospital. Though, he said that he never revealed any weakness to his attackers. That event caused him and Takeshi to become friends again. And that is where they began the story how Tsuna's family is involved with the Vongola.

That really shocked Gokudera. He never expected Tsuna to actually be the younger brother of the upcoming Vongola Tenth. No one even knew he had a younger brother. It shocked him even more to hear about the attack at the sushi shop and how it caused Takeshi and Tsuna to start learning to protect themselves in secret without the Vongola knowing.

"Now," Tsuna leaned forward slightly to look at Gokudera with intense eyes. "I told you everything. I'm trusting you not to inform the Vongola or anyone of what you've heard today."

Gokudera nodded his head, lips formed into a sharp line. He couldn't believe everything that happened to these boys. So, he wasn't the only one with a horrible past. These two boys struggled themselves in their own lives, but they never gave up. They pushed each other along and refused to yield to those who hurt them. Even though they had a rocky start, they gave each other their absolute truth and now watch each other's backs…..Could he have that? Could he have someone that he could finally trust with his life? They told him everything, so did that mean they were telling him that they trusted him to help them?

"What does this mean?" Gokudera asked. "Why are you telling me all this? We don't even know each other."

Tsuna smiled and sat back. "I find kids who grew up in the mafia or with mafia connections interesting. I want to know what it was like for them, see if their past is as dark as mine. I'll tell you my past first because trust is a two way street. If we don't trust each other, who can we trust? It will be a lonely and dangerous life if we don't have people around us who we can trust."

Gokudera's green eyes slid shut as he took a hitching breath that he let out slowly. "I know. I know that oh too well, Tsuna-sama. I am an illegitimate child. My mom fall in love with a mafia boss at one of her concerts. Her name was Lavina. She played the piano, very beautifully too, just as beautifully as she was. But, because they were not married and my dad is a mafia boss, I was locked away in his mansion. My mother could not live there because she was not his wife. They claimed I was the son of his legal wife and I grew up believing that. I could only see my mother as a piano teacher that I only got to see three times a year until she suddenly died one day when I was three. I never got to see her again, never learn piano again from her, never got to know the truth about her. I continued to live though, saddened by her death, but moving on."

"I lived that life until I was eight. When I was eight, I was passing by the lounge when I heard two of the maids talking. It was from them that I learned she was my mother and I was a bastard child." He spat angrily, hands clenched tightly. "I couldn't handle the truth, the truth that I grew up a lie so I ran away and was going to prove my worth by joining a respected Famiglia and getting a high position. I found a teacher who taught me how to use dynamite and other explosives as a weapon. I am not some rich, pianist that can't do anything right. I will prove it to all them, my dad, those maids, to all those Famiglias that denied me. I can become something in my life. I am not just a bastard child that they can look down on."

"So you became reckless." Takeshi picked up for Gokudera. He may act a bit naïve, but Tsuna, Reborn, and his dad knocked that out of him because of the dangers of it. "You wanted to prove yourself, prove that you could throw your life away for your Famiglia. You thought you could earn their trust and respect by doing that."

"Which is stupid." Tsuna said in a sing-song. "I wouldn't want disposable pawns. I want someone to help me along and stay by side, a loyal friend who will watch my back as I watch his. I would never ask him to throw his life away. We have our honor and loyalty. Nothing is completed to the best of our abilities if someone dies. You shouldn't be so reckless, Ha-ya-to."

Blushing, Gokudera ducked his head. "Yes, Tsuna-sama. I'll value my life as you said earlier."

Tsuna clapped his hands cheerfully. "Great! Now, we just need to get Hayato enrolled at Namimori Academy with us."

At the name of the academy, Gokudera perked up. "Namimori Academy? No need, Tsuna-sama! I actually came to Japan because I got accepted to attend there starting this year."

Tsuna blinked before grinning. "Perfect! Less work for me."

"You mean blackmailing?" Takeshi asked innocently.

Tsuna waved him off. "Anyway, we have yet to inform our parents of our move, Takeshi."

"Tsuna-sama?" Gokudera interrupted. "You mentioned G. earlier. Where is he?"

"Hmm?" Tsuna said, blinking. "Ah, earlier, it sounded like you knew him."

Hayato shook his head. "Only by name. I didn't say it earlier, but my dad got divorced with his wife shortly after I was born because he wanted to marry my mom, but she always refused for some reason. G. is my half-brother. He moved here after our dad divorced his mom. I don't even remember him since I was a newly born. I just know him from pictures."

Tsuna nodded his head. That seemed like a sad life. He would have hated being separated from his older brother. Life would have been so different without him in his life. And he also knew G. G. would have been a great older brother to Hayato. Maybe if he was around, Hayato would have turned out differently. Maybe G. would have gotten his brother to stay, instead of running.

"I said earlier today that G. was my brother's best friend. What I left out is that he is Gio-nii's storm guardian and right hand man." Tsuna explained.

"I see." Hayato said quietly.

"Grow out of your reckless streak and you'll be great like him one day." Takeshi said cheerfully. "Anyway, I have to head home and get packed to leave apparently." He shot Tsuna a glare. "You could have told me sooner."

"Where's the fun in that?" Tsuna asked innocently.

"It's a good thing Reborn is gone. We don't need him influencing you any more than this." Takeshi said teasingly.

"Yeah, yeah." Tsuna said, grinning as he followed the boy down the hall. "I'm turning out bad and my brother is going to be so shocked he'll die when he finds out the true me."

Takeshi snorted. "We don't need that." He said, voice fading away as he got farther away.

Hayato watched Takeshi leave through the window in Tsuna's room before sitting back down as Tsuna appeared in the doorway and going over to his bed to collapse on it. "By the way, Hayato, where was all your luggage?"

"I sent it over to the dorms a couple days ago so I didn't have to carry it all with me." Hayato replied. He looked at Tsuna with a curious frown before turning away, but not quite fast enough as Tsuna still caught the look.

"What?"

"It's just…." Hayato glanced at the boy again. "What is your plan?"

"Plan? Why does everyone assume I have some evil plan?" Tsuna grumbled.

Hayato shrugged. "You're attending Namimori Academy. It just makes me suspicious. You must know that no mafia Famiglias or any governments can get involved in that place. It has been agreed that Namimori Academy is off limits to everyone, and attacking there, kidnapping students there or that go there, killing them, anything really is like an act of war among groups. None of them can even set foot on the island without a sincere reason that has nothing to do with their job. And just to do that, they have to inform the Student Council President weeks in advance, unless it is an absolute emergency than it could be arranged at last minute. Then the Student Council President has to inform the Dean. There are all these laws. I find it unbelievable that the little brother of Vongola Tenth would attend there."

"They don't know." Tsuna whispered.

Hayato stared wide eyed at Tsuna. The Vongola was the biggest mafia Famiglia out there. No one, no one, kept things from them or lied to them. It was an extremely dangerous and stupid thing to do.

"I'm just like you, Hayato." Tsuna said, sitting up as he did so. He ran a hand through his hair, giving a tired sigh. "You want to prove yourself to your dad and all those mafia Famiglias that mocked you. I need to prove myself to my brother and his guardians. I need them to see that I am not some weak little boy that constantly needs protected by them. They need to learn to let go. I secretly applied to Namimori Academy to get away from them so that I can grow and show them what I am. I can't do that with them constantly looking over my shoulder and sending people here to secretly or not secretly protect me. I will prove myself to them."

Of course he understood that. Growing up in the mafia or being associated with it was tough for any kid. They couldn't make any mistakes. They couldn't be weak or dumb. They had to know how to protect themselves and others. If they didn't, they were just an embarrassment and that is all anyone would ever see them as. Even if they changed, it wouldn't be noticed. They would have to prove themselves first. Without proving themselves, their past self would never be forgotten.

And that is exactly what Tsuna and Hayato were aiming for at Namimori Academy.

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