`SAWADA TSUNAYOSHI! YOU ARE LATE AGAIN!'

Tsuna squirmed under the angry gaze of Reborn sensei.

`Haiz. What do I do with you? You are late almost every single day regardless of what I do. Go outside and stand as usual. In order to make you fully repent and be early to school next time, put your hands up while standing outside. This should embarrassed you enough to make you come early to school.'

`Yes… Reborn sensei.' Tsuna meekly responded. Just then someone called out to Tsuna.

`Hey! Tsuna! Look here!'

Looking left and right, feeling the familiarity of the voice, Tsuna spotted Yamamoto.

`Yamamoto! Why? Why are you here?'

`Yo! Tsuna! Haha! You are late! Just now, you should have told me to give you a lift then you will not be late! Haha!' the oblivious Yamamoto continued on chatting to Tsuna despite the tense situation in the class.

Just then an icy voice rang out.

`Yamamoto Takeshi. Do you know this NO-GOOD TSUNA? I must emphasized. THIS NO GOOD TSUNA.'

`Yeah. We met while on our way to school. She. Ospps. I mean he tripped while walking on the road and I helped him out.' Yamamoto smiled.

`She… Haha!'

`Did you hear correctly he said she. Hahaha!'

`He tripped! That's so lame!'

Whispers and giggle sounds could be heard now and then as Yamamoto responded to Mukuro's question.

`Yamamoto Takeshi. Did you really know the real Sawada Tsunayoshi? The real him is no-good Tsuna. He is bad with sports. Bad with studies. There is nothing he is good in! That's why he is called no- good Tsuna! Yamamoto Takeshi! Don't fall for his trap!'

`Hahaha! Yeah! Yamamoto-kun. Tsuna isn't what you see as. Come on. Don't associate with him or else you will catch his no good germs.' Kyoko told Yamamoto while trying to bewitch him with her looks.

Hearing all the bad characteristic named out one by one by all his classmates, Tsuna blushed red while hanging his head low. `Mukuro… How could you do this to me…' Tsuna thought.

`Hahaha! Tsuna is not no good. Maybe he just have not shown you his good points yet. You name is Mukuro right? Mukuro-san, nobody is perfect. Indeed, maybe Tsuna has shown you a lot of his bad point but I think he has his good points. One day, maybe you will see Tsuna's good point.' Yamamoto backed Tsuna up and brushed aside Mukuro's words easily with a smile.

Looking at how Yamamoto is backing him up, Tsuna couldn't help but smile to himself thinking `Yamamoto is such a great guy'

Seeing Tsuna quietly smiling to himself, Mukuro sent an icy gaze to Tsuna.

`No- good Hime. Don't get too arrogant. After a while, we will see whether does he wants to continue to back you up. I will expose the real you to him!'

Whispers started again.

`Hime?'

`Mukuro called Tsuna Hime.'

`Why is Tsuna called Hime?'

`He is hime?'

`Gross.'

Tsuna bit his lips down preventing his tears from forming. ` I am not going to cry. I am not going to cry.'

`Yamamoto-kun, it is your loss if you are not going to head my advice of not getting close to Tsuna.'

`Haha. Mukuro-san, don't be so tense. Relax. It will be fine. Thanks for being worried about me. But it is okay! By the way, Reborn-sensei, since Tsuna is my sitting partner and I am a new student here, could you not punish Tsuna today? I need his help in class for me to catch up with the teaching.'

`This… Buhahha! Yamamoto'-kun. You see this No-good Tsuna cannot help you. He has trouble following the class already. He failed all his subjects! Haha! It is unnecessary for you to ask him to help you in academic because he can't help you at all! Hahaha!' Kyoko laughed in a high pitched voice making her seems like a witch.

'You should ask Mukuro-sama to help you instead. He is the first in the cohort.' Someone voiced out.

Looking at how everyone is teasing Tsuna regarding about his lousy score , Yamamoto unwilling felt a need to protect Tsuna.

Before, Yamamoto could start defending Tsuna again, Reborn-sensei cut in.

`it is enough, class. I need to get the class started. '

'Yamamoto Takeshi-kun, it is your decision as to whether Tsuna will be standing outside or sitting beside you. But a warning ahead, Yamamoto-kun, it is NO-GOOD to scoop down to Tsuna's level.'

`Yes! Reborn-sensei. Anyway, I am bad with studies too. Just maybe we are at the same level already. I need not to scoop down anymore. It's good after all, right reborn sensei? We are at the same level. We can connect and be each other best friend! Hahaha.'

`Yamamoto-kun. I did not ask you for other details. I do not need to know. Next time just a simple yes or no answer will be alright. Tsuna, go back to your seat and write a reflection of 500 words why you are late for punishment.'

Tsuna smiled meekly at Reborn-sensei and replied `Yes! Reborn-sensei!'

Meanwhile, seeing how the situation unfold without getting a control of it, Mukuro boiled in anger.

`Yamamoto-kun. HOW DARE YOU GO AGAINST ME! I will trash you without fail! You need to know which side you should stand on. As for Tsuna, let's look forward to lunch time, should we? Now you may laughed and have fun since Yamamoto helped you. But I have already started my plans for you. My beloved Hime. You will beg me for help by the end of the day.'