Ckk: Hi guys! It has been a long time since I last updated.

Hana: Dame-Ckk, I heard that your birthday is approaching, any plan?

Ckk: Sadly I don't have any plans yet.

Reborn: Then why don't you celebrate it in Vongola Style.

Ckk: Definitely no! And where did you come from? And where is my Tsuya-chan?

Reborn: Dame-Ckk, you should be observant in your surroundings, I have been here since you started.

Hana: Tsuya might be late, she needs to do something for a while.

Reborn: So that means, we would keep you company till she arrives…

Ckk: NNOOOOOO!

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Baseball and Feelings

The class ended, Tsuya was left in the classroom to clean. Hana, Kyoko, and Tsuna were called to the teachers office and Gokudera said he needs to do something. She sigh, she was alone again. She realize how different her surrounding was before and now. As she muses about the events happen that week. She was interrupted when the door open, surprising her.

She turned to see Yamamoto Takeshi standing with his baseball uniform.

"Ara? Sawada-chan, what are you still doing here?" he ask

"I was in assigned in cleaning duty, how about you Yamamoto-san?" she ask as she check her work.

"Oh, I left my notebook in my desk, I just came to get it."

Yamamoto walk to his desk, Tsuya continue on her work wanting to finish early.

"Ne, Sawada-chan can I tell you something?"

"Eh?" Tsuya blink her eyes, turned her attention the boy with curiosity.

"It's just that you were amazing in the volley ball battle and kendo, in comparison I just play baseball like it's all I know."

"But I think you're amazing Yamamoto-san," Tsuya confessed, then as she observe Yamamoto, she can't help but notice that it seems something is bothering her dear friend. "Is there something wrong Yamamoto-san?"

Yamamoto was just silent as is he is contemplating if he should tell her or not, so Tsuya thought about of another approach.

"So, how is your club activity going?" she ask.

"It's not going that well" Yamamoto confessed.

'Just as I thought, it's about baseball.' Tsuya thought in her mind, as much as she can grasp about Yamamoto is that, he is a baseball addict and the only things that can make him down like this are family and baseball.

"Lately, no matter how much I practice, my average is dropping and my fielding is screwing up" he continue and Tsuya just listen to him attentively. "At this rate, it'll be the first time I don't start since I began playing baseball. Sawada-chan… what should I do?"

"E-Ehh?" Tsuya was startled that Yamamoto was asking her what to do, seeing Tsuya's reaction, Yamamoto laugh.

"Just kidding" he said to the young girl, when he saw her panicking reaction. "Lately, you're so reliable so I just…"

Wanting to at least help Yamamoto in his problem, Tsuya said, "I guess… more effort… is the way to go… I think."

Yamamoto was startled with Tsuya's words, then his sunny disposition returned, "You know, I thought that was it too. We agree, as I expected."

"Re-really" seeing Yamamoto was back to being the happy person he is. Tsuya can't help but smile.

"Alright, today I'm remaining here and practicing like hell," he said with full of determination, "Ne Sawada-san, do you mind if I call you Tsuya?"

"I don't mind,"

"Then you can call me Takeshi rather than 'Yamamoto-san'. 'Yamamoto-san' is too formal."

"I-I think I'll stick with Yamamoto-kun," Tsuya laugh nervously.

"Eh? Nani? Nani?"

"Um…" 'How can I tell Yamamoto-san that I can't call him, Takeshi. If the girls in my room would find out that I am being to friendly with their idol. I would be dead. I already have Gokudera-kun, Kyoko-chan, and Hana's fan club to deal with. I can't deal with another fan club threatening me, and glaring at me.' "Just because…"

She quickly turns her back on the star and started to fixing the cleaning materials to put away in the janitor's closet. But as she carry the bucket and holding the broom, she accidentally trip in her feet. 'Oh no…'

She waited for an impact but it never came. She opened her eyes and saw that once again, she is in Takeshi's arm.

Takeshi sigh then look at the girl in his arms, "You should be careful Tsuya-chan,"

A small blush adorned the girl's face as she realize how close she is to Yamamoto. "A-arigato Yamamoto-kun," she said as she pull away from the boy's arm.

Takeshi took the pail from the ground along with the mop.

"You were going to put this away in the janitor closet right?" Takeshi ask the girl.

"Ha-hai," she said shyly, the boy and the girl walk the janitor's closet in silence. When they returned to get their things, Yamamoto decided to break the silence.

"Ne Tsuya-chan," Tsuya look at the boy who was in the far corner of the room. "Do-Do you want to watch while I practice?"

Tsuya tilted her head in the side confuse.

"A-ano for s-support or something like that," Takeshi blushed seeing how cute Tsuya is, "But if you don't want it's ok. I understand that you have a lot of this to do."

"I would love to," Tsuya said with a smile in her face.

This made Takeshi ecstatic and pump up, "Well, then let's go!"

Tsuya was amazingly having fun watching Yamamoto practice, the boy would stop sometimes and then teach her how to play and give her comments on how to hit the ball and how to pitch or catch the ball. But still she haven't hit any ball yet, Yamamoto was really giving it his all.

"Ok, one more Tsuya-chan," Yamamoto call from the pitcher's mound.

Tsuya was in the batter's box, with a bat in hand. She nod with determination wanting to hit the ball.

Yamamoto threw the ball, remembering all Yamamoto's advice to her. She hit the ball with everything she got. The ball flew to the infield.

Tsuya's eyes widen as she finally hit the ball, "I-I did it…" she whispered to herself her eyes twinkling in excitement.

"You did it Tsuya-chan!" Yamamoto run to her with a happy face.

"YEHEY! I did it!" she jump up and down in happiness.

Yamamoto can't help but smile on Tsuya's childish antics.

The girl suddenly hug Yamamoto, which earned a blush on the boy's face, Tsuya look up to Yamamoto's face while hugging him, she did not notice the blush in the boy's face, "Arigato Yamamoto-kun."

She smiled brightly that made the boy blushed more. For once, Yamamoto was speechless. Having no idea on what to say and do in this situation.

"Principessa!" a voice called.

Which startled both of the student, Tsuya let go of Yamamoto and turned to the direction of the voice. There stood Gokudera Hayato with unreadable expression in his face.

"Gokudera-kun?" Tsuya walk towards to the boy with a confuse expression.

"Principessa, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be waiting for Juudaime in the gate?" the young bomber ask the girl gently.

It dawned to Tsuya that she was having so much fun with Yamamoto that she forgot that she has to meet her dear brother.

'How could I have forget?'she panic in her mind, 'Big brother might have been worried or he might think that I have abandon him. How could I do that to my dear brother?'

The two boys watch in amusement on Tsuya reaction. First was just panic, then change to horror. They can see that the girl have forgotten about it and now is in distress. Taking pity of his princess who was in verge of crying, Gokudera decided to cheer her up.

"Don't worry principessa, I'm sure that juudaime will understand. If you explain to him,"

Tsuya look at Gokudera with a small smile, she nod her head and went to the place where her and Yamamoto's bag are placed, 'That's right, big brother is kind and understanding. He would understand if I explain to him.'

After retrieving her bag, she walk towards Gokudera, before she could leave the vicinity, she turned to Yamamoto with a sweet smile, "See you tomorrow Yamamoto-san, please don't over work yourself. It's good that you practice but please remember to take care of yourself first."

Yamamoto just nod and smile at the girl. He watch as Tsuya left ahead of Gokudera, his attention turned to the transfer student who surprisingly glaring at him before following Tsuya.

'I wonder what's wrong with him?' he scratch his head as his mind can't think of any logical reason why Gokudera glared at him. He decided that it was just a pain to think about it and shrug it off turning his attention back to training.

"Ne Gokudera-kun," Tsuya started to talk after they were in a good distance from the baseball field.

"What is it principessa?" Gokudera turned his attention to the girl walking besides him.

"What were you doing in that part of the school?"

Gokudera seems to tense up with the sudden question of the girl. Tsuya was very observant as what the people who knew her had notice. Even in slight changes physically and behavioral of a person, she can easily point it out, which was proven when she pointed out that Hana had cut her hair by mere inches.

"U-um, I was looking for you principessa," he lied, hoping that Tsuya would believe him, but seeing Tsuya's suspicious gaze, that means that she did not really believe to what Gokudera said, "Juudaime was waiting for you in front of the gate, and when you did not show up, he had ask me to find you around the school." He mentally apologize to Tsuna for using him as a cover.

Hearing her brother's name – well not really a name but still- Tsuya's suspicion was already forgotten. Thoughts of her brother have totally dominated Tsuya's mind. As they approach the gate, they saw Tsuna waiting for them. Tsuya quickly sprinted towards to Tsuna, while Gokudera just keep his pace.

Tsuna had just return from his meeting with his teacher, when he went to the room only to find that Tsuya already left. He quickly assume that she must be waiting for him to the gate, but when he saw that Tsuya was not around, he was about to look for her when she arrive with Gokudera.

"Gomene, big brother for making you wait and making you worry," Tsuya apologizes.

Tsuna was stunned on Tsuya's statement, if there was anything to say sorry about, it is supposed to be him for making her wait for him, not the other way around. He turned his attention to his self proclaim right hand man, his intuition is telling him that Gokudera was behind this. He sigh mentally, he decided to ride along.

"Don't worry about it Tsuya-chan, you must be bored while waiting for me,"

Tsuya shock her head no, "A-Actually I was with Yamamoto-san…"

"Yamamoto-kun?"

Tsuya nod her head in confirmation, "He had ask me to watch him practice, I completely forgotten about waiting for you big brother. I'm sorry,"

Tsuna only smiled at his sister, "I'm not mad at you Tsuya-chan, it is completely fine with me. Just next time leave a note ok on where you were going. I was worried about what might happen to you."

Tsuya nod her head…

"Now, then let's go home, you still have training with Reborn."

Tsuya shiver in fright of Reborn's training, this only made Tsuna chuckle, "Ne big brother, what does the teacher want?"

"He asked me to substitute in one of his classes tomorrow," Tsuna said like it was nothing. Well for him and his level of intelligence of course it is just nothing.

"Honto ni?" Tsuya was clearly surprise, she knew her brother was intelligent beyond average. Everybody in school was calling him a genius, but she did not expect that even the teachers respected him like this. "Then, did you agree?"

"I said it's fine by me," Tsuna shrug his shoulder.

'Big brother is really amazing,' Tsuya said beaming proudly that she has a genius brother. As the twins continue talking, they did not notice that there loud friend for the first time is silent.

Since he and Tsuya arrive in the gate and saw Tsuna, Gokudera was already lost in his thoughts as he remembered what just happen a little while ago.

Flashback:

Gokudera was beyond pissed off, somebody sent a note in his table that said to go at the back of the school. Ofcourse he thought that it was a bit suspicious and might be an assassin from other family targeting one of the twins. As he arrive, to his surprise it was not an assassin but a girl.

The girl has a short orange hair that stop in her shoulder blade, for normal boys they would say that the girl is cute. But Gokudera is not a normal boy, is he…

"Thank you for coming here Gokudera-sama," the girl bowed, Gokudera just keep his bored expression.

"Quit your yapping and just tell me what you want," Gokudera said rudely.

"Hai, sumimasen, my name is Ryoko Sakurai from the class -sama, since the day I met you at the train station, I fell in love with you quickly, please go out with me."

"No," Gokudera said quickly without even think about it, "If that's all you wanted to say then good bye."

Gokudera turned around and was about to leave when a hand stop him from leaving, he turned to the girl who was holding his wrist. This pissed him off and harshly pulled his hand away from the girl, "The hell…"

"Is it because of dame-Tsuya that you are rejecting me?" the girl demanded, "Why? What does that dame-Tsuya have that I don't have, I'm more beautiful than that bitch and I'm more intelligent than her. Why? Can't you see dame-Tsuya is only using you to become popular. The bitch is even using her own brother to become popular."

She stop rattling when she saw Gokudera glaring at her, obviously pissed off, "Shut up, I don't fucking care whether you're a girl or not. But if you say one more insult to principessa. I would kill you. If you know what is good for you, leave me, juudaime and principessa alone."

Ryoko tremble in fright seeing Gokudera glaring, something tells her that Gokudera is serious about his threats.

Gokudera seeing Ryoko tremble he sigh, he decided to leave the girl.

"Y-you really care for her don't you…" Ryoko said making Gokudera stop, "but I won't give up, you may have dump me now but maybe in the future when I confess again you would accept my feelings. For now I will retreat, but remember this Gokudera-sama as long as you haven't tell dame-Tsuya about your feelings and as long as she doesn't return your feelings, I would never give up."

End of flashback

"dera-kun… Gokudera-kun…"

Gokudera snap from his flashback when he heard his name being called. He turned to see the worried face of Tsuya, he then notice that they are already in the Sawada residence.

"Are you ok Gokudera-kun?" Tsuya ask worry in her voice, "You have been zoning out since we left school."

"I-I'm ok pricipessa," he laugh nervously, Tsuya doesn't believe this. She was about to question him when Tsuna spoke up.

"Tsuya-chan, why don't you go inside first? I forgot, Reborn had ask me to run errands for him." Tsuya look at her brother, in confusion, she does not remember Reborn asking Tsuna to run errand for him today. Maybe it was the time when he was asleep? "Gokudera-kun, would you mind accompanying me?"

Gokudera only nod.

"Now, Tsuya-chan go inside, you don't want to be punish by Reborn, do you?"

Remembering Reborn's harsh punishment, she quickly went inside in a flash.

"Let's go,"

Gokudera nod as he follow Tsuna quietly.

The whole trip towards the department store was quiet. Both boys did not dare break the silence. When they left the department store, they were both holding 2 plastic full of foods each.

"Is Reborn-san going to eat all of these?" Gokudera ask eyeing the sweet snacks.

Tsuna chuckle, "Ofcourse not, some of it is for Tsuya, mama, and me."

"Oh,"

Gokudera then notice that instead of going directly to the Sawada residence, Tsuna makes a turn towards the park near the house. Curious what is going on, Gokudera just followed Tsuna until the boy halted and sat in the swing putting the things down.

"Now Gokudera-kun, would you mind telling me what is bothering you?" Tsuna's voice turned serious. Despite he is smiling, Gokudera can feel the aura of a mafia boss from Tsuna.

At first he hesitated but then, it might be a help for him if he tells juudaime.

"You see," Gokudera told Tsuna what happen that afternoon, Tsuna just stayed quiet hearing what Gokudera wishes to say. "And now, I'm a bit confuse on what does that girl means about me telling my feelings for principessa and principessa returning the said feelings."

While listening, the only thing that was running in Tsuna's head was… 'Take note Gokudera-kun might be smart when it comes to subject and equation, but when it comes to feelings and emotion he is pretty much dumb. Think of some way to solve this problem before it became a bigger problem in the future. A.k.a. he loses his focus once confronted by questioning his emotion.'

"I think the girl must meant that, you must tell Tsuya-chan your feelings for her as a friend and that you see her not as my precious little sister but as a dear friend like Kyoko and Hana. You do consider them as your friends do you? As much as I notice, you never acknowledge Tsuya-chan as a friend but as somebody related to me. I'm pretty sure that Tsuya-chan have been upset about it, if you tell her that you want her to be your friend then Tsuya-chan will surely reciprocate your feelings as a friend."

Gokudera nod then thought of Tsuna's answer then he became ecstatic, "You are absolutely right Juudaime! You are really a genius juudaime, how could I be so stupid not realizing what the stupid girl meant. Thank you very much juudaime."

"You're very welcome Gokudera-kun," Tsuna then stood up from the swing and grab his plastic, "Now, why don't we go home."

Gokudera nod enthusiastically. They walk back to the house, where they are met by Tsuya and Reborn.

"Mou, big brother, Gokudera-kun, what took you so long?" Tsuya pouted.

"Gomenosai Tsuya-chan, me and Gokudera-kun have a man to man talk for awhile,"

"Oh,"

"GOMENOSAI PRINICIPESSA!" Gokudera bowed infront of Tsuya, which cause the girl to panic.

"Wha-what's wrong Gokudera-kun?"

"I failed you, have been inconsiderate of your feelings…"

"Eh?" Tsuya was now confuse, what the heck is Gokudera talking about now?

"Since the day we have met, I always see you as juudaime's little sister, and neglected your feelings about wanting for us to be normal friends." Gokudera continue, "I have been insensitive and made you feel that I only see you as a family member of juudaime's friends. I became unfair. In fact principessa is principessa, like juudaime is juudaime."

Tsuya was really confuse right now, what the heck was Gokudera talking about.

Seeing the confuse face of Tsuya, he blushed, he guess what he was saying was pretty confusing right now, "Wh-what I'm trying to say is that… Principessa would you like to become my friend? Not because you are juudaime's little sister but because you are principessa."

Tsuya can only blink but then smiled brightly, "I would very much like that. I also want to be friends with you."

Gokudera blush after seeing Tsuya's smile and bow, "Arigato gozaimasu."

Inside the house, Tsuna and Reborn already left when Gokudera said sorry to Tsuya-chan, but the heard everything what Gokudera said.

"That's very sly of you dame-Tsuna, misleading your subordinates when it comes to their feelings." Reborn was grinning, he read what was in Tsuna's mind and knew what happen in the park.

"I know it's bad to do that, but when it comes to Tsuya-chan, I don't think I'm ready for the idea of her dating somebody… yet. She is still my beloved precious little sister and I would die first before handing her to anyone else."

"You know you sound like your father,"

Tsuna sigh and just walk inside his room while Reborn was left alone in the hallway.

"I wonder, how would dame-Tsuna react, once he found out that dame-Tsuya have dated somebody once." Reborn said innocently but you can see in his eyes that he is going to enjoy his other student's reaction.

Ckk: Tsuya-chan never arrive (weeping in a corner, black swirls above her head)

Hana: I just heard from Kyoko, Tsuya can't come because she is being interrogated right now by her family, and there is possibility that she won't come out for awhile.

Ckk: NNOOOOO!

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