CHAPTER 11: SICK PAINTER

"Yozora."

Who are you?

The brunet thought as he felt a cold hand touches his warm forehead before allowing his consciousness to drift.

"You look pathetic right now Yozora-kun, or should I say Sawada Tsunayoshi."

The dark figure grins as he stood up and this time another figure went near him as he tapped the trident that his holding.

"We'll meet again Vongola ." As the both shadow figure suddenly engulfed by a mist with his creepy laugh lingers for a while before he finally vanished without a trace.

"Kufufufu.."

"He's burning up. The silver haired teen said the moment his hand touches the warm forehead of the brunet who is currently unconscious and panting hard. This made Gokudera worried and especially the baby hit man.

"Gokudera bring him home fast as you can, I'll check Natsu and Yamamoto first.." He said as he held his fedora before he went on where Natsu and Yamamoto were located.

Gokudera only nodded and gently picked the unconscious brunet and since he had a small and light body, Gokudera decided to carry him in a bridal style which didnt matter for him as of now.

The moment he carried the brunet, he can feel him burning up as he thought; how did he managed to walk on his way with this cold weather while his already sick?

He frowns but then shooks his head as he increased his pace in walking. Now is not the time to think about that. For now, he knows that Sawada Tsunayoshi needed his help. His admired painter,Yozora.

He knew. That his admired painter can't be a bad person. And yet he just thought a while ago that the previous bad person that was about to attack Sasagawa Kyoko was the real Yozora.

How dare me to believe that he is a bad guy! I should have known.

Well, Gokudera now already knew. Because of Reborn.

Not necessarily in a direct way.

Flashback:

"Well its because he needed to retrieve what he had lost." Reborn said as he hopped down at the silver teens hair to observe his reaction.

"Lost?" Gokudera looks confused and but then a sudden realization hit him which made his brows to raise with now his widened emerald eyes.

Reborn smirked. He knows that the smokin bomb was clever enough to know what he is talking about as the two of them exchange glances and not able to see the night painter collapsed until they break their eye contact. And the next thing they knew, there they saw the brunet already lying unconscious at the cold floor of snow with a little trace of mist which was only able to notice by Reborn.

Flashback end

After remembering what had happened, he didn't notice that he already arrived in front of the Sawada residence.

Finally.

He hurriedly went to find another way to enter inside without using the front door. So he looked at any possible entrances until he saw an open window at the back part of the house but was located at the second floor.

Now, how to climb up. He began planning on how he will manage to climb at the open window, however he saw a green lizard sleeping peacefully with his pajamas as he recognizes it as Leon, Reborn's shifter partner.

A plan came into his mind , a plan for him to climb at the window with the help of the shape lifting pet and so he just needed to call the lizard's attention that he thinks that it would be easy.

"Oi Leon-san." Gokudera called him in a soft voice while his face looks so nice as he emits a friendly aura, which he seldomly does. The green lizard looks at him which made Gokudera finally sighs in relief and but then the lizard ignored him much to his annoyance.

He closed his eyes, trying to get his composure back with his shoulder jerked and his eye brows also twitched in annoyance since it was his first time being ignored.

How about I'll threaten him with my dynamites? He thought as he smirked darkly.

He was really going to do his plan B but then he heard a weak voice coming from the sick brunet.

"L-Leon?" Gokudera opened his eyes only to see the shape lifter lizard is currently attached at the sick brunet's hand though Tsuna still has his eyes close, it seems that he felt Leon's presence as his hand twitches where the little green guy is. The smokin bomb stares at the brunet as he observes his breathing was gettig harder and harder every second which made Leon worried and shifted into a ladder much to Gokudera's surprise.

"Thank you Leon san." He said, as he feels grateful for the green lizard as he slowly climbs the stair with the brunet now on it's back.

Meanwhile.

Just after Natsu and Yamamoto defeated all the members of the Yakuza, the disciplinary committee came and starts cleaning up the mess from the previous fight, including the unconcious Yakuza.

"Go home already herbivores." Hibari looked at them with a murderous smile and his piercing glare.

Both of them didn't say a word as they hurriedly left the area where all of the displinary committee are until Reborn suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Yo kid we'd better leave here, Hibari's here." Yamamoto whisphered those words then grins after as he swings his baseball bat once in a while.

And Natsu, stares at one place to another as if trying to find someone.

"Reborn did you saw Kyoko, Yozora and Gokudera-kun?" He said with his worried voice looking at the pair of unyielding black orbs.

Reborn told him that Sasagawa Kyoko already went home after the fight with Yozora and as for Gokudera, the hit man paused for a moment while thinking for an excuse.

As for Gokudera;"I made him come over at your house to see how Leon is doing." He finally said, now acting like a kid."Leon actually cries if Im not around."

I'm not so sure about that.

"Are you saying that i'm lying Baka Natsu?" The baby hitman smirks as he grabbed the left hand of the blond teen and bended it with no signs of difficulty.

"ITTE! I give up I give up." Natsu cried in agony as he feels his hand like was about to break and it made Reborn satisfied as he removed his grip from his student's hand in which Natsu sighs in relief.

"Well then I will take my leave Natsu!" Yamamoto happily waved at his blond haired teen friend and started to walk on the other side leaving the two remaining.

"Let's go home, i'm sleepy." Natsu said as he yawns longer than usual and rubs his eyes to stay awake and when he was about to walk into a shortcut, Reborn suddenly kicked his back causing him to fell on the cold ground of ice. He wanted to complain but then he heard his baby tutor spoke.

"Let's take the long way Baka Natsu."

Huh?

This made Natsu to wonder why, but since his sadist tutor told so, he doesnt have much of a choice but to do what he wants.

"Alright." He said lazily as he stretches his arms first and finally begun walking at the long way which Reborn choses.

...

"It hurts."

Tsuna mutters with his hurt and almost inaudible voice while he clenches both of his hands because of pain but was heard by a panicking Gokudera.

Well, he does have a knowledge on how fever works though he currently has no idea how to take care for sick persons.

Calm down Smokin bomb Hayato. He thought as he inhaled deeply slowly gaining his composure back.

First medicine. Now where to find a medicine. He stood up and thoroughly searched the brunet's room, making sure that he would check every parts that needs to be checked until he found three medicines at the lowest part of the drawer. He picked only one tablet as he closes the drawer until he saw a small portion of a white cloth between the side of the drawer and the wall that catches his attetion.

Being curious on what is that white cloth, he gently pulled it out only find a canvas wrapped in the said cloth. Gokudera felt the urge to take a peek at the wrapped canvas.

Well just a little peek won't hurt, right?

The silver haired teen gulped as his right hand reaches the canvas and slowly removes the white cloth but still was able to stop before completely removing it. He stopped it because he thought of him being disrespectful to his admired painter and the fact that the painting looks not done yet.

He doesn't have the right to see it. It's not the right time to see it yet. Not now. And so he gently returned the canvas on where it originally was and proceeds at the side of the sick brunet.

"Tsuna-sama please wake up, and drink this medicine so that you will feel better." Gokudera gently tapped the brunet's shoulder and also at the same time checking for the brunet's fever.

He's still burning up.

"Tsuna-sama. Wake up." Gokudera softly mumbled looking worriedly at the sick artist, only to see the brunet's eyelids slowly opens revealing a dull brown eyes that it seems not focused as he places both his hands at his temples.

This is the chance that the silven teen was waiting for the brunet to take the medicine, however he just realized that he forgot to get a glass of water luckily he saw Leon already has a glass of water at his side.

How the hell did he get that water? He thought but decided to ignore it as he assisted Tsuna in a sitting position and leans the brunet at the room's wall since he still can't balance himself while Gokudera prepares the drug at his dominant hand.

"Tsuna-sama please drink this medicine first, it will help you to feel bettee."

Tsuna, even his vision was spinning like crazy and in addition with his pounding headache, still managed to nod a little, a sign that he understand what Gokudera said.

And so Gokudera gently opened the brunet's mouth as he put the drug inside and assisted him to drink the glass of water.

Gokudera felt proud to himself while watching Tsuna slowly drinking the glass of water with his eyes closed, as the silver haired teen accomplished his first mission in taking care of the sick artist.

Unto the next step.

Now where was the small towel again?

As he scratches his hair in frustation, remembering where did he saw the towel while searching for the drug first since he doesn't want to search the whole room.

...

A few minutes before the sun will starts to rise when Natsu and Reborn arrived home.

"I'm home."

Natsu tired from walking the long way just entered inside their front door only to feel something that touched his foot.

And that time a small and weak explosion happened making the blond haired teen shriek at little as he fell at the floor and made his mother to come out from her room.

"What's with that explosion Reborn?" Natsu whispered at his tutor and waits for an answer.

"Booby trap exclusively for you."The baby hit man smirked before Nana was already in front of them.

"Ara Na-kun? Reborn-kun. Welcome home." Nana said, rubbing her eyes and then flash a smile.

"Did we wake you up kaa-san?" Natsu spoke,hurriedly stands up like nothing happened.

"Not really dear, I'm just about to woke up." Nana assured her son but when she remembered the time. "Your not going to attend school today Na-kun?" Nana asked her son since it's already morning and he hasnt even slept yet.

Natsu nodded as his response to his mother and then excused himself and then he went upstairs and was about to enter his room when he noticed his twins light inside his room is open.

Still awake? He thought so he decided to take a peek inside his brother's room,only to see his friend Gokudera inside the room holding a wet towel and placed it at his younger brother's forehead as he was sleeping peacefully. His brown eyes widened in surprise as he blinked and slaps both of his cheeks to check if he was hallucinating.

"Ohayou Juudaime!"

Well that confirms that he was not hallucinating.

"G-Gokudera-kun? W-What are you d- doing here! I-Inside my b-brother's r-room?" Natsu for the first time stuttered at his whole sentences as he looks at his silver haired friend as he panics.

Gokudera grins as he shyly scratch his cheeks and explained "Haha about that Juudaime, I-"

"Thank you for taking care of Leon and Dame-Tsuna while his sick Gokudera."

Both Natsu and Gokudera looks at the small hammock at the top of the ceiling, only to see Reborn already in his pajamas as he already starts sleeping with Leon already with him.

"Taking care? Tsuna is sick?" Natsu hurriedly went to his younger twin's side and checked his forehead.

"Do not worry Juudaime! His fever has already gone down." Gokudera assures Natsu which made him relieved. "Thanks Gokudera-kun." He smiled while still staring at the sleeping figure of his twin until his vision was blinded by a little sun rays coming from the semi opened window.

Oh no! Oh no!

Natsu didn't say anything, as his mind only focused at the semi opened window which he hurriedly closed , now completely blocking the sun's rays inside of his brother's room.

He felt scared as he felt his heartbeat inscreased. He didnt even saw if the sun's rays was able to reach his twin brother.

Calm down, Natsu. He told to himself as he immediately checked his brother to see any signs of burns. Luckily he found nothing as he releases a heavy sigh.

Gokudera only looked at the blond haired teen sudden reaction and was shocked to see his boss to look so scared at that time. Enemies?

"Juudaime? Something's wrong?" Gokudera suddenly stands up, preparing himself for any attacks that may come.

"It's fine Gokudera-kun." Natsu said with a little smile on his face while waving both of his hands to assure his friend. "Just do not open the windows okay?"

"If you say so Juudaime." Gokudera was curious, but for now he decided to ignore it and follows his boss's orders for now.

As the both teens stares at each other for a while, only find themselves to yawn at the same time.

The both of them blinked at first and then Gokudera suddenly blushed becuase of embarrassment, while Natsu now trying to hold back his laughter, afraid that he might wake his brother, or worse his tutor.

Natsu and Gokudera decided to stay on Tsuna's room because they wanted to still check the brunet from time to time. Though the both of them also gave up with their drowsiness just after a little while.

Time skip

The room was now quiet as you can only hear deep breaths of several people asleep.

The brunet slowly open his eyes to find himself lying inside his bedroom, though it was a big mystery on how he managed to arrived in there. He pushes himself up sit as he saw 2 dark figures asleep leaning at the walls near the foot side of his bed and another small figure sleeping at the small hammock that is mysteriously attached at his room's ceiling at the middle.

He knows that Reborn was the one sleeping at the hammock, but for the two sleeping figures, he can't figure it out yet since his vision is still a little blurry.

He slowly stands up, holding at the walls for him to balance his body and proceeded to his drawer where his extra blankets were located. And then made his way quietly at the two sleeping figure and covers them with blankets individually which made the brunet to smile genuinely then returns to his bed as he immediately fell asleep again.

...

At Namimori Middle

The class of 1A is ongoing, but a certain student was not paying attention as he only look at the surroundings outside the windows while rotating his pen at his hands.

Gokudera and Natsu are absent today. Yamamoto sighs heavily and looks at the blackboard in a bored expression as he yawns.

Maybe I should've also stayed at home. He tought as he felt sleepy and now he has no choice but to listen to a boring discussion.

TBC

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