Breakfast
9. Dishes
"Brat, meet Puppy and Smiles," Reborn said.
"Reborn," Tsuna scolded. He kneeled down to Giotto's level. "This is Gokudera Hayato and Yamamoto Takeshi, my best friends. Now that the storm has broken, Reborn and I have to run some errands, at the same time unfortunately, so they'll watch you until we get back."
Giotto looked at the two new strangers and shrank behind Reborn's legs. He was willing to admit that in the few short days he had been here, that he liked Tsuna and Reborn was not as scary as he looked. (He was still dangerous, very dangerous, but he didn't want to hurt Giotto so that was okay).
Now Tsuna wanted to introduce him to two more people?
"They're not going to hurt you, Giotto-kun," Tsuna said softly.
Giotto turned his sight away from Reborn and looked at the two strangers. The silver haired one (Gokudera) had a scowl on his face and looked like the type that stole what little food Giotto had managed to find just for the hell of it. The black haired one (Yamamoto) smiled and looked friendly, but he was as scary as Reborn and that odd and strange and Giotto didn't feel safe at all.
That was when Yamamoto bent down to Giotto's level too; his smile stretching wider. "Maa maa. No need to be scared, Giotto-kun. We're not going to hurt you," he said.
Giotto stared and stared. There was no lie in Yamamoto's words, he knew that. It was reassuring, like a voice that wasn't really a voice telling him it would be alright.
"Tsuna said you were watching Magic Knight Rayearth. We can finish watching that today if you like," Yamamoto continued. "Don't worry about Hayato. He looks grumpy and mean, but he's really a big softie."
"Like Syaoran or Sailor Mars?" Giotto asked. Someone sounded like they were choking, but Giotto had more concerns at the moment.
"Exactly like that," Yamamoto said; smile growing even wider. "Now what do you say to spending the day with us while Tsuna and Reborn go run their errands?"
Giotto weighed the consequences of that. They aren't lying to him. He had learned to trust his instincts when it came to that regard. So, it should be okay. Tsuna trusted them and Giotto had come to trust Tsuna a lot.
"Okay."
Tsuna smiled fondly at him, reaching out to pat his head. However, Giotto flinched and shuffled backwards. Wilting at that, Tsuna pulled back his hand.
"Sorry," Giotto said, distressed. He didn't mean to upset Tsuna!
"It's okay Giotto-kun," Tsuna reassured. "Let's eat breakfast okay?"
Breakfast turned out to be a quiet affair. Or as quiet as it could get in the presence of Yamamoto and Gokudera. Giotto couldn't believe they were dating, much less even friends with the amount of arguing that happened across the table. Tsuna played mediator every time a fight broke out. When Giotto looked at Reborn, who was reading the newspaper and ignoring everyone, all Reborn said, "You learn to ignore it after a while. Drink your milk."
Giotto gripped the snowman mug and obediently finished his milk.
Soon the plates were cleaned of food. The dishes were collected and wash, placed neatly on the dish rack. Giotto found himself distracted with the next episode of Magic Knight Rayearth, that he didn't notice Tsuna, wearing gloves, slipped the snowman mug into a plastic bag and into an orange backpack.
"We'll be back Giotto-kun," Tsuna said.
Giotto nodded, nervously. "Okay."
And just like that, Tsuna and Reborn left and Giotto was left alone with two strangers. Nervously, Giotto looked at Yamamoto and Gokudera. The first smiled at him and the second scowled.
It was going to be a long day.
Why isn't it Saturday yet? OTL
