Remove the gag and step away, he's suffocating
He lay on the wrinkled cream colored sheets. Chest heaving up and down in slow pain. Inhaling, exhaling. Pain coursed through him with each necessary exhale. His lungs on fire. The doctor had predicted this, he'd talked about the symptoms. Twice.
"This is what I get for inheriting." Tsunayoshi chokes out quietly as he is cut off by another shock of pain. His voice is raspy. Pained.
From across the room comes a polite cough. Tsunayoshi can't move his neck let alone breathe so he merely answers "yes?" in a clearly strained voice. He is not unused to the doctors or Yuni visiting but this is someone different. A dull ache settles in his chest. Their flame is low and yet strong as ever. It doesn't waver.
"I am Kozato Enma, of the Simon familiga..."
Tsuna rasps out one syllable before he is cut off by a rasping cough. This really isn't the time.
"W..hy ar...e you h-" He coughs. "ere."
"Reborn requested I come." The Enma fellow replies rather quietly. "Should I get some help?"
"No." Is the reply as the brunet moves to sit up despite the searing pain in his neck. He succeeds though not without a great bit of pain. He feels as if there's fire in his lungs making it hard to talk or breathe. "What is the business that leads to such a request?" Most is said as if he is choking.
Enma seems rather wary but continues anyhow, after all he is in front of the Vongola's capo di tutti capi and must remain composed although the boss himself is clearly in a state of constant suffering. "We, the Simon, are to assist you for the time being against the millefiore."
Tsunayoshi closes his eyes for a moment in great thought. "Is that so?"
It's uncanny. Before he can hold his tongue Enma suddenly blurts "You look just as Primo."
Taken aback the tenth looks at him with swollen eyes, this only made his eyes look larger. Wide and big as a doe and yet the way the depths of his eyes shined there was pain, loss of innocence and clear confusion as if the world had done him over. "What?"
Enma panics. "I mean no offense! I just thought you resembled the first generation boss of the von-"
"It's alright." Comes his quiet, strained reply.
Feeling all too awkward Enma excuses himself and hurries out, calculating eyes watching him go.
Iemitsu paces his room for the umpteenth time since being released, what is he to say? Reborn has arranged a time for him to come in and beg for his son's forgiveness but he hasn't a clue what to say. What if the child he conceived with Nana hated him now? What if all the pain he'd caused changed his mind? As Reborn had put it his kid was physically suffering from his decision and would be on bed rest for at least two weeks. A few non major nerves in his neck had been damaged in the struggle.
He groans. He'd never been good with apologies or comforting words. He'd always figured his son would be more...manly. However his definition of a man was a built boy who only bonded through sports or fists. Nana had always been so much better in the emotions department.
Perhaps maybe if he brings something the boy likes? Not to bribe but to ease into the apology Iemitsu was currently scribbling down on a sheet of paper. Surrounded by several crumpled piles of what used to be apologies.
He lays his head on the desk. This is where his actions had taken him.
"Fiance."
Tsunayoshi glances up from unsteadily drawing a flower by his bedside. "What?"
Hayato clears his throat nervously from the place where he is setting down another vase of flowers from Yuni, the room is flooded with them. "I heard your fiance is to visit soon." A heavy silence shrouds the room.
"Is that so?" Tsuna says finally.
Hayato nods a bit warily. "Yes, tenth, I've heard she is lovely inside and out!"
"Hm." He absently wonders what she will be like. Perhaps it is just a rumor or maybe some truth. She always looked lovely in the pictures that they sent when he was in the darkened room. At the thought of his room his eyes dull slightly. He is the Vongola Tenth now and there is no need for such thing. Such is what he constantly assures himself.
The room once again relapses to silence the only sound is the swish of a feather duster.
It weighs heavily on his mind. Is he to marry someone he's never met? What if she is to dislike him? Everything is still so new and he must take cautious steps for the foreseeable future of both him and his familiga. Perhaps this was his duty as boss. To lead a counter on not only the Millefiore but their rivals as well? To forgive the ninth and of course move forward. Such is a fast paced life Tsuna decides and he is still unsure if he wants anything of it.
Brushing the clumsily drawn picture he glances up at the slowly ticking clock. One hour he decides. It is one hour until he discusses things as they are with the ninth. One hour will decide. Tsuna fingers the bandages on his neck and decides he is not to be persuaded so easily. This cannot happen again.
So for now Tsunayoshi will give it one hour.
I'm not even sure how to do the next part but the past two chapters have basically worked as fillers or chapters to build up the plot a little. I'm so excited for Kyoko's appearance! Enma acts as a small part for a while honestly so if it's inaccurate I am sorry.
Please let me know your thoughts!