Another Extreme Shower
Disclaimer: I don't own KHR.
Forecast 14: Storm Warning
It was beautiful, today. The sky was clear, the temperature was at a respectable level, and there was this wonderful breeze that picked up every so often. The sun wasn't too strong, it wasn't too cloudy, and it wasn't the least bit humid.
It was rare, but Gokudera smiled. Not just a dastardly grin or a cheeky smirk, but a full, genuine smile. Things were looking up for them all, honestly. Yes, things were definitely getting better and better. Chrome spoke more freely with the other guardians, Hibari managed to warm up his personality from absolute zero to a few degrees below, and, surprisingly enough, Lambo had started passing through the retarded brat phase into the passive-aggressive-clingy phase of life. That ridiculous boxing freak had been less obnoxious, lately, and things were starting to look up for the 10th's love life. Kind of. Well, it was definitely progress. Maybe.
But best of all was the fact that that dumb-as-fuck baseball nut had stopped following his 10th around so much. God damn, did that piss him off. The kid had always hung around him and the 10th, sticking his nose where it didn't belong, bringing up things that didn't matter. The guy couldn't take a hint. Sure, the 10th was an amazing guy, with his dashing good looks, reliability, and the amount of effort he put forth to help someone, but some of these things can be observed at a distance. It's not like he was the 10th's right-hand, now was he?
And this was all thanks to that crazy boxer. Truth be told, when they'd first been told about this whole affair, he was shocked. Yeah, the two were annoying, stupid, and general pains in the ass, but to go for each other? It made them all the weirder, but hey, who was he to tell them what, or who, to do? Even as the future second in command of the great Vongola family, it would be undeniably unjust for him to pull them apart.
Besides, there were perks to this. Lots of perks. First of all, he would almost never have to worry about that whole staff-bonding crap. Not with that whole romance crap going down. Not with Sasagawa going down on that. That was just gross. But the fact of the matter is that when you have the Sun Guardian, the guy in charge of making everyone smile, and the Rain Guardian, the guy who's supposed to tell everyone that everything's going to be okay, you just get an explosion of do-good feelings. It certainly put the 10th in a good mood, at least, although Gokudera himself would never admit to that kind of stuff. Nope, not him. He was a badass, remember?
Second, the white-haired idiot drew the other's attention away from the 10th. That meant he had more time to just sit around and hang with the guy. Gokudera liked hanging around Tsuna. He was a fun guy, always freaking out over nothing—it was kind of cute. He couldn't, however, ignore the feeling that lately, something had been off with the 10th. Even though they had ample time to hang around, he always said he was busy, even though Gokudera knew he wasn't. And sometimes, his eyes would dart around nervously, he'd get jittery for no reason, and find some excuse to leave. The 10th was in a rather delicate position when it came to the Vongola. Maybe something was going on behind Gokudera's back that he wasn't meant to get involved in. Maybe some other rising mafia family's power was freaking him out. Maybe someone was targeting him! Son of a—wait. They'd had some misunderstandings before, he knew, so this time, instead of jumping to conclusions, Gokudera would simply ask. There could be no harm in that, right?
"Well," Tsuna started, trying to find the right words, "The thing is…"
"Go on," the other boy said, staring intently at his boss.
"You're a freak."
END
So, here's the next. I kind of wanted to play around with the other characters a bit, so this came out. I feel like it's a little all over the place, so I think I will revisit this chapter at a later date .
Also, I'm still very sorry about what happened the other day with ch. 13 _ God, I feel like such a dumbass XD But everything should be fixed and in line, so if you haven't read it because I had accidentally loaded ch. 9 instead of 13 and you couldn't be bothered, feel free to go back, now.