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Anyways here's chapter 14.
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Recap:
Tsuna looked at Giotto's and Reborn's face for the first time since he started talking and waited for their reaction.
Tsuna's P.O.V:
I looked at Giotto-san and saw a mix of sadness and anger. Then I looked at Reborn but his expression was emotionless and hard to read, even for me. When Reborn really didn't want someone to know what he's feeling he hides it well.
I sighed internally and closed my eyes, waiting for one of them to say something first.
I'm actually kind of surprised that I didn't cry when I told them the whole thing, but not by much because when everything went down four years ago I did cry, a lot. So I suppose I'm just cried out.
"Tsuna?" I heard Giotto-san call my name which automatically brought me out of my thoughts.
I opened my eyes again.
"You ok?" He asked.
"Hai. I actually feel better talking about." I said truthfully. And I was right when I said it may help talking about it since I never did before. I feel like a weight has been lifted.
"I see." That was all he said.
I looked over at Reborn at the exact moment as his black eyes held concern but it passed by just as quickly to the point of which I'm not sure if I imagined it or not.
Probably.
"So the girl the other day was Miura Haru? Your friend that moved away?" Reborn asked just to confirm.
I nodded.
"This explains a lot of things and brings a lot of questions up. But it's getting late and there's school tomorrow so we should go." He finished and tilted his head downwards so a shadow made by his fedora covers his eyes.
'What? That's it? No third degree? No comments? Nothing? That is unlike Reborn. Wait a minute.'
I stared at his still emotionless expression when that thought hit me.
'Is he trying to be nice by not prying? Kami-sama, he is. This is his way of being nice and giving me space.' I thought with the urge to smile a little on behalf of Reborn unexpected reaction and nice gesture.
"Oh ok. I'll walk you guys out." I said as we all got up and headed downstairs and to the front door.
They changed their shoes from the inside shoes to their own and looked back up to me.
Reborn outstretched his hand and petted my hair in gesture of goodbye.
"See you tomorrow, Dame-Tsuna." He said before turning around and walking towards the door.
Giotto-san suddenly hugged me which startled me for a second because I wasn't expecting it, and I had to hold myself back from letting my fighting instincts kick in and free myself by force and twisting his arm.
I relaxed into the hug and returned the embrace.
Giotto-san is so warm.
"Are you going to be alright?" He asked in concern.
"Yes." I replied.
"You can call me for anything alright? I mean it. If you need something or just want to talk." He said.
"I know. Thank you Giotto-san." I said and I knew he was being sincere with his words because even though I met Giotto-san last week, but it feels like I known him forever and he also speaks with his eyes. And his blue eyes tell me that his saying the truth.
With that we separated.
"I'll see you tomorrow, ok?" He said.
"Yeah, see you tomorrow." I said.
He nodded, gave me a small smile and left with Reborn who was already at the gate. I watched them leave for a few seconds and closed the door.
I went up to my room again and decided to reading the book I was reading earlier.
I stopped reading every time Giotto-san or Reborn entered my mind. I finally gave up on the book and laid it beside me on the bed.
Well everything has been said and done and there's no turning back so I shouldn't be thinking about this. And I know there truth worthy with the information I gave them today, so what is this uncertain feeling I'm getting now? I didn't have it when they were present but I do now.
I didn't want to recognize it but I already know where it's coming from. It's the same feeling I got after the Koru incident whenever anyone tried to befriend when I first moved to Nami-Chuu. It's the feeling of doubt. Of not trusting other people because I fear they would betray me like Koru, shun me like the rest of the classmates, make my life hell, or leave like Haru.
I didn't want to have these feelings with those two or with Yamamoto-kun, Gokudera-kun or the others. And now that I think about it this is the first time I do have them after we met. Before this day I was perfectly fine and hadn't even thought about it but I feel like I can trust them not to do the same and I didn't have these feelings when I met them like I do at first with everyone else so that has to mean something.
If they can win me over that easily after my promise to myself not to befriend strangers anymore, at least till college, than I think I can get reed of every doubt.
So what's with these emotions showing up now anyways?
I think I feel this way only because I was thinking so much about of what happened four years ago and that brought back unwanted memories and emotions back that still linger.
That does explain how I feel right now.
The next day I spent it reading, a visit to the park with Giotto-san and argument with Reborn in my house and more reading before I prepared everything I needed for school tomorrow.
I looked over at my alarm clock and saw that between getting ready for school tomorrow and reading it was now 10:00 pm so I decided to go to bed early.
I fell asleep in no time.
The next day I woke up at the persisting sound of my alarm clock, got dressed, ate Okaa-san's delicious breakfast, said goodbye to her and met Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto-kun and Reborn in front of my house.
Gokudera-kun was enthusiastic, to say the least, to see me with my memories back and Yamamoto-kun was really happy and smiling like always.
Reborn barely talked as normal on our way to school.
We were so close now that we could see the entrance of the school. I looked closer and saw a red head in front of the school talking to a raven haired girl. I instantly knew it was Sasagawa-san because of the shade of color and form of her hair.
When we were five feet away she turned to us and waved, and I waved back while Yamamoto-kun greeted them with his usual smile, Gokudera-kun scowled, and Reborn was expressionless while saying a 'Ciousso'.
While Sasagawa-san said something my attention was directed to a moving object behind her and before anyone could say anything I pulled her sideways towards Kurokawa-san. Then a man on a bicycle passed by practically running over other students in his haste to get to his destination.
"Are you ok, Sasagawa-san?" I asked her.
"Yes. Thank you for saving me Sawada-san. And please call me Kyoko." She said kindly and in gratitude.
"Ok, then call me Tsuna." I replied.
"Amazing. I expected nothing less from the tenth." Said Gokudera-kun and I could practically see a dog tail wagging with dog ears on his head.
"Wow, nice save Tsuna." Yamamoto-san said still smiling.
Reborn just smirked knowingly.
"Kyoko." We heard someone yell very loudly and I only know one person that has that capacity and tendency to yell so high on a daily basis.
"Onii-san." Kyoko responded.
"Are you EXTREMLY alright? I saw that guy almost EXTREMELY run you over and didn't even apologize like a real man." He said.
"Yes, I'm fine. Tsuna-kun pulled me out of the way on time." She replied.
"I see. Sawada I EXTREMELY thank you for saving Kyoko. And from now on you call me Onii-san." He said.
"Hm ok, Onii-san." I said.
"Yosh, I better get to class EXTREMELY fast." He said and dashed off inside the school.
"We should go inside as well Tsuna-kun." Kyoko said.
I nodded and our group headed in for my first day back at school since I got my memories back.
The classes went slow today but we finally made it to lunch and I invited Kyoko-chan to eat with us on the roof which she did. Then we attended the last two classes which where History and Japanese before the last bell rang.
I walked outside with the guys mmd Kyoko-chan were we separated and the three of us walked in the direction of my house where we found Giotto-san one block away from our school. He said he was going to our school to meet us there but got delayed with a Student Council problem.
I reassured him it was fine and we walked home together. In the intersection where Yamamoto-kun can cut to his house and Gokudera-kun to his we had to part because they had something to do, leaving me alone with Reborn and Giotto-san, not that I minded really.
We went to my room after we greeted Okaa-san and she promised to bring us some snacks before lunch.
Giotto-san and I sat down while Reborn left to go use the bathroom. Giotto-san then turned to me.
"I was going to wait to be alone with you to ask you this but I can ask you now I guess." Giotto-san said.
"Ask me about what?" I asked.
"Tsuna will you go out with me?" he asked.
Silence.
Oh Kami-sama did Giotto-san just asked me to go out on a date with him.
I could feel my blush consume my entire face.
"I, hmmm, huh…" I stuttered nervously trying to form words but to no avail.
"Hn. Sounds like disinterest to me." Came Reborn's voice from the door.
"I don't think that's what that is." Giotto-san replied.
"Well I think it is. Maybe you should give up." Reborn said.
I didn't know what to say so I didn't say anything.
"I won't and if he was really disinterested I would rather hear it from him. And what's it to you that I asked Tsuna out anyways? It's not as if you like him that way." Giotto-san replied.
"And what if I do?" Reborn said.
WHAT?
Reborn just, but he, when did, oh Kami-sama.
He said it, I'm not crazy, I heard him say it.
"You do? Well then seem I beat you to the punch because I already asked him out." Giotto-san said smiling now.
"You made have asked him out before I could but that doesn't mean his going to pick you. He'll probably choose me over you." Reborn said confidently.
Those two are having an embarrassing conversation about me like I'm not present. And I don't know if I should be glad about being ignored at the moment or angry.
"Oh yeah? What makes you think that?" He asked in return.
"Simple. I'm Reborn, that's enough reason." Reborn replied arrogantly.
Ok, I knew he was confident but I didn't know he was this full of himself.
Giotto-san scuffed.
"Arrogance is not a good quality in a person." Giotto-san said.
"It's not arrogance if you're stating the truth." He replied.
Reborn smirked at Giotto-san's annoyed expression.
"A-ano…" I said.
Both of their gazes suddenly were trained on me and I regretted instantly saying anything.
"Choose." Reborn ordered.
"What? Now?" I said incredulously.
"Yes, now. Choose, him or me?" He said.
"I-I don't k-know." I said.
I couldn't possibly choose at the moment from the shock of knowing they both liked me that way and not just like a friend which was the way I thought they did. And there's also the fact that it's a hard and confusing choice. I have no problem with the fact that there both guys because I'm bi but I don't know who I like the most in that sense so yeah… I'm fucked right now.
"Hm, he seems stuck. So why don't we both date him and see whoever wins him over? And the other cannot interfere in any way or sabotage the relationship in, during or after these dates." Giotto-san said to Reborn.
Oh so I'm a price now, great.
"Hn, alright. Let the best man win."
"If it's the best man then I already have this in the bag."
"What was that you said earlier about arrogance?"
"It's not arrogance if it's the truth."
Giotto-san threw Reborn's earlier back at his face, his brave. Ahhh not the time to think about this.
"Wait don't I get a say in this?" I asked since I haven't agreed.
"No." Reborn said simply.
Blunt as ever I see.
"But- -"
"No buts, Dame-Tsuna." He rapidly cut off my protests.
"Sorry Tsuna."
"How do you even know for sure that I like either of you anyways?" I asked defiantly now. Reborn's snappy answer got me annoyed.
"Because I know your bi. And I seen you check me out when you think I wasn't paying attention." Came his smug reply.
I went redder than I did earlier at that comment.
"I-I wasn't, i-its huh..." I stuttered out.
His smirk just grew and I had to turn my head to the ground so he couldn't see it clearly and I didn't see that damn smug smirk anymore.
Someone cleared there throat.
We looked over to Giotto-san.
"Should we put an amount we can't exceed on the expenses of the dates and a time limit?" He asked.
"I don't see the need to on the money limit so let's not do that. As for the time limit I say three weeks. I would only one but I'm giving more time to actually give you a fighting chance." He said.
Giotto-san looked ticked off right now.
"Is that so?" He said in a serious voice.
Reborn's smirk grew.
"Well see about that. But I'm going to have the last laugh when you lose Tsuna to me." He replied.
"Not going to happen."
"Could we t-talk about s-something else please?" I said.
I didn't bother protesting because those two were determined and they weren't going to back down any time soon.
"I actually have to go to Knuckles house to make a project that's in pairs in about ten minutes so I better go." Giotto-san said in a tone that said that he didn't want to leave.
"Well that's a shame." Reborn said sarcastically.
"Reborn." I scolded him.
"Never mind him. I'll call you later." He said.
"Ok."
He then passed Reborn before opening the door and leaving while closing the door behind him.
Dead silence.
Well this is awkward.
Since Reborn admitted he had feelings for me now I can't think of anything to say to him.
Arghhh why did those two had to go and do that?
"Um, I'll go check on Okaa-san to see what the delay is." I said trying to use that as an excuse to get away from the awkward atmosphere.
"I'm not hungry." Reborn said as I got up and made my way to the door.
"But I am. I will only be a minute." I said and passed him and opened the door only for a hand to come over my shoulder and shut it again.
I froze on the spot.
"I didn't say you could leave, Dame-Tsuna." Reborn said.
To be continued…
Giotto's and Reborn's rivalry for Tsuna's heart begins.
The next chapters are mostly about that and the growing relationship between Tsuna and his guardians.
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