Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! I do not own the tiny Transformers 2 reference, either.

(1) - I can't believe they actually had Tsuna say this in the english manga...that's what I get for buying volume 12...

A/N 1: BY THE WAY, THIS CHAPTER IS INCREDIBLY GAY UP UNTIL SOMEWHERE AROUND THE 300TH WORD.

A/N 2: ONLY A FEW CHAPTERS LEFT, FOLKS...!!! TWO OF THEM WILL BE LANCIA AND REBORN...JUST SO YOU KNOW...THEY'LL (HOPEFULLY) BE BETER AND LONGER THAN THESE!!

"HOLY HAM ON RYE WITH KRAUT(1)!!!"

Immediately deactivating his Dying Will Flame, Tsuna rushed over to Shoichi Irie's side. The bespectacled young man had been badly injured by Kikyou's attacks, and although the Vongola had won the battle, it seemed that they would be unable to get Shoichi to a medic in time. He was going to die here.

"Shoichi," Tsuna moaned, clutching the older man to his chest, "Oh...oh god, Shoichi! Please...please...please don't die!!!"

Despite the blood leaking out of the edge of his mouth, Shoichi forced a tiny grin. "Hey, Tsuna...come on...you're a mafia boss...you're not supposed to cry..."

Tsuna sniffled loudly. "S...Shoichi..." he whispered the man's name, silently begging for him not to go.

Slowly, Shoichi reached up and placed a shaking, pale hand upon Tsuna's cheek. "T...Tsuna..."

They stared deeply into one another's eyes for what felt like hours.

"Tsuna...can I...can I tell you something? It's a secret I've kept for so, so long...and now, with my death nearing, I believe it's time to finally tell someone..." Shoichi whispered. He could barely even keep his eyes open anymore.

"Yes?" Tsuna leaned in just a little bit closer, "What...what is it, Shoichi? What could be so important that you chose to tell no one until the time of your demise...?"

Shoichi sighed. "...I slept with your mom back when I was only 15 years old."

Almost immediately, any compassion Tsuna held for the dying man went flying out the window, and he left Shoichi drop to the ground with a THUD. Shoichi let out a groan of pain, but Tsuna looked like he was about to beat the shit out of the poor guy.

"SCREW YOU, SHOICHI. SCREW YOU TO THE HELL." Tsuna snarled. He gave Shoichi a well-placed kick to the ribs before flying off in a huff.

Shoichi chuckled to himself, and then...he died, and went to Robot Heaven. Because he is a robot. Seriously.