Chapter 25: Loose Ends

Author: Yoshi333

Disclaimer: Do not own

Word count: 1985

Warnings: swearing and boy love

Pairings: 8059, 1827, implied D18, one sided KyokoxTsuna

A/N: sorry for these sporadic updates and i really hope this chapter isn't too bad it almost feels like filler to me =[ anyway i'm now tying up loose ends with the storyline all the other couples as 8059 is pretty much established. Anyway this is a sad moment there will only be two more chapters left maybe three if i can stretch it out that much but it's quality not quantity that counts. Thank you all so much for all your support, reviews, alerts, faves and all those that have read all of these chapters and stayed with it, it really is appreciated here! ^.^ if you have any inspiration or things you want included just mail me or review me with them and any constructive criticism is appreciated as always. Yoshi x x x

Gokudera sat on his couch and simply stared at his hand, his heavily bandaged hand, his badly bandaged hand, the silver haired teen now realized Yamamoto couldn't possibly have been the one to dress his own wounds after all those battles. Meanwhile the athlete continued to fuss over the mildly injured teen as if he'd done something truly unforgivable, bringing the other tea biscuits then milk and cookies then sushi, it seemed Yamamoto didn't really know the appropriate way to apologize and was still really awaiting the titanic onslaught from Gokudera, sending him to another plain of existence.

As well as bringing Gokudera an unhealthy amount of drinks and snacks the baseball star had also cleaned up the counter top scooping the broken shards of china into the bin, realizing as he did so that the mug he'd dropped was Gokudera's favorite mug. Takeshi audibly gulped at this horrifying realization, of course he wasn't scared of Hayato it was more like a fear for the building and its inhabitants as Gokudera did have a habit of bringing destruction almost everywhere he went when he became enraged. Which to be fair had decreased an awful lot since he'd started going out with Takeshi but still the habit hadn't been eradicated as of yet.

To be honest Yamamoto didn't understand what had come over the other boy, hadn't the Italian been mad at him just a few moments before, but then he pressed against him in a more than a little bit suggestive way and then he'd laughed when Takeshi had dropped the cup. Yamamoto couldn't help but be confused at the odd behavior his boyfriend was displaying, this wasn't like Gokudera at all, Gokudera was feisty, quick to defend himself and he only ever laughed when either Yamamoto had said something completely stupid or if Tsuna had said something funny.

Gokudera ran his thin fingers over the thick misplaced bandages and realized he'd overreacted earlier, Yamamoto was only looking out for his best interests and he'd thrown it back into the other boys face. Yamamoto was a naturally nice person but there had to be a limit to how much shit even the baseball star could put up with right well that's what Gokudera was thinking anyway. The silver haired teen literally felt his insecurities crawl their way back inside his mind just as they had when he'd seen Yamamoto with Haru and just the same as when he'd admitted he was gay all those weeks ago now.

Gokudera despite his tough persona really wasn't all that confident or sure of himself he had no reason to be after his mother's death, sister's rejection and Shamal as his only role model he'd adopted the perverted doctor's swagger but not his self belief. When he'd first been introduced to the new Vongola family he was so happy, he'd felt accepted in their little mismatched oddball group, that's why when he hurt Yamamoto his palms were sweating and why he'd felt sick. The Italian had a strange defense mechanism which was more like a self destruct button. He knew when he was doing it but he couldn't stop himself words without depth poured from his mouth and extreme and ridiculous reactions were more common than they should be, it'd gotten better since he had started dating the taller teen but the familiar nervousness was rearing it's ugly head once again and he was truly afraid he'd do something he'd later regret.

"Hayato please answer me, are you okay" a voice pleaded with him.

"Takeshi" Gokudera looked up into chocolate orbs his own jade greens showing crystal clear how he felt but not why. Only a second later he felt warmth envelope him the sensation calming him down just a little bit.

"Feeling better" Gokudera felt the words more than heard them as Takeshi's lips were so close to his neck. Gulping down the ugly feelings Gokudera simply nodded honestly as he saw the stupid grin on Yamamoto's face.

"want to talk about it" Yamamoto asked him a more serious tone in his voice that didn't match his facial expression in the least, when Gokudera didn't answer Takeshi took it upon himself to fix things and talk them out..

"I really like Hayato" Yamamoto suddenly began surprising the bomber in his unguarded state. "Hayato's interesting, clever much smarter than me even though I am only a baseball idiot" Gokudera smiled at that comment "Hayato's dedicated, dependable, caring and he has an unusual sense of humor especially when it comes to mafia games" the storm guardian let out an undignified snort at that remark not appreciating the terminology. "Hayato always puts other people like Tsuna before himself and he's a good friend always looking out for the family. Even when Hayato gets angry or moody or calls me an idiot I can't help but grin because of the cute expressions he wears that make me want to kiss him" the Italian was blushing a lot at this point to the extent of the rest of his body looking paler as the blood had all migrated to his face.

As Yamamoto finished off his lengthy speech and rested his head on Gokudera's shoulder the bomber now understood that he'd always been wrong. He'd always assumed Yamamoto was as open as a book when all along it was himself who was the easiest to read as Takeshi had just displayed, the normally dense baseball player had obviously picked up on Gokudera's insecurities and said all the right things to reassure him.

"I really like Takeshi too" no more than that needed to be said Gokudera was never good at holding back his feelings and thought processes which made him a terrible liar even worse than the idiot himself.

Gokudera tilted his head back allowing the rain guardian to lean in and peck his neck before leaving a light kiss upside down on the bombers lips.

Tsuna was still seated outside the same class room door half an hour later, throughout this time he'd heard several yells, crashes and hushed whisperings. Not all in that order of course, there were also periods of deadly silence, the brunette boy stayed throughout waiting for whoever ventured out of the door first. He'd already questioned why he'd even came to Namimori school there was nothing and none here except obviously the two occupants of the room namely Hibari and Dino which he didn't know would be there before he arrived.

Unbeknownst to the brunette boy, one of the occupants of the room was very aware of his presence outside the door, watching him on a tiny screen on their phone.

Dino lounged yet again on one of the school couches however he was now sporting a few extra bruises and the odd scratch here and there, these he'd acquired after getting a little too close to a moody teenager napping, he'd only been checking to see if the boy was asleep…honest.

Said moody teenager had just been sleeping soundly on the windowsill when he felt the light touch of Dino's warm breath on his face, with almost cat like reflexes Hibari pounced on the unsuspecting Dino delivering his punishment before returning to the sill.

The blonde mafia boss zoomed in on Tsuna's face using the Hibird cam conveniently placed on the door frame, Dino knew that Hibari would penalize him for using his cute fluffy pet in this way but he wanted to know why his younger brother had showed up at the school.

Almost immediately he noticed the dry tear tracks and puffy eyes, the mafia don wondered whether the cause of this was his student and his eyes immediately wandered over to Hibari still perched on the thin ledge. Looking at the crestfallen and hurt face of his kind of younger brother made him want to play matchmaker but at the same time there was something else inside of him saying no to that suggestion, the more selfish part of him. Dino hardly ever listened to that part of him, he was in general a kind and self less boss to his subordinates, but the more he looked at his student the more selfish he wanted to be.

Dino shook his head and turned back to his phone screen chanting inside his head 'no I will not submit I will not submit I will not submit. Must help Tsuna! Must help Tsuna!'

With that in mind the blonde crept towards the door planning on reaching it without disturbing Hibari's nap, alas his clumsiness prevailed causing him to trip over his own shoe lace and shockingly falling backwards in the direction of the window.

As Dino's head connected with the concrete he was surprised that he had not been knocked out but his main concern was the loud growling coming from above his head, his brown eyes drifted up to be met with a piercing glare from sinister slits, twice in one day boy did he feel unlucky. Dino prepared for his imminent death, only to be left almost cowering as Hibari peered over at his forgotten phone the screen still showing Tsuna crouched outside the door looking if everyone was being honest quite pathetic (but cute).

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Haru's POV

I held Kyoko tightly in my arms she was really shaken up, I'd always known in my heart that Tsuna had adored Kyoko and to him I was just a friend but I'd had no idea that the red head held such strong feelings for Tsuna. We'd all been through so much and me and Kyoko had bonded becoming very close friends, even through all of those tough situations I had never seen her cry like this, visibly shaking, stuttering and gasping for air as she continued to cry endlessly.

Eventually her arms loosened and she looked up at me with a smile not her usual sweet expression but an 'I'm ok' kind of face, I loosened my grip as she stopped shaking and her hands unclenched from my top.

"Haru-chan I think Tsuna-kun has found someone else" Kyoko's statement hung in the air; I was watching her closely trying to make sure she was ok. "He was looking at Hibari-san, I think he really likes him, I'm a little worried Hibari is very violent don't you think Haru-chan" Kyoko began again, at that moment I just gaped at her, how could she possibly even realize that before me, I'm a yaoi fangirl I have a radar for these things and Kyoko was well innocent.

"What makes you think it's Hibari-san?"

"I've been overhearing things; someone said Gokudera-kun was very angry the other day because Tsu-kun had bruises on his neck after staying behind at school"

Something was telling me she knew more as she wouldn't look me in the eyes as she explained, I felt as though I should press her for an answer so I could understand the full picture.

"Kyoko-chan there must be something else that makes you think that"

I saw the red head girls blush as she tried to turn away and hide behind her bangs, I was really curious now as to what she had seen or heard that made her suspect that my once 'beloved' Tsuna was indeed gay.

"Kyoko-chan…"

"Bianchi-san told me to look online, I didn't know about anything honestly Haru-chan, all the pictures and stories it all made me believe but I still wanted to confess to make sure" the sentence came out in a jumble of words, Kyoko's speech fast and I almost didn't catch all of it.

Kyoko took a deep breath before explaining more slowly so I could properly understand, "Hibari and Tsuna, Bianchi led me to a community online dedicated to them, I didn't even know such a thing existed".

"HaHi a HibarixTsuna community"