Author's Note: I have been so excited to post this one; and it's going up 15 minutes early. Can't say too much beforehand or I'll ruin it; so I just hope you'll enjoy.
AU; definitely not in the same universe as the normal One-shots.
Pairing: It's a secret or I'll give away the story.
Theme: Jump
Tsuna hated life; everything about this world made him think that the people around him were rotten; most humans were horrible in his eyes. He was currently standing on his school looking over the railing at the ground wondering how far away it was. He had been debating about whether to jump or not for the last couple weeks. He really did want to jump; the only thing currently stopping him were the facts that he was lazy and not wanting to climb over the railing, and the fact that he had made a promise with someone very special.
He turned and starting walking back towards the door deciding against making that last jump today. He headed back inside; he had decided on making the jump one day but ended up stopping someone else. Isn't that funny; one jumper that wanted nothing more than to end it all stopped another. He headed down the steps to class Yamamoto, Gokudera, and Chrome would be waiting for him to return. Ryohei, Hibari and Mukuro would be mad if he made them all late for their meeting. Surprisingly for someone who was depressed and suicidal he had a lot of friends. It didn't matter though to him, because he just didn't really care. He put on a bright smile as he saw the others waiting; he headed towards them quickly apologizing for being late as he walked. The only reason for Tsuna still being alive was the promise he had made with someone who didn't even remember him; the most important person in his life had long since moved on. Well as much as he could while hiding the truth from his friends; he was disappointed in the male, but at the exact same time he understood why.
The meeting had gone by without a hitch, and now Tsuna was walking through the hallway alone. He'd told the group that he had forgotten something in the classroom. Instead of heading their though of course he once again headed to the roof. Today he went to that extra length to step over the rail; he hadn't decided on whether he would truly jump or not, but he was ready if he did feel like it. The time was coming for the promise to be fulfilled anyways. He yawned and started out in to the distance until he heard the door behind him open and multiple gasps, "Tsunayoshi STOP."
Tsuna turned and looked at his 6 friends; they were all clearly surprised by his action. Tsuna frowned; honestly he didn't care too much about what they really thought though. He reached one of his feet out and felt a nice breeze before someone had pulled him back; his hands latched on to the rail to stop them from pulling him back to safety. He wasn't surprised when he saw Yamamoto's concerned face, "Tsunayoshi wait don't make such a rash decision."
Tsuna laughed, "Says the person who was up here not so long ago."
Yamamoto frowned when the bad memory was brought back, "But I didn't step off; so please don't hurt yourself. Let me help you."
Tsuna tried to pull himself free from the male's hold lazily, "Let go."
Yamamoto shook his head, "No I won't let you do this. I'll help you like you did me."
Tsuna laughed again, "I helped you that day. Yeah; well I was only up here to try jumping myself. I might have even jumped back then if you hadn't of already claimed my spot."
Yamamoto unconsciously let Tsuna go out of shock; Tsuna leaned back only for someone else to stop him. This time it was Mukuro; Tsuna smiled as he was pulled back once again, "Stop it Tsunayoshi."
Tsuna refused his request, "No."
Mukuro looked truly upset as he tried to pull him back, "Please stop!"
Tsuna smiled, "Then do you wish to join me; Mu-kun?"
Mukuro face showed shock as he remembered someone from his past, "But you died; you can't be."
Tsuna leaned forward and whispered something in to Mukuro's ear causing him to let Tsuna go. But this time Tsuna was the one to reach out and grab him before leaning back. He pulled the blue haired male over the rail, and Mukuro didn't try to fight back. Tsuna felt the older male's arms wrap around him as they fell beyond reach of anyone above them. Tsuna closed his eyes as he relaxed his body. He had wanted it to all end a long time ago; he felt the wind rushing past them as Mukuro's grasp on him tightened. Tsuna tightened his hold on the older male too, "It's okay; it will be over soon."
Mukuro frowned, "Sorry; I thought you were dead."
Tsuna smiled truly for once, "I was."
Mukuro was shocked, "But how?"
Tsuna leaned his head forward in to Mukuro's chest, "I promised that I wouldn't let you die alone remember."
Mukuro looked down at his eyes, "Tsuna why would you do this for me after how much you suffered?"
Tsuna smiled seconds before impact, "I did it because I love you. Of course I wouldn't let you die alone. It was the worst thing ever."
Omake:
Tsuna kissed a young and slightly scared Mukuro's cheek as he wrapped his pinky around the others, "I promise that I will not let you die alone in this hospital room."
Both of them lived in the children's area of the hospital, and had been together for quite a long time. See Mukuro and Tsuna were both suppose to have very little time left to live. Tsuna's body had been set up to fail him since birth and at the surprising age of 7 it was finally about to give out. Had it not been for the heavy duty pain medication that he was on then he would have been bed ridden; because of the sheer agony.
Mukuro had a high chance of death too; but there was still a chance he would be able to live a little longer if he had surgery. It was a success allowing Mukuro to get better; it wasn't long before Mukuro was allowed to go home with his little sister.
He left leaving Tsuna alone to stay in the hospital, but luckily for the small brunette he didn't last much longer. It took no time at all for Tsuna to pass away; Nana cried at the side of her boy's bed as he took his last breaths. A smile still graced Tsuna's lips as he remembered his and Mukuro's promise.
Tsuna had been given one wish when he died; he was allowed to return to the world of the living. He returned, but would only be allowed to stay until his promise with Mukuro was completed.
A year after entering middle school Mukuro was told his illness had returned and that he only had at most another year to live if he was lucky, and that there was nothing more they could do for him. Tsuna knew this; he knew the exact moment of Mukuro's death. He waited for years before the moment that the now forming tumors in Mukuro's brain were suppose to rupture causing the older to die. Tsuna had planned everything; ever day wishing for his own life to truly end; he wanted to die so badly that he thought about ending it every day. But he didn't want to break the promise; he didn't want Mukuro to go through the same pain of dying alone that he had as a child.
He didn't regret pulling Mukuro over the rail because he believed that he was truly saving him. He knew the pain and how scary dying was, and he believed that this would be a fast end. The fall would kill them both instantly, and as an angel he could stop Mukuro from feeling any pain; as long as he was willing to accept the pain on to himself. Tsuna had kept his promise as he looked at their destination once again; he was actually happy to return because it meant they could be together forever.
Author's Note: So I hope that everyone enjoyed; this one's quite a bit longer so I hope that was okay.
