It's already 9:45 which means fifteen whole minutes since his beloved Jyuudaime left the class to help the pathetic low life red head stop his nose bleeding, and Gokudera is getting more and more anxious by every passing second.

The infirmary isn't that far away, it'll probably take four minutes to reach it. So it would take 8 minutes for going and coming back to class. Then stopping a bleeding nose doesn't take that much time either, let's says 6 minutes at most.

So all in all it makes 14 minutes , which means that his beloved Jyuudaime should have been back already since 9:44 ! But no, it's okay! It's just a minute difference! No need to worry! Yeah, his beloved boss could come in at every moment now! It's just one minute so-WAIT! When did it get to be 9:49? DAMN IT! He could feel his body tremble now. Already 5 minutes late! No! Something must have definitely happened! But, WHAT? There were just too many possibilities!

Like, what if Tsunayoshi was kidnapped by aliens! That UMA self calling Shitopi-chan has been sending some weird signals for a while now! It wouldn't be that much surprising if some nonhuman intelligent species took interest in the greatness that is his beloved Jyuudaime either! But even if that sounds exiting, he can't leave his boss get abducted by Extra-Terrestrial beings! Oh, no he won't!

But before he could get up from his chair and make his way to the door he froze remembering his beloved boss's words:

"G-Gokudera-kun , you don't have to ! I am fine by myself!"

His beloved boss could be already targeted by the aliens, yet at the same time Gokudera could never disobey the brunette! But, perhaps if it is for said brunette's sake then he could. But still….. AGGGHH! WHAT IS HE SUPPOSED TO DO! The more he thought about it the more it seemed complicated.

RIINNNGGGGGG~

And just like that as if it were a gift from the heavens the bell rung announcing the time for the recreation. But just as the silver haired boy stood up and made his way to the infirmary, the baseball freak at his sides, some cretin bumped into him.

"WHAT THE HELL! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING! "

"H-HIEEE! I AM SO SORRY!"

Wait…that girly deafening shriek …..Could it be …?

"J-JYUDAIME! I am so sorry Jyuudaime! Not did I only bump into you but I also dared to scream at your greatness! I don't deserve to live!"

"Eh? G-Gokudera, Yamamoto? W-wait Gokudera! You don't need to bow! I-I already forgave you!"

Hearing his beloved Jyuudaime's words the silverette quickly looked up his eyes shining with respect and admiration:

"Jyuudaime is so forgiving! I will do my best to be a worthy right hand man of your greatness!"

Smiling at the bomber's actions the already forgotten baseball freak finally chose to make his presence known by saying:

"Tsuna~ we were so worried about you! What took you so long? "

"o-oh! t-that's …..You see, after I helped Enma-kun stop the nose bleeding …..w-we started chatting and without even realising it….. Time passed so fast …"

That pathetic low life! Gluing himself to the great Jyuudaime for protection! Gokudera will have to give that Enma guy a piece of his mind afterwards , but for now he guessed it's ok since the brunette more or less seemed ,dare he say…back to normal?

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Immersed in his thoughts, the bomber observed his beloved boss with calculating eyes.

The way he would twitch and stiffen every time he caught sight of them or the way his eyes would widen with terror and fear every time they got closer to him, ever since he got back from the past, was nerve wrecking enough not only for Yamamoto and Gokudera but to Ryohei and Chrome as well, as the brunette seemed to react that way to all of them. But still, till now they all just pretended to not realise the sudden change in the brunette ignoring how painful it was to be treated that way by their dear boss …they don't want to worry him after all…..

Today on the other hand he seems different from before. Even though he still stutters slightly and avoids eye contact most of the time, he looks more hopeful and energetic… Could it be because of Sasagawa Kyoko? Gkudera heard from bianchi after all that love can cure any kind of illness , and though he's not really sure if the change the brunette did go through since his journey to the past is the result of one…or could it be because of that Enma guy?...

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Finally making note of the awkward silence that took place Gokudera looks up to find the brunette twitching and trembling and the baseball freak frozen in his place , that fake smile on his face slowly falling

"S-sorry if I worried you, Y-Yamamoto,G-Gokudera…."

"m-ma~ ma~ it's fine ~ anyway the break will be over soon we better quickly eat our bentos !"

"R-right!"

Puzzled, the silverette observed as the brunette hurried on to the roof top while the baseball idiot choose to go in a slower speed. Getting closer to the latter he asked:

"Oy, baseball freak! What did you do to Jyuudaime?"

Observing as yamamoto's expression twisted with pain, the bomber waited for an answer:

"…I …..I didn't do anything! I just ruffled his hair, force of habit….."

"And?"

"H-he suddenly stiffened and slapped my hand away before backing up quickly ….I know it's nothing big ,but…..it's just…it's been already this way every time I get closer to him since …..Since that day…..and it's….it's like he's suddenly afraid of me! "

Sighing the silverette added:

"Well, that's how he's been acting around everyone isn't he?"

"No! I saw how he acted with Kyoko and the others! He only seems to be paranoid around us! His friends and guardians! You must've already realised that too, right Gokudera? I even asked the kid about it but he didn't answer me! …Tsuna doesn't even seem to have any faith in us anymore …he doesn't seem to need us…"

His eyes narrowing and his grip tightening the bomber added:

"Jyuudaime is going through a hard time .I don't know what could have happened to him in the past as he refuses to tell anyone but we, as his guardians and friends should always stay at his sides and comfort him! that's the least thing we could do for Jyuudaime ,not only to pay him back for the many times he stepped in danger to save us and protect us but also as his friends! Yamamoto, next time you say something like that I'll blow you up to pieces."

And after saying those words a suffocating silence took place as Yamamoto seemed shocked by the bomber's words.

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"…..G-Gokudera, I …..I didn't mean it that way …..I just-"

"There you are."

Jumping in surprise at the sudden apparition of the sun arcobaleno, both Gokudera and Yamamoto could only stare at the baby wearing fedora in horror.

"…..R-Reborn-san!"

"…kid…S-since when have you been there?"

"Huh? I just came."

Barely holding them from sighing the two teens were relieved that the sun arcobaleno didn't hear their earlier conversation.

"Well, everybody is already on the roof you should hurry up you two."

"Everybody? You mean Jyuudaime and turf top?"

"No just them."

"H-huh? Who else, Reborn-san?"

"You'll find out when you reach the roof."

Stopping him from asking anymore question the two teens hurried toward the roof top leaving a frowning Reborn behind them.

"This is troublesome , Yamamoto isn't the only one feeling that way .Though Hibari and Mukoru don't seem to care, Ryohei and Chrome do and I am sure that if it wasn't for his blind loyalty for Tsunayoshi , Gokudera would be the same…..this is going to get more complicated than expected …"

sorry for the wait !

well, that was chap 35 !

as always thanks to xChaos RebornX for reviewing !

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