Geez, why's today so bizarre? Tsuna thought as he walked to the fisherman's shop. His mother was still busy at home with the chores so Tsuna was assigned with the task of going grocery shopping. It seemed that the lady was not saddened by her husband's sudden departure. What kind of father is he anyway? Leaving his wife and son alone for years and only coming back for an instant. Tsuna rambled on in his head. He never even bothered to keep in touch! Writing a single letter once in a while doesn't hurt.
The brunette soon reached the docks where the shop is supposed to be. There were a few ships here and there and some small boats were clumped up in a group. The air smelled of the salty sea, which was refreshing to Tsuna having stayed in the forest for most of his life. The crystal blue waters reflected the sky and the sun above. If you looked closely, you could see little fish swimming around.
"Haha! Catch me if you can slow poke!" a kid said as he ran past Tsuna.
"Hey, that's no fair, you know I'm not as fast as you!" another kid protests. He pushed past Tsuna, unaware of the fact that it would cause him to fall into the waters below.
"Whoa!" Tsuna shrieked as he braced himself, though the problem was that he didn't know how to swim at all. He squeezed his eyes shut and waited for the moment when he would crash into the sea, but the moment never came. "Hey, are you all right?" an unfamiliar voice said.
Tsuna looked up and saw a tall boy with spiky raven hair and dark brown eyes, holding him by his arm. The boy's skin was tan compared to Tsuna's pale tone. He wore nothing but a pair of pants that reached his knees and had a cloth wrapped around his forehead.
"I-I'm fine, thanks." Tsuna replied, standing up straight and moving away from the edge of the platform he was on.
"That's good" the boy said, letting go of Tsuna's arm, "Are you new here? I've never seen you before."
"Yeah, it's my first time here. Usually it's my mother who goes out to get supplies." Tsuna replied.
"Hahaha, I see." the other replied and held out a hand, "Yamamoto Takeshi, nice to meet you!"
"S-Sawada Tsuna." the brunette replied, shaking Yamamoto's hand.
"So, what are you looking for?" Yamamoto asks.
"Uh, fish, I guess.." Tsuna says.
Yamamoto's eyes lit up, "Oh, that's a coincidence! I'll take you to my old man's shop right around here, follow me."
"Oh, uh, thanks."
Tsuna knew better than to follow a stranger around, but something in him said that Yamamoto could be trusted. And so, Tsuna walked along with the happy-go-lucky Yamamoto Takeshi. As they made their way through the docks, Yamamoto greeted some of the shopkeepers along the way. They seemed to like him, even those who looked grouchy. You could also tell that he was popular with the girls from the numerous glances and stares he got. I didn't know you could be this popular with people. Tsuna thought as he followed the boy.
"Oi, Takeshi! What's taking you so long?" a man in the distance shouted and waved his hands at Tsuna and Yamamoto.
"Ah, old man, sorry about that!" Yamamoto responded and ran up to his father, "I was helping a new friend."
Tsuna sheepishly smiled and waved at the man, "Sawada Tsuna sir, i-it's nice to meet you." he said.
"Sawada? You don't happen to be Nana's son do you?" the old man asked. He looked like Yamamoto, except there were signs of age on his face.
"You know my mom?" Tsuna asked in surprise.
"Of course! She's one of by best customers, come, I'll give you a special discount!"
"Eh! Y-You don't have to-"
"Nonsense, Nana-san has helped us a lot through the years." the old man countered.
"Just let it be, Tsuna. It's hard to change his mind once he's decided on something." Yamamoto says, putting an arm around Tsuna.
You guys are way too nice... Tsuna thought and sweat dropped.
Before Tsuna was a gigantic amount of fish caught fresh from the ocean. He could hardly believe that so many kinds of fish existed in the first place. What was the one mom wanted again? Tsuna said to himself, completely dumbfounded. "Go on and pick whatever you want." urged Yamamoto.
"U-Uh, which one's the fish my mother gets?" Tsuna asks. For some reason he felt uncomfortable with the dead stares he was getting from the fish.
"Oh, you mean this one?" Yamamoto's father grabs a fish by the tail and raises it for Tsuna to see.
"I guess so?" Tsuna says.
"Great, I'll give you two extra!" the old man says, grabbing two more fish.
"It's all right, really-"
Yamamoto's father gives a threatening glare to Tsuna. "T-Thank you.." Tsuna finally gave in.
Tsuna with his three fish all wrapped up in leaves, walked home accompanied by Yamamoto. The boy wanted to make sure that Tsuna wouldn't get into another accident like earlier.
"You! Young men!" a man stepped in front of them as they were walking, "How would you like to join the witch hunt? We're currently looking for new members."
"N-No, thank you." Tsuna says.
"I'll pass." Yamamoto says.
The man sighs and walks off to look for more people who might be willing to join.
"That's the second person who's asked me about that." said Yamamoto as he and Tsuna continued walking.
"Second?" questioned Tsuna.
"Yeah, some guy came up to me and asked me to fight witches, except he said it was for the king or something like that."
Is he talking about dad?
"So did you accept?" the brunette asked, somewhat curious.
"Well, I rejected his offer." Yamamoto said, "I figured that I wouldn't be suitable to perform in a play, hahahaha!"
He's totally clueless!