Chapter 3

Mukuro Rudoku

The man who would never cease to amaze Tsuna.

Because somehow, Tsuna didn't know how (although he suspected Reborn), Mukuro had gotten a hold of his calendar and had started stalk- I mean take him out to lunch everyday he didn't have a meeting. So that meant in the 1½ weeks they'd known each other they had seen each other about 6 times, staring with the next day!

But anyway … today was their first official planned date - at least to Tsuna. Mukuro would just smile when asked about their "outings" (Tsuna), believing Tsuna to be in denial about their relationship.

And because it was a casual date, Tsuna could wear whatever he wanted.

Tsuna hummed happily as he rummaged through his drawers, and his hum slowly began "Staying Alive" when he found the white t-shirt with a disco ball on the back that Yamamoto had given him. He smiled and decided to wear that and a pair of khaki shorts, as it was a warm summer evening.

The song continued to run through his head as he got dressed and went down to wait for Mukuro. He didn't have to wait long, as Mukuro pulled up with that exact song blasting from his black Lamborghini Diablo's stereos. He turned it down as he rolled down the window with a devilish smirk. "You goin' my way?"

Tsuna nodded with a small grin, as he pulled open the car door. "So. Where are we going?" he asked once he was firmly ensconced in the car.

"Don't you wanna know."

"Mukuro!"

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Mukuro took him to a quaint little burger stand in the park. And once again as they eat, Tsuna did most of the talking, continuing all through the dinner and into their ice cream dessert and walk.

Mukuro was listening to Tsuna pour out information about his day. But, Tsuna, who was very involved in his story, was ignoring his strawberry ice cream. So, Mukuro decided to mess with Tsuna. So… when Tsuna finally decided to have more ice cream, Mukuro leaned over and whispered, "You're dripping," before taking a lick.

Tsuna flamed bright red, and suddenly became very interested in his ice cream and the ground.

Mukuro laughed inwardly at Tsuna's embarrassment. To get him to start talking again, Mukuro asked, "Hey, Tsuna. Why do you drive such a nondescript vehicle if you run such a rich company?"

Tsuna paused before replying, "Well," he said hesitantly "it's a better car than it looks like."

"Really?" Mukuro replied in disbelief, sure that Tsuna was just pulling his leg.

Tsuna nodded vigorously. "Yeah! My … friends tricked it out a couple of years ago for my 21st birthday."

"Ok…" Mukuro replied slowly, still not quite believing him.

"Yeah! Ryohei did want to buy me a new EXTREME car, but Gokudera and Yamamoto persuaded him not to. So, he then decided if he couldn't do that, he would enlist their help to make my current car EXTREME."

"How so?" Mukuro asked, becoming intrigued.

"Well, just so you know, my car used to be pastel green and went normal speeds for a car, like not above about 100 mph. So, got that image? Well, Ryohei got it painted bright red and gave it an engine that can go in excess of 350 mph, at least that's what he said, 'cause I haven't tested that! AND he gave it a whoofer system loud enough to be heard across Japan if it's on full strength and the volume is on 1. And Gokudera increased my gas tank to about 25 gallons and wired that and my engine so that anyone trying to hotwire my car gets blown away, literally. Like a big BOOM, supposedly. And the only reason it looks like it does now, is because Yamamoto forced Gokudera to get it painted after I nearly had a heart attack the first time I saw it. So that is why I drive that car."

"……" Mukuro was stunned. He definitely hadn't expected that as an answer! "Wait! BOOM? Blown away? What the hell does that mean?"

Tsuna frowned. "It means exactly what it sounds like. The car explodes. And Gokudera told me that it could take out a city block on an empty tank, and I didn't want to hear what it would do on a full tank." He finished frankly.

Mukuro continued walk in a stunned silence and Tsuna followed, thinking about what he hadn't told Mukuro, like the fact Reborn had installed a gun rack with things like a bazooka, and how much that affect the explosion, which was something he really didn't want to think about.

^_^

Although Mukuro had gotten a bit (a lot!) sidetracked by the whole car thing, he still wanted to test how Tsuna reacted to a little temptation. So before Tsuna realized what Mukuro was thinking, he was pinned against the car.

Mu-mukuro-san?" Tsuna asked wide-eyed, but not innocently, as he instantly began to think of how to escape. (With 5 horny guardians, what would you expect? Survival's a wonderful teacher!)

Mukuro smirked as he leaned in and whispered devilishly, "You're cute when you're flustered." Before claiming Tsuna's mouth, smothering any protests.

Tsuna froze, confidence shaken as Mukuro's hands brushed down his sides and under his shirt. Tsuna was caught between giving in and kneeing Mukuro hard in the balls, but just as Tsuna was about to give in, his phone blared "TNT". Tsuna dove for his phone suddenly glad his friend had interrupted despite his orders.

"Moshi Moshi, Gokudera –kun. What do you need?"

"Juudaime!!!!" Gokudera yelled, "Reborn wants you."

Tsuna sighed. "Doesn't he know that I'm on a date? Or care?"

"You know Reborn, tenth! He doesn't like to be kept waiting. And," Gokudera continued in a whisper "he's threatening to kill you if you don't hurry."

"I'll be there in a few minutes. Talk to you then."

"See you then, Juudaime!"

Tsuna look back at Mukuro who looked like he wanted to kill something. He pushed what had just happened to the back of his mind, but didn't forget. After all, that was practically molestation, right?

"Mukuro?" Tsuna asked, gently shaking the older man. "I need to go home."

Mukuro nodded, silently swearing that when he went to hell he would kill the fates, and opened Tsuna's door.

After Mukuro got into the driver's seat, Tsuna asked, "So! Can we go on a date tomorrow?"

"Ah, no. I have a business trip, but I'll be back in 2-3 days max."

"OK! Tsuna replied brightly. "Then call me when you get back so we can set something up!"

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A/N: So, yes I realize Tsuna did completely ignore the "moment", but to me I see him a doing something like that! And all thing in () and bold are mini authors notes!

And in the next chapter, we will be with Mukuro in hell. (:D) and then it will be Tsuna's chapter for while Mukuro's been gone, sorta.

And I am now up to date on Reborn, so I might throw in Byakuran and the Millefiore, just not with Mukuro, as Bookworm1994 suggested, because I have an OC that's gonna mess with their relationship. But Byakuran will probably be in it, now that I've thought about it!

Thank you for reading this chapter, and I'm sorry for being gone so long, but *cries in happiness* I finally have my own internet connection!

So, see you in the next chapter … in hell! (ROFL)