Gokudera: Oi dame-Ckk! Where the hell have you been?
Ckk: Oh hello Ha-kun! Fancy seeing you visiting our set... :)
Gokudera: Tch... I only came here because Juudaime and Prinicipessa ask me too.
Ckk: Where are they by the way?
Gokudera: Both Juudaime and Principessa are away in a trip...
Ckk: Oh... (silence, look at Gokudera with a innocent look) since you're here, would you mind doing the Disclaimer?
Gokudera: HELL NO!
(took out a cellphone)
Gokudera: Oi what the heck are you doing?
Ckk: Calling Tsuya-chan... I'm going to tell her you're being mean to me
Gokudera: You wouldn't dare
Ckk: Oh yes I would... the phone is actually ringing right now...
(3... 2... 1)
Gokudera: FINE! I'M GOING TO DO THE STUPID DISCLAIMER...
(Shuts the phone) Ckk: Thank You... :)... Now go, we are wasting precious time...
Gokudera: Tch... (sigh)... Ckk does not own KHR... if she did own it, we're dead...
Ckk: So rude... (pouting)
The Lonely Star
The next day, Tsuya was expecting for Gokudera waiting for her and her brother infront of their house but instead. The said boy was missing.
"Ne, big brother…" Tsuya called to her brother as they walk
"Nani?"
"Where's Gokudera-kun?"
"Oh, he won't be coming to school today. He said he needs to restock his dynamite." Tsuna said it like it was the normal thing to do.
"Ah," Tsuya knew that for Tsuna this is normal, she wonders what does it feels like growing up in the world of mafia. Before she could think farther, she saw Kyoko walking up head of them, "Kyoko-chan!"
Hearing her name being called, Sasegawa Kyoko turned her head back and saw Tsuya and Tsuna walking towards her. She stop walking so that they could catch to her.
"Ohayo Tsuya-chan, Tsuna-kun," Kyoko greeted at the twins, when they were able to catch up with her.
"Ohayo Sasegawa-san/Kyoko-chan," the twins greeted back.
"Eh? Where's Gokudera-kun?" Kyoko ask noticing that their silver head friend is missing.
"He won't come to school today," Tsuna said smoothly, "He said he needs to do something important."
"Oh is that so,"
The three continue walking to their school, Kyoko and Tsuya keep on talking about stuff. Tsuna was contented on listening on the girls chattering with a smile in his face. As they arrive in their room, they notice that most of their classmates were crowding in Yamamoto's desk.
"What's going on?" Kyoko ask loudly.
"Yamamoto met an accident while he was going home," a voice informed them, they turned to the source of the voice and found Hana walking to them, with her arms folded across her chest, "his right arm is currently broken." She continued in a passive voice.
"Oh my," Kyoko whispered in concern.
Tsuya just kept silent when Hana explained, because there are to many people crowding the desk, she can't see what face Yamamoto is making right now, but she can hear as Yamamoto assured their classmates that he's ok.
'But why do I feel that something's wrong…' Tsuya thought, Yamamoto's sound like fake, it's not the same tone or voice she heard whenever Yamamoto talks. This made her worry. Something in the back of her mind telling her that something big is going to happen later.
She frowned on the thought, shaking the thought out of her head, she caught a glimpse of her brother. She look at her brother who was also frowning.
"Big brother," Tsuna did not turn to Tsuya, but she knew that Tsuna was listening, "is something wrong?"
Tsuna just shrug his shoulder and walk to his desk.
"Is something wrong with your brother, Tsuya?" Hana ask watching as Tsuna walked to his chair, his usual smiling face gone and was replaced by a frown.
"I honestly don't know," Tsuya answered truthfully, it was rare to see her brother acting like this. This made Tsuya more worried. The bell rang indicating that it was the start of the class, with a sigh she walk to her sit which was beside her brother.
Because she was sitting at the back, she was able to observe Yamamoto's reaction. She can see in his face that he was upset and frustrated, this made her worry for Yamamoto. It saddens her to see Yamamoto acting like this. And sadly she can't do anything about it. She sigh, she then caught a glimpse of her brother and to her surprise, Tsuna has his impassive expression, like her, he was analyzing or observing Yamamoto's reaction.
Since the time they have arrive he was not his usual self, she can't help but worry. 'I wonder what's wrong with big brother.'
-Time Skip-
Lunch time came, Tsuya was packing her things when Tsuna approach her.
"Tsuya, go eat lunch with Kyoko and Hana today." Tsuna said, it was not a request but an order. The look in her brother's face prevents her from disobeying and she did not look at her brother's face anymore but nod. She felt Tsuna leaving her side.
Hana and Kyoko saw the event between the twins and this made them worry, it was very unusual to see Tsuna acting like that towards Tsuya, and for Tsuya, she knew something is wrong. Her brother only acted like this because he has a very good reason.
The two girls approach their friend with an encouraging smile.
"Let's go Tsuya-chan," Kyoko called to her friend.
Tsuya returned the smile with her own and nod. She'll just have to trust her brother and wait for him to say to her what is bothering him.
Tsuna felt bad ditching his sister like that, he sigh.
The door of the rooftop slowly open and a young man walks toward the fence, just as he predicted he would do, before he could go to the other side of the fence, Tsuna decided to reveal himself.
"Are you planning in ending your life here, Yamamoto-san?"
Yamamoto Takeshi was surprise, he turned to see the older Sawada twin with an impassive look.
"Wh-What are you doing here Sawada-san?" Yamamoto asked with a fake cheerfulness that made Tsuna felt disgusted.
He can sense that Yamamoto did not expect him to come here, judging from his nervous expression.
Tsuna decided to ignore the question and look at the fence at the back of Yamamoto, "You do realize that fence is rusty and might fall apart any time."
"E-Eh, I-I did not know," he lied.
Tsuna knew it, with a sigh he look straight at Yamamoto with an impassive look, "I will ask you again Yamamoto-san, are you planning in committing a suicide?"
The look Tsuna is giving him, made him stay quiet. He decided to not look anymore at Tsuna and look at the other way. An awkward silence fall between the two, expecting he won't get any more answer from the boy, he decided to break the silence.
"That arm of yours," Tsuna started, this got Yamamoto's attention and look at him, "I'm guessing that the doctor said that it will take time to heal, a month or so, but when it is healed, there is a possibility that you may not anymore be able to play the way you played before. You can't anymore access its potential like before. Am I correct?"
Tsuna doesn't need to hear the answer of Yamamoto, the look of his face says it all. He was observing the baseball player since this morning, as he gathered from his observation and in his investigation. He was able to make a conclusion. Yamamoto was hit by a car yesterday while saving a little boy, lucky for him it was just broken arm and some scratches. Based on his medical learning, an accident like that would have an awful consequence.
"When the doctor said those words to me, I felt my world was crushing down," Yamamoto confesses, "Baseball was everything for me, after the baseball God threw me away I have nothing left."
"Are you an idiot?" Tsuna blurted out, Yamamoto look at Tsuna who has still has his impassive face, "Just because of that reason you're going to end your life. That's low, I never knew you are this low Yamamoto-san. I thought you are greater than that."
After hearing those words, Yamamoto glared at Tsuna, "You don't know what I'm feeling right now, you don't understand. You can't understand the feeling of preferring to die over failing at everything, because you are already good at everything without even trying. The only person who can understand me is Tsuya because we are the same!"
"Don't you dare compare yourself from Tsuya!" for the first time since Tsuna donned his impassive face that day, he finally shows his emotion and glared at Yamamoto, "You and Tsuya are nothing alike. Despite her constant failure, she never give up, if she fell down, she tries to stand up. Despite the cruelty of the world to her, she did not stop but continue in moving forward. Tsuya did not want to worry everyone, which is why she never let anyone see her losing hope. So you and Tsuya are nothing alike." Remembering everything that happened to his sister when they were young, a young Tsuya curled up in a corner, her back facing a young Tsuna. "You said that your world went crushing down when the doctor told you that you can't play the way that you used to. Then you said that you prefer dying over failing. But have you thought about your family? What they would feel if you die now? If the 'Baseball God' threw you away, then I would go up to them and tell them how stupid they are to throw such great player. If they don't want you anymore in their team, then I'm willing to take you in my team. Think about it Yamamoto-san."
Yamamoto knew what Tsuna said is right, when he considered committing suicide, he did not thought about his father anymore, what would he feel if he died. Then his mind drifted to Tsuya. Sure he never interacted with her before, but he could see her trying her best. A memory flushes in his mind. Yamamoto in the doorway looking at Tsuya who was sitting in her desk alone was trying to understand her lessons. He never saw her gave up and just continue in doing her best, despite the constant discouragement of their classmates.
"Yamamoto-san?" Tsuna spoke, worried that he might have scared him or something, he was so mad that Yamamoto would compare himself to Tsuya that he can't stop his temper. Then out of reflexes, he invited him to join his family.
It surprise Tsuna, when Yamamoto slap himself hard, "Yamamoto-san!"
"Itai…" Yamamato rub his cheek, "That hurts."
The two look at each other then burst out laughing. The heavy tension between them gone, after calming down, Yamamoto looks at Tsuna, "Arigato Sawada-san for knocking me to my senses. I don't know what I was thinking. Nothing good comes from my idiocy."
"You're welcome," Tsuna smiled, "Now I think it's best if you move away already from the fence Yamamoto-san."
"Oh ok,"
Yamamoto was about to move away when he lost his footing and fell down. 'Am I going to die?'
"YAMAMOTO-SAN!" Tsuna who saw this, quickly jump after Yamamoto.
To Tsuya, the nagging feeling did not left her, so she decided to look for her brother.
"THERE ARE TWO STUDENT FALLING OFF THE ROOF!" one of the students shouted. Tsuya turned her head towards the window.
To her fright, she quickly identified the spiky hair of her brother. She quickly sprinted towards the place they are going to land, with only one thing in her mind, 'Please be safe big brother, please.' She prayed in her mind.
She arrived in the spot, just in time to see her brother and Yamamoto landed safely.
Tsuna luckily was able to direct his flames in his shoes quickly and was able to have a safe landing with Yamamoto. The look in Yamamoto's face, was a mixture of surprise and amazement. Before he could speak a voice called him.
"BIG BROTHER! YAMAMOTO-KUN!"
The two boys turned to see Tsuya running towards them. She hug both boys, tears streaming in her face, "Big brother and Yamamoto-kun BAKA!"
This surprise the two boys, they notice that Tsuya was shaking out of worry, "Don't you ever do this again! Did you know how scared I was, seeing both of you falling like that. It really scares me, so please I beg you, don't ever do something as dangerous as like that."
Tsuya release the boys from her hug and wipe her tears with her hand. The two boys look at each other then to the girl, "We promise!" they both said together with a smile.
"By the way Tsuna," Yamamoto said, as they are walking home. "That was pretty amazing what you did back there"
Tsuna laugh nervously, "Thanks… I guess"
Seeing their smile, Tsuya can't help but smile also.
After the incident, they were able to convince everyone that they were doing a budgie jumping. Everyone except for Hana bought it ofcourse. Yamamoto and Tsuna pretty much became chummy. The trio decided to head home together. They found out that Yamamoto is taking the same route as they are. Tsuya was walking in the middle of the two boys.
The two begun talking about boy's stuff, seeing Yamamoto's cheerful face, Tsuya can't help but smile.
"I'm glad that everything turns out ok for you, Yamamoto-kun," she whispered lowly, Yamamoto heard it and blush.
"Did you say something Tsuya-chan?" Tsuna ask her twin.
"Oh nothing, nothing at all," she giggled and run ahead from the boys.
"Hey Tsuya-chan!" Tsuna run after his twin.
"Oi, wait for me you guys." And Takeshi runs after the twins, with the smile in their faces.
Ckk: Well I'm glad i was able to finish this chapter
Gokudera: Now you have to finish the 10 chapter you miss in your deadlines... Gambatte...
Ckk: You don't have to remind me... (sigh, mopping in the corner)
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