Well, another fic...

and tomorrow is the start of classes...

I'll have more time to my other fics...

Reciprocate

It was his first time.

His body, frozen in fear, stood motionless at that same spot where he attacked the man with his own hands. Added to that, he could feel the insides of the body, blood and organs alike, drip onto the pavement and flow through his arm. It brought him fear, devastation and horror, forcing the respectable Vongola Don to scream

The fading amount of warmth radiated by the body woke him form the shock, sending shivers to his body, especially to his right hand that pierced the man's body. He felt the wet, red blood sipping through his X-Gloves and now creeping to the skin of his hand and arm with pieces of charred insides of the man.

Using his other hand as a support, he slowly removed his right hand lodged from the corpse that slowly fell into the ground. He felt relief as that weight brought by the corpse in his hand disappeared. However, one fact still remained. The fact that he killed a man still overwhelmed him. He had killed a man… with his hands.

He looked at his X-Gloves. It was still slick: black, smooth and resilient. However, when it returned to the form of mittens, things got worse. He saw that his mittens became red due to the blood, and its former whiteness before he fought was gone. It was red, even the design was covered and even if wanted to remove it, it would just stay on the gloves, serving him as a reminder of his horrible act.

Yamamoto came to his side as soon as he was finished dealing with his enemies. The man, surprised at Tsuna's condition, asked,

"Are you okay?"

"Yama-moto, I didn't expect that actual killing would be this hard. I thought…" his grave voice trailed off as he saw the corpse's face, looking bizarrely at him,

"… it's hard, isn't it?"

"Yeah, I thought if I would be the one to do it, it would be bearable. Since I was the one responsible for all their deaths, I assumed killing them personally would be a lot easier, a lot more bearable."

The Rain guardian rolled the corpse with his feet, making it facing the ground. He stepped on its head and said,

"You know, Tsuna, I envy you."

Tsuna tugged Yamamoto's suit and buried his face in it, "Why do you envy me? I should be the one envy of you. You could kill anyone I want you to kill in a heartbeat, but I… I am just a weak-willed boss that relies on my guardians to do my dirty work…"

Yamamoto wrapped his arms around the man and said,

"You're strong, Tsuna, very strong."

"How could I be strong? I couldn't even kill a single person witho-"

"Tsuna," the guardian's hands went tighter to his lover, "to tell the truth, you are the strong one and I'm the weak one. In reality, I could only kill people because I always know that you are there, claiming the responsibility and guilt for every people that fell prey to my sword. Without you, I had gone mad years ago."

Tsuna hugged Yamamoto as well, sending a tight hug which equaled Yamamoto's embrace.

"Funny isn't it, we reciprocate each other."

Tsuna looked up at him, "How?"

"It's that I have the earnest conviction of killing and ending people's lives that you don't have while you have the willpower to bear the guilt and responsibility of their deaths that I could not handle myself."

They relished the stillness of the moment. Time stopped momentarily between them, ignoring the fact that they were in the battlefield and a war is continuing.

"Takeshi, could you let it rain?"

In one nod, Yamamoto opened his box and summoned Kojirou. The swallow flew high in the sky and after a moment, the sky darkened and it rained. The raindrops touched Tsuna's face and the man felt instant relief. The guilt became lighter and he could now move. The raindrops made him able to turn towards Yamamoto, pulled him closer and kissed him.

The swordsman supported the smaller man's head as he deepened his kiss. His tongue slowly entered Tsuna's mouth and invaded everything inside it. Their tongues played in their kiss, gums and teeth touched each other and letting their saliva drip from the side of their mouths. As they felt the need to breathe, they broke away from the kiss, only to gulp air and kiss the other passionately again.

"Are you feeling well now?" Yamamoto asked.

"Yeah."

"I'm glad. Hey, don't you notice that we're like Xanxus and Squalo."

Tsuna looked up and asked, "Let me guess, I'm Squalo and you're Xanxus, right?"

Yamamoto let out a short chuckle and continued, "That would be the case when we are in bed, but for now, it's the opposite."

"…"

"Why are you quiet?"

"You don't look like him."

"I didn't know that you wanted to be Squalo that badly. Don't worry, I'll treat you like he treats him."

The Vongola Boss blushed, making Yamamoto smile.

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