Forcing You – D27

10.

The black car screeched in front of a two-floor townhouse. Dino popped out and stretched. He dismissed Romario and quickly rang the doorbell. Nana came outside and greeted him with a smile. He saw Tsuna and two of his Guardians sitting nearby him. They were laughing and having some snacks. He approached slowly and the Rain Guardian gave him a sharp glare.

"Hello," he said.

"Bucking Horse!" Gokudera cried out when he saw him.

"Dino-san!"

"Hey, everyone. How are you guys doing?" Dino glanced at the bandages and bandaids on their faces and arms. He tried to be friendly, but he was obviously unwelcome. Gokudera hated elders of the mafia world and Yamamoto, usually carefree, seemed to have something against him. "Can I join you?"

"Y-yeah, have a seat!" Tsuna spilled out the words before Gokudera could even intervene. "I'll go get you something to drink."

"You don't have to." The boy had already stood up. His movements were stiff and it seemed as if he were operating like a broken machine. Dino inwardly chuckled, it was probably due to muscle pain.

"You're not welcome here." Gokudera cut to the chase.

"Haha, why not? Tsuna said it was okay."

"That's because he's Tsuna, and he'll always be considerate of other peoples' feelings. Yours in particular." Yamamoto seethed. "You should leave, if you don't want to hurt him more."

"May I ask what you are talking about?" Dino panicked. Did the black-haired male know of the situation? It was likely since he was Tsuna's first very close friend. Gokudera, on the other hand, just hated him in general.

"Stop playing dumb." His voice darkened.

"Uh, baseball freak, I didn't know you were so averse to the Bucking Horse."

"Come outside. We need to talk privately." Yamamoto ignored his friend's confusion. "Hurry up."

"I'm back, here you go. What's going on here?" Tsuna returned with a glass of orange juice and shivered. Yamamoto was staring Dino down, and he knew the reason. "Ya-Yamamoto, what are you doing?"

"I'm settling something for you."

"I didn't ask for this!"

"Tsu-kun! Didn't I tell you not to raise your voice inside the house?" Nana descended from the second floor. "Treat your guests properly! Dino-kun, take care of them, I'm taking the kids out for a while."

They sat in an awkward silence until Nana left. Then, things started getting more and more uncomfortable for the four males in the living room. They shifted in their seats, not touching their drinks or any of the snacks on the low table.

"S-so…" Dino broke the silence with a clumsy smile. "What were you guys doing before I came?"

"Just talking, haha." Tsuna replied, wondering too. What were they doing together? What had Reborn planned for them? He cocked his head to the left, and looked at Yamamoto, who was on the verge of exploding. Compared to him, Gokudera was looking quite calm. Tsuna grabbed the black-haired boy by the wrist and dragged him upstairs.

"T-Tenth!" The brunette looked back at Gokudera and gave him a silencing stare. Yamamoto merely scratched the back of his head and grinned as usual.

"Oh man, I'm in trouble." He laughed.

Tsuna slammed the door shut and began reasoning with Yamamoto. He wanted to cry. He understood his friend's actions, he just hadn't asked for him to interfere. He was frustrated and tired. When he asked why, he had replied, "Just because. I can't stand the way he's acting towards you."

"Neither can I, but I can't do anything to change that, can I?" His voice was hoarse. "I love him."

"Sorry, man." Yamamoto put his arms around the brunette's small frame. Well, at least he had admitted his love for the older man. He sighed.

"What the hell is going on in here?" Gokudera opened the door to see the baseball freak hugging his beloved boss. Behind him was an equally shocked Dino.

"Nothing." He released Tsuna quickly and eyed Dino. "You still have a chance." He whispered to the brown-haired boy, smiling a bit.

"Okay, okay, break it off!" Gokudera pulled Tsuna away protectively. "Hope you're done talking." He glared at Yamamoto.

"I was just about to leave!" The baseball player announced. "You coming, Gokudera?"

"Why should I?"

After some convincing, the silver-haired boy left with Yamamoto. Tsuna silently thanked him. He was glad to have such a considerate friend, but he would have preferred it if he had stayed quiet. Now Dino knew about Yamamoto, and now Gokudera was questioning. Why had he complicated things for himself? If only he had kept his feelings to himself…

"Dino-san," Tsuna brought his glass to his lips. He swallowed. "How have you been?"

"Why are you being so formal? I'm all right." He grinned sadly. "How's your body holding up?" He crawled over to his little brother and embraced him. "I thought I had lost you."

"Wh-what do you mean?" Tsuna hesitated a bit before returning the hug.

"If you had died…" Dino squeezed tighter. His smell intoxicated Tsuna. "I…"

"But I'm right here now." The boy stroked his blonde mop of hair. He was at a time happy and sad. He was so glad that he cared so much. If he had died, how would Dino be feeling? "I'm sorry."

"What are you sorry for?" He let the youngster go.

"I'm sorry for making you worry, and I'm sorry forcing my feelings on you." Tsuna looked at him solemnly. "I won't bother you anymore."

Dino was at a loss of words. On the contrary, he loved it when he was bothered by him. He just couldn't admit it. He didn't want to give him false hope. He nodded. "Say, do you like guys?"

"I don't know. I've liked Kyoko-chan."

"What about right now?"

"You know the answer well enough."

"Oh."

The same black car stopped by the house. It was time for Dino to go. Tsuna smiled bitterly as the car shrunk into the distance. He felt a knot at his chest. Why was letting go so hard? He could only pretend. He would wait those torturous three years, he promised himself. He fell asleep holding the shirt he had worn during the day. The shirt that still bore Dino's scent.

Now, Tsuna has a scent fetish. What have I done. Haha. I love D27 so much I'm going to keep torturing the characters. Too much dialogue. I hate dialogue. Leave a comment if you will.