Title: How We Came To Be
Summary: What happens afterward for years to come. 8018.
Disclaimer: KHR belongs to Amano Akira
Warnings: None
~~~~~love~~~~~
The date, needless to say, was a success. Yamamoto had never felt so happy. He'd woken up next to a sleeping skylark whose arms had wound themselves around his head. It was heaven.
After that, Yamamoto could proudly declare to anyone who would care to listen that he, Yamamoto Takeshi, is dating Hibari Kyouya. It feels wonderful to say it out loud.
Hibari no longer denies Yamamoto's advances. He lets the other boy do whatever he wants as long as it's appropriate and doesn't cut into his duties. Yamamoto makes sure he follows all the unspoken rules. Hibari, of course, still uses the other as his personal slave, but Yamamoto doesn't really mind. As long as Hibari is paying attention to him, it's fine.
Their relationship was the talk of the school for awhile. Hibari didn't mind as long as it didn't break the discipline of his school. He even visited Yamamoto's class once to look for him. He didn't do it again, though, after having to beat up four students for gossiping about it in his halls. Still, Yamamoto was happy Hibari came. On the other hand, the gossip embarrassed Yamamoto for awhile before he got used to it, and paid it no mind. His relationship with Hibari was his own, and he wasn't so keen on sharing the details.
So, they continued their relationship as it was. Yamamoto saw endlessly pursuing Hibari, going out on dates, sparring, kissing, and loving the skylark as part of the fun. Hibari took ordering Yamamoto around, ignoring him, and biting him half to death as just part of their healthy relationship. Honestly, they were just like all the other couples around them. Just more violent and silly.
As the years pass, all fun and games end as the mafia intrudes on their lives and becomes their reality. Tsuna inherits the Vongola throne along with his guardians. Together, they fight to change the mafia. From teenagers to adults, Vongola's men have grown and changed. Some changes are for the best. Other changes could have been done without. But, it is to say that all of them have finally grown up, each with their own paths to follow.
Thus, Yamamoto becomes Tsuna's left hand man. He sheds his sheep's skin, while keeping with him a sliver of innocence that makes him uniquely Yamamoto Takeshi. He acts out his duty as the rain guardian, washing away all the foul that plagues the family. Blood soils his hands as, mission after mission, he strikes down opponents who dare pose harm to his family. He cuts them down like sheep. His goal is Tsuna's goal; he will strike down Vongola's enemies for the sake of his friends for a better tomorrow. So he fights and kills while laughing and joking. It's just who he is, who he has become. But, he knows that what he has become is not a monster. No, not a monster, but a fine man. He has become a fine man, just like his old man wanted him to be. He has become a fine man, and he owes it all to his lover, without whom, life would have no meaning.
Likewise, Hibari also assumes his role in life. He becomes the strongest Vongola guardian, supporting the family from afar, strong, independent, and reliable. His foundation grows by the second with him at its head. The intelligence bureaus of all countries bow at his feet. He strikes down all who stands in his way as he rids the family of nuisance. He has grown into a reputation of respect and awe. Mature and calmed with the years, Hibari becomes a man to be envied. In his hands, he holds goals that are his own, and strives to achieve them, all the while standing by the family whose ideals he share. An independent cloud who floats wherever his will takes him. Far away he will go, and when he tires, the skylark will always return home to where he knows a beloved patiently waits.
In his heart, Yamamoto thanks whoever it was that gave him the urge to pursue Hibari Kyouya all those years ago. Without that urge, he wouldn't be here now, wrapped around a sleeping cloud guardian.
In his dreams, Hibari beats whoever it is that gave Yamamoto that annoying idea of blowing up his office to death. He could have managed his relationship without it.
~~~~~love~~~~~