Yamamoto's POV

After filming has finished, most of us left really quickly to whatever we are going to do. I didn't even manage to catch Tsuna before he dashed off. He has been really busy recently, bless him. Haru said she would meet me in the said restaurant later before she also ran off, possibly going back home for a change of clothes. It is starting to get cold in Los Angeles, so I put on my jacket to keep myself warm before I headed outside the studio. When I walked outside, I could tell from the grey sky that it was about to rain, so I decided to quickly pop into my car and drove off as soon as possible.

As I journeyed down the road, it started to rain heavily as I predicted. The raindrops spread quickly across the windscreen of the car, so as I turned on the screen wipers to clear my view, I spotted a familiar tall and white haired man on the road possibly waiting to catch a taxi.

"Senpai!" I shouted as I lowered the side window and parked in front of him. "Need a lift?"

"Ah Yamamoto, perfect timing." Ryohei grinned and quickly popped into the car. His clothes and hair were completely soaked. "Extremely awful weather, right man?" He said as he attempted to dry his hair.

"Yeah." I said as I started the engine again. "Where is your car today, Senpai?"

"Need to repair the tyres." Ryohei sighed. "Thanks for the lift by the way."

"No problem, you don't live too far away from me. Speaking of that, Senpai, I am quite surprised that you are still living at that apartment."

"Well I don't really want to live in a mansion on my own." Ryohei paused for a bit. "Feels kind of lonely if I don't have someone to share it with."

I nodded as I too knew about that full well. "Oh well, I guess I have my dog at least." I said.

"Mind if I turn on the radio?" Ryohei asked as he pointed to the radio system.

"Sure. Feel free." I smiled.

Ryohei was quick on his finger as he turned on the radio.

"So now for our next breaking entertainment news." Ah, it's that celebrity gossip channel. "Model and actress Hana Kurokawa have announced her engagement to her motor racer boyfriend a few days ago. The actress was known for numerous romance histories, most notably when she dated hunky Hitman Reborn star…" This time, I was faster on my finger as I silenced the radio before the reporter finished. I glanced across to Ryohei, who seems to be perfectly fine and calm except for his clenched fist.

"Umm senpai…" I tried to start, definitely not sure what I am going to say next.

"Yamamoto." He muttered. "No worry, I am fine."

"You would have said "extremely fine" if you were." I corrected.

Ryohei's eyebrows rose up at the comment and just let a deep heavy sigh. "It's been like over a year. We both moved on." Ryohei merely responded.

"But she was the one who…"

"I don't blame her." Ryohei interrupted. "I wasn't good enough for her that's all."

"How can you say that, Senpai?" I, for once, drew my attention briefly from the road and looked at him. Ryohei didn't answer but just remained quiet, and there was an awkward silence between us until I spoke again. "You were too good for her." The sentence surprised Ryohei who turned and looked at me in amusement. I got slightly flustered and tried to change the subject.

"Senpai…" I started again. "You wanted to see a baseball game on Sunday? Big game that day." I asked trying to move away from what was being said. "You know no-one else is interested in sports other than me and you."

Ryohei stared at me and thought for a moment, and then finally answered "Sure".

"Oh great! I can't wait!" I smiled, trying to not look awkward from my earlier comment.

"Yamamoto…"

"Yeah, senpai?"

"Thank you." This was all Ryohei said as he looked towards the side windows, but I thought I caught a slight blush across his face from the corners of my eyes when he said that.

It was minutes afterwards when I arrived in front of Ryohei's place. As celebrities, it was common sense for us to look out for paparazzi everywhere we go (yes, including we live). After we checked, Ryohei opened the door and got out of the car, he turned to me and said. "Thanks, Yamamoto. I will see you later." Ryohei gave his signature grin and he speeded back into his apartment in the rain before I could say anything else.

After another tens of minutes or so, I am back in my comfortable home. The rain has started to reduce, and as I opened the door, my dog leaped right onto me and knocked me down on the ground. My dog happily greeted me as he licked my cheeks.

"Ouch. I am home, Jiro." I said as I picked Jiro up and got back up on my feet. "You missed me, you naughty dog?" I said as I put my face close to his, and Jiro returned with a joyful bark.

As I walked into my house, Jiro jumped away from me and ran across the hall to the living room, and started pawing against the window facing the garden.

"Hey, hey." I closed the door and followed his movement. "What are you doing now, Jiro?" I said as I looked at where Jiro is looking, there stood a blue swallow on a tree branch in my garden humming a sweet tune. Jiro looked excited seeing that.

"Ah you like that bird, don't you?" I said as I took off my jacket and unbuttoned a bit of my shirt. "I am going for a shower, you behave here okay?" I said as Jiro returned with a bark which I took as an agreement.

Just before I stepped into the bathroom, my mobile started ringing and paused as I looked at the name showing on the screen. It was my agent.

"Hi, Miss Mirch." I greeted down the phone. "Having a good day?"

"No, I had an awful day!" Lal Mirch groaned down the phone. "And now I have businesses to get sorted down with you!" I swore I could hear things getting ripped apart over from her side.

"Aww what have I done this time?" I laughed nervously.

"Did you drive Ryohei Sasagawa home?" She demanded.

"Ah yeah." I answered. "How did you know?"

"YOU IDIOT!" Lal Mirch shouted down the phone. "What if the media caught you?"

"So?" I immediately regretted what I just said.

"YOU FUCKING RETARD!" Lal Mirch screamed down the phone. "YOU ARE GAY, YAMAMOTO! GAY! This is fucking Hollywood! The media will go bonkers if they caught you hooking up with your co-star! You will think you would have learnt from these past years!"

"I am not hooking up with anybody." I protested.

"Yeah, right!" She huffed. "That's what they all say! You don't keep things away from your agent, dumbass!"

"But…"

"Look at the gossip headlines now!" Lal Mirch demanded.

I casually turned on the TV on the side and flicked to that well known celebrity-all-want-to-kill gossip news channel and frowned at the headline showing. "Big movie star Ryohei Sasagawa suffer from depression over ex-girlfriend's recent engagement."

"Wait how?" I asked down the phone.

"They ambushed him as he walked into the apartment after you left." Lal Mirch calmly stated.

"And how do you know?" I questioned.

"I have eyes all over the place." Lal Mirch merely said.

"How's senpai doing now?" I asked.

"How would I know? That's Colonnello's problem." Lal Mirch said unsympathetically.

I quickly hanged up as I tried to get to Senpai.