Heyoh Noodles! It has been a long time since the last update, and I got a message to update the story. So per request here you go! Since it has been a while, I have learned a lot more about the kind of story I'm writing and what I want to show from it. A much darker side to love ;)! I also am trying to make this a very sensational story, very descriptive and filled with feelings. So let's see how I do in this chapter? READ ON NOODLE!

It has been a few days since Kyoko was instituted into the hospital. She was given some time to recover in the hospital under the care of profession doctors who are trying to aid her mental health. She had developed Androphobia, the fear of men. Because of this she is left with nightmares about the incident that had occurred. It is a nebulous nightmare that goes on every night. She awakes in tears some nights, other nights it is only despair, and the rest? Fear, absolute terror that riddles her sleep as Kyoko awakes one night in a cold sweat.

"Ah! Hah….hah…" Kyoko looks around her room to see she is all alone in the room. She gazes upon the window to see the full moon out, she realizes it's still the middle of the night and she once again had that nightmare. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and sees the droplets in her hand in front of her. She sees that the light blue gown she was made to wear is also quite wet along with the bed.

Kyoko then looks to her right to see all the gifts her friends from school and family had left her. This act of kindness made Kyoko smile and made her feel a little bit better. Her eyes then slowly fixated on the teddy bear with a pink ribbon on it in front of all the gifts. The tag attached to it read Tsuna, and just from reading it Kyoko felt mixed feelings.

Tsunayoshi Sawada, the person she has always called Tsuna-kun. She had recently discovered she was deeply in love with him because of something that had occurred between them recently.

Kyoko remembers when Tsuna ran up to her in his underwear and then saved Haru's life. Kyoko was so happy that she was friends with someone so kind and heroic. She couldn't help but tell Tsuna that she likes him with a huge smile! However, those words held more meaning then she once thought. As her love for him grew and grew after that slowly but indefinitely, a love that is ever expanding. And after what had happened recently, she got the courage to confess to him! She honestly thought Tsuna would say yes right away.

Perhaps she was being too hopeful? Too full of herself? Was she simply not his type? Kyoko was certain Tsuna had loved her; she felt it so honestly in her heart! Then again that's what love makes you think sometimes. Even the smallest of crushes that start of so small become so much bigger in our dreams. We mistake this as our minds telling us that special person is the one, that it would be nice to be that person, that we can be happy, and yet it's all for naught in the end. Because Kyoko was rejected by the person she has loved for so long now…it's sad.

Kyoko began to think to herself as she slowly balled herself up with her head against her knees that she brought up to her face, "Why did he say no…why did he say no? I loved him…I was willing to give him my heart… I wanted to belong to him yet…" Kyoko then realized she is thinking about Tsuna when she has Chrome! Oh how terrible of a person she must be right now. Why is she thinking of Tsuna right now? She doesn't…still love him right? She loves Chrome doesn't she? Oh how she desperately wishes that to be true, she doesn't want to think Chrome was just a rebound!

They entered in this forbidden relationship, not easily accepted by others because they felt they truly had a connection. Something that brought the two of them together and yet here she is thinking about the guy who rejected her. "What a joke! What a laugh! As if Tsuna truly cares about me!" She thought, "As if he…truly…cared. But…he did save me and Chrome. He came for us when we needed him most…but he was…pretty…no very late! Why didn't he come to save me sooner! He always saved me on time so why that one time…when I truly needed him…he didn't show up! Why? Why!?"

Kyoko was beating herself up with these thoughts, and she knew now she wouldn't be able to sleep. It was the middle of the night and she only had a few more days before she was released from the hospital. She thought it would be best if she go out and get a cup of water from the water fountain outside her room. She then got up from her bed and walked over to the counter in her room which had some plastic cups on it. She took one and then opened up the door slowly before she peek her head out and looked left and right down the dark corridor. She wondered if it was okay for her to go outside her room, it probably wasn't but she was thirsty!

She then walked over to the water fountain, pressed the button, and let the water pour into her cup. She then gulped down the cup of water before pouring some more water in to the cup. She was a lot thirstier then she once thought she was. Then all of a sudden that's when she heard snoring right behind her that scared Kyoko and made her jump a little. She slowly turned around to see a figure sitting in a chair outside her door. She freaked out a bit as she backed up against the wall away from the figure. She was not expecting anyone to be sleeping out here! Especially outside her room!

Kyoko then slowly tried to sneak back to her room like nothing was happening until she couldn't help but notice the spikiness of the figure's hair. And she only knows one person with that unusual spikiness to their hair. "T-Tsuna-Kun?" Kyoko said in a low voice before she put a hand over her mouth. She just used –Kun when addressing him! That's when she saw Tsuna wake up from his sleep drearily and look over sleepily to Kyoko. His big brown eyes still able to be seen in the darkness of the hallway. He looked directly at Kyoko, at first thinking this was all a dream, and then realized it wasn't as he startled himself fully awake.

"K-Kyoko-chan? W-what are you doing up?" Tsuna asked her in shock. Kyoko became slightly distant from Tsuna, but her fear of his gender backed away in to the corners of her mind as slight agitation took place.

"Me? I couldn't…sleep! And I got thirsty so I went to get some water, but more importantly what the heck are you doing here Tsuna…-san…? Visiting hours has been over for a while now!" Kyoko exclaimed to Tsuna who began to rub his spiky head as he thought about that.

"Ah…well…umm…I know I shouldn't be here right now. And I know seeing me would possibly only make things worse. So I tried to only come at night when you were sleeping to prevent that…" He muttered to Kyoko who became confused by this.

"Why are you here is what I want to know though...wait you been here every night since I been here? " Kyoko realized as she asked Tsuna who just nodded his head.

"Yeah…I have been here every night. Watching over you…to make sure nothing happens to you during the night. Seeing as Chrome has taken the liberty to watch over you during the day, I thought it would be a good idea to take like…the night shift. We both can watch over you," Tsuna said with a big smile Kyoko could see in this darkness. However, she felt kind of guilty now that Tsuna is doing this for her. Not even knowing that Chrome and she are dating.

"W-well…I…you've been every night? To make sure I'm safe? Why…would you do that? I don't understand…you…" Kyoko looked to her side and clenched the plastic cup in her hand tighter. Making a cracking sound that Tsuna and she both heard which made Tsuna concerned about her. He knew somewhat what was on her mind in regards to him. He did reject her, but…

"Because I care about you Kyoko-chan. I always have and always will. Sure I rejected you…but…that was to protect you too. However, just because I rejected you doesn't mean I don't care about you…it just means…I'm not strong enough to be with you…to belong to you…" Tsuna said before he shifted his head away from Kyoko who clenched her gown, right above where her heart was beating.

So kind, so caring…this was Tsuna-kun. The person she loved the one that was so amazing in every possible way. Kyoko had totally forgotten her fear before she invited Tsuna in to her room. "You might as well come in then…no point in staying out here…idiot…if you're going to watch over me like some noble knight…then do it next to me…" Kyoko said blushing slightly but turned her head to avoid Tsuna seeing her do so. She opened up the door and led him inside. She went back to her bed and sat on it while Tsuna took a seat in a small chair across from her.

They were silent for a moment with nothing but the wind being heard outside. Tsuna could now see Kyoko in full view with moonlight shining upon her gracefully. The light tipped on to her as if the light belonged on her body. Tsuna could see her auburn shirt hair that touched her shoulders, her big and beautiful brown eyes, her pale but still clear white complexion that shone out from her blue patient's gown, her thin but curvaceous frame of a young woman, and her soft lips that glistened in the light. He thought she was so alluring, with the she looked like a mermaid who jumped out form the sea of moonlight, her feet and arms up to her hands were exposed to him. She was absolutely beautiful, a maiden who shines under the moon!

Then to Kyoko who gazed upon Tsuna, with eyes of detest and love. She adored his brown spiky hair, big brown eyes, calm demeanor, his weak and small frame, but powerful feeling of strength and will. She admired this person, dreamt of him! Now she fears not who he is, but what he is. A man. And it is men who hurt her, disgraced her, took away her dignity and revealed her shame, and forsaken her right as a woman and turned her into a toy that was held in their hands.

They were silent for a moment as they both knew not what to say to one another. The tension was high but not so much that it was unbearable. However, often did Kyoko wonder what Tsuna's true feelings were about her and her feelings to him and Chrome. Then Tsuna spoke up and alerted Kyoko this presence once again.

"So…how are you holding up…Kyoko?" Tsuna asked her as he raised his head to have his eyes meet hers. Kyoko then looked away to avoid the source of such a hard question before allowing her eyes to look upon it once again with an answer to face it.

"Well…I'm holding on. It still hurts; I have nightmares about it every night. Some days I feel everything at once, other I feel nothing at all," Kyoko said as she held that cup of water in between her hands firmly and said, "I don't know what's worst: Drowning beneath the waves, or dying from the thirst…" She said as she looked down into the cup to see her partial reflection in the water inside of it. She then saw Tsuna put a hand on the temple of his head and partially covered his right eye. Tsuna felt more guilt than anyone else about what happened to Kyoko, and he admitted to Kyoko his pains.

"I see…I'm so sorry Kyoko. I know you must hate me for not being there for you. I know that. Even if you say you don't, it's natural for someone to resent the person who was meant to save them. I promised you long before I would…back in our middle school days. Broken promises...No-Good Tsuna strikes again!" He proclaimed with his hands jazzing upward before he rested them upon his knees and leaned back in his chair with a sigh.

"You…don't have to blame yourself…Tsuna. I honestly…don't hate you. I could never hate you, but…thinking about you could have been there for me. It does upset me…but that's no reason for me to hate you or for you to feel guilty about it. We are only humans, and we can't do everything. The fact that you managed to come…and help me…is enough. I mean…look at us now. For some reason…when I look at you…I don't…feel afraid of you. I thought I would…yet…I'm not. I…don't understand why but I feel so hopeful with you. Like I'm looking up at a clear sky that is proof of a new day…" Kyoko said as she looked into Tsuna's eyes directly.

"You mean that Kyoko? I…mean I thought I was the only one who got that feeling when looking at you. You're my strength…you're my hope…so I thought…when I hear dabout your condition…you would…" Tsuna said lowly before Kyoko then finished for him, " Hate you?"

Tsuna looked at her and nodded. Kyoko sighed before she set her cup down on a stand next to her headboard and patted the spot next to her on the bed. Tsuna was taken aback by this for a moment, surprised she would let him get so close to her. However, he knew this was her way of proving her trust in him. Tsuna nervously took the seat next to Kyoko and kept his eyes fixated in front of him for some reason known to him. Then Kyoko suddenly rested her head on Tsuna'a shoulder and grabbed on to his left arm tightly. Tsuna was shocked by this and he looked down to see Kyoko desperately forcing herself. She was holding on to Tsuna with some struggle because of her condition, her face puckered, eyes closed, and mumbling as she tried to hold on.

"K-Kyoko-chan…?" Tsuna said in bewilderment.

"I-I…want my body to get the message!" Kyoko exclaimed to him. Tsuna continued to look at her as he then asked what she meant by that. Kyoko then raised her head and looked Tsuna eye to eye.

"I want my body to know that it shouldn't be afraid of you Tsuna…kun. I don't want ti to fear you of all men in this world, because you're the one who saved me. You always save me…and for that…my heart thanks you dearly…so I want my body to do so as well…" Kyoko said as Tsuna gulped and blushed from her words. His breathing increased, and he felt the excitement go through his body. Kyoko began to feel some of that excitement too, that sensational feeling in her body that a woman would feel for a man. The feeling of attraction, a want, a need, a sexual desire that she hadn't felt for some time. She blamed it on her hormones, and this body of hers that couldn't make up its mind about boys and girls! Their faces were incredibly close, and Kyoko has only felt this intimate with another unless it was…Chrome.

"You said…" Kyoko began, just barely able to process the words that were coming out her mouth. "You said you cared about me…that I'm your strength…so…why…why did you…reject me Tsuna? You said it was to protect me? What do you mean?" Kyoko worked up the courage to ask that question which brought down the intimate tension between them as Tsuna pulled away a bit. He needed a bit of space for his mind to think about that.

He sighed before saying, "Because…Kyoko…I am going to be a mafia boss. Don't you see? I can't get you involved in that…that mafia world. It's scary, unforgiving, and cruel beyond any measures. People could come after you to get at me, and they could hurt you…and so I wanted to keep our relationship distant. So no one would think to target you because of me…" Tsuna said as he looked away from Kyoko with his eyes closed. Kyoko felt sad to hear that she had even thought about anything bad towards Tsuna! He cared so dearly about her, and is trying so hard to protect her. And what has Kyoko done to repay all of that? Nothing…

Tsuna continued to say, "I knew that the only way to make you happy was to let you go and all I ever wanted was for you to be happy. So…I had to let you go before…" Tsuna said with shame in his voice. He felt that he was guilty of some crime against Kyoko when she felt he had done nothing wrong at all. Kyoko then looked down to see his hand close to her and felt her heart force her own hand to grab his suddenly. She felt nervous from holding his hand, how would he react? How would she feel? How would he feel? It was a nerve wrecking experience just from holding his hand, but from that simple touch she felt all the more better and so did Tsuna. They both looked at one another once more and in that instant with the moon as their witness, they kissed one another suddenly.

They then embraced the other with Tsuna's arms quickly wrapping around Kyoko, her arms wrapped around his neck with her fingers laced behind it. Their bodies pressed firmly against one another. Their lips locked, serving as a bridge that connected the two of them as they kissed. Their eyes closed as they felt the passion direct their every move. Was this truly passion? Was it lust? Was it need? All they knew was they felt such a strong desire to be with the other, feelings long since suppressed came to the surface to unveil itself under their silver witness in the sky.

They pulled away from the other and opened their eyes before they looked at each other. Kyoko shook her head, felt the salty droplets fill her eyes, and she looked at Tsuna sadly but happily. "Tsuna…I-if I asked you right now do you love me? What would you tell me?" Kyoko suddenly asked, almost sounded distressed as she demanded an answer. Tsuna didn't even need a moment to think about that as he brought his face closer to hers and smiled.

"I would tell you….that Kyoko Sasagawa has always been the girl I loved. You are my first love…you are my last love…and I want you to be my only love. So let me say it once more…I love you Kyoko," Tsuna said before the two embraced one another again. This time they let their desires take control, abandoning all sense of reasoning and instead relied on animalistic instinct and love to guide their bodies. His hands that removed the troublesome gown from her body to reveal nothing but her bare body. They were like magic, electrifying each part of her body as his fingers danced from her neck, down to her chest, and the rest of her body. His eyes were looking at her with lust, but they were a welcome sight. She needed to see his eyes to go through with this; she needed to know this was an act of love! Not the act of disgrace that hurt her so! She wanted the memories of what happened to be erased so badly!

Kyoko then reached up to remove Tsuna's shirt forcefully from his body. Revealing his amazing abdominal chest. He must have been working out for sure because his body was so divine to her. Her hands ran up his smooth chest that felt so warm, firm and strong. This was a man's chest, much different from a woman's chest which felt so much softer and gentler. He could break her easily, he was stronger. But she could tempt him easily, she was wiser. Their intimate act became a power struggle for a moment, each wanting to cling to the other. Each desiring to do what they wish with the other's body but in the end Tsuna won over Kyoko who felt her neck be bitten by the "animal" in front of her.

He was a lion, the king of this strange jungle they had entered together. The jungle was dark and mysterious, filling their minds with scary thoughts of what could happen next, what would appear, and what wouldn't. Yet she was a smaller animal in comparison to him, the mighty Lion. Yet she felt herself get easily taken over by his overflowing power over her, he could make her hips dance as his sneaky fingers snuck inside of her. Her voice cried out in pleasure to show that she was easily submitting to his might. His force that she enjoyed, the roughness that excited her. This was the world of pleasure between a man and a woman. Much different from the world of a woman with another woman, she couldn't tell what she loved more or felt better with.

And when his other hand reached her breast, she knew she was going to learn secrets about her body. How sensitive she was to his touch, how weak her breasts were to his hands. How easily it is for both her lips to be claimed by him. How high her voice could go, what noises she could make! She feared others would hear her so she put a hand over her mouth. She then saw this disappointed him, so she lifted her hand slightly to let her voice come out still which seemed to please this "animal."

Temptation, she learned was another secret her body held. She could easily tempt this animal to follow her in this jungle, off a cliff if she was cunning enough. Into a river if she was daring enough to go in to survive! He may be in control, but it is her body that controls him! He must follow her rules; it was she demands to happen to him even though he believes he is right. So she demanded he remove the rest of their clothes by his hands, like a queen ordering a servant. He easily removed his pants and underwear, tossing them aside to reveal the shaft of a powerful man indeed. She admitted, that took away all her courage as she gazed upon it.

However, once her panties were removed and she was ready to be taken by him. She realized that she was wearing the pair Chrome had given her. The one that said…the one that promised…heartbroken. Kyoko felt a pain in her chest, but at the time disregarded it so easily as her mind focused on the pain of being "broken" for the first time as Tsuna entered her body. Filling her full with thoughts only of him as they loved throughout the night, the night that covered their secret meeting, their hidden love for the other, and the truth of the problems they will cause.

So when the morning light came to reveal the two in bed with the other, and they awoke to realize their situation. Tsuna was the first to be dressed before Kyoko, they both knew Chrome would be there early and neither…wanted that to happen. Though Tsuna for a much different reason that Kyoko. He left her in that bed with a kiss on her cheek and questions that sat on the forefront of her mind. Does she truly love Chrome? Or does she really love Tsuna? And more importantly…

"Will you go out with me Kyoko?"

Kyoko was truly saved by Tsuna, but Chrome has also saved her too. Now she lays there, her naked self revealed in the harsh sunlight which mocked her body. Revealing her shame, she was after all just human. An animal…who needed saving…but now she wonders…what lies ahead of her? Beyond the jungle of animals?

Next Chapter:A Woman's Ballad