5986 & ALL SPECIAL ONESHOT ~ HARU SURPRISE DAY
Pairings: 5986
Time Slot: 2nd of May = the day prior to Haru's birthday
Topic: Surprise Date | Theme: Fluff | POV: Gokudera's
"Gokudera-kun, can you go, then?" "At your service, 10th, always!" "No, well, you know, it's for Haru we're preparing all of that, so, you know…" "Don't worry, 10th! It will be a perfect secret mission! I promise upon my honour to you that not a damn word will pass my lips to reveal the plan!" "Well, there is that too, but actually, how to put it… The thing is I would really like is, hum, can you be, well, you know, make an effort with Haru today." "… I… do not get your meaning, 10th. I'm always very proud of all the tasks you give me, so there is no damn reason to mess up when bringing this Stupid Woman here, and…" "Here! See, that's the problem, Gokudera-kun. I mean, it's not like I don't know you don't get along with Haru, but… I mean it's her birthday, so just, I mean, just be nice, okay? I really count on you." "1-10th! I'll definitely show myself worthy of your trust, and…" "Gokudera-kun, I think Tsuna-kun wants to say that you have to do your best for Haru, not for him." "Kyoko-chan, my saviour…!" "See, Gokudera-kun, Tsuna-kun and us all are all trying to make Haru-chan happy today, so please take good care of her, be nice to her and escort her well for our share as well, alright?" "Awww, thank you Kyoko-chan, I couldn't find the right words, and…" "Tsk, if it's for the 10th…" "Hahaha, come on, Gokudera! It's no big deal to be nice once in a while, right? You just have to stop calling her stupid or annoying for today and it will make everyone happy. Let's have fun all together!" "Are you looking for a fight, Baseball Nut?!" "Actually, Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto is right. Promise me not to call Haru by bad words today." "1-10th…?" "It's her birthday, remember? So please do your best to keep her happy until you arrive here, okay?" "Ugh… al-alright, I promise, 10th…"
Gokudera is still dwelling on the episode while waiting for Midori Middle School bell to ring.
Tsk… Elite schools sure slave their students, don't they… Finishing classes so late, damn… Gokudera grumbles inwardly while leaning casually on the portal wall.
According to his calculation, based on the average time for a middle school girl to pack her things after classes and exit campus, then he'll just have to walk down with her until Yamamoto's restaurant right on time for the welcoming feast. Nothing big…
"Say say, don't you think this guy is too handsome, giggle!"
Damn… He had forgotten girls could be so noisy and annoying… Actually, when comparing with the rest of her school, this Stup… hum hum… she is actually almost quiet, tsk… And at least she never bothers him with some stupid blushing face thinking he would have nothing better to do than talk or hang out with her… Just how retarded are girls in general, that they don't even bother to keep their damn comments low, tsk…
"Ahiii…? Gokudera-san…?"
TILT. Gokudera has never felt so grateful to see Haru for about as long as he can remember – except for the times he was glad to see her alive, but that's another topic more related to mafia wars than friendship.
"I've come to pick you up." He says with less annoyance than usual, even smiling faintly at his deliverance when making eye-contact with the person he is in charge of escorting to the 10th.
"A…hi…?"
W-what…?! She's making kind of a weird face, damn… Don't tell me she has other plans and won't be coming…
"I said I've come to take you with me."
At still receiving no answer except the puzzled look of two big chestnut eyes, Gokudera feels suddenly aggravated.
"… too slow…!" "Ahiii?!"
Why is this Stup… hum hum… she so troublesome…?! And to think we went through the trouble of arranging everything just for her, tsk… What if I show up late and the 10th is disappointed in me and…
"Huf huf, w-wait Gokudera-san! W-why are you… and just slow down, Haru can't keep up!" Haru is panting behind his back, trying to snatch her wrist out of his hand as they go down the streets towards their destination only he knows.
BIBIIP.
The sound of his pager suddenly stops Gokudera in his track and he shoots a puzzled glance at it, wondering what kind of emergency can lead the 10th to contact him – as only the 10th was given his number.
"Delay! Don't come now."
Gokudera freezes on the spot, releasing Haru's hand without realising.
Crap… Hopefully this Stup… hum hum… she didn't see his face… Damn, poker face, poker face… He needs to keep his poker face or he'll fail his mission of bringing her discreetly without leaking any hint… He'd never be able to face the 10th if he wastes all their efforts by spoiling the surprise effect, damn…
Gokudera quickly chills out and scans their surroundings with a puzzled annoyed expression, in search of a phone cabin to call back 'HQ' and learn more about the situation.
"Wait here!" He asks Haru when leaving her catch her breathe on the sideway before crossing the street.
Some coin inserted in the machine later, and he's connected with a familiar voice.
"Haha, Gokudera called back, I told you, Tsuna." "… just hand this damn phone to the 10th before I bomb you, Baseball Nut…!" "Ah, Gokudera-kun…?" "Sasagawa?" "Tsuna-kun is busy running after Lambo-kun, I'm very sorry to be answering instead." "I see. Then what's the situation?" "Actually, during their playing, Lambo-kun and I-pin-chan have burnt the welcome banner so we're redoing it right now. It will take some time, so can you please stay with Haru-chan until then?" "Ah, Gokudera-kun!" "10th!" "Yes. Gokudera-kun, please do your best, as discreetly as possible. I think we'll need one hour more at least. I'll just message you when we're ready, alright? So… Aaah, Lambo! What are you doi…" TUT TUT TUT.
Gokudera clenches his teeth as he hangs up the receiver, wondering what to do for the time being.
"Ahiii, wait, Gokudera-san, where are you bringing Haru…?!" "… in town…" "Ahiii?!"
Yeah, town is his best option… The 10th said last time that this Stup… hum hum… she seemed interested in a coffee shop there, so maybe he can keep her busy with some food…
Gokudera thus watches patiently as his hostage is taking her time to choose some strawberry parfait, wondering what he should do after that.
Now that he thinks about it, isn't she still wearing her uniform… Won't it be a mismatch with the costume Reborn-san prepared for her… She loves costumes so she might feel bad not to enjoy it fully because her clothes don't coordinate with it, right…
TILT. Before he realises, Gokudera's feet have brought him at the back of the store to ask the shop manager to borrow their phone.
After a couple minutes:
Damn that Aneki, making fun of me…! Choosing girl's clothes can't be that difficult, tsk… I just have to find a good shop and… Wait, why is this Stup… hum hum… she avoiding my eyes now… She hasn't even started her parfait yet…
"… you have all your time but it's ice-cream, you know. So just starts digging in, already, tsk…" "Ah, hum… thank-you-desu…"
Don't tell me she was waiting for me to come back before starting…
Somehow, the thought takes Gokudera aback, annoying him for some unknown reason.
Isn't today supposed to be her birthday… The 10th even said to take good care of her, so why would she be considerate to him instead, damn… That won't do… He'll definitely have to make up for it or he won't be able to report proudly to the 10th later on…
"A… After that, let's go… shopping, okay?"
TILT. Gokudera tumbles on his own words at seeing Haru freeze with a mouthful of strawberry in her mouth, raising her eyes towards him in complete disbelief.
"Don't just look at me like that!… I… I said we go shopping. It's your damn school uniform, right? So let's just buy something else, you got it?!"
D-damn, what's this Stup… hum hum… her problem…?! Why is she staring at me like that…?!
"… can Gokudera-san repeat what he just said…?"
The whisper is more than Gokudera can bear with and he feels his cheeks flush, before nervously looking for something to make her quiet and stop acting like if he was acting weird.
NOM. The spoon of her parfait stuffed between her lips manages to momentarily mute her, but only until the long noisy ranting of usual manages to put them at the door of the Café.
"Ahiii! Haru is so mad! Are you taking Haru for a pet or something?! What is your problem, annoying Aho?! And first of all, why did you come to pick up Haru and decided to bring Haru with you?! Suspicious-desu!"
C-crap… She's starting to suspect something… What to say…?! No damn way I'd let the 10th efforts go to waste…
"I… Don't… Just… Raah! J-just stay with me, okay?"
Gokudera pauses uneasily at receiving no answer. Haru's expression is even hidden under the shadow of her hair, and he can't help feeling suddenly very anxious.
"… Haru is going home…"
Gokudera's eyes widen in panic at seeing her turning heels to walk away.
Don't mess with me…! What did I say wrong?!
"Wait, Stup… Raah, tsk, damn it! I mean, wait… please!" "…?!" "J-just come with me! Stay with me for a while and I'll bring you to a place you'll like, okay?"
Crap… She's looking weirdly at him again… No but what kind of expression is that, so aggravating… She won't leave, right… Please tell him she's not going to say she's leaving again…
"Ahiii, true! Haru needs to go to the tailor place!"
Aah…? Tailor?! What kind of retarded useless place does she want to be going to…?! Crap, no wait, he's the one supposed to escort her until the party, so it doesn't matter where as long as they can pass time until the 10th calls him…
"Y-yeah, great. Then let's go together."
She's looking at me… Damn… She's looking at my hand, but... letting go... is it really okay to let go… What if she tries to run away again… Ah, but I'm faster than her, so it's not like I can't grab her back by force, but…
But no, she didn't run away… She's now running around the haberdashery shop like a kid in wonderland…
Just what kind of idiot would be happy in this kind of… Eh, isn't that section for customization? Woow, I can't believe they have so many metal accessories for clothes and leather! Damn amazing, even the spikes come in different shapes! Ooh, and these skull buttons too!
TILT. Gokudera comes back to his senses half-an-hour later only, when they're finally out of the shop with their purchases.
The plan… Damn, he almost forgot the original plan…
And making use of Haru's good mood, Gokudera drags her to a shop on the other side of the street, having quickly surveyed that Italian fashion should do the job.
Great, the shop assistants here are reactive and efficient!
It only takes Gokudera a couple glances around to spot the most matching colours with the costume waiting for Haru back at the party, and after re-evaluating the coordination based on the difference of lightning between this shop and their destination, he hands Haru over to the shop ladies with three full sets to try on.
"… what…?" "N-nothing-desu! Don't just stare at Haru like that, it feels weird!"
Staring… Crap, what is this Stup… hum hum… she saying…?! He wasn't starting at her, right?! It's only to have the definite proof he picked right, damn it! He's definitely not staring because this outfit is making her look different from usual… Tsk, yeah no, too different, too unsettling, damn it… To think he chose it himself too, this damn girly outfit... Why was this damn outfit his first pick for her…?! D-damn… why it feels very hot suddenly…
Gokudera steals another glance at the silhouette standing by the fitting room, pulling shyly on the curtain as if ready to hide behind it.
Why has this damn girl so little confidence when he took the trouble of choosing something for her?! Ah, crap, now he even feels more aggravated… None of this would be happening if this Stup… hum hum… Haru was able to coordinate her own outfit better! It's for the 10th Surprise Party, for Hell's sake!
"It's not my fault if you have zero notions about colours, tsk! How come you're so good at picking and matching stuff for costumes but not for your own clothes…" "Ahiii! Mean-desu! Haru is just… well…"
Crap…! She said 'mean' just now… The 10th is going to be angry at him if he can't keep his promise of being nice to her and escorting her properly…
Gokudera swallows back uneasily, diverting his attention on the accessories on the shelf on which he had been leaning on when waiting for her to change.
He needs to be more considerate, damn… Let's see, he's already applied all theories available to help her match her outfit: from the low heels of her shoes to the decoration of the hairclip, he's carefully considered everything! Everything she's wearing has been scientifically approved, and…
TILT. Gokudera freezes on the spot with a very disturbing thought.
W-wait… Everything…
Gokudera feels his cheeks burn heatedly, unable to put the right words on the unsettling feeling of having a girl wearing clothes you gave her, of having everything touching her skin be something you gave her, of having basically this powerful sensation of owning all of it and being able to remove it to your liking.
Damn…!
Unable to think about looking at her once again inside another outfit he's chosen for her, Gokudera walks away at full speed, before freezing mid-way at wondering what he's doing, and finally settling that yeah, he's just on his way to phone HQ, obviously.
But the phone call only ends up on Yamamoto's father as everyone else is apparently busy getting ready, meaning they shouldn't stay too long either and head there once the shopping will be done.
When hanging up, Gokudera feels unusually troubled. The last parting words of this damn Baseball Nut's father about treating Haru well are slowly sipping into him as he realises he hasn't done anything for her at all for the entire day.
Well, there is this little thing he's picked at the haberdashery because it was redeemed with his own purchases and, at that time, it looked like something she might like but, objectively speaking, he hasn't put in a lot of efforts for her at all…
The thought brings a bitter after-taste to Gokudera's mouth, and he clenches his teeth with a guilty scowl while calling for the shop attendant to prepare the bill, before walking to the fitting room again.
"Oy!" "Ah, G-Gokudera-san!"
Damn… It can't be that his heart skipped a beat just now, right… This second coordinated outfit 'just' happens to be suiting her, as expected during the picking analysis… Definitely nothing related to why he's unsure if his poker face is still on or not… And first of all, it's not like there would be any feeling to betray his poker face, damn it…
"Looks good, let's take it and go." "Eh?" "I'll pay so just ask the staff to remove labels and we're out." "Ah, wait!" "What?" "T-that's… Haru can't let Gokudera-san pay! No-reason-desu!"
Why is she messing up with me again…?! First she annoys me to no end by looking like that inside these clothes I've damn picked for her, and now that I'm trying to close the topic, she… Tsk…!
"I said I pay, so don't mess with me. At least shut it up when it's your birthday, tsk. And let's go."
Damn… Why always so irritating… Just when I decided to treat her to something, she has to complain against it, damn it… We'll be late too…
Gokudera curtly thanks the shop ladies as they leave, taking double care in being sure his 'mission' is following close to him. Strangely enough, she looks completely spiritless or lost in thoughts, and he has to pull her after him.
She's… alright… right…? Gokudera worries despite himself at seeing his usual bickering partner following him so docilely.
BIBIIP. The long awaited message makes Gokudera snap and he stops instantly his steps to pull out his pager, not even minding the soft crash of Haru having bumped into him from behind at his abrupt stop.
"40min more, sorry!"
D…damn, what to do… They're already too far from the shopping district to go back…
"L-let's walk… a bit more…" Gokudera mutters with all the determination he can gather while rummaging his mind to find some other time-consuming excuse he hasn't used yet.
Hopefully, Haru is apparently not minding the delay too much and even follows willingly by his side as he guides her to the park instead of following the sidewalk.
She often comes to the park with the kids, right…?! The park should be no probl… Oh, crap…!
Gokudera collapses on a bench next to her with whatever composure he can gather at realizing the situation he has dragged them both into. Impossible to look anywhere without witnessing the display of affection of the neighbouring couples: a hug on the left, a kiss on the right, something sounding a little hotter than a kiss behind them…
Damn it, why for Hell's sake did he suggest to sit at the park?! He can't even look in her eyes anymore, now…!
He relax his head backwards to glance at the flamboyant skies, wondering how on Earth he could start a conversation with the one sitting at the other end of the bench and clearly avoiding to make eye-contact with him.
D-damn… what if she says she wants to go home again…?
TILT. Gokudera reacts at noticing a group of high-schoolers making their way across the park while talking aloud about going to find some girls. Are these assholes seriously expecting him not to notice they've shot a glance to the one sulking on his left while furrowing in her bag of haberdashery purchases.
"Oy…" "Ahiii…?" "Talk to me." "Ahiii?!" "Just anything, tsk. Get talking, already!" "…?! Ahiii?! No but what is your prob…?!" BAM.
His hand grabs her shoulder to pull the one too slow to react by his side faster, even tightening the hold with an arm behind her back to show the nearby wolves that their targeted sheep has a shepherd chaperoning her already.
"I said talk to me." Gokudera insists while staring deep into her eyes.
"E-Em… Emeralds… Emeralds are really beautiful, aren't they…? They're not even completely pure crystals too, but still, beautiful-desu… D-doesn't Gokudera-san a-agree…?" "Gemmology? Fine with me: hope you know your topic…"
As Haru keeps on with her unexpected topic, Gokudera watches, from the corner of his eye, the high-schoolers slightly changing trajectory to go back to the main path bypassing the park fountain, walking farther and farther from the bench side.
Tsk… Did they damn expect me to mess up on my mission for the 10th?!
His eyes lower on his 'mission' who is still keeping on about emeralds and crystals geological formation, letting blanks for him to answer her from times to times.
Wait… How come he's still keeping on with her…? How come he forgot his initial motive so fast, not letting go of Haru even once the annoyance gone…? How come he really talked to her for so long on such a weird topic as if it was a common passion to discuss geological issues about gem formation…? How come he can't help noticing that they've come even closer to each other now than they were at the beginning of the conversation…?
"… Gokudera-san…?"
How come it actually feels good inside to be having a normal talk with this girl he never thought would actually hold up on par with him on something scientific out of the blue…? How come it doesn't feel annoying to hold onto another person for so long…? How come he doesn't feel like letting go…?
"Gokudera-san?"
How come her big chestnut eyes feel closer and closer…?
BIBIIP. Gokudera freezes at about five centimetres from Haru's face, and it takes him about two to three seconds to come back to his senses, jump on his feet precipitately while avoiding her eyes and shooting a glance at his pager.
… Finally…!
Gokudera grabs Haru's hand to make her follow after him despite having not yet defrost – again. Somehow, he can't manage to make eye-contact as they walk down the streets at full speed.
Just what was he about to do before this damn message…
As streets and crossings pass down his field of vision without him really minding them, Gokudera can't help trying to sort out his own feelings.
Just why isn't he able to look at her or speak at her right now…
"Huf huf… G-Gokudera-san, wh…? A… hi…? Yamamoto-san's Sushi Restaurant, why…?" Haru's out-of-breath question as they reach their destination interrupts Gokudera's train of thoughts.
… Finally…
He has finally brought her where he was supposed to bring her… No need to run around anymore, no need to pretend anymore, no need to gain time anymore…
Damn, just why isn't he saying anything… Just why isn't he letting go already… Just let go, damn it!
The eerie feeling of having his fingers let go while not wanting to let go aggravate Gokudera further and he clenches his teeth to get rid of the last shreds of troubled feelings still lingering in his chest.
I brought her here for only one reason…!
PUSH.
The door opens on the ones he has left not so long ago… not long ago, but long enough to make his heart feel a lot heavier than before…
BANG BANG BANG. "SURPRIIIIISE!"
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