A/N: Very little editing for this chapter. I might've skimmed over it. Sorry. =C

More FuutaxLamboxI-Pin. One more chapter then onto the Reborn thing which has to do with the Lambo being one of six Guardians, his Maman, and his birthday.

"Hey, Lambo!" some boys called out after the curly haired kid who was surrounded by giggling girls.

"Hm?" Lambo hummed, turning to them among his sea of admirers. "What is it?" He asked coolly while running a hand through his hair and making the girls squeal (no one noticed, but their high-pitched squeaks made the Lambo flinch).

"Well," One of the boys said, all of them bowing their heads, feeling inferior to Lambo's supreme popularity despite his stupidity and mediocre athleticism. It wasn't that Lambo didn't have physical prowess, it was just he was too lazy to use it especially since his Mama always discouraged him from showing off too much during his early years. "It was just that, the five of us were going to hold a group date with some girls, but they're refusing to go unless you come. I know we don't talk to you much, but could you please tag along?"

Lambo raised an eyebrow before sharply asking, "Why should I?"

The boys winced. They didn't expect such a coarse reply. "You see," Another one piped up. "Tanaka really likes this girl, but her friends say the group date is only on if we got you to come along. We're a bit afraid it might be his only chance to approach her, will you please help us out? We'll do something for you in return."

"Takoyaki."

"…Huh?"

Lambo glowered at the cluster of males. "Wherever we all go on this date, get me takoyaki! Or any sort of food will be good."

The group of male students' eyes brightened. "Wow, really?" "Thanks, Lambo!" "You're awesome, man!" "Here's the info!" One guy said, handing Lambo a paper with the day, the time, and place scribbled on it. "Thanks again, see ya!" Then the guys were off.

Lambo stared at the paper and groaned. "What have I gotten myself into?"

The girls around him all whined.

"Lambo-kun's going on a group date?"

"I wanna go too!"

"Don't let anyone seduce you, Lambo-kun!"

Fuuta couldn't stop laughing. Lambo's face was red with both anger and embarrassment. Out of all the predicted reactions, he hadn't imagined this to be one of them. Eventually the man's hoots and howls slowed and the tears creeping out his eyes were wiped away though the pain in his stomach stuck around for a while.
"S-Sorry…" The twenty year-old muttered, regaining his composure. "It's just you're so stupid." Then glancing around for any sign of the other two Guardians that lived in the house, Fuuta leaned into Lambo and gave him a peck on the cheek. "I wouldn't be mad about something like that since you're doing someone a favor. Don't be so worried."

Lambo huffed and looked away. "Don't do that in the wide open. They could come in here at any time and see." He squirmed nervously on the couch.

Fuuta exhaled and nodded. "You're right, sorry." Then he spent a single second in thought. "But," he blurted. "Why do we even have to hide it? Why can't we tell them?"

Now it was Lambo's turn to laugh hysterically. "Are you serious?" He said, slapping Fuuta on the back. "No way! First off, our ages. Though my birthday isn't that far away, we'll still have a gap large enough for people to disapprove. Not only that, but it's awkward since you're my childhood friend and all…" A pause. "Besides, if they knew, they would become suspicious around you and it'd be harder to be alone with you." Lambo said, blushing and his glazed eyes fixed on the floor.

Fuuta could feel his self-restraint crumbling away. "L-L-Lambo!" His body trembled with desire. He reached out to pull the boy close, but found himself grabbing onto nothing as Lambo expertly evaded the hug and Gokudera entered the room.

"Hey, you two!" He called out. "What's up?"

Fuuta's face fell with disappointment while Lambo twiddled his thumbs saying, "Nothing. We were just going to my room to study. Please don't disturb us. My concentration is a valuable thing and shouldn't be broken, Hato-nii." Lambo entwined his fingers with Fuuta's. "Come on."

Fuuta swallowed, hoping several things in his head at once. Then, in a zombie-like form, he was led to Lambo's room by the curly-haired boy's dainty hand.

As Gokudera watched them go off, he promised himself that he would check up on them in a few minutes. Fuuta was officially suspicious. The two could not be left alone.

"Lambo?"

"I-Pin-chan?"

The two shouted at each other, shocked by their friend's presence at the group date.

"Whoa!" One of the boys shouted. "You know her?"

Lambo nodded. "She's an old friend." He sadly noted the fact that the word 'friend' visibly dulled I-Pin's spirits. Seeing her dismayed face made his heart clench.

One of the guys stood on his toes and whispered into Lambo's ear, "Dude! That's the chick Tanaka likes! You should totally hook them up!" When the guy pulled away, he gave Lambo a thumbs up. Meanwhile, Lambo saw a girl say something under her breath to I-Pin as well.

Lambo rolled his eyes and once again asked himself why he had decided to go through with this.

"Alright!" A petite girl said while eying Lambo. "What should we do first?"

The ten teens scanned the towering rides of the amusement park, as well as the stretch of game booths and concession kiosks.

"No idea, there's so much stuff…" One boy murmured.

"Ooh!" A girl shouted. "Look at that cute stuffed animal!"

"The panda?"

"Yeah! Someone win it for me, will you?" She squealed. Some of the boys started bragging about their skills at those types of games as the crowd moved towards the booth. Lambo found himself uninterested and stayed in place, looking over at the brightly colored scene. I-Pin had stayed behind too, both watching as their friends moved further and further away.

"Some dude here likes you." Lambo stated blatantly after feeling as though something should be said.

"A girl named Hitomi here likes you. And you should remember the names of your friends, Lambo."

They didn't look at each other as they spoke. Lambo shrugged. "Can you really call them friends? I'm here because I pitied him."

"That's cruel. If you don't enjoy someone's company, don't go near them, idiot."

"I guess, but if you're going to reject the guy—"

"Who said I would?" I-Pin snapped making Lambo look at her, astonished. They held this gaze for a few moments.

"Lambo-san!" One of the other kids called from the game booth where the girls were giggling and motioning for I-Pin to join them.

Lambo mindlessly started heading over with I-Pin treading behind, burning holes in his back with her glare.

"Haha! Lambo-san, you're surprisingly good at that kind of stuff, huh?" One male laughed, patting Lambo on the back.

Lambo blushed and looked away. "It's because one of my guardians taught how to pitch though I had absolutely no interest in baseball." He then had a traumatic flashback to his younger days when Yamamoto tried to play catch with him like a good big brother. It didn't end well. "Oh yeah, don't think I haven't forgotten that you guys owe me food."

The guys laughed. "Right, right!" "Of course you wouldn't forget!" "At this point, we thought you were just a buddy doing us a favor!"

Lambo flinched at the words. Right, buddies…

Hitomi wrapped her arms around Lambo's and asked, "Hey, do you want to go on the Ferris wheel? Just us two?"

The boys wolf whistled and quietly made jokes. At the same time, I-Pin could feel her skin prickle, she turned to Tanaka. "Us too." She demanded. "Let's go on the Ferris wheel together."

There weren't any replies, the four just started walking in the direction of the ride, Lambo's expression listless and indifferent while I-Pin wore one of determination.

Once they got to the doors of one the cars, Lambo stared inside then down at the girl on his arm then around his back to see I-Pin and Tanaka waiting for their turn to get inside one of the enclosed cars. Without thinking too hard about it, Lambo pushed Hitomi away from him, a small shout coming from her, and pulled I-Pin to him. "Sorry." He said monotonously to Tanaka. "I'll have to borrow her for a minute." He went into the Ferris wheel car and closed the door. The Ferris wheel moved a bit so that the next car came down.

"Wait!" Tanaka called out after them though he knew it was too late. "No fair, Lambo! You asshole!"

Hitomi matched his feelings. "That jerk! How could he?" The two finding that their newfound hatred for Lambo being a commonality, entered the next car together and began to hit it off. So, don't worry, they weren't too upset.

The enormous wheel moved slowly, allowing each car to get a full view of the park's lights twinkling in the night's elongated shadow. Lambo sat inside the car on small bench directly across from I-Pin (Ew, prepositions).

"For some reason," Lambo said drearily. "I couldn't stand the idea of you being alone with that guy."

I-Pin's cheeks tinted pink. "O-oh."

A short break in his speech. "You won't know what I mean by this, because it's a secret." Lambo finally said. "But that was an extremely selfish thing for me to do. Not just because he liked you, but…" He bit his bottom lip. "I'm sorry."

"A secret?" I-Pin asked. "Don't hold any secrets from me, Lambo! You can tell me anything, remember?"

His hand, he couldn't hold it back. He gently rubbed her cheek before cupping it and forcing her to look into his eyes. "You're so precious to me, I-Pin. That's why I can't tell you."

Her heart beat rapidly. She couldn't tell if the tears were cause by what he had said or her face heating up. She wanted to say it, but if she did would he say it back to her? No. She told herself. There's no way. Something was in the way. Something…

"So, how was it? Did you cheat on me?" Fuuta snickered laying Lambo's bed with his shirt on the floor and pants unzipped.

With his shirt unbuttoned, Lambo straddled the man underneath him. He scoffed and put his hands on his hips. "If you're going to say something stupid like that, I can stop, y'know?"

"No, no! I didn't mean it." The brown-haired man leaned up and gave his lover a quick kiss then smiled. "You're so cute."

Lambo's heart was going mad, he wanted to say it. And it was the most warming feeling in the world for him to know that he would hear it back.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

(A Short, Pointless) Omake: A Request for I-Pin

"Delivery Girl!" A girl whined, bursting into the ramen shop. "Please do us a favor!"

"Huh? Wh-What?" I-Pin sputtered, shocked by the sudden clamor made by a swarm of young ladies that had poured into the shop.

"We have this group date thing going on and we're getting this guy from our school to come, but one of the other guys going says that the dates not on unless you come along to. We said you'd definitely be there without a second thought, so… please attend the date!" The group of girls bowed, all evidently shaking.

I-Pin smiled and told them to not be so formal. "Let's not be strangers." She said. "Sure, I'll go, but you'll have to call me by my name, okay? It's I-Pin."

"I-Pin-chan, got it! Thank you very much, I-Pin-chan! Let's exchange numbers and I'll text you the info."

Note: Tanaka is the boy's last name and Hitomi is the girl's first name. They got generic names because I didn't care they were only in the fic for five sentences. xD

But also, it just shows that I-Pin is on better terms with girls her age then Lambo is with boys his age.