Title: The Idiotic Smiling Guy

By: dreamerz06

Fandom: Katekyoushi Hitman Reborn!

Pairing: Yamamoto/Tsuna (8027)

Disclaimer: KHR! belongs Amano Akira

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It was yet another unfortunate day for Tsuna. His recent maths test marked 12%, the maths teacher asked for a parent's meeting, and even during PE session he was 'headshot' by the soccer ball in front of his crush, Kyoko-chan. However, these events were just common in a day for 'No-Good-Tsuna'. The school was over, as Tsuna decided to stay back to think of an excuse for the parent's meeting.

"Watch out!!" A ball flew directly towards Tsuna's and landed perfectly on his forehead. "Ouch!"

"Did it hit you? Are you alright?" Tsuna looked up to see a boy with a cheerful grin and a bat on his shoulder. There were traces of dirt all over his baseball t-shirt. From the look of it, the boy, Yamamoto Takeshi, had been practicing baseball ever since the school's over. No wonder he was the baseball ace for the school, with all the hard work he put in it.

"Eh, I'm alright. I was just thinking of something," Tsuna sighed, which looked a bit spaced out as he rubbed on the red spot where the ball had landed.

"Hey, you're the infamous 'No-Good-Tsuna', right? Even people from my class talked about you sometimes. You should really stop spacing out and work harder!" Yamamoto replied with his carefree attitude.

"Ah! I gotta go now. My team members are calling, so see ya!" Yamamoto picked up the ball and gave another bright smile before running back to the field.

'What's with that! So what if you're the baseball ace for the school? Baseball freak!' Tsuna thought angrily as he started walking back home. Moreover, the fact that the other boy told him off so naturally with that stupid grin on his face just ticked Tsuna off.

"Tadaima," as Tsuna walked towards the stairs, his mother stood in front of him. "Tsuna, I heard the maths paper out today. How did it go?" asked Tsuna's mother.

'Crap, because of the ball incident I totally forgot to think of an excuse,' thought Tsuna. He had no choice but to hand over the test paper and confess about the parent's meeting. As a result, he got an hour of lecture and a much hated 'carrot and radish' meal for dinner. Today was really bad, even when comparing with the usual standard for 'No-Good-Tsuna'. And half of it was due to a baseball freak who knew nothing but baseball and grinning 24/7.

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It was Saturday, the day for the parent's meeting. Tsuna hoped that the day would end earlier. He knew that another lecture would be up when he gets home later. Upon entering the class, he had never expected to see Yamamoto with his father at the other end of class. Both of them had scored the lowest grade in school. Yamamoto had explained that he must've focused too much on the baseball competition that the supposedly 'sense of touch' left him during the exam. 'That makes no sense at all,' thought Tsuna. After some discussion, it was decided that Tsuna and Yamamoto would join up and form a study group to work together an hour a day. Satisfied with the solution, the parents went back leaving the students to discuss about the study group.

"Hey, we meet again Tsuna! Is that why you looked so depressed the other day...that you scored badly in the test?" said Yamamoto. Tsuna just nodded and looked away while Yamamoto reached his hand to ruffle through Tsuna's hair. "Really! You are cute, Tsuna, just like what other people had described!"

Tsuna was shocked by the comment. Cute? Never in his 15 years that he was ever called cute, well, except by his overly obsessed father. "What!? I'm not cute! The word 'cute' would only suit someone like Kyoko-chan, and not someone like me. Eeep! I meant..." Tsuna trying hard to explain.

"Haha! Sorry, I'm always direct with my words. So, why don't we have something to eat first? I know of a good place nearby." Yamamoto took Tsuna's hand and started heading out of the school. Tsuna did nothing but followed Yamamoto's lead. He was still blushing hard, hence somewhat glad that Yamamoto didn't press on his words any further. The larger hand that held tightly to his hand was warm and Tsuna peeked up to see the other boy still grinning like an idiot. 'Still, why does this guy smile so much anyway?' Tsuna thought, and unknowingly a smile crept up to his own face as well.

The destination was not far; after a fifteen minutes walk from the school, there's a sushi shop located at the middle of a row of shop. However, what's more unexpected was that the owner of the sushi shop was none other than Yamamoto's father. After some light snacks, the two boys went to Yamamoto's room.

The room had clearly reflected Yamamoto's personality. Although it was not large, the room was neat and organised. There's also a poster of a baseball legend on the wall and many other baseball equipments at the corner of the room. A ray of light slipped in through the half closed curtains of the window and brightened the entire room. Strangely, the room was not hot at all, instead it makes one feel calm and comforting.

"What? Is there something wrong with my room?" asked Yamamoto.

"No, I was just thinking that it looks a lot like you," replied Tsuna.

"Haha, so do you like it?" Yamamoto asked again, and one can almost see hints of anticipation on his face.

"Mmm, it is really calm and comfortable," replied Tsuna, and almost immediately he can see another big idiotic grin on the other boy's face. 'Why is he smiling again?' thought Tsuna.

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Their fifth study group session was just over. Tsuna was completely exhausted but still confused over the maths questions. 'Really, why do we have to learn Pythagoras anyway? It's not like I've ever seen any adults using it,' thought Tsuna. Nevertheless, Yamamoto seemed to grasp those maths questions with ease. It seemed that the only reason for his bad grade was due to his obsession with baseball. Moreover, Tsuna has never seen a baseball freak like Yamamoto, who started his baseball practice immediately after the study group session. 'According to Yamamoto, practicing baseball after study helps him to remember his study better. How did he get these strange ideas anyway?' thought Tsuna while staring at Yamamoto practicing bat swinging at the empty space.

Yamamoto was popular, even Tsuna can tell that much. With a good-looking face and such cheerful attitude, who wouldn't like him? Especially during lunch break, there're always girls rounding up at Yamamoto every single time. 'I'm gonna ask him to have our lunch break together at the rooftop the next time,' thought Tsuna. And also during his baseball practice... speaking of that, doesn't he look sort of cute now? Eh, cute? What am I thinking? I liked Kyoko-chan, right? Oh no, did I said 'liked'? This is bad! I'm weird, Yamamoto's gonna find out! What should I do?

"Tsuna! Tsuna! Are you alright? You've been spacing out a lot, and why is your face so red?"

"Eeeep!! Yamamoto. Erm, nothing. It's just that the weather is hot, eh? Ahaha..."

"Let's see," Yamamoto then put his hand on Tsuna's forehead. "No sign of fever, you should be fine after some rest."

Tsuna quickly moved away from Yamamoto's hand. "I'm alright, really. It's quite late now so I gotta go. See you tomorrow!"

"Wait, Tsuna!" Yamamoto grabbed the smaller boy's shoulder and lessened their gap. "Are you sure you're alright?" By now, Tsuna's face was redder than a beetroot. He desperately tried to hide his blushing face hoping that Yamamoto won't notice anything different.

However, Yamamoto instinctively leaned over and gave Tsuna a light peck on his lips.

"Eeehhh!!!! Wha...what did you do just now!?" Tsuna tried to calm down but failed miserably in doing so.

"Erm, I don't know. A kiss? I thought that might help you to calm down a bit. Did it not work? Hmm...." replied Yamamoto as he shone a big idiotic grin on his face.

He knew it. He definitely knew it. What should I do? Tsuna seriously thought he was going to die of embarrassment. Then, a tiny orange flame appeared on his forehead as hell broke loose. Clothes were strewn off as Tsuna started dashing full speed away shouting "I'll definitely dig a hole in my house and hide there forever!"

"Interesting reaction. Really, Tsuna can be so cute sometimes. By the way, why did I kiss him just now?" Yamamoto asked himself. Well, not that it matters. I'll meet him again tomorrow at the study group anyway. It will be fun, he snickered.

End

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dreamerz06 note:

Errr...I can't believe I've forgotten about The Lucky Goddess! Actually, I lost my motivation after writting the two 8027 fanfic. This story was written at the same time as the previous one but for some reasons I just didn't publish it back then.

So...I think I'll just scrap the idea of making it into a series and just concentrate on publishing a short fanfic one at a time.

And lastly, 8027 is just way too cute!!! Don't everyone think so??