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To RaNDoem: Yes, I do find that shipping the best one so far~ A writer can love her own story, right? I'm supposed to be doing research right now, but since I add it into the story, it counts, right? Oh well. More love in this chapter!

"Talking"

'Thinking'

KHR World

~ Silver's P.O.V ~

"Ugh…! Silver-san! What do I do?! That crazy baby is trying to kill me!" Tsuna complained angrily as he plopped down in his seat. I was busy thinking about what Cindy had told me the other day, but I still heard him.

'I'm losing myself? I don't get it… I'm not actually happy? But to smile, to help, to see Tsuna's smiles… It makes me want to smile, too. Is that not happiness?'

"Silver-san?"

"Sorry Tsunayoshi, I've been busy with work," I lied, turning my attention to him. "Being 18 isn't all fun and games," I told him, "leaning" against the table. It was so weird to not be able to touch something but to be able to lean against it. Technically, I was floating.

"Ne… Silver-san? We won't… be together forever, will we?" Tsuna suddenly asked, looking at me sadly. "You're not in this world… and nobody can see you… I wish you really were here. Silver-san is the only one who's been truly nice to me…"

"Tsuna…"

I sighed, shaking my head. It wasn't that I didn't want to really be by his side, but the problem of my blindness. If I truly came, I wouldn't be able to see. I couldn't protect him any more than I could right now. Sure, I could see with my clairsentience, but it was hard to maintain while using all the other psychic powers as well.

"I'll be here for you when you need me, and I'll be gone when you don't," I said simply, cupping his face in my hands and smiling. It quickly faded away when I remembered Cindy's words. I've always trusted her. She understood people better than I did. She understood me better than I did.

"Silver-san, if I need you forever, will you be there forever?" he asked me. I opened my mouth to answer, only to be cut off by the sound of the door sliding open.

"Everyone settle down," the teacher said as my eyes wandered to Cindy. She smiled and waved at me from her position beside Gokudera. I sighed and smiled softly, placing my hand on my hip, using the other to wave slightly back.

"Eto… Silver-san?"

"It seems that transfer student is special," I said to Tsuna, hugging him from behind. The smell of sweets filled my nose. Just like my brothers… Though, Tsuna was my brother, or so I thought of him as. "But it's fine. I'll be here for you as long as you need…"

~ Cindy's P.O.V ~

"Allow me to introduce our transfer student," the teacher said, making me yawn. I never did like listening to the teacher. My phone was so much more interesting. In this case, Silver's attachment to Tsuna was my entertainment.

"What are you looking at?" Hayato hissed softly at me, probably noticing me staring at Tsuna, or rather, Silver. It wasn't my fault that he couldn't see him.

"A cute boy~ Ah…! And my hubbie Takeshi is here, too~" I squealed, hugging Hayato tightly as I stuck my tongue out at Silver. She snorted, pulling away from Tsuna and standing beside him like some kind of guard.

"He just returned from studying in Italy," the teacher continued as I continued to stare at Silver and Tsuna. "Gokudera Hayato-kun."

"Ah…"

"Hey… isn't he, like, super hot?"

"And he studied abroad!"

A pang of jealousy went through me as the girls talked about Hayato. I loved Hayato, maybe a bit more than a brother relationship. It was like Silver, and her half hearted love towards Tsuna. I could see her real self falling in love, but I couldn't see the happiness.

'Maybe Tsuna's the one who can bring out the happiness? No… Only Copper and Cobalt can. Those two are her real brothers. They're the only ones that Silver truly loves… and me, of course.'

"Stop staring at him," Hayato muttered to me, looking down at the ground. His hand gripped mine tightly as he dragged me along towards the back, towards Tsuna. "It's not like he can see you anyways…"

"Hayato-chan…"

Hayato stopped in front of Tsuna, glaring down at him. Silver stood in front of Hayato, glaring darkly back at him. Her eyes went to me as I shivered from the cold gaze. If she didn't convince me that she was the Ice Demon before, she did now.

"Hayato-chan, don't do anything stupid," I said, dragging him along, getting the message that Silver had sent me. "That poor boy doesn't deserve what you're going to do…"

"Hmph…"

I sighed, but smiled slightly as I leaned against Hayato's back, listening to the lecture.

~ Silver's P.O.V ~

"Hah… Silver-san… What do I do?" Tsuna asked me as he hid behind the school. "I know! I'll run away and-"

"No."

"But Silver-san… I've finally stopped people from calling me dame-Tsuna! If I go, I'll only make a fool out of myself and-"

"That's exactly why," I said, leaning against the wall and closing my eyes. "Tsuna, you learned a valuable lesson last time. People don't laugh at those who walk in strong and proud. Humans choose those who try their best over those who run away."

"But-" Tsuna stopped himself, as if realizing something. "You never got a chance to play sports, did you, Silver-san? You told me…"

"That's not why I'm mad, though. What's done is done. I've seen those other players, though, Tsuna. I watched them practice the other day. They're working so hard to win this game and here you are, behind the school when they need you. That's why I'm mad. Go to the gym and look. Look at see the difference between their resolve and yours. I'm really ashamed…"

"Go easy on him, Silver. He's not strong willed like you and I."

"Shouldn't you be squealing at the sight of your "hubbie"?" I asked, not bothering to open my eyes. I knew that girl's voice when I heard it. "What I do in this world is none of your business. You stick to your assignment and I'll stick to mine."

"How about I stick to my intuition and you stick to yours?" she replied in a strong tone. I opened my eyes and glanced to my side at Cindy. "We were supposed to wake up at 2:00am and do that assassination, remember?"

"12 hour difference," I muttered, under my breath, pushing off the wall. "Tsuna, I never got to play sports in my years of middle school. Do good for me, okay? Let's go, Cindy."

"Wait! Silver-san-"

And I was awake.

~ Tsuna's P.O.V ~

'I'm going to win this! I'm going to do my best and win this! For everyone who tried hard! And for Silver-san. She doesn't have the freedom that I do. She's always busy, but yet tries her best to always be here for me. I'm going to become stronger, better and smarter! I want to make Silver-san proud of me!'

I huffed as I bumped the volleyball over the net. I remembered 2 years ago, when Silver-san told me that she never played sports before. She asked me, dame-Tsuna, to teach her one. I couldn't play sports, but Silver-san was my best friend, and she still was.

After that, I worked hard, trying to find a way to make my first friend happy. Silver-san helped me pull up my grades. She taught me so many life lessons. She gave me a type of love that I never felt before, and with it, I used my willpower to learn volleyball.

'But she isn't here to watch…' I thought, ignoring the cheers. I didn't want them, no matter how much they made my heart flutter with excitement. I wanted to hear her voice, for her to tell me how proud she was of me, for her to say how much she loved me.

"GO! Tsuna!" Yamamoto yelled to me.

Running forward, I reached the net.

"I'll be here for you when you need me, and I'll be gone when you don't."

'Silver-san, I still need you! So please, don't leave me alone! Stay by my side!'

"SHOW THEM THE TSUNAYOSHI YOU REALLY ARE!"

My eyes widened as I leaped and smacked the ball down, winning us the game. Quickly, I whipped my head up and back to see Silver-san smiling down at me with that look of proud on her face, the one I wanted to see.

And as I smiled back, I knew that whatever would come, as long as she was there, I would push and make myself accomplish what the past me could not.

~ Hayato's P.O.V ~

She was a weird woman. Appearing out of nowhere one second and then disappearing the next. Even then, she always came back. Even when I pushed her away, she was there by my side, sticking to me. And that day she protected me, and I found out her secret, I was mad. Not mad she didn't tell me, but mad at how weak I was to not be able to protect her.

And here she was, once again protecting me. Appearing out of nowhere once again and stopping that bomb from exploding me. I didn't know if I was happy she was back, or if I was mad at myself for getting in danger and having to be protected by her again.

"Hayato! I told you to be careful while I'm gone! Not attempt suicide! I'm 18 and you're 14! If I can last that long, so can you!" she yelled, her body hovering over mine. I couldn't move as I stared at her, her beautiful green eyes captivating me.

She paused, as if someone said something to her. Then, she looked at Juudaime, the man who had saved my life. I knew she was a woman, and that obviously a man half-naked would catch her attention. I didn't want her to look that way.

"Shut up, Silver. I'd never look at Hayato-chan that way."

Those words made my chest hurt. I didn't know who she was talking to, nor did I care. I only knew that she loved a boy by Takeshi, and I had a good feeling it was the Yamamoto Takeshi that was touching the Juudaime.

'I only want to protect Juudaime. I don't care if she's interested, she can't have him. She can only have me! …What am I thinking? I don't care… I don't care if she loves him… I don't…'

And even I knew I was lying to myself. I loved her, and I was jealous.