Announcement: Beginning the end of April until the end of May, I will be out in the city to review. By the time I return, I'll be typing my entry for the Angst Contest as well as doing my book report due in my start of classes. I won't be updating from then on until who knows when because of school (and because I want to do well just once). This only means you have to wait for awhile until I can post the next chapter.

Anyway, I was really surprised to see more and more reviews and story alerts. Maybe that's why I'm typing as soon as I can to make it up to you. I'll be putting a review corner before the story begins to not make much hassle at the end. I want my previews for next chapter filler-free.(As for the reviewers who aren't here, I've PMed you, right? :D)

REVIEWS CORNER: BOLD- USERS, ITALICIZED- ANON

Hi Hikari no Kaze, Sherry Leblanc, Cuore l'anima della, Mushu- I apologize, I can't do the Tsuna POV. I get nosebleeds and spells when I try to. D;

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Warning: Profanities. Major rushing since I'm leaving tomorrow.

~K27~

Sorry. I don't have a song for this.

Two Days Later.

"Hey, have you heard? Sasagawa was seen with Sawada-sama yesterday."

"Huzzah? No wayz. You're not kidding?"

"Yeah. Yumi-chan saw her with Sawada coming out of the same room!"

"What?"

"They, like- stayed there for thirty minutes. Even Aki-chan wondered what the hell happened between them."

"D-don't say such things Hisa-san! Sawada-sama will forever be pure! I mean- he breaks girls hearts daily."

"Don't you think it's because they already had something with Sasagawa?"

"Quiet! Sasagawa's coming this way."

Sigh. These people are so dense. I pass them, eyes closed and chin up. No way is there anything gonna happen between me and him. We're rivals anyway.

"Damn slut. She has nerves coming this way."

I eye the foul mouth beadily. She recoils and runs along with the other fangirls. She must be the one who lured me to that stupid basement. Sheesh, she has some nerve to say things like that. Who the hell does she think she is?

"Yo, Kyoko-san!"

"Shut up, baldie! I was supposed to be the one to greet her first!"

"Noisy hag…"

"Whatev. Loozah!"

I smile at the sight of the two bickering. This is the scene that I want to nail in my heart forever. Seeing two destined lovebirds makes me soar.

"Hi, Sasagawa-san."

"Morning, Yamamoto-kun."

Oh geez, Yamamoto-kun surely knows when to come into the picture. Haru immediately beams and immediately stops quarreling with Gokudera-kun, who walks away while muttering profanities unsuitable for the human ear to take in.

"Yamamoto-san, you wanna see the super-ultra-special-rare baseball card I got from the antique shop you suggested yesterday?"

"Sure. What card is it?"

And on and on they go about the stupid card. Sawada then comes walking in the hallway.

"Tsuna-san! Good morning!"

"Morning Tenth!"

"Hey Tsuna."

The girls then become quiet and do some stupid army move, with whatever they're carrying and assemble forward, bodies beside one another as he passes them all.

"Morning," he greets simply, one shoulder armed with his bag and his empty hand hidden within his pocket. He looks so cool and sparkly that it pisses me off!

He stops as he's opposite me, eyes full with the sight of Haru and Yamamoto-kun talking extensively about good ol' baseball.

He smirks- at me.

"Looks like this will be an easy win, right Kyoko-san?"

I know that he's really smirking at me! He really is! I mean it!

"Just because you won yesterday and the day before that-"

"All by KO, don't forget Kyoko-san!" Gokudera-kun suddenly buts in as he grins ear to ear beside Tsuna-san.

"-just because you won just by that doesn't mean you can always win. You're still human. And this time, I'm going to prove it!" With a hair whip (Haru suggested to use it to intimidate guys) I take Gokudera-kun's arm and struts off from him.

"Wait- Kyoko-san- what do you think you're doing? The baseball freak is not with the Tenth so this is my chance to prove-"

"Oh shut the hell up!" I snap as I open the door to the ladies' room. "Whoever's here get out! I have a guy here who'll masturbate any girl who doesn't."

"But Gokudera-kun's the one who'll do it!"

"Just get out," I smack the door.

The girls just scream at the top of their lungs wondering what I'll do with Gokudera-kun inside.

I slam it shut. Gokudera-kun just looks incredulously.

"W-what's gotten into you?"

"I need some privacy and your full attention," I say seriously as I let him face the nearest mirror and let my eyes bore into his as effectively as I can.

"This is kinda stupid-"

"If you don't shut up I'm seriously gonna tell Reborn-chan to not nominate you as the Tenth's Right-Hand Man."

Gokudera-kun stands straight. Bingo. Reborn-chan surely knows all.

"Tell me the truth Gokudera-kun: Is it okay for you if Haru-chan likes Yamamoto-kun?" I ask him straight.

Gokudera-kun sinks the words in. He stares into space for a moment, his green eyes deep in thought. After two minutes, his eyes meet mine once again.

"What the hell has this got to do with me?"

I sigh. Goodness, this guy's so thick-headed.

"Gokudera-kun, Haru-chan likes Yamamoto-kun."

"So? What do I care?"

"Alright, let me rephrase my question: do you like Haru-chan?"

"No, dammit!"

SMACK! I'm sorry, Gokudera-kun. I really have to be brutal this time for you to realize your feelings. This is the right thing for me to do (even if I have to resort to slapping you more until you get to your senses).

"Don't lie Gokudera Hayato. I don't need lies. I only need the truth. Again, are you okay with Haru liking Yamamoto-kun?" I press, my eyes now seeming to fall out of their sockets as they stab him evenly.

He cracks a small smile.

I grin weakly too, putting my hand on his shoulder and massaging it gently.

"It's not fair," he says, as he tries not meeting my gaze any longer. "I-I was telling that stupid hag that I was- I was okay with her and me- just her and me. Then he comes along and fucking ruins everything-"

"That's love. It's often not easy since there's always someone in the way," I tell him soothingly. Hell, who knew Gokudera-kun can be emo? "Stop getting wimpy and out of character, Gokudera-kun if you really want something good to happen. I'm here to help you." I give him my handkerchief but he refuses and with one sweeping motion, he wipes his snotty nose with his arm and becomes more like himself. He sure recovers fast!

"Here's 411 on that 911. I want to be honest with you, Gokudera-kun. I'm doing this because I'm nice to you and I don't want Yamamoto-kun to get Haru. Two days ago, Tsuna-san and I have a competition regarding this, he is on Yamamoto-kun's side-"

"Wait the Tenth-"

"Face the music, baby. Your Tenth ain't supporting you this time."

Gokudera-kun gasps.

"Stop whining and start listening. I am your #1 comrade for the moment. Sawada Tsunayoshi won't be your Tenth for awhile. He'll be your #2 foe (since #1 is Yamamoto-kun)."

"Eh but-"

I slap Gokudera-kun to shut him up.

"This-" I thrust him a long roll of paper. "Is a little description about Haru- her likes, dislikes, her hopes and dreams…"

"Why the hell would I want this?"

"For an edge. Yamamoto-kun must've already interviewed Haru-chan and she should have told him her favorite stuff, but in my opinion, it would just comprise one-fourths of the list."

"O-one fourth?" He rolled the paper and it just flows down and down without stopping.

"I know that, since I've been friends with her for three years. It's not really surprising," I shrug. "Also, I'll be helping you dig some dirt about her. For one, she had about forty boyfriends in her sophomore year."

"What the hell?"

"Don't worry. She didn't sleep with them."

"I didn't mean something like that! It's just… she already dumped forty boyfriends?"

"She won't dump you. I promise that!" Gawd, this guy needs a real breather. He's really going ballistic just because Haru had that many boyfriends. "We'll meet again tomorrow. Same place."

"But this is the girls' restroom-!"

"Then early morning at the arts room," I sigh at his naivety. "For your homework, I want you to memorize everything on that list."

"Even about her love for unicorns and pinky things?" He eyes the list suspiciously as more continue to roll down.

"EV. RY. THING," I emphasize to him one last time before forcing him out of the restroom just as the floods of girls held out their cellphones to take our picture.

~K27~

It turned out that the girls in the restroom are members of Gokudera-kun's fanclub.

In their childish fits of jealousy, they sort of bonded together and let the pictures they took of us be spread to the whole school.

That all happened fifteen minutes before the bell rung.

And now, I am here in the classroom, with Haru shielding me from the eyes of the other girls.

Okay, I just realized that my rival is also staring at me and making me turn a shade of light pink.

"Shoo! Shoo you rumor-mongers!" Haru is in front of my desk throwing the other chairs within reach. From the corner of my eye, I see Gokudera-kun talking quickly (and moving his arms a little wildly) at Tsuna-san. He's probably explaining what really happened.

"As if. First Sawada-sama and now Gokudera-sama?" said one of the girls, folding her arms and eyeing me rudely.

"Who do you think you are of getting on with them? You don't even deserve it! Your sweetness is making us sick!" Another one butted in.

"Whore!"

"Plastic bitch!"

"Double-timer!"

Sigh. Don't this people ever learn?

"Guys, will you quiet down?" I say, brushing Haru aside as I put my hands over my hips. "In case you're wondering, Sawada and Gokudera are right there." I point to their direction before stifling a yawn. "Y'know, you should stop making delusional comments. I think it's pretty rude butting in people's business when you don't even know we're talking about."

The girls didn't seem to be looking at me and were now eyeing Tsuna-san and Gokudera-kun. He, as usual just shrugs.

"Gokudera-kun's just a friend. Tsuna-san's… a friend (frenemy) too. That's why I can talk to them intimately and stuff." I emphasized the 'I' word just to irk them. "Are you jealous because of that?"

"We just don't see why our two idols would love a girl who'd suddenly be thrown aside by her parents."

I turn.

I look around, suddenly feeling a surge of burning hatred that I've never in my entire life felt before. No one, ever in my life had the guts to tell me about that. Not even Haru (since I never even told her).

I finally find the person. She's the same person who inexpertly dished the dirt between Tsuna-san and I a couple of minutes ago.

I direct my anger at her.

"Shut up."

But it wasn't me who told her that.

It was someone else.

I didn't even have the chance to get mad at him. My mind suddenly- zap! My worries, the fear, the hatred, and all those feelings suddenly disappeared when I saw him- Tsuna-san walking up to the girl.

"Your outbursts are sure noisy," he whispers as he leans closer to her. "I am disappointed that you all will be able to show such attitude when I'm around. You," he points at the girl's nose, and then she "…" 's. "I don't like you as a club member."

They suddenly left out their dramatic gasps, their hands on their mouths.

The girl suddenly became white all over and just fainted.

Predictably, the girls just bailed on her, leaving her to crawl back to her seat, now much less energetic than before.

Tsuna-san remains rooted at the spot, with Gokudera-kun fawning about Tsuna-san's coolness, which now I can't deny.

But I can still punch him!

I manage to get him on his arm again. He shudders a little and looks at me a little confused.

"S-stop that. I should've dealt with it- not you," I tell him hotly. "You're a rival."

"But we're still friends Kyoko-san," he smiles.

And darn, he does that to me again!

"Wazzup, my homies! Ya all missed the mastah?"

This is definitely not the time for Yamamoto-kun's announcements.

But the class does their 'Peace, Yo' sign (with a 'Yo, dude' holler).

"Tomorrow will be the fieldz trippin' Yo all excited?"

I roll my eyes and turn away from the speaker. Haru's now waving her Japan flag.

But now I'm getting it. This- I pleaded to Reborn-san not to make any major changes to our plan.

Our plan was to make sure that there will be no other events other than the Prom by next week.

I see Tsuna-san smirk.

"Yo' homies are already posted. Check it! Yamamoto OWT!"

Tsuna-san looked at me, and for the first time EVER he winks.

I was used to Yamamoto-kun's & Gokudera-kun's out-of-character behavior but this- this is too much.

"Haru-san is Yamamoto's partner. The trip will be a little camp/bicycle race," he murmurs.

"Y-you- th-this is your plan?" Darn, he's now more than two steps ahead of me!

"Best of luck, Kyoko-san. I made sure that in that time, Yamamoto will be confessing to Haru."

I just eye him in shock as the bell rings.

This is so unfair!

But Tsuna-san, I won't lose.

"We'll see about that," I whisper as I get to my seat.

Next Chapter: This is my moment, I just feel so alive.

Who should Haru end up with? Let's see next chapter!