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Parallel to Your Heart

By ilYamaTsunali

Chapter 6

(To the Tsuna who is still denying his feelings for Yamamoto)

The night breeze was cool and comforting as Yamamoto and Tsuna walked towards the Sawada household. As usual, Yamamoto had his arm around Tsuna trying to keep him as warm as possible as they walked. This contact alone had Tsuna fidgeting nervously with his front shirt.

"You know, you didn't have to walk me home Yamamoto." Tsuna said, breaking the silence.

"It's fine, you know I don't mind Tsuna." Yamamoto said with a smile. Tsuna looked up at Yamamoto and he could see a small crease in between the eyebrows of the rain guardian.

"Yamamoto…" Tsuna said softly as he gently detached himself from the swordsman.

"Eh?" Yamamoto said, snapping out of his thoughts. He looked at Tsuna who had stood in front of him, blocking his path. There was an exasperated and determined look on the other's face.

"Stop worrying about it." Tsuna said firmly as he looked at the other.

"What?"

"I know what you're thinking about and I'm telling you now that you shouldn't worry about it." Tsuna said as he shivered and placed his arms around himself.

"But Tsuna…"

"Please…" Tsuna pleaded. "Everything's fine, there's nothing wrong… pretty soon things will get back to normal…" Once Byakuran and Reborn find a way to get me back.

"Are you sure?" Yamamoto asked. Tsuna nodded, smiling at the other.

"Yeah, I'm sure." Tsuna said. You'll get your Tsuna back soon Yamamoto. I'm just not that Tsuna.

"If you say so…" Yamamoto said pasting a smile on his face. "Then I trust you Tsuna!"

Tsuna couldn't help but smile back. "Glad that's settled now let's go."

"Yeah, let's." Yamamoto said as he walked towards Tsuna and placed an arm around the brunet. Tsuna unconsciously shifted closer to the warmth. Yamamoto couldn't help but smile as he pulled Tsuna closer. "You know I'm really happy Tsuna."

"Hm?" Tsuna said getting sleepy as they walked. That's the probably the only reason why he wasn't blushing. "Why?"

"Because, you're here." Yamamoto said cheerfully. "And being together with you like this… you don't know how much I've wanted that."

"What?"

"Ever since we first met, you were always surrounded by people." Yamamoto said wistfully. "There's someone always around you, I never have time to talk with you alone or spend time with just you… Being with you right now, just the two of us… is great…"

"You've wanted to spend time with me ever since you met me?" Tsuna repeated dazedly.

"Yeah, I was a bit dense back then too." Yamamoto laughed. "I didn't understand why I was irritated with having so many people around you."

"Irritated?" Tsuna thought back to the Yamamoto of his world. That Yamamoto always seemed to be smiling. He didn't seem irritated one bit. "It didn't seem like it."

"Well yeah, I was probably hiding my irritation behind a smile right?" Yamamoto said softly.

"Well you were smiling a lot." Tsuna mumbled. The statement made Yamamoto laugh.

"Yeah, that was me being irritated." Yamamoto said but then he suddenly stopped. "We're here." Tsuna looked up and realized they were already in front of his house.

"I guess this is my stop." Tsuna said with a small yawn. "See you tomorrow." He said waving at the black haired but then Yamamoto suddenly grabbed his arm.

"Tsuna wait." Yamamoto's tone made Tsuna's heart skip a beat as he looked back. The baseball teen was looking at him with a charming smile. Tsuna returned the smile, albeit reluctantly.

"What is it? Did you forget something?" Tsuna asked.

"Yeah." Yamamoto whispered as he leaned in towards Tsuna and took his face into his hands. Tsuna's eyes widened and his face became red as he shut his eyes tightly not wanting to see what was about to happen next. He knew this would happened eventually, ever since he realized that the him of this world and Yamamoto were together.

Meanwhile, Yamamoto seemed to notice Tsuna suddenly tensing in his hold and uncertainty passed in his eyes. He reached up a hand and caressed Tsuna's bangs to the side instead. He leaned forward and whispered softly into the other's ear. "Be safe. If you need me, just call." And just like that, he released the brunet from his hold.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Was the last thing Yamamoto said before turning around and walking off. He left Tsuna there, staring after his retreating form.

D-Did I… Did I do something wrong? Tsuna thought as he placed a hand to his forehead. Suddenly his face became red as he remembered Yamamoto whispering in his ear.

"Of course you did something wrong." Came a voice from the dark making Tsuna jump. "You did the worst possible kind of wrong."

"R-Reborn!" Tsuna said as he turned around and came face to face with the arcobaleno. But then he shut up when he saw the frown on Reborn's face.

"What did you do now Dame-Tsuna?" Reborn said shaking his head.

"What are you talking about? I did nothing wrong!" Tsuna said as he looked away.

"Yes you did. You turned away from Yamamoto." Reborn said.

"No I didn't! He was the one who turned away." Tsuna said at Reborn. The arcobaleno sighed.

"That's because he could see that you were uncomfortable. The rain guardian is no fool I can tell you that. He can pick up on things quickly, especially when it comes to you." Reborn said.

"I-"

"It's too late to say anything on the subject now. Get in the house, take a bath then go to sleep. We'll discuss this tomorrow." Reborn said. Tsuna opened his mouth, wanting to say something but then he shook his head and just went along with it.

"Reborn." Tsuna said as he paused by the gate.

"Hm?"

"You do remember what I said right?" Tsuna asked. "About whom I like?"

"And?"

"And you know who it is right?"

"Yes I do know." Reborn replied. Tsuna sighed in relief.

"Good." He said as he entered his house.

"I do know who you like Dame-Tsuna…" Reborn murmured. "But the question is: do you?"

TIMESKIP

The next day… In class 2-A's classroom…

"You look like you barely slept Tsuna." Yamamoto said as he and the brunet placed their things on their desks.

"Well, I had trouble sleeping again." Tsuna said rubbing his eyes. "So yeah, I barely had any sleep."

"Maybe you shouldn't attend today's class? I'll take you home if you want." Yamamoto offered, worriedly.

"N-No, I-I'm fine. I don't want to trouble you." Tsuna said and then he shivered. Besides, staying at home with Reborn as my company… I won't take my chances…

"If you say so…" Yamamoto said, still looking at the brunet. Tsuna gave the rain guardian a tired, reassuring smile. He plopped down on his seat and placed his head on the table. He closed his eyes, thinking about what kept him up late.

Well… the truth was it was homesickness that kept him awake. He had been thinking about how he missed his mother, Lambo, I-Pin, Futa, Bianchi, Gokudera, Yamamoto, Ryohei, and his beloved Kyoko-chan from his world. He missed everyone so much, it was starting to feel like a physical wound. Heck, he even skipped breakfast this morning because he didn't feel like eating due to homesickness!

"Everyone…" Tsuna murmured softly as he grasped his front shirt. The usual dread of homesickness settled in his heart. However he was snapped out of his day dreaming when he suddenly heard a voice that made his heart jump in excitement.

"Don't worry about it, I'm fine now." Came a familiar sweet voice from the other end of the door to their classroom. Tsuna looked up hopefully.

"Are you sure Kyoko? You still look a bit pale." Came a voice that Tsuna recognized as Hana Kurokawa's.

"Kyoko…chan?" Tsuna said as he half stood up. Yamamoto looked at the door.

"Oh, that sounds like Sasagawa and Kurokawa. I guess Sasagawa-chan's already feeling better, huh?" Yamamoto said.

"Feeling better?" Tsuna repeated worriedly.

"Yeah, she was sick yesterday, that's why she was absent." Yamamoto said smiling at Tsuna.

"O-Oh…" Tsuna said he looked up immediately when the door opened. He had never felt so excited before. He was going to finally see Kyoko-chan! The beloved angel who was constantly in his thoughts, the only one keeping him sane in this strange parallel world.

His expectations did not fail him. The moment the door opened, a beautiful orange-haired girl entered. It was of course, none other than Sasagawa Kyoko, one of the most admired girls in middle school. However in this world, it seems her hair was much longer.

"Ohayo minna…" Kyoko greeted the class with a smile. The boys greeted her back enthusiastically.

"Sasagawa-chan! You're back!"

"You're still as pretty as always Sasagawa-san!"

The girls just gave Kyoko a polite smile before they went back to chatting with each other. Suddenly Kyoko turned to look at Tsuna, as though feeling his gaze on her. A small blush dusted his face as Kyoko smiled at him.

"Ohayo, Sawada-kun." Kyoko said politely.

Eh? Sawada-kun? Tsuna thought, immediately noticing the way Kyoko called him. But then he snapped out of his thoughts when Kyoko turned to look at Yamamoto. And much to Tsuna's chagrin, a bright expression replaced the smile on Kyoko's face and a blush colored her cheeks.

"O-Ohayo Takeshi-kun." She said looking absolutely adorable as she looked at Yamamoto.

"Yoh." Yamamoto said, smiling back but completely unaffected on the look Kyoko was giving him.

T-Takeshi-kun? Tsuna thought as he looked between the two. Once again, his eyes noticed the blush coloring the cheeks of his crush's and just like that, his world came spiraling down.

He understood.

He understood why Kyoko had called him 'Sawada-kun'. He understood why she called Yamamoto 'Takeshi-kun'. He also understood what that blush on her face meant…

Kyoko liked Yamamoto.

Kyoko liked Yamamoto.

His crush was in love with his boyfriend.

Irony much?

Suddenly, Tsuna couldn't take it anymore. His legs gave way as he fell to the floor. Kyoko, the one person, who was keeping him sane throughout this journey was in love with Yamamoto. It was worse than rejection.

"Tsuna!" Came a worried voice. He felt footsteps shake the ground as he kept a hand on the floor, trying to steady himself, not wanting to faint on the cold and dirty floor. He felt gentle arms enveloping his slightly shaking form a few seconds later.

"S-Sawada-kun?" Came another voice. Tsuna reached up blindly, gripping unto Yamamoto's shirt. He needed something to keep him grounded.

"Tsuna! Tsuna what's wrong?" The young boss looked up and he could see Yamamoto's face peering at him in worry.

Kyoko liked Yamamoto. But did Yamamoto like Kyoko?

All of a sudden a sharp pain hit Tsuna's heart. Somehow he felt even more nauseous when he thought about Yamamoto liking Kyoko. Somehow the idea made him feel like fainting. Yamamoto can't like Kyoko! He just can't!

But why wouldn't he?

Kyoko-chan's sweet, kind, and she's brave in her own way. Who wouldn't like her?

He just said it himself didn't he? Who wouldn't like Kyoko-chan?

And then Tsuna was struck by a thought.

Why should he care if Yamamoto liked Kyoko? He should be caring and hurting more over the fact that Kyoko liked Yamamoto… but somehow, the idea of Yamamoto liking the idol back made Tsuna's world even darker.

"I-I'm fine…" Tsuna gasped out as his shaking hands held unto Yamamoto tighter.

All hope isn't lost… Tsuna vigorously reminded himself. Only this world's Kyoko-chan liked Yamamoto… I still have a chance with her in my world… But somehow this statement did not make Tsuna feel better. He was too busy thinking about what the Yamamoto of his world thought about Kyoko.

"A-Are you sure? Your lips are white…" Yamamoto said as he placed a hand on Tsuna's face. The brunet was as cold as ice. Tsuna just nodded weakly.

"I'm sure…" He said.

"No." A voice suddenly said. Tsuna looked up but he couldn't see who it was.

"Bo-reen-sensei!" Kyoko said. Tsuna groaned.

Reborn. Great, just what he needed.

"Sawada-san, I just heard from your handsome and amazing tutor…" Tsuna rolled his eyes weakly at what 'Bo-reen' said. "…that you skipped breakfast and didn't get any sleep. Is that true?" Bo-reen asked.

"U-uhm, maybe?" Tsuna said but then he winced when a chalk was thrown at his head.

"No lying. If you go fainting in my class who do you think will get blamed?" Bo-reen said firmly. "That's why, Yamamoto please take Dame-Tsuna- I mean Sawada to the infirmary."

"Hai sensei." Yamamoto said as he swept Tsuna into his arms at once. Tsuna yelped while the girls in his class squealed in delight. Heck he even saw some of them nosebleed!

"Takeshi-kun…" Kyoko said. Yamamoto and Tsuna turned to look at her. The young boss bit his lip when he saw how cute a worried Kyoko looked. However, that worry wasn't directed at him. "Don't strain yourself." Kyoko said as she placed a hand on Yamamoto's arm. Tsuna had a crazy impulse to throw it as far away from Yamamoto as possible.

"Sure." Yamamoto said with a smile before he turned and left with Tsuna still in his arms. The Vongola looked over Yamamoto's shoulder and saw Kyoko looking at the rain guardian longingly.

Kyoko-chan… He thought painfully. Suddenly he couldn't take looking at her anymore and he buried his face instead on Yamamoto's shoulder.

"Tsuna?" Yamamoto asked as he felt the boss taking cover on his shoulder.

"Let me stay like this… just for a while…" Tsuna whispered. Yamamoto looked at the brunet worriedly.

"Okay." He said as he focused more on getting Tsuna to the infirmary.

Tsuna looked at the ceiling blankly as he listened to Yamamoto talking to Shamal, who was refusing to treat Tsuna since he was a boy. It was good to see that some things didn't change in this world. It made everything seem much homier. Although, now that he thought about it, he would've preferred it if the Shamal of this world treated him even if he was a boy.

"All I'm saying boy is that he probably collapsed due to lack of sleep and hunger." Shamal insisted."If that's the case he doesn't need to be treated by me… All he needs is to eat and get some sleep."

"Are you sure that's all? Can't you at least check what's keeping him awake at night?" Yamamoto asked as he frowned.

"I already told you and the Vongola before… I don't treat men." Shamal said firmly. Yamamoto sighed in defeat, seeing as he will probably never change this guy's mind.

"Fine." Yamamoto said. He turned around and walked towards where Tsuna was lying down. Shamal shrugged and shuffled off.

"How're you feeling?" Yamamoto asked as he placed a hand on Tsuna's forehead.

"Better." Tsuna said tiredly. He was too tired to even blush at the contact.

"That's good to hear." Yamamoto said in relief. He retracted his hand and straightened up. "I'll go get you something to eat in the cafeteria. Is there anything you want to eat specifically?"

"I'm good." Tsuna said.

"You have to eat." Yamamoto said seriously, Tsuna sighed at the other's stubbornness.

"Fine, you win." Tsuna muttered. Yamamoto grinned in triumphant before he leaned down and absently kissed Tsuna on the forehead.

"Good. I'll be right back." Yamamoto said as he walked out of the infirmary. Tsuna's eyes were staring at him in shock as he left. He placed a shaking hand to his forehead. His face exploded into red as he closed his eyes and buried his face on the pillow.

"I'll pretend I didn't see that." Shamal said as he whistled while walking past Tsuna's bed. If possible, Tsuna got even redder.

D-Darn i-it… Tsuna cursed in his mind as he listened to his frantic heartbeats.

However, minutes passed by and as his heart beat slowed down… he became sleepier… And pretty soon he drifted off to dream land.

He was lying on a soft patch of grass. He could feel a cool breeze ruffling his hair as he slept.

"Tsuna-kun… Tsuna-kun…" A sweet voice whispered in his ear. He groaned a little before he slowly opened his eyes. A girl with orange hair and eyes was smiling down at him.

"K-Kyoko-chan?" Tsuna asked in awe as he sat up. "Is that you?" The girl named Kyoko giggled at him.

"Of course it's me Tsuna-kun. Who else would it be?" Kyoko said looking at him softly. Tsuna knew that it was moments like these with his crush that usually made him blush and made his heart beat faster… However…

"A-Arre?" Tsuna said as he felt nothing different. No blush, no heart skipping in joy… nothing…

"Is there something wrong Tsuna-kun?" Kyoko asked looking at Tsuna innocently. "You look sort of confused…"

"U-uhm, it's nothing… I just…" Tsuna said scratching his cheek. But then he was distracted from answering when a ball suddenly rolled up to his side. It was a soccer ball. Tsuna picked it up.

"Oi!" Came a familiar call that made Tsuna look up. It was Yamamoto, the usual Yamamoto from his world.

"Nice catch Tsuna!" Yamamoto said giving the young brunet a thumbs-up and a grin. Tsuna blushed at the compliment as Yamamoto held out his hands. "Can we have the ball back now, boss?" Yamamoto asked teasingly.

Tsuna was startled and not trusting his voice just nodded. He gave it to Yamamoto and his heart skipped a beat when his hands made contact with the other.

"Thanks!" Yamamoto said cheerfully as he took the ball and ran back to where Gokudera and Ryohei were waiting for him. Everything went back to how it was before he was shot by the bazooka.

"Tsuna-kun…" Kyoko said, effectively making Tsuna's attention snap back to her.

"A-ah, what is it Kyoko-chan?" Tsuna asked trying to will away the blush on his face.

"I should be asking you that." Kyoko giggled. "Remember? You said you were going to tell me something important."

"O-oh yeah!" Tsuna said, remembering that he was going to confess to his crush today. He scratched the back of his head as he looked at Kyoko shyly. "U-uhm K-Kyoko-chan you see I-"

"Hm?" Kyoko said tilting her head with a smile. She really did look like an angel right now. However…

W-What's wrong with me? Tsuna thought in confusion as he gripped his front shirt. Why isn't my heart pounding in nervousness? Why am I not blushing to the fact that I'm about to confess?

On instinct, Tsuna looked towards the direction of Yamamoto and the others. Yamamoto stopped playing as though sensing the gaze and he looked at Tsuna with a charming smile. He gave the boss a wave before going back to his game.

Yamamoto… He thought longingly, but then his eyes widened at what he thought and color flooded his cheeks.

"Tsuna-kun…" Came a soft voice and he felt a soft pressure on his hands. He looked down and saw that his fists were clenched and that Kyoko was holding his hand. This time he was sure something was wrong with him. How come he wasn't thrilled that his crush was holding his hand?

"Tsuna-kun… Look at me." Kyoko said simply. Tsuna did as he was told and looked at the eyes of the person he loves… loved.

"K-Kyoko-chan?" Tsuna asked unsurely. Kyoko gave him a reassuring smile.

"Tsuna-kun, love is a scary thing. Don't you agree?" Kyoko asked with a simple smile. Tsuna didn't understand what she was saying but he still nodded numbly. Kyoko removed her hand from Tsuna's and reached out to touch Tsuna's chest. "Sometimes love makes us fall in love with people we weren't expecting."

As she said this, an image of Yamamoto popped up in Tsuna's mind but he shook his head in denial of that. The image faded… but then the words Kyoko said next made Tsuna gape like a fish.

"Tsuna-kun, you're not in love with me." Kyoko said bluntly. There was silence.

"W-What-? B-But I-I…" Tsuna said his mouth dry. The orange-haired girl shushed him.

"Don't deny it Tsuna-kun…" Kyoko said as she pressed her hand more firmly against Tsuna's chest. "You're heart isn't lying…" She said referring to Tsuna's heartbeat.

"But that's-" Tsuna protested. "I like you Kyoko-chan! Just because my heart is-! It doesn't mean that-!"

"Yes it does." Kyoko said softly. "Tsuna-kun, do not be blinded by pride or dignity. If you're heart doesn't beat for me anymore then that's that…"

"But Kyoko-chan! I've liked you ever since…"

"Ever since the beginning of middle school I know." Kyoko said as she smiled. She placed a hand on Tsuna's face and smiled. "I know… And I like you too…"

Tsuna's eyes grew hopeful. "Then…?"

Kyoko sighed as she shook her head. "But you don't like me anymore… So that's a different thing…"

"W-What?" Tsuna asked in confusion. Kyoko giggled.

"Do I have to spell it out for you?" Kyoko said as she leaned in and whispered on Tsuna's ear. "You like Yamamoto-kun now…"

Red hue colored Tsuna's cheeks as he retracted. "W-What? N-No I don't!"

Kyoko giggled again as she pulled back. "Yes you do. Look, your face is as red as a tomato already." Tsuna covered his face in embarrassment, but Kyoko pried his hands off his face. She held Tsuna's hand in hers and she couldn't help but softly trace the brunet's life line. "Life is so short Tsuna-kun, you don't have time to be uncertain."

"W-What do you mean by that?" Tsuna asked but Kyoko just sighed in response. She looked at Tsuna, her eyes stern.

"Tsuna-kun, the things I've told you are things you already know." Kyoko said as she let go of Tsuna's hand. Was it just Tsuna or was she starting to fade? Not only her, but the grass, the trees… they were also fading and fast…

"K-Kyoko-chan?"

"It's up to you if you will accept the truth or not…" Kyoko said as she smiled. "Just take note of what I said okay? Love makes people fall for the most unexpected person…"

"W-What… I-I d-don't…"

Kyoko's smiling image flickered and so did everything around her. "Everyone is waiting for you at home Tsuna-kun… but for now, please wake-up…"

"Wake-up?" Tsuna repeated but then his eyes widened when Kyoko vanished, however her voice still remained…

Please wake-up Tsuna-kun…

Wake-up… Wake-up…

Tsuna-kun…Tsuna-kun…Tsuna…-

"….-kun! Sawada-kun!"

Tsuna groaned as he blinked groggily. The first thing he saw was the familiar face of an orange-haired girl.

"K-Kyoko-chan?"

Kyoko smiled as she tucked her long orange hair behind her ear. "Hello there Sawada-kun…"