Author's note: Just 2 reviews -sigh- Ah, well... Anyway I know I'm supposed to update Ghost of a Past Love but I'm btrying to set up the perfect stage for what is about to come so patience please! Anyway guys Here is the next chapter! READ AND REVIEW PLEASE T^T
Parallel to Your Heart
By ilYamaTsunali
Chapter 7
"….-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…"
"K-Kyoko-chan, w-what are you d-doing here?" Tsuna asked, immediately sitting up but then he winced. The sudden action made his head dizzy.
"Easy there…" Kyoko said as she held Tsuna's shoulders to steady him. She gently pushed him back to the bed.
"Thanks…" Tsuna said as he felt his head resting on the soft pillow. Kyoko smiled at him.
"No problem." Kyoko said as she sat on the side of Tsuna's bed.
"So, what brings you here Kyoko-chan?" Tsuna asked the orange-head. At that question, Kyoko blushed.
"Uhm well, I offered to take your food to you." Kyoko said as she stretched forwards to get the small paper bag that contained Tsuna's food. "I didn't want Takeshi-kun to miss anymore of his classes, he's already behind because of baseball, so I offered to take the food to you instead."
"Oh." Tsuna said as he looked sideways. His hands on the sheets clenched in tension. "You really like Yamamoto, don't you?"
"E-eh?" Kyoko said suddenly looking at Tsuna with a fierce blush on her face. She placed an embarrassed hand on her cheek. "O-Oh no, is it really that obvious?"
Tsuna chuckled at Kyoko while the girl looked down embarrassed. "Yeah, it's really obvious." He said, a soft look on his face.
"I-I'm sorry…"
Tsuna's eyes widened as he looked at the girl. "W-Wha-? Why are you apologizing?"
"W-well you and Takeshi-kun are together right? And you realized that I like him, so you probably think I'm trying to steal him away from you…" Kyoko said in shame.
"N-No! O-Of course I don't!" Tsuna said trying comfort the girl. He sat up, this time taking it slowly, and he patted the girl's shoulder in comfort. "I would never think that badly of you Kyoko-chan…"
Kyoko looked up startled at what Tsuna said. "R-Really?"
"Y-yeah…" Tsuna said with a small awkward smile. "I know that Kyoko-chan's a sweet and kind girl who cares a lot for other people. I know that you're the type who puts other people's feelings first before your own." Tsuna's expression became serious as he continued. "I also think you're very brave…Holding on to your feelings even though it's hurting you…"
Kyoko's eyes widened and her eyes filled with tears as she rushed forward and hugged Tsuna. The young brunet was startled by the action as he placed his arms around Kyoko. He listened to Kyoko pouring out her feelings through muffled sobs, and he didn't even mind the fact that her tears were wetting his uniform.
Tsuna listened to how Kyoko narrated the first time she met Yamamoto, and how the two of them got along so well. He also listened to how Kyoko began to realize that her feelings were more than friendship towards Yamamoto. She even said that she was sure Yamamoto liked her back… But then a brunet in their class (which was Tsuna) suddenly caught Yamamoto's interest… She talked about how Yamamoto began talking more and more about the brunet everyday… It was the first time Kyoko saw Yamamoto get interested in anyone… And then the day finally came when Kyoko was going to confess to Yamamoto but then before she could… Yamamoto was already together with someone else. In the end, she never got to confess properly.
The young Vongola listened to all of this with a heavy heart. His precious Kyoko-chan was hurting so much and he couldn't do anything about it.
"S-Sorry about that…" Kyoko said, several minutes later as she wiped her tears with a handkerchief but Tsuna just gave her a weak smile.
"It's fine." Tsuna said, the emotional outburst made him suddenly feel so weak-willed. "I should be the one apologizing, because of me you weren't able to confess to Yamamoto properly."
Kyoko shook her head. "N-No it wasn't your fault…" Kyoko said, giving Tsuna a watery smile.
Tsuna sighed as he looked at Kyoko. "You know, even though Yamamoto's already together with uhm… someone. It's still okay to confess to him."
Kyoko's eyes widened. "W-what?"
"All I'm saying is that, letting all that emotions bottled up inside of you isn't good. You have to take the weight off your shoulders and confess to him properly. I won't stop you." Tsuna said with a small smile.
"B-but-!"
Tsuna leaned forward and held Kyoko's hands in his. He noted that they were cold. "I give you my full permission and blessing."
"S-Sawada-kun…"
Tsuna gave Kyoko a tired smile. "You should go and do it right now you know… before I change my mind."
Kyoko's eyes widened as Tsuna let go of her hands. She stood up and ran to the door but just as she reached it, she stopped. She gave Tsuna an uncertain look. The brunet nodded at her encouragingly and she couldn't help but smile.
"Thank you…" She mouthed to Tsuna before she left.
"Wow, that was a nice thing you did there kid." Shamal said as he came out of the curtain that had been concealing him. This action startled Tsuna.
"S-Shamal! Y-You were there the whole time?" Tsuna said placing a hand over his startled heart.
"Of course I was. I can't leave a boy and a girl alone in this room, now can I?" Shamal said with a raised eyebrow. Tsuna just sighed at the doctor's reason.
"Whatever." He said as he lied back down, closing his eyes.
It could've been a few minutes or a few hours before Tsuna woke up again. Only this time, the wake-up call wasn't as great as the last one.
"Oi wake up!" Came a loud voice which was shortly followed by a whack in the head.
"Ow!" Tsuna said as he sat up in pain. "What was that for?"
"Oh good, you're awake." Reborn said as Tsuna turned to look at him.
"Reborn! What is it now?" Tsuna said as he rubbed his head.
"I should be asking you that." Reborn said as he crossed his arms. "I heard you gave your greatest rival permission to confess to Yamamoto."
"What? Greatest rival who?" Tsuna asked cluelesssly.
Reborn sighed. "Sasagawa Kyoko."
"Kyoko-chan?" Tsuna repeated and then understanding lit his eyes. "Oh, you mean Kyoko-chan confessing to Yamamoto?"
"Yes I mean that." Reborn said rolling his eyes.
"And?" Tsuna asked as though he didn't see anything wrong with this.
Reborn sighed again. "Tsuna, didn't I tell you not to ruin this world's Tsuna's and Yamamoto's relationship?"
"Yeah, you did." Tsuna said. "But I don't see-"
"What will you do if Yamamoto accepts the confession?" Reborn said, cutting across Tsuna's sentence.
"What?"
"I'm sure you know Kyoko more than me right?" Reborn said. "She's kind and sweet, everyone's dream girlfriend. And right now she's about to confess to Yamamoto… what are you going to do about that? What will happen next if Yamamoto accepts?"
"I…" Tsuna began uncertainly. The thought of Yamamoto accepting a confession made Tsuna's heart squeeze painfully. But then an image of Yamamoto looking at him worriedly flashed in his mind and guilt dropped in his stomach. "If it makes Yamamoto happy, then I won't mind."
"Hm?"
"I… I can't be selfish all the time. If Yamamoto decided he likes someone else, that's fine with me." Tsuna's heart contradicted to his lies but he ignored it. "A-And I'm sure the Tsuna from this world, would agree too."
Reborn frowned as his hat shadowed his eyes. "I see…"
"But then…" Tsuna continued as his eyes shadowed. "I trust Yamamoto. If Yamamoto likes this world's Tsuna just as much as he likes him then… Yamamoto will always pick Tsuna in the end. It's useless worrying about things with obvious answers."
Surprise passed through Reborn's eyes before he settled with a smirk. "I see, well then I think you're ready."
"Ready?" Tsuna asked in confusion. "Ready for what?"
"You're ready to watch Kyoko confess to Yamamoto." Reborn said as he hopped off Tsuna's bed.
"What? She hasn't confessed yet?" Tsuna asked.
"No. Now get moving or else we'll miss it."
"B-But-"
"Get moving or I'll shoot." There was a sound of a gunshot.
"HIIEEE!"
"Hurry up." Reborn said, behind him Tsuna had his hands on the wall, trying to steady himself.
"W-Wait, I-I'm still feeling a bit dizzy." Tsuna called out.
"Shhh!" A hit on the head and Tsuna groaned. "It's starting."
Tsuna peered inside and saw Yamamoto and Kyoko alone in the classroom. The scene made his heart clench. Kyoko was standing there, a hand on her chest trying to calm herself down as she blushed fiercely. In front of her was a smiling Yamamoto.
"There was something you wanted to talk to me about Sasagawa-chan?" Yamamoto asked as he smiled at the girl. Kyoko's blush deepened and Tsuna couldn't help but look down.
"U-Uhm, w-well I… T-Takeshi-kun… Remember three months ago when I told you I h-had s-something to s-say?" Kyoko said as she looked at Yamamoto.
"Oh yeah, you told me you had something to tell me." Yamamoto said as he scratched his cheek trying to remember. "That was around the time when Tsuna confessed right?"
Kyoko sighed as she closed her eyes. "Y-Yeah."
"Ah, now that I think about it… you never really got to tell me what it was. You immediately went home after classes." Yamamoto said with a slight frown. "So, what is it?"
"T-Takeshi-kun… I…" Kyoko took a deep breath and gave Yamamoto a determined stare as a blush colored her cheeks. "I-I like you!" She said. Her confession echoed throughout the room.
There was silence.
"E-Eh?" Was the only intelligent thing Yamamoto could say at the moment. Tsuna had the urge to slap himself on the face.
"F-For a long time now… I-I've liked you… And at that time three months ago, I was actually planning to c-confess to you and I…" Tears filled the corner of Kyoko's eyes. "W-When I heard you accepted Sawada-kun's confession I lost nerve and r-ran…"
"S-Sasagawa…"
Kyoko looked up and gave Yamamoto a watery smile. "O-Of course I know that right now, you and Sawada-kun are together which gives me no right to confess but…" Kyoko's eyes softened as she said, "… but I-I've always wanted to tell you what I really feel… A-And s-since Sawada-kun gave me his blessing I-I thought it would be okay…"
"Tsuna gave you his blessing?" Yamamoto repeated stunned. Kyoko looked up and nodded.
"Yeah, he told me that I shouldn't keep things bottled up in my heart, and just tell you what I feel." Kyoko said. There was silence before the look of surprise on Yamamoto's face softened.
"Yeah… I could see Tsuna saying that." Yamamoto said a soft smile gracing his features. Kyoko's blush darkened; meanwhile Tsuna could feel his breath get caught in his throat.
"Anyway Sasagawa… about your confession…" Yamamoto began uncertainly. Kyoko snapped out of her daze. She saw the uncomfortable look on Yamamoto's face and she gave a sad smile. She shook her head as she held her hands up to stop him.
"It's fine." Kyoko said with a watery smile. "I don't expect you to accept my confession. Besides I just wanted to let you know about my feelings for you." Kyoko said softly. "You love Sawada-kun and I respect that."
A grateful look passed through Yamamoto's face. "Thank you…"
"I respect that…" Kyoko repeated as she looked down with a sad expression. "…because I finally know why you like Sawada-kun."
Yamamoto's eyes widened for a bit before he settled with a serious expression. "You do?"
Kyoko nodded as a fond smile made its way to her face. "Yeah, he has something that I don't have right?"
"Something like that." Yamamoto agreed. Kyoko nodded as she stepped forward and took Yamamoto's hands into her own.
"You're lucky to have him, and he's lucky to have you. I wish you both luck." Kyoko tiptoed and kissed the rain guardian on the cheek. "I give you my full blessing, and to prove it to you, I'll join the 8027 fan club."
Meanwhile, Tsuna who had been watching the scene with wide eyes, sweat dropped.
"Eh?" He and Yamamoto said at the same time.
"I think it's a cute pairing." Kyoko said giggling. "I can't wait to join!"
"O-Okay…" Yamamoto said chuckling uncertainly, meanwhile Tsuna sighed. Suddenly Kyoko looked at her watch.
"Oh no, is that the time already? I have to go!" Kyoko said as she turned to leave but then she paused. "Yamamoto-kun, I think you should go visit Sawada-kun, I'm not sure he has eaten anything yet." As if on cue, Tsuna's stomach rumbled. The brunet blushed in embarrassment.
"Okay then see you!" Kyoko said as she rushed off. She passed by where Tsuna and Reborn were hiding but for some reason she didn't see them.
"Hm, that's strange… she didn't see us." Reborn said as he looked at Kyoko's leaving figure.
Tsuna pursed his lips. That's because… her eyes were full of tears.
"Something wrong Dame-Tsuna?" Reborn asked.
"Uh what?" Tsuna asked. "Oh, uhm it's nothing." Tsuna said, however just as he said that, his knees gave way and he fell to the floor panting.
"Oi, dame-Tsuna…" Reborn said rushing to his side.
"Tsuna?" Came another voice. Tsuna heard hurrying footsteps and before he knew it he found himself in familiar arms once more. "Tsuna what are you doing here?" Came Yamamoto's worried voice.
"Uhm…" Tsuna began awkwardly as he looked up. "Reborn sort of dragged me out of bed…"
"The kid?"
"Yeah, he…" Tsuna looked around for Reborn, but the baby had already vanished. He sighed. "Never mind." He said in exasperation.
"Okay." Yamamoto said dismissing their discussion. "Let's get back you to the infirmary."
"That'd be nice." Tsuna said as he yawned. Pretty soon, the young boss was lifted from the floor and carried back to the infirmary.
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"You shouldn't scare me like that." Yamamoto sighed as he watched Tsuna bite on his sandwich.
"Sorry." Tsuna muttered a quick apology as he ate. Yamamoto smiled.
"So you heard that huh?" Yamamoto said as he placed a hand under his chin.
"Hm? Heard what?" Tsuna asked as he titled his head slightly. A small blush of embarrassment, colored Yamamoto's face.
"Sasagawa's confession." Yamamoto mumbled, and this time it was Tsuna's turn to blush.
"O-Oh that…" Tsuna said looking away. "Uhm, yeah… sort of." He said awkwardly. "Sorry." He apologized again. Yamamoto chuckled as he ruffled Tsuna's hair.
"It's no big deal." Yamamoto said with his usual smile. "You had the right to listen in on it." Tsuna blushed as he looked down. There was an awkward silence.
"Uhm, so Yamamoto…" Tsuna began as he looked at his food with concentration.
"Hm?" Yamamoto responded absently.
"W-What did you…? W-What did you t-think of Kyoko-chan's confession?" This time Tsuna was determinedly looking at his food.
"What do you mean?"
Tsuna concentrated, looking at his sandwich with great concentration, determinedly not looking at Yamamoto as he said, "I mean… do you think you would've accepted that confession if we weren't you know…" The brunet gulped. "…together?"
There was another silence. The small hands around the sandwich were clenching with tension.
"Well…" Yamamoto said awkwardly. "I might've considered it." Yamamoto confessed.
Tsuna released his sandwich from the death grip as it sagged pitifully in his hands. The brunet's eyes were somehow wide with shock as it stared blankly on the bed sheets. There was the familiar sharp pain in his heart, and for some reason he couldn't breathe…why?
But then the young boss was snapped out of his confusion when warm hands enveloped his own. He looked up startled and saw that Yamamoto had seated himself on the side of the bed. The baseball teen was smiling at him gently, as though he could feel what Tsuna's heart felt.
"I said I'd consider it…" Yamamoto said softly and Tsuna could feel a frown on his face as he heard those words. "But I didn't say I'd accept it, did I?" Yamamoto added with a smile.
Tsuna blink. The unwanted, heart-crushing feeling was gone. He could breathe again.
"I've said it once before and I'll say it once again." Yamamoto said cheerfully before he leaned towards the brunet and gave him a dazzling smile. "You're the only one for me Tsuna."
A warm feeling flooded Tsuna's heart, at the same time his face flooded with color as Yamamoto looked at him earnestly. He could feel himself getting mesmerized by those amber eyes as the rain guardian neared him. He could smell whatever cologne Yamamoto was wearing and the scent smelled like dew drops during early mornings.
Suddenly, Tsuna's eyes began to close as his and Yamamoto's faces were only centimeters apart. He could feel the soft breathing of the other as his head buzzed, intoxicated by this new, strange, and yet pleasant feeling. It was like he was in a trance.
However, all it took was someone to clear his throat to have the trance broken.
"Ehem." Someone, cleared his throat. Tsuna's eyes snapped open and he yelped when he saw how close his face was (specifically his lips) to Yamamoto's. He tugged at his blankets and pulled them over his face which effectively got the baseball teen away from him.
Yamamoto, who was also startled by someone suddenly clearing his throat, was shocked when he felt the blankets being pulled from under him, and with a painful thud… he landed on the floor. He groaned as he looked up and saw… Shamal.
The doctor looked at them in disapproval before he spoke.
"Look…" Shamal said as he crossed his arms. "I don't care if you guys dive off a building or rush into a gang's layer with no back-up… however, there are times when a doctor like me, has to draw a line." As the Italian doctor said that, he drew an imaginary line in-between Yamamoto and Tsuna. "And the line-drawing starts here boys. No making-out in the infirmary no matter the situation, understand?"
Tsuna's blush darkened even more as he plopped down unto the bed and buried himself under the blankets. Meanwhile, Yamamoto chuckled nervously, a small blush also on his face.
"Ahahaha! Gomen Shamal-sensei." Yamamoto said with an awkward smile.
"Whatever." Shamal said, waving off Yamamoto's apology. "I'll give you guys a second chance since this is your first offense. Now, hurry up and say your goodbyes to the Vongola. Classes starts in a few minutes."
"Ah, hai." Yamamoto said gratefully. Shamal turned around and walked towards his desk leaving Yamamoto to stare at the lump of blankets, which was Tsuna, uncertainly.
"Tsuna…" Yamamoto called out as he walked towards the bed. Tsuna didn't acknowledge him in any manner and he couldn't help but laugh uncertainly. He sat down on Tsuna's bedside and patted the lump of blankets.
"That was a bit strange for you wasn't it?" Yamamoto said in soft tones. No reply came from the other but Yamamoto still smiled albeit it was a sad one. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to put you in that type of position." He murmured as he leaned towards Tsuna, wanting to give him a goodbye peck on the forehead. However, he felt the boy freeze and he sighed before retreating.
"I'll see you later after classes. Make sure you eat the food Sasagawa brought okay?" Yamamoto said as he got up and turned away from Tsuna. He gave the brunet one last worried look before he left, his expression unreadable.
Meanwhile, under the blankets, Tsuna was blushing so furiously you might've thought he would explode. He could still hear his heart beating furiously and his hands were actually shaking (although that might have been caused by hunger)! The brunet buried his face on his pillow. He could not find it in his will to face the world after nearly kissing Yamamoto.
I like Kyoko-chan… I like Kyoko-chan… Became his mantra when things got too much, and his heart caused confusion to his brain. Kyoko-chan not Yamamoto! He said firmly, although that did nothing to lessen the frantic pounding of his heart.
The young Vongola closed his eyes, trying to shut out what just happened. However that did not do any good because the moment he did this, an image of Yamamoto's faces inches from his own appeared beneath his eyelids.
Tsuna sat up on his bed abruptly as he threw back the covers. He placed a hand on his burning cheeks and shook his head. What was wrong with him? The frantic pounding of his heart… the burning blush on his face… the sweaty palms… the sleepless nights… the lack of appetite… the constant thoughts of him...
Did he have some kind of disease?
The young brunet placed his face on his hands and sighed. Being together with Yamamoto was never this hard before! How he wished everything would go back to the way it was! No constant blushing, no awkward silences… He missed his Yamamoto… the one from his world.
"Hey kid." Shamal suddenly said as he walked in the room. He saw Tsuna's fiercely red face and just shrugged it off as he approached the boss. "A cute girl going by the name of Sasagawa Kyoko told me to check if you've eaten already." Shamal took a glance at the side table. He saw a paper bag filled with food. He frowned when he realized that Tsuna still hadn't eaten.
"Look, I don't care what happens to you, but I do care about making a girl cry. You just can't ignore that sort of request from a cute girl!" Shamal said as he frowned at Tsuna. "So eat now kid, or so help me I will spoon feed you until you burst."
Tsuna paled at what Shamal said and he couldn't help but nod mutely at the doctor who gave him one final stare before leaving. Tsuna reached out tentative fingers and he grabbed the paper bag. He looked inside of it, there were various qualities of sandwiches and juice boxes in the bag. And all of it seems to be his favorites. Strange, he never told anyone specifically what his favorites were… so who-?
Oh. Right. Yamamoto was suppose to bring him some food but then Kyoko offered to take it to Tsuna instead because the other boy had to stop cutting classes… Which meant…
"Yamamoto got these?" Tsuna whispered to himself as he picked up a random sandwich. As though to answer his question, a note fell as he picked up the sandwich. The brunet leaned forward and picked it up.
Hey Tsuna,
I got you your favorites. Eat properly okay? I'll come by as soon as I can.
Yamamoto
Tsuna stared at the note, deeply touched that the other boy had gone as far as to get all his favorite snacks just to ensure he ate. Yamamoto always seemed to be thinking of him. Tsuna frowned as he put down his sandwich.
Great, I feel guilty now. He thought as he looked at the paper bag. He closed his eyes as he hugged the bag to his chest. Yamamoto…
Why doesn't anyone ever ask me what I feel about this?
Author's Note: Ah, Tsuna... No one asks because everyone already knows what you're feeling EXCEPT YOU! Hope you enjoy!