Author's note: So I wanted to adopt the fic 'I'm in love with my Best friend' but sadly someone got it before me and all I can say is: So close! Oh yeah anyway, a favor to all readers please vote for 'Famiglia' to be sung by GRANRODEO on the next animax musix concert! I'd love to see them sing one of my most favorite Anime Japanese song! Anyway I hope you guys like this fanfiction. Don't forget to review!
Parallel to Your Heart
By ilYamaTsunali
Chapter 8
"Hey Tsuna, I've come to pick you up." Yamamoto said as he entered the clinic. He raised a curious eyebrow when he received no response.
"Sorry for the intrusion." Yamamoto said as he closed the door behind him and walked towards the bed where the young boss was. "Tsuna-?" He called out but then he stopped when he saw that the young boss was sleeping.
The baseball idol put down his bag softly on the floor before he approached the young brunet and sat on his bedside. The Vongola continued to sleep, his breath coming out in small puffs. Yamamoto's eyes softened as he reached out a hand and gently caressed the sleeping boy's bangs to the side. The brunet let out a sigh of content as he continued to sleep.
A smile crossed Yamamoto's face as he leaned in and drew closer to Tsuna. He placed his forehead against the other, being careful as to not wake him up. He could feel the warmth radiated by the other and he closed his eyes treasuring the closure between them.
"Tsuna." He mumbled the name softly. The boy next to him shifted a bit but gave no response.
"Yamamoto." Came a sudden voice. The rain guardian's eyes snapped open as he turned around. He sighed in relief when he saw that it was only Reborn.
"Ah kid, it's you." Yamamoto said with a grin. "You gave me a scare there."
"Hmph, giving scares are my specialty." The arcobaleno said with a proud smirk. "Anyway, you're taking dame-Tsuna home?"
"Ah!" Yamamoto said with the usual smile. Reborn frowned.
"Something's bothering you?" The baby asked bluntly. The smile on Yamamoto's face dimmed a little.
"I-It's nothing." Yamamoto said still smiling.
"Don't lie to me. It's pretty clear that something's troubling you." Reborn said his expression observing.
Yamamoto sighed, the smile totally slipping off his face now. He reached out behind him absently and intertwined his and Tsuna's hands.
"Tsuna… well, Tsuna's been acting strange lately." Yamamoto mumbled as he squeezed the small boy's hand gently. He looked side-ways and gazed longingly at the sleeping face of his boss. "He seems more distant and I noticed he's been avoiding me."
Reborn bit his lip in annoyance. So the Dame-Tsuna from the other world wasn't convincing enough? Well who could blame the boy? He's probably having a hard time digesting that he and Yamamoto were together in this world.
"Don't worry about it Yamamoto." Reborn said as he looked at the guardian. "My stupid student is just undergoing a phase."
"A phase?"
"Ah, a phase. He's in the phase of denial." Reborn said.
"Denial? What would he be in denial about?"
He's trying to deny the fact that he likes you. Reborn almost said but then he changed his mind. "Nothing to be concerned about." The baby said, before he changed the subject. "Anyway, I have something I want you to do tomorrow."
"Hm? And what would that be?" Yamamoto asked curiously.
"I want you and Dame-Tsuna to take the day off tomorrow and go on a date." Reborn said as he placed a hand on his pocket. There was silence.
"Sure, I won't mind." Yamamoto began slowly but then he gave Tsuna an uncertain look. "But are you sure Tsuna will-?"
"Of course he will." Reborn said waving off Yamamoto's worry. He extracted a pair of tickets from his pocket and extended his hand. Yamamoto took it. "Those are tickets to the amusement park. I'm sure you know Dame-Tsuna enough to know what rides he'll enjoy, right?"
"Un." Yamamoto said nodding his head as he looked at the tickets.
"I want you to impress Dame-Tsuna tomorrow. Remind him why he likes you." Reborn said sternly.
"Er… sure. But why?" Yamamoto asked.
"Nothing, I just want your date to be successful." Reborn said as he turned around to leave. "Pick Tsuna up at 8."
"Ah." Yamamoto said as he waved at Reborn goodbye. The arcobaleno vanished leaving Tsuna and Yamamoto alone once more. The baseball idol pocketed the tickets as he turned to face the sleeping brunet again.
"Tsuna…" Yamamoto said as he shook the other gently. Tsuna groaned and buried his face into the pillow. A small smile graced Yamamoto's features as he leaned towards the brunet and shook him again.
"Hey Tsuna, wake up… we have to go home… It's going to be really late soon." Yamamoto said, Tsuna gave a muffled reply before he looked up.
"Y-Yamamoto…" Tsuna said, a bit dazed from sleep.
"Hm?" Yamamoto asked with a smile, but then his eyes widened when the sleepy brunet leaned towards him. "T-Tsuna?" Yamamoto said, a small blush on his cheeks.
"Yamamoto's face is red." Tsuna said leaning closer, Yamamoto backed up a bit, the blush on his face darkening. But then unexpectedly Tsuna closed his eyes and his head fell towards Yamamoto's shoulder instead. He had gone back to sleep.
Yamamoto gave off a sigh of relief (and slight disappointment) as he placed his arms around the brunet. For a moment there, he thought Tsuna was going to kiss him. Of course the prospect of Tsuna kissing him was thrilling but still… he didn't want to take advantage of the sleepy boss.
The rain guardian placed Tsuna on the bed first to get his and the boss' bags. He took his and Tsuna's bag and hung it on his shoulders. With the bags safely out of the way, he approached Tsuna getting ready to carry him piggy back style.
The rain guardian adjusted Tsuna in his hold a bit so that his boss would be more comfortable. Tsuna mumbled something in his shoulder. He didn't catch what the other said but he was pretty sure it had something to do with 'soccer'. (The Yamamoto of Tsuna's world was last seen playing soccer)
He lifted the brunet carefully, taking note how light the other seemed to be and how warm the other's body was against his. With a little hum, the baseball idol began to leave, carefully carrying the young boy home.
"Hm?" Tsuna said sleepily as he woke up. He looked around and noticed that he was no longer in the infirmary.
"Oh, you're finally awake Tsuna." Came a familiar voice. Tsuna looked forward and saw Yamamoto's grinning face.
"Yamamoto! W-Wha-?" Tsuna began but then he stopped abruptly when Yamamoto adjusted his hold on him. It took 3 seconds for Tsuna to understand where he was and what was happening: Yamamoto was giving him a piggyback-ride.
"HIIIIIIIII!" Tsuna shouted as he struggled in shock while blushing furiously.
"A-Ah! W-Wait-!" Yamamoto said to the struggling brunet. However, Tsuna did not hear him and it was no shock that pretty soon the two of them stumbled to the hard asphalt.
"I-Itte!" Tsuna said as he rubbed his sore back.
"T-Tsuna a-are you okay?" Yamamoto said as he stood up shakily. He made his way to the teen and extended a helping hand to the brunet.
"A-ah… thanks." Tsuna said as he accepted the hand. Yamamoto smiled at him gently as he pulled the other up. Tsuna stumbled a bit towards the swordsman but Yamamoto steadied him. The Vongola's face became interesting shade of pink at the contact.
"S-Sorry about that Yamamoto…" Tsuna mumbled shyly. "I sort of panicked when I realized you were actually giving me a piggy back ride…"
"Hahaha! It's no problem Tsuna." Yamamoto said as he patted the brunet in the head. "Let's get you home now. It'll be really late soon."
"A-Ah…" Tsuna said as Yamamoto took a hold of his hand and led him home.
…
"Well then, I'll see you tomorrow Tsuna." Yamamoto said as he smiled at the brunet and gave him his bag. They were now in front of the brunet's house. "Don't forget, eight in the morning, 'kay?" Yamamoto said with a blinding smile.
"O-Okay." Tsuna said momentarily distracted by the other's smile. "W-Wait? W-what? Why eight? Don't classes begin at 7:30?"
"Hm?" Yamamoto said still smiling. "Didn't the kid tell you? We have a day off tomorrow so we're going on a date!"
"I see-" Tsuna said but then his eyes widened when he realized what Yamamoto said. "EH?"
"Ah! Look at the time!" Yamamoto said as he looked at his cell phone. "There's a big group coming to our restaurant today and dad needs help." Yamamoto said as he smiled at Tsuna. "I'm looking forward to tomorrow Tsuna." He said with a wink before he turned around and left.
"Ah Yamamoto-! Wait-!" Tsuna called out but Yamamoto just waved at him cheerfully while walking off. Tsuna gave off a tired sigh as he leaned against the door frame. "A date, huh?" Tsuna said as he ran a hand through his hair, a small blush was evident on his face. He could still remember the pictures of him and Yamamoto in the slam book.
"Oi, stop daydreaming and get inside." A voice suddenly startled Tsuna.
"HIII! Reborn!" Tsuna said jumping in shock.
"Who else did you think it was Dame-Tsuna?" Reborn said with a smirk. "Now get inside before I shoot you inside."
"Ha-hai!" Tsuna said obediently as he opened the door to the house.
"Welcome home Tsuna-nii." A voice greeted Tsuna as he opened the door. Tsuna stumbled in shock.
"F-Fuuta?" Tsuna said as he looked up. And sure enough it was Fuuta. Same old Fuuta, only this time Fuuta wasn't wearing his usual green shirt and scarf, instead he was dressed in a prestigious red uniform and a pair of glasses was on the bridge of his nose.
Oh right, Fuuta's currently enrolled at a boarding school in Spain isn't he? Tsuna thought as he straightened up and looked at the boy before him. But what's with the glasses?
"Long time no see Tsuna-nii!" Fuuta said cheerfully as he approached the brunet and hugged him around the waist.
"A-Ah, it really has been a long time F-Fuuta…" Tsuna said as he patted the boy on the head. Fuuta looked up at him and smiled brightly. Tsuna smiled back.
"Oi, stop loitering and start cooking dinner." Reborn said as he kicked Tsuna in the head. The brunet fell to the floor just as Fuuta let go of him.
"I-Itte! R-Reborn!" Tsuna said as he rubbed his head. Fuuta giggled beside him.
"Fuuta just came home after a long trip. Mama isn't home, so cook us some dinner." Reborn said as he crossed his arms.
"Hai…hai…" Tsuna said as he stood up and made his way to the kitchen, leaving Fuuta alone with Reborn.
"So it's true then, Reborn?" Fuuta said as he stared at the leaving figure of Tsuna. "This isn't the usual Tsuna-nii?"
"Ah." Reborn said nodding. "This Tsuna is from a different world." He confirmed.
Fuuta rubbed his eyes under the glasses. "I finally come h-home, and then I r-realize that T-Tsuna-nii i-is…"
"Calm down, Fuuta." Reborn said as he turned to the ranking prince. "No matter what world he's in, Dame-Tsuna will always be Dame-Tsuna."
"But he isn't the same Tsuna-nii who gave me these glasses…" Fuuta said his eyes getting teary. "And he isn't the same Tsuna-nii who loves Takeshi-nii…"
Reborn nodded. "That maybe true, but he's still the same kind, idiotic-brother you love. He may be from another world but his personality, his heart… are still the same. Understand?"
Fuuta looked down before he nodded. Reborn smirked.
"Good." Reborn said. "Now let's go to the kitchen before Dame-Tsuna burns the house down. I don't think this Tsuna can cook either." There was a shocked scream from the kitchen and Fuuta couldn't help but giggle.
"Ah, so Fuuta's back home?" Came a voice from the phone Tsuna was holding. It was Yamamoto.
"Ah, he looked really different from the usual Fuuta. The uniform made him seem older." Tsuna said as he recounted what happened.
"Well everyone has to grow up some time." Yamamoto replied cheerfully from the other side.
"Yeah." Tsuna said as he sighed. "So anyway, Reborn had me make them dinner."
"Oh really?" Yamamoto said interested. "That makes me jealous, I wish I was there to eat what you cooked Tsuna."
Tsuna blushed at that statement. "I-It was better that you weren't there Yamamoto. We ended up ordering take-out." Tsuna said with a small sweat drop.
"Eh? Why? I'm sure whatever Tsuna cooked would've tasted much better than any take-out." Yamamoto asked curiously.
The blush on Tsuna's cheeks darkened but he sweat dropped again. "Er, I really doubt that. I don't think the burnt burgers I made were edible."
"That's not true!" Yamamoto said cheerfully. "I bet they were delicious!"
Yamamoto… Tsuna thought, a bit touched by what the other said.
"Ah, is that the time already?" Yamamoto said his tone becoming soft. "It's really getting late. We should get to sleep soon."
"A-ah…" Tsuna replied. There was an awkward silence.
"Well I'll see you tomorrow then Tsuna." Yamamoto said gently. "Sweet dreams."
"Y-You too…" Tsuna stuttered. There was a silence on the other end of the phone. The brunet gulped nervously. "Yamamoto?"
"Hm?"
"I-Is there something wrong?" Tsuna asked.
"Oh, it's nothing." Yamamoto answered. Tsuna couldn't see the other's expression so he really wasn't sure if the other was lying or not.
"O-okay then." Tsuna said not wanting to seem like he was prying. "I'll hang up first."
"Okay." Yamamoto said a cheerful tone injected in his voice now. "Don't forget about tomorrow okay?"
"Y-yeah. Bye." Tsuna said and then he pressed the 'end call' button. The brunet couldn't help but sigh in frustration. He laid down on his bed and placed an arm on his eyes.
Talking to Yamamoto wasn't this difficult before… He thought with a frown.
Meanwhile…
Yamamoto still had the phone on his ear, even though Tsuna had already hung up.
"Tsuna…" He muttered, his eyes shadowed. "I love you…"
Somehow, saying it in his room alone made the words seem empty.
TIME SKIP
A few hours later…
The door to Tsuna's room gently closed after Reborn had a good look that his student was really sleeping.
"Reborn… what are we going to do now?" Fuuta asked as he rubbed his eyes sleepily. Reborn smirked at the child's question.
"We're going to the living room… A few people have come to help us out." Reborn said as he headed down the stairs. Fuuta followed him curiously.
"Oh…" Came a voice as Reborn descended the stairs. "I never expected you to ask for my help, Reborn." Came a familiar voice.
"Dino-nii!" Fuuta said enthusiastically as he launched himself at the Cavallone boss.
"Fuuta! Wow you look like you've gotten taller. How are you?" Dino said as the young child latched onto him.
"I'm fine Dino-nii, thank you for suggesting to the CEDEF on having Basil-nii take care of me. He's great." Fuuta said with a smile.
"Hahaha, no problem." Dino said patting the other on the head.
"Let's have our reunions later. For now we have to discuss something." Reborn said as he passed the two and headed to the living room. Dino and Fuuta exchanged looks before they followed.
"Chrome. Stop hiding in the shadows. Please come out." Reborn said as he passed by the shadow of a potted plant. A few seconds later, a violet-haired girl materialized out of the shadows. It was Chrome Dokuro looking the same as always but instead of wearing the Kokuyo uniform, she was wearing regular civilian clothing. She had just gotten back from an important mission and her favorite uniform had been tattered so Haru and Kyoko bought her new clothes.
"Byakuran, I'm glad you could come." Reborn said as he acknowledged the white-haired man sitting on the couch.
"Of course! I wouldn't miss this for the world!" Byakuran said cheerfully. "Takeshi-kun and Tsunayoshi-kun hooking up was the most interesting thing that's ever happened so far. I'd hate to see them fall apart!"
"Hahi! So you brought us here for that, desu?" Came Haru's voice as she came into the living room. She just went to take a quick bathroom break. The Haru of this dimension preferred to put her hair down than tie it up. And also in this world, she has gotten over her crush on Tsuna. Right now, she was a major 8027 fan though.
"That's right, Haru. Can you please go to the kitchen and serve some tea while I brief you guys on what's about to happen now?" Reborn said.
"Of course, desu! Anything for Reborn-chan!" Haru said enthusiastically as she rushed to the kitchen.
"Hm, so where's Bianchi? I thought these things were right up her alley?" Dino asked as he plopped down on the sofa while looking around.
"She's on her way." Reborn said and just as he said that, there was a soft knock on the door. It was special type of knock that identified the caller to be Bianchi. Of course knocking was better than using the doorbell because it would wake up the sleeping brunet upstairs.
"I'm here, my beloved Reborn!" Bianchi said as the arcobaleno opened the door.
"Bianchi, did you take care of Hayato?" Reborn asked as the poison scorpion lifted him into her arms.
"Don't worry about him. He's peacefully sleeping at home with no clue whatsoever." Bianchi said with a small blush on her face.
Reborn smirked. "Good. And here comes Haru with the tea. Let's head to the living room."
"Whatever you say Reborn~!" Bianchi said with a smile. She headed to the living room where everyone was seated. The moment they entered, everyone quieted down. Reborn jumped out of Bianchi's arms and he stood on top of the living room table looking up at everyone.
"Okay, as you all know I've called you here for a meeting…" Reborn said. "…regarding Tsuna and Yamamoto's date tomorrow."
"Date?" Chrome repeated quietly.
"Hahi! Another date, desu? Yamamoto-san and Tsuna-san are getting ahead of Haru, desu!" Haru said impressed at the same time disappointed.
"Ho~! You sure move fast, arcobaleno. I've barely started my school lovey-dovey~ plan on those two!" Byakuran said as he took a marshmallow pack from inside his pocket and tore it open.
"Hm? But why should we have a meeting about this Reborn? I mean, Yamamoto and Tsuna have gone on a date before right?" Dino asked curiously.
"It's because the Tsuna-nii this time is different." Fuuta said as he drank the milk tea Haru made for him.
"Different?" Chrome said.
"Yap~! The Tsuna this time is from a different dimension!" Byakuran said as he popped a marshmallow in his mouth.
"A different-" Dino began…
"…dimension, desu?" Haru finished.
"I see, so this is why…" Bianchi said as she looked at Reborn. The arcobaleno nodded.
"Ah, apparently this Tsuna is from a world where he and Yamamoto aren't together. In his world, he's supposedly in love with Kyoko."
"Eh? Is that even possible?" Dino asked, clearly shocked.
"Hahi! Tsuna-san is in love with someone else! What a twist, desu!" Haru exclaimed.
"Boss, doesn't like the rain guardian-san?" Chrome murmured shyly.
"No, that's the thing… Dame-Tsuna obviously likes Yamamoto but he's on denial." Reborn said. "He's been acting distant with Yamamoto and I'm afraid their relationship might crumble before the other Tsuna gets back."
"That's not good." Bianchi murmured. "Tsuna's really happy when he's around Yamamoto Takeshi, if he gets back and finds out that he and Yamamoto are…"
"Yeah, we can't let that happen." Dino said also nodding as he reached out and took a cup of tea from the table.
"Tsuna-nii's ranked one special person is Takeshi-nii." Whispered Fuuta. "And they're ranked 2 in the lovey-dovey couple ranking, just right after Maman and Tsuna-nii's dad.
"We can't let the 8027 couple fall apart, desu!" Haru said with determination.
Reborn nodded in approval. "I'm glad to see that you guys are into this." Reborn said as he looked at them. "A lot of work will have to be done for tomorrow. I'm depending on you all to make my stupid student realize something important."
"I can't wait!" Byakuran said with a smile.
"I owe boss." Chrome said as her hands tightened around the staff.
"I'll call Romario and tell him what's happening." Dino said with a nod.
"I'll pull out the ranking for the most lovey-dovey spots in the amusement park." Fuuta said with determination.
"I will go and prepare costumes for our disguises, desu!" Haru said standing up and rushing off to get to work.
"I'll get Tsuna's clothes for tomorrow ready." Bianchi said. "And on the way, I'll prepare Yamamoto Takeshi's clothes as well."
"Thank you Bianchi." Reborn said. "I'll prepare a plan for tomorrow." And then he smirked.
Get ready Tsuna. You're heart is about to get a on a roller coaster ride.
Author's note: The 8th chapter is done! The date will be a very interesting read I promise you so please stay tuned!