Author's note: And here is the update! Sorry for the long wait! I'm about to graduate and it has been busy lately with prom and senior's ball and getting accepted into university and… WAH! Growing up is depressing…
And-! My birthday is coming up and I hope my sister give me a present! *looks at sister*
Valentines is coming up and I have to think of a special 8027 fanfiction for Valentines day!
Also, lately I've become addicted with Naruto and all that… It really is very interesting. I guess the addiction was caused by buying Naruto DVDs… So basically my fault.
LoveOneself: Actually I just downloaded the doujinshi. I have my sources. I'll gladly share it with you if I have time ^^
To this review: How's Tsuna gonna hide his flames? People would probably notice a kid walking around with his head on fire!
Answer: Well technically, they dying will flame is invisible and can only be seen by Tsuna, his guardians, his foes, and other people who use the dying will flame for fighting. So no one will notice it at all!
TheFeyRa: Ah yes, I download my 8027 doujinshis. When I found the perfect site I downloaded a lot of them and am currently drowning in the 8027 love. I liked the doujinshi 'Date Nanona' it was so cute and fluffy ^^
I think that the Tsuna who is at Yamamoto's mercy is cute. –8027 Doujinshi 'Date Nanona'
ANYWAY, this chapter is for the other Tsuna who is together with Yamamoto but was transported to a world where they are only best friends…
Parallel to Your Heart
By ilYamaTsuna7227li
Previously…
Reborn who was hidden by a tree branch looked at his student suspiciously. Ever since the day at the park, his student has been acting strange and distant most especially to the rain guardian. As his stupid student's tutor, it was up to him to get to the bottom of this.
Dame-Tsuna…Reborn thought as his eyes narrowed when his student glanced at the tree he was hiding.What are you hiding?
Chapter 12
"You're finally here, huh?" Reborn said as Yamamoto and Gokudera entered Yamamoto's sushi shop. (Bianchi left because she had something to do) They didn't want to have a meeting in Tsuna's house because there was a chance the brunet would catch them there and would obviously question what they were doing.
"Gomen Reborn-san…" Gokudera apologized humbly. "Jyuudaime was too caught up in playing baseball with the kids."
Reborn's eyebrow rose suspiciously at this piece of information. He turned to look at Yamamoto who knew more about baseball. "Is that true? And how did it look?"
"Yeah, it's true and Tsuna's form looked good. Have you been training him for baseball, kid?" Yamamoto asked as he crossed his arms.
Reborn didn't say anything as he just silently led the two to their table. Gokudera and Yamamoto exchanged looks at the hitman's silence.
"Yamamoto-kun, Gokudera-kun you guys are here too?" Kyoko greeted the two boys who entered.
"Hello Sasagawa's sister." Yamamoto grinned while Gokudera just looked away annoyed.
"Yamamoto! Octopus head! You're extremely late!" Ryohei shouted at the two. Gokudera opened his mouth to rebut Ryohei's insult when a girl suddenly came out from one of the bathrooms.
"Ah, you monkeys are here." Hana said and Ryohei's face grew red as he began to quiet down. Gokudera raised an eyebrow while Yamamoto laughed at his senior's discomfort.
"Anyway…" Reborn said as he tried to shift everyone's attention away fromRyohei's obvious embarrassment. "Let's all sit down so we can start talking."
Everyone complied as they sat down. They all looked at each other in question before they turned to Reborn.
"First of all, as most of you have already guessed this meeting is about my stupid student, Tsuna." Reborn said as he crossed his arms.
Gokudera's eyes narrowed while Yamamoto frowned in worry.
"Ever since the incident in the park, Dame-Tsuna has been acting strange." Reborn said as he looked at each of them seriously. "When he woke up at his house, he asked me strange questions."
"What sort of questions, kid?" Yamamoto asked before Gokudera could open his mouth.
"He asked about a scrapbook, the whereabouts of maman, Bianchi, and Futa, his crush, if he always called Ryohei 'onii-san', and also what happened before he fainted." Reborn said as he counted them all with his fingers.
"Why would Tsuna-kun ask that?" Kyoko asked worriedly. "It sounds as if he had amnesia."
"Reborn-san, what scrapbook did jyuudaime mean?" Gokudera asked.
"I'm not sure." Reborn said. "I don't know what scrapbook he's talking about. I've searched his room a hundred times but nothing."
"Hm, I saw Sawada once…" Ryohei said as he crossed his arms with a thoughtful expression. "He was extremely…" But then Ryohei stopped what he was saying abruptly.
"He was what? Turf top!" Gokudera asked impatiently. Ryohei looked up his expression serious.
"I promised Sawada that I wouldn't extremely say anything but…" Ryohei said as he hesitated.
"Sempai, please…" Yamamoto said his expression serious, surprising everyone in the room.
Ryohei nodded as he begun to recount. "I was extremely doing training by running up the stairs when…"
"EXTREME!" Ryohei shouted as he threw open the door to the rooftop. He has finished the last flight of stairs and he wanted to have an extreme break before continuing down. However to his surprise, someone was already there.
Ryohei looked at the familiar back of Sawada Tsunayoshi. "Oh Sawada! You're here too! Are you doing some extreme training as well?"
But then the sun guardian's extreme smile dropped as Tsuna turned around to look at him.
The brunet's expression looked sad and lost as he stared at Ryohei in confusion. However what got Ryohei's tongue was the tears sliding down Tsuna's face. As though realizing who was there, Tsuna brought up an arm and wiped away his tears.
When the tears were gone, Tsuna smiled at Ryohei as he said in a weak voice. "Sempai- I mean onii-san what brought you here?"
There was silence. Before…
"Sawada! You were crying! Are you extremely okay?" Ryohei asked as he neared the brunet who continued to smile at him.
"I'm fine." Tsuna said as he waved off the boxer's worry. "I was just thinking about something."
"Sawada, you know as you're big brother you can extremely tell me anything." Ryohei said with a serious frown. Tsuna smiled kindly at him as he patted the boxer on the shoulder.
"Onii-san, thank you but I think I'd rather ask a favor from you." Tsuna said and Ryohei looked at him curiously.
"Sure, anything." Ryohei said with confidence. Tsuna looked at him seriously as he passed by him to leave.
"Don't tell anyone what you saw." He said before he left.
There was silence.
"So… Dame-Tsuna was crying huh? Figures." Hana said with a sigh. It took a while for this statement to process in Gokudera's mind.
"Oi! What do you mean by that woman?" Gokudera growled angrily. Yamamoto placed a hand on the bomber's shoulder, pacifying him as he turned to look at Reborn.
"What does this mean, kid? Why has Tsuna been acting strange and why had he been crying?" Yamamoto said the last word with utmost worry as his amber eyes softened.
"I'm not sure but I have a vague idea." Reborn said his eyes calculating. "Anyway, I want to hear the others' statements before I formulate an answer. Kurokawa, if you can…"
"Well, Dame-Tsuna is still Dame-Tsuna but…" Hana begun as she crossed her arms and thought. "I have noticed him acting differently from before."
"Go on…" Reborn encouraged. Hana sighed.
"Well I don't know if it's his aura or something… It's like he's experienced something that made him more understanding than normal although I don't know what…" Hana grumbled.
"Explain it more clearly stupid woman! We don't have time for riddles." Hana gave Gokudera a scowl while Ryohei glared at him.
"That's rude octopus head!" Ryohei shouted.
"What did you say-?" Gokudera begun but then their argument was cut off when Yamamoto placed firm hands on their shoulders.
"Stop it guys. Let's hear out what Kurokawa has to say." Yamamoto said in a serious voice that made the two look down in embarrassment.
"Anyway…" Hana said as she cleared her throat. "If there was a situation that can make me explain clearly… I think it would be…"
Hana was walking into the classroom with a sigh. It was another boring day in school and all the boys around her still looked like monkeys. Hana was looking around at her classroom and her gaze stopped at a certain brunet who was staring at a couple not far. Deciding that disturbing Tsuna was good way to pass time, the dark-haired girl approached the boss.
"Hey Dame-Tsuna, what are you looking at?" Hana asked as she looked at the brunet who looked up at the sound of her voice.
"Ah, Kurokawa-san…" Tsuna said with a smile, Hana raised an eyebrow. That smile was too understanding. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Nothing. I was just curious about how they act around each other."
Hana curiously looked at what Tsuna was looking at. The girl and the boy were laughing as they talked and they held each other's hands. Hana looked back at Tsuna's expression which was frowning and wistful.
"You make it sound like you've been in a relationship before Dame-Tsuna." Hana smirked but then her superior expression faltered when Tsuna looked up at her, eyes wide while his face flushed a deep red.
"I-I d-don't k-know w-what y-you're t-talking about." The brunet said as he looked away hastily. Hana stared at Tsuna in amazement before her thoughts shifted to suspicion. What did that expression mean?
"… so basically that's it." Hana said as she shrugged her shoulders. Everyone looked bewildered at the new information.
"Dame-Tsuna in a relationship…" Reborn murmured. "I don't think he's been in one though. Yamamoto?" Reborn asked, turning to the guardian who has been with Tsuna for the most time, even more than Reborn.
"I don't think Tsuna's ever been in a relationship before." Yamamoto stated as he thought about the old days before Reborn came. He felt guilt in his stomach as he remembered how little he noticed Tsuna back then.
"Well that's that. Dame-Tsuna has never been in a relationship." Reborn said finally and then he turned to look at Kyoko who was looking back at Reborn curiously. "How about you Kyoko? I heard Dame-Tsuna's been taking you home lately." Reborn said, not adding that he was the one who had been pushing Tsuna to do that.
"Hm, well Tsuna-kun seems more mellow than before." Kyoko stated as she smiled at Reborn. "But I do remember that he kept calling me 'Sasagawa-chan' by accident rather than 'Kyoko-chan' like he usually does."
"Sou." Reborn said thoughtfully. "Can you tell me specifically how Dame-Tsuna acts when he's with you?"
"Well, when I try to talk to him he always seemed to be thinking of something although he responds accordingly to what I say." Kyoko said as she thought back. "And also he seems to always be looking for something or maybe… someone?"
"Hm, Dame-Tsuna seems more unfocused than before, that's just strange." Reborn mumbled and he finally turned to the bomber who seemed to be bursting to say something. "And you Gokudera?"
"It went like this Reborn-san…!" Gokudera began.
"Jyuudaime! Jyuudaime!" Gokudera called out as he looked for his precious boss. It was lunch time and there was no sign of the boy at all. The sky was looking dark too.
"Jyuudaime!" The Italian huffed however he stopped when he saw a familiar brown-haired boy leaning against the tree. "Jyuudaime! There you are! I-" Gokudera said as he approached his boss but then he quieted down when he noticed that Tsuna was sleeping.
"Hn…" Tsuna mumbled in his sleep. He looked so peaceful as he slept. Gokudera smiled as he sat beside his boss with a fond smile.
"Jyuudaime has really been working hard for the past few days with Reborn-san. He deserves this rest." Gokudera said quietly as he took off his blazer and placed it on Tsuna. "Good job jyuudaime."
Tsuna frowned as he shivered slightly. "-…moto…"
"Eh?" Gokudera said as he leaned forward. Tsuna's frown deepened as he whined.
"I want to go back…" Tsuna whispered and to Gokudera's shock, the brunet whimpered. The bomber immediately placed his hand on the brunet's shoulder.
"Jyuudaime! Wake up!" Gokudera said, worried that his boss was having a nightmare. "Jyuudaime!"
Tsuna's eyes snapped open as he sat up straight and looked at Gokudera expectantly. "Ya-!" However when he saw it was Gokudera he stopped.
"Jyuudaime, it's fine now. It was just a dream." Gokudera assured the young brunet whose eyes widened. Tsuna bit his lip as he looked down his hands clenching into fists.
"A-Ah… It was just a dream." Tsuna said in a broken voice, worrying Gokudera.
"Jyuudaime." Gokudera asked but then Tsuna held up Gokudera's uniform which fell unto his lap. "A-Ah that's-" Gokudera began embarrassed but Tsuna interrupted him.
"Sorry, but can you lend me this for a bit?" Tsuna asked and Gokudera just nodded in confusion. He watched as Tsuna buried his face on his blazer. He was about to ask the other what was wrong but then suddenly it began to rain. Gokudera looked at the sky and then at Tsuna who began to tremble.
Jyuudaime must be cold. Gokudera reasoned with himself and then he stood up. "Jyuudaime, we should get going. It's started to rain."
"Please go ahead Gokudera-kun. Let me stay here for awhile." Tsuna said, his voice muffled by the fabric. Gokudera opened his mouth to protest but then thought better of it and instead…
"You know you can tell me anything jyuudaime."
Silence.
"Sorry Gokudera-kun… but just this once… I can't tell you anything."
Everyone became silent once more after Gokudera's story. Yamamoto's face was thoughtful and worried while Kyoko and Hana were exchanging silent looks.
"What do we do now, kid?" Ryohei asked as he looked at Reborn whose eyes were shadowed.
"'Go back', huh?" Reborn looked up at Gokudera. "Thank you for this information Gokudera… I think I might've understood the situation a little better."
"You have? Then please tell us Reborn-san!" Gokudera begged while Yamamoto nodded.
"Hm, right now it's only a theory so I can't delve into details… But I have a plan that might make Dame-Tsuna confess the truth…" Reborn stated as he crossed his arms.
"What's your plan, kid?" Yamamoto asked and the arcobaleno looked up at him with unreadable black eyes.
"It's a plan that will involve you, Yamamoto…"
"Eh?"
"Gyahaha! Dame-Tsuna! Buyt this for Lambo-san!" Lambo said as he pointed at the cotton candy. The brunet who was baby-sitting him, sighed as he took out his wallet.
"Yeah, yeah… but make sure you drink a lot of water afterwards okay?" Tsuna said as he bought two and gave one to I-pin who thanked him.
"Neh I-pin let's go on the merry-go-round!" Lambo said pointing at the attraction before running off with I-pin hot on his heels. Tsuna watched the two with a fond smile before he turned around and headed for a nearby bench. He sighed tiredly and sat down before leaning his head back to look at the sky. He closed his eyes, peacefully taking in the relaxed and happy atmosphere from the amusement park… How he wished he could stay like this…
"TSUNA!" Lambo's voice. That was Lambo's voice calling him. Why did he sound so scared? He can even here the cow child sniffling.
"Tsuna-san!" I-pin too. Wha-?
Tsuna's yes snapped open and he looked around immediately to see where the voices came from. His eyes widened and then narrowed in anger with what he saw.
"You…!"
Yamamoto sighed as he walked towards the amusement park. He looked at the people passing by and began to think about what Reborn told him.
"The plan, isn't that complicated. It will only involve one of you and the rest will have to do everything in their power not to interfere and to not let other people interfere." Reborn began. Everyone, even Hana, although reluctantly, nodded.
"Okay." Reborn sighed and then his gaze met Yamamoto who looked surprised. "Yamamoto, out of everyone… Tsuna has been acting the weirdest with you."
Everyone turned to look at the rain guardian automatically and the swordsman blinked. "E-Eh?"
"What the hell did you do to jyuudaime, you bastard!" Gokudera began but thankfully Ryohei suppressed him.
"Calm down octopus head…" Ryohei said in a gruff voice. "Yamamoto, do you know why Sawada's been acting like this?"
Yamamoto shook his head. "I don't know too."
"Hmph, Dame-Tsuna has done a good job in keeping us in the dark." Reborn said.
"Tsuna-kun…" Kyoko said worriedly and Hana placed a hand on her shoulder. Yamamoto looked at the young Sasagawa and then sighed.
Tsuna… He thought.
"So the plan will go like this." Reborn said and everyone gave him their attention. "Starting from this day onward, Yamamoto you are not to leave Tsuna's side."
"W-What?" And almost instantly protests (from Gokudera) broke out.
"What? Why him? Reborn-san! I am much more capable and-!" Gokudera shouted.
"Do you want to know what's wrong with Tsuna or not?" Reborn growled and Gokudera quieted almost instantly.
"Why?" Yamamoto asked.
"It will be easier to get something out of him when the source of his discomfort is always near." Reborn stated. "I've already told your dad that you will be staying in the Sawada household for at least a week-"
"W-WHAT?" Gokudera shouted but Reborn promptly ignored him.
"We won't let that Dame-student of mine, rest to collect his thoughts when you're gone so we'll keep you by his side most of the time." Reborn said and then he added. "I'll be 'conveniently' away during those times, so do what you can Yamamoto."
Everything's happening too fast. Yamamoto thought as his fists clenched. "Ah… I understand…"
"You'll be fine." Reborn assured, well as much as 'Reborn' can assure. "Now…" Reborn looked at the clock. "It's time to pick Dame-Tsuna up. Yamamoto you should get going."
"A-Ah." The baseball idol said as he headed towards the door. He felt Ryohei give him an encouraging thump on the back before he left. He could hear Gokudera arguing with Reborn the moment the door closed.
"Tsuna, I'm sorry…" Yamamoto stated as he looked up at the sky. "It seems as though things might get harder for you…"
However, Yamamoto was distracted from his musing when he suddenly saw a familiar flash of orange light from afar.
"What was that? Plastic explosives?*" He heard someone say from behind. His eyes narrowed. That light came from the amusement park.
Tsuna! He thought as he ran. His eyes widened when he saw people running away from the park. He stopped and blocked a guy who came from the amusement park.
"Excuse me, what's happening?" Yamamoto asked.
"A couple of guys held 2 kids hostage!" The guy said as he gulped at the intensity of Yamamoto's gaze. "A skinny kid is fighting them, although I doubt he has a chance-" But the guy never finished his sentence as Yamamoto began to run towards the amusement park.
Tsuna! Yamamoto thought fiercely and when he arrived at the amusement park, he shouted. "TSUNA!" His eyes widened when he saw a beaten up Tsuna, heavily panting with blood running down his head and mouth. His eyes zeroed in on Lambo and I-pin who were in a guy's arms, held hostage. Tsuna was in a disadvantage with hostages.
Yamamoto's eyes sharpened as he took out his sword and dropped it. "Shigure Souen Ryu: 3rd Offensive form, Yarazu no Ame!" Yamamoto kicked the blade towards the guy who dropped both Lambo and I-pin in order to dodge. Tsuna immediately rushed to the two and secured them in his arms before flying away and landing in a safe distance to put them down.
"Tsuna-san, a-are you okay?" I-pin asked worriedly, beside her Lambo was crying. HDW Tsuna's eyes softened as he patted them both on the head.
"I'm fine." Tsuna assured them before he stood up. "Stay here, okay? Yamamoto and I will finish this."
"Tsuna, are you alright?" Yamamoto asked when Tsuna was by his side. He looked at the boy at the corner of his eyes worriedly.
"These are just scratches." Tsuna said coolly but then he suddenly turned to Yamamoto and the swordsman turned to him curiously. HDW Tsuna smiled softly. "Thank you. I knew you would come."
Yamamoto's eyes widened at Tsuna's show of appreciation and his cheeks dusted pink.
"Let's go." Tsuna said as he rushed forward.
"A-Ah…" Yamamoto said as he followed suit.
Several minutes later…
"T-Thank you for coming…" The manager of the park said as Yamamoto and Tsuna exited with Lambo and I-pin in their arms.
"That was close. Wasn't it Tsuna?" Yamamoto said grinning at the brunet who smiled back at him.
"Yeah." Tsuna said as he petted his injuries. The manager of the park was kind enough to give him first aid. "Anyway, Yamamoto what are you doing here?"
"Oh, well I called your house and your mom said you still weren't home so I came to get you…" Yamamoto remembered the excuse Reborn told him to use and then he hastily added. "And the kids too..."
"Oh." Tsuna said as he looked down thoughtfully. "And Gokudera-kun?"
"H-He had something to do." Yamamoto stated. "He's assisting the kid with something from what I heard."
"Hm, I see." Tsuna sighed and then he shifted Lambo in his arms. The two kids had already fallen aleep.
"Tsuna…" Yamamoto began when silence overtook the atmosphere.
"Hm?" Tsuna asked absent-mindedly.
"You… You're alright, right?" Yamamoto asked and he looked at the brunet who was already looking at him. For some reason, the baseball idol felt self-conscious.
"Yeah… I'm as fine as I can be…" Tsuna said to the swordsman.
"There isn't anything troubling you, right?"
Silence.
"Well, of course there is." Tsuna began quietly. Yamamoto blinked in surprise. Tsuna was going to tell him what was wrong? That was easy! "Everyone has something troubling them right? So it's only natural that I too-"
Yamamoto sighed. Of course, Tsuna would go about it the round-about way. "That's not what I meant Tsuna. I was asking for your troubles specifically. You can tell me and the others anything. You know that right?"
Tsuna's gaze slid down to the round guiltily. "Y-Yeah. S-Sorry…"
"And Tsuna…" Yamamoto began. "Don't take this the wrong way but…" The rain guardian looked at him, a slight hurt in his eyes as he posed his question. "Why have you… been avoiding me?"
Tsuna looked up surprised. His brown eyes met Yamamoto's amber ones and instantly he felt his heart clench. He didn't want to hurt the other with his actions, he hadn't meant to. "Yamamoto, that was-!"
"Maa… It's fine…" Yamamoto said with a smile. "Don't feel troubled by it. I just want to know why… That's all."
Tsuna's eyes became downcast as he took a deep breath. "I-I… It's just that I thought…" Tsuna's eyes shadowed as he looked away. "I thought it would be better if I stayed away from you for awhile, Yamamoto…"
Yamamoto's eyes widened as he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Tsuna was avoiding him purposely? "Why?" He barely breathed out.
"I don't want to hurt you." The brunet said firmly and Yamamoto looked at him in confusion.
"Hurt, what do you mean?" Yamamoto asked in confusion. "The only thing I'm hurting about right now is the fact that my best friend…" Tsuna flinched. "…is avoiding me."
"Yamamoto…" Tsuna said with a tired sigh. I just can't let you discover my feelings for you. Knowing you, you'd probably think you were hurting me and try to do something unnecessary again.
"What, Tsuna?" Yamamoto said as he looked at the brunet with determined eyes. Tsuna frowned and decided to say nothing as they reached his house.
I'll think of a good reply for Yamamoto tomorrow. Tsuna thought. For now…
"Thanks, for walking us home Yamamoto." Tsuna said with a smile as he reached out to take I-pin from the other but the rain guardian shook his head. Tsuna looked at him in confusion.
"Tsu-kun! You're home!" Nana said as she went out to greet the two boys. "Ah, Takeshi-kun, your things are already upstairs… Your dad brought them. You can sleep in Tsu-kun's room."
"Thanks Mrs. Sawada." Yamamoto said with a charming smile.
"Eh?" Tsuna said his eyes widening. "What do you mean, mom?"
"Oh, Tsu-kun… didn't you know?" Nana said as he looked at her son. "Takeshi-kun will be staying here for at least a week."
"WHAT?"
Author's note: *Plastic explosives. When they explode they give off an orange light. It's one of its characteristics. I learned this from detective Conan (I also bought a DVD of the Detective Conan movies). But of course the orange light wasn't an explosive but rather Tsuna's flames.
8027 time: Hm, so I read another 8027 doujinshi that I find cute but sadly enough it hasn't been translated and all that. All I really did understand was that the past Tsuna was transported to the Vongola mansion ten years later and he finds the older Yamamoto who hugs him and kisses him in the forehead and before the young Tsuna leaves he says something to Yamamoto as he smiled and Yamamoto is shocked because it reminded him of the older Tsuna who died.
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