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Parallel to Your Heart

By ilYamaTsuna7227li

Previously…

"Oh yeah…" Yamamoto said as he remembered. "Well Tsuna, I don't want to inconvenience you or anything… But your mom said that you were out of futons…" Yamamoto began and then he grinned. "So she told me to tell you, that we'll be sharing your bed tonight… Is that okay?"

Chapter 16

Dinner was an awkward gathering that night in the Sawada household.

Granted, everything seemed normal: Lambo laughing with food in his mouth, Futa and I-pin scolding the cow child, Bianchi trying to pass of her poison cooking as edible, and Maman cooing at the three children near her, but the atmosphere between Yamamoto and Tsuna were tense and this did not go unnoticed by the two adults in the house.

"Saa, Tsu-kun, why don't you go run a bath for Takeshi-kun, I'm sure you're both tired, neh?" Maman finally said when she saw Tsuna flinch when Yamamoto accidentally elbowed him on the ribs.

The baseball idol was about to open his mouth to suggest if he could help but then Bianchi cut him off. "Yamamoto, why don't you help me wash the dishes? Maman, you should take Futa and the others to their room. I'm sure their tired."

"Sou, well if you say so Bianchi-chan. I'll leave everything to you." The woman Sawada said as she gathered up a lazing Lambo, a giggling Futa, and a scolding I-pin towards the upstairs room.

"W-Well, I'll get going too." Tsuna said as he avoided Yamamoto's gaze. "Don't take too long Yamamoto or the water will get cold."

"A-Ah…" Yamamoto stated with a thoughtful frown as Tsuna hurriedly left the kitchen. The rain guardian sighed as he ran a hand through his dark hair tiredly.

Bianchi had already started gathering the dishes as she asked in a soft tone, "No progress at all as to why Tsuna is acting like that?"

Yamamoto shook his head, lips pursed. "Earlier, I thought there was something there but- but when I said we'd be sleeping in the same bed together, he suddenly closed up. I-I'm confused. Did I do something wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Bianchi hummed thoughtfully as she cleared away the table and with a jerk Yamamoto remembered he was supposed to be helping out and he rushed to the poison scorpion's aid. "Love often times make people act the strangest ways."

Yamamoto flinched as he looked at Bianchi in confusion. "Love?"

"Yes, love." Bianchi said simply as she made way for Yamamoto who stacked the plates expertly on the kitchen counter. "Hayato was the one who figured it out right? The whole '8027' fiasco from earlier?"

"O-Oh, right." Yamamoto laughed as he scratched the back of his head. "The part were 80 is Sasagawa, Tsuna's crush."

Bianchi raised an eyebrow at that. "Hayato presumes too much. '80' might not be Kyoko. It may be someone else."

"But…" Yamamoto's eyebrows were furrowed in confusion. "Tsuna's been crushing on Kyoko since elementary school right? Who else could it be? Haru?"

Bianchi pursed her lips, unsure, as she took a dish and started washing. "I'm confused as well Yamamoto Takeshi. But this is why Reborn set up this plan right? For you to find out what's troubling Tsuna. For you to help him."

Yamamoto sighed as he stood beside Bianchi to dry the dishes. "Some help I am. The kid called me Tsuna's 'source of discomfort'." Yamamoto laughed out awkwardly.

Bianchi sighed dreamily at the mention of Reborn's name once more. "He only means you are the key to unlocking Tsuna's secret. Reborn is too suave to say it that way."

"Suave." Yamamoto laughed again at the strange adjective directed to the kid. "If you say so." He said as he turned his attention to the drying of the dishes again. He failed to notice the knowing smile Bianchi sent his way.

Tsuna wanted to hit his head on the wall.

He was acting so awkward around Yamamoto! And the baseball idol, no matter how thick-skulled he is, probably noticed it too! So much for being smooth about everything and pretend that nothing's wrong!

The brunet groaned as he crouched down beside the bath tub and laid his head against the cool acrylic.

He was such a jerk. Yamamoto was being so nice and it wasn't his fault that he didn't know about the brunet's annoying 'hugging syndrome'. This was probably all Reborn's fault anyway and the rain guardian was nothing but an innocent pawn in the arcobaleno's game.

"I should say sorry. Or else stop being awkward…" Tsuna mumbled as he stared down at the tiled floor. "But what am I going to do about tonight? Should I sleep on the couch? Or pretend I have insomnia or something? Maybe I can sneak away while Yamamoto's sleeping, or-or-"

Or what?

Was he really going to continue avoiding Yamamoto for the rest of the week? What if they still had no futon by tomorrow? Was Tsuna really going to waste two days of sleep over something as simple as sharing a bed?

"Tsuna?" The brunet gave a start at his name and due to surprise-

THUD!

-he hit his head on the side of the bathtub.

Ow.

"Tsuna?" The voice called out again frantically when the owner heard whimpers coming from the bathroom. Yamamoto rushed inside and saw his boss sitting on the tiled floor rubbing his head. Kneeling, the rain guardian turned worried amber eyes at the other. "What happened? Are you okay?"

The young Vongola nodded his head as he looked at Yamamoto with a sheepish expression. "Yeah, I-I'm fine. Just hit my head, haha…"

Lame! Tsuna chided himself as he gritted his teeth and continued to rub at the sore spot on his head. What sort of idiot hits his head on the bathtub?

Yamamoto reached out his hands and took the brunet's head carefully to examine it. Tsuna's eyes widened as a light blush dusted his cheeks while Yamamoto felt around his head for a bump.

"There doesn't seem to be any bleeding." The gentle guardian said as he patted the other on the head. He gave the brunet a bright smile. "No bumps too. Haha, I think you'll be fine but just to be safe we should put some ice on that."

"Uh…" Tsuna said as he tried to control himself from staring at the handsome face looking at him. He watched Yamamoto's expression turn into a puzzled one when the brunet didn't answer. Flushing, the young boss turned his gaze away. "Erm, yeah well… Thanks." He got up and dusted his pants. "So the bath's ready. I-I'll go get that ice…" He said awkwardly as he turned to leave.

However, it seemed like Yamamoto was having none of that as he placed a strong hand on narrow shoulders, effectively stopping the brunet from leaving.

"Wait Tsuna…" And the brunet quietly cursed the way his heart skipped a beat at the tone of voice. "I wanted to talk you, I mean, if it's okay with you?"

The brunet wanted to pull away, laugh and say that they could always talk later but right now he had to get some ice for his head, but the look on Yamamoto's face and the pleading amber eyes stopped him short. So instead, Tsuna inhaled deeply and gave a hesitant nod despite the awkwardness he felt.

The smiled on Yamamoto's face made the young Vongola boss decide that the awkwardness was well worth it.

"I'm sorry." Yamamoto began the conversation with a heartfelt apology that made Tsuna look up startled. "I didn't want to make you uncomfortable with the sleeping arrangements." The rain gave the sky a soft smile. "I mean, I think it's better for me to sleep on the couch after all."

"Wait! You don't have to apologize!" Tsuna said and unconsciously he reached out and grabbed the athletic teen by the sleeve, making Yamamoto's eyes widen. "I was just- I just- I'm not uncomfortable with you sharing my bed…" He mumbled.

Yamamoto raised an eyebrow that signified that he did not believe Tsuna's statement, making the Vongola blush at his blatant lie.

"I mean…" Tsuna amended with a sigh. "I've just been distracted lately and when mom suddenly said you were sleeping over and then- then that you were going to sleep on my room and then on my bed… Well, I got –ehm- overwhelmed?"

"Oh." Yamamoto said but that soft syllable didn't sound so sure nor did it sound like the swordsman bought Tsuna's lie.

Pursing his lips, Tsuna looked up leaning towards Yamamoto, making the guardian blink at the sudden close proximity of their faces. The brunet remembered Yamamoto telling him one time that if he really wanted to make a point go across, he had to get face-to-face with the person he was trying to convince.

Brown eyes met amber ones with an earnest stare that made Yamamoto's heartbeat stutter before picking up again. An unknown emotion swirled beneath the chocolate brown hues that were the boss' eyes.

"I'm not uncomfortable being near you." The brunet insisted in a soft tone that was leveled with his intense stare. It's really the opposite. I like being near you so much, that sometimes I have to pull away.

The baseball star laughed awkwardly, his minty breath fanning across Tsuna's warm face. "O-Okay. If you say so Tsuna. No need to get so up-close and personal about it." He joked.

The sky flame user blinked before he realized that his and Yamamoto's faces were merely inches apart. Squeaking in embarrassment, the young boss let go hastily apologizing.

"Haha, it's fine." The rain said cheerfully as he placed a hand on the brunet's head. However the young boss flinched at the contact because of his recent injury and instinctively, the athlete placed his hands lower and accidentally cupped the other's face.

Unknowingly, the brunet's eyes began to close at the familiar contact as he leaned against the touch. Yamamoto's amber eyes widened and his face burned as he ran a thumb across the soft expanse of skin.

"Tsu-kun?" Nana suddenly called from outside of the bathroom, the two Vongola jumped apart in embarrassment.

Tsuna's eyes were wide with horror while Yamamoto's face was one of a puzzlement and confusion.

"Tsu-kun? Honey, you should go clean your bed before you go to sleep okay?" Nana said as she peeked in the bathroom. "Oh Takeshi-kun you're here too! It looks like Tsu-kun ran the bath for you. Very good, Tsu-kun, now why don't you go and fix your room for later?" She said cheerfully.

"Y-Yeah…" Tsuna mumbled as he made his way out of the bathroom, not even giving Yamamoto as second glance as he left. He closed the bathroom door behind him, leaving the rain guardian alone with his thoughts.

Yamamoto was drying his hair as he walked into Tsuna's bedroom. He stopped by the door however when he saw a certain brunet lying asleep on his bed, fists clenched, hugging a pillow, and eyebrows furrowed as he let out soft breaths as he slept.

A small fond smile, lit up the baseball teen's face as he walked quietly towards the other. He sat on the edge of the bed, by Tsuna's legs, watching as the other's face pucker up when the mattress under him sank at Yamamoto's weight.

"Mhmnm…" Tsuna mumbled as he hugged his pillow closer. The baseball player chuckled as he placed a hand on Tsuna's head, carefully treading his fingers on the soft brown tresses.

Yamamoto sighed. "You haven't really given me any space to sleep huh?" He stopped patting Tsuna's head and instead pulled the blanket around the young boss instead. "Guess I'll be heading downstairs to the couch then."

Standing up, the rain guardian placed the towel over his shoulder and went to get his tooth brush and tooth paste from his bag before he turned to the door.

"Yamamoto…" The swordsman froze as he turned to look back at the brunet curiously. The tone was clear and no doubt, the name was his.

"Tsuna?" Yamamoto called out uncertainly but said brunet was still asleep, a tight grip on his pillow as though he was dreaming of hugging someone. When the brunet didn't answer, the guardian just scratched the back of his head in wonder before shrugging and turning to leave.

He closed the door softly, failing to hear one more word from the sleeping boss.

"Takeshi…"

Tsuna didn't know how long it was since he fell asleep. All he knew was that he was groggy and stiff from being curled up in his position. He blinked up dazedly for a few seconds, wondering if he was forgetting something important- a date with Yamamoto? A homework due?- before he was suddenly gob smacked by the events that had happened earlier.

Tsuna's first reaction was to freeze, his body was curled up around something soft and he was holding onto it pretty tightly. Granted, he was recently having a dream of cuddling Yamamoto, but a dream and reality were two things you didn't want to get mixed up.

A few seconds later, however, the brunet sat up abruptly, blanket falling to the floor, as though he was burned and jumped out of his bed to look at what he was hugging.

To his relief, it was a pillow. An innocent pillow, not the tall and lanky form of a certain baseball lover.

The young boss let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Good, there were no awkward explanations due then.

After relief, confusion began to cloud the brunet's mind. But where is Yamamoto? He thought to himself as he looked around the room. His gaze was getting used to the darkness, and it settle on a small lump by his closet which was actually Yamamoto's sleepover bag. Clearly, the older teen was still here.

Scratching the back of his head, the teen grabbed his pillow before he walked towards the door, thinking of looking for the rain guardian and wondering if he had been kidnapped or something.

Carefully opening the door to his room, Tsuna peeked outside. Seeing that everything was clear he tiptoed carefully toward the stairs, being able to navigate easily in the darkness thanks to Reborn's training from his world.

Tsuna slowly went down the steps and skipped the last one, knowing that it would creak loudly if ever stepped on. He turned left and through the door that led to the living room, idly remembering Yamamoto say something about sleeping on the couch.

Brown eyes looked around before settling on the couch where a certain baseball player was sleeping. The Vongola fought the urge to flip the switch open seeing as the bright light would definitely wake the other up. So Tsuna leaned in and noticed that the older teen was sleeping upright. It seemed like the athlete fell asleep reading something that looked like comics on the table. There was a blanket around the other's form that told the brunet that maybe his mom or Bianchi decided to take pity on the sleeping swordsman.

It looked uncomfortable, especially with the way Yamamoto's head was tilting in a weird angle. The idol was going to have a stiff neck because of his position.

Letting out a breath, Tsuna walked towards his guardian and stuffed his pillow beside Yamamoto's head so that his head wouldn't angle weirdly. After doing this, the young boss plopped on the space beside the teen and sighed again.

"You know, it's really nice of you to sleep down here for me, but I already told you I don't mind sharing a bed." Tsuna spoke quietly in the darkness, brown eyes shining even in the darkness. Then he sniffed and whispered in a small voice. "It's unfair, if you keep being this nice to me, it'll be even harder for me to ignore my feelings."

The sky wielder blinked rapidly as though he was trying to get rid of something in his eyes. He leaned against Yamamoto, being careful not to jostle him awake. The sleeping guardian let out an audible grunt but continued to sleep.

"I'm sorry…" Tsuna said, his eyes drooping heavily as the warmth beside him enticed him to sleep. "I'm sorry b-but…"

Brown eyes closed softly as Tsuna fell helplessly into slumber.

I love you.

The glass sliding doors to the Sawada living room opened and a certain dark figure hopped inside. A cold breeze blew and the two figures in the couch shivered, especially the smaller one.

The dark figure smirked as he closed the door before making his way towards the two. He carefully jumped onto the couch's arm rest and kneeled to looks closer at the smaller of the two lumps on the couch.

Sawada Tsunayoshi was sleeping soundly, one hand grabbing over at Yamamoto's which was under the blanket while the baseball player snored, oblivious to the visitor and to the person sleeping next to him.

Obsidian eyes twinkled in mischief as the intruder, Reborn tilted his fedora lower. "Now this is confusing Dame-Tsuna, didn't you say you like Kyoko?"

A small murmur was heard and Reborn sighed in exasperation. "I do not know what you're thinking but I do know one thing, you are not the usual Tsuna we know."

A soft sigh answered that statement.

Reborn's forehead crinkled. "You are confusing my plans and your guardian's feelings. I prefer to have you back to your old self, at least you were much easier to understand back then."

No answer.

"Do you like Yamamoto? But why do you participate in the set ups I play for you and Kyoko?" Reborn murmured. "No matter, I will continue playing this game with you until you confirm my suspicions."

Satisfied with that, the arcobaleno jumped down soundlessly to the floor, "This little game has provided me with more entertainment but I see I'll be needing some help soon."

There was a smooth sounding motion as the glass door was slid open. "Good night Dame-Tsuna, and have a good rest. It'll be awhile before your next one."

And with that, the arcobaleno vanished into the cold night air.

There was a few minutes, sometime in the morning, that Yamamoto woke up to someone shiver beside him. At first he was confused at the softness on the side of his head and also at the blanket wrapped around him, idly wondering where he was and what he was doing there. But then he remembered reading baseball comics and unwittingly falling asleep on the couch.

A soft sneeze alerted Yamamoto that he was not alone.

Dazed amber eyes looked beside him and saw a certain brunet sleeping with a hand grabbing him by the arm.

"Tsuna?" Too sleepy to really be shocked, Yamamoto straightened and groaned at the numb feeling on his neck. Thank goodness for the pillow on the side of his head.

The brunet sneezed again, not waking up to Yamamoto suddenly moving beside him.

Rubbing his eyes, Yamamoto stifled a yawn as he placed a hand on Tsuna's cheek. "Whoa…" He said in a slurred voice. "You're cold. Geez, Tsuna you should've brought a blanket with you or something…" He mumbled as he gently pried the brunet away before surrounding himself and his boss in the warmth of the cloth.

Tsuna let out a pleased sigh at the warmth and to Yamamoto's surprise, the young boss curled around beside him.

The baseball player blinked and uncertainly he placed an arm around the sleeping Vongola as Tsuna grabbed on to his shirt. He chuckled uncertainly, "Never thought Tsuna was the hugging type…" And then he yawned. "Oh well…" He mumbled, his arms full of a certain brunet. "'Night Tsuna…" He slurred, amber eyes closing.

The brunet mumbled in an unconscious reply as he snuggled closer to Yamamoto's warmth.

The next day, Yamamoto woke up to empty arms, no Tsuna in sight, and a very confused memory as to how he got there and what happened.

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