Giotto's deep azure orbs still staring at his brother in disbelief, he starts to question himself about what just happened. A white frilly apron with a red heart mark on the chest part, black dress that reached above his knees, and a white frilly bandana with red ribbons on reach side. Giotto quickly brought his hand over his nose to prevent the blood from flowing through, and averted his gaze from Tsuna's figure.
"Gi-Gio-nii?! Are you alright?!" Asked Tsuna in panic as he shoved a white handkerchief to his brother.
"Ye-Yeah, I'm fine, Tsuna." Giotto gives him a reassuring smile and took the handkerchief from Tsuna's hand to cover his nose.
"By the way, Tsuna; why are you dressed like this?" Asked Giotto while observing Tsuna's petite figure who's wearing a maid outfit. Of course he admitted that the outfit looks good on Tsuna, Giotto guessed that Tsuna will look good in anything – Giotto silently took a note that he had to buy a maid outfit and cat ears. While Tsuna just blushed and gripped the menu in his hand tightly.
"T-That's –"
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Loving You
8th Choice
By; Miharu Midorikawa
Beta'ed by; Dawnsty
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"Tsuna-kun!"
"Wha-What is it, Kyoko-chan?" Asked Tsuna and turned his body towards the auburn haired girl, "U-Umm…"
"Hm?"
"PLEASE BE ONE OF OUR CLASS' MAIDS!" Asked Kyoko as she bowed in front of Tsuna, the brunette shrieked in surprise and shook his head frantically as a gesture he declines his friend's offer. But after a few moments, Kyoko is still bowing. Tsuna started to feel uneasy because of this.
"Bu-But, why me?"
"Because there's no one else that wants to be a maid anymore! Most of the girls in our class are busy handling the kitchen. So… Please?" Asked Kyoko again.
Tsuna who rarely says no to his friend just sighs and nods slowly.
"You're the best, Tsuna-kun! Thank you!"
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"Something like that."
Giotto sighed, wondering why his brother is so kind like this, well, it sure is a good side of Tsuna – but that kindness can also bring unfortunate things to him. Now Giotto has to put an extra protection to him, "Tsuna."
"Yes?"
"Is there any recommendation for me?" Asked Giotto while leaning closer so the gap between Tsuna and him is not so far. Tsuna blushed deep red, mouthing incoherent words while trying to open the menu for his brother. Giotto let out a silent laugh while seeing his overly cute brother, he silently thanked that his seat is at the corner of the room.
Tsuna shoves the now opened menu, "I recommend this tea and red velvet cake set." Said Tsuna as he points his finger at a certain spot. Giotto's orbs immediately lit up when hearing the word; cake, from Tsuna, he has a sweet tooth after all. He can eat a whole round cake by himself after all. Oh, he really loves cake – any cake. Such sweetness and a somewhat bitter taste from the chocolate inside it, a sweetness just like Tsuna – ah, scratch that.
"I'll take that."
"All right." Tsuna took the menu away and turned his body but Giotto gripped his hand tightly, "Gio-nii?"
"I want you to will bring my order here and no one else. Got it?" Ordered Giotto with his lady killer smirk, Tsuna blushed and nodded shyly before dashing towards the kitchen. Giotto's smirk got wider when seeing Tsuna stumbled on his feet a few times. His brother is really cute. The blonde is really grateful to have this kind of brother. His smirk slowly disappears and he turns his head towards the window beside him, staring at the ocean of people below.
"KYAAAAAA!"
Giotto flinched a bit.
When he turned his head towards the sound, he found the silver haired boy – Gokudera and his friend Yamamoto, wearing a black silken butler outfit. Gokudera tied up his silver strands with a black rubber band while Yamamoto is grinning like always. They are surrounded by crazy fangirls who're busy screaming their name. Of course Gokudera tried to scare them off with his scowl, but looks like it has an opposite effect.
'So that's why the line was so long…'
After the commotion had calmed down a bit, Gokudera glanced around the room to check the situation – his emerald eyes narrowed when seeing a certain blonde sitting on a seat beside the window. Gokudera then shoves away the remaining girls around him roughly and walks towards Giotto – of course he doesn't approach the man for no reason.
"What are you doing here?"
Giotto looked up at the silverette boy who's standing in front of him with his usual scowl, "Tsuna invited me here. Why else?"
"Why does it have to be you? He could have invited his mother instead." Said Gokudera.
"Tsuna said that he wanted to be with me. Just the two of us." Giotto gives Gokudera a smirk in victory, making Gokudera's scowl more intense.
"You bas –"
"Want me to tell G that you said some dirty word again?" Giotto smirked at Gokudera's reaction – his emerald eyes were narrowed and his face showed some disgust at that threat, "Tch. Don't you dare. He will burn me with that cigarette of his." If this blonde man wasn't Tsuna's brother or something, Gokudera would have already beaten him into a pulp by now.
"Anyway, you didn't invite G here? Or is he late?" Asked Giotto for his best friend's existence here at the Namimori School Festival, but when he asked that, the scowl on Gokudera's face faded a little and was replaced by a somehow lonely and painful expression. After a moment, Gokudera threw his gaze away from the blonde, "He has some business."
'Business? Seriously? We practically have a long vacation due to our campus' accident, and I don't remember there's a task we should work for. Part time job? I don't think so...'
"Why the hell did you ask that?"
"Is it wrong?" After that both Gokudera and Giotto didn't say anything. Giotto was observing the silverette's condition. And just as he expected – judged from his behaviors.
Gookudera wanted – wants G to come here and enjoy the festival with him.
"Huh? Gokudera-kun?" Tsuna's voice broke the thick atmosphere between them; both turned their head to the source of the angelic voice, "Te-Tenth…" Gokudera blushed deep red when seeing Tsuna in his maid outfit, well, being one of the employees in here – Gokudera already saw Tsuna in this outfit since they opened the café. But no matter how many times he's seen it, he still got this reaction.
"Ah, Tsuna~"
"Here's your order, Gio-nii." Said Tsuna with a smile and Giotto smiles back when Tsuna started to put the cake and tea on his table, "Thank you, Tsuna." Giotto said while rubbing his hand against the brunette's cheek – a satisfied smirk appears on Giotto's face when seeing the interesting expression of Tsuna as always.
"Gokudera! Get back to work!" Ordered one of the girls in class.
"Tch. GOT IT!" Gokudera screamed back and he walks away from the Sawada brothers while occasionally swearing and mumbling some words like why is it so crowded, I want to take a break, those annoying girls and etc. Giotto smirked and Tsuna starts to think that he should get back to work now.
"We-Well then, enjoy your cake, Gio-nii." Tsuna smiled and turned around to take orders from other customers – but before he could take the next step, a tight grip on his arm stopped him. Tsuna flinched a bit and glanced at his brother figure behind him. But Giotto didn't say anything but slipped a small piece of paper into Tsuna's pocket on his white apron. Tsuna stares at Giotto with a confused look and expecting him to explain something about this, but Giotto just smiled and push his back – pushing him to go back to work.
Tsuna nodded and will look at the piece of paper Giotto gave him earlier later – now he has to focus. Giotto smiled and began to eat his velvet cake, his smile becomes bigger as the rich taste of the cake filled his mouth.
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Tsuna was surprised when he found out the stairs leading to the rooftop are blocked by a sign that no one should pass and go to the rooftop. Tsuna shook his head and pulled out the paper Giotto gave him to check it one more time. But no matter how much he re-read that, it says Giotto will wait for him on the rooftop after his shift in the class is over and Tsuna can't help but giggled at the love mark at the end of the message.
But then he nodded and passes the sign and proceeds to the rooftop. When he turn the doorknob, he thinks that it'll be locked or something – but it's open. Tsuna opens the door and a strong wind slapped into his body. Then he found his brother, laying on the floor while reaching out his hand towards the sky, as if he's trying to catch something above. Tsuna silently walks towards Giotto, but when he' besides him, Giotto pulled Tsuna down.
And now Tsuna is laying down besides Giotto with his brother's arm used as a replacement of pillow, "Look Tsuna, the sky is beautiful isn't it?"
"Yes, it is." Tsuna smiled and watched the sky too just like the blonde did. Somehow… just by watching the blue sky spreading above, it puts their minds at ease. Blue sky with cottons of clouds and birds flying freely to their hearts content. Giotto smiled when seeing Tsuna is enjoying the sky too, he leaned closer and placed a chaste kiss on Tsuna's lips. Tsuna blushed and buries his head into Giotto's chest.
"Tsuna…"
"Yes?"
"Why did you change your clothes? I prefer you in the maid outfit."
And Giotto successfully receives a punch on the chest from a blushing Tsuna. Giotto chuckled and gets up from his place before, Tsuna who's seeing his brother assumed that he should get up too. But before he could stand on his feet, a hand was stretched in front of him.
"Shall we go?" Asked Giotto with his usual charming smile.
"Un!" Tsuna nodded with a bright smile of his and took Giotto's hand. And thus, the two of them decided to take a walk around the school, enjoying various stalls on the way. Giotto forced Tsuna to enter the Haunted House with him, of course Tsuna tried his best not to enter it – but because of Giotto's hard work of convincing the brunette, they finally entered it with Tsuna gripping his brother's shirt all the time.
Both of them can't suppress the joy in their heart and a huge smile blooms on their face.
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Giotto glanced at the tiny sleeping figure beside him, right after they finished enjoying the Festival – they decided to go home for today and get in to Giotto's car. But before Giotto even brings his car to life, Tsuna already fell asleep on the passenger seat. The blonde watching silently how Tsuna's chest is going up and down slowly each time he breathes. He's alive. Tsuna is alive.
His cerulean eyes narrowed when remembering a bitter past that came up without his permission, trying to forget about the past – Giotto leaned his body more to Tsuna's figure beside him and slowly brushed his fingers through the soft chocolate strands.
"I will definitely protect you, Tsunayoshi."
Then he pressed his own lips onto Tsuna's soft ones. Savoring the warmth and softness from the others lips as he deepens the kiss they share, but he soon breaks the kiss because the brunette was squirming in his sleep. Slowly those eyelids flutter and reveal a pair of chocolate caramel orbs that the blonde always loves.
"Sorry Tsuna, did I wake you up?"
"Mmh… No." Said the younger while rubbing his eyes, "Gio-nii – "
"Tsuna, put your seat belt on. Quick." Tsuna opened his mouth to question why he suddenly became so serious like that, but when those serious and cold sky blue eyes stare deeply at him, Tsuna shut his mouth and quickly put on his seat belt. Giotto quickly turns on his car's engine and steps on the pedal. The way home is in perfect silence; Tsuna who's actually a little scared by his brother's sudden attitude can just clutch his slightly shivering fist. Giotto focused on the path in front of him while glancing to the rear side of his car.
'Gio-nii…?'
To Be Next Choice
A/N;
Hi everyone, I'm sorry, I still can't break through that Writer's Block. But I've overcome the Art's Block… I wonder why…Well then, this is all because of wonderful soundtracks I've heard these past days. If you have time, please listen to these wonderful scores.
How to Train Your Dragon Soundtrack by John Powell;
-Romantic Flight
-Test Drive
-Where's Hiccup
-Forbidden Friendship
And from Jurassic World Soundtrack by Michael Giacchio;
-Welcome to Jurassic World
-The Park Is Closed
Those really give me inspiration and courage.
Thank you for reading and please continue to support me.