Chapter 6: Yamamoto Takeshi
In truth, Yamamoto Takeshi hated his mother. She was never there for him. She was always working and it wasn't even a reasonable reason as to why she wasn't home every time—his father was also working but he had never once ignored him. His father was always there when his mother wasn't.
He had thought he would continue to hate his mother and be envious of other children with loving mothers but he was wrong.
The Sawada Family proved him wrong.
It was simple, really. His mother was coming home after being gone for so long and Takeshi didn't anything to do with him so he stayed in a park more than usual. He knew this would dismay his father but he didn't have the heart to see his mother.
It didn't take long before he noticed a pair of mother and child—both with brown hair—and it sparked a green envy in him when he saw how they interacted.
The two were in their own world. There was no words required. They knew what each other wanted and they had tried to fulfill each other's desire. They looked very much like a perfect family—despite the absence of the father. It was obvious they had loved each other that it made Takeshi sick—envious, anger and jealous.
How he would like his mother to be like that...
His flared caramel eyes had turned to the family again and a surprise gasp was created by his lip when two innocent honey-brown eyes connected with his.
'Are you okay?'
There was no sound and yet, those orbs asked of him. It was too of a shock that he didn't notice he had shook his head in reply and it was all it took for the smaller boy to frown and tugged his mother's clothes for attention.
The young Yamamoto didn't know why but the other boy pointed at him and the young woman frowned in worry, glancing his way.
They both moved towards him and the raven head slightly became cautious. He wondered what they wanted from him or why they were coming for him.
"Hello, young one. My name is Nana and this is my son, Tsuna," the older female smiled pleasantly and he blinked. He didn't know what to say and just tried to smile.
"I'm Takeshi and hello?"
A hand made him stare at two big innocent eyes. 'Do you want to play with me?' he wondered how and why it was easy for the words unsaid to be revealed to him when there was no sound.
"Well, Tsu-kun seems to want to play with you," the mother—Nana, he corrected politely—smiled wider. "How about you two play with each other?"
It was the start of an awkward but amazing friendship between Yamamoto Takeshi and Sawada Tsunayoshi.
It was nice. Nana was nice to him, always treating him like her son and it made Takeshi feel welcomed in the small family of two. His father was nice and all but sometimes, he could still be a little busy for his son. His mother was just gone for months and he didn't care anymore.
Tsuna was something else entirely than his mother. He was a mute but despite this handicapped, the brunet was everything a human could ever ask for.
He was shy, yes, and easy to scare, yes but he had big heart, wanting the happiness of others more than anything and it made the black-haired boy drawn like bees to a sweet honey, wanting to protect and preserve that innocence and kindness.
The Hibari Family and the ghost ancestors were just an amusing bonus that made his life brighter than ever. He had thought of just living with the Sawada Family.
However, the thought quickly vanished whenever Takeshi saw how he was hurting his father with his actions. He had to come in terms that he had his own family and despite disliking the woman, his mother was still his family.
"Takeshi-kun, are you fighting with your mother?" pausing at whatever he was doing, caramel eyes slightly dimmed. He knew that there was a time when Nana would ask about it. It wasn't that hard to figure out after all.
He only nodded at the question.
He was expecting to give an explanation but the woman did nothing like that and simply smiled in understanding. She motioned Tsuna to come to her.
With eyes unusually unhappy, she asked softly but still loud enough for the taller boy to hear, "Tsuna, do you hate your father?"
Tsuna's father...
Takeshi had never once met him in all the time he had stayed in the Sawada residence. He had seen the pictures of the unknown man and had thought he had died before Tsuna was born but he guessed it was otherwise.
Honey-brown orbs held nothing—absolutely empty—and it surprised the black-haired boy because the mute's eyes were always expressive. Slowly, he watched there flamed a certain emotion—sadness—filled with understanding and the smaller boy shook his head in answer.
"Nana-san?"
Takeshi didn't understand it and he was more confused when there were tears begging to fall in the woman by his side.
Said woman took deep breaths before explaining what occurred, "Takeshi-kun, my husband is alive but has been gone since the day, Tsu-kun was born."
The young Yamamoto froze at the revelation.
"Tsu-kun didn't grow up with a father by his side and though there was letters, it doesn't make up for the real thing. Tsu-kun never knew his father and yet, he understood why he did it and had chosen to love him instead of hate."
Tsuna didn't look sad and in fact, he was smiling, 'So why don't you?'
That was why Takeshi changed his perceptive. If Tsuna was able to come to love his father despite not being there, why was he hating his mother? Tsuna's father seemed even worse in his opinion and the boy wanted to cry for justice.
Why was the man not there? At least, his mother tried to come back every month or so. Tsuna was five now and that was a whole five years with a father! He resented the man and he knew the others resented him as well but they kept it hidden from Nana and Tsuna, who still loved the fool.
"Why did you change your reaction to me?" his mother had once asked, smiling at him with the knowledge of his hatred for her before.
Takeshi smiled fondly with slight sadness before looking at Tsuna and Nana, his mother following the example, "Because I realized that I haven't had the worst and the person, who had worse than mine, was willing to forgive and love."
"Because Tsuna has become my friend and he and Nana-san have set me right."
His mother smiled as well, "They're a great family..."
"Yes, they are."
'Now, if only that no-good father comes home and make them happy...'
A/N: A little sad, isn't it? Sorry, this weekend, I just didn't have a good day. I'm living with my grandparents (because of my school and then, I decided to go to my aunt to visit my brother and parents (I haven't been in contact for 3 straight weeks) but then when I was with them...well, they just left me home alone...dark and big house and all...made me slightly abandoned since they never told me where they were going but anyway, I'm fine now! I mean, I should be used to it since that's how it always been. Anyway, sorry for making this a sad chapter because of a minor thing! Promise next time is cute and happy stuffs since I'm back with my grandparents!
Funny thing is Takeshi seems to be hating Iemitsu, right? Well, I don't really like him but still, I think I need to justify his actions so I may bring out Nono or someone from the mafia next before going back to the Tenth Gen.