Chapter 9

Warning: bad grammar and... pairing? maybe.. xD

sorry for the wait~ here we go... ENJOYYY~!

I just want to witness your smiles in my every single day…

Somehow or another, Tsuna is at loss with what was going on in front of him. One moment, he was in his shop making coffee for his dear customer, and another moment, he already in this large room that filled with mirror in their walls at every single corner of it, reflecting every single thing in the room. There, stood Reborn in front of him dressed in his usual black suit and black slack pants with yellow button up shirt, black silk tie and his black fedora hat sat still on top of his head and on his right side wearing casual cloths same as him, one tall woman with her long pink hair dressed in purple tank-top and black skinny leather pants together with high cutting black boots holding a book in her hand stand right beside Reborn and another two peoples he didn't even recognize stand behind Reborn with their eyes looking straight at him make him nervous… very… very nervous.

Looking back, he remember something that Kyoya want to talk to him about something. Is this it? He ask himself.

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"Tsuna, I have a favour to ask," Kyoya told him when he just re-opened the coffee shop that closed for three days because of his cold fever. The fine morning with sun rises not too long ago, with slightly cold weather from early autumn outside the window. Tsuna glance at him while folding a small white hand-towel in his hand to make some clean-up at the counter and all the furniture's in their shop that looks kind of dusty.

"What is it, Kyo-chan?" Tsuna ask while his hand already whipping some dust on the counter make it shiny again and he smile at his work cheerfully, he can hear clearly Kyoya's groaning for disapproval changed to his name, but Tsuna just ignore him. He can call that name from a long time ago, so why he can't call him with that nickname now? Kyoya's being strange.

"Stop call me with that name, Tsuna!" Kyoya's growl while narrowing his eyes at Tsuna in his disapproval tone, but the brunet just simply brush it off with his cheery grin. "I can call my Kyoya whatever I want, so Kyoya can distinguished anyone who want to impose me. If there any like that…" Tsuna said confidently while mumbling the last sentence that makes the raven sighs in defeated.

Why is he so different from when he was still student? Kyoya mumbling to himself when Tsuna smiles happily to him. The brunet is so timid and don't have any self-confidence or what-so-ever when he was still in their student time, compared to now, he change almost 180 degree. But the timid personality were still there even he didn't show it often, he just believed that his Tsuna didn't change much to him. For him, Tsuna is still Tsuna even how many years passes by.

"Hn, just listen," Kyoya walk to Tsuna and stood beside him, Tsuna stopped whatever his doing and looked up to Kyoya's steel eyes. Even after all this years, Kyoya still taller than him make him a little annoyed when Kyoya stand beside or in front of him. He sighed silently.

"I am, Kyo-chan…" Tsuna said in his low tone voice, crossing his arms on his chest while smiles gently and lean slightly to the table beside him waiting for Kyoya's words. His big caramel eyes settle straight to the metallic steel in front of him. He want to know what is it that important matter that Kyoya want to tell him when he even didn't wait till the shop is close.

Kyoya just remained silent for a few minutes, trying to find a correct words so Tsuna didn't find it suspicious. "Do you have a free time after this?" he ask while sneak his hands inside his pants pocket.

"Huh?" Tsuna tilt his head aside making a cute gesture, Kyoya trying to suppress his twitch by make a small nod. "Did you just ask me out, Kyoya?" Tsuna ask him in his serious expression while completely hiding his amusement in his smile and slightly tuck in his glasses on his nose-bridge, Kyoya just simply nod again. "Well, I don't know what's going on," Tsuna placed his forefinger at his chin and closed his eyes, "but, why do you suddenly ask me for some outing?" the honey orbs stare back to the steel one, still in his serious mode.

"It's just some request from one of my 'friend' to ask me to bring you over. So unfortunately, it's just some outing. I'll ask for your hands and we can go to proper date some other time." For some reason or another, Tsuna feel betrayed for the first time (poor Tuna-kun~).

He didn't ask for any further questions and Kyoya didn't utter other any words to explain himself, so they just back to their old self and their work. Tsuna trying to ignore the bugging feeling that keep fluttering in his stomach. For as long as he knew, his intuition is the most scary thing that ever happen in his life, cause it never betrayed him even he want it as much as it want to happen. He keep his hands and his head busy for the entire day, but the bugging feeling didn't want to leave him alone. Finally, he just give up. Letting it keep linger in there without any resistant or whatever.

"Oh," Tsuna glance towards his best friend from the edge of his glasses who take a broom and ready to sweep the floor, but paused at that moment and look at him make him raise his eyebrows. "Gokudera Hayato and Yamamoto Takeshi are already in town, they will give you a call before coming." Tsuna nodded at that while grinning wide ear to ear hearing the news. He wondering what are they up to because for the usual habit, the first one to contact him is Hayato itself. Maybe something is up and they can't come to visit him in the first place when they arrived. Is something wrong with one of them? Or...both?

"You don't tell them that I'm sick, did you?" Tsuna strengthen his back from couching, in the corner of his eyes he can see Kyoya nod to him. "Good, I don't really like when Hayato keep bombard me with his ridiculous question." He sighed and smiles when he heard Kyouya snicker, "Yeah," he replied, "that's the most annoying part of him." Tsuna can't help but laugh at that.

"Kufufufu… what's the deal guys? You two look so happy~" Mukuro appear from kitchen with his uniform while fixing the twisted hair band at his fingers and tie his long blue hair at the tip of his neck. Kyoya growl at his entrance and Tsuna just shook his head slowly, "Nothing, it's just they are back in town and will storming here in no time."

Mukuro chuckles again creepily, he don't have any more explanation to understand that matter further. "Oya~ they're here huh~? Well… it'll be fuuuunnnn!" the twisted grin and eerie chuckles heard from the pineapple-san scared the hell out of Tsuna, he pitied them for that.

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After passing a big elegant hall-like lobby with a couple of beautiful receptionist with a big –very big and classic one actually- chandelier hanging gorgeously at the center of ceiling, a few peoples who keep staring at him and Kyoya with their blinking starry eyes like a wolf who just waiting to pounce at their prey, a couples of celebrity -he recognize them from some of magazine that he accidentally read from a long time ago- (he didn't even know their name actually, sigh~) who keep looking down on them in disgust, some doors with a name tag on the side of it that he didn't even recognize at all, some odd looking people who wore some odd outfit or costume –maybe they are actor or mascot or something that he didn't want to know- and finally they arrive at the front of wooden door with a name tag 'Training Room' at its right side near the door knob. And now, here they are. He resist the urge to ask Kyoya how the hell did he know the way in such a complicated building and why did he know such a place as big as this in the first place. He reaaaallllllyyyyyyy want to know.

"Tsunayoshi," Reborn in his generous smiles or more like smirk that scheming along the way it formed in Tsuna eyes, break the silent between them and make all eyes lay on him on the spot. "First, let me introduce you guys. She is my secretary, Bianchi," Reborn make a gesture to the beautiful lady beside him, the said lady nod to him as a greeting with her small smile and Tsuna bow his head slightly to reply the lady and push back his glasses from falling. For some reason, the bugging feeling he felt yesterday make a flip comeback to his poor stomach. He tried to hide it with beamed a bright smile, make everybody eyes wide with shock as their heart cooing at the same time except for Kyoya that eventually being somehow used to the scene.

Reborn's clearing his throat with simple cough while his right fist in front of his mouth, and automatically turns all the attention back to him. Tsuna as clueless as always just chuckles slowly, Kyoya just gave him a glance from the corner of his eyes. Ignorant people is scary in his own way actually, Kyoya sigh inwardly.

"This is Oregano, my model trainer," Reborn wave his hand towards the black-frame-glasses wearing lady who wore a black suit with knee-length skirt, her white frilly shirt she's matching it with checkered pattern scarf tied with bow style at her collar, give Tsuna a slight bow making her fringe fall on her cheek. Tsuna replied her with the same gesture. Model trainer? He frowned.

"And this one is Luce, my personal image consultant," he once again wave his hand towards the other tall woman who smiles brightly showing her beautiful white teeth. She wearing a long white dress with some ruby necklace, orange flower-like tattoo under the corner of her right eye decorate her face. The frowned that formed earlier begin to knitted, his personal image consultant? What's that have to do with me anyway? Tsuna glare at the fedora wearing guy curiously. And without he realize, his brown orbs begun flickered with orange hue…dangerously.

"Hello," the said lady come forward while she wave her hand at Tsuna while coming closer to him, "my~ you're so cute~" she said while her hand caressing Tsuna's cheek make the said brunet smiles sheepishly at that woman, the flickered in his orbs turn to honey brown almost instantly. "Reborn, I like him~!" she squeal and tackle Tsuna to her embrace, and the said man flail his hand to Kyoya ask for some help with crimson red rose at his cheeks, but Kyoya just gave him a side glance without intention to help the poor brunet that still struggling in Luce's arms asking for some air.

"Wa-wait…" Tsuna gasping for an air from under Luce's hold, "what is this all about? I- I mean, what am I have to do with it in the first place by the way?" Tsuna stare at Reborn questioningly, but later just changing look with Kyoya who shrugged slightly and yawned. He look so bored and Tsuna being loss at such situation demand for an answer got ignored by him.

"So…" Reborn rise his eyebrows at Tsuna who suddenly emitting a dangerous aura for being the only one in loss, "Kyoya didn't told you anything…at all?" he narrowed his eyes when Tsuna just gave him a nod and gave Kyoya a questioning look. "And you just following him here…blindly?" once again a nod from the brunet make him sigh slowly.

"He just told me that his supposed friend want to see me, that's all." Tsuna answer him honestly and receive chuckles from others, smirk from Reborn and growl from Kyoya.

"Well, let me go straight to the point," Reborn tilt his fedora upward and settle his eyes at that caramel orbs of Tsuna, "Tsuna, I want you to be my runway model together with Kyoya for our upcoming fashion show event next week." Reborn explain in one breath, the other three lady just stand there watching at their boss. Kyoya glance at Tsuna, even he already know what was Tsuna think at that matter but he just keep his mouth shut and let Tsuna handle the thing first.

"What?" Tsuna's expression and tone change, his serious mode take over and Kyoya take a step back. Reborn's eyes twitching at that, oh~ interesting!

"I'm sorry, but my answer is 'no'," Tsuna straighten his back, Luce remove her hands and stare at the brunet with unbelievable look, Oregano pushed his glass at her nose-bridge while smiling, Bianchi just simply glance at Reborn, in their head united one impression, 'The brat is interesting!'

"I'm not simply ask you for free, you know?" Reborn smiles at Tsuna, but the brunet shift his glare at Kyoya.

"Why not you tell me, Kyoya? What is this matter have to do with me? And, do you already agree with this?" The questions bombarded Kyoya, and the raven shove his hand into his pants pocket lazily. He shook his head.

"He just want me to bring you here," Kyoya tilt his head to Reborn and the said man nod his head, "I didn't tell you because I don't know that too, and I will agree just... if you do," the raven answer him calmly.

"So, why me?" Tsuna shift back his gaze to Reborn, "I can understand if you pick Kyoya, but why me?" Reborn shrugged. The brunet frowned.

"Just because." The fedora wearing man answer confidently make Tsuna look at him with unbelievable eyes.

"What? It's not the answer, Renato-san,"

"But it's true."

"Just find somebody else, I'm not suit for this kind of thing."

"Nope, you are the one I picked up. So I don't have to find anybody else. You and Kyoya are enough."

"But, I'm busy with my shop, Renato-san!" Tsuna trying to protest.

"It's not a big deal, I will ask my man to cover it for you." Reborn smirk.

"Do I even have an option in this?" Tsuna massage his throbbing temple.

"No, you don't." Reborn smiles happily. Tsuna sighed tiredly.

"I will ask some compensate for my shop then."

"No problem, your payment for modelling is different. The compensation is on me." He nod slightly to Bianchi who write the whole thing down on her note book that she carried earlier.

"You will start your training immediately." He motioning at Luce and Oregano to move, and the two ladies happily drag Tsuna away to changing room just at the corner of the room followed by Kyoya from behind. Tsuna just let himself being drag along, he's a little shock when they open the door from the wall at their right side. No wonder he don't know the room have a changing room or what-so-ever because of the full mirror at the wall. And he can see Reborn smirk in the shadow of his fedora from the corner of his glasses. He sigh in defeated.

"Should you do this, Reborn?" Bianchi ask him while gave the man a glance.

"Yeah, they're the most suitable for the job." Reborn answer nonchalantly.

"Not that, the compensate one," she closed her book with a 'thud'.

"Why not?"

And they can hear Tsuna's protest from behind the door to whatever thing or cloths they want the brunet to wear.

"Kyoya, up here!"A small voice from the speaker of his cell phone makes him look up spontaneously and spot Tsuna at the edge of rooftop of the eyes got wide at Tsuna who waving his hand towards Kyoya happily, and the raven almost got a heart attack. His face filled with horror.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi, get off of there this instant! And stay away from the edge NOW!" Kyoya narrowed his eyes while sprinting towards the elevator. He can hear a small laugh from his phone's speaker, Tsuna still in line with him.

"Okay~" Tsuna answered with his sing song voice. "Hurry up and come here, Kyoya." A 'click' and 'beep' sound make Kyoya let out a heavy sigh before push the upper floor button inside the elevator. What the heck is he thinking, that guy! Better he didn't think to pull a stupid stunt. Please be safe, Tsuna! He silently praying with knitted brows.

He slammed open the rooftop door with loud 'Bang!' and spot Tsuna standing on the small apartment's wall facing the city with his hands in his pants pocket. His white shirt that shift slightly from the blowing breeze, his black pants he folded to his calf in both side, his long brown hair that usually tied and tucked in inside his shirt to hide it shift slightly along with the wind and the brunette not even gave him a glance at Kyoya's entrance.

"Tsuna, what are you doing up there?" asked Kyoya a bit reluctant to his friend, he try to hide his horror behind his calm and composed self. He walk slowly to the brunet and stand behind him fighting with his inner self between want to pull the brunet and knock him after that or just let Tsuna get down by himself by lecturer him. He really wants to go with the first but halted on his spot when Tsuna turn his head against him and smile softly, his eyes twitched when he saw the smiles with unexplainable feeling inside them. Tsuna just stand still at his place, not uttering one word or the intend to jump down from his spot.

"Kyo-chan, wanna spar with me?" The raven's hands twitching. It's the first time ever the brunet ask for that. Kyoya narrowing his eyes suspiciously.

"Why?"

Tsuna jump back and landing beautifully and silently on his toes. Kyoya a bit taken aback by that graceful landing, since when his friend develop that beautiful move in his steps? Ohhh... he really want to find out. He readied his stance, his tonfa already in his hand (he just pulled that out of nowhere...and don't ask the obvious thing xD).

Side Story (A day before Yamamoto Takeshi & Gokudera Hayato flight to Italy):

It's almost Christmas. It's a snow day. If everyone else, they will be happier to just snuggle with their blanket on the bed or just laying lazily at the kotatsu together with their loves one.

"Tsuna, let's get out to play snowballs!" Yamamoto barge in Tsuna's room while grinning brightly. He was wearing a white snow cap, a pair of gloves and black winter coat with some fur at the collar together with a pair of jeans. He look ridiculously cute Tsuna who still wearing his pajamas and laying lazily on his bed didn't pay attention to his friends who just selfishly invite themselves in his bedroom, he snuggle deep into his blanket want to stay inside the warm and cosy area a little longer.

"You guys..." Tsuna growl from under the warm blanket. Truth to be tell, it's such a bliss inside that thing.

"I told you, don't bother Tsuna-san, you idiot!" Gokudera yell at Yamamoto make Tsuna wince slightly from the noise. He sighed and covers his head with his blanket trying to ignore them and back to sleep.

"I'm not, I just want him to join us on snow war," Yamamoto laugh happily.

"Don't you understand?! Tsuna-san still want to sleep, go away and play with yourself!"

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And, for some reason or another, here they are in the middle of the park just by themselves with snow still falling from the sky sending a numbing cold straight to the bones and piled up at the ground.

Tsuna sit at the swing only watching his friends playing with snow. He want to join along, but the cold weather make him snuggle himself at his place with smiles decorated his face watching Yamamoto and Gokudera build their own snowman and he act as their jury or something.

"Finished!" Yamamoto cheering when he finished his last touch at his snow statue. "The man who fall from the sky, Mr. Snowman!" he laugh happily and show off his work. The snowman he build is from two snowballs at the same shape with a barrel -where the heck did that came from?- on his head for his hat, two black things -not sure what it is xD- as his eyes, it's also not at the same line -it's more like one eye near his mouth and the other near the barrel-, a big grin drawing as his mouth and three long stick as his nose and his hands, a black cloths as his cape, and the Mr. Snowman look so fantastically weird.

"Hmph! What the heck is that?!" Gokudera yell at him while pointing his fingers that covered with snow gloves. "You skill is so horrible!"

Tsuna clutch his stomach while laughing hard when he saw Yamamoto's snowman. It's so weird and funny he can't stop laughing.

"Take a look at this piece of art! This is my master piece and I call it, 'Snow Queen'!" and there, sit a woman statue on the big clam-like-snowball while wearing hat-like with it's detailed artwork of cloths from head to toe. Yamamoto and Tsuna can't help but awe his work.

"Ooohhh! It's so cool~!" Yamamoto laugh while scratching the back of his head. He walks to behind his snowman facing the 'snow queen' of Gokudera at the other side in front of him, "Take this! Snowman's punch!" and he launched one of the stick at his snowman's hand straight to the 'snow queen's' head and crushed it on the spot. For a moment, there's a silence between them before Tsuna burst out laughing once again. Gokudera's eyes twitching with anger.

"What the hell are you doing, you baseball idiot!" Gokudera give his flying kick to Yamamoto's snowman's head and crushed it too.

"Ahh! My Mr. Snowman!" Yamamoto look at his snowman with horror before fall into a snowball's war fight with Gokudera.

Tsuna just laughing at the side look at his friends fighting.

Even from 1000 years ago, or many years before that…
We are clumsy and were awkward when it comes to love.

a/n: did you guys enjoying the story so far? I'm already have some part of the story being Beta'd, the rest will follow up soon, please bear with me nee~ :D
well, thank you so much for all the readers, followers, favoriters & reviewers!-bow- You guys rock! Jaa~ xD

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