27 & 59 & 86 & 80 & R MINI-SCENE ~ ARCADE DAY

"Tsuna-san/10th! Look this up: let's go together!"

Tsuna heaves a deep sigh while gazing at the two people having rung at his door so early on this Sunday morning, synchronically pinning under his nose the same flyer they probably both received in their mailbox this morning while lecturing one another to stop 'copying them' and to stop 'bothering Tsuna-san/the 10th'.

"This new arcade centre… I already went yesterday with Lambo and I-pin…" He finally says when managing to read the details on the flyer.

CRASH. The synchronized crumbling expressions of Gokudera and Haru make Tsuna suddenly feel guilty, and after a couple minutes of hesitation, he finally gives up and asks them to wait for him a minute before going together.

Ugh, here goes away my only peaceful day of the week… I thought Lambo and I-pin were enough too... Ah, but I couldn't let them look like that, I guess…

All traces of disappointment and dejection have indeed disappeared from Gokudera and Haru's faces and they look all cheerful and enthusiastic, even starting to bet on their results at the arcade, the first prize apparently being for the loser to leave and let the winner enjoy the rest of the afternoon with Tsuna-san/the 10th.

Oy oy… How did it turn like that again…?! … why nobody ever gives me a break, sob sob!

"Yo, Tsuna! So you guys also came, haha." "Yamamoto, my saviour…!" "Hum…?"

Yamomoto peeks behind Tsuna and starts laughing that it doesn't look that bad for him to have Gokudera having fun with girls from times to others.

… girls… in plural…?

A glance behind is enough to remind Tsuna that – except for his usual bickering partner a.k.a Haru – Gokudera is as popular with girls at school as outside, despite yelling at them to stay away from him as they're bothering him when racing – not that the argument seems to have any impact on the girls fangirling over his coolness when sitting on a motorbike racing machine beating top scores one after another.

"10th! How about a race?" "… I'll pass…" "Then, Tsuna, do you want to play batting?"

A quick glance for the other group of fangirls assembled around the batting cage and already fretting of anticipation makes Tsuna sweatdrops.

"… not sure having Yamamoto around is helping, in the end…" "Tsuna-san, this game, this game! Come and do it with Haru!" "… wait, isn't that a compatibility machine…?!"

A depressed and worried stare for the pink machine with heart-patterns makes Tsuna run away towards the closest machine on the way instead, ending up being beat down at Street Fighters by Haru's character.

"… I'm really doomed… why can't anyone choose something friendly and quiet…?"

A cheerful truce is thus reached when a battle of air hockey is proposed by Tsuna and immediately accepted, but only until teams are selected at random by the game table, allocating Gokudera and Haru together, meaning against the 10th/Tsuna-san.

"Ano… both of you… can't we just enjoy the game all together, maybe…?"

After three defeats faster-than-light against Yamamoto who didn't even have to play full strength as the opposing team sabotaged itself, Gokudera and Haru's pride have reached so low that they start defying him at every passing machine.

"Hahaha, why not, why not! Let's go, Tsuna." "… why me too…?!" "10th, I'll definitely make you honour!" "Tsuna-san, please watch Haru!"

Thinking about it in a more positive light, seeing these two acting together only when wanting to take down a common opponent is a very entertaining and relaxing show, for a change…

"Tsuna, you should have them both team up for the next Family battles, heehee…" "Guh, Reborn?! Stop popping out of nowhere, really… And what kind of costume is that… a jukebox…?!"

Teaming them up, hum…

TILT. BADABAM. BOOM. A miss, a fall, a lost dynamite later, and the owner of the arcade is kicking them out of his place for them never to step a foot inside ever again.

Never, definitely NEVER…!