5986 & L & ALL SHORT-STORY ~ KEYPAD ISSUES
TILT. Gokudera's face has changed colour, his eyes still pinned on the screen of his cellphone.
"Waah, G-Gokudera-kun...?! Wait, where are you going?!"
But even Tsuna's call is not enough to make him stop his tracks.
ZIIIP.
"Ahiii? G-Gokudera-san? What are you...?!"
"Gokudera-kun, this is the girls' tent, you know. Is something wrong with Tsuna-kun?"
"Shishishi, Ahodera just messed up!"
"Lambo, shhhh! Gokudera angry!"
"Angry...?"
Kyoko, Haru and Lambo don't have time to ask I-pin what she meant that the storm befalls them before dashing away.
"Aaah! Where is Ahodera going with Haru?!"
"Lambo, shhhh! Gokudera red!"
"Red...?"
Outside the tent, in the meadow dimlit by a pale summer crescent moon, Gokudera's beat red cheeks can't really be seen anymore as he drags Haru behind him further and further away from the camping site.
"... huf... A... hiii... G-Gokudera-san! Stop, wait-desu!"
BAM. But Haru feels her feet come to a stop only when her back slams onto a tree trunk.
"Aouch... Gokudera-san, just what is wro...?!"
A pair of shining green eyes staring deep into hers silence her, making her swallow back with difficulty.
"W-What?" Haru asks with a stubborn pout, not planning to be glared at without fighting back.
"What are you trying to pull, Stupid Woman?"
"What?"
"Don't play dumb, damn it!"
"Haru has no idea what you Aho are talking about! And first of all, why would you drag Haru here in the middle of the night?! Rude-desu! Annoying-desu! Disturbing-desu!"
"Disturbing my butt! If I am disturbing then how to call that damn text of yours?!"
"Text...?"
Haru's puzzled face aggravates Gokudera further and his hand starts trembling on the trunk.
"... don't you dare pull out the innocent act on me, Stupid Woman..."
"Haru is not...!"
TILT. Haru freezes mid-sentence when the screen of Gokudera's cellphone is flipped open just under her nose.
"Uh... ? あ(Jap. a)MO...?" Haru reads the mix of hiragana and roman characters on the screen without understanding the reason behind Gokudera's reaction.
When she lifts her head to try and meet the eyes of the one pinning that seemingly outrageous text under her eyes, Gokudera's expression has fallen under the shadow of her hair.
"... Gokudera-san? That text, hmm... how to say... The truth is, Haru..."
"... answer to that..."
"Ahi?"
"How do you want me to answer that?!"
Gokudera's angry roar has silenced Haru once again and she even backs away instinctively, too stunned by his reaction to bicker back as usual.
"G-Gokudera-san, y-you..."
"Just shut up and hear me out!"
"Ahiii?!"
"I warn you I... I mean... this kind of things, I'm damn annoyed by it, I suck at it, so just shut up and listen once while I still know what I want to say!"
"A... hi...?"
"Raah, just how did it come to that for Hell's sake! And why you Stupid Woman had to send that damn text tonight when my mind was already all messed up by today?!"
"B-but Haru is..."
"I said listen, damn it!"
"A-ahi!"
Haru's fingers cling instinctively to the asperities of the tree trunk, nervously trying to get a grip on whatever could help her get a better grip at the situation she's still not answering.
Gokudera-san looks annoyed, extremely pissed, pushy and annoying as usual, so just why is he making that kind of flushed uneasy face that kids usually only make when trying to confess their parents that they're reflecting on their last silly trick. His green eyes are not even looking at her anymore, even avoiding her eyes in a quite obvious distressing and almost shy manner, just why...
Somehow, it makes her own heart skip a beat or two along the way and she's starting to feel hot and uncomfortable as well...
"Anyway, the thing is I can't.. I mean... Damn, what I want to say is... I... I can't... Raah, just you have to understand that the Vongola Family will always be the most important, so... Damn, I sound like the jerk I didn't want to sound, but... tsk, it's not like I'd let you become like my mother and stand by the side. I can't damn be that selfish so, even if I w-want, I mean l-l...ike y-you as well, so I can't let you, you know..."
"... ahi...?" Haru turns suddenly burning scarlet when Gokudera's eyes come make contact with her again as he speaks, a little shine in them betraying his own hesitations but at the time showing his resolve to try and make his words trust-worthy.
"I-in any case, the thing is... damn, just how useless am I that I can't even answer properly when the girl I care for was brave enough to send me that text... but the thing is, I mean, it's not only about me, so... Raah, I don't know if you get my point! I don't hate you, see, I also l-love you but..."
Haru's last remnants of composure just blew into stardust.
MEANWHILE, INSIDE THE GIRLS' TENT
"Uuh, Lambo-kun, this phone...?"
"Shishishi!"
"Lambo, can't! This phone is Haru's!"
"Stingy, stingy, buuh! I'm gonna send another to Ahodera, you'll see! Ahodera is an AHO, shishishi!"
"Lambo-kun, are you writing a text? Aah, but if you press the keys that long, the hiragana won't show, you know."
"Uwaah, no way!"
"Hihi, it's true. Here, look. If you press longer, then the roman characters will show. Were you trying to get a ほ (Jap. ho)? Then you should press the 6-key five times in a row. If you press too long or stop in the middle, then you might get M, N or O characters."
"Buuh, so annoying!"
"Aah, wait, Lambo-kun, did you send this text already? See, I told you. It reads as 'amo' instead of 'aho'."
"Whaaaaat?! No way, NO WAY! Amo for Ahodera, nooooo way! Delete, DELEEEEETE!"
"Lambo! Stop! No break the phone!"
"Hihihi, 'amo' is 'like' in Italian, isn't it? Ti amo for I like you. I think it would be good if it helped you get along better with Gokudera-kun. Aah...! Wait, but that was Haru-chan's phone, isn't it? Hmmm... Well, it could be good too, hihihi..."
- Author's Note -
Thanks to all reviewers bringing happiness in my message box & making me want to update faster!
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