KHR: Ai no Tane (Seed of Love)

Chapter 11

Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Ai no Tane
Chapter 11

They keep staring at each other while standing still at the hallway of Namimori General Hospital.

"Yo Yuuki!" Tsuna's Rain Guardian greeted.

"Hello Yamamoto-san!" They are both confuse at each other's presence at the hospital, and Yamamoto took the initiative to ask first.

"Are you hurt?"

Mashiro shook her head, "Just monthly checkup. I have incoming competition at the end of the month."

"I see!" He grins.

"And you?"

"Hmm? Ah same all reason as you are."

Mashiro humms in understanding.

Tsuna once told her that Yamamoto is a baseball player, so it is understandable why he needs a checkup.

As for her, her orthopedist in her hometown recommend her to the orthopedist that base here in this hospital after informing him that she will stay here for a while, this making things easier for her.

"Hey do you have a moment?"

Mashiro nodded, not just a moment as she already finished on her appointment, she supposedly going home now.

Yamamoto leads her to rooftop where no one is around. He stretches his arms, while Mashiro inhale the fresh air.

Now then, what kind of dance she should perform at her upcoming competition?

"Hey!" Yamamoto pulls her from her thoughts. She looks at him, curious as he grins widely. "You--you love Tsuna right?"

Mashiro stare at him blankly and it take a minute for her brain to process the words he just spoke out. Red as tomato her face turns into, added to her reaction is the thick steam that exploded out from her head.

Yamamoto laughs at her wonderful reaction.

"It is obvious?" She asked.

"Totally!"

"How embarrassing!" She quickly covers her reddened face, and once again he laughs.

Once finally recovered, Mashiro shifted her gaze back to him.

"So? Why are you--?"

"Hmm?" Yamamoto stops and looks at her then grins again. "Tsuna have same feelings for you, you know!"

Mashiro tilted her head, wondering if he saying the truth. Indeed Tsuna is nice and kind to her but aren't he same to everyone?

"It's true!"

"Let's say it's true, but the question is why are we going to talk about it? I don't think Tsuna would ask you to confirm my feelings for him. Moreover--" she stops as she continue inside her head instead 'It is Tsuna who labeled our relationship as friends. How I will believe that he have same feelings for me?'

"Nothing!" Yamamoto answered after a moment of silence.

"Huh?" She scowl.

"You see..." He started, ignoring the fact that she scowled at him. "I like a girl!"

She sighs "You should talk this things with another boy, you know?"

Yamamoto smile sheepishly, as he rubs the back of his head "But..." He traces "my rival is actually the only person I can talk onto."

"Tsuna?"

Yamamoto nodded.

"The girl I like is in love on him." He stretched his arms again. "So I was thinking if you could do something about Tsuna via--"

"Confessing? So we could be together and you'll be free to be with that girl? Oi oi I don't appreciate those kind of jokes."

Again he laughs.

"And would you stop it!" She crosses her arms with straight face. "It's kind of irritating when it is not genuine." That shuts Yamamoto.

"Ah sorry!" Yamamoto scratches his head again, as he look down.

He didn't know that she can be straightforward.

"Why don't you confess to her instead?"

"Hmm? Because..."

"Ah~" her eyes narrows with smirk. "It is because it is an obvious rejection."

He stays quiet, bullseye.

She sighs deeply, and her eyes rolls "Jeez, boys' sure always handful. Always scare to get rejected."

"Aren't girls' too?"

"If it's true, then you guys couldn't enjoy valentine, right."

Yamamoto couldn't agreed more.

He realize how brave girls are.

"Hey Yuuki, have you ever talk to Tsuna like this? You know like that, you're so straightforward and easy to be irritate."

"No. Never did. Tsuna never talk nonsense."

"Oh..." That surprise Yamamoto, then an idea enter his brain.

If she's this straightforward then why Tsuna and her haven't clear with each other's feelings.

"Nah why won't you confess?"

"Still that topic?" Irritation already showing to her face.

Sweat drop form at his cheek.

"No! No! I mean you're so frank, so I was wondering why you never tell him your feelings? After all, you did said: that girls are brave... Or maybe you're afraid to be rejected too?"

"He already did."

"Hmm?" He seems not able to catch that.

"Tsuna already label me as his friend."

"He did? But it is so obvious that he loves you!"

"Then you're mistaken it."

Yamamoto looks down again and this time he no longer wearing a smile.

"Aren't you the one thag mistaken him?"

"Tsuna clearly said that he wanted us to continue as friends."

Ouch.

Yamamoto shifted his gaze to the clear blue sky.

"And Sasagawa will surely rejects me too..." He mutters but Mashiro still able to hear him. "Turns out we're birds with the same feathers!"

Mashiro shrugged her shoulder as melancholic smile plastered on their faces.

"Seems like it." She murmurs.

A/N:

Wow! Such a sad start for the last arc!

So what do you think so far?