Sky From The Future - KHR ff (English)

Red and Blue

"Gokudera." The silver-haired teen flinched when he heard the familiar voice. "Kise-sama!" The said boy smiled when he approached Gokudera. "How are you", Kise asked and leaned against a wall. Gokudera hesitated, before he answered: "I am not sure." He lowered his head, looking down.
"You don't have to win", Kise said without thinking. "What are you talking about?" Gokudera suddenly screamed. "This is important. I just have to win!" Kise just smiled at him, keeping his cool. He had already expected this reaction. "It's not the fights that are important to Tsuna", Kise started, watching Gokudera's mimik, "The only thing he really cares about are his friends. He doesn't want you to get hurt or risk your life for something like this."

It took a moment before Gokudera opened his mouth. Then he closed it again, not knowing what to say. "Just think about it, you should know him that well by now." Hayato only nodded, still not knowing how to react. "Like I said, fight, but keep living!"
With these words, Kise left the silver-haired alone. Hopefully he would get what Kise meant.

~   *   ~

We all have been waiting for the protagonist of this night, but he didn't show up. Everyone was watching the clock until it finally exploded and Gokudera showed up at the last second. "Sorry I am late, Juudaime." 
"Good, then let's start the usual before the match!" Ryohei screamed and raised his arms. "Hey wait, I don't want to! I don't need that for my match!" Gokudera exclaimed. This was just too embarassing for him. "Don't say that", Tsuna interfered, smiling at his friend.
"Let's just do it." 
"What?"
"I don't want to lose anyone. So isn't it better to act as a group?" Tsuna looked concerned but he knew that it was too late to just cancel the fights. Realization hit Gokudera and he finally agreed to it. 
"Be careful", Kise told him, before he left for the "battlefield". 

This fight took way longer than the other ones. And everytime something happened, everyone was at the edge of their seats. Even Kise couldn't hold back but root for Gokudera as well.

"Hand the ring to your opponent and come back here, Hayato!" Shamal screamed, when Bel didn't let Godudera go. The Chelvello already announced the big explosion. They would die together if they wouldn't leave now. 
"How can I come back empty handed? If I go back like this, I am not qualified to be Juudaime's right hand!" He looked desperate when he screamed that. "Juudaime... When I win this, I can turn this situation around. Leave it to me!" But everyone thought otherwise. No one of his friends wanted him to stay there, no one expected to win or fight any longer. They just wanted him to be save. 
"Hayato!! Did you forget everything I told you yesterday?" Kise screamed this time. He was hoping that Gokudera would understand what he was saying back then, but it seems that it was useless... Nonetheless, Gokudera paused for a second but then he shook his head. "I won't come back, even if it costs my life." 
"Stop joking around!" Both Tsuna and Kise screamed at the same time. "What do you think, we are fighting for?" Tsuna continued and Hayato paused again. "It's for us to have snowball fights and watch fireworks again! That's why we are fighting! That's why we have to become stronger! I want to laugh with everyone again, but what meaning will it have when you die?!" 
Kise sighed but couldn't feel calm after all. He knew that Gokudera would left the ring now, but at what cost? 

"GOKUDERA!" Tsuna screamed when everything exploded. Kise gritted his teeth. "He is alright", Kise whispered. He needed to say it out loud in order to believe his own words. He knew it, but he was still worried.
Luckily it didn't take long until Gokudera actually stepped out of the smoke. He was injured but alive. "Gokudera", Tsuna said again, running towards him to support his friend. The silver-haired teen smiled crookedly. "I am sorry, I lost." He said with a shivering voice but Tsuna just shook his head. "I am glad that you are still alive! Never do that again!" Everyone else nodded in agreement while Kise appeared on their side to also support Gokudera. 
"I will leave... the rest to you!" Gokudera suddenly walked towards Yamamoto and grabbed his collar, saying these words.