A sky within the night -KHR

82. Hug

1016 Words excluding (A/N)~ I no own KHR...

Written January 31 2020
Posted February 2 2020
NEXT CHAPTER on or before February 16 2020

Reborn was somewhat amused as he watched Tsuna visibly restrain himself from running through the door to see Ie. It was clearly obvious that his sky wanted to comfort his brother "Dame-Tsuna, either go in there, or stop trying to stare holes into the door" He sighed, lightly swatting the teen on the head. Tsuna was a bit different than before, but he didn't mind.

'He's more emotional now that Ie is apparently himself again...'

His inner flame coiled at the thought of how much Ie's condition had affected his sky. Tsuna's heart was way too big.

Tsuna bit his lip for a few moments before turning away from the bathroom, heading towards his room "I'll leave Ie-chan alone for now" Honey melted into orange for a split second "Ie-chan's mindset is fragile right now" His presence may hurt the other.

The hitman raised a brow, hopping onto the other's shoulder "How close were you two?" He inquired as he hopped onto the bed, figuring that a little insight wouldn't hurt.

'I know that they had been close, but I don't know how close'

Honey softened as the brunette settled on his bed, leaning against the wall as he tucked his legs up against his chest "In secret, we were inseparable" He breathed, eyes watering "But in public he acted as my shield by attracting attention towards himself" Too much attention had always bothered him.

"Can you give some examples?" Reborn inquired, genuinely curious. Ie had recently been playing a similar role, but the malicious intent had been obvious. He'd taken away the attention, but had scorned and hurt Tsuna in the process.

Tsuna nodded "He'd pretend to shove me a lot, I helped by pretending to stumble and look upset. I wasn't though since I knew the truth" He let out a breath "Then he'd claim that I wasn't worth wasting time on before dragging others away from me" He hugged his knees "Ie-chan would also be loud to attract attention if dragging people away wasn't possible" After he'd gotten ill, the acting had turned into truth "I really didn't like people paying attention to me, and I still don't, so Ie-chan made it easier for me" Honey softened "But when it was just us or Kaa-san... We were each other's whole world" Ie had never stopped being Tsuna's world, no matter how much he'd angered, hurt, or annoyed him.

'Those actions are befitting of a lightning... Drawing attention away from the sky...'

"Is that why you didn't really fight back against him?" Since the start, his sky had always claimed Ie's importance to him. Reborn felt a bit of jealousy at Tsuna's loyalty towards Ie.

Tsuna gave a soft smile "I could never hurt him, not really" His gaze suddenly darkened "Ie-chan got involved because of me" It was his fault that his brother had gotten flame sickness.

Reborn lowered his fedora "The two of you were children, you couldn't have possibly protected each other from everything"

The teen pulled out his sky pacifier, the small chains soundless as they moved together "I'd already had this thing" He clenched his fists "But I just thought that they were normal nightmares..." They hadn't been.

*

"Do you feel a bit calmer now?" Mukuro inquired, running his fingers through Ie's hair. At the very least, the teen's trembling had stopped.

Ie nodded, wiping his eyes "Thank you" He'd almost done something stupid, and hurt Tsuna in the process.

'I'll be nice and refrain from telling him that he's already made Tsu-chan cry again...'

The mist smirked, giving Ie a pat on the head "Good, because your brother could really use a hug from you" The hitman was close to his sky yes, but Ie was who Tsuna needed right now. His sky has needed the real Ie for years.

Ie stuttered, suddenly feeling nervous. He wasn't ready to face Tsuna yet! He wanted to, but he'd been so awful to him.

Mukuro let out a small sigh "You two used to hug all the time" He crossed his arms across his chest "Tsu-chan might think that you still hate him if you don't want to hug him even though you're not sick anymore..." Ie paled.

'So easy to manipulate... Tsu-chan better thank me'

"T-Tsuna's smarter than that!" Despite his words he'd started pacing worriedly.

"True" The mist shrugged "But you know how emotional he gets about you"

*

'He's right... What if staying away hurts Tsuna even more?'

Ie bit his lip, conflicted. Tsuna was smart and would logically understand, but just because he understood the logic, didn't mean that it wouldn't hurt him. Emotions were weird like that "Would hugging him really help?" His voice was soft.

Mukuro nodded "It would probably make his day" He replied before fading away, leaving the teen all alone in the washroom.

Ie swallowed, the mist was usually right.

'I'll hug him to let him know that I don't hate him, then I'll hide away for a bit'

He nodded to himself before heading towards his brother's room, doing his best to be silent. He timidly opened the door, peeking through. When Tsuna's gaze met his own he almost bolted "T-Tsuna..." I greeted, inwardly panicking when the other froze.

Reborn hopped onto Tsuna's desk, he didn't sense any ill intent so he'd monitor instead of whacking Ie like normal. Honey widened as Ie slowly approached him.

'What if Mukuro was wrong?... Tsuna doesn't look happy to see me...'

He hesitated at the edge of the bed before climbing onto it, sitting in front of the frozen teen "C-Can I hug you?" His voice was soft as he looked away. He'd already hurt Tsuna so much, he wouldn't touch him without permission. He didn't deserve to. Honey watered, causing Ie to flail his arms in panic. He'd made Tsuna cry! "I'm sorr-ack!" His breath was knocked out of him as Tsuna tackled him.

"Ie-chan!" Tsuna wailed, wrapping his arms around Ie. The rest of his words were inaudible as he cried into the younger's chest. Ie's own eyes began to water as he returned the hug, he didn't deserve this.

Reborn looked away, uncomfortable. He'd have to scold Tsuna about letting his nose drip like that later. He left the room.

Me: Tsuna a mess right now, but so is Ie, in a different way though. Reborn is uncomfortable with the feelings...

Tsuna hasn't gotten to hug Ie for years...

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