Title: Valentine Chaos

Summary: Reborn's eyebrow twitched. How is it that every single one of his boyfriend's friends received a bag of chocolates but him –the boyfriend?!

Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman Reborn! belongs to Akira Amano

Pairing: R27

Warning: HighSchool!AU; Fluff; Possible OoC-ness; Also rated for suggestiveness.

Valentine Chaos

It was a beautiful day in the small town of Namimori. The sun was shining, the birds are singing and the clouds are fluffy, puffy and white. Namimori Town was as buzzing as always –housewives were off to start the day with a little morning shopping; the working class were trying to get through the morning rush to work; and Namichuu students were all trying to head to school in time to avoid being bitten to death by the Namimori Disciplinary Committee.

However, it would seem that the town was livelier today. There were more smiling faces and a significant number of people were all carrying an extra bag with them today, especially those students of Namichuu.

It was the fourteen of February, the most romantic day in the entire year as some would proclaim –Valentine's Day.

The students were understandingly happy. It was a day for the female population to confess to the male of their dreams (not that they do not do it on a daily basis with love notes instead), while the males enjoy a competition (known to females but ignored for the sake of the holidays) to see who gets more chocolate over the entire day. There was another group of students, both boys and girls, that were less interested in receiving and giving chocolates respectively, but took joy in taking bets on who would be getting the most chocolate. For the third-consecutive year, the top bet had always been one of the boys from the group named by the entire student population of Namichuu as the Arcobaleno.

The Arcobaleno was a group of eight students; six boys and two girls. The most popular of the group was Reborn, a third-year at Namichuu. With spiky jet black hair that bounced with every step and piercing orbs of onyx, Reborn had, much to his annoyance, charmed just about all of the female population at Namichuu, and even a few of the boys. Despite already being attached, Reborn continued to receive tons of fan mails and confession letters, all of which he chucked without even glancing at it.

Now, Reborn here, is what we shall term the 'protagonist' of this story: the story of Reborn's rather memorable first proper Valentine's Day in Namichuu.

Reborn swallowed a sigh and resisted the urge to slam the classroom door shut in the girl's face as he turned around on his heels and strode back to his seat. The raven all but slumped into his seat, resting the side of his face on a propped-up hand.

In the seat in front, the one occupying said seat chuckled, "Another one, Reborn?"

"Shut up, Colonello." Reborn snapped. "Why are you here anyway, junior?" He smirked at the scowl on the other's face. "What? Lal promised to give you chocolate?"

"Now, now, Reborn. Don't tease Colonello here."

Reborn chuckled at the one who spoke from the adjoining seat, "Why else would this idiot be here this early in the morning, Fon? Homeroom hasn't even started."

Colonello, Fon and the aforementioned 'Lal' were all part of the Arcobaleno. Both Colonello and Fon were the next highest sought after males in the student population; Colonello for being highly energetic and cheerfulness, Fon for his polite and gentlemanly ways. Unlike the majority of the Arcobaleno, Colonello, along with Skull, another member of the Arcobaleno, were in their second-years, while the remaining members of the Arcobaleno were in their third-years. As with Reborn, the fact that Colonello has a super-obvious crush on Lal, the only other female in the Arcobaleno, did nothing to stop the fangirls (and boys) from confessing to him –though, Colonello noted with a pout, Reborn definitely had way more fans than him. Fon was the cousin of the Head of the Namimori Disciplinary Committee's chairman, Hibari Kyouya, with the two being so remarkable similar, many had thought that they were twins. Fon was polite to everyone and, despite being a disciple of martial arts, frowned on violence most of the time. His kind smile and helpfulness had earned him the hearts of many females in Namichuu.

"H-Hey! Can't I be here to see Fon?" Colonello protested.

"Sure," Reborn shrugged. "Except you keep looking at the door every five seconds."

"Lal-san is usually pretty early, though." Fon said.

"Y-Yeah! What if she met with an accident or something!" Colonello added hastily.

Reborn glanced at Colonello with a quirked eyebrow before turning to glance at Fon, who smiled knowingly back at him. Reborn smirked, "And what kind of accident do you think she's in?" He asked, gleefully ignoring the look Fon shot at him from the side.

"I don't know. She could be robbed, she could be kidnapped…" Colonello said mindlessly. "She could even be molest–"

Colonello was cut off by a fist unceremoniously crushing his skull from behind. He yelped and was about to complain when he froze up, feeling a familiarly threatening aura behind him. "The only one who would do that…" The voice started softly. "…is you!" Cue another whacking of Colonello's head.

To Colonello's credit, he had completely ignored the pain of the two successive blows to his head as he leaped out of his chair, hugging the person behind him. "Lal! Morning~!"

"Get off me, you idiot!" Lal growled, trying but failing to pry the blond off her.

Reborn ignored the two and glanced to the lady standing on the other side of Lal. "Chaos, Luce. Where did the two of you go this morning?"

"We checked out the chocolate shop for curiosity." Luce smiled.

Luce was the other female member of the Arcobaleno. She was the one seen to be the 'leader' of the Arcobaleno by the student population, being the one who usually stopped the fights amongst the Arcobaleno with some help from Fon. She was graceful and polite, but it was an unspoken rule to never make the lady mad, even for the slightest bit. If the crime was done by a non-member of the Arcobaleno, said perpetuator would be severely dealt with by both the Arcobaleno and the Namimori Disciplinary Committee. Done by the Arcobaleno themselves, however… Well, let's just say even Reborn, the boldest of all the males in the Arcobaleno would rather run than to face Luce's wrath.

"Oi, Colonello! Why the hell are you still here?!" The homeroom teacher called out.

Colonello's grin fell. "But… what about my chocolate…?"

"GET OUT!" Lal snarled.

Reborn couldn't help but raise his arms above his head to stretch. "Finally. The lesson is way too long today."

"You must be excited, then." Luce giggled.

"About what?" Reborn quirked an eyebrow.

"Well, it is Valentines' Day, after all." Fon replied. "Surely Tsunayoshi must have prepared something for you."

The side of the raven's lips lifted without Reborn's consent at the mention of his boyfriend, much to the amusement of his friends.

Sawada Tsunayoshi, or "Tsuna" to his friends, was a first-year at Namichuu. Tsuna was a painfully shy and unbelievably clumsy teen. He had, of course, fallen for Reborn –quite literally. The two had first met when Tsuna was rushing down a hallway, close to being late for his afternoon classes. He hadn't been watching where he was going, and he had crashed into Reborn, who was walking down from the opposite direction with Luce, Fon and Lal in tow. Surprisingly, instead of getting Reborn's all-too-famous death glare (that could send even the fiercest teen in Namichuu running off crying), Reborn had helped Tsuna up and smirked at the flustered brunette, teasing him with a, "Since you're so adorable, I'll forgive you this time." Poor Tsuna had blushed so deeply and scrambled down the hallway, away from Reborn's amused laughter.

It took little effort to find out who the flustered teen was. A few inquiries here and there, and Reborn managed to hunt him down relatively easily. Apparently, Tsuna was also nicknamed "Dame-Tsuna" by the student population because he was not only incredibly clumsy, but his grades were also horrible. Reborn gleefully stepped up as the brunette's 'tutor', much to the confusion of the Arcobaleno, who all knew Reborn as someone who kept to himself most of the time. Reborn had thoroughly abused the tutoring opportunity relentlessly, teasing and flirting with the teen, until Tsuna finally asked (read: demanded) an explanation from Reborn. The raven had stared at him for a while, as if pondering over his actions only then, before promptly smashing their lips together and ravishing the brunette senseless.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

Reborn shrugged, "I doubt it. He knows I don't like sweets."

"Maybe he might decide to give you something else?" Luce smiled.

"Maybe. He's a little silly sometimes." Reborn chuckled, getting up from his seat.

Luce giggled as she retrieved her lunch. Lal shook her head in exasperation and followed suit; while Fon did the same with a smile. Together, the four made their way to the rooftop where the group normally had their lunch. Reborn settled against the railing, an arm resting on one propped-up knee as the others sat around in a loose circle. Obsidian eyes eyed the door to the rooftop carefully as ears listened for the sound of footsteps. When said footsteps approached, Reborn smirked and got up, heading over to the door as the others smiled knowingly. The door opened and the person walked clumsily into Reborn.

"Hiiiieeeeee~!"

Reborn chuckled as he reached out to support the person by wrapping an arm around his waist while his free hand reached out to save the bentos from falling to their death. "How many times does that make now, Dame-Tsuna?"

Tsuna blinked in Reborn's arms as realization slowly hit him. His face turned a bright red at the sight of his boyfriend right in front of him as he stuttered out, "R-R-Reborn…! W-Why were you s-standing there…?!"

Reborn leaned in, smirking as Tsuna's blush got deeper. "I knew you will trip, so I decided to wait here."

"I-I wouldn't have tripped if you didn't stand there and scare me!" Tsuna pouted.

"Really?" Reborn asked teasingly.

"Y-Yeah…!" Tsuna nodded.

"Oi, Reborn! We're trying to eat here!" Lal snapped from her seat.

Reborn scowled and helped Tsuna to stand up properly before pulling the teen onto the rooftop by the hand, barely nodding in acknowledgement to the two best friends' of Tsuna, who ate lunch with them (rather, Tsuna) almost every time. Tsuna sat beside Reborn as usual, while his two friends sat beside him on the other side. Tsuna smiled brightly as he greeted the seniors before passing out a bento each to Reborn, Gokudera and Yamamoto.

As they began to eat, however, Tsuna gasped unexpectedly.

"What's wrong?" Reborn asked.

"I forgot! 'kaa-san made an extra bento for Luce-nee, Lal-san and Fon-san to share!" Tsuna exclaimed.

"It's alright, Tsunayoshi. I have enough." Fon said, gesturing to his own box.

Tsuna shook his head, "'kaa-san specially made it for you." He got up and hastily added, "I'll just go and get it. You guys can continue eating; I'll be right back!" And with that, the brunette took off, thankfully without stumbling over himself again.

Reborn sighed and shook his head in exasperation, a wry smile tugging insistently at his lips.

A seat away, after making sure Tsuna had completely left the rooftop, Gokudera and Yamamoto each took out a small bag from their pockets. The bag was made of clear plastic with a simple design printed on in a metallic pink. There were three small pieces of chocolate sitting inside the bag tied shut with a small metallic ribbon, also pink in color. It was, undoubtedly and undeniably, Valentines' chocolate.

"Oh, Valentines' chocolate!" Luce cooed. "I didn't think you two were the kind to accept chocolates."

"Of course not!" Gokudera huffed.

"Yep. This was from Tsuna." Yamamoto grinned.

"…What?" Reborn couldn't help himself as he narrowed his eyes at the two first-years.

"Yeah. Tsuna gave this to us." Yamamoto repeated, either oblivious to the killer intent rolling off Reborn or that he simply didn't care.

"T-Tsunayoshi gave you chocolate." Fon said hesitantly, glancing over to his friend in concern.

"What part of 'yes', do you not understand?" Gokudera growled.

"Did you know? I heard even Hibari got one. From Tsuna, I mean." Yamamoto remarked. "Sempai too."

Reborn glared at the two first-years who ate a piece of chocolate each, chewing it delightfully in front of the giver's boyfriend. On the other side, Luce giggled softly, Lal smirked at her own lunch while Fon smiled almost teasingly. The Arcobaleno knew that Reborn was easily-jealous (no matter how much he denies it) and possessive (that, Reborn was proud to admit), so seeing the raven seething at the two first-years was quite amusing to them.

Unfortunately for them, Tsuna came back quickly as he promised, this time without tripping over thin air. As the brunette sat down however, Reborn growled lowly and grabbed the poor, startled teen and set Tsuna down in his lap, wrapping his arms around his boyfriend's waist possessively.

While Tsuna wasn't new to Reborn's possessiveness (the brunette thought it was rather endearing, strangely enough), he was still rather confused at why Reborn was being possessive now. Everyone present knew Tsuna was going out with Reborn and Tsuna didn't see any reason why Reborn felt the need to lay claim on his boyfriend here. Still, Tsuna shrugged and made himself comfortable in Reborn's lap –it wasn't every often that Reborn offered to cuddle close, and so Tsuna was going to enjoy it thoroughly. Humming softly to himself, Tsuna started on his lunch happily, only for his food to be devoured by none other than his boyfriend behind him.

"Reborn…!" Tsuna whined, pouting at the raven. Reborn ignored him and took another bite out of the brunette's lunch. "Stop eating mine! You have your own lunch!"

"Yours tastes better." Reborn replied.

"It's the exact same lunch!" Tsuna huffed.

Reborn ignored him again and ate another bite out of Tsuna's lunch. Tsuna groaned, and the Arcobaleno laughed. Gokudera scowled at Reborn, while Yamamoto gave a tensed smile. While Tsuna was still busying trying to defend his lunch from being devoured by a rather irritating boyfriend of his, Reborn smirked haughtily at the two other first-years. Gokudera swallowed a growl and, with a sly grin, let the small bag of chocolate peek out from his pocket. The Arcobaleno quietly watched the entertaining 'fight' between Reborn and the two first-years, giggling or sighing in exasperation when Tsuna didn't seem to notice it over the course of lunch.

Tsuna sniffled, "In the end… Reborn practically ate all my lunch…"

"Stop whining. I fed you some." Reborn sighed, gesturing for the others to leave first. The Arcobaleno dragged the two first-years away with a sly smirk, quietly closing the rooftop doors behind them. "…Tsuna." Reborn called, pulling the brunette up closer against himself. "…Don't you have something for me?"

Tsuna blushed as the words were murmured into his ear. "N-No…?"

"Really?" Reborn purred.

"R-Really." Tsuna answered.

"You're horrible for lying as always." Reborn chuckled softly. "You want me to punish you?" He continued, nipping Tsuna's ear playfully.

Tsuna let out a gasp as he starting squirming in Reborn's grasp. "R-Reborn…" Tsuna groaned out. "I… really don't have anything… for you…!"

"Is that so…" Reborn hummed. "That must mean you forgot, right? So you need to be punished too."

Tsuna blushed, "R-Reborn…!" He bit down on his lips in an attempt to stop the embarrassing sounds from escaping his lips. "S-Stop…!"

"Don't wanna." Reborn replied. He smirked as he languidly trailed a hand down Tsuna's side, watching as the brunette squirmed around. Reborn resisted the urge to laugh; his boyfriend was too easy and too fun to tease sometimes.

"T-the b-bell…" Tsuna gasped. "The bell's… ringing…"

"Then we'll just skip." Reborn answered, nipping at Tsuna's ear once more. While he wrapped a hand around Tsuna's waist to keep him steady, Reborn began to use his free hand to rub at the brunette through his clothing, drawing out moans and groans from the first-year, much to Reborn's pleasure and Tsuna's embarrassment. The raven was about to ravish his boyfriend senseless when they were interrupted by the sound of the rooftop door opening.

"Herbivores."

"H-Hibari-san…!" Tsuna 'eep'-ed.

"What are you doing here? Afternoon classes have started." Hibari narrowed his eyes at the closeness of the duo. "Crowding around is not permitted."

"Ah, but Hibari," Reborn started with a smirk. "They say that 'three's a crowd', and you're the third person here. So then, I believe the person you need to be biting to death is yourself."

Hibari pulled out his tonfas. Tsuna gave another yelp as he jumped out of Reborn's lap, pulling the raven up with him hastily. "I-Ignore Reborn, Hibari-san! We're sorry for being late for class –it won't happen again!" Tsuna stammered out as he ran past Hibari and out of the rooftop, yanking Reborn along.

Just as they passed, however, Reborn saw a suspicious bulge in the prefect's pants, and the tell-tale sign of a clear plastic peeking out of a pocket. Reborn's eyebrow twitched. How is it that every single one of his boyfriend's friends received a bag of chocolates but him –the boyfriend?!

Reborn spent the rest of the day scowling and snapping at anyone who dared to come within a meter of him. On one hand, it successfully scared anyone who wished to give Reborn chocolates and/or confession letters off effectively; on the other hand, even the Arcobaleno themselves –who were used to Reborn's bad moods– were keeping a safe distance. Thankfully for the entire Namichuu student population, the raven's temper had calmed down to a more tolerable level by the time school ended, and the Arcobaleno finally found it safe to walk back to their shared home together.

"I can't believe you were jealous for an entire day, kora!" Colonello laughed.

Reborn scowled, "I was not jealous." He growled. "I'll have to find a way to torture Hibari for ruining my fun."

"You weren't… really going to do it on the roof, were you?" Fon asked, looking rather pale all of a sudden.

Reborn gave a mysterious chuckle and a smirk, not saying anything else. Fon paled even further, wisely deciding not to prod into it any further. Luce giggled knowingly, while Lal and Colonello both smirked. Verde, the last member of the Arcobaleno, shook his head in exasperation, while Skull, the other second-year in the Arcobaleno apart from Colonello, still had trouble deciding between gagging and laughing.

"Still," Colonello continued, "…Tsuna really didn't give you anything for Valentine's?"

"…No." Reborn snarled.

"Perhaps he has something else prepared for you?" Luce suggested. "Tsunayoshi knows you don't like sweets, so it's unlikely that he'll give you Valentine's chocolate, isn't it?"

"Most Valentine's chocolates are pretty sweet." Lal agreed.

"But some girls do make their own chocolate, so perhaps, Tsunayoshi made some as well? That way, he probably wouldn't make it too sweet." Fon added.

Reborn paused momentarily at the suggestion, much to the amusement of the Arcobaleno.

With a grin, Colonello tacked on, "Reborn, you gave Tsuna a copy of our house key, right? First-years get off school earlier than we second-years and third-years, so maybe he's already at our house or something."

"Certainly, there's a possibility." Verde nodded. "It seems he already left school when we left."

"I overheard the baseball guy saying that the kid disappeared immediately after class ended." Skull remarked.

Hearing all that, Reborn hastened his footsteps, ignoring the giggles and snort of the Arcobaleno behind him.

"…It's unlocked." Reborn said as he checked the front door of the shared household of the Arcobaleno.

The Arcobaleno were, in fact, transfer students from Italy –another reason why the Arcobaleno were so popular amongst the Namichuu student population. Unknown to the public, however, depending on how their high school went, they might even stay and attend university in Namimori. Of course, they all had a feeling that with Reborn going out with one of the locals, it was highly likely that they were staying in Namimori for university. The group of eight transfer students rented an entire house for themselves, splitting the rent between all eight of them. Chores were all divided as well, and they lived together, much like a family. A while ago, after Reborn had officially started dating with Tsuna, he had given the brunette a set of the house key, seeing as Tsuna's class often ended earlier than Reborn's.

"It must be Tsunayoshi then." Luce smiled brightly. "Let's go see what he has prepared for you~!"

The Arcobaleno entered their house to find the brunette in their kitchen, busy making a pot of Chinese tea, a pot of coffee, a cup of espresso and bringing out two energy drinks from the refrigerator. The brunette's schoolbag was deposited in one of the chairs, along with another paper bag sitting on the dining table. "Oh…!" Tsuna gasped. "You're all back…!"

"Were you really so out of it that you didn't even hear us coming in?" Reborn quirked an eyebrow. "We aren't the quietest bunch around, you know."

"I was… busy." Tsuna blushed in embarrassment. "Umm, take a seat. Your drinks are almost ready."

Shooting each other (and Reborn) a decretive glance, the Arcobaleno settled down in their usual seats around the dining table as Tsuna served out the drinks: Chinese tea for Luce and Fon; energy drinks for Lal and Skull; coffee for Verde and Colonello; and lastly, espresso for Reborn. Tsuna worked hard at learning how to make espresso just how Reborn likes it, seeing as the Italian was a rather picky drinker –even the coffee beans were specially imported from overseas.

"Tsunayoshi?" Luce called as she took a sip of her tea. "What's in the paper bag?"

"O-Oh…! This…" Tsuna reached out to grab the paper bag, oblivious of Reborn attempting to peer into the bag beside him. "This is for you guys!" Tsuna announced cheerfully. The brunette reached into the paper bag and retrieved a few small bags of chocolates, similar to what Gokudera and Yamomoto had earlier, and handed them out to all the Arcobaleno…

…except Reborn.

–The boyfriend.

Reborn was understandably annoyed. "So." He started, barely suppressing a growl. "This is what you mean by not having anything for me and forgetting to get something for me, huh?"

"R-Reborn…?" Tsuna gulped.

"So." Reborn continued. "Everyone has it but me, huh?"

"W-What are you…" Tsuna swallowed at the dark aura gathering around Reborn.

The raven gave a sadistic smirk, "I am going to punish you." Grabbing Tsuna's wrist tightly, Reborn jerked forward to lick at Tsuna's cheek before forcefully pressing their lips together. Reborn shoved his tongue into Tsuna's mouth without warning, his smirk widening when Tsuna gasped out in response. The brunette squirmed around, trying to break free from Reborn's grasp, but the raven's hold on him was just too strong –Tsuna was certain that his wrists would be bruised at this rate.

"Re… ha… Reborn…" Tsuna moaned as the raven started nibbling on his neck. "S-Stop…" Reborn ignored him and continued kissing and biting Tsuna's neck. "Nngh… S-Stop!" Tsuna finally found enough strength to push his boyfriend away as he jumped off his chair, his face a dark red in color. The gazes on him finally made Tsuna remember that the two of them were not alone, and his blush deepened, this time more in anger than embarrassment. "Reborn, you're… such a jerk!" Tsuna yelled, snatching his school bag and running out.

The sound of the front door slamming shut rang through the suddenly quiet house.

Reborn's face was unreadable. Normally, being the tease he was, he would have been smirking gleefully, but now, the raven had a rather dark look on his face, his eyes still on where Tsuna was last seen when he disappeared from view. A fist was clenched tightly on the table; were he holding the cup of espresso, there was no doubt that the cup would break under the force of the grip.

"You went too far, Reborn." Luce scolded, ever the leader of the Arcobaleno.

Reborn growled, but didn't say anything else.

"You were jealous over nothing." Luce continued. Reborn glanced over at her inquisitively. "These chocolates are store-bought. I saw them with Lal this morning; the chocolate shop was selling them for Valentine's Day. But since Tsunayoshi gave it to all of us, as well as his own friends, then these aren't Valentine's chocolates, Reborn. These are friendship chocolates."

Colonello reached out for the paper bag that Tsuna left behind and peered into it. He grimaced, "You really are a jerk, kora." Colonello said, bringing out a box from the bag and placing it on the dining table. "Look at this, kora."

The box was square-shaped and wasn't exactly small, about fifteen centimeters by fifteen centimeters in size. The box itself was a light orange in color, and was tied closed by a yellow ribbon that ended with a bow on the front of the box. There wasn't any tag attached, nor was there any messages written on the outside. Reborn swallowed as he gently loosened the ribbon and opened the box. On the inside, nine pieces of nicely decorated chocolates sat in nine separate compartments. The raven's eyes shut after he read the message written on the inside of the box's lid.

Dear Reborn,

You said you didn't like sweets, so I tried making something else for you. I hope you like it!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love, Tsuna

"…Are those… chocolate truffles?" Fon asked.

"They don't smell like normal chocolates." Lal remarked.

"Indeed. It smells a little… bitter." Verde added.

"Those are probably… Dark chocolate espresso truffles." Luce said. "Tsunayoshi came by last week, when Reborn wasn't around. He asked for some of the coffee beans Reborn used for his espresso. I asked him why, but he only said that it was a surprise."

Reborn buried his face in a hand and swallowed, "…Dammit. I am a jerk."

"You'll be a jerkass if you don't go after him, kora." Colonello said.

"I know. I'm going." Reborn said as he got up. He tied the box with the ribbon again and took it with him as he turned to leave. "…I'm going." Reborn waved a hand as he ran for the front door, grabbing his fedora from the coat stand before dashing out of the front door, putting on the fedora effortlessly as he disappeared down the streets.

"I hope they make up. This is their first Valentine's together, after all." Fon commented.

"It'll be fine." Luce smiled. "So, who's on dinner duty today?"

Reborn panted as he ran down the streets, following the familiar path to his boyfriend's house. He kept the box tightly by his side at all times, careful not to jostle the chocolate truffles sitting precariously inside. Reborn skidded to a stop in front of the chest-high fence, spotting Sawada Nana, the beautiful Lady of the Sawada household, out in the front yard hanging the clothes out to dry. "Mama!"

"Ara, ara, Reborn-kun." Nana greeted with a smile. "Isn't Tsu-kun with you?"

"So he's not here… Of course he wouldn't go home…" Reborn mumbled to himself. Hearing Nana's noise of confusion, he quickly corrected in a louder voice, "Ah, no. The two of us are playing hide-and-seek. He's hiding and I'm seeking."

"I see." Nana nodded. "Well, please tell Tsu-kun he can come back later tonight. Just let Reborn-kun walk him back, alright?"

"Got it." Reborn nodded. "Happy Valentines', Mama!"

Reborn quickly ran off back into town, his eyes darting around frantically as he searched for his runaway boyfriend. With every step that Reborn took, he felt a small bit of hope leave him, yet his mind would drag that bit of hope back, keeping it within him as he searched. Reborn went to every single place he could think of: the cake shop the girls in his class frequented (because even if Reborn didn't like sweet stuff, Tsuna still had a massive sweet tooth), TakeSushi (owned by the Yamamoto household), the Namimori Shrine (Tsuna loved the place for reasons unknown)… and now, as the raven stood at the entrance of the Namimori Central Park, gasping for every bit of air he could, Reborn felt that he could barely hold on to hope anymore. His entire body was covered in sweat as he ran through practically the entire town. Sweaty hands clung tightly to the box of chocolate truffles as Reborn pulled the fedora from the top of his head, waving it back and forth in an attempt to dry it.

Reborn's throat tightened at the sight of the fedora.

The fedora was black in colour, with an orange ribbon running around the bottom of the hat's crown. The fedora was the very first present Tsuna had given him as his boyfriend, and it also marked their very first major argument in their relationship.

Before that incident, Reborn had taken Tsuna out for a date, and he happened to see this particular fedora in one of the shop's display. He had gone on to tell Tsuna that he had worn a fedora back in Italy, and that fedora was quite an added bonus to his looks. Tsuna hadn't said anything at the time, but for the next few weeks, Tsuna constantly declined Reborn's dates, and disappeared almost immediately after class every day. Needless to say, Reborn was beyond annoyed at Tsuna and had snapped violently at the brunette, who retaliated in confusion and sorrow.

It was a week later that Tsuna showed up at the Arcobaleno's residence on a weekend, the first time the two lovers had met since the argument. Tsuna quietly extended a box towards Reborn and in it, this fedora sat. Tsuna explained that he thought that if he could get Reborn a fedora, he might feel less home-sick. Tsuna also mentioned that he really wanted to see Reborn in a fedora too and that he had a feeling that that particular fedora was perfect for Reborn. He kept disappearing after classes and declining Reborn's date because he was working hard at TakeSushi to earn enough money to buy the rather expensive fedora.

No tears fell, but Reborn's eyes were suspiciously shiny as he tried on the fedora. Tsuna merely smiled and told him that it looked perfect.

From then on, Reborn wore the fedora wherever he went, except when he was attending school, lest it was confiscated by the Namimori Disciplinary Committee. The raven treasured the fedora dearly, cleaning it regularly and taking care that it stayed as close to its original condition for as long as possible. Seeing the fedora in his hands now, Reborn was reminded of that incident, bringing up another round of guilt.

Reborn knew then, that he had to find Tsuna, no matter what.

Even if he had to flip Namimori inside-out…

Reborn's eyes widened as he took off once more.

Reborn didn't know how many times he had ran across town that day, but he was certainly glad it was the last time now. The raven slow strode towards the small figure sitting alone on the sandy beach, eyes gazing out to the wide ocean as the waves splashed near his feet. Reborn's slow pace didn't stop the sand from crunching under his feet and the raven's throat tightened once more when the saw the figure tensing up in worry.

Reborn sighed as he took a seat beside his boyfriend and readjusted his fedora on his head.

"…Go away… I'm still mad at you." Tsuna mumbled.

Reborn sighed again.

"Stop sighing! I'm the one who should be sighing!" Tsuna grumbled.

Reborn sighed.

"You–!" Tsuna paused, his mouth still hanging open as wide chocolate brown eyes stared at his boyfriend who was busy chewing one of the dark chocolate espresso truffles. It had to be the espresso truffles, because the box they came in was opened in Reborn's lap, and there was the unmistakable chocolate stain on the raven's nimble fingers. Tsuna's heart sped up as he unconsciously leaned closer to his boyfriend. "Umm! Is it nice? I-I… I keep messing up and… I wasted a lot of your precious coffee! I'm sorry! It must taste horrible, right?!"

Reborn wordlessly swallowed the chocolate and turned to Tsuna. "You really wanna know?" The brunette nodded eagerly. "Try it yourself." Reborn answered, feeding a piece of the espresso truffle to his boyfriend.

Tsuna's face wiggled into funny expressions as he tried to deal with the rapidly melting truffle and the expanding bitterness on his tongue. Reborn nearly chuckled at the sight –it was simply too adorable. The raven leaned over, licking at Tsuna's lips, cleaning off any remaining bits of chocolate. Reborn hummed when the bittersweetness invaded his taste buds and he quickly decided that he wanted more. Without warning, Reborn pressed their lips together and unceremoniously shoved his tongue into his boyfriend's mouth, mapping out the cavern thoroughly. Tsuna moaned; the truffle was melting faster than ever in his mouth and Reborn was greedily stealing all the chocolate back. Tsuna tried to fight back, he really did; but he was no match for the Italian.

It didn't take long for them to break apart. Tsuna collapsed against Reborn, who was barely holding himself up as it is.

"Sweet…" Tsuna murmured.

"What?"

"The truffles… They were sweet…" Tsuna clarified as a blush spread across his cheeks.

"…So it would seem…" Reborn replied softly.

Tsuna leaned against Reborn, who reached out to wrap an arm around the brunette's waist. Tsuna jumped at the touch and backed away. Reborn's eyes widened; obsidian orbs filled with hurt, pain and confusion.

Tsuna swallowed, "You… You can't do that…" He muttered. "…I… I'm still… mad at you…!"

Reborn let out a sigh. He gently set the box down on the ground beside him, making sure that it wouldn't be washed away by the waves before getting up, only to get back down on one knee. With single movement, Reborn swept the fedora off his head and bowed down, holding the fedora in front of his chest.

"W-What…?" Tsuna blinked.

"This easily-and-insanely jealous and possessive boyfriend is sorry for being insanely-jealous and utterly-possessive. Will the kind and caring boyfriend who put in so much effort for this Valentine's Chocolate be generous enough to forgive said boyfriend?"

Tsuna swallowed hard as the tears pricked at his eyes. If there is one thing that everyone was clear about, it was that Reborn was a prideful man. No matter what happened, even if he was wrong, Reborn would never back down. Yet, Reborn –the same, prideful Reborn– was kneeling on one knee in front of him and, despite using such a strange method, was asking for forgiveness.

Tsuna couldn't help the twinge in his heart.

"…I… T-Today… on the roof… w-were… were you going to…" Tsuna swallowed.

"Oh course not." Reborn sighed. "I just wanted to bully you a little."

"Y-You… You always do that…!" Tsuna huffed.

"I can't help it." Reborn frowned. "You always… make me want to bully you. So much that I can't resist."

Tsuna tackled Reborn down onto the sand suddenly, holding onto the raven for dear life. He wrapped his arms around Reborn's body, burying his face in Reborn's crumpled shirt as he sniffled and sobbed.

"T-Tsuna…?"

"U… Urusai…" Tsuna sniffled. "This is punishment…"

"Snorting on my shirt?" Reborn inquired.

"You're always so vain anyway." Tsuna mumbled.

"…And how long will this punishment last?" Reborn arched an eyebrow.

"Until… I'm satisfied…" Tsuna murmured.

"Then it seems… I need to move things along then."

With a smoldering glance and a crook of a finger, Reborn tilted Tsuna's head up from his chest and gently brought their lips together. Unlike all the other kisses he was given today, this kiss was much more different. It tasted bitter, yet has a sweet taste behind it. It was sensual, loving; as though Reborn poured all his love into this one kiss. Tsuna didn't want this kiss to ever end. He wiggled his upper body, wrapping his arms around Reborn's neck, pressing their lips together desperately.

"Tsuna…" Reborn groaned, murmuring into his boyfriend's ear.

"E-Eh…?" Tsuna blinked. Reborn glanced away, refusing to repeat his words. Tsuna smiled and hugged Reborn fondly. "I'm not going to leave you just because you're an insanely-jealous and utterly-possessive jerk. I love you too much for that."

"…I love you." Reborn whispered, pressing their lips together. "I can't stop being jealous, neither will the need to prove that you're mine diminish. Are you sure you're fine with that?"

"Depends…" Tsuna replied cheekily. "If my boyfriend is going to be so jealous every Valentine's Day, it might be a little hard… Chaos every year is a little hard to deal with…"

"Well then, we'll just have to kiss and make up each and every time then." Reborn declared with a smirk. "And then, make out and so on…"

Tsuna blushed as Reborn spoke, much to the amusement of the raven. Reborn chuckled and smirked.

Who cares if everyone in the world got chocolate from his boyfriend? He's the only one who can tease Tsuna and bully Tsuna –him and no one else. If it's chaos, then so be it. He liked it better that way, anyway. And Reborn knows it's the same for Tsuna too.

A/N: I am so very sorry about the ending. I really couldn't find a way to end it properly. That said, I still liked the idea, though it honestly came out longer than expected. Happy Valentine's Day, peeps! (It's strange, because it's already the next day where I live...)