"Yo what's up, sports enthusiasts! It's baseballbutwithswords here!"
A wide smile and crinkly eyes, the camera jostling as he walks while introducing himself.
"Today's video is going to be a bit different from our usual, because guess who's on his way to the annual youtube hanami meetup in Tokyo!"
He grins impossibly wide, as if proud of himself, and does a quick three-sixty with the camera to show the park he's walking through.
"Usually I'm either busy with school or helping my dad with the restaurant, but this year I was able to make some time so I'm really psyched! I made the journey out here by train this morning with Sasagawa-senpai from the channel outtatheBOXINGring, which I'll link in the description below, but it seems like we somehow got-"
He cuts off, and his eyes go impossibly wide, the smile dropping off his face.
"Holy shit-" he whispers, stuttering in his steps. He looks back into the camera, saying, "Guys you'll never guess who I just-"
"YAMAMOTO! I EXTREMELY FOUND YOU!"
Suddenly, there's an undignified "oompf!" and the video stutters violently, looking for a second as if he might drop the camera.
Then, he catches himself and straightens up, the camera refocusing to show a grinning Sasagawa with an arm around his shoulder.
As usual, Sasagawa is practically glowing, overflowing with his intense sun flames.
A distracted chuckle before dark brown eyes cut to somewhere offscreen, and he tugs on Sasagawa's shirt.
"Dude," he whispers, still awe-struck. "Is that who I think it is?"
Sasagawa looks in the same direction, and his eyes widen as well.
"It's the super extreme guys from the channel 'Tsuna and Hayato'," Ryohei responds, voice uncharacteristically quiet, and Yamamoto nods, his suspicions confirmed.
The camera turns to show a giant crowd, and somewhere near the middle of the screen, two young men stand with heads bowed together in conversation. They're both wearing smart casual clothes and have impeccable posture. There's an almost intimidating air around them, so despite all the other youtubers around (most of whom seem to have an eye on the duo), no one approaches them.
Yamamoto turns the camera back on himself.
"For those who don't know," he explains, "Tsuna and Hayato used to run a semi-popular vlogging channel, but they almost never post videos anymore because a few months ago, they were hired as managers for TheSkyKing and RagingTempest from Fire and Pride."
Yamamoto's eyes cut over to the talking pair again, as if worried they might overhear him.
"They can be kind of intimidating, since Tsuna's a rich kid and Hayato's basically like his bodyguard, but they're two of only a handful of people who actually know who Sky and Tempest are and how to contact them. I wonder what they're doing here of all places."
"Why don't we ask them?" asks Sasagawa, already stepping forward before Yamamoto can stop him.
Cursing under his breath, Yamamoto sends the camera a long-suffering look before following after his friend.
"Oi! Tsuna and Hayato!"
The two boys look up, clearly startled to have been addressed.
Yamamoto allows himself to groan once as he approaches them, already bemoaning his idea to have Sasagawa accompany him to this meet, before slapping a smile on his face and slipping back into his on-screen persona.
As they approach the other two youtubers though, Tsuna smiles warmly. "You're baseballbutwithswords and outtatheBOXINGring, aren't you?" he asks.
Yamamoto's eyes widen, and he's slightly taken aback.
"You know us?" he asks. Normally, he wouldn't be surprised – he has a pretty respectable following after all – but there's still something strangely surreal about the fact that Sawada Tsunayoshi, the manager of one of the top youtubers in the world, recognizes him.
"You don't have to look so surprised," grumbles Hayato, shifting the camera he'd previously had aimed at only Tsuna so that Yamamoto is now in the frame as well.
Seeming to notice Yamamoto's questioning glance, Tsuna laughs and waves to the camera.
"Say hi to the Fire and Pride audience!" he announces proudly, and a strange choking sound comes from Yamamoto.
"You mean you're-?" he asks, and Hayato smirks.
"TheSkyKing and RagingTempest are busy today, so we're attending the meet in their place and keeping their viewers entertained."
Yamamoto laughs nervously, visibly trying to collect himself again.
"Are you sure that's all you're doing?" he asks jokingly. "Not spying on your competition?"
"Scouting for candidates to join the channel, actually," corrects Tsuna, smile angelic.
And suddenly, there's complete silence on screen.
In the background, it's obvious everyone within hearing distance is now eavesdropping on the conversation, if they hadn't been already.
Yamamoto looks back and forth between the two, as if trying to figure out whether or not they're joking.
They both seem completely serious.
Yamamoto turns to his side, seeking Sasagawa's reaction, only to find that the older male has disappeared again.
Looking relieved to have an excuse to leave, Yamamoto turns back to the other two.
"Well, I hope you're able to find someone," he says, smiling at each in turn. "But unfortunately, I have to go find Sasagawa-senpai now."
Quickly making his goodbyes, Yamamoto then turns and walks off, letting out a giant sigh of relief as soon as he's out of hearing distance of the two.
"Well guys, that was…a lot more nerve-wracking than I'd expected. Tsuna seems pretty nice though, so once I calm down, and find wherever Sasagawa-senpai has wandered off to again, I'll definitely have to try talking to them again.
"And find out if they were serious about scouting for new people to join the channel, because holy shit, that's big news. You guys won't be able to see that part though, since I was a total idiot and it looks like my battery is about to die now. So it's goodbye for us now!
"Peace out, awesome viewers! And I'll let you know soon what happens with Tsuna and Hayato! Bye!"
Top Comments
27 minutes ago
RaRiRuReRove: HOLY SHIT! WHY DON'T YOU TRY AUDITIONING TO JOIN FIRE AND PRIDE?(38 likes)
1 hour ago
FlightControl: Sasagawa is like a ninja, bro. I didn't even notice him disappear. You should collab with him more often.(14 likes)
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VioletViolence: Wait, I missed the hanami meetup? Nooo1! I wanted to meet you!
10 minutes ago
992456817108762: omg DUDE you're going to be on Fire and Pride!
13 minutes ago
featheroflead: am I the only one wondering why the fire and pride managers were in Tokyo? I thought the channel was based in Italy.
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violetViolence: featheroflead no one knows what country they're in
19 minutes ago
MichelleMazda: am I the only one that finds Tsuna kinda annoying. (1 likes)
23 minutes ago
violentlyrainbow: ugh how can someone as perfect as Hayato exist I want to go out with him so badly!
30 minutes ago
comicbookgeek1187: come on, you need to be better prepared! What kind of youtuber forgets to bring extra batteries?
37 minutes ago
TheSiblingsMist: That park looks lovely. We must be sure to attend this meetup next year.
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SkyGem: That's all for now! What did you guys think? Like? Dislike? Worth the wait? Please leave a review and let me know what you thought! And I promise I won't take as long as last time to update again XD Bleach-ed-na-tsu actually got super attached to this verse so hopefully she'll make sure I stay caught up on updates.
P.S. Yeah, the hanami (cherry blossom viewing) meetup is an actual thing that happens irl.