Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!

A/N: I have alot of trouble coming up with good stories lately that involve yuri and aren't full of some kind of angst...I'll do my best to make better shoujo-ai and whatnot though, although since I'll be going back to school soon enough I'm going to try and spend less time on the computer.

I guess this will have a second chapter to it, if that's alright with you guys.

"K-K-Kyoko Sasagawa...will you please, please, please go out with me?"

"...I'm so sorry, Tsuna."

"Huh? Why?"

"I...I can't go out with you. I think of you as a wonderful friend, and I care deeply about you all the same, but I'm...I'm already seeing someone."

"Eh?"

That was it. All those hours spent meticulously planning what to say, purchasing expensive bouquets and cookies and such, and even psyching himself up to finally ask her out on a date...and it was worthless in the end. He had failed. She rejected him, even though they'd been through so much together. Even worse, the girl he loved since the first moment he saw her was actually dating some other man, an extremely lucky one at that. Tsuna could feel his entire world shattering to itty-bitty pieces before him. The cookies fell to the floor, and spilled all over on the dirt. A harsh wind stripped the flowers in the bouquet of all their petals. His blood ran cold; he couldn't even cry about it. The emotionally-broken young teen did little else but stare on as Kyoko offered one more feeble apology before walking away. She was soon joined by Hana, and the two girls vanished around the corner.

"So do you want her dead, boss?"

"WHA..?" Tsuna jumped back when he saw Hayato Gokudera step out from the bushes beside him; apparently he had been hiding there the entire time. He gave the case of dynamite attached to his belt a gentle pat, smirking as he did so. It made Tsuna feel even worse than someone else knew about his most recent failure in attempting to enter the dating world.

"You just say the word," Gokudera exclaimed, "And I'll blow that ungrateful bitch to kingdom come!"

"Gah! Don't do that!" Tsuna cried, waving his hands wildly in front of his face.

"Huh? Why not? She broke your heart, Tenth!"

"Yeah, I know, but...I just can't bring myself to hate her for that. It's her choice on who she wants to be with. I'll feel down in the dumps for a while, but...I'll try to get over it. I'll just have to be happy with being Kyoko's friend instead of her boyfriend." Tsuna wore a sad smile as he said this.

"Oh, Tenth, you poor man...are you sure I can't even just set her hair on fire?"

"NO!"

"Dang...I mean, your wish is my command, Tenth Generation Boss of the Vongola!"

"Please don't call me that...it's so embarrassing..."

"Right-o, boss!"

Tsuna heaved a deep sigh. As he cast a glance up towards the clear evening sky, he wished to himself to at least have a chance to see just what kind of guy Kyoko was dating. He wanted to make sure that she wasn't being taken advantage of or treated harshly. If anything, he would be satisfied with that. It would set his mind at ease.

"You must want to find out what kind of guy Kyoko is dating, am I right?"

This time, both Tsuna and Gokudera jumped back as the baby assassin tutor Reborn also emerged from the shrubs. As usual, he wore a little smirk that seemed to radiate dangerously high levels of smugness.

'I...I never even knew he was in there...' Gokudera thought, disturbed beyond belief.

'Why is everyone making such a surprising entry lately? I'm gonna get a heart attack one of these days if they don't quit it!' Tsuna gasped.

"You're interested in knowing what kind of guy Kyoko is dating, am I right?" the pint-sized instructor asked again.

"Uh, well, yeah, I kind of do...but trying to find out without Kyoko knowing would be an invasion of her privacy!"

"Tsuna, you will soon be the boss of one of the world's most powerful mafia families...invading someone's privacy is essentially nothing compared to your future responsibilities as the Vongola Tenth."

"THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I DON'T WANT TO BE A MAFIA BOSS!"

"Nevertheless, we shall follow Kyoko after school. According to my informants she will be meeting up with somebody down at the shopping district around 3 p.m.. I want both of you to prepare yourselves in the proper attire; if Kyoko sees us, then our mission is a failure."

"Aww,geez...do we really have to do this?" Even though he was totally against the idea, Tsuna couldn't help but feel a bit anxious about seeing Kyoko's boyfriend. He had never heard her speak about being in a relationship until now, so she must be trying to keep his existence a secret from her friends...but for what reason? It made Tsuna's head hurt just thinking about it.

Gokudera grinned as he gave his boss a thumbs-up. "Don't worry; once we locate the punk, I'll take him out, and then you can have Kyoko all to yourself, boss!"

"We're not killing anyone, Gokudera!"

"I...I was just kidding..."

Later that day, at around 2:30 p.m...

Kyoko couldn't help but feel a little nervous as she stepped over the front steps of her house. She had always been a good girl; she obeyed her parents, she was responsible, she treated friends with kindness and respect, she did all of her homework on time, she helped out her brother with studying, and so on. The very idea of doing something so controversial behind her parents' backs, behind her friends' backs, racked her with guilt. Still, she didn't wish to give up the chance of being able to love the person who cared most to her outside of family. It was a difficult choice, but Kyoko was positive she had made the right one for herself.

'Alright...now I just need to go to the shopping district...I hope it's no problem that I arrived a bit early. Maybe I can waste a little time checking out the shops.' she thought to herself. She took one last glance back at her home before she sped off down the road. There was no turning back.

Unbeknown to the lovestruck girl, she was being followed. However, it was more than likely due to her not paying attention that she didn't see Tsuna and Gokudera watching her from across the street, both of them clad in heavy brown coats, sunglasses and wide-rimmed hats.

"Ugh...I can't believe we're actually doing this...I feel like a total bastard," Tsuna murmured.

"Hey, boss, where's Reborn?" asked Gokudera, glancing at his wristwatch, "He's late. He's the one who set up this whole plan in the first place."

"He's probably watching from afar, he always is...or maybe he's sleeping."

"I really hope not; he's supposed to be our ace in the hole."

"Really?"

"Hey!" A female voice spoke up from behind them, "Will you two be quiet? I'm trying to watch where Kyoko is going!"

Tsuna and Gokudera spun around to see Hana sitting on a bench in the exact same attire as them. She seemed quite annoyed.

"H-Hana? What're you doing here?"

"What do you think? I'm following Kyoko to find out about her secret boyfriend!" she replied, "She never told me that she was dating someone, and I'm her best friend! I only found out about it because I eavesdropped on her rejection of you, Tsuna!"

"Was EVERYBODY listening in on me getting my heart broken?" Tsuna cried.

"Whatever! I just want to find out why Kyoko is keeping this guy a secret from all of us, and whether or not he's treating her right. Kyoko is a good girl, and she deserves to be happy, after all."

"Hana..."

"However, if he's some super-sexy, super-cool guy who's really mature, I'll secretly envy her for the rest of my days."

"WHAT THE HECK?"

Gokudera looked over at Kyoko and realized she was almost out of view. "Ah! Tenth, Hana, there's no time to be bickering; we gotta follow after her before we lose sight of her! Let's go!"

"I guess I have no choice but to team up with you guys for now," Hana sighed as she ran alongside Tsuna and Gokudera to catch up with Kyoko. They made sure to stay close enough to keep sight of her, but far away enough so that they could avoid being spotted.

'Don't act like it's such a troubling thing!' thought Tsuna; he really didn't like Hana very much, to be honest.

It took a little while for Kyoko to reach the center of the shopping district because she took several short pit-stops at various vendors to examine their wares. She didn't purchase anything, though. Tsuna, Gokudera and Hana were sitting together at a table with an umbrella for both shade and camouflage. There was a large crowd of people walking throughout the area, but Kyoko was still alone as before.

"Tenth...just watching this girl is becoming really annoying; can I blow her up?" Gokudera asked, removing a stick of dynamite from his pocket.

"I already said you can't!"

"But this is taking so long! Where the bloody hell is this secret boyfriend of hers? A guy who makes a girl wait on purpose is no-good scum in my opinion! Can I blow him up instead?"

"You just want to blow something up, don't you?"

"I...I just want to go home..."

"You're the one who offered to do this! Besides, I don't think Reborn will let us quit half-way...he's probably watching us with a sniper rifle from atop one of those skyscrapers right now..."

"Man, he's one scary little baby."

Hana tapped both Tsuna and Gokudera on their shoulders. "Quiet, you two! Someone is going up to Kyoko!" Tsuna's eyes grew wide as he witnessed a lone figure step out from a particularly rowdy clump of people and slowly approach the young woman. Kyoko smiled at the person and waved hello. Tsuna could feel his heart pounding violently against his chest; soon, he would know who had beaten him in winning over Kyoko's heart first. After some passerby had moved out of the way, Tsuna and the others were able to get a better look...and they saw Chrome Dokuro.

"Eh? It's Chrome...what in the world is she doing here?" muttered Gokudera, as confused about it as Tsuna was.

"Who the heck is that girl? She's got an eye-patch of all things...she looks dangerous," remarked Hana. She was the only one of them to never have met Chrome before.

"She's a friend of ours," Tsuna explained, "She goes to Kokuyo, so we don't see her often. That eye-patch is because of an...an accident when she was younger..."

"Oh, I see! So Kyoko wanted to hang out with this pitiful-looking girl for the day, instead of seeing this secret boyfriend of hers? Why didn't she just say that instead of being so vague about it?"

"I really don't know why Kyoko-"

Suddenly, Kyoko leaned forward and gently pressed her lips against Chrome's cheek, prompting the other girl to blush in embarrassment. The two girls held hands as they walked away towards the nearby sushi restaurant.

The world seemed to stop very briefly for Tsuna and Hana, while blood simply started to trickle out of Gokudera's left nostril. 'HOLY...CRAP...'