The last chapter! Enjoy!
Colonello and Lal have decided to leave early that night when they noticed that Yamamoto and Gokudera are holding hands. They left a note on the bike.
'Have a great night. We're gonna head back a step earlier than you. Hope you remember the way back home. Ask for directions if you're lost. -Colonello & Lal'
Thanks to that, both Yamamoto and Gokudera finally found their way home 1am in the morning.
"How could you dump us, Colonello?" Gokudera shouted when he returned.
"Shh! Be quiet, will ya?" Lal shouted and the both of them clamped their mouths with their hands in sync.
"Colonello is already fast asleep. He said he wants to stay up till you guys return, but apparently.." Lal looked at the sleeping figure on the sofa opposite him. "Somebody is too tired for that."
Lal smiled to herself, before focusing her attention back to the duo.
"Now go clean up yourselves and go to bed. I'll think of a way to drag this good-for-nothing back to bed."
After a really cold bath (What do you expect? It's 1am in the morning!), Yamamoto and Gokudera realized that there are not enough beds and pillows for them.
"We have only one set of everything here. The pillow, blanket, even the bed. Now what?" Gokudera grunted and dragged the only blanket with him. "Screw this. I'm going to sleep in the living room. Until then, have a good night's sleep, baseball idiot."
"No."
"Now what?" Gokudera grunted once again and turned around, to find Yamamoto dragging and tossing him onto the bed.
"H..Hey!" Gokudera shouted, and Yamamoto forcefully bonded him down onto the bed by hugging Gokudera tightly.
"You're not sleeping anywhere else but the bed."
"But there's not enough space for both of us!" Gokudera whined.
"Then we'll just cuddle together, like this." Yamamoto said and pulled the blanket over himself and Gokudera. He also rested his chin on Gokudera's head as he pulled Gokudera closer, feeling his breath on his skin.
"Good night, Hayato-chan."
The next morning, a lack-of-sleep Colonello came over to Yamamoto and Gokudera's room to check up on them since Lal asked him to. Yawning, Colonello twisted the door knob, letting himself into the room. What he saw next kinda shocked him.
He saw Yamamoto hugging Gokudera, his arms hanging over the silver-haired teen's sides. Gokudera had his face leaned against Yamamoto's chest, his arms circled around Yamamoto's waist, making occasional mumbles in his sleep.
For a second Colonello thought that he's gonna die from a shock.
They slept together after holding hands on the hill? Dang. Their progress sure is fast.
"Wow. That's awesome." A whisper came from behind Colonello.
"Holy s..."
"No bad words early in the morning." Lal said as she clamped Colonello's mouth shut. She take a better look at her 'children'.
"Gosh. They're so sweet." Lal muttered. Colonello scoffed and left the room. Lal left the room and went straight to the kitchen after taking a photo of them.
"Yamamo-chan.." Gokudera muttered, and felt his own words echo back to his ear. He also felt that he's hugging something in his arms. Something huge. He opened his eyes, to go face to face with Yamamoto's chest.
"..WHA..?" Gokudera jumped up from his posture, sitting nervously on the bed, covering himself with the blanket, his heart beating fast.
No no no no... Why is this happening? Why is Yamamoto sleeping beside me? Oh wait... He DID hug me to sleep yesterday.. But why..?
Gokudera looked at his hands.
Why am I hugging back that baseball idiot?
"Oh! So you're awake, Hayato." Yamamoto said, struggling hard to open his eyelids due to the sunlight shining in from outside. He can only make out Gokudera's figure sitting on the side of the bed beside him. "No wonder it's so cold for a sudden. You've already left my side."
Gokudera glared at Yamamoto. How could this guy said such cheesy things?
The silver-haired teen coughed slightly, and then turned his body around, facing the window instead of Yamamoto.
Gokudera heard some shuffling sounds behind him, but before he could react, a pair of hands circled him from behind.
That idiot again..
"You know, you look nice under the morning light." Yamamoto whispered into Gokudera's ear, earning blushes from the one he's embracing.
"You don't have to tell me that. Stupid."
"How can I bottle up such feelings about you, Gokudera?" Yamamoto said and grinned against Gokudera's shoulder.
The Italian had attempted to beat that Japanese in his face, but he eventually give in to that baseball idiot's actions. He sighed and leaned his head against Yamamoto's.
"What can I do without you, idiot?"
"Nothing!" Yamamoto said cheerfully.
This time he got a slap in the face.
"So. You're going back already?" Lal asked after they've had their breakfast. Both the Acrobalenos had bring the Vongolas to the train station.
"Yeah. I gotta report to the Tenth, and Reborn about.."
"Our bonding session!" Yamamoto exclaimed.
Gokudera mentally face-palmed himself.
"Anyways. Good luck, kora." Colonello said.
"Yeah. The bond between members in a family is essential." Lal said and waved them goodbye as they boarded on the train. The train left in mere minutes.
"Haa.. I sure miss them already, don't you, Colonello?"
"No way, kora."
When they returned to Namimori, they headed to Tsuna's house to report on it.
"Tenth! About the bonding session..!"
"I already know about it, Gokudera-kun."
"Huh?"
"I mean, Reborn already told me about it." Tsuna scratched the back of his head as Reborn landed on his shoulder.
"Yes. I told him already because Colonello had told me what happened back then."
"Oh.. Then it's okay. I guess I'll be heading back, then. I have to get some real sleep." Gokudera said and glared at Yamamoto before leaving with him.
"But, Reborn.." Tsuna began as they went out of sight. "You sure that they're..?"
"You want some more photos as proof? Lal had just send in some more this morning." Reborn said and walked towards his laptop, preparing to show Tsuna what Lal had snapped this morning. (A/N: Don't ask me. I just had to put in this one.)
"It's okay, Reborn.. I think I had already convinced when you showed me those pictures when they're on the hill..." Tsuna stammered.
"That's good. Now we will go back to our training." Reborn said strictly.
"EHH? I DON'T WANT TO!"
"Stupid baseball freak. What do you want now?" Gokudera hissed at Yamamoto who had been following him around.
"I want to treat you to something! Since it's already lunch time and so on.."
"Hmm. I want to eat some really expensive sushis and not paying for it."
"It's on the house! Let's go!" Yamamoto said and dragged Gokudera to Takesushi.
They had a fine lunch and Gokudera began unpacking his stuff in Yamamoto's room.
"Hmm. Are you planning to stay here, Haya-chan?"
"Shut up. I don't feel like going home today." Gokudera said and settled his stuff on Yamamoto's table.
"Ne, ne. Can we do something?" Yamamoto said as he circled his arms around Gokudera's waist, once again.
"You really like to hug me like this, isn't it?" Gokudera muttered.
"It's because I can feel your heart beat this way!" Yamamoto exclaimed as he gently touched the left side of Gokudera's chest, feeling his rapidly increasing heartbeat.
"Whoa. You're beating really fast, Gokudera's heart." Yamamoto looked at Gokudera's chest, as if he's talking to the other teen's heart.
"Are you stupid or something?" Gokudera shouted and escaped from Yamamoto's embrace, and returned to unpacking his stuff.
"Aww. Don't be like that." Yamamoto pouted and went over to Gokudera, helping him unpack.
At the corner of his bag, Gokudera stumbled upon a small file.
Eh? I don't remember putting this into my bag...
Curiosity made Gokudera opened the file. Yamamoto stared as its contents fall out, spreading over the table.
"WHA..? What the hell is this?" Gokudera shouted loudly as he saw the contents on the table. It's the photos of their fluff moments taken by Lal. The one in the train, at the field, on the hill, in the room cuddling.
"Oh! It's very well taken!" Yamamoto said and grinned as he examined the photos. Inside the file lies another piece of paper.
"Dear Gokudera and Yamamoto, I hope you will like those pictures that I took. You can hold on to it if you like it. I've also sent these pictures to Reborn. If you happen to lost any of them, ring me and I'll send you another one right away. -Love, Lal Mirch. (and Colonello)"
Gokudera crumpled the paper and throw it into the dustbin after looking through it. He glared at Yamamoto who's examining the last photo.
"Hey, Haya-chan! Look! You're so sweet!" Yamamoto pointed at Gokudera who had his hands around Yamamoto, head leaning dangerously close to the baseball idiot's chest, almost kissing it.
"Don't call me by that awfully-girlish name." Gokudera hissed and snatched away the photo, looking at it. All he sees is Yamamoto's sleeping form. So deliciously cute and harmless.
He forced back his blush before realizing a pair of hands turned him around by the waist, making him go face to face with the idiot he's drooling at just seconds ago.
"Wha.. What do you want?" Gokudera demanded.
"Oh, nothing. I just want a kiss." Yamamoto then leaned down to kiss Gokudera without hesitation.
Gokudera tried to break free from Yamamoto, but eventually found himself giving in to the soft touch of the taller teen's lips.
They enjoyed the silent moment as they kiss, savoring each other's lips.
But then..
"Takeshi! I heard some shouting voices coming out from your room. What exactly is.." Yamamoto's father happens to slide open the door at this moment. "...it?"
Silence...
"Shit."
Okay. It's finished. Hope you liked it.