Summary: I've accepted the fact that I liked you a long time ago… But the truth is, you would never like me back.

A/N: I still have more 8027 here for you guys so calm down XD

I like You but You'll Never like Me Back

Chapter 1

(I like you)

Tsunayoshi Sawada's P.O.V

I like you. More than I probably should.

I was really shocked when I realized that.

I mean how could I like you? You were my best friend! You were supposed to be JUST my best friend. I was supposed to like you AS a best friend. And yet… I like you more than that. Actually, I like you more than a person should like another person. But why? Why you?

Days passed and the question changed from 'how could I like you?' to 'how could I NOT like you?'

You were kind, you were caring, and you always brought a smile to my face. You were something very special. From the way your eyes sparkled to the way you walk. Everything about you always brought a smile to my face, and a sense of calmness to my soul.

I always watch you. Be it in a side-way glance or just front-out staring. I'm always watching you. That's when you'd notice me but you wouldn't reprimand me. You'd just look at me curiously, grin, and then ask me in your carefree voice: "Something on my face?" Then I'd blush and apologize, but you would just wave it off chuckling happily.

I like your smile. I like your laugh. Seeing you smile and hearing you laugh is really refreshing. I wish you would keep laughing and smiling forever. However, I'm no that naïve. I know that someday, something or someone will wipe away all the happiness from your face. I know that someday it will all be gone.

Hey, do you remember the day I disappeared and went into the future? At first it was only Gokudera and I who were there. We met Lal Mirch in the future. She was still the same characteristically speaking, but she was no longer in baby form though. We also met some Gola Moska on the way… But then after that we met you…

I saw him first you know… Your future self. You grew taller, you had a scar and your boyish charm matured into that of a man's. I would say you were doing well but then… I'd be lying.

Your eyes. Your smile. They were both distant. They weren't the same to what I was used to. They no longer had that carefree aura that made me smile. Instead you had a painful look on your face. Whether you were smiling or not, your face always had that pained look.

But that wasn't the worst part. The worst part of all was your eyes. When we were in the Vongola base talking with your older self, your eyes remained blank, and unreadable. Just like Reborn's eyes… just like a hitman's eyes. I didn't know you anymore.

So imagine my relief when we came back… when you were there. The same as always. Greeting everyone with your usual smile… It made me happy but it also made me sad. How long until you loose that smile again? How long will it last?

As time passed everyone was slowly changing. And by slowly changing I mean growing up. All of the people I knew were falling in love. Big brother and Hana (who knew?), Haru and Gokudera and many more. But you… you were just the same. No matter how pretty or how nice the girl who confessed to you was, you would always turn her down. (Not that I was watching your confessions.) Secretly, it made me happy but at the same time it made me worry. Why were you doing that? After all, as a teenage boy you're supposed to be falling in love all the time, right?

"I'm just not interested that's all." You said to me once when I had the courage to ask you. That made me frown, if you weren't interested in beautiful and nice girls, then what chance do I have? But then you snapped me out of my self-pity when you said: "How about you Tsuna? Who do you like?"

You looked at me with those hazel eyes of yours. They were filled with curiosity and innocence.

"I…" I began, not knowing what to say. Should I tell you that you occupied 99.9 percent of my thoughts? I gulped. That would be embarrassing. And cheesy. Mostly cheesy.

"Is it Sasagawa-senpai's sister?" You asked out of the blue.

"That's-" I began wanting to correct your mistake but then I blushed. If I said that it wasn't Kyoko-chan, should I tell you that it's you? However you mistook my blush and my hesitation. You placed an arm around me and chuckled.

"I knew it. You like Sasagawa-chan." You laughed oh-so-happily. I almost winced. "We're the same. I like someone too." You added casually.

I felt my heart break into a millions pieces. I really didn't listen to what to you said afterwards. All I remember is that I held it together pretty well. I was even able to smile a bit when you pushed me towards Kyoko-chan as she passed.

But, when you were gone, when Kyoko-chan left… That's when the pain caught up with my heart and the tears started to fall. And along with me, the sky cried as well…

I've accepted the fact that I liked you a long time ago, Yamamoto Takeshi… But the truth is, you would never like me back. Right?