Little Brother – ...

Warnings: Mentions of one-sided 96, 59, and 80 towards 27. Probably a bit sad. No smex. :I

10.

Tsuna strode over to Colonello's room and called him over for dinner. The muscular man rubbed his hands in anticipation. Before the both of them reached the dining room, there was a phone call. Tsuna excused himself to answer it, leaving Colonello to wander into the room alone. He looked around for an empty seat. Everyone seemed to have their own designated seat, and Tsuna probably sat at the middle between Yamamoto and Gokudera. He gave an awkward greeting and sat down beside Chrome, who had been exempted from missions.

She smiled shyly and brushed her hair out of her face before stabbing a piece of meat and slipping it carefully into her mouth. She chewed daintily and noiselessly. Colonello felt uncomfortable. She wasn't very noticeable and her lack of sound turned her into something almost ethereal. He suppressed a shiver.

"Hey, how was Tsuna?" Yamamoto broke the silence.

"A bit rough. Hey, he nearly gave me blue balls."

Gokudera, who was taking a sip of water, sputtered it all out. "What?"

"Hey, I said that he was rough." Colonello repeated simply. His comment earned an embarrassed blush from Chrome, whose actions were now tinged with unease.

"Oh, I see. I never thought of that. I guess I'll have to give him a try myself." Yamamoto continued. "Was it easy to initiate it?"

"No." The blonde bent his head low.

"A-Are you… What have you done to the Tenth?"

"Nothing! We didn't do anything!" Tsuna ran into the room just in time. "Be quiet, Colonello. You don't want to suffer again, do you?"

"Hey, I wish you could be a little gentler next time. Take it easy on me." He raised his head and gave him a wink.

"C-Colonello!" Tsuna stuttered. "There won't be a 'next time'; I'm calling Lal to pick you up right now."

Drowning in a sea of misunderstandings, Chrome felt a bit faint. She just looked intently at her boss and back to Colonello, trying to make sense of things. Everything that they seemed to say only gave her one interpretation: they had slept together. She pushed back her plate gently, and got up as silently as possible.

"Chrome-chan, aren't you going to finish your meal? You're feeling unwell, too." Tsuna looked at her with caring eyes while he punched the buttons on his phone, frantically searching for Lal's phone number.

"You're going to have to use a carrier pigeon for that. She's not home at the moment." Colonello shrugged.

"You still haven't clarified." Gokudera said. "Tenth, what exactly did happen during my absence?"

"You mean our absence." Yamamoto corrected. He added with mischievous eyes, "What did happen, Tsuna?"

The brunette let a heavy sigh escape his lips and decided to tell the truth. "Let's see… I slept with…" He tilted his head innocently before continuing, "Mukuro, Lambo, and Reborn. Hibari's got me reserved for the end of this week and Colonello saw me naked. Does that sum things up?"

"W-what about the Bucking Horse?" Gokudera stammered. "Surely he can't be for this."

"When's my turn, Tsuna?" Yamamoto chuckled.

"It's not like I wanted to! And I'm abstaining from any more activity after I'm done with Hibari."

"B-Boss…" Chrome spoke for the first time since the meal had started. "You had sex with Mukuro-sama?"

"Ch-Chrome-chan I'm so sorry!" Tsuna pressed a final button to send the text message to Lal. He went close to her and held her. "I didn't know that you felt that way towards Mukuro…"

"N-no, Boss, it's not that." She looked up to him with her uncovered eye and embraced him. "Boss…" she whispered.

"Y-yes?"

"Hey, Gokudera, calm down already!" Yamamoto held the back of the silver-haired man's collar. His short fuse had been lit. His jealousy knew no bounds. Truthfully, Yamamoto was feeling a little on edge too, as he had the same feelings towards Tsuna. Maintaining his composure, he tried to convince Gokudera to leave them for the time being. "Let them talk first."

"Boss…" Chrome said again, staring straight into his eyes. "You're so warm…"

"Um…" Tsuna wasn't sure what the situation was getting at, but his entourage sure did. "Chrome-chan, why don't you finish your meal and I'll talk to Mukuro about this… Listen, I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me."

"Why did you… with Mukuro-sama… and not me?"

"What?" The color of Tsuna's face was as red as the tablecloth covering the long dining table. "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?"

"Why did you have sex with Mukuro-sama and not me?"

"It seemed like a good proposition at the time. I didn't want to hurt him by declining his offer." He exhaled.

"If I had approached you, Boss… Then would you have?"

"Of course not! You're like my little sister, Chrome-chan!"

"So you love Mukuro-sama more than me?" Her body dematerialized. Only her voice remained. "I am going to go talk to him."

"N-no!" Tsuna tried to grab a hold of her disappearing body. "Fuck." He swore.

"What the hell was that all about?" Gokudera said, evidently displeased.

"Tsuna's been going around and doing everybody." Colonello replied. "Except for me." He added with a twinge of sadness.

"Tenth, is this true?"

"Not everybody… Just those three I listed before… And Hibari this Sunday."

"Why?"

"I was convinced to, blackmailed, threatened…"

"I'll go get rid of them right now."

"No, you can't! They're important people to me, and I don't want them to get hurt."

"Am I important too, Tenth?"

"Of course you are!"

"Then why?" Gokudera said quietly and then lashed out. "Why them? Why not me?"

"I explained it already, Gokudera-kun." Tsuna replied calmly, watching the hurt man turn his back to him. "I'm sorry, but I don't think of you in that way. I only have Dino-san."

The last sentence had been too much. Gokudera walked out of the dining room while Lambo skipped in happily.

"What happened to him? He was crying." The teenager questioned and then felt the dark atmosphere envelop him. "Uh, I'll just eat in my room." He grabbed his plate and ran off to the kitchen in an attempt to revive his meal with the microwave.

"So…" Yamamoto said awkwardly. "When is it my turn again?"

Drama time.

Tiny teaser: inb4 more people come.