The last chapter... *panting* REJOICE TO ALL! *faints*

Part III

Chrome gasped silently before looking outside through the glass wall of the lounge. Kyoko, Gokudera and Ryohei turned to the illusionist.

"What's wrong Chrome-chan?" Kyoko asked worriedly.

Chrome looked at the strong blizzard outside with her eyebrows scrunched up in worry, "Boss..."

"Did something happen to Juudaime?" Gokudera immediately asked looking alarmed.

Chrome turned to the storm guardian, "I...I don't know... I just s-sensed something."

"You sensed what to the EXTREME?" Ryohei asked with a frown.

Chrome fiddled with her jacket, feeling a bit uncomfortable with everyone's stares, "I suddenly sensed Boss' flames."

"Juudaime's in trouble!" The bomber immediately concluded and was about to run outside, but Ryohei quickly held him back, "Calm down Octopus Head! Yamamoto's out there with Sawada remember?"

"That stupid baseball freak can never do anything right!" Gokudera pulled himself free and glared at the sun guardian, "He was supposed to be with Juudaime during the trip but he wasn't even able fulfil that properly!"

"What makes you say that?" Kyoko frowned.

"Because as soon as I came here. I saw it in Juudaime's eyes!" Gokudera clenched his fits, "He looked relieved... relieved to see the turf-top and I... because he had been lonely."

The others exchanged looks. True enough they had somewhat noticed the sudden distance Yamamoto had unintentionally placed between him and the young boss.

"But... but either way! There's really nothing to be worried about! Yamamoto will EXTREMELY keep Sawada safe!" Ryohei assured the bomber, which didn't seem to be working.

"The herbivore has the right to be anxious." All eyes turned to Hibari in surprise.

The prefect, who seemed to be busy with his phone, was leaning against the wall which kind of surprised them all for no one could tell how long he had actually been standing there.

"I just received a call." As if to emphasize his point he flipped his phone shut and stuffed it in his pocket, "I had received a report about an avalanche."

"What?" This all got their attention as they straightened up.

"From where?" Gokudera immediately asked as his emerald eyes widened in panic.

Hibari turned to them as his eyes narrowed and his frown deepened.

"You better find the Herbivore..."

It was cold...

Actually... it was freezing...

He just wanted to fall asleep and get things over with. He wanted the suffering to stop. For the cold feeling to... disappear...

Yamamoto...

Suddenly... it got warm. So comfortingly warm he could finally sleep peacefully. He was still a bit cold though... but it wasn't that bothersome anymore.

Don't... wake up...

He felt his eyebrows scrunched up at the disturbance. Who was the one who kept speaking to him? That low and calm voice sounded familiar for some reason. Suddenly he was being pulled back to consciousness and he could feel his eyes flutter a bit before finally opening.

His vision blurred for a moment. He was obviously in a dark place. He tried to look sideways and saw a... cave's entrance? And outside he could see the raging blizzard.

"We're in a cave..."

Yamamoto's eyes widened and instantly he turned to the person who just spoke. He then finally noticed a body smaller than his was leaning against his chest and had positioned himself between his legs. The baseball star's face heated up as he realized he had his arms wrapped around the small teen... which was apparently Tsuna.

Automatically, he was about to let go of the other but the young boss spoke up in a rather calm tone, "You might want to hold on if you want to be kept warm... if you let go, you'll freeze."

There was a slight hesitation but the rain guardian listened and did as what the other had said. Still feeling a bit embarrassed at their current position.

"You're...you're really warm..." Yamamoto hoped that the brunet would notice his curiosity through that simple statement.

Tsuna tensed for a moment before slowly turning to Yamamoto. The rain guardian gasped in surprise to see piercing orange eyes staring right back at him. The brunet was in his HDW mode!

"You're- ah!" Yamamoto winced as he felt pain shot up from his left ankle.

"Don't move." Tsuna spoke as he turned to Yamamoto's left leg, "You sprained your ankle because of the avalanche." Immediately, the baseball star saw the other's eyebrow furrowed, and automatically he puts on a smile, "Maa maa, at least it's only a sprain!" He tried to sound optimistic, however the brunet's expression did not change. With a sigh he tried to change the subject, "So I'm guessing you saved both of us from that avalanche by transforming into that mode...right?"

"Ah..." Was it him? Or was the brunet glowing? Like he had this orange aura that was surrounding him, "Although I couldn't bring us back to the resort... my strength wasn't sufficient enough. And I couldn't properly see through the blizzard."

"Maa maa, at least you found us a nifty place to stay for a while. But hey! I thought you could've melted all the snow from that avalanche if you had used your X-burner or something." Yamamoto blinked and turned to Tsuna. But then he was surprised to see Tsuna wearing only plain black gloves, "Where are your gloves?"

"I don't have them with me..." Tsuna said almost sounding miserable, "I only brought my pills with me and unfortunately this is all I can do." The young boss turned away and just kept leaning against Yamamoto making the swordsman blush more, "We were actually buried by the avalanche, but as soon as I went into my hyper-dying will mode, the snow around me immediately melted. Everything I touched melted, and that's how I found you."

"How are you able to do... this?" Yamamoto asked, "Making yourself warm I mean..."

Tsuna looked down his hands, "Not having my gloves that usually controls my flames made the flames spread around my body seeing that it can't remain at my hands alone anymore. Well, it's actually a good thing, because now we can keep warm with that. Building a fire will just be a waste of time, especially since there's no wood, and the wind that sometimes kept coming in will just put it out."

Yamamoto frowned, "Tsuna...-"

"Are okay?" Tsuna still had not turned to look at the baseball star, "I mean, nothing else hurts right? You don't feel dizzy...or anything bad-"

"Haha... I'm fine, I'm fine." Yamamoto tightened his hold around the brunet as if trying to reassure the other. His amber eyes then softened, "Thanks for saving me..."

Tsuna, who still wasn't looking at Yamamoto had his lips pursed before finally speaking in a soft tone, "Why did you have to come after me?"

"Because I had to!" The baseball star said this as if it was the most natural thing to do.

"Yamamoto. You shouldn't have done that." Tsuna firmly said, "Now look what happened...you could've gotten killed. If I haven't brought my pills, you would've been frozen to death-"

"And what about you?" Amber eyes sharpened and softened once more, "If I haven't followed you and if you were trapped in a storm like how we are now, I'd be panicking nonstop back at the resort. I'd feel regretful, and now I'm actually kind of glad to be here. I'd rather be beside you in a dangerous situation rather than be safe knowing you're not."

Orange eyes widened while a tinge of pink dusted across the once blank face as he felt the other tighten his hold to him and spoke, "I will never leave you behind."

The young boss could practically feel his heart beat a little too fast. Silently, he hoped that Yamamoto did not notice this. Tsuna carefully looked down and was about to say something when suddenly...

"Agh!"

"T-Tsuna!" Yamamoto was surprised as the brunet suddenly clutched his chest, "What's wrong? O-oi! Are you okay?"

Tsuna's eye twitched as he panted and tried to keep calm, "I'm almost at my limit... this is... b-bad..."

The baseball star's eyes widen. Of course the brunet should be at his limit by now! I mean, who knows how long he had been out and how long the brunet had been in his HDW mode! And not only that, Tsuna never got to rest properly throughout the day nor was he able to eat anything other than the sushi he kept feeding him during the tour.

"You shouldn't push yourself. Stop using your flames!" Yamamoto told the brunet.

"N-no..." Tsuna tried to control his breathing, "We'll both freeze."

"But..." Yamamoto hated being so helpless almost all the time during situations like these. He shut his eyes tightly and tightened his hold around the other and suddenly, a warm hand held his arm, making him look at the other.

"It'll be alright..." Tsuna sighed as he shut his eyes and unconsciously snuggled closer.

Though it was no time for such things, Yamamoto couldn't help but blush. He then noticed a bead of sweat roll down from the side of the small teen's face, making him frown in suspicion, automatically he took off his glove and put his hand against the brunet's forehead, "Tsuna...you're-!"

Orange eyes opened and the brunet sighed once more, "I'll be fine-"

"No you won't be if you keep this up!" Yamamoto had pushed the brunet off before grabbing the other by the shoulders and twisting him to face him, "Stop using your flames Tsuna! Stop it now!"

Tsuna scowled and glared at the baseball star, "I won't!"

"Tsuna-!" Suddenly the glow around the brunet intensified and Yamamoto accidentally lets go of him as he felt his hands almost burn.

The young boss immediately dropped down the ground as the swordsman had let him go before looking up, his orange eyes wide in shock as he realized what he had done.

Yamamoto looked at the brunet and as soon as he saw the look the other held he reached out to Tsuna, "T-Tsuna... w-wait...don't." The Vongola boss had backed away as the baseball star reached out. And for the first time ever, he had seen fear and sadness in those orange eyes before being overshadowed by his bangs.

"I'm sorry." Tsuna spoke softly, "I wasn't able to control myself."

Surprisingly, Yamamoto had no idea on what to say.

It's alright.

Don't worry about it!

Maa maa, I'm fine!

He could've said any of those but he knew it won't do Tsuna any good. For Yamamoto knew if he were in his place and if he was told with stuff like those, he'd only felt guiltier. The swordsman looked down and rubbed the back of his head. Then his eyes landed on the shiny object Tsuna was holding.

That was-

"Neh... Tsuna..."

Finally the brunet looked up at the other. Yamamoto smiled softly as he saw the guilty look he was holding but continued, "You never told me why that snowflake was so important. You told me something like... I'll find out soon enough?"

Surprise flash on those orange orbs before looking away "I..." Was it him or was Tsuna blushing? Yamamoto watched as the other's grip tightened on the snowflake, for a second there Tsuna was afraid the brunet would break it.

"This... this snowflake... represents my feelings..." Tsuna hesitated for a moment, "...for...for someone."

Now this got the baseball shock, and Tsuna could only watch as that shock slowly melt into a frown, "Y-you... like someone?"

Was that disappointment he heard?

Tsuna nodded carefully before looking down the snowflake and opening his hand to reveal the shiny glass ornament, "I didn't want to replace it...like how I didn't want to replace these feelings for someone. I didn't want to buy another one for it because just like my feelings... it cannot be bought elsewhere. I didn't want to lose it... just like my feelings."

Yamamoto looked amazed at both at what he heard and at what he saw. The way Tsuna glowed under the darkness as he gently held the snowflake in his hands and the sincerity and determination his words and expression held... he was so amazing. But he was soon snapped out of his daze as Tsuna suddenly held out the snowflake towards the young rain guardian.

"This snowflake is very important to me... because my feelings are important. They cannot be replaced, bought... nor be lost." Tsuna's face looked calm and serene, and yet the shaking of his hands wouldn't stop. However, he chose to ignore this as he finally asked the rain guardian, "Yamamoto... w-will you..."

But then...

Amber eyes widened as the snowflake fell from the brunet's hand and broke as it landed on the hard ground. But that was least of the rain guardian's worry as the small suddenly fell forward, and slowly his piercing orange eyes shut.

"Tsuna!"

Yamamoto had to practically dive for Tsuna to catch him before he hit the ground hard. He winced as he felt another set of pain shot up his left ankle, however he ignored this as he pushed himself off the ground and look down at the small teen in his hold, "Tsuna... please be okay."

He crawled towards the cave's wall before trying to sit up and lean against it. He let Tsuna lie against his chest as he put a hand on his forehead where he had also noticed the shrinking flame. Tsuna was trying to keep himself from reverting back to normal.

"Tsuna... it's okay. Stop pushing yourself..." He said, hoping that the brunet would just listen and stop making himself suffer. He had no idea why he was pushing himself like this... all just for his sake.

Yamamoto then looked at the broken pieces of the snowflake ornament. A moment ago... Tsuna looked like he was going to give it to him. With a groan he straightened himself up and tried to reach for the broken pieces. Carefully he picked them up, making sure every piece was on his palm, before leaning back the stony wall with a sigh.

He looked at the broken ornament and couldn't help but wonder why. Why was Tsuna giving it to him.

"This...this snowflake... represents my feelings..."

Slowly his eyes widened as he finally understood, "Could it be..." He had no idea why but his eyes had suddenly filled with tears, "No...way..."

"Yamamoto..." Yamamoto turned to the brunet, causing a tear to slide down his cheek. Fortunately Tsuna didn't seem to notice even with half-open eyes, "Remember yesterday morning? When you were helping me unpack?"

"Tsuna...I..." Yamamoto shut his eyes tightly making more tears slide down. He couldn't help it... he couldn't help but feel sad.

"You remember...the incident during that time?" The young boss looked like he was struggling to stay awake as his eyes started to get heavy.

Yamamoto bit lower lip.

"I'm sorry."

The rain guardian looked at Tsuna in confusion and disbelief. What was he being sorry about?

"I heard... a first kiss should be special." The brunet's hand clenched as his eyebrows furrowed. It was the expression he always used whenever he was losing a battle, "And...I took it away from you... I'm sorry. You must've wanted to give it... to someone else who deserved it more..." The brunet's tone became softer and softer until they were barely heard.

But Yamamoto had heard every word despite the strong roaring of the wind outside, and because of this he gently held the other in the arms before hugging him.

"All this time..." Yamamoto spoke and his voice shook, "I didn't know..."

"Yama-" Tsuna's orange eyes slowly widened as Yamamoto pulled away and faced him. The brunet was speechless as he finally took notice of the tears sliding down the other's face. However, before he could voice out his shock, he felt his consciousness slowly leave him.

"My first kiss..." He managed to hear as his eyes slowly shut, "...was for you."

The baseball star slowly got nearer to the brunet before shutting his eyes at the exact time as Tsuna had shut his and for the last time... he let their lips touch.

The flame on the brunet's forehead vanished and Yamamoto immediately felt the cold consume him. However he didn't care as he finally separated himself from the other and hugged the small body in his arms as tightly as he could.

"I love you Tsuna..." He sobbed, "I never admitted it because I was afraid you would turn away. I got distant because I was afraid you'd notice. To be honest, I always wanted to be near you... to always be with you to make you happy. To let you know how I feel... every single day..."

The hand that held the broken pieces f the snowflake suddenly started glowing blue. Amber eyes slowly opened and finally took noticed of his glowing hand, "W-what..." Slowly he opened his hand and he couldn't help but squint as he saw how bright it was glowing.

"This is-!"

"JUUDAIME! BASEBALL FREAK!"

Yamamamoto immediately looked up when he heard the familiar call for his name. Without wasting any time he yelled, "GOKUDERA! OVER HERE! QUICK!"

No sooner did he see a silhouette appear at the entrance and a bright light that blinded him, "Gokudera?"

"Baseball- Juudaime!" In a flash the storm guardian appeared next to them. He knelt down and pulled back his hood He checked on the brunet before turning to Yamamoto, "How long had he been unconscious?"

"Just about a minute or so..."

"I see... it's still not too late." Surprisingly, Gokudera didn't scold at him or yelled at him as he continued checking on Tsuna, probably because he saw the tear-streaked face of the baseball star. His emerald eyes widened, "He's heating up! We need to get him back to the resort immediately!"

Yamamoto nodded firmly as he tried to stand only to groan in pain as he collapsed on the ground. Just as Gokudera was about to ask if he was okay, Ryohei had entered the cave as well as Hibari and some other disciplinary members.

"EXTREME!" Ryohei, as usual, took the opportunity to make an entrance.

"Turf-top, help baseball freak! I think he's injured." Gokudera said as he took off his coat and covered it over the brunet before positioning the small teen on his back to carry him. A disciplinary member asked Gokudera if he needed help but the silver-head teen ignored him.

"You okay Yamamoto?" Ryohei knelt beside the baseball star as he put the other's arm over his shoulders and helped him up.

Yamamoto winced but nodded, "Yeah, I just sprained my ankle... that's all."

"You herbivores done? We're already being expected at the resort." Hibari said as he turned away from them.

"Oi Octopus head, will you be okay without your EXTREME coat?" Ryohei asked as he helped Yamamoto walk beside the bomber and the unconscious young boss.

"Tch! I'll be fine." Gokudera spoke, "I have Juudaime warming me up anyway." Even with that said, Gokudera didn't seem too ecstatic about that fact. Well, no one was.

Yamamoto lifted a hand towards the sleeping brunet before caressing the hot skin. Gokudera looked at the swordsman and his emerald eyes softened before turning away pretending like he didn't notice.

"Come on. Juudaime needs to be treated immediately."

It was so nice and warm. He didn't want to wake up. Suddenly he felt a gentle touch on his face making him wonder who it could be. And unconsciously, he spoke, "Yamamoto..."

The hand froze for a moment.

Tsuna tried to open his eyes and look up at the figure beside him. Then his eyes widened and he couldn't help but scream, "HIEEEE!"

"Kufufu...did I surprise you Vongola?" Mukuro, who was apparently the one by his bedside, smirked evilly.

"M-Mukuro! What are you doing here?" Tsuna demanded as he sat up and backed away from the creepy illusionist.

"I did say I'll be seeing you again right?" Mukuro raised an eyebrow.

The door of the room suddenly slammed open revealing Gokudera, "Juudaime! What's-!" Then his eyes landed on the mist guardian, "Teme-! What the heck are you doing here? You're not supposed to be here!"

"I was bored..." Mukuro reasoned before turning to Tsuna, "Kufufu, well then... I shall be going Vongola... 'til we meet again."

"Oi-!" Unfortunately before the bomber could blow up Mukuro, he quickly vanished from thin air.

Gokudera glared at the spot Muuro had vanished before turning to Tsuna, his expression now worried yet relieved, "Juudaime you're awake! Do you feel sick or dizzy at all?"

"H-huh?" Tsuna looked at Gokudera and finally he looked around the room realizing he was back at the resort in his own room, "N-no. I'm fine Gokudera-kun." Then his caramel eyes widened as he remembered a certain baseball star, "Yamamoto? What about Yamamoto? Is he okay?" He turned to the bed beside and he was stunned to see a certain item.

Gokudera looked at where the brunet was staring before slowly making a small smile and walking out the room.

The young boss carefully left his bed and approached Yamamoto's. He stood beside it looking stunned as he stared at the supposed broken Christmas Ornament.

He remembered dropping it and breaking it! How could it be in one piece? Carefully he picked it up and stared at it in awe.

"Tsu...na?"

The brunet stiffened for a moment, before slowly turning around. But before he could even make a full turn, he was suddenly engulfed into a hug. His face heated up, "This... this isn't an illusion right?"

Then came the hearty laugh that calmed the brunet immediately, "Of course not Tsuna... of course not..." Then the raven-haired teen pulled away and stared at Tsuna affectionately, and the sky wielder couldn't help but blush furiously, "U-uhm..."

"Tsuna... I need to tell you something about... about your confession..."

"A-a-about that!" Tsuna immediately interrupted, looking really flustered, "Y-you don't need to answer immediately! I-I'll give you time if you want! A-and actually I wasn't really thinking properly at that time and I-I-I-!"

"Haha, calm down Tsuna!" Yamamoto held the other's hand, "I already have my answer actually."

"Eh?" Tsuna looked up and caramel immediately met with amber.

"I'd gladly... accept your feelings." And with that said, the raven haired teen held up the small snowflake Tsuna was just holding awhile ago.

The uncertain look the brunet held immediately turned into a wide smile as his eyes shined with pure joy, "R-really?"

Yamamoto grinned and kissed the brunet on the forehead, "Now will you believe me?"

Tsuna's face grew hotter and he could've fainted right there and then if only Yamamoto didn't pull him in another loving hug. This time Tsuna returned the hug with a content smile on his face.

He was so glad... that Yamamoto had finally...finally accepted his feelings. He then looked out the window and noticed that the storm had miraculously vanished and it was now peacefully snowing.

"The storm's gone." Tsuna frowned, if he didn't know any better, Reborn had probably done something with the weather... but the arcobaleno couldn't have gone that far right? Because he could've gotten killed if he really did!

"Does it matter? As long as you love me so...let it snow!" Yamamoto proclaimed and Tsuna couldn't help but blush in embarrassment, "Where'd you get that cheesy line from?"

"Haha! From a song! I thought you'd know though."

"O-oh."

"Hey Tsuna."

"Yeah?"

"I...uhm... want to apologize..."

"What for?"

"I ...kinda' took your first kiss..."

"Oh it's okay- wait! WHAT?"

THE END

Omake!

"Hey... I still don't understand how that got fixed." Tsuna and Yamamoto were heading towards the bus for it was apparently time for them to go home. The brunet stared suspiciously at the snowflake that hung on the baseball star's bag.

"Ah! The kid actually discussed about that to me!" Yamamoto exclaimed cheerfully as he turned to Tsuna, "You see, he actually asked Verde to invent that for him!"

"I-invent?"

"Yeah, invent. The kid mentioned about you being all clumsy so instead of asking artists to design him a wonderful snowflake, he asked Verde to make him a snowflake ornament that will feed on dying will flames and will be as good as new once it gets broken." The baseball star then grinned at the brunet, "Pretty nifty huh? Now we won't have to worry if it ever shatters!"

Tsuna sweat-dropped, "I'm not sure if I should feel thankful or insulted."

"Haha, maa maa..." Yamamoto wrapped an arm around the brunet's shoulders, "Oh yeah... there was one more thing the kid wanted me to tell you-"

"Tsuna-kun! Tsuna-kun!"

The couple turned to Kyoko and Chrome who ran up to them while carrying small paper bags, "Look what we found in the souvenir shop today!" The auburn haired girl took out a familiar snowflake from the paper bag and showed it to Tsuna, "Isn't it cute? They just arrived today and everyone in class are practically buying them! It's probably because there was this weird story about this snowflake being able to lead you to your true love! And I heard this actually happened to one couple!"

Tsuna gaped at the exact look alike of his snowflake, "B-but Reborn said-!"

Yamamoto patted the other on the back, "The snowflake suddenly got popular, especially since Christmas was coming and there were a lot of couples lately that Verde, finding it as a great opportunity, turned it into a merchandise to earn more money. S-so..."

"Re... REBORN!"

-End-

FINALLYYY! Please review and I apologize for the awful ending...I was kind of desperate to end it...so uhm... YEAH! Thanks for your support! And a Belated Merry Christmas to you~!