Hello! This is Mipsii again for round two in Romance! This time it is for my OTP, 5927! Believe it or not, the idea of this story came to me in a dream. Weird, I know. And this sort of thing is not 'my cup of tea', and neither is the rating o.o... But there is a first time for everything, right?

Title: Lockdown

Rating: T/M

Pairing(s): 5927, slight 8018

Summary: Tsuna always saw Gokudera as his friend, and nothing more. He could always go to him whenever he needed to, and could always count on him. But after the incident that happened at the Dining Hall, Tsuna started noticing things he never thought or felt before about and around Gokudera. Now, whenever the silver haired boy is in the same room with him, all he could think of is how to get away from him. And to make things worse, people are noticing. But it is not like he could just come out and admit it - he doesn't even know what he'd be admitting to. But he is running out of time... the longer this goes on, the worse it gets.

Disclaimer: I do not and never will own Katekyo Hitman Reborn. It belongs to its respected owner.

Warning: Includes Shonen Ai. Lots of it. If you don't like or don't know what it is, please do not read. I know how it is to read/view something you don't like, and it isn't always pretty. So there is no need for flames :3

*Note - this is in the soon to be process of being looked over by the wonderful author Incurableinsanity, who inspired me to continue this story and publish it! This fic however is in good shape, she is just looking for ways for me to improve the storyline! *

There is a bit of info to be acknowledged at the end, including a few quotes from the next chapter.

Enjoy!

Day 7 - Six Days after Lock in

Ever since being locked in a supply closet with his grey haired friend, Tsuna has looked at him in a completely different way. It was rather strange - beforehand he merely saw Gokudera as a friend. But now just the mentioning of his name sends him on a hot wave of emotions. But it's not like he could just come out and admit it. I mean, he doesn't even know what the hell is going on himself. But it's also not like he could ignore it either. People will start worrying if said man's name was said and Tsuna would visibly become red and short breathed. And Gokudera would be extremely hurt if Tsuna started ignoring him. Tsuna seemed to be the shimmering diamond in Gokudera's eye, but in a loyal way - not romantic. Which holds a huge problem, since Tsuna has had some serious... romance-related issues whenever he was around or mentioned.

And it has only gotten worse as time passed on. He thought it was just because they were in the heat of the moment prior to their rescue, but it has only intensified. Since then, every night he unconsciously thought about the events and how the moment he unknowingly waited for stopped after his name was called by his friend outside the door. He didn't mean to be, but he still was mad about Yamamoto finding them then and not ten minutes later or better yet at all. But he knew he should be grateful that Yamamoto actually came back to the dining hall to find them, unlike everyone else who went straight home. But just the thought of what could or better yet would have been, leaves Tsuna excusing himself and running to the bathroom or his bedroom.

Day 7 Afternoon - Six Days after Lock in

Tsuna sighed while staring outside his classroom window. Today had been a rather long day, and all he wanted to do was just go home. But of course, his teacher had to make everything worse. "Okay, class," he softly spoke while writing an assignment on the board. "We will be starting a new math section tomorrow, and I want all of you to go home and do the first set of questions in your math books." The students reacted in different ways in response, though most were negative. Even Tsuna whimpered, knowing he was terrible at math, especially new math. "And it's due tomorrow!" The teacher yelled with a hint of a snicker.

Tsuna gathered his books and put them in his backpack and quickly trailed behind Yamamoto outside of their classroom. "Ah, the teacher seems to be torturing us lately... he didn't even teach us in class yesterday." Yamamoto said. He sighed while Tsuna nodded in agreement.

"And he already knows that 'Dera is the only one that understands any of it. So why give it to us?" Yamamoto added, leaving a rosy blush on his friend's face. There goes his name again... why was he reacting so intense to only his name? He doesn't even want know what would happen if he saw him... He quickly nodded again and tried to think of a reason to excuse himself and hurry home, but Yamamoto beat him to the punch. "Well I gotta go talk with Hibari before he goes home, Tsuna. See you tomorrow!" he yelled while running back down the hallway. Tsuna was going to question him why he would even dare get in the skylark's presence willingly, but before he could get out a word, Yamamoto was nowhere in sight. Tsuna shrugged and silently walked out of the school building.

Day 7 Afternoon - Six Days after Lock in

It was rather peaceful walking home for once alone, not having you know who and Yamamoto arguing (well, more of you know who yelling and Yamamoto laughing at his failed attempts) or the baby Hitman beating him both physically and verbally. Plus, it gave him more time to think instead of worry about his friends. But maybe thinking wasn't what he needed at the moment in plain sight, as his mind automatically shifted from homework and school to his silver-haired friend. "Don't think about him..." he thought out loud while shaking his head. He shifted his backpack and studied the side walk. The hot pavement had a unique carving that would distract his mind long enough until he was home. But alas, that was not meant to happen.

"Juudiame!" Tsuna quickly turned around and saw his storm guardian running up to him. His body froze and he couldn't keep his eyes off of him. He never noticed how... childlike Gokudera looked around him. He was so used seeing him angered whenever around anyone else. But now as he ran towards him, he had a genuine outlook and didn't look as scary as he used to think of him as. "Sorry I wasn't after school. I had something I had to take care of." He said with a bow. Tsuna smiled and nodded.

"It's okay, Gokudera-kun. I was planning on going straight home anyways." Gokudera smiled back and quickened his pace to catch up.

"Do you want me to come over and help with the math assignment?" He asked as he usually did every time they walked home. Usually Tsuna would say yes without thinking and they would go onto another subject. But today, he just didn't feel like he could bare staying in a room with him longer than five minutes.

"No, it's okay, Gokudera-kun." He said in an uneasy tone. Gokudera's smile fell and Tsuna knew that the other could sense that he was uncomfortable. "I uh, think I'll be okay with math tonight." Silence that felt like ages followed and made them both tense up.

"Okay, Juudiame." Gokudera said and forced on a smile. Tsuna did the same though he felt really guilty for making him feel this way.

"Well at least I'm not showing anything..." he thought as they continued to walk. "Come to think of it, I haven't felt anything at all, even though he's right next to me... maybe it's all over and I can start hanging around Gokudera-kun again...!" "Gokudera-kun," Tsuna began, stopping them both. "Wait, what am I doing?" Gokudera turned around and smiled at him.

"Yes, Juudiame?"

"I..." Tsuna shifted his weight on each of his feet and a blush quickly spread on his face. "There's no way I can question about the supply closet right now, I'm sure he feels as awkward as I do... but what should I say?" Tsuna looked up at his friend and saw that the hurt on his face was almost transparent. "Gah! Just make something up, dame-Tsuna!"

"I just wanted to um, thank you... for always being there for me."

"Of course, Juudiame. That's my job as your right hand man-"

"No. Not like that. Aside from the mafia business, you are one of the few people I can actually consider a friend." Gokudera smiled once more and nodded.

"That means a lot coming from you, Juudiame..."

*.*.*.*.*.*

A full out conversation followed after Tsuna's comment with Gokudera doing the most talking, and before long, they reached Tsuna's home. They stood silently for a while, both of them not knowing what to say or do next. "You know Gokudera-kun-"

"Juudiame?"

"I - hmm? Yes, Gokudera-kun?"

"I... want to give this to you." Gokudera said before reaching into his pocket. He pulled something out and gripped it tightly. After a few seconds, he grabbed Tsuna's hand and placed it into his palm. "Here." Tsuna looked down at the object. It was light, and sparkled in the afternoon sun. After a tad bit of more inspecting, he noticed that Gokudera gave him an aged ring. "This was my mom's ring. I want you to have it as a sign of my gratitude to be your right hand man." Tsuna stared at the ring in disbelief.

"Gokudera... I couldn't take something that's so important to you...!" Gokudera smiled and closed his palm.

"My mother gave it to me as a sign of us always protecting each other-"

"Which is why I can't take it!"

"But I want you to have it so I know you'll promise me that I can always be your protector..." Gokudera quickly said, shutting Tsuna up immediately. "So I can protect you Juudiame, unlike I wasn't able to with my mom." That did it. All the feelings Tsuna had somehow managed to push aside during their walk back home came crashing down on Tsuna. Hard.

"I..." He didn't know what to say. But he did know what he needed to do. He needed to get inside his house. Now. "Have to go Goku...dera-kun!" Tsuna said before running into his house and leaving a quiet storm guardian beyond his gates.

Sneak peak next time...

"I must apologize to him..."

*.*.*.*.*.*

"But I guess that answers my question." He thought out loud. "I'm sorry, Juudiame..."

*.*.*.*.*.*

"Ah! That's what you mean!" Yamamoto laughed while rubbing the back of his neck. "Well in that case, it's only going to be me, you, Gokudera, and Kyoko and Haru. I tried to convince Kyoya to come but he refused to do any work in a crowd of more than two people."

"...Kyoya?"

*.*.*.*.*.*

"Reborn!" he yelled. 'I know he likes seeing people in misery, but he shouldn't make a five year old pull him around! No matter how annoying he is…'

*.*.*.*.*.*

...it did not budge. At all. In fact, Tsuna could have sworn he heard a clicking sound as if it was locking itself. "No…"

Author's Note

And there goes chapter 1! I don't know the exact amount of chapters there will be, but I am going to guess around 4-6, depending on the length I think fits them best.

Tell me what you think! This is probably not your typical 5927 story, hmm? Since Tsuna is the one with the wish washy emotions and all...

I already have a majority of this story written (it's been written for months), but I am going to post it bit by bit until I finish the ending (which is being a serious pain in the ass). I will try to post up a chapter every 1-3 days, depending on my AP homework. -.- (*cough cough* but reviews will make me post quicker... *cough cough*) XD

Something to know: I want to say no more than a month ago, I went on tumblr to look up the 5927 tag for "inspiration" and came across a doujinshi on the lines of "It's okay that we are clumsy, we are still young." - I read only the first few pages and - yah. That thing is A LOT like this story - like a lot. At first I was just floored and shocked, then I became upset, and now I am just amazed that my idea is extremely similar to someone else's nearly 4-5 years ago.

Some of this may be off track of the manga/anime (which is why it is a slight AU) as I had to stop watching KHR around episode 160. The drama was too much, and I was told it only got worse. So any of things regarding the future was from a guess from what I have seen in both fanart and fanfics.

*ONE MORE IMPORTANT THING*

For any grammar errors (I mostly blame ALL of my English teachers) - I was never taught about verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc. or how to properly construct a sentence - and that is REALLY sad, especially at my age. So I do dearly apologize for those mistakes, and I am currently working with my sisters/friends to improve them and re-edit my fics. (If you see any, let me know :P)

Well enough of me blabbering nonsense.

Thank you so much for reading!

Until Next time!