Together at Last...

That New Student : is lying

'Ie-kun is acting weird lately...'

Tsuna thought bitterly. At first he had hoped that it was only his usual pessimistic mind acting up, but after a while he realized that the younger did changed.

Ietsuna slowly become cold towards him, Calling names like 'dame-Tsuna' just like everyone else, and pretty much ignoring him. Not to mention he refused all of his invitations and even throwing up the lunch that the sky has made for him in form of apology if he ever offended the younger.

Tsuna doesn't understand. And Ietsuna isn't giving enough clue either.

What happened?

Did he not give him enough attention?

Has he found out about it already?

Tsuna halted.

'B-But it's impossible! I mean, there's only five people that actually know about that news. And I'm sure that among the five, I was the one that most likely telling him by mistake. But I didn't... I keep my mouth shut like what Reborn says. So why he's avoiding me?' He's thinking hard, trying to find the reason. The stress is starting to get him.

He's confused. The situation is upsetting.

Tsuna was physically hurt when the younger said that he hates him.

'Did I do something...?' He questioned in distress.

Or perhaps the younger has discovered it himself. Afterall Caelum, who's a great hacker is on his side, It's not impossible for the boy to picked up a thing or two of his father's skill.

'M-Maybe, that's the case...' If that so, then he have to apologize ASAP!

"I can't stand his cold treatment anymore." Tsuna muttered under his breath. he coughed softly.

Staring at the ruined food on the floor, he slowly clean the mess sadly.

Maybe he need time to cool down, 'tomorrow then...'

With a wan smile he watched the retreating figure disappeared. The guardians noticed the bitterness and to say, they despised the look. Even Kyoya who sat further from the group couldn't disagree.

"Tch, don't listen to that copy, Jyuudaime! Your meal is the best! He's just too dumb to taste it." Hayato fumed. But Tsuna just chuckled softly.

"I don't think that it was the case, Hayato..." the tired sky muttered lowly.

"Are you... are you okay Tsuna?" Takeshi asked in concern.

Tsuna who doesn't want to worry his family tried to fake a smile but he know they'll eventually find out and pry him for the reason if he did so. So he sighed instead.

"I'm fine... just a bit tired. And for my luck our next class has to be Science. And we have another test scheduled too! How frustrating!!" he tried to rambles, changing the topic. 

He doesn't want to think about Ietsuna for a while. He has enough headaches as it is. Thankfully, his friends doesn't brought it up. 

Unknown to the sky, the elements have couple thoughts to share with the ice boy after school...

.oOo.

Tsuna went home a bit early that day. He's a bit feverish. And even though he had told his friends that he'll be fine, they just don't want to take the risk. Knowing Tsuna, it must have been worse than what he had admitted. And so Takeshi and Hayato brought him home before they went back to school as they've promised their sky.

Meanwhile with Ietsuna. He also felt rather feverish since the third period. All the pent up emotions is starting to get a too on him as well. But unlike Tsuna, he has no one to care for him. Sure some of his classmates asked, but as soon he said he's fine, they left.

He felt the spark of jealousy when he saw Tsuna's friends fussing over the young sky. But the feeling left once those brown eyes darted at him. It filled with worry. Ietsuna throwed his own gaze immediately.

He just hoped for the school to be over soon so he can go to his comfy bed and lazed around. Well Caelum won't be home until tomorrow. So he might as well drop by to the market before he go home.

Ietsuna was busy with his thoughts he didn't pay attention to the bell that rang loudly. It took some seconds before he finally snapped off his daze.

He chuckled softly, "ah at least I could finally get home" Grabbing his bag, he bolted out just to be dragged by Hayato on his way home.

Everything was going in blurry flash and now he's already back to the roof where they get to corner him.

"I have no time for you, puppy... so get a way..." Ietsuna growls menacingly as he narrowed his eyes.

"as if we'd let you after what you've done to Jyuudaime How dare you to throw his food like that! Don't you know how much he—"

"But isn't that what you guys wanted?" Ietsuna retorted darkly before Hayato even finish his line.

"You want him to hate me, don't you? Well... be patient then! I'm sure that Dame will break after some more treatments. And then you can have him cooing all over you like before." He said with bangs coffering his eyes, both hands clenched tightly.

"Don't worry... it won't take long." He said as he about to take his leave while the guardians stunned on their feet. "Afterall... I'm easily forgotten..." he said in cracked whispers. 

Unknown to him they all can hear him clearly and they began to feel guilty for it.

"Now, if you kindly enough to let me go..." he said once again in verge of crying. Not waiting for answers he pushed his way through and ran away, leaving the guardians dumbfounded...

.oOo.

The very next day Tsuna found himself catching quite a fever and his mother has forced him to stay on bed for that.

The sky did give a fight because he knows that he has to reveal everything to Ietsuna today. He doesn't want to stuck in bed when he still has this problem unsolved.

'There's no way I could rest peacefully like this!' But his dizziness overcome him and in the end he couldn't resist the drowsiness. In his sleep he wonder on what is his looks alike doing at the moment...

In meantime, the said boy is more less on the same state as the young sky. Lying helplessly on his bed, while running a fever himself. Thankfully, Caelum went back earlier than scheduled. When, the wheelchaired man founds out about his condition he had forced him to stay in bed rather than going to school

"Yoshi-kun..."

"Ie-kun..." 

They called each other in their sleep.