have been surrounded by girls trying to get him to accept their gifts no matter where he went.

how many times does he have to tell those girls that he doesn't want their chocolates. ... Or love letters. >__>

have already lost count of how many he has rejected or ignored so far today.

eventually slammed his hands on his desk, stood up, pushed past the girls surrounding his seat and stormed out of the classroom.

might just throw a dynamite or two at them if he stayed in class any longer. >_>

followed after Gokudera - he was headed for the stairs, probably going to the roof.

caught up with the other boy just as he got to the stairs at the top.

Gokudera-kun!

turned around when he heard Tsuna's voice. "Ah, Jyuudaime! o.o"

What are you doing here? o_o

I followed you up from the classroom. Are you okay? ._.

nodded. "A-ah. I'm fine--"

frowned. He could hear the girls making their way up to the roof. "... Tch. >_>"

grabbed Tsuna's wrist and tugged him outside before closing it behind them.

then took the mop propped up against the wall beside the door and proceeded to jam it up under the doorhandle.

mutters unhappily under his breath, "...Why can't they just leave me alone? =___="

o.o

They probably can't help it?

Since you're good-looking and intelligent, and you're one of the most popular guys at the school--

I'm guessing they're also attracted by the half-Italian bit, so.

... That doesn't give them a reason to bug me. >_>

grinned lopsidedly. "Well. They're. Highschool girls?"

... Hmph. >_>

walked over to one of the benches nearby and plopped onto it.

wondered if it would still be a good idea to take the chocolates out if Gokudera was in a bad mood because of Valentines.

sat down beside the other boy and dug through his bag.

took out the tupperware with six pieces of the chocolate bombes... They were the most intact out of the second batch. =_=

... Here.

blinked at the tupperware for a moment before looking up at Tsuna. "...Eh? o.o"

A-ah. I said that I'd get you someting for Valentine's Day, right? A-and for taking care of Hayato.

A-aa... o.o

Uh. Maybe it's a bad idea to give you this now...?

shook his head and took the chocolates from Tsuna. "No, I didn't think that you'd actually get me something so I was a little surprised."

gave Tsuna a wide smile. "Thank you, Jyuudaime. "

You're welcome.

look at the door to the roof. He wondered if it would be sturdy enough to keep their classmates away. ._.

Err. I had to ask my mother for help with the shell, though, so I guess I cheated a bit...

... You made it... yourself? o.o

nodded. "Or, I tried to. "

stared. o__o

, after a long period of silence, "......... J-Jyuudaimeeeee-- ;^;"

engulfed Tsuna in a hug. "Thank you! I will treasure them! I swear I will!"

so happy that he could cry. He was the one who insisted that he didn't want anything from Tsuna the other day so--

hadn't been expecting the other boy to give him anything in the first place, much less *homemade* chocolates.

o.o T-they're just chocolates, though.

No they're not! They're chocolates made by Jyuudaime! D:

Ah. Well. I hope they're good enough? ;

What are you talking about, Jyuudaime! Of course they'll be! DD:

leaned back on his hands and yawned widely. "... There's a reason why I never bake, you know. I'm just not good in the kitchen."

That's not true! You can be good at anything if you put your heart into doing it! D:

Maybe only when I'm doing it with my dying will. =w=

--Oh. Um. I'll pick Hayato up later. How is she doing?

Ah, she's doing fine.

._.;; You two aren't fighting, are you?

blinks. "Of course not! o.o"

o: So she's been behaving?

... Well... you can say that, I guess. .__.

blinked.

... She doesn't like to stay in the box. .-.

decided to drop the subject instead of asking some more. He couldn't see any scratches, and anyway - he'll see for himself later.

Will you be all right going back to class?

I think I'll stay here for a little while longer.

o: I'll stay here with you, then.

Eh? ...But what about class? D:

I can't sleep in the classroom. It's too noisy.

Ah. *looks down at the box of chocolates* ... You didn't get much sleep because you were making these, weren't you?

nodded. "I stupidly chose a difficult recipe. It took a while."

...... Sorry.

D: What are you apologizing for?

You didn't get to sleep well because you were making these...

But I wanted to. It's not like anyone forced me to make Valentine's chocolates, so it's fine.

added, "And it's just one night. I'll catch up on sleep this weekend."

A-aa...

It's really okay. I needed to make something for Mukuro, too.

Aa. ...In that case... feel free to use my lap as a pillow, Jyuudaime!

H-hai? o.O

You said you wanted to sleep, right?

But on your lap? D:

A-ah, sorry! You don't have to if you don't want to! D:

shook his head. "Err. It's not that. o.o Won't you be uncomfortable?"

Don't worry about it, Jyuudaime!

uncertainly, "A-aa....."

....... I'll be fine, really! D:

..............

Or I could always get a pillow from the nurse's office for you. D:

You'll run into girls if you go back.

shrugs. "A stick of dynamite should be enough to scare them off."

D: You can't do that here!

I'll just... uh. *looks around*

shifted closer to Gokudera and moved so that he'd be slightly facing away, and then leaned back against the other boy's shoulder.

L-like this should be all right. Your legs might fall asleep if I use your lap as a pillow.

Just let me borrow your shoulder for a bit?

That's fine, but... wouldn't it be uncomfortable to sleep in this position? D:

shook his head. "Just like falling asleep on my chair. I'll be fine~"

Wake me up if you want to go back, though.

Aa... if you say so. D:

wouldn't have minded leaning against the wall or laying down on the bench, really, but he didn't want Gokudera to keep fussing over him.

wasn't sure if the position would work, either, but his exhaustion wasn't a lie.

started nodding off just a couple of minutes after they stopped talking.

tried to stay as still as possible, waiting for Tsuna to fall asleep before carefully shifting the boy onto his lap anyway.

--It wouldn't be as comfortable as sleeping in a bed,but it'll certainly be better than falling asleep while sitting up.

then took his jacket off, draping it over Tsuna. It was pretty windy out on the roof and he didn't want the other boy to catch a cold.