who could be calling at this hour. ._.

went back to his room with the rabbit hot on his heels, waiting to be fed.

sat on his bed and lifted her up onto his lap, gently petting her on the head. "Hai, hai. I'll get you something to eat in a bit."

grabbed his mobile phone from his bedside table and flipped it open, holding it up to his ear. "... Hello?"

sighed. It didn't sound like he'd roused the other boy from sleep. "Gokudera-kun?"

, recognizing Tsuna's voice immediately, "Ah, Jyuudaime! Good evening!"

smiled at the enthusiastic greeting. "Good evening... Err, are you busy?"

Not really, did something happen?

No.

--Well.

<__>

I'm sorry, I completely forgot about picking Hayato up!

o.o Don't worry about it, Jyuudaime! You were probably busy with something else, weren't you?

Uh. Kind of. Mukuro dragged me out to an amusement park right after class...

...... Oh. *pauses* ... Well like I said, I'll keep her here for as long as you want me to, so don't worry about it!

*hurriedly* I'll come by tomorrow, so it's just for one more night?

Aa, sure! I'll be home all day so feel free to drop by anytime.

Okay. I'll see you tomorrow, then.

Hai!

All right. Good night.

Good night, Jyuudaime! I'll see you tomorrow then!

Un.

ends the call.

placed his phone back onto the bedside table and carried Hayato out to the living room.