[fic] The Assassination Attempt

[melissa_42]

Title: The Assassination Attempt
Characters: Gokudera, Yamamoto
Rating: PG
Warnings: Cartoon violence and crack
Prompt: khrfest Yamamoto/Gokudera - You've got to be kidding; "Takes two to play catch."
Word count: 534
Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman Reborn! is owned by Amano Akira
Summary: Yamamoto tries to convince Gokudera to play catch with him—but something sinister is lurking in the bushes…

 

The sky was blue, the grass was green, the sun was warm, and it was a great day to be the right hand man to the tenth boss of Famiglia Vongola.  Gokudera sat on the park bench watching the clouds float overhead, a cigarette in his mouth and his cell phone at the ready for emergency calls from the Tenth.  Smiling smugly, the Italian bomber could only think of a few things that might dampen his mood.

 

“Yo, Gokudera!”

 

Too bad one of those things was strolling up the path to the park.  Gokudera scowled at the offender.

 

“What do you want, baseball moron?  Can’t you see I’m busy?”  He took another drag from his cigarette and blew the smoke in Yamamoto’s face as soon as he was close enough.  The taller boy coughed a little, but his grin never faltered.

 

“It’s a really nice day, isn’t it?  We should play catch!”

 

Gokudera rolled his eyes.  “You’ve got to be kidding me.  First of all, do you think I’d really want to spend my free time with a baseball idiot playing some stupid kid’s game?  And second, I’ve seen you play ‘catch,’ and I like my teeth intact and inside my mouth, thank you very much.  Now beat it.”  He stood up to leave, but Yamamoto tailed him across the park.

 

“C’mon, Gokudera!  I promise I’ll tame my throw down a bit!”

 

“No, play catch with yourself.”

 

“But it takes two to play!”

 

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Crouching in the bushes, Stefano Baracci cocked his gun and peered out through the leaves.  Teenager, silver hair, delinquent—this had to be the consigliere of the Vongola Tenth.  The hitman had overheard two Famiglia Gattino underlings discussing how ticked off some of the underbosses were that a no-good hooligan had wormed his way up to the same rank as they held.  He wondered what kind of man the tenth Vongola boss was if he let a kid like this be his right hand.  No matter, offing this Gokudera punk would surely put him in good standing with the heads of the Gattino.  With a silent chuckle, he raised the pistol.

 

+++

 

Across the park, Yamamoto was still trying to convince Gokudera to play with him.

 

“It’s okay if you miss it on the first try!”  His answer came in the form of a middle finger aimed at the sky.  Laughing goodheartedly, the baseball player didn’t let his friend’s grumpy mood deter him.

 

“Haha, catch, Gokudera!”

 

“Oh, shi—“ the bomber shouted as he dove for cover.  The ball’s trajectory stayed true; it sailed past where he had been standing and crashed into the bushes on the other side of the park.  From the foliage came a strangled scream that cut off after a half-second.  Scratching the back of his head sheepishly, Yamamoto called out an apology to the silver haired boy on the ground but was interrupted by a hand full of dynamite tossed in his direction.

 

+++

 

Two hours later, Baracci woke up in a pile of leaves and twigs with a splitting headache.  In between pained moans, he decided that taking out the Vongola’s right hand was not worth permanent brain damage and promptly passed out again.

Comments

[azurecerulean.livejournal.com]

LOL

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I had so much fun with this one XD

[nuakiire.livejournal.com]

Hhahahah XDDD Hilarious take on the prompt <3

I love the idea : D

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

I tried to make it a tribute to the cracktastic daily life arc from the beginning of Reborn!--ah, the good old days :D

[yamamotokun80.livejournal.com]

hehehe...
unlucky assassin...

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

Haha, poor Baracci! I might use him for other fics in the future...

[rodicks.livejournal.com]

hahahahah poor yama. Dera should always play with him.

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

Yama just doesn't know when to stop, sometimes...

[shu-hime.livejournal.com]

Lols! Nice idea ;D Loved the story!

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[xynnia.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHA! XD Yeah, it's not Gokudera you have to watch out for, it's his boyfriend - er, I mean, it's Yamamoto. XD

He wondered what kind of man the tenth Vongola boss was if he let a kid like this be his right hand.

lmao, I really wanted a bit where Tsuna comes and joins them so that Baracci could see just what kind of 'man' he was XD