Now, though I'm posting two drabbles as chapters, they really just happen at the same time, not like one-after-another. So just enjoy them both, in one easy place. Ironically, though this one should be read first, I started and finished it after the other one. (I generally swapped between which one I was writing.)

It's sort of an AU, about half-way between the time skip or so.

I like the beginning... but later on it kinda bleaghed, and I couldn't fix it. Gomen. So... here goes.

If you think I own anything, then you're sadly mistaken.

Unspoken

The room looked deserted. The tattered curtain that had once been burgundy moved slightly in the breeze blowing through a crack in the window. A spider crawled delicately across its web in a corner, and the dim light of dusk filtered through the rips in the curtain.

Footsteps echoed in the hallway outside, then the door opened and someone walked in. He stumbled through the door, dust and crumpled chip bags flying up and sliding across the floor. The blonde slammed the door, then angrily punched the wall. He fell back against it, his face lowered.

"Why?!" Ken asked himself angrily. A tear ran down his cheek and he gritted his teeth. "I can't believe this! Why did this have to happen to me?" the nineteen year old grasped the sides of his head and slid to the floor, curled into a ball with his forehead on his knees. He was cursed; cursed forever to bear the load of unspoken love.

Chrome Dokuro. She was everything he wanted, and more. He had pretended to be repulsed by her, to hate her and everything associated with her. But he was faking it. In reality, he loved everything about her and only wanted her to notice him, to feel the same way he did every time she walked into the room. He was hoping she would acknowledge him, instead of just Mukuro.

Ken had waited, biding his time, blowing up whenever she came near in order for her to notice him. Ever since he first laid eyes on her, he'd known she was the one. but he hadn't told her, he had hoped she would pick up on it, or even one day confess to him that she felt the same way.

It never happened, and it never would.

Only minutes before, he had finally worked up his courage. Chrome walked into the room, happy and friendly like she always was. Ken's breath was taken, like every other time he had laid eyes on her. He had walked up to her, running what he was going to tell her through his mind.

'Chrome.... I love you. I always have.'

"Hey, Chrome..." he began, nervously rubbing the back of his head.

The blue haired girl looked at him, a somewhat confused look on her face. "Hm?"

Ken looked at his feet, his cheeks slightly flushed. "There's... uh... something I want to tell you..." he trailed off, noticing something. "... I-is that...?"

Chrome looked down at the small yet sparkling gem on her finger. Her face flushed excitedly. "I'm engaged to Mukuro-sama! We're going to invite the entire Vongola family- even Hibari-san! Can you believe it? He wants you to be his best man, and for Kaki-chan to walk me down the aisle." She laughed, pure joy on her face. "Oh, it'll be wonderful! It's supposed to be a surprise, but you and Kaki-chan both noticed the ring! Mukuro-sama will talk more about it later tonight."

The blonde abrubtly turned to leave.

"Wait! Ken, didn't you have something to-"

"It doesn't matter, stupid!" Ken spat back. He walked angrily away, hiding his hurt. Mukuro? He should have guessed.

Eventually, he wound up in the room he was currently in, hiding his shame from the world. Wiping his face dry, he stood and went outside to walk around the Kokuyou Land grounds.

Chrome was gone. He had never told her.

Chrome was gone. He had never even had a chance.

Chrome was gone. He couldn't live without her.

He stopped walking, near the location of the underground greenhouse. What was he thinking?

Yes, he was thinking about Chrome, who was one of a kind. But there were more fish in the pond, right? Maybe there would be someone else just as uncomparable. He had been sure Chrome was the one... but maybe, just maybe....

Chrome was gone, but he would survive.

Chrome was gone, but eventually he'd find someone else.

And he would tell her.

Ken jumped, startled by the sound of a gunshot back in the main building. He began to head back to find out what it was, alarm coursing through him.

But, strangely enough, peace was coursing through him at the same time, even as the adrenaline pumped and the tears dried.

He would move on, find someone else... And he would tell her when he did.

With that resolution, the blonde entered the main building. Now, he knew, this would never happen again.

Eh... maybe it was quite as horrible as I had thought. This ending gives you more of a warm, fuzzy feeling... Well, the other one kind of does too, just not so much. *Spoiler* If only you know what the gunshot was...

But, even if you didn't like the ending of this one, please read the other drabble. I love the way that one ended up. Thank you for reading!