Pairing/Characters: Mammon-Chrome Plot: Chrome meets a mysterious man who originally calls hiself Viper. He disappears for a few years, then suddenly reappears calling himself Mammon. Who is he, really?
Rating: K+ Genre: Romance/Mystery Style: AU, 10(maybe more) Chapters, Third-person limited- Chrome Title: Viper or Mammon?
Word Limit: 25000

I suppose no one really likes this pairing- I've only seen one Yuri fanfic about these two before. Oh well~, I like being different, it's in my nature. BTW, I really don't know what Rome is like, considering I'm seperated from it by an ocean and part of a continent. ._. If you know what Rome is like and my description sucks, just remember, I DON'T KNOW.

COMMENCE WRITING!
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Chrome Dokuro walked carefully through the streets of Rome, looking this way and that for danger. For someone her age, there were many things to watch out for. She entered a familiar restaurant and sighed as she took a seat at the bar area. A cloaked person was in the seat beside her, a large hat shielding his eyes. He caught her gaze and frowned, before silently drinking whatever it was he was drinking. (A/N: Sorry, that was wierd...)

Chrome looked away again and instead turned her violet eyes onto the waiter. "Uhm..."

The man finally took notice of her and said, "Ah, welcome back, Chrome. Would you like something to drink?"

"Ah... tea would be fine...," she said shyly.

"Sure thing!"

She glanced back at the other person. 'Who is that? I've never seen them before...,' she thought to herself. 'A foreigner? No... he looks Italian...'

The cloaked man suddenly looked at her, as if deciding that he was done waiting for her to say something. "Why do you keep looking at me?" he asks in a suprisingly soft voice. Chrome had expected a deeper, gruffer sort of voice, but she shook it off.

"Uhm... it's just that... I've never seen you around before, are you new here?" she asked with a hint of anxiety in her voice.

"Hn. You could say that," the man replied.

Chrome wasn't sure what to say next and was therefore relieved when the waiter brought her drink. "Thank you," she said, before looking at the cloaked figure again. Why did he hide so much of himself? She could only see his hands and half of his face. He had peculiar, triangle-shaped markings under his eyes, he had pale skin and indigo hair. That was all she could tell about him as far as appearance, for the rest of him was covered by the long black cloak and the large hat that covered his eyes.

"I'll charge you a fee if you want to keep staring," the man said abruptly.

"Sorry," she apologized, looking down. "I'm just anxious to find out who you are."

The man seemed to understand, and smiled the faintest smile. "You mean my name and all that? I don't mind sharing a bit," he told her. Chrome turned to face him, curiosity in her eyes. She nodded, silently urging him to begin. He smiled and swund one leg up and over the other before starting to tell her who he was. "Alright, my name is Viper. I used to be one of those guys who'd bump into you and steal your wallet, but that was before I realized how popular illusions were. Now that I've gor my hand closed around every 'magic trick' in the book, I'm constantly getting paid to demonstrate my power. However, life is hard. I came down here from northern Italy, and I even changed my name. I don't plan to use illusions anymore, because after a while, it all just got a bit boring, you know? So there you have it, that's me."

Chrome was a bit confused the man's rapid explanation of himself, but at least got his name. "Viper, huh? That's a... unique name..." She smiled at him. Viper grinned back.

"I thought it would be enough to keep me apart from everyone else," he replied, "but you seem to be different from others I have met. You are intrested in me."

Chrome blushed lightly at his choice of words. "Well, you're an intresting guy," she managed to say while maintaining her shy smile.

"Am I really?" Viper asked, "Well, what's your name?"

"Chrome Dokuro," she answered, "Call me Chrome, if you want..."

"Sure, nice to meet you," the older illusionist said, extending a hand. She cautiously took it and shook his hand as a greeting. "N-nice to meet you," she returned.

-End Chapter One
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Well, super short first chapters are totally normal for me. But nevermind that. Is this too bad to continue? That figures. Well, I'll work on it between oneshots and other short fics. :)

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