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Tsuna fell backwards onto the comforts of his bed, an exhausted sigh escaping through his lips as his back relaxed against the soft fabrics of his blanket. He placed both hands underneath his head and stared at the ceiling, countless thoughts spinning through his head and whizzing frantically against his skull, so much had happened today, he met new people and learnt frightening things.

His thoughts pondered among many things, however they always directed towards one particular man, Rokudo Mukuro, a strange and unusual person that he couldn't get out of his mind. Tsuna even noticed how peculiar the colours of his eyes were, they were heterochromatic, one being red whilst the other blue, and despite how his curiosity screamed to question his unique trait, Tsuna thoughts against it since it seemed rude to ask.

He thought about Chrome, and her depressing past, his heart felt a pang of anger and despair every time he thought about it. Her past was most definitely a tragic experience she had lived through, and to think a person as fragile and weak as her was still able to make it through all of it, it must have been hell for her.

He yawned, stretching his arms out wide and flexed his muscles to remove the tension in his body. His mother was still asleep, and since she was the only occupant in the house besides himself, he thought we should just fall asleep since it was almost midnight, and besides, he had school to look forward tomorrow. He sighed and climbed under his covers and draped them over his body. He slid out of his jacket and threw it to the floor, cuddling into his sheets.

"Tsuna!"

A loud banged snapped him out of his daze and sent him yelping in shock, his entire being leaping from the surprise and landing painfully on the floor. He crawled up in pan and glared at the figure by the doorway. "N-Nii-san? What are you doing here?" grumbled Tsuna, rubbing his sore backside, he noticed his body was still bandaged and aching from previous events that afternoon.

"Sorry, I thought I'd come visit home again since I'm free tomorrow." Replied Giotto, a sheepish grin on his face as he stared at Tsuna, who was glaring the word 'annoyed' directly towards him.

"Still, you didn't have to barge into my room like that, and I also have school tomorrow so I have no time for you," complained Tsuna, draping himself underneath the covers and waving his arm to send his brother off, however Giotto didn't take that attitude well and stomped over towards Tsuna, ripping his covers off in a quick motion.

"What the hell! What are you-!"

"Actually, I have something important I want to ask you." Giotto's voice gotten colder and more strict, something which wasn't really new to Tsuna since he was always scolded by his older brother in the past for various things.

"Fine, what is it," whines the tired brunette, his arm covering his face as Giotto flicked the light switch and flooded the room with light. "But be quiet, mom's sleeping."

"Whatever, I need to ask you something very important, and I want you to answer me truthfully, no funny business, understood?" Tsuna nodded and eyed his older brother warily, it was weird hearing him speak in such an unusually strict tone.

"I saw you exit a black vehicle outside, who were you with just then?" His voice was laced with a commanding undertone, which annoyed Tsuna, but he ignored it. Everything about his older brother was annoying.

"Hmm? He's a... friend," replied the pondering brunette, Tsuna was still unsure of the relationship the man had with Chrome, so he couldn't exactly give a straight answer. "He's my friend's... older brother." The uncertainty in Tsuna's face was clear as day, and Giotto became agitated at the hesitation and indirect answer he received from Tsuna.

"Really now? And why were you two out so late at night? It's almost midnight!" bellowed Giotto, his brow arching for a response from the annoyed brunette, who was currently glaring the blonde with a distasteful expression.

"And why would you care? It's not like it's any of your business!" Tsuna's brows creased in irritation, however Tsuna's true intentions were to avoid telling his brother about what he had gone through that afternoon, he wouldn't think his brother would take it well if he had told him about his encounter with the strange and dangerous people.

Giotto folded his arms across his chest as he stared down at his younger, un-complying little brother. "What if I happen to know him by any chance?"

Tsuna's eyes narrowed in slight confusion, his glare contemplating the knowledge his brother had, sudden thoughts began to rush into his mind, did he know Chrome as well? More questions invaded his thoughts about whether or not he did, and if so what problems she had suffered. Tsuna composed himself and willed his conscious to not be too nosy about Chrome's life, he cared for her but his concern might have been over the top at some times.

"His name is Rokudo Mukuro..." replied the brunette in a grumbling tone.

Giotto's eyes widened in complete and utter shock, his felt a bit weakened at the thought of his family being threatened or hurt due to the cold-hearted assassin. He narrowed his eyes furiously and stomped forwards towards Tsuna, grabbing him by both shoulders and bending down to look him straight in the eyes.

"W-What were you doing with a man like him? And why did you come home so late at night? Tell me!" His voice became exasperated and his expression absolutely dumbstruck. He squeezed Tsuna's shoulder, anxious for a quick answer, his impatience was thinning as the seconds flew by.

"C-Calm down nii-san! S-Stop panicking!" Tsuna grabbed onto Giotto's wrist and pried them off, his expression showing immense concern for his older brother and deep consideration on whether or not the stress inside of him was causing him to have these sudden breakdowns. "Look, it's a... long story... kind of..." Tsuna rubbed the back of his neck and sighed with displeasure.

Giotto frowned and sat down on the edge of the bed, his body tense with worry as he impatiently waited for Tsuna's compliance. "Listen Tsuna, Mukuro is the younger brother of someone I know well, and... how do I put this... he's not safe to be around, so please, tell me exactly what relationship you have with that man and how you met him."

Tsuna bit his lip and gave a half, contemplating glare, he knew the man was dangerous from the minute he laid eyes on him, and not to mention the people that knew him weren't making him seem any less dangerous, especially after his encounter with MM, who decided that threatening to kill him was hilarious, he definitely suspected a mysterious or undercover sort of profession Mukuro must have.

"Fine, I'll tell you, but you have to promise to tell me what you know about him."

Giotto's brow twitched in annoyance, a frown gracing his forehead as he eyed his brother dangerously. "I'll tell you only what I can, nothing more." He thought about Chrome's past and sickness, surely he wasn't in sort of position to sure that sort of information, especially to his brother no less.

"... Fine, and also you have to pay for my next manga purchase." Giotto fisted the blanket in his hands but willed himself not to punch that smug grin off Tsuna's face.

"Deal."

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Mukuro slumped in his chair, his entire body drained and exhausted from all the events and problems that occurred throughout the day. He sighed and massaged his temples, forcing his mind to enter its own state of relaxation before it malfunctioned and blew up inside his skull.

How can I honestly relax under the circumstances and how am I going to deal with Chrome...

When Mukuro knew that forcing himself to relax wasn't working for shit, and instead worsened his headache, he poured himself a glass of wine which was already set out on the dining table when he had sat down; he himself had placed it there knowing he would need it after today's work.

He brought the wine's red liquid to his mouth and in one swoop he drained the glass's contents of the strong, burning alcohol down his throat and half-slammed the glass back down to the table. He licked his lips and poured himself a second round, repeating the same motion again without bothering to taste it.

Mukuro gasped out a semi-satisfied 'ahh!' as he waited for the effects to kick in, Mukuro usually savored the rich taste of good wine, but it was days like these which made him want the after effects instead of the taste, and he was not a big fan of beer so wine was his only current option, but it's not like he was complaining or anything.

Mukuro poured himself a third glass, but took this one down easy with small sips as his throat wasn't holding out so well, and plus he felt the effects starting to kick in, un-tying the knots of unease and smoothing out the frustrating tension within his body. He twirled the wine glass between his slender fingers and began to get lost in his thoughts.

Sawada Tsunayoshi.

A slight chuckle leapt through his throat, and Mukuro felt a smirk plant along the curves of his lips. Sawada Tsunayoshi, the name of that brunette Mukuro had just previously met. He thought about the boy's trembling feature, his soft skin and innocent eyes, it was like meeting the definition of pure and clueless except in humanoid form. Mukuro only ever met children who were pure and clueless, yet for a teenage boy who was approximately Chrome's age, was absolutely new to him.

Mukuro began to take a small interest in him, mainly because despite his innocent nature, he was strong willed and kind-hearted, something you don't find common in this day and age. Mukuro continued to smirk, and that was because he knew Sawada Tsunayoshi would not make it out alive, he would most definitely not survive the dangers and life-threatening situations he would encounter in he chose to be Chrome's friend.

Tsunayoshi is a dead boy.

Mukuro held a certain prediction over Tsunayoshi's future outcome and decided he would let it be, he would allow this friendship to last as long as possible before the dangers start to occur and Tsunayoshi would begin to regret the day he ever became her friend, or met her at all. Mukuro had warned him, he had told that Tsunayoshi boy to stop being her friend, and if all he could do was be a persistent, naïve bastard, then so be it, his consequences no longer concerned him and besides, Mukuro did warn him.

Mukuro remembered Chrome having made a friend or two in the past, and he remembered they did not stick around for long after they learnt about her uncontrollable, murderous form, and he had to admit himself, she was a deadly human being, a person who just wasn't meant to have friends who could not withstand her deadly condition, and only a selected few could even step within a close, personal distance without getting killed whenever she lost control.

He also remembered she didn't come out of her room for a month after losing them, it caused so much despair and depression that Mukuro wanted nothing more than to avoid it happening ever again.

Sadly his fears might return to become reality once again.

Mukuro was naïve in the past, he didn't believe that Chrome would befriend such people who ended up hurting her emotionally, yet now he was not so sure anymore, he didn't understand this Tsunayoshi person, who he is, what secrets he has, his personality, nothing, zilch. Yet a small intuition was pulling at his sleeve, telling him that maybe things won't go downhill and that Tsunayoshi would be different.

Mukuro took another large swig of his drink and emptied its contents.

I'm starting to hate this Tsunayoshi boy... a lot.

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"... and that's why I came home so late."

Tsuna observed his brother's emotions and noticed his expression displayed a deadpan sort of look, his eyes showing a confused and worried emotion. Giotto sighed, rubbing and pinching between his eyes in total disappointment and somewhat shame. He looked up, staring intently at Tsuna with a burning gaze that begun to make Tsuna flinch with unease.

Giotto took a deep breath, from both frustation and fatigue. So basically what Tsuna's trying to tell me is that he met up with Dokuro Chrome who is apparently Rokudo Mukuro's younger sister, and that he hit his head and fell unconscious where he was taken to her apartment, where he met Mukuro along with two other people...

Giotto mentally face-palmed himself at the untimely, sheer luck that had befallen onto his unfortunate and unlucky young brother, he prayed to God that a miracle would magically appear and rewind everything that had happened.

In all honesty, Dokuro Chrome was Vongola's secret patient and somewhat test subject, however she was not tortured nor held captive, in fact it was the opposite, Vongola had taken in Chrome to help her under the wishes of Daemon and Elena, for reasons Giotto was still untold about. Mukuro was her guardian, or care-taker, or whatever it was he offered to look after Chrome, and he was doing a surprisingly good job at it for someone who killed for a living.

Giotto was the head boss of the Vongola family, so it was convenient and also natural he knew of them before Tsuna did, however the absolute luck and coincidence for Tsuna to actually become friends with Chrome was blasphemy, he felt a cold shock of fear shoot through him at the thought of losing his family to some killer who could not be trusted.

Chrome was a sick girl, and although Giotto barely had the time to see her in person to observe her recovery progress, he was still informed otherwise through the paperwork Verde updates him with. Also, by the looks of Tsuna's face, it didn't look like he knew much about her personal life, and was just cursed with the unfortunate luck of befriending her.

He spoke, clearing his throat in an awkward manner.

"Look Tsuna… don't take this as a shock but… I need you to stop seeing that girl Chrome."

A long and eerie pause of uncomfortable silence followed after, something that made Giotto swallow awkwardly at the tension hanging like a thick, choking mass in the air. Tsuna stared at his brother with an unbelievable awe, his eyes disbelieving and his expression totally dumbstruck. He stood from his position, hysteria flooding his emotions.

"Don't tell me you don't want me to see her either? What's wrong with everyone today? Honestly, tell me one good reason why I am not allowed to see her? One good reason!" questioned Tsuna, his inquiry was difficult for Giotto to answer, mainly because he didn't know how to provide answers to something that was top secret and highly confidential.

"W-Well, you see…" Giotto searched his mind for a reasonable and believable explanation, before spotting a sheet of paper sticking out of Tsuna's study drawer. An idea sparked in his head and he quickly made his way towards Tsuna's study desk and began rummaging through the mess of papers, books and pens.

Tsuna was confused and baffled for a moment, before becoming startled when a bunch of sheets were thrown at his face. "What the hell-!"

Giotto held one in his hand and pointed at a large red pen mark on the top right hand corner of the paper, and immediately Tsuna realized that his brother had just thrown all his exam papers right into his face. "This is exactly why you shouldn't be seeing her at the moment, I mean look at these scores, 31 for math, 40 for your history, and look here, 25 for your science, this is outrageous!"

Tsuna panicked and piled all his tests together and hugged them to his chest defensively, glaring at his brother for scolding him at his poor marks and failures, and also for suddenly barging into his private papers which even his mom hasn't seen yet.

"Tsuna, with these marks, you shouldn't be seeing any girls at all, girls are distracting, and distractions cause poor marks, do you want to repeat a year in school?"

Tsuna frowned. "What, that's no reason for me not seeing her, and sorry I'm not smart like you!" yelled the brunette defensively, pouting at his brother's statement. "You're just using my low scores as an excuse! You're trying to change the sub-"

"You're just in denial. I forbid you to see Chrome unless your marks improve."

"What! That's not fair!"

Giotto smirked, a snicker of satisfaction escaping his lips. "That's too bad now isn't it, I would of let you see her if you were a bit smarter and played less games."

Tsuna's glared darkened, his irritation rapidly increasing as his brother's smug face.

"Huh? What's going on in here?"

Heads turned to stare at the tired and petite figured that had just entered the doorway. Nana stood there in her rosy nightgown with a confused expression, rubbing her eyes from the sleep that still lingered in her droopy eyes. She blinked a few times to adjust to the lighting and squinted to see clearer. Her eyes widened with a bubbly and excited spark as she noticed who was there.

"Ieyasu! You're actually here!" Nano flung herself to her oldest son and squeezed him tightly, suffocation the blonde in a vice-like hug. Giotto flinched at the mention of his real name being used, but composed his neutral and calm expression as he hugged his mother back, he was way taller than her, allowing her head to fall just underneath his chin. Giotto remembered that when he was with his family, his real name was used, not that it bothered him the slightest, he just wasn't the used to it since 'Giotto' was what he was usually identified as.

"Ah, hello mother." He spoke gently, rubbing her back whilst urging her to pry herself off his chest. "Sorry to come so unexpectedly, I just didn't want to wake you up by calling." Apologized the polite gentlemen, which cause Tsuna want to punch him for his fake and sudden change of attitude, Giotto always kept a well-mannered demeanor around him, even to his parents, but when it came to Tsuna he was always treated differently.

"Nonsense, this is your home as well honey." She gently caressed his cheek affectionately and beamed at the smiling blonde. "I'm so glad you came to visit, I'll help get your room ready!" The female brunette was about to dash from the room and prepare to her son's needs, but was stopped by Giotto.

"Mom, it's okay, I got this, you go back to bed and get your beauty sleep alright? I'm fine, and it's late already, I was just having a chat with Tsuna, but I won't keep him up any longer, promise." Giotto smiled and warmly kissed his mother on the forehead, causing her to blush and giggle.

"Oh, such a polite young man you've become Ieyasu, and sorry to interrupt your little chat, good night." Nana kissed them both on the cheeks and left the room smiling, Tsuna could almost tell she was going to have sleep very well that night knowing that her oldest son had come to visit.

Tsuna glared at the blonde who turned to look at Tsuna was an exhausted expression, his eyes tired and weary. Giotto sat on Tsuna's bed and sighed, staring at the brunette with frustration. "You know Tsuna, what will mom think if she knew you were doing this bad at school, don't you think she has enough to worry about, especially with dad and all."

Tsuna was shocked at his brother's statement, a cold dread spread through his body as he stared down with painful eyes. His bangs shadowed his eyes from Giotto, covering the tiny tear drops stringing the corner of his eyes.

"Get out."

Giotto gave a nonchalante stare before exiting the room, knowing the damage he had done but deciding to ignore it if it meant Tsuna would listen to his words and take his advice, all Giotto wanted right now was for Tsuna to stop seeing that girl and Chrome, or else God knows what could happen to him and his family.

"Remember what I said Tsuna, I don't want you seeing that girl, no questions asked."

And with that a lonely silence filled the room, occupied by the anger and frustration that flooded Tsuna's emotions. He wasn't upset about his grades, he could always try a bit harder and improve them, but what bugged him the most was why he couldn't see Chrome, why his older brother and that Mukuro guy forbid him to see her. The pain of enduring his brother's nasty words and Mukuro's threats were very crushing and suffocating, he didn't want to hear any of it.

He threw the papers back into his drawer and slumped back onto his bed, curling into a fetal position as he willed himself to go to sleep and forget everything, to just let everything go for just this moment and relax for now, he would deal with everything when tomorrow came, and he would try to sort things out, but for now, he would try to enjoy this moment of peace, not knowing how long he would be able to feel this ease if the situation with Chrome kept persisting with problems.

He sighed and fell into the darkness of tranquility, his mind escaping into a world of his own, where everything was calm and peaceful.

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Chrome panted, out of breath and tired.

She stared down at her bed with eager eyes and creased her brows in complete concentration. On her bed, laid an exact replica of her own, same hair, same body, same everything. She was a bit scared, it was after all, the creation of her own mind, an illusion she materialized out of thin air. She inhaled and exhaled deeply, creating the replica of her own self was tiring and drained her mentally and psychically.

She draped the covers of the sleeping form, careful not to make any creaks in the floorboards as she tip-toed over to the bed and gently placed the cover over the body. It was her second time attempting such a stunt, and honestly it scared her to know she was capable of such power. Mukuro has no knowledge of this ability, and she wanted to keep it that way.

She made her way quietly to the window and opened it silently, climbing out onto the sill and successfully sliding the window closed, before climbing down from the window onto the cold, dirt ground. When she had successfully made her way onto the flat ground, she stilled herself to hear for any suspicious sounds or noises, before setting out into the dark and windy night.

She still wore her Kokuyo middle school uniform, but was also wearing a thick, black coat and black stocking to feat herself from the chilly weather, but she couldn't fight the fact that she was still wearing a skirt, and that alone was already exposing her to an incredible, freezing chill.

She kept on walking, but made a slight turn of her head to gaze back at the lonely apartment, she was still berating herself on pulling such a trick on her beloved Mukuro, but wanted nothing more than to just run away and never come back, and despite her strong love for him who cared for her so much, she couldn't handle the grief of having to face the examination.

The replica was a cheap yet very difficult trick to pull, she didn't know how long it would last nor the fault it may encounter since it was only the second time she tried it, the first time was also an accident and frightened her beyond tears, causing confusion for Mukuro who didn't know what caused her to suddenly burst into tears the night she accidentally conjured it up.

She willed herself to walk faster and was determined not to look back anymore.

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"Time to get up."

Tsuna was painfully woken up by the sudden pull of his covers yanked off his thin and now exposed body, he wasn't naked or anything, in fact he still wore the same clothes from yesterday, but the wind from the tug caused him to shiver and whine in a lazy complaint.

Tsuna stared at the perpetrator and glared. "Oh right, forgot you were still here," whined the displeased brunette, before curling up and shielding his eyes from the early, morning rays. He snuggled back into his bed but was pulled up from the wrist and dragged halfway across the room. He didn't complain or even have the energy to yell, instead he allowed himself to be pulled lazily and then slumped like a sack of potatoes onto the cold floor.

"Breakfast is ready, be downstairs in 10," instructed the older blonde, his morning attire consisted of a plain, white dress shirt with rolled up sleeves and black trousers. He scowled at Tsuna's unwillingness but ignored it nonetheless, if Tsuna did not get ready in time then he would resort to other measures like he always does.

The door closed and Tsuna made an annoyed moan, forcing himself to get ready and take care of his bathroom needs before he was scolded again by Giotto. By the time he got downstairs, the scent of the warm meals lured his hunger towards the kitchen, where he was greeted by his brother laying out the dishes whilst his mom preparing the finishing touches of her cooking.

"Thank you Ieyasu," praised Nana, her morning smiling beaming brighter than ever. Tsuna greeted morning to his mother before digging into his breakfast. Even though Tsuna did not like his brother very much, they managed to have a normal family chat and discuss about things most families would early in the morning, however despite the friendly atmosphere, the tension between them still remained.

Tsuna was told that Giotto would take their mother out today and treat her to brunch and some shopping, which was normal considering it was the only thing he ever did when he came to visit, and that was spend quality mother and son bonding time, which Tsuna didn't complain about, it just meant that his mother wouldn't be so lonely and his brother wasn't home to annoy him.

After Tsuna left his home, he was met with Yamamoto and Enma on the way to school as usual, and conversed about random subjects that came to mind like school, sports, manga, almost anything. They laughed, chatted and walked, Tsuna smiled and just for a moment, realized how normal everything was at the moment, and despite the fact that nothing out of the ordinary was happening, he felt a pang of insecurity, something his own little subconscious or intuition warned him about.

Was someone watching him? He titled his head and observed his surroundings, checking for anything that might have been suspicious, but he spotted nothing.

He ignored the feeling, and kept walking.

When they arrived at school the day reeled past like normal, however since they were early that morning, they avoided experiencing the crisis of bumping into Hibari Kyouya, the leader of the school's disciplinary committee, and also the most scariest human being Tsuna has every met in his entire life.

Tsuna thought that everything would go fine, and that he would go over Enma's house with Yamamoto to enjoy some video games and do a bit of homework whilst they were at it. Maybe even drop by Yamamoto's restaurant and enjoy some good-quality sushi.

He planned out his evening and convinced himself that it was going to be normal, however when he walked towards the school gates, he was greeted by an unwanted visitor waiting for him.

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Mukuro closed the door behind him, walking into the dimly lit space and wincing slightly at the smell of old brick and rust. The room was abandoned, it was one of the small offices within the building that no one ever bothered with, the windows were cracked and smudged, the carpet releasing a terrible odor, and the furniture looking like it was made by Neanderthals from the beginning of time. Mukuro placed his briefcase on the rusty, decaying desk and sat down on the creaky office chair.

The location he picked was fairly isolated and quiet, rarely having many visitors pass by, making it the perfect area for him to place his call to another client that booked for his services. He flicked the locks on his silver briefcase, opening it and then lifting the top of his black laptop. He punched in the password, secured a safe firewall and then connected to his own private server where his calls would be placed and redirected to his client.

He pulled out an earpiece and attached it to his ear, adjusting the mic that hovered along his jawline and rested just underneath his lips. After the server was successfully set up and the connection carefully secured, he initiated the call and waited patiently to be answered.

After the dialing had passed and a few minutes flew by, Mukuro was finally answered by a deep and almost silky voice over the intercom.

"This is Katsuro of the Nakamura family speaking."

"It's Rokudo."

"Oh yes, Rokudo! You're that assassin we contacted the other day, I see you made your choice and decided to take up our offer?"

"That is indeed why I'm calling."

"Oh good, good, I'm relieved you could supply us with your services. I've heard many great things about you, many things, and I'm very intrigued to know more about you. How about we meet in person, have a little one-on-one chat about your job description."

Mukuro sighed mentally and rubbed his forehead, he disliked meeting his customers in person, he had to take extra measures for caution and his face was exposed, which always created a strong sense of uneasiness for his own personal safety. However for someone like Mukuro, he could pull off a face-to-face meeting like he did it his whole life, and the advantage was also being able to see his client in person and really observe and analyse what type of person they were, something Mukuro found to be quite interesting.

"Oh my, I don't believe that meeting in person would be necessary, surely you have heard plenty rumors regarding my skills and performance when it comes to my job."

"I have, and I'm genuinely impressed, please, do me the honor and accompany me over a nice dinner, I feel inclined to offer you more than a few killings, what do you say? You game?"

Smooth talker I see... he has something more to offer than a couple of errands... Mukuro became curious and contemplated the offer, before answering.

"How about you fill me in on my job, then we discuss my payment over dinner."

"Brilliant, sounds splendid."

Ten or fifteen minutes passed, and the call ended. Mukuro had gathered the info, received the necessary details and collected the pictures into one file. He disconnected from the server, and then shut down his laptop, placing it under a secured lockdown where it would be untraceable in case for spies or trackers.

So far, Mukuro was assigned something simple yet challenging, he was ordered to kill an entire gang.

However he was to save the gang leader and bring him to a specific location at a certain time and place, he was given over two days before he would set off and commence his assignment. Apparently the gang owed a lot to the Nakamura, more than money could pay, and so due to the heavy debt, Katsuro took extreme measures and asked for the entire gang to be annihilated and for the leader to be brought to the Nakamura. The gang was small and not that prestigious, Mukuro hadn't heard of them himself so they must be very weak.

Mukuro suspected Katsuro of something unknown, he knew he had something to offer him, however in order to acquire that knowledge, Mukuro would first have to play his games.

After Mukuro packed his briefcase and secured the lock, his coat pocket began to vibrate against his trousers. He fished the device from his pocket and flipped the device open, noticing he had a new message. He read the message:

Got Chrome, meet you at examination 5:50. Be there on time pineapple head. Have other things to do before we get there. Bye :p

The text message was from Fran, no surprise there. It was 2:50 and the moment, however considering the location of the examination, which was located far from Namimori in a remote area in an abandoned hospital, it was no shock that getting there might take some time, but it was only an hour at most from the Kokuyo middle-school, which is where Mukuro presumed Chrome was hiding in. Mukuro didn't know how Chrome managed to slip out of his radar in such a sly and discrete manner, he had checked her room late last night to find her sleeping soundly in her bed, before heading off to his own room.

However she was beginning to become an expert on it, so it wasn't that shocking for her to get away easily.

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MM banged her head continuously against the side window, chanting an exhausted mantra of some sort. Fran was in the driver's seat, cruising the car through random unfamiliar streets. He wore a different attire that day, a blue hooded jumper with the sleeves scrunched up past the elbows, plain beige shorts and normal sneakers, however he still wore his frog hat, what could he say, it was his thing.

MM was wearing a tank top and denim shorts with red heels, she also wore a leather jacket and would have been feeling sexy if it weren't for her predicament at the moment, which was delivering the annoying Chrome to her examination. She eyed the struggling girl through her rear mirror, and saw her kicking the car door and screaming muffled cries through her taped mouth and tied up hands.

Should of fucking tied her legs too... fuck.

Chrome continued to scream and switched to kicking MM's seat, throwing a tantrum and screeching as loud as possible through the secured tape. However she managed to scratch the tape off with the help of the seatbelt, which caused a wave of annoyance and panic to arise in MM.

"No! I don't wanna go! I don't wanna! I wanna see Tsuna-kun! Tsuna-kun! Let me go! Please, I don't want to go! Tsu-!"

Her cries of help were cut short when MM had wrapped a fresh layer of tape around her mouth, almost slapping it tightly around her lips and pressing them harshly against her soft skin, almost enough to bruise. Chrome winced at the pain, tears stinging the corners of her tear ducts, a fresh batch of salty tears running down her cheeks. However that did not cease her fit, so Chrome continued to kick MM's seat feverishly, almost sending MM flying into the windshield with her constant force.

MM growled, I'm going to kill her, I'm going to fucking kill her. If she doesn't stop I'm going to fucking rip her throat out, see if she can still scream after that...

Fran gazed lazily at the angered red-head, her composure slowly reaching the brink of destruction, he could tell she was going to snap, and it wasn't going to be pretty, last time she snapped he ended up with a few broken ribs, which hurt, a lot. MM's brows were creased with many lines, her eyes burning with anger, her composure was slowly crumbling away bit by bit.

Fran parked the car onto the side. MM glared at him with confusion, before staring outside to see where they were.

Fran jabbed a finger towards a school entrance, her gaze following the direction his finger pointed at. He smirked at her, almost smugly saying I was 10 steps ahead of you loser. She gave him a scorning frown before exiting the vehicle and slamming the door shut viscously, almost causing the car to sway slightly by the force.

He obviously thought about this and decided that to make sure they survived the car trip to the examination location, they were to bring Chrome what she wanted.

Her heels clicked loudly against the concrete pavement as she made her way towards the Namimori school entrance, her arms crossed and her thin figure leaned against the stone pillar. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and willed herself to breathe in and out calmly, there were going to be younger school boys walking pass soon, therefore she had to make herself look pretty, because frowning did not make a girl sexy.

The bell rang which she guessed signalled the end of school. Immediately, hoards of students flooded pass the school entrance, both girls and boys stared at her with curiosity, most boys with wonder and awe. She smirked and winked at some, causing them to blush and walk away distractedly. She loved toying with younger boys, such an innocent stage of their adulthood, and yet so naïve. She focused on finding the mess of brown, spiky hair, scanning the crowds and searching for the boy whose name, if she could recalled correctly, was Tsuna.

Ten or so minutes passed and MM found herself hit on, questioned and stared at, which was no problem, she liked having the attention pin-pointed on her, however she was growing irritated at the delay of that Tsuna boy, was he purposely making her wait for him? She tapped her foot, Fran had better gotten the correct location or else she was going to shove her high-heeled foot down his god-damn throat.

Come on, come on, where are you?

Finally, after waiting all this time, MM spotted the short brunette amongst a group of two other people, who she assumed were his friends. Her heels clicked as she walked towards Tsuna, who immediately noticed her and froze in his steps, eyes widening and staring at the advancing female. She almost smirked at his fear and shock, but she kept walking no less.

She stood in front of him, noticing she was taller than him by an inch or two. She masked a bubbly expression and smiled at the boys, giving Tsuna even more of a shock, before being grabbed his wrist and tugged lightly. "Sorry boys, I'm going to have to steal him away from you for now, you don't mind do you?" She pressed her index finger to her bottom lip and pouted a bit, winking at the boys, however they didn't blush or show any sign of interest, which bothered her a bit.

Yamamoto chuckled and rubbed the back of his head. "No problem, I didn't know you had a girlfriend Tsuna," tease the baseball player, who elbowed him playfully on the arm. Enma stared lazily and observed the red-head, noticing they had the same hair colour, which intrigued him to some point of interest, so kept staring, which freaked MM out a bit.

"No you got it wrong Yamamoto, she's not even-" A hand was clamped over his mouth before he was able to finish, earning confused looks from both of his friends. Tsuna was tugged behind MM as she smiled girlishly, her palm releasing its hold on the boy's mouth.

"Now, now Tsuna, time is wearing thin, and so is my patience." Her sudden change of tone frightened Tsuna, which made him comply to the dangerous female without complaint, and allowed himself to be dragged by the wrist and out of the school entrance. MM blew the boys a kiss and threw Tsuna into the backseat of the waiting vehicle, before making her way to the passenger's seat and slamming the door, demanding Fran to quickly step on it.

Tsuna would have questioned the situation and made loud inquiries concerning his predicament, however his attention was shifted towards a tied-up shivering girl sitting beside him. He made a sudden yelp when he saw her, baffled at her treatment and shocked to the point of confusion, but when her muffled cries finally reached his ears, he reached towards her and carefully removed her restraints, making sure the tape around her mouth was pulled off without pulling the skin too much, however it still left a red mark.

"Tsuna-kun!" Chrome leapt onto the boy and squeezed him. Tsuna patted her back and comforted the shivering girl, prying her off him and calming her down. Tears were pouring down her wet cheek as she buried her head into his chest, he had never seen her so upset or scared.

"Chrome, what's wrong? Are you okay? Are you hurt?" The questions were left unanswered as her cries became more quiet and reduced to mere sobs against his shirt. MM rolled her eyes but accepted the peace nonetheless, working with Chrome was always stressing, and not to mention extremely unhealthy for a young girl like herself, so quiet times like these when she wasn't knocked unconscious were bliss.

It was bliss until Fran spoke. "We're taking her to her examinations."

A wave of fear flooded Chrome's emotions as a new layer of tears emerged at the mention of her examinations. MM spun in her seat and kicked her foot against Fran's shoulder, causing the car to swerve dangerously. Fran didn't flinch but it was evident he was trying to push the girl's foot off his shoulder, so with one hand he steered the wheel while with the other he wrestled against her foot.

Tsuna tried to accept the fact that he almost died.

"You idiot! You want to cause more trouble! Why did you have to open your god-damn mouth in the first place? What if you make her mad again?" MM wanted to kill the frog-boy, but since they were still on the road and driving along many other civilians, she had to bottle her temper when they took it outside.

"I can see your panties," commented Fran, his dull eyes not removing themselves from the road, however with that remark said, she removed her foot and squeezed her thighs inwards, blushing either from the anger or embarrassment, or either both.

"I'm going to kill you when we get out."

"Looking forward to it."

Sometimes, MM regretted ever missing the opportunity to kill the stupid frog-boy. Tsuna tried to ignore them and focus on Chrome who was crying like there was no tomorrow.

"Hey, um... Chrome? Can you tell me what the examinations are... please?" He attempted to talk gently and perhaps urge her in some way to tell him about her 'examinations' without triggering another wave of tears. He wanted to know in order to maybe provide her comfort and not perhaps cause MM to go delirious. Finally, after some time of coaxing her with soft remarks, she lifted her head from his chest, however she was still staring down this time, and this time there was some sort of deadly aura surrounding her presence.

"Ch-Chrome?"

"Stop the car."

MM stared at the girl through the rear mirror, her eyes widening at the change of persona that suddenly emerged within Chrome. Tsuna sat here confused, unsuspecting.

"F-Fran, I th-think you should hurry the fuck up."

"I'll ask one more time... stop the car."

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And that's the end of this (shitty) chapter, there's no 6927 moments like I hoped to fit in, mainly because I didn't wanted to make it too long, and plus I feel like this chapter was boring ~ but not to fear! Imma add some 6927 moments next chapter! And some Yamamoto and maybe Kyoko appearances, yes they are part of the story too :D

I have ideas on a 1827 fic and another R27 fic, mainly because they're my favourite pairings and that I just feel like writing them, so if you think I should pursue one of them, they tell me or something.. I dunno :3 I'm usually spending my time reading or playing games, I by reading I mean novels, lol, not fics :L im a bookworm and a game freak, anyone play backyard monsters on facebook? Cause I suck at that game T^T need moar shinies…

(MY BATTERY PERCENT WAS 69% WHEN I FINISHED! u YOU JELLY :L)

And drop me a review please, tell me how I went, I know this chapter's terrible, please forgive me, holidays have started and my muse has been lazy as fuck, and sometimes when I'm writing I feel myself dazing into another dimensional paradox of some sort, mainly because I'm a weird fuck =_= Any grammar mistakes? Tell me, I beta my own work, lol, only proof read it once, cause I'm L-A-Z-Y~!

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