My first fanfic on here! O: After reading so many, I decided to give it a shot and submit a story of my own~ : D
I wanted this to be a oneshot, but seeing as how the whole thing took up about 4 pages on Word, it'll probably take 2... Maybe 3 chapters to finish.. x_x So I'll update daily until it's all done!
The pairings are MukuroxChrome (6996) and slight OCxChrome... Yeah..
Italics- flashback
'Text'-Thought
"Text"- Speech
Hopefully that's easy enough.. Px
!Disclaimer! I do not own KHR or the characters used in this fic that came from the anime/manga!
Chapter 1: The Ghosts of our Past...
The sun beat down on the pavement of the city causing much heat; it was yet another irritation added onto Mukuro's day. Impatience stirred in the man as he began to quicken his pace and rant aloud, "Tch. Dang Vongola can't take care of his own crap. It took me nearly 3 hours to find the guy with the files."
Mukuro halted his steps, giving the folders in his hand a once over before turning towards his purple haired companion and speaking, "Oya, Chrome. You're lagging behind.."
Unfortunately for him, it seemed that the young woman he had addressed seemed too preoccupied with her own thoughts at the moment to be paying any attention as she remained drifting on the side walk, face staring blankly at the concrete.
'Odd…' Mukuro thought to himself.
Meeting Chrome half way, the male illusionist called out Chrome's name. The young woman's face snapped up immediately having finally heard him. A blush lightly dusted her face in embarrassment as she stammered, "O-Oh! Sorry Mukuro sama! Did.. Did you say something?"
"Nagi.. Are you alright?" Chrome flinched at the use of her real name.
"I.. Ah.. I'm fine."
If only she herself could believe those words. The whole day Chrome had felt nothing short of crappy. Last night didn't leave her with much rest as the event that took place left her completely dejected.
The memory still swam fresh in her head as she recounted it…
Flashback
"Mukuro sama! Ken! Chickusa! Dinner's ready!" Chrome called out from the kitchen. Mukuro was the first to show his face as he raced down the stairs. Although the man looked as though he was rushing for some unknown reason.
'That's strange…' Chrome thought, 'I don't think he has anything planned for tonight…' The female mist guardian observed the man as he hurriedly made his way to the front door. Before grabbing the knob, Mukuro turned to Chrome and informed her, "Chrome, leave my dinner in the fridge. I'll just heat it up later for leftovers."
"Are you sure, Mukuro sama? It's your favorite.." Mukuro nodded indifferently as he opened the front door to reveal a slender yet well formed woman with bright blonde hair and striking blue eyes. The woman looked as though she was ready to go out for a night around the town as she dawned a skimpy red dress and a pair of pumps to match.
"Mukuro~" She giggled.
Chrome scrunched her brows in confusion before speaking up, "Who-"
"Who is this?" The woman beat her to the question as she turned and gave the poor purple haired guardian the stink eye. Chrome flinched in response.
"Huh?" Mukuro glanced at Chrome briefly and then turned to face the blonde broad standing before him, "Kufufu, just ignore her, my dear. She's just a maid."
Satisfied with his response, the woman smiled smugly and replied, "Well then! Shall we get going?"
Mukuro smiled and nodded in confirmation as he made his way out,
The blonde followed behind, only stopping for a split second to address Chrome before finally leaving, "By the way, honey, you missed a smudge on that coffee table."
As the front door shut in front of her, Chrome was left completely stunned. Mukuro's words echoed in her mind as she stared blankly into space...
"… Nagi?" Chrome was instantly brought back to the current situation when she heard Mukuro call her yet again. "Ah yes?" She answered quickly. He studied her face for a few seconds, scrunching his eyebrows together before asking, "Are you sure you're fine?"
"Y-Yes, Mukuro sama! I'm perfectly fine!" Chrome answered then started jogging foreword to prove her statement, though failing to look at the road ahead of her. "S-See?"
"Nagi! Look out!"
It was too late. Before Chrome could turn her head to see the danger, she collided with a bystander walking the opposite direction she was.
"Whoa!" The man exclaimed before catching the young woman in his arms.
Chrome blushed profusely, "I'm so sorry!" Separating herself from the man, she bowed her head deeply.
The man only chucked in response before replying, "Naw it's perfectly fine! I should have…" Though his words died out for some unknown reason. Confused, Chrome lifted her head to see what was the matter. Finally catching sight of the man's face, Chrome began to study him.
He was tall and held a slim face mussed with choppy and short dark brown hair. It was weird. Something about this man seemed so familiar, But try as she might, the young woman just couldn't place it. The brunet seemed to also be observing her as his chocolate brown eyes scrunched in contemplation.
After a few seconds of silence, the man spoke first, his facial expression going from a concentrated gaze to one of complete shock, "N-NAGI?!"
Chrome's eye widened, "How.. How do you know my name?!"
"You don't remember?!" The man placed both hands on his head in disbelief.
Chrome could only shake her head in response.
Placing his arms at his hips, the man stared up at the sky and sighed, "I guess I shouldn't be surprised. It's been- what, 11 years now?" Looking back at the confused woman in front of him, he continued, "Nagi it's me! Koichi! I used to go to middle school with you!"
As if it couldn't get any bigger, Chrome's eye widened even more as her lips parted, finally remembering the man standing before her, although the memory was still quite faint.
"Who is this?" Having finally caught up with Chrome, Mukuro was quick to take note of the man talking to her. While jogging to catch up to the young woman, he couldn't help but overhear the last bit of the conversation. The illusionist was absolutely dumbfounded.
Just who was this guy and why had he not heard of him before?
"Nagi I thought you used to have no friends?" Before Chrome could answer, the brunet standing becide her decided to speak up, "Actually we were more so acquaintances back then.." Koichi looked back at Chrome once more before continuing, "But jeez, Nagi.. You've changed so much since then. Your hair's shorter and your eye…" Absentmindedly, the brunet raised his hand, reaching for Chrome before abruptly stopping at the sudden feeling of a killing intent. Looking towards the source, Koichi caught sight of a rather peeved Mukuro. Quickly, the man retracted his hand and coughed nervously. "Still… I thought you died from a car crash.. Everyone around school was talking about it.."
"I almost did.. But-"
"But she was saved. Nagi, I really don't think we should keep the boss waiting." Mukuro almost cringed at the fact that he was addressing the Vongola brat as his boss, however he was getting more and more irritated at the conversation taking place. Only a few minutes had passed and already he couldn't stand this guy.
"Oh right!" Chrome turned to look at her old schoolmate and smiled timidly, "Well.. It was nice seeing you again."
"Ah! W-Wait!" Koichi stammered and grabbed onto Chrome's arm just before the woman could walk off. Such action only irritated the male illusionist more as he clenched his teeth trying dearly not to snap and kill this guy in the process.
"Ah… Nagi, I was just wondering if… If you'd like to go out to a restaurant, sometime… Like maybe tonight?" Flustered by his preposition, Koichi quickly added, "Y-You know! Just to catch up and stuff!"
"... That sounds like fu-"
"That won't be possible."
"Mu-Mukuro sama?" Chrome was taken aback at Mukuro's sudden interruption. However Mukuro ignored it and just shook his head back and forth before continuing, "Definitely not possible. Tsunayoshi might need us to do something else for him. You know how busy he gets around this time of year."
Chrome frowned, "Oh.. Right…"
"Oh! Well th-that's okay! Here!" Koichi pulled out a pen and some paper before scribbling a number down and then handing it to Chrome. "You can just call me, when you have time!"
Mukuro gritted his teeth even more, trying to keep a smile on his face. 'Persistent little-'
"Okay!"
'What?'
Chrome's smile reappeared and she placed the piece of paper in her pocket. "I'll be sure to call!"
'WHAT?!'
"Th-That'd be great!" Koichi exclaimed and smiled widely at Chrome as she returned the gesture. After a moment of silence, Mukuro finally interrupted the smiling couple, feeling neglected and still quite furious. "Nagi. Can we go, already?" Mukuro asked exasperatingly as he grabbed Chrome's wrist.
Though slightly confused by Mukuro's sudden action, Chrome nodded and said, "Ah.. Yes!" before waving goodbye to Koichi whilst being dragged away.
EDIT (10/29/12): So there you have it! Here's the edit to the first chapter of "His Realization".
Reviews are greatly appreciated!
