Disclaimer: I do not owe KHR. It is rightfully Amano Akira's work.
The teenager's soft footsteps could be vaguely heard in the fluid silence of the chilly night. His black jacket that was swung over his shoulders swayed as the cool breeze rushed over him, at the same time messing up his raven black hair. The tiny pin holding on to his red armband on his left sleeve was threatening to come off. It was late and cold, yet the boy continued on his stroll in Namimori Park.
A yellow canary flew over to land on its master's shoulder, earning a small pat on its fluffy head. Hibari Kyoya glanced around his surroundings, hoping for undisciplined people to pop out and give him a chance to bite them to death, easing his boredom. He sighed, finding herbivores was not as easy as he thought. There was no point for him to go home now, for he was still fully awake and not tired and it would only make things more boring.
Hibari sat down on a bench, crossing his arms in front of his chest. He looked around, there was still not a soul in sight. He grumbled. Just then, his sharp eyes noticed a shadow lurking behind a tree opposite him.
He smirked and stood up. Maybe he finally found a target.
Black. That was all she could see. Black again. She had never seen something else apart from that, not even once. It was tough, living in a world of complete darkness. The only way for her to pull through was to use her other precious senses. Hearing, touch, smell…. It hurt, but what else could she do?
She grabbed onto something hard and rough for support, standing upright and trying to sense her surroundings. She was more afraid than usual, as tonight was really quiet, not even the sound of crickets was within her hearing range. Yet, she still had the desire to walk on her own and explore the world outside her home.
She could feel the chillness brought by the wind, and suddenly hear the tapping of someone's approaching feet…..
Hibari stopped and stared at the cowering figure. He didn't expect to see a little girl alone in the middle of the night.
'How strange', he thought, 'and why is her right eye covered by an eye patch and her left eye looks rather cloudy….'
Hibari could see that the girl was shivering under his gaze. But he was even more surprised by her question, "W-Who's there?"
Shouldn't she be asking "who are you?" instead? Hibari raised an eyebrow, wondering if she was blind or something because he was sure she could clearly see him-
Wait, or is she really….?
"….You're blind?" he asked. The girl blinked and slowly nodded, "y-yes…" She fidgeted in her position uncomfortably. But it made Hibari more confused. What is a blind person doing out here on her own? She didn't even carry a walking stick to guide her. She could get badly hurt. Hence, he pointed out his thought.
The girl replied hesitantly, "I'm bored at home. M.M. was busy and no one else was there to talk to me".
'M.M.? Who's that?' Hibari sighed, "But it's not wise for someone like you to wander around on your own at this time. You could get hurt by any perverted herbivores. Or even people like me…"
She seemed to be amused when Hibari mentioned about the possibility of him harming her. She giggled, "I doubt that, Mister".
"Why?"
"I don't feel any dangerous aura from you. I trust my judgments and instincts. Even if you sound harsh, I still feel that you are a nice person" she blushed slightly at her words.
She was the first existing person to say that to him. Hibari was suppressing a chuckle, which he would never want anyone to hear for it would make him sound so pathetic, like a herbivore, according to his pride.
"Hm. What's your name?" he found himself asking.
The girl smiled shyly, "C-Chrome Dokuro. And you, Mister?"
"Hibari Kyoya."
"Hajimemashite, Hibari-san."
Even under the dim moonlight, Hibari was still able to see the appearance of Chrome. She had short, smooth purple locks in a funny pineapple hairstyle. Her skin was as white as the round plate in the dark sky. She was in a long sleeved shirt with the combination of pale green and yellow, a baby blue mini skirt and leggings. Her rosy cheeks added on to her cuteness. If her eye wasn't cloudy, she would have a large, beautiful purple eye.
"Chrome, Chrome!~" Hibari's little pet chirped out of the blue, causing Chrome to flinch at the new voice. The next moment she felt something plopped on her head. Reaching up to touch it, Chrome queried, "Ano…Hibari-san, what's on top of my head?"
"Hibird."
"Eh?"
"My pet bird."
"Hibari, Hibari!~" Hibird chirped again, bouncing excitedly on Chrome's hair. Chrome chuckled, and patted its feathers. "Why does your pet know how to speak?" Hibari shrugged, "when I first found him, he's already like that".
Hibird then sang the anthem of Namimori Middle School, much to Chrome's surprise. "Midori tanamiku~ Namimori no~"
"H-He can sing too?" Chrome exclaimed in disbelief.
"I taught him and he quickly picked it up."
"Wow, he's so smart!"
"Naturally" Hibari smirked proudly. He was amazed that Hibird had already taken a liking to this girl that they had just met, stirring up his interest in her. He frowned when he saw the time on his watch, 11.36pm.
"We should get going, herbivore. It's getting late" Hibari told Chrome.
"All right. I'll see you next time the-"
"Where do you live? I'll bring you back" Hibari was shocked after realizing what he just said. He wasn't usually the type that would offer his help easily, so why did he do so otherwise for this girl? Maybe because he felt uneasy to let her go home alone, considering her blindness? No turning back now since the words were already out.
"H-Hontoni?" Chrome gaped "Demo….it will be troublesome for you, won't it? I can go back on my own".
"No, like I said before, it's dangerous. Lead me to where you live."
Chrome trudged up the path holding onto the railing while grabbing onto Hibari's sleeve, towards the direction of her apartment. She certainly seemed familiar with the route, not stopping once except to check that Hibari was still there.
They finally stopped in front of an apartment called Namimori Hoshi.
"Why aren't you taking the lift?" Hibari asked when Chrome approached the stairs. "I don't know where it is" she answered meekly. "Come. I'll show you" Hibari held her wrist and led her to lift.
"When you enter the building, just turn left."
"I see. But I don't really need it since my home is just on the 4th floor" Chrome said.
"BAKA CHROME!" a red haired teenage girl yelled the instant Chrome rang the bell and the door was flung open, "Look at the freaking time! Why didn't you come back earlier?!"
"Gomen, M.M. I lost track of time" Chrome simply replied, as if she was used to the scolding.
"There goes that lame excuse again!" M.M. shouted with a pissed off mark on her face, "And who's this?"
Hibari was irritated with the loud noises and only glared at M.M., who did the same.
"Ah…this is Hibari-san. I met him at the park and he accompanied me home" Chrome explained.
"Hibari? Hibari Kyoya?" M.M. repeated. "Do you have a problem, herbivore?" Hibari hissed. "Why you-!"
"Eh? Do you know him, M.M.?" Chrome blinked.
"Of course! He's the infamous Head of Namimori Middle's Disciplinary Committee. All he does is bite people to death!" M.M. growled, shaking a finger at Hibari.
"Hmph. And you are going to be one of my victims, herbivore."
"Bring it on! Seriously, you and that 'kamikurosu' of yours!"
"Your job sounds amazing, Hibari-san" Chrome surprised Hibari yet again, looking at him in admiration instead of fear after knowing the truth.
"Yeah" he said monotonously and yawned, "I'm going home now". He started to walk away.
Chrome moved her hand in the air randomly, trying to feel where he was, "Ah! Matte!"
Hibari turned around and touched her shoulder. "Hibari-san" Chrome smiled, bowing, "Thank you for accompanying me back home".
Hibari unconsciously patted her head, "no problem, herbivore".
After making sure Chrome entered her home with M.M. and the door closed shut, Hibari strolled off, somehow looking forward to see this unique girl again soon.
Hajimemashite: Nice to meet you.
Hontoni: Really
Demo: But
Baka: Stupid/Idiot
Kamikurosu: I'll bite you to death
Matte: Wait