"Azulia!" Tsuna called.
"What?!" Azulia yelled from upstairs. She sounded pissed.
Tsuna flinched a bit. Azulia looked like a demon when she was angry. She was a demon, but still. He didn't want to go check on her.
"You're such a wuss, Dame-Tsuna," Reborn said from the table. "Why don't you just go up there and ask what's bothering her?"
"B-but-" Tsuna started.
Reborn kick him into the hallway and aimed his gun at him.
"If you don't go up there right now," he smiled, "I'll shoot you with the Dying Will Bullet. And God knows that you have no regrets right now."
Tsuna shrieked. He's smiling, but his eyes definitely aren't! "F-fine!" He started up the stairs. Slowly. Tsuna heard the gun click behind him.
"Hurry up." Reborn wasn't smiling anymore, but glaring at him.
A chill ran down Tsuna's spine. He ran up the stairs to his room.
"Azulia!"
She turned around slowly. Her black long hair hid her face and only showed one of her eyes, which seemed to be glowing red. Tsuna shrieked again, this time louder.
"THE GRUDGE!" He cowered on the ground.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Azulia got up and brushed her hair away from her eyes. "What do you want?" Her eyes returned to their navy blue color.
Tsuna looked up at his childhood friend. "B-breakfast is ready. Did you just wake up?" Azulia was always like this when she woke up too early.
"Yeah. I wasn't supposed to, but a blow to the head woke me up." She rubbed the back of her head and squinted one eye in pain.
"What?!" Tsuna exclaimed. "How did that happen?!"
"I just rolled out of your bed."
He laughed a bit. "You're so clumsy."
Azulia turned her head away from him and made a face. "Says Dame-Tsuna."
"Shut up!"
"Hey, Azulia." Bianchi said across the table..
"Hmm?" Azulia lifted her miso soup and sipped.
"Can you do something about that?" Bianchi pointed towards a purple mist gathering behind the house's gate.
It was Mukuro.
"Wah!" Tsuna exclaimed. He nearly knocked his miso soup, but Azulia steadied it.
"Don't waste it now. It tastes delicious." She sipped hers again.
"How can you be so calm about this? It's Mukuro! Mukuro!" He screamed at them. He crouched on the ground. "Ahhh... What should I do...? What if he wants to fight today...?"
"Will he really?" Azulia asked. "Although he says that your body will soon be his..." She choked on her miso soup. "He's never actually -COUGH COUGH- done it yet so -COUGH- don't you think he's a good guy now?" She coughed three more times.
The doorbell rang.
"Coming!" Tsuna's mom shut off the water and wiped her hands on her apron. Then she ran to the door.
"Wao." Azulia covered her mouth. "I mean, wow. He used the front door." She sipped the last of her miso soup.
"No way," Tsuna said. "This is Mukuro we're talking about here. He would be morphing in right now."
"Really...?" Azulia put her dishes in the sink and washed them.
"Azulia-chan?" Tsuna's mom peeked from the hallway. "There's a boy here who wants to see you. " She looked back at the door. "Ah, sorry. Please come in. Really? Okay."
Azulia made a face. It looked like Tsuna's mom was talking to herself. "I'm off," she said to Tsuna and the others.
Bianchi, Reborn, and Fuuta looked at her, but said nothing. Lambo and I-Pin were playing as usual so they didn't hear her... as usual.
"Eh?!" Tsuna exclaimed once more. "You're going?! With Mukuro?!"
Azulia nodded calmly. "Why?"
"That's-" Reborn kicked his head. "OW!" Tsuna spun around at Reborn. "Reborn! What was that for?!"
"You shouldn't interrupt girls in love, Tsuna." Bianchi said. She whipped her head back. Azulia saw sparkles behind her, but she quickly snapped out of it.
"Love?" Azulia was confused. "What are you talking about?"
"Eh?!" Tsuna exclaimed for the last time. "Azulia's in love with Mukuro?!"
"No, that's not-" Azulia started.
"Indeed, she is." said a voice behind her. Azulia looked up.
"Mukuro."
"Wah! He appeared!"
"More importantly," Azulia said, "who's in love with who now?"
"Kufufufu. You and me, Azulia." Mukuro smiled down at her. She was still looking up at him."Who else?" He bent down and kissed her forehead.
"Ahh!" Tsuna blushed madly.
"Why are you blushing?" Reborn asked. "You're not the one who was kissed."
Tsuna covered his eyes and turned the other way. "I'm not used to this type of thing!"
"Hoh." Azulia was amuzed. "So Tsuna's innocent."
He spun around. "Like you're not!"
"I'm not." Shock and doom showed in Tsuna's face. He blushed madly again. "I'm kidding."
"Gah! Azulia, that's not funny!"
"You face expressions are priceless. Well, not as priceless as Mihashi's." Azulia laughed just thinking about it.
"Well," Mukuro interrupted, "if you're done with Azulia, Sawada Tsunayoshi, I'll be taking her."
"Oh~." Bianchi blushed, but you could tell she was thinking of something else that was making her blush. "Eloping, huh?"
"Who's eloping?" Azulia said back.
Bianchi didn't pay attention. "Let's do the same, Reborn!" She leaped at him, but he dodged her, making her bump into Tsuna. Together, they tumbled on the floor. "Get out of my way, Dame-Tsuna." She hit him.
"Ow!" Tsuna held his head. "Why is it my fault?"
Mukuro lifted Azulia and headed out the front door.
"Where are we going?" Azulia asked Mukuro. He was still carrying her.
"Somewhere," he answered.
"Aren't you tired?" They had been walking for about half an hour. Well, at least Mukuro was. "You can put me down now."
"No way." He stopped walking and buried his head in her abdomen.
Azulia didn't say anything.
Azulia knew how Mukuro felt about her. He was honest about it, almost like he wanted everyone to know he was in love with her. Azulia never accepted his love though. She didn't know how she felt about him yet. It was too sudden for her. Even now, her body and mind was getting used to what was happening.
My heart didn't even "THUMP" or anything when he buried his head in my stomach, she thought.Is this what you call "taking advantage of"?
She looked around her, at the scenery. They had stopped in front of a lake. Her back was facing it though. Mukuro was facing the path through the park. The sun was starting to light the world up, but it was still a little early so not that many people were here yet. Only joggers and people with dogs. It was quiet.
Azulia looked down at Mukuro. He didn't say anything. He was still in her abdomen, smiling to himself. His eyes were closed, so it looked like he was sleeping.
"Are you sleeping?" She asked him.
"Kufufufu. No." He continued walking.
"Where are you taking me?"
"I don't know." he replied.
"Hah? I thought you said 'somewhere' earlier."
"I did, but I didn't know where."
"Here's fine. Put me down already."
He put her down. On his face he wore his usual smile. Man, he loves to smile, Azulia thought.
"What?" He stepped a little closer to her. "You're staring at me so intently."
"Am I?" She stepped back. He grabbed her hand.
"Don't run. And yes, you are staring." He stared at her too. "Hey," he started.
"What?" Azulia knew what he wanted though.
"Can I kiss you?"
"No." she replied.
"Kufufufu." He smiled. "Why not? I love you."
She didn't say anything. "That won't matter if I don't," she finally replied.
"Don't you feel the same, Azulia?" Mukuro asked with a smile still plastered on his face.
Man, Azulia thought.This guy must have practiced smiling. "I... I don't know." she replied.
Silence swept over them. The wind blew and whipped Azulia's cloak hood back, unleashing her long, black, wavy hair. It fluttered in all directions behind her. The wind passed and her bangs returned to their place, as well as the rest of her hair.
Mukuro broke the silence. "Kufufufu. That's fine." He let go of her hand. "You'll be mine soon."
"Don't get cocky." Azulia replied.
"Kufufufu. You are mine," he walked away and looked back before becoming completely enveloped in his purple mist, "as I am yours."
