"Safety"

AN: This is a three-chapter fanfiction in 10 scattered parts of the complicated relationship between Amano Akira's Katekyo Hitman Reborn! characters, Hibari Kyoya and Chrome Dokuro; 1896 pairing. This is meant to take place in TYL! (Ten Years Later) prior to the Future Arc. Each part has a line from a drabble I wrote. Written in three chapters but they're all interconnected.

You wake up, you lost your escape,

You run to the person who you think can save you,

You ask yourself; "Is this safe?"

"Is anything safe anymore?"

You got lost between your dreams and reality,

Between your illusions and disparity,

And you thought you were going to be saved,

But then, you became the saviour,

And that's when you realise you were never alone,

But you will never be safe, either.

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You wake up, you lost your escape.

Be careful what you wish for, Chrome.

Chrome Dokuro opened her eyes. She woke up; lying on a hotel bed alone and she realised that she was not in an illusion anymore. Rokudo Mukuro would sometimes enter her dreams as an illusion and she remembered before she opened her eyes that she was lying in Mukuro's arms as he brushed her hair.

Chrome touched her eyepatch covering her right eye.

"Mukuro-sama?"

I know where your heart wants to go, sweet Nagi.

"I just want… I want to see if he is ok, Mukuro-sama."

No response.

Chrome realised that Mukuro had left her again.

She grabbed her coat and put on her soft leather boots before hurrying out of the hotel to the rainy evening streets.

Kyoya…

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You run to the person who you think can save you

Hibari was on the phone to Dino Cavallone. Dino was briefing Hibari on further information on some new ring boxes. Hibari thanked Dino and Dino asked Hibari what he was planning to do for the next few days in Italy before returning to Japan. Before Hibari could answer, he heard a knock on the door.

"I have to go…"

Hibari hanged up on Dino and opened the door to find Chrome standing in front of him. She was drenched from the rain.

"Kyoya…"

Hibari pulled Chrome inside his hotel room and tossed her a towel that was folded on his bed.

"What are you doing, Chrome?"

Why are you here, Chrome?

"Kyoya… I… I wanted to make sure you were recovering well… Your wrist, is it still healing?"

Hibari's right wrist was wrapped in a thin, small bandage. He was involved in a battle earlier that week. If you had not been there, Chrome…

Chrome reached out to touch Hibari's injured wrist but he pulled away.

There was a deafening silence between them. Chrome felt her heartbeat gradually picking up speed.

Hibari pulled Chrome close and locked his lips on hers. Her lips were still wet from the rain and the contact of rainwater on Hibari's skin made him feel cold yet warm at the same time.

Hibari brushed his lips across Chrome's neck. Her skin was reacting to his touch and she felt naked.

Chrome felt her insides go numb. She felt weak. She felt vulnerable.

She felt like a part of herself had left her body and all that was left was her wanting Hibari.

Kyoya, Kyoya…. Kyoya…

Mukuro-sama, I really thought that he could save me.

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You ask yourself; "Is this safe?"

Stop.

Just stop.

Chrome had trouble with keeping her breathing steady. Her mind was filled with incoherent thoughts blinded with Hibari's light breathing next to her. He was a light sleeper and she was trying to be as quiet as possible. She was trying to get up from the bed when she felt pressure on her right arm.

Hibari had grabbed her wrist and she felt his grip tightened.

"Kyoya…"

Stop.

Chrome started to feel pain on her wrist as Hibari continued to tighten his grip.

"Kyoya… What are you doing? You're…"

Hibari had released Chrome's wrist.

"Just go, Chrome."

"Kyoya, I-"

Nagi, just stop.

"Grazie, Kyoya."

Chrome gathered her clothes and put her dress back on. She walked out of the hotel room.

Every scene became a habit.

He tried to hold on.

He tightens his grip.

And when you want someone so much that you just cannot let go, you end up hurting them.

So when can you stop?

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"Is anything safe anymore?"

I should be able to do the illusion this time.

Chrome unlocked her ring box with the Mist ring and it released her trident with the Dying Will Mist flames surrounding it.

Focus.

Chrome closed her eyes and focussed her energy on her trident. The bottom of the trident was tapping on the floor and suddenly, the room felt cold.

Chrome focussed on her illusionary powers. The floor gradually changed into pure ice and the walls started to transform into icicles.

Mukuro-sama said this was easy.

Chrome felt her right leg give out and she slipped on the icy floor. The floor and walls returned to their original forms.

"Why can't I do this? Why can't I even survive my own illusions?"

Chrome felt tired. It was like everything was a challenge. All she wanted was to become stronger and improve her illusions.

What was preventing her?

What was distracting her?

I guess I will always be chasing safety, Mukuro-sama.

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AN: There will be two more chapters. I'm still working on them – Preview: more focus on the relationship (relationship?) between Mukuro and Chrome. And how that affects Chrome's relationship (again, relationship?) with Hibari. And "Safety" is definitely more Chrome-centric than my other 1896 fanfictions.