Chapter 2. self-justification


30 minutes ago.

Rokudo Mukuro looked at the huge castle which was hidden deep inside the forest. Most of the people in Italy or even the government didn't know that there was a huge castle in this forest. Of course they didn't know about the castle because this was the most powerful mafia Famiglia's headquarters. The Vongola Famiglia HQ.

Mukuro was wearing an expensive black suit which was suitable to go to a luxurious banquet. Mukuro smiled as he thought of meeting his little puppet again. He last saw her 2 years ago in their illusion world, but actually didn't saw her in real for about 10 years. Mukuro had high expectation meeting his Nagi again.

"It's freezing cold outside! Why does that stupid girl's birthday have to be in winter byon!" Ken let out a loud irritation. His body was shivering in cold.

Next to Ken were Chikusa and M.M. Only Flan wasn't here because he was now in the Varia. "When are we going inside Mukuro-san?" Ken asked helplessly just wanting to go inside and warm himself.

"Kufufu, you guys are not coming in today. I don't want things to go unexpected. Go find yourself somewhere to stay tonight and come to the Vongola HQ tomorrow." Mukuro ordered, making Ken desperate who really wanted to go warm himself in a building right now.

Mukuro began to walk to the Vongola HQ. The Kokuyo gangs just watch Mukuro walking away from them. When Mukuro was far away hardly seen in their eyes, Chikusa turned his eyes to M.M. "Are you okay?" He asked with an expressionless face. Chikusa could tell that M.M. was very irritate and angry.

"What! He's only going to use her as bait! I don't care if Mukuro-chan is going to seduce that bitch! He's going to throw her away after using her anyway!" M.M. yelled, pretending that she didn't care. However the anger was just getting bigger and bigger. M.M. was really jealous to that purple haired puppet. "I really don't like this plan!"

"I wonder how that stupid girl would look like now. It's been 10 years since we didn't saw her byon." Ken said, showing little sign of longing to his former comrade.

"Do you miss her?" Chikusa asked making Ken jump with denial. "O-of course not byon! W-why would I miss that irritated, stupid, useless girl!" Ken said out loud with his face red.

"Whatever. I don't want to talk about that bitch anymore. I'm going to find a hotel to sleep in. So unless you two boys are going to stay there all night you better start walking." M.M. said while walking towards the forest which will lead into a town after walking for 1hour. As M.M walked away Ken and Chikusa quietly followed her. However Chikusa stopped for a moment and looked back at the Vongola HQ.

'I don't think things are going to go as you want Mukuro-sama. Because you really do care her.' Chikusa had an anxious feeling that things will go very…complicated.


Chrome just couldn't believe what she was seeing. The man in front of her, was he really real? Chrome was not a person who has many doubts but her master was gone for 10 years, and then he suddenly appeared to her birthday party out of nowhere? That was something suspicious. However Chrome knew from her heart that the man in front of her was not a fake or an illusion. He was really her master Rokudo Mukuro. While Chrome was looking at Mukuro with lost of words Tsuna burst out of surprise.

"Mukuro?! How...How in the world did you suddenly came here? No, more importantly where were you the past 10 years?!" Even though Mukuro was once his enemy and also a threat that wants his body; he was still the member of the Vongola and his Guardian. Tsuna was truly worried about Mukuro for the past 10 years.

"10th, Stay away from him! You don't know what he will do to you!" Tsuna's right hand man and his Strom Guardian, Gokudera Hayato ran immediately in front of Tsuna trying to protect him from any harm that Mukuro might give.

Even it past 10 years from the kokuyo gangs attack and Mukuro actually helped Tsuna with lot of his enemy, Gokudera still thinks Mukuro as an enemy. Gokudera's attitude was quite different with the male Mist Guardian and the female Mist Guardian. While Gokudera gave his trust to Chrome and respects her, Gokudera couldn't accept that Mukuro was in the same side and was still suspicious with him. However Mukuro just smirk at Gokudera without giving any interest to him or Tsuna.

"I came here to celebrate my dear Chrome's birthday. Don't worry Decimo's little white dog. I have no interest to the young naive Vongola boss right now." Mukuro said, almost as he was mocking Tsuna and Gokudera.

Some of the invited guests let out a surprised gasps. Unlike the Vongola or Chiavarone Famiglia, Simon Famiglia that knew Mukuro's attitude towards Tsuna, the other Famiglia didn't know Mukuro much. They were shock that the odd eye Italian man was speaking very rudely to the Vongola boss. Vongola Famiglia was the strongest and the biggest Famiglia in the mafia world. Speaking rudely to the Vongola boss like that and calling his right hand man a dog is like asking to be buried alive in his grave. Even though Tsuna would not do such a thing.

However unlike Tsuna who didn't mind much of Mukuro's attitude, Gokudera seem to explode any second. Chrome was afraid that Gokudera would start yelling at Mukuro and start a fight. She didn't want her birthday party to be ruined and most of all she doesn't want to see Mukuro getting attack by his fellow Guardian even if they don't think each other as a comrade. When Gokudera finally seen to lost his temper, somebody shouted first before Gokudera can.

"Do the fight or greetings latter and make him let go of my arm! It hurts like hell! Are you trying to break my arm?!" Julie yelled in pain. It felt like his twisted arm was going to break any moment. While the whole time Mukuro was talking to Tsuna and Gokudera, Mukuro was twisting Julie's arm.

"Kufufu, don't you think getting your arm broke is better than getting killed by your wife?" Mukuro chuckled, showing no moves to let go of Julie's arm. Breaking Julie's arm, Mukuro really mean it. How dare this pervert touches her, who belongs to him.

Julie and the Simon Famiglia faces started to get pale as they notice that Mukuro was really going to break Julie's arm. Even Adelheid who was angry enough to kill Julie just a moment ago, lost all her anger and was really worried about her husband. The air in the ballroom was getting tense and heavy. However before Mukuro break Julie's arm or the Vongola Guardians ran to stop him, Chrome put her hand on Mukuro's arm.

"Mukuro-sama, please don't do this." Chrome said with her sweet timid voice. It immediately made Mukuro calm down. Mukuro himself was surprised that his anger was fading away quickly. This had never happened before. Mukuro didn't show his surprise but he let out a small sigh and let go of Julie's arm.

"Very well...It won't be nice to mess up your birthday party." Mukuro gave a faint smile to Chrome. However when Julie tried to run away Mukuro grabbed his collar and looked at him with icy cold eyes full of anger. "If I see you one more time flirting my precious Chrome again I will kill you." Mukuro treated him before letting him go.

The air in the ballroom was still tensed. As the boss, Tsuna step forward and spoke, "Today is for a celebration to my Mist Guardian's birthday. Let the party continue!" At Tsuna words the orchestra started to play the music again and people started to go back to the party one by one. As the party was getting normal again Mukuro smirked, looking at the young Vongola boss.

'He has become quite a useful boss now' It looks like time really made the no good Tsuna into a fine boss. Only with his few words the party was normal again. Mukuro was actully thankful with that. Chrome's party wasn't ruined. However Mukuro frowned as he noticed that Tsuna and Gokudera weren't leaving. Instead they seem to have a lot of question to ask. Mukuro rolled his eyes. He wanted to be alone with his dear Chrome without any interruption.

"Mukuro where were you for 10 years?" Tsuna asked with a seriously face as a boss. Did he had any idea how much he made him and Chrome worried for the past 10 years?

"Kufufu, I had my own reasons not showing up to you or the other Mafioso's."

Tsuna narrowed his eyes. It looks like Mukuro wasn't going to tell him anything.

"Wait a minute!" Gokudera suddenly shouted out of surprised. "How in the world did you got inside the Vongola HQ?! We had none reports that you came or an uninvited guest came!"

At Gokudera's words Tsuna and Chrome notice that they really didn't have any reports from the men's who guards the Vongola HQ. If they had seen any suspicious man coming into the Vongola HQ, then would had definitely stop him and reported to Tsuna or at least one of the Guardians. Mukuro had never been to the Vongola HQ and most of the men in the Vongola Famiglia never even seen Mukuro before. So he was definitely a suspicious man to the others. So how in the world did he pass all the subordinates without any trouble?

"Oh, are you talking about those opened blind men's who couldn't even sense my illusion right in front of their nose? You should put more useful man to guard the HQ." Mukuro remembered how easily he passed those guards just by hiding himself in an illusion. Those guards had no idea what was just walking passed them.

"Mukuro you're a world class powerful illusionist. Of course they couldn't sense you." Tsuna said while rubbing his forehead. If Mukuro hind himself in illusion, it was hard for Tsuna himself to find Mukuro even though he had hyper intuition."Anyway you still didn't tell us where you were for..." However before Tsuna could finish his words, Mukuro suddenly pulled Chrome closer and asked "Will you dance with me?"

"Hu…Huh?" Chrome was taken aback with Mukuro's sudden propose. She had always imagined herself dancing with Mukuro in a ball, but never thought this day will actually really come. Chrome was so surprised that she felt like she lost her voice. "I…I…"

"Mukuro! 10th is not finish with you! How dare you ignore his words!" Gokudera yelled out loud not concerning that the people were looking at him. He really didn't like Mukuro's attitude. Not even that proud Hibari ignores Tsuna like this.

However Mukuro also ignored Gokudera fierce glare and chuckled. "Kufufu isn't this today Chrome's birthday? I already told you I came here to celebrate her birthday. You can ask questions another day." Mukuro had no intent to deal with the Vongola boss or his Guardian tonight. Tonight he will stick to the plan…which will lead him to his goal. The goal he tried to gain for the past 10 years.

"So Chrome, what is your answer? Will you dance with me?" Mukuro asked looking at her with his attractive ruby red and sapphire blue eyes.


Mukuro and Chrome were dancing together at the dance hall. There were many people dancing to the classical music with their partners, but those two were the only ones getting attention from almost everyone. Most of the guests were wondering who the tall Italian odd eye man was, dancing with the Vongola's Mist Guardian. Only few people who knew Mukuro was actually shock to see him. Rokudo Mukuro was a famous illusionist in the mafia world, but not many knew how he looked like. Especially after he disappeared for 10 years.

"Tsu-kun, who is that man dancing with Chrome?" Kyoko asked her fiancé. She was really curious who her friend was dancing with. Kyoko had seen Chrome dancing with the other man's today just formally and by courtesy. She had never seen Chrome so happy dancing with a man before.

"His name is Rokudo Mukuro...my other Mist Guardian. He is also Chrome's savior and master. He was gone for 10 years for some reasons."

Kyoko looked surprised and looked back at Mukuro with wield eyes. "That man is Mukuro? Chrome sometimes tells me and Haru about him. Chrome always smiled when she talked about him. It looks like he's very special to Chrome. I wonder what kind of person he is."

However before Tsuna could answer to his fiancée, Gokudera said out first. "You wouldn't like to go near him. He's a creepy, cruel man and you won't know what he will do to you."

Smack!

Suddenly Haru smack her boyfriend's head and began to shout at him. "Why are you so mean to him?! You were even shouting to him when he helped Chrome from that Simon's pervert!"

"He isn't someone you can trust! He is known as a cruel murderer even in the mafia world. He was even jailed in Vendicare prison for his crime!" Gokudera shout back at Haru.

"That doesn't mean you can be such a bully when he didn't do anything wrong!" Haru fight back.

"He was being rude to 10th! And I don't want to see you go near that bastard! He might hurt you!" He was actually worried what Mukuro might do to Haru.

"Why would he hurt me? I heard he was Chrome's savior and he's very nice to her!"

"Only because he use Chrome as a puppet! He only does things that give benefit for himself! No one knows what he is thinking inside his head!"

"And now you're saying bad things to Chrome too! Why are you calling her a puppet!" Haru shouted angrily.

"No, I didn't mean to…it's that bastard who thinks she's…Aargh!"

Tsuna made a small awkward smile. Sometimes you can't help but wonder how those two ended up together.


Many people were dancing to the classical music with their partners. It was bit of a crowd. However in Chrome's eye she could only see Mukuro and it felt like the only two of them were dancing. Chrome wondered if she was having a sweet dream that will wake her up anytime by the alarm clock. She was still embarrassed about saying 'yes' to Mukuro's offer, which took a lot of courage to just say that simple word.

Chrome's heart was pounding fast and hard. The red blush was never leaving her face. Chrome made a small happy smile without herself even noticing. This morning she let out tears because she missed her master, but right now she had finally met him again and was even dancing happily with him. If this was really a dream, she didn't want to wake up forever. Even if everything right now is just a fake...

Chrome didn't believe that Mukuro just came here to celebrate her birthday. Her master wasn't a person who would do something without any reason. Reasons for himself. So Mukuro suddenly coming to her birthday party which was full of Mafioso's…a party full of people Mukuro hated so much in his whole life; there was no way he just came here to celebrate her birthday.

So than why was he really here? Chrome didn't want to think about it. At least not now when she was finally dancing with him. She didn't want to spoil this moment because of her fear. She wanted to feel only happiness that one of her wishes had come true.

Meanwhile Mukuro was having confusion inside himself. Her little happy smile was making Mukuro's heartbeat faster. The reason why he came to meet her, dance with her was only because it was part of the plan. He needed Chrome to fall for him and make people think that he cares for her. Make those foolish Mafioso's think that she is his weakness. This was and should be just an act.

So then…why was he really enjoying this dance with her? He never liked to dance. Whenever he saw people dancing with their partner, he always thought it was foolish and full of hypocrisy. But now he found himself enjoying dancing with her and felt warm happiness coming from his heart as he saw that his dear Nagi was happy. He felt the desire to make her happier. Maybe the reason why he was feeling like this was because he was just…glad to see her? After all they didn't saw each other for 10years.

However if his feeling toward Chrome was just a comradeship, WHY IN THE WORLD WAS HIS EYES KEEP LOOKING AT HER PRETTY LIPS OR HER BEAUTIFUL SLIM CURLVED BODY?! He had the strong desire to place his lips to her small pretty pink lips. He had to focus his entire mind to control himself not to touch and caress her beautiful body with his hand. She was really beautiful in her white silk dress, making all the men's in this ball room look at her for at least one more time. Mukuro was actually feeling lust towards her.

She had grown to a more beautiful woman than Mukuro had ever expected. He had never thought that the timid little girl will turn out to be an attractive beautiful woman 10 years later. Sure he had met Chrome 2 years ago in their illusion world. But he wasn't seeing the real Chrome and she had grown more mature the past 2 years.

The most thing that made Mukuro attracted to Chrome was that she was pure. Both her soul and body. Her soul wasn't tainted like the other filthy people living in this world. She had a pure kind heart like an angle. Her body was never touched by any men. She was a virgin that nobody has ever conquered her pure body. Mukuro wanted to make her his and his alone.

'Wouldn't that be going too far?' Mukuro hesitated. He doesn't need to go this far for his plan. However Mukuro couldn't suppress his lust toward her. How bad he wants to see her naked body, hear her moan, feel her body beneath him and spill his seeds deep inside her making her his.

Mukuro started to make a self-justification. Maybe he should go into a deeper relationship with her. After all if he has a deeper relationship with her, than 'they' will really believe that she is his weakness and a person who he cares. 'They' will make their move and fell into his trap than. As Mukuro made up his mind he made a satisfied grin and pulled Chrome closer while dancing.

"Chrome will you take me to your room? I want to give you your birthday present." Mukuro quietly said, trying his best to hind his lust.

'Why would he want to give my birthday present in my room?' Chrome thought innocently, nodding her head to Mukuro. She had no idea what was coming.


A/N: Thank you for reading this chapter! I also thanks to the readers who reviewed! It really gave me lots of help writing this chapter. I hope my grammar will improve soon...

Next chapter there will be lemons.

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