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~Summer

-Chrome-

As I sit in my new room in Kokuyo Healthy Land, I think about how things turned out for me today. I was the daughter of a model, living in a mansion, and now I live in a trashed room in a abandoned amusement park. Before, I had my choice of gourmet meals every minute of the day, and now I have Ken's chocolate snacks. I do love chocolate, however. Before, I had numerous electronic devices but now, there's only a refrigerator, a phone and Ken's video game device.

But before, I was alone. And now, I have a family.

I changed into the olive green Kokuyo Middle School uniform, and at Mukuro-sama's request, I cut my hair and clipped it up in an imitation of his hairstyle. Ken also gave me a small black bag, where I store my trident and a few other things.

I watch the sun set, eating some chocolate snacks. It's beautiful, something I've never noticed before about almost anything. I will never regret being reborn as Chrome Dokuro.

"Girl! Get up!" It's Ken screaming, Chikusa silent in the background.

"...Huh?" I ask him quietly. What is he doing?

"Mukuro-san wants me to teach you fitness. Normally, I wouldn't care, but as it's what Mukuro-san wants we're doing it!"

"...Fitness?"

"Stupid girl! What do you think fitness would be! Mukuro-sama wants you to be able to defend yourself!" Ken screams at me.

"What?" I have no idea what he's talking about. When did Mukuro-sama ask him this?

Ken starts to yell and have a weird...animal fit. I just give him a blank stare. What else can I do?"

My sweet Chrome, I'll take over for a few minutes.

Okay, Mukuro-sama.

Mukuro-sama takes over my body controls, and even though I can see what's happening I have no control over anything else. However, he didn't switch our bodies with an illusion, so it's still me talking.

"Kufufu...Ken, calm down. Don't push Chrome too hard, she's still weak from getting hit by a car. Be kind to her, Ken."

I run around the hole that contains the buried flora and fauna exhibit for what feels like the thousandth time. I'm exhausted, but as Mukuro-sama reminded me, illusionists are normally weak against physical pain so it was important for me to build up my muscles. Also, by doing this I'll be able to protect Mukuro-sama all the more. I'll be able to protect him like he protected me.

I keep going until my body can't take it anymore and I flop down on the grass by Ken's feet, defeated.

"Useless girl! That's all you can do?"

I try to summon up enough strength to get up again, but I can't. The world is spinning around me and I can't move.

"Fine, useless girl. Take a rest. I'll be back in an hour." he says dissmissively. I would have nodded but I can't.

It seems like almost no time at all before Ken is back, yelling at me to get up and start doing push-ups.

I rise into the plank position, my muscles screaming in agony.

Think of Mukuro-sama, I tell myself. You'll be able to protect him soon.

"Stupid girl! You think I want to be here? Mukuro-san wants me to train you so I will force you to run laps if it's the last thing I do!"

My sole violet eye closes and sweat glues my bangs to my forehead. My body trembles from the effort and even Ken falls silent for a while, instead of yelling what constitutes as "encouragement" for him. I try my hardest to think of nothing but Mukuro-sama, and how proud he will be if I can be strong enough.

After a countless amount of push-ups, Ken directs me to run circles around the flora and fauna exhibit again. I do so, pushing my skull-decorated boots into the ground while running as lightly as I can. My body has reached it's limit, I'm only going by willpower now. But I will do anything for Mukuro-sama, and running a few circles for him is almost nothing.

I'm so proud of you, my sweet Chrome, Mukuro-sama's voice rings in my head. You have run so long.

I don't know how to respond. I manage to choke out, A-ah...Thank you, Mukuro-sama...

All my hours of torture suddenly became completely, utterly, worth it. Mukuro-sama doesn't respond except to laugh, the "kufufu" echoing in my head.

I'm still running as I watch the sun set again. My cheeks are pink, and sweat and tears drip down my face. My hair detaches from its clip, unevenly spreading around my shoulders. The clip falls onto the floor but I don't stop to pick it up. My eyepatch starts to become congealed with sweat, but I can't focus on that now. I just have to run so that Mukuro-sama will still be proud of me.

"Stupid girl! You can stop now." Ken yells at me, and I sit down blearily, still breathing heavily.

"You did okay, I guess, stupid girl. Take this money and go to the bathhouse. You look disgusting." He throws me some cash and heads off towards the main building, towards Chikusa who is watching us while pushing his glasses higher up on his face with his index and middle fingers. I stumble in the other direction after gathering my original clothes to change into after the bath.

As I walk unevenly down the grassy hill that separates Kokuyo Land from the park where I met Ken and the town, I pass a man going in the opposite direction. He's tall, with blond hair, a bright orange jacket and uneven whiskers.

I'm surprised, because, with what I've seen so far Kokuyo Land is not a place many people go.

I'm sure Chikusa and Ken can take care of whatever this guy wants, though...

After my bath, I took off my eyepatch, and Kokuyo uniform to wash them. I'm wearing the white hopsital gown with the white eyepatch. I despise both items of clothing, but it's all I have right now. My hair is down because I don't have my clip, but I am wearing my skull-enameled boots.

I enter Kokuyo Land's main building, but I barely make it up the staircase before I hear Ken's grating voice.

"Stupid girl! Get up here, now!"

When I get to the room Ken and Chikusa are in, I immediately see the man I passed before my bath.

Ken and Chikusa seemingly melt away into the darkness shrouding this room, leaving me alone with the stranger.

I'll take over from here, my sweet Chrome.

"I will protect Joshima Ken and Kakimoto Chikusa, who are still on the run." What does that mean? What is the stranger saying?

"Kufufu...you are an eccentric," Mukuro-sama says in my voice. He seems to know the right thing to say to every situation. "I have had all my abilities taken away. I can stay out on this side for only a little while, even when I borrow this girl's body."

"I don't mind. I want you to become Tsuna's guardian, Rokudo Mukuro."

Mukuro-sama? I ask hesitantly.

Yes, my Chrome? that hint of amusement he always has when he talks to me is more prominent than ever.

What...what happened with that stranger? I didn't understand...

Though I despise all affiliation with the Mafia, as a result of being experimented on as kids with Ken and Chikusa, somebody-

The...Mafia?

My sweet, innocent Chrome...I was born into the Estraneo, a Mafia Famiglia. Along with Ken and Chikusa, I was a child who was experimented on. As a result, I despise the Mafia. However, a target of mine, Sawada Tsunayoshi, offered for me to become one of his Guardians. I accepted, because this will be a...chance to posess him.

Was the man we saw...Sawada Tsunayoshi?

No, that was his father.

So...we are part of a Mafia famiglia now? What...what is it called?

The Vongola.

A-ah...

However, time is shorter than I thought for your training. We'll start illusions tomorrow.

Why...is time shorter?

There's going to be a battle, my sweet Chrome. Between the Mist guardians. But it's going to be okay, I will protect you. I always will.