AN: I'm so so so so so sorry for this super late update. My computer crashed and I lost most of my recent files, this chapter and Intoxicated's chapter 2 included. I'm in the process of writing Intoxicated…but I'm really unhappy about how ooc they are…so I might scrap it…
UPDATE: Chapter has been semi-betaed and a few lines that had been missing were added. Also proofed read it.
Disclaimer: I wish I owned KHR...Chrome would be kicking ass...and not half dead. Q-Q
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Chapter 4: Awkward Situations and Green-eyed Monsters
Little touches here and there,
Glances from across the room,
They played a game whos only players where them.
Xanxus stared at the building he detested the most, the building that currently housed the Vongola family and the current heir to Vongdon. The man, no boy who took everything from him. He had a hard time believing that the man he considered his father, had picked a boy no older than seventeen to take over the kingdom. To think that this same boy, had kidnapped a young girl. The brat didn't deserve the kingdom at all.
He reloaded his gun and aimed it at another approaching group of guards. He let out a maniacal peel of laughter before unloading the whole round on the unfortunate guards. Squallo raised an eye-brow at his boss's antics.
"Voi, you shitty boss, are you here to save the girl or revenge?"
Xanxus leveled his team a glare.
"Both, so move your fucking asses."
Falling plaster and the loud rattling of bullets woke Chrome up. Glancing quickly around the room, she froze slightly as the doorknob to her room started to jiggle. Pulling herself away from the children and covering them with a blanket, she quickly ran to her basket and grabbed some of her knives; she glanced at her staff deciding to place it in her garter.
Chrome stood next to the door, her back flat against it, cold sweat dripped down her face as she steadied her breath. As the door slammed open, Chrome turned around and aimed a knee the intruder, hitting him in the stomach. Using her weight, she pinned the man beneath her and held one of her knife to his throat. Violet eye clashed with molten silver ones.
Hibari stared at the girl above him; shock quickly flittered through his hide before hiding behind a mask of annoyance. She had managed to catch him off guard and that unnerved him, she had seemed fragile, like a doll, but judging from the recent incident, Hibari noted that she had a bite.
Using his height and weight against her, Hibari reversed their position. Pining down Chrome's leg with his own, he used his hands to immobilize hers while flicking the knife away harmlessly. Amusement flashed through his eyes as a blooming blush formed on her face as she recognized who he was.
The amusement quickly died as he took in her scent, the intoxicating mix of vanilla and violets swam around him, setting him on edge. The scent was barely there, but noticeable but at the same time not overwhelming. He let his eyes wander her body; the white nightgown did nothing to cover her shoulders and during their brief scuffle had ridden up her legs revealing smooth milky thighs.
Chrome averted her eyes from his face in embarrassment. She stared at everything but him.
Hibari adjusted his hands so that one of them was free. He cupped her cheek before running his fingers down her face, his eyes on her the whole time. He smirked in feral pride as he made her squeak in embarrassment.
Chrome stared at him in shock, she squirmed in his grasp but it only furthered his grip on her hand. She glanced back up to him, only to notice that his eyes seem to glow, she tilted her head curiously to the side, unknowingly baring her neck to him.
Hibari's fingers absently trailed down her neck before resting on her pulse. Unconsciously he moved his head closer to her pulse, his mouth open to bite.
A loud explosion next to them broke them out of their trance.
"Voi! Brat where are you?"
Chrome recognized the voice immediately.
"S-Squallo-san?" Chrome gasped.
Squallo turned towards the voice. Only to stop in shock.
"VOI! What do you think you're doing? Get off of her!" Squallo's voice bounced off the wall of the mansion attracting the occupants fighting on the other side of the hole in the wall. They rushed to the scene.
Hibari quickly got off Chrome, his aura emitted deadly waves at the distractions. He paused slightly at his train of thought, it surprised him that he had enjoyed the small moment he just had. He had been moving by pure instinct and he didn't like it. He hadn't control himself, he didn't want to control himself at that moment. Frustrated by his new revelation he quickly dusted himself off before turning and walking away, only to be stopped as multiple little eyes stared up at him. Tasting blood in his mouth, Hibari belatedly noticed that his fangs had come out and had poked his cheek. He rubbed his jaw in thought, that had never happened to him before. He frowned at the purple hair girl, ever since she showed up, everything had been different.
Roll stared up at his older brother; he took a glance at the damage and the new people. Edging closer to Hibari, Roll latched onto his pants.
"Kyouya-nii, what's going on?"
Hibari just patted Roll's head, opting not to reply. His fang had shrunk but it was still visible and with other guests there, he wasn't going to risk the chance of showing them. There was a moment of silence as the children filed out of Chrome's room and went to their respective family members. Xanxus was the first to break the silence.
"Trash, how dare you kidnap the girl?"
"Hie! I didn't kidnap her!"
"Lies you scum, why else would she be at your house?" He pointed his gun at Tsuna. Gokudera stood protectively in front of his boss, while the rest of the guardians prepared to fight.
"Jyuudaime didn't kidnap anyone."
Chromes small protesting voice was drowned out by the squabbling men. Frustration swelled inside her as they continue to ignore her and started to fight.
The children ran to Chrome as fists, bullets, tonfas, pineapple, dynamites and swords began to fly. Chrome looked on in exasperation before sighing. Natsu approached Chrome and tugged on her hand until she was leveled with him. The young boy blushed as Chrome shot him a kind smile.
"Uh…ahhh…W-we're hungry…" Natsu leaned into her touch as Chrome patted his soft orange hair.
Taking Chrome by the hand, Chrome let Natsu lead her to the kitchen, the other children padded behind them.
Walking down the hall, down another flight of stairs and across the front foyer, the little group finally reached the kitchen. Peeking inside, Chrome noted that the kitchen was empty the cooks must have left when the fights had broke out.
The seven of them walked into the spacious kitchen. As Chrome seated them at the counter, she noted that each child had a distinct look, the white haired boy from last night, Uri, was attached to Natsu. His white hair was actually an off crème color and his eyes were a striking red. On the other side of Natsu was the twins Kojirou and Jirou, each of them sporting identical blue streaks through their hair but that was their only similarity. Ryu on the other hand was the only girl in the group, her orange-red hair fell to her mid back and a few scars decorated her boy. Chrome decided not to question it.
The children stared back at Chrome who looked at them in curiosity.
"So… What do you guys want to eat?"
A chorus of voices was her answer. Sweat dropping slightly, Chrome walked to the fridge to see what supplies she had. Pulling out the bowl of ground beef, eggs and potatoes, Chrome decided to make croquettes.
The children watched in awe as Chrome cooked. Their tiny mouths watered slightly as the smell of food wafted through the air. They couldn't wait to try it.
As Chrome waited for the croquettes to cool down, she poured each of them a glass of milk. Wrapping the croquette in paper and passing it out to them. Chrome couldn't help but giggle at the look of wonderment on their faces.
"Chrome-nee, these are really good." Surprise laced Roll's voice, he never had these before. The other children nodded their head vigorously in agreement.
"But what are they though?" Uri chimed in.
"They're croquettes, you can find them everywhere in the market of Vongdon. You guys never had them before?"
Natsu was the one to reply.
"The cooks…only cook…umm…" Natsu glanced at his "siblings" for help.
"They only cook "High class food"." Chrome quickly indentified that the voice belong to Jirou, his brother nodded in agreement. Chrome frowned slightly at the words. Shaking it off Chrome smiled at them.
"So who wants seconds?"
Seven little hands shot up in the air. Chrome giggled at their antics, they were just so cute.
Tsuna sighed as he assessed the damage caused by his guardians and the Varia. It was going to cost so much for the repairs, inwardly he cried over the amount of paperwork he was going to need to do. Tsuna flushed as his grumbling stomach attracted to attention of everyone sprawled in the room. They had long since run out of ammo and energy to fight, all of them hungry.
Tsuna sniffed the air as he smelled something mouth watering approaching the room. As Natsu ran through the hole in the wall and to his side, he noticed the source of the smell. Chrome and Ryu were holding what seemed to be a basket of croquettes and a pitcher of lemonade.
Tsuna's blush darkened as Chrome giggled as his stomach let out another protesting growl. Chrome walked over to him, and handed him a wrapped croquette, accepting it with a smile, he took a bite of it and went to heaven. Tsuna stared at the food in his hand, it was really really good. Tsuna continued to watch as Chrome continued to distribute the food. She stopped at the Varia, giving them a small frown which they returned with sheepish looks and scowls.
Hibari watched as Chrome interacted with everyone. He watched as she moved about, handing out food with a smile, in the aftermath of the room, she looked like a saint, aiding the wounded. He mentally bit himself for his herbivorous thoughts. He frowned as he watched her interact with the Varia; it was with a familiarity that shocked him. The Varia was known for being ruthless and with the loss of the rights to Vongdon, they were nothing more than commoners, they trusted no one. His stomach churned as he watched Chrome tie back Squallo's hair, their familiarity with her irked him.
Chrome walked to Hibari, a blush blooming on her face as she recalled their incident in the hallway just a few hours earlier. Stopping in front of the man, Chrome rummaged through the basket.
"Ano…I ran out of ingredients to make c-croquettes but… Roll told me that you like hamburgers, so I made that instead. I-I'm s-sorry about earlier too." Chrome bowed as she finished her sentence.
Hibari stared at the blushing girl in front of him. She had nothing to apologize for; he was the one who pretty much assaulted her in the hall. Not that he was going to apologize. Taking the hamburger from her, he stared as she ran to where the children were.
He un-wrapped the hamburger from its plastic wraps and took a bite of it. It was good. As he continued to eat, the unpleasant feeling in his stomach decreased until it was ignorable. He didn't know why but it pleased him greatly that she had made something different, just for him.
Across the room, Tsuna and Mukuro watched what had just transpired, one with curiousity and the other with anger, both knew exactly what was going on.
"As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair,
And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy! O love…"-The Merchant of Venice.
End note: Thank you guys for reading this chapter. Please leave a review! I'll be uploading another fic..(I know I know, i should finish my other ones first) but the new ones are stuck in my head and I need to put them somewhere. Again I apologize for the late update.
