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Mukuro was unsettled.
Which generally meant bad things for those in the vicinity, which his little posse had figured out quickly and therefore kept a weather eye out for.
Long story short, he wasn't being bothered much.
This was fine with Mukuro. He required a bit more time for mental pursuits (he had plenty of time currently, trapped inside a giant water tank).
What was unsettling him was the fact that, for all intents and purposes, his little Decimo wasn't planning on becoming so. This put more than one wrench in his plans (for cleansing the Mafia away, taking over the Little Vongola body, getting the hell out of the water jug), and he disliked it when things he wanted didn't happen. Even the Estraneo scientists tried to keep him satisfied (or unconscious) because if Mukuro was good at one thing, it was causing trouble.
The difficulty here was, Mukuro didn't want to cause trouble for the Little Decimo who didn't want to be.
Actually, Mukuro wished he hadn't realized any of this in the first place, but it was too late now. He was a realist through and through though, and hadn't gotten where he was today by denying reality. Except he had (and hadn't) because he was an Illusionist, and thought Little Vongola was a pushover (he was, just not when his friends were in danger), and technically yes Mukuro was a criminal on multiple levels.
A criminal against criminals. A criminal among criminals. Or were those Lawyers?
And now he was drifting. Get it? Because he was in water- never mind.
But it, unfortunately, was true. Mukuro found himself unwilling to force Tsunayoshi into the path intended for him.
Not out of the goodness of his heart. He didn't have one, obviously.
Still, it would put out all the Ninth Generation stooges in Vongola. The CEDEF leader would likely be very frustrated, and Mukuro always enjoyed pulling the Fools Mask off of Fools (who didn't realize they were, see?). One massive middle finger to the Mafia Institution as a whole. You can't always have your way, you know.
Actually, the more he thought about it, the more he liked Option B. So much chaos! So much FUN. Kufufufu.
The one difficulty here, that he could see, was that it increased the improbability of his ever leaving his personal water heater.
But if he could work on his cute little Tsunayoshi, there might just be another solution...
So...I was going to keep this for later, but I hate sitting on things. I have no patience, and little self control with my fics. I'm sorry. But you get three Ryohei chapters (with Gokudera) and a Mukuro. Congratulations.
And I had a little bit of fun (too much?) writing out Mukuro and his madness.
Thanks as always for the support.