Chrome was surprised, to say the least. Who wouldn't be if out of nowhere, a vampire appeared from something that looked like a hole in space and landed right in front of her. "Eep!" she gasped, stumbling backwards as the vampire rubbed his head.

"You," Hibarin muttered, grabbing the girl by the collar of her shirt, only to have his hands fall forward as he grasped at air. "You are a ghost."

Chrome nodded a little bit then shook her head. "Uh, n-not exactly," she mumbled. "B-but that isn't important right now! M-mukuro-sama is fighting Daemon!" She told Hibarin as the two of them stood up. "I-in the library!"

Hibarin nodded and made his way to the library, ready to kill. "Get out of the castle," he instructed Chrome with a glare. "I don't need a herbivore like you getting in my way." With that, he disappeared down the hallway, the darkness engulfing his figure.

"But. . . " Chrome shook her head and continued running down the hall, to the entrance of the castle. Her friends, hopefully, would be there and she could tell them of what was happening inside but the sound of footsteps coming towards her direction made here freeze in her spot.

Ken ran through Chrome, not realizing she was there until she let out a startled gasp. "Stupid girl!" He exclaimed a happily and a little relieved. "What the hell is happening? Where is Mukuro-san!"

"In the library!" Chrome replied and watched as Ken ran towards where she was pointing. She wanted to warn him of the fact that Daemon Spade was there but she knew that he wouldn't listen to her anyway. Kakipi, whom she had only noticed now, nodded his head once at her before following Ken down the hall.

"Silly boys," Byakuran laughed, walking calmly towards Chrome. "Very noisy too." He smiled at the girl in a friendly manner and showed her an indigo ring and box. "Chrome-chan, these are yours now," he informed her. "But we have to switch again so you can use them."

He raised his hands and she put hers over them and closed her eye. "Wh-what do I do?" She asked.

Byakuran chuckled and smiled. "Think about coming back home," he instructed. "Think about coming back to where you belong; with all your friends, happy and safe and together" he said slowly, in an almost hypnotizing way before closing his eyes as well.

And she did just that. She wanted to go back home and live with Mukuro-sama, boss, Gokudera. . . and everyone. And even if Ken and Gokudera fight almost every moment they can, she just wanted everyone to be happy and live like a family. She started to feel heavy and slowly, she felt a little less cold and a little bit more alive. She opened her eye.

"Back home," Byakuran said with a friendly smile. He tapped lightly at Chrome's hands, reminding her of the ring and the box. "Put the ring on, Chrome-chan," he instructed and watched as Chrome did as she was told. He was sure that she would grasp the concept easily; she was a fast learner.

The ring burst into a beautiful indigo flame and she stared at it in awe. It was beautiful, she thought and she stared at Byakuran. "This will help me?" she asked.

The ghost nodded. "Insert the flames into the box."

She nodded again, she knew now that the ghost was someone she could trust, and did as she was told. There was a bright flash of light and when the room grew dark again, there was an owl fluttering its wings right in front of her. The owl moved and landed on her shoulder with a small 'hoot.' She gave the ghost a confused look.

"There isn't much time to explain right now," he said, pushing her slightly forward. "I'm sure that Muku-chan would like help, yes? You'll know how to use the power," he told her. He placed a violet ring and box in her hands and smiled again "I have confidence in you."

She nodded, not entirely sure why she was given another box before running back the direction she came. Mukuro-sama saved her from so many things before and she was determined to return the favor. The white owl flew off her shoulder and followed its new master into the depths of the castle.

"Was that Chrome just now?" Gokudera exclaimed, watching as she disappeared into the dark. "Idiot ghost! Why did you let her go back!"

"Why not? She's perfectly capable of talking care of herself!" He replied. "Trust her!"

Mukuro honestly didn't like the position he was in, not in the very least. With his back against the wall and his trident much too far from his grasp, all he could do was glare at the ghost whom had pinned him against the wall.

"Trapped like a rat," Daemon taunted with an amused grin. "Do you have any last words before I rip your soul out of your body, hmm? It would have been so much easier of you just worked with me, you know, but you're such a stubborn boy."

"I could care less what you think about me but I would never let someone like you take over!" he spat back at the ghost with a snarl. "I'd rather die!"

Daemon smirked, placing one hand over Mukuro's face. "Then I shall grant your wish!" he laughed, his fingers digging into Mukuro's face almost as if he were trying to claw his face off.

Mukuro struggled against Daemon's grip, I didn't think he'd literally rip my soul out, he thought to himself as he felt a burning sensation at his face. Letting out a strangled cry, he tried his best to pull the ghost's hand away from him but the longer he struggled, the weaker he felt and his actions became feeble.

Just when he thought he was going to loose consciousness, Daemon was pulled away from him and he fell in a heap on the floor. Pushing himself up and gasping for air, he looked up to see what had happened. "K-kyouya?" he gasped, standing up with much effort in a dignified manner. He didn't want to look pathetic in front of the vampire. "Are you really here or did I die and go to heaven?" he asked a little breathlessly with a lopsided grin.

Hibarin punched his stomach lightly and blushed a little. "More like hell," he replied, slightly annoyed. He moved a little forward and stood in front of Mukuro with his tonfa's raised, ready for any attack that would come. "Stop being useless and lets kill that herbivore right now," he offered with a predatory grin directed at the monster tamer.

Mukuro walked over to his trident languidly and picked it up, wiping away some of his blood that was spilled from a particularly deep cut on his arm that Daemon had dealt. He licked the blood away and smiled devilishly at the vampire before connecting their lips in a brief kiss. "I missed you."

Hibarin brushed him off. "Shut up," he replied indignantly. "The battle is not over," he said, nodding his head towards Daemon general direction. He had hit the ghost rather strongly, at least judging by the indent on the stone wall that the force of his blow had caused, and he was impressed that Daemon seemed to be undamaged.

Impressed and very annoyed.

Daemon brushed the debris away from his coat and laughed mirthfully. "Oh, how cute," he cooed. "But I'm afraid that we're going to have to cut this reunion short. Mukuro and I still have to settle some business, isn't that right?" he asked the tamer with a jaded grin.

"Quite," Mukuro replied.

Ken looked around the labyrinth and growled in frustration. Though his sense of smell was great, he couldn't quite pinpoint the location of his friend. "I just don't gettit, byon!" he sighed, sniffing the air for a clue. "Somethin's wrong with this whako castle!"

Kakipi, finally catching up with his friend, surveyed the halls with a suspicious glance. "Yes," he agreed quietly. "Something doesn't feel right."

"It feels like we've been going around in fucking circles, byon!" Ken whined, more than slightly annoyed and kicked the wall in aggravation, leaving a hole in its wake.

"That's because you have been," Chrome piped up quietly, smiling a tiny bit when Ken jumped up in shock. "You're stuck inside an illusion," she informed them, looking both ways cautiously before walking forward.

The owl fluttered in front of her, something dangling from its beak. When Chrome raised her palm, it dropped the small item into her hand and rested again on her shoulder.

"Where the fuck did that bird come from, byon?" Ken asked, poking the owl gently with the tip of his finger.

Chrome ignored him for a while and took a moment to inspect the item; it was a small magnifying glass. She didn't exactly know why the owl gave it to her (she also wondered where it got the magnifying glass) but she raised it up to look through it. Her eye widened slightly when she saw that the whole hallway was tinted indigo, save for one door to her right. "This way," she said, opening the door before walking through.

The two boys glanced at each other before following her. "How do you know where to go?" Kakipi asked, giving her a critical look as she turned into another hallway. "How do you know that this is an illusion?"

Chrome shrugged her shoulders lightly. "Just a f-feeling," she mumbled, clutching the indigo and violet boxes tightly in her hands. Thought she was wearing the violet ring, it didn't light up with a fire. She was assuming that Byakuran wanted her to give it to someone and she already had in mind to whom it might belong to.

"You better be right, stupid girl!" Ken chided but nonetheless followed Chrome as she led them through the seemingly endless hallways.

Finally, the trio found themselves in the library, bookshelves upturned and books laying everywhere around the room. "Mukuro-sama?" Ken shouted into the room. "Are you here, byon!"

Mukuro crashed through a bookshelf and skidded across the floor, stopping in front of his friends. He looked up at them and grinned. "Hello," he greeted casually before standing up. "I didn't expect you to be here!"

"Mukuro-sama, are you hurt?" Chrome asked with a concerned tone as she looked for wound on his body. Thankfully, she only found a few scratches and bruises. The cut on his arm, however, was looking a lot of blood. Tearing off the sleeve of her dress, she tied it around his arm.

Mukuro smiled and let out a small sigh before patting the top of her head. "I'm fine, cute Chrome," he told her. "But we're still in the middle of fighting Daemon."

She handed him the violet box and ring. "Th-this belongs to Hibarin-san," she stuttered, looking away before retreating backwards in embarrassment. The smile that Mukuro sent her made her blush several shades of red.

"Where is th' jerk who did this to you, byon? I'll kill him!" Ken roared, head snapping back and forth in search for the enemy. "I'm going to rip him to shreds!"

"Now Ken, do be a little more quiet," he berated, tapping the head of his trident lightly atop the ware-dog's blond head. "You're being much to noisy, you know."

Ken rubbed the top of his head but nodded anyway. He let out a little huff "sorry byon," he apologized.

Just as Mukuro turned, Hibarin came flying towards him and the two stumbled backwards in a tangle of limbs. The vampire pushed Mukuro off him and stood back up. "Stop talking and start fighting," he scolded, looking around the room for Daemon.

"Where is he?" Kakipi asked as well, also looking around the room. It was too quiet and too. . . suspicious. There was something wrong.

"Nufufufu~ well would you look at that? More toys for me to play with," Chrome's voice said, the haunting laugh echoing in the room. Her eye, which was usually a beautiful amethyst color, glowed and eerie aqua color.

Kakipi turned abruptly only to be sent hurling backwards, crashing into Ken. That was what felt wrong. "He possessed Chrome," he muttered, fixing his glasses that had gone askew.

Hibarin gripped his tonfa's tighter and dashed forward to attack Daemon.

.. . . but he didn't expect Mukuro to block him, tonfa and trident clashing together. He stared in shock at the monster tamer and growled. "Move," he snarled, pushing forward.

Mukuro pushed back, an upset look plastered on his face. "Don't hurt her," he whispered. "I wont let you hurt her."

A/n:

sorry for grammatical errors :(