Ritsu: This story's getting popular… wow… ;v; By the by, I received an order of commissions, so chapters might be delayed… This one obviously was. I finally got past the fourth dungeon of Persona Q, so that's distracting me too…

Anyways, plot this chapter. Jumps a bit.

Chapter warning: Cursing. Not a lot of it. But it's there.

ALSO THERE'S NOT ENOUGH GANAUCHE STORIES.

UGH.

Poll standings:

Sky: 7

Lightning: 4

Mist: 3

And one vote for me picking the flame.

I hope I counted that right. Additionally, a reader suggested I could possibly create a flame of time or something as such, relating to Tomo's power. We'll see what happens in the future~ Anyways~

Review answering taimu~

My Name is Alice: Aww, if you say so ;3; Have I ever mentioned I like your profile pic by the by? Don't think I did XD Normally I try to fill filler chapters with something fun… or angsty… but with the plot it's so difficult and ugh.

I'm glad Mukuro's POV made you grin. Him and Tomo's dynamics are quite fun to write. Mwahaha! Feels for days~

belladu57: Thank you c:

kaed1234: Thank you very much :D

lime green lily: More is coming ! I'm glad you like it, and I do have plans for how to fix Tomo's body problem (as she can be seen in omakes, so don't worry). All will be revealed in due time c: I'm glad you love Tomo (I've come to cherish her myself as well)~

O-oh my O/O A proposal?! With moi?! Sure why not! XD

Thank you, I shall ! And don't worry XD I'm not so easily creeped out!

We should all just go huggle Enma till we're satisfied. He could use the hugs too :'3 ((Glad you do :D))

Natsumo: XD Oh Daemon… use your spade and dig your own grave, pls.

Chrysoberyl-sama: Having heard his voice during the Vomic (I think?) thing on youtube, I could imagine it would sound really cute c:

FluffyRainbows: Always wanting the mafia dead after all! He won't, don't worry! I love Enma too much to make him into a complete bum. But he'll have his moments.

Mmm, I'm still weighing the options… but I do have some idea of what I want to do! Poor Tomo D:

Mwahaha! Oh it will be grand! If only Tomo was clever enough to catch on, eh?

Tsuna was somewhat naïve, Enma thought to himself. And he truly wasn't fit for the mafia. But a small part of Enma felt…glad. Tsuna… didn't seem like a bad person. Of course, Enma felt some anger when Tsuna compared himself to him. After all, someone meant to be boss for just about the most powerful famiglia had no idea what it was like to be part of a famiglia famous for being weak and small. He would never understand.

But Enma couldn't find it in himself to consider Tsuna a bad person. And so he decided to test him. To see if he was different. He had to be.

"I really think it's great that we were all able to meet each other!"

So he called Adelheid. Tsuna was naïve, and his indecisiveness could even make Enma annoyed, but he didn't seem like a bad person. She too, suggested a test, surprising Enma as he'd expected instant refusal. He felt grateful, he really did.

Tomo… thanks, for convincing me I shouldn't jump to conclusions.

I found myself feeling a sense of dread in the evening. Having stayed at the guesthouse where the Shimon currently lived, I had eavesdropped on the phone call between Adelheid and Enma, concluding that the test was set in motion. Enma would write the letter, but Tsuna wouldn't see it and everything I had worked so hard to change would be for naught.

I know… a lot of things could potentially be ruined… but… They're just kids. I don't want them to go through all that…

Tsuna seemed to have sensed me, so even if I couldn't stop the letter from tumbling into the trash, I could possibly make him notice it. There just remained one more problem.

Daemon Spade.

Even if I could change things this time around, I had no doubts he would surely find some other way of causing the two famiglias to fight. He needed to die, as horrible as it sounded.

But if I can just make Tsuna find that letter… I can buy some time!

Tsuna hadn't shown up.

Enma had waited, but he never showed up.

I… was wrong…

As he headed home, he couldn't help but feel like crying.

When he couldn't find Tomo, his feelings only darkened further.

Tomo… where are you now?

Something was amiss, Mukuro mused to himself. Chrome had seemed flustered about something, and Tomo's mind was… odd (Why were all the women in his life so complicated, he wondered).

Of course, he could still reach Chrome, despite her seemingly chaotic feelings, but with Tomo he could only barely sense her. And when he'd tried to enter her mind, something had pushed him out. He knew for a fact Tomo did not possess the strength possible to actually push him away, and if anything she never seemed to want to. As he focused further, he could just barely sense a different presence in her mind.

That illusionist again… The same one that has been bothering Chrome, is it not? How troublesome…

He really hated using that cat as a vessel.

What… happened…?

My head hurt and as I regained consciousness my thoughts felt hazy and slow. When my eyes opened everything looked blurry and… foggy. I wanted to sit up, but when I tried to move my arms and legs, they wouldn't move. Something was keeping me from moving!

"You seem troubled. Is it uncomfortable?"

That voice..!

A pair of familiar shoes appeared before me. Glancing up, I met the gaze of Daemon, no longer under the guise of Julie.

That's right… I was going to Tsuna's-

"You're quite the troublesome meddler, aren't you, Tomo?"

Daemon… he ambushed me!

"You know far more than you should… but it's been quite difficult getting rid of you, so this will simply have to do for now…"

My eyes found a small glass shard lying innocently on the floor. It was still difficult to see, the back of the room being dark didn't help either. Glancing back at the shard of glass, I could see my own reflection. My eyes widened upon meeting a pair of yellow eyes and I let out a shriek as one of the snakes keeping me bound hissed. My reaction seemed to only worsen things as the snakes only curled tighter around my arms.

Don't tell me my legs are bound by snakes too!

Daemon crouched down in front of me, a mocking smirk on his lips.

"I attempted to control you… but that friend of yours seems to have done something…"

…Mukuro did..?!

"Enma will notice I'm missing!"

My exclamation only seemed to amuse Daemon further.

"He will notice, and he will believe you've abandoned him… As you should have, if you'd been smart."

W-what…?

"Your precious little Enma will be overcome with despair and hate, and he will do my bidding, just as I planned before you decided to meddle… Really, Tomo, you must be quite desperate to follow Shimon tenth around like a little puppy. Were you hoping that by helping your precious Enma, you'd be granted a new chance at life?" Daemon spoke in a mocking tone, leaning down to my eye level. Had the idea not disgusted me so, I would've bit him. My eyes narrowed in anger.

"Like hell I thought something like that! You think I wanted to help Enma for such a selfish thing?! Just because you're such a fucking prick, don't assume everyone else is, you piece of shit!" I couldn't stop the words from leaving my lips. Upset with my words, Daemon promptly stood back up before pushing down on my head with his foot. I let out a groan of pain, briefly wondering how any of this was possible.

"I suggest you watch your words… As long as you're within my illusions, I can do whatever I want to you. It'd be wise for you to remember that."

With that, he seemed to fade out of existence, leaving my struggling to move once more.

"…Dammit!"

Enma… don't let him fool you!

Ritsu: Stuff happened. Sorry it took such a long time to finish a sort of short chapter! Anyways, I hope you enjoy it regardless!