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They know she's awake...what is she going to do now?!

"Hey it's okay, don't panic, you're ultimately safe here," the Ryohei look-alike said softly, his previous joyous expression now replaced with...a concerned expression. One that actually...looked geniune. "Those bad men aren't gonna hurt you anymore."

Yeah, because Chrome was pretty certain they were dead. Well...at least the one shot by the man with the yellow pacifier was. Chrome wasn't sure if Hayato killed the other one or not.

Speaking of Hayato...

Chrome turned her head to look at Hayato, who was still sleeping peacefully, despite the fact that there were three strange adults in the same room as them. Though his face paler than Chrome would have liked,.

"Your friend is going to be alright," Ryohei's older look-alike told her. "Luckily, even though he has a nasty wound, we were able to get to him in time to save his life without...too much trouble. He has yet to wake up, but he is showing signs that he will soon. As long as he has plenty of time to rest, I'm sure your friend will make a full recovery."

Chrome, who had been subconsciously holding her breath, let out a long sigh of relief. While she knew that her brother was going to be alright, it was still nice to have it confirmed.

"How about you though?" Chrome turned her head to see Takeshi's look-alike at the foot of her bed, with a small smile on his face. "How are you holding up?"

He really is similar to Takeshi...maybe...maybe she can trust him? Ryohei's look-alike, whose name she think was Knuckle, was also pretty kind like Ryohei too. And G seemed gruff but was considerate enough to not scream in front of them.

Just like Hayato.

Maybe she can trust all of three of them?

No. Chrome shook her head as she strengthened her resolve. She and her family ran away from the orphanage because they were going to be seperated. Sure, these men seemed eerily similar to her brothers in both appearance and personality, but that doesn't mean they were just going to let her family continue living in the cave.

Of course, she doesn't have tell them about the rest of her family. She could lie and say she and Hayato were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. But then they will surely ask her about their parents and then she will have to lie and...Chrome doesn't know how long she can lie before it all blows up in her face.

And to make matters worse, neither of them were in no condition to run if everything goes south.

Especially Hayato.

"Oh, you're not feeling that well?" Takeshi's look-alike continued, obviously having taken Chrome shaking her head as an answer to his question. "Well...don't worry. We're here to help!"

"That's right!" Knuckle agreed with a nod. "But first things first...what is your name? My name is Knuckle, the Sun Guardian of Vongola."

Vongola? Why does that sound familiar? And what does he mean by Sun Guardian?

"Whoa, are you sure we should be telling her that we are part of Vongola like that?!" G exclaimed.

"Why not? I mean, don't she and her friend have a right to know where they are?" Knuckle asked.

"Makes sense to me," Takeshi's look-alike added. "I'm Asari by the way, the Rain Guardian of Vongola."

Rain Guardian?

"Asari! Did...did you two even ask Primo if you could tell them?!" G cried with a wave of his arms. Primo? Who is Primo?

"I did, and he wholeheartedly gave me his ultimate permission," Knuckle said calmly.

"Oh," G said simply, as he immediately went from frustrated to kind-of sheepish. "Well...my name's G kid, the Storm Guardian of Vongola."

Sun, Rain, and Storm Guardians...what exactly have she and Hayato gotten themselves into? Some kind of cult?

"Now that we've introduced ourselves kid, do you mind telling us your name?" G asked, seeming a bit impatient that Chrome hasn't said anything yet.

What is she going to do, what should she do, oh, if only Mukuro were here!

Wait...he might not be here but she could still contact him! Chrome thinks she has enough energy for that.

But the men aren't going to want to wait till she can contact him and tell him about the situation...she is going to have to delay their line of questioning.

Then suddenly, Chrome felt a yawn coming on.

And just like that, she knew what to do.

Chrome let the yawn come in at full force as she covered it up with her hand (being polite had been ingrained in her ever since she was very little). When her yawn had run its course, she let her eyelid flutter while her lips moved as if she was speaking.

"Hm? What was that? Sorry, I couldn't catch that," Asari said, sounding apologetic as his eyebrows narrowed. "Did you guys catch that?"

"Nope," G responded quickly.

"I ultimately did not," Knuckle admitted. "I think the poor thing is falling back asleep."

So far, so good.

Once again, she let her lips move with no words coming out as her eyelid begin to flutter shut.

"Wait, don't go asleep yet! We need..."

"It's okay G, let her go back to sleep," Knuckle butted in. "She has been through a lot. We can ask her when she's more awake."

"But what about her parents? The boy's parents?" Asari asked, sounding worried as Chrome closed her eye. "They have to be really anxious by now."

"Well, I guess that we will just have to keep on investigating and hope we will find them soon," Knuckle said calmly.

Since Hayato is an orphan and Chrome's parents were all the way back in Japan...that wasn't going to happen.

"I'm going to go update Primo," Chrome heard G say before the sound of footsteps leaving the room filled the air.

"I guess I go update Elena then," Asari said before Chrome heard him leave the room.

"Well, little one...have a good rest. I hope you will feel better when you wake up," Knuckle said softly as Chrome felt him move some stray hairs off her forehead. The sound of footsteps then filled the air before they were cut off by the sound of a quietly closing door.

Even though Chrome was sure she and Hayato were alone, Chrome still had her eye closed.

After last time, she didn't want to risk it again.

So instead, feeling happy that her plan worked, Chrome took a deep breath. Mukuro isn't going to be happy...but better now than never.

She then finally reopened her mental connection with her fellow illusionist.

"Mukuro-sama? Are you there?"

There was a beat of tenseful silence.

"Chrome?"

Chrome smiled.

"Hi Mukuro-sama. Sorry for..."

"Where are you?! How are you?! What about Hayato?! Is he with you?! Is he okay?! Is he alive?! Who kidnapped you?! What happened to you two?! Chrome answer me!"

Yeah...she shouldn't cut off their mental connection again for a while.

Yeah, that is probably a good idea Chrome. And yes Elena will be in this fic! Not sure when, but my guess is within the next few chapters. Also, as a side note, Chrome's hair is down right now, not in a pineapple hairdo, so the Vongola don't see her as Daemon's female doppelganger.

So what did you think of the chapter? Were the characters in character, did the chapter flow well, etc? Please let me know your thoughts (whatever they might be) in a review and I will update shortly! Till then, have a good night/day!