Chapter 33: Mist
After the guardians were told that the brunette was indeed going to Japan, all of them can't wait to see him again. Fong, Colonnello and Lal Mirch excused themselves because they had other things to deal with like more investigating. The guardians went their separate ways with Gokudera going to who-knows-where, Yamamoto going back to the sushi shop, Chrome going to some store before going back to Kokuyo Land, Ryohei going to the boxing club's room and the head prefect tweety going to the reception room to take a nap or something.
Chrome Dokuro was always alone. Even when she was this person called, 'Nagi'. Her parents cared less about her. She was already in the verge of death and yet her so called parents didn't even thought about her. She was left to die and rot. Left to die unknown. Left to disappear from the face of the world as a random girl.
But yet, she was saved. Given a chance to live. And it was all thanks to a certain pineapple-haired illusionist named, Mukuro Rokudo. They first met when she accepted death with open arms. He stopped her from giving up. He told her that he needed her. He needed her help to be exact. And in return, he used his illusions to cast illusionary organs on her.
And to prove her new life, Mukuro was oh so kind enough to name her. Her name 'Nagi' changed to 'Chrome Dokuro'. It wasn't at all hard for the illusionist to think of her new name. How was he able to do that? Simple really. His first name is Mukuro. Re-arrange the letters and you get Kuromu. But since it was so hard to write, and for the sake of the English people, her name was Chrome (at least they sound the same, right~). And it goes the same with her surname. With Mukuro's Rokudo turned into Chrome's Dokuro.
Anyways, back to the main point, she was also excited to learn that the brunette was finally going to get home. They had grown a bond with each other. Even if their first meeting was rather…uhm…a little awkward as she re-called what happened at and she did…
Flashback…
"Ah! Those two!" Gokudera exclaimed in shock as he pointed at the two people standing by the door of the gym. They were no other than Ken Joshima, and Chikusa Kakimoto…subordinates of Mukuro Rokudo…
"Long time no see, byon!" Ken said as he licked his lips in anticipation.
"Vongola…" Chikusa uttered in a bored voice, adjusting his glasses.
"Teme! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Vendicare Prison?" Gokudera shouted, taking out his bombs. Yamamoto, in turn, also prepared himself as he pulled out his sword.
Reborn stepped forward, "Don't worry. Put down your weapons. They are here to escort the guardian of mist, am I right?"
"D-Don't tell me that the Mist guardian is…"
"If they're here…there's only one 1 person that I could think of…"
Tsuna's eyes widened, "MUKURO ROKUDO!"
The expression on the duo's face confused the brunette. But before he could ask, a voice from behind them spoke, "No." The two stepped at the side to reveal a young girl with purple pineapple-hair style with a single violet visible eye while the other is being covered by a black and silver skull patch. With was wearing a green uniform with a mini-skirt like the rest of the Kokuyo Gang's uniform.
"My name's Chrome. Chrome Dokuro."
"Eh?" A lot of question marks floated above almost everybody's head.
"Is she also one of your EXTREME friends Sawada?" the boxer asked when he saw the girl named Chrome. But then Gokudera snapped, "Juudaime! Don't believe them! That 'girl's' Mukuro Rokudo! It's just one of his illusions or he's just possessing her! I mean, look at her! She's covering her left eye with an eye patch! Not to mention that she's also carrying that trident!"
Ken and Chikusa looked offended and angry at what the silverette said. "Why you-!" Ken shouted showing them that he was prepared to fight them. And so was Chikusa. But before anyone could make a move, Chrome stopped her two companions. "Ken, Chikusa…Stop it. We can't do anything about this," she said and looked at her boss, "Am I unfit to be your mist guardian, bossu?"
Tsuna looked like he was thinking whether he'll let her be his guardian. Reborn then spoke, "You don't have any choice dame-Tsuna." He reminded them all that she was the only one that can be their representative as their Mist. And if she doesn't fight, it means that they lose. But the storm argued, "But it's Mukuro-!"
"She's not Mukuro..." Tsuna suddenly said out of the blue. Everyone looked at him surprised. Even Tsuna was surprised at himself. He spoke out loud unconsciously. He could tell. His hyper intuition was the one telling him that the girl infront of them now was not the male illusionist he fought against in the past. But the brunette just shrugged it off. Before he could think more, he turned his attention back to the female infront of him but was surprised when he saw her rush towards him and kissed him on his left cheek.
"Arigatou Bossu…"
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"CHROME!" shouted a voice from behind the crowd.
"Bossu? What are you doing here? It's not safe!" Chrome persuaded the young brunette who was running towards her. She met him half way and immediately sensed a killing intent. She scanned the side areas and saw something shimmer for a moment. Her eyes widened in shock. IT WAS A LONG-RANGED SNIPPER! NOT JUST ONE BUT TWO!
"BOSSU! DUCK!"
"…huh?"
*BANG*
The female illusionist managed to move the brunette out of the way of the two bullets but unfortunately, she was hit. One bullet hit her right leg, while the other bullet managed to hit her at her left shoulder joint. The other hitmen also heard the noises and ran after the duo. Chrome, although already limping, managed to hold on (fighting using her advanced illusions) together with the young boss.
Apparently, because of the fight that went on for a period of time, the impact caused her to lose many blood and a few broken bones, snapped muscles, and also a few dislocated bones. Tsuna on the other hand suffered from blood loss, sword slashes, a few gun holes. They were a disaster! That's what they get for going against 2 enemy Famiglias who want their (the Vongola boss and the guardians) heads on a silver platter.
'At least…'the female thought with a soft smile, '…we made it out alive…'
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Chrome was sitting quietly on a worn out couch in their (the Kokuyo Gang's) so-called 'house'. Her friends, Ken and Chikusa, was currently out to who knows where. So far, her day has been a little tiring. It was peaceful inside the place. So far at least, before she heard noises outside.
*BOOM!
*BANG! BANG!
"Operation X! FIRE!"
Chrome had to shut her eye close to prevent the dust from harming her pupil (her visible eye). When the dust cleared, it revealed a brunette and the sun arcobaleno infront of what seemed to be a destroyed red octopus and the cloud arcobaleno.
Chrome immediately rushed over to find out what was happening. When she got closer, she saw that the area was a mess. The floor was crushed. There were ashes and some unconscious bodies lying on the ground (Skull's henchmen), and there was a portion of trees that bent because of the explosion that was made. "C-Chrome?" came a questioning voice, which became more like a surprised voice.
The female illusionist looked at her boss and saw him escape his HDWM (Hyper Dying Will Mode). "B-Bossu…" she uttered softly, blushing shyly. The brunette seemed to have felt her uneasiness so he decides to just get to the point of why he was there at Kokuyo Land.
"Dame-Tsuna. Just go and give it to her already!" the sun arcobaleno ordered his student as he kicked him at the head. Tsuna wined as usual at how Reborn was soon going to be the reason he'll have brain damage. A sigh escaped his mouth but also did what the arcobaleno said.
He stepped forward and showed the confused female what he was carrying. It was a picnic basket with an 'obento' inside. She saw the young boss smile oh-so-sweetly at her. "Here. I thought you might try these. Kyoko-chan, Haru and okaa-san were the ones who made that. You could also share them with the other 2."
Chrome smiled and blushed at the action. She rarely receive something since she was un-wanted before she met Mukuro, the Kokuyo Gang and her boss/ the Vongola. "T-Thank y-you b-bossu…"
Flashback End…
By now, the purple-haired girl had just finished buying the things she would be needing and proceeded to make her way back to Kokuyo Land. She had a smile at her face and was humming a song she had heard from Mukuro…a song entitled 'Kufufu no fu' (A/N: Yes people. That's a real song of Mukuro!).
Just then, a mob of spiky hair walked pass her. She looked back to see who it was but was stopped when her view was blocked by running cars and other vehicles. Chrome just shrugged it off but it was still bugging her since there was a possibility that the one that passed by him was… Chrome shook her head and left the idea and the possibility alone.
If that person was the same brunette that she knew and met, he will surely call out her name, right?
A/N:
Haha! Now that's done and over with, the next chapter would be dedicated to what happened to Tsuna after he boarded the taxi. And who is this person that he had agreed to meet up with? Guess who. Clue! That person…
…is a male…
…is someone you know very well…
…had already been mentioned in this story..
…and is not an OC!
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