Author's Note: Aaaah….OMG….there's a part in this story that will definitely blow you guys away…especially those who hates YAOI….but there's no YAOI here….ever never…..but….well…..a little….XD

Sorry, I'm a little short today. I'm exhausted from all the work I have back in school and I still have my chores. But as promised, I have updated Chapter 10…..HOORAY! So to make this short…

Enjoy…and I do hope you guys will enjoy!

Chapter 10: Rescue

Of the five senses, the first sense he felt was the sense of smell. What was that sent? Is it garbage….more like a dump?

After a little while then came his sense of touch. He felt such heavy hard rock steel chains all over his body, as if he was a beast tied up for being forbidden to be seen.

And finally, his sense of sight; slowly and carefully, his eyelids moved upwards. At first his vision was quite hazy, but it all cleared up soon.

His theory was correct, at least; all chained up in a dark cold dungeon.

"How did I get here?" he wondered, speaking to himself inside his head.

"Kufufufu….I've never thought I would meet such a very interesting man." A familiar voice echoed somewhere the room.

"Mukuro?...I thought you were…missing." Hibari mouthed at his shock, yet was able to keep everything cool.

"Kufufu…lo nego signore…I am not Mukuro." A figure, mush similar to Mukuro but has longer bangs at the front of his face and has his red powerful eye on his left with the kanji character of seven instead, emerged in front of the blood-lusting prefect.

("lo nego signore" means "no sir" in Italian)

"How come….my instincts say that he's telling the truth?" Hibari continued his questions inside his head "If you're not Mukuro…then tell me who exactly are you?" Hibari queried, keeping his stare focused on the unknown man.

"Kufufufu….of course Hibari Kyouya…I knew you would ask that as your fist question" the man chuckled "My name is Shichirou Rokudo. As to how you would analyze me last name which is very much the same to Mukuro-kun's, I am his long-forgotten older brother."

That figures. Unlike to a normal person, he didn't care whether his nemesis had a long-lost relative who stands before him at this moment. Though he was also glad that Mukuro has a brother; this gives him more herbivores to bite to death.

"Aren't you surprised at all, Vongola's cloud guardian?" Shichirou wondered, taking a few steps closer to the carnivorous teen.

Hibari chuckled before looking down at the chains tied up to him "No, I'm not surprised at all. I am more than flattered to meet my new prey."

"Prey? Kufufufu….I find you interesting already. But "prey" isn't the word that I would expect from you, Cloud."

"Oh? Then would you prefer "herbivore" or degenerate"?" Hibari teased.

"I'd prefer a word more compatible, like "ally", "comrade", or "friend."

"Friend? Sorry, I don't like crowds."

"Kufufufu…you don't need to be in crowds just to have a contract with me Cloud."

"Contract?" the word seemed to confuse Hibari "Make it clear…what do you mean by contract and why would I grew such an interest on your pathetic offer?"

"Kufufufu….you're hilarious. But since you're still too young just like Mukuro-kun, I'll make the fog in your head flew away." Shichirou said, showing an Estraneo seal to Hibari "First thing's first, I am the leader of the family that Mukuro-kun and his friends came from. But Mukuro-kun never considered himself a part of our family that he even killed half of the members of our organization. As a result of his actions, our scientists weren't able to finish their experiments with him and his friends and are to be brought to trial as their consequence."

"What trial?"

"Death. Execution."

"You're going to kill Mukuro after you're done with your drugs on him? I'm not gonna let that happen. I am the only person who is allowed to murder him, no one else."

"Kufufufu….I am aware of that Cloud. That's why I've brought you here."

"What do you mean?"

"I've brought you here in Italy to execute Chikusa Kakimoto, Ken Joshima, and Mukuro Rokudo."

And that came to his shock. Their brother, aren't they? They're supposed to be protecting each other. Keeping themselves alive….at least that's what Hibari thought. But Mukuro is such a viscous and a very violent person. He must've been very naughty to his parents…maybe that's the reason why he hates his brother. Well, that answers his question…so he didn't bother asking.

"However….that is….there is a fee on that." Shichirou placed a finger above his chin "I've heard from several of my investigators that you will do anything just to get your revenge on my little bother. So, I am ought to offer you a deal Cloud."

"Oh? A deal? Is this the contract you were talking about earlier?" Hibari mused with a demon's smile on his face.

"Kufufu….yes, though my contract is as simple as you're expecting." Shichirou leaned down to get an equal height of stare at the prefect "Join us Cloud. Leave the Vongola family and be Estraneo family's Cloud guardian. You will be known for your power in this family rather than on the side of the Vongola family. You will be feared by others and they will show you the respect you are after for your Namimori."

Hibari chuckled "I told you, didn't I? I do not associate myself with anyone…especially someone like you. And besides, someone has already kept his word to me that he will let me bite you pathetic brother to death."

"Kufufufu…..you mean that infant who wields the yellow pacifier? I see. He promised you that you will be allowed to fight Mukuro-kun until your heart's content….in exchange….you are to protect Chrome Dokuro and guard her with your life."

At that, Hibari remembered about Chrome's condition all of the sudden. There was suddenly a glow of concern about her inside him. what happened to Nagi? Hibari had her all over her head. He began to worry about her.

"Tell me Cloud…she's kind of cute, isn't she?" Shichirou smiled "It's strange though… according to my observers; both of you and Mukuro-kun seem to be very attracted to her. Do you like her? Mukuro-kun does."

This left the young prefect speechless, dumbfounded. Why can't he answer such a simple question? It only answers yes or no, yet neither of the two came out from his mouth. It was unlike of him to feel so stupefied. It was improbable of him to blush a tilt of red in his cheeks.

"This place reeks, doesn't it? You shouldn't be here. Come now…I'll take you to a room. But….before I do…." Shichirou suddenly signaled a guard as he covered a cloth on the prefect's mouth and a sack on his head.

Hibari, of course as a person, tried to take the sack off of his head as he murmured out.

"Don't be too excited Cloud. I need you to keep your eyes closed on everything I have in my place." The Estraneo boss tried to calm Hibari but the skylark kept on squirming and resisting the guards leading him to where Shichirou wants him to go. It was rather hard moving with such rock-typed chains tied everywhere in your body.

Hibari soon lost all of the strength he has while they continued their long walk to their unknown location. Even though all he see was the threads of the sack, his vision was beginning to blur, exhausted from the entire walk with those chains tied all over him.

"Oh….have I forgotten to mention that those chains belong to my lightning guardian, Rosso? Kufufufu….my apologies." Shichirou pardon, tilting his head a little to the Vongola guardian and seeing that he's having a hard time "Those chains are best known as "Potere Drenante de Fulmine Catene", they have the ability to drain the health condition of a person when these are locked up near the person's pulses."

"ugh...I ...I didn't know how...easily you could...forget stuffs like these." Hibari commented while he struggles.

Suddenly, just as soon as they were already half the way to their desination...

"Aaah!" a guard exclaimed in pain as he unnecessarily let go of Hibari's back and began dozzing off on the floor.

"What happened?" Shichirou turned around and took a look at the attacked guard "What is this...a needle...these are Chikusa's hedgehog poison needles..." the Estraneo boss shcoked from his realization as more guards suddenly began to be hit by the needles falling somewhere from the celing until all of his men were unconcisous.

"Come out, come out wherever you are Chikusa-kun!~ Don't be shy now." Shichirou sang as he swiftly brought out his scepter, ready for combat.

"I'm not shy Shichirou...and seriously, don't sing. You don't have a good voice." Chikusa teased, emerging behinf Shichirou with Ken and M.M. on his side.

"Kufufuf...perhaps Mukuro-kun isn't as stupid as I knew him before."

"You dam right I am." Mukuro appeared in front of his brother, sood firmly and bravely at his presence.

"Kufufufu...how confusing. As what I have heard from several criminals they will no doubtly ran as soon as they breakfree from their cell rpison. But Iwould never thought that Mukuro-kun will escape from his cell just to get the tip of his trident on my chest." Shichirou smirked.

"Kufufufu...unfortunately, you are mistaken. I have come here to rescue Chrome from you." Mukuro began and attacked his brother aftar his eyes got caught by the captive who remains still on Shichirou's back.

"That must be Nagi." Mukuro thought and had no second thoughts as he immediately signalled Ken to carry the false Chrome and run away.

"Let's hit the road. Chikusam you know what to do next." Mukuro ordered as he took the fals Nagi from Ken and begna fleeing.

"Oyasumi nasai...Rokudo Shichirou..." Shickusa jumped over Shichirou's back and pinned a sleeping drug on the Estraneo leader's neck.

As soon as it was sucked into his skin, Shichirou began to feel hazy and dizzy as he fell right on the floor.

But out of the pain he felt, he suddenly laughed softly "Kufufufu...you're not as stupid as I knew you when we were kids. Though... you've grown much stupider for taking the wrong girl...kufufufu...or should I say...boy." he whispered before losing his conciousness.

"You're brown much heavier than I remembered my Chrome." Mukuro smiled at the covered captive...whom we all know is none other than Hibari.

"I'm not Chrome you pineapple-idiot!" Hibari tried to yell out loud, but yet Mukuro didn't quite understood the murmur very well because of the cloth in Hibari's mouth and the sack covering his head; in addition, his voice was too weak because of the drainning- chains which are still locked up on him.

Hibari felt irritated and disgusted by his touch, his enemy's touch! He couldn't stop squirmming and trying to untie the chains in his body and bite the bastard illusionist to death as soon as possible.

"Kufufufu...I know how excited you are yo see me my Chrome. But please don't move too much my dear, I might drop you." Mukuro continued his embrace on the wrong person "By the way, your voice seemed a little odd...we'll fix that later."