Meh. Nothing much to say... Oh yeah, there's a new poll concerning pairings of his FF, feel free to stop by and vote, or just post your opinions in the reviews or PM me, whatever floats your boat.

Anyways enjoy ch 19!

"Ah… You're…," I couldn't exactly find the words to say. I ran over to her and bowed as low as I could. "Thank you again for saving me!"

"Eh!?" Tsuna exclaimed.

"Is she an acquaintance of yours?" Yamamoto asked.

"The guardian of mist… Isn't Rokudo Mukuro?" Tsuna asked.

"Are you wounds okay?" Chrome asked me. I nodded. "You shouldn't do much to open them."

I smiled at her.

"DON'T BE FOOLED! THAT'S MUKURO ALL RIGHT!" Gokudera exclaimed. I looked at him. "She's been possessed by Mukuro! He'll do anything to get what he wants! That's the kind of guy he is."

I wanted to retort, but I couldn't really say anything. I wasn't 100% sure she wasn't. I had a big feeling that she wasn't, but I wasn't sure…

"But, she's not… Rokudo Mukuro…," Tsuna said. I looked at him surprised.

"Really?"

I sweat dropped as she kissed Tsuna as a greeting.

"Wha!??" Tsuna exclaimed, holding his cheek.

"It's not like you haven't been kissed before," I muttered to him. His eyes widened and his face became even redder.

"W-what!?" Gokudera exclaimed angrily. I simply shrugged. I went to go lean against a wall while they worked out what was going to happen. Soon after the battle started and I found the gym grounds breaking and rising. I shrieked in surprise. Was this what an illusion was like?

The battle ensued and it was quite an interesting match. I think I paid more attention than the others because this was the girl that saved me after all. What really shocked me was when her abdomen was caving in. My eyes widened at that. Mammon said something about her life being prolonged by illusionary organs, which was surprising. I could only think of one guy that could do such a thing.

"He's coming!" Tsuna exclaimed, holding his head. "Rokudo Mukuro is coming!"

I couldn't exactly describe what was going on… Chrome was surrounded by mist or something and then I heard Mukuro laughing. Uh oh…

"It's been a while…," Mukuro said. "I've come back… From the other side of the cycle."

Mammon came out from beneath the gym floors and said that someone attempted to escape from the Vindice prison. I did a face palm.

"He broke out again!?" I groaned. I squinted my eyes when suddenly a blizzard appeared out of nowhere. Soon, Mukuro was covered in ice and frozen. Viper was going to attack Mukuro with a hammer but then was wrapped and caught in lotus flowers.

The rest of the battle felt like it was some type of 3D movie… Witnessing illusions is amazing. Would mind-blowing be a better word? Though, you can get nauseous pretty fast. Especially when the floor is twisting and turning.

… OH GAWD WHAT THE HELL!?

Mammon was expanding and… How the hell do you describe that!?

"Is… Mammon… Dead…?" I asked.

"There's no need to worry," Mukuro said. "The baby managed to escape."

I did a face palm again. He had the intention of preserving enough power? How come I didn't see this coming? Mukuro said 'arcobaleno' a lot… I overhear the others saying it too. What's that mean? If I remember correctly, it probably translates to rainbow.

During my thought process, I didn't pay attention to the fact that Mukuro was walking over. What knocked me out of my thoughts was a pair of lips against mine. My eyes widened.

"Che, he goes straight for the whore," Ken muttered. I didn't feel like protesting, my wounds hurt like a mother as much as they do. I whimpered as the kiss grew more intense. When he finally pulled back he murmured something.

"A little… Tired now… This girl….," He said. He collapsed forward and turned back into Chrome. She fell onto me and I fell backwards on my bum.

"Ow," I cried, grabbing my abdomen. Shit, I think was also still sore from the incident.

"Idiot girl, if she makes her wounds open again, Mukuro-sama's not going to be happy," Chikusa muttered. I frowned at him.

"Asakura-san, are you okay?" Tsuna asked, rushing to my side. He put his hand on my shoulder and then jumped in surprise at a voice.

"Oi! Keep your hands off Mukuro-san's bitch," Ken said. I glared at him.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" I growled.

"Hmp." The two kicked her leg. I think they would've kicked her even harder if I weren't holding onto her. Poor Chrome. I tried to kick them back but winced in pain. "If you get yourself killed, it's not our fault and we're, for sure, not taking responsibility for it."

"Ken, let's go," Chikusa said.

"Wait, you're abandoning her!?" Tsuna asked.

"How can you just ditch her like that??" I asked.

"She can walk on her own once she wakes up, right?" Ken asked. "I'm not going to baby-sit her, man. It's not as if she's really Mukuro-san."

I frowned and glanced back down at the girl in my arms. She snored softly.

"The last battle will be the battle between cloud guardians," The Cervello announced. Oh. Hibari's battle… Just thinking of him fighting makes me feel sorry for the robot-guy…

"Um… Tsunayoshi-kun. What do we do with her?"

"… Good point."

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When I went home Maria and Alfred bombarded me with questions.

"DANTE! Where were you!?" Maria asked. "If you were working, you usually give us a heads up!"

"I got no shit," Joey said, not really caring about the situation. He was drinking a glass of orange juice. "So don't blame me."

"Joey! You're supposed to be the responsible older brother!" Alfred shouted.

"I'M NOT FUCKING RELATED TO HER! NEITHER ARE YOU TWO! Why the hell do you two care what happens to her!? It's not like someone would come and take her away permanently from you two just like that!" Joey exclaimed, finally at his limit. "IT'D WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER TO JUST LET TALON TAKE HER!"

SLAP!

My eyes widened. Maria had just slapped Joey… My mouth was slightly agape.

"After all that happened before…," Maria said her eyes full of fury. I think this is my first time seeing her like this. "Even back home… You used to be so close. What happened Joey? You and Dante were inseparable siblings, even if you two weren't blood related…"

"Have you ever stopped to think…," Joey asked. "What that bastard did?"

"Joey! We will not speak of that incident here!" Alfred growled.

"Why the fuck not!?" Joey spat. "It's been so many years… This bitch caused so many problems for us! One after another!"

"Joey!" Maria exclaimed. "Dante's your sister!"

"Sister? Don't make me laugh!"

"Joey!"

"More like a fucking whore that wouldn't stop clinging to me… I was forced to take care of her! I didn't want to see her ugly face anymore! How come you two had to take her in!?"

"Joey! SHUT YOUR MOUTH THIS INSTANT!"

"NO! I WON'T! I WANTED TO SAY THIS FOR SO MANY YEARS!" Joey shouted. Maria opened her mouth to shout at Joey once again, but stopped immediately after glancing at me. She looked once quickly and then looked back at me for a long time. Everyone did.

"Dante… You…" Maria couldn't seem to find the words. Why were they staring at me?

It was then that I noticed…

I was crying.