And I'm back! :]
Here ends the Mukuro/Kaia pairing introduction to the story. Enjoy reading…
Happy Reading, and please review afterwards! xD
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She hit the ground, but it didn't hurt as much as it was supposed to hurt – the fall would have immediately broken something, Kaia was sure of that.
"Are you okay?" panted a male voice. "You didn't get hurt, right?" Kaia blinked, and her eyes widened in shock. Mukuro had actually caught her. But she didn't have any time to think any more than that. She processed the fact that she had landed in his arms. She processed the fact that Mukuro had let her down, grabbed her hand again, and led her to the door at running speed. They burst through the door, the back door. There was an opening in the fence – they ran through it, out onto the streets.
"It's raining," Kaia noted under her breath. She stopped running and just stood in the middle of the road, panting and enjoying the rain. She looked to Mukuro. The Mist Guardian took off his jacket and tossed it on her head.
"You'll get a cold standing out in the rain like that," remarked Mukuro. "It's not nice to get sick, so don't get sick." He looked around – the rain was so thick, it was like fog, obscuring and blurring the things around them. The skies were dark, heavily laden with rain yet to fall upon them. Kaia couldn't tell which neighborhood she was in. An arm snaked around her shoulder. "There – let's go under the trees over there."
He led Kaia, under his arm, to the shelter of the trees. Kaia sat down at the root of the mighty trunk, and stared out at the rain.
It's always sunny at first, isn't it? But then clouds come along. They're so cute and fluffy at first, like best friends with the sun and sky. But then it turns dark and scary, and then it starts to rain…a storm. And then there's thunder and lightning… But then, in the end, it always goes away again, and the sun shines again. But then there's other times when the clouds float really low down, and it blurs whatever we see, like fog or mist or smoke. And then there's hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes, droughts, wind, light breezes… Soto always liked nighttime best for some reason – it's when all the stars come out on clear nights, all shiny and sparkling…
The rain pattered on the street like a rain of marbles dropping from the sky and hitting the ground, disappearing rather than shattering.
Suddenly, the calm, serene feeling dissipated.
"What time is it?" Kaia muttered.
"Not sure," answered Mukuro. "But I'm pretty sure that night is approaching, if it hasn't fallen already."
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"You were late," remarked Hibari. He wasn't happy. Kaia could tell, and she was well aware of it. She was sitting on her couch at home, and Hibari stood on the other side of the coffee table, glaring down at her.
"Sorry," she mumbled, head bowed.
"Don't ever be late," said Hibari. Kaia nodded. Hibari looked in the direction of the door as he thought of leaving. "Glass shards?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Ignore that," Kaia mumbled, casting a hateful look at the glass, still scattered on the ground. "It just broke." She looked away.
"What do you mean, just broke?" Hibari kneeled and began to pick the pieces up. He caught the faint smell of flowers. Hibari stood up, rage in his eyes once more. "A gift, was it?"
"Glass vase of flowers," said Kaia. "A gift from someone." She closed her eyes in anguish.
"Who?" Hibari's hand let go of the glass; the shards landed on the ground once more. His murderous aura intensified.
"I don't know," Kaia choked. "Them?" Her head was in her hands; she tried to force herself to believe these Namimori people were harmless, but it was useless.
She was going to die.
Die by their hands.
"Every time I see you, Kaia, why is it that you seem to be suffering?" Hibari seemed to sigh. "Is it to say that you really do like that stupid herbivore back?"
"W-What do you mean?" Kaia half-laughed, as if she were trying to not believe it, "I-I'm not suffering… A-And I- I don't know what you mean by… 'stupid herbivore'…" She chuckled nervously again. She threw herself against the couch. Her head rested on the couch, looking up into the ceiling.
"Gokudera Hayato," Hibari growled, as if he were his archenemy, but as if their powers are anywhere close to each other's. "Since Tuesday."
"Gokudera-san…" Kaia shook her head. "He's rude, he's a smoker, and he's mean… Why would I?" She bit her lip.
"How would I know? I don't know how you think," Hibari huffed. "I have to go." He stepped on the glass shards on the way out. The door slammed shut, with the tiny fragments of the glass left in its wake.
Kaia broke into tears.
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Poor Kaia… Sigh. And I don't have much to say anymore either. Please review, and vote! And suggest things about the future length of the scenes at the 100-chapter anniversary! :]
Ah, and also, about this scene. You see above, in the italics? Well, if you turn it around and inspect it and squint at it as hard as you can, you could probably see how I was thinking of how I could add Kaia into the Vongola. A new Guardian. Night, perhaps. And Star? Star is strictly mine, though. But how Kaia would be part of the Vongola? She won't be the new Night Guardian, neither would she be a Star Guardian. It's completely different, I'll tell you guys that. And if it does turn out into one of those OC-New Vongola Guardian fanfictions, it's going to be much different.
Trust me. I mapped out the entire story already. And a lot of the sequel. :]
Of course, the storyline is changeable. Depends on the voting scoreboard. And the sequel? I'll give you a hint in the Future Arc. Only thing is, I won't tell you what the hint would be. I think it'll be obvious enough to see.
Have an awesome summer, everyone! xD
