Chrome's Brother: Fast Forward

Part 14

By Blockhed13

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! ™

I smiled back, "Where should I begin?"

"The beginning." She begged.

I straightened our my neck and looked at her from the corner of my eye, "Alright. Looks like I'm stuck here anyways."

*~END FLASHBACK~*

"She stayed at my bedside for two days, hardly ever leaving me alone. Just to talk to me. I did most the talking. I learned later that all the Arcobaleno had been killed, with the exception of Lal Mirch, who told me not to leave Yuni. But because of that two days of that one girl who sat next to me, who listen to me-"

"Who cared." Reborn continued. I nodded.

"I felt like if she really cared for me, like my sister…" I trailed into my head, then back out, "I felt I should return the favor. Since you were all dead, I decided that joining her family would make the most sense." I shrugged. I looked down at my right hand, and pulled my fingerless gloves to cover the top of my middle finger. Reborn made note, "Oh, where is everyone?"

"Invading the Merone base currently." Reborn answered. I nodded, then I remembered Mukuro.

"How's Chrome?" distress immediately filled my head.

Reborn noticed distress on my face, "She's fine. You can visit her in the room down the hall."

I sprung up from my chair in pain, and limped down the hall.

I opened the door and saw Chrome lying there, motionless. I approached slowly, and thought about everything I was about to say.

I smiled, sat down next to her, and held her hand. I looked over her sleeping body.

"Chrome…" I whispered, "It's so nice to see you after this time. It's been ages. Two, three months almost, if I recall." I smiled, then looked her in the closed eye, "Chrome… Your family needs you. Your Kumoru needs you. You're important to them. And me too."

I felt her hand grip me a little tighter, and her eye cracked open. I made another smile for that sliver of purple I saw in her eye.

"Ku-chan…." She whimpered, "You're here…."

I nodded gently, "And so are you."

She cracked a smile, "Where is everyone?"

"Out." I shrugged at the door, "They need you."

She closed her eye, "I don't know if I can help…"

I looked at her closer, "I need you too. We may not be the closest of siblings, but you have to help me like you always have since the day I woke up for the first time. And next time, I'll help you."

Chrome nodded.

"It may have been a long time since day one, but I know I've always cared for you as you've cared for me." I smiled.

Chrome didn't respond. So I waited. After some time, she took a look at me again.

"Thank you, Ku-chan." She cracked a smile. I smiled back, and let go of her hand.

"Good luck…" I waved as I left the room.

Once again, I noticed my gloves were slipping back. I pulled up the middle finger of the fingerless glove on my right hand.

"Oi," a voice called out, "Kumoru."

I turned around, it was Reborn.

"Oh, hi." I greeted, "What do you need?"

"Why do you keep fidgeting with your gloves?" he asked. I shrugged.

"They just keep slipping." I brushed off. He focused in on my right middle finger.

"It's always the right glove, on the middle finger." Reborn noted. I gave a shrugging nod.

"I cut it too small. That's all." I rolled my eyes.

He narrowed his brows, "What'r you hiding?"