Author's Note: This chapter is really late. I'm sorry! I'm going to attempt to get another up within the next few days or so.
Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
"Chrome!" shouts Tsuna as he bursts into the room. My eyes widen a little as my concentration falters for a second. Chrome starts to cough, but it stops quickly.
I smile at them faintly. "Tsuna-san, Reborn-san," I greet.
"What's wrong, Bianchi?" Tsuna asks.
Bianchi replies,"It's no good…There's nothing I can do!"
He runs over to the bedside. "No way…Why?"
Giannini explains, "The medical equipment and medicine here are top rate. But this is…"
"Her organs have disappeared!" Bianchi exclaims frantically.
I smile faintly."I'm doing my best to keep the organs stable, but they're disappearing pretty quickly," I start. "Plus, my illusions aren't as great as Onii-chan's so…" I shake my head.
Reborn jumps onto the bed. "Chrome's organs are created from Mukuro's illusions. Now, that it's impossible to recreate…That means… What happened to Mukuro?" Reborn turns to me. "Hisoka, do you have any idea?"
I shake my head. "I'm sorry. I haven't had contact with Onii-chan in a long time…"
Tsuna asks. "Didn't Mukuro win the fight at Kokuyo Land against the Millefiore last time?" Kyoya did say something about that.
"Mukuro didn't appear there in the flesh then. He appeared through Chrome from somewhere else to fight. However, it seems that he's taken heavy damage this time," Reborn explains.
"No way…" Tsuna starts. His eyes are wide with disbelief, and yet, here we are. "How could this have happened?"
"Sama…Mukuro...sama…" Chrome begins to mutter.
"Hang in there Chrome! Don't die!" Tsna shouts.
"Boss…"
"That's right! It's me, hang in there!"
"It's warm…Boss..." she mutters.
"Chrome-chan, can you hear me?" I ask calmly. "You have to try to make organs. You have Onii-chan's power. You can do it. You just have to try."
"Hisoka…Mukuro-sama…" she starts.
"What happened to Mukuro?" Tsuna asks. Then she starts to cough again. "Chrome! Hisoka-chan, what's happening?!"
"I-I'm not sure," I reply. As the adult here, I do my best to stay calm, but the situation isn't getting any better. Suddenly, my illusions aren't working anymore. A hole appears were her organs should be and Chrome starts to gasp for air. My eyes widen. "What? This shouldn't be happening!"
"Chrome!" Tsuna shouts.
I grit my teeth and prepare to change the future. I can only guess as to how much of my life will be taken off from something like this, but I have to save her! "You're in my way," I hear Kyoya say suddenly. I open my eyes again just as Kyoya pushes Tsuna out of the way.
Tsuna exclaims, "Hibari-san!"
He ignores Tsuna and walks over to Chrome. "It'd be troublesome if you died."
Kusakabe walks over to Tsuna. "Sawada-san, let's wait outside." He smiles a little at me. "Good work, Hisoka-san," he says quietly. I nod wearily. It's hard to express the wave of relief I feel after seeing Kyoya.
I sit quietly as I listen to the others debate about what happened to Mukuro. "Do you have any ideas, Hisoka-chan?" Tsuna ask.
"Knowing, Onii-chan, I can think of something, I suppose," I start. I frown slightly. "We received information about the Millefiore anonymously not too long ago and the Varia got one-sided orders from him as well, right? So my best guess would be that he's managed to infiltrate the Millefiore by possessing someone else and working for them. Since Chrome's organs failed, there was obviously a hitch in his plans, meaning someone figured out that he was a spy and weakened Onii-chan."
"Wow, as expected of his younger sister," Sasagawa says with a nod.
I smile faintly. "I appreciate your praise, but it's really all just conjecture."
"However, no matter how we look at it, it's impossible for Chrome to be ready for battle within 5 days," Reborn says.
"That's crippling…"
"I'll fill in then. I'm an illusionist too," I say.
Lal Mirch stands up. "No, it's okay. I'll fill in for Chrome."
"How could we make you do that? You're even having a hard time sitting still at the moment," Reborn replies. "Hisoka really is the better choice in this case, but the problem with Hisoka is that we have to get Hibari's permission."
"Well… that won't be much of a problem," I reply.
"Huh?" Tsuna asks.
"You'll see for yourself," I reply with a smirk. "Just plan to have me there."
"Hiee!" Tsuna exclaims.
I look at him blankly. "Hm?" I ask.
"S-Sorry!" he apologizes quickly. "It's just that when you smirk like that, you look like Mukuro."
I laugh. "Well, we are siblings after all. I'm sorry for startling you." I stand up. "I'm going to head back to our side of the base then."
