Hello I am back, its almost Tsuna and Reborn's birthday and it was Xanxus' birthday a couple days a go so WHOOOOO!
So thank you for any reviews and keeping up with this story, i have long decided that this will be like a story that will build up to more exciting plots, like how Daily Life arcs build to main arcs in KHR, you know. So anyway this is the relationship between Chrome and her familiga! I really love this relationship and also i put in a new character, he's not gonna show up much but he's there.
I even got to play my favourite game during this story, the name randomizer, you see i dont usually add OCs into stories but when i need to name them i go on baby naming sites and choose from the correct nationality. Even the last name was involved in my game.
well anyway enjoy the story.
I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn
It started out as a suggestion, nothing huge, just a passing idea they thought would be useful to her. Then it became a concern, they thought she would be completely shut out of the social world if she didn't at least have one on hand or in her home. Finally, it became a plea, when she was staying at Kokuyo Land to take care of a sick apple-headed illusionist for a week none of them knew where she was and it ended up with a search party that lasted for three days until her boss finally checked into the abandoned amusement park.
She didn't know when the begging started but by the end of it all she gave in to their worried voices and hopeful eyes.
That was the reason Chrome Dokuro found herself in a large electronics store searching for a phone and a computer. Although she wasn't alone, about all of her familiga was there. Her boss, the Storm guardian, the Rain guardian, the Sun guardian, the little Lightning guardian, Kyoko, Haru, and I-pin who was happily sitting on Chrome's head looking for the perfect electronic device for her.
People began to stare at the large group as they all trekked through the isles looking for the cellphone department. Chrome immediately felt herself lose confidence as the strangers' gazes started pointing at their odd group.
"Don't worry Chrome we'll be in and out of here the second we get things you like." Kyoko read through Chrome's uncomfortable position and impulsively began to console her.
"Yeah! Besides after this we can all chat and talk with each other all the time!" Haru made an expanding gesture with her arms as she smiled brightly to the eye-patched girl.
I-Pin even managed to calmly pat her head, soothing the thoughts running rampant in her mind.
Chrome could only flush pink at their kindness but she found herself smiling happily from their words.
"Hey, there's the phone area." Yamamoto Takeshi, the Vongola Rain guardian, pointed out cheerfully, causing everyone to turn to where he was looking.
As the group reached the area they found it was very large and neat as example phones displayed themselves on slanted tables where customers were allowed to hold them. Lambo, the Vongola Lightning guardian, and I-pin quickly dispatched to play with the displays while the Sun guardian, Sasagawa Ryohei, followed to make sure they don't end up making trouble.
"May I help you?" A perky but helpful voice asked. Chrome found herself jumping at the unfamiliar voice so close to her proximity. She found herself looking at a man in his 20s who had the store's uniform on and look in his eye that said he legitimately wanted to help.
"A-ah, yeah." Her boss responded still a little surprised by this man's outburst. Chrome felt a little relieved that she wasn't the only one who was caught off guard.
"Our friend Chrome-" He gestured to her while she slightly bowed and blushed. "-Wants to buy her first phone and computer here."
The man's face lit up like a glow stick.
"That's great!" his demeanor reflecting his expression. "Do you mind telling me if you're already signed up with a phone or internet plan?"
Chrome felt a little woozy with his preppy personality but managed to steadily shake her head.
"Oh, so you're not signed up to anything yet?" The man calmed down as he saw he was making the customer uncomfortable and Chrome nodded, a little more composed than before.
"Well then I know a great plan for students or singles if you're paying this for yourself."
Chrome finally took a calming breath before nodding and following the happy employee. Kyoko, Haru, and her Boss followed her for support while Yamamoto and the Storm guardian, Gokudera Hayato, stayed behind to help Ryohei deal with an obnoxious Lambo who was trying to pull a phone out from its display.
"Well before we get started, my name is Kei and I will answer any questions or concerns you have to my best ability, so don't be afraid to ask." The man informed, making sure to watch his tone as he didn't want to scare away his customer. Chrome felt flattered at his kindness as she was now listening to his pitch about the latest plans.
Everything was going smoothly, Chrome Dokuro was able to find a suitable plan, the man didn't seem to ask too many questions, considering he's giving internet usage to a 14-year old girl with an eye-patch, and the rest of the guardians weren't causing any sort of disruption.
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
A deafening alarm blew from the store.
The screeching pierced through everyone's good mood like a long sword through flesh.
As Chrome and her boss, Sawada Tsunayoshi ran to the source of the commotion - Kyoko and Haru following them through late reaction as they didn't have the fighters' instincts like the other two - they found an actual long sword being used. They were more so surprised to see that their own Rain guardian was using it to block another type of blade from stabbing his stomach.
"HIIIIEEE!" Tsunayoshi screamed almost instantaneously as he realized there was a battle going on in the Speakers area of the store.
Yamamoto's eye's lightened as he heard the familiar shrieking coming from the end of the isle. "Yo Tsuna, what's up? Have you found the stuff for Chrome yet?"
The swordsman's casual tone was a complete contrast to the flowing movements he made to incapacitate his opponent. On closer ground, Yamamoto's opponent was wearing a black suit and tinted shades, an earpiece hung from the man's neck as he was laying down, unconscious do to the brutal beating he received by the cheerful teenager. Though what really caught people's attention was the shield embroidered to the man's tie, It caused Tsuna to hyperventilate as he carefully read the Italian words.
Cusenza Familiga.
HIIIIIIIIIE! What on earth is an Italian Familiga doing in a Japanese electronics center! And why are they fighting with my friends!?
The trembling Mafioso's inner thoughts reflected his frantic outer gestures.
"Oh! Is this some sort of promotional act for the store?" Kyoko's innocent outburst snapped Tsuna from his panic attack. Even though Kyoko knew about her friends' and brother's dangerous lifestyles her small ignorant comments sometimes popped out when she didn't expect or realize the mafia had come around. Tsuna was grateful for this, if Kyoko expected the mafia life to be everywhere around him he'd probably go insane.
"Hahi! No, I think it's something dangerous Kyoko-chan! We should probably go back." Haru lightly pulled Kyoko back as she was still scared that one of the bullets, or blades, or dynamite might accidently come near their proximity. Kyoko realizing Haru's words and analyzing the current scene again nodded to her friend and quickly left the scene.
The scene being people in black suits, store uniforms, and civilian outfits, were pulling out guns, knives, and a few other miscellaneous weapons, desperately fighting their friends in an almost massacred isle.
The Vongola boy was in a stupor trying to make heads or tails of the situation. Although it was difficult to think with the gunshots, explosions, and his friends' loud battle cries echoing in his head. Oh how he wished he could have had a normal, quiet day. Or at least to have a bit of silence now so he could think clearly.
His wish was suddenly granted as the noise dyed down; Tsuna looked at the battling people to see that their expressions turned confused and some of them, a little scared. It was only a moment later that the brown-haired boy found himself in an illusion.
Roses were blooming under their feet. Squeezing their way through the tiled floors wafting a scent that seemed to calm, or really numb, the senses. Crows and ravens circled the people letting out their rough squawks and cries in an almost intimidating nature. Daring anyone to make a sound and find out the consequences. Everyone turned still, frozen as if their next breath was to be their last.
Everyone except the Vongola familiga and I-pin, because as soon as they were caught in the illusion they felt familiar warmth embracing their inner senses.
The familiga recognized Chrome's flames almost immediately. Even though she didn't do that much instinctive fighting like the rest of them, Chrome's illusions were quite an ordinary presence in their lives.
The female illusionist would either use them for playing with the kids, calming down Lambo if necessary, fool people who were causing her or the familiga trouble, or use them to sneak their way into restricted places. The regular sensation of Chrome's flames didn't alarm them, but what did was the new slight edge it now held.
It was almost like she was agitated.
Chrome usually never felt negative sentiments towards others; she left those for herself, though not as much anymore thanks to her familiga. However, when an emotion like anger or irritation does phase through her mind, she would swiftly toss it aside, her low self-esteem causing her to believe that she wasn't in a position to be mad at somebody.
But sometimes those emotions would lightly graze her mind, causing that touch of anger to slowly melt her inhibitions away. Those times usually meant someone has threatened her friends or caused them to act in fear or weakness. That time was now.
The brush of irritation began when the blearing alarm went off interrupting the pleasant conversation she was having with the kind employee, who understood Chrome's chronic shyness and acted accordingly. It slowly continued when she saw an opposing familiga attacking her own and she saw her boss panicking and worrying at the situation, opposing his prior content expression when they were conversing with Kei about her phone.
Though, Chrome's final string was pulled when Kyoko and Haru had to go away. When her and her boss entered the scene with Kyoko and Haru following behind, the female illusionist instantly sensed Haru's fear as she saw the carnage and weapons in front of her. It was as if she was emitting distress from her wide brown eyes, and although Kyoko was ignorant at first, her transition to fear was just as abrupt and scathing to Chrome Dokuro as nails on a chalkboard.
Chrome knew the red-headed girl wanted to say something to her brother or to Tsuna as she was looking to the battle, her small frown and concerned gaze showing how tremendously worried she was for her friends. As much as Kyoko now accepts her companions' mafia careers, she still cared for them like they weren't always in conflict with dangerous people. Chrome sighed as she thought Kyoko's innocent outlook is probably due to the fact she doesn't want people to get hurt.
People say Chrome's innocent.
Not as innocent as the people who try and accept her every day, who try and make her laugh when she's sad, or try to make her feel important when people see her as a weak link.
No.
She was not as innocent as those people.
The thoughts flurrying around her head only made her illusion stronger, causing the aroma of the roses to become stronger, practically intoxicating the people caught in her trap. The ebony birds began to fly faster around their victims crying out louder and louder, making the incoherent squawks sound like the screaming of people.
People were getting faint, their screams blending with the ones of the birds. The illusions blocking out their regular senses and their minds shuffled like cards, they were being pushed to the line of insanity. Even the Vongola had difficulty trying to differentiate the reality and the illusion.
"Excuse me?" The familiar voice rang through Chrome's head like a bell.
"Ah, Chrome you can stop now!"
"Hahi! Chrome it's alright, we have help!"
The other two voices finally got Chrome to cease her actions, causing the illusion to end and people finally taking their real few gasps of breath. I-pin was quickly on Chrome's hair as she was worried something was wrong with her friend and wanted to comfort her. Chrome blushed at her consideration, especially since I-pin was also in her mind rattling illusion.
"OI WOMAN! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!" The pineapple haired illusionist turned her head to the voice of the Storm guardian, who was trying to compose himself as the after effects of her illusion caused him to turn pale.
Chrome immediately figured out what she had done. Her entire composure turned into an odd mixture of intense blushing and extreme queasiness. Her one eye was even producing a small stream of tears as she realized she had attacked her own family.
"I am so sorry; I didn't mean so much harm!" Her quiet voice squeaked out through her stuttering lips, it sounded choked as if she was about to sob. She then gave a deep bow so abrupt that I-pin had to jump off or risk being whipped forward.
Chrome was shaking, as if waiting to be reprimanded by her family for her volatile actions. The familiga she vowed to protect, the familiga that powers her dying will, she almost brutally broke them in a spark of her rare anger.
"P-please everyone it wasn't her fault." The familiar voice Chrome recognized as Kei began. Everyone looked to him abruptly, some of the other fighters besides the Vongola immediately straightened up as they looked at him.
"U-uh" Kei looked nervous as the Vongola was eyeing him suspiciously but continued.
"First of all I am truly sorry to have caused so much trouble for you guardians of the Vongola and Vongola Decimo." Kei bowed apologetically but noticed his words caught the attention of the Vongola he apologized to.
"A-alright w-well…" the nervous look on the man's face was uncharacteristic to his joyful and professional face he held moments before. Everyone was still waiting for his response until one of the speakers in the destroyed isle broke open revealing a small child with a suit and fedora.
"RE-REBORN!" Tsuna pointed accusingly to the baby as if something dangerous was on its face.
"You don't have to explain anything Arsenio, telling the truth isn't your greatest strength." Reborn spoke jumping to the side of the man who Chrome thought was Kei.
"I-I… I know." The man known as Arsenio sighed looking down at his feet.
The baby then turned to his student. "So how's your shopping trip, are you getting me that new ultraviolet camera I asked for?" Reborn asked casually.
Tsuna sputtered obviously irritated by his tutor's total ignorance of the tension in the room. "Reborn what is going on? Why is an Italian Mafia Family in this electronics store? Why are they even dressed as employees!?"
Reborn merely rolled his eyes.
"Hmph. You don't think we would let Chrome be offered any type of phone or computer plan by some normal employees, do you?" Reborn tipped up his hat with his green and black pistol not even hiding his knowing smirk.
Every one of the Vongola turned a little shocked, all of them trying to decipher the mini-hitman's words.
No one was able to voice their obvious questions however, as they're thoughts were interrupted by the voice of the man now known to everyone as Arsenio.
"I am the future boss of the Cusenza Family, a special family that prides itself in our spy network and intelligence gathering. To prove myself worthy to become the boss of my beloved familiga I have to be able to present my talents of undercover operations and information gathering-"
"SO YOU WERE TRYING TO GET INFORMATION OUT OF THE TENTH!" Gokudera spat as he was reaching for his dynamite
"N-NO NO. I-I was…"Arsenio waved his hands defensively backing away hoping to get out of range from the unhappy Storm guardian but then sighed like he had been reminded of a great embarrassment.
"Yes I was. For my final test I had to gain the trust from one of the members of the Vongola familiga. I however failed at gaining any sort of trust with Chrome Dokuro and I have failed in the pride of my familiga." Arsenio was on his knees, devastated of his actions. His familiga was about to comfort him when Reborn asked a simple question.
"Did you think he failed Chrome?" The sudden outburst caused everyone to look at the eye-patched girl, she blushed at the attention.
During the time when Arsenio was speaking Chrome took the chance to control her feelings and compose herself, though she knew she wouldn't be able to look any of her fellow guardians in the eye for a while.
Chrome Dokuro thought about the question for a while before responding with her honest and soft voice.
"No."
Her answer caused many people to look at her with disbelief; some of the Cusenza familiga were even gleeful at her one word answer.
"B-b-but Ms. Dokuro, I had just admitted I was using your shopping trip as rouse to gain your trust, I was even going to give you a purposefully broken cell phone and laptop so you could come back so I can fix it. And then make a bushel of problems for you so I could fix them and pretend to be your friend. I was about to gain your trust for information about your familiga!" Arsenio blurted everything he could out of his mouth, still believing the female's words were illusions themselves.
Chrome looked at the man fondly as if she was looking at a small child.
"Do you lie a lot?" She asked. Arsenio was taken aback from the Mist guardian's irrelevant question, but he nodded.
"It is my job to lie. It was the way I was raised, really."
Chrome felt herself feel a sort of sympathy and compassion for the guilty man as she readied her next question.
"Why did you tell the truth then?" The Cusenza boss' eyes widened at the new question that floated from her mouth, his words almost choking as he tried to respond.
"B-b-because my familiga was getting hurt, I had to protect them." His words were shaky but then held a firm tone, as if he did not want to regret saying those words.
"Telling the truth was the only way?"
"Yes. Anything else would involve me betraying them. Not even the position to be the boss would allow me to do that." Arsenio answered bluntly causing some of his men to sniffle. It was true, the only other option Arsenio had was to blame his familiga for the horrible mess that was made of the store as to keep the Vongola's trust in his hand.
Chrome smiled at his answer.
"You went against your role as boss to save your family from punishment not yourself. Even though you tricked me with your act as Kei, you admitted it and accepted the consequences as Arsenio just so they could be safe, I respect that…" Chrome never really enjoyed talking so much, but looking at the man before her she knew she needed to say it.
"I trust you, Arsenio Cusenza." She bowed her head.
Chrome was blushing enormously as she noticed she was the center of attention, especially by the awed eyes of her familiga who didn't know Chrome hid some powerful words.
The silence was bombarded by a party cracker that echoed in the store, streamers floated down on Arsenio as his familiga now cheered for their new and revived boss.
"Congratulations Arsenio Cusenza." Reborn stood in front of the new mafia don "You are now the official Seventh boss of your familiga."
"B-but I didn't get any information from the Vongola?"
"Your trial was to earn the trust of one of the Vongola guardians Arsenio, and you did that." Reborn responded bluntly.
Every one of the Cusenza cheered, one of the larger Mafioso's even lifted Arsenio on his shoulders while everyone sang a celebratory song while exiting the store.
The Vongola just stared at the happy crowd, glad for the family's new boss.
The cheering died down but was soon filled by a new voice.
"Chrome." Tsuna said fondly as everyone else was looking at her with a sort of subtle happiness.
"Uh, I just needed to say, never forget that we are your friends first before this whole mafia thing and that no matter what you do, we'll never abandon or hurt you." Chrome gaze widened at his sincerity.
"You are one of our most precious friends and we know anything you do you have a reason." Her boss was now looking at her with such honesty she couldn't help but blush.
Chrome Dokuro looked at the rest of her friends to see they were nodding and smiling, even the Storm guardian was giving a small smirk. She felt her face shine a new happy glow. She knew that this was their response to her previous assault and she was so glad that her love for her familiga grew more immensely.
"Thank you."
As the group was about to exit the electronic store a sound of footsteps and a sight of a running man allowed them to stop.
"Hello friends! Sorry to interrupt you but I believe this is yours." Arsenio had come back from his loud exit and returned with a large shopping bag. He handed it to Chrome who gasped at the contents.
It was a new model of a phone, it was a flip phone but much more high-tech than a regular smart phone, or at least that what the box said. When Chrome opened the box she found a light lavender phone with a sleek outer shell, the technology was so new for her to hold.
The other surprising product in the bag was a laptop, also lavender, that seemed to have the emblem of the Vongola Mist on it.
"Uhm yeah, when I told them I was going to come back Ermanno wanted to thank you by putting something personal on it. Oh and uh your plan is still up and running so you can use the stuff you told me you were going to use when I was Kei… OH AND IT'S NOT BUGGED OR BROKEN OR ANYTHING I PROMISE! Uhm…" Arsenio stuttered, not knowing if he was saying anything unnecessary at the moment.
Chrome simply returned the contents back into the bag and turned to the new Mafia boss. She glided her way to him and stood on her tip-toes to kiss him on the cheek. The 20-year-old Cusenza boss blushed furiously.
Some of the Vongola blushed themselves but remembered this was how Chrome said thank you. She doesn't do it often maybe twice for her boss and that one time for Yamamoto, but once she had kissed you on the cheek the Vongola knew she had considered you as a friend.
After adjusting his voice so he didn't sound like a teenager in the midst of puberty, Arsenio quickly composed himself like a true boss of the mafia and handed something to the Vongola Decimo.
"Something as an apology for what my subordinates had done during the fray."
It was a business card of the Cusenza information line.
"I know the Vongola already have many informants but I hope my familiga can assist you as well." Arsenio looked warmly at the Vongola Decimo and then turned on his heels to return back to his family.
"By the way, what did happen between you guys?" Haru asked as if the subject had been poking at her mind since the incident.
"Tch, those damn Cusenza started talking bad about the Vongola! No way was I going to let that get by freely!" Gokudera announced as he remembered the moment.
"Oh! Did the insult sound anything like this: Those damn Vongola, I hope the boss gets killed by an assassin real soon" Reborn mimicked what a gruff man sounded like poorly thanks to his baby voice.
"Yeah that's exactly the one! It's like I'm hearing the same person in my head!" Gokudera exclaimed while looking to the baby hitman in awe.
Tsuna however stopped in his tracks looking incredulously at his tutor.
I-it was you! You were the one who provoked all that carnage!
The tutor merely looked at his student expectantly, daring him to say something. Tsuna didn't.
"C'mon Chrome let's get all of those things set up in your house, we can make all of your accounts with you" Kyoko pulled Chrome forward along with Haru who was excitedly telling the pineapple-haired girl the features she could get in all her favorite programs.
Chrome smiled happily as she strolled along with her friends.