Here's the next chapter! :D Thanks to GenderlessPerson (I hadn't laughed so hard in my life, lol xD), Kuroi Rin, SANIA9806 and Hellfire000 (I'll keep your ideas for future reference)for reviewing! xD I had so much fun reading them this time. As for the blackmail, I'll hold on to that thought. *grins evilly*

Ahem, now a shout out to SANIA9806, if you do come as far as reading up to here, you would know that Cannon is a rather normal guy. He has chopsticks with him (though he has yet to use them as an actual wepon), and he has a huge unfortunate streak trailing after him. Yup, pretty normal to me. I'm glad that you liked the story so far, and I hope that you will continue to read this story in the future. Makes me so happy. *sniff*

Anyways, enjoy! :D

I had woken up feeling heavy, and I had to roll out of bed just to get onto my feet. It felt like someone heavy was residing on my shoulders (I did hope that it wasn't the case and that I wouldn't find some kind of devil sitting on top of me just for the heck of it), and I had to drag myself the whole way downstairs (luckily I hadn't fallen over the stairs like last time) and into the kitchen to make a light breakfast for everyone. I might have burnt myself once or twice but it wasn't severe to go to the hospital (otherwise I'd have burn marks all over me, and that would be too cruel… even for fate). The others had come downstairs and had eaten, and with the noise coming from Ken specifically (not to be rude or anything), it had made something in my head pull the trigger to make ringing sounds in my ears. I had been feeling strangely full so I skipped out on eating with them (the noise was also too much for me to handle), and plopped myself onto the sofa.

I blacked out after that.

"Kufufufu, Cannon-kun seems to be out of it today." Mukuro put in as he sat back down in his seat. He had followed the said teen, rather closely, to see if he would retaliate. After yesterday's events in the morning, he was mildly surprised when Cannon had not retaliated. The raven haired teen was known for his snappiness, or that's how he had known him, his mindscape was also rather peculiar. Nothing like the rest he had experienced beforehand. He knew for a fact that not one of them would have a library in their head, who read all those books anyway?

Ken gave a snort. "Obviously he's not suited to stay by your side, byon."

"Ken," Chikusa said in monotone, it was rather hard not to imagine the spectacled teen without a monotone. "it isn't right for you to insult someone you don't know."

"I'll do what I want, Kakipi!" Ken snapped back moodily.

"Kufufufu, it's in the morning, so could you two stop the bickering for once?" Mukuro said with a smile, gaining a 'Yes, Mukuro-sama' from the said teens. He nodded satisfied, and turned to Chrome. "What do you think, Chrome?"

The said girl tilted her head slightly in a questioning manner. "Think about what, Mukuro-sama?"

"Kufufufu, about Cannon-kun's behavior." Mukuro supplied. He wasn't too fond of Cannon taking away his precious Chrome from him yesterday, but the outing did help her to grow more into herself. He should thank him for the confidence he had given Chrome… then again, he wouldn't. After all, that wasn't like him at all.

Chrome had a thoughtful expression, unaware of the thoughts going through Mukuro's head as she thought of a reason for Cannon's weird behavior. "Maybe it was the kiss?"

"Oya, oya, a kiss? With whom?" The blue haired teen twitched. If it was with Chrome, he wouldn't forgive him…

"With Bossu," Chrome answered.

This was starting to get interesting. He knew what kind of jokes the Uncle of the teen in question was spouting out back in Europe, but for it to be true was a whole different story altogether. "Kufufufu, so our dear Cannon-kun swings the other way?"

Chrome had opened her mouth to answer when she was interrupted by Ken. "So the guy is a homosexual? I knew we couldn't trust him, byon!"

"Ken," The name cut through the rant making the blonde teen freeze as he sat down into his seat his head hung low. Mukuro let out a sigh, massaging his temples. "continue, Chrome."

Chrome nodded her head in silent thanks and picked off where she left off. "It was the other way around."

Her statement was met with silence, as the three males comprehended what had just been said.

"So the Vongola heir goes for men?" Surprisingly it had been Chikusa who had broken the veil of silence. It had also brought the other two back to reality.

"It was under special circumstances," Chrome defended Cannon's pride, or at least what little of it was left.

"Oya? And what exactly are these… special circumstances?" Mukuro pressed.

Chrome gave a shrug. "You're going to have to talk to Cannon-kun about those, I'm merely protecting his shattered pride."

"Kufufufu," Mukuro smirked, sitting back. His Chrome was definitely growing a backbone, and the thought was rather welcoming. She would become a strong woman if she revealed this side of hers more often. He then changed the topic. "I've discussed this with Ken and Chikusa yesterday, and we are planning to leave for Europe today."

"Why's that, Mukuro-sama?" Chrome questioned.

"Kufufufu, I have an apprentice to find." Mukuro smirked before turning somber. "So I'm leaving you here with Cannon-kun, while I go with Ken and Chikusa to Europe."

"How long will you be gone, Mukuro-sama?" Chrome questioned, there was only one person she could think of and that would be the future Fran. His hat was quite the adorable thing too…

"I'd say a month, but I'll find him in two weeks. I have a restraining order to hold as well." Mukuro said with a sigh. He got up, leaving his unfinished breakfast on the table. "Kufufufu, Ken, Chikusa, pack up your bags, we're leaving."

The two teens did as they were told and headed upstairs. Mukuro then turned solemn as he spoke to his female companion. "I'm worried about leaving you here, Chrome, if it is necessary than I will make-"

"It's fine, Mukuro-sama," Chrome interrupted the illusionist with a smile. "Cannon-kun is here with me. I also have Bossu and the others too."

"If you say so…" There was silence until Ken and Chikusa had come downstairs, indicating that they would take their leave immediately. With a nod to Chrome, Mukuro left for the airport to head to Europe.

Chrome had gone back inside and was met with a dazed Cannon holding a knife, obviously mistaking his arm for something that was to be cooked. She hurriedly stopped him, with a lot of trouble, and proceeded to drag him back to the sofa. Looking at his flushed face, she suspected that he had gotten a fever. To confirm it, she placed her hand over his forehead. "He's burning up…"

Unfortunately, Chrome herself didn't know how to ease a burning fever. She had first aid experience because of injured animals, but burning fevers? Nope, not a single thing about it. Biting her lip, she had a determined look as she made her way out of the house. "I won't be long."

-o-

Tsuna was in the dining room with his mind elsewhere. He was thinking about Sabrina's appearance in Namimori. Somehow, as his hyper intuition tingled at the thought, she had a familiar air around her. Which was impossible, since that was the first time he had met her. Letting his head sag down Tsuna let out a groan. "This is so frustrating!"

His memory of him kissing her then popped out, making him emanate a healthy flush. He couldn't stop thinking about how soft her lips were… Tsuna grabbed his hair and shook his head frantically. "No, no! It's not the time to think about that!"

It was at that moment that Reborn came flying out of nowhere, which was the usual in any case so far, making him hit the ground. Clutching his head in pain, Tsuna glared at the hitman. "Why'd you hit me, Reborn?!"

"The doorbell has been going on for the past five minutes and you're here thinking about a kiss." Reborn stated blatantly.

Tsuna flushed another healthy shade of red. "Y-you d-don't n-need to rub it in! Argh! I'll get the door!"

He got up and headed for the door and found it to be open. The person standing out on his doorstep was the least expected person he expected to see. Chrome looked like she would bolt for the streets with the amount of fidgeting she was doing. Tsuna gave a reassuring smile to the female illusionist. "It's nice to see you here, Chrome, do you want to come in?"

She shook her head, and instead blurted out her worries. "C-Cannon-kun is running a fever a-and I don't know how to help him…"

It didn't take long for the brunette teen to make the decisioin. Grabbing his jacket he called out to Reborn. "I'm heading out, Reborn, take care of the house while I'm gone!"

"Give my regards to Cannon for me," Was all the hitman said, only revealing a smirk when Tsuna turned a questioning gaze on him.

Tsuna shook his head and nodded to Chrome as he closed the door. "Alright, lead me to his house."

Chrome gave a nod and they both began to walk as fast as they could to the other side of Namimori. Hearing the news had given him slight panic, and all he could think of was Sabrina. He let out a sigh, Sabrina should be the last thing on his mind right now; Cannon and Sabrina were two different beings altogether. There was no way that they could be the same person. Shaking his head, Tsuna stopped just in time before he could bump into Chrome. Instead he looked around and noticed that they had reached the house and they had both entered, him giving the customary excuse of entering while Chrome had immediately gone towards where he presumed Cannon was. He followed not a second later and nearly froze with the sight of Cannon bringing down the knife on his arm. "Cannon!"

He wasted no time in tackling the teen, successfully disarming him from the knife, when the scent of faint honey met his nose. That was when it clicked that both Cannon and Sabrina both smelled of faint honey.

That's part one you guys, so short… yet so crucial for making more misfortunes for our dear Cannon. *grins evilly* Forgot to mention in the last update that I had felt like a god, totally worth it.