I realised another mistake. Mukuro's fake name is is 'Kabane' not 'Kanabe'... Sorry for the mistake guys... I mixed up the 'n' and 'b' because 'Kanabe' sounded more common and natural to me... gomenasai... >.<
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"What about Rokudo Mukuro?"
"!!... I merely respect him. That is all."
"If you only respect him, would you actually so willingly let him do whatever he wants to you? If it's true, then you must be one really dedicated follower."
"... I'm artificial. Or so that small part of my recovered memories tell me. That is all I know. Since I'm artificial, Mukuro-sama can do whatever he likes with me."
"Sigh... You're oblivious to what he thinks of you, huh...?"
"I beg your pardon?"
"Nope, it's nothing."
"... You who has no idea what Mukuro-sama and the others have been through, would never know how I feel."
"You yourself still aren't sure of what happened when they were kids. How can you be so sure that I don't know?"
"I myself am not able to accurately answer that question. Let's just say that... Somethings telling me that you don't."
"..."
"Now that the Sun battle is over, I shall now head home to collate the data into a suitable format for my project. If you'll excuse me..."
"...Kirihana Yuki... Your body might be artificial.. But I'm sure your feelings aren't..."
One I was at hhme, I took out a chip in the goggles, inserted it into a scanner which was connected to my computer and started to scan the card for the information in it. It took me quite a while to be able to figure out the coding but I eventually manaed to do it. After composing it into a readable and printable format, I saved the document, shut off the computer and went to bed.
I changed into my nightdress, got onto the bed and pulled up the covers over me. I switched off my bedside lamp and stared at the ceiling, unable to sleep.
"Mukuro-sama... I miss you..."
I cried. I cried until I slept, and during that time, I supposedly might have ran out of tears to cry...
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I had another nightmare. This time, it was more vivid and I could even feel the wind against my face as I ran. This time, I was running in an alleyway, wearing my goggles and holding some sort of rapid-fire machine gun in my hands. I couldn't even see my target, I was just firing randomly behind me as I ran through the alley. Whatever I was firing at soon caught up to me and pinned me down. I felt something sharp being stuck into my back and as I turned to look... I saw that the attacker was... In fact... 'Me'...
She then took some sort of metal badge from my pocket and left me to bleed to death. Dying all alone without anyone knowing... It was scary... Just as I was about to close my eyes, I heard footsteps and someone pulled whatever was stuck into my back, out.
"Mukuro-sama...? Why are you...."
"In your dream?~ Kufufufu. I can't let you die just like that now can I?"
He then picked me up princess style and started walking somewhere. I opened my mouth to say something, but he shushed me before I could.
"It would be most depressing for me if you died so simply. So for now, just rest."
"..."
"There's no need to worry that you wouldn't be able to open your eyes anymore. Why you ask?~ Because... I'll be right here to wake you up..."
With that, he then lay me down somewhere soft and kissed me lightly.
"Mukuro-sama... It's... Impossible for you to be with me all the time..."
"It's true that I can't always be with you like this. But you can be sure that I'll be with you, I'm not sure how, but I'll definitely always be with you."
I then smiled, and all the while looking at the gentle expresion on his face, I closed my eyes and slept...
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I suddenly woke up in my own bedroom and found Chrome sitting next to my bed, sleeping.
"..."
How did she get in my house?
I put on a pair of slippers and headed downstairs to make breakfast. When I walked past the study, I saw Chikusa sitting on one of the couches reading a book.
"..."
When I reached the kitchen, I saw Ken ransacking the fridge and cupboards for snacks.
. . .
"WHAT ARE ALL OF YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?!?!?!?"
"You didn't have to shout Yuki... I'm just a few meters away from you!"
"That doesn't matter!! How did the 3 of you get into my house anyway?! And what are you guys all doing here?!"
"Slow down with the questions or I can't answer them...!! Well firstly... Mukuro-sama told us to go and get you and then head down to Namimori Middle school to observe the Lightning ring battle. As for how we got in... Chrome found spare keys buried near the roots of that tree you have up at the front of your house."
"Chrome found them...?"
"Yeah, she said that she saw something shining in the soil and dug it up. Then we went in, came to your room and saw you rolling around your bed as though you were having some sort of nightmare and me and kaki-pi decided to leave you with Chrome and went to do our own stuff. Oh yeah! Exactly how long did you sleep? We called you during the morning but you didn't answer."
"Eh? It's not morning right now?"
"Nope. It's October 20th. I think it's somewhere around 9 at the moment..."
I SLEPT FOR A WHOLE DAY WITHOUT REALISING IT?!?!!
"Anyway, can you make something for us before we go for the battle? I'm starving!"
"... You ever only care about your stomach nowadays don't you Ken?"
"S-Shut up! At least I'm ating my veggies! Just like what Mukuro-sama told me to do!!"
"... In addition to that, you've only been giving Chrome tons of junk food to eat right?"
"Ssh!!! I can't let Mukuro-sama find that out!"
"sigh.... Fine...."
I went back up to my room to change and found that Chrome had gone. After changing into outdoor clothes, I noticed something under my pillow.
"... A buldge of that shape could be a biomb, a ball of clothes, a ball or a soft toy. Determining which one this is would be hard..."
Just as I was about to determine it as a bomb and get rid of it, I saw what seemed to be Kokuyo Middle school uniform material and thus thought of it to be safe. When I took it out, first it was an arm, then came out the whole plushie.
"A plushie of.... Mukuro-sama...?"
'I'm not sure how, but I'll definitely always be with you.'
"Mukuro-sama..."
I gently placed the doll into my bag, put on the goggles and positioned them on my forehead. Then, I went downstairs to make dinner for all of us. I then found Ken feasting on all the snacks I had at home and Chrome was nibbling on a stick of Pocky.
"... Stop eating all these snacks or you'll lose your appetite for dinner!!!!"
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I put on an apron and started to wonder what to make.
"We're going to be staying up all night, so probably something caffeinated to keep us awake... But I wonder if the caffeine would affect Chrome's body... She has a weak physique and weak organs. She might not be able to take caffiene very well in her current state... Hmm.... Speaking of Chrome, she's new to the gang so maybe something homey and welcoming....? Hmm... I got it!!
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"Everyone! Dinner's ready!"
"Finally, pyon! I was starving! What's for dinner?"
"Curry rice!"
"Eh...?! I was expecting something a bit more extravagent..."
"Stop complaining or you won't get any!"
"F-Fine...."
"Itadakimasu!"
"This is pretty good!! It's not as spicy as I thought."
"Indeed. So Chrome was right when she sid that japanese cury isn't as spicy as we thought."
"I bet even Mukuro-sama would dare eat this!"
"... Mukuro-sama..."
"..."
"Ken."
"What is it?"
Chikusa then looked at me and Chrome who had stopped eating.
"O-Oops... L-Look... I'm sorry I said that so um...."
"I'm alright. But... Yuki-san..."
"... I'll go and prepare raincoats for all of us... If you'll excuse me."
Once I left the dining room and went up to my room, I took out the Mukuro plushie from my bag and hugged it tight.
"Mukuro-sama..."
Back in the Dining room
"... Look at what you just did Ken..."
"I-It's not my fault! I was just... Reminded of Mukuro-sama somehow..."
"..."
"I know we all miss him but... Next time, try not to talk about him around Yuki. The both of us know better than to remind her of him when he's beyond her reach."
"I know that it's just that..."
"I'm back! I hope these fit you guys. I found them stuffed in the back of my closet."
"And just how large is your closet?"
"In this house, it's not very big. Just the size of a normal room."
That's called 'not very big'?!
"The one in the main house is roughly the size of this room along with the corridor outside."
". . ."
"Chrome, you can use mine. Just follow me up and I'll find one that's your size."
"Yes..."
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"There you go Chrome! It fits you rather well... All the more reason why I'm short..."
"Eh?! N-No! You're not short Yuki-san! You're.... You're.... Just less than average!"
"That equals to the fact that I'm short doesn't it?"
"Eh?! Um.. erm...."
"I knew it..."
"Ah! Don't go into a depression!!"
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Chrome eventually managed to convince me that I wasn't short, by saying that she was taller than average. We then put on our raincoats and went to Namimori Middle School to view the Lightning battle. The storm was already at it's peak even before the battle started.
"The Cervello sure know how to pick good times for a picnic."
"Yuki, can you lead us? We can barely see where we're going with this sort of rain."
"I'll try..."
I took out my goggles and put them on. I used the sensors in the goggles to not just scan the enviroment but also to aid me in one of the abilities I found out I had. I calculated the speed of which the rain was falling and the average size of the raindrops. I then blinked and my eyes turned blue. I placed my hands in front of me and concentrated.
"Moviment Congelare"
All the raindrops then stopped moving and just froze there.
"Let's go. It won't last for long and I don't want rain beating down on me before we reach."
"Yuki, where did you learn that technique?"
"In a dream."
I made sure that my bag didn't get wet since the Mukuro plushie was inside.To be safe, I placed a plastic cover around my bag and also made a raincoat for the little doll.
When we reached the school, the effects of my technique had wore off and the rain started to come down again. We headed towards the school roof but someone from the Cervello tried to stop us. Chrome then showed her half-Vongola ring and after the ring was proved to be real, we were allowed to continue on in. We watched the battle from afar. I took out the Mukuro doll and stared at it.
"... It's waterproof...?"
"Yuki... That doll... Ah, you're wearing those hairclips again."
"Hmm? Oh, Mukuro-sama gave me this doll... somehow..."
"..."
~AFTER THE BATTLE~
"You're naive as always. Sawada Tsunayoshi. Let's go. There's nothing else that's important for us to see anymore. Did you get enough data for that 'project' of yours?"
"Yup. I'll just have to compile it into a word file like what I did with the Sun battle."
"Let's go, pyon!"
After we were out of the school gates, Chrome went back to normal and I caught her just in time.
"You okay Chrome?"
"Yes... I just feel a bit faint... That's all."
"... Chrome, this rain isn't good for you. Especially now... It's a long way back to Kokuyo Land, so would you guys like to stay at my house for the night?"
"Is that okay with you Yuki?"
"I'm completely fine with it. My house has some guest rooms so there's no need to worry abou that. You two guys can sleep in the guest rooms. Chome can sleep with me if she wants. My bed is pretty large afterall."
"Thanks Yuki."
"Your welcome"
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At night, in my room, after Ken and Chikusa had went to bed, and I had turned off the lights in my room, me and Chrome lay side by side, staring at the ceiling unable to sleep.
"Say... Chrome..."
"Hmm?"
"... Do you... Like Mukuro-sama?"
"E-Eh? Why? Asking such a question out of the blue..."
"It's okay if you don't want to answer. I was just curious. That's all."
"..."
"I envy you humans..."
"Eh?"
"You guys can love and like whoever you want... As for me... I'm not even sure if I'm supposed to exist..."
"Yuki-san... What do you mean by 'you humans'...?"
"Hmm? Oh...that... These days... I've been getting more and more dreams. In one dream, I found out that I'm not normal. I'm... artificial..."
"Artificial?!"
"I'm sure you're scared of me now right...? Knowing that I'm not human... It's scary isn't it?"
"... Not at all!"
"Eh...?! Why...? Even though I'm an artificially made object... Why aren't you scared?"
"Because... Yuki-san is Yuki-san! Even if you weren't born into this world the way normal people are, you still have your own memories and feelings right?!"
"True. I have memories and feelings. Butn most of my memories have been rewritten by an unknown source and my feelingswere supposed to have been sealed off as they weren't beneficial to research. Up till now I still have no idea what triggered their activation."
"... Why are you talking like this? The first time I met you, you weren't like this!"
"... If this is the beginning of an argument, I suggest we stop. I believe we told Mukuro-sama that we would be friends and help to take care of each other."
"Ah..."
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"... Do you remember that time when we said that we would plan together to break Mukuro-sam out of prison together?"
"Yes. Why?"
"... I've already found a way to get him of prison without all that trouble..."
"Really? What?"
"... Becoming the Vendice Boss would allow you to free who you want, kill who you want, extend the prison time of whoever you want and lots more. If I become the Boss, I can arrange for Mukuro-sama to be let out legally and without too much trouble."
"But... How do you intend on becoming the Vendice boss?"
"... Study Law hard, enter the special class for would-be Vendice bosses, lock away my feelings and emotions forever and become as inhumane as possible."
"Eh?! Locking away all your feelings and being as inhumane as possible... Isn't that jsut a-"
"Yes. A demon. I'm not human so I should be able to do it. I've already managed to progress to Level 4 in less than a month. Since everyone starts out as a Level 1, to me, reaching Level 4, which should take many years, in just less than a month is a great achievemnt. The guards are also seeing the fact that I'm an artificial human as 'not human and thus without the emotions a normal human has' to be of a great 'asset'. If I can reach Levl 5 by next week, I'll be one of the Top 2 students and afterwards from there, the current Boss would choose himself as to who would succeed him."
"...That's it?"
"Well... For me to let Mukuro-sama out, I need a good and valid reason. I think I might be able to come up with one if I get more of my memories back but for now, I'm not sure..."
"... Well, Yuki-san! I wish you all the best!"
"... And I wish you all the best for your Mist battle. Kokuyo! Fight!"
"Indeed~"
And soon, the both of us fell asleep."
"Kufufufu. I was right in telling the both of them to be friends..."
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There. Longer. Happy?
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