"Iinchou," Tetsu called. "There's going to be a meeting along with the Guardians and other club chairmen. What should we do?"

Kyoya sighed. He slid his black leather chair towards the window of the Disciplinary Committee's room. It was such a wonderful day that he'd rather stare at the sky than attend a boring meeting. So, he said, "You attend it,"

Tetsu blinked. "Me? But -" Kyoya turned to glare at him. He dared defy him? "I-I understand. If you'll excuse me," And Tetsu left the room in haste. Now this is peace. Kyoya leaned on his chair as he dazed in utter peacefulness outside. The sun was shining, the trees were swaying with the breeze; a perfect scenario. There was no one outside to irritate him. At least, not yet.

Chrome ran as fast as her legs could take her. She clutched her bag tightly as she panted with each step she made. Her body was always weak and running was as difficult as final exams. She was still far from the meeting and it looked like she's going to be late. She was busy thinking about the consequences that she didn't notice the stare coming from the window above. Kyoya noticed she was heading to the east wing, where the meeting will be held. He stood up, lips pursed, and decided to check the meeting out. He stepped out and closed the door with a big thud.

He arrived outside the meeting with Chrome in front of the door, breathing hard and long. She wasn't showing signs that she'll move any minute now so Kyoya decided to do something.

"Move," He said simply and firmly. He was staring intently at the lady in front of him. She looked up with her face brimming with sweat.

"S-Sorry," Chrome apologized to the man staring at her. His stare made it clear she did not want to mingle with him. She stepped aside. Kyoya reached over and slid the door open as everyone turned to face him. Tetsu looked as bit of shock he could manage. His Iinchou is here, at the meeting! His Iinchou who rarely attends such frivolous matters! His Iinchou who-

"Ah," Tsuna, the leader of the Guardians, burst out. "Thanks for joining us, Hibari-san," Kyoya ignored him as he made his way to the side of the room where the windows were. His action earned a snarl from his right-hand man, Gokudera. He ignored it, still, for his thought were busy wondering why he was here.

"Boss," Chrome called from the door way. She bowed deeply. "I apologize for being late,"

Tsuna smiled gently at his loyal Guardian. "It's fine. You're just in time," Chrome nodded. She slid the door closed, walked amidst the staring crowd, and sat on an empty chair beside Rokudo Mukuro, her co-Mist Guardian. Mukuro greeted her warmly, like a precious item he can't live without. Tsuna cleared his throat and started the meeting.

"So, the culture festival is right on the corner," Tsuna started. He was never the type to lead a group, much more the whole student body. Before he became the leader of the Guardians, or in this case, the Boss, he was called by names ranging from no-good to useless. Afterwards, however, he proved to be worth it when he stood up against their school enemy and their sister school, Mare Academy. They elected him as Boss and now he leads the whole Academy, along with his seven Guardians. "We came up with an idea. Um, Shouchi-kun?" He looked at Shouchi, the chairman of the Techno Faction. He gritted his teeth as his stomach churned due to nervousness. He pushed his glasses up and opened his laptop. The projector at the center of the meeting lit up and flashed an image behind Tsuna. It was a diagram, which listed the names of the clubs. They grouped into compatible pairs. The Manga Society partnered up with the Arts Guild. The Techno Faction paired up with the Galaxy Truce.

"The culture festival will be celebrated with each club paired up with another club," Yamamoto, one of the Guardians and the chairman of the Baseball Team. He grinned easily to lift up the tension. "We made sure that each club are with a club compatible to their attribute,"

"So, is this alright?" Tsuna asked everyone. Everyone murmured with one another.

"It's a great idea, Sawada-san," Yuki, the chairman of the Swimming Team said. They have been paired with the Choreo Troupe.

"I approve!" One yelled. Everyone followed in agreement. Tsuna brightened up.

"Everyone..." He said in admiration. "Then, let's make this the best culture festival!"

Everyone agreed as they yelled and pumped their fists.

"Don't forget that the Disciplinary Committee are still doing a patrol," Kyoya reminded everyone. They fell silent, realizing that the Disciplinary Committee will be there to keep order.

"Of course," Tsuna smiled. He was the only one who could go easy on Kyoya. "You can patrol the Academy and keep peace,"

Kyoya smiled, amused at the man who once was the weakest of them all. Now, he awakened into a man to be admired and respected. Even Kyoya was impressed by the herbivore's outstanding improvement. Tsuna had been given a new found respect by Kyoya. Of course, he still wanted to bite him to death.

"Then, I'm leaving," Kyoya said casually. He jumped out of the window and landed with ease. The others gawked at him from the window. He ignored them and went to patrol the Academy.

"Ah!" Tsuna suddenly cried as he was busy signing the forms for the culture festival in the Guardians' Office. He was alone; most of his Guardians had club meetings. Gokudera went to a little trip to the clinic after receiving a picture of his sister, Bianchi. Yamamoto had baseball practice; Lambo had the usual cake afternoon with I-pin and the other girls; Ryohei had boxing practice; Mukuro went off somewhere, not even leaving a note. "I forgot to give Kyoya the action plan!"

"Boss," Chrome called as she appeared in thin air. She had a knack of concealing herself with her illusions. Tsuna, however, was still not used to it. He cried out in surprise, falling off his chair and flinging the forms everywhere.

"Chrome!" He groaned. "Seriously, stop doing that,"

Chrome chuckled at her clumsy boss. "Sorry, Boss. I'll give that to Cloud person,"

Tsuna stood up. "Thank you, Chrome," He handed the action plan to Chrome. She received it gently. "Hibari-san would be patrolling around. You might find him around the south wing,"

She nodded. Her Boss's intuition was spot on perfect. That's one of the reasons why a lot followed him. She bid good bye and set off to find Kyoya.

Tsuna was right; Kyoya was just entering the south wing when Chrome found him. The south wing was where the music-oriented clubs are found. That's why Kyoya wanted to keep peace in this place a little more than the others. Chrome rushed over to Kyoya, holding the action plan Tsuna entrusted to her. Kyoya noticed her and turned around.

Chrome halted, panting and exhausted. "Boss wanted to give you this, Cloud person," She handed the action plan with one shaky hand. Kyoya relented and accepted. Chrome composed herself and turned around to report to her Boss when Kyoya stopped her.

"What's your name?" Kyoya asked. This young lady has striked him fascinating, who knows why. Despite being one of the Guardians, the Cloud, he has no particular interest on knowing his fellow comrades until now. Not even joining in Guardian activities. That is why he was the perfect Cloud Guardian. Chrome turned around, looking as bit of unfazed as she usually was.

"Chrome," She said. "Chrome Dokuro,"

"I see," Kyoya said. Chrome turned around once more and head off back to Tsuna. Kyoya stood there, watching her vanish from his sight. He felt drawn to her. He wanted to get to know her. And he, apparently, doesn't know why. Kyoya shrugged it off and continued to patrol the campus.

The remaining days until the culture festival was to be spent organizing the themes of each club. That is why the Disciplinary Committee had to make their work twice as usual. There were Kyoya's subordinates all over the place, each maintaining peace just as Kyoya instructed. Kyoya, on the other hand, decided it was time to take a little nap on the roof top. He opened the door to the roof top and found it empty; just as he wanted. Hibird was flying around, calling his name, singing the Academy song, and singing random tunes. Kyoya smiled. It was this little one who made him feel at ease and, at the very least, warm. Kyoya laid on his usual spot and waited for the drowziness to kick in.

"Cloud person," A soft voice muttered. Kyoya faced the direction of the voice. It was Chrome, appearing out of thin air once again. She had made a good job on concealing her presence.

"Chrome," Kyoya replied. Her name felt funny on his lips. As if he wasn't used to it. "How long were you there?"

"Right before you entered," Chrome answered. Kyoya sat up as a gentle breeze swept around them.

"Oh?" Kyoya shot his eyebrows up. He completely didn't sense her presence. Chrome blinked and surged right at him.

"There's some dirt on you," She said. She was right in front of Kyoya, and very close. Kyoya didn't even have any time to move. He was paralyzed by this girl's actions. He could even hear his own heartbeat thumping a bit too fast than usual. Right in front of his face was her chest, and all he could do about it was to look away. Chrome brushed off the things caught on his hair: leaves, twigs, even flower petals.

"All done," Chrome announced with a satisfied smile. She didn't notice the position she was in: kneeling over him with her body near to his face. She was too dense and too innocent for thoughts like this. Kyoya's face was a bit blood rushed and yet, Chrome mistook it as nothing since her cheeks were always flushed by nature.

"Thank...you," Kyoya cleared his throat. Chrome smiled once more and stood up. Kyoya shook his head to regain his composure. He must no be affected by such trivial matter. "Don't you have any club meetings?"

"No," Chrome replied. "Being a Guardian is already a handful, and there's nothing I want to do,"

"Then, what are you going to do during the culture festival?" Kyoya asked. Chrome shrugged as she sat next to Kyoya.

"Who knows," She muttered softly. "Mukuro-sama's out of town so I think I'll just help with Guardian work,"

"Hmm," Was all Kyoya said. Mukuro's out to fix some problem. There was an ache throbbing on his chest. They sat together in silence, purely enjoying the bliss of peace right at their hands. However, it was short lived. Chrome let out a blood curling shriek. Kyoya turned, alarmed. She was gasping for air and crying out in pain. Her stomach was deflated. As if all her organs suddenly disappeared. She crashed on the floor, gritting her teeth. Kyoya reacted right away. He knew from Tsuna that she was living off with illusionary organs. He knew, as well, that the damned Mukuro was letting her live. He had to think fast. If he were to carry her to the clinic, it might be too late. Other than that, there might be not enough equipment for her. He gritted his teeth as Chrome let out another gasp. The damned Mukuro uses illusionary organs manifested by his Mist flames. Mist flames? He lifted Chrome's hand. The Vongola ring was there.

"Mukuro-sama..." Chrome breathed.

"Chrome, listen," Kyoya hastily said. Chrome opened her eyes slowly, as if it pained her to do so. "Lit up your Vongola ring,"

Chrome nodded slowly. She clenched her tiny fist and the Vongola ring lit up Mist flames.

"Next," Kyoya said smoothly. "I want you to visualize your own organs. I want you to create your own organs. Can you do it?"

"I..." Chrome screamed in pain once more. She knew Mukuro was in danger. She shouldn't just be lying here. She needs to support Mukuro. The Mist flame on her ring blazed more brightly than before. She visualized her organs returning to her abdomen, functioning well and unscratched. The deflated part of her body went back to its normal state. Her breathing was still ragged but she was alive.

Kyoya lifted her up. All he needs now was to take her to the hospital. He grabbed his phone and dialed Tetsu.

"Iinchou?" Tetsu said. "What is it? Are you alright?"

"Get the car," Kyoya ordered. "Now. It's an emergency,"

"Emergency? What hap-" Kyoya shut off his phone. He went down the roof top, with Chrome on his arms, and raced to the entrance of the Academy. Tetsu was there, waiting inside the Disciplinary Committee's van. He said nothing as Kyoya boarded the van. He laid Chrome next to him. Her breathing went fast, still ragged.

"Tetsu, step on it," Kyoya ordered. Tetsu had no other choice but to oblige. He sped up, going 120 kilometers per hour. Tetsu was still an underage driver. He could be in serious trouble if he get caught. However, following his Iinchou was top priority. He would do anything, anytime and anywhere, for him. After a couple of turns and notches, they finally arrived at the hospital. Kyoya rushed off the van, carrying Chrome in his arms, and demanded a doctor and full priority. The nurses around obeyed and called on the nearest doctor in the vicinity. They brought a stretcher and Kyoya laid Chrome on it as she let out a sharp gasp. She was running out air, despite having organs again. They brought her to the emergency room. Kyoya waited patiently outside.

"Hibari-san!" Tsuna called as he saw Kyoya. Kyoya turned. The whole Guardian line up was here. "Kusakabe-san informed us about the situation. How is she?"

"Barely escaped death," Kyoya replied.

"What exactly happened?" Yamamoto asked.

"Didn't she live off with illusionary organs provided by Mukuro?" Gokudera inquired.

"Something must have happened to Mukuro," Tsuna stated in disbelief. They all fell silent at the dreadful possibility.

"Well, anyway, Hibari," Ryohei interrupted. "Why were you with her?"

Kyoya took a moment to absorb the question. It nearly took him off guard. The people in front of him looked curious as to why.

"Don't tell me Hibari likes Chrome?" Yamamoto blurted out. Everyone cried out in surprise at his statement.

"Ah, lalala," Lambo sang cheekily. "Lambo smells love in the air!"

"N-No way," Gokudera muttered. "H-Hibari-san and Chrome?"

"I don't know what Mukuro's going to say!" Tsuna cried out.

"Don't jump into conclusions," Kyoya said. "I don't want any one dead on the school grounds," And with that, he left them. Kyoya hadn't considered what that Yamamoto had said. Him, liking her? That's foolish. Kyoya sighed. However, why is it that it seemed like the truth? Furthermore, why did he felt at loss when he saw Chrome suffering? Something was definitely wrong. He felt drawn to her. She looked so petite and fragile. Was it because she reminded him of small animals? No, she may not look like it but she strong. Strong enough to be Mukuro's partner. He gritted his teeth as his feet touched the pavement. He had reached the outside of the hospital and got no clue as to what he was doing. Except that he definitely wants to bite someone to death. That damned Mukuro. What happened to him, exactly? He suddenly disappears without a trace and wham! Chrome lost her organs. The Academy song played in his pocket. Someone was calling him. He took out his black phone, whipped it open, and hit accept.

"Iinchou," Tetsu's deep voice muttered. "They have finished operating Chrome and now is moving her to another room,"

"I see," Kyoya replied. "What room?"

"Room 396. Fourth floor," Tetsu answered.

"I'll be right there," Kyoya informed. He hit end and closed his phone. Chrome would be unconscious, still. Tsuna and the others would be there, causing ruckus and mayhem to the comatose Chrome. Oh, well. He turned around and once again entered the building.