Moment In Time

Chapter 60

Chapter 60:Gloves

Mukuro always had a set of leather gloves on his hands, and at least five replacement pairs on his person.

It was a left over compulsive habit from the Estraneo Family that he couldn't shake.

Ever since he was old enough to understand that touch there meant pain Mukuro had associated touch with pain.

When he started gathering friends (even if he had refused to admit it at the time) he had taken to wearing gloves because of this.

He didn't want to touch them and cause pain.

He knew it wasn't really a logical thing, considering he would need to choose to hurt them to cause pain, but it was conditioned into his head and he couldn't really help it.

Then Tsunayoshi Sawada came along and began teaching Mukuro that his touch never meant pain. Taught him that in this family, in his family touch was not to be feared for any reason and was in fact something to look forward to, to initiate and accept.

Then Tsuna realized why Mukuro wore the gloves, and took to carrying a spare set with him at all times.

It was such a simple thing.

Mukuro would never really be able to put into words exactly what it meant to him that Tsuna saw the issue, knew the cause, accepted that it was something Mukuro would most likely always have even if Tsuna taught him that not all touch meant pain, and he took measures to make sure he always had a way to help him on hand if he lost his gloves.

As Mukuro stared into the eyes of the traitor who caused the man who accepted him- issues and flaws and all- to be shot by a sniper Mukuro slowly and very deliberately took off the gloves.

He wanted this man to hurt. He would be glad to cause him pain.

For the family that took him in and loved him Mukuro was willing to touch and cause pain, to use the knowledge he knew intimately hurt thanks to his time with the Estraneo Family.