Crack!

Chapter 0: On This Day, a Bet Is Made

"Hey...Wolf?"

"Yes?"

"What do you think of this?"

Wolf turns around to face you, and sees you standing in front of a life size cardboard cutout of the entire Vongola family...in drag.

She stares at it quizzically for a little bit, and then says, "...Not bad. But I think you could've put a little bit more eyeshadow on Gokudera. Bring out his feminine side. And good job on Hibari; it's like I could just reach out and grab those hoop earrings."

"I knew I should've put more eyeshadow. How about Yamamoto? Is the lip gloss good enough?"

"Yup." She makes an "o" with her index finger and thumb. "Perfect."

You clap your hands together. "Perfect!"

"But there is one thing..." Wolf trails off, leaving you waiting for what she was going to say.

When she doesn't say anything, you question, "What?"

She looks up from the carpet in front of her toes to look at you. "...Oh. I was just going to say that you should actually do that. But that's impossible. I mean...Hibari...Mukuro...maybe Ryohei's up for an extreme challenge? Tsuna'll probably faint, making him an easy target. But there's also Gokudera, who would kill you before you could even think of doing anything to his precious Tenth. Jackass. Ruining all the stupid, five year old fun that we could have."

You blink in surprise at the pessimistic-ness she's emitting. And then you glare at her. "Hey! I could so do that! And much more! Impossible or not! I mean, impossible isn't French; the word itself says 'I'm possible.'"

She blinks and looks at you. "...You've been hanging around England again. Stop believing everything he says about France. I mean, I've met him before. And he only tried to undress me twice. That's good compared to other people."

You raise an eyebrow at her. "Like who?"

A silence consumes you both for a bit, while Wolf tries to contemplate her answer. "...I'd rather not say."

You wave your hand at her dismissively. "Whatever! What I'm trying to say is that I can do anything-"

Wolf cuts you off. "Without getting killed?" A nod. "How about injured?" A pause. "How about this? You bother as many people as possible as many times as you can; embarrass them, ask questions. Do anything that might tick a person off or make them uncomfortable, as many times as you can and in different ways."

"That's easy-"

Wolf holds up a hand. "I'm not finished. Do that, but in a way that only applies to them. Don't go poking everyone you see, because, honestly, that would make Lussuria want to kill you. And he's an easy going person...or so I've heard. Think you can do that?"

You pause for a short amount of time, then nod your head vigorously. "Yeah! I can do it! And I know just who to start with..."

"Good. You do that, and I'll catch some Z's. Pesky letters; they keep floating right out of reach." You raise an eyebrow, but decide not to ask her; aren't you supposed to be the crazy one? "Later on, we'll decide on a prize."

"Ooh! Candy!"

She deadpans, then turns to walk away. She calls over her shoulder, "...Yeah. Later." She waves, and you wave back.

You turn and walk around your cardboard cutout, going to find a certain blonde to bother...

After all, you have been meaning to ask him this for a while. What better time than now?

A voice stops you in your tracks. "One more thing...don't tell anybody about this bet."

A door slams, and you say, knowing she can't hear you, "Oh, don't worry..." An evil grin spreads over your face. "I won't." This would normally be the time where you do your evil laugh, but that comes later. But first, the boy...