A New or Old Love? (Chrome & Mukuro love story)

Bitter Memories

Chrome's POV 

I covered my mouth in shock, staring at him with wide open eyes.

Mukuro...is Kuro-kun...?

That's not possible...

The Kuro-kun I knew was...

Sweet, gentle, kind...whereas Mukuro is... 

"You're joking...right?" My voice was shaking, like how my whole brain was. 

"Why would I lie to you?" 

"..."

I couldn't think straight. This was too sudden. I turned around, preparing to run back to my house, calm down and think about this properly.As I was on my second step, a large hand grabbed mine. I pulled, knowing it was Mukuro. His grip tightened, and I winced at the pain.

"Stop..." I cried out.

"Listen to me first," he said.

"Okay, but let go first," I mumbled, embarrassed because people were staring at us weirdly. 

Nothing happened. It was strange and awkward. I turned around. Bad move. Mukuro pulled me back, causing me to stumble and fall right into his lap. His arms were around me, making me unable to stand up or move from the position. 

"W-w-hat..." I stuttered, feeling a blush creeping up.

"This is to keep my little princess here," He was smirking and he was actually enjoying this.

"I wanted to tell you that I was Kuro, but I didn't want to let my feelings come back up again. I promised myself, the year I moved..." 

This tone of his was scaring me. I've never heard him talking seriously before. I looked down at the ground as I listened.

"But why? I mean, feelings are a part of a human," I said, sad at the fact that he intended to keep his feelings locked up.

"Ever since...Hikaru betrayed me," His tone was grave. I didn't want to ask him anything that'll trigger his bad memories, but...I wanted to know.

"W-who is Hikaru?"

"A girl who I loved..." I felt like a thousand pins all stabbing my heart. I felt like it was numb, and slowly turning into glass. Jealousy.

I shook him off, and stood up, not wanting to listen to anything else. Tear drops were hitting the ground. They got faster and more fell. Mukuro stood up and hugged me. While I was crying, I tried to break free.

"H-how nice! You got a girlfriend right after you moved. You probably even forgot about me!" I sobbed. 

"I didn't. How could I?" 

I didn't speak. I just waited silently for him to continue his story, as he wasn't going to let me go.

"When I arrived at a new school, I didn't mix in with the others very well. I had a dark expression on and my hobbies were strange. Nobody in the class liked to talk to me. However, a girl who always smiled and was the centre of attention always tried talking to me. After a while, we became friends. I...confessed to her but...she rejected me, telling the truth why she even bothered with a "dark" kid like me..."

"W-what was the reason?" I asked quietly.

"..."

"I-It's okay if you don't want to say! I-I don't really want to know..." I forced myself to say those words. I really wanted to know why, so that I could share some of his pain.

"But...you know, there will always be one stupid girl who will never betray you..." I grinned and pointed to myself.

"I know, and that's why you are so important to me," He said.

I beamed at these words. To him, it could have been just a compliment he would say to any girl, but to me, these words were a treasure from the person I love.

"Important...and love...do they have any difference to you?" I asked.

"Yes..." He replied. For a second, I thought I could see him blushing slightly. It was probably just something I imagined, as love and importance, to him isn't the same.

"Then...have you ever loved me?" 

This was something I wanted to know an answer to. Perhaps, when he was still a child he loved me. Probably as a friend. But that's already enough for me...

"When we were kids," He mumbled.

"I loved you then too," I smiled widely.

He laughed, probably at my weird smile. I never smiled like that.

"Then...can I ask you one more thing?" 

"Yes," 

I smiled inside my mind, laughing at him silently for saying yes. 

"Do you love me?"

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Melissa: SO. I WAS FEELING EVIL AGAIN...>: D MOAR CLIFFHANGERS AHAHAHAHAH~