The train tracks thudding and rolling. He was napping, drooling on the window.

"Wake up dame-Tsuna." Reborn dropkicked him, and then lept off his face.

"Pfft!" He awoke with a cry of pain. "Ow, ow, Reborn?! What's the big idea?" Boss whined like always. He was used to it by now, 'but it still doesn't give him the right to treat me like his personal punching bag.'

"Tenth, we've arrived!" Gokudera-kun was next to his seat, wagging that loyal puppy dog tail.

Tsuna took in his surroundings. Haru and Kyoko were in the two seats in front of him, they glanced back and smiled with a wave.

Chrome was in the seat across from them, painting the scenery. Hibari was most likely sleeping on the roof of the train car.

Hana was in the seat across Kyoko and Haru. Ryohei and Yamamoto were behind Tsuna and Gokudera-kun. Yamamoto laughing and Ryohei excited to the extreme!

Tsuna paused at the honest sight before him.

They all looked at him with worry.

"Boss, is everything okay?" Chrome was the first to reach out with a worried question.

They were all concerned because a tear slipped past his eye.

"Ara?" He was shocked himself. He quickly wiped it, slightly confused and embarrassed. "I, I really don't know what that was about. Sorry."

Maybe he shed a tear because he didn't realize how badly he was going to miss these ordinary days with his family.

"I guess, I'm just really happy with you guys." And his signature no good smile.

They all agreed and smiled back.

They all stepped off the platform with Reborn leading them. Gokudera was carrying only the Tenth's luggage and his own. The Tenth, himself, was struggling to carry Chrome's, Haru's, and Kyoko-san's, Hana rudely threw her's on top of him. He clumsily dropped all of them and fell face down. Reborn stepped over him without a care.

Hana was laughing her ass off, holding her sides. "Sorry, sorry." She offered her hand.

"Hana." He gritted out annoyed. He didn't want her offer.

Her smile was soft. "But you shouldn't put so much pressure on yourself all the time. Geez, you're even no good at taking care of yourself." Her lecture was purely from a caring heart.

He was taken back. He hesitated but took her hand. "Th-Thanks."

She also helped him carry luggage.

"C'mon guys we're waiting for you!" Kyoko, the sweet and pure Kyoko, was standing at the bottom of the stairs, waiting for the two, with the rest of the family.

"We're coming!" Tsuna rushed out a little more excited, because it was his crush talking to him.

Hana sighed. "You're so hopeless."

He smiled back at her. "But I'm happy, Hana!"

She grew wide eyes at his statement, before they softened.

Tsuna and Hana caught up.

They walked down the quiet path of the country side. "It's a lot more peaceful than Namimori." Boss sighed content. The battle for the curse of the Arcobaleno was over and he broke Reborn's curse, along with the other babies, and fixed the problem with the tri-ni-set. Reborn and the Ninth insisted that Tsuna and his family had a day of relaxation for all the struggles they had been through. He glanced at the ocean waves rippling as the weak wind blew. A few grass blades scattered over the Plains. 'Our ordinary days are going to start again, like the day we saw the fireworks.' His eyes subconsciously lingered on Chrome. 'She wasn't with us because of the hospital... I need to make sure we see it together this time!' After all, Boss was Boss.

"Awesome." Yamamoto admired, carrying Gokudera on his back.

Bianchi had appeared along the path. Saying she was out for a simple bike ride. Tsuna cringed at the explanation. 'Who rides all the way out here on their bike!'

Nevertheless, Yamamoto casually picked up his friend and they walked to the 'cabin.'

"A-Awesome..." Tsuna paled. 'I gave the excuse that this is my family's summer home, but I didn't mean the Vongola!' "Reborn, what is this?" Before the baby could reply.

"A mansion!" Haru perked up.

Kyoko clasped her hands together equally excited. "Ne, Haru-chan, Chrome-chan, let's pretend were getting married! This place is great for events like that."

Chrome tensed and her pineapple spikes bent. "Eh, me too." The quiet lullaby voice rarely heard.

"Of course! It could be a summer wedding, where we all wear kimonos."

"That's a great idea, Kyoko-chan."

"Annoying women." Gokudera grumbled, gaining some strength back.

"I will also compete for best bride!" Bianchi was already in a white wedding dress! Gokudera lost all strength again, slumping lower down Yamamoto's back. Yamamoto sweatdropped with a polite smile.

"Alright we will soon begin the competition of best possible bride for the Vongola Decimo." Reborn announced, already setting up a judge's table.

"Oi, oi! How did this suddenly become apart of the mafia!" 'I felt like Reborn planned this, but he didn't influence Kyoko-san's words... did he?' Glancing at the chibi baby. He was smiling back at Tsuna with a monthly edition of a wedding magazine

'He did!'

"Oh this sounds so fun!" Haru was hyped. "I'll definitely win for Tsuna-san!"

"Let's have a good time pretending Sawada-kun is our future husband, ne?" She happily said to the two.

Chrome twiddled her index fingers together. "But Boss is..." She peeked in his direction. Boss was arguing with a sleepy, snot bubble, Reborn. Boss instantly stopped waving his arms, dropped his shoulders, and faced her with a slightly worried expression. He always knew when she needed him. She shook her head with a smile, saying it was nothing. "He's Boss." She finished. Nagi hid her blush with mist flames, and also by shyly staring at her feet.

Haru and Kyoko stared at Chrome then at eachother. They giggled and agreed. "Tsuna-san is amazing! He brought us back from future remember, and so much other things for us."

Kyoko-chan agreed.

Her smile full of honest virtue. "Yeah, today we should really show our appreciation. He must be tired from evething he's done. Let's make sure he doesn't have to worry about anything!"

Chrome barely spoke up. "B-Boss should smile alot today." Agreeing with them.

That day would be one of the last days were Boss would smile like that again.

I miss it.

After they all packed their luggage away, they met in the leisures wedding chapel. "I swear this wasn't here before..."

Tsuna walked in with Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto, and Ryohei. Reborn was at the already established judge's table.

"Reborn-san, please allow me to participate!"

"Oi, Gokudera-kun, I know you're loyalty is limitless, but I don't want to marry you."

Yamamoto and Ryohei cracked a smirk. "Maybe we should all participate in who would be Tsuna's best wife." Yamamoto smiled. Ryohei could be competitive about anything.

"I can't tell if you're joking." Tsuna mumbled in horror. 'Please tell me you are.'

"You idiots." Gokudera-kun scowled at them. "I meant as one of the judges. The Tenth's right hand should surely be a factor in deciding his wife."

Reborn was rubbing his chin. "I was actually going to consider the option of you guys joing the competition, but only the strongest guardian could be a candidate."

The little animal's eye twitched at Reborn's idea. "H-Hibari?"

"Yeah, but he vanished as soon as we arrived."

He sighed in relief. "Hibari would bite me to death if we made him enter." Tsuna glanced down an isle to the closest window. "But I don't like the idea of him going out on his own." It wasn't worry. "He's only going to leave a trail of bodies." His useless cringe.

"Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Ryohei will be the judges along side me."

"As expected of Reborn-san."

"Sounds fun."

"I'll be the best judge to the extreme!"

"Why am I the only one not deciding my wife?" Tsuna couldn't follow the logic to Reborn.

"Because you would instantly pick Kyoko as the winner."

"Of course I would!" His body language arguing as well.

The doors opend and out came the contestants.

Tsuna gulped, turning his eyes to them. 'Kyoko-san in a yukata.'

She was wearing a pink one. 'Ah it's so simple, but goes with her personality perfectly.'

Haru's was green and caught eyes, matching her hyper personality.

"...Nagi..." He let out an unheard breath, lost of air. His heart grew a rythem of plucked strings by pale roses.

She was wearing a purple yukata with black skulls and silver cherry blossom petals. Her amethyst orb was illuminated by the silver and her pale cheeks were colder than death.

A beautiful succubus who didn't want to hurt anyone.

The competition had several rounds to it. Even Hana was forced to participate. She didn't want to, but in the back of her head, she did want to win.

They had questions about family and mafia related items. For some reason an obstacle course, but the girls were smiling.

Gokudera-kun was stern and the hardest on judging them. Ryohei gave Kyoko 'little sister' points. Yamamoto gave away points willingly, saying as long as they did their best they were winners in his eyes.

They were walking along a dirt path, with wooden fences on both sides, separating the grass.

It was a silent nature played by music. The wind strum a cord, delayed and played a sadder one. It reapted the rythem. A quiet wind, then a sadder one.

A song.

Let's go on. It's all I want. Let's stay till dawn.

I must go on.

Please hold my hand before I lose my mind.

I'm scared of running out of time.

They were both quiet with simple expressions of being comfortable. He kicked a rock, and it drummed a few somber times.

"Boss, why did we leave them?" She faced him, tilting her head. The wind caught a few strands of her purple silky hair. She tucked them behind her ear, listening to the gentle melody.

His no good smile was the same as the day she met him. Her smile grew into a teethy one for the first time since he met her. It was an everlasting sight, already fleeting.

A special note he replays in his memories.

"Agh, um, w-we haven't spent time with just us since Reborn showed up. I thought that maybe now was a good time." He finished his nervous words slowly. "Sorry, it's probably stupid."

Chrome observed him. He was wearing a black collar shirt, his brown jacket, and cargo pants, with his signature orange sneakers. He was ruffling his hair. Everyone called him useless, but to Chrome he was the farthest from it. He had been nothing, but caring and helpful to her. She giggled and agreed with him.

"No it's not Boss. I've missed spending our time together too." She thought about it for a moment. She smiled and, "Come on!" Clasping his hand, beginning to run up the path.

"Hiee! Ch-Chrome, what about your org-"

"Don't worry Boss. I'm fine!" She let out a chirp.

Tsuna grinned. He hasn't seen her like this in a while. Before Reborn showed up Chrome and Hibari were his only friends.

They reached the edge of a cliff. A lonely tree perched at the end of it. They were both breathing hard, but they laughed.

"You..." Catching his breath. "You should act like this around others too."

"No." Deadpan.

'The rare rebellious Chrome has appeared!'

"Boss?" Waving her hand.

"Huh?" He recovered and shook away stupid thoughts. "I mean, Chrome why did you want to come up here?" A little puzzled. 'But I did sneak us out of the bridal game they were playing.'

"For that!" She eagerly pointed up. The Milky Way was the crystal night sky far away, glimmered lrycis to the start of a melody. A memory.

Tsuna awed. Her voice was the vocal for the acoustic wind. His eyes never left the enchanting constellations mirrored in her only eye. He was captivated by her and her beauty, tonight.

"Isn't it beautiful!" Stepping closer to the edge. Her steps were echoed in his ears. Everything about her was intensified for him. He subconsciously followed her. Her yukata had slid down her shoulders from the running. The wind kissed her upper back and she shivered, hugging herself.

"H-Here Chrome." He took off his brown jacket and draped it on her.

"Thank you Boss." She crossed her arms holding each end of it closer. She nuzzled the collar of his warm jacket, a scent of winterfresh. "Mhm, it smells like you Boss." Not bashful, because she was alone with him.

"D-Does it." HIs face was burning red. 'Isn't that only something you say to you're boyfriend.'

She gently sat down against the tree. Her eye asked for his company next to her. She sighed comfortably, staring back up at the sky.

The natural interaction between them was cherished on both sides.

He sat besides her. His eyes took in the view up above.

"I want to come back here." She absently admired the night sky. Her night sky.

His eyes purely focused on her, again.

"I want to draw this." She silently promised a wish.

'When she closed her eye and rested her head on the tree, I thought I was staring at a beautiful ghost who wanted to stay with her lover for just a while longer.'

She swayed her head to him. Her smile was from natural joy. Today was fun, and she felt nostalgic being alone with Boss like this, and she had made a personal promise. The first one for herself. She opend her eye. There he was, her anchor for the scary ocean of life.

"Boss, I want you to stay with me."

"I will."

"Forever?"

She pretended his hesitation didn't hurt. She scooted closer to him. He was lost in her eye. She tilted her head. He lowered his head closer, down to her lips. Her fingers clutched the jacket that protected her, with anticipation. Her pale cheeks blossomed rose red in the cold.

"For-ev-er." A hauntingly beautiful lullaby.

Their lips played the notes of passion. They broke apart, the smooch was a pitch of affection. Her hot breath played the tempo. He inhaled her taste. His body was surrendering to her.

He forced himself to stop. He pressed his forehead to hers. "Sorry, I know you like Mukuro," He recalled the day she saved them from the Vindice, during the battle watch fight. "But I, I-"

A finger to his lips. "Shh!" A joyful interruption. She refused to let him step back from the line he decided to cross. She was prepared for it too. She didn't want to be the only one. "I know you like Kyoko too. So it's fine..."

He gasped with wide eyes. She giggled at his reaction. Her nose tenderly kissed his. "Tonight I'm yours, Boss."

"But Chrome, I don't kow?"

"It's okay because tomorrow-"

He didn't let her finish, hushing her lips with his. His didn't want to admit it, the truth of an unwanted poem. Tomorrow Mukuro would be hers. "I know." A low octave of honest denial. "But I'm scared of losing you."

"You won't... Boss..."

They hugged for warmth and love.

Hey! We were looking for you guys!.. That's what I was going to say to Sawada-kun and Chrome-chan... but I saw them... I thought Sawada-kun liked me. He did, didn't he? Why was Chrome-chan so happy in his arms. Why was he?

I don't know how to feel anymore...

It's all so empty now.

"Kyoko, are you okay? It's getting late, we should head back, I'm sure they're fine." Yamamoto came for me.

"Is this really okay?" Boss whispered. He asked, but continued to abuse his bruised lips against her swollen ones.

"It's okay." She moaned. She was laying down with her yukata in a loose mess and brown jacket was thrown off to the side.

His hands wrote a tender lyrical story on her skin. She quivered from his warmth. She squeaked out a whimper of heat, feeling his body against hers.

It was okay to be with Boss. She wanted to be with Boss.

Its okay...

Its okay, because I am always, only, going to be an illusion to you.

For you.

A lonely illusion.

Isn't that right Boss?