[fic] The Proxy

[melissa_42]

Title: The Proxy
Characters: Lancia, Chrome
Rating: G
Prompt: khrfest Chrome/Lancia - TYL; "old wounds"
Word count: 300
Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman Reborn! is owned by Amano Akira
Summary: Ten years is a long time to wait.

He knew it was her the moment she walked into the café, her single purple eye scanning room.  When she spotted him, she headed for his table and offered her hand. 

“Signor Lancia?  My name is Chrome Dokuro.  Thank you for meeting me here.”  Her voice was like a tinkling bell and her hand looked like china in his grasp.  They both ordered coffee—he an espresso, she a cappuccino—and exchanged pleasantries about the weather until he decided to steer the conversation in a more pressing direction.
 

“How did you find me?”

She smiled sweetly.  “I have my ways.”  The silence stretched awkwardly as they both stared at their drinks. 

“I just—I mean—he wanted to apologize for what he did to you,” she murmured into her coffee, avoiding his eyes. 

His gaze hardened.  “I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forgive him.”  Although he didn’t raise his voice, Chrome still flinched at the words. 

“He knows.”  She looked so miserable that it was difficult for him to stay angry.  Although she was now the shrine for the devil, she had not forced him to commit those atrocities he still had nightmares about. 

“I hope you know what you’ve gotten yourself into, working with him.”   

She gave him another one of her small smiles.  “I know.”  A sigh.  “Thank you, and good luck.”  With that she stood up, left some money for the bill and scurried out the door, taking the elephant in the room with her. 

It had been ten years since Rokudou Mukuro was taken to Vendicare Prison—ten years of trying to heal old wounds and shattered trust.  One short apology from a proxy would not fix everything, but somehow, the sun seemed a little brighter when he stepped out onto the bustling street.

Comments

[azurecerulean.livejournal.com]

Finally someone pays attention to what happens to Lancia after the Kokuyou Arc!

I've always been confused with th prison's name: Vendice, Vendicar, Vindice, Vindicare?

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

I feel like he's been forgotten! And I had trouble with the prison's name, too. I probably spelled it wrong @__@

[dame-batsie.livejournal.com]

Awwww, short and sweet. And makes me a little warm and fuzzy inside. <3

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I liked this. More people should write about Lancia (and Chrome too, for that matter).

Although she was now the shrine for the devil

^ Possibly my favorite part; it's an excellent description of her and her relationship with Mukuro; elegant and just a little creepy, heh.

And the ending was sweet. I mean, not too sweet, obviously, but still nice to see. :)

...and I just realized that the first thing I read this year was a Lancia/Chrome fic, lol. Awesome.

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

They're both like walking buckets of angst--there's so much fic potential! And I knew that an overly happy ending wasn't possible, but I wanted to end it on a positive note ^__^

[penombrelilas.livejournal.com]

Aww, this was perfect! I'm always happy to see Lancia, or Kokuyo in general, in fiction, but they're not always portrayed so well. Thank you for writing this! :D

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

I usually don't read Kukuyo fanfic, so I'm not sure how they're portrayed. I'm glad you liked this!

[penombrelilas.livejournal.com]

They're side characters, so there's a lot open to interpretation.

I was going to ask you if you wouldn't mind sharing this little darling on kokuyo_land, but if you usually don't read Kokuyo I don't wanna waste your time. ^^;

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

It's not a waste of my time :3 I just posted it!

[skylark-90.livejournal.com]

yey, that was pretty awesome! liked it very much :D