Royal Meeting

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman REBORN! But if I did... *grin*

Romance/Hurt/Comfort

Pairing: B26, slight 6926

Summary: A little idea about how Fran and Belphagor came to meet.

WARNING! This Fanfiction contains Yaoi- boy x boy content. Don't like, don't read. It's pretty dang simple to do that, yeah? Second warning. This Fanfiction contains a surplus of fluff. If you want to read about the whole bloody killing ripping of corpses to shreds that USUALLY come with Belphagor, sorry, you've got the wrong Fanfiction. Third, PLEASE don't steal my story. If your going to use it, mention my name as the author!
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(So you want me to take the kid in?)

"Yes, if it would be quite convenient. You DO need a Mist Guardian, correct?"

(Yeah, yeah. I just have to feed the kid, right?)

"As long as he's taken care of I'll be satisfied."

(Alright. I'll make sure one of the trashes take care of him.)

"Thank you."

(Scum.)

BEEP-BEEP-BE-

Mukuro flipped the phone closed, smiling brightly. "Fran!" he called to the teal haired boy who was absently reading a book. "What, Master?" asked the boy, looking up from his book. Mukuro resisted a chuckle at the sight of the title: The Princess and the Frog. "Oya oya? Reading a romance novel, my young apprentice?" Mukuro teased, walking over.

"Yeah, whatever. What's up?" the younger boy asked, snapping the book shut as he looked up at his illusion trainer.

"Xanxus says you can join the Varia~" the ponytailed Mist user hummed, sitting on the arm of the chair.

"Yay," Fran deadpanned. "So you put me up for adoption?"

"Fran!" Mukuro pouted, arms folding, "don't you know who the Varia are?"

"More murderers I have to get used to?" Fran said in a monotone voice, face emotionless.

"Well... yes," admitted Mukuro, smile wavering, "but they're... well..."

"Master?"

"Yes?"

"Are you coming with me?" Fran asked abruptly, his calm veneer fading slowly.

"...No, young one."

"Why not?" Fran whispered, eyes starting to look upset.

"I'm afraid I will have to go to to Japan for a while. I am a guardian of the Vongola, after all."

Fran was silenced for a while as he turned his gaze away. Then, he spoke the words that were a heavy blow to Mukuro's heart. "Master... I'll miss you."

Mukuro smiled sadly and pulled his apprentice into a tight embrace. "I'll miss you too, Fran."

Fran didn't hug back, but he allowed the intimacy, for he knew that Mukuro really did care about him. "Master...," he whispered against the other's ear.

"Fran, you'll make allies there. Trust me," soothed Mukuro, allowing the younger illusionist to settle back down.

"... Will I see you again?"

"Of course."

-DAY ONE AT THE VARIA-

Fran cautiously walked through the hall that seemed to go on forever. He was totally alert, wary since no one had actually let him in. 'If you see an open door to a place where you want to go, why wait for permit?' he told himself. But suddenly, he realized his terrible mistake, as he was discovered by a man with a shaved head and a green bang on the side of his head. The man was wearing sunglasses, and an apron decorated with hearts. Not bloody, gruesome hearts, but actual valentine's-day-style HEARTS. To Fran, this was a bit more scary than an undead corpse holding a knife and drenched in blood with worms spilling out of its eyes. This was scary, because Fran knew his situation perfectly. There was a gaylord in front of him.

"OMG! You're so CUTE!" squealed the man, hugging Fran right off the bat. The teal haired boy flinched in the hug before glaring fiercely at the other. "What's your name, little fella?" asked the gaylord, smiling widely at Fran.

Fran's aura would've been pitch black had anyone been able to see it, and in comparison to the bright, mister sunshine she-man, Fran looked TERRIFYING.

"Don't Touch. Me," hissed the teal haired boy, clenching his fists tightly.

"Mou," pouted the pink-apron-with-hearts guy. "That's no fun." Even as he said that, he reluctantly retreated from his hug.

"I'm the replacement Mist Guardian," growled Fran, "for Mammon."

"Aw~! So you'll be staying with us here? Oh, that's wonderful~! So, what's your name?" asked the other in a cheerful voice.

"Fran," spat the first, "You?"

"Lussuria~ The Varia's mother~!"

"Mother?" repeated Fran, a disturbed look on his face.

"I'm the sun guardian~ The doctor~ So people call me the Varia's mother~!" explained Lussuria, his index finger against his lip in a feminine pose.

"You're a guy," deadpanned Fran. Lussuria giggled in a way that REALLY disturbed Fran. "That's what they all say. You're going to have to get used to it, Fran-chan~!"

"FRAN-CHAN?"

Lussuria gave in to a fit of giggles, really REALLY creeping Fran out. "You're so ADORABLE~!" squealed the gaylord.

"I'm going to... walk away now...," murmured Fran, carefully inching around the man before striding off at a fast pace.

'That was scary,' he thought. 'I don't know if I can handle this job.'

"VVVVVVVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOI!" An abrupt, loud, continuous scream erupted through the air, and Fran immediately tried to cover his ears, but it didn't help. His eyes rolled to the back of his head and he passed out.

Prince the ripper was walking through the hall when he suddenly noticed something lying on the ground a few yards away. Curious, he strided over to it, and realized it was a person who had passed out covering their ears. 'Probably couldn't handle the sound of Squalo yelling' the prince mused, bending down to observe the person more carefully. By the looks of it, this person was male. He shook the boy gently with one hand, seeing if he could get them to come to. No such luck. "Well, hopefully he isn't dead," the prince muttered, picking up the boy and putting him over his shoulder before walking back towards his own room. "Ushishishishi~"

-Day Two at the Varia-

Fran slowly opened his eyes, and, upon seeing red, he was sure his eyes were bleeding or something crazy like that. He inhaled. 'What... is that smell?'

He exhaled and twitched his arm. 'I can move.' He tried to sit up, but a throbbing pain hit his head and he lied back down.

"Ushishishishi~?" came a snicker.

"?" Fran looked around, but couldn't find the source of the noise.

"Got a headache?" asked the same voice. Fran nodded numbly, but stopped and clutched at his head when he felt the pain again. "Shishishi~," it snickered again. "I'd give up on moving~ You need to relax."

"Who are you?" Fran managed.

"A prince," it answered simply.

"Prince?" Fran repeated.

"Shishishi~ Prince-the-Ripper."

"Prince the ripper," Fran murmured. "Where are you?"

"Shishishishishi~!"

"What's so funny?"

"Look behind you, stupid."

Fran snapped his attention behind him and saw a blonde-haired teen who seemed just a bit older than him, and was grinning, showing off gleaming white teeth. Fran yelped in suprise.

"What the hell are you trying to do?" he shouted, backing away from the other quickly. The prince giggled childishly, even though he SEEMED at least fifteen.

"I told you to relax, Froggy~!"

"Yeah. Not happening if you plan to sleep with me. Wait... Froggy?"

"Shishishi~ You have green hair and eyes. Froggy suits you, ne?"

"I don't think so!"

"A peasant's opinion doesn't matter."

"PEASANT?"

"Okay, look dude, it's not cool to just repeat everything the prince says. Have some originality!"

"So why did you decide to snuggle up next to me like that, huh?" Fran growled, glaring at the prince.

"Shishishi~ 'cause the prince is LONELY," said the prince seductively.

"Uh...," Fran trailed off out of lack of knowing what to do in the situation.

"Shishishishishishishi~! You should just SEE your face!" the prince hooted in laughter, clutching his stomach as he rolled around on the bed. Fran flushed red at the prince's actions before muttering,

"I wish I were back with Master Mukuro..."

"!" Suddenly, the prince quieted. "Mukuro?" he repeated.

"Master Mukuro Rukudo is my illusions master," Fran admitted, sitting up to hug his knees close. "I miss him." The obnoxious prince was finally silenced, and he slowly sat up as well.

"I know him," the prince said. "He beat Mammon in the battle for the rings."

"Did he," muttered Fran sourly. "Huh."

"Oi, oi, don't be like that," pouted the prince in a way that bittersweetly reminded Fran of his master. He placed a hand on Fran's shoulder. "What's your relationship with him?"

"He's my illusions master. There's nothing more to it."

"... Really?" Fran looked back at the other, and couldn't help but notice the expression on the prince's face. The one that said, 'I know every little thing about you.' That was one creepy expression.

"Y-yeah?"

"You aren't... lovers, or anything like that?" pressed the prince, leaning in a bit closer so that his face was centimeters from Fran's.

"No!" Fran answered, a bit too quickly, for the prince smiled, though this time, he didn't use teeth.

"So would you mind... if I kissed you?"

"Wh-what the hell?" Fran gasped, backing away from the other as much as he could. The prince started laughing again.

"I tell you, Froggy, these faces you make are HILARIOUS."

"Hey! Don't joke about stuff like that!" Fran protested, blushing deeply.

"Shishishi~ It's the prince's nature."

"So what's your REAL name?" asked Fran, glaring.

"Belphagor," replied the other. "You are to address me as 'prince' or 'senpai.'"

"Huh."

"I'm serious! I AM from a royal family."

"Huh."

"Stop that!"

"Why? Does it get on your nerves?" questioned Fran in monotone.

"Shut up."

"Huh."

"I'll kiss you to make you shut up."

"That's cheating!"

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

"Don't be such a baby!"

"You're the one who brought lip contact into this!"

"That makes me mature!"

"Does not!"

"Does too!"

"Hee hee hee!"

"What the-"

The pair turned to see Lussuria, who was giggling madly by the door.

"Oi! Out of the prince's room!" shouted Belphagor.

"Sorry, Bel-chan, it's just... you two look so CUTE together!"

"SHUT UP, GAYLORD!" the two yelled in unison. Lussuria giggled some more and walked away.

"You wanna kiss me then?" asked Belphagor.

"NO!"

~End Chapter~

I'm not sure if I should continue this one... this was all experimenting, after all. I'll collect some constructive critisicm from friends, or just flat-out insults... then I'll decide. Belphagor: Hey, you made me totally OOC!
Me: Sorry! *gets shot*
Fran: It's like a completely different me!
Me: Sorry! *is shot again*
Lussuria: I think I'm in character.
Me: Lussuria, you're too funny to make out of character. *is attacked by Bel/Fran fangirls*
Some reader: Why didn't you put in a kissing scene?
Me: Fran didn't meet Bel until the end!
Other reader: But he hugged Mukuro!
Me: I thought it would be a cute scene!
Another reader: So they slept together?
Me: Bel wasn't asleep.
Same reader: Then Bel was watching Fran sleep?
Me: Yeah, I guess. *is shot*
Mukuro: I'm NOT that nice.
Me: You're cuter that way!
Hibari: *smirk*
Mukuro: I am NOT cute.
Me: Hibari disagrees with you.
Mukuro: *glares at Hibari*
Me: *gets shot one last time* Constructive criticism would be nice!