A/N: My first fanfic ever. I thought I'd start with a Belfran fanfic since they're my current OTP right now. I hope you'll enjoy it! Please do bear with me. Remember, this is my FIRST fanfic.

Note: Some pairings might be added later and rating may rise. Possible long chapters. Please R/R! :)?

DISCLAIMER: All characters used for this story belong to Akira Amano.


To Be With The Varia

Chapter I

How To Properly Leave For Italy


Jura, France.

Fran stretched and made a big yawn as he slowly woke up and got up from bed. He fixed himself and went downstairs to get some breakfast, but...

As he walked to the kitchen, he saw four bodies that seemed to find the floor quite comfortable.

They were sprawled on the floor, as if fighting for the bigger space. One had long, silver hair, the other had sunglasses and a green tuft of hair growing from the front. Another was a man with a creepy mustache, spiky hair, and a lip piercing, and lastly, there was a baby that wore an indigo hood that covered his eyes, and wore a small sunhat that he placed on top of the hood.

Then Fran looked up , and saw another body, sleeping comfortably and contentedly on the sofa.

The boy on the sofa had messy, blonde hair that seemed to take over half of his face, and on top of his head, was...

"What the heck is that, some sort of tiara?" Fran thought, as he walked over to the sleeping body on the sofa.

He stared at the sleeping boy for a few seconds, then pulled over a blanket over the body.

Fran then walked quietly to the kitchen, careful not to make any noise. The teal-haired boy then grabbed a loaf of bread and proceeded in making himself a sandwich.

While chewing on the sandwich, he remembered yesterday's events.

"I'll go with that group." he pointed to the group of men that looked like cavity imps. "It'll fun causing some trouble around here. Besides, if I grew up to be a fairy, they'd make me wear a dress."

The pineapple fairy smirked at the long-haired cavity imp. "Kufufu, it is decided then, Varia. You shall take responsibility of Fran for the time being."

The long-haired cavity imp shot him a look, but sighed. "There's no helping it then. We'll have to talk to Fran's grandmother about this, though."

The fairy nodded, then smiled softly at Fran. "Take care, little one. I'm sure you'll grow into a fine, young illusionist." he said as he walked away from the scene.

Fran led them to his home, telling his grandmother that he had finally gotten the cavity imps hostage. He had dinner, and was asked to stay in his room until tomorrow while the grandmother talked with the group. He was hesistant to leave, as he wanted to join the discussion, but the grandmother just shooed him off and kindly asked him to go to bed.

He waited, and waited and waited, until he finally fell asleep.

"I wonder what they talked about..." Fran thought out loud as he finished his sandwich, He wondered if he should've chosen the fairies' group instead or if he should really stay with this strange bunch. He slowly walked to the sink and washed his hands, then started walking towards the front door.

The young illusionist was about to step outside the house, when he realized something was missing.

"Oops, almost forgot." he thought as he waved his finger around and made an illusion of an apple hat on his head.

"Close call."

He walked outside and enjoyed the morning breeze as he practiced making small illusions of small butterflies and floating flowers. He often did this alone, since he was feared by the people of the village, children and adults alike, thinking that they might be attacked as soon as they get close.

Fran stopped walking. He thought about it. He had had no friends, he didn't go to school, he didn't experience being a happy child.

He never did.

But he also wondered if this was finally the turning point of his life.

The blessing that he had always silently asked for.


"VOOOOIIII! SO THAT'S HOW IT IS, BRAT."

"Eh...?"

As soon as he got home, his grandmother told him to sit down as Squalo tried to explain the situation he was in. They told him how he was going to be involved with the mafia from now on, and that he was going to live a dangerous life, going through missions and putting up with the pains and sorrows of being a mafioso.

His grandmother just silently agreed, though worried about Fran's safety, she knew about Fran's powers and potential. She knew that they were the only ones who could tame Fran's unstable power.

"I've already packed your bags, Fran. You'll be leaving tonight."

Fran couldn't believe it. He knew something like this was going to happen, but he never expected it to happen so soon. His grandmother told him to get ready and get dressed.

As Levi fetched his bags upstairs, his grandmother bade him goodbye and told Fran to do his best and try to write to her. She told him to tell her about all the exciting things in Italy that they don't get to see in their province. Then, she planted a small kiss on the teal-haired boy's forehead.

"VOI, we better hurry, the airport is a long way from here." Squalo interrupted, as he pulled Fran away from his grandmother.

Fran got into the car and they drove to the airport. The Varia were making a lot of noise, but Fran remained silent. This was just happening too fast. He couldn't take it.

He looked out the window. He was never going to see those hills again. Those sceneries, those smells, those sights, those sounds. He could feel himself tear up, but he did all he could to hold it in. It was a little hard, as he was still a child and tearing up came naturally.

"Ugh-"

PAT PAT PAT.

Fran looked up. The blonde tiara-wearing boy who he saw sleeping on his sofa this morning slowly patted him on the head. Then the blonde spoke.

"I'm not doing this because I'm worried or anything." he snapped. "It's just that it'd be real troublesome if you cried now."

Fran nodded and looked at his lap, as Bel turned away and continued to argue with Levi.

But what should Fran do now? He was leaving to a new country, miles away from home. He just didn't feel safe. He was scared. But he won't admit that, of course.

He looked at the Varia, arguing and laughing at each other. They seemed so close, like a group of friends joking around over trivial things. Except those trivial things were about blood, murder and assassination. Still, Fran could see them bond over these tiny conversations. Like a real family.

Family.

Maybe this might turn out to be fun, after all.


"The boarding gate for Venice, Italy is now Open. Please form an orderly line at the boarding area at gate 5C. We repeat-"

At about 7:33 PM, the Varia arrived at the airport. The announcement rang through the speakers as the passengers got up and formed a line at the gate entrance.

Fran slowly walked to the gate as he held onto the straps of his backpack. As he tried to get in line, a hand grabbed him by the back of his collar.

"Where do you think you're going, frog?" the prince asked, a huge grin stretched across his face.

Frog?

"What do you think, Mr. Cavity Imp? I'm going to get in line." he retorted as he tried to wiggle himself out of the sempai's grip.

"Stupid frog. People like us don't ride in cheap means of transportation." he snapped, letting go of the boy.

Fran tilted his head. "Then where-?"

"We have our own private jet." the blonde smiled, his grin getting impossibly wider.

"VOOOI! GET YOUR ASSES OVER HERE! THE PLANE IS GOING TO LEAVE!"

The prince, annoyed, started shouting back. "NO, IT WON'T! IT'S OUR PLANE. IT LEAVES ANY TIME WE WANT IT TO!"

By now, everyone was staring as Lussuria tried to calm the two down.

"VOOIII! IT'S ALREADY BEHIND SCHEDULE! IT STILL HAS TO GO TO JAPAN TO PICK UP THE INJURED MEMBERS!"

"WHO CARES ABOUT THEM?"

"APPARENTLY, OUR DEPLETING NUMBER OF SOLDIERS!"

"Wait, you two!" Lussuria butted in.

"WHAT?" the bickering duo shouted in unison.

"Where's Fran-chan?"

...

"Huh?" Squalo and Bel looked around. No teal-haired brat in sight.

"But, he was just here a minute ago!" Squalo droned.

"Shishishi~ Maybe you scared him off, captain."

Squalo took out his sword. "SHUT UP, BEL!"

"YOU TWO! We have to focus." Lussuria complained as he tried to get between them. "If we don't find Fran-chan now, the plane will leave. And who knows, he might be found by another organization that's been after him!"

Squalo and Bel looked at each other and nodded. Bel headed to the east side of the airport, and Squalo ran to the west side. Not stopping, he looked back at Lussuria and yelled:

"Voi! Then you, Mammon and Levi will go ahead! Just stall the plane for as long as you can."


"Phew." Fran sighed as he walked out of the bathroom.

"Good thing I found the bathroom in time. " he said as he continued to walk. "Wait, where am I?"

Fran walked, keeping an indifferent face on as he tried to find the gate where the Varia were before he ran to the bathroom. But, as he continued to walk, the place started getting even more unfamiliar. He tried to keep his pride and avoided asking for directions, but he was getting even more worried.

He sighed heavily again.

"How unlucky."

WEST SIDE:

BEEP BEEP BEEP. CLICK.

"What is it, Lussuria?" Squalo yelled into his earpiece as he frantically ran around the west side searching for Fran.

"Captain, the pilot said we have ten minutes tops before we take off. I just called Bel to tell him that too, and he hasn't found Fran yet, it seems."

"Got it." CLICK.

"That brat's got wings on his feet."

EAST SIDE:

"Ten minutes, huh?" Bel sighed.

Bel checked every possible place Fran could turn up at the east wing. Snack shops, agencies, mini-ponds, everywhere. But still no luck. He even checked the ladies bathroom.

He was about to give up and get back to the plane before it left, but as he walked, he saw a tuft of teal hair, somewhere in the crowd. As he walked closer, there was Fran, given a piggyback-ride by a man with a black suit and tie, along with shades.

"OH CRAP! That must be the other organization! They got him!"Bel panicked as he quickly approached the two.

He pulled out a knife and slashed it along the man's arm, giving him enough time to grab Fran and carry him on his back, running to the entrance of the plane.

"Heeeey~!" Fran whined as he held on to Bel who was running pretty fast. "What was that for?"

"What do you think, you stupid frog? I'm saving you from that suspicious guy!"

"What are you talking about, idiot? He was helping me find you guys!"

"Eh?"

Bel slowed down. "So... you weren't getting kidnapped by that guy?"

"Well, no. But I am getting kidnapped by you, now." he complained.

Bel was about to make an annoyed comeback, when he heard a people yelling at him from across the hall.

"It's him! That's the guy who cut this man's arm!" they yelled.

Fran and Bel's faces paled. Fran clung onto Bel as the prince ran as fast as he could, trying to lose the crowd of policemen after him.

"Look! He has a hostage with him! GET HIM!"

Fran looked back and yelled in a monotone voice. "Catch us if you caaaan~!"

"DON'T PROVOKE THEM, IDIOT!" Bel ordered, making a quick turn to the right and running for the gate that connected to the door to the plane.

"VOI! There you are! Good thing you brats made it in time!"

"What the heck did you two do? You look like you just rode a rollercoaster." Mammon observed.

"Kind of." Fran monotoned earning a punch on the head from Bel. "Ow."

They got to their seats as the plane got read to take off, with Fran sharing Mammon's seat since his had more space. Bel, pissed as he was, pulled out a DS and started playing some games to calm himself down.

The Varia chatted for a while, until Squalo remembered something.

"By the way, Fran, where did you run off to a while ago anyway?"

Receiving no reply, Squalo looked over his seat to check on Fran, but sat back down as he saw the teal-haired boy sleeping soundly on his seat, with a tiny smile on his face.

Lussuria stood up and pulled a blanket over the boy and smiled as he whispered,

"Welcome to the family, Fran-chan."


Next Chapter: How To Stay By Your Side

THERE, DONE!

I hope you enjoyed it~! This fanfic will be multi-chaptered, and I hope I did well on this first chapter! Fran was such a cutie in this chapter. Please note that this is just in the case IF Fran picks the Varia. It's not officially announced yet, so this'll just stick to being in your imagination.

Please review~! I really need Comments/Critics for this, as this is my first. Thank you~!

-Mint