Chapter 1

❝...I'm truly so happy to have met you...❞

【Eine Kleine, Kenshi Yonezu】

"...Hm, so this is Sablier...?" A crimson haired girl muttered as she leaned over the youngest Nightray child's shoulder, the two were standing in the middle of the ruin of Sablier. She continued to lean again the young Nightray heir until he realize who was leaning against him. Elliot Nightray's face flushed and pushed the crimson haired girl away.

"A-A-A-Aria?! W-what are you doing?!" He demanded, standing away from her as he could.

"Hm? What's with that red face, Elliot? We've know each other since we were kids..." The girl, Aria, said, "Besides as your loyal aide and bodyguard, I'm supposed to follow you wherever you go to keep you safe," She deadpanned.

"That's not what I mean!" He fumed. He then signed and muttered a "Never mind," before he continued walking. He then paused when he walked into a library, sitting on the floor was a boy with long, shaggy, black hair.

"Oi, Elliot, slowdown will you-" Aria paused as she noticed the boy reading, "Oh, who's this?" She wondered. Elliot walked towards the boy and looked down at him.

"Hey...what are you doing here?" The young Nightray heir asked, albeit rudely.

"Oi, Elliot!" His aide said, hearing the rude tone in her master's voice.

"Isn't it obvious?" The boy stated as he continued to read. Elliot stared at the boy and started to examine him, the girl beside him was slightly awed this shaggy haired boy's uncaring tone.

"I-I'm Elliot Nightray!" Elliot said.

"So what?" The other said, "To put it blunt, you're distracting me...can't you see I'm reading?" He asked, "Or maybe, just like the main character of this book, you're not going to leave me alone until I kneel before you and kiss your feet!" As the shaggy haired boy continued, Aria held in a snicker as she could practically see Elliot start to shrink from the harsh words. The boy then sighed as he continued, "You're really a bore, you know?" That comment was the last straw as Elliot snapped.

"CAN'T YOU SEE I'M A NOBLE?!" He fumed loudly enough that his brothers came in to hold their youngest brother back from waving his sword around willy-nilly. It was there that Aria busted out into laughter.

"Oh wow, I like this kid, Elliot!" She said, smiling.

"Why are you laughing?! Aren't you supposed to be on my side?!" Elliot continued to fume.

"Ah, ah, ah. It's an aide's duty to assist their master and give them advice not to technically agree with them!" She explained, "Also as your bodyguard, I can't have any say in any noble problematic issues when it doesn't involve violence!"

"Pft, having a girl as a bodyguard?" The shaggy haired one inquired, "You must be pretty weak then, huh?" Aria turned around to face the boy.

"Yes. Very."

"Why you-!"

After calming down, Elliot had a few questions in mind. Those to which he went to ask his brother, Ernest, about. "Why did they build this orphanage, here of all places?" His brother merely sighed with a small smirk.

"People who are connected to the Abyss in some way are believed to be easy prey for chains," He started, "That's why it's safer to keep them here, in a lawless district where it is easier for Pandora to intervene," He continued, "Oh, by the way, what about that orphan?" Ernest asked, "You may have him expelled from here if you like." Elliot thought from a minute.

"...Don't bother..." He said.

"Elliot!" He jumped a bit when he heard his name, he turned around to see Aria walking towards him.

"Oh, it's Aria~!" Ernest smiled, "I'll be taking my leave for now!" He said and waved his brother goodbye.

"Hey, Elliot! We should come back and see that kid again, it's been a while since I saw anyone treat you like that since...well since me!" She said.

"Huh? Why would I want to see that guy again?" Elliot denied, Aria let out a sigh at his behavior. She knew that he wanted to see that kid again, this happens when he's curious.

"No need to act so pouty just because he didn't care about your social status, you whiny baby..." She smiled and pinched his cheeks, which he slapped her hand away.

"Who the hell are you calling a whiny baby, huh?!" He hissed as he pinched her cheek, "If I remember clearly, I'm older than you!" She swatted his hand away from her now redden cheeks and rubbed them.

"Yeah," She scoffed, "By like a month..."

"Whatever! It's not like we're going to see that kid any time soon!" Elliot said as he walked away. Aria rolled her apple green eyes at his statement.

In the end...She thought with a smile, Elliot had been tagging along with his father back to Sablier, who was investigate for Pandora and, she of course had to tag along...We ended up coming back! They stood in front of the shaggy haired boy from the last time they were in Sablier.

"What, you two again?" He asked, "Aren't children of noble families supposed to go to boring school?" He said, rudely, "Oh I see...you didn't make it in did you?" He insulted the two, though this was mostly directed towards Elliot.

"Shut up!" Elliot growled.

"Technically, I'm just an aide!" Aria said with a smile, unaffected by his words, "I'm Aria Leonheart by the way! You already know about Lord snappy brattyton here!" She said.

"Just who's side are you really on?!" Elliot fumed, "All I can see is you two verbally insulting me!"

"What's your name?" She asked, ignoring Elliot's comment.

"Oi, don't you dare ignore me!" He said.

"Oh? Did you hear that? Or was it the ghost of the wind?" She asked, a vein appeared on Elliot's head as pinched her cheeks again.

"You little-! I know you heard me that time! Don't even try to hide it!" He hissed.

"Oh no, a demon has appeared!" She said, but it was a bit distorted as her cheeks were being pulled, "Run! Save yourself!"

"That's it!" Elliot then proceeded to messy her long crimson locks up.

"Not the hair!" As the two were messing with each other, the boy stared at them in confusion, irritation, and curiosity.

"...Leo..." He said suddenly, which cause the two to stop what they were doing and look at him.

"What?" "Come again?" The two asked. Tuff of hair stuck out of place on Aria while she was pinching both of Elliot's cheeks.

"My name...it's Leo..." The two pulled away and looked back at him.

"Eh, Leo huh?" Aria mused, "Well, it's nice to meet you Leo!" She said.

"Whatever..." Elliot muttered as he had his arms crossed, Aria then elbowed him, hard, in the rib for his rude behavior, "Ow! What was that for?!"

"Eh? What are you saying, Elliot?" She asked, innocently, "It was probably a reflex of mine!"

"Reflex my ass! You did that on purpose didn't you?!" He fumed.

"Eh? I have no idea what you're talking about!" She denied.

"Hey..." Leo interrupted, "Are you two...dating or something?" He asked. Elliot's face instantly flushed a bright red, whereas Aria had a blank yet puzzled expression.

"W-what?! Who would want to date someone like her?!" Elliot said, calming down, but his face flushed a slightly pink hue.

"Elliot! I'm hurt!" She said, placing a hand on her heart,"I take slight offense to that, I think I would be a great person to be around in a relationship," She said, "I guess it's obvious that we're just the best friends!" She grinned.

"Ah, I see..." Leo noted, he then turned to Elliot, "I pity you in your situation..."

"What was that?!"

"What are you two talking about?"

"Nothing!" It was that day that the trio would share a special bond with one another, but unfortunately that bond would not last forever. Because for in the upcoming future, that bond will be severed and leave scars in their hearts.

I really don't know how I start good beginnings for chapters/stories...but yeah my first Pandora Hearts fanfic and it's an ElliotOc fic. Yeah shoot me...