Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman REBORN! was created by Akira Amano.
Claimer: I own the plot, OCs. Nothing more, nothing less.
Warnings: takes place before Xanxus acquires Gola Mosca. In the future, there will be blood and limes.
Pairing: BelOC
"Miss, I hate for you to learn the news this way, but you won't see your parents again. They're… gone."
A sweating Italian police officer, in a black uniform, fills in a little girl, of ten years old, in the nicest way possible on the murder of her parents. This little girl stares at the police officer with blank dark brown eyes. Her mouth is slightly open, and she doesn't seem to know how to react.
The police officer takes out a picture from his breast pocket. He hands it to the girl. This little girl takes the picture as the police officer takes out a handkerchief to wipe away the sweat on his brow.
She stares at the picture. It reveals a little boy with longish hair reaching his eyes. His hair is blond and straight. He has a malicious, malevolent, cruel, amused smile on his face. He wears a silver tiara on his head.
Just as the police officer is going to take the picture back, someone else calls for his attention. This little girl takes this chance to fold the picture into a small square. She stuffs it under her sleeve.
It is then decided that this boy had to die. He would die by the hand of someone he trusts.
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Seven years has passed since that little girl was ten years old. She is now seventeen, halfway to being eighteen. She hasn't changed her personality all that much since she was a child. She's still quiet, watchful and analytical.
She is sitting in a bus, heading to the Varia's castle. She swipes her blunt bangs aside, quickly fixing her dark brown hair tied up in a ponytail. She's holding an old picture worn away to white where there are folds.
Aria was just remembering her past.
This girl, Aria, works for the Varia, although she isn't an actual member. She specializes in guns and knows how to use a knife.
What Aria does is take care of people the Varia doesn't have the time for, or if the others refuse to do something so low as getting rid of a low-life. Sometimes, she'll even go with one of them when it's needed. Aria is actually coming back from such a mission.
Aria joined the Varia six months after her parent's murder. What Aria had learned was that her parent's murder had been a test for a boy named Belphegor.
It didn't take long for Aria to put a name to a face.
Aria had spent seven years training herself to what she is now. She's also spent it earning the trust of Xanxus and Squalo. She hasn't uttered a word to the others. Aria has also completed every one of her missions without fail, although she's needed another try some of the time.
That's an advantage to doing assassinations alone.
As Aria gets off of the train, she doesn't have any idea that today will be very different compared to her other days at the Varia castle.
Aria straightens out her gray shirt. It's long, a long sleeve, and a V-neck. She has a black tank top underneath. She then has black pants that look skin-tight, although it's just the slimming effect of the color black. She finally has gray boots that almost reach her knees.
She straightens this entire outfit to look presentable to Xanxus, the only member of the Varia that she's ever spoken to. The only reason she won over Squalo's trust is because she doesn't speak.
When Aria got to the castle, she makes as much of a beeline to Xanxus's office as she can. Aria could close her eyes and easily get anywhere in the castle—knocking over a few things along the way. Although Aria normally never runs into anyone on her small trip to Xanxus's office, she runs into someone today.
A head of blond hair is the first thing Aria notices. The same thing happens as soon as she sees the mess of blond hair as always.
Aria's hands clench into fists. Her heart seems to skip a beat, and then begins to speed up. Her anger flares. She flinches forward as if she needs to charge forward. She manages to stop herself, though, which causes her lip to move upward in a slight scowl.
All of the visible signs of her anger vanish once the boy turns his head. Aria takes a calming breath to slow her heart rate down before she continues on her way to Xanxus's office.
When Belphegor catches sight of Aria, he grins. With his arrogant and cocky tone, his usual morose grin, he says, "Ushishishi, entertainment for the Prince?"
This stops Aria in her tracks. He gives a blank stare at the blond-haired boy before her, with a lopsided tiara, a grin plastered on his face. She looks back; to make sure he's talking to her. When Aria sees no one, she turns back forward, but doesn't reply to the supposed prince's comment. She keeps a blank stare, and continues on her way. Belphegor frowns, not happy that he isn't receiving any acknowledgment of his existence from this girl.
"Princes are not to be ignored. They're to be replied to, seeing as it's a great honor of yours that I'm talking to you at all," he points out as Aria is walking toward him, only to pass him.
Aria still does not respond in any way. Belphegor turns, feeling irritated. She makes it seem as if he's not actually there, as if he might as well be furniture or air.
"You will answer when the prince speaks to you!" Belphegor demands, almost sounding like he's whining.
Aria stops her walking. She stands still for a moment. She finally turns around to see Belphegor, finally showing a sign that she's heard him. The both of them stand still. The silence becomes awkward, now that Belphegor has caught the girl's attention. Even though he has her attention, the thing he was calling for, he now has no idea what to say. She doesn't seem like a person who one can easily converse with.
"Ushishishi, we'll work on your courtesy," Belphegor finally says, his malevolent grin blossoming on his face again.
Belphegor turns around, making the bottom of his Varia jacket flow out in a grand gesture. When he leaves, Aria pulls at her hair in complete and pure fury. She wants to shout out her anger for all to hear, but she doesn't even make a grunt.
Aria pulls out a cherry sucker and sticks it into her mouth. She puts her emotionless face again, and continues on her way. When she gets to Xanxus's office's door, she knocks and waits. When she hears the deep gruff voice call for whoever it is to come in, she does.
Aria closes the door behind her quietly. She takes the sucker out of her mouth. She gives a respectful greeting, and he puts his hand up in a gesture that says she doesn't need to do such a thing. Aria puts her sucker back into her mouth and stands straight, continuing to be respectful.
"The scum was successfully wiped clean and out of existence?" he inquires, cutting to the chase. Aria simply nods. "Good. I know I usually have you take a rest before you go somewhere else, but I need you to go and do something else."
Xanxus takes a pause, making sure that Aria is following along. Her eyes are watching him, but he never seems to know whether she's paying attention or not. She has been known to simply zone out at different times, and would simply ask what it was Xanxus had said in the most respectful way as possible. Aria blinks, and the look in her eyes almost says for Xanxus to go on.
"There's a man along the borders. He's fallen back on some… payments. He's actually heavily guarded, paranoid that we'll be coming after him. It's exactly what we're doing. I'll need you to go and remind him of what he owes. You'll stick around until it's all paid off, and then you'll get rid of him," Xanxus explains. "I no longer trust him, and don't want this happening again. There can be no slip-ups. His guards must be taken care of as well, along with their families. Find a means of getting the money transported here. Now get out."
Aria bids her farewell. When she leaves the office, closing the door behind her silently, a girl from the organization serving the Vongola, Cervello, is waiting with a manila folder. The pink haired girl hands Aria the folder. Aria looks from the folder, to the masked face of the dark skinned girl, neither face revealing emotions.
Aria walks with this girl from Cervello as she explains what Xanxus had told Aria. The girl reveals some more details and specifics to give a summary of what is to be done. Aria listens closely, liking that this mission will be longer and more complicated. It makes her feel like she makes more of a difference.
"You will be accompanied by Belphegor," the Cervello girl finishes.
Aria chokes on some of her own spit. She takes out her sucker and hacks, trying to make her throat right again. The Cervello girl stops walking, watching Aria try to struggle for breath. When Aria is fine, being able to breathe again, she almost glares at the blank faced girl who reveals nothing because of her mask.
"Mi dispiace (I am sorry), but what?" Aria finally manages to ask.
"Belphegor, Purinzu za Rippa, will be with you on this assignment," the Cervello girl repeats.
"I don't want him to come with me," I spat at her. I then immediately put myself into check, apologizing, and straightening up. She doesn't reveal any hurt feelings, if I had hurt any feelings if there were any.
"You don't have a choice in the matter. You will be asked to be gone by eleven in the morning tomorrow, preferably before that time. You will have necessary items already in your room. Belphegor also knows of the assignment and the specifics. He was told that you will retrieve him when you wish to leave."
The Cervello girl is done speaking, that much I can tell. I give a curt nod and watch her leave. I look around, and try to calm myself down. I have a short temper, and actually tend to go into fits of insanity. These fits only tend to last for about ten minutes, but within those ten minutes, a lot can happen.
I guess it's another chance for me to get Belphagor to put more trust into me. I want him to be confused and feel betrayed when he finds his "friend" standing over him as he bleeds to death.
Alright, so this was the first story I've made for the anime/manga, Katekyo Hitman REBORN! and I would like a review before I post up the next chapter. As of this very moment, I've gotten four chapters written up.
If there's any way I can improve this series so far, feel free to tell me. I want you to know that I want NICE criticism, none of that cursing crap. It does nothing.