"Grandma, I'm going out to play." Fran wore his slippers and was about to dash out the small hut.
"Wait; make sure to eat this lunch I made for you okay?" The old woman handed a small lunch box to the teal haired boy.
"But Grandma your lunch tastes bad." The little boy frowned.
"Eat it or starve." The woman smiled darkly.
"Hai…" Fran was about to leave when her grandma stopped her.
"Fran won't you remove that hat? It's disturbing. I don't think the kids in the village would play with you with that hat on."
Fran was silent for a few seconds and said "Well it is better being avoided than receiving stones. I'm going now~!" The teal haired boy waved good bye and ran away.
"Geez that kid… no matter what you do nothing will change." The old woman returned to the hut.
The Varia was walking for miles but they still haven't caught a glimpse of Fran.
"Upstream huh… we still have a long way to go." The long haired captain said.
Something fell from above the mountain.
"It's a frog…" Levi picked it up and showed the dizzy toad to the others.
They climbed up the mountain from where the frog fell.
"He's playing in a place like this." The prince thought out loud.
"He's no ordinary child alright." Lussuria confirmed.
When they reached the top they saw the Kokuyo gang.
"Rokudo Mukuro!"
"Varia… I see you're after my little one too." The leader Rokudo spoke. "Too bad but we shall be the ones to acquire Fran."
"We'll see about that." Squalo hissed.
"Oi, is that him?" The prince pointed at a child with a huge apple hat.
"As usual Grandma's lunchboxes are terrible. Well maybe I should stir up some trouble." Fran dived down the river.
"Ah… the current's not strong enough. Well even when I was washed away to the ocean last time no one noticed." He talked to himself as he swam.
Then he felt their presence.
He looked at them with bored eyes.
"Crap. I'm seeing faeries." He rubbed his eyes and blinked twice.