Lizzie's (Author's) Note: I like Umineko a lot, and though everyone seems to be complaining about the anime, I think it was hell-a-lot better than Higurashi. (Not that I don't like Higurashi - it felt rushed and it hardly stuck to it's original source at some points) I realize that 'romance' isn't a big category that fits under Umineko and Higurashi - which both some up to the genre 'horror' - but there is a few shippings in the Umineko anime that are quite sweet. (Kanon/Jessica, Beato/Battler anyone?)

To sum up what the whole purpose of this fan fic in general is going to be about, it'll be about the main ships of Umineko - Beatoe/Battler, Kanon/Jessica (mostly this pairing probably), and perhaps even some Shannon/George or what-not the many yuri-side pairings or even just friendship. It might be a little AU at times or I'll just be sticking to the real story-line of the anime and visual novel. I WILL have to be keeping some horror in this fan fiction, so just to be safe, it has been rated T. Alright, now that that's done with, I'll be a little random and say... I WANT TO PLAY UMINEKO NO NAKU KORO NI CHIRU NAO~!!!! Moving on from this very long author's note...

Oneshots: Umineko Chapter 1 -

~Legend of the Golden Witch - Witch in Love~

Genre: Mystery, Romance, Hurt (not comfort...), (failed) Drama, Horror?

Pairings (if any): Beatrice/Battler :3

Rated: T (slight horror)

Arc: (obviously) Legend of the Golden Witch

POV: Narrator

Other: Not AU (?), EP1 (visual novel), anime-based, no Meta World Scenes, text not taken directly from anime nor VN

Spoilers: Yes. SPOILERS FOR EP5 AND EP1!!

Disclaimer: I do not own nor am affiliated in the creation of the Umineko no Naku Koro ni franchise, it belongs to 07th Expansion.

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Rather perplexed at the current situation, Battler tensed when Jessica and George started a jokingly horrific conversation about how they died. One would think that when they died, they would go straight to heaven or hell, but the Ushiromiya grandchildren and the two servants: Kanon and Shannon, were stuck in Purgatory.

As mentioned before, Jessica and George were chattering about how they died. "It's not like any of these killings could've been done by a human, right?" Jessica laughed. Battler lost it and stood up.

"When did you guys stop thinking?! There's nobody called 'Beatrice'!!" he had shouted at all of them. Maria just smiled darkly at him.

"Beato-sama won't forgive you now!" she said dryly.

"But Battler, how could anybody have done closed-room murders like they did?" Jessica suggested timidly.

"If you guys want to believe in Beatrice, FINE!"Battler shouted, standing his ground firmly. "But she'll have to appear and explain a few things to me before I start believing in her!"

Then, a gust of wind blew around the room, and golden butterflies started filling the room. Battler was knocked sideways and tripped on a table.

"So what have we here?" Beatrice asked, her voice floating around the room. It was cold, but perhaps under that frost there was the faintest touch of warmness. "I haven't seen a human with such will in quite a while!"

"N-NO! This has to be a trick- an illusion! There's a logical explanation for this!" Battler cried. Beatrice merely laughed and sneered at him. She challenged him to prove that magic didn't exist. As she said those words, the figures of Shannon and Kanon burst apart, leaving only blood as proof that they were even there. The figures of Maria, George, and Jessica followed. Inside, however, Beatrice did have more complicated feelings to this complex young man named Battler.

She felt he looked okay, maybe even a bit handsome. She also found his personality amusing but still charming in it's own way. She wondered how long he would keep persevering. Beatrice was left thinking that this would be a lot of fun for her.

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Author's Ending Comments: A short chapter. I'm currently writing my second one-shot, and it's going to be a Kanon x Jessica one this time. But please note that I realize Umineko is a mystery anime. Be aware that I am not only going to write shipping one-shots, I'll write other stuff as well. I'll try my best to keep characters from going OOC. I may include OCs later on, but otherwise, please sit back and enjoy an OC-and-OOC-free fan fiction.