Chapter 2 of The Prince Loves You - Confession

The next morning at seven, Lusssuria knocked on Erin's door excitedly.

"Erin-chan! I've got your Varia uniform~" He called out to her.

Erin was still sleeping and was woken up by Lussuria's loud voice. She groaned and got out of bed. When she opened the door, she saw Lussuria carrying a paper bag.

"Morning, Lussuria!" Erin said cheerfully.

"Morning Erin-chan! Hurry up and change into your new uniform, I wanna see!" Lussuria said as he passed the paper bag to Erin.

While Erin went to the bathroom to change, Lussuria went into Erin's room and made himself comfortable while he waited.

When Erin went into the bathroom, she felt excited about wearing a Varia uniform for the first time. She took out the contents of the bag. A Varia jacket just like Bel's, a black miniskirt with a small Varia crest at the end of the skirt, and a thin white belt. Erin changed into the skirt and used the belt. Then she put on the jacket. She looked herself in the mirror. She like her new uniform a lot. She smiled and went out of the bathroom. She saw Lussuria sitting on her bed.

"Thanks for getting me this uniform, Lussuria, it's really nice!" Erin told a gleeful Lussuria.

"Erin-chan you look so cute! But I think you'll look nicer in a collarless shirt like bel…or maybe I'm just used to seeing Bel-chan's princely fashion~" Lussuria said as searched Erin's closet to find a suitable shirt. Then he took out a short sleeved collarless plain light purple shirt and passed it to Erin.

"Change into this and you'll look perfect!" Lussuria squealed excitedly.

"Okay. Thanks, Lussuria." Erin said and went back into the bathroom to change. When she was done, she looked even nicer. Lussuria was finally satisfied with Erin, and after Erin brushed her teeth and washed up, Lussuria brought Erin to the dining table, where he, Erin and Levi ate breakfast. The other members were fast asleep and couldn't be bothered to come for breakfast. After breakfast was done, Erin helped Lussuria with washing the plates. Lussuria then volunteered to bring Erin around the place so that she was familiar with the place. Erin accepted the offer and thanked him.

Lussuria walked beside Erin, explaining the places to Erin as they walked. Soon, Lussuria went off and left Erin alone to explore. Erin walked further down and saw an area where Squalo was practicing his sword skills. She sat nearby to watch. There were many things. Rocks, wood, grass…whatever. They were all used as a target practice for Squalo and his murderous sword. Suddenly, A few large rocks flew in Erin's direction. It was about to hit Erin and she knew she wouldn't be able to defend her herself in time...

"WAHH-!" Erin screeched as she closed her eyes and prepared herself for the pain. But a few strong slices were heard, and the rocks did not hit Erin after all. Squalo had saved her.

"Tch! …why do you have to be here to cause me trouble…" Squalo mumbled.

Erin looked up at squalo with grateful eyes, almost in tears.

"Thank you, Squalo-san!" Erin cried out and tip-toed to hug Squalo, then kissed him on his cheek.

"VOOIIII! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, STUPID WOMAN!" Squalo exclaimed, having a slight blush on his face.

"It's just a thanks…" Erin let go and blinked at him innocently.

"Vooooiiii! Get going, trash. I'm gonna continue my training and if you get hurt again I won't care!" Squalo said and got back to his training. Erin smiled and walked away.

Bel woke up at around nine, washed up and went out to get some fresh air. That was when he saw Erin and Squalo together. "Erin…hugged Squalo and kissed him?" Bel asked himself. He was sure he wasn't hallucinating. Somehow, he felt sulky and irritated. He knew he liked Erin, but refused to admit it, though deep in his heart he wished Erin had kissed him instead of that shark. But when he thought that Erin wouldn't have loved him anyway, he refused to admit that he liked Erin and forced himself to forget his feelings for her. But he couldn't. Once he saw Erin, he already knew that Erin was similar to him in a way. And he quickly grew to love this girl. Now that he saw Erin kissing Squalo, he felt jealous, even if it was just a way to express 'thanks'. Bel sighed and went back to his room.

Erin walked around for a little more and then went to the dining room a little before 12. She helped put the dishes on the table and greeted her allies as the came in one by one and seated down. Bel was the only one missing. The Varia officers wondered where he went, though Xanxus did not care at all. All he said was "Maybe the trash died." Well, he did not care much for his subordinates. Erin got a little worried and she stood up.

"I'll go find him." Erin said and bowed, taking her leave.

Erin did not know where Bel went, so she just checked his room. She knocked the door slightly. When there was no reply for about 10 seconds, Erin opened the door slowly. Bel was sitting on his bed, staring out at the window, his back facing Erin.

"Bel?" Erin said in a soft voice. Although she could not see his face, she could tell that he was upset. She closed the door and walked up to him slowly, and sat beside him. Bel's face was blank and emotionless. 'why doesn't he just show his emotions?' Erin thought to herself. She put her hand on Belphegor's cold one.

"Are you okay?" She asked softly.

Bel was feeling sad and irritated. He still felt sulky. He did not want to. But somehow she had caught his heart. 'Why am I like this?' Bel thought to himself. And with the jealousy added, Bel was irritated. It was like he was not able to get something precious to him. When he felt Erin's warm hand against his, he felt calmer. He was currently upset over Erin. He would like someone to comfort him, but not Erin, since she was the one he was upset over. But at least she was better than others coming here. Imagine what the other Varia officers would do. Bel felt terrible. He did not want Erin to leave him after knowing his true nature. When did he get so attached to this girl?

Seeing that Bel made no reaction, Erin suggested "Let's go for lunch, okay?"

Suddenly, Bel turned and hugged Erin. Erin was shocked at the sudden reaction. She felt a little nervous and blushed slightly. Since Erin thought Bel was really upset, she hugged him back. Bel could feel a tiny tear roll down his cheeks. It was the first time he felt afraid, worried and sad that Erin might leave him and treat him like a normal annoying person. The prince would not like that. Bel let go of Erin and looked at her.

"I'm going to the bathroom first." Bel told her, and got up and went to the bathroom. He slammed the door, making Erin wince a little.

'what was that just now?' Erin thought to herself. 'What happened to him?'

When Bel got up they walked to the dining room. They sat down beside each other.

"VOOIII Bel where did you go!" Squalo screamed out, who got an apple tart thrown at him by Xanxus.

Bel gave no reply. They could all tell that Bel was upset. Lussuria leaned closer to Erin.

"Erin-chan, what happened to Bel-chan?" he asked in a whisper.

Erin shrugged. She was curious too. Bel finished his meal quickly and left first. Erin stayed to help clean up the place, then walked around to find Bel. He was not in his room when Erin checked. So she walked around the place and found Bel in a large area with some trees. He was practicing throwing his knifes at the trees. He seemed to have calmed down a little. Erin sat nearby to watch him. When Bel was done he went to collect his knifes and sat down beside Erin.

"I'm sorry." Bel said. "I was upset just now."

"Ahh its okay…" Erin said.

They chatted for a while about the weather and stuff, then they heard Squalo's voice.

"VOOIII! Bel! Erin! WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU!" He shouted.

Erin stood up and waved to Squalo who was of some distance away. Squalo didn't bother coming over, he just shouted from there.

"BOSS SAID YOU TWO HAVE A MISSION SO GO TO HIS OFFICE, NOWWW!" He screamed..

Erin nodded and shouted a thanks and watched Squalo stomp off. Erin pulled Bel to his feet and ran towards Xanxus' office.

"Why are you so excited?" Bel asked.

"Of course I'm excited you idiot. It's my first mission!" Erin snapped back.

"Ushishi…looks like you dared insult the prince." Bel said, a little annoyed.

"Heh, you're just a knife-throwing bastard, aren't you?" Erin said mischievously.

"Shishishi…you're asking for a beating." Bel said and jumped on Erin.

"Wooaaahhh…" Erin screamed as she fell to the ground with Bel on top of her.

Bel gave her a toothy grin and he played with a knife in one hand. Erin smiled. She did that to cheer him up, so he would return to his original self. She didn't mind being sliced, if she could make him cheer up. 'only for you, Bel.' Erin thought to herself. She succeeded. But instead of slicing her, Bel leaned down to kiss her lips.

"Wha…? Bel?" Erin said as she felt Bel's lips, her eyes wide with surprise. She enjoyed the momoent as Bel's warm lips touched hers. She kissed back gently. Bel was about to pull away when they heard a loud gasp. They turned to the direction of the sound, seeing Lussuria.

"Ooooohh! Bel-chan and Erin-chan are together! I got to tell the others~" Lussuria sang and ran off.

Bel and Erin blushed fiercely and Bel got off Erin.

"Wait, Lussuria!" Bel shouted and aimed a knife at the intruder, but Lussuria dodged behind a wall and escaped.

"…that guy and his big mouth." Bel snarled.

Erin was too embarrassed to say anything. Now that the other Varia officers found out about their kiss, what should they do?

"B-Bel…shall we go to the boss' office now?" Erin said nervously, avoiding looking at Bel too much.

Bel nodded and they stood up, walking to Xanxus' office while keeping a distance. When they reached Xanxus' office, Erin bowed while Bel did nothing. Xanxus told them to track down a certain mafia boss and kill him. The target is an enemy of Vongola and often sent useless armies to attack them, and tried to hack into their system.

"We don't know where he currently is so you need to track him down and kill him. All we know is he headed North, around the city there. The scum knows we will attack him. He's heavily guarded." Xanxus said and told them to "scram." When they went out, they saw Levi walking past. Bel stopped him and asked "Levi, why is that the prince has to team up with her!"

"Hmmph. Bel, you should be honored to be chosen by the boss. The job was meant for Erin. But since it's her first time, another Varia officer was to go with her to help her." Levi replied.

"But why is it the prince?" the knife thrower asked again.

"Boss chose randomly. Alphabetical order. You were at the top of the list." Levi smirked. "You two on good terms, huh." Levi commented as he looked at the both of them blush. Lussuria was sure good at spreading rumors.

"Shut up." Bel said and stomped off, with Erin following behind.

When they were alone, Bel turned to look at Erin.

"Sorry for getting you into this mess…" Bel told her softly.

"No…it was kind of my fault too…for insulting you. S-sorry…" Erin said.

There was silence for a while. Then Erin looked up at Bel.

"But…Bel…you must have a reason, right?" Erin asked timidly.

"huh?"

"A reason for…kissing me."

Bel looked down. How was he going to tell her he loved her? He sighed softly.

"Because I…I…like you…" Bel mumbled softly.

Erin was shocked. Did she just hear a confession? But she felt happy somewhere in her heart. She knew she liked Bel too. But she did not know how to express it, so she just kept it to herself. After hearing that Bel feels the same, she felt happy and light hearted. She smiled. Bel looked at her as she smiled.

"really?" Erin asked.

Bel nodded slightly and looked down. Erin felt so happy that she jumped and hugged Bel. Bel staggered a little and after a few seconds to recover from the shock, he hugged back.

"Bel…did you know…I always loved you!" Erin said in a slightly louder voice.

"I loved you too, my princess…shishishi…" Bel said and pulled Erin into a passionate kiss.

But when they heard a soft gasp, they pulled back immediately and blushed. Someone had spied on them again. They looked in the direction of the gasp and saw Lussuria, Levi, Squalo and mammon all there, with wide, surprised eyes.

"L-Lussuria! You brought everyone here!" Erin shouted in an embarrassed voice.

"Erin-chan, don't be mad at me~" Lussuria said in a sweet voice.

"voiii…I didn't know you two got along so well." Squalo said with a 'I-just-saw-something-stupid' face.

Levi's face was a little blue and he gave a "what the hell" face.

"muu~ enjoy your mission together~" Mammon said, trying to tease them.

"Erin-chan, Bel-chan, enjoy yourselves!" Lussuria said and blew them a kiss when they walked off.

"Hey Bel, can I go back to my room to pack some clothes first before we go?" Erin asked Bel sweetly.

"What are you saying? We'll buy them. Shishi. For my little princess." Bel said.

"But then I still have to bring my lollipops. They're yummy. " Erin pleaded.

"Kay fine…though I could always buy you more. Since we'll be gone for some time, I'll let you go get them. Shishi~" Bel said as he walked back to Erin's room beside her.

As Erin looked into her drawer for her lollipops, Bel hugged her waist from behind her.

"Aww…Bel…" Erin said, smiling.

Thankyou for reading! I wonder if my story is okay o.o so please review to tell me! Thankyou for your time ^^