Author's Note: The third chapter of this fiction, oh and here I should be actually studying for my finals. I hate you XANXUS, this is all your fault.

I'd seriously give everyone that reviewed a hug if I could but since I can't I'll think up something amazing and cheap because I'm broke. Also thanks for the crazy amount of hits, do you guys smoke something that should not be smoked as you read this work of fanfiction?

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A cool rapper by the name of Tablo has once wisely said (actually rapped when he was drunk but that's not relevant), "I've got ass for brains, even when I'm shitting, I'm dropping knowledge." I'd like to apply that to myself but unfortunately I can't because I don't drop knowledge, I drop the shitty world that I put these characters in and the situations I will make these guys face. All characters belong to Amano Akira, who drops men in their thirties that look younger and skinnier than I do. I need Dino's fitness instructor, dermatologist and cook when I'm 32. (michgesso I'll give you Dino's hairdresser)

For reading the first part of this chapter, I reccommend dance music, because that was what was blasting in my ears. Please Don't Go (Minzy and CL, 2NE1), One [Planet Shiver remix] (Epik High ft. Ji Sun), Oh, oh, oh sexy Vampire...[not Edward Cullen, this one is a REAL VAMPIRE] (Fright Rangers), and lol Get Right (J Lo) was what went through my ears as I wrote...not like I'm asking you to listen. I mean since when do people listen to a loser of an Asian like I am? No one ever does...

The entire concept of actually having a masquerade, according to Squalo, was overdone and just too flashy. From what he saw so far, he didn't know what would win the spot for being the lamest part. It could have been the flourished speeches from boring old men and women that that praised this Xanxus as some sort of legendary god. And when the tall male "god" himself came to say words, the first five minutes was just deafening applause. He didn't say much himself and mostly thanked people for coming like a true professional. When he smiled, many ladies cheered and Squalo found it disgusting how they ate up something that was obviously such a fake smile.

The opening dance probably was the worst as Xanxus danced with some woman to some painfully boring classical music. The dance floor was soon accompanied by Xanxus' close associates or people that were important as they all moved in time and in step, as if the dance was choreographed from before so that people didn't look stupid if they messed up. Squalo looked away from the mind numbing scene to see that only the Mukuro guy was beside him and that Dino and Tsuna were not.

"Where did the two go?" Squalo whispered as he couldn't help let a yawn, much to the disapproval of the many women who glared at him through their masks.

"Tsunayoshi and Cavallone were forced to join the dancing on the floor." Mukuro said as he pointed to Tsuna dancing with a girl much taller than him and Dino dancing amazingly with another woman. Squalo looked around for any of Dino's workers and found a few stationed around.

"No wonder he's not messing up." Squalo muttered.

"Yes?" Mukuro asked.

"Oh it's nothing." Squalo said as he watched Dino dance.

After that, dinner was a quick affair as for some reason, everyone wanted to dance. Both Squalo and Dino had been asked countless of times especially as people were impressed with Dino but Squalo adamantly refused while Dino refused politely. After a few drinks—that they sneaked off the trays of the waiters—the two eighteen year olds were goofing off dancing in a circle with the mortified Tsuna and Mukuro. Despite Dino disliking the blue-haired male, he was actually a great guy to party with. They lost track of time as they laughed and danced to music that didn't work for them since out of them only Dino and Tsuna knew ballroom dancing and the blond sucked at it now since his subordinates had left.

It was then when Dino got a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to see a shorter guy with large buck teeth, the rest of his face obscured by the mask. "You've been requested to attend the back party, courtesy of Xanxus. Bring your guests as well," the man said into Dino's ear and Dino relayed the information to the people in his circle. Xanxus' "back parties" were notorious for being interest-based only, meaning Xanxus had the say in who could come. Normally Squalo would have been sceptical but as alcohol still wanted all of them—but Tsuna since Mukuro whipped away any alcoholic drink a person gave him—to party. So they threw caution to the wind and followed the buck-toothed male out of the ballroom and down the elevator to another floor with another ballroom. But from here music was pulsing and Dino pushed the doors open to see a darkened room with strobe lights and the traditional disco ball that rotated. Dance music pumped through the speakers by the DJ as people, most if not all were young, danced wildly.

"This is the real party!" Dino exclaimed as he dragged Squalo in by the wrist. Mukuro held tightly on to Tsuna's shoulder and smiled reassuringly as they stepped in and let the doors close behind them.

And then for what felt like hours they jumped around and danced along, letting all inhibitions go. Somewhere in the whole process their masks had come off and they had loosened their jackets and collars. It was like being a kid again. Squalo danced with strangers, Dino, danced with the little Tsuna and even Mukuro, and then with more strangers until he tumbled right onto someone's lap.

"Oops, he he my bad!" Squalo chuckled as he stood up again. The woman glared at him and looked away and Squalo shrugged as he turned back around, but he was distracted by a scene in the corner of his eye. At first he couldn't make anything of it but soon he realized what it was. It was that Xanxus with two girls, identically dressed. As one made out with him while she sat beside him, the other peppered kisses on his neck, ears, face as she let herself get groped by him. Squalo was surprised as it was and he became even more so when his crimson eyes met with Squalo's grey ones as he pulled away from the kiss and stared at Squalo, freezing the younger male. He couldn't explain to himself why he couldn't look away even as Xanxus' lips curled to a smirk. Soon enough, the other two girls turned to look at the reason for Xanxus suddenly stopping and they tried to bring back Xanxus' attention.

The spell was broken soon when Dino found Squalo and pulled at his arm. Squalo smirked at Xanxus and wiggled his fingers at them as he let Dino drag him away. And again they lost themselves into the music as they wasted the night away.

xoxoxo

"Fuck my head's killing me," Squalo moaned when he woke up. Dino stirred in his sleep beside him and Squalo immediately checked to see if he was dressed or not and to his relief he was. Slowly he sat up and looked around, they were in a hotel room for sure and when he looked at the other bed, he found a small body curled up in it, light brown hair sticking out of the blankets. "Wha'?"

"Oh you're awake," a voice said and Squalo turned to see Mukuro, who was standing topless, with a towel wrapped around his waist.

"Um what happened exactly?" Squalo asked.

"I didn't want Tsuna to stay up too long and it was already nearing two a.m. but I felt bad to leave you two alone so I took you guys too and booked a room in the hotel. There should be extra brushes and towels in there."

"I-I'll pay you back," Squalo said as he reached into his pockets but was surprised to find nothing.

"Your belongings are on the table and there's no need to pay me back, seriously," Mukuro said as he walked towards Tsuna. "You might want to wake your friend up too. It's already noon." Squalo scrambled to the table and found his wallet but his cell phone was nowhere to be seen.

"Um was my cell phone not with me?" Squalo asked.

"I merely put everything you guys dropped on the floor on that table," Mukuro said as he leaned over Tsuna.

Squalo panicked as he took Dino's cell phone and used it to call his one. Luckily, after a few rings someone finally picked up.

"Yes? Did you lose your cell phone?" a low voice asked.

"Oh y-yes I did!"

"Are you staying at the hotel today?" the man asked.

"Yeah."

"Room 1010," the male said as he hung up. Squalo frowned at Dino's cell, disliking the way the other person talked. Not wanting to waste time, he quickly rushed to the washroom and brushed his teeth. Taking a shower now would be impossible so Squalo merely washed his face and found a hotel shirt to put on. He took his pants from the party and slipped them on as he rushed out of the washroom.

"Going somewhere?" The blue-haired male questioned.

"Someone found my cell phone, so I'm going to go pick it up," Squalo said as he slipped his shoes on and shot out. The sudden sound woke Dino up as he sat up in surprise.

"Wh-ho?" Dino asked out loud. He looked around like Squalo had and found Mukuro gently pulling the blankets off Tsuna. "Where's Squalo?"

"He went to pick his cell phone, seems he lost it and someone found it," the male whispered as he gently shook Tsuna.

"He lost his cell phone?" Dino asked. "That guy is super protective over it."

"Which would explain why he fled at the news that his cell was found." Mukuro said, as he finally bent down and made a smacking noise right near Tsuna's ear. "Ouch," he muttered as Tsuna's hand instinctively came to slap Mukuro on the face.

"Well hope it's safe. What time is it?"

"Almost noon," Mukuro said pointing at the large clock.

"Oh shit, Squalo's doctor appointment!" Dino exclaimed as he jumped off the bed. "Where did he say he went?"

"I'm not so sure." Mukuro shrugged as he watched Tsuna get up with a grumpy expression.

"Damnit," Dino muttered as he walked to the washroom and tripped over the hem of his pants. "Hope he didn't forget." Tsuna watched Dino run in and the turned back to Mukuro, he smiled weakly before falling back into his pillow and going to sleep again.

xoxoxo

"Ah, ten ten!" Squalo said to himself as he stood in front of the room. He was about to knock on the door when it opened. "Oh?"

Standing in front of him was another topless male, though this one wasn't as skinny as Mukuro was. In fact he was pretty built. "Come in."

"Um," Squalo began. "I'd really rather not, see I have to go somewhere like right now."

"Oh, then hold on," The man who Squalo recognized as Xanxus said as he closed the door in Squalo's face. Squalo heard some shuffling and a while later the door opened again and the taller male held the cell phone out. "Here."

"Thanks uh-Xanxus sir," Squalo said as he looked at his phone. "Okay, later I guess."

"Squalo right? Superbia Squalo?" Xanxus asked as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"H-how do you know?" Squalo asked as he tucked his cell phone away.

"You'll see tomorrow," He said with a smirk before shutting the door in Squalo's face once again.

xoxoxo

"VUOOIII what the hell is this shit?" Squalo exclaimed as he threw the magazine on to the floor.

"I'm guessing you didn't see the billboard yet?" Dino asked calmly.

"Billboard?" Squalo asked. "Dino will you call Lussuria?"

"I tried Squalo, seems he's not answering," Dino said as he walked alongside Squalo through the campus. A few fashion conscious girls and boys stared at the two as they walked to their class and they whispered amongst themselves.

"I'm going to fucking kill him. I'm going to strangle him with his own hair and make him scratch his own eyeballs out after he paints them with the brightest nail polish he owns and—"

"Squalo shut up, you're so messed up!" Dino exclaimed as he clamped his hands over Squalo's mouth. "Let's just go back to your apartment today."

That became an impossible idea as most of the entrances to the university were filled with reporters that were being held back by the guards.

"There he is!" One of them shouted and soon enough all the cameras began flashing in their direction.

"Mr. Superbia, what motivated you to choose the Vongola brand to be a spokesmodel for?"

"Mr. Superbia have you always been affiliated with the Vongola as well as Cavallone?"

"Mr. Cavallone, is this proof that your company only supplies the Vongola?"

"How long do you plan to be associated with this fashion line?"

"Are you going to model for other companies too Mr. Superbia?"

"Mr. Cavallone, how will this affect your other ventures with other fashion houses?"

"Shit my head hurts," Squalo muttered.

"It's because of the change in dosage," Dino replied as he covered Squalo from the flashing. "Let me call Romario."

"Oy Cavallone and the girly man!" A voice yelled and the two turned to see the blond prince sitting in a limousine parked to the side. "Get in here!" Squalo was sceptical but Dino didn't hesitate as he yanked the other and pulled him into the limousine.

"Thank you Prince Belphegor." He said as he reached into Squalo's bag as soon as they sat down. The driver immediately set off and the reporters were forced to move away for the limousine moving towards them.

"It wasn't me, it's him." The blond prince said as he pointed his thumb towards the other side of the limo where Xanxus sat, drinking what looked like whiskey.

"Oh X-xanxus!" Dino stammered in surprise. "Er, thank you."

"Hn," Xanxus replied as he looked from Squalo to Dino. Dino fished inside until he finally found what he was looking for. Quickly, he took out a water bottle and a bottle of pills. He opened the bottle of water and spilled some of it on him and opened the bottle of pills, luckily not spilling anything.

"Squalo, here take this," he whispered as he handed a pill. The silver-haired male took the pill and the water bottle and swallowed. Dino carefully took the bottle back, spilled some more water on himself and closed it before stuffing it all back into Squalo's bag. He leaned against the seat of the limo and turned to Squalo who looked awfully pale as he closed his eyes.

"What the hell was all that?" the prince asked.

"Just a little headache," Dino said reassuringly.

"Fell from a high place and now I get headaches whenever I'm under pressure or stress," Squalo said dryly as he leaned against Dino's shoulder. His look challenged anyone who dared to ask anything else.

"That too," Dino said as he smiled sheepishly. Xanxus' facial expression didn't change as his eyes bore into the two.

"How long have you two known each other?" he asked as he tapped his finger against the crystal glass of his drink.

"Since the start of high school," Dino said as he smiled warmly.

"You two are going into modelling together?" Xanxus asked.

"It was a favour, done for a friend. That was it. I'm no fucking spokesmodel for anything," Squalo replied as he looked at Xanxus angrily.

"Lussuria is now signed under the Vongola fashion house for women and men because of the successful shoot with you and Dino," Xanxus said as he took a sip of his drink.

"B-but he told us it was for just a small magazine," Dino protested weakly.

"He's not wrong. Originally it was going to be marketed to middle class only group but after the photoshoot and the pictures produced, someone recommended it be published in larger magazines and that materials could be replaced to make them more expensive. Then our correspondent saw it and immediately signed Lussuria up with Vongola." Squalo gritted his teeth as he looked outside.

"Just drop us off here," He snapped.

"Can't do that. If you haven't realized, you've been chosen as a spokesmodel. Dino would have been selected too but he's Cavallone's so that's impossible which is why we only included one picture of him. So we're going to my office."

"You can't make decisions for my life for me!" Squalo yelled.

"Ah but he can," Prince Bel said. "You signed the contract before you modelled and the eighth clause mentioned that quote 'all models are subject to promote goods created by the designer until the contract ends,' end quote. Ushi, shi, shi…guess what else? This contract lasts for eleven years!"

"Dino another pill," Squalo muttered as he leaned against the leather seat.

"I can't, the doctor said only one a day at most," he said with a worried expression.

"Fuck Dino, give me a pill," Squalo replied as he reached for his bag but Dino yanked it away and held Squalo back. Squalo closed his eyes and rubbed his temples in frustration. "VUOOIII I fucking hate all you rich assholes! All of you go die a painful death, all of you! Damn all you fuckers!" He yelled.

"S-sorry," Dino said to the others in the car. "Today really isn't a good day." Bel looked at Squalo in disgust and Xanxus still stayed expressionless as he watched Squalo rub his temples, which slowed down a bit later and then in minutes, Squalo fell asleep.

"He was just yelling a second ago," Bel said in surprise.

"Yea—"

"Cars do that to him," Xanxus said and the other two men turned to him in surprise.

"H-how do you know?" Dino asked. Xanxus looked at Dino and realized what he just said and as he was quick to recover, he smiled easily.

"It's just a guess since a lot of loud people are like that," he said as he turned to look away. Bel shrugged as he watched Squalo sleep but Xanxus could still feel Dino looking at him. He turned to face Dino and the two stared at each other. Unconvinced, Dino turned to look at Squalo and smoothed his hair away from his face as he watched the other frown in his sleep.

xoxoxo

The day was chilly, threatening to pour rain down over everything as the overcast sky rolled and rumbled. Five kids stood nearby an old, unused warehouse that had a large ditch as they surrounded a much smaller child. They pushed the child around and yelled at him and if the child tried to fight back they would kick him and hurt him. They jeered at him and ripped at his clothes. The child finally snapped and began to react extremely violently, hitting and injuring anyone he could. Finally, someone who was able to stand slightly lashed his leg out and the young boy tripped. Another boy pushed him too hard and the boy found himself falling back into the ditch. Most, if not everyone was shocked but the one who pushed him smiled sinisterly.

The last thing the boy could remember was falling backwards into the ditch and the boy saying, "Remember you stupid kid, it's Xanxus' fault that you're going to die!" After that it was mind numbing pain that drowned everything out.

xoxoxo

Squalo shot up as he grabbed the back of his neck in pain. He panted heavily as he tried to calm himself down. Just a dream Squalo, just a dream, he told himself. He had the dream before but the new addition was the words, most of the times the dreams had been silent but this time someone had said something.

"You finally awake?" Squalo looked to his left and found Xanxus sitting on a large chair behind an even larger desk. He looked around the room and realized he was in an office, let alone it seemed to be Xanxus' office with its lavish decorations.

"D-dino," Squalo stuttered.

"He went down to buy something for you to eat. Is he your mother or something? How could you be so weak?" Xanxus asked.

"I'm leaving," Squalo muttered as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Don't go fall asleep as you go down, you might end up dying and I don't nee—"

"It's Xanxus' fault you're going to die," Squalo mumbled as he suddenly remembered the words said in his dream.

"What , did you say something?" Xanxus asked as he twirled a pencil in his fingers.

"Nothing," Squalo said as he shook his head, shivering slightly. It's Xanxus' fault you're going to die. Why would it be his fault? That didn't make sense no matter how much Squalo tried to figure it out. "Hope I never see you again."

"Not so fast. We still need to discuss the promotional activities you're going to be doing," Xanxus said as he stared at Squalo and frozen by the other's gaze once again, Squalo slowly lowered himself back on the bench.

"What promotional activities?"

"You're under that Lussuria's order but as well as under mine. And I'll be seeing the promotion of Lussuria's collection. Since you're the model for it you're going to have to work extensively."

"I'd rather be pushed into a ditch than work as a fucking model!" Squalo snapped. "Just because you're all loaded doesn't mean shit in my eyes. Sue me if it makes you fucking happy, it's not like I have much shit to give."

"Pushed into a ditch? Now that's really uncreative," Xanxus mused as he raised an eyebrow.

"Have you ever been pushed into a ditch that was more than seven feet deep? Do you know the scars it leaves?" Squalo barked as he yanked his worn sweater off and then the t-shirt underneath. He shivered slightly as the cool air hit him but he turned around and lifted long hair up and over his shoulder. It was then when Xanxus saw a crooked line that originated from the base of Squalo's hair line and travelled until the middle of Squalo's back where the scar widened to the width of at least Cuban cigars for sure. Squalo dropped his hair down so that the long tresses covered the large scar and he turned back around. "I'm not going to be a model."

"Pushed into a ditch, you were pushed into a ditch?" Xanxus asked in surprise.

"No I happily skipped into it because I really like scarring myself!" Squalo said with a mock cheerful voice as he pulled his sweater on again.

"Why were you pushed into a ditch?" Xanxus asked.

"Like I remember. I don't remember a lot of shit after that. But this, this isn't a model's body. So you have to be smoking pot like a crazed pimp devoid of STD-filled prostitutes to fuck around with if you want me to be a spokesmodel or whatever."

"Squalo?" Dino asked as he peeked his head in. "I have some cheese breadsticks if you want to eat them."

"Yeah thanks, we're gone," Squalo said as he whipped around and walked to Dino. He took his bag from the blond and slammed the door behind him as the two walked away.

Xanxus sat in silence except for the tapping he was doing with his finger against the table. It didn't work out in his mind, the stories weren't adding up.

"They told me you tripped as you tried to push them into the ditch. They told me you said that you faked everything just to humiliate me because I was a squatter kid." He said to the empty room as he kept tapping. "Only thing is; who's right?"

Chapter three has officially ended. Long chapter was long according this author. Errors are plenty as time to edit did not exist, so please do point out any. Do review if you feel like going Dino on me (I would love that). If it makes you want to go all XANXUS on me (or up my ass-OUCH) then warn me because I need to run off and prepare in advance.

My next update may be late as I enter the round of finals....it will be E. Hyun vs. the finals! Please cheer me on!