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Chapter 4 : True nature, mission complete

They sat down on the chairs that were place beside the doctor's table.

"Erin, right?" The doctor confirmed her name as she nodded.

"I see you have hurt your ankle. Please take off your footwear so I can take a look at your injury." The doctor said and Erin took off her boots.

The doctor observed her left ankle. It was red and swollen, and kind of twisted in a way.

"Gosh, it's a bad sprain. It would have been much worse if you hadn't worn boots. I'll put some medicine on your wound and bandage it. It will get better in a few days, but you need about a month to fully recover." The doctor said and got some weird looking cream and started putting some on Erin's ankle. He then bandaged it.

Erin thanked the doctor as they left.

Erin held Bel's hand for support as they walked back to the hotel. Erin could walk now, since the doctor had helped. When they reached their room, there were two plates wrapped in thin plastic at the door.

"shishishi…we forgot all about dinner. And now its cold." Bel sighed.

"I guess we'll still have to eat it…though I know its cold…" Erin said and picked up the plates.

They went in and sat down on the couch, eating their cold dinner in silence. Bel seemed quite reluctant to eat a cold dinner, but he was hungry. When they finished, it was close to midnight. They left their plates at the door. Erin limped to her bed and cuddled under the sheets. Bel sat on her bed beside her.

"good night, Bel." Erin smiled.

"Night, Erin. I guess the mission will have to wait until you get better." Bel said.

"Hmm…don't underestimate me, Bel. My wounds recover much faster than most people." Erin said.

"shishishi~ how is it so?" Bel asked.

"You wanna see? Cut me. I'll recover by tomorrow." Erin suggested.

"Ushishi…how could I cut my princess?" Bel said.

"I'll show you anyway…" Erin mumbled and cut her arm with a claw. She bit her lip as she felt the pain.

"E-Erin…you don't have to…" Bel said.

"Don't worry, fake prince. The cut would heal by tomorrow." Erin said playfully.

"ushishi…I'll forgive you since you're injured, peasant. Get some sleep now." Bel smirked and kissed her forehead gently.

"You too." Erin said and fell asleep.

Bel watched as Erin slept soundly. 'She looks cute.' Bel thought and went to sleep.

The next day, Erin woke up finding herself alone in the room. She sat up on the bed and rubbed her eyes. She looked at the clock and found that it was already noon. Did she sleep this long? Where could Bel have gone? She checked the bathroom. He wasn't there. When she walked out of the bathroom, she noticed a piece of paper folded in half on the table in front of the couch. On it was 'To Erin' written in black. Erin picked it up and unfolded it. There was a messege in it:

My dear princess,
I went out and would come back late. You were sleeping soundly so I didn't wake you. Enjoy your day.
Love, Bel

"So my prince went out and left me alone for the day…I miss him…" Erin talked to herself as she went to wash up.

'I need to get myself some clothes.' Erin thought as she got out of the bathroom. 'Bel isn't the only one who's rich. I am, too, thought not as rich as him.' Erin thought to herself and smirked. She walked out with a little limp and went for lunch, then went to visit some shops. She bought some clothes and some candy. She went back to the room, but Bel was not back yet. She sighed. Her life was really boring without her prince. Erin went into the bathroom and filled the tub with warm water. While she waited, she stared at herself in the mirror. She liked her dark crimson eyes, but disliked it at the same time. It revealed her personality. She wanted to hide it, but she refused to. Why should she hide something because of others?

Since she was young, everyone hated her because of her personality and her eyes. In the past, she was just like Bel. She loved to kill, and loved rivers of warm blood. She would squeal with excitement of tormenting her prey. Her character was deemed inappropriate and abnormal. Just because most people did not like the idea of killing and blood. Just because most people were afraid of her.

They said that her eyes reflected her personality. They avoided her, and felt disgusted at her interest of killing. Erin did not enjoy being alone. She others would accept her if she changed her personality. She tried to change. She stopped liking blood, and stopped liking killing and torturing, but it was all an act. Deep in her heart, she still craves for blood. She succeeded in making some friends, but most of them avoided eye contact. Erin knew they were uneasy when they saw her eyes, because it reflected her personality. She may seem to be friendly and polite, but deep in her heart, she hides her true nature.

When she saw Bel and his unique behaviour, she could almost see her true self. Though she had a feeling that Bel has not shown his true nature yet. Erin was not sure if Bel really had the same interests as herself. She was just afraid that Bel might leave her if he knew of her true nature. But at the same time, she wanted Bel to know what she's really like.

When Erin shook herself out of her thoughts, she quickly turned off the tap to an overflowing tub.

"Jeez…it's overflowing…" Erin mumbled and undressed. When she stepped into the tub, the water flowed out even more. Erin relaxed in the warm water that calmed her down. She couldn't even survive a day without Bel. Erin stayed in the bath till she felt hungry. She got dressed in a new collarless red shirt with some random designs on it, and her Varia skirt. She wore her boots and went off to the hotel's restaurant for dinner. She ate alone in silence.

After dinner, she went back to the room. Bel was still not back. So she sat on the bed and watched tv. Every now and then she would change the channel, feeling bored. It was already past midnight and Bel was not back. Erin felt tired and sleepy, but she refused to sleep. She wanted to wait for Bel.

Suddenly, the door flew open, and Erin saw Bel leaning against the door for support. He walked another step and almost fell, but Erin ran to him and supported him so that he wouldn't fall. Bel had a strong smell of alcohol and his face was red-ish.

"Bel, you're drunk." Erin said as she put his arm on her shoulders to help him make it to his bed.

"Shishi~ What are you saying? The prince isn't drunk." Bel said weakly.

It took her quite a lot of strength as she was injured. When they reached Bel's bed, Bel leaned on Erin a little and Erin lost her balance and fell backwards on his bed. Bel fell on top of Erin. Bel pressed Erin down by putting his hands on her shoulders, and his face leaned towards Erin and was only centimeters away. Erin could feel his breath on her face. Bel opened his mouth to say something but he collapsed and fell unconscious.

'He's really drunk.' Erin thought to herself. She could hear Bel's gentle snoring as he slept. Erin didn't want to wake him up, so she just stayed there and let him sleep on top of her. Erin could hear Bel mumble a few words in his sleep, but she didn't hear them clearly. But she was sure she heard him mention her name. Erin smiled and slept.

The next day, Bel woke up in the late morning. He groaned and rubbed his head with his hand. Erin, feeling the weight on her move, woke up.

"You're awake!" Erin said cheerfully.

When Bel realized that he had been sleeping on Erin, he blushed and bit his lip.

"E-Erin! What did I do last night?" Bel asked.

"You got drunk and fell on top of me. I didn't want to wake you so I left you there." Erin told him.

Bel turned to get off Erin but she held on to his hand and pulled him back and hugged him.

"Tch…you left me all alone yesterday. I almost died without you." Erin told him as she stopped hugging him and sat up.

"Sorry bout that…it was my birthday yesterday. The prince always goes out to have fun on his birthday. Ushishishi~" Bel said and leaned towards Erin and kissed her on her lips. Bel leaned on Erin, making her fall back on the bed, still kissing Bel. After a while, Erin pushed Bel away and sat up.

"Okay already prince, we should get the mission done. My injury has gotten a little better." Erin suggested.

Bel thought for a moment and held up Erin's arm and looked at the place where she cut herself. He saw only a light mark there, and no other trace of her cut.

"ushishi…I guess you weren't lying. But wait for a few more days. Ushishi…I suppose they found out about us still being alive. And they probably know you're injured too…shishi…don't forget that they have patrols." Bel said thoughtfully.

"That's true…and I doubt they will send people like that time. This next time they attack us, they would be stronger and there would be more people. They won't underestimate us now." Erin said, her voice a little worried.

"Ushishi~ Who cares. We'll deal with those peasants easily. Shishi…the prince enjoys slicing them too…" Bel commented.

"You…love killing?" Erin asked with a curious face.

Oops. Bel said the wrong thing…or so he thought. Now Erin would discourage his crave for blood and they would end up breaking up. A drop of sweat trickled down his cheek,

"Y-Yeah. Kind of." Bel answered.

He expected Erin to frown and complain and ask about his weird interest, but instead, Erin gave him a huge grin, almost as creepy as his own.

"Because…Bel…I like it too." Erin said it in a creepy way, similar to Bel.

Bel could tell she wasn't faking it. It wasn't an illusion, at least that was what he hoped. Bel stared at her and said nothing.

"You don't believe me?" Erin asked, frowning.

"I don't know." Bel said.

"Won't you mind me being all blood thirsty?" Erin asked.

"No, because I'm much worse." Bel replied.

"Then I don't want to hide it anymore…" Erin said and grinned.

"Hide? Hide what?" Bel asked, confused.

"My…true self. Just like you when you see your own blood, you'll start to really be yourself and show your true nature. Though I don't need to cut myself to go all crazy. I'm naturally like that." Erin said.

Bel was more confident that Erin was not faking it. Why would she fake it anyway?

"Shishi…you hid your true personality and pretended to be a cheerfully normal peasant?" Bel mocked.

"It's not like I enjoyed pretending. After a while, the fake personality and smile became a habit." Erin sighed.

"shishishi~ Fine~ don't fake it anymore. The prince loves bloody people like himself. Let's go crazy tomorrow. I suppose you're all right. We'll go tomorrow. Shishi~" Bel laughed.

Erin agreed.

Since then, Erin's eyes were darker than ever and looked ever so full of insanity. She became just like Bel. Bel became creepier, too. On the day when they attacked the target, Erin's ankle had not completely healed yet, but she didn't care, or rather, she enjoyed the pain.

They used the map the had obtained from the unloyal creep, and got to a large mansion. Sure enough, there were lots of guards and security, all heavily armed.

"Aww…I don't wanna use any illusions to get past them. I wanna kill them. My hands are itching…*laughs*" Erin complained.

"Ushishishi…who said we were using illusions? We'll kill them." Bel said in a sick way.

Erin squealed in delight and charged forward with Bel.

They killed the security mercilessly, and went through the complex maze of the giant hideout. They successfully killed the target, though he went through tons of torture. Erin cackled murderously as she saw puddles of blood everywhere.

"I've wanted to see this…" Erin squealed like a child who just saw her favourite toy, just that she sounded creepier.

"Shishishi…I couldn't agree more with you. Ushishishi~ You're just like me." Bel said, and grinned widely. This always meant he thought of something amusing.

Erin, being curious, smiled too. Then Bel leaned in and kissed Erin, who kissed back passionately. They were covered in blood, both their own and their victims. Their mouths tasted like blood, too. Erin lifted a hand to touch Bel's soft hair which was had droplets of blood on it. She pushed his bangs aside gently. When Bel didn't resist, she pushed it back more so she could see his eyes clearly. They were dark crimson, just like hers.

Their insane laughter could be heard from out side the mansion.

Mission successful.

Should I just end the story here? :O or should I make another chapter just for the fun of it? :D
If I do make another chapter, then it'll be something funny(that's if I can make you laugh, if not, it's not funny D:) back with the other Varia officers.
*Note to cookie monster: you suck. LOL

Thanks for reading! :3