Chie: ANNNDDDD I'm backkk~
Fran: Took you long enough Chie-san
Chie: I WAS BUSY
Fran: Reading Fanfics, yeah
Chie: SHHHHHHHHHHHH! TELL NO ONE
Chie: I DON'T OWN KHR …..and the Arcobaleno are adults here
Fran:…..read and review please
Chie:…by the by, where's Bel?
Fran: -shrugs-

(A/N: time skip to a few weeks ahead)
Ravenna suppressed a yawn as she flipped the 'Open' sign so it said 'Close'. Her black flats dragged slightly on the floor in a lazy manner. She was working at her part-time job at a small café. The shop owner left due to business reasons leaving the raven head to close up by herself. Ravenna sighed. She readjusted her grip on the broom and resumed sweeping the floor. Her hair was tied back in a low ponytail and on the bridge of her nose she wore black-rimmed glasses. She wore a short-sleeved blue dress shirt and black shorts as she worked.
Ding-Ring the bell attached to the door rung. Ravenna looked up in curiosity. Her eyes widened a fraction at what she saw but quickly covered it with a polite smile. Standing in the front of the small café was the Varia themselves.
"A-ano, t-the store is closed already. I-if you want y-you can c-come back t-tomorrow." Ravenna stuttered, putting on a shy front. She fidgeted nervously as she felt everyone's gaze land on her.
"Ushishishi~ the prince found the principessa~" a certain blonde giggled. The frog head next to him stared at Ravenna.
"Ah. You're right Bel-sempai, that's her." He commented emotionlessly. Ravenna could feel herself to begin to panic.
"U-um, w-who are y-you talking about?" she inquired. She crossed her fingers behind her back, hoping that the assassins would buy it. The said assassins looked at her. A brief flash of doubt flashed in their eyes before they waved it away.
"VOIII! BRAT!" Squalo snarled. He swung his sword at Ravenna. Just then, Ravenna's survival instincts kicked in and she dodged. The girl turned slightly and caught Squalo's wrist immobilizing it. Ravenna blinked. She dropped the silver head's hand and clicked her tongue in annoyance.
"Ka-ching~" Bel snickered. Inside his pocket, he played with one of his knives. He brought it out and swiftly threw it at the raven head. Ravenna caught it without looking and sent it back.
"Man, you guys are a pain." She sighed. She took off her glasses and untied her hair. Her green eyes blinked curiously at the Varia.
"You found me, now get out." She ordered, resuming her sweeping. She paused when the bell on the door rung again.
"What do you wan-"Ravenna scowled beginning to get very annoyed. A calm, monotonous voice interrupted her.
"Muu, is this how you greet someone Ravenna?" the voice scolded softly. Ravenna looked up towards the person who spoke. Her eyes lit up by a lot of degrees.
"Mammon! Mammon, Mammon Mammon!" Ravenna squealed. She dropped her broom and dashed over to the illusionist, engulfing him in a hug. The said illusionist returned it with a small smile.
"Mammon these annoying people won't leave me alone!" Ravenna whined. She tugged on the man's cape and stared up at him with big doe eyes. (A/N: Mammon's a guy in here)
"Muu, boss why are you here?" Mammon asked.
"VOIII! We found out that she has cloud flames along with storm and mist so we decided to recruit her." Squalo answered for Xanxus. The Sword Emperor glared at Ravenna his hands itching to just swing and chop off the girl's head.
Ravenna stuck her tongue out and hid behind Mammon. She threw a series of knives at the people in front of her.
"I don't want to, so ha!" the girl declared childishly.
"Ravenna-san, how old are you?" Fran asked suddenly. Everyone in the room (excluding Ravenna) paled. After all, you don't ask women how old they are. Especially violent, impish ones.
"Eh? Me? I'm 20. Why?" Ravenna answered, pointing to herself. Fran just shook his head and turned to insult Bel.
"Shishishi~ Principessa you should join~ everyone in this room is in the Varia except you~" Bel grinned.
Ravenna froze, processing the information. A smirk crawled onto her face. Her sharp green eyes had a strange glow in them. She spun away from Mammon and stopped with a bow.
Seven sharp, glinting daggers appeared in her hands. She sent them flying towards everyone in the room.
"Fufu~ let's go to my apartment first." Ravenna suggested. The others looked hesitant but complied. They followed the raven head into to her apartment complex and into her room.
(Ravenna's P.O.V.)
I studied the group in front of me. They were currently lounging on the couch and complaining about how messy my room was. I took a sip of my tea, looking out my large glass window. The town was asleep with the exception of few that were still awake. I cast a glance at my clock. 9:57.
You should join .After all, your precious Mammon is in it. A silky voice whispered at the back of my mind. I grit my teeth, frowning mentally. 'We all know that's not the reason.' I snorted.
No, it isn't. If you join we'll have a better chance of finding THEM. The voice admitted. A smirk crawled onto my face. It would be A LOT easier in fact.
From the corner of my eye, I saw Mammon turn his head towards me. He frowned as if he knew what I was thinking.
"Alright~ I'll join~" I hummed, taking another sip of my tea. The Varia stared at me relief written on their face.
"What made you change your mind?" Fran asked. Mammon turned to look at him clearly thinking the same thing. I could feel my smirk grow. They're pretty sharp I'll admit that.
"Yes I am joining for my own personal gain but the rest is for me to know and you to never find out~" I giggled. I walked over to Mammon and began pulling his hood.
"Mammon, Mammon." I bugged. The illusionist ignored me. He was having a somewhat staring contest with Fran. I smirked.
"Mammon if you don't answer I'm going to take off your hood~" I said in a sing-song tune.
Mammon snapped his head around to face me. I grinned. "Yay~ it worked~" I cheered hugging Mammon's arm. I could feel the entire Varia stare at me, but that was what I intended for. I reached up on my tiptoes and put my mouth near his ear. "I'll need your help so can you stay behind?" I asked. Mammon gave a short nod and I pulled away. For some odd reason, he was blushing slightly. Weird right? I turned to the rest of the Varia.
"Can you guys leave? I'll pack my things and meet you guys in the lobby later." I requested. The Varia nodded and filed out of the room as quick as possible. Probably because they didn't want to be in a GIRL'S room that was littered with GIRL clothes. You get my point.
A silence fell over the two of us. "You joined because of that, didn't you?" Mammon asked.
I chuckled darkly. A shadow fell over my eyes. I walked over to my window and looked out. For a moment a sad smile flitted on my lips. I could see Mammon's reflection walk towards me. Turning my head slightly, I looked at Mammon. "It's too hard to forget, I have to get my revenge." I told him, a bitter smirk on my face.
Mammon nodded in understanding. He also turned to observe the world out the window. A few moments passed. A sigh escaped my lips and I began to pack my things, stuffing things in a random duffel bag.
"How has she been? Gin I mean." Mammon asked. I looked up. Basically everything in the room was jammed into the unlucky duffel bag. Furrowing my brow in concentration, I forced the duffel bags zipper close. Tossing it onto my back, I turned to Mammon.
Echoing from my mind, the voice and I spoke at the exact same time. "It's been too long Mammon."

"VOIIII! WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?" Squalo screamed right when Mammon and I entered the room. I smirked, getting in a 'thinking' potion. "I don't know what do you think? Why you jealous?" I taunted. Squalo growled but said no more. I turned to survey the people here. There was Xanxus, Bel, Squalo, Fran, Lussuria, Levi, and Mammon. From the shadows I could make out a feminine figure.
My lips twitched upwards in a smirk and I turned my head slightly to look at the girl in the shadows. The said girl's eyes widened. She backed away slowly and fled for her dear life.
That girl, she can help us. I nodded, agreeing to the prospect. Things would get more hectic for sure if I join the Varia, but all for a good cause.
I redirected my gaze back to the group of assassins. 'But then again,' I thought, 'It'd be interesting staying with the Varia.'
"So! Are we just going to stand here or are you going to bring me to the Varia thingy-place?" I burst out, breaking the somewhat awkward silence.
"Ushishishishi~ let's go then principessa~" Bel laughed. He grabbed my arm and pranced towards the door. By the time we got to the black limousine, the rest of the Varia was next to us. I ducked in and quickly scrambled to the window seat. Seated next to me was Mammon and across was Fran. I looked over towards Squalo. Giving him a two fingered salute, I laughed at his expression and turned away. Honestly, teasing the Sword Emperor was so much fun in my opinion. Staring out at the moving scenery I felt my face grow somber.
Don't get to close to them, Raven or else you know what will happen the voice warned. I frowned mentally. Tapping my fingers on the glass plane I tuned out the loud chatters of the Varia.
A sharp nudge pulled me out of my thoughts. I turned my head slightly to look at Mammon. Quirking my eyebrow I questioned what he wanted. His facial expression said, "Careful, I know what you're thinking."
I offered a smirk and turned away.
'Of course I know, I know it too well.' I thought, mentally steeling myself for the coming months.

Chie: Yay! Doneeee!
Bel: Shishishi~ took you long enough~
Chie: Ah! Where have I heard that before o-o; anyways welcome back Bel
Fran: Ewww, Bel-sempai go away
Bel: Ushishishi~ yada-ne –throws knives-
Chie: -ignores the two fighting- So um sorry if things are unclear, I'll explain in the next chapter and REVIEW PLEASE ^^