I'm soooooooooooooooo sorry for not updating!!! School is really getting to me and I've been having some issues with family and friends also so please bear with me! Anyways, here's chapter 7.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hitman Reborn or Belphegor …sadly

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Chapter 7: A new beginning

After checking up on Jenny Alexis knew things had turned out for the worst. She was now in frail condition, and only had a couple of hours left. She knew that she had to go now if ever, she had to leave…

It was now past 1 in the morning. People had left her alone once more. Nursa had given her several new bruises along her cheek, a reminder, perhaps of all the trouble she had caused her.

Alexis quietly snuck past Belphegor's room. It was dark. He had probably gone to bed or was out again with the Varia. She felt the cold metal of the knife still deep in her pockets. She hesitated for a moment then went inside.

It was much darker inside than it had seemed at first. The curtains were drawn. The room was large but and in the dark, she stumbled on carelessly discarded toys in the room along with Belphegor's favourite toy: his knives.

Alexis glanced at the large bed to see a body curled up in the middle of it, the covers drawn tightly. She took out the knife and stepped closer to him slowly; any small movement and he would be alerted. Finally, she reached her destination. She drew the knife up high in the air … a moment's hesitation … then down-

"What are you doing…?" A hand shot out from the covers, gripping Alexis' arm mere inches away from her target.

"What the hell do you think?" she snapped back. She squirmed, trying to take her arm back.

"You're trying to kill me in my sleep aren't you?" Alexis could just feel the smugness of the smirk he probably had on. She said nothing.

"I'll tell you one thing, I'm an insomniac," he continued, turning towards her and sitting up, grasping her arm tighter.

"Are you going out?" Alexis inquired. She could feel his grin growing bigger and more triumphant.

"Yes. I'm leaving." He laughed.

"Good. It'll be easier for me to track you down …. and kill you..." He suddenly let go. She knew it was going to bruise.

"Well get going then … before I kill you," Belphegor threatened and licked his lips in anticipation of blood. Alexis quickly dropped her knife and hurried out the room, leaving Belphegor grinning at the sight of the knife.

She ran quickly, not caring where she was going as long as it was away from him. Finally, after hours of running she collapsed. Her bruises pained her and stopped her from going any more. The last thing she remembered was a faint shadow of a person running towards her… then black…