Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman REBORN! was created by Akira Amano.

Claimer: I own the OCs, small characters, and plot; nothing more, nothing less.

Warning: takes place before Gola Mosca

Pairing: BelOC, slight OCOC


YAWN

The Italian girl didn't get much sleep. Her supposed partner in crime had slept like a baby.

What was Aria supposed to do now that Belphegor knew she was fully willing to kill him? Maybe she could convince him that his constant harassing had driven her to want to kill him for real. Surely he would be dense enough to figure this was the case.

What was worse was that she didn't know what would happen with Belphegor. When they were heading back, Aria was too interested in stopping the small trickle of blood coming from her hand. She had to look around for a store that wasn't closed just yet, but she managed to buy some bandages. She spent the rest of the time wrapping up her hand tightly—and cleaning it up—while heading back to the hotel.

Belphegor went straight to sleep, leaving Aria to stay awake.

Aria takes a seat at the table where Belphegor is eating some pancakes. At the hotel, it's Pancake Day. Belphegor suddenly takes Aria's plate. She's about to protest when Belphegor takes out his knives. This causes her to shut her mouth.

"I wasn't exactly satisfied with yesterday. Ushishishi, I just feel like cutting some more," Belphegor explains.

Aria looks to the side because she didn't feel like watching Belphegor cut her pancakes up. When she hears her plate sliding against the wood of the table, she grabs her fork. Aria mumbles a thanks and starts eating.

Belphegor continues to eat his pancakes, too. What Aria doesn't know is that he's watching her from the corner of his eyes, and it would be a relief to Aria to know that his bangs are like a shield. If she knew, she would definitely not feel up to doing anything with Belphegor around.

She had tried to kill him, and yet she failed. What was the meaning of this? The Prince knew he was annoying, and even loved it and liked to use that aspect in his personality, but never has anyone actually tried to kill him when it wasn't Squalo.

There had to be a reason that she pulled the trigger. There had to be a reason why she forgot she didn't load the bullet in the first slot. There had to be a reason why she grinned like she did.

These kinds of things ran deeper than just being purely annoyed to the point of being blinded by anger. This girl seemed to calm for that. She might've hated the fact that Belphegor had killed that girl from before, but she killed people herself. There was no reason to try to kill Belphegor to stop him from killing another person.

Why would she act the way she did and try to kill him? The insane desire to know started out as a seed being planted in Belphegor's mind. It was like a child who needed that new toy they saw on a commercial. She had to have some personal vendetta if she would actually go through with it, but what was it?

There was only one way to find out, when it came to Belphegor's toy. He would have to press buttons, and find out what his toy would do.

"Ushishishi~"

"What?"

"Oh, nothing," Belphegor replies.

"Alright, well, while I'm talking, I wanted to say that Beto called and said he wanted to talk to you," Aria tells Belphegor. She can feel the green monster known as Jealousy makes a nest in her chest.

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DING DONG

Belphegor and Aria wait for the door to be answered after ringing the doorbell. Beto's made it a point to tell the both of them he doesn't want his door to be picked again. Aria puts her hands into her pockets while Belphegor starts to toy around with one of his many silver knives.

Aria now feels uncomfortable around Belphegor when he has his knives out, but she tries her best not to show how anxious she is. Belphegor is watching Aria, trying to see what effect his knives being close to her do. The Prince wants to know what's the trigger for the newly-found feature in his toy.

After some moments of bewildered waiting, the door is opened. It's one of the men dressed in black. His suit looks pristine and newly worn, as if there're no such things and wrinkles in suits. He immediately flinches when he notices Belphegor and even pales when he sees the knives. Aria decides that she'll save the terrified tense silence for another time.

"Beto said that he needs to talk to Belphegor, too. Would you mind letting us in and telling him we're here?" Aria asks the guard politely.

He seems to straighten up, realizing that he's visibly quivering because of a teenage boy. The large man moves aside so that Belphegor and Aria can come inside. Just when they come inside the large man in black goes upstairs. Aria watches him so that she won't have to pay any mind to Belphegor.

"When I'm alone with him, I'll want to slit that girlishly dainty neck of his," Belphegor suddenly states, going into a fit of giggles.

This causes Aria to turn to him, trying her best not to show her panic. She raises an eyebrow at Belphegor, who's now lightly running his finger along the edge of his silver knife. The Italian didn't like how the silver seemed to give her a murderous wink when the light hit it.

"I suggest you don't do that, or else Xanxus will be angry," Aria says.

"He asked that Belphegor come up."

The boy in the Varia and his companion turn to look up the stairs. Standing there is the man that had let them in. Aria throws Belphegor a sideways glance and then turns away. Belphegor turns to Aria, almost as if expecting her to give him instructions.

She says nothing.

"Shishishi, I'm coming," Belphegor says.

Aria gives a side-glance to Belphegor as she watches him go up the stairs with his hands in his pockets. The man in the black suit waits for Belphegor. Aria fully turns her head to watch them disappear behind a wall. Aria looks around, not sure what she's supposed to be doing now. The assassin looks around for a few moments before she makes her way over to a basket containing a few decorations.

One egg-shaped decoration catches her eye.

Meanwhile, Belphegor had just come into Beto's office where there's a new chair. The office looks the same as before. The room looks neat and disorderly at the same time. There were papers all over the desk with random gadgets thrown in. Everything else looked neat and organized.

Beto is sitting in a leather rolling chair. He's leaning forward, and the sound of typing on a keyboard can be easily heard. He's leaning forward and obviously concentrating on what's in the screen in front of him. When the door shuts behind Belphegor, Beto decides he'll turn his seat around to at least look at the blond.

This time around, Beto is wearing a white button-up shirt. Once again, the sleeves are rolled up. Unlike before, Beto is wearing thick-rimmed black glasses. He blinks at Belphegor, as if trying to decide where to place him or what label he needs. Eventually, Beto nods toward the seat.

"You can sit down if you'd like," Beto says to break the silence.

"Shishi, I'm fine standing. What do you want?" Belphegor asks, not willing to beat around the bush.

"Straight-forward, I see. That's good," Beto seems to mention to himself. He leans back into his leather chair casually, making the chair tilt back. Beto takes his glasses off and sets them on top of a pile of papers. He crosses his arms and analyzes Belphegor. "I have a proposition for you…"

The two males stare each other down. Beto can't tell what Belphegor is thinking, or what he's even feeling what with the mop of blond hair covering his eyes. Beto does his best to have a stoic and impassive expression. If he can't tell what the blond teenager is thinking, then why should he know what the older Italian is thinking?

A wide grin suddenly blooms onto Belphegor's face. It won't take much for Beto to admit that this smile of Belphegor's is definitely disconcerting.

"I'm listening."

"I'll pay you 670,300 lira to kill the girl before she collects the last of the money. Once you do it, I'll pay you," Beto says.

"Ushishishi~! That's a lot of money for one thing," Belphegor says, seemingly excited. "You'll have to let me think on it."

"I'll give you an additional 130,900 lira to keep quiet about it once I have your answer. I'd like your answer by tomorrow, if possible," Beto informs Belphegor as he reaches for something in a drawer.

Belphegor chuckles with excitement.

What an idiot, Belphegor insults Beto without having to say so.

Belphegor feels his grin lesson when he sees Beto take out a cigarette and lighter. When Beto tries to light it, Belphegor decides that he'll leave the room now. Once Belphegor is at the door, Beto manages to tell him that he's ready to see Aria now.

When the blond-haired boy appears by the steps, the Italian girl had just taken her hand out of her pocket. She turns when she hears steps. Belphegor has his hands in his pockets and is grinning. This makes Aria wonder what was said between the two men upstairs.

"Shishi, he wants you now," Belphegor tells Aria.

She doesn't answer. Instead, she walks past him and goes up the stairs to go and see Beto. Maybe she could somehow find out what was said between those two from Beto. Aria would rather not turn to Belphegor, because he would use the secret against her.

Belphegor watches Aria go up the stairs. His grin widens with ecstasy and the thought of another way to get his toy working.

What an idiot, Belphegor repeats to himself. What an idiot.


I'm sorry that this chapter was so short. I just wanted it to be about one or two things. I didn't want to add a whole lot to it. I know that this chapter wasn't as vivid or easily-flowing as my other chapters. I really did try. It's just a bit hard when this chapter is supposed to be more... straight-forward.

I appreciate those of you who've taken the time to write reviews. I'm NOT kidding. This is the only reason why I try to update as fast as I can. I hate the idea of letting you guys down. I would like some suggestions, like... maybe I can do more Belphegor POVs or something. That would help make things better. Someone (Grin) is doing a wonderful job of letting me know what I can do.

I give credit to Fracturing for helping me make this chapter.

Anyway, I'll need THREE reviews before I update. Seems like it helps to give me some time to write. Thanks to those who take the time to write reviews! SERIOUSLY!