Warnings: Squalo.

Disclaimer (probably the last one I will do because why would Akira Amano be reading this. Or maybe she does read fanfics and laughs at them and/or us): I DON'T OWN KHR.

I stumbled into the lounge room with my eyes shut. I was super sleepy thanks to my meditation and I just wanted to lie down. I collapsed onto the couch.

Squalo grunted at me as I landed on him. "Woman."

"..Yeah Squ?"

"Get off me."

"..No."

Squalo just sighed and changed the channel. Smiling, I nuzzled his chest. Squalo twitched. "What the fuck do you think you're doing?"

Nestling my head underneath his chin, I replied, "getting comfortable. I'm tired."

Squalo scowled and slid out from under me. "If you're tired, go to bed," he grumbled as he walked out the door.

I chased him down the hallway and grabbed onto his hand. "But Squ, you know that I can't sleep alone," I murmured. Squalo paused. He didn't face me and the hallway was silent for a few moments.

"..C'mon," he mumbled and entwined our fingers. A smile broke out on my face as I trailed after him.

"Shishishi, where are the shark and the commoner going?" Belphegor questioned as we went past his door frame.

"We're going to bed! Squalo is letting me sleep wit-" I cut myself off when I felt Squalo's grip around my hand tighten, "in his room. Squ, I'm going to get changed into my pajamas."

Squalo looked between Belphegor and I, a frown appearing on his face. "Voi, woman, don't worry about it. You have that punk to keep you company now," he muttered as he walked into his room. I stared after him until he walked into his room, giving me a small wave and a "fuck you" as a goodnight. The usual lovely response. Shrugging, I strolled into my room and quickly got changed. My pajamas were short shorts and a tank top. All black. Because I'm a boss. And I like the color black. I was in the middle of tying up my shorts when I heard my door open.

"You know, for a seductress, your pajamas are relatively modest," Belphegor commented. He was leaning against the now closed door, his usual grin in place. I rolled my eyes and pulled my hair out of it's ponytail.

"As much as I love revealing clothes, a girl has got to relax every now and then," I said as I brushed my hair. You know that feeling when you have your hair up all day and you finally let it down to brush it? Yep. One of life's simplistic pleasures. Even if it only was a tiny pleasure..compared to some of the others I dappled in.

"The commoner should wear her hair down more often," he stated as he pushed himself off the wall and walked towards me. Turning around, I pointed at him with my hairbrush.

"The prince should wear his hair up more often," I suggested with a smile. I've known Belphegor since he was sixteen, when I joined the Varia at the age of fifteen. It was a little after the previous Cloud Guardian..expired? I heard it was a Mosca. Whatever. The point is, I've known Belphegor for ten years and I still haven't seen his eyes.

Belphegor just smiled his freaky smile and sat on my bed.

"What do you think you're doing?" I asked him.

"Ushishi, the commoner always says that she can't sleep alone, correct? So the Prince is here to keep her company," he explained and lay down, pulling the covers over him.

I rolled my eyes again and calmly got under the covers. Inside I was squealing.

Rin, stay calm. Play it cool. Don't freak him out. Act normal.

Turning over so my back faced him, I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. I was hyper aware of Belphegor's body next to mine, only a few feet away. I just wanted to roll over and kiss him but I couldn't because I wasn't sure if he had a girlfriend or not. Hey, I may be a seductress, but I had my limits. Thinking about it, I should probably ask about the girlfriend thing. It would be better if I knew if he had one or not. I made a mental note to ask him about it later, as I was too tired right now. And I'm lazy. My eyes flew open when I felt Belphegor's arm curl around me and drag me so my back was against his chest.

"Cheshire..?" I questioned.

Belphegor placed his lips close to my ears and murmured, "yes commoner?" His warm breath tickled my skin and I suppressed a shiver. Fuck it. If I was going to suffer like this, so will he. Spinning around and grabbing his shirt, I pulled him closer to me. I tucked my head under his chin, positioning my lips so when I breathed it caressed his neck.

Smirking against his skin I softly responded, "Never mind. G'night Cheshire."

My smirk grew when I felt a slight shudder go through his body.

Rin: 1. Belphegor: 0.

[...]

I ran through the Varia castle, the need to find the others urging me forward. I'm not sure why I needed to find them, but it felt really important. The first room I ran to was the lounge room. Nobody there. The kitchen, training room, meeting room and all of the places where I could usually find everyone were all empty. A bad feeling started going through me. I set off towards Fran's room, practically hurtling down the hallways.

When I reached Fran's room, I hesitated at the door. What if something had happened to him? I slowly opened the doorknob and tentatively looked inside. A horrified shriek left my mouth; the sheets on his bed were torn up. Furniture was tipped over and in some cases completely broken. Blood covered the walls, floor, ceiling and everything inside the room.

Slamming the door shut, I raced to Belphegor's room. It was in the same state. Squalo's, Lussuria's, Levi's and even Xanxus' rooms were all ruined. My legs started to shake and I collapsed on the floor, unable to understand what was going on. A muffled groan reached my ears and I sprung up, forgetting the terrified feeling in my stomach that made my heart beat fast.

As I searched to find the source of the noise, vines appeared and wrapped around my legs. They slowed me down and prevented me from moving properly. Each time I destroyed one, three more sprung up. Eventually I gave up on fighting them and tried to move on. Each step was a struggle but I continued to inch forward until I was at the meeting room's door.
Using all of my strength, I temporarily broke free of the vines and managed to make it through the door and into the meeting room before they started to circle my legs again.

Situated in each of their official chairs were all the members of the Varia. They sat in their usual positions, but each of their limbs were distorted at an odd angle. Grotesque smiles were on their faces and blood poured from each of their eyes. I lifted up my arm to reach out to them, but vines surrounded my body and made me topple over. I landed on the floor near Belphegor's chair and the blood that ran from his eyes landed on me, splattering all over my body. I opened my mouth to scream but blood filled my mouth and I started to choke.

"Commoner, wake up!" I heard as the room started to fade into darkness.

"Commoner!"

All the members of the Varia stiffly stood up and lunged at me.

"Rin!"

I awoke when Belphegor slapped my cheek. Heat blossomed where I was hit and my eyes started to water. Not from the pain, because I'm not some weak shit.

At least..I don't think I am?

Belphegor's arms tightened around me and he cradled me to his chest. I squeezed my eyes shut to prevent the tears from escaping and inhaled his comforting scent.

"Bad dream?" He asked me, petting my hair.

I nodded in conformation. We stayed like this for the next few minutes until I had calmed down. Looking up, I saw Belphegor's lips pressed tightly together in a thin line. Frowning didn't suit Belphegor; I would much rather see his grin.

"..You know, there was one good thing about the dream," I told him.

"Oh? What was it?"

A small smile appeared on my face as I explained, "I got to see your eyes." I omitted the part about the fact that he didn't actually have any eyes, because frankly, I want to forget it.

Belphegor was silent for a moment until he started to laugh his signature laugh. "Ushishishi, the commoner is so stupid sometimes~"

We continued talking in hushed tones for the rest of the night. There was no way I was going back to sleep. Belphegor apparently understood and seemed more than happy to just talk about nothing.

It was around eight in the morning when Squalo stormed in with Lussuria in tow.

"Squ-chan, I told you not to bother them!" Lussuria pouted as he held onto Squalo's arm, "They couldn't been expressing their love!"

My face paled and I threw a pillow at Lussuria, who brushed it away with his hand and continued talking like nothing had happened, "See, look how adorable they are together~! I just want to eat them all up!"

Squalo angrily shook of Lussuria's arm, "I've fucking had enough of them! I don't fucking care what they would do in a zombie apocalypse! It is time for them go get off their lazy assess and to start the day! Brat, the shitty boss wants to see you. Rin, you have training to do with Fran. Speaking of which, where is he?"

"I'm right here, long-haired idiotic Commander Squalo. The correct thing to do in a zombie apocalypse is obviously to hide and wait for things to calm down and then attack," Fran said, peeking out from behind Squalo.

Squalo's frown turned into a scowl. "No you fuckwit, the right thing to do is to cut everybody down who dares to fucking approach you! Not that it matters. Now get to work before I send you all on a mission where your goal is to clean the whole fucking mansion!"

Fran looked in my direction and told me to meet him in the training room in an hour. Squalo stormed after him, swearing under his breath. Lussuria stared at Belphegor and before beaming and flouncing out of my room. I waited for Belphegor to leave but it seemed like he wasn't going to move.

"..Cheshire, I need to have a shower," I told him as I untangled myself from him.

Belphegor pouted and flopped back down on the bed.

"Go have your shower. I'll stay here," he said. He pulled my blankets back over him and snuggled back into them.

How can a murderous psychopath be so cute.

A crooked smile appeared on my lips, "Look Cheshire, as much as I enjoy your company, I unfortunately don't trust you enough to have a shower while you're in the room. So you're going to have to leave."

Belphegor stayed silent for a moment before his usual grin appeared. "As the commoner wishes."

And with that, he left.

A/N: SawalRockGurl: You know why it feels like it has been ages since I've update? BECAUSE IT HAS. AND I'M SORRY.

But I updated soon! Please don't hate me ._. School's been super busy with exams and everything, but I'm going to try and update as quickly as I can.

..Maybe after the next few chapters you guys will forgive me?

As always, please review.