DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN

Natsuki's POV

I rolled onto my side to find a more comfortable way to sleep. I winced as I rolled onto my right arm. I sat up and held my arm to try and ease the pain. Memories of the past few hours flooded my mind. My entire family was murdered by a group of people named Varia. I was then knocked out by that creepy knife boy. I looked down to my arm to see that the bullet wound I received earlier was already bandaged.

"You finally woke up." I shot my head to see the one who kidnapped me. I jumped to my feet only to be pulled back. My left wrist was handcuffed to the arm of the chair I was sleeping on. I watched him closely as he took out a first aid kit from the cabinet. He roughly pulled my injured arm towards him and started to replace the blood soaked bandages. Looking at the wound I realized that it was a lot worse than I thought.

I winced when he applied rubbing alcohol which caused him to snicker a bit. He quickly finished tying the bandages quite neatly. It showed that he was familiar with tending to injuries. Whether or not it was his own or another's would be indeterminable for now.

"Thank you." I muttered. He probably only changed my bandages because he had to but I still had manners. He moved back to his chair where he crossed his leg over the other. He didn't look as frightening as before but I couldn't let my guard down. I could only assume that he was in my direction yet I couldn't say for sure with his bangs covering his eyes.

"Who are you?" I raised my voice it a bit to make sure he could hear me. I wanted to know the answers but my life was not something I wanted to bargain with. I waited a bit for his response.

"Belphegor, Prince the Ripper." He said. 'The prince title explains the silver crown sitting on his head, I guess.'

"Prince the Ripper? Is that a stage name or something? A play on Jack the Ripper?" His head perked a little. Belphegor seemed to have found an interest in my question when he uncrossed his legs.

"Have you never heard of the Prince?" He asked the question as if I had been joking. Apparently he was somewhat famous. I shook my head no.

"Ushishishi I guess that hag, Celeste Terzo, didn't tell you anything." He threw his head back to laugh once more. "Listen up little girl. Your entire family is a part of the Mafia, the Celeste Famiglia. Right now you are being taken to the head of Varia, Vongola's independent assassination squad. My boss wants you for a very special reason. He ordered me to kill everyone there with no evidence left." 'Mafia? I guess that would explain the vigorous training. Varia was also the name that the attackers had called themselves. It seems crazy but not too far fetched.'

Wait. Does that mean I'm going to be killed soon? What does this so called boss have in against me? Maybe Mistress Celeste had ticked him off at some point and this was his form of revenge.

"Shocked? Scared? I wouldn't blame you. The Mafia world is a scary place for a princess like you." Belphegor laughed as he tried to taunt me. I could already tell that he was a part of the crazy people in the Mafia who enjoyed to torture his prisoners from the way he snickered at me wincing earlier.

"Princess? Is that supposed to be an insult? I'll have to remind you that I killed 4 of your men and could have easily done so with the rest of them before you waltz in." I wouldn't give in to his temptation. His goal was to make me fear him. I wasn't going to give him that satisfaction.

"Beginner's luck. Those men are no where near my level. Yet they still managed to land a shot on you."

"Just barely, I sensed him aiming before he could even shoot. I even got a death out of him with only one arm too. I would think that a Mafia assassination squad would be better." I was mocking him? Now that I think about it I wasn't afraid to talk to Belphegor. I knew he didn't expect anything out of me but to be scared. Yet I wasn't.

"Interesting girl." He approached me and unlocked the handcuff. Belphegor was certainly a strange one. He was a psychotic killer who was apparently a part of the Mafia who just kidnapped me. He was also the first person I could actually talk to without feeling pressured. How should I label that kind of relationship?

"Why are you unlocking the handcuffs?"

His grin grew. "Its been a while since I had someone try standing up against me. Entertain me."

"You're weird you know that right?"

"From what I've seen you're not exactly normal either. Whether we get along is up to who you are. Tell me Princess, are you really up to the expectations that my boss has on you?" I leaned back into the chair a little. For now, I could only keep talking with him to assess the situation. It did help a bit that I was able to talk to him freely though.

The rest of the plane ride and car ride we talked non-stopped. Belph - Bel, as he wanted to be called, was interested in learning about me. Of course I was somewhat suspicious of his actions. So in return for facts about my life, he told me about himself as well. He did threaten that even if I knew about his life, he could always torture me if I went out of line, since killing me was not allowed.

It was strange how easily it was to make him speak. In a way I think he only did it because we knew the clear difference in strength between us. I had no idea how much information he had on me but it was more than I had on him. Not only did he have an upper hand physically I didn't miss that he was also intelligent. He couldn't me yet but there was probably no rule in using force against me. A theory I didn't need to test.

When we arrived at Varia headquarters, I was a bit hesitant. From Bel's stories the people in Varia seemed extreme to say the least. We exited the car and as we got closer I took in more of our surroundings. The place was almost like a castle in the middle of the forest. It was intimating. "Ushishi nervous Hime?"

Hime was what he decided to call me meaning that I was his 'toy' for now. "Your stories about Varia were not comforting." Bel forcibly pushed my shoulder for me to keep moving. He opened the doors and announced his return.

This man must have heard him as he skipped towards us. From his green mohawk haircut and sunglasses I made the assumption that this was Lussuria. "Back already Bel-chan? How was the mission?"

"Who do you think you're talking to? Shishi It was easy. Where's Boss?" His Boss, Xanxus, was the one that hired Bel to come get me. Now he was probably going to report about his mission.

"Last I saw, he was in his office. Ma who's this?" I took a small step to the right to hide behind Bel. He noticed my action and took another step to put me in full view of Lussuria.

"This is Natsuki. She was the target of the mission. Find her an empty room while I talk to Boss." He laughed to himself knowing full well that I didn't want to be with him alone. Nonetheless he started walking off anyway. 'Stupid prince.'

I turned my attention to Lussuria when a baby materialized in front of him. "Where did Bel go?" This must have been Mammon. When Bel said he was a baby with a mind of an adult I thought he was messing with me. Turns out he wasn't. Mammon had the presence that said that he doesn't have time for fun and games. The fact that he could speak fluently and float was a different topic.

Lussuria pointed him in the direction that Bel had went. Mammon acknowledged me a little before going after Bel. 'Not much of a talker, noted.' I started to follow Lussuria through the maze of halls. Along the way people in the castle would bow in respect to Lussuria. He clearly had power over them.

Lussuria tried to ask about myself but was talking too fast for me to answer. "And this would be your room. Well for now at least."

He opened the door and gestured for me to enter first. The first thing I noticed were the 2 giant windows that covered the entire opposite wall, luckily there were also dark red curtains as well. Through the windows I spotted a small garden outside that I hoped to see later. In between the 2 windows was a small section of wall where a desk was placed. On the right side of the room was a white king size bed with a canopy top and a night stand on each side. On the left wall were 2 doors. One lead to a bathroom and the other was a walk in closet.

"Next to your room is Squalo's so be prepared for some yelling. My room is also around the corner if you need anything but I can show you that later. Is it okay?" I nodded. I didn't know if he saw me until he started to suffocate me with a hug. I managed to get an arm free, so I elbowed him and flipped him.

"You s-shouldn't hug people out of no where!" I offered him a hand to help pull him up. 'Honestly he was lucky I didn't stab him with the weird knife Bel gave me.'

"Don't worry about it Nat-chan. I'm strong you know." I laughed awkwardly when he patted his muscles.

"Nat-chan?" I questioned.

"Natsuki-chan is too long so why not Nat-chan? It's cute isn't it?" Lussuria held my hands together. He seemed like a child waiting for my approval. 'I feel that if I remove his sunglasses, they'll be sparkling.'

"I guess?" He let go of my hands. He seemed to understand that I didn't like his hugs so he instead rubbed my head in a violent manner. I took his hand and bent it behind his back. 'This could take some getting used to.'

"Fine fine, I'll leave you be." Lussuria seemed to understand as he started to leave. I closed the door behind him and collapsed on the bed. 'This day is getting more and more unexpected turns.'

I managed to take a short nap only to be awoken by a shouting. "VOOOI WHERE IS SHE?" That must be Superbi Squalo. A loud shark as Bel put it. Next thing I knew he burst through the door. Out of instinct I threw one of Bel's knife at him. It would have impaled his head if he wasn't as he was.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?" I think I just made him even madder. I got up and gave a bow.

"I-I'm sorry. Y-you startled me. It was just a reflex!" Out of the people that Bel talked about the two that I had to watch out the most for were his boss and Squalo. They were most likely the ones to decide what happens to me. Squalo started to flail his sword around while yelling nonsense about me being a useless woman, nearly hitting him, and about his stupid boss. Fortunately, Lussuria was following behind him at a slower pace.

"Maa Squalo-chan, Boss is waiting for us. Nat-chan let's go." I kept Lussuria in between Squalo and I along the way just to be sure he didn't attack. When we arrived I found that Bel, Mammon and 2 other men were present. The one with his feet on the table was obviously Xanxus while the other was standing next to him was left to be Leviathan.

Once we entered I saw that Xanxus was already glaring at me. Bel had warned me about his wrath but I didn't expect him to feel so inferior to him. It was different than Mammon's presence of being serious. Xanxus's eyes, alone, demanded that people were to bow to him. Something I felt like doing. "You're slow, trash."

"Well I'm sorry." Squalo had responded while grinding his teeth. 'I guess everyone here is as nuts as I thought.'

Bel's POV

When Hime entered the room the atmosphere changed instantly. Boss was staring her straight in the eyes and vice versa. I could tell that Hime was scared by her trembling fist. Neither of them wanted to look away and none of the members felt to speak up. We all knew that whatever Boss was thinking was solely concentrated on her.

Boss gave out a triumphant laugh that made everyone slightly jump. "You have the same look in your eyes as your father!"

"My father?" Hime stopped to process the information. "Y-you know my father?" Hime's brow scrunched up in confusion. From my talk with Hime, I remember her mentioning that she was adopted. Her real parents were a taboo topic to Celeste Terzo so she never learned about them.

"Know your father? That old bag is the weakest man I know. Once he finds out that his daughter was killed, he will fall into a deep depression that they'll have no choice but to pass on Vongola Decimo onto the next candidate." So that was Boss's plan. He demanded me to bring her here alive so that he would have the honor of killing her himself. The death of the Celeste Famiglia was to hide it from Vongola so that they would have been too late to rescue her. Boss also gathered us to make sure that she didn't try and escape.

Boss's hand started to glow with a ball of his Flames of Wrath. I found that instead of cowering in fear, Hime was memorized by the flames. In a second her eyes widen as she realized the threat. But it was too late. Boss had thrown his flames at her and the room filled with smoke.

Levi was smart enough to open up the windows to help let the smoke clear out. After a few coughs I looked back to where Hime was killed. I held back my laughter as I could start to make out the shape of her body. 'This girl is no doubt interesting.'

In the center of the room Hime had protected herself with a shield of orange flames. Unlike Boss', her flames were a lighter shade of orange and seemed much softer. Protecting herself against Boss's flames must have exhausted her.

"How do you... Have... Dying Will Flames?" Hime asked in between her breathes. Hime's shield faded away as she dropped to her knees. Wait. Orange flames? That would mean that her father is…