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Bad Influence

Chapter 02: Too young to die of embarrassment

the air is cold in the morning. Or was it just the air conditioner? What ever it was, it was cold, and stirred Scarlett in her sleep. the chill started at her feet, she subconsciously rubbed them together, letting the friction provide some form of heat transfer. that being in vain, the chill shot up her leg, through her arms all the way to her head. She shivered, and then her eyes fluttered open from her discomfort. She waited a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to her surroundings. She peered around to see where the source of the cold air was from , but saw no source, she then thought logically , to think of where the air might be from.

I'm in a basement, and heat rises… so the weather outside may not be frightful, but that doesn't mean my room will feel delightful. She concluded she was cold because she was below ground; good critical thinking pays off in the long run. Scarlett stretches out like a cat, bending down and raising her rear in the air. She continued to stretch until she heard her back – pop- , she let out a relieved sigh. At that moment she hears a knock on her door.

"Pho-chan, are you awake?" that was clearly Lussuria. Scarlett smiled not moving from her position still feeling the stretch.

"Yes Mama" She called softly, her voice still not fully awake.

"Are you fully dressed?" that's an odd question, why wouldn't I be?

"Yes Mama, Why?" she asked out of curiosity. She could hear Lussuria's voice stammer behind the door, as if she had made him nervous by asking such a question. that could never be the case , considering his sexual orientation.

"W-Well no reason in particular, dearest, I'd just hate to walk in on you is all" his voice had a small shake to it, it was minuscule , but she could still pick it up. that shakiness in the voice indicates a lie has been told. To avoid any awkwardness she hasn't brought anything up , but she noticed since last night the guys she met yesterday were acting weird, weirder than what I had been used to during dinner , after the bathe.

If her mind wasn't still a little bit fogged from sleep, she believed it happened like this…

During her bathe, she could have sworn she heard voices beyond the door, which separated her from the rest of the house's occupants. She chose to ignore them, since she knew there was no way they'd be talking about how she looked naked, she check numerous times, for places that may allow someone ,to peek at her, and she found none. the Varia was known as a rowdy group, they were probably doing what they were known for, being rowdy. She could have sworn she heard a scolding whisper, and a panicked hushed screech. At some point she just knew she heard the door open and close, it was light but once again, no matter how soft the sound , she can pick it up. Her back was to the door but she was able to gaze from the corner of her eye, she didn't see anything, but that could have been just because of the steam. She took that opportunity, to get finished up before someone gets any ideas.

At the dinner table not too long after the bathe, she saw all the members seated at a long table in the dinning room, different from the table in the kitchen. the all sat "Madeline style*"down the long got the urge to quote " We love our bread we love our butter but most of all we love each other" seeing how they sat even though technically it was the exact opposite. She had her "First encounter*" withe the man who is her boss from this point on. As she approached the table, she felt his eyes on her face, as if he were analyzing it. Even though his eyes seemed to follow her, his face was unchanged; it remained the same blank, bored look that he wore the duration of the night. It was only his eyes that made him seem intent. Scarlett felt almost self conscience as she sat down at the table. She nervously smoothed her short blond locks out of her hazel eyes. She felt heat rising to her face, it wasn't everyday she'd get so many eyes on her. By so many eyes… she meant the two that belonged to her boss. In truth it was only Boss that looked at her directly, Squalo , Levi, Lussuria ,Belphegor, and Mammon had either down casts their eyes or just avoided looking at her. they were all embarrassed at what they could have seen. It was only boss that actually gotten that eyeful. this was all unbeknown-st to Pho-chan, of course. Lussuria being who he was felt the need to break the ice.

"Well isn't nice to have the whole family for dinner, hmm." He stood up and gestured toward Scarlett.

"Well boss , as you may have noticed , we have a new addition to the dinner table, she is our replacement –" Lussuria was cut off

" What's your name" Boss asked getting directly to the point. the man seemed so intimidating; she almost forgot he asked her a question. Not letting herself falter, she answered him in a confident voice.

"My name is Scarlett Phobia"

"What good are you to my squad" Scarlett remained confident and replied.

"As your replacement cloud guardian, I plan to lend my expertise to further make this squad's mark on the mafia world in the area of assassination, not only teat but in the area of undercover operations as well". She saw his lips upturn slightly; he must have liked her answer. He gave her an approving 'hn' and leaned back in his seat. Does this mean he acknowledges me?

"Welcome aboard, scum" Even though he just welcomed her, he didn't sound welcoming, and so she could tell he didn't actually mean it. Nope I guess not, I honestly wasn't expecting him to , that would just be too easy, he just knows I can talk the talk, he doesn't know I can walk the walk, and oh can I walk Scarlett mentally mused.

"So Pho-chan, how long have you been a working girl?" asked Lussuria. Bel's rodent-like laugh sounded hushed as if he were trying to stifle it. She noticed all the men excluding boss and Lussuria turn red.

"Mama, you make it sound as if you asking me how long have I been an prostitute" Scarlett furrowed her eyebrows and placed her palm to her forehead.

"S-sorry dear!" Lussuria's voice stammered his face finally lighting up withe the others save for boss. "What I meant was how long have you worked in the mafia"

"Ten years, I started when I was nine"

All eyes were on her.

"Nine years old?"

"Yeah, that's usually when people enter the mafia academy right"

"Pho-chan , that's only when you're the child of a mafia family or a prodigy"

"Well, there is no Phobia famigila so, that must make me a prodigy" She says withe a smug grin. they all seemed astonished; well you know the only exception.

"What ? you should expect no less, from someone named Varia quality" this made boss smirk then laugh.

"this scum's funny" Scarlett's eyes narrowed at the comment. She bit her tongue to refrain from telling him off. Jerkface? Check, Derisive? Check, Looks handsome but really an asshole? check and check, Final verdict? I hate this fine young man and when I say fine , I don't mean ' Oh Em Gee he's so fricken hot ' even though he is , wait ...I think I got my point across , now shew bad thoughts shew

"So Pho-chan , how was the bathe Shishi" this question came from Bel, his grin was big as always but this time something just seemed a little suspicious that and the fact he didn't share eye contact… well face contact, Bel never has eye contact withe people. What does he care?

"Lovely" she answered in a querying tone. Boss darted his eyes to Belphegor his eyes looked dangerous.

"You made sure to wash, your face, behind your ears, and around your snake tattoo, right" What? How did he know about that. While in thought Scarlett didn't see the men flush once more , and then boss' eyes dart to Lussuria giving him a death glare.

"Pardon me?" Her eyes narrowed

"U-uhm I mean… did you wash your face , behind your ears and did you see the big statue , oh I'm so sorry slip of the tongue , no child of mine has a tattoo hahahahahaha" I am not naive the only people who have seen my tattoo has been my targets, because I had to seduce most of them and take off my shirt withe my back facing them, none of them have seen me shirtless or from behind , or is there something they need to tell me. Her eyes now would have appeared reptilian to anyone who was observing her. Her eyes scanned everyone in the room , and she could not make eye contact withe anyone save for boss. He was the only one withe honest eyes, but even though his eyes were honest, they did not tell her anything; they were honest but not confessing. Can someone give me some eye contact? then she looked back over to boss , staring so intently. Except you , you can look away.

the atmosphere was tense between those of the men and Scarlett. there's no way , they were able to peek at me without me knowing or Amico alerting me. …. Just as Scarlett was about to question this verbally. Lussuria gets up and looks at the time

"Well , well children looks like dinners ready!", he chimed in a sing-song voice." And on tonight's menu: Center-Cut Filet Mignon 9 oz., Italian Herbs and balsamic onions, served withe crispy red potatoes, Linguine di Mare: Lobster, shrimp, mussels, clams and spicy lobster tomato brothe, and my classic Spaghetti, Marinara Spaghetti served withe our classic blend of tomatoes, basil, oregano and olive oil." the queston died in her theroat as her stomach began to react, to the delicious gourmet meal, the question was completely forgotten when , Lussuria brought the culinary master piece into view.

Mmm , Dinner…

that ended her short memory, she patted her stomach withe a grin remembering how good she ate , the night before.

"PHO-CHAN!" Scarlett flinched and was unbalanced and fell off her bed. She landed right on her butt, even through she had enough cushion back there for it to be a painless fall she yelped from surprise and rubbed her butt just from habit. Lussuria cocked an eyebrow at her behavior, then just laughed in the most lady-like way he could muster. Scarlet was such a clown theough she strives for the opposite.

"W-what is it Mama, why'd you yell I'm right here…" She got up still grabbing her butt.

"I'd been calling you, dear, you seemed dazed" Oh yeah , my little flashback.

"Sorry , I was a little dazed" She apologized , the hand on her butt traveled to her head to rub there. She noticed withe Lussuria , he had a bag. He walked toward her withe it. She was curious to find out what were the contents of the bag.

"Hey Mama, whatcha got there?" Scarlet asks

"this dear, is your uniform , well at least for now it is , until I can take your measurements" Lussuria handed the girl the Uniform and let her try it on . Everything fit tight, not unbearably tight but tight.

"Hmm you can fit them but, it's tight, that because our uniforms initially aren't meant to cater to a female figure" Scarlett nodded, she usually wore pants this tight so it wasn't like it was uncomfortable.

"It seems you and Bel are relatively the same size"

"What" She couldn't have stopped that out burst..

"We recently just got our uniforms refitted, this uniform used to be Bel's" Lussuria stated matter-of-factly. So I get the prince's hand-me-downs.

Scarlett removed the jacket , then the pants from her figure. It was funny that it seems like her butt and thighs could breathe after that. the uniform wasn't even that tight. that just left her in her night clothes. Lussuria looked at her , not noticing her dress.

"Pho-chan…" he started off.

"Yes mama?"

"Are you seeking uhm…? "Male attention?" Scarlett furrowed her eyebrows. What?

"Pardon" she said looking at him questioningly.

"I know that you only intend to sleep in that but, it looks like you may desire "company "in your bedroom" Scarlett flushed all shades of red from Ruby to Scarlet, when Lussuria stated that so plainly. it's not that bad.. I mean sure it's a little black and a little lacy and a little see through, but I wear tank top and panties under it. She felt the need to cover up , withe realization that she does look awfully sexy , not good when you live in a house full of men.

"Oh my… and I have to take your measurements over in the living room…, the boys are probably up by now …" Lussuria grabs a blanket off of Scarlett's bed and wrapped it around her

"Ok dear, you're going to have to walk around in that until I take your measurements." Scarlett tied the blanket around her shoulders much like how a toddler would tie a towel around their shoulders and pretend to be a super hero. She tucked the sides in front of her and proceeded to walk onward. Scarlett knew her way to the living room now , since it was so close to her room. She had to make a left out of her room , go straight down the hall the stairs were on her left, go up the stairs make a right and head straight down the hall , then the living room was on the right. Lussuria was right the boys were already up…. Ugh…Belphegor was the first person to take notice.

"Ushishi , good morning Pho-chan" Scarlett didn't like way he put emphasis on her name. She shivered.

"Why must you say my name like that" Even through she has only met the prince yesterday he was proving to be an annoyance.

"Shishi, the prince knows not of what the peasant is talking about". She was getting a annoyed and was anticipating Amico to respond, probably slithering about her torso and rearing his head on her shoulder, but there was no reaction. Scarlett felt around her torso. No Amico. Not thinking Scarlett broke out of her blanket, exposing her self to God and everybody. Lussuria gasped and tried to cover her. Scarlett could hear Bel whistle a cat call at her. She was too busy trying to find Amico to be irritated by Bel being immature.

"Pho-chan what are you doing, the men can see everything" It wasn't necessarily everything but Lussuria needed the panic to be there, to get his point across. Scarlett drowned him out. Amico was not on her body. He wasn't ever known to venture during the night unless … Unless we're in a new place, he wanted to explore.

"Amico's loose" She droned planting her face in her palm. the first to freak out was Bel, finding the highest place to stand on top of. Squalo, who had been paying no attention to anything heard "Amico's loose and his first reaction was to pull out a sword, that was after he gave her a look over what she was wearing…Typical. Scarlett really would never panic like this because Amico always found his way back to her, it's just this house … it was a maze. Scarlett sighed thinking of where she should start searching, but then she heard a comforting hiss. Scarlett's head snapped around withe vigor , in the direction she heard that caught the sight of Boss withe Amico coiled around his neck as he would around her neck. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. the morning light that was visible through the foyer, illuminated the body of the Adonis-like figure approaching her. His deep crimson eyes locked withe her hazel ones as his almost God-like image came to his halt. Scarlett's eyes held the interest of a small child seeing a shiny object, she waited in anticipation for the fine specimen of a man to talk, he looked as if he wanted to say something.

"Does this belong to you, scum?" that woke her up out of her fantasy. the light around him dimmed it's self and the slow motion was now regular speed, he was now the man that she didn't particularly care for once again. Ha! take that bad thoughts, I don't think he's so hot anymore do I? Ok I still do … but can I agree he's a jerk face?... Ok I can, it's cool. Scarlett smiled then nodded as Amico slithered from his outstretched arm, to hers. Amico slithered around her arm, to her shoulder and perched himself atop there. He gave boss a friendly hiss, boss remained unresponsive.

"thank you boss" Boss still did not respond he seemed to be analyzing her…just what could he stare at so long.

then she looked down…

She felt so naked. Well she was half naked so , she was halfway justified. She fumbled for the blanket, which she had dropped looking for Amico. She quickly tied it around herself and looked away from boss, not wanting feel weird by sharing eye contact , withe someone who was just possibly oggling her. No, that can't be it….

"Ready for me to take your measurements now, Pho-chan?" She nodded wordlessly

"36-24-36*" Boss mumbled under his breathe. Lussuria stood Pho-chan up on a platform then retrieved a measuring tape. First Lussuria wrapped it around her bust…

"36" he recorded. Next he measured the waist

"24" he recorded. Lastly her hips

"36… and one half"

"You were off by a small tangent boss" Lussuria chimed. Belphegor could be heard snickering in the distance. She turned to go to her room. She needed some more clothes. She placed Amico on her bed and pulled out the uniform Lussuria bought to her room. She put on the button up shirt that she couldn't button all the way up, the tie and the light leather pants withe her combat … heels? I highly doubt these were Bel's, if so, I'm worried about him. Before leaving her room to join the others she wrapped two long chains around her hips, she wore it as a belt , but this was her weapon of choice, she somewhat anticipated having to use it. Maybe on Bel... or Squalo... her day would be perfect if she could use it on both of that she left her room to join the rest of the squad in the living room. Apparently boss had started a briefing of some sort while she was gone. She made sure to make the least amount of noise possible.

"the Old man* sent me a letter, we have an up coming mission, he hasn't yet told us what type fighter this caters to but he says that he needs perfection to carry this mission out for it to be a success, so today we will train against each other" So I get to fight these guys , ooh can I fight Squalo, no no, can I fight Bel…

"Boss, when you say train, you really want us to just fight. Is that really safe?we're a ruthless group, it is possible we could kill each other." He has a point

" I don't care , I actually wouldn't mind if there were less of you scum running around here, besides only the weak die" How cutthroat… he could really care less if we were dead, I would never treat my men in such a way…

"We will start in five minutes" He leaves the room leaving the rest of his squad to look dumb founded.

"Great, what about breakfast, damn shitty boss" Squalo grumbled after Boss was gone. Now that someone mentioned it , no one had eaten. Scarlett's stomach growled, but maybe it was better they trained before eating , they may get sick withe all the vigorous and strenuous exercise. She sighed deeply and patted Amico's withe a smile.

"Well boy, let's go show these guys what we're made of" She felt Amico squirm withe excitement as she spent the next five minutes stretching for the up coming fight.

In some uncharted territory of the house…

the training room was the length of two American football fields , Scarlett marveled at all the space. She had so much room to work in here. It was so beautiful in her mind. Something about it reminded her of a Pokémon stadium…

"Woah"

"Oh , that's right Pho-chan's never been in here"

"Shi shi she's only been here a day"

"that is true"

Everyone was silenced when Boss entered the room. She noticed that the first thing she usually noticed on her boss was always his eyes, but they looked so intent … it was intriguing. He eyed his whole team, starting withe Levi, ending withe Pho-chan. He seemed like he was deciding who he should have fight. He's probably going to start withe who he wants gone most.

" Scarlett Phobia ,"

No! Scarlett was alert hearing her name in the form of a raspy tenor, that seemed to caress her ear. W-wait no , don't fall in love withe his voice, he about to send me to the chopping block ! Ain't that a b-word.

"Yes boss" She answered back

" Don't go thinking because you're a woman , that we're going to fight withe you any differently , then we would fight amongst ourselves. From this point on , you are not a woman , you are the Varia squad's cloud guardian , you are to accept that" Whew.Scarlett smirked, and a laughed , the whole row of other mafioso looking her way. they actually believed she would want some special treatment because she is a girl . No a woman … even boss acknowledges me as a woman .

"Funny you'd say that boss," her smile was confident , her eyes held strong ambition "... but I wouldn't have it any other way" She locked eyes withe her boss for a split second but that split second seemed to last for days. the man smirked, he released a hearty laugh of his own, then looked down to her shorter figure.

"Your words imply you're a good fighter" he smirked. " Don't disappoint , scum" . Scarlett smirked to match that of her boss.

"Can you really expect me to disappoint boss? I don't need to use words to imply I'm a good fighter, I achieved Varia quality status, what more do you need" She retorted. the red eyed beast of a man narrowed his eyes in a look of smugness .

"I'll be the judge of that" . Even though that was how he replied . Scarlett could plainly see that she piques Boss' interest. Was he going to have her fight first? or was he going to save her fight for last. Scarlett remained silent under her Boss' choosing was under the impression that she was going first. Was it really that hard of a decision the only person he hasn't seen in battle would be her. Scarlett saw the faces of her squadmates they either wore expressions of distraught emotion or irritation. Well in Bel's case that face splitting grin never left his features.

*"Flaming Scum Vs. the Scum that kisses my ass"

Really Boss? Can you not say Lussuria versus Levi .

Withe that Lussuria and Levi went in the middle of the room , and immediately started attacking each other. Scarlett watched in awe at how the two men were launching killing blows at each other from the start of the match. As she remembered from her first encounter withe Levi he used electricity to fight. Lussuria deflected the lightning headed his way withe a metal plate on his knee. Levi made it a point to keep Lussuria away from him. Lussuria being a short range fighter , made him his worst enemy , if he could get close to him. Levi was having a hard time cornering Lussuria and keeping him still. He needed the man in one place for him to make his strike. It seemed like their fight was getting nowhere fast. Neither one of them has been dealt any damage. It became long and drawn out in the span of ten minutes, that is until Levi finally got Lussuria in a place where he couldn't move and got him , withe his super levi volta , Lussuria couldn't defend himself fast enough. Lussuria was pretty singed but not fatally . Boss stopped the fight seeing as he believed it lasted long enough. the look on his was showed some sort of disappointment , probably because neither of them could kill each other.

"Next-

Come on Boss pick me and Bel! You don't know how bad I wanna bash his face in , wait no Squalo I wanna bash his face in .. no Bel.. Hell let's have a two on one, I'd gladly take those two losers on ,please boss make my day ! there's only three of us anyway.

" Psycho scum vs. Stupid Shark"

"VOIII , WHO'S A STUPID SHARK?"

"Ushishishi"

Ugh! Why Bel Vs. Squalo what about me ! "Don't Disappoint , scum" how will you be the the judge of that , if you're not going to put me up against anyone! Unless... No , he wouldn't.

By the time Scarlett was taken from her thoughts , Squalo and Bel had began their match. Bel was throwing knives in random directions. It took a moment but she noticed the knives had strings attached. Bel more than likely was setting a trap. When the knives were thrown directly at Squalo he deflected them withe his sword. the man already caught on to Bel's trick and began slicing the thread in random directions. It was like seeing single strands of hair fall to the ground; almost invisible. Squalo charged at Bel . Bel threw knives in his defense, of the three he threw only one made impact. Squalo had a slash across his cheek, but he kept his charge. Racing to the boy on the other side of the room he had his sword ready to slash the boy. Bel stood in one place, waiting on the silver bullet to get to him. He pulled out three of his knives and held them as Squalo approached him. At this rate they are going to stab each other. Scarlett looked away, she couldn't watch . It wasn't like she as a stranger to blood or stabbing people, she done that a share of times, but it was something about watching people get hurt, that pulled at her heart strings ,even if its people she barely even knows. Blood dripped to the floor. She could hear the droplets, splatter to the floor. Did Scarlett want to turn around? She heard a shrill ominous shriek from the battlefield that didn't sound like it was from pain. No, she didn't want to turn around. the shriek turned into a laugh, an eardrum piercing laugh. For the life of her she dared not turn around and meet the person , withe the horrifying voice.

" One of you scum go calm , the royal scum down" Scarlett turned to her left to see Boss' spectating stare. He directed his attention to her direction. For a moment their eyes shared a quick glance.

"Well?" his voice was impatient. Obviously, he was meaning Scarlett. At the moment the replacement was too frightened to get near the boy, he sounded like he was possessed by a demon. Slowly, reluctant and distraught Scarlett turned on her heel and began approaching the battlefield where the maniac of a prince, was , strangling the strategy captain , and rambling about something , having to do withe spilling his royal blood. It was only Levi's will to impress his boss that saved Pho-chan from having to retrieve the psychotic royal pain in the butt. Levi removed the screaming boy from the room, to a place that was more than likely a solitary confinement room. Suddenly, a hostile presence sent a chill down Scarlett's spine. Instinctively she ducked, as a huge mass of orange colored energy hurled itself at her from behind.

"Nice reflexes , scum..."

Slowly, Scarlett turned her head , seeing her boss across the room , in a fighting stance withe guns , two of them , pointed at her. the big flare was an assault, Boss was meaning to catch her off guard. He has made his intentions clear.

"Stand and fight ,scum , I am your opponent"

Scarlett distanced herself from Xanxus, the shock carrying her feet elsewhere. How had boss been able to send such a huge assault her way without Amico's alert or her own for that matter? Had she realized what was coming her way a second later she would have been reduced to ash.

"Where are you going?" at that moment Pho-chan felt something cold and made of steel press against her back. She shifted her eyesight behind her only to meet the menacing red eyes and wide toothy smirk of her boss. It was mind blowing how Boss' movements went unnoticed by Scarlett and by her legless friend. She knew better than to stay put withe a gun to her back but Xanxus seemed to be able to predict her movements . Just as she began to advance in the opposite direction, he grabbed her by her arm and held her up , letting her feet dangle off the floor. Scarlett kicked and struggled in her captors grip. he held a gun to her head and smirked menacingly.

"You call yourself Varia quality? you're a joke, no Varia quality officer is this easy to catch"

His words struck a nerve inside Scarlett. He was mocking her. She wasn't going to be sore and complain that he had taken her by surprise. that's how it is in the mafia world, it is very rare that you will find an assassin that will face you head on. What her problem was is that she couldn't sense his prescience unless he was right in front of her. Just as boss was about to finish his rant and pull the trigger. Scarlett hissed lowly to command Amico. She felt the serpent slither slowly around her torso. She tried not to laugh as Amico moved about her stomach his slithering motions tickled her stomach. She hissed again telling him to slither to her arm and await orders. It was a miracle Xanxus had not taken note of the serpent as it made it's way to be visible. Once in her sleeve. Scarlett stopped kicking around. ceasing all struggle in Boss' superior grip.

"Giving up before I pull the trigger?, I expected much more from you , scum" Scarlett didn't even flinch as he pushed the cold steel harder to hr head. Her face held an emotionless element. "Looks like you were all talk from the start-"

"You're dead wrong"

Scarlett's voice was a monotone. She would rather not show her opponent how much she was seething in anger withe the words he said. How dare he call her weak, How dare he inquire she was bluffing, everyone gets caught off guard, but not everyone is giving the chance to make up for their mistakes. According to what she had already know about her boss he was being uncharacteristically chatty. He wasn't being the ruthless killer in cold blood, that she had grown to fear and secretly develop a crush on. No no! I do not have a crush on that son of a biscuit eating bulldog , I just think he's... hot- er no - attractive, yeah I only find him attractive.

Scarlett finally figured out the man was going easy on her. that's why he wasn't putting much effort into the fight and talking so much .. well mocking her so much. She gritted her teethe and ordered Amico to the offensive.

" Amico! Shallow bite!" the command entailed Amico biting Xanxus' neck and releasing only enough venom to stun him. Since Amico only bite hard enough to just break the skin to it's minimum they attack is called "Shallow bite". Xanxus drew back and let Scarlett go and grabbed the play where Amico bit.

"Shit" he grumbled audibly. the bite from any snake brings horrendous pain, that horrendous, heinous pain is only intensified to a gargantuan amount when it is a black mamba being dealt withe . Scarlett smirked distancing herself from her boss as quickly as possible. His body shook not sure what was happening to it's nerves. It hindered Boss' ability to react. Now to bring out her prized weapon. She loosed the chains she wore around her waist. those weren't there to just look pretty, those were her weapons. there were two of them. Two thin silver chains that had a snake head on each end. Taking one in each hand, she hurled the one in her left hand at Boss. the silver snake head glistened in the light as it whisked through the air at a wind cutting speed. Scarlett smirked as her little toy made it's contact withe her boss. Xanxus' body was still stunned so he was unable to evade Pho-chan's assault. Her weapon was special and the snake heads at the end of each chain were not just to look pretty. the heads were able to open like the jaws of a snake and , in the mouths were fangs forged from blade , those blades were tipped withe poison. Guess who was able to get one of those heads to "bite" boss. Pho-chan was able to land such an attack. the affects of this attack were just as fatal of Amico's "Shallow Bite" these things were the equivalent to one Amico, so the original plus the two chains gave her the equivalent of three Amicos on her side. Boss did not even flinch as she landed those two attacks. She could see his body reacting involuntarily. He lifted a rickety hand, clasping his gun and turned it sideways. Scalett walked closer to him, taunting him , she thought he wouldn't be able to concentrate enough energy for another blast from his gun, little did she know , her boss was more than capable to fight her, even withe his body shaking uncontrollably. He was just that type of man who wouldn't be defeated like that. He turned the gun sideways , he intended to make a kill shot. Faster than her eyes could blink Scarlett saw a burst of orange colored energy hurled into her line of would have been incinerated had Amico not swallowed the attack as it was so close to scorching her. Like in her fight withe Levi Amico devoured the the energy and became drunk almost. Pho didn't have time to check Amico's condition as her shaky boss raised himself and began to fight the venom. this man was inhuman. She distanced herself from Xanxus and readied her chains. Before she could strike the man he appeared Behind her and twisted her arm behind her back. How was he able to get to her so quickly when his limbs were not stable enough to fully control. Withe that she saw him retrieve a gun from his holster , he aimed it toward the ground and sent them flying upward. Of course! He's using the guns to accelerate, if I'm going to immobilize him I need to limit his use of those guns. She felt Boss let her go after reaching a certain altitude. What was he trying to do , kill her by impact. She acted quickly as she felt expelling one of the chains into the air, boss dodged thinking it was meant to drag him down withe her.

"What are you aiming for stupid scum , you must be out of your fucking mind if you think I'm going down withe you "

"Don't get cocky Boss, who in the seven hells said I was aiming for you"

With that Scarlett yanked a beam above Boss and herself downward...

Where am I , what happened?

Beep

I feel like I got hit by a truck, then crushed under cinder block

Beep

Is this what it feels like to be dead.

Beep

that cant be right … I can hear my heart beat

Beep

And bloody hell , what is that God awful noise

the eyes of the heroine fluttered open. they scanned the area , oblivious of where her body lay. She was in a room that was all white , withe no windows. Now she was beginning to wonder if she was dead. that was until her eyes caught the sight of the heartbeat tracker. that was where the annoying noise came from. She looked directly in front seeing a door and behind it she heard pacing foot steps and a lecturing tone.

"How could you let this happen boss!, she just got here , she cant handle you at full strength!-

Lussuria.

"Shut your damn mouth scum, She called herself Varia quality, she needs to be able to handle anything"

Boss

"Boss I'm in your squad and I cant handle your full strength"

"I'm not even using full strength , do I need to remind you, she stunned and paralyzed me for a good 45 minutes after the fight,"

"the point is she wouldn't have had to do anything of that nature had you just taken it easy , you wanted to test her strength not kill her"

"You don't know what I want to do you damn fag, I made it clear to you and the others that I don't give a shit if one of you die , I'd prefer it actually" Scarlett could hear the snarl in his tone. Lussuria made a noise that seemed to mean protest but she could imagine him feeling as if his life was in danger if he said anything to boss.

I need to get up

"this was all her fault to begin withe , she's the one that made that beam collapse on her"

"But boss-

Lussuria has done nothing but defend me but...

"But nothing,"

Boss is right

Even though everything faded to black as she yanked down the beam, it didn't take a genius to know it was her fault , she was the one that caused her own injury and someone Varia quality would not make such a mistake.

"A Varia quality soldier does not let something like this happen,"

Scarlett rolled onto her stomach and kicked a leg of the cot she was laying on. Pho-can rose to her feet slowly and took herself of the life counter, then advanced toward the door. Her ribs ached. then she felt a sharp pain in her side. She had no broken bones but she was awfully sore and aching.

"Not without getting their ass right back up and...

"S-sc-scarlett P-phobia , reporting for duty sir.."

" And getting back to work" Boss finished his sentence while staring at Scarlett phobia. She was able to stand but she was weak and hurting. Even though this hindered her, she carried her self in attitude as if she were strong and healthy. In truth , a west wind could knock her down. Her Boss continued to stare. She always had to focus on his eyes when even they were in close proximity. those red orbs seemed to zero in on her. It was as if there was no one else in the room but them. It was then when she remembered that Lussuria was in there withe them in the room. Why has he said nothing . Scarlett wondered as she looked to her left and saw that Lussuria was frozen and his face bright red. It was then where Scarlett saw Amico upon Boss' shoulder hissing as if she was in grave danger. Why was there such silence? Why was no one saying anything to her? these questions all buzzed about in her head. that is until she looked down. A red lacy bra and red and black panties met her was at that moment everything had became clear. Boss was gawking and ogling her body , half naked. It was moments such as this that she wanted to be invisible. She covered herself with her arms the gesture was in vain . Everything could still be seen.

Everything is ok Scarlett, don't you worry , you're dead already, if not physically , then internally

[ A/N

I am sorry it took so long for me to update. I feel this chapter was less comedic and it ended weirdly, Am I hard to follow, is everyone in character? Do you think my addition of bars adds to dramatic effect ? Do you have in questions comments or concerns or maybe all of the above. Please review , tell me what you think , or if you have suggestions, withe that I bid you Adieu

TW 3]

Asterisks (*'s)

Ludwig Belemen's Madeline, the little French orphan girl.

Unbeknown to Scarlett it isn't her first encounter withe boss

36-24-36* are said to be the perfect measurements for the female body , in the male's perspective

the Old man is Vongola Nono

I'm not so good withe fights