It's a Varia- Lussuria, to be precise- drabbles time!


I don't know why but I feel like I should make a light-hearted/family drabble about this... kinda like the 'Hakobako Player' oneshot I created somewhere over there. *cough* but mostly about Lussuria since he needs more love as well. Aehehe, no this is a friendship/family one, so yeah.


You'll be familiar with the person here, just in case, yo. Post-Ring Battle AU-ish... Hmm, prolly set two years after that. *shrugs*

I decided to skip the order I had posted this on Quizilla (Actually.... none of them are that knit-related, they're drabbles anyway!) So yeah, before going with the planned part about Ryohei (God forbid I made him like a what-what) I would like to tackle with Lussuria first because, let's admit, he needs more love as well. Discriminative little brats... *cough*


And... well... if anyone knows of the 'Spiderwick Affairs' Drabbles of mine from ... yeah, this is a reject work for some reason. Or prolly something I want to post here instead of the aforementioned work of mine. Aeuehehe...




My Pace


"First!! I counted, it's OK to go ahead;
Second!! I counted, it's OK to rest;
Third!! I counted, it's OK to think about it;
As I continue at my pace."

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It was a everyday habit for the orange-haired Varia member to steal a peek onto somebody every once in a while. Who wouldn't anyway if the person is a slight-paranoid little being straight from Venticare, her record shows her to be actually a serial killer. Not to be mistaken with the Genius of the Varia, of course, but she was different (not to mention young) so it's no surprise when, one normal day- if there is one- in the manor, Squalo somehow noticed a familiar bob of orange locks as he scowled at the sight.

"Voi," The silver-haired swordsman called towards the caught-in-the-act female as she nearly jumped off the roof out of surprise. "What are you doing peeping at the gay fag's room?" By 'Gay Fag' he meant about Lussuria. Instead of answering, though, the young Varia member of sixteen pouted as she glared with her gray optics, as if she was telling him that what she is doing is obvious. Curiosity compelling him for some reason (or maybe it's because the brat's not telling anything anyway), the older male positioned himself beside the female as he, too, peeked through the slightly-opened door as he notice that there was no occupant in the room. "Voi, there's nothing in there!" He growled, pulling himself away and whacking the younger one in the head. "Stop stalking other people, will you?"

"Hiii~!" She whined in pain, clenching the part where the stupid shark had hit her. "I'm not stalking anyone," She petered, flailing her right arm in defense. "I'm just observing what you are mostly doing!"

Unfortunately...

"Annie-chyaaaaaaan~!!!"

Oh snap, the female twitch as she dared not to look behind her. The swordsman blinked at the sudden change of reaction as he gave another growl when she quickly hid behind him- as if he was some kind of a human shield or something- and looked up to see the Muay Thai Varia member, with a dress of-some-sort folded neatly onto his arms, a squeal was heard from him before noticing that Squalo is in front of his room.

"Oh, Squalo," Lussuria exclaimed as he looked around a bit on both sides. "Have you seen Annie-chyan? I got this love-ly dress for her to try it on with!" When he noticed a familiar bob of orange from behind the taller male, the green-haired assassin squealed once more as he flawlessly pulled out the young one from behind him, grasping her as of not to escape. "Oh, Annie-chyan, there you are!"

"I thought her name is Antoinette Blancmanche?"

"I rather prefer Annie, thank you," The female, Annie (or Antoinette, which is her real name), moaned as she try to wriggle out from Lussuria's grasp. "And I don't want to try another dress~!" She whined like a child, flailing her free hand once more.

"But Annie-chyan," The mohawkian groaned fondly, patting the orange hair with his other hand. "You always wear the same thing and, quite frankly, it's very bland for you!" Another childish whine coming from the young female. "Come on, dear, at least try not to burn them with a match or something."

"So that's why you're spying on Lussuria's room," Squalo smirked, crossing his arms and chuckling in amusement. "You're making sure that he's not in his room so you could burn down those dresses he bought for you!"

"Well," She mumbled with a slight cough. "They're kinda itchy and I don't really like them, anyway."

Lame excuse, Squalo thought as he watched the only feminine member of the Varia trying to put on a frilly-looking pink dress he had just bought towards the female as if she was a doll or something.

Come to think of it, since when did Lussuria grew fond of Antoinette Blancmanche, AKA Annie Mackenzie, in the first place?

"VOOOIII!" This was getting annoying. "You two are starting to get annoying," That was blunt. "Why do you even have to bother dressing up the stupid brat anyway? I thought you're only interested with (dead) males?"

"Well," Pondering on how he will tell a small tale towards the second-in-command, the flamboyant Lussuria placed his hands onto his waist as he adjust his shades a bit before he began his tale. "You see, Annie-chyan here is a different case!"

He blinked when a knock was heard from the door as the green-haired assassin thought it must be one of those maids. Do they even know that there is someone who is in dire need of beauty sleep here, he thought as Lussuria decided to ignore it and head back to bed. Unfortunately, whoever was in the other side of the door seems persistent as the knock was getting louder and louder by decibels.


"What is it?"


It was seldom for Lussuria to be annoyed as such things, but then who wouldn't when their sleep was shattered by a very repetitive noise.


By now, the door opened itself, or was opened deliberately, revealing the newly-recruited orange-haired teen, clad in a overly-grown tee and shorts while holding a pillor in one hand, apparently she was still awake at this time. Looking at the watch beside the bedside table, Lussuria noticed that it was past-twelve and wondered why she was awake at this time.


"Dear," Trying not to sound like a pissed grandma, the green-haired Varia shifted into a sitting position, facing the young recruit. "It's past-twelve, why are you still awake at this time?" He paused for a minute before he added. "Can't sleep?" She shook her head, answering his question. "Why won't you drink some milk, then maybe that can help?"


"I tried," She spoke; an obvious bored and bland tone was heard from her. Of course, Lussuria thought, she still feels hostile within the new premises since she just got out from the Venticare. "That's what everyone else told me, anyway." She blinked a bit, shifting through her position while waiting for him to shove her out of the room or to tell her to head back to bed before ignoring her completely, like what most did.


Thinking it over, he noticed if maybe letting her stay would do her good as he sighed at the thought and stood up from his bed, gesturing the female to enter and sit anywhere she wants, telling her that maybe he'll accommodate her with something to do for her to fall asleep as he opened the lights. "Really, now? Did they say that?" Lussuria inquired, eyeing at the female as she sat onto the floor, pillow at hand, while he sat at the edge of his bed. "You know I'm just doing this for you to fall asleep; I could pretty much bore you to sleep since I'm not really that fond with women much." He was amused when she only shrugged in reply at his statement and gave a slight chuckle about it. "You seem to be pretty bright there, kid."


"I can't really sleep," Annie mumbled, head placed onto the pillow she was embracing. "I got insomnia again so milk would do me no good."


"Insomnia?"


"Well," She paused, pondering about it. "Almost... that's what they say about my diagnosis anyway, but not really sure." She shrugged. "Anyway, I went to every room and they keep saying me the same thing... if not with variation, of course." He could imagine Xanxus throwing a wine glass at her and telling her to get out or for Squalo to shout his lungs out and threatening her to get out of his room. Heck, he could even imagine Levi lifting the girl up by the collar and shoving her outside the door before slamming it shut. It was amazing, though, that she's still persistent after so many tries, though. "By the way," It appears she's the type who keeps on asking questions much, though he was halfly-warned by Xanxus that this female named Antoinette Blancmanche, or Annie Mackenzie she was called, is as unpredictable as the weather itself. "People keep calling you 'gay' or 'fag' or whatever words related to it... and, honestly, I don't understand what the rest means anyway," Not pretty bright, but very observant, he noticed. "Can you tell me why is that?"


That was a very touchy subject for her to tackle with such tactless manner since nobody dared asking the Muay Thai specialist about it ever since he first started his duties as a Varia Assassin. Come to think of it, nobody really asked him why he's acting as such, but he must have thought maybe because they know. It was funny, to say the least, that she manage to ask a thing like that in such a way as if she was asking why the sky is blue.


Pretty stupid of her to do that, but she's pretty observant much.


"My," The mohawkian assassin exclaimed. "What makes you ask such a thing, Annie dear?"

Taking a pause, he could have swore that she look too innocent to be considered as a cold-blooded serial killer in the first place. Why was she part of the Varia in the first place again?


"Oh, I dunno," She mumbled, shifting from her seating position as she lifted her head and blinked her gray optics towards her senior. "I suppose it got me curious," A small pause, presumably she was thinking of the right words to say -and everyone though she's not capable of conversing like a normal human. "There's nothing wrong with being different and I just find it annoying that they call you names much." Aw, bless her little soul, Lussuria cooed as he walked towards the young female and patted her onto the head like an affectionate lady fawning over a small child.


"Oh, I suppose ignoring them would do the trick," Lussuria explained. "I don't really tell anyone about it, but I'm fond being in touch with my feminine side."


"Why is that?"


He didn't really realize her furthering the question, but he pretty much appreciate that she was somehow curious about him and, instead of presuming about his past, she decided to ask.


"How about you," The green-haired male spoke as he looked curiously look onto the young lass. "Why did you decide to kill at such a young age? Surely, girls don't usually act as such." It was making him wonder as of why Annie decided to kill people which sent her to the Venticare in the first place before she was pulled out by Xanxus.


Usually, Annie would reply, with the creepy smile and an eerie calmness she shows, that she would kill because she wanted to or that she was 'told to do so'. Apparently, her answer really surprised the flamboyant Varia member to know that there was actually a 'human' side within her; showing that maybe behind that bloodthirsty and sadistic facade actually lies a young female, just like him having a feminine touch lying within his assassin status.


"I was wondering why I actually kill, to be honest." Annie said, clutching the pillow a bit tighter than before. "Don't you sometimes wonder why you have to kill people? That we are sometimes asked to ourselves, 'What did these innocent people do to us and we have to kill them'?" She took a small pause, blinking at Lussuria as if he was someone whom she could talk with for the rest of the night in a relative-like manner. "I sometimes wonder if I really am doing the right thing or not, but I guess I went too far and can't go back." A flushed look was seen onto her face as she continued. "Actually, if none of this would have happened, I would have become a painter instead... you know, draw and paint stuff... and probably go to America or someplace around the world and paint. But I guess I can only paint with blood now." A slight cough. "But... Lussuria-san and the others seem to do not mind about killing, seeing that you are used to it." She shifted a bit at the thought of how even Belphegor seems nonchalant about killing or how the rest of the Varia seem to do not care whoever they kill or for what reason. "Maybe I ramble too much, but I suppose since you took me in the Varia, you must have thought that I'm also like you people, right?" She really is, indeed, just a child, Lussuria pondered. "Maybe I'm just a selfish young child who just wanted attention... that's why she kills people. And, look at me now!" She emitted a sheepish chuckle as she stood up and dusted her shirt as she gave a small smile towards the other. "Well, I don't know, but I suppose I'll just try counting sheep to go to sleep.... I don't think Xanxus-sama would want me nodding off on a mission tomorrow." And, indeed, a yawn was heard from her as she was about to open the door when her attention was called.


"Annie-chyan?"

"??"


"You said sometime ago that you don't have parents or anyone else, right?"


Only a nod.


"Well," He paused for a moment before beaming a smile towards the young one. "If ever you have anything you want to talk about, I'll listen to you, ok, dear?" A chuckle actually escaped the Varia member's lips as he added, "Just think of me as your new foster-mommy from now ok!"


He don't know if she'll accept the offer or not, but Lussuria realize that not ALL the Varia members are actually cold-blooded killers who does not think about the reasons behind their action. She was; apparently, brave enough to actually question her reason to kill.


"Really?" He nodded. "Eeeeewww~!! Then you must be the ugliest Mom I have ever had then!" She shudder at the thought (He could have swore he twitched right here and there, but not really that annoyed) but she grinned back at him. "But it's better than none, anyway!"

"I don't care about how 'different' she is, she's still annoying!" Squalo growled, crossing his arms when he was nearly kicked by the Muay Thai specialist. "VOOOII~!! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME??"

Unfortunately, neither of them realize that Annie had escaped once more from the clutches of Squalo, Lussuria and his pink, frilly dresses, as she silently tip-toed herself out of the corridor and to God-knows-where. Geez, Lussuria might be one of the nicest so far whom understand her (and, frankly, she thinks he's a she somewhere between the lines who understands her) but dressing her up like a doll is out of the question.

Why did he decide to turn her into a doll again?


Actually, halfway through this drabbles; I realize that none of the Varia actually questions themselves about their duties. Granted they're doing it for Xanxus, but if he was put aside, what else could be the reason? And Lussuria seems to have less love from everyone lately; I reckon at least he would have a family-like relation with someone. I would never imagine him with a girlfriend, let alone with a crush, so yeah. *shudders* A guy, maybe (Levi?) but then again, pass.

And, come to think of it, Lussuria's not a bad person much. Granted he likes (dead) sexy men, but he's just your typical gay person overall... no offense, though. I just grew fond of him as one of the needs-to-develop-but-still-lovable characters.... on the humor part.

Reckon... yeah, I have nothing else to say.

As always, I do not own the song 'My Pace' by SunSet Swish from the anime, "Bleach". Haha, yes, a Bleach song. *cough* I don't own the anime Reborn, the song used here, and the canon characters. I only own my characters and drabble. And, besides, if I do own those mentioned stuff, Xanxus would be throwing books instead of Wine Glass. Seriously...

Review would give funds for the Vongola Assassination Squad, or VARIA's, and their mental teraphy. Especially Xanxus's. He needs those medicines. Really, Sedatives at most. *cough*