I always hated seeing people fighting in the schoolyard. I always thought it was pointless to beat each other up because of some stupid thing that happened at school. Nothing at school was even that important, so why cause pain over nothing? My mother always told me it was because boys don't know how to let their anger out in appropriate ways. I've learned that to be at least partly true, since everyone at the Varia base had anger issues and often started fighting one way or another.
At the base, I was the disciplinarian, taking care of useless fights and putting an end to them. I actually grounded Squalo one time, and he listened to me, which was pretty funny, since it was with Bel he thought I was being biased. But no matter what they fought about, they always ended up getting over it one way or another. I asked Bel, why they fight so reluctantly, and he shrugged, saying it was a man's instinct. I never really got that, but I guess it doesn't matter anymore.
I've gotten used to it.
***
A pelican came out of the smoking forest and I got confused.
"A rain attribute...?"
"Pelican?" Bel asked.
I almost laughed at his confused expression and his choice of words but I didn't, thinking it would've been the wrong time.
A gruff, darker man came out of the smoke, wearing a suit as flames shot out of his feet. He looked at Bel, "It's been a long time Bel-sama."
Bel frowned up at the man, "Hmm?"
"Do you still recognise me?" The man asked, holding up his now empty box.
Bel still looked confused, "Who are you?"
"In the past, I am Bel-sama's... No, your family's butler." The man said, glaring at Bel. "My name is Olgelt."
"What a strange name. You can't expect me to remember it." Bel said as Fran stood up. "Don't tell me you're posing as an ally and asking me to pardon you. It's no use though, I don't need a butler."
"Of course not." Olgelt said, his brows furrowed, "Because I will only served the prince who will become king."
Bel looked like he was getting more and more confused as the conversation went on. "Isn't that me?"
"That's not true, Bel." A voice said as something emerged from the smoke.
"Ah?" Fran squinted at the figure who sat in a chair happily. He suddenly looked very confused, looking from Bel to the figure and back again.
I smirked, letting go of Bel, "Well, if it isn't Rasiel."
I only knew Bel's brother's name because he had told me all about his family one day. How he killed them all off, one by one. I always found it kind of scary, knowing I was going out with a potential psychopath. But after we started going out, he hasn't killed anyone.
He grinned, "Who is this pretty little lady and why is she out here with my stupid brother?"
"Jill?" Bel asked, confused by the sight of his brother which he supposedly killed. Fran mumbled something to himself and I kept staring at the brother.
"Is that guy some kind of illusion?" Bel asked Fran, since he was supposed to be our new illusionist, but failed at the fact.
"He's not." I said, "I can tell from a feeling."
"Well, I believe you." Bel said, holding my hand, "But, Moron, isn't seeing through illusions an illusionist's job?"
"Er... um..." Fran stuttered for a second, "I don't think they're using an illusion, even though it's just a feeling."
"Belphegor!" Rasiel called, pulling up his shirt to show his stomach. "It can't be helped that you suspect me, but I'm not a fake or a look-alike. 'Because there's the same mole on both of our stomachs plus, the scars you gave me... Isn't this evident, enough?"
"It looks like the real one." Bel said.
"Have you ever seen that mole, Violetta?" Fran asked, looking over to me.
"What's it to you?" I hissed, glaring at him.
"Well I thought since you've had se-"
I pushed him off the tree branch and watched him fall, "I hope you crack your head on a rock!"
"Ushishishi." Bel grinned at me, "You're so cute when you're angry."
I pouted, "I hate him."
"I know you do, Princess." Bel said, "I'll kill him one day for you, don't worry."
"Anyways, what's the story to all this?" Asked Fran as he came back up to stand beside us.
"Ever since birth, our relationship has worsened." Bel began. He'd already told me the story, but I always found how stupid it was for them to do that hilarious. "That day, we started rubbing snot on each others faces, then throwing rocks, then bigger rocks, then knives and then.. Finally eternal victory."
"Senpai, you can say such violence and sad drama in such a humorous manner." Fran said, holding his hands behind his back.
I rolled my eyes, "Okay, cut the crap! The guy's not an illusion and we get he's supposed to be dead, now, why the hell are you here?"
Rasiel laughed, "Such a feisty one! I can see why I caught something off you! Although you wouldn't have been of much use to me."
I snapped, "What did you just say?"
"Oh shit..." Bel grinned, "You're in for it now, Brother."
"Nice going..." Fran said, stepping away from me slightly.
The ring on my finger exploded in flames and I took out my box.
"Oh! So fierce! I like it! I like it!" Rasiel laughed, putting his hand on his forehead.
I pushed my ring into my box and it opened, letting out my box animal; my dragon serpent- Serafina. She was angry, just like me. She roared loudly and Rasiel covered his ears. She moved quickly towards him, but was stopped by the pelican.
'Divert his attention, Sera.' I thought and Sera seemed to know. She made a second 'copy' of herself to confuse the pelican, which it did and wrapped herself around Rasiel's neck. He started coughing, but somehow managed to let out his own box weapon to help him; bats with the storm attribute.
"Oh great, Violetta-senpai. What now?" Fran asked casually as Serafina was getting attacked by the bats.
"Just you wait asshole." I said, jumping from the tree branch onto, the now freed Rasiel's chair.
"What do you think you're doing? Trying to kill a king?" Rasiel asked, looking up at me.
"I'm not weak, you retarded, stupid, shitty, pathetic excuse for a prince." I said, stepping down on his balls. He kneeled over and started yelling in pain. I kneed him in the face with my other leg and jumped back into the tree branch. Olgelt, who was going to attack me, had to stop in mid swing to not hit Rasiel.
"I'm proud of you, Princess." Bel grinned as his mink attacked the pelican.
"What about you're animal, Fran?" I asked as Bel wrapped his arms around me.
"I couldn't decide on a pose." Fran said blankly.
"Pose?" Bel frowned.
"Don't all heroes who transform or magicians who cast spells have those?" Fran held his finger up, "I'm the type of person for whom doing that is necessary."
Bel let go of me and held up three knives, "I'm going to kill you, or can you omit suicide here?"
"So, what I'm saying is, can I take this thing off?" Fran asked looking at his hell ring. He started fidgeting with his hat, "The thing is though, I can't raise my arms because of this hat."
"No! You'll die wearing this!" Bel hissed.
"You seem to have... quite the girl there, Bel." Rasiel said, still in pain.
"Of course I do." Bel grinned at his brother, "She's my princess."
"Heh, the princess should be mine then, shouldn't she?" Rasiel asked, grinning slightly.
"Hell no." I said sternly. "No way I'll ever go for a stuck up, shitty little brat like you."
Bel grinned, "See? I can't decide that. She's on her
own with decisions."
"By the way, I haven't restrained myself until a while ago." Rasiel said, grinning.
I gasped, "The bats!"
Bel's ear exploded in a mass of blood and gore. Blood came spurting out of his mouth and I screamed.
"Senpai?" Fran said, before his ears and mouth exploded in blood as well. They fell from the tree and landed with a sickly thug on the ground.
"Bel!" I screamed, falling to my knees.
Rasiel started laughing. "It's war! Did you expect me to be fighting in four dimensions?"
I looked at Bel on the ground, blood pouring out of his head and I tried my hardest not to scream again. He was explaining something but I wasn't listening. I jumped down from the tree and landed beside Bel. My eyes were wide as I shook his shoulder, "Bel?"
"Gah... ku..." He was having trouble speaking as blood came seeping out of his wounds.
"You seem to like my shitty brother more than I expected." Rasiel said. "I bet you'd like me more if you gave me a try."
"You... Never! I love Bel more than anything!" I said as 'tears' came to my eyes, "You'll never take me away from him!"
"Alright then. Shatter." Rasiel grinned as his bats finished off Bel and Fran.
"No!" I screamed in fake agony.
"Baha! Serves you right, you shitty brother!" Rasiel laughed, "Ever since you were born, it was your destiny to wind up like this! At least you'll die with your girlfriend there!"
One of the elephants hovered above us and it held up one of its feet. I screamed as it crushed down on it. I fell to the ground, pretending I was dead.
"Bahaha! What a masterpiece!" Rasiel laughed. "The Varia is so weak! Because, after all, they're a never ending group of fail!"
I was resisting the urge to get up and attack him. Just barely. They were sending something to attack Xanxus too, but I knew he would be alright. He's the boss for a reason. He'd kill Rasiel, since he hurt me too.
As they moved away, I gasped, sitting up and started removing leaves from my hair. "I hate your family, Bel."
"I do too. That's why I killed them." Bel said sitting up as well as our former, dead selves faded into ashes. "Nice acting by the way."
"Thank you." I smirked.
"Mist illusion?" Bel asked, turning to Fran.
"Bingo." Fran said the same calm, look on his face. He spat a bit of blood out of his mouth. "Your eyeballs popped out with a big 'poing' too. I came up with a real horror-movie death scene."
"You little twit!" Bel said, kicking Fran, "Fight, for fuck's sake!"
"He didn't have a choice, Bel." I said, "You were groggy when the flames from the bat got you."
"All because he didn't get his box weapon opened." Bel said, pinning the blame on Fran again.
"You mean it's my fault?" Fran asked as a few leaves fell off his hat.
"Of fucking course!" Bel said angrily.
"Both of you calm your shit down." I said, standing up. "We should go back and help Lussuria or Levi."
"What about Xanxus?" Bel asked.
I looked towards the castle where Xanxus sat in his chair. I saw it exploded, and I swallowed, "I'm sure he'll be fine."
"I'm just wondering. Your boss gets all angry and fierce when he's with the Varia and he's always swaggering around. But is he really that strong?"
"If he was a weakling, I'd have killed him in his sleep years ago." Bel said, standing up and shaking the leaves off him.
"But don't you want to see who's stronger? Our boss or your idiotic brother?" Fran said, doing the same.
I started walking away, then heard a 'Fuck yea' coming from Bel. I was pissed off, and I really didn't know why. I started walking faster, wanting to get back to Lussuria as fast as I could.
"Hey! Wait up, Princess!" Bel called, running after me. He wrapped his arm over my shoulder and started walking beside me.
"When are you guys getting married?" Fran asked.
"What?!" I yelled, turning around to stare at him like he had 5 heads.
"You've been going out for son long, when are you getting married?" Fran asked the same blank look on his face.
"That's none of your fucking business." I hissed.
"I have to ask Xanxus first, or I'll be killed." Bel said.
"It's like asking a father or something." Fran said, following behind us with heavy footsteps.
"He was 9 when I was born." I said, glaring back at him, "He's my brother."
"Still, Don't you think it's a little odd for him to treat you like this?" Fran asked.
"Will you shut up? I hadn't seen him until I was fifteen! He's going to protect me, obviously." I said, crossing my arms over my chest.
"Is something wrong Princess? You're not in a good mood." Bel asked, bending over slight to look at my face.
"I don't even know. I'm pissed." I sighed, letting my arms fall to my sides.
"You've been in a bad mood since ... Wednesday." Bel frowned, "Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm sure I'll feel better in a while, and Fran, if you say anything sarcastic, I'll rip you apart myself." I said, my arm wrapping around Bel's waist as my hand slid into his back pocket.
"Whatever you say, Violetta- senpai." Fran said from behind us.
I stopped walking, looking around, "Show yourselves, you cowards! Didn't you think I knew you were there?"
A few Millefiore soldiers appeared and they had us surrounded. I smirked as Serafina came over and started burning some of the soldiers.
"Wasn't she in her box?" Bel asked his arm still around me.
"No.... I never put her away." I said. A bright light burst in the air and stayed there for about 5 seconds before it faded. I rolled my eyes, "That idiot finally got serious about this whole thing."
"Che, over already?" Bel said, frowning at the light. "In the end, all these enemies crawling around caused us to miss the show."
"It wouldn't have been much of a show. Xanxus isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer but he's not a total retard. He's not going to let the Millefiore kill him." I said as Serafina finished up in the soldiers. I took out my empty box, "Come on Sera."
She went back in her box and I slipped it back into my sweater. I heard an 'Oh no' come from one of the fallen soldiers wristbands and turned to look at it; it was glowing and a figure appeared, "This is merely a little break; both the main battle in Italy and the Melone base in Japan."
"You know, I'm getting sick of you Byakuran." I hissed, "I'm not in the mood for your shit."
***
After Byakuran told us the two battles were fake, I got angry and stomped away. I almost passed out by the time I got to the ruined base, but Xanxus was glad I was okay. He gave me a big hug and Fran made some sarcastic remark I ignored.
We stayed at my old house that night, since we would've been on the streets otherwise. With Bel and I sleeping in the same bed, and Fran sleeping on the couch, there were enough beds. It was kind of dusty, but after opening a few windows, it looked good as new. Or, something like that.
Bel said I should go to the doctors while he talked with Xanxus about 'the next step'. I did, and I didn't like what I heard, at all. But at least it explained all my symptoms. And the doctor was a good walk away, which game me time to think. I didn't get how it happened; so many things were happening at once. First, the stupid Millefiore shows up and Viper dies, and then Fran comes and Bel asks me about the 'next step'. Then this?! What else could go wrong? Well, I wouldn't call 'the next step' wrong, but if Xanxus says no.... Damn, I hate my life.
When I came up to the house, Bel was waiting outside for me. His hair was moving about in the wind and he didn't have his tiara on. As I neared closer, he turned and smiled at me. I weakly smiled back and ran over to greet him. I hugged him tightly and buried my head in his chest. He hugged me just as tightly, holding me close, almost sensing my need for his warmth.
"Are you standing out here because Xanxus kicked you out?" I asked, looking up to him.
He smiled, "Nope."
"So he said yes?"
Bel nodded, grinning. "You'll be mine soon, Princess."
I smiled, "I already am yours."
"Yes, but... you know what I mean..." He said.
I held my head to his chest again as he sighed. I felt his breath on my ear too, as he pulled me closer.
"What did the doctor say?" Bel asked, brushing his hand against my cheek.
"Um..." I looked at my feet. "Uh...."
"Did the VSD come back?" Bel took my shoulders and looked in my eyes, "Tell me, Violetta."
I bit my lip, "Siamo in stato di gravidanza."
