It was evening, and again, pouring heavily. I saw Bel approaching the cave.
"They're looking for me." He said. "The royal guards. The police."
I stared at him.
He continued. "They just started searching the forest. They'll probably be here in a couple hours or so."
I said in a low voice, "so what are we going to do?"
Bel looked up into the sky. "We either leave now or stay. But it looks like there's going to be a storm again...so..." He looked at me, "I think we should stay. They might cancel the search."
"Okay."
(About three hours later)
Bel had been right about the storm coming, but staying was the wrong choice.
The guards hadn't canceled the search. We could hear the voices of multiple individuals. We couldn't see them, but we knew they were close. They'd find us here in about ten minutes. Bel and I sat in the deepest corner of the cave, hiding. It was scary. We were shaking.
Bel had identified them as the guards; he could recognize their voices and their strategy. There was no escaping them.
"Hey Bel?" I whispered, nervously.
"Yeah Regina?"
"I'm scared."
"It's okay." He said, but he looked nervous.
The voices were getting louder, even amidst the thunder booming outside and the heavy rain. Suddenly, we heard a gunshot. The voices stopped. I looked at Bel.
"What was that?"
"I don't know."
Another gunshot. A thud to the ground. What are they doing? Fighting amongst themselves?
I could hear people talking, although I could only hear some words.
"What are you doing here...some kid...recruit...CEDEF...what...you too...just...stay...out...my way..."
Thunder boomed and revealed a two people standing in the cave entrance.
My eyes widened. There was a man with insanely long, white hair. He was wearing a uniform. Wait, a Varia uniform. I gasped. The man was holding a sword, and it was covered in blood. Standing next to him, looking extremely irritated, was a baby. Or a really small person. I wasn't sure, but she was wearing a pacifier. She had blue hair and a red cape. Slung around her shoulder was a gun.
One thing I was sure of was that they weren't the royal guards.
"VVOOOIIII" The man yelled. Me and Bel flinched.
"Be more quiet Squalo!" said the baby.
Squalo darted his eyes around.
"IS THERE A BELPHEGOR HERE!" He continued, stepping inside the cave.
The baby scowled. I looked at Bel. His face was pale. He stared straight forward, and shakily, stood up slowly.
What are you doing Bel?
He stepped out from the shadows.
"I'm Bel."
Squalo looked at Bel. "YOU'RE BELPHEGOR? A LITTLE KID? YOU THE ONE YOU KILLED YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY?"
I was still frozen in shock. I stared at Bel. He didn't look back at me.
"Yes."
"Well, BELPHEGOR, ON MY BOSSES ORDERS, I'VE COME TO INVITE YOU TO THE VARIA, AN ORGANIZATION OF THE VONGOLA FAMILGIA."
