Summary : Dying wasn't on her list of agendas. Neither was entering KHR. But annoying Reborn? Of course it was.

Pairings : RebornOC for now.

Disclaimer : I don't own KHR. Because if I do, humans will be dropping in unceremoniously everyday.

Alice winced at the sound of the creaking doors as she tiptoed into the room, careful not to make any noises.

The room was just like hers, walls with brown wallpapers, a small study table at the corner and a bed at the other. Random piles of clothes littered the the area around the wardrobe and a small book bag was dumped atop of one of the piles.

It was simple and elegant. Almost warm like a home.

As she took her time to survey the room, she grinned, noticing the stacks of books stacked on the study table. Mafia Encyclopedia, Rules of The Mafia, How to survive in Mafia.

It so much like him to own so much of these useless things.

Approaching the bed, she stifled a chuckle at the sight of Leon ensconced in his tight blankets like a cocoon.

Begrudgingly, she admitted that he did have some rather charming looks. Despite being just ten, she could already start to see the smart features peaking out through his fading baby fats. If this was any other time, she might have considered pausing to admire his sleeping form for the whole day whilst the sun was still halfway through rising.

Today, however, she had much more important things to do than to sit and stare.

Like a war to win.

It had began innocently weeks ago. It was when she'd been padding down the hallways of the orphanage mansion and glaring at the bottle of Mint Mouthwash(Whatever happened to the sweet flavours she'd loved so much in the future?) the caretaker had given her, when she noticed that she was right outside Leon's room.

3am. Mouthwash. Leon's room.

..

She had froze, being struck by inspiration all so suddenly that her unprepared self could almost not take the shock.

Do it!, every fiber of her being was screaming at her to give in to her sadistic side that was laughing evilly as dark schemes floated to the surface of her head.

And so she did.

Yep.

You heard that right.

She had made Leon's day by making him choke on extra strong mint mouthwash way before the sun had even rose. Ain't she just the sweetest, kindest and most considerate girl you've ever met?

Of course, Leon made sure to pay the debt back fully. Perhaps in someway, his habit of doing just whatever he wanted was the same as his adult self. Using a wide array of weapons, he'd made sure to give her a splitting headache each day before morning light had even entered her room.

Now you know who nurtured his sadistic self.

And because of that, the whole thing soon escalated into something much worst than Alice had previously expected. She'd gone from clanking pans together, to clanking said pans against his head just to wake him up. The kids at the orphanage was most definitely not happy, but who cared?

From there on, it became a competition to see who could wake up earlier to attack the other.

She'd wondered a few times if Leon had ever considered the fact that she might actually die because of him. Perhaps their actions could even be called attempted murder. But then again, she hadn't worried much about such frivolous things herself, so she doubted he had.

Of course, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that she should be awarded a Noble Prize award for her actions, shouldn't she? Don't we all do?

But as of now, she had more important things to do. After all, if you'd seen the way Leon wakes up, choking on Ammonia gas(If you haven't created that crap in your science laboratory, ever, than Alice suggest you don't ever.), then who needs a noble prize award?

Back to the subject, as Alice refocused upon Leon's sleeping form, she leaned down to poke his cheek gently, stifling a chuckle as he scrunched up his nose and made a small noise at the back of his throat.

He'd crashed into bed last night, unable to take the continuing war anymore. Unfortunately for him, she still had a long way to go before she would crash.

Crossing her arms, she took a thinking pose. With her head slightly tilted, she surveyed the room for weapons worthy to be used. With all the attacks she'd made recently, she was running out of choices.

Her eyes darted around the room before they caught sight of a long rope twirled neatly on his table.

She raised her eyebrows for a second, wondering how it got there before a devious smirk lifted up the corners of her lips.

Leon was by far, having the best rest ever.

He nuzzled the side of his cheek against the pillow comfortably, wrapping the sheets tightly against his arms unconsciously as he sighed in content.

It was nearing winter and the cooling air was so good against the warmth of the sheets. He'd been up all night for the past few days and all he wanted was to curl up in his bed and not wake up for a long time.

Fate however, was not on his side today.

As he drifted in darkness, a pair of arms reached in and grabbed his shoulders roughly, wrenching him away from his well deserved sleep.

"FIRE!"

His eyes snapped opened as he jolted up. A shriek left his lips in panic as he scrambled about the bed, only to slam his forehead on the hard wall by accident. Groaning in pain, his shifted around, feeling the adrenaline pumping through his veins. Every fiber of his being was screaming at him to get up and run for his life. Following his instincts blindly, he forced his legs to move only to realise in horror that they were bounded together. In an attempted to separate them, he shoved them towards to end of the bed and found himself tumbling downwards, head colliding against the floor.

He grunted in pain, feeling a splitting headache arriving already.

His eyelids lifted slowly as he braced himself for the bright flickering flames only to blink confusedly when the sight of his room in its normal state met his eyes. Wha..?

There was no searing heat, no screams of help, no sounds of glass breaking, only the soft chirps of the morning birds outside his window.

Oh wait.. There was more..

His eyes narrowed almost instantly when amused laughter bounced through the walls of his room.

Turning around to the best of his abilities with his legs restricted, he made a growling sound in his throat when he noticed the presence of a certain raven haired girl in his room.

"Alice.."

She gave him a crooked grin, scooping downwards into a cute curtsy as she spoke with an italian slur, "Good morning, Signore Leon."

Her eyes twinkled with silent laughter as she remained in the bent position. She watched with mischievous satisfactions as his features contorted in fury.

He hissed and shot forward in a singe movement, no doubt to try and stand up to get his revenge, only to realise that it was impossible to stand up with the state his legs were currently in. Instead, he slammed his head straight into his bedside.

He groaned, wincing a the moment of darkness that overcame him for a second.

His ears barely registered the laughter coming from Alice. But when it did, he snapped his head towards her direction and gave her the darkest glare he could ever muster.

Her reply was a broad, cunning smirk.

"Leave me alone.." he moaned, cradling his head in his arms rested on the table. His eyes were heavy from the lack of sleep and yet the constant pounding against his temple prevented him from falling into sweet darkness.

Alice chuckled and sipped her coffee, an image of him as a child, pounding his arms against the floor as he whined for his favourite toy flashing in her mind. She almost snorted into the black warm liquid.

"No," she replied bluntly, sighing as the bitter liquid touched her tongue. Espresso was like another version of heaven.

"Why?" he whined, slamming his head against his elbow miserably.

She smirked, etching the image into her mind. She'd have to remind the Reborn in the future of his younger, shameful days where he acted like a child, whining for what he wanted.

She then considered the possible replies in her mind, choosing the most absurd one.

She shrugged her shoulder nonchalantly and stated, "It's training."

It was obvious that it hadn't been the answer he was expecting because he'd glanced up warily at her, "What?"

"Training," she repeated, moving forward to grab the coffee pot for a refill, "For your senses."

"Excuse me?" he repeated, not comprehending her words.

She rolled her eyes, why couldn't he ever get her?

"I said it was training. You wanted to be a hitman, didn't you?" she eyed him for confirmation. He nodded slowly. "That's why you should shut up and accept it. Its to train your senses when sleeping so that you can detect attackers and to help you learn to be more stealthy when you attack me at night. And for your information, the earlier attack was to allow you to learn to stay calm in all situations and at the same time, to get yourself free from ropes when captured."

Bull.

All the amazing bull.

She was mildly amazed at herself for being able to conjure up that lengthy explanation in mere seconds. Because in truth, she only did it for the pure sake of pushing his panic buttons and watching him make a laughing joke of himself.

She placed her coffee cup down and picked up a cookie from the side of her cup dish and bit on it, loving the way the lemony taste exploded on her tongue.

She had to remember to thank the caretaker for this.

As she crunched the last of her cookie, she glanced up nonchalantly, licking her fingers, only to find Leon staring at her in an amazed manner.

She raised her eyebrows, wondering if he wanted a cookie too, "What?"

He gaped at her for a seconds before choking out, "I didn't.. know.."

"Huh?" she scrunched up her eyebrows, wondering if he was losing the ability to think straight from the lack of sleep.

All of a sudden, with a screeching sound of the chair against the floor, he stood up, slamming his fist against the table. She blinked.

"I'll.." he whispered under his breath, with his eyes covered by his long blonde bangs, "Take the training seriously from now onwards."

She deadpanned.

He glanced up and gazed into her eyes determinedly. Placing an approving expression on quickly, she nodded grimly, "Good."

With that, he turned and left the kitchen, off to read his useless mafia books for tips on how to get out of a rope.

Alice's arm fell limply by her side as his back view faded.

Before it quickly flew up and slapped her mouth tightly as she released a loud snort. And promptly burst into laughter.

Minutes later, she laid her head against the table. She was panting from the lack of oxygen as she muttered under her breath with a chuckle.

"A retard. Yes, a retard."

Yes, Leon. You, are a retarded bastard.

*~~ Mini Omake ~~*

"GAH! REBORN!"

Tsuna whimpered, clutching his now bruised head tightly as he glared at the demon baby; his tutor, "Why on earth did you wake me up with a 10 ton hammer when you could've done it like a normal person?!"

Reborn clicked his tongue, shaking his head the stupidity of his student as he spoke with a 'Duh!' tone, "Its training."

"Wha- GAH! STOP THAT- OW!"

Somewhere in Italy, a blackhaired woman sneezed. She rubbed her nose, muttering, "Why am I feeling guilty all of a sudden?"

She then paused before shrugging, "Oh well."

And~

Heres the update :)

My examinations ended so I'll be updating more often. The results were horrible though, so that means I'll be spending time studying too.

I was listening to Red by Taylor Swift and reading Infinite days by Rebecca Maizel. God, I love that woman. Her story is soo good. I'm soo buying book two XD

Thank you if you reviewed during the period I was taking my exams. I was actually pleasantly surprised when I realised that more and more people are liking this story.

An announcement, on the side note, would be that I'll be editing some of my stories. Just minor things like spelling errors, words that go awkwardly together and adding a little detail here and there. I'll also add the disclaimers in, since I've realised that I don't ever do them. I'm not going to repost the chapters though, it'd be so weird to send you a email about a new chapter update only to have you realise that I merely edited a chapter. So don't be surprise if you find more details here and there. Nothing important though. Of course, if you'd like to know about these changes, leave a PM and I'll send you a message each time I make changes.

Also just to inform you, don't take the omake too seriously. I'll probably make Leon realise that she was tricking him a little in the future.

And regarding questions whether this will end up as canon.

No in a way. And yes, in a way. I'll edit some of the plot, add things here and there but it'll follow the orginal plot in some ways too.

I won't say whether Alice will grow into an old woman while Leon becomes and arcobaleno but there's always such a possibility. You'll just have to keep your eyes open for the future chapters. I don't deny the fact that she might stay by his side without growing old either.

And finally, two questions for my readers. (I'll love you if you reply :))

1. What ways would you just love you have Alice used to wake Leon up?

2. Suggest an alternative name for Alice(Thanks so much for the prevous reviewers who answered.)

Leave a question in your review and I'll answer it in the next chapter.

Thanks for reading~ :)

Lots of Loveeee

Autore.