Ashes And Rain
DGM
Chapter 1
Details
Komui ruffled his disordered his hair and adjusted his glasses tiredly. As usual papers laid all around his desk. All around the room. The only decent area in the room was the bookshelves along the walls. Then again, the couch had nothing on it. That was considered clean, right? Plus, in his defense, at least the area around the furniture was now semi-clean presently. "Brother?" Came his sister's loving voice.
Immediately he perked up and graciously welcomed his dear Lenalee in. She happily gave him a cup of her special coffee. He sipped it and smiled. "Oh Lenalee, no one makes coffee quite like you." he mused.
"Thanks, Brother." Lenalee responded, hugging the metal tray. "What did you call me here for?"
Komui sniffed the fresh aroma and then his smile faltered after hearing her question. He really didn't want to, but at the same time, she deserved this as a break if you think of it that way. "I've decided to sen you on an assignment. You'll be meeting up with Lavi and Bookman, and a few others that we just regularly label as Cross' personal search party." Komui stated, sighing.
"I thought you had a hunch where he was?" Lenalee asked.
"We did. . . . He got away. . . Again. He's a slippery one, but we have an idea where he is now. In fact, it's more than a hunch. Only, there's a whole lot more to it. It isn't just a search and retrieve anymore." Komui muttered, putting his lovely bunny cup down.
"Oh?" This peaked Lenalee's curiosity and she leaned forward a little.
"It seems he is traveling with-what it seems-a circus. They stay in one area a few days, maybe a week, then take off. The perfect thing for him. Nevertheless, we suspect something more. We have more than simple theories about his stay with them. Seeing how he isn't the type to stick to a circus."
Lenalee sat down, listening carefully to her brother's explanation. It did seem possible for Cross to be with circus, but only if he was that desperate for a hiding place to keep away from the Black Order. "So why would he remain with the circus?" Lenalee wondered.
Komui was oddly too serious on the matter. "A long trail of akuma have been scattering around it. Cross' party group never gets to them quick enough. All they see and hear are large, massive explosions nearby. When they get to the scene nobody's there. This all happens at night, though. Meaning, the akuma are either gathering vastly in large amounts everywhere or. . ."
"They're following the circus." Lenalee finished for Komui, thinking about what he said. "But how are they disappearing? Could it be Cross?"
"I don't know. However, Bookman decided to do some speculation to clear a few things up. It seems that when the said monsters appear and are destroy, a few people witness somebody in what appears to be a bright white-cloaked clown with a silver mask. I believe it may be an accommodator, or possibly, a spreading rumor. This is where you and the Cross party comes in."
"You wants us to tag the circus and find out if it's true or not? If true, then who?" Lenalee said, already knowing what he would say.
"Exactly."
"No problem. I'll meet up with them at once." Lenalee said, waving to her brother. "You can count on us."
Two days later. . . . . . . . .
Lenalee knocked on a door that was said to be where her friends were staying currently. Loud sounds erupted from the room and it sounded like Bookman was either hitting Lavi again or somebody fell on their face rather hard.
"Ow!"
Yup, Bookman whacked Lavi. Figures. "Can I come in guys?" Lenalee asked, knocking on the door again.
"Was that you Lenalee?" Krory asked, opening the door.
"Hi Krory." she warmly greeted.
"Lenalee!" Krory exclaimed.
Lavi turned his head and beamed. "About time Lenalee. Now we can start the real investigation. Starting with-" Lavi paused, throwing confetti in the air. "The circus!"
Lenalee looked a little nervous right now. Lavi didn't really care about the assignment. That much was obvious. He only cared about the entertainment. "You are 18, right?" Lenalee wanted to confirmed. She got her confirmation when he nodded his head. "Hard to believe."
"What's that supposed to mean? Oh, never mind." Lavi responded. "Can we start the assignment now?"
"Why don't we let Lenalee relax first? She just arrived, Lavi." Krory offered.
Lavi rubbed his chin. He hadn't thought about that. He had been so excited about going to the circus without getting yelled at for slacking off. "You're right. Okay, rest up Lenalee. We can begin soon."
"Tomorrow Lavi." Bookman said.
"What!"
"It's already nighttime. We have to wait until the circus is actually opened." Bookman stressed.
Lavi flopped on his bed, kicking off his boots. All his hopes and dreams just ran away from him. "Oh well. I tried."
Lenalee giggled. Lavi was probably the most amusing person she had ever met. "Well, it's good to see you're all in good spirits still." Lenalee said.
"As hearty as we can get." Lavi told her.
"That's nice. . . Um, where's Miranda? I thought she was with you three?"
"She's next door in her own room. We made sure to get a room with two beds. That way we didn't have to rent out a third room." Bookman told her, pointing to his right. "You should rest now. We have a lot to do tomorrow."
"Alright, I'll see you all tomorrow." Lenalee shut the door behind her and moved to the next room, knocking gently on the door until Miranda nervously opened the door.
Lenalee must've startled her because she was all shaky and her eyes were the only things peeking out the door aside from her fingers. "Hel-hello? Huh, Lenalee!"
"Hello Miranda, may I come in."
"Of course! Please do. Your bed is ready, well, that was stupid to mention." Miranda said, opening the door wide with glee. "Sorry."
Lenalee started up a small conversation with her before both went to bed. They talked about what has been going on and how the mission was going. SImple things a new exorcist would face with hardships at first. For Miranda, however, it was hard to adjust. She's been an exorcist for almost a year now, but she still experienced a lot of things like a new exorcist.
After the conversation, she went to bed, but she didn't go to sleep. She was lost in thought. What her brother said about the possible new exorcist was irking her strongly. It wasn't a bad feeling, but it wasn't a good one either. This wasn't an acknowledged exorcist that anyone heard of. He, maybe she, seemed a little experienced. It was odd. Normally exorcists couldn't use their innocence well until trained by a General or after going into battle a few times or so. Being at the Order to be truly specific. So how come he could? There was a minor possibility-hard to believe for it sounded crazy-that Cross is traveling with the circus because this person is an accommodator and he knows it. Could Cross be searching for this person suspecting innocence, or maybe it's more in depth. . . . Only time will answer, as usual, but it bothered her so. "I guess I'll have to wait silently and curiously." Lenalee mumbled, turning over on her side and closing her eyes.
Her mind rested uneasily that night. For, Lenalee dreamt about this clown her brother told her about. It was a bit bizarre, but there seemed to be a meaning. She just didn't know what it was.
Just think, these are the small details to a simple beginning. This small beginning will turn into an important event. This event will lead them to an unknown place. This is where a simple thing began, but led to more than simplicity.
This is just the small details to how this journey began.
So here's my first chapter. I know it's a little un-decrypted, but it's the first chapter. Please review. I would very much so appreciate it.
-PS- Do you think the title is good? Do you think I should change it or keep it? Please let me know. If you have an idea let me know, but I'm keeping ASHES in it. It fits later in my plot if you don't see it at first.
Thanks for reading!
~ Anon Novelist ~