Summary: When rumors of a ghost at the Black Order get around, Allen, Link, Lavi, Komui and Timothy, Lenalee and the scientists are determined to get to the truth behind it. But what they didn't expect to find was a girl whom Allen knows very well. But what really shocks them is when they find out she has BOTH parasitic AND equipment type Innocence, and one of her Innocences contains the Heart! Also, what will they do when she is revealed to be the daughter of General Cross himself?! And so, the chaos ensues.
Pairings: Kanda x OC, Slight Allen x OC, slight Tyki x OC, mainly Allen x Lenalee.
Timeline: Phantom Thief G arc, after Timothy was found.
Disclaimer: I do not own D. Gray Man! Only my OCs, Roxy and Talon.
[A/N: Edited 23/5/2013]
The girl ran over the rooftops, jumping when necessary, increasing her speed when she could. Over her head, a peregrine falcon soared, its spotted feathers glinting under the full moon. Once again, Roxanne Wilder, or Roxy as she preferred to be called, cursed her stupidity for ignoring the signs of an akuma attack. She had been wandering through the countryside, hoping to find lodgings for the night. Instead, she had found a ghost town, which had been filled with dust and scattered clothing.
It should have been warning enough to her that akumas were in the area, but oh no, she ignored her instincts, and had chosen to grab some sleep in an abandoned building. Then the akumas had arrived, and killed any remaining life in the town. It was only thanks to Talon, her peregrine falcon that had managed to wake her up in time to escape. Unfortunately, there had been a sharp eyed level two leading five level one akumas, alerting the rest to her presence, making it impossible for her to hide. Instead, she now had to run for her life. Could things get any worse?
A blood bullet whizzed past her ear in answer. Yes, things were getting worse. The bullet struck the wooden roof Roxy was aiming for in her next leap, the telltale black stars appearing all over the wood before the entire roof disintegrated into dust. Roxy let out a curse. "Damn it!" She managed to find another roof to stand on, and had barely caught her breath when the akumas surrounded her, the balloon shaped creatures forming around her, making escape impossible. Overhead, Talon dived down to her shoulder in time to avoid the clown shaped level two that had appeared above her.
The level two taunted her, its face full of mocking laughter. "Well well well, there's nowhere to run now, little girl, so why don't you just give up?" Roxy merely grinned in reply before drawing out her twin guns, which had been kept in separate hostlers, which were strapped to her legs. Without wasting a single second, Roxy shot two akuma that were in front of her, her rounds hitting them squarely in their foreheads and making them explode. Before the rest could react, Roxy was already running, leaping towards the next roof while Talon flew off.
Roxy never stopped running until she reached the town square. In that open space, she was cornered again, but the difference was that the akuma now surrounded her so tightly that using her guns would mean risking injuries to herself. That was an option Roxy refused to take. The same akuma from before, seeing her cornered, ordered the other level ones to attack.
"Oh no you don't," Roxy muttered, a sadistic smile now on her face as she whispered, "My Nightmare, come to me." With that, a giant silver scythe appeared in her hands and Roxy swung it effortlessly, the long blade slicing cleanly through the akumas that were headed towards her, destroying the remaining level ones. The level two attempted to run upon seeing the demise of its comrades, only to be confronted by the figure of Roxy lunging at him from the smoke created by the akumas' destruction. Roxy was quick to slice the akuma into half, and even as she saw the akuma disintegrate as it was destroyed by her Innocence, she heard it ask a question.
"What are you?" Roxy smiled at this, and with a cheerful grin, she replied, "Me? I'm just an Exorcist." With that, she drew a single gun and put a round through its remains, effectively destroying it. Talon circled down towards her, giving way to a raucous cry as it did so, seemingly scolding her.
Roxy rolled her eyes at the scolding, complaining, "I told you already, Talon. I was exhausted from all the travelling, that's why I didn't notice the akuma till it was almost too late. Come on, I want to get to the Black Order soon. After all, Allen owes me a game of poker!" With that, she hitched her backpack higher up her shoulder before she walked forward once more, bent on reaching her destination. Talon, who had managed to land on her shoulder just as she moved off, complained at the jouncing from his perch, only to be ignored. The falcon ruefully settled down the best he could before ducking his head under his wing to sleep.
A distance away, a certain white head was, as always, chomping down on his food, a small mountain of plates growing by the minute beside him. Allen was having a snack, or a meal as his friends would call it. A few meters away, blond haired Howard Link was looking at Allen in something akin to disgust and shock at the speed with which Allen was eating away. Timcanpy, Allen's golden golem, was chomping down on the food as well. Seeing as to how Allen didn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon, Link sighed and returned his attention to the book he had been reading.
Allen was going through his third helping of pudding while Timcanpy was finishing off a bun when a familiar blue head poked out from the other side of the table. "Hey there, Allen." Timothy greeted enthusically. The boy was dressed in his usual exorcist uniform, and had a huge excited grin on his face.
"Hey Timothy. Weren't you supposed to be at lessons with Emilia?" Allen questioned, his silver eyes full of curiosity. At this question, Timothy snorted, brown eyes full of laughter.
"Aye, I was, but then I sneaked out to talk to you about the recent rumors that have been swirling around lately." Timothy replied, his eyes glinting with eagerness.
At this, Link came over and stood beside Allen, asking, "What rumors do you mean?"
"You know, the one about the ghost. Some finders have reported seeing a black-cloaked figure around the gate room and cafeteria. Apparently, this figure was seen carrying a silver scythe and wandering around, asking a question." Timothy said eagerly. Allen and Link exchanged confused looks before looking back at Timothy.
Allen was the one who asked the next question. "What question is this ghost asking?"
"Oh, the ghost keeps asking, 'Where is he? Where is my brother?' " Timothy replied with a ghostly voice at the question. Allen and Link merely sighed at this.
Link asked wearily. "Is this another prank of yours, Timothy Hearst? We are not interested to hear about you possessing more people to do weird acts, so get lost." Timothy shook his head earnestly in reply.
Allen gave way to an equally weary sigh, before clearing up his dishes and leaving the cafeteria, Timcanpy flying above his head. To be the truth, he had heard about the rumors of the ghost, but just dismissed it as mad ramblings from the overworked Science Division. Behind him, Link was, as always, a few steps behind Allen. Allen thought about asking Link his opinion, only to dismiss it in his next thought. After all, the Central Division Inspector was only here to 'observe' him, not talk with Allen about rumors of a ghost. It was times like this Allen missed his old friend and god sister. She always found a way to turn a serious situation into a joke, and was the only one who could match him in poker.
Allen headed straight for his room and opened the door, only to stop short at the sight of a familiar peregrine falcon perched at the window, glaring at him with those yellow eyes of his. "What's wrong, Walker?" Link asked. He peered around the frozen figure of Allen, and saw the same falcon.
"What's a falcon doing in your room?" Link questioned. Allen blinked at this before he snapped out of his daze and headed straight for the falcon, Link behind him.
Allen stopped short a few meters of the falcon, and asked, "Are you Talon?" Link gave Allen a weird look, questioning his sanity for talking to a bird. The bird merely fluffed his feathers in irritation, and bent his head towards Allen, showing off a piece of cloth tied to the bird's neck. Allen looked at it, and beamed in delight at the familiar sight of a scythe above two crossed revolvers that was set against a black background.
"You are Talon!" Allen said happily, while Talon merely stuck out his right leg in answer, showing a small leather tube tied to the leg. Allen was quick to untie the tube and open it to reveal a small piece of paper that was rolled up tightly. Beside him, Link tried to look over Allen's shoulder to read the note while Timcanpy and Talon glared at each other before settling down, Timcanpy on Allen's desk, Talon perched on a chair.
Allen eagerly unrolled the note and read it out loud for Link's benefit.
'Hey White Head, (Allen winced at this, since his friend had never stopped calling him that ever since they first met.)
It's been almost a year since my old man sent us off to the Black Order. How's life there? Thanks for the new gloves by the way. They fit perfectly and saved me from more scratches from Talon. (Allen grinned; he would have to thank Johnny later since the scientist had outdone himself as usual.)
I hope that guy hasn't been sending you more debts to pay off. Just last month, when I stopped at a pub to sleep there for the night, I found out from the bartender that the bastard had stopped by and left me 20,000 guineas to pay off! (Allen paled a little at the amount.) I was so pissed off that I nearly shot the poor guy. (Sigh… Typical her) I managed to gather enough winnings in poker to pay off the debt, but I didn't bother sleeping there in the end. Instead I found an inn and slept there for the night.
Anyway, before I bore you with my ramblings, I just wanted to tell you that I'm reaching the Order soon. The information about the Ark gates and your evolved Innocence was interesting to hear, but next time, PLEASE INFORM ME SOONER ABOUT THE CHANGE IN ADDRESS! I was nearly reaching the European HQ before you sent me a letter about the move! It took me hours to find a train that was headed for Rome. No matter. When I get there, you owe me a round or two of poker and also a chance to brawl against your Crown Clown!
I am almost there by the way. Even as I write to you from the train, I hope that you are well, and that the business over the Fourteenth Noah has died down, or else I'll unleash Hellbiter rounds on those big mouths! (Allen shook his head ruefully. She always had a thing for violence, just like her father.) Just so you know, I believe that you are innocent. After all, who was the one who always wrote to me rambling about the madness of the Noahs? Also, the Level Four sounds bad. I'll hide when I see it, since I doubt that a mere Exorcist like me can beat it. (Allen heaved a sigh of relief. He had feared that she'll want to pit herself it to test her strength.)
I look forward to meeting Lavi and BaKanda! Lavi sounds just like me, and Kanda is in for hell if he threatens you! (Allen grinned a dark smile. He looked forward to seeing two stubborn minds clash together.) I better sign off here, since I hear the food cart. Feed Talon for me.
Yours truly,
ROXY.
P.S.
I fought off five Level ones and one Level two just a few weeks ago. They were easy pickings. '
When Allen finished the letter, Link was immediately questioning him. "Who is this 'Roxy' and why have you told her so much about the Black Order and the Noah?" Link demanded. Allen laid down on his bed before answering.
"Roxy is my best friend. She's an Exorcist as well, that's why I told her about the Black Order. I can't exactly tell you more without her permission since most of these stuff is personal to her. She also has a personal vendetta against the Noah because they hurt me, and she hates it when people insult me or hurt me badly," was Allen's answer.
Link looked ready to press Allen for more information, but Talon flew over to Link when he heard the aggressive questioning, and was quick to bite Link's ear, drawing blood. Link tried to shoo Talon off, but Talon continued pecking and biting until Allen called out, "Talon, stop it. Come here." Talons glided to Allen's outstretched arm disgruntledly but not before giving the now furious Link a baleful look. Allen laughed at this, and with Talon now on his shoulder and Timcanpy on his head as usual, he set off for the cafeteria once more, leaving Link to hurriedly chase after him.
Allen was still feeding Talon strips of beef jerky when Lenalee found him. The green haired violet-eyed girl blinked in surprise at the strange sight of Allen feeding a bird while Timcanpy roosted in Allen's white hair. Allen spotted her then, and called out cheerfully, "Hey Lenalee! Looking for me?"
Lenalee nodded before walking over to Allen's table. "Hey Allen, who's that bird?" She questioned.
Allen grinned at the question. "Lenalee, meet Talon. Talon, this is Lenalee. She's a friend, so NO BITING!" Allen introduced, glaring at Talon when he said the last two words.
Lenalee smiled at Talon, then returned her attention to Allen. "Brother wants you and Link in his office. He says that he wants all the help he can get," She informed Allen. Allen blinked in confusion at this, but stood up, and after losing a short argument with Talon to make the falcon return to Allen's room, he set off for Komui's office with Talon perched upon his shoulder, Link and Lenalee by his side.
Allen reached the office just in time to see a familiar red head bend down to the slumped figure of dark haired Komui who was, as always asleep on his desk. Then, catching Allen's eye, Lavi grinned with mischief clear in his emerald eyes, and yelled. "ALLEN IS LENALEE'S LOVER!"
The sister complex chief was quick to wake up at this, and bellowed, "HOW COULD YOU ALLEN?! HOW COULD YOU DEFILE MY PRECIOUS LENALEE!" Even as he yelled, Komui brandished several deadly looking weapons and aimed them towards Allen, who paled at the sight of the weapons and started to hide behind Lenalee. She sighed at the sight of this and joined Link in doing a face palm before activating her Dark Boots and kicking the enraged Komui into his desk, making the supervisor snap out of his rage. Komui, upon seeing his sister, attempted to hug her, only to be stopped short by Lenalee's glare.
With the ruckus over, Allen was quick to notice Talon's disappearance. Looking around frantically, Allen didn't notice the falcon bearing down on him till he called to Allen angrily, making sure to rake Komui with his talons while gliding over to Allen's outstretched arm. Those who witnessed the scene roared with laughter at Komui's pain, while Allen gently chided the stubborn falcon.
Lavi was the first to stop laughing and ask an obvious question. "Hey Allen, is that falcon yours? If so, why is it we've only seen him now?"
Allen smiled and shook his head while Timcanpy bared his teeth, obviously annoyed at being ignored and Talon feigned disinterest. "Talon here belongs to a friend, and the reason why you see him now is because he refuses to return to my room and wait for me to return later and write a reply to his owner, who is my friend." Allen explained. A thoughtful silence descended as everyone tried to think of who this mysterious friend could be. Lavi merely watched Allen, noting the small spark of sadness in the teen's eyes as he talked about his friend.
Komui was the one who broke the awkward silence by clearing his throat. As soon as everyone's attention was on him, Komui beamed and started speaking. "Everyone, I assume you have heard of the recent rumors of a ghost at the Black Order?"
Lavi snorted at this, the red head clearly amused. "Sure, Komui. Everyone knows about this ghost thanks to Timothy here," He said, ruffling Timothy's hair when the younger boy had looked up at him.
"Well, the reason I asked you all to gather here today is because I have decided to start a ghost hunting mission!" Komui said happily, looking around at the crowd who had similar expressions of disgust and anger on their faces as they thought in unison, 'So that's what you called us here for?'
"But Komui, aren't you or Timothy behind this ghost rumor? In fact, I bet that it's another Komurin you created secretly to scare everyone right?" Reever demanded, his eyes sparking in anger. Beside him, the other scientists who had been gathered as well all showed similar expressions of distrust on their face. Komui and Timothy shook their heads earnestly against the accusation.
"No, I've not done anything!" Komui assured while Timothy similarly protested against the accusation. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief at this news.
"Then who or what is behind it?" Allen wondered, idly scratching his head while a bored Talon flew over to Lavi, who was quick to interact with the regal bird and also examine the mark on the cloth tied to Talon's neck. Lavi frowned; he felt like he was missing something.
"I know! Let's start a ghost hunt then!" Komui said excitedly, a manic smile now on his face. Everyone face palmed except for Timothy, who looked excited at the idea.
"But why?" Allen questioned.
"Because if we catch this ghost, you can exorcise it!" Komui said eagerly. Allen merely sighed in annoyance. He was about to argue back when Komui made another announcement.
"All right then! Tonight, we shall go ghost hunting!"
"WHAT?!"
Later that night, a half asleep Allen and a grumpy Link stood watch at one of the corridors that connected the hall the ghost was supposed to frequent. Both Talon and Timcanpy were fast asleep in Allen's room, making him envy the two creatures. In his ear, Allen's trans receiver crackled. "Yo, moyashi, you still awake?" Lavi questioned from the other end of the hall.
Allen's face grew red at this nickname, and he hissed back, "I'm awake, Baka Usagi! And the name's Allen!" Beside him, Link rolled his eyes while Lavi cracked up.
"Guys, stop arguing. It's around the time when the ghost will appear so stay sharp." Lenalee's voice sounded in annoyance. At this, all three men straightened and started straining their gazes towards the hall where Timothy, Komui and the rest of the science department stationed themselves in preparation to catch the ghost.
It was Lavi's sharp eye that spotted the black-cloaked figure. "Everyone, I think I just saw the ghost."
Everyone tensed in preparation. True to his words, a black-cloaked figure seemed to rise from the shadows, and start wandering around aimlessly. The scythe mentioned could be seen as well. Allen frowned at the sight of the scythe. For some reason or another, the scythe and figure seemed familiar. "Allen, go now!" Komui ordered excitedly. With a resigned sigh, Allen activated his Crown Clown, and dived down, his left arm turning into a sword even as Allen kicked the ghost in the back.
Or at least, tried to, since the ghost seemed to sense his presence and turn away at the last minute, leaving Allen to crash into the hard floor. Lenalee activated her Dark Boots and started kicking at the figure, but the ghost managed to deflect most of the kicks with its scythe. Meanwhile, Lavi was already ordering his hammer to enlarge and extend, and swung the giant hammer towards the ghost, but the ghost managed to stop its swing with the flat of the blade. It was then Lavi got a good look at the giant sliver scythe the ghost wielded with ease. It was indeed a giant, equaling the current size of his hammer, and by Lavi's guess, the wielder of the scythe did not feel the seemingly large weight of the scythe, instead wielding it like it was lighter than the size suggested.
Upon seeing his distraction, the ghost suddenly dropped to the floor in a crouch, taking Lavi by surprise as the ghost scuttled back, nearly reaching the shadows till a familiar voice shouted, "Crown Belt!" It was Allen, and he had a few bruises from where his face had hit the floor, and Link appeared to help Allen up. Komui, Reever and Johnny appeared with rope nets and trapped the ghost in it while Allen's Crown Belt tied the ghost up, but the ghost did not seem to see them.
Instead, he turned towards the direction of Allen's voice, and to everyone's surprise, spoke. "Allen?!" Allen blinked in surprise at the female voice and let go of Crown Belt while the scientists loosened their hold on the ropes in their surprise. The ghost gave him no chance to reply for she started to move towards Allen, the robes giving the impression that the ghost was gliding along the floor.
"Allen, is that really you?" The ghost spoke again. She stopped a few meters short of the white head, and Allen realized immediately whom the voice belonged to.
"Eh? Roxanne?!" Allen exclaimed in surprise, immediately getting a kick to the side of his head. The ghost, now released from Clown Belt, reached a hand back, pushing the hood back to reveal, a tall girl.
The girl had icy blonde hair, which was tied back into a spiky ponytail with a leather hair tie. Her pale skin had a slight tan to it, and her bangs framed a heart shaped face with ghostly pale blue grey eyes that glared at Allen, while soft pink lips pouted. Her porcelain features, while somewhat familiar to Lavi for some reason, helped emphasize her beauty, which she didn't seem to notice. Then she spoke in anger, "For the last time, Allen Walker, you know perfectly well I hate being called Roxanne!"
Allen rubbed the side of his head ruefully. A short distance away, Lavi, who was similarly stunned by her appearance, started moving, and with love-struck eyes, yelled, "STRIKE!" and attempted to glomp Roxy, only to get a punch to the head for his efforts.
Allen chuckled at the sight of this and started teasing her. "Hey Roxy, you've gotten soft."
Roxy glared at him, and retorted, "No way in Hell am I getting soft. You're mistaken."
"Oh really? Then why did you punch Lavi instead of hitting him with your scythe?" Allen replied, a dark smile appearing on his face. Those who knew Allen's two sides well immediately recognized Black Allen and shuddered in fear.
"Eh? That's Lavi?" Roxy exclaimed in surprise, looking down at the dazed figure of Lavi who had a large bump forming on the spot where Roxy had punched him. Allen snickered at her surprise. This brought her attention back to Allen. With a swift moment, Roxy had drawn a gun from the cloak that covered her, and everyone stopped breathing in shock.
"And you! You owe me an explanation! You told me that you were well known at the Black Order, but when I asked a few finders where you were, they just ran away screaming!" Roxy said in annoyance, holding her revolver to his head.
Allen blinked in surprise but didn't flinch at the sight of the gun. "So you're the ghost whom everyone kept talking about?" He enquired calmly.
"Not my fault that the only travel cloak I could find was black!" Roxy snapped.
At this, Allen's dark smile appeared once more as he replied in a mocking manner, "You're just like your dad, only interested in violence and beautiful things." At this, Roxy seemed to grow even more mad and was about to let loose a stream of profanities, only to be interrupted by a curious question from Lenalee.
"Who are you?" At this, Allen and Roxy paused in their argument to share a brief smile with each other before Allen answered.
"She's Roxanne Wilder Cross – " At this, Allen was interrupted by Roxy who quickly said, "Cross' second apprentice."
"EH? GENERAL CROSS HAS A SECOND APPRENTICE?! " Was voiced by everyone in his or her surprise.
Raychaell: Finally! Now that it's done, I can concentrate on my other fanfic!
Roxy: You're not finished with this so why are you stopping so soon?
Raychaell: Cos I wanted to complete my Black Butler fanfic first before I wrote this out! That was, until you kept bugging me so I had no choice but to write you out! Anyway, review please, my friends or I'm gonna quit this story and change my mind about Allen and Roxy! If I don't see a review, Roxy will end up in love with her god brother and Kanda will end up in love with Lavi!
Roxy: But you hate yoai.
Raychaell: SHUDDUP! Review please.