Summary: Teal, a sixteen year old girl has always struggled through life. When she joins the Black Order, her horizons are expanded and she gradually opens up and she is starting to finally live a life she's always dreamed of, plus gaining some new and unexpected abilities along the way. However, a demonic woman that resides in Teal's body is trying to kill her and threatens her new found life. Teal hopes that the Order will provide her with the power or guide her to finish off the woman that threatens her life. With the new turn of events, Teal gets more than she bargained for

First Night

A lone girl was wandering in the outskirts outside a quiet town. It was a cold winter night and she needed shelter for the night. She held out her hand to catch the falling snow as if she had seen it the first time and gazed at it admiringly. She had seen snow before but it felt like she had fallen into a deep sleep and the snow was the only pleasant thing to welcome her. Everything else was strange and she hardly knew anything else other than her name and age.

A woman stood in front of her. The girl did not speak to her. She could see the woman but she ignored her presence. She hated and feared that woman as long as she could remember. That woman created a nightmare come true with something red.

'What is 'hate'?' The girl thought as the fridged wind blew strands of her auburn hair in her face.

'A powerful emotion that is the opposite of love.' The voice did not belong to the woman in front of her. It came from somewhere else.

'What is 'love'?'

'An unknown power that brings people together and will bring happiness among them.'

'Promise us...' Another faint voice came from somewhere. It was a boy but he was invisible.

'What's a promise?'

'A vow that people keep in order to complete their goal or wish.'

'My wish... I wish that I can live... Without seeing shadows... ever again...'

7 Years Later... Some where in England

"Delivery!" A cheerful voice rang out in a store. Everyone stared at her like she was crazy and her smile soon faded.

"Oh... Is this the General Store?" She pulled out a fairly big package from her back pack.

"Get out of my store." The manager growled. "I don't need some yanki in my store."

"Uh well, it's not what you think. I'm the odd-job person. My uniform got dirty so all I have to wear is this, so please excuse it." She laughed nervously. She looked at the manager and he wasn't buying it. She was wearing long grey baggy pants that were tucked into her worn out boots and she wore a black trench coat that barely concealed a wooden sword hilt.

"I'm wearing an armband, idi- sir, see?" She held up her arm and a mocking bird carrying a plant in it's mouth was visibly seen.

"Don't screw around with me! I know a troublemaker when I see one and I don't want someone like you to deliver packages to my store."

She ran out as quickly as she could before he started to really make a scene.

'Damn, that's the third one this week. This isn't the best job but most places will accept anyone under this business.'

She was thinking about countless notice boards that were hiring in the past places she had been to but all the jobs that she wanted or were able to do required a criminal record check and hers was a few inches thick.

'My earliest memory was that snowy night. I remember almost everything was new to me since it was the first time I was 'outside'. I learned about the outside world but I fell under the wrong crowd and became a yanki. I started to fight without a real reason because I was desperate to get away from that woman. When I met Shishou, he helped me find my way and I'm finally on the right track on how I want to live my life. Right now, I'm not that worried about her.' She untied the black and gold ribbon that was around her neck and held it in her hand.

'I want to know how I got this. Who gave it to me? That's been on my mind for a long time now. I remember their voice on that snowy night. 'Promise us'. I don't remember saying that to anyone before I met Shishou.' She smiled with confidence as she tied it up again.

'I promise... I'll find them before my time is up. I won't give up!' She walked into a sign after coming back to reality and fell on the ground.

'That's gonna leave a mark. Ah great, I went too far. Note to self: Don't think and walk at the same time.'

She looked at the sign and she was right next to a club. 'Crud. I ended up in the R.L district.' She pulled out her map and was trying to find her current location. She had 'x's in 4 different areas of the city she was in and she scirbbled something at the bottom.

'Okay, I'm here, no wait, is it here?' She traced her finger and looked around at surrounding buildings.

'Great. Just great. You think I'd develop a sense of direction after living a few years on the streets.'

"Are you lost, girly?" She turned her head around quickly and there were three boys about a few years older than her glaring at her. "How about you come with one of us and we'll have some fun." One of them laughed as he stepped forward.

"No thanks." She replied. She put her hand on her wooden sword that was covered by her jacket. 'Bring it on.'

"I won't take 'no' for an answer." He was about to grab her but she jumped on a nearby tarp to avoid him.

"Come on, I'll be nice." He coaxed.

"Go find some other flirt." She stood on the tarp and drew her sword. "Unless you wanna get scrapped off the walls, I suggest you don't bother me."

"Think you can beat us, sweetheart? With that stick?"

"Prob'ly." She said flatly.

"Prob'ly?" The other two boys burst out laughing. "That's it, no more Mr. Nice Guy." One boy snuck under the tarp and sliced it so she would fall. She let herself fall then caught the pole and kicked him in the head and knocked him out.

"Boss! Okay, you little witch. Die!" They drew small knives.

'Crap. Now might be a good time to run.' She bolted down the street as fast as she could. There wasn't any more stands with tarps or anything so she could escape by the roofs. She made a right turn into an alley without thinking but it was an absolute dead end.

'This isn't gonna be pretty.'

"Any last words?" They cornered her in the alley and she drew her sword once more.

"Gentlemen first." She smiled slyly.

The boy on her right charged her first. She charged at him and they clashed blades. It was a fairly even match since his knife was half the size of her sword and the knife was made out of metal. Her sword was long and it was made out of a strong type of wood.

"Ah!" The girl cried out in pain and she fell to the ground holding her leg.

"How unfortunate for you that you had a leg cramp. You're finish- DOH!" He was gasping for air because now he was in pain. She used her sword to hit him in his extreme weak spot.

"Ever heard of strategy, idiot?" She said as she stood up.

"You... little..." He was about to charge her again and she used her hands and knife chopped his shoulders then when he was back on the ground she bent his arm back, forced him on his feet then sent him to a garbage pile nearby.

"Two down, one to go." She muttered. "Y'know, do you really want to fight me? I will let you go without a fuss if you don't want to." He ran off in terror.

'Phew. That was exciting. Really pays off being taught under Shishou and maybe a little bit from being a yanki.' She put her sword back in its case on her belt.

As she got out of the alley, she noticed that the sun was setting. She could see the sea on her right. There was a street that looked like it ended at the sea. Teal just stood there and stared at the sun that was touching the surface of the water.

"It's beautiful, eh?" A voice said behind her. She thought the last guy went for help. 'Dammit, I shouldn't have let him go.'

When she turned around, there was a tall man who had long red hair and a wide brim hat. He had a long black jacket with gold edges and a gold badge on his chest. He was in the shadows of a building so Teal couldn't see his face. But she could smell that he had been drinking and smoking. She was suspicous of him and fingered her sword hilt.

"So what's a girl like you doing in this part of town?" He grunted.

"I got lost. And I just finished kickin' some idiot's butt." She kept her guard up and studied the man carefully. The man looked up and noticed her armband.

"You're an odd-job worker, eh?"

"Yep that's me! Is there something that you need me to do?" She smiled and gave thumbs up. 'I really hope he's a good tipper. That coat looks like its edges are made out of gold.'

"Yes. I need a package delivered and its vitally important. I would deliver it myself." He coughed and she could've sworn that he said 'not really' in between. "But I have other business to attend to. You look pretty tough so I would like you to take this job. You must guard it like it is the world's last hope of survival."

"Wait, so the world's coming to an end if this doesn't get delivered?" She was slightly alarmed.

"Could be. The journey could be very dangerous so you must be prepared."

"Do I have a say in this?" She put her hands on her hips. 'Is this guy THAT desprate?'

"No. I'd love to say yes but only you can do it." The man gave her a fairly small and an extremely light package. It said 'Komui Lee Science Department'. She looked at the address on a sheet of paper that was on it. She thought she recognized the town and it supposidly wasn't very far from London.

"How am I…?" The man was gone before she could finish her question. She flipped the sheet over and it said 'There is a train that you can take that will get you to your destination. It's already been paid for.'

'He didn't even pay me.' Her jaw dropped. 'So from here, the train station is... that way.' She followed her map to the station and caught her train. 'I don't know what this package is but I have a feeling I'm going to get lucky.' She smiled and fell asleep in her seat.