"Train sa~n !" A girl with long wavy brown hair and emerald green eyes shouted while falling from a 20 storey building.
"Huh?"a guy with short dark brown hair, brown eyes and cool and easy aura around him said.
They were standing in front of a monument. A lagoon was on their right side, and a park to the left.
"Train sa~n!" the girl shouted again she landed behind train without a sound with just wind going about. Then she tried to hit him with a…. stick?
"Who…?" Train said, puzzled as he dodged the stick.
"Don't tell me you forgot about me already!" she said with her hands on her waist..
"Oh.. Train, you found a girlfriend?"a girl with long blonde hair and pink eyes said.
"Li'l princess!" train said.
"Now you don't go round trying to ignore me now!" She said demandingly. "Humph!" Train saw the side of her arm. It read XII.
"C-Claire!" train said real surprised.
"Wahhh. It's a good thing you remembered! I just grew my hair out and you barely recognized me! Train what a bad person you are! "Claire said.
"Ahem..." the blonde interrupted.
"Oh! You're so cute! What's your name? " Claire said jumpily with a huge grin on her face...
"Eve." She said blankly.
"Oh.. You're no fun! I thought blondes were supposed to be all jumpy and dumb… Oh forgive me for my rudeness my name is Claire Aisu. Blood type O, 21 years of age. " she said real fast.
'She's really talkative… and she even insulted blondes…' eve thought.
"Yeah I know. I'm talkative. Any way Train what are you doing here in Cirrielle? I thought you stayed in the other continent!" she said jumpily.
"I don't have to tell you." Train said ignoring Claire.
"Aww…. But maybe it's because of real big bounty here!".
'"Train!" a voice from behind Claire shouted out. "Sven! I'm hungry!"Train said naughtily. –'If he was still in Chronos he wouldn't such an expression…' she thought with a smirk.
"Sven Vollfied I presume. Train's current partner, used to be an IBI agent." Claire said with a notebook in her hands. "What? Who is she? Train!" Train was trying to escape by walking away. "Ah! Okay!"
"Oh, train you don't have to introduce me! I'll introduce myself! Is that alright Sven Vollfied?" she said as she put her notebook in her shoulder bag with a wink. "Okay...?" "Oh. Let's take this conversation somewhere else. This place is very annoying with very many people following us around don't you think?" a guy behind a post suddenly flinched and ran away. Sven sweat droppped. Train and eve just didn't react.
"Soooo~? Where are we going?" Claire asked.
"We thought you had someplace in mind!" "Well, yeah I do. But that place is more… weird than the place we were just in so..."
"What is this place!" Sven gasped.
"Oh this is the place I'm staying in for a while" Claire said. They were in front of a really grand hotel with velvet carpets at the entrance 'Ghilton Hotel' there were a lot of celebrities there,
"Whoa!" Train said.
"You guys, don't look around too much they'll think you're commoners staying here. And you guys are way more important than those celebrities."Claire said as she was walking toward the check in counter.
" Sir, Please reserve a room. I'll be going to my room now."She said with a very blank expression.
"Yes Ms. Aisu, And your manager is there in your room." The receptionist said.
"Okay, he's there. I'd like to check in another room in another floor and…" her mood changed,
"I would like to check out of that room he's in. Make sure you don't tell him." She said as she released small amounts of killing intent her hair slightly growing darker. The receptionist was trembling.
"Claire…" Train said.
"Okay. Fifth floor, Room 564. Set and let's go! " She dropped her intent.
'How could she release that killing intent? Ahh…' eve finally noticed the XII mark on her left arm.
'She's a Chronos number!' eve thought.
"It's Okay Eve-chan!I'll explain later! "
They finally stopped at her room. "This is the place?" Train asked.
"Yes! This way we can talk more privately." Claire said.
"I'll just take a shower. You guys can order anything from the menu."
Claire went in the shower and gently closed the door.
"What… just happened?" Sven said.
"Gah. You don't still know anything about her, aside the fact she's all talkative."
"She's a Chronos Number." Eve said questioningly.
"Yep Li'l princess."
"Shall we discuss?"
"I think she'll take time."
"Where should I start?... She was a member of Chronos, but left before I got Hades. And she's just two years older than me." Train said with a grin on his face. "She was also a help, not just Saya, that helped me change. She has her swords a while ago, You didn't notice did you?" Sven was talking.
"Now that you remind me of it… She does…" Sven said.
"She has a-" "Now, don't go telling them my secret." Claire cut him off.
"They'll figure it out eventually anyway." Claire said with a disappointed look on her face.
"Okay. So about the business..?" Sven asked.
"Oh that." Claire sat. She was wearing a fit dark blue sleeveless shirt, and short denim skirt with leggings underneath. She held her brown scabbards near her, it looks kind of deformed. She unscathed one. It was black.
"This is rare." Train said.
"This isn't just it yet. I do not want to speak business in this here form."She put the sword on her head*horizontally.
" No way. You…!" Train almost shouted.
"It's okay. You're around anyway. "
"Ha…ha…" Train laughed sarcastically.
Sven and Eve just watched in silence with quizzical looks on their faces.
She put out white ribbons and started tying them to her hair.
A weird aura emanated from her. Her hair started to grow darker just like a while ago at the reception counter.
"Hello… I am here to discuss the details about your upcoming mission. Train Heartnet, I finally see you again." Claire said in a monotonous voice.
"Haha.. It's not so nice to see you…"Train said.
"What happened?" Sven asked.
"My my… Claire did not speak a word about me?"
"Yeah, and your monotonous voice is very irritating." Train said with a smirk.
"Ok then, let me explain. I am Claire's Alter-ego. She calls me…"
"Arie." Train butted in. "Isn't it Alter- Arie?"
"You haven't forgotten.. that's good. Now let me continue. I can only get out from this state if the person who has my other ribbon, the Chii ribbon, snaps his/her fingers. Which is…only one in the world."
"So…?"
"Train has this. And Claire could not go to Chou mode. She was afraid I would go haywire"
"Aaah… Sorry about that. I forgot to return it…"
"The mission, Class: SS-org. Type: annihilation is what Claire was assigned. She needs your help. Bounty? Dead or alive. Preferably dead. Those guys will go to execution in the latter part of their stay in jail"
"Wha.. what? SS-org?" Sven exclaimed.
"This would be fu~n!"
"Now would you mind…?"
"Aaah.. Yeah.." Train said as he stood up. He reached forward to 'Arie' and removed the tied ribbon.
"Waaahh~! Train! I never thought I'd come back! It was so dark and scary!~" Claire said wobbly.
"Haha.. You're always like this…" Train said.
"I do not want Arie to take over ever again!" Claire said still sobbing.
"But in the end.. you still do that on your own will." Train said comfortingly.
"Hmph.. O nly when it's needed…."Claire said. She looked like a normal middle schooler with her face.
"Haha…" Train cackled as Claire was hitting him lightly.
"I'm glad we can argue like this again…" Claire said with a thoughtful look on her face.
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