Chapter 1: Welcoming

Leaving Germany as harder than Beatrix expected. Not only was she leaving behind her home country, but her friends at the German Branch as well. It was all so unexpected, so surreal to her. It was a 15 hour train trip to France, where she met up with her guide for the rest of the trip to Britain.

"You must be Beatrix, I presume." The Finder said, gesturing to her Black Order outfit.

Beatrix nodded and blinked her blue eyes, trying not to fall asleep again. She was always an easy sleeper, so the train ride was a really long nap for her.

The Finder smiled. "I'm Adrien. Ready for another journey? I promise this one won't be as tiring."

She nodded again, being the silent type, and Adrien took her bags for her. They boarded a large boat, and went to the lower deck to find Beatrix's room. She turned to Adrien, who had stopped outside the room. "Won't you be staying in a room as well?"

He shook his head. "No. It's my job as a Finder to guard your room and make sure to alert you if there was ever an Akuma attack."

She smiled. "That makes perfect sense. If you ever need some company, feel free to knock on my door. I'd gladly join you."

Adrien smiled and sat down on the floor near her door. "Thank you for the offer. I may have to take you up on it. Enjoy the trip."

Beatrix nodded and closed the door to her room. She sat down on the bed, and still being tired from the last trip, fell asleep.

"Miss Beatrix? The ship has arrived in Britain." Adrien's voice flooded into the room.

Beatrix opened her eyes and sat up. Drat! Did I sleep this whole trip as well? I really must try to stay awake!

She grabbed her bags and opened the door. Adrien gave her a friendly smile and took her things for her. They walked together out of the ship, and onto the dark port.

"What time is it?" She asked, looking around.

Adrien looked at his pocket watch. "It's four in the morning here. If all works out well, you should get to the headquarters by six or seven, depending on your transportation."

Beatrix nodded and extended her hand. Adrien shook her hand and smiled. "It was a pleasure to meet you, Adrien. Maybe, we will meet again."

He nodded. "It was nice being your escort. Have a safe rest of the trip."

She took her bags and put them o her back. She walked into a dark alley and sighed. Innocence.. Activate.

Her body was soon enveloped in a warm sensation, and she formed a hand sign, creating a broom stick. She jumped on it and soared into the sky. There was a light breeze, making it quite pleasant.

After flying for what seemed like ever, she made it to London. She flew past the busy city, and to the more forested areas behind it. She saw the large rocks and the Black Order headquarter, just as the sun was coming up. Beautiful.. What a wonderful way to see where I'll be staying for quite a while.

She got up to the top and jumped off the broom stick. She put her hand on it, and murmuring something under her breath, it disappeared. She adjusted her bags and headed up to the gate, where she saw a man waiting.

The man had black hair, with an odd white swoop in the front. He reminded her of a vampire, and the thought made her shiver. She approached him hesitantly, and that's when she saw his large smile.

"You must be Beatrix." He said, still grinning.

She nodded. "Yes."

He extended his hand. "I'm Arystar Krory. It's a pleasure to meet you."

She shook his hand. "Thank you, Krory. The pleasure is all mine."

He nodded and took her things for her. "Well, we should be off to Komui. He needs to see you immediately."

She nodded again, and he led off her into the headquarters. He asked her about her trip, and she answered all of his questions. He seemed like a nice person, despite the fact that he looked like a vampire.

Anyway, they always said to never judge a book by its cover. I really need to be ice to him, because who knows if anyone else will be this kind to me here.

Krory led the silent Beatrix to Komui's office. The door was closed, so he decided to knock on the door. Just before his hand reached the door, the door swung open and Kanda stepped out.

"Oh! Hello, Kanda!" Krory greeted cheerfully.

Kanda nodded at Krory and gave a quick glance at Beatrix. She managed to give him a quiet hello, and he just walked off.

Sheesh. He seems so cocky. Maybe he's not a morning person, and he'll be in a better mood later.

"Don't mind Kanda. He's always cocky, so don't think he's trying to be mean. It's best to ignore his rudeness." Krory said, giving Beatrix another smile.

She nodded, and they stepped into the room. Komui was sitting at his desk, actually awake for once. He saw Beatrix and smiled. "Beatrix! How wonderful! Your journey was all well, I hope?"

She gave a quick bow. "Yes, sir. General Viztar wanted me to tell you hello."

He nodded. "Ah, the old coot. How is he doing?"

She smiled. "He's fine. We had a few new recruits before my leave. Plus, Germany hasn't been under attack by the Akumas too much, so life was well for all of the exorcists."

Komui smiled. "Wonderful. The general informed me on your talents and such., so I'd love to meet up with you later to see what you can do. You've already been synchronized and such back in Germany, I hope?"

She nodded. "Yes sir. All preparations were done beforehand."

He got up from his chair and looked up at Krory. "I would usually send Lenalee to take Beatrix to her room, but she's very tired from her last mission. Do you mind taking her up to the bedrooms?"

Krory smiled. "Of course not. It would be a pleasure."

The two left his office and up to the third floor of the building. They were talking when they heard someone call "Hey! Chero-chan!"

They both turned around to see a red headed boy running their way. Krory smiled and waved. "Oh! Hello, Lavi!"

He saw Beatrix and smiled. "Hey! Who's the cutie? Looks like you finally replaced Eliadel!"

Krory's smile turned to a frown. "This is Beatrix. She is a new exorcist. Anyway, she and I are not involved like that and secondly, no one will ever replace Eliadel!"

Lavi walked over and patted Krory on the shoulder. "Come on bud, you know I was joking. Well, Beatrix, I hope that I'll be seeing you around!"

He ran off down the hallway, leaving the other two shaking their heads. "Please, don't mind him and his ways. He calls every girl he meets cute unless they are quite ugly in his eyes. Anyway, this is your room."

She smiled. "Thank you, KroryMaybe, I'll see you around?"

He smiled. "Of course. Don't worry about fitting in, because I'm sure everyone here will love you."

Beatrix gave a nod and Krory left her as soon as she entered the room. It was small, but not tiny. There was a window thatgave her a great view of the sky. She put her stuff down and plopped onto the bed, falling asleep like usual.

An: My first posted FF! Hope that you all like it! Please R&R!