Kanda Yu

The darkness of the nights warmly filled my silent room. The moonlight played its own symphony on my stained glass windows, sending colored beams of soft light into the never-ending black of this space known as my room. The cherry tree growing beside my window extended gnarled limbs of shadow onto my window, which trembled slightly as the wind howled at them. The silver cross on my door, lit ablaze by the moonlight, gleamed nobly. As I turned towards my lotus hourglass, where three white petals, slightly blushing with pink, lay at the bottom. I felt that my senses were dulling, and my body was loosening. I fell for the night, the image of my lotus accompanying me into a deep sleep.

Sunshine pierced the peaceful darkness of my room, its harsh brightness blinding me, awakening myself from a so-far mission-less day. I groaned as I sat up on my bed, my shirt crumpled, collar standing up, pants wrinkled, and hair dislodged from my hair tie. I checked the time – 7 o'clock in the morning. WHY did the sun have to shine at such an unearthly hour? Or is it just my insomnia? I tried to fall back asleep, but the piercing light made me see red as closed them, not the welcomed black.

An atrociously loud knock on my ebony door shook me from my bed. I rubbed my sore hips as the I-Really-Don't-Want-To-Know-About-You person introduced himself rather obnoxiously. "Yu-chan, it's me, Lavi! Time to wake up! The cafeteria is crowded already!" He burst into my room, just as I was about to slice him.

My timing is perfect. I sliced him.

"Ouch, Yu-chan, you are so mean!" He is so annoying. I wanted to will myself into smoke like the Millennium Earl. With powers like that, the world can seem a much more relaxing place. "I'll wait until you get ready, Yu-chan. Then let's go to the cafeteria together!"

"Shut up, idiot. How many times do I have to remind you? The name's Kanda."

Allen Walker

As I was digging through my curry rice, I found Lavi dragging Kanda into the cafeteria, unaware of the cursing and swearing and waving fists. He was still smiling brilliantly (in the utmost irritating method). Obviously, Kanda had not done something Lavi believed that he promised to do."

Of course, Kanda did not promise anything. He usually kept his promises, if any.

I chuckled at this scene as Lenalee approached, with an amused and yet wistful look, as she carried a plate of chocolate French toast with a glass of grapefruit juice on her tray. "The same old scuffles, ne. They haven't really changed over the past 8 years." She laughed lightly and began on her toast.

"May I have some cinnamon buns with a mug of black coffee, please?" Lavi asked in a rather excited voice. He received his meal and Kanda just grumbled: "Soba." I could tell that his shirt got dirtied again. He must be very angry, as that was his fourth ruined shirt this week. Link was behind him, looking at the dusty shirt in abhorrence."By the way, sorry about the shirt, Yu! I have a spare pink shirt in my closet if you need it." Lavi yelled across the cafeteria. At the mention of a certain color known as pink, Kanda's eyes glowered with malice at Lavi.

I suddenly have this feeling that this day will not be an ordinary day.

Kanda Yu

The rabbit is a fiendish friend, if a friend at all. We have absolute no common interests, except for destroying AKUMA, and yet he favors dragging me around. I took a bite into my lotus root tempura. Anger seethed through me, and my morning is officially horrible.

Sometimes, my life makes totally no sense at all.

Suddenly, a firm hand gripped my collar, and started dragging me across the floor.

"Let go! I can walk myself, thank you very much!" sarcasm flowed from my words, but my gaze was widened as I found that my kidnapper was my own teammate, Noise Marie.

"Marie, what the hell are you doing?!"

"Kanda, mentor is here! Have you not known?"

I suddenly had an interest where my half-eaten lotus root went. "It's not like I care about that old man … though I remember that he sent a call through my golem last night … I chose to ignore it because I was reading a really interesting book about gardening. Besides, he's only going to call me 'son' again. And for the thousandth time, I am NOT his son!"

"…you were reading a book about gardening? You were actually READING A BOOK?"

"Look, Marie, I'm not an idiot. I can read perfectly well …"

Lavi

After Marie dragged Yu-chan away, I followed Marie, as this might be an important aspect of history I MUST COPY or Panda Gramps will kill me. And I do not want to die. Too many cute girls out there I haven't seen.

I found myself standing beside Yu-chan, staring at the doors of the Order. A small fissure formed between the wall and door, and a blinding white light intruded the Black Order.

And the next thing I saw was a bizarre old man flinging himself toward Yu-chan.

"We meet again, my wonderful sons!" General Tiedoll exclaimed, still clinging persistently at Yu-chan's slender neck. Yu shoved the poor old man out of the way. Maybe General Tiedoll should have chosen the burlier Marie.

But then, a young girl will hair as dark as a raven's hair (which was tied up in a left-facing side ponytail) flew towards Yu. He stepped a few steps backwards with a rather strangled "Guh" as the girl enclosed him in her rather Tiedoll-influenced embrace. "Ne, are you my Kanda-senpai?" the girl inquired with an innocent voice. Yu looked as he had a hard time trying not to kill such a sweet girl.

Of course, maybe the girl wasn't so cute to him.

And as I directed my gaze towards her, I noticed her eyes – which were in a color of sublime blood red. Yu were also surprised at the unusual color, though his eyebrows were twitching in annoyance. It was a pretty funny scene.

I especially enjoyed the part where Allen was totally bewildered at the girl. Sprout's probably wondering about how the girl had enough guts to hug Yu. Tiedoll was quite overjoyed about Yu's 'attempt in socializing', even though it was extremely involuntary. I should put this in my records. This will be absolutely priceless.

"Yu-kun, this is your kouhai, Igetsu Yoru! Isn't she cute?" Yu thrust Tiedoll a glare that could peel paint off walls twenty kilometers away. Apparently, Tiedoll was oblivious to the sound of peeling paint and continued to rant: "I apprenticed her after you left me, Yu-kun. Her brother here, Shiro-kun, was apprenticed around the time I apprenticed you, though you haven't seen him over the years as he was collecting information for the Black Order." I glanced at Shiro, who had glacier-white hair and eyes the gold of a lion's fur. This is the weirdest family I have ever seen. Tiedoll then began babbling something about "it is time for Hevlaska to examine her", "only allowed to register at age of 15", and the extremely intriguing "special ability".

And when Yu had this strange glint in his eye, I knew that he wanted to find out more about this "special ability".

And so I followed him to Hevlaska inspection quarters.

Igetsu Yoru

After Father Tiedoll led me to a Chinese man named Komui Lee, he told me and Shiro to follow Komui-san to inspect my Innocence and to see Hevlaska. So I followed Komui-san.

Somehow, Komui-san doesn't seem very stable.

I was led into a hospital room, and Komui-san asked me nicely to show him my Innocence and its powers.

So I smiled and said: "Be careful, though. My Innocence is dangerous!" And Komui-san said slightly nervously: "Don't worry, Innocence is supposed to be dangerous! I still remember 8 years ago, your Kanda-senpai …" he gave a shudder and let the topic drop.

"Black Cards, activate!" I took out a set of pitch-black poker cards with silver marks on them out. The silver shone of the slick surface of the midnight cards like fresh blood. I smiled slyly and commanded: "Technique One! Kage Ame!" True to its name, the silver slid off the cards, forming needle-like shapes, which launched at Komui-san like rapid rain, and Komui-san was pinned onto the wall. "And that's not all I can do. I can morph my Black Cards into any weapon I desire in this level. However, if I activate them into Innocence Second Level, then it is a different matter. Would you want to try again, Komui-san?" Komui-san shakily replied: "No." as I collected the silver back onto my cards. "Your weapon is Equipment Type," Komui-san concluded, "however; it is very unusual compared to other Equipment Types. I guess we shall visit Hevlaska now."

I smiled as I slid out of the room, and onto the elevator.

The Black Order is such an amusing place.

Kanda Yu

And the sad story of how Kanda Yu started waiting for a little brat to begin inspection at Hevlaska and thus having to put up with an idiot of a rabbit who claims to be taking records.

And finally Yoru entered the place with her brother and Komui.

As this kid did not fidget nervously as most new exorcists, Hevlaska promptly picked Yoru up and put her forehead on Yoru's forehead. "Synchronization rate … 8% … 27% … 59% … 90%." Hevlaska muttered almost inaudibly as she examined Yoru.

That synchronization rate is extremely high for any Innocence user. Who is this child?!

"That's pretty amazing." Lavi said beside me. "And she's pretty cute. You're kind of girl, Yu-chan? Or can I have her?" "I. DON'T. LIKE. HER." I growled quietly yet viciously at him with my hand at his shirt. "But, if you like her, than you have to get past the overpowering fatherly figure, General Tiedoll. Do you have the guts to do it?" Lavi shakes his head in a comical way: "Better luck next time."

"Ne, senpai, what are you talking about?"

Holy crap, Yoru! "Err, nothing …" I replied, somewhat sheepishly. "You were listening to my synchronization session, weren't you? I guess that after Father Tiedoll mentioned a 'special ability', you couldn't resist!"

Lavi put on a supposedly charming smile and replied: "Actually, I was recording history for future reference! And by the way, hi! My name is Lavi, Bookman Jr., nice to meet you!"

Chance! I slid silently out of the conversation, and was starting to head towards the elevator.

"Senpai, doko ni ikimasu ka? (where are you going, senpai)" Yoru stared at me mischievously with her red eyes.

I just stupidly replied: "I-ie, betsu ni … (no, nothing …)"

"If senpai wants to test my ability, why don't we fight?"

I smirked at the suggestion: "Fine. We have a Ponytail Master Challenge after lunch today. Are you up to it? Let's see who the real Ponytail Master is then!"

She smiled and said: "You're on!"

And as she left, Lavi whispered nervously: "Yu-chan, when you challenged Yoru-chan to the competition, I swear I could see an evil-looking demon shadowing you …"

"Shut up, rabbit. And, the name's Kanda."

To be continued