Chapter 1: It's been a while...brother
Summary: Most people think Allen Walker is an only child, but he actually has a twin sister that his curse affected too.
Disclaimer: I do not own D. Gray-Man.
Flashback
"Spoken"
'Thought'
Allen and Alice Walker were circus kids. They lived with a traveling circus with their adoptive father, Mana Walker. They were nameless until they found Mana. Allen was named after Mana's dog. Alice was named after an old lady she got close to before the lady passed. The two were almost inseparable until the day a mysterious woman came to the circus. She was an animal trainer and always had her monkey, Lau Jimin, on her shoulder. She called herself Klaud Nine. She's was a beautiful woman. She had long blonde hair and sharp brown almost purple eyes. She was really gentle with others, especially the animals.
Allen and Alice were told to feed the animals. That was when the 8 year old twins meet Klaud and were separated for what seemed like forever. She was helping one of the trainers train a monkey named Bono. Allen and Alice walked in carrying bags of food and hay for the elephants. Alice slipped on something and spilled the food she was carrying all over her and the floor. Allen just looked at her and laughed.
"Brother! That's not nice! Stop laughing at me!" Alice yelled at Allen. She was crying by now and Allen whipped a tear from his eye and went to help the young girl up when the mysterious animal trainer got there first.
"What's your name young lady?" Klaud said kneeling down in front of the still crying girl.
"Alice Walker." She said through her sobs.
"Alice, Have you heard of Innocence?" Klaud asked Alice. The girl gave Klaud a look of confusion and shook her head no. Klaud pulled out a glowing green orb like thing. "This is Innocence. It is very important to this world and its protection. I have another question for you Alice. How would you like to be an Exorcist?" Klaud asked the girl.
"What is an Exorcist?" The girl who had finally stopped crying. "How are they important?"
"You ask about as many questions as I do young lady." Klaud said with a smile and a laugh. "They fight demons to protect people like you and your brother. Without Exorcists, this world would be a very bad place to live and many people would get hurt. You are very special. You are an accommodater of this Innocence in my hand. Do you want to protect your loved ones?" Klaud finished.
Alice looked at her brother who's face was very serious all of the sudden. He looked at her and finally spoke. "You should go sister. I want the best for you and If going away is what gives you your best opportunities then go. Become an Exorcists." Alice looked at her brother who was now sniling. She looked at Klaud and nodded her head.
Two Years Later
Klaud was in the middle of a lesson with Alice when Alice cried out in pain, crimson blood shooting out of her left eye. Klaud rushed over to the bleeding ten year old and just her left hand, up to her elbow, turned in to a giant white claw. The girl started screaming at the pain and the shock of having the strange left hand.
"So your a parasite type, huh," Klaud said almost calmly, " but how did it activate without the Innocence?" She looked on the top of the hand, the girl still screaming in the background, "She already has innocence in her left hand" Klaud thought out loud. The hand started to almost have a mind of it's own when Alice's screaming stopped and the pain in her body flowed away. The silence that filled the air was the most eerie silence the animal trainer had ever felt.
"Mana's dead." Alice said, breaking the eerie silence. Klaud grabbed the girls face and she looked at the blood all over it and the floor.
"Let's get you cleaned up." Klaud rushed the girl, who's left hand was still huge, into the nearest bathroom and proceeded to clean up the blood. Under the blood was an already scarred line on her face. Klaud was surprised. With as much blood as she bleed this shouldn't heal for at least a few months laud thought. Alice noticed she was staring at her face.
"What's wrong Master, Master Nine?" Alice said to Klaud. The girl looked over at the nearby mirror and gasped and fell to the floor in tears. "What happened to my face? Help me Master Nine. Help me!" Alice said through her tears. Klaud looked at the girl.
"It looks like you have been cursed." Klaud said somberly. Her young apprentice has been cursed, but how?
Five Years Later
The now 15 year old Alice was finally getting to be an exorcist. She just had so survive the climb to headquarters. She threw herself over the edge on the top.
"Finally!" Alice cried out to no one in particular. The girl had snow white, mid-back length hair and light gray eyes. Her pale skin was in drastic contrast to the bright red scar running down her face. It started as an unfilled pentacle on her forehead, went down through her eye on top of her eyelid, turning by her cheek bone and continuing down to her jaw bone. The scar was only stopped by a squiggly line just below her eye. She had a slim, womanly figure. She was very attractive, yet that wasn't what people stared at. It was her left arm. It was blood red and veiny from her elbow down. She had gotten used to the stares young and never really paid attention to them.
"Who are you and what business do you have at the Black Order?" a loud booming voice called out. Alice jumped. When she turned around she saw a giant stone head on a giant wall.
"Ummm, I'm Alice Walker and General Nine sent me here." Alice said while still shaking.
"Do you have any proof General Nine sent You here?" the voice said again.
"There was a letter sent to a man named Komui." Alice said to the gatekeeper.
Elsewhere
"Komui do we have to go through this again? Where is that letter?" a man in a white lab coat said to another man, also in a lab coat but had a beret on his head.
"It should be somewhere. Ah Ha. Found it. 'Komui, I'm sending my apprentice to headquarters. Take care. Signed General Klaud Nine P.S. She's not an akuma. Trust Me.' Let the girl in this is all the proof we need, Reever." The man named Reever sighed and spoke in to a set of headphones he had been wearing.
"Let her in Gatekeeper. Lenalee, go meet her at the gate." Reever said.
Outside
The gate opened and a young Chinese girl met Alice at the gate. The Chinese girl had long black hair in high pig tails and had on what looked like a uniform on. She was about the same height as Alice but Alice was a bit shorter, she was short for her age. The Chinese girl greeted Alice with a wave and a smile, but when she got a better look at Alice her expression changed into slight shock. She recognized the snow white hair, the light gray eyes, and mostly the red hand and scar down the girls eye. She looks a lot like Allen Lenalee thought but brushed it of. Alice noticed Lenalee's staring, but just brushed it off. She got a lot of stares and learned to live with it. She was a freak.
"Hello, I'm Lenalee. Welcome to the Black Order." Lenalee said with a smile.
"Thanks. I'm Alice." Alice said to the Chinese girl with a bright smile.
"How about I show you around the place. It can get pretty confusing for the new Exorcists." Lenalee said to Alice.
"That's fine with me." Alice said and the two girls started walking.
One Hour Later
"This place is huge! Please tell me there is no more." Alice said while half passed out on the floor.
"Alice, How old are you?" Lenalee asked. Is she related to Allen? They look an awful lot alike for two strangers if the y don't. Lenalee thought. Alice was a little startled by the sudden question and the suspicious look on Lenalee's face.
"15, why?" Alice said while getting off the floor and stretching her arms above her head.
"You're pretty young to be an Exorcist." Lenalee said to the white haired girl.
"What about you? You don't look much older then me." Alice asked as the started walking to a floating platform with a man on it that look kinda like Lenalee They must be related Alice thought. The man was the same one name Komui.
"Hello I'm Komui Lee. Lenalee's older brother and branch leader of the European Branch of the Black Order." The platform floated down, making Alice jump and land on her butt.
"Brother, Doesn't she look just like Allen?" Lenalee asked her brother.
"Hum. I noticed. Wonder why Allen hasn't mentioned this before." Komui said thoughtfully.
"Maybe they don't know they are related, or they never got along and didn't want anything to do with each other. The only ones that know are Alice and Allen, and I'm not asking. I don't want to bring up anymore bad memories." Lenalee whispered to her brother who nodded in response.
The plat form stopped its decent and small, glowing, blue arms grabbed Alice. Some went to her waist and some on her arms and one on her leg.
"Who are you?" Alice asked while struggling. "Let go of me! Aren't you two gonna do anything! Damn it, LET GO!" she yelled at the accused still on the platform.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you, young Exorcist." an angelic voice said to the girl in her arms. "The only way I can give you your synchronization rate it through touch." Alice immediately stopped struggling.
"Did Hevlaska scare you?" Komui taunted.
"I was startled!" Alice yelled at the, now smirking, Komui.
"You're a parasite-type, hum, very rare. I'm going to find your synchronization rate now don't be startled." Hevlaska said to the young Exorcist. Alice had her back to Hevlaska the whole time until now. Hevlaska was a glowing blue color and looked half-human and half-dragon-like thing and strangely beautiful and angelic. "3...15...25...36...49...59...67...75...88... The highest you and your weapon synchronize is 88%" Hevlaska put Alice down on the platform and Komui started clapping. Alice gave him a look of confusion and he smiled.
"88% is very good for a beginner. The highest I've seen is 83%. He was also a parasite-type." Komui said referencing Allen hoping Alive would pick up on it but she didn't.
"You have a long life a head of you young Exorcist. Now, are you familiar with the stories of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva?" Hevlaska said. Komui was a little confused by this but half of what Hevlaska said was cryptic and not very understandable.
"Yes. According to the Hindu myths, Brahma created the world, Vishnu fought to preserve it and Shiva destroyed it. What does that have to do with this?" Alice asked. She was about as confused as Komui and Lenalee.
"In this world, there is a creator, a preserver, and a destroyer. You, my young Exorcist, are the prophesied Creator of Time. The Heart of Innocence is the Preserver of Time, and your brother, Allen, is the Destroyer of Time." Hevlaska said. Alice was getting ready to ask more questions but the platform moved faster than she could talk.
"So you are Allen's sister? Wonder why he never told us about it." Lenalee said.
"We were only eight when we got separated. I was found out to be an accommodater by Master Nine. Allen let me go with her hoping I would have a better life than him," Alice sighed, "Man, I never thought he would be an Exorcist too. He beat me to it too. Even better." She said sarcastically while clenching her fist.
"Wow, just like Allen, always sacrificing for others." Lenalee said. They both heard soft sobbing and looked over to see Komui crying. He blew his nose and looked at Alice. Lenalee and Alice sweat dropped and Lenalee face palmed.
"How sad! A brother and sister split up like that, and soon they will meet again." Komui sobbed out and blew his nose.
"When is he going to be back from his mission anyway?" Lenalee asked. Allen was out with Lavi and Kanda on a mission in Russia.
"He should be back any day now." Komui said. He immediately stopped crying when the subject changed.
"Where was the cafeteria again, Lenalee? I'm starving!" Alice asked excitedly.
"I'll show you, Alice." Lenalee said. Alice, literally, jumped for joy, following Lenalee while skipping away in the direction of the cafeteria. Komui went the other direction and went to his office to stall on doing the piles of paperwork piled on his desk.
Cafeteria
Alice and Lenalee walk into the cafeteria and the place is busy. There are man in long tan coats and their faces and nationalities varied. There were benches placed in rows with wooden tables in front of them. There was an aisle in the middle and on each side. At the end of the middle aisle was a window that looked like was where you got your food from. Alice and Lenalee walked up to the window and a man came out of the window scaring Alice to the floor... again.
"Hello there Lenalee, darling how are you today? Ohhh, Who is this cutie on the floor? She looks an awful lot like Allen. Hope you have an appetite like him too. I'm Jeryy, the cook" the man behind the window said. He was dark skinned and had tightly braided purple hair and wore sunglasses. He had on a sleeveless cooks uniform.
"Hell Yeah I'm hungry. What do you guys have?" Alice asked getting up of the floor.
"You can have anything honey. Anything you want." Jeryy said to the white haired girl, who was drooling.
"Anything. I love this place. Alright I want chicken lou mien, 5 cheese turkey burgers; with onion, tomato, and mayo, crunchy curly fries, two large chicken and barbecue pizzas, and 40 mitarashi dango. All in large portions." Alice finished, her mouth still drooling a bit.
"Oh I love you already." Jeryy said while lunging out the window and embracing Alice in a bear hug.
"Can you let go now? I need to breath" Alice said to the surprisingly strong man hugging her. He let go of her and made her the giant order she made. He handed her her plates and she was halfway to the table and she felt a foot go out and trip her. Her precious food was falling out of her hands. She was able to catch some of it, and Lenalee caught some, and a person in a black cloak caught the last few.
"Thanks Krory. I didn't think I was gonna catch those." Lenalee said gratefully. The man who caught the food was very pale, paler than Alice, which was really really pale. He had very long teeth, dark eyes and black hair with a white streak that fell in his face. He was very, very tall too.
"No problem," Krory said to Lenalee. He looked at Alice, "You must be the new girl. Nice too meet you, I'm Arystar Krory III, but just call me Krory."
"Thanks Krory. I wold have died if you didn't catch that food." Her stomach grumbled to intensify her statement. Lenalee and Krory giggled.
"You guys can come with with me if you want."
"Yeah, sure, thanks. Just don't eat my food." Alice joked with a smile and a giggle. Krory and Lenalee laughed along with her as they carried the mountains of food to a nearby table. Alice sat across from Krory and Lenalee. Alice stared to dig in as soon as she sat down and the two pizzas were gone in no longer than a minute.
"You have an appetite just like Allen. Are you guys related? You look so much alike." Krory asked. Alice nodded in response. Her mouth was full of mitarashi dango. She was really going to like this place.
Komui's Office
Allen, Lavi, Kanda, and Toma walked into Komui's office to give him the report on the mission. As usual, Komui was asleep in a pile of paperwork with Reever telling him to 'get off his ass and do his job'.
"Komui, Lenalee's getting married" Reever whispered into Komui's ear. Komui snapped awake.
"Not my sweet Lenalee! Don't do this to your brother!" He yelled to Lenalee who was not in the office. Allen and Lavi sweat dropped and Kanda 'che'd. Toma handed Reever the papers.
"Have fun guys." Lavi said as they walked out and to the cafeteria.
"Oh, Allen!" Komui was yelling and running to him.
"What is it Komui? Is something wrong?" the white haired boy asked polity. Komui shook his head no.
"There is someone in the cafeteria you would want to meet." Komui said before running back to Reever who was yelling at him to get back to work again.
"I wonder who it is." Allen though out loud. "The only person I can think of is Master." He cringed at the thought of it.
"I have the felling it's not General Cross but maybe its a girl." Lavi joked to his best friend, elbowing his side.
"I hope it's not the creepy, stalker type." Allen joked back as they walked into the caferteria laughing. The sight of snow white hair caught his eye. "Alice?" Allen yelled across the cafeteria. The white haired girl turned to the white haired boy. They stood there in pure shock. All the finders in the caferteria were staring at them. Allen walked up to her and got about 10 feet away when a blade almost connected with his throat.
"Don't come any closer." Alice warned the white haired boy. The girls left arm, from the elbow down, was pure white, and looked covered in bandages. The shape looked like a curved sickle. The blade on the 'sickle' was blood red and at Allen's neck. The silence that surrounded them was defining. Allen tried to break the silence.
"I know your ma-" Allen stared but was cut off.
"Mad... Oh you think I'm just mad... Hell no... I'm pissed. It was your stupid mistake that has almost gotten me killed so many times...It took me a while to figure out what the hell happened to my eye, but when I did... I-I couldn't believe it. You were so selfish. Let the dead rest in peace, Allen. Don't ever try to bring them back!" Alice yelled tears flowing out of her eyes. Allen just hung his head in shame, being careful of the blade at his neck. The others around them didn't dare try to break it up. They knew sooner or later Alice would get over it and move on. The awkward silence was back again. This time when Allen tried to break the silence he wasn't cut off. HE looked up at his murderous looking twin, sincerity showing in his eyes.
"I learned my lesson, Alice. I was selfish and stupid. I'm sorry." Allen said sincerely. He truly was sorry. He thought it was only his burden to carry, the cursed eye. HE had no idea he mad his on;y family suffer too. Alice looked at her brother, deactivated her Innocence, and fell to the floor in a heap. Her hands were up to her face and she was sobbing. Allen Got down in front of her, tears falling from his eyes too. He moved over too her and hugged her. She didn't pull away but hugged him in return. The cafeteria was filled with a mix of happy tears and sniffling noses.
"Allen," Allen let go and look at her. Alice looked up, her face slightly pink and eyes filled with happy tears. "I thought I was the crybaby" She finished with a giggle. Allen giggled too. "I missed having family." She said with a smile.
"Me too, sister...me too." Allen said softly. The silence that came afterwords wasn't awkward or tense it was nice. Allen and Alice got off the floor and went in for another hug. They hugged agan and Lavi started a slow clap and soon the whole cafeteria, who was watching the twins in awe, was in loud clap. Allen gave Lavi a weird look, the red-head just smirked and laughed at Allen's red face. Allen and Alice let go and the cafeteria went back to their lunches. Alice and Allen's stomachs grumbled. Allen raised and eyebrow at Alice.
"I was eating my lunch, but I was rudely interrupted. Thanks" Alice said sarcastically. Allen went to get his food and came to sit at the table with Alice, Lenalee, Krory, and now Lavi. Allen had about as much food as Alice had before she ate most of it, but he carried it without problem. He sat down and stared chowing down. Alice was just starting on her favorite dish, the mitarashi dango.
"Allen since when were you an Exorcist?" Alice asked suddenly. Allen looked up from his food, swallowed and thought about it.
"Officially, about a month or two, but I've fighting akuma for about 4 years. How was the training with General Nine?" Allen said while finishing of his food. Alice finished off the mitarashi dango and dabbed her mouth with a napkin.
Alice made a disgusted face. "A drag the first two years. She made me do paperwork. She had a desk and everything. She even had a pointer. A freaking pointer! The next two I spent in a training room practicing using my Innocence. Finally, the few I have been one her 'mini missions'. I basically had to clear towns of akuma, deliver stuff, and do some finder work. What about you? Did you eve train with a general?" Alice said. It was Allen's turn to have a disgusted face.
"He had to train with the most perverted, drunken, insane general of them all, General Cross Marian." Lavi said for him. Allen was now in a dark corner sulking.
"That was a living hell." Allen said. Alice fell to the floor laughing like a hyena.
"I would fell sorry, but it's karma coming back to bite you in the butt." She said with a laugh. Lavi, Lenalee, and Krory stared laughing too. Even Allen, who was still in the corner, stared giggling.
"It wasn't the training that was so bad. It was the fact that he never managed his money right. He made me pay for his debts. I would have died from some of those thugs he owed money to." Allen said.
"How did you earn the money anyway?" Alice asked. Allen perked up at this. He now had an almost evil look on his face and an insane look in his eyes.
"I gambled."
"If I remember right, don't you have horrible luck?"
"I cheated. Now I can't pick up a deck without winning money." Allen said with an evil laugh.
"Doubt it." Alice said. Allen looked at her, the insane look still in his eyes.
"Wanna play now?" He said while getting a deck out of his pocket.
"You are on." Alice said while poking his chest tauntingly. This is going to be fun Alice thought.