Me: Heeeeyyy!
Kanda: What's going on?
Lavi: A new story? With us?
Me: Yup. Let me introduce the main protagonist!~
Richie: Leave it, I can do it myself. I'm Richelle Langahem. But call me Richie.
Me: Touchy. Well, you heard her. This is Richie, and she's the main character of this story!
Lavi: Well...I think it's safe to assume, Han-chan doesn't own D. Gray-man, or any of the characters that come with it. Basically, she's not Katsura Hoshino.
Me: I only take credit where it is meant to be. Richie here is my OC, and I take credit for her!~ Oh, the fan fic I'm writing too!
Kanda: Idiot talks too much. Just shut up and let them read.
Richie: Just because you don't talk a lot, doesn't mean everyone else talks too much. -smirk-
Kanda: -tick mark appears on temple, while his hand slowly inches towards Mugen-
Me: I have a bad feeling about this...
First Chapter: A Past Forgotten, A Future Destined
It was a dark and stormy night, in a alley that was unnoticed by onlookers. Strange creatures were hoarding around a poor being that was just barely alive. Unable to keep consciousness, all faded to black.
"Hey, is she dead?" A deep tenor voice asks, more out of boredom then curiosity.
"Hardly. She's still alive, but I think she's on the brink of death..."
"Lavi, where did you find her anyway?" A female voice asks, sounding worried.
"What happened to her? Who is she, anyway?" The second male voice interrupted before the first could answer the female.
"I found her in an alley. Those Akuma were hoarding her...but I don't think she has Innocence." The voice belonging to 'Lavi' says. There is a silence, and no one makes a sound.
"There's going to be a storm soon." The girl's voice said. "Lavi, Kanda, we'll have to find a place to stay. The trains won't be running today."
"Che." The other male voice—Kanda, wasn't it?—said.
"When we get there, I'll contact headquarters." Lavi said. "You and Y—"
"Call me by that name and you'll become a human shish-kabob, understood, stupid rabbit?" Said rabbit didn't say another word.
"Kanda, don't threaten people. Not now." The girl's voice sighs.
"Lenalee's right, Yu." Lavi's voice sounded again. "But if we don't give this girl medical attention, she might bleed out. No other words were said. None were needed.
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"Ugh...why does it feel like I got hit by an over-sized mallet?" I asked, when I found the strength to get up, and talk. Funny how my voice seemed like it hadn't been used in a while...I wonder why...
"So, you're finally up?" I heard a voice ask. I turned my head, still unable to see, do to grogginess. I blinked a few times, before finally my eyes would let in the light. The person who addressed me was sitting on a chair, reading a book. He had an orange scarf, and green bandana which was keeping red hair in an organized mess on his head. He wore a thigh-length jacket, white pants, and bulky boots that almost reached his knees. I also noted he wore an eye patch, over his right eye.
"How long was I out for?" I asked, my voice horse.
"Let's see...it's been exactly seven months, twelve days, three hours, forty-seven minutes aaannnnd...four seconds. Exact." He placed to book down on his chair, while getting up, and strode over to my bedside. "Y'know, most people would ask who the stranger is sitting next to them is."
"Sorry."
"No need to apologize! By the way, my name's Lavi. And you are?"
"I—" Before I could answer, my bed space was suddenly bombarded with many different faces. There was a girl with amethyst eyes, and dark hair that seemed to have a dark greenish tinge to it. It was long and fashioned in high pigtails. She wore a black and white dress, (or was she wearing a jacket and skirt?) to which ended at a little above mid-thigh. She also wore black boots, that went well past her knees.
Next to her was a man in a white lab coat, and glasses that were thin-rimmed and rectangular. His eyes were about the same as hers, though his dark hair was more closer to a bluish hue. On top of his head was a beret, and I also took note he wore slipper sandals.
The opposite side of the girl was an old man who reminded me so much of a panda. I blamed the dark shadows around his eyes though. His only strands of hair were in a topknot to which seemed to highly resemble a question mark. Weird. There were other faces too, though most seemed to be wearing lab coats.
"So, you are the young girl who my apprentice found." The old man stated glaring daggers at Lavi. I looked from the old man to the red-headed guy. Apprentice?
"Ah, come on, old panda!" Lavi moaned, "Yu wouldn't do anything—ow!" He was whacked by someone I didn't even notice had come by. He had long raven hair, and dark cobalt eyes, which showed all intentions of killing the red-head. Then again, the sword was a dead give-away.
"Call me that one more time, and I swear I'll tear out your intestines, and shove them in your throat."
"N-now, now, Yu, don't need to be so mean!"
"Che." The sword wielder sheathed his weapon, and sat on the chair that was placed at the head of the cot I was currently on.
"Uh..." I said, looking at the new strangers.
"That's Yu, by the way." Lavi spoke up. "Yu Kanda, though if you want to live, you address him as Kanda."
"What's your excuse?" I asked of him.
"I'm his best friend!" Lavi said, a triumphant look in his lone eye. Kanda only 'che'd' again, muttering something that sounded like 'self proclaimed idiot'. "Anyway, there we have Lenalee Lee," He pointed to the pig-tailed girl. "The guy there is her brother, who also happens to be Supervisor of this branch, Komui Lee. On Lena's right is Bookman, as you heard I'm his successor. And there we have members of the science section, who I'm sure will introduce themselves in due time. Now, who are you, *menina?"
"Uh...as I was saying, my name is Richelle. Richelle Linhagem, but please call me Richie...did you just call me 'menina'?"
"Richie Linhagem?" Lavi asked, why did I get the feeling he wouldn't call me by the name I want him to? "Where are you from? And for the record, yes I did." I suddenly realized I remembered my name, but nothing else came to mind.
"I...don't know." I finally said, after a few moments. "I don't remember where I come from." At this, everyone seemed as shocked as I was. "I don't know anything except my name."
"Well, I can tell you one thing about yourself." Lavi said, a gleam in his only eye. "Just by looking, and how you sound, I'd assume you're from Portugal, especially because your last name means 'bloodline' in Portuguese." Well, at least I knew one thing now. But everything else? Still as blank as a new piece of parchment.
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Not that I knew what was going on, but...Komui wanted me to meet another 'person' who also worked at this placed that I now knew was the Black Order. I'd been in the medic's room for about a week after I woke up. Apparently I'd somehow broken my leg, and although it was just about healed, Matron, the eldest nurse in the Order as far as I knew, thought it best I rest, to make sure my leg healed right. Although she was scary, I sort of grew fond of her, often calling her aunt Matron.
"Aunt Matron, I'm free to go now, right?" I asked, hoping for permission from the Head Nurse herself.
"You're leg's healed up, and you now how the nutrition you need to keep your body healthy. Yes, I supposed I can give you a clean bill of health." She fondly told me. For some reason, I got the idea that not too many people listened to her, and that her smiles were highly rare.
"Thank you, aunt Matron." I said, before leaving the room. That was when I bumped into Komui, and that was how I was to meet the said 'person'. I was taken to a strange platform that seemed to hover in midair. Komui placed his hand on the screen, and we descended into pitch darkness.
"Komui? Who exactly do you want me to meet?" I asked, holding my hands behind my back.
"We're going to meet up with Hevlaska." He told me. "We're going to see if you're an Accommodator of Innocence or not."
"If I am?"
"Then we'll have to find a General who will train you better to become what's known as an Exorcist. If not, then I'm sure we'll have something for you to do, if you so chose to stay with us."
"Okay." I said. "Even if I'm not compatible with Innocence, it's not like I have anywhere to go." I pointed out.
"Indeed." Komui agreed. It was long before the platform stopped completely. "You might want to brace yourself."
"Brace my—" I was interrupted when transparent tentacle appendages started to wrap around me. Me freaking out...that's the understatement of the year.
"Hevlaska, is Miss Linhagem here compatible with any of the Innocence within you?" Komui asked the creature. A few moments went by before I noticed that one of the strange looking glowing things were shining brighter than the rest of them.
"It appears so...but this piece of Innocence...it has never picked an Accommodator in all my time here." The said fragment made itself known, and started ascending until it was right in front of me.
"You've never had an Accommodator before me?" I asked it, instinctively cupping my hands and letting it rest in them.
"Let me see your synchro-rate." Hevlaska said, the tentacles began prodding at me and the shard I now held. Though, needless to say, it felt weird, and I couldn't help but squirm a little. "...12%...25%...49%...53%...79%. It appears the maximum percentage you are with this Innocence fragment is 79%."
"Really?" I asked, feeling the radiation of warmth coming from the fragment.
"This shard has been around for a hundred years, and it has never chosen an Accommodator before today. Richie Linhagem, it appears this shard had finally made its choice in who it will be with."
"She's not lying, you know." Komui said from the platform. "Hev's an Exorcist who's been here since it was founded one hundred years ago."
"Indeed." She said, placing me next to Komui. "I was compatible with the cube. And it's my job to hold on to Innocence until the Generals return, or an Accommodator such as yourself appears."
"She can also tell you what you and your Innocence would be destined for. How about it, Hev?"
"Not all Innocence. But this one's fate is rather interesting."
"How so?" I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.
"There are two prophecies surrounding you and your Innocence." Hevlaska informed me. "Richie Linhagem, in the near future you will bring forth the light of hope for when hearts are in the pits of despair. But it is through those troubled times where the bonds you make will show the truth behind endless lies."
"Huh?" I asked, confused. "Why do I get the feeling mine's different from others?"
"No clue, truth be told. Hevlaska's prophecies are cryptic, but they are never wrong in the end. Yours seems pretty interesting on its own." Komui explained to me. Komui started going off as to what kind of weapon I should have, when it happened. The fragment I held became brighter to the point it was was nearly blinding. There was a sudden pain in my right eye, and my left arm, before everything faded to black.
Quickie translation!
*menina = girl in Portuguese.
A/N: Amazing he could tell just by observing. Well, Lavi is Bookman's Successor after all! I'd be damned if he couldn't do that, right?
SO! What do you think of this story? Unlike the others I'm working on, I'm going to be updating this every two weeks instead of the normal one week.
I'll clear something up for you. This chapter takes almost two years before Allen comes to the Order...and you'll get to know a little more about Richie in the next chapter. So, until then, R&R! Reviews make me happy! Very happy!
***Starting in chapter two, I'm going to explain what each chapter is rated, and why. Why? Well...if this fanfic goes the way I think it will, i may have to change it in the future. To all my fellow yaoi fans, this won't have yaoi in it, sorry! (-_-) ***