This is a story about Arystar Krory when he met another woman that made his world revolve once again. This has nothing to do with Lavi or Miranda or anybody else. Well, it has a sort of love triangle with Yu Kanda (even if I don't know how he got in the story, I just thought he would be a pretty cool guy to add in the story). I just made my very own character of Arystar's new lover. Hope you like it.
Chapter 1: Acquaintance
The morning had passed by with such normalcy that Arystar Krory the Third quickly went to his bedroom and collapsed on his bed, as soon as he arrived from his mission. The sudden loud knocking on his door was the only thing that pulled him back from his heavenly sleep.
"Kuro-chan," Lavi's loud and annoying voice called out, "open this door, will ya?"
Arystar just groaned and buried his head deeper into the pillows.
When Arystar refused to open the door, the knocking turned into banging. "KUUURO-CHAAAAN!"
The door finally swung open and there stood in front of Lavi the tall exorcist of the Order.
"This better be important, Lavi or else I'll let Kanda skewer your head." Arystar threatened as he glared at Lavi.
"Relax, buddy. I just want to inform you about something." Lavi answered coolly.
Arystar just stared as he waited for Lavi to talk.
"Komui said there's a new exorcist in the Order. I heard she's a real babe. I was wondering if you could accompany me and check her out 'cause Allen says..."
The door slammed shut before Lavi could finish his sentence.
Arystar moaned as he plunked himself onto his bed again. Why does Lavi have to wake me up just for a silly thing like that? As if I actually care if there's a new girl here in the Order, Arystar thought. With that, he closed his eyes once again and went to sleep.
Arystar woke up early the next morning. The sun was not yet showing in the horizon and even the Order seemed peacefully quiet. He decided to take the opportunity to take a short walk in the Order's garden. Taking his black cloak with him, he started for the garden. As he walked, a sense of relaxation overwhelmed him. After weeks of non-stop missions with Lavi, he realized he needed some time to be alone and to think. As he was nearing the Order's garden path, he saw that someone had also decided to relax at that time of day. He stared at the woman who was sitting on one of the nearby stone benches.
The woman was lovelier than any woman Arystar had ever seen. Perhaps, lovelier than his very own Eliade. The woman has lovely, wavy blonde hair that cascaded down her back gracefully. Her beautiful, chocolate brown eyes stared at the distance, unaware of Arystar's presence. And her cheeks, so rosy in color that one would think she added make-up to her face. It was as if a goddess came down from heaven ad decided to sit and relax on that stony bench. Except, the goddess-like woman was wearing the Order's standard exorcist's uniform: a black, tight-fitted garment (for the women), with the Order's emblem.
Arystar's breath was knocked out of his chest. He stood still and watched the woman as she pushed away a lock of her hair from her face. It was as if he had actually grown roots.
Suddenly, it was as if the woman sensed someone was watching her, she turned around and met Arystar's gaze. As soon as Arystar met with the woman's luminous gaze, he felt his chest tighten. He wanted to bolt back towards the way he had come but he was too entranced with woman's eyes that he can't quite think clearly. For a few minutes, they just stared at each other without blinking. Finally, the woman stood up and started to walk towards him.
Arystar could now hear the beating of his heart in his ears. He was rooted to the spot as the woman walked to him. Finally, when the woman was a few steps in front of him, he finally summoned all the courage he had and turned back. However, he hadn't taken at least one step when the woman's soft and dreamy voice floated to his ears.
"Hello," the woman greeted. "My name is Ellie."
Arystar slowly turned around to look at her. As he finally got a closer look at her, he fought the urge to nosebleed in front of this lovely human being. He backed away and opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out.
Ellie smiled mildly and stuck out her hand. "Nice to meet you."
Arystar lowered his gaze at the hand in front of him, as if wondering why the woman was putting it there right before him. He hesitated.
Ellie smiled some more. "Don't worry. I won't bite you know."
Arystar slowly took the Ellie's hand in his. Ellie's hand was soft and delicate and he was afraid his hand was gripping her tightly. He shook Ellie's hand gently. "I-I-I'm...A-Ary...Ary..."
Ellie cocked her head at him. "Are you okay?"
Arystar swallowed and nodded his head rather stiffly.
"What's your name?" Ellie asked as she finally pulled her hands free.
"Arystar." Arystar blurted. "I-I mean, A-Arystar Krory the Third."
Ellie chuckled. "What a cute name for a cute guy."
Arystar reddened when he heard that. "C-Cute?"
Ellie nodded. " I think you look cute. Is there something wrong with that?"
Arystar shook his head. "A-at least I think so."
"My real name is Ellie Watson. I use my mother's maiden name because I haven't met my dad and...oh! I-I said too much." Ellie clamped her mouth.
This time, it was Arystar who gave a soft smile. "N-no. It's okay. Hey, y-you can call me Arystar if you want."
Ellie's smile returned. "Call me Ellie."
The two gave each other knowing stares.
Finally, Arystar cleared his throat. "Want to...take a short walk w-with m-me?"
Ellie beamed. "I'd love that."
The two started to walk as they waited for the sun to rise.
"Are you new here? I don't think I've seen you before." Arystar finally said.
"I am new here." Ellie answered. "I came last night. I'm a newly recruited exorcist. I-I was so tired from last night's journey I quickly fell asleep as soon as I reached my room."
"Oh, so you haven't met anyone in particular yet?" Arystar asked softly.
"Well, I've met you and...what's his name again...ah yes. Yu Kanda. That Japanese-looking guy with a serious expression. He was the one that told me I was an exorcist." Ellie answered.
"Ohh. So you've already met Kanda, eh. Was he with Noise Marie when he found you?" Arystar asked.
"Who's Noise Marie?" Ellie asked.
Arystar blinked. "Um...wait...was Kanda alone when he recruited you?"
"Yes." Ellie answered curtly. She sighed sadly. "I think Kanda already dislikes. He kept looking at me as if he can't stand being with me for another minute."
"Oh, don't worry. Kanda dislikes everybody." Arystar said gently.
"Do you...also dislike me, Arystar?" Ellie suddenly asked.
Arystar looked at Ellie in astonishment. "Why would you think dislike you?"
Ellie lowered her gaze. "Well, the truth is...people don't like back home. My friends turned against me when they learned about my powers. Everyone started to resent me and they started accusing me of being a witch because they say only witches have supernatural powers. Good thing Kanda came and rescued me. I guess I owe him everything, even if he is such a grouchy man."
Her story is just like mine. Except, she didn't have an akuma lover. Arystar thought.
Ellie's face suddenly brightened with a smile. "But now, I can finally have friends who will like me for who I really am. And that's what matters the most."
Arystar smiled at her. "D-do you consider me as your friend already?"
"Are you kidding me? Of course, Arystar!" Ellie laughed.
Ellie's words sent a warm, tingly feeling inside Arystar. He was so surprised that someone as new and lovely as Ellie would trust someone like him so quickly.
The two continued to walk in silence. It wasn't the kind of silence wherein two people get awkward with each other, but a silence that told Arystar and Ellie that they were not alone. Time flew by so quickly and without knowing it, the sun had already risen and the Order was starting to become alive with people once again.
Ellie was the first to notice the slowly changing color of the horizon. She stopped walking.
"W-what is it?" Arystar asked.
"Maybe we should go back now. The sun had already risen. Besides...", Ellie smiled and patted her stomach, "I'm hungry. Perhaps, you can show me where the cafeteria is located."
Arystar also smiled. "Sure."
"Has any of you seen Kuro-chan?" Lavi asked to Allen, Lenalee and Bookman.
Allen looked at Lavi just as he was about to slurp down the last of his soup. "No. We haven't seen him yet, Lavi. Why'd you asked?"
Lavi sat down on the chair beside Lenalee. "Well, we were supposed to meet early this morning for our practice session. When I knocked at his door this morning though, he didn't answer. Thought he was with you guys."
"Maybe he just decided to take a short walk in the garden." Lenalee suggested.
"Exactly. I'm sure someone like Arystar would need a little peace and quiet after being with you for the whole week." Bookman added as he sipped his tea.
"What did you just say, old man?" Lavi snarled. He waved his hands dismissively. "Nah! I'm going out to find him."
However, just as he was about to walk away, the cafeteria door opened and Arystar entered with a a very lovely woman walking beside him. The whole cafeteria grew silent as soon as they saw the two together.
Lavi's eyes practically bulged out of his head. "Whoooaaa. Who...is...she?"
"That's Ellie Watson, our newest exorcist. Kanda just recruited her. Why is she with Krory?" Allen asked puzzled.
Ellie felt nervous as she and Arystar strode inside the huge cafeteria. Everyone was staring at her and it was starting to give her the heebee-jeebies. "W-why are they staring at me like that?" She finally asked, lowering her head to let her hair cover her face.
Maybe because you're just too dazzling, Arystar thought. He smiled comfortingly. "Don't mind them. They're probably curious about you because they don't know you yet. Come, I'll introduce you to my friends."
Ellie followed Arystar as he led her to a table at the corner of the room. She saw that four people were already comfortably seated and, as she expected, staring at her as she drew closer.
"Ellie...these are my friends." Arystar finally said, gesturing at Allen, Lavi, Bookman and Lenalee.
The four continued to stare.
Ellie bowed her head and said, "A pleasure to meet you all."
Lavi was the first to speak. He sidled closer to Ellie and cleared his throat. "Er, hi. The name's Lavi Bookman. That old man there is my grandpa. Nice to meet you."
Ellie smiled shyly at Lavi and averted her eyes.
Lenalee stood up and went to Ellie. She smiled warmly and offered her hand. "Hi. My name is Lenalee Lee. I hope we'll be great friends."
Ellie's smile widened. "Yes. That would be wonderful."
"I'm Allen." Allen said as he also went to Ellie. "I'm sure you'll love it here in the Order. Everyone here is friendly and helpful."
"Except for Yu." Lavi snickered.
"Lavi!" Lenalee hissed.
Ellie smiled softly. She was already starting to feel at home.
"Hey, what are you still doing there? Come and eat with us." Lavi remarked. He pulled back a chair and encouraged her to sit next to him.
"Okay. Thank you." Ellie said as she sat down.
Arystar was glad that Ellie was somehow starting to be comfortable with his friends. "I'll be right back. I'll just bring you some food." Then he went to the counter.
"So...", Lavi leaned closer to Ellie, "do you like anybody in particular here at the Order?"
Ellie looked puzzled. "Uhm...I don't really know. I'm just new so I don't know a good number of guys yet."
"Oh, really..." Lavi ran a hand over his usually spiky red hair and smiled cheekily.
Allen and Lenalee looked at each other before rolling their eyes.
"Give her a break, Lavi." Allen groaned. "Don't expect her to like a perverted person."
"Hey! What perverted person? I'm no pervert!" Lavi protested.
Ellie started to giggle.
After a while, the three started laughing too.
"Anyway..." Allen finally said, "how old are you, Ellie?"
"Oh, me? I'm already 27-years-old." Ellie answered.
The three gaped at her. Bookman continued to sip his tea and tried to look uninterested.
"You're already 27?" Lavi exclaimed.
Ellie looked at him curiously. "Why so surprised?"
"Well, you only seem to be around Lavi's age." Allen answered.
"Really? Exactly how old are you, Lavi?" Ellie asked.
"18." Lavi said.
Ellie stared at him for a while and bursted out laughing. "What? Do I really look that young?" She covered her mouth and laughed in a cute girlish way.
"Oh man, she's so hot and cute at the same time." Lavi whispered to Allen. Allen smirked and shook his head.
"I'm back." Arystar interrupted. He settled a tray in front of Ellie and sat down on the empty seat beside her. He settled his own tray on the table.
Ellie quickly looked up at him and smiled softly. "Thank you so much, Arystar."
Arystar smiled back, exposing his sharp pointed teeth. "You're welcome."
"Ellie's a real knockout, Kuro-chan! Can you believe she's already 27-years-old? Aw, man! She should have at least waited for me. Do you think she already has a boyfriend?" Lavi asked as he and Arystar practiced their innocence.
Arystar stopped and stared at Lavi. "I-I don't think so." Somehow, the thought of Ellie having a possible lover somewhere outside the Order made his heart heavy.
Lavi also stopped and scrutinized Krory's sudden sad expression. He grinned widely as a thought occurred to him. "Heyyy. YOU like her." He teased.
Arystar looked at Lavi wide-eyed. "Wh-what? No way!"
"Kuro-chan likes Ellie! Kuro-chan likes Ellie!" Lavi continued.
"NO! Shut it!" Arystar shouted. Finally, he tackled Lavi to the ground and ran back to his room. Once safely inside, he covered his head with a pillow. I don't like her that much. Lavi's wrong. I just like Ellie as a , I barely know her.
Little did he know how his life was about to take sudden turn at the arrival of this lovely new exorcist.
HOPE YOU LIKED IT!
Comments please. Criticism is appreciated. :)
