Caretaker
Happy Thoughts
Monsters.
We're all one in our own mind; our sickening mind. Even in this world there are such things as monsters.
But it's not what you think; those scary stories your siblings tell you before bed time, and the demon that hinds underneath your bed or in your closet.
No, it's much more than that.
You see, monsters do exist, you just don't realize they're there. You know why?
Because the monster is you.
I was only a kid when they found me, and it was terrible. I found that in my own way of surviving, I created a monster that not only was scary, but was real. It sounds horrific, and I agree, it truly is. Nevertheless, who am I to be telling you about what I did?
It's your job to figure out your own problems, just like I did.
Smoke.
The dense black fog covers the tall tower from a recent explosion. A girl walks up to the entrance and stares up to it. She wears a coat that covers her uniform, and carries a large bag over her shoulder. Her hair is golden, but is a dark blond from the night. Her eyes are an ocean blue, but show no emotion whatsoever. Her skin is pale, but is shows that it has been in sunlight before. She mutters something, then turns to a bat that flies next to her.
"I'm here on official Central business," she announces to the golem. "Please let me in."
The science division walk over to the monitor showing the girl staring into the golem. A certain white-haired boy stares into the screen with delight. "Komui, is that a new exorcist?"
"It must be," the chief mutters. He adjusts his glasses and stares intently at the screen. "What is your name?"
"Komui, you know who I am. Let me in," the girl says irritated. The chief stands tall as he lifts a finger.
"Ah! But you need an identification code-"
"Zero nine seven eight. Can you please let me in?" the girl asks angrily. "It's cold out here."
"Okay, just let the gatekeeper scan you and you can come on in!" Komui says happily. The girl groans as she slowly steps up to the large head on the door. The head lowers in on her with an intense stare. It quickly leans back into its position from before, and the door opens. She walks in and sees a mass quantity of smoke and debris. She stares at it in confusion.
"What the bloody hell happened?" she asks in disbelief. Komui slowly starts to walk away as a man with blond hair walks up in annoyance.
"That's his fault," he answers whilst crossing his arms. "He built another robot and it attacked everyone."
"I see," the girl mumbles. "Listen, I must speak with Komui if you don't mind. I've got something to talk about with him."
"Sure, chief-" the man turns to find that his boss had suddenly disappeared from their view. He groans. "Johnny! Go find him!"
"Yes, Reever!" a man with glasses answers with a salute. He grabs onto a larger man's arm and pulls him to their destination. "Come on, Tapp!"
They leave and the girl is left there with the blond man and two others. They both walk up to her with small smiles. One has white hair, and the other black in pigtails. The girl stares at them in awkwardness.
"Can I help you?" she asks slowly. The Chinese girl holds out her hand with a smile.
"I'm-"
"Lenalee Lee," the girl interrupts whilst taking the hand. She shakes it with boredom. "I've met you before, you just don't remember. You're brother has this weird complex towards you, I've seen it many times."
"Oh? You been here before?" Lenalee asks in confusion. The girl nods. "Well, you probably know who we are then."
"Hi! I'm new here, I just got back from my first mission with Kanda," the white-haired boy says with joy. He also holds out his hand to the girl and she takes it with ease. A sudden shock is sent throughout her body. She grins. "I'm-"
"Allen Walker," she says with eyes staring intently into the boys mind. "I've been wanting to meet you for quite some time now. It's great to finally see you in person."
"Well," he says awkwardly as he pulls his hand away. "It's nice to meet you too. . ."
"Caretaker," she finishes with a smile. The blond man from earlier walks back up to the girl and sighs.
"He's been found," he announces. "And waiting for you in his office."
"So, why'd they send you here?" Komui asks as he tries to lift from his chair. He's tied to it with a large rope, and is knotted very intricately so he won't escape. The golden-haired girl sits on the loveseat that is placed beside the man's desk. She has her arms crossed and one leg on the other.
"I actually sent myself," she admits with a sigh. Komui stares at her in confusion.
"Why? I thought you hated being an exorcist?" he asks quizzically. She stares at the floor blankly.
"I needed to get closer to the kid," she says after a few moments. His eyes narrow.
"To Allen?"
"Yes," she answers as she continues to stare intently at the floor. "I need to watch him more carefully. There's something about him that makes me see someone else; someone whom I don't remember quite well."
"Who do you think that is?" he asks whilst bouncing up to release the knots.
"I don't know," she says in frustration. "Every time I see his face, I see him. I don't know how to explain it, but I need to become a full-time exorcist in order to figure out what this means."
Komui sits there silently for a few moments until he finally speaks. "All right, but if something happens and you become unstable, you know the consequences."
"Komui, I've worked for central for fourteen years, I know every consequence and heresy trial there is; I've seen one. I know what might happen if I'm compromised," the girl says with a hint of anger. The chief sighs then bounces over to one of his drawers.
"There's a free room next to Kanda's," he says as he tilts his head to the drawer. "There's a key inside there. Feel free to grab it."
She stands from the loveseat and walks over to him. She opens the drawer and pulls out a set of keys. "Thank you."
"Caretaker," Komui calls. She stops at the doorway. "He's different than the others, Helvaska told a prophecy about him. She says that he will be a destroyer of time."
She stares at the chief with no emotion. "Noted."
"So, Caretaker, where do you come from?" Allen asks as he shoves food in his mouth. She stares at him in worry as he gulps every last bite of food on his place. She slowly eats her food.
"I'm a watcher for the higher ups," she answers slowly. "I have innocence that are bracelets. Special bracelets. . ."
Lenalee stares at the girl in confusion. "What kind of bracelets?"
"A special kind," Caretaker says sternly. "That's all you need to know."
"So now you're going to be apart of us?" Allen asks with food in his mouth. Caretaker nods.
"I'm here on business as well," she says as she stares at him eating his food. "It's only temporarily. I haven't a clue how long be. . ."
"Well, welcome to the Order!"
I've revised this chapter. It's way different from the original, and I actually like this better. Enjoy! Review please!
Disclaimer: I don't own DGM, Hoshino does~
Claimer: Anything not mentioned in DGM, belong to me~