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An emergency meeting for the exorcist's of the black order was never a good thing. But when Komui had the guts to call a meeting just as the light of dawn appeared in the sky, it was obvious that something very major was going to or was already happening. Not the thing anyone wanted to hear first thing in the morning.

"Komui, what the hell is so important that you felt the need to call a meeting at this god damned hour!" Kanda seethed as he stomped through the threshold of Komui's by no means organized office, gracefully steeping over top of the sea of papers that littered the floor.

"Kanda would it kill you to be polite!" Now it was Allen's turn to storm into the office, looking as if he had just rolled out of bed, hair standing up in every which way, his normal red tie hanging loosely around his neck and Timcampy draped still asleep across his shoulders.

Kanda turned back glaring sharply at the younger exorcist who's expression clearly showed that his sentiments for the blue haired swordsman where not to different than Kanda's for him.

"Yes I think it would bean sprout",

"Don't call me bean sprout, the name is Allen, A.L.L.E.N I'm sure it's not that hard to remember Yuu-chan"

"What did you just call me?"

The air in the room seemed to sizzle as the two people became drawn into there normal feud, lightening seaming to form between their heads, the papers surrounding them starting to smoke and burn around the edges. It was possible to cut the tension with a knife but Lavi found a slightly more interesting way to break it. Creeping up behind them as quiet as he could while avoiding the flames that where spontaneously combusting around the feuding exorcists he pushed Allen in the back causing the smaller boy to stumble, and fall face down onto the couch.

Lenalee giggled as she walked in the door arm linked with Miranda, Krory walking in behind them stifling a yawn with his hand.

"What was that for?" Allen asked in a disgruntled voice rolling to sit-up on the couch checking to make sure Timcampy was still asleep and not half way across the room as Lavi plopped down beside him. "You where blocking the door." He said simply, shrugging his shoulders and reached for the mug of coffee on the table in front of him.

"Well Big Brother?" Lenalee asked as they all settled in the large room being careful to avoid any piles of papers that could contain some horrible, deforming invention of the science department hidden in its depths.

Komui looked up at his ragtag group of exorcists, his expression clearly stating what they had thought earlier, this was not just a quick meeting to ask how things were. Komui sighed as he pushed his glasses a little farther onto his nose before looking everyone in the eye as best he could. "We have a new mission" he began in a serious voice instantly gaining everyone's attention.

"The letter came from central a few hours ago, apparently a secret organization from the inside of England is asking for protection of one of their schools..." "Protection? Not a hope in hell, do I look like a freaking body guard to you?" Kanda growled from his position in the back corner of the office glaring holes into Komui. "I'm well aware of that Kanda, trust me when I say that I am about as pleased about this as you are. These orders came from central however so we are not allowed to pass them off as much as we want to."

Allen raised an eyebrow at this. "So what is so important that central would actually take the exorcists away from gathering all the innocence? I was under the impression that was all that was important in this world, to them anyway." He asked his good-natured mood rapidly disappearing into a mask of polite, cold indifference, an expression that was becoming increasingly normal for Allen if Central was even mentioned these days.

"That Allen is my point exactly! You see this organization is very old and very, very powerful, filled with people hidden just about everywhere, people that... for the most part, just blend in with normal humans. These people are called Wizards."

Kanda snorted, "Wizards" he said darkly "Bastard, You woke me up to tell me about a fairy tale?" It was obvious to everyone that he was less pleased about his information then anything that had happened this morning, even the degrading of his status from an exorcist to a bodyguard. "Komui's telling the truth Kanda" Lavi said thoughtfully tapping his finger to his chin. "What do you mean Lavi?" Miranda asked politely having not said a single word all morning. "I remember Panda once telling me that all around the world there a group of magick wielders calling themselves wizards. These wizards it appeared specialized in wand magic, which is far different from any of the magick we have seen before."

Komui nodded. "True enough Lavi, and that's who has hired us, apparently the earl has found a new broker, someone who these 'wizards' greatly fear. The first target was at an international wizarding-sporting event. Luckily no one was killed but it took nearly 100 of these wizards to take down the single level one Akuma and many where injured in the process. Now from what I understand the target has sifted to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and Wizardry, and that is where we will be going."

"But Komui, you know just as well as I do that the exorcist are not welcomed in their society, something about being cold hearted murders, the spawn of Satan or whatever." Everyone was startled by the serious undertone in Lavi's voice, the jr. Bookman was almost never this serious preferring to keep a goofy smile on his face even when he didn't mean it. Komui sighed again taking a long sip of the coffee Lenalee had pressed into his hands. "I know, but there government system has offered to make an expression as long as we stick to their rules during the missions. You are not to attack an Akuma unless it is in its true form, or at the very least don't get caught doing so by anyone who could report you. I can also not stress enough the importance of not revelling your true identity as an Exorcist to anyone unless they take the first step into that conversation. I don't think it will be too much of a problem however; most of these wizards have only

"During this mission we will be going undercover as a neighbouring school, who will be participating in a multi school tournament, This will given you the ability to monitor the school grounds as best you can even though one of you will be participating in the tournament."

"Big brother?"

"Yes Lenalee?"

"How many of us will have to go to this school? We can't all go."

"Well you, Allen, Lavi and Kanda are all going, as well as myself to make sure no questionable boys come and swoop down on my precious sister. Miranda, Krory if you two don't mind I was hoping that you continue work here at the order, since you both are a little to old to pass as students and two young to pass as teachers. The arc will be set up between Hogwarts and the order so staying connected won't be an issue"

Miranda and Krory nodded "Don't worry Komui we'll take care of things here." Miranda said as Krory placed a hand on her shoulder, "Most assuredly"

Komui clasped his hands together, "Excellent! Allen when do you think you can get the Arc set up by?"

"In a couple of minutes, but I will need to know the exact location of where to connect to or the doorway will end up just about anywhere" Allen replayed as he sat up from the couch stretching slightly. "We already thought of that!' Komui said excitedly as he reached into his breast pocket to revel a picture of a tiled roof in front of a distinct background of a somehow evil looking willow tree facing over a large lake that had a large tentacle poking out of it. "We figured that as long as you had the imagine in your head you could create a doorway. So if you are supplied with a detailed enough photo of the location the door should appear! At least in theory…"

Allen nodded as he took the picture from Komui, studding it intently before placing it into the pouch hanging off his belt. "When do you want it set up by?"

"We need to be there at about seven for our dramatic entrance with the rest of the schools but to make sure that everything goes according to plan it should probably be ready to go and connected at about five? Yes five sounds good. Don't any of you worry about packing, since the arc is going to be connected the whole time so we will be able to return to the Order whenever needed."

"Yes Komui!"

"Good, so we will leave just as soon as Allen here visits Jerry to satisfy that bottomless pit that he calls a stomach. It would be truly embarrassing for him to collapse in hunger as soon as we get there."

"Hey I'm not that bad!" Allen cried, but it seemed that his efforts in defending his almost limitless hunger proved futile, as his stomach chose that exact moment to make its presence known in a roar that threatened to wake everyone inside the Black Order. Including Timcampy who fell of Allen's shoulder in a disgruntled heap catching him self in mid fall to flap his wings in front of Allen's face poking the exorcist just under his eyes with tiny paws.

"Alright, alright I'm sorry Timcampy, I didn't mean to wake you up! Komui are we done here, I think Timcampy will hurt me if I don't feed both him and myself!" Lavi laughed as he reached over to ruffle Allen's already messed hair. "Oh poor bean sprout afraid of his 'iitle 'olem.

"Yes Lavi, I am, and for good reason. Master has a pretty nasty sense of humour"

"Oh and what's that... HOLY MOTHER OF...." Lavi nearly jumped out of his skin as Timcampy turned his attention from trying to get Allen to go and receive some food to flying in front Lavi's face and cracking a large smile from his nearly invisible mouth. This revealed a double row of razor sharp teeth that nearly threatened to overwhelm the golden Golems face.

"See my point? Like I said, Master has a pretty nasty sense of humour giving something so cute such an evil attribute. Timcampy is the only Golem that I know of that can do that" Allen said as Timcampy fluttered at the door his face back to normal as he pointed out the door, towards the kitchen. It was all Lavi could do to nod, his face a sickly pale colour, which with his bright red hair and black clothes made him look like a corpse. "I'm glad you under stand and don't call me bean sprout! Komui?"

"Yes Allen we are done."

Allen smiled before vaulting the back of the couch and running for the door, Timcampy fluttering behind him doing a back flip in midair to show his enthusiasm, as much as a little gold ball with wings could at least.

Still laughing Lenalee and Lavi followed Allen out the door watching with a bemused expression as he ran full sprint down the hallway to see if Jerry was awake enough to serve him a satisfactory breakfast.

"He never changes does he? Lavi asked as they walked down the hallway to the cafeteria. "No and I pray he never does."

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Allen sighed happily as he and Lenalee walked through the quiet streets that made up the inside of the arc. It was always so quiet there, so serene. It was always quick to put a person's anxieties to rest. This level of tranquility was nearly impossible to find within the black order. Unless you where Kanda of course, When that man wanted to be left alone (Which was most of the time) it was as if a s meter force field would instantly surround him, one that if anyone tried to penetrate they would be instantly vaporised.

"Here should work" Allen said stopping suddenly, much to Lenalee's dismay as she crashed into his back. "Oww" she moaned as she made contact with the hard, unforgiving ground.

"Lenalee! I'm so, sorry!" Allen said guiltily, reaching a hand out to Lenalee to help pull her up, one that she gratefully accepted. "No problem Allen, just next time a little warning, alright?"

"Defiantly!" Allen said, releasing her hand as he turned to face the blank door once more. Breathing in deeply he let all other thoughts slip from his mind, just letting the music of the fourteenth fill him and letting his desire flow from his heart to fully complete his connection with the arc.

Lenalee watched with a quiet curiosity as Allen shut his eyes, not tight in concentration, as she would have thought, but lightly as if he was only sleeping. She had never been in here to watch when Allen created a door and Lenalee was curious to see how it was done.

Is strange, Lenalee had never really seen Allen as the musically inclined type of person. She had never heard him play or even mention playing an instrument of any kind before. She hadn't even heard him sing until now. Yet here he was, the lyrics of 'the song of the fourteenth' playing on his lips, a song that Lenalee was sure any singer would give their right hand to be able to sing with the skill Allen was portraying right now.

"Done" Allen said quickly breaking Lenalee's train of thought as he slowly backed away form the door in the middle of the city to see the results of his labour.

"Really?" Lenalee asked staring up at the door as the number 29 appeared on the plate above I large luminescent letters. "Yah, I'm getting better at it to. I don't even need the Piano I just have to sing the song through and it appears. Of course that doesn't work if I am doing something large."

"Of course" Lenalee said smiling as Allen pushed open the doorway peering out to the other side before taking a slight step to the bottom, the sole of his foot coming to rest on the almost flat surface of the Hogwarts roof. "Hey Lenalee come out and take a look" He called extending his hand to help her through the door and onto the roof with him.

"Wow" Lenalee gasped softly looking out to the Hogwarts grounds for the first time as Allen went to sit down beside her on the edge of the roof. "It's so beautiful," she said softly staring across the sparkling lake as the sun began setting casting the grounds in a golden glow. "Don't you think so?" she breathed to Allen, leaning against his side resting her head on his shoulder.

"Yah your right." Allen replayed in an equally quiet voice gently placing his head on top of hers. They sat like that for a while, watching the sunset. Just enjoying the silence. It wasn't often that they could just sit like this. Just bask in the feeling of safety and calm, the feeling of Family and belonging. No these moments where few and where always cherished above all others. Just for the reason of knowing that in there war against the Earl it was never certain if this would be the last moment they could have together.