Kanda was leaning against the wall in Komui's office, waiting for Lavi and Danni to arrive. Bookman was already there -not that, that surprised him-. It seemed the old man was also a bit impatient as well, not that he cared of course. He was just glad he was able to leave this place for a while. Once Lavi and Danni appeared, he couldn't help but scoff at them. "About time." He stated coldly.
"Keep your knickers on Kandy, we haven't even left yet." Danni cut in before anything could start. Arriving at the office, Lavi smirked and put his arms behind his head as Kanda scoffed and made his snide comment. He shrugged and glanced at Bookman who was shooting him a dark glare, which gave Lavi the chills. Quickly looking to the director, Lavi tilted his head. "So, what's the mission for?" He asked. Danni sighed a bit and shook her head a bit, this was going to be a long assignment if this tension was going to be around. Shoving her hands into the pockets of her tunic, looking at Komui, curious about the assignment.
Standing up at the way the tension in the room rose, Kamui coughed a bit, "Uhm... Right then..." He coughed a bit, "I need you four to look around a nearby town, there's been rumors about something there. We don't know if it is an Innocence or The Noah Family." "And if there is one or both?" Danni questioned, having a funny feeling that there was something missing. "Retrieve the Innocence, and destroy the Akuma. If you can, get information about the family." Komui stated seriously.
Kanda scoffed a bit as he pushed off the wall, this mission would have been easier with just one person, but since he had to be around others. "We'll leave in half hour. Meet at the gate then." He instructed the others as he left the office. "Really... it's starting now?" Danni asked, causing him to pause. "If you don't like it leave mutt." Was his response before leaving fully to pack. Lavi blinked a few times at the director's words when he finished speaking. That's it? No info on the town or anything more?
Well, this wasn't suspicious at all.. Lavi pondered silently. Bookman sharply elbowed the boy, causing him to wince, before leaving the office to pack. Lavi rubbed where Bookman had driven his elbow into him, then looked at Kanda and nodded. He too then left to go pack. Once he and his mentor had packed, they still had some time to spare- but Bookman grabbed him and practically dragged him to the gate. The two now having to wait on Kanda and Danni. This mission was going to be fun..not. Lavi contemplated. Running a hand through her hair, Danni left the office after the others to pack. She changed into her usual outfit and packed simply, adding a few books to keep her amused at night.
She walked out to the gate, not surprised to see that Bookman and Lavi were there first, but she was surprised to see that Kanda wasn't around. If things were going to be like this the entire trip, she was going to go crazy. The moment Kanda arrived, he was actually glad to see that he didn't have to wait for anyone to arrive. "Let's go." He stated, moving passed the group, leading them to the train station. Though it wasn't going to take long to get to the town, hey needed to move now. He just wanted to get this done and over with.
Lavi greeted Danni with a charming smile when he saw her, and picked up his bag when Kanda arrived. Of course he was ready to get going. Bookman followed the exorcist and Lavi chose to stay back a bit and walk with Danni. At least he had a chance to have a decent conversation with her. "I wonder if Komui's just as clueless as we are about this mission?" He said, in more of an asking manor as they headed for the train station. Since she already had her bag hung over her back, Danni was already to head out and since Kanda spared nothing on pleasantries, she followed behind him and Bookman with Lavi.
Looking over at the red-head, she shrugged a bit at his questioned muse. "I'm guessing that's the case. He didn't give us much to go on like he would have regularly." She mused, keeping an eye on the two ahead of them. "Won't this trip be a blast?" She rolled her eyes a bit, her voice thick with sarcasm as the group picked up pace. Lavi sighed under his breath and shook his head lightly. "So, we're pretty much going in blind..great." He said in a low voice. "I heard that the Noah family's been trying to create their own handmade akuma. Dunno if its true or not but there's been a lot of panic in the city." He said, just trying to lighten the mood of the group.
Kanda didn't stop or try to chat with anyone as he led the way to the station. He was not looking forward to this trip anyhow. Deciding to pick up the pace, he didn't bother telling the others, figuring that they would follow. He knew that once they got to the village, they'd go searching for either the Akuma or the Innocence and would probably split up to cover more grounds. Hearing Lavi bring up the akuma experiment, struck a nerve with the dark haired exorcist, though he stayed silent. Kanda briefly thought back to when he had faced her..
He knew the akuma woman could have broken away if her will was strong enough. She had said that she had a free will, when they first fought- and now she was still doing their bidding. Fighting for the Noah clan. He wondered why he didn't just finish her off when he had the chance.
It took a few hours, but the group finally made it to the village of Corr. Stepping off the train, Danni couldn't help but groan a bit as she stretched out. That train ride had been almost hell... Kanda kept throwing insults to both her and Lavi, which didn't help things go easier, plus before a fight could break out, she tried to sooth the situation, by interjecting. To say she was exhausted was an understatement, but they still had a job to do, even if they were going in blind. Kanda pushed passed the mutt who got off the train first. He would have preferred to have the beansprout than the three people he had been forced to work with.
He supposed he din't mind the mutt too much, but it was the Bookmen that got on his nerves the most. "Let's go. Stop standing around doing nothing." He stated, taking the lead once more as they made their way into town. Lavi stepped off the train with the group, trying to stay in the back. He didn't have a good feeling about this mission. Lavi hated having to go blind..especially when a Noah was possibly involved. So, he hung back with Bookman with his little hammer in its holder.
|Meanwhile|
Shi reached the small town and wandered around, appearing to be a normal teenage girl who had just gotten lost or something. She kind of wanted to take her time with this mission, so she wouldn't have to go right back to locking herself in her room just to get the Noah's to leave her alone. Especially Jasdebi. Well- more the point, Debi. Why was he so interested in her anyway? She felt nothing towards him nor the rest of the family.
Shi's multi colored eyes began to dimly glow as she sensed an Innocence nearby. A wicked smile came to the Akuma's thin lips and she proceeded to follow her instincts to find the source. No longer in her own mindset. She ran through the small rundown town, her blood rushing as the thrill of running her scythe through yet another human became a craving.
Shi allowed her arm to shift into a scythe when she finally found the source of the innocence. It was a young girl holding a freshly polished silver flute. The young girl screamed when she noticed the attacker charging towards her and began running, keeping the flute close to her chest as she ran. The akuma continued her hunt, killing anyone who tried to fight her off in order to protect the young girl. Townspeople screamed and cried out from the pain from the scythe. Shi was determined that she would not fail like the Noah's.
Her goal wasn't harm the child..all she wanted was the innocence. But, her akuma blood was flowing and she hadn't yet tried to control it.
It was a scream that alerted Kanda that they were late and grumbled to himself as he shot off ahead without warning. Calling on his innocence, his sword formed almost immediately as he jumped onto the buildings, heading to the screaming people. He wasn't about to let anyone else suffer while he could help it. Not today. Today the Noah's would not win. Seeing Kanda run off, Danni cursed under her breath. Of course he would run off without warning, she should have expected that, but it was hard to expect anything other than the worst with screaming, shaking her head a bit, she took off as well, no doubt Lavi and Bookman were right behind her. She didn't want to use her innocence just yet, but- Her thoughts were shattered when a loud pitched scream resonated.
Looking up, Danni could see a child up on top of a building, tipping over the edge. Running towards the girl, Danni's innocence activated and her wings sprouted from her back as she flew up, catching the girl as she fell. "It's alright..you're safe now." She smiled reassuringly. Lavi did not enjoy the sound of screaming townspeople. Following Kanda and Bookman when they suddenly went to take off. Bookman and Lavi split off to see how many people were injured and how many they could help. The red head could see Danni when he heard the scream of a young girl, his eye in awe when Danni activated her innocence. Those wings were her innocence..right? He began to wonder, shaking his head lightly and going back to examine the injured.
Shi wasn't far from the girl who had managed to take multiple flights of stairs to reach the top of a tall building. When Shi caught up with the girl, watching the young child back up until she was tipping over the edge of the roof- Shi was sure that she had the girl cornered. She went to charge, sliding to a stop when the girl had fallen but was caught by an exorcist. Shi growled a little under her breath.
The young girl, clutching her innocence wielding flute, slowly looked up at Danni with awe-struck innocent eyes. "Are..are you an exorcist...?" She asked in a shaken, quiet little voice. Danni laughed softly as she looked down at the girl, smiling at her. "Yes, I am, you're safe with me." She reassured the girl, "Just hang on tight." She warned as she looked at the person who had been chasing the girl and narrowed her eyes at the female. "You're not taking her." She warned, moving farther from the ledge, her wings glowing a bit, readying to attack. She hardly worked with others, partially for this reason because her innocence was so unnatural.
Kanda arrived at the tower, coming up behind the female form that smelt of blood. Seeing that the girl that had been running was in Danni's hands, he rested the tip of his blade against the Akuma's neck. "I'll handle it from here. Take that girl down to the others." Kanda ordered, his voice leaving no room for argument as he stared down the Akuma. At least, that was what he assumed this girl with scythe for hands was. Though even he was unsure that, after all, she didn't look like a typical Akuma. With a nod, though hesitant, Danni descended to the ground. Lavi got up and ran in the direction of where he thought Danni would've landed when she came down. He wanted to make sure the child was alright, and to see if he could figure out why she had been chased.
Shi raised her blades to the exorcist with an unnatural innocence, ready to attack. "Oh..I don't want the girl-" She began to speak in a quiet, sinister voice. Shi allowed her blades to rest at her sides when she felt the cold, sharp blade on her neck. A blade she had felt before when Shi was on a mission with JasDebi. Her eyes continuing to glow slightly as she slowly turned to face the dark haired male, once the other exorcist had run off with her target. Careful not to allow the blade to move, or even cut into her neck. Shi looked dead at Kanda, unphased by him and his sword, for a moment before using her own blade to push his sword away from her and changed one of her arms back to normal. After all- she wouldn't need both scythes to fight this exorcist.
Kanda recognized the woman once she turned around and his glare deepened, yet a smirk appeared on his face at the same time. It was time for a rematch, especially since his Innocence had a nice new upgrade. "You're still being an idiot by siding with the Noah I see." He commented, jumping back when the girl pushed his blade away. Shi glared at the familiar male and rose her scythe once there was some distance distance between her and Kanda...that was his name, right? For no real reason..she honestly didn't want to fight him again. She shook her head and readied herself for an attack. "That's none of your concern, exorcist!" Shi growled, bit knew better than to try and rush the male.
Landing safely, Danni's innocence folded into her back once more, leaving traces of black inked wings in their place. A single white feather remained in her hand though as she set the girl onto the ground and knelt in front of her. "There we are, safe and sound." She smiled softly, pushing the girl's hair away from her face, "Do you know why you were being chased by that girl?" She asked curiously, checking her over for any injuries, though she did wonder about flute clutched in the girl's hands. The girl avoided eye contact with the exorcist woman and held her flute tightly, shaking her head lightly. Lavi reached the girls and knelt beside them, keeping quiet since Danni had already began to speak with the child.
She was so young... Why would an akuma be targeting someone at her age? The young girl looked between the two. "She wanted my flute..." She said softly, looking at the ground. "It was a present from my mother..she told me it was special and if I was scared I could play it and make the monsters go away." Danni looked over at Lavi when he reached them nodding a bit before looking as the girl spoke. Gently stroking the girls hair, she smiled softly, "Don't worry, no one will take your flute away." She smiled at the girl reassuringly, "That's why we're here, to protect everyone and drive the monsters away." She kept her voice soft and gently pressed the flute closer to the girl, "You're a really brave girl."