Chapter 2: Who?

Raen: Hi again! How're y'all doing? Okay? Great. In this chapter, I'm introducing an OC, Alice. Who, by the way, is not related to Allen. Just thought I'd make that clear :). And I'm not pairing her with anybody, mainly because I don't like having characters in romantic relationships with OCs. And-*gets interrupted*

Allen: Hi! *jumps around*

Raen: Allen? Did you eat too much candy?

Allen: *perks up* Food?

Raen: Never mind. Anyways, D. Gray-man is, sadly, still not mine :(. It's Hoshino-sensei's.

Kanda groaned, fighting the impulse to stay asleep, albeit ineffectively. What the hell was that? Lenalee was quiet, still unconscious. Allen, unlike the two of them, was currently quite content. He had started dreaming about eating, more specifically about eating mitarashi dango. Yum. The fourth and final person in the room mumbled something like "Strike" in his sleep.

Alice knocked on the door. Not hearing a response, she walked in. She'd been sent to inform the four exorcists about what had happened to them, a task she was not looking forward to. But she'd taken pity on the science division, reasoning that she, being an exorcist and fighter herself, would be less likely to be injured. "Hello? Rise and shine, everybody! It's time to wake up!" The four of them were shifting around now, good. Let's see…Kanda looked like he'd wake up first. She couldn't decide if that was a good thing or bad thing.

Kanda woke up feeling as if he'd been hit by a bus. His head was pounding. He forced his eyes open finding himself on the couch in Komui's office. Looking around, he say Lavi and Allen sprawled out beside him and Lenalee lying on the floor. There was another person, someone he didn't recognize, standing by the door. She was the only other person that was conscious. He blinked, trying to clear his head.

It was a while before anyone else woke up. By this time, Kanda's headache had receded, though not by much, and he was enjoying the silence. Too bad it couldn't last. Lavi was the next to regain consciousness. He sat up, rubbing his uncovered eye to fully regain his sight. At the same time he did a mental check of himself to assess the damage. Other than the throbbing pain in his head, everything felt normal. Once he was fully aware of his surroundings, his eyes landed on Kanda and Allen beside him, before he also noticed Lenalee on the ground. Why was Lenalee on the ground?

Lenalee opened an eye wearily before sitting upright in shock and instantly regretting it when her head felt like it would explode. Or implode. Or whatever. It was painful. She had been lying on the floor? Why? What had happened? The last thing she remembered was…helping the science division and then being affected by some weird smoke. She made a mental note to speak to her brother about this. She glanced about her to find Kanda, Lavi, Allen, and Alice in the room with her. None of them were speaking. Weird.

Allen woke with a start, looking confused before registering his headache. Oh god, his head. He groaned and opened his eyes, finding the four other occupants of the room looking at him. He was in…Komui's office? Why did these sorts of things always, always, happen to him?

"What the?"

Surprisingly, Kanda was the first one to speak. Everyone else except for Alice flinched at the sound.

"Shut the fuck up, you're being too loud." That was Lavi. Huh, how ironic.

"Does anyone know what happened?" At that, Alice decided that it was her turn to speak.

"Well, the four of you were affected by this chemical cloud which was developed by Komui to make Kanda nicer. Kanda never got it because, well, it failed. He's being forced to work on a cure."

Hearing his name multiple times made Kanda pay more attention to the speaker. Alice, a girl with waist-length silver hair and blue eyes. His eyes widened slightly as he grinned. Yes, grinned. "Strike!"

"So you all ne-" She stopped, confused. What did Kanda just say? There was no way she'd heard that right. Kanda's attitude was notorious, and even though she'd barely made contact with him she knew this wasn't how he normally acted. "What…was that?"

Lenalee spoke up. "Where is my dear brother?! Has anyone seen him?"

Allen groaned again, now irritated. "Where the hell did this frickin' headache come from? Goddamnit, I need some wine. Someone get me some wine."

Alice's eyes flickered between the three of them. While she didn't really know Kanda, she was friends with Lenalee and Allen. There was no way they'd act like this. "What's going on?"

Lavi crossed his arms and legs, refusing to pay attention to the 'idiots'. He wanted some peace and quiet, which obviously wasn't happening right now. "Shut the hell up, dumbasses."

Kanda didn't listen to him, still paying attention to Alice. "You really are pretty. What's your name? Let's be friends."

No way. This was not happening. This had to be a dream. But…the weird smoke. Okay, so maybe there was an explanation. No use freaking out about it now, right? Right. Or at least that's what Alice was trying to convince herself. "I'm Alice, a new exorcist. Lenalee and Allen found me, I didn't realize that my swords were innocence before. Or that they turned into guns…" She trailed off, lost in thought.

Allen perked up. "A pretty lady? Why hello." He moved closer to Alice, smiling.

Lenalee was not appreciating being ignored. "Where is my brother?! Nii-san! Come out!"

Alice's head snapped up as she slowly backed away from Allen. "W-What are you doing? A-Allen?"

Still not receiving a response, Lenalee left the room, worried that her brother would be seduced by perverts. She would need to make a robot to protect his chastity.

Allen reached out and took a piece of Alice's hair, speaking nonchalantly. "Whatever do you mean?"

"I-I-You…Allen, stop! What are you trying to pull?"

"What is it, my dear? Please do stop stuttering." He moved even closer.

Meanwhile, Kanda and Lavi were having a conversation of their own. Kanda had turned towards Lavi, glomping him and waving a finger in his face. "What's with the harsh tone usagi-chan? There's no need to be so glum!"

Lavi did not look amused. "Tch. Shut the hell up! Stupid samurai." He tried to pry Kanda off him. "Someone tell me where Komui is before I kill this idiot."

Okay, so maybe it wasn't much of a conversation.

Alice leaned away from Allen, ending up against the wall. "Allen, what is this? W-What are you…what…I…No…" At least she'd gotten through one sentence without stuttering. It had to count for something, right?

"Sweetie, you're going to have to be more specific."

"Stop! Please, move away. Just…stop."

"Oh? Darling, I'm fairly certain I heard you wrong. Did you tell me to stop? Now why would you do that?"

"Y-Yes! That's what I said. You're acting w-weird, Allen."

"Am I?" He was slightly put off by her refusal to comply but otherwise undeterred.

Alice's response was cut off by Lavi leaving his seat and walking between the two to get away from the noise. "Che. Out of my way, sprout."

Kanda wasn't very pleased by that. "Whoa, where are you going? Come back and sit, Lavi! You need to stop being so antisocial."

"No." Lavi pulled open the door and left, slamming it shut after.

Deciding that there was no way he would get through to Lavi, Kanda got up and threw an arm around Allen. "Come on, moyashi. Give her a break."

Allen swatted away the arm, annoyed. "Don't touch me, only beautiful people can touch me."

Kanda pouted. "Not fun, you're just as bad as Lavi."

"Like hell I am. Now go away, you're ruining the mood. Better yet, go get me some alcohol."

Alice looked a bit frightened at the thought of being left alone with the normally docile Allen. Emphasis on normally, he was anything but at the moment. Luckily for her, Kanda noticed her look.

"Well, how about you, Alice? Let's do something! I'm bored, and everyone else is grumpy. Please?"

"Your presence is not needed, idiot. Scram."

"Alice? What do you say?"

"Well…okay, sure. Let's go let something to eat." It was safer than staying with Allen, that was for sure. "Sorry Allen, maybe some other time."

Allen scowled. "Well then until next time, darling."

Alice dragged Kanda out of the room.

Raen: That's it for now! (Sorry if it's an awkward place to stop)...now...how to get Allen to stay out of trouble... . On another note, a giant THANK YOU to everyone who followed, favorited, and reviewed (you know who you are). Ciao~!