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2. IT'S BEEN A WHILE
The fact that he already knew where Komui was hiding didn't save River and the Italian girl from getting lost a couple of times, before they managed to find the supervisor.
Asleep.
River went close to the man's ear, and whispered the only words that could do the trick.
"Supervisor. Linalee… is getting married…"
"Nooooooooo! Linaleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" The Chinese jumped standing, a threatening glare in his eyes.
Lucrezia, who hadn't heard a word of what River said and hadnt understood what Komui-san had shouted, looked at both men questioningly. Here in London people behaved strangely…
Half asleep, the man rubbed his eyes trying to wake up; Lucrezia stared at him even more questioningly.
"I suppose he has been working a lot" she whispered admiringly to the spiky haired man who was back to her side.
River put on an enigmatic expression. "Really, it's hard to tell whether he works a lot or he does nothing at all…" Lucrezia didn't seem to understand. After all, she didn't know the supervisor. Yet.
"Lucrezia Buonarroti. How is Mr DallaCosta doing? Directing the Mediterranean section must be tiring, last time I heard from him he was rather…worn out." Komui didn't hear much from the Mediterranean, and even if some of his exorcists were sent to fight in Italy, Spain or Greece they rarely met brethren of southern Europe.
Lucrezia seemed surprised. "Supervisor…last time I heard from him…he was dead."
The mouth of the scientific section's squad leader fell. The hell??? The director of the Mediterranean section was dead and he hadn't been informed?! Komui hadn't told him anything?! "D-dead?" River muttered.
Lucrezia sweat dropped. "Actually it's…it's the reason why I'm here…" she paused. It had been Komui to call her through her golem radio and command her to join the European section based in London.
"During an attack. In the city of Milan. Three weeks ago. The headquarter was destroyed. All finders died. All the workers of the scientific died, too. And most of the exorcists. The Mediterranean section no longer exists."
Shock was all over River's face. An attack. In the central headquarter of the Mediterranean. In a big city like Milan. The director had died. The whole section was destroyed. And he hadn't been informed?!
"I thought you knew…" Lucrezia whispered, shocked.
The girl nodded. "Us exorcists, I mean, those of us who survived, were sent mostly to the Southern America section…I was the only one to be sent here. That was on your order, Mr Komui…"
"Right. Right. Good. Thank you, Lucrezia. In this packet is your new uniform. River-san will show you to your room. I expect you to be ready as soon as possible, for your first mission…" the man said, elbows on his desk and a hand on his forehead.
The girl nodded and was about to move, when the voice of a girl broke the moment of silence.
"Nii-san, Allen told me you wanted to see me" a long haired exorcist appeared from behind a huge pile of papers.
Lucrezia froze.
"Oh yes…Lucrezia, I thought you'd appreciate…" Komui began, but was interrupted.
"Lucrezia?" Linalee asked incredulous, looking at the girl, studying her.
The girl removed the hood of the long black cloak she was wearing.
She was tall. Her light brown hair, barely reaching her shoulders, was tied in two small tresses, a lot of bangs covering her forehead and her eyes.
She was very tanned, and had brown eyes. Except for the rather light colour of her hair, she looked the typical Mediterranean type.
The long black dress she was wearing was very similar to Linalee's, in the late 19th century fashion.
"Oh mio Dio!" (Oh my god) exclaimed the Italian girl after a good couple of seconds. "Linalee!"
"Lucrezia!" Linalee was smiling surprised.
The two girls hugged smiling warmly.
"Linalee! You…you are so changed!"
"Says who! Where is the long dark hair?" Linalee asked, poking the other girl on the forehead.
"Hmm… cut!" the Italian girl stuck out her tongue.
River looked at the scene, rather confused, while Komui smiled lightly.
"Hem. Supervisor? Linalee knows the Italian girl?" he asked.
Komui nodded. "It was a long time since they last met. Before I joined the order."
"Nii-san! Is Lu going to stay with us?" Linalee asked excited.
Komui nodded. "Yes! Yes Linalee! My little sister is going to be safer with another girl! I won't lose you to one of these baby exorcists friends of yours!"
Both girls sweat dropped. "May I show her to her room?" Linalee asked her brother.
"I guess River-san won't mind going back to his job. Yes, Linalee, of course you can." The Chinese man said smiling. "Lucrezia…welcome to the European section of the Black Order."