The 14th's secret
Chapter 1: the Mission for Fire
"Yo Allen!" a red headed Lavi shouted out through the half crowded cafeteria of the black order, looking around for the strangely white haired Allen.
"whaa..?" Allen replied with his mouth stuffed with food, he just came from a mission just 3 days ago but he's still eating on.
Lavi followed where the voice came from and jogged over, but he suddenly stopped in his tracks as he looks up at all the plates stacked on top of another.
" uh Allen, where are you?" Lavi asked as he tried to peer through all the plates to find his friend.
Then in a sudden Allen popped up from the towers of plated that encircle him like it was his own personal fort.
"Yes Lavi, need something?" the cursed boy asked politely as hr ripped a piece of stake from his golem Timcanpy's mouth and ate it himself.
" oh man, it's been three days since you came back from that mission to Spain, that lasted 1 week , how could you still eat so much!" Lavi said almost outraged but then decided to put that aside.
"Never mind, Komui wants you at his office we have a new Mission"
" Allen Walker, Lavi, Kanda Yuu, Lenalee Lee , im sure you all know why I called you, there has been a few weird things happening in a village not so far from here, our finders are convinced that there is Innocence in that village, there are also sights of level 1 as well of level 2 Akumas, so I want you 4 exorcists to check it out" Komui the chief head Supervisor of the Black Order said as he handed out a booklet to each exorcist one by one.
They all open it for more detailed information.
"Wait, there are fire sightings in the Fire Village?" Lavi asked confused at that weird combination of the mission.
" yes, I know that seems weird but witnesses say that the whole village will spontaneously burst into flames and nothing will happen, only a slight heat wave will hit you but only shocking you without harming you, only some people turned into ashes which out Finders confirmed where level 1 and 2 Akumas" Komui laid the mission out more clearly.
"Everything will burst into flames, and nothing burns except Akumas?...hmmm" Allen said to himself , his eyes fixed in space deep in thought " sounds like Innocence but fire?"
"yes that right, isn't Lavi the only one who possess the innocence to control elements?" Lenalee a petit girl with dark shoulder length straight hair asked as she looked up at the Bother Komui.
Komui pushed his glasses up with his index finger before taking a sip from his bunny coffee mug "well Lavi is the only one who can posses ALL the elements and the only one who can control elements, but its seems there is another and its Fire" Komui answered his little sisters question.
Everyone else nodded in understandment.
"So Allen are you able to go by the ark? It takes almost half a day to go there by foot" Komui asked as he looked over his glasses at the cursed boy.
" I've been there before I could make a door there, it was one of my stops on my way over here for the first time" Allen said.
Everyone left Komui's office and entered the room where the gate to the ark is held.
They all walked up the stairs and look back before leaving " Good Luck, and bring Lenalee back save and sound and pure!" Komui shouted out all 4 exorcists blushed but Lenalee's was the reddest "brother!" she shouted out not before being pulled into the gate.
all 4 exorcist where welcomed into a bright summer light and enclosed in a row of perfect pristine white buildings with some flowers here and there.
" I'll never get used to this place" Lenalee said as she looked around amazed.
they all walk down the small road down between the row of buildings passing the one they just came out of with a paper stick to the door written in marker " home" next to it was "Asian Branch" and ect ect.
They walked to one that didn't have anything on it, Allen walked up and grab the doorknob he closed his eyes in concentration, remembering 'The Musicians Score' in his head.
Then suddenly the number 30 appeared on top of the door, Allen slowly opened it and walked through, the rest were waiting for his ok.
Allen came back and motions them to follow, they all entered with Timcanpy flying behind them.
With another step they were all blinded by the bright light of the sun.
" So where is this village? " Lavi asked " just down this hill" Allen replied as he started walking, his golden golem sitting quietly on his white head.
They soon reached the bottom of the hill and the village just meters away.
They entered the village expecting crowds of people walking around since today it was Kinda an international holiday, but it was the exact opposite, it was practically a ghost town, in a Town of 500+ no soul was talking around seen nor heard.
" Well isn't this Village the BOMB!" Lavi exclaimed sarcastically, Lenalee stomped on his foot and elbowed him in the ribs to keep him quiet.
(Which work he was almost rolling around in pain)
Lenalee looked around trying to find a single person, she knows some are hiding behind closed windows and doors, but she doubts they will let them in 'this town is almost dead' she thought.
"We should go find someone for information" Kanda – who hasn't spoken until now – said and just walked into different direction without giving his fellow exorcist a second glance.
"So…" Lavi tried to lift the awkward silence, but that just earned him another stomp on the foot.
"Yea im going to look around, transmit something if you find anything"
Allen said, they all nodded and head in different directions.
Allen walked through the empty streets of the village knocking at every door either getting no answers or a door slammed in his face.
Then he remembers seeing a house that looked more alive than the others nearby due to smoke coming from the chimney.
He gently knocked on the door hoping someone will answer it.
It took1 minute before the door finally creeped open, And someone was looking though the gap in between the door and door frame.
" Hello, My Name is Allen Walker and I would like to ask you some questions, can I come in?" Allen said gently trying not to scare the person away.
The only thing visible was the eyes but something about them was pulling Allen closer, making his chest have this weird aching feeling, and making his heart almost race it was almost like something inside him wants to speak out.
Who is this person?
And why is Allen feeling that way?
Next Chapter: Chapter 2: Curses and Innocence.