Hello people!! Hope you've been excited for this chappie! I'm disappointed by the number of reviews, though I should be nicer since it was such a long update… -_- I guess it is my fault… *sigh*. Just tell me what you think about the chappie/story in general so I can improve more. Well, that's all I really wanted to say, so enjoy the story for now!! ^^ Remember to review!! (I'll remind you at the end of the chappie. ^^)
BTW, it's rated Teen because of Kanda's potty mouth.
Note: There will be a random appearance of characters from other manga, just because I feel like it. They might be a bit OOC and have random roles, but will retain most of their appearance and some/most of their personality. Don't mind it if you don't recognize someone. All the manga that have characters in this fic will be listed, so if you want, you can also browse that manga since if I put it in the fic, it'll most likely be a good manga.
Also, I decided that this fic takes place post-Harry Potter 7, so Dumbledore and everyone else who died in the Harry Potter series are dead.
In this chappie: Black Butler (a.k.a. Kuroshitsuji)
Also, names of places, such as Muirkirk, are likely to be made up. Only some things will be from real life/from the stories that appear.
One more note: time frames might get mixed up for a while since Allen/Lavi and Kanda/Tokuda are separated right now. Just follow along and I'll also try to remember to put up times and dates and such. Thanks for your cooperation and enjoy the show!!
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Start Chapter/
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September 1 – 7:42 A.M.
He impatiently tapped his fingers against the train compartment window.
Why is it taking so long just to get to the damn town?!
Tokuda was outside of the compartment as usual while Kanda was sprawled out over one side of the compartment. Why did he suddenly have to do the whole mission by himself? Where the hell did that Moyashi go?
The train was nearing the station and would arrive at 8:20 a.m., which was in 15 minutes. Kanda's patience was wearing thin, and he didn't like the fact that the town they were going to would have a whole bunch of country bumpkins who wouldn't know what an Exorcist was. It was annoying when they thought he'd get rid of "evil spirits" for them.
Fifteen minutes passed and the train was now coming to a slow stop at the station. The sign read: "Muirkirk Station". Kanda and Tokuda got off the train and stepped onto the platform. As they came out of the station, they noticed many people milling about. It was morning so there were a lot of people getting to work, selling wares, and going about with everyday business.
They were walking with the crowds of the street. People were shoving past one another and many shorter people were getting trampled and jostled. Tall people could plow right over the crowds while large people automatically had the sea of people part for them. Many people were scared to get caught in front of the ongoing traffic of large horse-drawn carriages, so they opted to squeeze onto the sidewalks while maintaining to streams of people. One stream flowed up the street while the other flowed down.
Such a sight was common to ordinary people of Europe, but Kanda couldn't help but to think that they were such strange people. Why didn't they just rice bicycles or something? It would save so much more time, and pick pocketing wouldn't be such a problem.
Tokuda was more used to such sights since he'd ordinarily been out in the streets of Europe, combing the towns for signs of Innocence. He mingled out in town streets on a regular basis.
Anyways, the two of them kept forcing their way through the crowd, trying to get to their destination faster. With each urn, they bumped into someone and Kanda's patience began to wear down all over again. Many people seemed to run purposely into his path, which served to irk Kanda even more. He shoved aside person after person as they started to shove at him more.
First, it was a small little kid. Kanda forgave him because he looked Japanese. Then it was a short and fat lady with too much perfume on. He made sure to give her a good shove back before she disappeared behind him.
Next came a sweaty ripped guy with no shirt on and a major B.O. problem. Kanda made sure to not touch that guy and instead evaded him swiftly while holding his breath. Poor Tokuda literally didn't know what hit him. Kanda felt bad for the Finder, but was glad that it hadn't been him. He waited for Tokuda to stand before turning to the direction of their destination, but was met with a slap to the face by a bag of bean sprouts.
Instinctively, his hand quickly reached for his sword before he could even comprehend what exactly happened. He drew it out halfway before realizing that the offending face-slapper was a bag of bean sprouts held out by a stout woman. The woman quickly turned her head towards him and uttered a quick apology before being sucked up by the human vortex behind the Black Order pair. Kanda's patience was on its last string. If anyone dared to bump him again, he would dice that person.
His chance to slice came, but not in an expected way. He turned onto Spring Road but was immediately met with a level two Akuma in its Akuma form. It was swathed in a large black hood, but the hood fell to reveal the grotesque face of an Akuma.
"Dammit!" Kanda cursed in irritation.
For whatever reason, the Akuma was also caught off guard, so Kanda used his quick reflexes to jump back from the Akuma. The dwindling leftovers of people from the morning crowd either ran away in fright of the obvious incoming battle or rapidly morphed into Akuma themselves while screaming, "Exorcist!" and cackling in an irritating way. In about two minutes, the small section of street was covered in floating Akuma, and Kanda could finally relieve the stresses of that day. Explosion after explosion racked the streets as poor Tokuda could only barely protect the buildings that held the innocent people of the town.
The Akuma outnumbered the Black Order pair, but because there had only been level ones and level twos, Kanda didn't have to put in much effort. He received an unpleasantly deep cut from one of the level twos, but other than that, his coat was only splattered with mud, dirt, and sweat. The fight lasted approximately fifteen minutes, and the whole thing was very one-sided.
Tokuda lowered the barriers around the area once Kanda had given the signal. He'd finished making sure that there weren't anymore malicious intents directed towards them. From up in the buildings, spectators had gathered in the windows. Some of the children smiled in awe while cheering while most of the adults were scared and trying to hide.
"Did you see that, Momma? That cool man got rid of all those monsters with his sword! Do you think he'd let me have his autograph?" said one boy excitedly. His mother merely smiled wearily and shook her head.
"I don't think so. You should go finish eating, Bobby. You have school today," said the boy's mother while shooing the boy away from the window. The woman gave a half anxious and half frightened glance at the Exorcist and the Finder below before turning away from the window and shutting the drapes.
The Exorcists ignored the audience and continued on towards their designated location.
The two walked along the street until they came to the location, 45 Spring Creek Avenue. It was a relatively normal house, slightly larger than that of the others surrounding. The townhouse was of Victorian style and was painted sky blue. It had a small yard in front of it like the richer houses did, and the gardens it had were gorgeous and neatly kept. It was filled with various flowers from various areas of the world, but all of them seemed to be thriving pleasantly.
The Black Order pair went up to the house's front door and knocked on the door. A few minutes later, they heard footsteps coming to the front, and the door opened to reveal a handsome, young butler.
"Good morning. Would you perhaps be the Exorcists that were called to the home of my master?" asked the butler pleasantly with a charming smile. Kanda didn't return the smile, but did reply.
"Yes, we are. Where is the client?" said Kanda impatiently. The butler's smile didn't falter, which only served to annoy Kanda more. One though ran through Kanda's mind, and that thought was this:
This guy is too much like him.
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September 1 – 8:16 A.M.
Several hundred miles away, Allen sneezed, which earned him a sharp jab in the stomach. Next to him, Lavi withdrew his elbow and put a finger to his lips. Allen shot him a half apologetic and half annoyed look. It might seem as if it was impossible, but Allen managed it and Lavi understood what the look was. Lavi rolled his eyes and continued to survey the suspicious group from their hiding spot, but was aware of the reason of Allen's exasperation. They were currently hiding on top of the crimson train where no one would have been able to hear the sneeze.
They were using Timcanpi as a spying camera while Lavi's golem, which was hooked up to Tim, displayed the happenings of the compartment below them. They were viewing the different conversations of various compartments in order to try and get a good idea of what was happening. So far, they had gathered the following information:
This was a train bound for a boarding school. ("I wish I had the chance to go to school." –Allen)
There existed creatures called "Muggles" ("Muggers?" –Lavi) ("No, "Muggles" they said." –Allen)
They sold strangely named candy on the train.
Some of the students were eating "chocolate frogs" ("What the hell are they?" –Lavi)
Lavi had an itchy arm.
These people kept owls. ("Why owls?" –Lavi)
They used wands. ("…" –Allen)
There's some evil guy who mustn't be named. ("…" –Lavi)
The school was called "Hogwarts". (O.o –Allen and Lavi)
They used potions and spells. ("Potions like that of the Science Department?" –Lavi) (*Shiver* –Allen)
There wasn't much else they could gather during most of the train ride. The harsh wind that constantly pressed them because of the moving train was growing colder. The Exorcists were prepared to sneak in between two of the train cars in order to escape the wind. Using a GPS installed within Lavi's golem, they determined that they were probably headed towards the Scottish mountain area. England was typically cool, but the Exorcists had warm and durable coats on so they weren't affected very much.
September 1 – 7:53 P.M.
It soon became darker and the brightest stars shone into the graying sky. The first quarter moon lit up the sky with a slight yellow haze as the city lights from far had already faded away to reveal the countryside's clear skies. The slight gray darkened to dark gray-blue, and then to pitch black. Even the dimmest of stars became visible and the two Exorcists became distracted by the beautiful sight. The train itself seemed to slow down, and the rushing wind that accompanied the fast-moving train seemed to now be but a breeze.
The stars were in an array of swirls and tangles. Galaxies that were light-years away focused into view while a tiny, red Mars was visible near the horizon. Allen and Lavi lay on their backs with their eyes fixed on the many stars of the sky. Allen traced over some of the constellations he knew with his index finger while sporting a soft smile on his face. Lavi was relaxing with his eye(s?) half closed. He was mentally taking note of all the names of stars, galaxies, and celestial objects that he could remember, and that included quite a large collection of names.
"Wow," breathed Allen. "You don't get the chance to see such a beautiful night sky very often." He sighed in contentment. Lavi gave a small smile while still staring up at the sky.
"…Yeah…"
They lay in contentment for the rest of the train ride and let golems record the happenings of the train on their own.
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September 1 – 8:21 A.M.
Kanda and Tokuda were led to a small study within the house. On a large chair behind a mahogany desk sat a pretty, young boy of somewhere around 13. The butler strode up to the boy's side and stood with his ever present smile on his face. The boy looked up when the Black Order members entered the room.
"Please, sit down," said the boy, gesturing towards the two over-stuffed armchairs positioned in front of the desk. The pair complied.
"Good afternoon, gentlemen. My name is Ciel Phantomhive. I requested for the help of the Black Order in order to investigate the strange happenings near my home. I hope we can cooperate nicely together." He smiled sweetly while sipping from a cup of Earl Gray tea.
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Well! Finally decided to stop there. Black Butler has entered the story (though its appearance will be minor). I'm gonna go write chapter 4 now!
BTW, if you catch any grammar/spelling errors or something that doesn't make sense, put it in your review or PM because I wanna fix this fic up the best I can. ^^ Thanks in advance! Review now!
