Chapter 4
Vital Information
You swung your shopping bags around as you skipped down the halls of the Black Order. "So," you started, twirling around to stop in front of Lenalee who was trying to keep up with the fast pace of your skipping. "Where are we going to next~?" you asked, sending her a bright smile.
Lenalee greedily sucked in some air before sending you a smile back. "Well [Y/N]-chan, we have to see Brother first to let him know we're back," Lenalee said as she smiled.
You placed your hands, along with your bags, behind your back and pouted. "Komui?" you murmured as you cocked your head to the side. "Why?" you asked.
Lenalee sent you a smile and switched the bags in her hands. "Eh, well… Brother likes to know how I'm doing. I don't want him coming to look for us with one of his robots…"
You continued to look up at her, slightly curious. "Ro…bots? I wanna see!" you declared, jumping up and down a little.
Lenalee slightly paled. "Haha, no no, [Y/N]-chan," she said holding up her hands. "Trust me, you wouldn't like to see the robots Brother makes…" she warned, turning you around and gently pushing you forward to walk ahead
"Why not?" you asked, pouting as you turned your head in her direction.
Lenalee sweat dropped, recalling all of the times she's had with her idiot brother and that God-forsaken robot…s. "Well, let's just say… they cause a lot of trouble…" Lenalee murmured.[1]
Deciding to drop the subject, you shrugged and clasped Lenalee's hand in yours and ran down the hall to his office. "Okay then," you started. "Let's just get this over with so I can see Lavi and Allen-kun!" you happily exclaimed. "I wanna show them these!" you said looking back at Lenalee.
"[Y/N]-chan… don't you think we should slow down?" Lenalee asked as she ran with you.
"Huh, no why?" you answered.
You continued to run to Komui's office, getting closer to the door. You smiled, speeding up… until the door suddenly opened and you came face to torso with one of your favorite (and pretty much only) Japanese swordsman. At this point, you let go of your bags and Lenalee's hand to tightly wrap your arms around Kanda's waist.
"Yu~" said your muffled voice, "how arf you?" you asked, face still buried deep in his exorcist coat. You pulled your face out of jacket to see his twitching one.
"Yu~~" you cooed, jumping up to his level to wrap your arms around his neck, making him stumble in the process. "You smell like lavender soap and innocent blood~!"
Kanda twitched a couple of times before answering you. "Do not call me that," he growled. "And get the hell off of me," he said, just on the brink of throwing your dangling body off him.
Completely ignoring him, you pet his cheek and the corners of his eyes. "Kanda, dear," you said, concern and a light scolding tone lacing your voice. "You shouldn't make that face… it leaves behind wrinkles," you said. "Wrinkles are certainly not attractive, and not on this face!" you exclaimed, pinching his cheek.
"Um… [Y/N]-chan…" Lenalee sheepishly called out to you. "Maybe you shouldn't do that…"
Kanda, now having a firm grip on Mugen, whipped it out, startling you and making you let go. As you fell on your butt, Kanda took this opportunity to point Mugen at your face. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" he yelled.
You slowly got up and rubbed your behind, pouting at the Japanese teen. "That hurt, you know," you mumbled.
Kanda rolled his eyes and glared at you. "Che, good," he spat, sliding Mugen into its sheath. "…Komui wants to see you inside."
Sending him a suspicious glance you picked up your bags and looked at Lenalee before staring back at Kanda. "…Why," you slowly asked.
"Che, how should I know?" Kanda asked. "I'm leaving anyway, so I could care less."
After hearing him say this, you dropped your suspicion and latched onto Kanda's legs. "Y-You're leaving me?!" you asked, crocodile tears streaming down your cheeks.
Kanda stumbled and quickly placed his hands on the wall to keep balance. "GET THE HELL OFF ME!" He yelled.
"Oh, Yu~" you said crying out in despair. "How am I supposed to pull myself together without you?!"
"Fu—"
"Who's going to braid your hair at night when you're sleeping~" you exclaimed. "Tell me, who?!"
"WHAT?!" That explained a whole lot…
"Lavi most certainly can't do it! He sucks at braiding!" you whined.
"Hey, that isn't nice!" yelled a familiar voice.
You tightened your grip on Kanda's legs and looked back in the direction where the voice came from. "Lavi, Allen!" you screamed. "Boy-toy-chan is leaving us!" you wailed.
"Yu, no!" A pause. "Wait… what?" asked the confused red-head.[2]
"I don't see what the problem is…" Allen mumbled.
Forgetting about you for a moment, Kanda decided to say something. "What was that, Moyashi?" Kanda asked as he glared.
"The name's Allen, if you haven't figured out by now," Allen retorted, glaring back at Kanda.
Lenalee scratched her cheek. "Now, now boys…"
"Let's not fight over the [Y/N]," you cut in. "There is plenty of me to go around~" you happily said.
"Wha—?"
"You four!" a voice suddenly cut in. "What are you doing out here?! I thought I told you see me!" Komui said.
You let go of Kanda— thank God —and shrugged. "Yeah, well your messenger isn't a very jolly one," you said. "You should see in getting a replacement," you suggested.
As Komui contemplated this, Kanda ground his teeth. He was so ready to just slice you all in half. You were all—especially you—so irritating! He had half the mind to go on his mission and never come back. If not for the force of the soba keeping him tied down here…
Kanda growled and swiftly turned, taking the long way to the entrance.
"Bye, Yu~" you yelled as you waved.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!"
"-I hope you have a great time going where ever you're going~~!"
You looked back at everyone as they sweat dropped at you. Apparently Komui's laser must've switched your brain with someone else's…
You plopped yourself on the plush couch, bags and all. "So~" you drawled. "What would you like from my life?" you asked the exuberant man as you pulled out lingerie of all sorts.
Lavi and Allen looked at Lenalee, an exasperated look crossed her face as she shrugged.
Under you, a muffled sound came. "Well, for starters… you're kind of squishing me, [Y/N]-chan…" Lavi's muffled voice said under you.
You rolled your eyes and crossed your legs. "Oh, hush, Pillow-chan," you said, rolling your eyes.
Komui pushed up his glasses and sweat dropped as he watched you. Even so, he pulled out a pointer as he leaned on his desk. "Now," Komui started. "I'm sure you are all aware of the… condition [Y/N]-chan is in—"
You raised an eyebrow as you made yourself comfy atop Lavi. "And what condition would that be?" you asked, sounding suspicious.
Komui, knowing you'd ask this sooner or later, dodged the question. He figured you wouldn't believe him anyway. "It's nothing you have to beat yourself on, [Y/N]-chan," Komui answered.
You glared and crossed your arms over your chest. "Who's beating them self?" you asked, a daring tone lacing your voice.
Allen, seeing as you were acting a bit rebellious, decided to say something. "It's nothing, [Y/N]-chan," Allen said as he placed his hand on your head. "Let's just let Komui-san finish," Allen said as he smiled.
You dropped the attitude and crushed Allen in a hug. "Okay, Allen-kun~" you squealed as you rubbed your head atop his fluffy hair. "You're so good to me~!" you said as a waterfall of crocodile tears streamed out of your eyes and over Allen. Allen sweat dropped under your arms.
"Hey!" Lavi protested. "What about me?" Lavi whined behind you.
You stopped in your squealing and deadpanned. "Hush, Pillow-chan. Do your job and stay cute while you're under there~"
Lenalee sheepishly smiled and motioned for Komui to continue. Komui coughed and went on. "Even so, [Y/N]-chan is still an exorcist and is still in possession of the Innocence."
"Pfft, when have I ever had that…" you quietly mumbled.
"…So, we're going to send her on a mission," Komui said.
Allen and Lavi sat up; almost making you fall off the couch. "But [Y/N]-chan is just a child! How can you send her on mission when she isn't even aware of where we are and what akuma are?" Allen suddenly protested.
"Yeah," Lavi agreed. "We don't even know if she can still use her Innocence… Don't you think you should train her first?"
Lenalee nodded in agreement. "Brother… don't you think we should see how compatible she is with her Innocence? Chances are the synchronization rate may have gone down since you made her younger… Wait, is that even possible?"
Komui held up a hand to silence them. "I am aware of that," Komui reminded them. "We just don't have the time to train her… At least, not with how many exorcists we have now. I'm still in the process of figuring out the effects of that laser and reversing it. We can't have her stay here with nothing to do. She's still an exorcist; child or not. It's never mattered what age you are," Komui said as he glanced at all three of them. "She is still an Accommodator of the Innocence."
You blankly stared at everyone with question marks above your head as they argued. What the hell was an Innocence… and an exorcist? You were damn sure you weren't purified enough to become a priest… and monsters? Yeah, you couldn't deal with those.
"And I'm sure her synchronization rate is fine," Komui added. He then smiled and scratched his head. "Although, I wasn't planning on sending her alone, so I'm not sure what the problem is~"
Everyone sighed when they heard this. "Although, Lenalee may be right…" Komui murmured, looking up and scratching chin.
Everyone sweat dropped and deadpanned at Komui. "We'll take her to Hevlaska after this briefing on your mission!" exclaimed Komui, pushing up his glasses.
Lavi leaned back in the chair and raised an eyebrow. "So, what is it, chief?"
