Disclaimer: Don't own D. Gray Man, just Jaiden and the plot.
Excuse the shortness of this chapter.
House Visit
Debitto glared at the spot where Jaiden once was with a scowl present on his face. "She really pisses me off." Road sighed, hauling her book bag over her shoulder. "This is becoming pointless, we should just act like none of this ever happened." With that said, the girl walked off towards her house, leaving the twin's behind in their thoughts.
Jasdero turned to his brother. "Should we forget about it?"
A few moments later Debitto replied, "That would be the smart thing to do..." He trailed off, glancing at the school gates an idea forming in his head. Then, slowly, a grin began to spread across his face. "Then again, we never were that smart, were we, Dero?"
Jasdero let out a giggle, along with a grin that mirrored his brother's exactly as they looked at each other with a mischievous glint in their eyes.
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"Ha! That was awesome!" Debitto shouted, leaping over a fence, as Jasdero quickly trailed behind while laughing insanely. They looked back before pausing behind a nearby house to catch their breathe. It was then that Debitto spoke again, "Holy shit! I can't believe they updated the school's security system!"
Jasdero laughed once more, "Hehe! Yeah! But the giant dogs were a nice touch! He!"
"Did you get it?" Debitto asked suddenly, glancing at his twin with anticipation. Jasdero blinked in thought for a few seconds, "Oh!" He said, pulling a folded paper out from his back pocket. "Got it!" The blond grinned, tossing it to Debitto, who started to unfold it.
There on the paper, in Jasdero's messy handwriting, was Jaiden's home address.
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"She lives here?" Debitto stated, later on that evening. There stood Jasdebi, outside a small house that was located on the near edge of town. "It's so tiny!" Jasdero said in awe, as he followed Debitto up the walkway to the front door.
Though, of course, instead of knocking on the door like a normal person, Debitto decided that it would be much more fun if he just kicked the door down, which he did. The door swung in it's hinges and was flung to the floor by the force of the kick. Glancing in, the house was dark; Jaiden wasn't home.
Jasdero was able to find the light switch in the endless darkness, giving the home at least a bit more of a comfortable feeling. Though the lack of furniture did not help this. They found that the house was very nearly empty, except for a bed that sat in the corner (near the window), a wardrobe along the opposite wall of the bed, an old wooden chest next to the wardrobe, and a small refrigerator sitting atop the not-so-tall wardrobe.
"At least she has a fridge," Debitto said aloud, walking over to said object, and opening it up to find a supply of food. "Hey! Pizza!" Jasdero exclaimed, diving for the pizza box. The box was fairly warm, so it must have been fresh. Both twins grabbed a sliced, and made themselves at home.
"Enjoying the pizza?" Jasdebi stared with wide eyes at the girl before them. Indeed, it was Jaiden, and she looked surprisingly laid back about people she hardly knew breaking into her house and eating her food. Jasdero nodded happily as an answer to her question, and her eyes narrowed.
"What the fuck are you doing in my house?" She suddenly snapped, and Jasdero immediately leaped behind his brother for protection. Debitto swallowed the last bite of his pizza, "Eating your food."
"I can see that, dumbass. How did you get here?" Debitto smirked, he seemed to be enjoying the fact that he was the cause of her annoyance right now. "We walked."
"You're so irritating!" Jaiden glared, and Debitto replied back, "I'm glad you feel that way about me."
"Fuck you," She muttered in defeat, unfortunately for her, Debitto heard and his smirk grew wider as he said, "You would like that, wouldn't you?"
A shade of red tinted her cheeks at the comment. Debitto winked at her and stuck his tongue out, declaring himself as the winner of the unproclaimed battle as Jasdero laughed his crazy laugh. Jaiden glared at the teen as she recomposed herself. Then, she realized something. "Where's that girl that you hang out with? Y'know, the one that doesn't know when to shut up?"
Jasdebi couldn't help but laugh at her last sentence. "Road?" Jasdero asked, grinning. Jaiden shrugged, as she did not take the time to remember any of their names. "She's not with us, but you'll see her tomorrow!" Jasdero exclaimed, giggling at the face Jaiden made at the statement.
"I'm guessing you guys are here for some answers?" She frowned, noticing the look in their eye, then sighed. "Fine, I'll tell you what I can. But if you tell anyone, or try to do what that stupid author did, they'll come after you too." Jasdebi shivered a bit at the tone of Jaiden's voice, but they did not leave. They wanted to know.
"So that book? Road said that you're the character from it?" Debitto questioned, "Is that true?"
"Sort of. The author didn't know me, which is why he didn't use my name." Jaiden scowled, "And all that crap about 'Shadow Reapers', that's fake. I'm not a damn 'Shadow Reaper'." She relaxed a bit after that as she continued, "But there are Shadow beings, and they are being led by two separate groups."
"Separate groups?" Jasdero repeated.
"Yeah, I already mentioned one group, the Kagetori. The other group call themselves the Kurogami."
"They sound the same." Debitto drawled, shoving another slice of pizza in his mouth. Jaiden shrugged, "They pretty much are."
"And nobody's noticed any of this?" Jasdero asked.
"It's only started recently, this fucked up war. It's all happening in the shadows, around the same time I found out what I was."
"A bitch with a big ass scythe and exploding orbs?" Debitto deadpanned as Jasdero gave a small laugh.
Debitto was surprised to hear no angry retort fired back at him from the insult, it grew suddenly quiet. Jaiden's eyes were clouded in thought as she looked at her hands intently, as if searching for some sort of answer. Both twin's glanced at one another before Jasdero spoke.
"Jaiden?"
"I'm a key."
"Key? Key to what?" Jaiden lifted her head with a look of resent.
"I'm an important piece to stop this war. For good or bad." She paused, glaring at the floor. "It doesn't matter. The shadows will still affect me..." Jaiden's voice trailed off for a moment, and Jasdebi blinked, looking at her questioningly.
"What do you mean by that?"
"That's none of your concern," Jaiden muttered, an edge adding to her voice.
"I thought you were going to tell us everything?" Debitto stated, crossing his arms and leaning back with a frown. Jaiden seemed to frown as well, "I changed my mind."
"But you said—"
"Forget what I said!" As her eyes flashed with anger, Jasdebi could just barely make out the tiny bit of regret that coated her tone. "You can't understand me, so don't even try."
After that was said, Jaiden wasn't shocked that the two boys had left her home in a pang of silence, and maybe even defeat.
