Augh....I'm really bad with updating this story. It's just hard for me to write! And I have no idea where it's going! Anyhoo, this chapter is a bit short, which sucks considering how long I made you guys wait for it, but the next one should be up in a little over two weeks, as I've developed a fanfic schedule for myself in hopes to help myself update more regularly. Anway, without further ado.....
*Disclaimer.
I don't own D. Gray-man. If I did, well, um, if I did....oh! If I did, Alma would still be alive because he is extremely super awesome! Hell yeah! I love that kid!
Of Twins and Tours
"Welcome to Sparrowhawk's girls, your new home."
Allen blinked, looking out through the window of the carriage and up at the large building looming before them with awe.
It was a large building, dark red in colour with black outlining, window and door frames. It had ornate carving of sparrows and all over the building, with two statues of women flanking the main doors. The grounds were lush and beautiful, with one large fountain in the center and two smaller fountains on the left and right sides. A path cut through the grounds, from the main gate to the main doors. It was patterned with red, black and blue rocks that shone in the light. The whole building radiated affluence and etiquette, prim, proper, and rich.
Lavi whistled. "Jeez, what a ritzy establishment. Almost puts the Order to shame, eh Moyashi-chan?" chuckled the rabbit.
"That's Alle-, Alice,Lavi," growled Allen, one eye twitching. "But it is very nice.
"It is really splendorous," admitted Lenalee, staring at the statues of Sparrows in midflight, all over the grounds.
The Lieutenant smiled, and then turned to Link and Kanda with a scowl as the carriage reached the large main gates.
"Alright you two, end of the line. You guys may exit the carriage and go about your business," said the Lieutenant sternly.
"They won't be allowed on the grounds? Or to at least get a look at the school?" said Lenalee worriedly.
"Sorry Miss Lee, no boys will ever set foot on the Sparrowhawk land," said the blonde woman sternly.
Allen and Lavi exchanged looks, Lavi one of amusement and smugness, and Allen one of utter exasperation.
"Excuse me," interrupted Link, "Miss...?"
"Lieutenant," deadpanned the Lieutenant. Link sweatdropped and then cleared his throat.
"Um, Miss...Lieutenant, I believe the Vatican spoke to the Mistress of this school about my situation....," he said, trying to keep up his bravado under the harshness of the woman's gaze, especially as she was now idly fingering her gun.
"I am fully aware of your situation, Mister Howard Link," growled the Lieutenant, her eyes narrowed.
Everyone flinched at the Lieutenant's harsh tone of voice.
Damn she's scary, thought Lavi, sweatdropping.
"Uh...s-so, wh-what-," stammered the Inspector.
"You will be coming through the gate, but no further, your job will allow you entrance on the grounds, but in the school," said the Lieutenant. She then turned to Kanda. "You, however, will leave now."
The samurai, 'che-d', before opening the door to the carriage and leaping out, disappearing into the woods around the campus without a word.
"Do you get the feeling that Kanda is more grumpy than usual?" said Allen with mild concern.
Lavi shrugged. "Ah, Yuu-chan is just mad because this was his only hope of finding a girlfriend. He'll cool off once he chops down a few acres of trees. It's like therapy for him," said the redhead with a nonchalant wave of her hand.
The carriage pulled to a stop directly in front of the large black gates. The Lieutenant opened the door and stepped out, holding out her hand to help Allen down, who blushed at the warm smile the blonde woman was giving him. Lavi jumped down from the carriage, turning around to help Lenalee down. Link stepped down, adjusting his tie nervously.
"Make your self useful and get the luggage," said the Lieutenant, glaring at Link as she signalled to the gatekeeper to open the gate. Link flushed angrily at the way he was being treated, but stomped over to the back of the carriage to retrieve the luggage, clearly not willing to risk a confrontation with the Lieutenant and her gun.
The gates creaked open, and the three girls followed the Lieutenant up the path, with Link struggling under the weight of the luggage behind them.
"I will accompany you to the main hall, but then I must depart to attend to my own duties. Don't worry though, there will be two girls waiting for you who will show you around the school,' said the head of security, looking back to smile at the girls warmly.
"Is it just me, or is she suddenly in a much better mood?" whispered Lavi.
"Must be because Kanda's gone and Link's not staying," shrugged Allen.
They reached the main doors of the school, and The Lieutenant, performed a complicated sequence of knocks before the door opened.
Two identical girls stood in the entrance way, both dressed in the Sparrowhawk uniform. They looked to be about fifteen, with orange brown hair that was cut short and with the bangs spiked upwards. They smiled and clasped hands tightly, leaning forward.
"Hello! Welcome to Sparrowhawk's Prestigious School for Young Ladies!" they exclaimed.
"I'm Hikari...." said the one on the left.
"And I'm Kairi!" exclaimed the one on the right. "And we're...."
"The Hitachiin sisters!" they said together.
Allen blinked, Lenalee looked confused, and Lavi thrust her hand forward, immediately sensing kindred spirits.
"Hi! I'm Lavi, and these lovely ladies behind me our Lenalee Lee and Alice Walker," she said, shaking Hikari and Kairi's hands in turn. The twins giggled.
"Nice to meet you Lavi, Lenalee, and Alice," they said in sync, "I'm sure we'll be great friends!"
The Lieutenant nodded. "Alright girls, Hikari and Kairi will take it from here. I'll have someone bring your bags up."
Lenalee looked back at Link, who was standing on the path with the luggage, looking grumpy and neglected. "What about Link?" she asked.
The Lieutenant frowned. "Don't worry about him. I'll instruct him as to what his duties are as well," she said grimly, than she smiled. "You girls just enjoy your time at Sparrowhawk's!" The Lieutenant, patted Allen's hair, and then walked away.
"....Eh?" said Allen after a moment.
"The Lieutenant sure is weird. One moment she's out for your blood the next she's all smiles," commented Lavi dryly.
"Oh don't worry about her," said Kairi with a nonchalant wave of her hand.
"Yeah, The Lieutenant's really nice. She's just really stern and all. As long as you don't break the rules, you're fine. Plus she has a soft spot for cute kids; that's probably why she likes you Alice," said Hikari with a wink.
Allen blushed while Lavi nudged her with a roguish grin.
"Come on, dinner's started and we have to show you around before we go," said the twins in unison.
As the girls begin walking through the building, Lenalee posed a question. "How do you do that?" she asked. "Do what?" asked the twins.
"Talk at the same time like that," she said with a giggle. Hikari and Kairi blinked in surprise before smiling and looking at each other.
"We're just so close...." started Hikari.
"It's easy..." continued Kairi.
"To guess what the other's thinking." They concluded together.
"That's sweet," said Lenalee with a smile.
"You girls are really cute!" said Lavi with a grin that spoke of less than noble intentions. The twins smiled and Hikari turned to Kairi, cupping her chin and staring deeply into her eyes.
"Yes, we're cute, but Kairi is the cutest. Especially at night, when we-,"
"Hush Hikari!" gasped Kairi, a blush gracing her cheeks. "You're embarrassing me...."
".......EH?!" exclaimed Allen, jumping back in surprise.
"Whoa....." said Lavi, blood dripping from her nose as she stared at the twins with a wide green eye and mouth open.
Lenalee blinked rapidly in surprise and took one step backwards. "Wh-what are you guys doing?" she exclaimed in shock.
The twins drew away from each other, a blank look on their faces.
"What? Does it bother you? You see, our sisterly love runs very deep," they said, identical grins spreading across their faces.
"Um....th-that's......uh......th-that's.....," stuttered Allen, her face a deep scarlet.
"THAT'S HOT!" finished Lavi, a heart appearing in her left eye.
"Lavi!" exclaimed Lenalee, "You can't say that!"
"I don't see why not! Aren't we always supposed to tell the truth Lenalee? Isn't lying a sin?" pouted Lavi.
Yes, but not when we're on an undercover mission! Hissed Allen inwardly.
"Lavi," she said with a twitching eye, "Have you forgotten the....the predicament we're in now?"
Lavi blinked, puzzled, and then her green eye widened. She discreetly looked down and a blush spread across her cheeks at what she saw.
Boobs. Really big boobs. Oh crap, he was a girl now!
"Uh, uh, sorry. Um, I didn't mean-," she stuttered, her blush deepening at the twins' amused looks.
Hikari and Kairi laughed. "It's okay, we don't mind. We're flattered! Really!"
Hikari winked. "You're pretty hot yourself, Lavi," she said with a devious grin.
"Oh, very," agreed Kairi.
The twins leaned in extremely close to Lavi, eyes sparkling and evil grins on both their faces.
"You seem like fun," said Hikari.
"Do you want-,"
"To hang out-,"
"With us? You're friends can come to, but-,"
"Well, we may be doing some things-,"
"That could offend them, but we think-,"
"That you might just-,"
"Enjoy them."
Lavi blinked and then a similar grin spread across her face.
"I do believe...." she said in a low voice, leaning forward so that there was less than an inch between her and the twins. "That I may just take you up on your off-,"
Wham!
Less than second later, Lavi lay twitching on the ground, eye rapidly swelling after a rather hard punch from a certain Moyashi.
"Ooh! Lavi! You're so....so....WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!!" exclaimed Allen frustratedly.
"Oh wow, quite a temper for such a little girl," commented Hikari.
"Hikari, doesn't that remind you of a certain someone?" mentioned Kairi.
"Oh yeah, it does! I'm sure the two of them will be great friends!" laughed Hikari.
"Um.....should we continue with the tour?" asked Lenalee, stepping over Lavi's body as if it was the most normal thing in the world.
"Yes, lets," agreed Allen, smiling innocently.
Hikari and Kairi looked at each other and laughed.
"You guys are funny!" exclaimed Hikari.
"I think-," continued Kairi.
"That we'll-,"
"Have lots of fun-,"
"With you guys around!" they finished together.
Clutching her eye and pouting forlornly, Lavi got to her feet. "I see how it is. The whole world hates me," she said sullenly. "So we gonna finish the tour or what?"
Hikari and Kairi blinked.
"Well, we're supposed to...."
"But that's just so boring!"
"We hate being bored."
"So how about-,"
"We just go straight to dinner!"
"And then we can meet the others!"
"And then they can give you a tour!"
"While we-,"
"Hush Hikari! Teehee, we don't want to offend anybody...."
The twins giggled, while Allen blushed, Lenalee sweatdropped, and Lavi grinned, immediately perking up at the thought of meeting more girls. "I'm all for that plan! Let's go straight to dinner!" she said with a grin.
Allen's stomach grumbled. "Yeah! I'm all for dinner! Dinner's a great idea!" she exclaimed. "Do you have any mitarashi dango?"
Lenalee sweatdropped. Uh-oh, will the kitchens even have enough to support Allen's appetite?
The twins smiled, and Hikari grabbed Lavi's hand, while Kairi grabbed Lenalee's and Allen's.
"Come on! Everyone's dying to meet you! You're amazing adventure at Sparrowhawk's is about to begin!"
*Sighs* Well there you go. Hope it wasn't too horrible, my life has been uber busy, and I've got like a bajillion fanfics on the go. Oh yeah, go check out my other -man fanfic, Innocence Revolution. It's pretty good so far, if I do say so myself.
Hikari and Kairi are based off of Hikaru and Kaoru from Ouran High School Host Club. (So not Kairi from Kingdom Hearts) Yes, they were originally boys, but I couldn't resist!
So, you know, drop a review, tell me what you think of the Hitachiin sisters, and whenever you have time, go watch Ouran High School Host Club! Honestly, a part of your life is missing if you haven't watch that uberly hilarious anime. I'll probably update on time, as in, about two weeks, because I'm actually pretty excited about next chapter!
xoxo, natcat5 ;p