Komui's Office
"Komui, I have something to talk to you about. I want to leave the Black Order. Let me leave." I told Komui before he could even greet me.
Komui stared at me weirdly before saying, "You want to leave? Why? You know nobody really leaves it. It's gonna be hard."
"It's doesn't matter why, after all I am just one of the many Exorcist you guys have. I'm not a General and nobody knows about my compatibility rate other than you and Helaska. You promised that you wouldn't tell anyone as you guys thought I was too young for it. So you and Helaska lied to the Order about my compatibility so others think I am not so great and pretty low. So, I think it will be a cinch to get out the Order." I told Komui.
"I don't know, I've never tried kicking someone out of the Order nor getting someone out of it. The Black Order doesn't let anyone get out." Komui told me.
"Well, no matter what, just tell them I left the Order by my own and if they wish to get me back they can try but they can't. Remember one of the Elders told me that I could quit if I wished to due to me joining the Black Order young, and not meeting the Millennium Earl before, I have no agenda to kill him. Tell them that and see what happens. Tell me the results in 3 days or I will disappear without you knowing where I am whether you like it or not." Turning around, I walked out of the room and towards my room to get more time to myself.
"Lise wait! Is there anything that I can do to change your mind?" Komui asked standing up.
Turning around I said, "There's nothing you can do. At most I can only let you see my face on the last day as a farewell gift. Goodbye now." Whirling around, every step I took felt as though like a step towards freedom.
3 Days later...
"Komui, so how was it? I believe that the Elders decided to let me go." I told Komui while placing my packed suitcases on the floor. I crossed my arms and looked at Komui expectedly.
Standing up, Komui turned to me with a serious look on his face, as well as a little, sadness? I did not expect that people would be sad to see me leave after all they had treated me as an outsider. But Komui's face was just shocking. He was actually sad and not hyper around me for once.
"Liselotte Galitzine, you are officially dismissed from the Black Order. The Elders approve of it and they said that they will only make an exception for you once. If you ever return back to the Black Order, you are too valuable to be lost once again. So, I suggest that you shall stay away from the Black Order's issues and live your own life. That is all. You may leave at once now." Komui read from a slip of paper, before seating down on his seat once again in disappointment.
"Komui, I remember that I promised you a gift if I leave so now, you may glance upon my face to remember me. It may be a nightmare for some, so if you do not wish to see it, please tell me now and I will never see any of the Black Order's people again." I paused waiting for an answer from Komui. He glanced at me and nodded his head once before saying, "Thank you for leaving me with this gift. I will treasure it as much as I can."
Breathing in a deep breath, I gathered my courage and lifted the dark and heavy veil over my head. Loose curls and long head flew down from the crown of my head and settled against my back. Glancing into Komui's eyes with my oddly peculiar eyes staring back. I could register the shock of his eyes before he made them back to normal. Picking up my veil and settling it back to it's place, I did not bother to hide the red strands of hair poking up from underneath the veil. Carrying my suitcases, I began walking out of the room before I was stopped by Komui's words.
"You are beautiful in your own way and you are not scary. It just hurts me that you hide your appearance due to some people making fun of it. Have more confidence in yourself. By the way, did you say your goodbyes yet? I think that Kanda would actually oppose you from leaving if he knew."
"He already knew. There is no need for goodbyes as we were not really friends anyways, just acquaintances. You will not need to send mail to me and don't tell them where I live. They will just only bother me. I believe that you could at least do that for me, right?" I said before opening the door, preparing to leave the threshold.
"Alright, goodbye then, my dear friend." I heard Komui mumbled. Lowering my eyes as the last sign of my sadness of leaving this place, a tear dropped from my eye underneath my veil. closing my eyes, I opened the door to my freedom.
Outside the Headquarters
Settling inside the train, I placed my suitcases on the compartment above me as I settle against my seat. Looking out of the window, I saw many people hugging each other and saying their goodbyes. Smiling sadly, I realised that without telling anyone that I had left, no one would say goodbye to me and soon I will be nobody in their lives.
Leaning back against my seat, I began to slowly let go of the feelings of happiness, sadness and all the other feelings that I had experienced in my life at the branch. Tears brimmed against my eyes as I finally realised that all that happened may not be as easily forgotten. Swiping them away, I mustered a hard cold face to cover up my tears. It was time to forget, I had no right to be happy after all that's happen to my parents.
The train slowly rolled away from the platform, sneaking a peek at the platform, I saw many people waving goodbye as though it would be the last time that they will see them. Soon, the platform disappeared from sight and was replaced by rolling green hills and scenery. Watching the scenery change every time, I suddenly felt a pang of sadness as it hit me. The green hills soon disappeared as the train passed through a forest.
'This forest, I know this... Isn't it the place where I first encountered Tyki? I wonder if I could ever see him again or does he even know that I am not in the Black Order anymore? He is the first friend I made outside of the Black Order,' I thought as my eyes soon drifted shut over the long day I just had.
Jolliscateva
"We have arrived in Jolliscateva, passengers, please kindly alight at this stop." The lady said through the speakers of the train. Waking up from my nap, I gathered my belongings and removed my baggages from the compartment above me. Stepping off the train, I saw many family members hugging and greeting each other, some of them were even tearing up.
Feeling alone in the midst of family reunion, I walked towards the map of Jolliscateva, home to the most peaceful and richest country. Glancing around the map, I tried to find out where was my family's palace. Finally after searching for the royal family's palace, I found out that it was an hour journey away from the train station.
I took a taxi to go towards the royal family's palace as it was a landmark that all citizens of Jolliscateva know of. After all, my family's palace was just a 15 minute walk away. The taxi driver didn't say much, and neither did I. All he probably thought was that I was a annoying tourist who wanted to see the palace just like everyone else.
"Miss, you do know you can't go into the palace right?" The man said with a slight accent.
Nodding my head, I said, "I know, please just go there."
On the way, I saw the familiar scenery in my childhood. I didn't tell my cousin that I was coming back for good. He probably wouldn't want to leave his position, but if he didn't, the position of Margravine would be lawfully mine. But it would take a few years while doing so though.
Arriving to the royal family's palace, I stepped out and took my baggage with me before proceeding to the gates of the palace.
"LADY! DIDN"T YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID? YOU CAN'T GO IN!" the taxi driver yelled from the window.
Ignoring him, I told the guards in Russian, "I am Margravine Liselotte. I request from the royal family a carriage to bring me to my palace."
The guards looked at me weirdly before yelling at me in Russian, "Get lost! I've heard people claim that they are lost relatives of the royal family, but this is the most ridiculous claim I have ever heard! Get your ass out of here you stupid little girl!"
He pointed his spear at me and said, "Get lost, now!"
Surprised yet insulted at the same time, I told him, "You shall get what you deserve after I done with the formalities of having my title back. You will not be let off so easily." Whirling around, I walked into the forest, searching for the path that I remember using when I sneaked out of the palace to get back home first before my parents.
Finally finding the hidden path, I started walking and taking in the old scenery. The trees has changed. They are much bigger now, not to mention how overgrown all the plants are. Perhaps the royal family had forgotten about this path? After walking for a while, a castle soon came into background.
A castle stood alone, tall, grand and dark, in the middle of the woods. There is no path for cars to go to the palace, only the old traditional path for carriages to pass through. Though my cousin is staying inside the castle, it looks like an abandoned castle with nobody living inside it. Sadden by how the once majestic and grand castle looked before my parents' passing, I thought that once I passed the castle to my cousin's hands for a while, he could change the destroyed castle into what it once was, full of life. But it seemed that it got worse under his care, making it seem like a dead castle.
Walking towards the grand door of this dark castle, my resolve strengthen with each step I took to get back the castle that was once mine.