Chapter 7
After eating, they go back to the room to gather their things. Her hair is already dry so she can braid it. She sits on the chair then starts to comb her hair while Allen takes a quick shower.
Her visible eye stares at the reflection making her hand stop. She frowns afterwards. Whenever she looks at it, she remembers her brother.
Why do they have to look so alike in a way yet they are so different?
They are like opposites.
She looks away and goes back to combing her hair. It is getting longer and harder to take care of. It is too long.
"Are you alright?" asks Allen. "What's wrong?"
It seems he's already done and is just drying his hair. He saw her frowning when he got out. She doesn't really want to talk about it so she says something else instead that is still part of her problem.
"My hair is too long. Can you cut a few inches for me?"
"Okay."
He can tell that she didn't feel like talking about it so he doesn't ask further. He stands behind the chair and takes the scissors on the table. She had borrowed it from the owner awhile ago since she really did plan on cutting it. She just didn't know for sure how She'd do it herself.
"Just a few inches please. I still like my hair long."
"Don't worry. I won't cut it too short."
After ten minutes, he finishes and her hair is braided. She gets up from the chair and sits Allen on the chair. He seems a bit surprised and wondered what she would do.
"I'll cut your hair now. It's too long for a guy, isn't it? Don't tell me that you're planning on imitating Kanda."
"No way would I imitate him!"
She laughs. The way he protested to the thought is so funny.
He stares at her as if laughing was so unusual for her to do then he laughs along in the end then smiles.
"It's nice to see you laugh."
"Your face was so funny, I couldn't hold it. The way you showed your dislike towards Kanda is funny. The two of you are similar in a way you know."
"Don't let that thought pass again. Just cut my hair."
"Yes, yes."
After a few minutes, she finishes.
They check out of the inn then start to look for someone who could show them there. Both are not really good with directions. Luckily, they met a guy who is heading in the same direction. They arrive after twelve minutes.
They thank the guy then get inside the train. She falls asleep immediately while Allen sits awake so that they wouldn't miss the stop again. She is woken up by Allen after an hour.
"We're here."
She gets up then leaves the train with him. The finder is already there waiting for them. It seems Allen contacted him and told him that they'll be late when she was asleep. He introduces himself as Colin then tells them more about the mission.
They're told about the attacks while walking around town. And then akuma start to appear and attack. The red head takes her violin out from the case and starts to play. The level ones stop attacking and fall to the ground where they then explode.
It seems that her innocence can kill off the level ones easily but the level twos are just blinded by her innocence.
It seems that Kayin's innocence is like Maria's; however, instead of hiding them, she blinds the akuma. Allen activates his innocence then starts to attack the akuma in their confusion.
Not all of them are affected by Kayin's innocence. Only a few numbers can be controlled at a time. He attacks those unaffected before they hurt anyone.
Some of the akuma are heading in a different direction instead of attacking. Kayin recklessly follows them. He would have followed too but a level three confronted him.
She follows the akuma and it seems that they are running after a little girl that held what seems to be innocence. She activates her innocence and plays again. She plays a different piece and it seems to affect them differently. The akuma freezes in place.
She stops playing and goes over to the little girl. Allen manages to finish off the level three then help her out with the other akuma. She's not really cut out to face them alone. Her innocence can only do this much.
"What's your name?" asks Allen.
"W-what do you want with me?" says the girl in Spanish.
The little girl is shaking with fear. She doesn't seem to understand English so the red head decided to talk with her in the same language. People tend to be more comfortable in their native tongue.
"Hello. I'm Kayin and this is Allen. We're not here to hurt you so can you please tell us your name?" she asks.
The small girl seems to have calmed down a bit.
"Elena."
"Where did you get that?"
"It's my mother's. It's the only thing I have that's hers. Please don't take it away."
"I won't. Do you have any family left?"
"My brother was the only one but he died protecting me from those monsters."
"Would you like to come with us? It will be a bit different but it can be your new home."
"Okay. I don't really have a place to go to anymore."
"Kayin, where did you learn Spanish?"asks a curious Allen who only seems to understand a few words.
"Had a Spaniard friend."
"What did you talk about?"
"I asked her about her family and the innocence she held."
"What did you find out?"
"Her family's dead. She got that from her mother and she seems to be compatible with it."
"I'll contact Komui."
"Please do that for me while I ask her other questions."
He walks towards a telephone and calls at headquarters. He reports to Komui about the new accommodator then they board the train to go back.
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(^.^) Edited: January 7, 2013
