Okay- I'm starting to get bored of simply saying that I don't own D. Gray- Man.
Chapter 7:
"You know next time I'm going to say 07:55 so that you get here on time." Komui said as I walked into his office five minutes late like always.
"Whatever floats your boat man." I mumbled.
"Yay! We get to go with Hannah!" I laughed. Lavi was such a character.
He arrived here two years ago with his teacher, bookman.
The other redhead.
At first, I have to admit, I didn't really like him. He seemed fake. And he kept expecting me to do something- I have no clue what. But he became more… real? Can you say that? Does that make sense? Anyway, he really smiled and he got to know me better- mainly that I don't care what you do, just leave me out of it.
He kept trying to get me to annoy Kanda, he still does but not as much as before. He's seriously obsessed with being annoying. After a year of constant pestering we finally had a conversation that cleared our view up. It went like this:
"You keep saying no, do you like Kanda?"
"No, I like my life."
"Right. That's understandable."
By that time he had been close to dying by the hands of Kanda more than once. Thankfully for him either Lenalee or I were nearby to calm Kanda down. Well in Lenalee's case to calm him down in my case I just would ask him what annoyed him so much. He'd then 'Che' and leave. Lavi learned quickly that hiding behind the two girls would save his life. The guy was observant. He didn't come to me for help so much because whenever I'd help him I'd get really beat up in a training session with Kanda, not that Kanda would go without bruises too but he'd be meaner than usual. Like if I was down he might smack me again just because I helped Lavi. But the whole thing was mutual. So it was okay in my mind. Anyway, after a while Kanda got used to Lavi's pestering, he'd threaten but not really try to kill. That's what happens when Kanda chooses to finally acknowledge you as a person he can work with. Even if he hates you.
To be honest- I think there are pretty good friends.
I mean, as good friends as you can be with Kanda. I personally think it's good Lavi came and stuck with Kanda- Kanda needed someone his age who was male.
He's not as angry as he was.
And Kanda was good for Lavi. He called him on his bluffs and didn't take his bullshit- mark that, still doesn't take his bullshit.
Lavi's a lot more real than before.
Not that he's completely real- I don't think he can be, because of his job. Job… more like lifestyle.
Why would anyone do that to themselves?
It's like the rest of these scientists and finders and medical people and logistics people. Why would they choose this life?
I wouldn't have.
I'd have been in the Ozarks having fun. Having a childhood.
I just had to be compatible.
I could understand Kanda's anger, Lenalee's sorrow. We didn't have a childhood, not really. I came here when I was ten a year after Kanda and Lenalee. We trained, well, Lenalee was tied up. But Kanda and I got Generals- not the same one. We trained and started Killing Akuma. Being hated by the other people who thought we were killing humans. Fighting, training, fighting, training. That was our lives. Our lives was the job- they are the job. We hang out when we can, but we're here to kill Akuma- not to have fun. A lot of exorcists work in pairs. I usually don't, Kanda usually doesn't. The good exorcists don't work together. It's too hard. You're worrying about the other person next to you. And when you fail, well, you fail.
Lenalee was kept in the order for fear she'd run away. Kanda and I didn't run, we weren't the types to run or freeze. We were those rare souls that would fight till death- just not run. We were made into Akuma killing machines.
"You're going to an Island near Denmark." Komui said "There's a run down house that whoever enters doesn't leave alive. Akuma including, meaning it's innocence."
"What's the story behind the house?" Bookman asked.
"A hundred years ago part of the royal family owned the house-"
"Then it can't technically be a house, right?" I interrupted him.
"No, alright, it's a castle." Komui corrected himself. "Anyway, they threw a ball one day, the legend says it was the day of the anniversary of the royal man and his wife, anyway, people went to the ball and no one ever came out again. Whoever goes in the castle never comes out."
"So it's a ghost house." I said in a monotone voice.
"You mean haunted house." Lavi corrected me, "And don't you sound cheerful?" I gave him a smile.
"It's just the three of us?" Bookman asked.
Kanda will be joining you. He finished his mission with Allen."
"The destroyer of time?"
"Yes."
"I would like to meet him."
"Perhaps next time. I need the four of you on this mission. It sounds dangerous. I don't want to take risks and Allen's both wounded and new so he won't go."
"What about lollypop?"
"Why do you call her that?"
"Look who's talking redhead."
"You're a redhead too."
"Copper. Anyway, why isn't she coming?"
"Lenalee tends to believe in things like ghosts and vampires. And besides, I could never send my cute sister on such a dangerous mission!" Komui finished dramatically.
"Che."
"You're becoming like Kanda." Komui commented "it will be the four of you and that's final. Your train leaves in three hours it goes to London there you will go to the docks and meet Kanda and get a ferry to the island. It will take about a week in my estimation."
I grumbled as I got off the sofa. You know, something along the lines of how troublesome. My stomach growled in response, meaning it was time for food.
"Wanna eat breakfast together?" Lavi asked.
"Whatever." I said.
Seriously, why would anyone choose to join the order- it was so troublesome!
