AN: Thank you all for waiting, and as I promised, here is a new chapter! I worked on it very hard (mainly because I had nothing to do except play games and work on this) and I really hope that you like it! Thanks for reading!
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Moon and Sun
Chapter 7: Amour Vrai
It was now four in the morning. The sky was still dark as night, and no one bustled on the streets. It was all very quiet and peaceful. Well, except for the man lying on the bed right next to me.
We left the castle after leaving a few notes for the other women, telling them to head back home. Luckily, I had Kanda with me because it was so dark both inside the castle and outside, that I would've gotten lost in a few moments in that castle or even when we left (if I was able to get out in the first place).
We were both back in the room that we shared, back in our own "beds". I was lying with my hands behind my head as I listened to his quiet mumbles of various curses and complaints. You see, after I finished laughing, we had gone looking around the large castle, careful to not get caught even though there seemed to be no one else in the large estate, and yet, we couldn't find anything that was even related to Innocence. Well, the only hint that there was Innocence here was the Akuma, but I wasn't hopeful that there was any. I just brushed it off; at least we were able to save many of the towns-people from being killed. But Kanda…. Let's just say he wasn't as happy as I was. Apparently, he was getting tired of just hunting down Akuma, and wanted a mission where he would be able to find Innocence. But that wasn't the case with this one. Maybe the higher-ups knew that there wouldn't be any Innocence and sent me on it because they knew that there was a good chance of me coming back unscathed. Why they sent Kanda…I'll never know.
My only problem with him right now was his annoying whispers. I couldn't really understand what he was saying; it was either in Japanese, too quiet for me to hear, or he was talking too fast. Sometimes it was all three at once, and those times got me really confused. After a while, I was able to block all of it and started reading the book I brought and just let him quietly rant his little heart out.
After about an hour since we came back, I was surprised to find out that he hadn't fallen asleep yet, but he asked me something. "What did he tell you?"
It came pretty much out of nowhere, and I didn't catch it at first. But then he yelled my name and asked it again. "Well, at first he told me that he was going to kill me. Then he called me a whore. He kept on threatening to kill me, but then he told me that he hoped that I went to hell. You know, the normal stuff," I answered, sounding nonchalant and almost spaced out.
He looked at me slightly surprised and I pretty much knew what he was thinking. "I'm joking. Actually, I'm now used to the Akuma threatening to kill me. But I'm new to being called a whore and being told to go to hell," I told him as I thought about it. "And he called you stupid."
"He called me stupid?" he asked, eyebrows going up.
"Yep, he called you a stupid man. I think he thought we were together." I almost laughed at the thought. "Did you have an idea of what he was saying? He sounded really mad."
"An idea. But I never thought that he was telling you that."
"Hn, maybe I should teach you French?" I asked myself. "What languages do you know?"
"English and Japanese. What else do you know?" Wow, he was talking a lot, and he was answering my questions. It was almost like a sign of the apocalypse. It was actually kind of scary at first, but I thought that I should keep him talking. This would probably be the only time that I could get him to talk this much.
"I know English, French, German, and Spanish. My parents taught me French and German. French because they thought that it would be good for me. And German because there were so many German immigrants in the area. They started teaching Spanish, but died before they could finish. I know enough to have a short conversation. They never told me why they wanted me to learn Spanish though." I thought deep about it, mainly about my parents right before they died.
I had always wanted to travel. And my parents knew that. Even when I was little, I would tell them that I would travel the world and meet new people and make friends and learn absolutely everything. I guess that this job is perfect for that dream of mine. The only problem was the danger that went hand in hand with the job. I was constantly reminded by Tiedoll during our first trip to the Order and on the one month of training, that this job was very dangerous and that there was a high chance of me dying. He told me that only great Exorcists lasted past the first three months and most died before the year was over. He explained why our names were printed on the back side of the buttons on the coat, and that we were considered soldiers. I was very glad that he told all this to me, so that I wasn't in the dark about everything, but it wasn't like I had a choice in the matter. It seemed like the Order was willing to do anything to get another Exorcist.
"So, do you?" I ask him.
"Do I what?"
"Want to learn French? I'll be happy to teach you. It's not that hard."
"Che, why would I want to?" Now that's Kanda.
I opened the book once more and started reading again. I heard him rolling around on the bed, I'm guessing trying to get comfortable, for a few minutes until he finally stopped and must've either found a comfy position or just have given up. Next thing I knew, the light was out.
I wasn't able to sleep at all, but I could tell that he wasn't either. He kept moving around and the squeaks kept me from going to sleep peacefully. I looked up at the black ceiling when I felt like trying to make conversation. "You know what this reminds me of?"
"Shut up, onna, I was sleeping," was his only reply.
"No you weren't, you were still awake. I know you don't move around so much when you are asleep."
"Are you going to leave me alone if I answer?"
"Maybe. It's worth a shot though."
"Fine. What does this remind you of?" It sounded a bit rehearsed and he wasn't enthusiastic at all.
"A story I read. It's called The Beauty and the Beast. It's a French fairy tale. It's really good, but really weird in a few parts. Maybe you should read it?" I knew he wouldn't.
"And how does this remind you of a fairy tale?" he grumbled.
"The girls going missing, the prince being so hospitable, and the roses. The roses were a big part of the story. The Beast nearly killed the father because he took a rose to bring back to Beauty. And that Akuma looked a little bit like what some of the drawings look like."
"And what happened to the Beast?" Did he sound interested? No, it must be my imagination.
"He nearly died. But then he was saved by Beauty, because she loved him even though he looked like a beast. There are a lot of different descriptions of the Beast, because it was never clarified in the story. I've seen pictures of him looking like a warthog, or a demon with horns, or lion-like but with horns also. Well, at the end, when Beauty loved the Beast, he turned into a very handsome prince. Well, in some of them, I've heard of a few where he didn't turn back at all. But the entire moral of the story is that there isn't any greater feeling in the world than to love and be loved in return. It's rather romantic."
"Che."
"It's for kids, what else to you expect? It's too bad though," I said with a sigh.
"What's too bad?" Maybe he thought that if he got me to talk sooner, I would shut up sooner.
"He was pretty cute. The prince was. If he wasn't an Akuma I might've thought about his offer." I tilted my head a little to the side as I looked up. "I probably would've said no, though. He was very handsome…and polite…and sweet. The rooms he gave us could've been better though. But it was really nice other than that."
"Che," and a groan was all I heard for the rest of the night.
The next morning, I woke up to an empty room. The bathroom door was open, so he wasn't in there, but he wasn't in the bed either. I suppose he was downstairs either eating or calling Komui to get him to bring us back. I went into the bathroom to get ready and wait for him.
When I came back out, I saw him checking inside of his bag and I saw that my little bed was nowhere to be found. He must've heard the door close behind me, because he said without looking up. "We're leaving." He then closed up his bag and started walking towards the door.
"You have to wait for me," I told him, and he stopped.
He turned his head to look at me with a sneer, and said, "Hurry up then." And I did. I had nowhere else to go, and if he left me, I wouldn't be able to get back to the Order.
We left that morning.
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AN: Yes, I went with The Beauty and the Beast with this mission. And I didn't go with the Disney version; I went with the original La Belle et le Bête. If any of you are wondering about the titles of the last three chapters (including this one): They are all in French. Translate them yourselves. I mainly used Google translator for the Prince's lines. I did take a couple of French classes, but they were so long ago, that I barely remember anything from them. But I did remember a few things while I was using the translator.
I do have a quick question: Does anyone know a website that will translate English to Japanese for free, and also not into Kanji? I've found plenty of websites that will translate for free, but only into Kanji. Thanks!
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