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Chapter 10: Innocence and Noah
The red-checkered door appeared at the center of Komui's messy office. The finders that had came earlier were already brought to the Matron and had been treated. The spiky blue-haired teen's door slowly opened up then the raven haired exorcist and Road came out of it.
"How was it?", the supervisor asked them.
"Che", Kanda sounded, not even bothering to answer the question then left the room. This action, however, only made Road giggle.
"... Say, where's Allen-chan?", Lenalee asked as she placed a mug of coffee on the supervisor's table, glancing at the still opened checkered door.
"Ne, I think he just did something", Road answered, smiling.
"Uh... Road? Where's the Innocence?", Komui asked.
Road blinked."Ne, Kanda has it", she said. As soon as his name was metioned, the said exorcist kicked the door opened. Kanda stormed inside and placed the Innocence on the table.
"Good job!", the chinese man praised, clasping his hands together. He picked up the Innocence and placed in a tube container for safe keeping. Lenalee turned her attention at Road's door as a young doll-like lady with long wavy blonde hair stepped out of the door. She hand a bandage over an eye. The lady, Lala, was carrying a sleeping young boy. It was Allen and he seemed tired.
"So he did it ne?", Road said to Lala.
Lala nodded, smiling and handed the young general to Road. The Noah of Dreams laid the boy on the couch, resting his head on her lap. She noted that Allen's bandages were still messed up and decidf to change it later.
"Did what?", Lenalee asked.
"Ne, Lala's the Ghost of Martel, the doll wherein the Innocence used to reside", Road said simply.
"I thought it shouldn't be able to move since the Innocence was taken away", Lenalee said.
"Well~ That's what had happened... But! Crown Clown probably place a small part of him in Lala", Road guessed cheerfully.
Allen slowly woke up. The boy sat up and rubbed his eyes lightly, looking around sleepily. A wide smile came across the boy's face as his gaze landed on Lala."You're moving again!", he exclaimed with joy, hugging the doll.
"Yeah. I am", that was all the doll said with a smile,"Thank you"
"Crown Clown helped me help you!", Allen said proudly.
"I know", Lala smiled.
Komui cleared his throat."Anyway, I need to talk to you, Road", he said,"... Alone"
"How about we include Allen now? And maybe Lenalee and that grumpy over there?", Road said,"Lavi's already a given along with Bookman"
"Are you sure?", Komui asked, adjusting his glasses. At the same time, a certain furry brown dog dashed inside the room. Allen made a happy sound and hugged the dog.
"Yes, I'm sure...", Road answered,"And we'll probably need Crown"
At the mention of its name, the said Innocence activated itself and hovered near the oblivious boy who was playing with Star."Should I let Allen sleep?", it asked Road.
"You'll tell him everything later, right?", Road asked. Crown Clown merely made a motion similar to a nod and made Allen sleep as he fully took over the boy's body. Allen's eye color changed to bright green as it did. Road then turned to the other occupants of the room which were Komui, Lenalee, Lala, Kanda and the newly entered Bookmen.
"... Let's begin, ne?", Road said. Komui nodded, granting her permission. Road raised her hand a bit then the atmosphere suddenly changed to a dark dimension-like room just like the way inside Road's door. Chairs appeared behind each person inside. The other sat down except Kanda who refused to even acknowledge the chair's presence. Road comfortably sat down while Crown Clown, in Allen's body, sat down beside the Noah while petting Star with a smile.
"Any questions?", Road asked Komui.
"Maybe you should clear up everything... Perhaps from the start?", the supervisor suggested.
"As what I have already told Komui, I'm a Noah", she started in a straight tone, dropping the childish act."To be exact, I'm the ninth disciple, 'First Child' Road, the Noah of Dreams"
Kanda scowled and turned to Komui with his infamous glare,"Why the hell did you let a Noah enter the Order?", he demanded.
"Kanda!", Lenalee reprimanded, shooting a glare at him,"Let Road finish"
"Tch", the raven haired exorcist frowned.
"Yeah, Yuu-chan.. You'll know that she has a good reason!"
"Don't call me that!..", he hissed,"You knew about this?"
"Of course", the redhead grinned,"We were the one that brought them here, remember?"
"Anyway...", Road continued,"I left the clan when...", she stopped a bit, deciding that she shouldn't tell that part yet. Not till the right time."When I found out something I shouldn't have. I went out to search for the fourteenth and found him at his brother's custody"
"Where is this Fourteenth now?", the olive green haired exorcist asked.
The blonde doll gazed at Crown Clown."It's Allen, isn't it?", she guessed, remembering the resemblance the young general had with the former Fourteenth Noah.
"Allen?", Lenalee repeated.
Crown Clown smiled and stood up. He gently removed the boy's bandages, letting it fall on the floor to show the partly bleeding stigmatas.
"The Fourteenth Noah had once turned against the Duke before and had attempted to kill the Millenium Earl, almost succeeding", Bookman informed them.
Lenalee asked,"Does that mean the Fourteenth is our comrade?"
Bookman nodded."Yes. In a way", he answered,"But I doubt the Vatican would accept it so it would be best to keep it to ourselves in the meantime."
"Pfft.. I doubt Yuu-chan can keep a secret", Lavi said gleefully. Kanda skillfully unsheathed Mugen in a flash and chased the insane rabbit while threatening its life.
Bookman merely disregarded the scence and turned to Crown Clown, asking the question that had been playing in his mind,"... May I ask why you're helping them?"
Crown Clown only smiled, glancing at the amusing scene of Lavi being chased by Kanda with Lenalee trying to settle them down before answering,"... It's because I promised him that I would help save his family", the Innocence answered.