Chapter 10
Lavi's POV:
The moment Mina collapsed, Link yelled:
''Walker! Prepare the gate! Everyone else grab the girls! Hurry up!''
Since the twins were closer to me I sprinted towards them. Mina had fallen over Luna's body. Her shirt was tattered, revealing her red back with a thin red line from a deeper wound. From the way the girls were bruised, I could suggest they had fallen down because of the scream attack.
I lifted Mina gently, afraid of disturbing any unseen damage. Yu soon followed too, lifting Luna. We headed towards the portal, seeing how Link and Lenalee entered, Allen was waiting for us.
The moment we crossed, I was hit by luminescent light of the Order's grand hall. Everything was in slow pace. People were coming over, trying to help.
I could only think of how everything had gone wrong.
'We went to recruit two new exorcists. How did it turn into such a disaster? Damn it! '
Luna's POV:
It was strange, this feeling of déjà vu.
I was in a hospital room again, waiting for Mina to wake up. Unfortunately, the situation wasn't exactly the same.
Usually I would wait, sitting right next to the bed while mom was bussing around. I was supposed to be annoyed with how mom would grumble and complain. Instead, I felt grief.
It's absolutely horrible to be told you that your mum had died, that your sister had almost as well, right after you've woken up. I had never felt so useless in my life.
I had been there. I'd had a weapon. I felt embarrassed of my weakness. The guilt was swallowing me whole. At that exact moment, I forgot the pain and the numbness. My whole being tuned the world off. My mind played the role of my inner bitch, showing me every happy memory of mom. How she helped me with school work, how her cooking smelled, the way she calmed me down during one of Mina's operations, her smiles when we talked about dad, her advice about boys, especially 'The talk', our constant fights even.
Before I knew, my eyes stung, my nose was running and I was shoveling my fist into my mouth, because I couldn't stop the sobs. Maybe I imagined this, but I felt like my second consciousness had embraced me. The warm touches, trying to calm me down, the soft whispers in my mind.
After I calmed down, I went to find Mina. It wasn't that hard, considering she was two beds away. After I pulled a chair to sit down, I finally saw the damage Mina had received and I hissed.
True, I had injuries as well - cuts and bruises, one or two cracked ribs, which were a result from the fall, but Mina was worse. She had cuts and bruises too, but because I'd fallen on her, she had a few more cracked ribs, one broken and not to mention a sore back. When I woke up, the nurses told me her back had only one deep whip mark, nothing else.
Still, I felt sick. I was supposed to protect her. Those whips were for me. My back hurt a little, but probably Mina felt much worse.
Nurses and doctors came in and out of the room, making me get away from Mina if her bandages had to be changed or mine for that matter. Something in the way which Mina continued sleeping was making me anxious.
'Mina, why aren't you waking up?'
'I'm not surprised that an idiot like you has not figured it out'said a familiar, unpleasant voice.
'I don't remember asking for your opinion!'
'I know, but still I gave it'. 'I could literately feel the stupid thing smirk.
'Shut up! If you haven't noticed, I'm new at this. And I have my reasons to be concerned. Usually Mina sleeps a lot, but this is ridiculous. It's been two whole days since the commotion.'
'I'll tell you because I can't stand the painfully low IQ level you posses. After all, I'm afraid if you go on like this, your brain will die.'
'Just tell me and shut your mouth.'
'Every parasite type exorcist has to use great amount of energy during fight. Plus in Mina's case, her sync level is low, but she still pushed herself. Right now she's just regaining energy. The strange thing for me is that usually a parasite type exorcist, in order to gain energy, eats a great quantity of food. Probably Mina is not the food type. '
'Well , now I understand. The energy thing I mean.'
'Well, it was about damn time, Sherlock. And I'm sure that you and Mina felt it.'
'Felt what?'
'Honestly, you're so hopeless! Why don't you just concentrate on Mina? Just connect with her! Mina will tell you everything. After all, she's more developed in these things than you. '
'You little-'
'I have a name. It's Itami, but you can call me Ita.'
'Great...'
I grabbed Mina's hand and touched her forehead with mine. To be honest, I stood there, eyes drifting to every corner of the room, not having the slightest idea what to do. Thinking of moving away, I felt how my eyes started to close. When I opened them again, I wasn't in the infirmary.
Normal's POV:
Lavi entered the infirmary, followed by a purple hared man. He was tall, around 30 years old, with white pentagonal glasses. His exorcist attire was white, on his head he wore a white beret. The moment he entered the room and his eyes fell on the injured exorcists, his eyes filled with affection. On first sight he looked like a typical cinnamon roll. But his stern voice showed his serious character. Lavi listened carefully the words of the unknown man while watching the twins.
''Yes, Hevlaska. Just as you said. As twins, they have their own bond. Also the fact that they are accommodators, makes their link stronger. ''
''Yes, Komui'' a mystical voice was heard through Komui's speaker. ''What are they doing now?''
''It seems they're in some sort of resonance. We'll see what will happen next.''
Luna's POV:
An enormous field. It was so beautiful. I couldn't see the end of it. There was blowing that light breeze, which could calm everyone's nerves. The feeling of the soft green grass among my fingers was relaxing. I took a look at myself.
My hair was down and I wasn't wearing any shoes. The only piece of clothing I had on was a simple white summer dress, which for the record, I hated. Mina had the same.
The reason I hated it was because we got them for our 14th birthday from dad, two years ago, soon to be three. Mina was fine, or at least we thought so. We celebrated at home, wearing the dresses and just before we blew the candles, Mina got one of her fits and somehow her dress got a little bit burned. I've spent the whole night, crying and staining my dress while Mina was in the emergency room. I was alone. Mom was with Mina and dad was at work.
''I had forgotten how good you looked in that dress.'' said Mina softly from behind me.
''I still don't understand what you like about it.'' the dress itself wasn't bad, but the experience I got through wearing it wasn't a nice one.
''Maybe because we almost had a normal birthday? You have to admit - usually on our birthdays I'd wear a nightgown. That was the first time I wore a beautiful dress. '' said Mina calmly.
''Well, if you say so.'' I said with a bored voice.
''Well, I guess you didn't want to meet me here to discuss my taste of fashion. Right, Ita?'' asked Mina with a playful smile on her face.
''What?!'' I yelled as I turned around to see my inner voice. She was like my reflection except for the eyes. Hers were lime green and mischievous. Also her dress was like the ones we wore, with the exception for that hers was black.
''Surprise, dumbass!'' she said as she hit me.
''OK, what's going on? What's this place? This idiot right here told me you know the answer. And most importantly, why is she wearing black and I have to wear white?!''
''She wears black because it suits her personality.'' answered Mina calmly.
''Yeah, you're pretty much like a damsel in distress with that thing'' added Ita.
''You do realize we look alike, right? At least I'm somehow decent!''
''No, you look like-''
''OK! Enough both of you! Luna, do you want me to answer your questions or not?'' asked Mina with an irritated voice.
''Spill'' if I sounded harsh, don't blame me. I have my reasons.
We sat on the grass. I was in front of her, while Ita went to braid Mina's hair.
''Ok, first thing's first. You asked what this place was. You can call it my inner heaven. Back then, when I was still sick, in my dreams I used to come here. It looks like it turned out to be my recovery base. Usually, it changes the scenery every night. It's beautiful, isn't it?''
''Y-yeah...''
''Mina, can you please move on. I can't take her idiocy anymore.''
''If you can't then why-''
''ENOUGH!'' Mina yelled.
Grave silence. Mina reddened from the outburst, but continued.
''You know that because we are twins, we have something like an empathic link. More specifically, you could always sense when something was wrong with me. It was the same for me, although for unknown reasons, my senses weren't very sharp. I assumed you were more sensitive. Anyway, now, as we are accommodators, our innocence fragments have increased our empathy but in a different way for each of us. From what I see Luna, your link towards me is now even stronger. And I'm sure that if you practice, you'll develop it on an even higher level.''
''Alright, I got most of that. But that still doesn't explain this bitch.'' I said, pointing at my clone.
Mina scratched her neck. That wasn't a good sign.
''Well, she's part of your innocence. The moment I activated mine, Ita appeared, right?'' I nodded. '' That's because as we are twins, our anti-demon weapons do some sort of...resonance? That's the best way to call it. Ita isn't only a part of your innocence, it's also a part of our link. To put it simply, Itami is your personal guide.''
''What about you?'' I asked a bit annoyed. ''What about your side of this link? Please tell me I'm not the only one with a second consciousness.''
''I'm a bit different. My empathic link is towards every exorcist I've met until now. But in comparison to yours with me, it's rather weak and I really need to train to develop it. I can sense you, but not as strong as before. And no, I don't have an advisor. I have something like a 6th sense. I hope I won't have to explain that.'' said Mina sheepishly.
''No, you don't.''
'Where's the fucking bat when I need it?'
''To sum up for you, cretin. The two of you have your link, but it's different for each of you. While Mina has her 6th sense, you have the miracle me. And because you're twins, your weapons can synchronies. End of story.''
''Luna, if you concentrate on me, you'll see for yourself.'' I had no idea what to do. So I just stared at her like an idiot. That's when I saw it. Mina was surrounded by green light. She smiled.
But just before I could ask her about the situation with mom, I woke up. And I didn't like the surprise I met. 'Why?' you may ask. Tell me, what would your reaction be if you wake up with a drill on its way to your face?
A/N: Hey there! I'm back! Did you miss me? Do you want to kill me? Well, sorry for the two-week gap. Just, the school is awful. So...yeah..,
BYE!
mimkanz