Lavi: Oi, isn't this chapter a little short here, Han-chan?

Me: I know. But don't worry, it's supposed to be like that! (^-^)

Yume: I have to agree with Lavi, Hanashi-san...this chapter is much shorter than normal.

Kanda: Shorter than the short stack.

Allen: I'm not a short stack! And my name is Allen!

Kanda: Short. Stack.

Me: ...well, do to day light savings, my brain thinks it's still an hour eariler...

Lenalee: Hour behind? You should be in bed.

Me: ^^;

Lenalee: Hanashi doesn't own anyone from D. Gray-man, so she has no rights owning us.

Yume: She only owns me and Fuyuyuki, as well as the minor OCs that you see...oh, and the majority of this plot!

Me: Enjoy reading all!

Chapter 11: Future

Mei-Ling was a nice girl. We weren't too far in age, even though, she was just a kid. She escorted me inside, and we sat at a small table facing each other. "The man's name was in fact Daisuke Hanazawa." She told me.

"So, it really is my brother." I sighed. "But I want to make sure. What did he look like?"

"He was tall, black hair that was tied at the nape of his neck, and eyes much like yours. When I saw him, he was dressed in a tux jacket, which wasn't buttoned, and a white dress shirt that was untucked. I remember he was wearing slacks and dress shoes too."

"Did he have a mark on his neck?"

"He did. It looked like a small cross." Yeah, that was Dai alright.

"Th-that's him. Why did he come through here?" I wasn't liking where our conversation was going. But nonetheless, I needed to know. Even if it would kill me.

"He came here the same reason you did. You both seemed to have been pulled here by an unseen force. Both to which led you to me, it seems."

"Did...you tell him his fortune too?"

"I did. I saw. His future is so very grim. Full of despair and loss. The path he is walking on will soon be painted with the blood of innocent people, mixed with the many times his soul dies."

"Nii-san is?"

"Yes." Mei told me. "Yours, is somewhat of the same. The path you're walking on will soon be covered in blood. Not by your hand, mind you, but by the hand of the man you are chasing."

"I know. But the truth is, Daisuke might as well be my enemy if I find him."

"Enemy?"

"There's a chance he's a Noah. I'm an Exorcist, and we're automatically enemies." I explained.

"I couldn't tell because of the uniform, but you're an Exorcist, aren't you?"

"I am."

"I had the chance to be one myself." Mei-Ling said, looking at the table. "I used to have a crystal ball, to which had Innocence that allowed me to see the future."

"The future?" I asked, in disbelief. "You're serious?"

"I am. But, there was something else I saw, that I failed to mention to Lenalee and the others."

"You know Lenalee?" I asked, my face lighting up at her name.

"I do. She's the one who helped me decide I should be an Exorcist. She's very kind, and she comforted me when a Noah destroyed my Innocence."

"Mei-Ling, if your Innocence was destroyed, then how are you still able to see these events?"

"It's a good question, Miss Yume—"

"You can just call me Yume, we're honestly not that far in age difference." I assured her.

"Alright. Well, it's a good question, Yume. I have a theory regarding that. I think I might've been more in touch with my Innocence that its power might've run off on me."

"That's pretty cool." I admitted. "But getting back on topic, what did you see that you didn't tell Lenalee and the others?"

"It was an image I saw before I met them. Before I had that terrifying vision of them getting hurt badly. My crystal ball showed me two siblings. Both were heading down a path that would submerge them into a darkness that neither would be able to escape. One gets bound, and the other searches for the light. But whether they do or not, I don't know. I thought nothing of it before, but then you came here, and I realize now that perhaps it was something I should've shared with them."

"Somehow, I think it's for the best," I assured her, "I was told that Allen was called the 'Destroyer of Time'," I continued on, recalling what I was once told, "when I came to the order, I was deemed a Creator, though truth is, I don't know what that could mean."

"There's a saying," Mei-Ling said, "it goes 'what is destroyed can be recreated', perhaps what your destined for is much more than what your thinking of."

"You're young, yet you're oddly very wise, Mei-Ling." I pointed out. She smiled, a little blush forming on her face. "But even if you were to recreate something that has been destroyed, it won't be the same...not exactly."

"I suppose so. But if its something like bonds, even if they're destroyed, you can remake them, and they'll be much stronger." She said with a soft smile. "Yume." The tone in her voice was so grave now...I almost didn't realize she was addressing me.

"Is something wrong?"

"Are you sure you still wish to see your brother?" She asked me, all seriousness in her eyes.

"Yes and no." I admitted after a while. "The truth is, I'm afraid. I'm not supposed to engage with him, but if our paths do cross again, and I don't doubt they will, I don't know if I could still call him 'Nii-san', or if he truly is my enemy."

"What about your heart?"

"What's that got to do with anything?" I asked curious.

"When I was younger, my grandfather told me that sometimes its best to follow your heart, rather than what people tell you. Because there are times where they may be wrong, and your heart would be right." Those words Mei-Ling told me, I'd never forget them. "When you do get reunited with your brother, you'll have to let your heart decide whether or not he can still be considered your brother."

"Thanks." I said. "Thanks so much, Mei-Ling."

"As to where he went, he never told me. But I did see him in a dream I had. He sinking, Yume."

"Sinking?"

"Into the darkness that is his heart."

Duh-duh-duh! In case your wondering, no I didn't run out of time writing this chapter, and I did mean it when i said it's supposed to be short. Any longer and I'd be spoiling too much as to what's going on in the future chapters!

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