The sun has shines upon the earth, and indicator of that a new day had arrived. It was warm. She sighed.
'Even after all this time the Sun never says to the Earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky. Why can't humans be that way...?'
It was warm but it was sad. She didn't know why. She got up from the bed and took a shower, she already promised to went back to the Order by today
'I won't promise anything I can't keep.'
She gets to wake her friends, but then, they are not in their room. They already left. The bedroom was empty. She went away to find Shion and Faust. They disappeared too…
She sighed
"Interesting game of hides and seeks, but I knew you are all there. Isn't it too obvious when you guys are hiding together? You'll just ruin the moment."
"To think that Arisa-chan got me so quickly…" the red haired man pout.
"It's stupid… how old are you, 6?"
"Yeah, but it's just me hiding though…" he frowned. 'If only others would follow me playing hide and seek…'
She left together with Lavi.
"You are not a morning person aren't you?" he asked out of curiosity.
"Yes, no, maybe, I don't know."
"Come on, loosen it up. I already read the journalist book you see?" he grinned. He showed the book behind his back that he carries all the time today.
She stopped her step. Only to turn her head back slightly and smiled.
"Oh, they publish it? It wasn't a threat?"
"Yeah! I knew so much from here. Thanks to the.-"
"I killed the Journalist before he could publish his book. It wasn't his… let me see that." She grabbed Lavi's book while he was putting on his poker face.
'Wow. She has such short temper but manage to keep it hidden… not like the Ba-Kanda.'
She flipped the pages in a second.
"This book is not genuine."
He scoffed.
"How do you know, you are not even reading it?"
She turned back and walked away from him
"See, you are not even,-"
"The pope's right hand was at his prime, he was only 27, but yes, he was wise and kind. He had good nature and he was loved by anyone. He never picked a fight. Once in his life, he broke his arm and breaking his head just to save a cat from a horse carriage. But then on July 27, 1927, he had brought a girl with her to his visit at the orphanage and to the elders. From the first time in my life, I was more interested to find out about this girl more than to find out about the Vatican's secrets. It was not relieving to set foot on another simple material when you had the big guns in your arm ready to set fire. But it was satisfying, I never knew that…" she kept on chattering until Lavi had opened a page out to find what he hasn't read about. He was certain that he read this book before to every last word. But he still miss a few word like coquettish. He would have never thought that she could point out his mistakes, even if she was flawless
She kept on chattering about what's inside the book. Until she was finished.
"That book was a lie. It's true that it has a few parts of my true life inside, but not a really deep one. It's a trash."
"Come on, don't say that… at least they had tried their best you know."
"Maybe, maybe not… met up with Allen and the others. I have something I have to take care of"
With that, she left Lavi on the corridor all by himself.
She sends her regards to the Pope, but she didn't want to meet him in person, or all hell could break loose. Even if she's living at the holiest place in the world.
She brought herself out from her home to say one last good bye. She knew she would left just for a moment. Yet a week felt like a year for her. It's not like she hated it there, it's just not her style to be ordered to work. She does all the work by herself, without letting other people help. It was for the best. Here, she has to work with others, endangering them. The main purpose of Shion and Faust is solely because of that reason.
'I really am a selfish person. Not like the sun.'
She was out of the Vatican ground. Before she could take one more step, she turned around and bows deeply. 'Thank you…' and she left
…
Allen, Lenalee, Kanda, and Bookman are already at the train station. They are waiting for Lavi and Arisa. They had doubt, but they trusted her no matter what. Shion and Faust is wearing the coat designed for them by the Vatican. The coat is covering up their necks and it was knees long, it's black.
The train will depart in 5 minutes
Three minutes have passed. Arisa hasn't come yet but Lavi had already arrived.
"Where is Arisa?" he asked
They shake their heads. Even Shion and Faust were confused Arisa wasn't the type of person who is late for a meeting she decided hardly by herself.
"Let us go inside in carriage. She might have come later."
They shrugged, yet no one protested. It's like they knew that she won't come. They had already seated. They wanted to hope, but they always knew that hoping is futile.
"She won't come…" someone said breaking the silence. It was Kanda. The train started to move.
"The reason she brought her people her to work at the Order is for her replacement right, I mean what other reason it would be?" he continued.
Lenalee sighed. "Kanda was right. We have failed the mission." She still wanted to trust her, but the train already departed about 2 minutes ago.
They had continued thinking about what Kanda had said. Some believed in him, some doesn't. Shion and Faust wanted to trust the fact, but they trusted her more.
Until a voice came out just outside their carriage.
"Oi, Oi… you can't come here miss, this carriage is exclusive!" said the man who's guarding the exorcist carriage
"Its fine, we were just passing by after all. I mean what harm could it be?"
Someone opened the door to the exorcist carriage.
"Sorry to intrude! I just wanted to take this lady to the carriage just right over…" She was pointing at the other door across the room. She was carrying tons of baggage that was 20 times her weight
She blinked
"Ehh… I can explain…"
They stayed in silent.
"How could you be late Arisa-sama?!" they jumped out from their chair, standing to her.
"Ehmm… I was lost, so this lady helped me to go into the carriage."
Behind her was a short old lady who can hardly walk.
"Sorry to intrude…" the old lady said in a shaky voice
"Is it a lie…" the one who guarded the carriage kneel down to Arisa
"I'm so sorry Arisa-sama, If I knew it was you, I would have opened the stopped the train just for your sake!"
She blinked. She sweat dropped.
"You know me?"
"Who doesn't?" he said in excitement "The whole reason I have come into the Vatican is to meet the Genius that the pope had raised by himself! I was…"
She hardly listens to this man. She didn't like stupid people, moreover people who came just to talk to her and then he was starting too grab both of her hands in excitement. It seems like he was forgetting himself. Causing Shion to release his hand from hers
"I'm sorry, but would you please mind your manners…" he said smiling, but tick marks and fire was growing behind his back
"I'm sorryyyyyy!" the guard said with an apologetic tone. And went out to close the door
'What was that all about…?'
Faust come over her and helped her carry the baggage she was carrying all by herself, letting her carry one of the old lady's small bag
"Thank you Faust. Okay, so where is your carriage?" she said smiling
"It's just right ahead…"
They had finished putting down the old lady belonging on the train. She was rich. She also had the whole carriage all to herself.
"Young lady, thank you for being such an angel…" she twitched at that name, but she smiled.
"It was one of the human traits to help each others out…"
…
"Arisa-sama, you really came!" Allen was sobbing, Lavi too, they hug each other.
"It was the most intense 2 minutes waiting I had ever had!" said Lavi too
She sweat dropped.
It seems that Kanda's head is going larger and larger every time he gives her his 'death glare'
"Where were you before?!" he asked out of frustration
"I was lost, I have never seen a train station before." She said calmly
"It's true. For the last 3 years I have spent with Arisa-sama, she had never once get out from the Vatican." Said Faust
"Arisa has gone outside you know! Once… 10 years ago…"
She face palmed
"Really?! You have never went into a good meat store before?!" said Allen
"Not even a book store?!" said Lavi
"Not even a florist?! Shopping?! Barber shop?! Cinema?! None?!"
She thought for a bit.
"I don't think I have ever heard that kind of stores before. It really exist?"
Three of them sweat dropped.
"YOU WHAT?!"
…
Allen quickly grabs his map
"Our next stop will be the most popular city tour in Venice."
"We can't miss it!" Lavi supporting him
"Not even a chance of missing it!" said Lenalee
They glared at Arisa. She was sitting beside the window, looking at the view. Kanda is sitting beside her. Shion and Faust sit just in front of her.
"Why should I sit beside a man with nerd germs?" Shion pouts
"Why should I answer a question from a pervert?" Faust replied to him
"A sick monster who always love to work. Freak."
"Why not pervert? Who knows how many girl you have slept with in your entire life."
"You want to have a go, you bastard!" Shion shoved his head into Faust forehead
"Sure, why not, pedophile."
Dark aura's kept on escaping from their body
Kanda was surprised. He never saw Arisa stayed quite on a whole fight.
'Like a kid, maybe she was to tired with all the lost and found an old lady and helped her brought her things…' Kanda wanted to know, so he pokes her elbow with his. She didn't bug. She still stays quite. He pokes her again harder. And she falls onto his shoulder. She was sleeping soundly, on his shoulder.
This make Shion and Faust stop their fight and stare at Arisa. She was cute when she was sleeping. Leaving her vulnerable in front of others. Just like throwing a rabbit in front of the hungry wolves. Shion stands and pull out his coat and cover Arisa with his. He was smiling triumphantly over Kanda and Faust.
Lenalee, Allen, and Lavi use this chance and sing
"Kanda and Arisa sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N.-"
Shion immediately pulls his index finger up to his smiling mouth. Signaling them to be quite for a while.
"Whore…" Faust whispered into Shion's ear. He was still going at that. He simply sits down and pinches his cheek.
"Shut up…" he retorted.
Faust can't object. This is for Arisa's well being. 3 to four hours later, Faust woke Arisa up from Kanda's shoulder.
"Arisa-sama, we have arrived…" she opens her eyes slowly. She sits straight and stretches herself. She noticed that it was Shion's coat, because the coat has his smell of sunshine. She immediately blushed and returned it to him, muttering a small thank you.
"Wait. This is not our stop." She said
"It's not. We will go shopping Arisa! We are at the best store in the whole world! Venice! We will give you a tour!" Lenalee said excitedly. Allen and Lavi nodding in agreement.
"Hah? A tour, what is it?"
"You didn't even know the word tour?!"