Suteneko: Hope you liked the last chapter and enjoy this one as well!
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Amber stared out of the airplane's glass window. Legs crossed and upright hand supporting her chin, she sat next to her father who was sleeping quietly on her flight to Europe. Her Golem, Timmy & her father's Golem, Timcampy were sleeping in the knapsack she had on her lap while Christa slept in the pocket of her cardigan.
Amber smiled as she thought about seeing the people she missed dearly from the Black Order; Hevlaska, the Head Nurse and the Gatekeeper. Those were the only 3 people who knew of her existence as a secret exorcist at the Black Order. But that's when she remembered another person who knew of her existence, her great-grandfather, Cyril Marian.
He had died of old age 3 years ago. But then again, it shouldn't have come as a surprise, he was old though. Her great grandfather liked to spoil her a lot when she was younger; buying her expensive things, putting in money into a special account for her, heck, he even left her quite a big sum of money in his will when he died. Just thinking about her great grandfather made her want to cry.
"We'll be reaching our destination in a few minutes," the stewardess's voice condoned happily, startling Amber. The girl blinked her tears away when she noticed her father beginning to wake up; she didn't like the idea of her father seeing her cry.
However when she descended the airplane with her knapsack slung over her shoulder and loftily walked the long trail from the airport to where the conveyer belt was to retrieve her luggage with her father, it didn't change the warm sense of nostalgia that washed over her. Absorbing the sights and sounds and aromas, Amber was swept into her thoughts again.
For a reason she couldn't explain, she felt like life back in Europe with the Black Order wouldn't be as bad as she thought it would be.
"Why…the hell…did they have to place…this stupid Order…on top of a cliff?", Cross panted out as he hoisted himself a bit higher.
Amber frowned, they could have just used magic to get up but her dad had remembered his wife's strict rule of using magic unnecessarily in front of Amber and climbed up instead. He didn't want his dead wife chiding him in his dreams. Amber also remembered that rule as she remembered her dad used magic frequently but not in front of her as her mother forbade him to because she didn't want her to grow up lazy like him.
But he did have a point. Who built a building on top of a cliff?
"That stupid, bloody Level 4 Akuma...it just had to destroy the tunnels as well didn't it? Bloody motherfucker..."
Amber closed her eyes, trying her best to block away the image of her mother in her mind for the moment; she didn't want to start crying. Instead, she listened to her father grumble as he climbed up the cliff with her on his back.
"Whoever was stupid enough to make a building on top of a huge fucking cliff must have really been one screwed up fellow" Amber heard her father say as he reached for another handhold. "Why couldn't they have had stairs? Or better yet, a lift? It's a good thing we're moving soon, I'd rather die than climb this thing again."
Finally, moments later, Cross reached the top and with a mighty heave, he clambered on. Amber got of his back as her father sat on the ground, panting and gasping for breath. Amber pulled out a handkerchief from her knapsack and helped wipe the sweat that was beading on his forehead. When she was done, Cross slowly rose to his feet, gritting his teeth and stretching his cramped muscles. When he was done, he brushed the dirt off of his clothes and with his daughter beside him, they began making his way to the front of the headquarters.
Amber shivered slightly as she and her father finally reached the door, she had been there before but forever that building would be the creepiest building she had ever seen in her entire life. And that was saying something, seeing as she had gone on missions with her parents to the lowest, most scariest places imaginable.
Suddenly she heard a loud voice greeting her.
"AMBER!"
Amber looked up at the large humanoid face on the door and smiled at the Gatekeeper, "Hello Gatekeeper. How have you been?"
"I'VE BEEN GOOD! AND YOURSELF?"
"I'm fine, thanks."
"SO YOU'RE BACK?"
"Just to finish this war once and for all."
The Gatekeeper smiled, he had missed the little redhead greatly.
"WELL THEN! COME ON IN!"
As Amber and her father entered the building, she heard her father say something, "Sorry Dad? I didn't catch that."
"I said you go up with Timmy to your new room and rest. I'll come for you once the ceremony has ended."
Amber nodded; she pulled out her knapsack and awaked the Golems inside. Timmy flew to her side while Timcampy flew to her father's.
"Where is my new room again?"
"Beside my old one."
Amber nodded and her father pressed his hand on her head, "Be a good girl and do as you're told got it?"
Amber sighed, "Yes daddy…"
Amber turned to where the staircase was and walked toward it while her father walked onward in direction of the office.
"I should get a shower and a change of clothes while I'm at it" Amber thought.
Then she stopped short when she heard a small snore come from the sleeping chara in her cardigan pocket.
And maybe find someplace for Christa to sleep in.
The promotion ceremony the Black Order had to say was the weirdest and most shocking in Black Order history. Everyone had to admit they were shocked that Cross Marian of all people was promoted to Supervisor. Whilst Komui was given the position of Chief-In-Charge of Innocence Repair and his sister, Leenalee was made no longer Chief Assistant. Instead someone the Pope hired, a Miss Brigitte Fey was given the position.
Miss Brigitte Fey was a woman of average height with short, powder blue curled hair, slightly thick eyebrows and icy blue eyes. She wore a tight, black pencil skirt with a form-fitting, white double-breasted jacket with frilled hemming around her hips and waist. She also wore a standalone, stiff standing collar that seems to double over as a necklace, with some sort of red pendant dangling in the front. She looked to be around her mid-twenties.
Anyways, once the ceremony was finally over, the Exorcists, Finders & scientists alike awkwardly left the auditorium, whispering to each other.
"Definitely the most awkward promotion ceremony in history" they all though in unison.
Allen Walker, Lavi Bookman, Leenalee Lee & Kanda Yuu were all quietly making their way to lunch, still confused by the whole event.
"Hey Allen?"
"Yes Lavi?"
"Where's Two-Dots?"
"He said that he needed to be somewhere with his superior."
"Oh…"
"AH DAMN IT! THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!"
Leenalee & Lavi watched in shock as Allen out of nowhere, started to continuously bang his head against the stone hard wall.
"Allen! Stop! You'll hurt yourself!" Leenalee cried.
Allen stopped but leaned his head against the wall, "Why? Why did the Black Order make Master Supervisor? Why was Komui-san demoted?"
Lavi bit his lip, he knew the reasons because the old panda had been secretly listening to the past meetings and had told Lavi but he was also sworn to secrecy not to tell anyone till the truth was known which was really killing him.
"Are you seriously asking why Komui was demoted?" Kanda asked
Allen & Leenalee turned to Kanda in confusion.
"I mean, he was always destroying the building with those stupid Komurin robots of his and he never handed in his paperwork on time. Surely sooner or later he would have been demoted in the long run."
Allen, Leenalee & Lavi sweatdropped at the sense Kanda was making.
"But what about Master? Why was he-?"
"Maybe because his grandfather was the Supervisor before Komui."
Leenalee blinked, "Grandfather Cyril was General Cross's grandfather?"
"Grandfather Cyril?" Lavi asked.
"The old man died of old age 3 years ago some time before Komui came and became Supervisor." Kanda told him.
"Grandfather Cyril was a good man. He often came to see the injured exorcists and finders in the sick bay and talk to them. He cared about us exorcists. But Kanda, how did you know Grandfather Cyril was General Cross's grandfather?"
"I saw them together several times before. Sometimes I see that the old man had overworked himself so Cross would quietly take him to his room and then he would finish the paperwork for him."
Allen's eyes widened, Master did?
Leenalee blinked her eyes in surprise, "But how did you know General Cross was his grandson? All you said just proved that they just might have had a special bond not a-"
"Cross caught me watching him the first time and told me."
Leenalee nodded her head in understanding.
"Even so, why General Cross?"
"Because Lavi, those whose ancestors once held positions in the Black Order are expected to take on the positions as well if possible but because General Cross wasn't here at the time, my brother became Supervisor."
"I still want to see Master."
Leenalee, Lavi and Kanda all turned to look at Allen.
"I STILL WANT TO SEE HIM!"
And before they could stop him, Allen had ran off in direction of the Supervisor's office.
"MOYASHI! GET BACK HERE!"
But Allen didn't, he had to see his Master. He wanted answers.
Suteneko: Damn, that was long. But fun! Hope you liked it!
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