A Memory of Flowers: "Do not fear that which you do not know or understand, everything will be made clear through you, as you are the light to burn all which resides in the dark labyrinth. Be brave Remy Alick, for you are the flower of growth in a time of great culmination."
Rating: Rated M for adult content, adult language, violence, blood, and overall D. Gray-ness.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own D. Gray-Man.
Author's Note: I have had a story in my head for a while now, including this character that I greatly love. I just want to share her story. Let me know what you all think in a review. Please~
P.S. SPOILERS (Please ignore this note if you, despite it being out many years now, do not know the whole story thus far). I want to explain a little bit more about the pairing of this story, because I know about Alma and Kanda's past and everything. While my OC Remy is paired with Kanda, there is no guarantee that anything remotely romantic will happen between them. Kanda has a dark past and at this point he is still searching for the one he loved in another life. And Remy has her own battles and stuff she is searching and struggling for. Both characters, especially Remy, have a lot of growth they need to go through, and heck, they might just do some growing together. But this is mainly a -man story, not just a Yu Kanda story, she will grow and expand with every character in different ways. There will be love at one point, but there is no telling how it will develop at this stage (I know, but I am certainly not revealing, haha) and I'm not gonna rush it. I want everyone to love Remy as much as I have come to, if possible. She's different, and I can't wait to develop the relationships in this story.
Word Count: 1,928
Edited: December 11, 2018
Chapter Two: Of Books and Rabbits
"Remy!" Large, blue eyes opened at the sound of their name, a small yawn escaping pale, chapped lips as the small exorcist sat up from where they were sitting, or would have if they didn't hit their head on the metal bars of the bed where the box-springs sat. She was currently sleeping under the bed instead of on top. "Remy!"
"Yes, I am here. Please stop calling my name. I am not deaf" The blunt voice of the small, doll like girl, who was not a child despite what her appearance suggested, "I will be out in a moment, please wait." She then began crawling out from the small space that was underneath the bed she was given. Remy preferred sleeping on the floor, the plush mattress was too soft for someone who had spent their whole life living on the streets of Paris to feel comfortable in.
"Remy, I have your new uniform!" The soft voice of the girl who had attached herself to Remy since she had arrived at that Order a mere month ago, Lenalee, called once more from the other side of the door, "Johnny just finished it. Let's make sure it fits properly!"
"That is fine" Remy answered, dusting her borrowed clothes that were way too big. They belonged to Lenalee, who was at least five inches taller than the older girl who was also too thin, in an almost unhealthy way. Remy didn't get a lot of food where she came from, and any food she managed to get her hands on was often given to others who were in worse conditions than she was. However, within the month that the blond girl had been at the order, not yet having any missions as she was considered not well enough once she had been examined, something she had hated, she had already started gaining some weight and a healthier glow to her naturally sun-kissed skin. Her five-foot height had remained the same though. It seemed as if the girl was done growing in that department.
Remy opened the heavy door to see the black-haired girl smiling down at her, her dark eyes sparkling in the bright lighting being thrown from Remy's room; Remy slept with every light that was in her room on at all times. She did not like the dark at all as there were terrible things that lived in the dark that she could not risk being victim to. "Good morning Lenalee."
"Good morning!" The cheerful girl returned, smile widening on her face as she held out a package to the smaller exorcist, "Special delivery from Johnny. He said that the measurements should be right, but he wanted to make sure it was comfortable enough for you!"
"Yes, it should be fine" Remy took the package, that was actually quite heavy for being just clothes, from the girl and turned back to head to her bathroom which has been her only request since she had come to headquarters. She did not care where her room was or if it was falling apart, that would have been something familiar, she just wanted privacy and her own bathroom. "I will be right back out" She told the younger girl and entered the bathroom with a click of the door behind her.
She quickly shuffled herself out of the borrowed night clothes, not looking in the direction where the mirror, now shattered, hung over the small sink and opened the package. "Hmmm," Remy hummed, running her small, rough hands over the material of the uniform. It was so expensive looking with the clean, durable fabric and the pure silver decorations. It was defiantly the finest thing she would ever own, even it made her the property of the people she now worked for the moment she put it on. She immediately shook those thoughts away, they made her uncomfortable and she did not like them. She began pulling on the different pieces to her new uniform.
It was similar to Lenalee's and Kanda's in the basic design, but had a style fit for Remy all on its on. Instead of a short-ruffled skirt like Lenalee's, there was a pair of black shorts that fell loosely around mid-thigh, at about fingertip length, that she tucked a white, sleeveless shirt into. She slid the black coat that was looser and longer than Lenalee's but also shorter than Kanda's that fell to just before her shorts ended. Instead of falling to her wrists to cling tightly, the jacket fell to just the middle of her forearms in wide, loose sleeves. The shorts and coat left it, so she could use her innocence easily without having to worry about clothes getting in the way, something Remy was thankful for, as well as the simple black, fighting flats she had been given to wear instead of boots. Remy hadn't worn shoes before coming to the Order so it was still strange to be walking around with something on her feet all the time and she hated the heavy boots she had been given by the finders who had found her.
"Wow, Remy! You look so different!" Lenalee greeted her with a smile once she exited the bathroom, but Remy felt there was something off about it and chose to ignore the compliment. She felt no different, so how could she look different? "Johnny outdid himself again, he'll be pleased! Let's go tell him before we head down to breakfast."
"That is fine, I am hungry" Remy agreed, following the taller girl out of her room and into the lower levels of the base towards the science department where a number of odd people could be found working at any hour. Remy had stumbled upon them on more than one occasion, however Reever and Johnny had been very nice to her since she had arrived.
"Brother! Johnny!" Lenalee called as she led Remy into the large room, several of the scientist looking up from their work to smile at the two girls.
"Yo! Lenalee, Remy, good morning." Instead of the usual loud racket that followed Lenalee's entrance into the science department, courtesy of her older brother, both girls were greeted with the soft, deep voice of Reever, the chief of the science division for the Black Order's European branch. Reever was a rather tall man with sandy, blond hair and dark eyes that when not focused on his work, which he took very seriously, were gentle and laughing. "Komui hasn't woken up yet, did you need him for something? Johnny, get over here!"
"Coming!" The curly haired, bespectacled boy called from somewhere within the large room, followed by a crash.
"No, don't wake him. It can wait," Lenalee answered, smile never leaving her face, "I'll wake him when I bring everyone their coffee back. I was just bringing Remy by to show Johnny that her uniform fits perfectly."
"It does?" The short boy appeared with a grin in front of the two girls and Reever, his eyes forever hidden by the large glasses on his face and his wild hair, that reminded Remy vaguely of a rather large, fluffy dog she had seen wondering around ages ago, pulled back from his pale face. "That's great! I can get working on making you a couple of spare ones then Remy, I don't won't you wearing the same one day in and day out! They should be ready by tomorrow!"
"I do not mind having just one set, I am used to not having any other clothes" Remy answered the friendly, older boy. A slightly awkward silence fell on the small group, the two scientists and Lenalee not quite sure how to respond to the girl's words. Thankfully they were saved from that struggle by the loud and cheerful cry of-
"Lenalee! Johnny! Old panda, I found them!" A boy of about average build, if not slightly shorter than what was considered average, with bright red hair and only one green eye visible as the other one was under a patch, entered the science department with a bang, the doors bouncing off the wall. He wore an exorcist uniform like everyone else, only he had a regular waist length jacket and pants. He was followed closely by an older man that was, unbelievably, shorter than Remy with a rather unique appearance. He had pointed ears, a strange long, gray ponytail that was the only hair on his head, with his eyes being surrounded by heavy black makeup. He also wore a regular exorcist uniform. The only thing different about his cloths is that he wore his sleeves extra-long as they hid his hands.
"Lavi, did you and Bookman just get back?" Lenalee asked the red-haired teenager as he walked over to group, his one eye looking at Remy with curiosity. The man with him was looking at her as well, though she couldn't tell what his expression was or meant.
"No, we got back in the middle of the night. It was a bust!" He cheerfully answered, "No innocence there, not even any akuma."
"Remy Alick," Remy was still looking at the smaller, older man who had stared at her since he had entered the room, "You can call me Bookman. This is my apprentice Lavi," He gestured a strangely pointed hand at the red-haired boy before holding out the same hand for her to shake.
Remy stared at it for a few moments before deciding to take it into her own. Why was everyone so interested in shaking her hand? "You know my name" She stated rather than asked.
"Yes, Komui told us of the Flower of Growth when we arrived last night" Bookman answered, his gaze never wavering in the wide, blank stare of the blonde girl.
"Yep! Are you really 20?" Lavi butted in, his one eye bright as he talked to the new girl, his curiosity sparked.
"Yes." Remy was getting tired of that question, "Why does everyone insist on asking that?"
"It's just because you look so young Remy," Reever supplied, "And because you're so short."
"Johnny is short, but no one has asked him just to check his age, nor have I seen anyone ask Bookman his age, and he is even shorter than I am" Remy spoke, her eyes narrowing slightly, the only sign that she was growing annoyed with the whole situation. "As I have said: I am 20 and I am Remy Alick. That should be enough."
"Hmm, should it?" Lavi asked quietly, he was still staring at the girl with slight wonder, as if she was something new he could study and learn about.
"Well," Lenalee broke in, hoping to calm everything back down, a smile still on her face though it appeared a little strained, "Remy and I were just heading down to breakfast, would anyone like to join us?"
"Sorry Lenalee, me and Johnny have work to do" Reever answered for the bespectacled man who had turned a little red at Remy's words, a smile on his flustered face.
"Sure, I haven't eaten yet either" Lavi agreed to go, grinning down at the Chinese girl and Remy, "What about you Old Panda?"
"No, you go ahead. I have some business to discuss with Komui" Bookman answered, his dark eyes watching the three as they left the department, his gaze never wavering from Remy.
Remy for her part decided to ignore the look she could feel on her back almost like it was burning her. Bookman was a strange man. And he looked like a panda.