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Chapter 9
Black Order Headquarters
Singing a tune, Allen pulled all the stuff he got out of Timcampy's mouth. Yesterday was very productive and filled with tons of fun. He laughed when he came back and no one had noticed his absence, sadly they told him to never go into a town alone and that he is now, as Lavi put it, 'On the radar'.
Right after coincidentally, Allen was called along with Lenalee and Krory to Komui's office. Seems it was already time for another mission.Or what they call a quest for aimlessly asking questions in hopes of POSSIBLE innocence, Allen mused while plopping down on the couch in front of Komui's desk.
It was ridiculous. Krory got lost on a train and Lenalee ran off in the middle of the battle, leaving Allen by himself and now he is utterly lost in a maze of a city.
Storm clouds were clearly moving in and the air had a tang of the scent of rain that Allen, although enjoys it; however does not enjoy the freezing weather and lack of personal items that he lost fighting the akuma. He mourns every item in that small suitcase.
It started as a drizzle and quickly became a downpour. After a few minutes a kind shopkeeper called Allen inside and out of the horrendous rainfall. Too bad he was already soaked to the bone and shivering.
The shopkeeper smiled and offered a room for the night that he certainly accepted.
After changing into a new clean set of clothes, the man he now knew to be Matius, had given him. Allen noticed how they fit him perfectly. It was a little awkward when Matius asked his name, telling him of his son Allen who had disappeared around 35 years ago. It made a chill creep up his spine.
Stranger things have happened I guess… Still the poor man probably hates that we have the same name.
That night when Allen went to bed, he had a feeling that big change in history itself was happening.
Hatters
Allen found out Hatters was the name of the shop when he awakened and looked outside. The air was still moist making the windows have dew drops, the streets overflowing with murky water made for a dreary looking day. Of course, it was as perfect as an excuse to not find his comrades.
Adorning the lost sons clothes, Allen left the room to stop at the dining area where clearly more of the Hatters' stay for breakfast.
Matius noticed him and beckoned him to come sit next to him, "Everyone this is Allen, he was caught in the rain so do mind your manners please." Matius spoke warmly yet with authority.
All who were present at the table smiled and nodded welcoming Allen with open arms.
It was right when the meal was over when loud vibrations violently shook the whole entire house.
Allen sighed and said "Excuse me, that must be my lost companions."
Marius and his family looked concerned as to what could possibly make such noises and almost didn't let him go, until he said he was an Exorcist and it was his duty to protect them.
Surprisingly they already knew what his profession does, he made a note to check out why later.
Middle of Town
When he neared the battle he hid behind a chimney on a nearby roof. The battle scene unfolded before him. It seems Lenalee and Krory found each other and were engaged in combat with multiple level threes that seemed to have abilities that gave them a disadvantage.
Allen caught himself from sighing yet again because, really, he needed to stop sounding like his life was so morbid!
Temptation coiled around his mind as he considered just leaving and not getting involved. But that would raise suspicion if they talked to the Hatter family and I never showed up. He almost berated himself about it, almost. It just wasn't worth the effort.
If he was going to do it, Allen was gonna make sure to give a very entertaining show. He cackled as he made a plan and rubbed his hands together like a villain in children's stories.
Neither side ever saw it coming… Nor does anyone who witnessed it speak of it.
It took awhile but during the fight Allen ran off back to the Hatter shop. Matius and his family looked relieved that he came back.
Smiling, he assured them that the reason of the explosions was taken care of. Then he asked the gnawing question that really was the only reason he came back.
"Matius um… can I ask you a question before I'm forced to leave?" Allen inquired scratching his head nervously.
"Of course! We don't bite, ask away!" replied Matius.
"Umm… how did you know about exorcists if you don't mind me asking?" Questioned Allen.
"My wife was a finder when she was young like yourself, when my son went missing she went to go searching for him. Sadly we never did find him and she passed away a few years ago." Matius answered.
While it saddened him, Allen wasn't sure Matius was telling the truth, the question is how did he know or STILL know about the Order. The Black Order is a very secretive thing, only a few wealthy supporters know about it and the occasional unlucky person. The Earl and all the Noah's made sure he knew to keep his mouth shut because the humans running the organization have done horrible things to they're own in the past.
Allen gave Matius THE LOOK. Matius put a finger up and shooshed him. It became apparent why when both Lenalee and Krory popped up next to him.
They spoke and surprisingly it was Krory who decided they'd stay with the Hatters that night. Lenalee was too worn out to argue about it and took the hospitality. It worked out well, now Allen could figure out what Matius was trying to hide.
It was when everyone went to their own rooms (the shop was way bigger than it looked on the outside!) that Marentte, Matius's daughter discreetly asked Allen to come speak with the family in private.
To be completely honest, Allen wasn't looking forward to this talk. If this somehow, even just a little bit, puts any doubt on really anyone's mind it could ruin everything he has been trying to do! He took the innocence from Kanda on the train and hid it away in a place no one could find it so neither side could use or destroy it.
This conversation was scary, it could decide his entire future.
DANG! My summer has been great! Sorry for not posting! I'm going to post this story and my works on Ao3 soon but it's recently come to my attention that some parts of the story might have been cut out! So i'll be fixing any errors I come across.
Again, Thank you so much for editing Mana!
