Welcome back folks to another installment of zeescloud9's Trouble In Pandora dgm fanfic! I reread the previous chapters and noticed that there were quite a few noticeable embarrassing mistakes- I apologize for that. It's really hard for me to write a story from the beginning, and I'd be cool if I got some writing tips. Also, I'd like to say that this story is a year progress, meaning that it will follow the characters from a young age until they're older, but I am having trouble depicting Krucia because she's so young, so she's not exactly life experienced even though she's an orphan. Anyway, here's chapter 3! Plz review!
[Flashback:
"It's become aware to our Council that both of your prophecies are coherent each other." Komui turned to the two confused teens, small beady eyes trailing over the youngest of the two- Krucia. "Allen, from now on you will be Krucia's guardian- you will have to train her to become a stronger fighter, and because you both are among the only exorcists here that are parasitic types with the exception of Arystar, it's best if you teach her how to will her innocence and up her synch rate-"
"I don't need a damn babysitter Komui!" Krucia interrupted the older man, face twisted into a scowl. "Besides, my innocence is useless anyway… Why that damned god would choose an excuse for an apostle like me…." Allen gripped her shoulder, causing her to look at him.
"… Don't say that."
"Krucia-san-"
She shoved his hand away, glaring at Allen. "You- don't fucking touch me." Allen drew back, a little bothered by her harsh words. Taking her hateful gaze away from him, Krucia glared at the solemn looking supervisor. "Look, first you say I should be fucking honored to have my prophecy and innocence and shit, but then all I hear is that I'm gonna be some killer of the musician or destroyer of time shit- only to find out it's THIS kid- WELL I'M NOT GONNA TAKE THIS CRAP! I HATE THIS PLACE, AND ALL OF YOU IN IT, AND THAT BASTARD UP IN THE SKY! I DON'T CARE IF SHISHOU SENT ME HERE TO HELP YOU GUYS, CUZ I'M NOT. AND I'M NOT GOING TO HANG'ROUND THIS GUY!" With one last glare directed at them, Krucia stomped out of Komui's office….
End of Flashback]
CHAPTER THREE; WHEN INNOCENCE'S CLASH
(LAVI'S P.O.V)
"OMIGOSH, OMIGOSH- OH. MY. FLIPPING GOOOOOSH!"
Why am I screaming my head off, you ask? Bow-chan and Moyashi are going to brawl! Of course, me being a Bookman and all, I'm curious to see how good the newbie's skill is- and to test out if my theory of her is correct- she can't invoke her innocence. I noticed it when she first fought Kanda. Even faced with Mugen's wrath- the chick didn't even activate her innocence! I smiled at Lenalee as she sat next to me, eyes locked on Allen and Krucia walking out in the arena pit. "Don't worry Lenalee, I doubt Krucia meant that!"
"But Lavi- I'm concerned for her. When she was yelling at me, she said things of damning God… I'm afraid if she keeps with her hate towards her innocence- she'll turn into a Fallen One." Allen muttered, and I patted his back, waving off the short raven's previous comment about us.
"She didn't mean that…." My eyes immediately were drawn to the approaching scowling figure that sat next to me. "Heya, Yuu!" Kanda growled at me, his mood sinking in deeper.
"Don't call me that, stupid rabbit…." With a scowl, the Japanese teen glared daggers at Allen, looking completely bored out of his mind. "… This is stupid."
"C'mon Yuu-chan, this should be really interesting. Aren't you curious to see what the girl that knocked you out can do, hmnn?"
"Che! Stupid rabbit."
Allen flexed his arms, looking at Krucia pensively. "You know, it's not good to have such anger against your innocence- you could turn into a Fallen One. Why do you hate your innocence so, Solis-san?" He asked.
Krucia just glared at him, annoyed at his friendly approach for a conversation. "I never said I hated my innocence…"
"True, but I saw the way you looked when you said it though- it was the look of pure loathing."
"Butt out, Walker." Krucia growled out. "Are we going to fight or what?"
"Solis-san, Komui paired you up with me because you're not equipped enough as an exorcist, and because of Hevlaska's prophecy. Yet you refuse against Komui's orders." The white haired boy sighed, peering at her with sympathetic grey eyes. "I'll make you a deal. If you beat me, I'll leave you alone and I won't be you guardian. But- if I win, you'll have to comply without restraints."
"….. Deal. Not like you'll win, anyways…"
Before Krucia could react, Allen dashed towards her, closing the gap between them in less than a fraction of a second. Startled, Krucia let out a surprised gasp, narrowly avoiding his suddenly large claw like right arm from breaking her jaw. Wide gold and crimson eyes looked at the boy with shock. 'He's fast!' She thought as she got pulled against a nearby pillar, colliding harshly against it. Momentarily distracted by the sudden pain, she was taken aback when she caught sight of a heavily booted foot nearing her abdomen. Luckily she rolled out of the way, ignoring her pained back.
Allen side swept her, but was caught off guard when she crouched low, sticking out her foot as she placed it forward, successfully tripping him. "Ah!" Allen fell, but recovered quickly and sent a roundhouse kick her way.
Dust from the arena sand surrounded them and hovered around the air. The two stared each other down, until clashing repeatedly over and over again, Allen clearly having a bigger advantage over the struggling girl. He suddenly grinned when he caught her in an arm lock. "It's dangerous to leave yourself wide open you know. If I had been the enemy, you would've been dead."
Krucia gritted her teeth. "Shut up!" In a fit of fury, she flipped him over. Allen groaned upon impact, and had the air knocked out of his lungs when she landed a brutal kick to his throat.
Viewing the battle from the arena seats, Lavi and Lenalee looked at each other.
… The two were not going easy on each other.
(Allen's p.o.v)
I gasped for air, feeling the burning in my throat as Lenalee leaned over me with worry. I glared at Krucia in disbelief. "What the hell, Krucia?"
"Krucia-san, that's not playing fair!" Her eyes widened like saucers when Krucia picked up Allen as if he were a ragdoll, slamming him against the floor repeatedly. "KRUCIA!"
"INNOCENCE ACTIVATE!" A large cannon suddenly appeared in the place of his arm, and it shot out a beam of white light at her.
Though there was no impact….. Something stopped it.
Allen's eyes widened, looking at me with shock and confusing. He had felt it. The strange sensation that lit up the air around us.
(No one's p.o.v)
It was the same feeling. The same sensation when he first met her, and when he had turned Mana into an Akuma. Krucia started to sway, and her mismatched eyes clouded over to a glossy foam. She fell sideways, but to every one's amazement, something materialized out of her, and caught her before she fell. A thin wispy mist seemed to steam out of her, condensing all around the arena. Out of the mist, a bright sparkling green light overtook her, taking substance as it materialized into matter.
It was unlike anything Allen had ever seen….
A tall humanoid creature placed Krucia gently on the ground, turning to him with a mechanical leer. It bore an uncanny resemblance to an Akuma- but there was something angelic about it. In the place of hands and feet, the black mist took over. It glistened, even without the need of light hitting it. The being glowed white, hovering an inch from the arena floor. Pupiless white eyes pierced Allen's form, staring intently as if it were searching for something.
"What are you?" Allen wondered out loud, briefly glancing at the unconscious Krucia. For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity with the creature, the warmth spreading all over his senses as he unconsciously walked toward it. "Could that be…?"
Lavi watched from the arena balcony with Kanda, taken aback by the scene he was witnessing. His lone emerald green eye blinked, desperately trying to process the thing. "The hell… Wait."
…. Of course! With the new found theory, Lavi sat up from his seat, yelling to the white haired boy still hypnotized by the being. "ALLEN, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT MUST BE HER INNOCEMCE! KOMUI TOLD BOOKMAN AND ME THAT KRUCIA'S A NEW TYPE OF PARASITIC, SO MAYBE THIS IS A FORM IT TOOK- YA KNOW, SOMETIMES PARASITIC TYPE INNOCENCE'S TAKE FORM AS IF IT WERE AN EQUIP TYPE, BUT IT'S NOT! IT'S AN ILLUSION!" Right then, the creature appeared in front of the white haired boy out of nowhere, it's blade like arms writhed and seemed to melt away, shaping into a large fist. Allen had just turned back to stare at it when the creature's large fist collided with his face. The force was overbearing, and it sent Allen careening off toward a pillar on the other side of the arena pit, cracking it in two. A few seconds later, a coughing Allen Walker emerged from the dusty debris, grey eyes widened incredulously.
Lavi winced. "uuuh, NEVER MIND- IT'S REAL, TOTALLY REAL!" He flashed a look at Kanda, and the two hoped onto the stage, activating their innocence. As Lavi approached Allen, Kanda hadn't even bothered at the thought in the slimmest. He immediately charged at the thing, treating it as an Akuma. Lavi's eyes widened like dinner plates, waving at the psycho samurai. "YUU NO- IF YOU TRY TO SLASH IT, YOU MIGHT HURT HER- NEW TYPE OF PARASITIC' MEMBER? WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'LL HAPPEN OR IF IT MIGHT AFFECT HER IN ANY WAY, SO NO SLASHY SLASHY!"
Allen sweat dropped when Kanda just continued. "I don't think that's what's on his mind, Lavi… "
"OH SHIT!" The two looked back and saw Krucia holding her head, peering over past their direction. Immediately Lavi and Allen both rushed her way, helping her up.
"Solis-san, is that you're innocence?" Allen asked once she was standing.
"I can't believe it actually came out- oh my god, I didn't even call it- SHIT! IT'S DOING IT AGAIN!" Allen and Lavi both raised a brow, confused at the raven's words.
"Bow-chan, what are you talking about?" Lavi couldn't ask more, since the creature materialized out of nowhere from ing the red head would have been skewered like a kabob.
"What the fuck." Kanda growled out, after Krucia's innocence hauled him across the arena pit.
Suddenly a soft melody emitted from the being, stopping everyone in their tracks
Allen peered at it, unable to move. 'What's going on?'
"Innocence- STOP!" Krucia glared at her innocence.
The creature looked at her and disappeared, disintegrating beck into her. The melody faded, and everyone was able to move again. Krucia gasped, collapsing onto the floor. Allen immediately rushed to her side. "Get the Head Nurse!" Lavi nodded, running out of the arena.
"Oh my- what happened?" The Head Nurse shrieked as she took the unconscious raven out of Allen's gasp. She immediately worked on Krucia, her assistants flocking and hovering over Krucia as each hooked unknown machines to her arms. One of the youngest aides, a middle aged Scottish woman with bright honey brown hair checked the monitor and turned around to Allen, writing something down on her clipboard.
"Her blood pressure is a bit high, but it will go back to normal within a few minutes Mr. Walker. She is severely underweight, though- has she been eating well?" The Nurse asked in her thick accent.
Allen shook his head. "Solis-san actually eats almost as much as me since she's also a type of parasitic."
"I see… Mr. Walker, I'll have to ask you to leave now so the Matron can continue examining her. Visiting hours will start in Thirty minutes. My name is Adele Straup by the way." Adele smiled, leading him out of the room.
He was bombarded with questions by a curious Lavi and an overly worried Lenalee. The violet eyed girl bit her lip, clasping her hands in front of her. "Allen, what happened? Why is Krucia being checked by the Matron- is she seriously hurt?" Allen opened his mouth to say something, but Lavi beat him to it.
"Some weird thing came outta her and attacked us." Lavi explained to her, who at the time was delivering coffee to all the Science workers. "Allen and me think it was her innocence- but I gotta say I've never seen innocence like that! It looked like an Akuma- creepy vibe and all, but it was beautiful in a weird, other worldly way?"
"It resembles an Akuma, but there was something angelic about that." Allen said.
"I hope she'll be okay!" Lenalee replied, thankful that the newest addition in the Order wasn't in grave danger. "Lavi- are you and Bookman going to record this?"
"Course! The newbie's changed history- it's the Bookman's job to record any one of importance! Which reminds me- I have to do Bookman duties!"Lavi laughed waving at them. 'Well Bow-chan, ya sure came here with a bang… That innocence of yours- just what exactly is that thing?'
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Hours later, Krucia woke up to the meanest head ache EVER. Her body felt dull, her arms felt heavy like if they were filled with lead. On top of that, an annoying beeping sound kept jolting her awake every time she managed to drift asleep… Not to mention the annoying rumbling like a freight train- oh wait, that was her stomach… Jolting up rapidly, Krucia let out a frustrated growl. "What the fuck..! This better not be one of Lavi's stupid pranks…. Hold on- this place looks like the infirmary. Eww, it even smells like all the ammonia and latex…" She got up, making her way to leave the rancid smelling hell hole when someone parted the side of the curtain. A mob of snow white hair peeked in, peering around meekly. Allen stood out like a sore thumb, juxtaposing against the puke green wall papers and annoyingly bright orange sherbet curtains. He smiled, stepping in completely and taking a seat on the edge of the bed. "How are you feeling?" He asked politely.
"What are you doing here, Walker?" Krucia said, glaring at him a bit. "Why am I here?"
"?" Allen's large doe gray eyes widened. "Huh, what are you referring about, Solis-san?" Krucia frowned, clutching her knees to her chest. "Don't you remember what happened in the arena a week ago?" Allen was taken aback a bit. Since Krucia got here, she avoided anything friendly with a passion… Which maybe was why she had something against him? He couldn't help but want to befriend her, he even asked Lenalee about her since she seemed to get along with her well besides Soul. He didn't want her to isolate herself.
"… I remember my innocence came out. Is Lavi and Kanda okay?"
"There fine, but you've been here for a week, Solis –san."
"Walker, could you please just call me Krucia? I don't get you with all your honorifics. We're in Europe, not Asia."
"Then you call me Allen instead of Walker."
Krucia sighed. "Deal. That thing you saw in the arena- That was my innocence."
Allen didn't look fazed, which confused Krucia. "So Lavi was right. You're Master was Cross also, right- he never told you anything about it either, did he?" Allen let out a melancholic chuckle, eyes twinkling at her. "When I also traveled with Master Cross, he did the same thing. I had to figure everything out for myself because he didn't tell me anything. Luckily though, I had people here who helped me through it… You have people here for you too."
Krucia lips curled upward, but it was gone so fast, Allen swore that he imagined it. "Guess I have to tell you about my innocence since you are my guardian and all….. When I was 7 years old, Master Cross adopted me from the Whestley Suin Orphanage in Spain. Immediately we left the country, and he started training me for something he said that I had. It wasn't until a month after I met him that I started noticing weird stuff happening. I'd always had the feeling that there was something in me that wanted to come out, but one day when Master was in Iran, I had a run in with a demo- I mean Akuma. I knew it was the things Master Cross warned me about, so I knew it would kill me. That was the first time my innocence appeared. Besides that, master supposedly told me it'd come out sometimes during training, but I always couldn't remember until now. From what he told me- it's like my innocence has a mind of it's own…. Lavi told me that once when you were unconscious, your innocence acted on it's own too… "
Allen nodded. "My innocence will search out and destroy Akuma on its own. It exists for it, and even if I'm unconscious, that won't stop it." Krucia was quiet, and Allen couldn't help but add in. "But that doesn't mean it should scare you. Innocence is your friend and-"
"- like hell it is! What the fuck- this is a Curse not a gift!" The raven yelled suddenly, mismatched eyes flashing with hate. "I never fucking wanted this-I hate it!"
"Don't say that! If you hate your innocence, you might turn into a Fallen One!"
She didn't seem to have heard him, because she shot up, glaring at herself from the dusty mirror on the wall. "I hate it and that damn man in the sky… I'm a monster- no one wants to be near me because of my eyes, and I don't blame them! I hate it and this damn place- it's only a fake ass home for freaks! I never wanted to come here- INNOCENCE RUINED MY LIFE!" Krucia looked at the solemn looking Allen. "Stop trying to play my guardian angel, ALLEN. I'll ALWAYS hate innocence, and I don't need some freak preaching me how wonderful it is, or how innocence is my friend and shit!" With a heavy pang in her chest, she stormed off towards her room.
…..
Allen stood up, looking at the same mirror Krucia had been staring at. "Krucia-san….." He muttered, burrowing his brows. "…. All that anger is just a double sided sword…."
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When will Krucia learn! All this anger is just making it difficult for herself and Allen….. Krucia's been at the order for almost a month, and in the next chapter, she will begin her training with Allen. Soul will finally have some screen time- yay! Well, I hope the story is good so far for you guys- I know it's going kinda slow, but believe me when I say it's worth it. Pretty soon, shits gonna change the Order in ways you'll go "'omfg!"… Lol…. Please do remember this story is slightly AU, so the story line is a bit different.
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