Kanda Yu

I sighed contently as I enjoyed the soothing (yet rare) peacefulness of the Japanese meditation room. It was complete with the sound of trickling water and a nice garden. I sat on the tatami floor, enjoying the moment, a light smile on my face.

But my perfect afternoon was shattered as Shishou, Marie, Shirou, and Yoru came barging into my personal sanctuary. "Good day, Yu-kun! We're coming to have fun! What are you doing, son?" I glared at them in distaste, and then replied: "I'm not your son. Besides, I'm meditating; surely you'll fall asleep in the middle of the session." Yoru piped up an enthusiastic oath: "No, Senpai! I'm sure we won't fall asleep! I promise!"

And so this is how I end up with a band of idiots for the next 3 hours.

The disaster began when Yoru collapsed onto my lap. Tch, you're the one who promised that you wouldn't fall asleep; yet you're the first to fall asleep.

And that's when it hit me.

I gently, carefully placed Yoru in a safe, clean, and empty space. Then I stood slowly, and began to dash to the garden -----

----- and then Old Man Tiedoll, Marie, and Shirou trembled slightly and fell on top of me.

Then it all went black.

Lavi

The loudspeakers had already called for Yu-chan and Yoru-chan three times – where exactly were they? Well, I had made the assumption that Yu-chan would be in the meditation room, and maybe Yoru-chan would tag along for fun. So I made a dash for the room.

And there they were. Yoru-chan was sleeping on the floor in a corner, but Yu-chan was not so lucky.

It happened to be that General Tiedoll, Marie, and Shirou had all toppled over Yu-chan. The only part of Yu-chan that can be seen is his right arm, which is twitching ever-so-slightly. A few inches away from him happened to be his katana, Mugen.

"You almost made it, Yu-chan. You almost made it." I sighed in a playful, taunting way. I eased Yoru-chan into my arms, and went off in search of the Head Nurse.

"Head Nurse! Someone's dying there!"

Kanda Yu

My afternoon was ruined alright. I did receive some bruises, but those healed up in 5 minutes. I turned the shower knob off. Water dripped off my left shoulder, which was criss-crossed with black tendrils. The growth of the Earl's power is sure affecting my life span.

Tch. It's not like I care.

As I entered the office, everyone was already waiting for me. Lavi and Yoru sat on the couch amidst Komui's mountains of papers as Allen, Lenalee, and Shirou stood around the couch. 'You're fine, Senpai! Come, sit with us!" She dragged me onto the seat next to her. Lavi had a worried look on his face. He said: "You know, Yu-chan, I noticed that your regenerating skills are slower than usual. You okay?" I kept my head downcast so he couldn't read my expression. "Yeah, I'm fine as ever."

Komui clapped his hands loudly. "Attention! This is an important mission! May my dearest Lenalee pass out the information and papers, please?" Lenalee struggled with the vast volumes of the information, and Shirou voluntarily went up to help her. This was a suicidal decision.

He touched her hand lightly and offered: "Let me help you." Lenalee blushed demurely, and Komui thrust an electric drill and laser equipment at Shirou, who took all the information packets and passed them out nicely. "Shirou sure has a lot of guts." Lavi commented, rather impressed.

Komui coughed in an uneasy manner and continued: "We have received a new prophecy from Hevlaska. My dearest, cutest Lenalee please read the prophecy." Lenalee glared at her brother with a mixture of anger and embarrassment, then turned her gaze towards her monstrous volume of info: "It is recorded here – 'There will is still one way to save the Heart. There is a great Cross, embedded in both Dark Matter and Innocence; the bearer of the Cross shall cross paths with the sky-facing flower, which they shall unite and salvage both sides of the Holy War.'"

It was a rather puzzling passage, but some parts were sort of clear. Strangely, the "sky-facing flower" was a strangely familiar term. Something I can't quite put my finger on.

"I am sending you to complete this long term mission, though of course in this mission you will be able to perform smaller tasks. I'm sending you group of exorcists because you're the youngest, most able, and best we can offer. Remember, this is very impor …"

Komui couldn't finish his speech, as Bookman hijacked his desk and kicked Komui away.

Bookman gave a little cough, and began: "On your journey, we Bookmen will accompany you; for the purpose of recording the information, of course." Lavi blinked I what looked like understanding. Bookman continued: "Now, I will introduce you to this young lady. She is an apprentice of the Inkshadow, who aid us Bookmen in recording; however the Inkshadow are more like spies."

Suddenly, a girl appeared out of nowhere. She had short brown hair and dark blue eyes. "Holy crap, she's my cousin!" Lavi hissed in horror. The girl proceeded to talk: "Greetings, exorcists. I'm your new colleague, both Inkshadow and exorcist. I am 15, and you may address me as Saeko, my 30th alias. I possess a parasitic type Innocence, and my synch rate is 87%. Its power is to make me invisible and lets me interfere and pass through both tangible and intangible things. I hope I will get a chance to get along with all of you."

Komui clambered up from the floor, his cheek swollen. "You guys are dismissed! Go pack up now! You are to leave the first thing the day after tomorrow!"

And so everyone went.

Late into the night, I finally finished packing. I stared at my hourglass, and then buckled up my suitcase silently.

To be continued

Author's notes:

Well, it's been quite a while, gomen. Saeko's my friend Allison's character, too. WEll anyways, I'm hoping to also get chapter 4 on by the end of the weekend.