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Note= I finally made a new chapter in this story, and soon I will have two more stories up. I hope, all I have to do is proofread and then put them up however my brain can be stubborn and often doesnt want to do such a thing. This chapter is a bit jumpy however the next chapter will be more fluid like since Miria will be on a mission.


Chapter 7

*Halcyon Days (Part 2)*

Training makes time fly. Miria has been training under the guidance of General Cloud along with her friend Night. However the most important thing was, that today marked that General Cross has been 'missing' for ten days now or in everyone else's mind he was still in Central, she could sense that Lavi even though always seeming like a carefree idiot was starting to question his absence. Meanwhile Allen has seemed to be in a bit of somber mood lately, though he only shows this when he thinks no one is looking and on top of that Kanda seems a bit annoyed at Allen, perhaps he does care and seeing him depressed ticks him off or he's just annoyed.

"Uncle sure does know how to make a room tense does he?" she sighed.

Night growled lightly in response.

Miria smiled to her friend, "lets go to the cafeteria shall we?"

A woof of approval reached her ears so they both went to the cafeteria, as she walked she thought about different things one of them was the fact that her Uncle was at the Black Order again however she has yet to see him. Another thing was the fact that she would probably get her first mission soon. All the emotions in her was a mixture of some excitement and being a bit nervous. Her and Nights first time on a battle field, she would need everything, her wit and strength. One false move could mean her end and unfortunately she didn't have an extra bit of safety of a parasitic type, she was an equipment type which meant if she was hit by the virus than she was done for.

Once at the cafeteria she saw that there were Finders and a few people from the science division. A few were new faces due to the fact of the science division expanding so now there are three sections. Section One led by Reever, Section Two is Regory Peck, and finally Section Three is Mark Barrows. Both of them formerly came from Central, Barrows seemed a bit of a over serious type although she was kind of use to people like him, however she had yet to hear much about Peck although she has heard that he was a bit of a flirt or pervert.

After a moment of scanning the cafeteria she decided to order food from Jerry who as always made it and served it in a spirited manner that was always able to crack a smile on her face. After receiving her food she went to a table and sat down with Night sitting under the table eating his own food, she slowly ate and wondered if the others were on missions.

Hmm…maybe I'll hang out with the Science Department a bit and train some more.

When she was finished she cleaned up then both her and Night were back in the halls of the Order, every now and then she saw more new faces, a few of them seemed lost so she would go up to them to ask if they needed some assistance. "We're trying to find Section Three" one guy said seeming in slight annoyance over the fact that both him and his friend had gotten lost. Miria simply shook her head, "no worries I was headed to that area anyway" she told them.

Both seemed relieved and followed as she led the way, though their choice of topic irked her a bit. "I heard from someone there that the people from Section One smell bad" one guy said, and the other agreed "most likely they lack etiquette".

Miria looked to them, "and you two lack etiquette for talking behind others backs and complaining. Now come on" she quickened her pace.

The two seemed taken aback in spite of this though they caught up with her and followed silently, when they arrived she glanced to them, "here you are" she then left them so she could go to Section One where Reever and others were. When she arrived she saw that they were chatting with some guy with a dreadlock hair style, she walked over to them "good morning" she greeted.

"Morning Miria" Johnny said with a wide smile.

The dreadlock guy smiled as well, "you must be the newest Exorcist Miria Lvellie, my name is Jiji Lujun its nice to meet you".

Miria nodded, "it nice to meet you…oh and this is Night". Night tugged on her pants leg and then walked over to Jiji to earn a pet on the head, "ah its nice to meet you too!" he said cheerfully.

"So are you going to be with the Science Division?" she inquired.

"Yup" he answered. "Well…I did work here up until two years ago I got into a small fight with the higher ups, afterwards they demoted me and I ended up at the Asian Branch".

Miria couldn't help but find this a bit funny. "Well congratulations on coming back".

"Thanks" he seemed rather happy to be back.

She looked around and found that it was another busy day for them, Reever was writing things down busily on the up side he didn't look half dead. It looked like a lot of the science division didn't starve themselves recently which in her opinion was good. "Is there anything you guys need help with?" she asked curiously.

Reever shook his head, "nah we're fine".

"Alright" she looked to Night who was acting like a therapy dog as he went around licking hands and faces to cheer people on with work. With a smile she looked to Johnny and Jiji, "well I guess I should keep myself occupied elsewhere so I don't get in the way, see ya" both her and Night left and following them were the quick waves of everybody.

"I guess its more training then" she said aloud. Night yawned in response making Miria sigh, "I know but the more we train the more skilled and powerful we are by the time we get our first mission".

Though she had to agree she would much rather talk to one of the other Exorcists or chat with the Science Division, but things don't always go your way so she would have to occupy herself with training instead of getting in the way when it comes to the others work or the new people coming in. Night glanced over to her, then he suddenly perked up his ears and his nose sniffed the air, he made a low sound in his throat and ran off suddenly. "Ah! Night wait a moment!" she exclaimed as she ran after him. He quickly darted around a corner, following that she heard someone yelp making her pray it was someone that wouldn't be too grumpy about a dog coming at them.

She cautiously looked around the corner.

The butterflies in her stomach settled when she saw that the victim was just Lavi. Night had apparently grabbed hold his scarf and tugged on it like a chew toy, "Night…." Miria gave Night a scolding look that made the dog let go.

"Sorry about that" she said to Lavi who massaged his throat, "no problem…" he wheezed.

"Did your mission go well?" she asked trying to aim the topic elsewhere.

He nodded, "yeah more or less" he chuckled. "I'm thankful a mission came or else I would have been sliced up by Yu".

"Yeah… you were, as soon as you left Night hid behind me so I ended up apologizing profusely" she said.

Lavi looked at her curiously, "how did that go?"

"He looked annoyed and gave his usual 'tch' ".

"I figured" he sighed.

"However, I made a call and the last I saw him I informed him that three new flavors of tempura had been added to the selection. Butternut squash, prawn, and shiitake. Then he gave me a 'whatever' so I assume he was happy" she said in a pleased manner.

Lavi laughed, "he loves his soba and tempura, he even broke the soba eating record one time".

She raised an eyebrow, "really?"

For such a serious looking guy…he has his quirks doesn't he? She thought with amusement.

"Anyway I'm surprised Bookman isn't around, your usually either with the others or with him" she noted.

"I took a nap for n hour so now I'm going to write my report then meet the Old man at the cafeteria" he told her. His mind seem to wander off about a serious matter, most likely the thing that had been bothering him a lot lately. It allowed her to see that he was more then just a too laid back kind of guy, he actually had a lot on his mind from time to time she also could spot another thing…perhaps deep down he could be a bit of a pessimist? She couldn't quite say. Night however was bothered by this a bit and licked Lavi's hand much to his surprise.

"Are we friends now?" he inquired with a grin as he pet Night on the head, a small bark came from his throat.

"That's his way of saying for now, but the next time he sees you he might mess with you" she told him.

"Oh…how do you know what he's saying?" he asked curiously.

"Body language, the sounds he makes, and his eyes" she replied. "Plus I've been around him since I was a kid so I know him well".

He gave nod.

"Well I guess I should write that report and meet up with that Old Codger before he decides to give me an ear full". Miria nodded at this, "alright good luck".

"Thanks" he yawned and walked down the hallway.

Night made a slight whining sound, signaling that he was a bit disappointed that their source of entertainment had just left, "how about a change of scenery? If I ask perhaps we can train in the forest".

His ears perked up at this making her chuckle a bit. "Kanda trains there at around 4 in the morning so it should be okay" she mumbled, Night jumped around excitedly and started to make the journey to Komui's office so they could ask permission. Thankfully they were allowed to do so.


They trained in the forest until nighttime however they had decided to do some night exercises as well before deciding to finally go back, her friend had thoroughly enjoyed himself since he was able to chase after squirrels and almost ate said squirrels. "I know animals even tame like to hunt however I don't want my family to think your misbehaving or anything" she explained to him as they walked back inside the building. He was a bit disappointed that he couldn't bring a prize back, but he understood, he even perked up right away when he seemed to smell a familiar scent. "Walk Night" she said sternly.

The dog wanted to run, then again he was given an order to not run but walk so he obeyed and walked to the source of his excitement.

When they reached the source she wasn't at all surprised. Out of all the people in the Order that Night like to hang out with, he liked Allen in particular and of course he also liked Timcanpy whom he liked to play fetch with as if he were a ball.

"Hi Allen, just came back from a mission?" she asked as she approached Allen whom was holding two boxes that had been wrapped with care like a Christmas presents, one of them was open revealing that inside they held his favorite treat Mitarashi dango. Allen grinned, "hi Miria the mission went well thank you" he answered.

"Him and Kanda got into their usual arguments" Link said his tone was polite however he seemed to be exasperated over the fact the two liked to argue.

Allen sighed a bit irritably and muttered "stupid Kanda" under his breath. Allen seemed to be in a bit of a somber mood again, he's probably feeling depressed about Cross and other things, she thought.

Timcanpy flew from Allen's shoulder and landed on the tip of Night's nose, the dog bobbed his head up and down making it look like he was a circus animal balancing and bouncing a ball on its nose. For a moment they played like that until Timcanpy flew from his nose and onto Allen's head. Night wagged his tail eagerly wanting to play some more, Allen chuckled lightly then pet Night on the head.

In response Night licked his hand.

This action seemed to make Allen remember something. He smiled and scratched Night behind the ear, the smile made her wonder. Did he have a pet dog once?

Perhaps Night made him remember his own friend from the past. She pondered upon what had happened to this friend if he indeed owned a dog once, but judging from his expression she decided not to ask. After all he deserved to go a day without being questioned by people when it comes to his past, since the entire 14th thing started he has had enough of being questioned. "So your going to be on your first mission soon?" Allen asked making her snap back into reality.

"Yes, I just hope me and Night are well prepared" she replied.

"I'm sure you are" Allen assured her.

"Thanks" she said with a small smile, "By the way where did you get all the mitarashi dango from?"

"Lo-fwa from the Asian Branch" he answered with a smile as he started to munch away at some, it still amazed her to watch him eat like a machine. "I see you must be pretty popular" she remarked.

"Yeah, although I was a bit down during my first visit there I was happy to make new friends at the Asian branch" he chuckled.

Hmm…he's clueless isn't he?

She shrugged "ah, it seems like Tim flew off somewhere" she stated when she noticed the fact that Tim had flown off somewhere while they had been talking.

Allen just noticed this as well, "I should look for him" he said, he gave Night one last pet on the head "see you later" he gave a small wave as he started to walk down the hallway. Link said a polite 'bye' before following Allen like a shadow. "Bye, and I hope he didn't get eaten by a cat" Miria said with a wave.

Again Miria and Night were alone, her gaze wandered to him and smiled. "If not for the Order you would have made a great therapy pet in a hospital or something, these days with all that's happening people find themselves to feeling tired. Exorcists are expected to uphold the dignity of the pope since we wear the rose cross, and everyone expects them to flawlessly complete a mission without much question" she talked as she walked down the hall. According to the sky she had actually stayed out longer then she had planned, so now the sun was close to announcing a new day. She stopped and stared out the window, 'expectation' is such a disdainful word. Her transparent reflection stared back at her in the window, she knew that no matter what she might be unable to escape from such a word as expectation. "Then again I guess I'm okay with it since I'm here now".

She walked back to her room and decided to sleep for a bit before greeting the new day.

In all honesty even with her slight inexperience of talking to other people who aren't family or family friends she found that she has quickly become comfortable in this place a huge black sanctuary where exorcists stay and go from to vanquish evil. Training has been fun but as a soldier it would soon be her time to fight. With such people surrounding her to make her feel better when things seem bad, she didn't mind at all mind fighting or preserving her family's reputation.

"I wonder what the first mission will be like?"


The chapter is also short but I think I'm going to make the next chapter around five or four pages (on word program). Oh and for those of you who didnt get the entire dog thing. Theres a chapter in the reverse novels called Lost Fragment of Snow, dedicated to when Allen (Red) met Mana, I hope you all get a chance to read it :3