Author's notes: D.gray man belongs to Hoshino Sensei. Here's the second chapter. Thank god it's holidays for now. At least I can juggle my piles of homework and my "fun" at the same time.
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"You found a disciple?" Chief Leverrier's voice crackled through the golem attached phone. "In Japan? How can you be sure that he's not an akuma?"
"I'm pretty sure an akuma would not allow itself to be carried back by a General especially when it has a raw innocence near it." Tiodoll replied. He has called the headquarters to inform them about the innocence and possible accommodator. I better omit the parts about the strange girl lest they put the child under suspicion. The chief can be extremely unreasonable sometimes. Tiodoll thought to himself.
"Do you want me to drop by the Asian branch so they can check on the child properly?" The general asked.
"No. Bring him back immediately. The headquarters has better facilities than that run down branch."
"Fine." Tiodoll heard the phone click as Leverrier put the receiver down in his office. My my. How arrogant. The Asian branch is much larger than the headquarters itself and with more people too in case he didn't realize. Then again, he never bothered to go to China.
The wireless golem unattached itself from the telephone cord and hovered around Tiodoll's head and then the commotion in the next room started.
"WAIT! KID,CALM DOWN! WE'RE NOT GOING TO HURT YOU! MASTER, A LITTLE HELP HERE! I CAN'T FREAKIN' SPEAK JAPANESE! GAAAH! KID!" Tiodoll then felt a little breeze. The door must have opened. He walked to the adjacent room and found only Marie and a messed up bed there.
"Uhh.. The boy woke up and ran out. Daisya went after him." Marie explained.
"From the sound, I think they're going towards that town."
After about a kilometer and a half worth of running, Marie and General Tiodoll found Daisya bent, hands on knees, panting.
"That freaky little brat….. runs bloody fast!" He managed to say after taking in a few lung-fulls of air.
"So, you lost him?" Marie asked.
"I swear, I was the fastest sprinter in my hometown and that brat shook me off his tail!"
"You lost him?" Marie repeated.
"YES! I freakin' lost him!" Daisya snapped. "Now what?"
"He went back to the town." Tiodoll told him. "All is not lost, except your pride, of course, losing to a child half your age."
Daisya glared at his master and followed Marie towards the town with thoughts of shattering the old man's glasses when they get back and perhaps quartering the little brat.
Where are they? Where's aneue (older sister)? She was talking to me after chichioya (father) and hahaoya (mother) got killed.
The young boy slowed down as he neared the blood-stained walls of his house. He stared at the entrance as images of his parents getting shot by the metallic monsters flashed through his mind. His sister was standing next to him, holding him back as he tried to rush towards his parents' disintegrating bodies.
I was holding the katana that belonged to chichioya, why was I even holding it? I don't remember going near it.
His memories were all a blur. He could still hear the sound of gears as the monsters moved and the strange cries they made when the katana sliced through their round bodies. He could hear people screaming as they were shot. All the familiar voices, his irritating neighbors, the old lady that sold tea, everyone just died overnight. He could remember his sister crouching next to him as he was fading. She whispered into his ears gently, a few words before crosses become etched across her forehead and her pale pearl skin turned gray.
"Let's play a game, if you find me, I'll let you fight me. If you kill me, you win and I'll give this back to you. If you don't, I'll kill you."
What was "this"? He was confused. His sister was holding a small glowing fragment. It doesn't even belong to me. Why does aneue want to kill me? The older girl had always smiled at him, listening to his complaints and tantrums, sharing his joy and pain. She had always cared for him
The small boy squatted down and curled up tightly, putting his face between his knees and moaned to himself. What is going on? Just yesterday, he was having dinner with his parents without his sister. She had been taken ill. The monsters attacked out of the blue, killing all those that he have known in his life and then he wakes up in a room with two strange teenagers wearing black.
There were crosses on their clothes. He suddenly realized. Just like the ones that appeared on aneue's forehead. Were they the ones who attacked the whole town?
Tiodoll spotted the young boy crouching in front of his house. Is he mourning?
(Japanese) "Hello." Tiodoll greeted the boy cheerfully. "You must be pretty energetic to run all the way here. You feeling better?"
The boy turned around in such a swift manner, it would have made any top samurai proud.
(Japanese)"Was it you?" The boy demanded. "Were you the one who set those monsters on the people here?"
Tiodoll put his hands up defensively. "It's not a good idea to talk here, why don't we go back…"
"Answer me!" The boy screamed.
The general was taken aback by the sudden outburst and he let out a sigh. "I did not send anything to attack this town. This is the first time my students and I been here."
"You're lying!" the boy pointed at Daisya and Marie. "The cross on their clothes looks exactly like the ones that appeared on aneue's forehead."
Crosses? His sister's actually a Noah? Tiodoll has heard about Noah's before and they are characterized by their human-like appearance, save for the deathly gray skin and crosses carved onto their foreheads.
The boy looked as though he would have killed Tiodoll if someone put even a stick in his hand.
(English) "The brat looks like he's gonna kill you." Daisya pointed out.
"I'm aware." The general looked at the enraged child. (Japanese) "My students and I are not related to the killings that happened yesterday. They were killed by akuma."
"Akuma?"
"Weapons that wear human skin. Myself and the two people behind me are Exorcists. We destroy akuma."
"Why should I believe you?" The boy asked suspiciously.
"Because you have nowhere else to go. Your family is gone and your home is non-existent. The life you knew is already over." Tiodoll would have kicked himself for speaking to a child like that. It was harsh enough to see your own family get killed, it was worse having somebody whack that reality into your head. "But you can become an Exorcist. You have the capability to."
The child stared at Tiodoll. He looked like a lost child who has just been given a direction in life.
"I can destroy akuma? Are you saying that I have the ability to get rid of those monsters?"
Tiodoll found himself giving a look of disappointment and disapproval. Is revenge already on this child's mind? "Yes, you can." The general said reluctantly. "However, you have to come with us to the Exorcist headquarters first."
"I'll go!"
Another enthusiastic Exorcist to manipulate, Leverrier must be thrilled. Tiodoll thought to himself.
"My name is Froi Tiodoll, you will become my student." Tiodoll noted that the boy's enthusiasm was fading slightly upon hearing that the weird old man before him was going to be his teacher. "And the two children behind me are Daisya and Marie. They are your Senpais. So, what's your name?"
"Kanda Yuu."
Moko-chan (The author): So how is it? (Stretches due to long rooting in front of notebook)
Pika(The editor-cum-publisher-cum-first-reader-cum-only-fan-so-far): … … … … … … That's your theory… … Kanda's looking for his sister who is a NOAH?
Moko-chan: You got an issue? It's plausible you know.
Pika: What's with the missing fragment of innocence?
Moko-chan: You'll find out in the future chapters
Pika: The story's called "Before Allen came", why are you focusing on Kanda's past? How about the rest?
Moko-chan: This story contains the plausible answers to MY unanswered questions. And I have more questions about Kanda than the rest. But they'll be in the story too!
Pika: How long is your list of questions anyway? (Moko-chan pulls out a large roll of paper that is capable of clubbing someone else to death) NVM, I don't wanna know.
Pika: By the way, question from Karush and Yumei Lee: Is there going to be a pairing later?
Moko-chan:…..
Pika: Moko?
Moko-chan: Ehhh… no. Romance is not exactly my forte.( Especially if you're the kind whose life revolves around grades, homework and school) Besides, the love only blossomed after Allen came, right? (Hoshino-sensei mentioned that he/she would illustrate the meaning of love in D.gray-man)
Pika: True true, Sorry Karush if you are disappointed!
Moko-chan: Hope you readers enjoyed this chapter. Please review and HOSHINO-SENSEI, PLEASE TOUCH ON QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE PLANTED INTO THE FANS' HEADS!!!!!
Pika: By the way, if you guys are wondering…we are really two people, not one person talking to herself.
Moko-chan: We are JASDEBI!
Pika: Don't mind her, she's crazy.