Moko-Chan: Hoshino-Sensei owns D.gray-man and its characters. Finally, the fourth chapter of D.gray-man. It's a kind of mundane Chapter, a bit like when Allen first entered the order. ENJOY!
The gondola rocked gently as it moved up the water canal to the back entrance of the Black Order. Daisya leaned over the side of the boat, considering if he should splash water over the rest of the passengers.
"Don't even think about it." Marie warned him.
"Aww…But I'm bored." Daisya whined. "This trip is too bloody long."
The journey from Japan to the Black Order required the travel from Japan to China by ship and the train journey from China to North Europe. This trip took about five months, but it's not like the General and his students had anything to gripe about. (Except Daisya, of course, it's his hobby, second to talking.) Tiodoll took this time to equip Kanda with some English so that he could communicate with the other people in the Order. He also taught Daisya and Marie some basic Japanese so that the lack of communication would not last the whole journey.
So that you can communicate Daisya thought. Communicate my foot. Ever since, they left for Home, his new junior had refused to speak unless spoken to. It was either the way he was brought up, the communication barrier or he was just too lazy to talk to anyone else. My guess is option 3.
The boat finally reached the staircase which leads to the main building. Daisya jumped out immediately while the rest climbed out behind him.
"Ah. It feels good to be back home." Tiodoll said. "Daisya-kun, Maa-kun, both of you can leave first. I'll be bringing Yuu-kun to see Chief Leverrier."
"Don't call me Yuu." Kanda said angrily.
Here we go again. Every time the General called Kanda by his given name, he would be as irritated as a cat that got its tail stepped on. Daisya and Marie had learnt to call Kanda by his surname instead but their master had insisted on addressing him as Yuu because fathers don't address their children by their surnames.
Tiodoll ignored the statement and said "We'll be going first."
As the two walked off, Daisya smirked to himself.
"Hope the kid survives meeting the moustache man."
Kanda surveyed his surroundings as they were walking to the Chief's office. He noticed that most of the people around the Order were either wearing white coats or lab coats. This place is huge. I wonder if anyone got lost here before.
Upon reaching the fourth floor, Kanda could see nothing but desks and paper. Majority of the people here donned white lab coats. They were rushing around lugging stacks of paper and some people lay slumped across their desks, mug in hand.
"The Chief's office is behind." Tiodoll pointed out. "You'll be going there more often in future."
Tiodoll knocked on the door. Kanda had the feeling that his master did not like the chief all that much.
"Come in." A cold voice was heard.
When they entered, Kanda noticed the great contrast between the chief's office and its surrounding environment. Though, like outside, there were ceiling-to-floor shelves which were full of books, the floor was free from paper. It was probably free from everything. The desk was uncluttered and it lacked the presence of coffee mugs, it was almost as though no one used this room before. When Kanda saw the man sitting behind the desk, he felt an immense dislike almost at once.
Reminds me of the cheating merchants who keep trying to enter my house to sell their wares. Kanda thought to himself. Must be the moustache.
"So," Leverrier began, "This is the boy from that isolated country." Tiodoll nodded curtly. "Does he understand English?"
"Yes, I taught him on the way back here."
"Fine, pass the Innocence to Hevlaska later; it's in its raw form, is it not?"
Tiodoll nodded again.
"Then there is no point checking for the Synchro rate. You mentioned in the phone call that the innocence was originally in a katana so I guess that's the weapon it would have to be forged into. In the meantime, you can train the boy."
"I was planning to."
"I know how to use a katana already." Kanda interrupted suddenly. Tiodoll held a hand up in a motion to silence his student.
"He's an orphan? No kin at all?" Leverrier asked not looking at the two.
"None at all, they all been killed by Akuma."
"Good, the last thing I need is for another brat to start whining for his family members. I don't expect any trouble from this one. Now leave."
Does he think that children can't understand what he is talking about? Kanda thought as he felt his face go hot. He thinks it's good that my family is dead? He suddenly thought about his sister. Aneue… I know you're still alive. Where are you?
Tiodoll turned and left, pulling Kanda behind him by the hand, snapping him out of his thoughts.
Tiodoll had asked Daisya to bring Kanda to the cafeteria for dinner while he handled some matters. On the way to there, Daisya saw a look of irritation on his junior's face. "I take it that you don't like the moustache man." Daisya said.
"Huh?"
Oh yeah, he only just picked up English. Don't use phrases that are too complex, Tiodoll had said. "You don't like the Chief, right?" Daisya rephrased.
"Hai. Where's Marie?" Kanda asked.
"He's in his room, said something about prayers."
When the duo reached the cafeteria, Daisya introduced Kanda to Jeryy.
"Yo, chef, we have a new exorcist."
The Indian chef leaned over the counter and upon looking at Kanda, exclaimed, "Oh my, what a pretty child! You're the second kid to come in after a long time."
"Who's the first?" Daisya inquired.
"That one over there." Jeryy pointed at a girl who was sitting between two Finders. She had disheveled dark-green hair framing a pale pointed face and was wearing a black dress.
"She's looks like she's been crying a lot."
"She has been crying, since she got here. It breaks my heart just looking at the poor kid." One would have expected Jeryy to whip out a handkerchief and start blowing his nose.
Good, the last thing I need is for another brat to start whining for his family members. Kanda remembered Leverrier saying. I guess she's the one Leverrier been talking about.
Then Jeryy continued and said to Kanda, "But now, I guess it's good that you're here."
"What makes you say that?" His Senpai asked.
"Because I think that little girl is lonely, but now, there's another girl here, I'm sure she can find a friend."
There was a few seconds of stunned silence before Daisya roared with laughter, causing many heads to turn.
"Jeryy-san, Kanda's a boy!"
"Whoops! I'm sorry." Jeryy apologized to Kanda. "You looked so cute so I assumed that you were a girl."
Daisya continued laughing until Kanda kicked him hard in the shin. "Ow! Hey! What did you do that for?"
"Che, bakayaro." Kanda muttered under his breath.
"What would you like to eat?" Jeryy asked Kanda before a mini scuffle could break out. "I can cook anything." He added.
Kanda thought for a while and then decided to settle for his favourite food. "I want Tempura Soba."
"Okay!" Jeryy agreed cheerfully and went to his kitchen.
"Oi! Don't forget about me, I want fish and chips!" Daisya shouted after the chef.
While waiting for his food, Kanda found himself looking at the girl. She was wiping her eyes with the back of her hands. It made Kanda wonder if she could eat with all that crying. Then he realized that her right wrist was tied to the left wrist of the person who was sitting on her right. It's as though they are preventing her from running away.
"Here's your Soba!" Jeryy said happily as he put the tray on the counter.
Kanda took the tray and went to find a place to eat while his Senpai was complaining that his chips took too long.
Moko-chan:…..What a mundane chapter. Actually I had a bit of a writer's block while writing this.
Pika: Looks like you just introduced Lenalee. So she and Kanda came in at about the same time?
Moko-chan: Yeah. In chapter 138, Kanda mentioned that she's always ran over to his room whenever she crossed paths with Leverrier so I believed they entered the order around the same time.
Pika: I realize that you're not hyper today.
Moko-chan: I'm bored. And I have to go back to school soon and that means..
Pika:?
Moko-chan: Piles of schoolwork, projects, extra lessons! ARGHH! I won't have as much time to type my fanfiction! WAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
Pika: Ehhh. Nevermind. Please review, folks! Also, please be patient as Moko would not be able to update as often.
Moko-chan: I'll be lucky if I can update one chapter per month.