Chapter 7: Hunter

The order, in my opinion, is a bit spooky, especially Komui's secret lab… I get chills when I try to figure out what's in there, but the people there – or most of them at least – are very generous, and friendly. Becca and myself got a warm welcome, complete with a party, which surprised me greatly.

Me and Becca had never been very close with our family, dad was crazy, mum was detached, uncle Fred was nice only in the right mood, and Alexander was just… never mind, I won't get into that just yet. Either way we had always felt alone, the few friends had all moved away at one time or another so we really only had each other and the rest of our dysfunctional family.

Dad was nice, don't get me wrong, but all he ever did was over react over everything we did, good or bad. I had almost considered disowning mother on several occasions, there were so many times I needed her and she wasn't there, things only a mother could give her daughter. Uncle Fred was just there, he seemed to know everything but only disclosed information when the time called for it, and he was always grumpy.

I have to say, it feels weird wearing boys cloths all the time, I hadn't worn dresses since we fled from England. It's a good feeling though, I can do just about anything I want and not get yelled at about being non-lady like. Becca started playing foot ball (soccer) more often, she likes it. I've never been one for sports in general, but I love swimming. Some people call me a fish.

Ironic now that I can fly yes?

I got settled into my living arrangements fairly quickly, not that I had much to get settled into. Having nothing but the ruined cloths I ran away in, my sword, my hat, my sketch book and… no wait, I forgot that… my pocket watch, stupid me, to forget my most prized possession… I sighed. Oh well it was probably better off back at home where I wouldn't lose it, or have in destroyed.

"I need a pencil…" I said, staring at my open sketch book in front of me. Its white pages in complete contrast with the wooden desk it sat on.

I closed my eyes for a moment and took a breath, then opened them and stared out the stain glass window at the full moon. "Right, pencil…" I got up, pushing the chair that had primarily been my seat back.

I opened the door and started down the circular hall way passing scientists and getting lost even though I was in the SAME HALLWAY! I stopped outside Becca's room.

She opened the door before I got to open the door. "Morgan why are you standing outside my door creeper, I'm just kidding but seriously why are you here?"

"I kinda just got here, after getting lost even though I knew where I was…" I said.

"Oh well I have nothing to do, you wanna walk around some more?"

"Uh, sure, Let's go." I said pointing down the hall way.

And so we started walking down the hallway, and then we ended up next to my bedroom.

"What's that hallway next to your room?"

"Well… it wasn't there a few minutes ago…" I said, looking down he dark hallway.

"Let's go!" She pulled me down the hall.

We walked down the dark hall way, a light about 10 feet from us, and then a closet below it. We stopped right before it.

"…Hey Morgan, wanna open this closet door and see what's inside?" Becca asked, never looking at me

"Uh-"

"Great." And she opened it, a few skeletons fell out.

"UHHHHH…?" My eyes went wide. "Are these real?!"

Becca paid no mind to the bones and found something else. "Hey, look! Roller-skates!" She said, grabbing a pair, and strapping them on. "Hey." She threw the other pair at me. "Let's keep going!" And she rode off into the darkness.

I shrugged and threw the roller-skates on, screwing them into my shoe, then followed her down the hall.

"I'll race you." I said when I caught up to her.

She said nothing, but just sped up. We got faster and faster, eventually losing control and crashing into a door, and falling onto the floor of Komui's office.

I looked up to see Lavi, Allen and Komui.

"Uh… hey there?" I said.

"Sorry about you're… Door…" Becca said as she helped me up.

"It's okay, I was just going to call you guys down here."

"Well then it's a good thing we showed up."

" … For?" I asked, ignoring Becca's remark.

"That."Allen Pointed to the dog I hadn't noticed.

"… HUNTER?!" I stammered. "How did you get here?!"

"We found him standing in front of the building." Lavi said. "He's yours?"

"Yeah." He had something in his mouth. "Come here hunter." I said, he followed the command easily. I pulled it out of his mouth.

My pocket watch! "Did you come all this way just to give this to me?" I asked, hugging him.

Lenalee, Kanda, Bookman and Krory came into the room.

"There's another reason too." We all looked a Komui, waiting for whatever news we needed to know. "If you haven't already heard, one of our generals has recently died…"

No one said anything; we all wanted to know what came next now that the Earl was taking action. Neither Becca nor myself knew much about everything yet, so I tried to take in everything I could.

"In order to protect the remaining generals, Cloud, Sokaro, Cross and Teidoll. We've decided to assemble all the exorcists we have and split then into four groups, each of which will guard one general. Allen and Leealee, I'd like you both to meet with General Cross." I could see Allen's eye twitch, he must have not liked Cross… "Kanda will meet with Marie and Daisya and find Teidoll. Lavi, Bookman and Krory will be in a separate group looking for Cross. Morgan and Becca, will stay here for the time being and be sent out when they are ready."