The Memory
Dreams
"What time is it?"
What?
"I don't know, probably half past."
Who are you?
"Well, I guess we should be heading off, right?"
No, not now. Stay here.
"Time goes by fast when you aren't looking."
Who are you?
Warmth.
There's warmth against her face. Where? The golden-haired woman flutters her eyes open to find a blinding light hit them. She shuts them immediately with a groan as her hand flies to cover her face. She moves around beneath her sheets and face plants into her pillow with frustration. Refusing to move, she turns to her side and lays there half asleep.
What was that?
She stares at the wall in confusion. What's this feeling she has inside her? Is it from the dream? Was it a dream? There were two people, man and a girl. The man had dark brown hair, and pale skin. The girl had bright red hair that was held back, but her skin was a olive tone. Their faces were covered; blurry; as though her mind didn't want her seeing their identities. Who were they? Alli had never seen them in her life, why would she have a dream about one of their conversations? It's bad enough I have electric shocks from that white-haired kid. . .
Speaking of that kid, what was that when she shook his hand? An electric current that was sent only when she touched his hand, and he didn't even notice! What sorcery is that! Alli narrows her eyes in frustration. His face is scarred with a akuma pentacle, but he has innocence in his left arm; what a quizzical duo. Central will be curious about that one.
"Time goes by fast when you aren't looking."
Alli gasps as she shoots forward. She stares at the room to find no one, only light that shines from her window. She grabs a hold of her chest as a precautionary action, but there's no pain. Her hair falls in her face and sweat begins to drip on her forehead. The voice, it sounded like the girl's. But why is Alli hearing it, if it was only from a dream? Frustration sets in as the golden-haired woman growls to herself in confusion. A sudden sound is heard in the room next to hers. It sounds like metal hitting something solid. Forgot the tempered hard-head was next door. Alli sighs as she moves her sheets to the side. She runs her hand through her hair to pull it back. Walking over to her desk, she finds her old uniform laying there from her bag.
"Why am I being taken here!" she shouted angrily. Two CROW members were dragging her across the room as she struggled to free herself. The seals that were placed on her weren't helping either, hence why she had to be dragged. The damn cloaked buggers wouldn't tell her where she was being taken; only that she was needed in the Order. "Why won't you answer me! I command you to-"
"Allison Kinn," someone interrupts. She turns around to see her boss standing in the doorway. Leverrier.
"Thank God, Inspector! Can you please tell me-"
"You are a potential accommodator for an innocence one of the generals have found," Leverrier explains. She stares at him in surprise. What? "You will be trained by general Sokalo until you can become a true exorcist. You've been relieved from your current position in Central; good day."
"Inspector, you can't be seriou-" But it was too late. He was gone, and she was left there.
She stares at the uniform discontented. She was abandoned by him; left for the exorcists. She doesn't even want to be one! The innocence choose her though, it wasn't her choice in the first place. She changes into a vanilla coloured turtleneck sweater with pants, since she doesn't have any other clothes, and heads for the cafeteria. As she opens the door, she notices Kanda leave his room as well. He spots her as she closes his door. They stare at each other for a moment before she turns to leave. She senses him staring at her still, before it dissipates.
:+:
Alli finds herself standing in the cafeteria with a bunch of people. She's never seen so many people gathered before. Must be because I'm used to Central being so quiet and collected. She walks up to one of the counters to find a bustling man standing there with braided hair and glasses. He smiles with joy as he notices her walk up to the service counter.
"Why hello there dearie! You must be the new girl that came from Sokalo's unit; I'm Jerry. How may I help you this evening?" he asks with glee. She stares at him awkwardly.
"I guess I could take an egg with toast," she mumbles. He sticks his thumb out.
"Will do sweetie!" With that said, he disappears into the kitchen. Alli stands there awkwardly waiting when a voice calls out to her. She turns to find Lenalee standing there with Allen. She waves slightly. They walk over.
"How are you?" Lenalee asks. Alli shrugs.
"I've had better mornings. . ." she mumbles, remembering about the dream. If it was a dream. Lenalee frowns.
"You okay?" she asks worriedly.
"Hm? Oh, I'm fine. I just woke up with a rough start, but I'll be fine once I've eaten," Alli insists with a small smile. A plate appears on the counter as the braided man smiles to her.
"Here you are, dear!" he says with a smile. He notices the other two. "Allen, are you coming for your boat load?"
"Yes!" the white-haired boy exclaims in delight. Alli stares at him with worrisome. He walks over as she grabs her tray. He orders a bunch of food whilst Alli stands there mystified by his list.
"Does he usually eat that much?" she asks the Chinese girl next to her. Lenalee laughs.
"A parasitic user has to fuel their body in order to keep their strength up for fighting. Allen has to take a large amount of food in order to use his left arm," Lenalee explains with a smile. Alli nods slightly. They sit at one of the tables after Allen piles his stack of food.
"So, do you like being an exorcist?" Allen asks in between bites. Alli stares at him with the same worrisome feeling from earlier.
"Not really, I wasn't really prepared to be one. They forced me to come here against my will, and I wasn't even told why upon arriving here already. I wasn't asked, told, or even briefed about them even considering me being the host for my innocence," she explains with distaste. Lenalee frowns.
"That's terrible," she says angrily. Alli understands her feelings towards what she said; Lenalee had experienced something similar as a child, so it was only logical for her to disapprove what happened to the golden-haired woman.
"It wasn't until then, that I realized that I wouldn't be able to return to my former position as one of the higher ups watchers," Alli says with a sigh.
"A watcher?" Allen asks.
"Yes, I was known as 'the caretaker' for a while," Alli answers with hesitation. "But I don't think I should tell you more, I could expose some unwanted information."
"How old are you?" Lenalee asks in surprise.
"Twenty-two. I've worked for them for a long time, so it's only logical they'd place me as the caretaker," Alli mumbles. Lenalee thinks for a moment before taking another bite of her food.
"Time goes by fast when you aren't looking."
Alli drops her fork in surprise. She stares at her plate in surprise.
"Alli? You okay?" Lenalee asks in worry. The golden-haired woman blinks a few times before collecting her thoughts again.
"Sorry, I lost my grip on my fork," she assures them.
"You looked sick for a moment there," Allen comments with relief. "I thought you might've thrown up."
"I'm fine," Alli insists. "I just need to-"
"Hey there newbie!" someone interrupts. She looks over to find the two men from yesterday standing there. Their names? She can't remember.
"Johnny? What are you doing here?" Allen asks with a mouthful of food.
"I'm here to measure the new exorcist for a uniform!" the frizzy-haired man says. Alli stares at them both with narrow eyes. You couldn't quite see their eyes since they were covered by glasses and a hat. Finishing her food, she slowly pushes the tray in front of her and stands. She lifts her arms up in a "T" position.
"My name is Allison," she says. "You can measure me now."
"Ah, okay!" the frizzy-haired man exclaims. He side-steps over to her and wraps a tape around her torso. "My name is Johnny Gill, and that's Tapp Dopp."
"Hi!" the bigger man says with a wave of his hand. She nods her head as a response. After a few moments, Johnny thanks her for her time and leaves for the science department.
"Don't be intimidated by them, they're nice people; Johnny can be loud sometimes though," Lenalee assures with a smile. Alli nods slightly.
Wowza! That was hard to write! Hopefully in the next chapter, Alli will go on her first mission as an exorcist! Won't that be interesting!
Thank you to Silverblueroses for being the first to follow my story! You are awesome!
Disclaimer: Hmm, if I was Hoshino, I wouldn't be writing a fan fiction now would I?