A Battle of Loyalty

Chapter 5

Goodnight Exorcist

When Kayo and Allen got on the train they both sat in silence. Tomo was sitting in a different cart, so it was really quiet. "How could this happen?" Kayo thought to herself as she looked out the window. The sun had already gone down and the sky was utterly black. "I failed my first mission. God, Komui's gonna be so mad." Kayo let out a yawn. She hadn't gotten any sleep in the past 15 or so hours.

"Maybe you should get some sleep." Said Allen in a thoughtful voice. Kayo smiled. She couldn't help it. Every time Allen would talk to her she would just beam.

"Yeah, okay. What about you?"

"I'm not so tired."

"Okay." Kayo lay down on the scarlet red seat of the first class cart. She tried to fall asleep but couldn't. She was too disappointed in herself.

"You know, you shouldn't be so down?" Kayo was surprised at Allen's comment. Why wouldn't she. Kayo sat up in her seat.

"But I destroyed innocence, on my first mission. I have all the reason to be down."

"Listen, you didn't destroy it. Mary did. Plus you couldn't do anything about it. It was your first time. Komui will understand." Kayo felt a little better.

"Allen, you said you'd explain to me what the Noah Clan was." Allen's expression quickly twisted into pain. His eyes were bursting with hatred. Maybe it was a bad time to ask him.

"Kayo, The Noah Clan is the reason why you exist. The Noah Clan works with the Millennium Earl. You know who he is right?" Kayo stared to the ground.

"I know who he is." Replied Kayo, clenching the arm with her scar on it. Almost everyone in the order had some past with him. Allen kindly ignored her reaction to the earl's name.

"The Noah Clan are the only people who can destroy innocence."

"Then how did Mary destroy it?"

"She must've been possessed." Kayo felt as though she had been shot in the back with terror itself.

"They can do stuff like that?" Kayo kept her eyes on the ground. She was afraid Allen might notice she was scared.

"Kayo, that's nothing compared to what they are capable of." Allen spent a while explaining to Kayo what the Noah Clan were. Kayo seemed more terrified with every word he spoke. Why did the innocence have to choose her? Why was she a part of all this horror? When he was done speaking they sat in silence again. Kayo tried to fall asleep ignoring the thoughts of the Noah clan that lurked in her mind. Her scar's constant pain was giving her a headache. Then she slowly drifted away into a painful sleep.

Drip, drip, drip. Blood was seeping from Kayo's arm with every step. The Millennium Earl was right on her tail, and he was prepared to kill. Kayo was running as fast as she could, and for some reason her anti- akuma weapon wasn't activating. Her innocence had failed her and now her scar was consuming her body. Her hands were turning gray at the finger tips. Her eyes turned gold. A searing pain shot through her whole body. Kayo dropped to the floor, screaming. Black hands emerged from the crusty earth and began pulling her down. They seized her legs and arm leaving blood-spattered hand marks wherever they touched. Kayo felt herself slowly dying. "Goodnight, exorcist 3."

Kayo woke up on the train screaming. "No! Stop! Help me!"

"Kayo snap out of it. Kayo!" Kayo could barely hear Allen's voice in the middle of her horror. She slowly came back to reality. Cold sweat dripped down her face. Kayo was breathing heavily. Allen handed her a glass of water and she swallowed it down in one gulp. "Are you okay?" Kayo could barely speak.

"I'm fine. Sorry about that."

"You scared me." Allen was wiping Kayo's sweat drenched hair out of her face. "What were you dreaming about?"

"I'd rather not say." She moved Allen's hand away from her face. "It's over. I'm okay."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Please don't worry."

"Okay." Allen seemed understanding, but Kayo could see his concern. The last thing she wanted was to pull anyone into her problems. Tomo walked through the door.

"I just called chief. I reported everything that happened so far." Kayo was relieved Tomo had called. This way she wouldn't have to tell chief herself that the innocence had been destroyed. When they got to the order Kayo an Allen walked into the science division.

"We're back!" Called Allen. "They must be on break. Hey, why don't we go get some food, I'm starving."

"Okay." As they were walking Kayo noticed that there were no people in the hallways. When they opened the door to the dining hall all the lights were off. "What's going on?" then the lights switched on.

"SURPRISE!" In front of Kayo stood the whole Black order. Finders, exorcists, even Kanda was there.

"What's all this about?" Kayo asked beaming. Lavi came from behind her with a mug.

"It's your welcome party Kayo!" Lavi said with a cheerful grin. Then he handed her the mug. Near the bottom Kayo's initials were in black.

"Is this mine?" Lavi nodded his head happily. Then Komui came to her and hugged her.

"Welcome to the Black Order. Sorry it's a little late."

"No problem. But Chief, I failed my mission." He let go of Kayo and flashed an accepting smile.

"Forgive and forget, in most cases." He shook her hand. "Welcome to the family." Kayo let out sobs of joy.

"Thank you." Then she wrapped her arms around Komui. Then they all laughed. Kayo had finally found her answers, most of them.

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