She stood in a field full of flowers,playing with a little girl. Yet she didn't know who she was. Somehow her face was shadowed. She was seven by the looks.
" Come on, El-chan!"
" *pant* Wait up,_!"
Even her name was shadowed?
" Oi,_,El-chan! Lunch's here!"
" Yes,Uncle!" the girl shouted and she grabbed her hand. "Come on!"
"Y-Yeah!"
Her eyes squinted and open slightly. A dream... then she noticed Kanda sleeping. Elvira remembered having a throbbing headache after they defeated the Akuma. Then she fainted...She felt her head on something and her body felt warm. When she looked up,she saw that it was Lavi,mumbling slightly. Her face burned chalk pink as she noticed there was a blanket on the both of them. When that eyepatched idiot wakes up,she will kill him. But deep in her heart,she felt grateful. She looked around and saw that they were in a train. She looked out and saw trees,passing them in an instant. She quietly lifted the blanket and left them as she walked out of the cabin. How did they manage to get first class?
" Ah,Miss Elvira. "
She was startled when he saw a man who was wearing a hood and a big box-like bag,reading a book. Who was she?
" Hello. "
" Don't worry. I'm not a threat. I am the Finder assigned for Mr. Lavi and Mr. Kanda. Call me Lilian. "
" Finder? "
" Ah,yes. You probably don't really understand,do you? Sit down. I'll tell you. " she smiled and patted the spot on the floor. When Elvira sat down,Lilian explained everything for her. The Black Order,The Noah Clan,Innocence,the mission of exorcists,Finders and Akumas.
" That means Akumas were... "Elvira mumbled,shocked.
" Weapons made by sorrow and despair. When a person fall to despair,The Millennium Earl will take advantage of them and tricked them into calling the dead into a skeleton like structure,the birth of an Akuma,you can say. When that happens,they will kill the host and use their body and a disguise. But when they are killed,their soul will be free instead of leveling up. "
" ... " Elvira stayed silent for a while and then spoke " Lilian-san,can you tell Kanda and Lavi that I will be getting some fresh air? "
" Sure but hurry. The next station is one and a half hour away. " Lilian said before she thanked her and walked down the corridor.
" Weapons of despair of sorrow... this world is horribly revolting. " she said and opened the door to another cabin,invite by the sight of three men,wearing hobo clothing playing poker.
" Move it,girlie. This is a game for men. You have no place here. " one of them said,earning a tick mark on her forehead.
" Hmph. You wanna bet? " Elvira scoffed,crossing her arms.
" Ho? You wanna bet with us? " the one wearing thick glasses asked.
" Why not? I have 100€ right here. " she said,taking out a bag of coins and shaking them,the sound of clashing coins echoing the empty cabin.
" Heh. Sure. Have a seat then. " the third one smirked and Elvira plopped down on the floor. She made sure the blades were in her belt holster under her cape so only the ribbon like wires coil her arms.
" What's with the arm decoration? "
" It's a ... special gift. From my late mother. " she lied. In truth,she never knew any 'family' . She was just taken in by some thugs and learn end how to kill.
" Oh. Then let's start. " all of them smirked in unison. This game will be a piece of cake,or so they thought. The man with thick glasses handed Elvira the stack of cards. " Do the honors. " he said,a cigarette in his mouth.
As she shuffled with great speed,the trio didn't realized that all royal flush cards were all secretly slipped into her sleeve.
In five minutes,they were utterly defeated. And stripped to the underwear. Elvira pouted,amused that they're not admitting defeat and rather be naked than admitting to a girl. When the train stopped,not hers though,the men panicked. The masked boy sitting beside them,a blonde 10 year old,watched with neutral eyes as they went off the train,their backs arched with cold. When she saw them through the window,she gave in.
" Oi! " she shouted and when they turned,she threw their clothes and one of their scarves wrapped with half of the money she has.
" Why're you giving us- " the first one asked when he unwrapped the scarf.
" Merry Christmas. Now put on those clothes! You wanna die in this snow? " she said as the train moved away from the station. She sighed and used two of her fingers and lightly touched her forehead,shaking her head. To think that going with those two idiots actually made her KIND. But those four reminded her of her eleven year old self. Before she was trained as an assassin. She went everywhere,her stomach growling,to work so she could feed herself. As she turned back and opened the cabin door,a panicked Lavi ran past her,turned and grabbed the back of her shoulders,screaming.
" Elvira-chan! Save me! " he shouted as Kanda,his hair braided,his face drawn with a marker pen and holding his usheathed sword, Mugēn,ran towards her.
" IDIOT USAGI! YOU'RE DEAD! " Even if Kanda was mad as hell,Elvira couldn't help but laugh,quickly covering her mouth in surprise. Did she just-
" You finally smiled! " Lavi said happily,ignoring the danger who was also staring at her.
" No I didn't. " she said,a light blush on her cheeks. When was the last time she actually smiled? She don't remember. Lavi poked at her cheeks playfully.
" Yes you did~ Don't lie,Elvira-chan. "
A tick mark appeared on Elvira as she stepped to the side,surprising and confusing Lavi.
" Do the honor of killing him. " she scoffed at Kanda,crossing her arms and using her thumb to point at Lavi.
" Eh... eh... eh... " Lavi sweated buckets and a demonic sneer came from Kanda.
" Don't mind if I do... " he said,comical blood lust etching his tone. Lavi screamed and ran as Kanda pursued him,the whole train filled with his scream.
" You do enjoy being with them. " Lilian said,smiling at Elvira acknowledgely.
" I've never showed as much as emotions before. They're changing me. "
" Friendship is a strong thing. They change you for the better. Treasure them, Ms. Elvira. " she smiled as the both of them went to calm the swordsman and eyepatched idiot.
Soon they were sitting back at their cabin,a beaten to a bloody pulp Lavi and a pissed Kanda,wiping the marker pen off his face as Elvira unbraided his hair.
" Che. Idiot usagi used permanent ink! " Kanda said, showing his smudged face. Elvira sighed in pity and scurried through her belt pouch,taking out a bottle of clear liquid. She took the cloth from Kanda and poured some of the content onto it and wiped Kanda's left cheek,the ink completely gone with one wipe.
" Here. Alcohol can remove it better than water. " she said dryly as he wiped everything single marker pen mark from his face.
After a series of boats,trains,inter-switching trains,carriages and walking,they finally arrived to the front of the Black Order through an underground tunnel.
" Gatekeeper! "
" Yes? "
" Scan the girl. She's going to Komui's office so hurry up. " Kanda said as two blinding lights hit Elvira,causing her to cover her eyes.
" X Ray complete. No sign of Akuma. You may enter. " he said as one of the gates on his side opened. The trio walked in and were welcomed by a girl with greenish black hair tied into two pigtails.
" Hello,I'm Lenalee! You must be the new exorcist! Follow me please. " she said cheerfully as Kanda went the other way.
" Oi Yuu! You have to make a report you know !"
" You do it,Bookman. Next time you say my first name or play with my hair,I will shave off your brows. " he said before walking away,sending a shiver down Lavi's spine.
" Don't worry. He's always like that. " she smiled as they walked down the corridor. Lenalee gave her a little tour to Elvira before a man taller than Elvira,with purplish black hair that swiped up at the end,wearing a beret and a white coat with the cross on,and slippers,smiled at the trio.
" Hello,Lavi. I take that your mission's successful?" he asked. Elvira guessed that he was the director of the Order.
" Yeah. The whole town of Akumas were demolished and we got the new exorcist! Her name's Elvira Nightshade. " he smiled cheekily.
" Good. Remember to do that report. " He said before Lavi walked off,waving goodbye to Elvira.
" This is my brother and head director of the European Branch,Komui. " Lenalee said
and got hugged by Komui.
" Aww,Lenalee-chan! You helped introduce myself! I feel so happy~! "
" Ahem. Brother... " Lenalee said,a blush on her cheeks. Boy was Komui a sister complex. But right after that,Komui changed his personality to 'director' mode.
" Yes. Elvira-san,follow me please. " he said and walked off. Elvira followed him after Lenalee told her.
" Good luck. "
" For? "
" You'll know. " she said and walked the opposite direction.
" I believe the two of them explained to you about the Order?"
" Yeah. "
They were on somekind of underground elevator. When they stopped,the stepped on a platform. Elvira walked forward to the edge and couldn't see one feet beyond her. She turned towards Komui,who surprisingly got a clipboard and a cup of coffee,the mug having a cute bunny on it.
" Oi,Komui. What this- " she froze when she felt tentacle like hands grabbing her under the arms and her ankles.
" Don't worry! She won't hurt you! " Komui shouted cheerfully as he sipped his coffee.
" She?! Who's- " she froze again when she got turned around. In front of her was the face of a woman,half covered and glowing,seemingly looking at her. Despite her monstrous size,Elvira didn't feel any threatening aura on her. Instead she felt gentleness. Her forehead touched her
and she said something. Numbers..
"20%... 57%... 84%... 87% synchro rate... " she mumbled softly before setting her down.
" 87%... not bad... " Komui said as he jolted something down his clipboard.
" This is Hevlaska. She's also an exorcist. She stores all those Innocence that has yet find their accommodater. " he explained as the huge woman made a movement that looked like a bow.
" I... apologies if... I scared... you... " she said slowly.
" Ah,yes. She speaks quite slowly but she's good at fortune. Actually we never had a wrong one. " Komui said.
" Nice to meet you. I am Elvira Nightshade. "
" Elvira Nightshade... Komui... "
"Yes?" He asked,taking another sip of his coffee.
" This girl... has a strange past and future... she will... be the dominator... of fate... "
" Dominator of fate? Can you say more? " Komui asked as Elvira looked up at her as she replied " I ... cannot foretell... "
" OK. Elvira,please follow me to the science division so you can get your uniform and I will introduce you to the scientist. " He said and stopped onto the elevator.
" Scientist? "
" They investigate more about Innocence and sometimes make weapons out of them. Lavi's hammer is one of them. "
" Oh. " she said and turned to Hevlaska " Thank you. Hevlaska. I hope to see you again. " she swore she saw a faint smile as the elevator.
" Dominator of fate... sounds scary. " she said as she propped her elbow on the railing, her hand on her chin. "
" Those are sometimes the role you and your Innocence play. We also have a boy the same age as you. Allen Walker and Hevlaska said he was the Destroyer of Time. "
" Are ALL of the prophecies all that gloomy? "
" Well this is war... "
"Tūshe. " she said and they arrived back where they started. Elvira followed him and arrived at a oak carved door. When Komui opened it,Elvira could smell the scent of torture. Almost everyone one of the scientist there were buried in books and files,eyebags hanging from the bottom of their eyes.
" Reever! Johnny! Come meet the new exorcist! " Komui shouted,causing some of the scientist to snapped from their should-be-deserved nap and work. A blonde man with spiky and another with glasses similar to the man he met in the train and headphones pulling back his puffy hair came striding in,complaining that they're sleep depraved.
" I'm Squad Leader Reever. Nice to meet you. " He said when he saw her,his moody personality switched. The puffy haired one named Johnny also did the same.
" I'm Elvira Nightshade. Nice to meet you. "
" So your Innocence? "
" Ah. Yes. " She said and removed the blades from her belt holsters,the wire still intact to the handle. She uncoiled the wire and handed them to Reever.
" Hmm... Yes. Quite interesting actually. " He said and Komui swiped it from his hands " Some modifications are needed though. " he smiled as he flipped the blades continuosly.
" I'm going to make your uniform. You have any request in them? "
" Erm... long and wide sleeves should do it. And I'd like it long like Kanda's please. "
" Hmm... OK. You usually kick or punch? "
" If I don't use my blades... Kick,I suppose. "
" OK... " Johny said as he sketched something out. It was the sketch of her uniform. At a first glance,it was like Lenalee's. But the sleeves were longer and wider than her arm,similar to the ones she's wearing,with a holster for her blades at the belt. There were two strips of white cloth hanging from the shoulder blades,and the uniform ended to a bit under the knees. A short leather-looking skirt ended at her upper thighs(note: It's like Alice's in Pandora Hearts). The boots had two straps on them and ended below her knees. Elvira's eyes glistened with awe when she saw it.
" You like it? " Johnny asked,worried at her open-mouth expression. Was the sleeves too wide? Were the boots two high?
" Love it. Thank you,Johnny. " She said as she stared at the design. It might be the most beautiful drawing of a uniform she'd seen.
" Thanks. " Johnny smiled and rub the back of his head. Elvira handed him back the sketch and thanked him again before following Komui. When they arrived at some kind of Examination Lab. It was a room with cabinets on the right and both sides of the door. An examination table with a white blanket-like cloth sat in the middle of the room,with two chairs on either side of it. Another table with a chair sat facing the wall. Probably for office use. Komui beckoned Elvira to sit down,and she did,as he put the blades on the table.
" Can you activate your Innocence? "
" Sure. " She said and looked at the blades,muttering a command in her head. The blades instantly flared up in green light.
" How do you do that without speaking? "
" I use my head. Strangely I've been able to do that from the start. " She said,using a finger to poke her temple.
" From the start? "
" Yea. When I was 8,which was when I 'started' my life,these blades are the only things that maintain my life. " Elvira said,deep in thought.
" Start your life? " Komui said,scurrying in his cabinets.
" I have no memories from before I was 8. " she replied and sawKomui with a handful of deadly weapons. He dropped them on the end of the table and took out a drill... with a tinier drill at the end. When he was about to let that thing to drill through her blades,Elvira quickly swiped them from the table,hugging them as if they were her dear life.
" WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! YOU WANT THEM TO BREAK?! " she shouted comically. She hadn't even notice that her silent,straight to the point self,was slipping and replaced by 'normality',showing more emotions.
" Modifications,of course. " He said,removing the goggles that were worn over his glasses. Elvira sweat-dropped when she found out that his glasses were still on.
" By destroying them? " she asked,suspicious.
" Don't worry! I did the same with almost all of them! " He said happily. Elvira sweat-dropped again. But she trusted him. She put the blades above the table,still glowing in green light, and sighed " Break them and I'll kick your head off. " she said and glared at him. But the glare wasn't angry or menacing. It was annoyance.
" Hehe! Of course not. " He said laughing,and the drill made sparks at the blades. Elvira had to close her eyes with both her hands so she wouldn't panic and kill off Komui. " You can open your eyes now. " He said and she opened them slowly,scared for what she's going to see. But what she saw struck her with awe. The blades were now sleeker,with somekind of swirly patterns on them. When she picked up the wires,she pulled them and they were more stretchable. When she coiled them,they glowed lightly. She held the blades and looked at them as if they belonged in a museum rather than being used to kill Akumas.
" What with the swirly patterns? " She asked as she attached them to the belt holsters on either sides of her belt.
" With it,your blades with go smoothly even if there's wind. If its a side wind,the swirls will just lead them off in another direction. "
" You really are smart. By the way,what was with the science division? "
" They never really get their work done. It never ends. "
" And aren't you suppose to work? " Elvira said dryly,pointing a finger at him. She could see beads of sweat form on his face.
" Yes,but I have to bring you to your room,first ahaha! " He said and fake-laughed.
" Mmhmm. Maybe I could help out sometimes. I was the assistant of a old man scientist before,and I know the feel of not sleeping. " She said and followed Komui to the top floor. The place was like a maze. But with her memory,Elvira managed to remember where what was. The canteen,the training room,the zen garden(why was it there anyway? ),Komui's office,the science division's 'torture room' and finally her room. Her room had a number '6' on it.
" This is your room. You can decorate it all you like. Johnny probably had the uniform done. You have three of them in your closet. If you want to wash them,we have a washing room. " He added " Now to find Lenalee-chan~! "
" Work,idiot director. " Elvira smirked,sending a shock wave towards Komui.
" But I don't wanna! "
" Or I'll tell Lenalee~ " she joked. Even if it was one,it hit Komui pretty badly.
" No! I'll go,I'll go! " He said and sulked as he made his way back to his office. Elvira silently smiled and entered her room. There sat a carved and waxed oak closet,a bed,a door leading to her bathroom,which have some towels,soap,toothbrush and all that there,a window opposite to the door,with yellow curtains drawn neatly,and locked,and a big poster with a hooded person,with somekind of river with people,scenes and somehow it resembles her. Her memories were somehow taken out. At the end of the river there were a family,following by a gray downpour,the hooded person standing on a few graves. She touched the poster ironically.
" Black Order. Time for a new life. " she smiled.