" She looks like- " Lavi said and they all pointed to me. I kept my calm face on,but I was practically glaring at her.
" Yes,me. This is my older twin sister,Yu Feng. " I said as I clutched my bow. To think that she turned into a monster.
"Why are you glaring at me like that? After all these years I finally found you and you look at me like that. " She said as she turned her eye to Lavi for a while and looked back at me. Is she blushing?
" You hated the Noahs and more importantly,The Millennium Earl! Why? "
" He opened my eyes. And I am not Yu Feng anymore. Call me Jade Storm. After I found out how tainted is this world and how you people defy that Innocence, I wanted to vomit. I only have one mission: " She said as she pointed her violin bow at me "To destroy Innocence and their Accommodater. That's you,Hwa. " She said and played her violin. As the seemingly sweet melody played,lightning flashed in the sky and struck us. We all separated our selves and jumped from roof to roof,dodging as she continued to a more intense tune. This time,I felt the roof under me getting extremely hot and found lava on my feet. I quickly got away just in time as the lava melt away the building,turning it into a gooey paste of melted cement,lava and burned furniture. I tried to aim for her violin,then I saw her back dissipating. Suddenly,her face appears inches from me and she whispered "You're lucky to have friends like these. " and kicked me all the way to a wooden shop,the sound of glass crashing and wood breaking into pieces. I try to pry myself out but her foot was on my abdomen,securing me to pieces of glass. She let go of it and when I thought that the three of them were attacking,she picked me up by the collar and said.
" You know that cross on your palm? It's an invitation from the Earl for you to become a Noah. It's the first stage,you know. Everyone's evolution is different. Yours just plain painful. I like red hair over there. Maybe he could become one. " She said and threw me like a tennis ball. I landed in Allen's hand and Crown Clown claw. " You alright? "
" You're a Noah target too right? "
" Yeah? " I showed him my cross palm,which was slowly enveloping my hand in dark skin.
" Then it'll be a disaster if the Order finds out then. " I said as I stood. She made scratches on my back,arms and legs are brutally bruised my abdomen. But this was minor injury. I must'nt back out because of just a few scratches and bruise. I readied my bow and aimed them for her in swarms. But she managed to nullify it with rain. It was my weapon's weakness. With rain pouring down constantly,my arrow's density will decreases and turn to nothing. I could only hide and shoot from a hiding spot. As Kanda distracts her by attempts of slicing her apart,I could see that he did'nt want to. To him,it was the same as slicing me. I hid in a dark alley where the rain couldn't reach me. I stretched my bow and shot her as she struggled with Lavi's Iron Hammer. It grazed her in the mid-section of her stomach and her long,spiku black-blue hair,cutting it and her delicate face. She turned and scanned the scene for me but I was hiding in the shadows. Suddenly,she played a tune and sang the horrific song the man just now died singing
The Millenium Earl is searching
For a new Noah
He finally found one
But she's hiding.
Where are you?Where are you?
Reveal yourself to him.
A agonizing pain pierched my head and palm where the cross was quickly turn parts of me into Noah. From my wrist to my shoulder,I was covered in black skin and I felt my eyes changing. A pulse vibrated in my head and pain intensed with every beat. I shrieked in agony as i held on to my head. I could feel my genes slowly changing as she continued the tone. With a swipe of his iron Hammer,Lavi sent Yu Feng,or Jade,straight to the ground. As the tune stopped,my eardrums throbbed as I collapsed into a pair of arms. The smell of sweat,blood and lotus flower confirmed that it was Kanda. I opened my eyes slightly and saw that he was biting the back of his wrist. Blood flowed from the wound and he held it towards my mouth. I couldn't hear him say anything as my ears were bleeding but I can read his lips. He was telling me to drink the blood. I swallowed the drops of blood and pain again hit me. My eyes squinted as I saw my darkened arm retracting back to a simple cross. Energy surged through and i stood up. I shook my head countless times to get the dizziness in my head off of me. When I'm fully aware,I saw that Jade was lying on the floor,her inside spilling everywhere. I watched in horror and a hint of amusement as the organs slip themselves back. As the squished eyeball juice forms back to its original form,a huge grin was plastered on her face together with widened eyes.
She grabbed the handle of the Iron Hammer and pushed Lavi from where he stood to a wall,crashing a few bricks and forming a giant hole. Even if we rushed to help,we stood no chance. Lavi was clamped by his own weapon and I red her lips : "I love you " before they smack into his. Kanda and me watched in surprise as it went for a few seconds. Lavi was just as shocked as we were as Jade retracted her lips,a string of saliva between her tounge and his lips. She let go of the Hammer and let him fall to the ground and looked our direction. Her eyes narrowed and she disappeared into the night.
We searched for Allen and found him. He was charred by lightning and his coat was slightly burned by the lava. It seemed he'd taken cover for our attacks and Lavi's as Jade turned him to a puppet. We shoulder carried him and contacted the HQ. As the both of them went to the hospital,the mayor approached me
"Will this curse stop? " He asked with his shaking hands and old,pruned face.
"I am sure that none of your citizens will die in vain. " I smiled and hid my arm. Even if it stopped growing,my whole hand was dark in color. As they continued on to repairs, I went to Lavi's side. He was still traumatized. I called his name and snapped my fingers in front of him but he was practically dead to the world. So,I did what I had to do. I slapped him hard across the face. He screamed as he held on to his red and slightly bloating face "WHAT WAS THAT FOR?! "
" You were spacing out! "
" Spacing out? Why in the- No. Do not say it. I do not want to hear it! "
" My sister tongue kissed you. "
" NOOOOOOO! Why?! First Allen,now me! It's a curse... a curse! " he screamed hysterically as he banged his head to a wall to get that memory out.
"Wait,Allen? "
" With Road. " That's a first. I had to knock LAvi out again to prevent him from committing suicide. As I threw him onto a bed,I sat beside Kanda. He was looking out the window.
" Kanda. "
" Hmm? " I showed him the cross on my palm.
" I have to leave the Order. "
" What?! Why? What happened? "
" Noahs. I'm turning into one of them. This is the first stage. "
" Then the Innocence- "
" If I use the Innocence,I'll become a Fallen One. "
" There has to be a way. We can't let you become one. " He said as he examined the cross. My whole hand was now umber in color.
" I don't know what to do. If I become one,I'll be endangering you guys too. " He hugged me gently. I relaxed a little and crawled between his legs and sat down in front of him. I leaned against his chest and said.
" I don't know... Will they betray me? " I said as I saw Allen's stomach growling like a wolf. That boy sure loves to eat... And Lavi. Jade,as a Noah,should've killed him,an exorcist,but didn't. Suddenly,the cross on my palm shifted into words.
Hello there! You are invited to be a Noah~! Well lucky you!
The location for the tea party is... err... A big heart shape door at the abandoned train station in Yorkshire!
How does that sound? Pleasant right? Well,if you
Deny being a Noah,we'll just have to kill you and everyone you love~~
With Love,
The Millennium Earl.
My mouth twitched as the letter ends and reverted back to a cross. That bastard. I felt a tug of my hair and looked at Kanda
"This is our chance to kill The Millennium Earl. You can't be a Noah. " he said as he let go of the braid he was doing. Apparently braiding locks of my hair became a habit of his. My eyebrows furrowed as I looked at the cross. Komui! He fixed Allen's claw before right? Maybe he can do this! I shoved myself out of bed and ran out the room.
" X-Xue Hwa?! "
" IT's alright! I'll be back! " I shouted as I ran down the hall to find that familiar white coat followed by twin ponytails. It was Komui and Lenalee. They were visiting us with a fruit basket. Lenalee asked
"Xue Hwa? Why are you sweating so much? "
" No time to explain! Komui,this is a red alert emergency! " I said and held my hand up to show him the darkened hand and cross. The fruit basket fell from his hands as he gawked at my palm. "You- "
" Yep. I'm in danger in becoming a Noah and I need your help. Traumatizing or not,I rather lose this hand than become one. But the Earl invited me for negotiation. This is the chance to attack them. " I panted slightly and he examined my hand. He was silence for a while.
" ... All right. But first,where are those three? " he said as he took the fruit basket that Lenalee picked up. We all headed to the room when suddenly a pillow hit my face. A tick mark was on my brow as the pillow fell,revealing Allen and Kanda fighting with pillows and Lavi trying to stop them. Suddenly,Allen grabbed Lavi's eyepatch and yanked it,thinking it was a blanket or something. i saw a glint of amber before he covered it with his hand. Even if I was shouting at them to stop and pulling Kanda's ear,I was curious. What was under that eyepatch? Was that amber just a trick of light?