A/N: I'm kinda iffy on this chapter. I recently read the new chapter that came out and holy butts. I was so shocked. ∑(O_O;) You should go read it! I might incorporate this later in the story if I ever get that far. (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑Haha. I hope your enjoyed! Thank you for the followings and favorite. I'm glad someone enjoys this. Suggest what I should do in the next chapter or what you might like to see in the comments and I'll try to work my way around it! Thanks again for reading! Have a great day! (ノ*゜▽゜*)


I opened the door into the dark corridor. At night, it gave me a chance to scout the place since everyone sleeping. I felt around so I could remember where everything was. I slowed my steps when I came upon pictures frames in the hallway. Portraits of people...How would I know that? Before I knew it, flashes of images appeared and a sharp pain pierced through my head. I clutched my head and fell to knees. It was unbearable.

"Hi, my name is Joido. Welcome to the family..." The man's hand was outstretched, but yet again, his face was blurred out. I had reached out to his and shook. " It's a pleasure to meet you-" The image blurred after that and the voices turned muffled. Different voices popped in and out of people I didn't recognize. It drowned out any thoughts I have. Footsteps came toward me from down the hallway, but I was in too much pain to even notice. I just wanted it all stop. Stop it all. Somebody touched my shoulder and I quickly turned up to face them, panicked and in pain. The voice sounded like the man in the flashback.

"...Joido...," I whispered as I was disorientated from the pain. It was slowly easing away after the man came. He stiffened up before speaking again.

"Shounen...are you alright?" It was Tyki...He had a expression of concern on his face. I got back on my feet slowly, still nauseated from the pain. I quickly straightened up myself. I can't believe I lost control in front of one of the Noahs. I bowed in respect and pretended nothing happened.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you this late at night. I ended up lost," I spoke in a straight voice as much as I can. You could tell my voice was strained. He looked skeptical of me before sighing.

"No, no. I was walking outside to take a swig of my cigarette. Lulubell gets on to me for smoking inside cause it leaves a smell. I stumbled upon you and was worried...By the way, where did you hear that name?" He stared at me as if I was a child caught doing something I shouldn't. I was silent before speaking, gathering my thought through my disorientated mind.

"I...honestly don't know...If you'll excuse me, I'll be heading back to my room." I quickly headed back in the direction I came from. I closed the door silently behind me and listened for the Bookman, who was still sleeping peacefully. My head hurts still, but not unbearable this time. With my back leaning against the door, I slid down in exhaustion. Being here causes me to have more and more panic attacks. I wondered what was wrong with me. Who was Joido? Everything was still a mess in my head and I wished it would just all stop. I sighed. I can't believe I showed them a weakness of mine. What should I do? It's been one problem after another. This is going to be an eventful mission.


I was standing by the door in the Noah's dining room, watching over my ward. They were all having breakfast together. In total, there was 16 seats, including Lavi's, with some seats empty. The tension was high as nobody was talking, minding their own business, but that didn't last long as someone threw some silverwares towards me. I slid my head to the side with it hitting the wall next to my head, causing laughter. It was from a pair of twins with black and blonde hair.

"My, my. I was wondering if you were a statue or not that they got recently. To my disappointment, you're not," the boy with the black hair laughed.

"'Yeah, yeah. A statue," the blond hair boy laughed with his brother. The other members stopped eating also to watch the commotion happening.

"Why do we have to have outsiders dining with us anyway? You're an eyesore...Along with you, bookman!" With this, they both took out a gun and pointed it at Lavi. He was wide eyed at the turn of events, but remained silent. This was escalating too fast. I grabbed the silverwares from the wall and nicked the guns out of their hand, causing it to splatter on their food and all over themselves. This caused laughter from some of the other members of the Noah family, which only angered the twins more. Thankfully, someone put a stop to it before it put my ward in anymore danger.

"Devit, Jasdero. Sit down and be quiet. Stop causing commotion at the table when we're eating," Lulubell reprimanded. They grumbled and sat back in their chairs, glaring daggers at me. But they were interrupted by a man opening the door beside me. He was at least a foot taller than me as he towered over when he entered.

"Mana! You've finally joined us for breakfast this morning! You know, father said it wasn't good being cooped up in your room all day," said the girl with spiky blue hair. From the sound of her voice, she seemed to be more or less around our age. The man yawned before smiling at his family.

"Yes, yes. I'm sorry for missing a lot. I just been really busy lately at night working, Road," Mana said sheepishly before taking a seat. That name...Mana...It had a certain ring to it. My hand began to shake as another panic attack began to surface, but I tried to suppress it. I must not show weakness. I must not give them an advantage. They are my enemy. They are the enemy of the Black Order. "So, who's our guest? Pardon me for not being up to date. I'm a caveman when I work in my room ," he asked before turning toward Lavi. "Hello. I'm sorry for the late introduction. I'm Mana Campbell." He held out a hand for him, which Lavi gladly accepted.

"I'm Lavi. From the bookman clan. It seem that the head of the Noah Clan have allow me to record the event from this side of the war in exchange for information. I'll be in your care." It caused Mana to laugh. But something in his voice, seem to be off. Something that Lavi said bothered the man.

Cold sweat began to form the longer I stayed. I had to get out of there. Nothing else mattered. I had to leave. Before anyone could respond, I quickly slipped out the door he came through. I retraced my steps back to the room and stayed in there till I could calm down once more. Mana...that name...from a dream...no...my nightmare. Was he the same person? The cause of my nightmares? I was probably still delusional or something from my recent attack. Before I reason myself out anymore, there was a knock on my door which caused me to become more alert. I grabbed the blade and hid it behind my back before slowly opening the door to a crack. I sensed someone familiar and that smell...It was Tyki.

"Hey, Shounen. Are you alright?," he sounded concern again. Is this what people called compassion? Or was it pity? I didn't understand human emotion that well. I hid the blade back up my sleeve before opening the door wider for him to enter. He held something in his hands before placing it on a desk. It clattered like the sound of dishes. I tilted my head towards him in question. He took a seat by the desk while I stood my ground by the door. "I saw that you didn't eat anything, so I thought you might like something."

"I'm not hungry...,"I said quietly. As good as the food smelled, I could barely stomach anything. To me, food was just like another tasteless object in order for me to live. From when I was young, food was a scarce thing so I've learned to eat less and less. It got even worse when arriving at the order.

"Then, are you alright? You were acting strange last night and back at the dining room." This time in his tone, it was more curiosity than concern. Of all the people, why did it have to be him who noticed.

"I'm simply aren't accustomed to large group of people, especially strangers." He stared at me, looking for any indication that I might of lied. But I remained as calm as possible before he sighed in defeat. I wasn't lying when I said when I'm not accustomed to large groups, but usually I could hide it pretty well. What made me react wasn't the people itself, it was him...That man...But I would never confide to Noah or anyone else of this.

"You seem so detached from everyone else. You seem to close off your walls to anyone who approaches. Why is that?" Trust no one. They will betray you. In the end, you are nothing to them. No one cares about you. You're a nobody. They will cause your downfall. I shook my head to clear of such thoughts.

"Why must I open myself to anyone? What reasoning do I have to let them in? How would I know if they aren't going to hurt me with these information that obtain after?" I turned around trying to distance the space between us more, but he grabbed my hand and I automatically flinched before recoiling my hand back. I do not need such compassion. I do not need such emotions. All I must do is follow orders. "Don't touch me." I could feel that he felt dejected. But what other way could I have done for him to leave me alone. After all, I will be the downfall of them. I'm nothing but a puppet dictated by the voices. He apologized before he left and I was by myself again in the room. Sometime being alone is such a scary thing. Your mind tend to tempt you and taunt you. It can cause a person to go mad...