Komui leaned against his desk facing the door, expecting the young exorcists to be entering fairly soon. The truth potion would've worn off by now, so they no longer had anything to worry about except for risking Komui pouring another potion on them. He took a sip of his coffee as he picked up the letter he received earlier that week. Carefully opening the envelope once more, he started to read through it once again…
Dear Komui,
It has been quite some time since we last wrote to each other hasn't it? We may have not met before, but my father continues to tell me many things about you and the Order. I do not mean to be the bearer of bad news, but Central has requested me to join you at the Black Order. As you are aware I am a specialist on studying innocence, as well as having a top degree in therapy. Exorcists are required to be evaluated and tested, then analysed whether or not they need weekly or monthly therapy sessions. I would appreciate it if you could give me a hand with this. I am currently residing in South Africa and won't arrive at the Black Order for a couple of days. If you could organise a series of tests for your exorcists and put together an analysis, it would be greatly appreciated. Each exorcist is required to undertake three tasks; an evaluation on Approach, evaluation on Honesty and finally, an evaluation on Teamwork/Trust. Once I arrive, I will read the analysis on each exorcist and organise the rest. Oh, one more thing, if you could ask the exorcists to keep a daily diary for a period of two weeks, it would help so much. Once again, sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation in the matter.
Sincerely, Mai Tomiju
Just as Komui put the letter back on his desk, the door to his office opened. Kanda was the first one to arrive.
"Kanda! What a surprise to see you here…you're the first one to arrive!" Komui chuckled.
"Tch! Not like I want to be here! The others are still gauging themselves on dessert" Kanda commented. "Is this going to take long?"
"Depends if you cooperate…think you could be a good team player?"
"Che." Kanda crossed his arms and leaned against a bookshelf.
Komui sighed once more. It was an awkward silence between the arrogant Kanda and immature Komui, but they both knew there was nothing for them to talk about.
After a while, the rest of the exorcists showed up. Kanda gave a fiery look at his fellow exorcists for taking so long, which caused both Krory and Miranda to take a step back in fear.
Everyone sighed as they took a seat around Komui's desk, but in the back of their minds they knew this was the final evaluation they had to participate in. Allen was happy he had food in his belly, so wasn't bothered too much by having another exam (at least until he runs out of fuel).
"This evening's test will be all about teamwork! One of the most common tests of trust! In pairs, one of you will become the catcher, the other will become the faller. Each time you will switch over, and we'll see who is left with the most trust. Now, because I have to pair you up based on size and height, it will be Kanda and Allen, Lavi and Krory, Lenalee and Miranda, okay?"
Kanda gave a scouring look as Allen moved over to be with his teammate. Allen was also disappointed as he knew the result of them working together would not end well.
"Alright, sort out who will be the Catcher and who will be the Faller"
"Moyashi, you fall first…"
"As if! You will just drop me, you fall!"
"Tch. Like hell I'd do that…"
Komui walked over to the rival teammates. "Now, now, you will be swapping over, so I suggest you make up your minds so we can start!" Komui hissed.
"Ugh…fine, I'll fall first" Allen finally surrendered.
"Let's begin!" Komui announced.
Lavi fell and was caught easily by Krory. Lenalee fell into Miranda's arms. Then there was Allen and Kanda. Allen began to fall but stopped himself every time.
"Allen, you're not following the rules…" Komui added.
Finally, Allen leaned backwards expecting to hit the floor. He was right. BANG. Kanda stepped back just as he was suppose to catch him. Lavi giggled slightly, then got the evil stare from Allen.
"What's your problem BAKANDA?" Allen yelled.
"Nothing, I missed."
"Missed? MISSED? Grraaahhh!" Allen was ready to strike, but was stopped by Lavi and Lenalee.
Komui sighed as he wrote down a few extra notes. It was typical for them to argue and fight, honestly, Komui didn't expect anything more from them. They act just like children.
"Enough bickering. Let's go again, this time, switch. Catcher is now the faller, got it? Go."
Like before, Krory fell and was caught by Lavi. Miranda fell and was caught by Lenalee, however, Kanda, absolutely refused to participate. He knew that Allen would do the same thing he did to him, so refused to make a fool of himself.
"Kanda, what do I keep telling you…? The longer you take to cooperate, the longer I have to keep all of you in here…"
"Tch." Kanda knew that if he didn't cooperate the others would scold him and he really couldn't be bothered with the trouble, but he didn't want to participate in such a ridiculous activity either.
It took a while, but Kanda gave in. Kanda leaned back, and like Allen, expected to hit the floor. Surprisingly, Allen caught him!
"Sorry Kanda, I won't sink so low to your level…" Allen said, pleased.
Everyone else clapped for Allen, as he was showing he would be the better person. At this point, Kanda was extremely pissed off, but got a cold look from Komui, so didn't attempt anything.
"Okay, switch again, this time, fall from an even further distance than before."
Lavi stepped forward a bit, and fell further than before, and was caught by Krory. Lenalee decided to take a bigger step forward and fall, and was caught by Miranda. Allen was hoping that this time, because he didn't let Kanda fall, Kanda would actually catch him this time. Of course, he was wrong. Allen fell again, but this time, his head landed on a soft pillow, not that it hurt any less.
"I decided I would spare your head." Kanda bluntly said, trying to be 'nice'.
"Child…" Allen retaliated.
Once again, Komui wrote down some extra notes before proceeding. "Switch over"
Krory stepped forward and fell back, caught by Lavi. Miranda fell and was caught by Lenalee. Kanda took probably the smallest step ever, and then fell backwards. He almost fell, but that was because Allen decided to trick him. Allen caught him at the last second.
"Haha Yuu…" Lavi laughed.
Lenalee, Krory and Miranda gave a slight chuckle.
"Tch. You're dead moyashi!"
"OKAYY~ before my office turns into your own killing playground, let's stop fighting and move on…" Komui pleaded. Everyone calmed down. "This will be the last time so take an even bigger step to fall."
Lavi took a big step forward. "Don't let me fall fang-boy!" he pleaded. Falling backwards, Krory caught him with ease. Lenalee tucked her arms in and began to fall, only to be caught by Miranda. This time, Allen got Kanda to stand by the couch, so if he moved, Allen would at least fall on a soft surface and not the hard floor. Allen leaned, and once again, fell. BANG. Instead of falling on the couch, he hit the floor (rather painfully).
"What the hell!" Allen yelled.
"Oops, looks like the couch magically moved as you were falling…"
Allen gave a scouring look. "You're gonna die a lonely, old man someday ya 'know!" He yelled.
"Hah! At least I'm not already an old man…" Kanda retaliated.
Komui sighed…again. "Alright children, time to switch."
Allen and Kanda gave a death-stare to Komui before moving on.
Krory took a step forward and fell, caught by Lavi. Miranda took a step forward and fell (it almost looked like she was fainting) but was caught by Lenalee.
Kanda took another small step forward, but this time was approached by Komui. Komui pushed Kanda further forward and asked him to fall back like that. Kanda disagreed, but when it comes to Komui, he had no choice. Kanda began to fall.
BANG!
"Oops, sorry I missed!" Allen said in a devilishly, innocent voice.
"Fuck you!" Kanda replied as he got back on his feet.
Komui face-palmed himself then sighed. "You two have absolutely no trust…" he added.
"Innocence Activate: Mugen! Kaichu Ichigen" Kanda released his hell insects, heading straight for Allen.
"Innocence Activate!" Allen's cursed arm grew into a giant claw and dispersed Kanda's insects, which destroyed half of a bookshelf in Komui's office.
Lavi, Krory, Lenalee and Miranda ran to the corner so they wouldn't be caught in the crossfire. Komui stood still, and simply took another sip from his coffee, with a dissappointed expression on his face.
Kanda charged at Allen. Having little room, Allen picked up Komui's desk and threw it towards Kanda. He easily dodged it by jumping to the left and continued running towards Allen. Eventually they clashed.
"You're dead Moyashi!" Kanda reddened.
Allen managed to throw Kanda off him, jumping to the right to avoid leaving any openings. Kanda was ready to send another Kaichu Ichigen towards Allen, raising Mugen above his head about to strike down, but felt a small prick against his neck.
On the other side of the room, coffee spilt everywhere; Komui used his blowpipe to target Kanda. Allen was a little confused when he saw Kanda fall to the floor, then he himself felt a prick against his neck. After removing the dart, he collapsed to the floor. Komui took of his drenched coat that was covered in coffee (being spilt by the commotion Allen and Kanda caused) and placed it over a chair. Lavi, Lenalee, Krory and Miranda were in shock after the two exorcists hit the floor.
"Do not worry; the darts were filled with a sleeping toxin, nothing to concern yourselves with…" Komui said with a smile.
Komui shook his head as he saw the mess in his office, and then turned towards the others.
"Lavi, Krory, if you two don't mind, could you please take Allen and Kanda to their rooms…thank you."
Lavi wrapped Kanda's arm around his neck and headed for the door. Krory picked up Allen and threw him over his shoulders. Lenalee and Miranda followed on behind, heading for their own rooms.
'What a mess…' Komui thought to himself. Books, shelves and papers were lying everywhere. The letter he had read earlier that evening was torn to pieces, scattered on the floor. It was only a matter of days before the new science member arrived, and already this happened. Komui decided to retire for the night, and sort the rest out in the morning. He questioned himself as to whether or not the therapy would actually help or destroy the exorcists. Everything relied on the new science member; Mai Tomiju.
To be continued...
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