Nero: So, things are getting confusing, know. But bear with me, it will be worth it in the end.
Allen and Lavi both were stunned when Gabriel threw herself at the intruder. As far as they knew, she has never been outside of the HQ estate. There could be only one explanation.
"Oi!! He's from your world, huh Gabbie-chan? Is he your boyfriend?," Lavi teased.
Too happy to care what Lavi called her, she replied, "He's one of my brothers!!"
"What's with all the noise!!?" Lenalee burst in through the library doors with Bookman, Komui, and Cross at her heels.
"Oh my gosh, Gabriel's hugging a boy!!"
"Nooo, another evil male presence to steal away Lenalee!!"
"Hmph."
"Eh, what are you doing here?"
Thomas responded with the following: "And I'm the only boy she can ever hug!! I have no interest in stealing anything!! Where the hell are we, Dad? And.....Panda?"
Everyone at once besides Gabriel, Cross, and Bookman, who just looked suprise. "DAD!!!"
"Gabbie-chan, is that one of your brothers?" Lavi exclaimed.
"Obviously, it is Lavi," Lenalee said with sparkly eyes.
"He looks more like Master, know that I think about it."
"Um, not to be rude, but who are you people?" Thomas asked, very confused at the moment.
Gabriel filled her brother in on what was what and who was who to her best ability. But poor Thomas was getting more worried by the minute.
"So, let me clarify." Thomas let the information sink in, "This is the Black Order. A personal army of the Vatican that fight demons and evil beings called Noah. Dad was a part of it until he was no longer an Accomadator, but since you are, you're becoming an exorcist in his place. Is that the jist of it?"
"Yup, I'm just waiting for my innocence to show up and then I'll train my heart out to become strong like Dad was!!" Gabriel pumped her fist enthusiastically.
"Hold on, young lady. When did you decide to become an exorcist?" Cross glared.
"First day I got here!! It just seems so cool!! I know-."
"No, you don't know!! What type of idiot makes a reckless decision like joining a war they have no business in!!? Why the hell did you even go into my study!? I thought I told you never to go in there!! And now you say you're an exorcist!? What a pile of shit that is!!" Cross shouted at the young girl.
Gabriel hunched over, having never been in so much trouble as to have Cross shout at her like that. She was just curious, not really meaning anything bad by it. But now she was angry. She was so angry, she could cry. Angry that he was mad at her for no reason she saw as reasonable.
"I'm not a baby anymore!! I can decide for myself what I want to do!!" Gabriel shouted in his face. "You don't understand anything!! You left the war in the first place!! You're just a coward!! I hate you!!"
"Gabriel!!" Thomas grabbed her by the shoulder, but she simply brushed him off.
Gabriel pushed past the others and ran, not waiting for Cross' reaction. She didn't care about him or his opinion. She just wanted to be alone. Somewhere no one could find her. The Ark, that's where Gabriel wanted to be.
"Gabriel!!" Thomas called, but she was already gone. "Man, did not see that coming."
"Cross, you gonna be okay?" Komui asked. Knowing Cross for quite some time, Komui knew he didn't take rejection well and to hear the H-word from his daughter must have hit him so hard.
"Its fine Dad, she's just going through a rebellious faze," Thomas pat his father's back.
"What was that, Cross?"
"...ates..."
"Pardon me?"
"She...hates me..." Cross proceeded to go into a fetal position.
Allen could not believe his eyes. This was so out of character, he didn't even think the man in front of him was actually his teacher once. Allen felt very uncomfortable and it looked like Thomas and Komui could handle this so he thought of an excuse to leave. Lenalee and Lavi followed suit. Bookman just left.
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"Jeez, I never knew General Cross could act like that," Lavi sighed.
"Well he is only human," Lenalee reasoned.
"Oh Lenalee, always so understanding!!" Lavi smiled.
Mean while, they didn't noticed Allen had left them to their chit chat. Allen was worried abotu Gabriel. If that was how the harsh, foul-mouthed General Cross acted, then what about his good natured daughter. He could only imagine.
The first place he searched was the library. Then the cafeteria, her room, her favorite lounge, the Science Department, and even the broom closet on the sixth floor, but he had no luck. Where could that girl be!? What if she was kidnapped? What if the akuma got her? Or worse, the Noah Clan!? Allen was in a cold sweat panic over his friend. But there was one last place he hadn't searched, the Ark. Of course, how could he not have thought of it before!!
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Gabriel was in tears. She had never done anything bad enough for her father to yell at her so harshly. Her mom scolded her all the time. For bad grades, breaking rules, and sleeping in so much, but not her father. He would lecture her to death or ground her for months at a time, but never yell. She was in the far reaches of the Ark, a place the she was positive that no one would find her unless she wanted them to.
Little did she know that she was never alone on the Ark. From the day that she came to whenever she boarded the Ark to now, she was constantly being watched and followed. Slowly, Gabriel's stalker inched closer. Eyes trained on their target, ready to strike the moment was right. The sound of her pulse beat like a metronome. Louder and louder as the stalker approached. A little closer and...
"NYAAAAAAAA!!"
"What the hell!?" Gabriel shrieked. A ball of blue gray fur flung itself at her head.
"P-Pico!! How did you get here!?"
The blue maine coon purred his happiness to see his favorite person. Pico may have been Sable's cat, but Gabriel was Pico's human. Pico's feather like fur tickled Gabriel's chin and nose and he rubbed his head against her face while meowing something like a complaint.
"Aw, Pico have you been here all this time?" Gabriel cooed and stroked.
Pico had in fact stayed in the Ark for the two weeks that Gabriel had stayed with the Order, but he was not hungry. The Ark was always full of food, good food. Although he never found people, Pico always found food when he wanted it. He had gained quite a bit of weight, but luckily for him he had an excellent physic.
Her kitty friend rubbing against her made Gabriel feel better. She still liked dogs, but cats are always a close second.
"Well," Gabriel sighed. "I guess I should go back and-."
Her pride wouldn't let her admit she was sorry, for everything.
"My my my, what a pretty little kitten we have," a child giggled
Gabriel stared at a man and child floating in the air. The man was dressed in a top hat and suit, the child in a white blouse, dark skirt, and striped stockings. Gabriel had never seen them before and she was curious as to who they were. Pico on the other hand didn't hesitate to share his dislike of these people by hissing like crazy.
"Um, pardon me, but are you exorcists?"
"Ha ha ha, dear child," the man chuckled. "We are not-. Oomph!!"
The little girl elbowed him in the ribs. "Of course we're exorcists. We just got lost on uor way back to HQ. Do you know the way?"
"Um, yeah, were are your coats?" Gabriel stood up so as not to be rude to the exorcists.
"Akuma shred them up pretty badly, so we had to settle for civilian clothing," the man explained as they floated down in front of Gabriel. "Oh, forgive me, we forgot to introduce our selves. I'm Tyki Mikk and this is Rhode Kamelot. Pleasure to meet you."
"Pleasure's all mine, Tyki, Rhode. I'm Gabriel Marian."
Tyki's fist twitched slightly and Rhode tensed. They shot a glance toward each other too quick for Gabriel to actually notice.
"So were did you come from? Where was your mission?" Gabriel questioned.
"Gabriel, there you are!!" Allen ran towards her, but came to a screeching stop.
"You!!" Tyki growled.
"Eh, Allen, do you know Tyki and Rhode?"
"Gabriel, get away from them!! Now!!"
"Hm? Why are you shouting?"
"He's shouting because child," Tyki put his hand on her shoulder. "We are Noah."
Nero: Oh my gosh!! Epic danger time!!