Nero: Yeah, couples have appeared to a degree. Let's review what has happened. Allen is sleeping in the same bed as Gabriel and Lavi and Lenalee took pictures. Onward to the story!!Gabriel WILL get her Innocence!! I don't care if you complain about how unepic it is!! Just deal with it!!
Oh, and all credit for the OC known as Olivia is Crosseine's!! She gave me permission to put Olivia in so none ya'll can bash me for it!! I'm also fixing the eye color mistake I made a while back. PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR AVOIDING IT!!
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The soft sunlight that peeked through the window did not disturb the two sleeping people. Gabriel had effectively buried her self in Allen's blanket and Allen was just too tired to care if it was morning or not. But then again, his stomach told a different story.
"Shut up, Allen," Gabriel groaned and pushed him off the bed.
"Ow!! What!? Why'd you push me!?" Allen demanded.
"Your stomach is complaining," she replied still buried in blankets.
"Tsk, you didn't have to push me." Allen stretched his muscles before proceeding to strip. He felt so dirty to have slept in the same outfit he wore the day before.
"Keep your head down, I'm naked," he informed his roommate.
"Right, thanks for the notice," she said and turned so she faced the wall to give Allen more privacy.
Allen dressed in his usual attire. As far as he was aware, there were no missions for him today which was unusual because he had always been busy before. But Allen didn't complain. He needed a breather, so why not now. To be polite, he asked Gabriel if she wanted him to tell Jerry where she was seeing as she was most definitely late. She said yes and thanked hm as he shut the door behind him.
As Allen strolled down the many halls of the Order whistling a merry tune, he took no notice to the whispers that drifted between the people that he passed. The Finders always had gossip to discuss before so it wasn't unusual for some type of tabloid dirt to be floating around. Allen just paid no heed to the every growing stares he received.
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Outside the order, a lone figure was glaring holes at the Gate Keeper. Her long blond hair was tied in a low ponytail, her pale complexion matched by the white jacket she wore in the chilly autumn morning. A simple rumor had drawn her here. A place she dreaded as much as the person who taught her to dread it. When he died, she vowed never to return here, but that rumor. She had to know the truth.
"Let me in, Reever. I know you're watching." she said in a polite voice.
The iron door opened to the figure and she strode in to the welcoming warmth. As usual, Lenalee was there to greet the guest.
"Good morning, Olivia. Welcome back."
"Good morning. How are you, ?"
"Please, call me Lenalee. I'm fine, actually we've been on edge since there have been so few missions. Not much activity I guess. Makes you wonder what the Earl is planning."
"Indeed, it does. But as you can see, that is not the reason for my visit."
"I guessed as much. I guess word travels fast when you know what to listen for."
"So its true then? He really is a father?"
"Yeah, she's a good kid. Fifteen if I'm not mistaken, but you wouldn't know it by how she looks," Lenalee giggled.
Olivia just smiled politely. The Order hadn't changed since Cross had last dragged her back here. As the round the corner the nearly ran into a rushing Lavi.
"Woops!! Sorry Lenalee!! Hm, who is this!?" Lavi eyed her up and down. "STRIKE!! Is she a new exorcist!? Would you like me to show her around!!?"
"Sorry kid, not interested."
"Kid!? Lady, I'm a hundred percent M, A, N, that's right man!!"
"Lavi!! Stop it, your being rude."
"Hmph."
Lenalee sighed. She was about this close to knocking Lavi through the roof.
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Allen pat his full stomach in rare satisfaction. How he adored Jerry's cooking. Nothing like it. He got up and cleared his table, hating to leave it for Jerry's staff.
"Oh, don't worry about that, Allen. We can take care of it," one of them insisted.
"Thank you very much."
Allen left the canteen with a skip in his step when he saw someone he thought he'd never see.
"Olivia? Is that you?"
"Hello Allen, its good to see you again."
"Its been years," Allen said smiling.
"Yes, it has." Olivia's eyes wandered, looking for someone who wasn't there.
"I guess your here to see him?"
"Yes, is he still here?"
"I'm sorry. You missed him."
"Ah, I guess I should have expected that."
"Oi, Allen. Lenalee and I are gonna go. You two can catch up!!" Lavi said as he pulled Lenalee behind him which left Allen in an awkward position.
"Um, I guess if you knew Master was here, then you know about Gabriel."
"Is that his name? Cross' son is your newest exorcist? Lenalee told me it was a girl."
"Actually, Gabriel is a girl and so far, we've yet to find her Innocence."
"I see, then please, if you'll allow me to meet her?"
"Of course!! But I'll have to request you refrain from questioning her about her father. I'll explain on the way to my room."
"Your room?"
"She slept with me last night," Allen explained.
Olivia perked an eyebrow and Allen saw the look she had given him.
"Its not like that!!"
"No need to be defensive. Its understandable, he was your master and we all know how that was like. Is it for revenge?"
"What!? No!!"
"So, you like her?"
"Not in that way!!"
"So it was just a one night stand?"
"It wasn't like that!! I woke her up, she came to my room, and she slept there!!"
"So you called her there on purpose?"
This argument/conversation continued until Olivia came to the conclusion that Allen was in denial about being in love with his teacher's daughter. But she didn't say it out loud to be nice to the already flustered opened the door for Olivia and it didn't surprise Allen at all when he saw she hadn't woken up.
Allen shook her gently. "Gabriel, wake up."
"Mm, five more minutes."
"Its almost ten o'clock. You have to get up, someones here to see you."
"If its Link, tell him I'm not here."
"Its not Link. Now get up, you're being rude. Olivia came all this way just to see you."
At this, Gabriel poked her head out from under the blanket to see this Olivia. She gasped at what she saw. Olivia was so pretty, gorgeous in fact. Fair skin, green eyes, and blond hair, it made Gabriel kind of jealous.
"Are you an angel?"
"Nice to meet you, too, Gabriel. I'm Olivia L'Shein. Did your father ever mention me?"
"My father?" Suddenly an electrifying headache pulsed in her brain. Gabriel gripped her skull and moaned in pain.
"Gabriel!! Olivia, we discuss this," Allen said with narrow eyes.
"I apologise. I-."
Allen held up a hand to show he didn't need an explanation. Olivia smiled a thank you and waited for Gabriel's headache to subside. Through Olivia's eyes, she could tell the girl took after her mother. Hispanic maybe. Gabriel's appearance was her polar opposite as were their attitudes, but Olivia could pick up on the traces of Cross in the girl. Like her ruby eyes that shone so much like her father's, not that Gabriel remembered him.
"Oh, that hurt. Um, what were we talking about again?"
"Never mind that, Gabbie. Can I call you that? Gabbie?"
"Uh, I guess. But that doesn't mean you can, Allen," Gabriel pointed an accusing finger at Allen, who just shrugged it off.
"Well, I have a gift for you, Gabbie. From...from someone who loves you." Olivia took a box from her pocket. It was a simple black box that fit neatly in Gabriel's hand. Gabriel openned it eagerly. To Allen's surprise, it was Innocence.
"Innocence!!" Gabriel exclaimed. "Who is it from!? Can you tell me!?"
"Not now. But I can tell you he loves you very much and he misses you."
So Cross had thought of everything Allen thought to himself. What a clever man his teacher was. Olivia was an old acuaintance and could be trusted with anything. Cross was smart to have bought her from that place.
"Wow, hey Allen, could this be my Innocence?" Gabriel asked all cute like.
"Maybe, we have to see Hevalaska first. Get dressed and we'll go."
"Jolly good!!" she said just to tick him off. Gabriel bolted to her room before he could retort.
"She takes after her mother, I assume."
"Yeah, Master would never act like that," Allen laughed.
Olivia felt the familiar tug of sadness. Cross was still a bullheaded liar in her book, but she had to give him credit some where. Allen watched the experessions on Olivia's face change. He took her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"You did good. Letting Master go."
Suddenly, Lavi burst in the room. "Hey Allen, what's up?"
"...Oh my god, I never knew Cross taught you that well."
"What are you-?" Allen looked at his hand. Crap. "Its not like that!! Get out of my room!!"
"HAHAHA, wait till Lenalee hears about this!!"
"Lavi, get your ass back here!!" Allen shouted as he chased him leaving Olivia a little confused.
"Well, at least its not boring," she sighed.
Nero: Yeah....There will be a side story as to how the Innocence thing happened...Later...Maybe... Anyways, welcome Olivia L'Shein to the stage!!