NoName-chan: KYAAAA SOMEONE REVIEWED! Thanks, Christina! ^^
Christina: What?
NoName-chan: Oh, no, I meant the reviewer.
Kanda: Shut up, bakas.
NoName-chan: Erm…. Okay, well, I'll take that as a sign of love and call it a day.
Allen: WOOHOO! I'm the main character in this chapter!
Christina: Oh, shut it. I'm still the main character overall.
Allen: HEY! I'm important, too!
Christina: *rolls eyes* Yeah, sure, whatever.
NoName-chan: He's right, you know.
Lavi: Plus, you did get owned by a plant, Christina.
Christina: SOMEONE JUST DO THE FREAKING DISCLAIMER ALREADY!
Lenalee: NoName-chan does not own DGM.
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He sighed. This was so damn TIRING. They had been here for 2 weeks on their hunt for Innocence and were still empty handed. 'I wish we could just go home already…. But Komui said that there were Noahs in the area, so there's a high chance of their being Innocence as well….' He turned to look at the group behind him.
A man who appeared to be very pissed off stood, his long dark blue hair billowing in the wind, glaring at the man next to him with an expression of annoyance. This man was grinning mischievously at the first with a childish gleam in his one bright green eye, running a few fingers through his shock or bright red hair. Next to him, a last person stood, gently smiling at their leader with reassuring violet eyes and brushing a strand of her mid-length greenish black hair out of her face with one hand.
The leader of this disorderly group blinked his silver-blue eyes at the girl in thanks and pulled some of his snow white bangs aside before continuing leading the group down the cobblestone street. It was a rather windy night, and the fifteenth they had spent in this French city. They'd already searched these streets sixteen times thoroughly, and he decided that it was time they ventured into the labyrinth of alleyways that wove around the streets. He looked left and right, trying to decide where to start, when some yells and an explosion were heard.
Activating their Innocence, the group ran down an alleyway toward the sounds. Each person took a different direction, trying to locate the source of the commotion. The leader of the group ran down the alleyway he'd chosen for ten minutes and was about to turn back when he spotted the tail of a very familiar light brown coat. He chased after it as fast as he could and arrived in a dead-end alleyway. The cramped area was occupied by Road and Tyki, who were grinning and walking toward a figure he couldn't quite see in the shadows. 'I could've sworn I saw the Earl….' he thought in frustration, but immediately shook himself from his thoughts and used his weapon, Crown Clown, to constrain Tyki and Road.
Out of the corner of his eye, from behind his mask, he saw the shadowed figure run away. 'Who was that?' he wondered, then turned his attention back to the Noahs. They appeared to be slightly surprised for a moment, then grinned.
"AAAAALLLLLLLLLEEEEEENNNNNNNN~!" Road shrieked with joy, prying Crown Clown off of her.
Tyki smirked and did the same, stating, "It's been a while, kid."
Allen let Crown Clown fall back. He raised his black taloned left arm, gripped his wrist with his right hand, and converted the entire arm into a large white sword with a black cross on it, preparing to face the Noahs.
Road pouted. "Bringing your exorcising sword out right away, Allen?"
Tyki chuckled lightly. "We aren't here to fight you right now, kid. We aren't here for the Innocence, either. We'll leave those things to the Earl."
Allen's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Why are you here then?" he asked, clearly dumbstruck.
Road laughed and stated, "We're here for our new sister, who you've just let escape again."
Tyki visibly shuddered. "Please don't call her our "sister." She's quite the looker, and you're making it sound like I'm into THAT kind of stuff, Road."
'Another Noah?' Allen thought to himself. 'As if there weren't enough of them already! But…. Why would she be running away from them?' The boy's thoughts battled each other about whether to be upset or curious for a few moments before he snapped back into reality to find that Tyki and Road had taken advantage of his confusion to create a checkered heart-shaped door.
Road grinned. "See ya around, Allen~!" she said before the two Noahs walked through the door and it disappeared.
"DAMN IT!" Allen yelled in frustration as he deactivated his Innocence. He punched a wall and stormed off, but before he knew it, the boy had no idea where he was. 'Oh no….' He began running through the alleyways, trying to find his way back to his friends, when he saw a bright golden light. Allen flinched slightly and squinted his eyes. 'What is that?' He looked toward its source. 'It looks like it's coming from the ground!' he thought, then realized that the light was streaming through a break in the stone ground. Without thinking, he jumped through the hole. Allen fell for about twenty feet before landing on his back. He groaned and sat up, and his eyes shot wide. He found himself on the floor of a rather large cavern filled with hundreds of roses of many varieties. However, Allen's attention was focused on the center of the room by the blinding light. His mouth fell open.
A girl appearing to be about fifteen years old was standing there, being engulfed by a golden glowing rose plant. 'Beautiful….' was the first thought Allen could conjure. The girl's long, wavy, light brown hair shone a golden color in the bright light as it floated around her. Rose vines were winding themselves around her thin slightly athletic body, causing her to appear to be glowing. Thorns were embedding themselves into her soft-looking pale skin, but she did not appear to be in pain, nor were her jean shorts, black tank top, black hoodie, or knee-high walking boots tearing. 'She's like a goddess….' Allen thought. Then he looked at her eyes.
The girl's eyes were wide open in what Allen presumed was shock. Like this, the boy had a clear view of her eyes. They were gold. Pure gold. 'She's a Noah,' Allen thought angrily, forgetting all of his earlier thoughts about her beauty. 'That rose plant…. It must be the Innocence! She's taking the Innocence!'
All of a sudden, the rose vines melted into the girl's skin, and the glow dimmed. Her hair gently fell into place, cascading down her back to her waist, and her wide eyes finally blinked into a slightly more relaxed position. 'She looks almost…. confused….' Allen noticed for a moment before his thoughts of her being a Noah took over him again. The girl reached up to touch the golden necklace she wore. 'That necklace…. It's the Innocence!' Without thinking, Allen pinned the girl to the floor by her throat.
She looked up at him, her golden eyes once again wide with shock. Allen hesitated for a moment, noticing something odd. 'Her eyes….. They don't have that creepy sadistic look to them. They look warm and….. innocent.' His grip slackened slightly, but still remained firm on her throat. He finally spoke.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? Why do you have that piece of Innocence?" The girl appeared to be taken aback by his rapid fire of questions, but Allen couldn't find his patience. "Answer me," he demanded. After a moment, the girl finally did.
"C-Christina Amor. I w-was hiding, and-"
"Hiding?" Allen interrupted. "From what?"
"From t-these people. T-they call themselves "The Family of Noah." T-they've been chasing me for eight years, c-claiming I was one of them."
'This must be the girl Road and Tyki mentioned earlier…. The one who escaped…." Gears began to whir in Allen's mind. This girl acted like she feared the Noahs, not like she was one of them. She also said something about them chasing her. Her eyes were golden, but not in a menacing way like a Noah's. Could it be?...
Allen used his free hand to brush away a tuft of hair that was covering the girl's forehead, then released his grip on her throat. She appeared to be utterly confused by this and stared up at him questioningly.
"You're not a Noah," he stated. The girl sat up.
"Y-you actually believe me?" the girl, Christina, asked, looking surprised and hopeful.
Allen pointed to her forehead. "You have golden eyes like a Noah, but if you were one, you would have a row of seven scars in the shape of crosses on your forehead. The Noahs said you were one of them…. but they were wrong. Your golden eyes must have tricked them into believing so, but you aren't a Noah." Suddenly, his eyes shot wide in realization. The rose plant…. The Innocence….. Of course! Why hadn't he realized it earlier?!
"I-I know I'm not," Christina stuttered. She then looked dumbstruck as Allen's lips broke into a gentle grin.
"Not only are you not a Noah, you're the polar opposite," Allen stated, smiling. Noticing her confused expression, he continued. "That rose plant that just melted into your body and became that necklace," he began, pointing at the rose pendant that hung over Christina's heart, "is made of a substance called "Innocence." This Innocence is a piece of the God Crystal and can be used to kill unholy beings, such as Noahs and Akuma. It reacted to you and became part of your body. Which means that you're just like me. Christina Amor, you're an Exorcist."
Chapter 2 End
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NoName-chan: Yayz! I updated quickly!
Kanda: Shut up! Nobody cares!
Christina: Is Allen an idiot or something in this chapter? It really took him THAT long to figure out the truth. Not to mention how OOC he is...
Allen: Hey, don't look at me! Blame NoName-chan!
Lavi: *Sweat drops* Hey, guys, the chapter is over. What's been done is done, so let's just move along with the story, okay?
NoName-chan: Well, I have absolutely nothing to do tomorrow because I have no life, so I'll probably post chapter 3 then. So for now, bye! ^^