NoName-chan: Heeeeeyyyyyyyy~! I'm super happy right now! :D
Allen: Why? O.o
NoName-chan: Because in less than one week, this story got 8 new reviews~! ^^ Not to mention the fact that this thing has over 2,600 views and 350 visitors~! :D I'm so happy I can hardly BREATHE, people~! ^^
Allen: Um…. Ok… But I still don't see how you're this happy.
NoName-chan: What do you mean by that?
Allen: KOMUI PUSHED YOU OUT THE WINDOW FROM THE 62ND FLOOR DURING THE ENDNOTE FOR CHAPTER 9 AND NOW EVERY BONE IN YOUR BODY EXCEPT FOR THOSE IN YOUR RIGHT ARM ARE BROKEN!
NoName-chan: *Is lying on a hospital bed that has been wheeled into the Author Note room, covered head to toe in casts with only my face and right arm exposed. Sweat drops* Oh yeah…. But don't worry! I already made arrangements to take care of the whole "I can't move" thing!
Allen: Really?
Lavi: What are they?
NoName-chan: Well, first of all, since I can't move, I can't beat you guys for being retards today. So, ROAD! YOU'RE ON SHOVEL DUTY! *uses free arm to hand Road my crack-fic shovel*
Road: *takes shovel and grins* AWESOME! *hits Tyki over the head with the shovel*
Tyki: OW! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!
NoName-chan: BECAUSE SHE'S ON SHOVEL DUTY AND SHE CAN DO WHAT SHE WANTS, NOW SHUT FUCK UP! Anyways, during the Author Note for chapter 9, I gave some of my fabulous reviewers the option to say something in this Author Note. I also needed somebody to manage you people while I'm immobile. So, as a special treat for the fans, I decided that today's hostesses will be the fangirls who I gave the option to say something to who actually responded~! Come on in, ladies~!
WinterPrentice, myangelicladyofdarkness, Pineapplebombgirl, smileysparklea: *Walk in*
Allen, Lavi, Kanda, Tyki: *eyes widen* OH GOD….. THERE'S FOUR OF THEM…..
Christina: *Raises eyebrow in question* So?
Tyki: THAT'S BASICALLY THE EQUIVELLENT OF FOUR NONAME-CHAN'S! O.O
myangelicladyofdarkness: *smirks* Damn straight~
Tyki: *whimpers in fear*
Road: *hits Tyki over the head with the shovel* SHUT UP!
Kanda: Wait a minute….. *points at smileysparklea* Who the fuck is that?!
Allen: *looks at her* BaKanda's right for once, who IS that? She wasn't given the option to say something!
NoName-chan: True, but she reviewed Chapter 9, and I replied to her review via PM. And then she replied back telling me that she's behind this story 110%. You see, before that, I was having a LOT of trouble with this story. I had no idea where to take it. Basically, I had no idea what was going to happen in this story. But then, after I read smileysparklea's reply to my reply (replyception?), I had a sudden burst of inspiration, and I was able to plan out this ENTIRE STORY! Don't get me wrong, I haven't written it all yet, but I was able to make a summary for every chapter in this fanfic~! And guess what? This story is going to be 35 chapters long~! :D Anyways, as thanks for her inspirational help, I gave smileysparklea the option to say something as well. Thanks again, smileysparklea~! ^^
smileysparklea: *Smiles* No problem~ This story I can see will be a great success. Please continue knowing that we will support your story~!
NoName-chan: D'aaaawwwww thanks~ ^^ And I will~! Anyways, before I let the fangirls take over, I have a few more things to say. First off, this is the longest chapter yet~! ^^ Second, guess what? THE PLOT ACTUALLY BEGINS IN THIS CHAPTER~! :D Third, this chapter is part one of two of Christina's first mission. So the next chapter will be part of the same mission, k? And finally, remember how in the summary thingy for this fanfiction it said that there was a KandaxChristina pairing….? :D
Kanda and Christina: *pale* OH SHIT…..
NoName-chan: That's right~! That pairing begins to show itself in this chapter~! ^^ So, KANDA! CHRISTINA! HOLD HANDS, NOW!
Kanda and Christina: NO WAY IN HELL!
Road: *holds up shovel threateningly* DON'T MAKE ME USE THIS!
Kanda and Christina: *YELP. Holds hands awkwardly*
Lenalee: D'aaaawwwww~! So cute! ^^
Kanda and Christina: *Death glare at me, Road, and Lenalee* I HATE YOU.
NoName-chan: Love you, too~! Anyways, I'm done talking for now, so I'm gonna take a nap. Fangirls, I'm leaving this to you~!
WinterPrentice: *salutes* We're on it!
NoName-chan: *smiles* Good~ *falls asleep*
Pineapplebombgirl: So, wait, we can basically do whatever we want now?
myangelicladyofdarkness: Pretty much.
Pineapplebombgirl: *Grins* SWEET! *glomps Lavi*
Lavi: OHJESUSCHRISTWHATTHEFUCK LET GO!
Pineapplebombgirl: *clings tighter* NEVER!
Lavi: *attempts to walk to get her off, but ends up just dragging her around* She won't let go T^T
Allen: Maybe try hitting her with something?
Road: *Hits Allen over the head with the shovel* NO HURTING THE FANGIRLS!
smileysparklea: *giggles* This is gonna be fun….
Allen, Lavi, Tyki: *Pale* I'm scared…
Kanda: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS WHINING ABOUT?! AT LEAST YOU GUYS AREN'T STUCK HOLDING HANDS WITH BAKA RISU!
Christina: HEY! I KICKED YOUR ASS IN CHAPTER 9!
Kanda: THAT WAS BECAUSE NONAME-CHAN MADE ME LOSE, NOT BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WOULD!
Christina: NONAME-CHAN CREATED ME! IF SHE MADE ME A TOTAL BADASS, THEN I AM A TOTAL BADASS!
Kanda: LIKE HELL YOU ARE!
Lenalee: Aaaawww…. Lovers' quarrel~ ^^
Kanda and Christina: WHAT?!
myangelicladyofdarkness: AHEM. I hate to interrupt your pointless arguing, but we've got shit to attend to. So SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Kanda and Christina: *YELP*
Tyki: Wait, doesn't NoName-chan have a rule about yelping?
Road: Oh yeah! *hits Kanda and Christina over the heads with the shovel* NO YELPING!
Tyki: What the hell are you even complaining about, Kanda?! You get to hold hands with Christina without getting punched for it!
Christina: *Dark aura* I wouldn't be so sure about that…
Tyki: *YELP* OH GOD….. IT'S 'BLACK' CHRISTINA….
Road: *hits Tyki over the head with the shovel* NO YELPING!
Lavi: *still trying to pry Pineapplebombgirl off* Get oooooofffffffff!
Pineapplebombgirl: NEVAAARRRRRRRRR~!
Allen: *Sweat drops* Is this going to go on all Chapter?
WinterPrentice: Probably.
Allen: *sighs*
smileysparklea: Well, anyways, I have a gift for NoName-chan~! *Lays a taco by my sleeping form*
NoName-chan: *cuddles the taco in my sleep*
Tyki: *Sweat drops* Wow, she really likes tacos, doesn't she?
Lenalee: Duh. That was obvious from the time that Christina gave her that taco so that she'd stop beating Allen in the Endnote for Chapter 9. You know? Right before Allen started worshipping Christina and you and Lavi started making out?
Tyki: What are you talking about? That never happened! You were dreami- MMPH!
Road: *slapped a hand over Tyki's mouth. Whispering in his ear* TYKI! She doesn't know that she dreamed up the Author Notes for Chapter 9! And if we tell her, she might kill someone with her Darl Boots! So, SHUT IT AND PLAY ALONG OR I'LL MAKE SURE YOU NEVER HAVE CHILDREN!
Tyki: *pales. Starts talking aloud in an obviously-forced happy tone* Oh, y-yeah! I remember now, Lenalee! *chuckles nervously*
Lenalee: *notices his awkwardness, but just shrugs and ignores it* So, are you and Lavi dating now?
Tyki and Lavi: WHAT?! OF COURSE N- MMPH!
Road: *Slapped a hand over both of their mouths* Of course they are~!
Tyki and Lavi: MMPH?!
Lenalee: *Shrieks in joy* REALLY?! YAY~!
Tyki and Lavi: MMMMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Road: *knocks them both out with the shovel* Yup! They sure are~! No doubt about it~!
Pineapplebombgirl: *cuddles the unconscious Lavi*
Vultures: *surround the unconscious Tyki*
Lenalee: HOORAY~! I'LL GO MAKE A CAKE TO CELEBRATE! *skips out of the room in joy*
Allen: *glares at Road* You're evil, you know that?
Road: *grins* Of course I do~
WinterPrentice and myangelicladyofdarkness: *Laughing their asses off about this whole situation*
smileysparklea: So, wait, do we get any of that cake Lenalee's making?
Road: Um…. Sure?
smileysparklea: YAYZ~!
Allen: Cake? AWESOME!
Kanda: This whole Author Note is incredibly twisted.
Pineapplebombgirl: Twisted? Like a pretzel? DOES THAT MEAN WE GET PRETZELS?!
Christina: What the hell are you talking abo-?
WinterPrentice: Pretzels? AWESOME!
Christina: Guys, there's no pretzel-
smileysparklea: YAYZ FOR FREE PRETZELS~!
Christina: GUYS-
Pineapplebombgirl, WinterPrentice, smileysparklea, Allen: *start skipping around* FREE PRETZELS~! HALLELUJAH~!
Christina: THERE AREN'T ANY PRETZE-
Kanda: Don't bother. They aren't going to listen.
Christina: *sighs* I guess you're right….. But we really don't have any pretzels.
Road: Good point….. CHRISTINA AND KANDA! YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF MAKING THE PRETZELS!
Kanda and Christina: WHAT?!
Road: *Hits them both over the heads with the shovel* OUR FANS WANT PRETZELS, AND YOU GUYS ARE GONNA MAKE THEM! NOW GO!
Kanda and Christina: *Leave the room to go make pretzels, muttering under their breaths*
Lavi: *Wakes up and notices that Pineapplebombgirl has let go of him in order to skip around for pretzels* I'M FREE!
Pineapplebombgirl: LIKE HELL YOU ARE! *Glomps him*
Lavi: *Pouts*
myangelicladyofdarkness: So….. are we just going to ignore the fact that birds are trying to eat Tyki?
NoName-chan: *Sleeps*
Pineapplebombgirl: *Clings to Lavi*
Lavi: *Continues trying to pry her off*
WinterPrentice, smileysparklea, Allen: *Continue skipping around in joy for Pretzels*
Lenalee, Kanda, Christina: *Not even there*
Road: *Just plain out ignores*
myangelicladyofdarkness: *Sighs* I guess so.
Road: *Suddenly paying attention* Don't you hate him anyway?
myangelicladyofdarkness: Oh yeah! *kicks Tyki's unconscious body* DAMN CREEP!
Tyki: *Moans in pain*
smileysparklea: *finally stops skipping* Wait, isn't there a chapter to attend to?
WinterPrentice: *finally stops skipping as well* Oh yeah! Who wants to do the Disclaimer?
Road: Well, since you fangirls are special guests, why don't you guys do it?
Pineapplebombgirl: *still clinging to Lavi* Okay!
WinterPrentice, myangelicladyofdarkness, Pineapplebombgirl, smileysparklea: NoName-chan doesn't own DGM~!
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Swipe, stab, thrust, block.
'Damn risu!' Kanda thought angrily. 'How did she know how to fight?'
Thrust, swipe, block, stab.
' She just surprised me, that's all. I could easily take her down.'
Block, thrust, stab, swipe.
'That damned girl. She made me look like a fool!' The long haired man clenched his teeth in anger. 'She reminds me of the damn moyashi!'
Stab, block, swipe, thrust.
The man continued training, venting his rage. He couldn't believe the new girl! It was one thing when she'd spat insults back at him. People had done that before. Like the damn moyashi, for example. But what really got to the samurai was the fact that he'd fought with her and LOST. He was never going to hear the end of this from the baka usagi!
'Damn it!' he thought again angrily. The usagi! The redhead had seen it all with his own eyes! There wasn't a doubt in the samurai's mind that he would bring it up as much as possible!
Kanda didn't stop training until it was only ten minutes before he had to meet back with Christina so he could go on another goddamn mission. 'Wait a minute...'
"DAMN IT!" he audibly yelled. The damn risu was his partner for this mission! Curse Komui for always making him partner with the newbies! Nonetheless, the blue haired man sheathed his katana, Mugen, and put on his Exorcist coat before stomping through the halls toward the gondolas. He arrived to find that the squirrel haired girl wasn't there yet. 'Maybe she ate too much and died. God, I hope so.' However, much to the samurai's displeasure, Christina soon came bounding in, panting, not a minute before they needed to leave.
"Let's go, baka risu," Kanda growled with displeasure before boarding their gondola. Christina appeared a bit pissed when he called her "risu," but boarded as well quietly. Soon after, a third teenager hurriedly ran into the room wearing a tan cloak and jumped onto the narrow boat. The Finder looked at the two with a nervous smile. She looked incredibly unique. The girl appeared to be maybe a year older than Kanda. Her hair was white as snow and cascaded down her back in semi-wavy locks. It was a like a longer version of the moyashi's, in Kanda's opinion. She had big eyes that were blood red, but seemed to sparkle with friendliness.
"Hi," she finally spoke. "I'm Haruki, and I'll be your Finder for this mission. Our train leaves in less than twenty minutes, so let's hurry and go." Haruki pulled up the hood of her tan cloak over her head and adjusted the straps of the backpack-like machine she wore on her shoulders. She grabbed the long stick that sufficed for a paddle, and the trio's gondola began to make its way down the dark tunnel.
…
"Damn it..." Kanda muttered under his breath as the three ran across the tops of buildings. Despite their hurry, the trio had still missed their train. However, that DID mean that they got to board in Kanda's favorite way. Finally, he spotted their train quickly making its way through a tunnel.
"How are we supposed to board?" Christina asked. Honestly, how dense could the girl be?
"We jump, of course, baka risu," the man explained with annoyance. "Or are you too scared?" A vein popped in the squirrel haired girl's forehead.
"I'm not afraid at all, Garce Reine." This time a vein popped in the long haired man's forehead.
"If that's the case, then after you, risu!" Before Christina could reply, the man gave a hard push to her back, sending her falling toward the moving train.
"CHRISTINA-CHAN!" Haruki screamed.
However, much to Kanda's disappointment, Christina managed to land on her feet without leaving so much as a dent.
"GARCE REINE!" she hollered furiously at Kanda, who just smirked. He and Haruki jumped after Christina and successfully landed on the train with a little less grace than the younger girl had. The trio entered a car through a trap door on the top of it and were met with the panicked face of a uniformed man.
"Y-you can't enter the train like that," he stuttered.
Haruki stepped forward. "We're with the Black Order," the snowy haired girl explained, and the uniformed man noticed the silver crests on the two Exorcist's coats.
"Ah, I see. We have your cabin ready for you. Follow me." The trio followed the no longer panicked man to a first class cabin. Kanda entered the cabin first and chose his seat. Christina followed suit and sat across from the dark haired man. Haruki took her post outside the door to the cabin and closed it.
"How long are we going to be on this train for?" the squirrel haired girl asked.
"Che," was Kanda's only response. 'Let the damn risu figure it out herself,' he thought.
"Garce Reine," the girl muttered. Kanda's anger levels rose again.
"I'll have you know that I'm a man, and therefore not a "queen," since you're clearly too dense to realize that yourself, baka risu."
"Really?" she replied sarcastically with an expression of mock surprise. "I never would have guessed. You DO look like a girl, after all, Garce Reine."
"Coming from the girl who's hair looks like the tail of a rabid squirrel." He knew this wasn't true. Although Christina's hair was the same light golden brown color of a squirrel, it was long and luxurious, cascading down her slender back in silky curls.
"At least I don't look like a sorry excuse for a drag queen samurai imitation."
"BAKA RISU!"
"GARCE REINE!"
Before Kanda could withdraw Mugen, however, both he and Cristina were met with a black booted foot to the face.
"THAT'S ENOUGH, YOU TWO!" Haruki commanded as she lowered her foot.
"Y-yes, Haruki-san," the squirrel haired girl stuttered in fear, seeming to revert back to the quiet timid girl she usually was. 'So her smart ass side is her 'black' side, like Allen's poker-playing side, huh?' Kanda thought, eyeing the now quiet girl sitting across from him.
"Good. Now no more arguing!" Haruki ordered before closing the cabin's door and returning to her post. The two Exorcists remained silent after that. Hours passed in uncomfortable silence until the sky faded into a star-filled darkness outside. Kanda eventually looked over to find Christina sleeping peacefully. Her face was relaxed into a calm expression, and her chest rose and fell as she breathed softly.
'She looks so peaceful,' Kanda thought as he observed the sleeping girl. 'Like a cute angel.' The samurai then mentally slapped himself. He did NOT just call the smartass risu an angel. A cute one at that! Though he had to admit, she was pretty. Her long wavy hair was a warm light brown color that held a golden hue when light hit it. It tumbled down her slender back in delicate curls that framed her gentle face perfectly and bounced slightly whenever she walked. She had large golden eyes that gave Kanda a slightly warm feeling whenever he looked directly into him. Her soft pale skin glowed with innocence, and she had a slender figure with gentle curves in the right places. She wasn't just cute. She was downright beautiful.
Once again, Kanda mentally slapped himself. He would NOT allow himself to think of her as beautiful, and the fact that the thought had ever crossed his mind would remain his secret. Contempt with this, the blue haired samurai drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
…
Kanda awoke early the next morning. He peered out the cabin's window through half open eyes to find that the sun had almost risen. The air hung with silence other than the faint thumps of the train as it glided down the tracks. The blue haired man turned onto his side, relaxing as his head laid on his soft pillow.
'Wait, pillow?'
The samurai's eyes shot open. He looked up to find the peaceful face of a still sleeping Christina. Kanda shot back to his seat across from the squirrel haired girl. How had he ended up in THAT position? He'd fallen asleep in his seat and woken up using Christina's lap as a pillow. 'At least she didn't notice...' he thought to himself, releasing a slight sigh of relief.
An hour or so later, the young girl stirred, opening her eyes slowly. She pulled herself into a more upright sitting position and stretched.
"How much longer is it?" she asked before yawning.
"Che. I don't know."
Christina rolled her eyes. "Of course you don't, Garce Reine."
"You don't either, so shut it, baka risu."
Suddenly, the girl asked a question Kanda hadn't expected. "How did you become like that Kanda? How did you become so cold toward people?"
"Che. I'm only cold toward annoying bakas like you. And what about you? Where did such an "innocent" girl learn hand to hand combat?"
Once again, she replied in a way he hadn't expected. "I've lived on the streets running from the Noah family since I was 7 years old. When someone lives such a life, they learn a lot of useful skills." Was that... sadness in her eyes?
"What exactly happened anyway?" he found himself blurting out. The melancholy in the girl's golden eyes intensified.
After several moments of silence, the squirrel haired girl finally answered his question. "When I was 7... the Noah family found me. They told me to go with them, saying that I was part of their family. When I refused, they murdered my real family. My mother, father, and older brother, Corin... They were killed in such horrific ways..." Christina trembled with each word she spoke, fear and pain filling her eyes. Just what had this girl been through?
"How exactly were they killed?" he asked without thinking before mentally slapping himself. How could he ask something that seemed to hurt her so much?
However, the young girl answered his question anyway. "R-Road stabbed through Corin's heart with one of her c-candles... S-she used her candles to p-pin Mom to a tree like as if she w-was Jesus on the cross... And T-Tyki ripped D-Dad's heart out... Right in front of my e-eyes... They were m-murdered... Dad's h-heart... Just fell to the ground like it w-was nothing... T-their blood covered my cheeks..." By this point, the squirrel haired girl was shaking uncontrollably. Tears were streaming down her soft cheeks. Kanda just stared at her small figure. How had she been through so much and was still able to look so peaceful? Just then, Kanda did something he'd never done before. He pulled the crying girl into a hug.
Her eyes widened in shock. Kanda's soon did as well. Was he honestly COMFORTING the girl? Nonetheless, he continued to hold the girl in a gentle embrace, allowing her to sob into his chest for what felt like hours. 'Why am I doing this?' he wondered. 'Do I really feel THAT sorry for her? But that still doesn't explain why I'm HUGGING the damn risu!' He looked down at the crestfallen teenager in his arms and felt his expression soften. She seemed so... sorrowful. She looked as if she was on the verge of breaking altogether. Did that mean that her usual peaceful appearance was nothing more than an act?
'Just who is she really?'
Finally, the tears stopped pouring down Christina's face. She smiled gently up at the samurai. "T-thanks, Kanda," she murmured.
"Baka risu," he replied in a gentle tone.
Suddenly, Haruki burst in. "Hey, we arrive in fifteen minutes, and... Uh..." Kanda then realized that he was still holding the squirrel haired girl and immediately let go. Both his and Christina's faces flushed. "Did I interrupt something?" the white haired girl asked.
"No," Kanda replied sharply, and Haruki didn't dwell any further.
"Well, anyway, yeah... Be ready to leave in fifteen minutes." The red eyed girl then left the cabin. After that, the two Exorcists sat in silence. Kanda watched as Christina finger-combed small tangles from her hair. Finally, the train slowed to a stop.
The trio exited the train in silence and walked into the streets of Madrid.
"So where do you think we should start?" Christina asked.
"Well," Haruki answered, "the reports said that the problem involved sightings of strange animals. So maybe we should start by just walking around. I mean, if there are unusual animals just wandering about, it'd be hard to miss them, right?"
Christina nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah, that makes sense." Kanda remained silent seeing as he had no opposition to this course of action.
Sure enough, the three teens hadn't been walking for more than five minutes when they were interrupted by a shrill scream. Sprinting toward the source, the trio soon found a terrified little girl being cornered by a large cat. Kanda looked the beast up and down. It was a large white tiger with icy blue eyes. The samurai immediately drew Mugen and charged the tiger. The beast roared at the man as he attacked, but rather than fighting back, it ran away. Before Kanda could chase after the beast, he was stopped by a petite hand on his shoulder. He turned around to meet the golden eyes of Christina.
"We've got bigger things to worry about," she stated looking back and the crying child behind her. In Kanda's opinion, the tiger was their top priority, but he didn't argue with the squirrel haired girl. He watched in silence as she approached the terrified girl.
"Are you okay?" Christina asked the child with concern in her voice. The kid looked up at her and nodded her head slowly.
"W-who are you?" she asked, trembling.
The golden eyed girl smiled softly. "My name is Christina. And this is Kanda and Haruki," she answered, motioning to each of her comrades as she introduced them. "And what's your name?"
"L-Lilly."
"It's nice to meet you, Lilly." Kanda couldn't help but admire Christina's reassuring attitude. How was this the same girl who cried in his arms less than an hour before?
"T-thank you." Lilly smiled shyly at Christina.
"Of course. If you don't mind me asking, what happened?" the squirrel haired girl asked.
The child wiped a tear from a green eye. "I-I was walking down the sidewalk w-when suddenly, that tiger attacked me. I-I ran and it chased me here. T-then you saved me. T-thank you!" Christina smiled warmly and the young girl. Despite her pitiful appearance, something about Lilly seemed... off to Kanda.
"Oi, kid," he called out.
The green eyed child looked up at him. "Y-yes?"
"What exactly were you doing roaming the streets alone?" The child looked to be no older than 8. Why was she walking around Madrid by herself?
The child tensed, then seemed to force herself to relax. "I was looking for my mommy," she replied, blinking at him innocently. This just seemed even more suspicious to Kanda. He looked over at his comrades. Haruki looked convinced by the child's response, but Christina seemed a bit suspicious as well.
"How did you lose your mommy?" Christina asked to child, who she eyed skeptically. Lilly's innocent expression began to look a bit strained.
"S-she said she was going out into town for a little bit, but it's been hours, so I came to look for her."
"I see," Christina said flashing Lilly a smile of belief, but Kanda could see that it was fake. "I'm sure your mommy will be back soon, so why don't we take you home?" The little girl tensed again and fiddled a lock of her choppy, mid-length, black hair. 'I think we've got her,' Kanda thought, but was soon interrupted as several Akuma appeared. His eyes darted to the attackers to find 9 level 1s, 5 level 2s, and a level 3.
'Damn...' he thought as he saw the black haired child bolt away out of the corner of his eye, then turned his attention back to the Akuma. Why were there so many? Not to mention that there was a level 3. He then glanced at Christina. 'If I'm correct, this is her first time fighting Akuma. How will she handle it?' Finally, he stopped his train of thoughts and unsheathed Mugen.
"Mugen, UNSHEATHE!" he shouted as he activated the sword's Innocence. The dark blade began to glow a blue color. But before he could charge the Akuma, the samurai saw a golden light out of the corner of his eye. When he looked to its source, his jaw dropped. There stood Christina. And she was GLOWING. The pendant of the necklace she wore had turned into a golden rose blossom. Her hair floated around her head, shining its golden color in the brilliant light. Her entire body was wrapped with golden rose vine tattoos. The tattoos were shining with a brilliant golden light, causing Christina to appear to glow golden. And finally, to top it off, glowing golden rose vines shot from beneath the girl's sleeves. Everything about her was GOLDEN.
Kanda continued to stare in shock as Christina opened her warm golden eyes. With one swift motion, the girl raised her right arm and the rose vines shooting from her sleeve began to lengthen. The barbed tendrils quickly snaked around one of the level 1 Akuma, tightening around it until it exploded. 'So that's her weapon... The Golden Rose.'
Shaking himself from his daze, the samurai charged the horde of Akuma. He quickly sliced a level 2 in half before whirling around and taking out two level 1s. Christina continued to battle the weapons as well, using the golden rose vines to take out 2 level twos and 3 level ones at once. Kanda saw as a level 2 snuck up behind the goddess-like girl and sliced it in half immediately.
"Thanks, Kanda," Christina said, before returning to her battle and taking out the last of the level 2s. Kanda made quick work of taking out the rest of the level 1s before both Exorcists turned to the level 3. The armored beast grinned at them.
"Already took out my friends, I see? No matter, I'll make quick work of disposing of you Exorcists." The Akuma spat the last word with disgust before disappearing.
"Huh?" Christina asked. "Where did it go?" Suddenly, another horde of Akuma appeared. 13 level 1s and 6 level 2s Kanda counted. He immediately charged the new wave, completely forgetting about the level 3. He soon wished he hadn't, for as soon as Christina tried to join the long haired man, she was met with a fist to the stomach from the level 3. However, when the samurai attempted to return and help her, he found himself surrounded with the horde of level 1s and 2s. As he slashed and sliced with Mugen, he could only hope Christina was okay.
After several minutes, Kanda finally disposed of the wave, but returned to a terrible scene. There was Christina, surrounded by blue blurs, which the samurai assumed was the Akuma. The girl was in bad shape. Blood trickled down her body from multiple punch and stab wounds. Her eyes darted back and forth rapidly as she attempted to zero in on her target. The blue blur came in contact with her now and then, leaving new wounds on her glowing body. 'That Akuma... It's special ability must be speed,' he thought as he watched the helpless girl look from left to right frantically. That's when he noticed something. 'Her eyes... They're moving so slowly. She doesn't have that focused expression she had when she fought me a few days ago.' Realization struck Kanda as he realized what to do. 'Could that possibly work?' The best he could do was try.
"Oi, baka risu! Why are you being such a slowpoke?" A vein popped in the girl's forehead as her pained expression changed to one of annoyance.
"Shut it, Garce Reine!" she hollered. Kanda just watched as her eyes became more focused. They began to dart back and forth more quickly until they were keeping speed with the blue blur. Then, with one fluid motion, her rose vines immobilized the level 3.
'I was right...' Kanda thought. 'When she gets pissed, she turns 'black.' And when she turns black, she's more poised to fight.'
The level 3 chuckled. "Finally caught up with me, eh?" Kanda saw as Christina's rose vines tightened around the beast. However, unlike the level 1s and 2s, the level 3 wasn't affected. The beast just chuckled more. "It'll take more than that to kill me." The glowing girl wore a focused expression on her face. Then, she shouted out something Kanda had never heard before.
"Golden Rose, NEEDLES OF THE THORNS!" she called out. Suddenly, the thorns of the vines surrounding the level 3 lengthened and sharpened. They appeared to be literally MADE of gold. The thorns penetrated the Akuma with ease. After a moment of choked silence, the beast exploded into a fiery display and disappeared forever. The rose thorns returned to their normal size, and the golden vines retracted back into Christina's sleeves.
The two Exorcists remained in a poised silence for several minutes before deciding that it was safe and deactivating their Innocence.
Kanda saw Christina wince in pain as she finally felt the full effect of her wounds.
Haruki stepped out from her hiding place behind a rusty trashcan and rushed to the squirrel haired girl's side. "Christina-chan! You're injured! Come on, let's go find a hospital!"
"I-it's okay, Haruki," the younger girl stuttered. "It's not as bad as it looks. I don't need to visit a hospital." The blue haired man then walked over to the girl and inspected her wounds.
"She's right," he decided. "Some bandages, and she'll be fine."
"Okay..." Haruki replied nervously. "Let's get a room at a hotel or something so we can patch her up, then." The Exorcists nodded in agreement. Christina attempted to walk, but visibly winced with each step. The samurai let out an exasperated sigh. Much to both his and the other two girls' surprise, Kanda found himself scooping up the girl and carrying her bridal style.
"Kanda!" Christina shrieked as her face flushed. "Put me down!"
"No," he replied. "We're never going to get anywhere if you're limping the whole way, so shut up and stay still." The small girl opened her mouth to protest, but gave in and grumpily let Kanda carry her. The samurai wondered what he was doing. Why was he helping the damn risu? If it had been anybody else, he probably would've just told them to suck it up. And yet, in one day he'd both hugged this girl to comfort her and was now carrying her through the streets of Madrid.
After about ten minutes, the trio found a simple hotel. Haruki quickly acquired a room key, and the three made their way upstairs to a basic room. Kanda set Christina down on the bed and began to tend to her wounds. Lucky for her, the stab wounds weren't too deep and the punches had just left bruises. No bones were broken and there didn't seem to be any long term damage. The samurai made quick work of cleaning and bandaging the wounds before disappearing into the bathroom and retrieving a bottle of pills and a small glass of water. He brought the two back to Christina and ordered her to take a few of the pain meds. To the man's relief, she did what she was told without arguing. The trio then discussed the little girl that had disappeared.
"What are you two talking about?" Haruki asked in confusion. "Lilly seemed completely harmless. Why are you two so suspicious of her?"
"If you watched her body language, you could clearly see that we were hitting topics that made her uncomfortable. After we would ask certain questions, she would tense for a moment before returning to her façade of innocence. She was lying. Judging by her body language, what she said about searching for her mother was a lie. She also seemed to be searching for a way to get herself out of the situation when I offered to take her home. She was hiding something. I'm not sure what, but I have a strong feeling that it's important to us," Christina explained, and Kanda nodded in agreement.
"We need to find her as soon as we can," Kanda stated.
"Let's go search for her!" Christina exclaimed and jumped up from the bed, only to wince in pain and sit right back down again.
"Christina-chan, why don't you stay here and rest for a bit?" Haruki suggested. "Kanda and I will go search for her."
"What?" the squirrel haired girl asked in disbelief. "But-"
"No "buts!" the blue haired man interrupted. "We don't need you getting your ass injured even further, so stay here, baka risu!" The girl glared at him angrily, but gave up and just pouted. Kanda and Haruki left the hotel soon after and began to search for Lilly.
…
Christina sighed. Why did that stupid level 3 have to injure her so much? Now she was stuck here while Haruki-san and the Garce Reine searched for Lilly. 'Damn it!' she thought angrily, looking down at her battered body.
Suddenly, the window shattered. The young girl's head snapped up to find that the abnormally large blue eyed white tiger from earlier had broken through the glass. Christina jumped to her feet and attempted to escape the snarling creature, only to have her legs give out and collapse. Within a few moments, the tiger had her pinned to the floor.
'My body... It hurts so much...' she thought helplessly when she heard a loud laughter. The girl's eyes widened with shock and realization when she realized who that laugh belonged to. 'That's-!' she began to think before her vision blurred and she passed out.
…
Something was wrong. Something was horribly wrong. Kanda could feel it. Everything was too peaceful. There was no sign of the young child anywhere. He and Haruki had searched nearly the entire city already. They'd even asked some of the passing citizens if they had seen the little girl, but with no luck. Kanda had an incredibly bad feeling. Something bad was happening- he was sure of it. Suddenly, the sound of glass shattering resonated behind him and Haruki. It came from the direction of...
"The hotel! Christina!" he found himself exclaiming. The duo sprinted back to the hotel and quickly made it to their room. But to their horror, they found nothing but a shattered window and some fresh blood on the floor next to the bed. Cristina was gone.
"Christina-chan!" Haruki called out. No response.
"She's not here," Kanda stated. "So either she jumped out the window, or she was kidnapped. And judging by the state she was in when we left, I'm guessing the latter."
"Who could've done this?"
"I'm not sure, but," the man began, pointing to some faint smears of blood leading to the window, "I think I know how to find her."
Chapter 10 End
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NoName-chan: I'm awake~!
Kanda: They can see that, you dumbass.
NoName-chan: SHUT IT! Anyways, I hope y'all liked this chapter~! I'm sorry that it ended so abruptly, but I wanted to make it suspenseful~
Kanda: *Reads the chapter* WHAT THE HELL?! WHY WAS I SO OOC?!
NoName-chan: Yeah….. Sorry 'bout that… But it was necessary in order to make the KandaxChristina pairing work!
Kanda: And then there's the fact that I COMFORTED Christina because her life was SO hard. MY LIFE WAS WAY HARDER THAN HERS! FOR FUCK'S SAKE, MY BEST FRIEND AND I WERE FORCED TO TEAR EACH OTHER TO PIECES EVERY DAY FOR YEARS!
NoName-chan: Yeah, but remember what I said in some earlier Author Note? We're going by the ANIME, not the manga! And none of that stuff happened in the anime.
Kanda: AND THEN there's the fact that you introduced two new OCs in one chapter! WHAT THE HELL?!
NoName-chan: HEY! I only introduced ONE OC in this!
Kanda: NO! BOTH HARUKI AND LILLY WERE OCS!
Haruki: *materializes out of nowhere* I'm not an OC! I'm a roleplay character!
Tyki: That sounds SO kinky….
myangelicladyofdarkness: *punches Tyki in the face* YOU PEDO!
Tyki: *Unconscious*
Haruki: *Sweat drops* …..Anyways, I'm a roleplay character. You know? Like roleplay on facebook?
NoName-chan: Yeah. She's an rp character of mine. If anyone's curious, just look up "Haruki Nakashi" on facebook. I have a page for her.
Kanda: LILLY'S STILL AN OC THOUGH! AND THEN….. *continues ranting *
NoName-chan: *wincing fearfully at Kanda's yelling* RRRRRRRoooooaaaaadddddd! He keeps yelling at me! T_T
Road: I'M ON IT! *Hits Kanda over the head with the shovel*
Kanda: *Stops ranting to hold his head in pain*
NoName-chan: *Sighs in relief* Thanks~
Christina: This chapter… No. Just….. No.
WinterPrentice: Wait a minute… WHERE ARE THE PRETZELS?!
Pineapplebombgirl: *looks up from her post at Lavi's leg* She's right….. WHERE ARE THE PRETZELS?!
smileysparklea and Allen: We want pretzeeeelllllllssssss T^T
Road: Well…. Uh….. CHRISTINA?! KANDA?!
Kanda and Christina: *Still holding hands* THEY'RE IN THE OVEN!
Road: THIS CHAPTER HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR HOURS! HOW ARE THEY STILL IN THE OVEN?!
Christina: *Sweat drops* Well, you see…
*Oh God, it's another flashback….*
Kanda and Christina: *Walking down toward the kitchen after being yelled at by Road to go make pretzels*
Kanda: Che. Why is this our job?!
Christina: I have no clue.
Kanda and Christina: *Arrive at the kitchen*
Lenalee: *Mixing cake batter. Notices them* Oh, hey guys! What are you doing here?
Christina: Road's making us bake pretzels.
Lenalee: Pretzels….? Oh, whatever….. Have fun~!
Kanda and Christina: *sigh*
Kanda: Wait….. How do you make pretzels?
Christina: …Ahhhh Fuck.
Kanda: *Angry sigh* Well, if we don't make pretzels, Road's going to unleash her fury upon us in the form of a shovel.
Christina: I know, I know. Ok, let's just think. What's in pretzels?
Kanda: Um…. Bread?
Christina: Hm…. Yeah, that sounds right!
Kanda: *Gets a loaf of bread from the cabinet* Ok…. Now what?
Christina: Um… Salt?
Kanda: Maybe… *Gets a salt shaker* What's next?
Christina: Hm…. I think that's it. Now we bake it I guess.
Kanda: Alright. So what do we bake the pretzels on?
Christina: Um….. Anything I guess… *Gets a glass plate from the cabinet*
Kanda: Okay, so how do we do this?
Christina: Maybe like this….? *Puts a slice of bread on the place then puts salt on it*
Kanda: *Shakes head in frustration* No! No! No! Pretzels have that twisty shape to them! Let me try! *starts angrily mangling Christina's pretzel attempt until it's twisted up into some unidentifiable creation*
Christina: Happy now?
Kanda: Che.
Christina: *Sighs. Looks at the "pretzel"* There's only room for one pretzel on the plate, so we're going to have to bake them one at a time.
Kanda: Well, how long do these things take to bake?
Christina: I dunno, an hour?
Kanda: *Groan* This is going to take way too long!
Christina: Well, do you have a better idea?
Kanda: *Thinks* Hm…. I'VE GOT IT! *Gets a huge stack of glass plates down from the cabinet and outs a "pretzel" on each plate*
Christina: Um…. Ok? I still don't see how this helps.
Kanda: Just watch, Baka. *Opens the oven and starts stacking the plates in there until all of the "pretzels" are in the oven*
Christina: Huh. That works.
Kanda: Damn straight. *Closes oven*
Christina: Okay…. *looks at the oven controls* What temperature do you think these need to be baked at?
Kanda: Well, you said that these will take an hour at, what, 250 degrees?
Christina: Maybe? I think?
Kanda: So if we set the oven to 750 degrees, it should only take 20 minutes, right?
Christina: *Beams* Right! *Sets the oven at 750 degrees and sets the timer for 20 minutes*
Kanda: So…. What now?
Christina: Now we wait~
*5 minutes later*
Oven: *BOOM*
Kanda and Christina: *Gape in shock and horror at the pieces of flaming oven, bread, and glass plate flying everywhere* HOLY SHIT….
Christina: *Cries in the corner* Road's gonna kill us…. She's gonna kill us…
Kanda: Not just yet, Baka Risu! I still have a plan B!
Christina: *Stares at him hopefully* You do? What is it?
Kanda: Come with me. *Throws Christina over his shoulder and runs out of the kitchen*
*AT KANDA'S CAR*
Kanda: *Throws Christina into the passenger's seat and jumps into the driver's seat*
Christina: Where are we going?
Kanda: *Starts the engine* You'll see! *Drives off*
*5 minutes later*
Kanda and Christina: *Arrive at their destination*
Christina: …..A Shell Station?
Kanda: Stay here! *Runs into the store*
*ANOTHER 5 minutes later*
Kanda: *Gets back in the car holding a plastic bag with something in it*
Christina: What's you buy?
Kanda: THIS! *Holds up a bag of premade pretzels*
Christina: *Gets teary eyed in joy* WE'RE SAVED~!
Kanda: *Smirks and starts driving*
*God, how many "5 minutes later" are there?*
Kanda and Christina: *Walk back into the kitchen*
Lenalee: *Gaping at the oven wreckage* WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO?!
Kanda and Christina: We made pretzels.
Lenalee: *Shakes her head in defeat* Just know that I'm not cleaning this up. *Walks back to her Cake-making station*
Kanda and Christina: *Look at each other and shrug*
Christina: Okay, so we've got the pretzels. Do we just take them up to the fangirls, or…?
Kanda: *Puts the bag of pretzels on the counter* Well, let's put them on a plate or something. We've got to convince Road we made them, remember?
Christina: Right! *Looks at the STILL flaming shards of glass on the floor* But…. We kinda blew up all the plates…
Kanda: *Looks around as well* …..SHIT.
Christina: *Sigh* It's fine, it's fine, there's probably another plate in NoName-chan's PMS Snack Room.
Kanda: …..She has a PMS Snack Room?
Christina: Yup. Now let's go!
Kanda and Christina: *Leave the kitchen*
*JESUS FUCKING CHRIST AGAIN WITH THE "5 minutes later"?!*
Kanda and Christina: *Walk back into the kitchen with a glass plate*
Kanda: Holy shit, how many cupcakes does NoName-chan NEED?
Christina: Well, you know how she's usually a sadistic psychopath wielding a deadly shovel?
Kanda: Yeah?
Christina: That's what she's like NORMALLY. Just imagine what she's like PMSing!
Kanda: Oh god….. O_O
Christina: Yeah. That's why she has the cupcakes, and- *Eyes widen. SHRIEK*
Kanda: Risu? What is it?!
Christina: *Points frantically at the counter*
Kanda: *Looks where she's pointing and gapes*
Allen: *Sitting on the counter, holding an empty torn up bag of pretzels*
Kanda: MOYASHI! *Starts chasing him with Mugen*
Allen: *Screams and runs for his life*
Christina: *Curls up in a ball on the floor and cries*
Lenalee: *walks over* Christina? What's wrong?
Christina: Allen ate the pretzels and now Road's gonna kill us T_T
Lenalee: Pretzels? Is that all?
Christina: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "Is that all?"
Lenalee: Because I know how to bake pretzels.
Christina: *Eyes widen* YOU DO?
Lenalee: Of course ^^
Christina: *Glomps Lenalee* THANKYOUTHANKTOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!
*Oh Thank God, the flashback's over*
Everyone: … *Stares at Allen*
Allen: I didn't know those were the pretzels! T_T
Tyki: *Sigh* Well it doesn't really matter as long as Lenalee actually makes the pretzels, and-
Lenalee: *Slams the door open, hitting Tyki in the face*I'M BACK~!
myangelicladyofdarkness and Road: *Laugh asses off at Tyki's expense*
Lenalee: *Holds up two large platters* I've got the pretzels AND the cake~! ^^
WinterPrentice, Pineapplebombgirl, smileysparklea, Allen: HOORAY~!
NoName-chan: ….Christina, I can't move, but I think you know exactly what I want to do right now.
Christina: I'm on it. *Throws Allen out the window* NO PRETZELS OR CAKE FOR YOU, PRETZEL THIEF!
Allen: *Falls* AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Lavi: *STILL trying to pry Pineapplebombgirl off of him* … I thought those windows were Allen/Kanda/Lavi-proof! O.O
NoName-chan: They ARE… o_o
Christina: *Smirks* I'm pretty strong~
NoName-chan: NO KIDDING! O_o
Road: ….. ANYWAYS, let's get this food distributed~!
NoName-chan: Okay~! ^^
Lenalee: *Distributes cake and pretzels to everyone in the room*
Everyone in the room: *Eats*
NoName-chan: Ah~! Another chapter completed! Once again, I'd like to thank everyone for their wonderful support! It's really helped me keep this story going~! ^^ I'd also like to thank WinterPrentice, myangelicladyofdarkness, Pineapplebombgirl, and smileysparklea for taking over for me today since….. *looks at my full body cast* …well, you know.
WinterPrentice, myangelicladyofdarkness, Pinapplebombgirl, and smileysparklea: You're welcome, NoName-chan~! ^^
NoName-chan: And with that, I leave you for now. 'Til next time~!