A/N: Okay, just to reiterate it now that dgm is finally featuring, I DO NOT OWN KSJ OR DGM! However it would be pretty awesome if I did :P
I glanced behind me. The man with the out of place top hat was still after me, the same distance away as he had been last time I checked. Now I was really freaking out, and my neck was tingling fiercely. When I was almost in front of the mansion I looked back one last time. He had stopped moving, and there was something severely wrong with him. My knife wound was throbbing so I clutched my side, hoping it wouldn't open up again. The man was twitching, almost convulsing. Then something completely unimaginable happened. He split in two, revealing a hideous creature floating in his place. I sunk to my knees, not wanting to believe what I was seeing. When the creature began to advance on me once more I closed my eyes and screamed in terror. After a moment silence enveloped me and my neck stopped tingling so I opened one of my eyes. The creature was gone, although I wasn't sure how. I was still in shock and I couldn't bring myself to get up, so it took me awhile to notice that someone was calling out to me.
"Hey are you alright?" I looked up into the eyes of a young white haired boy. "What happened to the Akuma?" he muttered under his breathe.
"The monster disappeared, if that's what you mean by Akuma." I told him, trying to be helpful, "I don't know what happened to it though." There was concern in his grey eyes but he smiled weakly.
"That's good to hear." He straightened up and held his hand out to me. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Allen Walker." I grabbed his hand and he helped me up.
"I'm Jasmine." Allen looked at me expectantly. "Jasmine Phantomhive." I winced as a sharp pain emanated from my side.
"Are you okay Jasmine?" Allen asked, worried, when I stumbled.
"I'm fine." I forced the words out. "Grab my bag will you?" Without waiting to see what he would do I headed unsteadily towards the door, hand clutching my side as blood blossomed on my white shirt. I cried out in alarm when I tripped before someone caught me and picked me up.
"My lady, what have you been doing that would reopen your wound?" I glared up at Sebastian, but he wasn't paying attention to me, instead he was staring at Allen.
"Sebastian, do you know him?" he blinked and looked down at me.
"No, I have never seen him before in my life. We need to re-bandage your wound." Sebastian turned, tailcoats flying, and marched into the house, leaving the door open. Allen hesitated before following us inside. Sebastian placed me on the couch in the sitting room and went to retrieve some clean bandages. I took my blazer and kilt off (I was wearing shorts), not wanting to get blood on them. Allen put my bag on the floor just inside the room and watched from the doorway, eyes full of worry, concern, and something akin to anger. What he was angry about I couldn't tell, but it was none of my concern. Sebastian re-entered the room unnoticed, but was promptly followed by a panicked Erika.
"What happened this time?" she asked, confused. I glared at her and she shut up. Sebastian knelt down on the floor in front of me and proceeded to change the bandage. Allen averted his eyes, which was a strangely courteous thing for a teenage boy to do. I ignored him though, and clenched my teeth when Sebastian pulled the bandages tighter. When he was finished I collapsed unceremoniously on the couch, lying down. Allen chose that moment to actually step foot into the sitting room.
"Do you know who destroyed the Akuma?" he asked, breaking the silence. I glanced at Sebastian, assuming he had done it, but he shook his head.
"I have no idea." I admitted apologetically. "It's a shame really; I would have liked to thank them. That creature, you called it an Akuma? Anyway, it followed me all the way home from school." Allen's eyes widened in shock.
"It targeted you?" he was stunned. I shrugged.
"Yeah, I guess so. Why? Does it mean something?" He frowned and folded his arms.
"Hevlaska would be able to tell us if the Akuma was specifically targeting you." He said quietly before rubbing the back of his head with a gloved hand. "But that would mean a trip to headquarters, and I'm not sure if you're up to it." Glaring at him I pushed myself back into a sitting position.
"I'm not weak." I stated, annoyed. "Tell me where these headquarters of yours are and we'll go." Sebastian glanced at me, surprised.
"Mistress, are you sure?"
"Yes Sebastian, I'm sure. Now Allen, where is it?"
"Central headquarters are in Paris." My eyes widened in surprise.
"Really? All the way over in France? I wasn't expecting that."
"Yeah. Under normal circumstances I would just bring you to the Oceanic branch, but Hevlaska's at central HQ." I blinked.
"Alright then, France it is." I said cheerfully. "So, how are we going to get there?" Allen straightened his black jacket.
"The people I work for have a private jet. We can go tomorrow if you think you're up to it. I've finished my mission here anyway." His last statement intrigued me.
"What sort of mission?" he was fidgeting with his gloves.
"I'm an exorcist." Sebastian stiffened and I shot him a look telling him to behave. "My job is to destroy Akuma like the one that tried to attack you earlier." Suddenly I yawned, out of the blue.
"Sorry, I'm really tired for some reason. Can we talk later?" Using the edge of the couch I climbed to my feet. Sebastian stepped forward to assist me but I waved him off.
"That's fine. Actually, it's probably a good idea. We can talk tomorrow on the plane." When he finished speaking it was as though he'd taken off a mask. Before he had been all business, but now he seemed like a regular teenage guy. I nodded briefly and then remembered something.
"Hey, do you have a place to stay? You're welcome to stay here if you don't; there are plenty of spare rooms." Allen backed up slightly, a nervous look on his face.
"No I wouldn't want to intrude. I'll be back in the morning." He bowed slightly, an odd gesture usually limited to Sebastian, and walked out of the room.
"Oh, okay then." I mouthed, speechless at his sudden departure.
The next day…
Sebastian carried my duffel bag downstairs for me while keeping a watchful eye on me to make sure I didn't stumble. Allen was already in the dining room, sitting uncomfortably at the long table.
"Morning." I yawned, taking my usual seat. Picking up a piece of toast I covered it in marmite and started eating it. Allen grabbed four pieces of toast and finished them before I finished my first and only piece. I blinked in surprise. "You sure eat fast." I commented, making him pale.
"Sorry about that." He mumbled to the table. My eyebrows shot up.
"I never said it was a bad thing. You can eat as much as you want, I really don't care." The Raven took my plate away. Allen hesitated for a moment then grabbed four more pieces of toast, quickly devouring them as well.
"I'm finished." He said sheepishly. I stood up and he followed suit.
"Erika, Sebastian and I are going out for a while. You'll have to make up an excuse for school." She looked up from clearing the table.
"What? How long are you going away for?" Sebastian whispered something in her ear and she nodded, straightening up. "Alright then, I'll find a suitable excuse for you young mistress." Allen gave me an odd look. Ignoring him I turned and shuffled stiffly out the door, pausing at the gate. The black haired butler dropped my bag on the ground beside me before he went to get the car.
"Jeez, I don't know what's wrong with me." I complained as I yawned again. "I know I get enough sleep yesterday, so why am I still so tired?" I hadn't been expecting an answer since I was talking to myself, but Allen had a thoughtful expression on his face. The sound of the car engine pulled him out of his train of thought. Covering my mouth with a hand I yawned one more time before grabbing my bag and getting in the back seat. Sebastian frowned as he adjusted the rear view mirror, watching as Allen climbed in the other side. I narrowed my eyes at Sebastian in warning, trying to prevent any mishaps.
The drive to the airport was filled with an uncomfortable silence, causing me to get out my ipod and stare out the window with the music pounding in my ears. Allen seemed rather uncomfortable but with the furious looks Sebastian was giving him he was indeed entitled to feel that way.
"Calm down Sebastian." I ordered him in Greek. Allen turned to me, surprised.
"What language is that?" he asked curiously.
"Greek." I confirmed as Sebastian muttered something distasteful about exorcists under his breath. "I'm serious Sebastian. Control your emotions. He doesn't know anything, and anyway, he's not here for you." I warned him, still in Greek.
"Wow, I don't think anyone at the Order can speak Greek. That's really cool!" Allen smiled, feeling less uncomfortable since we were talking. "Oh hey, take the next left. There's a separate entrance to where the plane is; you don't need to go all the way to the main airport." Sebastian narrowed his eyes, unhappy at having to follow someone else's instructions.
"That's odd." I commented, taking out my earphones. "I never knew there was a separate airfield out here." Sebastian turned the car onto a dirt road that didn't appear to lead anywhere. I wasn't worried though. If something went wrong I had Sebastian with me.
"There it is!" Allen exclaimed, leaning forward and pointing out the front window with his left arm uncomfortably close to the demon's head. Sebastian growled slightly, causing Allen to withdraw his arm. He parked the car sideways, giving me a good view of the jet we were going to be travelling on.
"That's big…" Opening the door I stepped out onto the dirt and stared up at it. Allen walked around the car and stood next to me. A breeze lifted up his fringe and I noticed for the first time the pentacle above his left eye. My mouth dropped open in shock and I quickly covered it with a hand, pretending it was another yawn. Subconsciously my other hand rose up to cover my own pentacle. I followed behind as Allen marched cheerfully up to the jet, only pausing when the plane door opened.
"Come on." He called over his shoulder as he climbed the stairs and entered the plane. I sighed and pulled my hair in front of my face before going inside. Sebastian was waiting for me on the plane. When I stepped inside I was completely overwhelmed. It was completely different to what I was expecting. There were two couches and an assortment of plush recliner chairs (all bolted to the floor of course).
"Jeez, this is flash." I wandered over to one of the couches and sat down, Sebastian sitting next to me. Once we were up in the air I relaxed a bit. "Hey, Sebastian." I started, lying down and putting my feet on his lap. "Can you tell me another story? Maybe one about Ciel or Grell?" He sighed and started telling me about the time when they discovered that Madam Red and Grell were behind the Jack the Ripper serial murders. Allen tried his best to listen in, but whenever there were other people around he would always tell me stories in Greek. "I think I've already heard this one." I muttered, yawning.
"I wouldn't know mistress, you're always asking me to tell you stories, and I've forgotten which ones I've told you and which ones I haven't." I laughed, then turned my head towards Allen.
"I hope this Hevlaska person can answer all my questions. I'm rather at a loss for words myself."
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see."
A/N: Okay in the next chapter we're going to see a lot of new characters introduced into the story! I bet you can already guess who some of them are. Most of them will probably only be in the one chapter though.