Authors note: Okay... so the original ark is starting. It will run from chapter 4-8. After that it will follow the manga ark at chapter 45. thank you for reading. R&R
Chapter 4 ^.^
As the sun rose, Akira could be seen getting ready for the mission. Her attire had completely changed today, she was wearing knee high black combat boots with a pair of light gray cargo pants. Akira also had a pouch attached to her belt along with her sword. Her hair was tied up by a silver ribbon in a long ponytail behind her. She was thinking about the information that Komui had given them yesterday gazing out the window where the sun was rising.
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"There have been a stream of Akuma attacks in this small town," Komui said in a sad tone, still depressed over the destruction of another robot.
"Your mission is to find out why," he finished with a sigh
"Nii-san, Why is there no finder coming with us on this mission?" Lenalee asked.
"Well, one of you definitely knows this place better than any finder," Komui said glancing at Akira who was standing there quietly staring at the information on the folder.
"Yes," Akira murmured her voice barely above a whisper.
As Akira left her room she met up with Lenalee who was also ready for their mission.
"Lenalee, when you get there, keep your hood up and do not look anybody in the eye," Akira said quietly as they walked down the hallways to the gate.
"Is there any reason why?" Lenalee quired.
"It is safer for you," Akira responded in a tone that showed that she would not expand on that thought.
As they reached the beginning of the hallway and group of voices could be heard yelling at each other.
"Bakanda! How many times have I told you the name is Allen!"
"Che, it is not my fault you resemble a beansprout."
As Akira and Lenalee approached, the group continued to be engrossed in their argument. After standing there for a few minutes, Akira finally lost it.
"SHUT UP! We have a mission right now!" she yelled, startling them all.
"Let's go", she said in a quiet tone as she swung her cloak over herself and walked out of the gate.
After they had illegally boarded the train and found seats, Ravi couldn't help but stare at Akira's solemn expression. She seemed like that ever since they had gotten their mission.
"Akira?" Ravi asked breaking the awkward silence, "Is something wrong?"
Looking up in surprise, Akira quickly responded in a sharp tone, "Nothing."
"Why don't you tell us about yourself then?" Ravi said in a low voice knowing that he probably hit a nerve.
"Sorry about that," Akira apologized. "I have no idea when I was born, just my age. I began to travel with that womanizer and moyashi when I was 14. Before then, I lived in the town that we are heading to. I have lived there since I was six. It is not the most pleasant place to live in, or the safest. Be careful when you get there," she finished in a serious tone.
"Six? Where did you live before then?" Ravi continued questioning.
"A laboratory, I got my innocences there. They were forced on me," Akira responded coldly, turning her face away from them.
This statement hushed all of them into silence. Lenalee could be seen trembling slightly and Ravi decided to shut up before any more damage was done. As Akira stared out the window many bad memories came flooding into her head.
"Give it to her again!" A loud commanding voice rung through the laboratory.
"Her body has already taken in two of them! We can not waste anymore!" another person yelled back.
What could be seen was a small girl laid on a counter with many wires poking out of her body. She seemed to be unconscious lying on the table emotionless. The only hint of life inside of her was a shallow breathing and the small rise of her chest along with it. As the innocence was forced in the frail girl, she began writhing and screaming in agony with all the scientists surrounding her with clipboards. Her blood splattered the white washed floors .
"See, her body isn't accepting it!" a different voice snapped angrily.
"That is the third one, but how come they are not coming back out of the body like the previous specimens?" a voice asked in a worried tone.
"I don't know, but if the superiors find out that we wasted another innocence on her, we are screwed," another voice replied in an equally worried tone.
"We can throw her out, make it look like she ran away. None of us could stand up to these mutations anyways. She will probably die if we toss her out so there is no problem," a cool male voice said, his voice ringing through the chatter of the other scientists.
Little did the group of scientists know that this young girl was still conscious and had heard every word...
"Akira? Akira? AKIRA!" Allen yelled finally giving up. "We are here."
"Hmm? Sorry, I dozed off," she said getting out of her seat stretching.
"You're losing focus," Allen commented worried about Akira.
"Yeah, I know" Akira replied gazing into the distance where a small dingy town could be seen.
As they arrived at the outskirts of the town, the stench of dried blood hit their noses making them cringe. After yanking up Lenalee's hood, Akira quickly walked down the main road.
"Hey, the Reaper is back!"
"Wonder if Jinx knows."
"Nice to see her again."
Murmurs followed the group as they trailed behind Akira. As they approached the end of the street, some knives came flying towards Akiras feet.
"Wha-" was all Ravi could get out before Akira had vanished.
"Joy, they are at it again," Allen grumbled.
A moment after, a bunch of shurikens came flying toward a young man standing on the empty road. All the other people seemed to have left the road. The man quickly pulled out a gun on Akira who was charging towards him and fired a couple of bullets. In a flash, all the bullets cascaded onto the ground from being blocked by the sword. Akira quickly pinned the man down by the throat with her sword.
"Yield, you win again," the man muttered in an annoyed tone.
Akira quickly let him up and smirked at him. "I always do Jinx," she said smugly before she was quickly caught in a bone crushing hug by him.
"Good to see that you haven't gotten rusty," he said grinning.
"In your dreams," she shot back matching his grin.
Now that the both of them were not moving, the group could see the man better. He was around their age and carried 2 guns with him. He had light blue-gray hair and dark gray eyes. The man was dressed in a dark top with beige cargo pants. His hair was tied up into a high, short ponytail with some bangs covering portions of his face.
"Hey, Jinx!" Allen called out.
"Hey, pipsqueak!" he yelled back still hugging Akira.
Allen turned around to look at the rest of the group, gesturing them to come towards Akira and the unknown man.
As they approached the man, Allen began to introduce them, "This is Jinx. Jinx these people are Lenalee, Ravi and Kanda."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Akira's best friend" Jinx replied in a calm voice as Akira extricated herself from him.