A/N: Hey! Sorry it took so long for the next post of the chapter. Apparently, I've got so much on my mind you wouldn't even imagine… (Or maybe you would.) So much projects and homework it's screwing up my brain. O____O

Anyways, forget about what I just said and enjoy the next chapter of 'The Wolf's Exorcist'! By the way, Anari's re-telling the story again.

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Stage 10: The Abandoned Storage Room

"Are you ready?"

The sound of Komui's voice started ringing in my eardrums; however, I can't stop him by doing so. I sighed and said, "Yes, I'm ready."

"Are you ready to take the test as the newest exorcist and reveal how awesome it is to be one?"

I just stood there by the six-foot tall mirror and blinked. Not only was Komui putting both hands on my shoulders, but I also stood there nervously. Besides, I've never done anything like this before…I've never even gotten the chance to explain that I never wanted to become an exorcist. But, what was I to do? I was disabled to speak for five days and I've got no choice to turn back now. That Millennium Earl is still out there chanting out my name so to speak.

I sighed once more, and immediately I closed my eyes. "I can't do this Komui, I really can't…"

Komui suddenly turned me around the opposite direction; his sleek eyes are now locked on to my own. "You can do this." His voice, to my surprise, sounded a lot more serious, and he still has his hands placed on my shoulders. Actually, I don't find that hard to believe. "You've got to believe that Miss Anari. Don't be afraid to face up to the challenge."

I could feel my insides tingling inside. I can feel the sudden warmth that's making my heart inside feel heavy with worry and stupidity. I'm so pathetic…I really can't even get one person to hear what I have to say about myself. Or to ask me out to a prom.

Komui, on the other hand, took very large footsteps towards the door and turned his back to face me once again. "By the way," He began to add, "That new and improved version of the exorcist outfit just looks so adorable on you! It feels like you are my second younger sister or something!!"

I gave him the awkward glance. But, then again, he was a hundred percent correct about the uniform that I was wearing. It was so annoyingly cute, I just couldn't help myself. Let's see, my exorcist top looked somewhat similar to everyone else's – I mean, with the whole black and white color coordination, and not to mention the tiny silver cross pin that's supposed to prove that you were an exorcist. But the only distinction between my top and everyone else's is the fact that I have one of those oversized collars that's always faced upwards, sort of like in those typical-being-stuck-inside-an-action-movie sort of scenario. But, it does look nice when you mention it, and it keeps your neck warm. Now that's what I call a positive.

The weird thing about my uniform is that it came with Tifa Lockhart's shoes. That same chick from Final Fantasy, only my pair wasn't red, it was blue. That's right, blue.I stared at the floor for a moment, not only I'm not ready for this 'greeting' but I also do not want to go and make myself a fool by slapping a random enemy in front of everyone.

I shrugged my shoulders, What have I got to lose? I thought to myself, but not out loud.

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This, was one dark hallway.

Compared to every other place I've seen in this huge castle, mostly I see places filled with so much light. Not here. I can barely see a thing.

This can't be the place Komui was talking about. I thought to myself, while I smacked unwanted dirt of my arm. Even if there was barely light in this hallway, I can actually picture how dirty this section of the castle must be. Makes sense, no one bothers to clean up a place that seems abandoned.

I let out a yawn, I should've slept through this whole thing, I thought, Then I wouldn't be able to overcome the embarrassment that's going to happen."Well--," I suddenly stopped for a split second just to let out a cough. The air in these halls is disgusting, but I don't want to go somewhere without breathing either. "…Here goes…"

I put both hands on the door and gave it a good push. I opened the door to reveal…great, more darkness. What a lovely day I'm having. I braced around the new room to look for a switch, hopefully, if there is one. I tried my best to feel the walls, and then I felt something sticking out of it. Something large that you could pull down and—

You get the idea.

I pulled down the switch and the lights clicked on all around me. One at a time. I guess nobody hasn't been in this room for a brief amount of time. Looks like it, I mean, even the wallpaper above me is tearing at the edges. And there are mirrors in this room too, but they were all cracked in the center. What happened in here anyway?

I don't know how, and I really don't know why. I somehow feel as if there is more to this room rather than the stuff that I see in front of me. I continued to look around the room (besides the fact that I felt mirror fragments from under my feet), and did much more snooping.

First of all, I don't have the slightest idea to why I'm doing this. And, knowing Lenalee's brother Komui, he's probably dying to know where on Earth am I. Or, probably started shrieking that he lost sight of me, both theories do sound about right. Nah, I won't take very long. It's not like the previous mistake I made a week ago.

That would've been very bad.

I don't know what is going on inside my mind, but suddenly I bumped into something hard and a huge box fell right in front of me. The huge white cloth somehow dug under my heels, causing me to fall down. Hard. I landed down on my butt.

"Oww…" I moaned in pain, "Damn, that's one hard floor! What's it made of anyway? Metal??"

I suddenly looked up after swiping off the dust on the back of my black shorts and then wiped the remaining dust off my legs. Not forgetting about the arms too. And that's when I noticed the box that fell down from that dusty, old shelf.

I grabbed the box without any hesitation and placed it back on the shelf to where it used to be. And that's when I saw it.

If you think I was talking about Komui, then you're wrong.

However, there was these really nice pair of gloves that fell down on the floor. It was weird though, because compared to everything else I've seen so far in this room, everything was covered in dirt. This one came out clean, seriously clean, like as if it came out fresh from the laundry room.

These gloves were a snowy white color, with a red cross in the center of it, and the fingertips of it were black as the night sky.

Who would want to lose a pair of gloves with high class like these in this place? I thought, somehow, a smile came upon my face. Or, maybe I could keep them. They look new right? And it seems to me that you could use them to fight too. I could surprise them once I pass the test.

I decided then and there that I started stuffing the gloves inside my short pockets. It fits inside like a glove. (Oh my god, that was terrible…)

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Oh great, this is where the real drama is really going to kick in…

I stood at the foot of the door, with both of my hands trembling just as I touched the wooden part.

Beyond this door, everyone's there. All of them are going to be staring at me, as if I was the new student in school or something. Or if I was the first to present a project….gah! I hate this!!

It took me a couple of minutes to realize my head was resting on the door. I pulled away instantly; the beat of my heart went up a few extra beats.

I really can't do this… My eyes squeezed shut tightly at the instant I thought of everyone pointing fingers at me and laughing, with Kanda in the background calling me a whole lot of names, saying stuff like, "You're such a pansy. A pansy without a stem or even a tiny bit of dirt." And "You're not cut out for the exorcist stuff, you're just one kid."

My eyes burst open; honestly, I hope I pass so I don't have to live through this nightmare for many days to follow. My life already sucks enough.

I really don't care anymore. I pushed the door open with all the force I have and walked inside. Just as I pictured in my mind a few seconds ago, everyone was already here.

The weirdest part is, even if I was here for one week, I already gotten the chance to know everybody's names.

Reever Wenham, No. 65, Fo, Winters Zokalo, Cloud Nyne, Head Matron, Johnny Gil, Howard Link, Malcolm C. Levrier, Froi Tiedoll, Noise Marie, Bak Chan, Chaoji Han, Arystar Krory the Third, Rekei, Cross Marian, Miranda Lotto, Bookman…and so many others.

And there was Allen, Lenalee, Komui, and Kanda. All of them are desperate to know what type of exorcist am I…as if I know!

I am in the center of the training room, while everyone is chilling out and having some punch in the corner, everyone's eyes were locked on to mine. My knees instantly turned to jelly. If they asked me to do a dance for them, I would do it. But, dance and battles are two different things, and fighting really doesn't apply to me. I mean, I still haven't mastered my wolf abilities yet, and it's been two years!

Man, I sometimes wish I were home right now.

That's when I heard a noise behind me, something was whispering into my ears. I turned around immediately.

I should've guessed – Komui stood right behind me, and he has some sort of strange remote in his hands.

"What…are you doing with that?" I asked, my mouth was trembling out of fear. "Are you going to watch some nineteenth-century TV or what?"

"Who needs to watch TV when you could be watching 'A Live Performance Right from Your Own Home?'" Komui squeaked just as he said it. "Come on out… my child!!"

I swear I heard Lenalee made a snicker from behind us. Not just her, but a few others.

It feels like I'm watching references of Pokémon all over again. Where Ash Ketchum says crap like, "Come on out…Pikachu!!" And the other three-hundred something pokémon he's got in possession.

But I really have to admit it though, the games were fun. Only the shows sucked like…I don't even know where to start. Why does Team Rocket come back for every stinkin' episode? Really, I don't care.

All I care about is passing this stupid exam and hide my shame until the end of time.

But, the sound of turning gears and popping noises suddenly was heard right behind me. I turned around to see Komui jumping up and down with excitement to see his "kid" going to face a girl like me. I turned my head, super slowly, to see what exactly am I up against.

Oh, it was a robot alright. But this one was green and it had a human shaped body with a beret on its head. Yes, the beret changes everything. He's a big and scary Nazi-made robot, who looks about an average human size. Y'know, I've been through a lot of physical fights before but this looks almost too easy to destroy. Even with limited powers just as mine. I think I can kill this thing.

Jaymi, I called out deep in my thoughts; lend me the power of the lunar eclipse to put an end to this beast I'm facing. Let me…go wolf!!

I'm sorry… Jaymi said with a low voice that echoed inside my head. But, I can't be of any service.

Why?? I said, my voice rising with anger, Why won't you lend me the power to go wolf? Y'know I'm not one of those blessed folks that can turn into a wolf freely like Toboe and the others can do!

It's your feelings of hatred Anari. Jaymi echoed, My special power to change you into your wolf form comes with its own restrictions. It's connected to your inner feelings…and I'm afraid to say that your anger over Toboe is what's because of it. You can't turn into a wolf at all if you still act this way. If you want to defend yourself, you'll have to start fighting in human form.

You're joking… I made a fist, no, I made two fists. This is all a lie. You're lying to me! I don't need Toboe to help me solve that annoyance that I'm going to face! Please possess me into a wolf and let me fight please!!

Once again, I'm sorry Anari. Jaymi said, trying to hush me. Unless if you get rid of this really bad habit of yours, I will no longer assist you. You're on your own.

I was scarred for life. Big time.

Fine. I thought to myself, the blood in my veins now reaching my knuckles. If you won't help me out than I will. I don't need anybody to fight my own battles for me.

I opened my eyes right away and started to take a giant leap in front of the robot. He started to launch laser-like bullets right at me and I quickly dodged them and somersaulted across the tile floor.

Whoa! I thought out loud to myself, No hits, and yet I'm doing alright for a novice fighter! Thank God that I know how to dance.

My little self-congratulations was briefly interrupted when Komui's robot pinned me down to the floor, breaking a couple tiles on the floor that's around me. My entire body was covered with dirt before you can say the words, "Give me that bowl of soup!"

You can't be serious…I thought to myself, thinking about the fact that when this is over people are going to think that 'I'm that one bratty girl that can't even defeat a stupid robot'. You might as well tape a piece of tape to my forehead that reads, 'Failure'.

I now predict what my death is going to be, "Dying of Utter Embarrassment".