Beloved
A -man story
ch2. Details

So far, it had been a long and tiring day. Froi Tiedoll had left the Order almost a week ago and had travelled nonstop since. He had slept in trains and had even caught some rides with some friendly folks who caught him walking on the road. And now, after the long journey, he was finally in China.

It was cold, the wind was blowing and the snow was falling; a view an artist such as the General could not let pass. He quickly got out his sketchbook and a beat up old crayon and made a really quick sketch of the beauty unleashing before him. After he was pleased with his work, he shoved everything back into his backpacked and continued to the Xiongmao inn, where he was supposed to meet someone. Probably, like Cross was also suspecting, a member from Central.

And they were both right. Just at the entrance of the small building, in a little town up north, stood tall and proud a dark-haired man with a mole on his forehead. As soon as he noticed the Exorcist's presence, he stiffened his posture and saluted "Good afternoon General. I've been expecting you. Allow me to introduce myself; I am Jack Long and I will be giving you the rest of the details related to your mission. Now if you please..." Without a second's hesitation, he opened the inn's door, allowing Tiedoll to enter.

When both men were inside, Jack pulled the General to a more isolated table, ordered two hot cups of tea and got down to business. "As you may have noticed, your mission is considered a seek-and-kill. The one you are sent after is very dangerous and poses a threat to the entire Order, Central and even the Vatican. Thus, it is of utmost importance that you do not fail." Froi only nodded in response, doing rather well in hiding his confusion and slight shock.

"The name of your target is "Yuu" a male with shoulder-length black hair, black eyes, skinny. He has an "Om" tattoo on the left side of his chest, just over his heart. He also has a sword, notably a strange looking katana. He seems to be quite capable, so I'd suggest you be careful. He is, roughly 60 inches tall and around...10 years old."

This time, the General couldn't hold back his surprise. Ten years old? He was being told to go and hunt down a child? Jack hesitated, but looked up to meet Tiedoll's confused and speechless eyes. "I know how it seems, General, but the truth is he killed more than fifty scientists along with the other failed experiment. You must understand that he is no longer a kid, but a murderer and a monster and he needs to be put down before he does any more damage."

Indeed, he was well aware of the number of victims, he also knew of the damage done to the facility itself – almost half of the science division's laboratories destroyed. Yes, he knew all of this, and yet, to even think of having to kill a ten year old boy was giving Tiedoll chills.

Just as he was contemplating, Jack pulled out a map and pointed at a circled are, somewhere in the woods. "Over here is an abandoned temple. People don't go there anymore because of the forest animals, however, our Finders had reported seeing a child over there. A few days before your departure from the Order, they managed to catch him and confirmed it was Yuu. He got away rather quick and we only had one person hurt. Apparently, he had a rock thrown at him. Tomorrow, that same Finder will be meeting you at the forest's entrance and lead you to the ruins. Do you have any more questions?"

Froi finished his tea and shock his head "No, however I would like to know what experiment that boy was part of?" The other looked straight into the General's eyes, without a second's hesitation "I am not allowed to divulge such information. Now if you'll excuse me, I am needed somewhere else. I wish you a pleasant sleep and good luck tomorrow, General"

With that, Jack stood up, grabbed his coat and went out the door, leaving a disappointed Tiedoll at the table. "Why not..." He muttered, before getting up and heading to his room, all the while pouting like a little puppy.

Looking outside the window, he could clearly see the beginning of the forest and, out into the distance, on top of a tall hill, looking over the entire village, the remains of what was once without a doubt a great and majestic temple. Seeing it now, however, he couldn't help but wonder how a mere child could live in such a rundown place. Not to mention surrounded by what appeared to be wild and dangerous animals.

As he got in bed, his mind ran back to what he asked Jack earlier: "What experiment was he part of?" He knew, of course, of the terrible things the Order was doing back in England. He heard of them when he first go there, he saw them, he resented them. But, just as General Yeegar had told him, there was nothing any of them could do about it. That didn't mean he didn't try. And apparently, he wasn't the first, nor would he be the last. Generals Sana, Yeegar, Debora, Cross, they all tried to do something. Axel tried joining in by proposing either wrapping the Vatican in toilet paper or starting a riot. For some reason, Cross seemed quite eager to start the toilet paper project.

Tiedoll giggled remembering how fast Marian had been on calculating exactly how many rolls of toilet paper they would need.

Tomorrow, he told himself, he would catch that child and hopefully find out what exactly happened at the Asian Branch and maybe find a different approach and not kill the boy.

A/N: Yay, chapter two! J I hope you liked it! Next chapter, baby Yuu! (man that sounds cute!) Hope you'll all look forward to it too :D As always, if you'd be so kind, I would love to read more of your reviews! Have a nice day! Bye :D