Thanksgiving with the Noah
O.o.o.O
Gray.
That was all the girl could see. Not black nor white. Just. Gray.
It has been a few months since this experience has last happened, yet it felt normal. Like a long lost dream. A dream she hoped to rekindle.
"You wish for peace, hm?" The same voiceless voice spoke, startling the girl.
"Yes?"
Then the phone rang and she woke up.
O.o.o.O
Kanda was having a bad night. Actually, a bad month. No, he was always having a bad day. This was just a slightly grouchy to the point of wanting to cut up beansprouts.
First, the mission he, Mother and Moyashi went on turned out to be some doll Mother never talked about, a doll of Innocence. Meaning, he wasn't told that part of Mother's history. He knew she liked hiding a secret or two, but hiding an entire Innocence seemed a bit too far.
"I didn't have full control of my eye. It kinda just lead me there..." she later told him.
Second, he finds out that stupid girl almost fell in a creek when searching for a mysterious creature that turned out to be a brat who couldn't see.
Then, the last mission put most of her missions on hold until January. Some shit about a mirror lady and an Akuma that could freeze things and use water.
Lastly, she was seen coughing up blood by that weird cat lover girl. When Kanda's 'brother' and his girlfriend went into town with the blind brat and weirdo.
"Tch. I almost forgot, Thanksgiving at the Noah's is in eight hours. Better call Mother," Kanda lazily growled, as he called the girl.
O.o.o.O
Allen was still annoyed about the whole 'multiple octopus' incident. It was quite funny to see Teresa with a octopus hat. Allen often wondered why the girl stayed separate from the Exorcists, even though she was also an Accommodator to Innocence.
Allen woke early, as he wanted to be ready for the Thanksgiving meal. The Camelots, a prestigious family, held it every year for the important people, or in this case, the Exorcists and scientists of the Black Order.
Allen decided to get ready, as he began his daily routine.
O.o.o.O
"Lenaleeee! Why won't you talk to me??"
"Because a certain idiot tries hurting my boyfriend every time we got on a date," Lenalee said, not looking at her brother.
The two lived in a four bedroom house near the school, mostly because Komui wanted to make sure that no octopuses (Aussie, Bak) touched his sister. After his little 'stunt' in the town, Lenalee refused to look at him.
The two were preparing for the second annual Thanksgiving dinner with the Noah family. The first time seemed quite nice, as there were just four Noah in attendance. Sheryl seemed quite like Komui, albeit a bit more raged when his precious Rhode kept talking about a mystery man.
"Oh, and I will be sitting next to Aussie. Understand, brother?"
Knowing that at least one of the octopuses (octopi?) was going to be at the dinner made Komui even more upset.
"Nooooo!"
O.o.o.O
"You aren't coming this time, gramps?" Lavi whined.
"No, last time was a disaster. And your funny mouth didn't help it at all," Bookman said, anger in his voice.
The two were living in a large house filled with books. Lavi and Bookman were in the living room, both getting ready for their own parties. Bookman wouldn't say much about where he would be going, only that he had to see some 'old friends.'
"You sure you'll be alright?" Lavi asked.
"Yes." Bookman said. "It's you who you should be worried about. The Noah can be dangerous."
"Hey, it wasn't my fault that a certain someone got mad about who Terbear was dating!"
Bookman sighed.
"Just get ready, idiot."
O.o.o.O
"Yo! Aussie!" Daisya shouted to his little 'brother.'
"Wassup, Dai?" Aussie asked, as he put a shirt on.
"The party's gonna start in an hour, and Kanda already left without us!" Daisya shouted, as he jumped on Aussie's bed.
"I thought we all promised to go together! Especially with Tiedoll and Marie on assignment to France!"
"Well, the other Exorcists still don't trust the Noah, so just some of us are going to the party. Should be funny with Moma, huh," Daisya said, looking out the window.
"Good thing my sister is the way she is. I would've been angry if you tried hitting on her!" Aussie said, anger marks appeared over his face.
"Tch, Koala, Noballs, time to head out!" Kanda shouted from the other side of the house.
O.o.o.O
"When is the Thanksgiving meal, again?" Johnny asked Tapp, an old friend of his.
"Well, Terryberry said around ten...but we still have to finish up that analysis for Komui!"
"It's still hard to act like a sixteen year old. I promised the Noah I would help Terbear as much as possible, but acting several years younger is kinda hard!" Johnny grumbled. He was twenty-one, having finished college at the age of seventeen.
"Well, at least the Exorcists don't have to work as hard. The ones of us that are scientists have some time off. I still wish we didn't have to do any paperwork!"
"Tell me about it! Ever since Komui was able to get an area for his robots, we seem to have to find an Exorcist to destroy a Komurin a week!"
"I just wish I could fall asleep forever, without worrying about robots!"
"Same!"
O.o.o.O
Sheryl Camelot, head of the family, and a Noah, wanted his youngest 'niece' to have a great Thanksgiving with the other Exorcists. He, at first, felt annoyed at the fact that someone with Innocence was near them all the time. Gradually, and due to some strange event, he started seeing her as his child. Teresa never called him 'uncle,' yet she always went to his office whenever he was there just so she could read.
This year, he hopes that she can cook all of the Thanksgiving meal with the Dolls. Last year, she had a few freak outs and some Dolls were allowed back to the afterlife. Besides that, the twins decided to blow up some of the food, when some scientists and two Exorcists were there. He hoped that this year would end up better.
"Hm...I wonder if she is wearing that lovely dress I bought her!" the insane uncle asks himself.
A few moments later, he was walking with Terry, who apparently avoided the dress, to the front of the house. He whined pitifully about how she doesn't ever wear the dresses he buys her.
O.o.o.O
Terry was quite annoyed by all the hugs she received. First, Lavi crashed right into her, reminding her of some kid who used to do it to her during her journeys with Mr. Yaegar. Then, Aussie nearly killed Lavi for touching his sister. Kanda, luckily, didn't care and just glared ominously at the two. Daisya threw her a soccer ball, saying he wanted to play a few rounds later.
"As long as the others don't join in!" Daisya yelled.
"Sure."
Just as Terry was standing by Aussie, she moved out of the way as a small figured glomped her brother.
"Yo, Lenalee! Whassup!" Aussie said, a smile on his face, his eyes shining like stars.
"Oh, just the usual! Brother is still mad about our date," Lenalee said.
Just as she said that, Komui ran at Aussie, some strange device in his hands. Just as he was about to show what the device did, a hammer destroyed it.
"Lavi! You octopus help-erk!" Komui wasn't able to finish the sentence as the hilt of a sword knocked the madman out.
"Thanks 'bro'!" Aussie gleefully exclaimed.
"Tch."
During this time, Sheryl was unsuccessfully trying to gather the group into the dining room. He cried in vane at his attempts.
"Shouldn't we just head to the dining room?" Daisya asks, feeling quite awkward at the moment.
The group agreed, and Terry stayed to watch for the stragglers. She twiddled with the outfit she did have on. Her shirt had the same 'LJ' sign on it, with a fallen leaves look to it. She wore black pants, as she liked her Innocence burning all the dark objects in her life. She wore slippers, since she didn't feel like going out anywhere.
"Ms. Doll, can you grab me a chair? I have a feeling that it may be a bit for our last three guests," Terry says to a Doll that was stationed nearby.
Moments later, the doll dragged a recliner to the girl, helping her sit on it. Terry was very quiet as the Doll helped her, the Innocence in her wished to destroy the Doll. The Doll simply helped her, before saying,
"If you want to destroy me then, it will be be best to do it after the last three guests arrive."
Terry relaxed in the chair, a small book in her hands. Half an hour passed as she waited. Most of the guests were there earlier than expected, and many of them knew a certain white-haired Exorcist always got lost.
A crash was heard, causing Teresa to activate her Innocence. As she slowly walked up to the door, where the sound was, she began wondering about opening the door.
"I can grab the door for you, miss," the Doll said.
"No, I will, I am supposed to...greet guests..." Teresa spoke quietly.
As she was about to open the oversized door, she was attacked by an oversized bear. The stuffed animal was about eight feet tall, being carried by a certain white haired idiot and two others. Johnny was struggling to hold the bear's leg, as Allen held the middle part. Tapp had the other leg as the three collapsed into the small girl.
Teresa had a look of surprise about being squished by the bear. Allen began panicking as he and the other two pulled the bear away from the girl, only to have the stuffed animal fall on them.
The Doll, in a previous life, saw some truth behind why the bear was brought for the girl. The Doll smiled, and began helping the poor Exorcist with the bear problem.
"I will take it to the girl's room, hm?"
"...thanks..." Teresa said, kind of annoyed. "Why'd you buy me a bear, Al?"
"Oh, Cross told me to buy it. He told me that if I bought it, he would send me less debts..." Allen replied.
Buzz.
"We should probably head to the dining room!" Johnny yelped, as he checked his phone.
O.o.o.O
Teresa's eyes begin twitching when the stupid little chicken that the twins found when searching for Cross ended up running across the dinner table. She was being hugged tightly by Road, and Allen was also being hugged. When she would rather chase the chicken out of the room, she was saved by that honor by Kanda, who chased the chicken out of the room with Mugen.
'Why do I have to sit next to an idiot?'
'Is this too much?'
'Should I just sit elsewhere?'
'Aussie seems to be enjoying himself...'
'Noooo! Sis! Get away from that octopus/shorty!'
'Tch.'
Ah, the wonderful life known as Wisely listened to the conversations in the minds of the 'normals.' Yet, he kept shooting worried looks at Teresa and Allen, one with strange thoughts, and the other with murderous thoughts.
Lavi, who sat near the tired Noah decided to talk with the guy.
"So, how ye doing!"
"Eh, sibling complexes are getting annoying, Kanda is Kanda, I keep hearing debts that one has to pay off, and Teresa is on the verge of leaving," Wisely whispers, panicked at some of the thoughts.
"If it's a headache for ye, you can probably head elsewhere, right? I mean, this mansion has seventy two rooms, and forty bathrooms, right?"
"Hm?"
"I will, I just heard what will happen in three...two..."
Splat!
Many of the guests sensed ominous feelings coming from two certain individuals. As all the people in the room looked towards the two, green flames erupt from the taller.
The Noah all hide under the table, as Teresa unleashed her furry. She spent all night helping the Dolls with Thanksgiving, and a pie thrown at her is all she gets.
Grumbling, and tired, the girl walks out of the room, maybe she should've stayed in her room instead.
"Well, that went swell..." Lavi said.
A moment of silence was all the Bookman junior got before chaos broke out.
O.o.o.O
Allen, who managed to sneak away, ended up lost. The few times, which was probably twice, he has been in that exact mansion, he got lost almost fourteen times.
As he remembered which room was Teresa's, he let his mind wander. As he thought of the mission to Lala, he wondered why the girl never cried after the doll was lost.
He thought of the times he did see the girl, and the apathy she shown. Where is her Innocence located? Why does she have a golem that looks like his Timcanpi? Why does she have white hair?
'Eh, no time for questions. Time to find that tiresome girl,' he thought to himself.
Saying hello to some of the Dolls, he asked the most important question.
"Where is Teresa's room?"
"Follow us, from what we heard from the Earl, you get lost very easily," the Doll stated.
Walking left, sharp turn right, going down several halls. Allen would never remember these steps.
Finally in front of a very large door, he knocked. Once, twice, thrice, before the door was quietly pulled open. Teresa looked at him, eyebrow raised. Allen scratched the back of his head.
"Kanda told me he wouldn't call me Moyashi for a week if I made sure you were OK," Allen sheepishly said.
The girl simply pulled him into the room.