Caretaker
Shadows vs. Dreams 1
"I'm going to kill you!" Caretaker growls. She instantly tries grabbing onto Gabby behind the counter but she runs off. She follows pursuit not long after. Matt shakes his head in laughter and disappointment.
"What a wonderful day off," he mutters to himself.
Normal days, such as this one, our golden-haired Noah would be annoying her red-headed companion to her breaking point. She repeats the red-head's name consistently, until finally-
"What?" Libya growls as she glares over to her annoying friend.
"I'm so bored right now," Caretaker says with a sigh. She lays her head onto her folded arms on top of the cafeteria table.
"Then go somewhere else," Libya snaps angrily.
"I can't, I need someone to talk to," Caretaker states whilst lifting her head with a stretch.
"And that makes me your victim then?"
"Yes, you should play a game of tag with me."
"No."
"Why not?"
"The last time I played a game with you, I ended up with a broken nose and leg. No." Libya hopes that shuts the Noah up. Caretaker stares across the room for a moment, then starts to repeat the red-head's name again.
"Will you shut up?" Libya exclaims as she throws her hands in the air. Caretaker is about to answer to that, but Reever interrupts.
"Hey! You two need to head to Komui's office! He's got a mission for you!" he shouts from across the room whilst a certain white-haired boy stands beside him. The girls both rise from the table, and follow the scientist. Inside the branch chiefs office, his desk is covered in files and case reports. It's stacked so high, that the exorcists and Noah don't know what to think.
"Um, Komui?" Allen asks as he steps closer to the desk. A bunch of papers fly into the air. Komui pops out. They all jump in surprise.
"Oh, you're here!" Komui says ecstatically. He pushes the papers off his chair and desk as he sits down.
"You said you had a mission for us?" Libya asks whilst recovering her sudden shock.
"Yes! This one's in. . . Belgium!" Komui exclaims. Caretaker groans.
"Belgium? That's so far away though. . ." she whines.
"Yes, I know, but you can take a gate so you can get there easier," Komui sighs. "The reports are that there are numerous amounts of innocence sighted there."
"Give us the file," Caretaker says whilst she holds out her hand. Komui places the file on top of it. As they are walking, the exorcists and Noah reach the gate room. Allen turns around.
"All right! We'll have to wait about fifteen minutes before the gate opens. Until then-"
"Allen," Caretaker says. "Why don't we do it my way?" She smiles as she walks over to the wall. She places her hand upon it, and a sudden vortex of black starts to appear. It shapes into a door shaped mass of black. The exorcists and guard-dog stare at it in dismay.
"What is that?" Libya says whilst pointing to the thing.
"A faster way to get to Belgium. Hold your breath, you might feel some cold." Caretaker grabs a hold of Libya and shoves her into it. Allen and Link follow not long after. She then goes in herself and reaches the other side. She's greeted by the gobsmacked expressions of the exorcists and guard-dog.
"What the bloody hell was that thing?" Allen stammers in surprise. Caretaker smiles.
"That was called a shadow barrier. It allows me to travel in and out of any place in the world. I can even transport myself into my own realm of shadows. Better than an ark gate, huh?" she asks whilst punching the white-haired boy's arm playfully.. He rubs it nervously.
"Yes, it's quite useful. Say, where are we?" Allen asks as he looks around.
"We are in-" Caretaker thinks a moment "-Brussels? Yes, Brussels."
"So, where is this accomadator?" Libya asks impatiently.
"She should be in town somewhere. I can sense a different type of shadow here, so it must be her," Caretaker answers.
"You're the one who read the file, so who are we looking for?" Libya asks whilst pointing to her.
"The person we're looking for is. . ." Caretaker thinks a moment. "It never told the name. All it said was to look for a person with a weird aura around them, or something of that matter."
"What the hell? That's helpful!" Libya exclaims angrily. Caretaker sighs.
"You should find her easily, since you have innocence," she says with annoyance. Libya scoffs.
"At least she won't be like Miranda; she runs very fast," Allen says with a shiver at the end. A loud explosion occurs at the edge of town. The exorcists and Noah react quickly to it. The run to their destination to find a few level two's and three's. A crater fills the center of the street whilst a woman sits in it shaking with fear. One of them turns towards the exorcists.
"Lookie who it is," it says with a sadistic grin.
"Exorcists," another says whilst grinning as well.
"Oh this is going to be fun. Caretaker, I think you should take care of the lady in that crater," Libya informs as she jumps in the air. She slashes one of the akuma and it explodes from the sudden attack. Caretaker runs over to the woman in the center. The other two join Libya in the killing of the massive akuma. She jumps down into the crater and destroys an akuma that is about to attack the woman.
"It's alright, you're safe now. Come with me, I'll take you away from here," Caretaker says to the woman as she holds her hand out. The woman takes it, and they break into a run. Four akuma block their path before they can get out of the area. She growls low. She's about to destroy one of them when she suddenly collapses. A small figure in front of her, then hears the woman behind her scream in pain.
Caretaker wakes in an unfamiliar room. She checks all around her. Allen sits to her far left whilst pinned to the wall by candles. Libya sits on the other side also pinned to the wall by some candles. Dolls sit on top of presents as different types of candles float above them. A chair sits not too far from out golden-haired fellow. She narrows her eyes to see who sits in it. A girl about twelve or thirteen sits there. Her spiky purple hair and golden eyes stick out most. Her skin is a dark brown and forehead alined with the seven crosses that signals she's a Noah. Her long-sleeve shirt and black skirt crinkle to her specific measurements. The purple and black striped tights go past her knees and school shoes are black as night. To complete the image, a blood red bow is tied just below her neck, so it droops down low. Next to her is an umbrella that complains about why she's doing this.
"Road Kamelot," Caretaker says with distaste. Named girl smiles.
"I see you've come to," Road says as she sits up. "You're the one who doesn't want to join her family, correct?"
"I'm not joining if that's what you're referring to," Caretaker says sternly. "My home is the Order. They are the ones who took me in after I was abandoned."
"I understand, but you can't keep running from us. We can tell you the real horrors of the innocence," Road says. Allen wakes up as Libya does as well. His eyes widen as he recognizes the girl.
"Road!" the white-haired exorcist yells.
"Allen! I've missed you terribly!" Road exclaims happily.
"Road, what do you want with us?" Caretaker asks impatiently. Road's smile vanishes as she turns to Caretaker.
"I'm here to convince you that working for the Order is a terrible idea. Innocence didn't just change you, it destroyed you," she says.
Oh no, Road's here to change Caretaker's mind! What do you think will happen next? Find out in the next chapter! Review please!
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