Caretaker
Rain Rain Go Away
"So all of these colours are just emotions and fillers for any who endure them?"
"Yes."
"Then why are you wearing white?"
The bustling city of Paris is loud and obnoxious with the cheers of many who are celebrating Christmas. Its streets are filled with urban citizens and even rural ones who have come to celebrate this magnificent holiday. Children are told that Father Whipper might come to get them if they're naughty, or maybe Father Christmas might come instead with some gifts as a reward of being good.
The two women roam the area, searching for an abandoned church where their enemy lies within. They try their best to keep together in these large crowds. The sound of wheels on the ground covered in sleet is terribly crucial to one's hearing.
"Ugh, someone please break those wheels on that wagon!" Alli mutters under her breath. Liza laughs.
"So, where might we be going?" she asks, changing the topic.
"We're going to a church, then invade it, or at least take a listen to what they're planning," Alli answers as she pushes through the crowd. The one thing that's unfortunate to being in Paris during this time of year is you can never find your way out of the crowd, there's always people there gazing at all the marvels that are displayed.
"Why's that?"
"Because, the Order is doing something down there, and it's our job to find out what."
"So we're basically spying on them?"
"Technically speaking, yes we are, but we'll call it 'eavesdropping' for now." They keep walking until they reach the church. They notice finders and crows heading into the building. "All right, this is the place."
"What's the plan?" Liza asks quietly. Alli thinks for a moment.
"There are ten men on the inside. Most of them are crows, so this must be an important subject. There's a tunnel the runs through the basement; I've seen how another church around here works. The tunnel leads to a room to, well, that I don't know. There's some sort of barrier that blockades my ability. It must be the force field that they have around the Order's headquarters," she explains.
"What do you want me to do?" Liza asks.
"Simple; follow me and stay clear of any who see us. I don't want them notifying exorcists that we're here." They quickly run over on both sides of the church and take glances at the surroundings. They nod to each other, then head inside. They quickly rid the crows before they signal any back up in the area. Alli walks towards a sculpture that sits at the far end of the church. She presses one of the fingers, and it falls down. The statue moves to the side, and a door is seen. The both walk down into the tunnels. There, three crows roam the tunnel with familiar weapons that Alli recognizes. They've multiplied the bows!
"Do you know anything about those bows?" Alli asks quickly at Liza. She shacks her head.
"No, they never trusted me with any of that information. I've only seen the one at the mansion," Liza explains.
"You're welcome, I've had my fair share of trying to grab that bugger. By the way, don't let the arrows hit you, just take it from someone who's experienced the pain."
"You've been here before?" Liza asks a little too loud. Alli quickly covers her mouth.
"Yes, but that's a story for later! We need to find a way in!" she snaps as she glances to the crows. They don't notice them. The girls quickly kill them, and along with three more. They reach a door at the end of a corridor that has a small window on it. Obviously this meeting is something of value to the Order. . .
"What are we going to do now? There's no way they won't spot us if we listen here," Liza states frantically. Alli thinks as she notices a vent above the table that sits in the center of the room they're looking into. She turns around to find another vent shaft near the top middle of the hall way.
"All right, two people won't fit inside the shafts since they're new. Hopefully you can fit in them anyway," Alli says to her companion. "I'll lift you up so you can quickly climb in, can you do that?"
"Yes, but where are you going to be?" Liza asks.
"I'll find my own way." With that said, Alli lifts her companion on her shoulders to let her near the shaft. Liza tears the vent open and crawls in. She shuts it as she heads towards the center of the meeting room. Alli finds another way to enter. She looks through the small window on the door to find no one is sitting in the chairs yet. She then opens the door and frantically looks around for a place to hide. She realizes there is no place to hide. She hears a voice above the table.
"They're coming! Find a place now!" Liza exclaims in a whisper. Alli locks eyes with the other door inside the room. Branch heads are standing near the door. She sees no other choice.
She falls into her shadow.
:+:
"Good evening," Leverrier says whilst entering upon the room full of people. They all stand when he hovers over his chair. He then clears his throat with a cough, and they all sit down. "So, you all are aware of the fact that the hybrid known as Liza Akuma has escaped to the Noah, correct?"
"Yes," Bak answers. "We've also had reason to believe that Allen Walker isn't speaking?"
"That's a topic for later, Mr. Chang. Right now, we need our exorcists to understand that they must kill Miss Akuma when need be," Leverrier says sternly. "We also believe that the Noah are trying to surpass our new barriers."
"They can though, can they?" a man asks abruptly. "They haven't had enough evidence to analyze its capabilities yet."
"The incident had occurred about six months ago," Leverrier explains. "The traitor, Caretaker, had penetrated our barrier. We captured her successfully with the barrier in place, but lost her four months later. Another Noah had managed to take her, and retrieve the bow we had obtained before as well."
"So they know what they're up against now?" a woman asks.
"Yes, they have probably taken caution that they can't penetrate our barrier yet," Leverrier explains. "But knowing the Earl, he won't stop until he's found a way to destroy it. Which leads us to another situation-"
"The Noah have managed to replicate our bows," Bak interrupts. "But fortunately, they don't know how to use them yet."
"Ah, but they know what they're capable of," Leverrier informs. "Caretaker had taken a hit from one last year. That resulted in her absence for awhile, according to one of our exorcists."
"So we're now defenseless?" Lennie asks.
"Ah, but section leader, we have found a new way to solve that. Bring it in." Two crows bring in what seems to be a musket, although it seems a bit different. It looks to be a bit bigger than a normal gun these days. It a faint green near the bullet case.
"What is it?" a man asks in awe.
"It is an innocence made gun," Leverrier explains. "The bullets used to fire are made of the same innocence that the bows are. Anyone can use these guns; it's perfect for our finders."
Liza glances down into the room with a stern expression. "I wonder if Alli is listening as well. The Earl is going to want to know more about this gun. Maybe if we could take it somehow. . ."
Liza suddenly punches the vent open and drops down below. She grabs the gun with a grin and quickly flees from the room. The two crow chase after her. She runs onto the street and heads up onto the building near by. She's suddenly joined by Alli.
"What the bloody hell was that all about!" she shouts over the wind. "You weren't suppose to just take it!"
"I knew we weren't going to be able to grab it after, so I just took it," Liza shouts back.
"That doesn't give you the advantage to just take it then and there!" Alli yells angrily.
"I did anyways!" Liza shouts as she hops onto another building below. "Use your barrier!"
"Can't! They've put up a barrier! I need to find the end so I can conjure one!" Alli yells down to Liza. "If you find a better way to leave, there's no way we're outrunning these crows until we find the exit."
"Shit!" Liza curses as she glances behind her. "We've got company!" Alli turns around to see why she had yelled. Two exorcists are approaching at high speed. The sun finally sets, and the exorcists are suddenly gone from sight. One of them, being Lenalee, has made her way to Liza. The hybrid luckily can see in the dark, and defends herself from her enemy's attack. Lavi, being the other exorcist, continues to follow Alli, as she shouts to her companion.
"Toss me the gun!" Alli exclaims whilst extending her hand. Liza tosses the gun towards her ally, and continues to blockade Lenalee. The exorcists tries to attack Alli from afar, but Liza stops her with her scythe.
"I don't think so Miss Lee," she mocks with a grin. Alli glances behind her. Lavi is still there. Alli multitasks by loading the musket whilst sprinting from the upcoming exorcist. She stops and aims. Lavi continues to run at her. She pulls the trigger. He realizes his mistake. Lavi quickly dodges the bullet, but Alli shoots more. She runs out of ammo. Alli curses. She places the gun in her bow holder as she switches to her bow. She shoots an arrow fast. He dodges. Lightning flashes above them, and it starts down pouring.
"Just great!" Alli exclaims to herself. Lavi's hammer is suddenly slamming itself into her body. Her body tumbles on the roof shingles. She latches onto the gutter of the building with one hand, quickly saving her fall. She swings her other hand onto the gutter. Lavi quickly runs over to her. She pulls herself upward and onto the roof. He's halfway near. She notices her bow on the other side of her. She sprints to it. She snatches it before he comes near and shoots and arrow. His chest is penetrated by the arrow and falls. Alli quickly runs over by Liza. "Let's go!"
Peanut butter! Okay, so this was a rough chapter to edit, I mean seriously. It took me so long to edit. So, next chapter is the last! It'll bring us into the sequel that'll come out soon! Read on, fellow readers!
Disclaimer: I don't own DGM, Hoshino does~ Nor do I own Matt Kamelot, Wanderer does~ (Though he wasn't in this one. . .) Nor do I own Liza, SpiderWraith does~
Claimer: Anything not mentioned in DGM, belong to me~