Chapter 4: Eye-Opener
I do not own D. Gray-Man
Komui was happily sipping his coffee. To tell everyone about his obsession with coffees wasn't needed. Everyone knew about that. But what they didn't know was that he liked coffee not because of its taste, aroma or that it can prevent him from falling asleep. It was because coffee was one of the only things that made him remember his precious little sister.
Sometimes, he wanted to leave the Order and search for her. But like how she waited for the white haired youth to return, he will wait too. He trusted his sister and Allen's words of promises to return; to return to the Order, and to return to their family.
The Chinese was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't even noticed the door swung open.
"Supervisor, I'd like to have a moment with you."
Finally, Komui noticed a blonde man in his office. He remembered him. His glasses gleamed and he smiled.
"Very well then, come in."
After the blonde man came in, a group of people in black cloaks entered too in a single file. They looked like teenagers but something about them made them look mature in the supervisor's eyes. They also looked like the C.R.O.W members. But this new group had a very different yet somehow familiar aura. Komui rubbed his temples; his head went nuts again so he sipped slowly from the mug in his hands and decided he should do something in his lab later. That would certainly reduce his stress (but it would increase Reever and the other's stress).
"Hello inspector." He smiled. "It's a surprise that you visited. You could've told us so we could've told Jeryy to prepare you your favorite foods."
"As tempting as it sounds Supervisor…I can't." The other replied and gestured for the cloaked people to introduce themselves. "These are the new C.R.O.W members. They are new and improved and certainly, do not have dark matter within them."
A girl, who Komui observed to be the leader, stepped forward and bowed. "Supervisor Komui Lee of the main branch, I am Sigyn.
And they are my fellow comrades, Nicholas, Perenelle, Shione, Alfred, Antonio, Arthur and Maria." She pointed them one by one as she said the names. They were more normal than the previous C.R.O.W. He liked that, but they couldn't be members of the elite team if they didn't have something extraordinary right?
Komui nodded and said, "A pleasure to meet the new members of the elite, C.R.O.W." He stood up and gestured them to follow. "I assume you are tired and hungry. I shall lead you to—"
"No you won't." Ah, he was so close.
He turned around and pouted, childishly. "Aw, but why?" The newcomers then were surprised at the actions the supposed respectable and always matured supervisor showed. They got more surprised when a man came in with stacks of papers. He then dropped the stacks of paper casually on the floor, making it messier than before.
"Supervisor, you still have papers to sign."
"Can't I take a break?"
"You already did." The Australian reminded him exasperatedly. "For two and a half hours."
"But it didn't feel like it!"
"That's because you kept on talking to your imaginary friend for half an hour and then slept for two hours."
The inspector then made the gawking team leave the room. He thought that those two might influence his team. Alfred furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
"Why did we leave the room?" He kind of liked it there. In there, he knew that he wasn't the only messy and unorganized person in the world.
Perenelle looked at him as if he was an idiot. "Did you not see those papers? He's unorganized and irresponsible! That room must've lots of germs and bacteria on it! I need to wash my hands!"
"Perry, you just washed your hands a few minutes ago, when we passed by the bathroom." Nicholas reminded her and yawned. Soon, Arthur yawned too. The British immediately glared at him.
"You bonkers, did I not tell you to not yawn in front of people? It's irritating and infectious!" He rambled angrily. "Once you yawn and someone was looking at you the person will—"
"—blah, blah, also yawn." The other boy continued. "Is it my fault that I frequently yawn?"
"Jeez Artie, cut some slack will you?"
"Alfred," a soft voice said. "Stop bothering Artie already,"
The blonde frowned. "Aw, but it's so fun to irk him!"
"It is indeed fun, hermana." An amused Antonio added. "You should try it once in a while."
"Of all people, my hermano encourages me to irk someone…"
The inspector sighed. They need to avoid contact with the supervisor, because if they do make contact or small talks with him, his team would definitely be weirder and more eccentric. But that's impossible. Komui is the supervisor and he isn't always at his office, not like how he is supposed to be.
He just hoped that his team won't be more eccentric than they already are. Or worse, them being as weird as Komui. He silently prayed that that won't happen. His team was already weird.
Lena hummed as she walked along the corridors of the Black Order. She almost memorized who lived in here, but unfortunately, she can't remember which rooms they live in. She knew them but not their rooms. She then saw Alex in his room, reading a book.
"Hey Nii-san."
"Hi Lena," He replied. "Let's train."
Lena grinned, "You sure?"
"Of course I am!" Alex huffed. He crossed his arms over his chest and glared at his sister. "You on the other hand shouldn't get too rusty with you kicks. You'll need that for self defense against other boys."
"Sheesh Nii-san, there you go again!"
"What? I only speak of the truth!"
"Well, your truth sucks!"
Alex raised an eyebrow and smirked. "So I've been told but you know what they say." He paused dramatically. "The truth sucks."
Lena snorted. "The truth hurts you mean. There you go again with you fail quoting."
"They're the same. Let's just go!"
Maricar sighed as she lay on her bed. She didn't know what to do. She didn't know how to handle this. A few minutes ago, she received the news that the inspector was now inside the Black Order Headquarters. She didn't hold a grudge against him, actually. The man can fight well and he contributed something so that their search for them would be easier.
She suddenly felt self-conscious.
"I-I'm useless…" it was hard for her to admit that but she had to. Admitting the things she hated most to admit actually helped her to breathe easier and lessen the burdens off of her shoulders.
"You better be smiling when we're back."
"Of course we will be! The first one you'll see is me—oh, no, it's the bean sprout first. Still, the second person you'll see is me! And I'll have one of the biggest smile!—"
Oh how she hated and loved flashbacks at the same time
Sigyn was punching a dummy when she saw them. The girl looked like their age. Dark green hair in pigtails, gray orbs shimmering in glee, she observed, long legs, Chinese with a mix of British and wearing tight sleeveless turtleneck top, belt and short shorts. However there was a person behind her. With his white hair, you could immediately mistake him for an old man. But if you look closer, he had the face of a fourteen year old boy. He was an albino, and he had gray eyes like the girl. He also wore tight sleeveless turtleneck top paired with tight pants.
Judging by their look, they were both exorcists.
Her breathing quickened shortly when she saw them coming this way. No, she can't feel like this. She had to be faithful to him. She promised him.
Snapping out of her trance, she avoided the dummy that was about to hit her. She glared at the boy behind her. "Alfred, don't throw random things at random people."
The blonde grinned. "Hey, I was just testing your reflexes."
Sigyn then kicked him on the place where the sun never shone.
"GAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
This got the attention of the twins. Lena blinked and went to them. Alex followed with an annoyed groan muttering something about the Order being consisted of boys. His sister only rolled her eyes at his antics.
"Hahaha! You deserved it!" A laughing Antonio said and pointed to the blonde who was on his knees.
"Hermano, I doubt you'd feel good if someone does that to you." Maria scolded him.
Lena looked at Alfred. "If you want, we can take you to the Matron."
Another blonde entered the scene. "Pfft, he can manage himself."
"Yeah, he had been kicked harder." Another boy yawned.
"Have your hands washed, like mine." Perenelle told them.
Alex examined each of them carefully. The stoic brunette seemed to be the leader. She had that typical leader aura. The girl who told them to wash their hands appeared to be crazy. Or maybe she has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The sweet and caring girl was pretty and was also the one who can keep people on their leash. The Spanish man on the other hand looked like the typical guy his sister would like. Alex's eyes narrowed dangerously, he had to keep an eye on the brunette boy.
Another problem, there were three male blondes: the one who frequently yawned, the strict, British one and the American who had been kicked in his weakest vital region. They were all potential suitors to his sister. Alex decided to keep an eye on his sister better. He would not give away his sister so easily.
"We are sorry for distracting you. I am Sigyn, they are my comrades. We won't distract you again." She apologized.
"It's okay." Lena replied. "It's fun to train with people our age." She inspected them closely. "I get it that you're not exorcists."
"Yes, we are from Central. The Inspector was supposed to come with us but he said it was completely necessary for him to talk to the Supervisor so we came here ourselves." Maria said with a smile. "We hope you didn't mind."
Antonio eyed Alex suspiciously. "You better not touch my hermana or else. She's already got enough men in her lives."
"By men you mean you yourself." Nicholas snorted. "This guy here has sister complex."
"Well understood." The dark green haired girl replied. "My brother also has sister complex."
"Lena, I do not certainly have sister complex. I am just worried about your well being against boys." He almost spat out. His sister frowned at him and glared at him.
"By the way, I'm Lena and this is my brother, Alex. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Nichol as Fleming, nice to meet you too."
Perenelle stared at the held out hand of Lena before asking, "You did wash your hands, right?"
"Don't worry, I washed my hands."
"Good, I'm Perenelle Newman and it's a pleasure to meet you too."
"Arthur Evans." The blonde British shook her hand. Lena could feel her brother giving the man death glares.
The black haired girl approached her with a soft smile. Black hair, brown eyes, and tanned skin, she mused mentally, maybe she's also like Auntie.
"Maria Josefina Hernandez Dela Cruz y Carriedo." Lena stood agape. Wow, this girl has a very long name. She suddenly hoped that she would someday know her surname. "Call me Maria."
"Cool name, I'm Lena."
The other brunette greeted her. "Hello. I am Antonio Fernando Dela Cruz y Carriedo."
"Ah, it's nice to meet you. Wow, you have very long names."
"Si, but you can call me 'Tonio or Antonio."
Alex continued to glare at their clasped hands. He did not like this single bit.
Lena stepped back and turned to a black haired Japanese girl. "Hello!"
"Hi." She replied simply.
"I'm Lena, and you are?"
"Shione Masaru." The other replied. Lena smiled warmly and shook her hand. Maria smiled apologetically.
"Sorry, Shione is a bit thrifty on words."
"I understand."
Nicholas then pointed to the other blonde who was on the floor rolling in pain. "That one is Alfred Jones."
Lena looked at him worriedly. "Are you sure he doesn't need to go to the infirmary?"
"I told you, he's handled worse." Sigyn reminded her. Alex frowned. He wouldn't let his sister touch some boy.
Alex suddenly talked. "Lena, let's go."
"Wow, you can talk." Antonio said mockingly. Alex glared.
"Come on Alex; let's accompany them to the cafeteria! You guys must be—"
As if on cue, their stomachs growled. Maria, Arthur and Sigyn blushed. Antonio smiled sheepishly. Perenelle mumbled about something about washing her hands before eating, Shione remained silent, Nicholas pouted and Alfred groaned.
"Mariaaa," Alfred whined. "Pull me."
Maria rolled her eyes and stared at the stretched arms in front of her. Her brother had his back turned. She grabbed his hand and pulled him up. Then Antonio turned around.
They reached the infirmary instead.
He sighed in annoyance. Really, he just left them alone for a couple of minutes and then BAM! One of them got sent in the infirmary. He marched through the halls and pushed the door open.
There stood the rest of his team and a blonde bandaged.
His eyes then went to two other kids. Dark green haired girl in pigtails and white haired boy; he immediately knew who they were.
They were Allen and Lenalee Walker's children.
Sigyn stiffened when she caught sight of him. Maria and Antonio, not knowing how to read the atmosphere, ignored the inspector. Nicholas noticed the inspector and stood up. Perenelle continued washing her hands and Shione ignored them all.
"Inspector," Sigyn called, hoping to get the attention of the two Mexicans.
"I understand Sigyn, Alfred always get into trouble so I am not shocked." His eyes then trailed to the boy. "But I am annoyed."
He then observed the twins. They had the eyes of their father and their mother's nose. Those were the only things that made them at least to not look like too much like their parents. They could immediately be mistaken as clones of them or carbon copies. But their eyes…their eyes showed their determination and persistence in finding them.
He thought that today might be the right day to tell them.
So he walked to them and tapped their shoulders. The twins looked at him. He gestured his team that he needed to talk to them alone. His team let him leave and the twins seemed to understand his gesture.
Alex turned to him. "What do you want to talk about Inspector?"
"I would like to ask if you are busy tomorrow."
"You're not asking my sister on a date are you?"
"No." The other replied. "I have important matters to talk to the both of you. Maricar and the Supervisor will be there."
Lena piped. "Why can't you tell us now?"
"It will be best if they are there. I shall be leaving now."
The blonde inspector left the two curious. An idea popped up in Lena's head. A sparkle made way to her eyes. Alex noticed it. He examined her a bit closely. She's only like that when it came to…he realized it.
"Are you kidding?"
"Nu-uh, who knows? Maybe he does know something about mom and dad!"
"I suppose but don't get your hopes up…I don't want you to be disappointed later on."
Lena looked at him weirdly. "Since when did you get so pessimistic? I know! You're sad right! Why don't we go to the canteen! That'll cheer you up."
Alex smiled and ruffled her hair. She pouted playfully and fixed her hair. She then ruffled his hair too. Her brother laughed and ruffled her hair once again. Lena grinned and hopped on his back. Her twin then grinned back and carried her. She sniffed her brother's hair and then scrunched her nose.
"Nii-san, your hair smells like sweat. It stinks."
He snorted. "What else can you expect? Me smelling like jasmine or lavender?"
"No, but I expected you to at least smell better."
"I did three laps a few hours ago. By the way, I'll be force-feeding you."
"No, you can't. I am after all your beloved sister."
"I love my sister that's why I want her to be healthy," Alex replied coolly.
"You just want me to be fat."
"You're skinny. Gaining a little weight isn't that bad."
"No, that's still the same. Besides I'm not that skinny."
"Yes you are, just what are they feeding you? Anyways, let's eat."
"I'm not—"Her stomach growled. She blushed in embarrassment while he smirked.
"You were speaking?"
"Let's go."
When she heard that he was here, she wasted no time and immediately sprinted to Komui's office. Nothing was going to stop her. Heck she jumped a stack of papers just to go to that Supervisor's office.
So when she finally reached his office, she slammed it closed.
"Leave if your intentions are to get the twins." She would never let anyone get them away from her. She promised their parents. She gave him a dark look.
"Those are not my intentions, let me speak."
As much as she hated, she had to let him speak. That way, she'll know what his true motives are. "Go on."
"I have come here for important matters Ms. Williams." He told her. "We finally found a way how to track them."
"Them? As in A—"She then kept her mouth shut. It was a taboo to say their names. It was a bigger taboo to even remember them. Bah, they all committed taboo, so what's the point in committing the same taboo over and over again?
"Yes them. You are aware of the fact that Timcanpy has been found somewhere here in the Order right?" She nodded. She was happy that the little golem has been found. "Tim is going to be used to track them."
"I-Is that possible? I mean, they've been gone for so long…" For fourteen years. She mentally added.
"He is still his master, and we are certain that Tim can track him. If Tim tracked General Cross back then, then it won't be hard for it to track his pupil and now master." The inspector reminded her. What he said made sense. General Cross was definitely the hardest person to track, but Tim managed to find him. So finding his disciple would be easier considering that he was a gentleman and didn't go into much hiding unlike before. (His debts were lessened after General Cross died)
"I believe you." She sucked in a deep breath. "But we don't have any other exorcist to help us…"
"Che, how long will you two talk there and not let us in?"
I know.
Months of not updating and that's all I have? I know. *sighs*
And for those who asked what happened to Allen and Lenalee, you'll find out in the later chapters! Anyway, can you guys guess who said the last sentence? Also, for the new set of OCs, I tried my best in making them less Sue-ish. Let's start with the boys: Alfred is an American who is much unorganized but really caring. Nicholas is a good looking boy with the smarts but often yawns much to Arthur's displeasure. Arthur is a strict British but he is polite and gentlemanly. Lastly, Antonio, deals with sister complex too, he also deals with incestuous attraction to his sister but he is caring, and kind.
Question:
What is your weirdest habit?
Me: I'm insomniac. I can stay up late for the whole day without sleep. I don't know why but it's becoming more and more often for me to stay up late.
Another one, can you guys help me in making a music video? (needed for a contest, we're doing an environmental music video) any suggestions will be welcomed.