The next morning the carriage was ready before sunrise and Sebastian, Ciel, and Tanaka set out. After a few long hours they arrived at a cliff that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere but it had a large skyscraper on top.

"Young master we have arrived," Sebastian informed him as he opened the door for him to step out.

"Sebastian what is this?" the boy snapped, an irritated look on his face as he looked up the cliff that they were clearly at the bottom of.

"This is the Dark Order's headquarters," he replied, picking up the earl's suitcases then informed Tanaka to return the carriage to the manor. "Now if you please, I can make this quick," the butler offered, holding his hand out to Ciel who warily took it.

"What do you mean you can-!" Ciel started, cut off when Sebastian pulled him close and wrapped an arm around his waist before launching into the air. He grabbed the fabric of his butler's tailcoat tightly as the ground got further away, but the cliff top got closer. A few moments later they landed softly at the top and Ciel pushed away from his grasp.

"How dare you just grab me like that!" He snapped up at the taller man.

"Forgive me my lord, but would you have rather climbed the cliff yourself?" Sebastian asked with one of the smiles that seriously pissed Ciel off. With a huff he turned to the large building, surprised to see they were actually at a gate that seemed to have a face carved in it. He jumped back when the face suddenly moved.

"PREPARE FOR EXAMINATION!" A bombing voice announced as the gate spoke then suddenly shown a bright light down on the two of them.

"PENAGRAM FOUND! AKUMA ALERT! AKUMA ALERT!" The thing suddenly shouted and an alarm went off inside, making Ciel cover his ears from the loud noise.

"Wait we mean you no harm! We are not akuma!" Sebastian said over the alarm.

i~Inside the Order~/i

Komui watched the screen as the gate scanned the odd newcomers. The screen lit up as it marked a star shape on the taller one's hand and one on the boy's eye. He would have just have dispatched Kanda to destroy them, but the boy's mark made him pause. This had happened before almost exactly when Allen had come and it seemed as if the boy might be similar. While thinking about it, Kanda, Lenalee, and Allen had rushed into the room after hearing the alarms go off.

"Brother what's going on?" Lenalee asked and the director turned to them.

"Kanda and Allen I want you to go out there and confront them. Allen if you see that they are in fact akuma, destroy them on the spot but if not, find out what they want." Komui ordered and although the two looked irritated to be paired together, they nodded and ran out of the room.

i~Outside the gate~/i

The alarm silenced but Sebastian was on high alert as the gate opened and two figures came out. He recognized them from all the information and reports he had gathered before they set out, though he was not too pleased that he knew them. Kanda Yuu and Allen Walker were said to be two of the most powerful exorcists in the order.

"Well bean sprout?" The tall, raven haired male snapped at Allen when they walked up.

"It's Allen, and they're telling the truth. They are not akuma," the white haired boy said.

"Allow me to introduce us, this is Ciel Kipling and I am Sebastian Carter," He introduced, using an alias last name in case they knew of the Phantomhive Company. "We came here to become exorcists, not fight."

"Why should we believe that if you are marked with the sign of the Millennium Earl?" Kanda snapped at him and Sebastian was momentary surprised they knew until he realized that must have been what the "examination" was.

"Let me explain," Ciel said, suddenly speaking up and Sebastian smiled, knowing he would share the cover story that they had created on the trip there. "My parents died two years ago and on the night after their funeral I was visited by this Earl you speak of. He offered to bring them back and of course I took it. I would have died that night had it not been for Sebastian. He possessed untamed innocence within him at the time and it drew him to attack the akuma. Before the creature holding my mother's soul was destroyed it did this to us, binding us together with a curse," he explained as he pulled off the eye patch to reveal the purple eye marked with a demon's sign.

"The curse actually stabilized my innocence as it and I am now under the young master's control. Though I do believe you are cursed too, are you not Allen Walker?" Sebastian asked and the boy looked up at him, pausing before he smiled.

"Yes, you are correct. Now please, come inside, sorry for the fuss," He said with a chipper tone. Kanda glared at them again, not sure if he should trust their story, but he turned and walked after Allen.

"Che, he's shorter than you bean sprout," he scoffed as they came in and both Ciel and Allen looked ready to attack when Komui walked up.

"Welcome! I am the director, you can call me Komui! Allen can show you around and I'm sure when you find my dear Lenalee she will be happy too. Allen, please give them a tour and I'll have Hevlaska check their Innocence when you are through," he said, smiling at the both of them before walking off back to his office again.

"Alright well I can show you around! Let's get started with the training area, then I can show you your rooms then we can get some lunch! Sound good?" Allen said happily and Ciel forced a smile and nodded, knowing he was supposed to make friends so they could get information.

"That sounds great," he said and they began walking around headquarters.

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