bNotes:/b Just a few things real quick! I'd just like to say that this story takes place after the D Gray Man anime and the school plot of the Black Butler manga. And I know this part may be a little bit of a stretch, but it had to be done for the sake of the story and it was pretty fun to write! Thanks so much for reading!
Allen had given them a full tour of the building when he finally led them to their rooms. Ciel was exhausted from listening to the white haired boy go on and on about the order and was more than unhappy with this arrangement. He didn't know how they were going to be able to pull this off, but so far it had somehow worked. Most of it was probably due to the fact that Sebastian was a different type of demon, and more high level, than an akuma so Allen Walker thought they were human. And if Allen thought they were human, everyone else was currently buying it. With a sigh he sat down on the bed, waiting for his butler's return and a moment later there was in fact a knock at the door before said demon walked in.
"Young master I collected a few of these from the library and think you should read them, they would be useful to not only the investigation but also your studies," He said as he entered with several books in his hands which he set on the nightstand. They seemed to be a collection of records and such. "Also, the director has requested our presence to test our innocence, how would you like to proceed?"
"Is it to visit that Hevlaska creature?" Ciel asked him.
"Yes, my lord. Upon further investigation it appears that the creature can sense something called an "innocence synchronization rate" within exorcists. I am sure that it will be able to tell that we do not possess any such matter and would be a great danger to our cover" Sebastian explained to him.
"Well then convince the director to test us in another way, have a duel or something for all I care but do not let Hevlaska touch you, that's an order." Ciel said, looking up at the demon with a slight glare in his eyes as he watched the other male bow down.
"Yes, my lord, it shall be done," was all he said before exiting the dorm. Ciel looked over to the pile of books and reluctantly picked up the one off the top and opened it. He began reading as he once again waited for Sebastian's return.
"Director Komui has agreed to a duel examination, though I am sure we will have to visit Hevlaska eventually," Sebastian told him as they walked down the hall, heading for the training grounds.
"Well we'll just avoid it for as long as we can then won't we? That thing will be the end of this mission if we are not careful," Ciel said with his usual, matter-of-fact like tone.
"Understood. Now before we arrive I must remind you of how this will work. Our story claims we have an innocence type similar to the woman General Cloud, who has a parasitic-beast type anti-akuma weapon. To maintain that story you will have to treat me as such, give orders during the fight and -"
"Yes, yes, I know. Make it look like I am controlling you. We talked about this before, now let's hurry up and get this over with already!" Ciel snapped at him in irritation and sped up until they got to their destination. At the center of the training area was a dirt arena for practice fights. Several members of the order had already gathered around, curious about the new exorcists. Science division workers were there to examine their innocence, but most were there just to watch the fight.
"So are we going to do this or not?" Ciel snapped as he and Sebastian walked up.
"Yes, right away. We have a few challengers for you just to see what the two of can do. Who'd like to start?" Komui said, holding a clip board as he looked over his glasses at the crowd.
"I'll take a whack at it first!" A boy said as he jumped over the small fence around the arena. Sebastian looked over the red-headed boy, watching as he pulled out a rather small hammer that rapidly expanded in his hand.
"This is Lavi, one of the Bookman Clan," Komui said as the boy came up. "Begin when you are ready."
Lavi turned to them with a smirk, then raised the now massive hammer. "Innocence Level 2, release! Hellfire and Ash!" He shouted and Sebastian watched as bright, glowing symbols appeared above the boy, then he hit the hammer on the red marking, then slammed it down on the ground. The symbol appeared below them and Sebastian pushed Ciel out of the way before the circle burst into flames.
"LAVI! YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO KILL THEM!" Komui yelled at him from the sidelines, watching in shock as he could see nothing but fire where Sebastian once was.
Ciel found his footing after being shoved then turned to the raging inferno next to him. Lavi looked smug, sure he had one until he noticed the small boy smiling rather darkly.
"Innocence Activate," Ciel said, ripping off the eye patch and the marking glowed brightly. With that, the ring of fire parted. Sebastian stepped out, completely untouched by the flames and Lavi's eye widened in shock. "Put out this stupid flame," Ciel ordered and the butler raised his hand and the fire swirled and spiraled down into a sphere above his palm.
"Would you like this back?" Sebastian asked, looking from the swirling fire in his hands to Lavi, who was backing up slowly.
"Fire," Ciel ordered behind him and with that, the fireball shot at Lavi, giving him hardly any time to run for it before it exploded right behind him.
"Well done! That was incredible!" Komui said as Lavi pulled himself off the ground, having a lot of large singe marks on his clothes.
"I'll go next!" Lenalee said as she jumped up.
"No! Lenalee don't-!" Komui instantly but she shot a glare at him.
"We need to test his speed don't we?" She snapped at him then turned to Sebastian. "I am Lenalee Lee, and I will be your next opponent," the young girl said sweetly.
"It is an honor to meet you my lady," Sebastian said, bowing down to her and Lenalee blushed a little, making her brother growl. "Shall we begin?" He purred, smiling as she nodded.
"Dark Boots, Activate!" She said and her legs lit up with bright green. Leaping into the air she easily soared up into the air before rocketing down with a kick aimed for his face, but when she was about to hit him, he suddenly wasn't there. She hit the ground, bouncing back up into the air. Looking around she was shocked to see the butler above her and had to quickly backflip to get out of the way. He landed on the ground, looking up as the girl came shooting back down at him. Reaching up, Sebastian caught her foot without even a flinch and the whole crowd gasped. He smiled up at her before releasing her boot so she wouldn't fall over. In truth, catching her hurt like hell, but the demon didn't show it at all as he bowed to her again.
"That… that was amazing…" Lenalee said in awe, staring up at him.
"It is an honor to receive such praise from you Mrs. Lee," the butler said and she giggled a little.
"Now then if we are done with this whole thing, I have better things to do with my time," Ciel snapped, irritated with how charming his butler was acting as it seriously got on his nerves.
"You're not done yet brat," another voice snapped and Ciel turned to see the man they met before, Kanda, approaching them with a serious glare. "Arm yourself, I don't fight without a real weapon," He snapped at Sebastian as he unsheathed Mugen.
"As you wish," the demon said, looking over at one of the walls that held several types of training weapons. He selected a rapier, a long thin sword much like one used in fencing.
"Che, really? That is your choice?" Kanda snorted. "Suit yourself." He hissed then called out, "Mugen, Activate!" and the katana lit up bright blue before he lunged at Sebastian.
"Sebastian, make this fast. I am bored of these stupid games," Ciel said, looking irritated.
"Yes, my lord," He responded as Mugen clashed into his weapon and the third duel began. The katana slashed dangerously close to him several times, but Sebastian was fast to match each of Kanda's moves.
"Double Illusion sword!" The exorcist said and another blade appeared in his hand, catching Sebastian by surprise and giving him enough time to stab the second blade into his shoulder. The demon's eyes flashed and Kanda paused, stunned as he thought that his eyes had turned almost magenta with slitted pupils. In a moment Sebastian grabbed the wrist of the hand holding the sword in his shoulder, then knocked the other one from Kanda's grasp with the rapier. Still holding Kanda's wrist he delivered a hard kick to his side, sending the Japanese boy into the closest wall. Mugen returned to a single blade that Sebastian removed from his shoulder as the crowd watched, absolutely stunned.
"Are we done here?" Ciel snapped, breaking the tense silence.
"Y-Yes, I believe so," Komui replied. "Someone please call a medical team!" he said as he came to his senses.
"He can take care of himself just fine. Sebastian lets go," Ciel ordered and with that, the pair left the training grounds.
Lavi went up to help Kanda but got blown off like usual. The bookman apprentice looked back to the hall the two had just disappeared down, having a bad feeling about them.
"Have you figured it out yet?" a voice said from behind him after most all the others had left. Lavi turned to see his short master and chuckled.
"What do ya mean panda?" he joked, getting a hard hit on the head for calling him a panda and Bookman growled at him.
"Those two are not what they seem. I know you've noticed it, but have you figured it out yet?" He said and Lavi paused but shook his head. "Then pay better attention, watch them closely. Did you ever see the glow of innocence during their fight? Did you notice the color of his eyes when he was stabbed? Does that marking really like Allen's to you?" Bookman snapped.
"Well… no, but what does that even mean?" Lavi said, thinking through all his records but nothing seemed to fit.
"Then I suggest you go and find out." Bookman replied then left him alone, leaving Lavi to his thoughts.
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I hope all of that made sense! Please review!