Feeling her face grow red like a tomato, she laughed nervously. "Hi, Kanda."
The blue-haired gave her his usual sardonic glare, and frowned. It looked like he was going to say a rude remark, but instead, he laughed.
"Hey. So you managed to get the marker off of your face?"
Kenna's eyes widened, and she rested her cheek on her palm. She then looked up, and gave him a warm smile, and nodded. "You didn't do a bad job either."
After Kanda laughed a little and thanked her, the two suddenly got quiet, then looked around. They didn't notice that the place was darker, that it was midnight already. The two exorcists then cast their eyes upon Allen's room, and getting an evil grin on their faces, the two looked back at each other.
She goes to raise her hand, but Kanda stopped her. "No. Let me do beansprout. You do Lavi."
As Kanda slowly opened the door, Kenna tiptoes into there with him, and almost loses her balance after her shoe hits into a book lying on the ground. To prevent the sounds of markers hitting the floor, and Kenna falling face first onto the ground, Kanda grabbed a hold of her hand, which shocked the brunette. She then looked up at Kanda, who realized how awkward the situation was. He then released her hand as he smirked, looking down at Allen. Kenna then chuckled, and the two set their plan into action.
"It's too dark, Kanda!" Kenna whispered as she got out a red marker.
"Don't worry about it." Kanda said, using the same tone level. "Just start scribbling. It would be funnier that way."
Kenna snickered, and then began to draw on the orange-haired man's face.
Kanda backed away, smirking at Allen's face, admiring his complete masterpiece. He then looked over at Kenna, and spoke in a low voice, "Okay. That's good enough for now. The two of them are going to be waking up soon." He then nodded over at the door. "Come on. Let's go."
Kanda put his hands on his knees, and rose up, heading for the door. Trying not to laugh, Kenna looked back at Lavi and Allen's face. Her lips quivered, and a loud laugh roared loudly from her throat. Kanda's eyes shot wide open, and he hurriedly covered her mouth, taking her out of the room.
As the two exorcists heard Lavi and Allen snoring away, they walked into the mess hall, sitting down at one of the tables. Kenna set down the box of markers, and then started to giggle, the memory of her and Kanda getting revenge playing in her head. Kanda laughed also, "That will teach them not to draw on our faces again."
"Yeah." The brunette nodded. "But I do admit, it was actually fun to do."
Kanda nodded in agreement, "I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they see what we did!"
After the blue-haired man said that, the two busted out laughing, not able to hold in their laughter anymore.
The two exorcists then heard a scream come from one of the bathrooms in the hallway, and a high-pitched voice yell, "What in the world happened to my face?!"
Recognizing Allen and Lavi's voices, the brunette and the blue-haired man both snickered. But just then, the marker that Kenna used to draw on the orange-haired man's face peeked out from her pocket, and clattered onto the floor.
Hearing the sound, both the exorcists' eyes shot open, and Kenna went to reach down to grab the marker. But she didn't know that Kanda was following suit also, so as Kenna and Kanda both sat back up, their heads hit into one another, and they both held their hands in pain.
Hearing footsteps suddenly approaching, Kenna and Kanda casted their eyes upon who was coming in; they saw it was no other than Lavi and Allen.
"Did you two do this?!" Allen said, pointing to his face, which had the word "beansprout" written all over it and flowers surrounding his eyes.
Kenna felt a few beads of sweat run down her face, and quickly scooted over, hiding the box of markers from Allen's and Lavi's view. ?"Uh, no, not at all."
Kanda, who didn't seem at all surprised or nervous, shrugs. "Yeah. It was Komui that did it, beansprout."
Allen looked like he was going to punch Kanda in the face, "Now why would it be Komui? He never does anything like that."
Kanda stifled a laugh, "He would do it if he was bored to death and had nothing to do."
Lavi went to say that the statement was not true, but then heard the sounds of markers falling out from the white box, and hitting the floor. Feeling a rush of anger inside him, he looks up at the blue-haired man and the brunette, giving them a mean glare. "...So it was you guys."
Kanda looked up at the orange-haired man with a mixture of confusion and anger in his face. "Now why would you assume it was us?"
"I heard markers hitting the ground,Yu."
"Don't call me Yu!" Kanda rose up, unsheathing his sword. "Besides, you didn't even hear markers hitting the flo..." he halted his sentence ?when he heard Kenna quickly pick up the markers, and put them back in the box.
He then looked back at the orange-haired man and the white-haired boy, and sighed in frustration, "Okay, fine! It was us! We did it to get revenge for you guys drawing on our faces."
"And I gotta admit, it was actually fun to do." Kenna added, stifling a laugh.
Allen and Lavi both gave the two exorcists a dirty look, then suddenly burst out laughing. Allen and Lavi thought back to yesterday; when they drew on Kenna and Kanda's faces, with Allen drawing ?the nose, whiskers, and ears of a kitty on Kenna's face, and Lavi taking care of the goatee and devil horns on Kanda's. ?But they both stopped their laughter when their eyes met the tip of Kanda's mugen, which was aimed right at their noses.
"...But that will teach you a lesson not to draw on our faces next time." Kanda said as he put the sword back in its hilt. Lavi and Allen both raised up their hands in protest, then slowly left the room.
That following morning, Kenna woke up to the sounds of gears being turned and voices of people talking. ?
Rubbing her eyes, Kenna casted her sheets aside, and slipped her exorcist suit over ?the top of her nightgown. As she grasped the doorknob with her hand, she glanced over her shoulder, hoping that the sounds of the gears didn't wake up Tiaoshi.
Hearing the annoying snores of the blonde-haired entity, Kenna let out a deep, relieved sigh, and slowly crept into the hallway. As her shoes squeaked as she walked in the direction of the sound, she heard footsteps approaching and a girl with black pigtails came running out of nowhere, almost running into the brunette. Gasping, she caught the tray of coffee cups before they could shatter into pieces, spilling the coffee everywhere. Giving the tray back to the woman, Kenna gasped for breath, "...Lenalee?"
"Kenna?" the black-haired woman questioned, tilting to her head to the side, her hair following the movement of her cranium. "What are you doing up so early?"
The brunette let a yawn escape from her mouth, "I heard the noises of people working on something. What in the world are they building?"
Lenalee giggled a little bit, "Oh. You mean the science department? They're just creating another robot, since the last four didn't work out that well."
"Oh."
"Yeah." Lenalee did a nervous laugh. "So where's Tiaoshi? She's usually with you."
Kenna looked back at the door of her and the blonde-haired woman's room, "Oh. She's still asleep. She is wiped out from the mission she had to do with two other exorcists. All the akuma she had to fight really drained her energy."
"Ah, okay." Lenalee smiled. ?"I see."
"...And you said that the science department is building a new robot, after the other attempts had failed?" The brunette asked curiously.
"Yeah. Why?" Thinking back on what she just said to Kenna's question, Lenalee's eyes shot open and a worried expression came onto her face. Trying not to spill the coffee, the young woman picked up her pace and headed to the department room, with a confused brunette following behind her.
As the two girls entered the science room, which looked more like an office than an actual lab, the head officer greeted them with a huge smile. "Hello, girls! You're just in time!"
"Just in time for what?" Kenna asked, her hair tangled from running, and a look of utter confusion on her face.
"The science department and I have completed a new robot to reduce our working. I call it..." he was silent for a second, then stepped out of the way so Kenna and Lenalee could see the finished masterpiece. "Komulin the VI!"
"...The sixth?" Reever, the guy with the brown spiky hair from yesterday, spoke up. "Officer, haven't you learned your lesson from those failed attempts in the past?"
Komui gave Reever a grin, "Of course I have! I made it so this one won't be able to malfunction when it drinks coffee, and that it will have more of my personality in it!"
A horde of sarcastic and tired Oh,boys came from the science department in unison. Ignoring what they said, he turned to the brunette and his sister. "So, girls, what do you think?"
Kenna stared at the huge robot, which had a huge head, and a blue detector for an eye. Unlike the other ones, as Komui mentioned, is taller, and the arms look like that of a deer's. "...It looks great." the brunette said, feeling nervous as she continued to look at the robot.
"...So does anyone want some coffee?" Lenalee said, showing the tray of coffee cups, adding a neurotic laugh to the end of her question.
A few hands went up into the air, and the black-haired woman started handing out the coffee to the science department. As she gave the second to last coffee cup to Reever, she saw that her brother's cup was missing. Sensing that the robot got it, she casted her eyes upon the machine, and a bump appeared in her throat.
She watched in horror as the robot leviated the cup to it's face, and slowly sipped it. She turned to look at her brother, who was talking to one of the science department workers. "Big brother..." Lenalee nudged his shoulder with her hand, getting his attention. "I'm afraid that Komulin drank your coffee."
"Drank my coffee?" Komui looked surprised, then laughed. "Oh, don't worry, Lenalee. Komulin won't get damaged by the drink. It won't affect him at all..." He stopped his sentence when he realized what just happened.
"...It..drank it?"
Before anyone could answer, a ton of electricity shot out from Komulin's head, and his head started to flail. After the short impact stopped, Komulin's eye went from a blue to a crimson red. He then looked towards Komui and the others, then at the two female exorcists.
Feeling beads of sweat run down their faces, Lenalee muttered "Of course." then looked at Kenna, "RUN!"
Taking a hold of Kenna's hand, Lenalee rushed her and the brunette out of the room, with the staff running behind them, trying to get away from the malfunctioned robot. Kenna could hear the sound of the robot's legs digging into the floor as it charged at the brunette, completely missing the science department.
Inside the robot's mind, a small circle moved around, then halted right at Kenna.
Female exorcist detected. The robot said. Must delete.
The brunette freaked out at the last word of Komulin's statement, and started running at lightning speed, leaving Lenalee behind.
"Kenna, wait!" The black-haired woman called out to Kenna, but Kenna couldn't hear a word that she said. She was too busy being scared to death and screaming. Lenalee sighed in frustration, and then closed her eyes.
The top of her boots began to unwind, a teal aura coming from the diamond-like shape embedded into them. When it was done, her boots came up almost a few inches above her ankle, radiating the same aura as the shape, and ?she soared into the air, able to move as fast and smooth as a butterfly. Her hair flowed like a falling feather as she flew down, the aura slashing at Komulin's face, causing a huge dent to form in its face. Landing back down on her feet, Lenalee took a deep breath, and continued battling the robot.
Meanwhile, the scared brunette went zooming down the hallway, still screaming. This sound woke up Allen and Kanda.
Rubbing his eyes, Allen watched as Kenna zoomed past them, their hair blowing in the wind caused by Kenna's run. "Hey, Kenna." the white-haired man said, getting the brunette's attention. "What's wrong?"
"A robot...is chasing me..." Kenna tried to catch her breath. "...It drank Komui's coffee and malfunctioned...know it's chasing me..." Looking back at the hallway, she continued to run, screaming, "I don't want to die! I don't want to dieeeee!"
Both completely confused, Allen and Kanda both looked at each other, not knowing what the heck Kenna was talking about. But then it hit them, and their eyes shot open. "Oh god..." Kanda said, grumbling. "Don't tell me Komui made another one..."
"Well, according to Kenna, he did." Allen yawned, and the two male exorcists activated their anti-akuma weapons. ?But before they even had a chance to attack, Komulin went running past them, making the hairs on Allen's back rise and scare him to death. He heard a snicker come from Kanda, but decided to not say anything.
As Kenna reached the mess hall, she heard the sound of the robot coming closer.
Must delete. Must delete. Must delete. The robot kept on repeating its call until it stopped at the entrance of the dining room where Kenna was. Feeling the robot's presence, Kenna tried her best to hide from the robot behind a huge stack of boxes. Unfortunately, the robot detected her, and destroyed them. Freaking out, Kenna ran away from her hiding place and her muscles tensed as the robot came towards her.
Her hand gently rested against the wall as the robot came into attacking distance. Kenna felt her life flashing right before her eyes, and without even thinking, she closed her eyes and disappeared.
The robot screeched to a halt before it could collide with the tables. Komulin looked around, trying to detect where Kenna went to, but failed.
The sounds of Allen, Kanda, Lavi, and Lenalee's footsteps approached as they arrived in the mess hall.
"That robot that my brother created got away from me!" The black-haired woman said, gasping for breath. "Where is-"
Her sentence ceased when she saw the robot, and then slowly looked around the room, seeing that the brunette is not in sight. Her eyebrows furrowed in concerned, and she looked at the cook, "oh god! Jerry! Did the robot get Kenna?"
The purple and pink haired man shrugged, "I don't think so. The robot was chasing Kenna, the last time I glanced over, and in the blink of an eye, that young woman disappeared in a flash of blue."
"...A flash of blue?" Kanda asked.
The sound of shoes landing on top of something got the four exorcists' attention. Casting their eyes upon Komulin, they saw that Kenna had somehow alighted on the robot's head. "There's no need to worry. I'm alright." the brunette said, an aura radiating in both of her hands. She then bent down on her knees, and flew into the air. She then released the orb, making the dent in Komulin's head crack open, revealing tons of wires, small amounts of electricity shooting out.
The brunette then took a deep breath, and forming a bolt in her hands, she finished him off. A huge explosion erupted from the impact, causing the four other exorcists to get out of the way, including Jerry. When it leveled off, Kenna looked around, hoping that no one got hurt. Seeing that nobody was, Kenna let out a sigh of relief.
Right as she went to join her friends, a voice boomed through the hallway, "KOOOMMMUUULLLIIINNN!"
By the sounds of it, it was no other than Komui wailing. As the chief came running into the mess hall, he saw what was once his "masterpiece", now shattered into pieces by Kenna's powers. Komui gasped, tears coming out of his eyes. "Why, Lenalee? Why did you do this?! This was supposed to be one that would succeed the others?" he took a deep breath, "And why couldn't you just blame it on the coffee?"
"...I would like to, brother," the woman smiled, "But I can't. And besides, it wasn't me that destroyed it."
Komui gave his younger sister a confused look, since Lenalee destroyed the other four he had created. "Then who was it?"
There was a moment of silent as Komui slowly looked towards Kenna, his face shaped in shock.
"It was you?" The head officer asked the brunette, bewildered.
Feeling sweat running down her face, she nodded.
"But...how?"
Releasing a sigh from her throat, Kenna stuck out her hand, and a few seconds later, a blue aura appeared in her hands. Komui's eyes widened in surprise, since he has not seen an anti-akuma weapon like that in his whole life. Wiping the tears from his eyes, he walked over to Kenna, and looked at the bright, but somewhat dim light in her hands.
The head officer fixed his glasses, then casted his eyes upon the brunette, "I haven't seen an anti-akuma weapon like that in my whole life. But by the looks of it, it looks like a parasite type."
"...A parasite type?" Kenna's face shaped into one of concern.
"Yes. It's a type of anti-akuma weapon that's part of the accomodator's body." he looks over at the white-haired boy, "Take Allen for instance. He was born with an anti-akuma weapon in his left arm, hence the cross embedded on his hand."
"...Ah, okay." Kenna said, relieved that it wasn't anything bad.
"But it is an interesting anti-akuma weapon. It seems that you understand your Innocence very well."
"Innocence?" Kenna was baffled.
"It's a long story." Komui responded, adding a nervous laugh to the end of his sentence, then drove his attention away from the female exorcist, and back at Komulin. Tears welled up in his eyes once again.
"...Well, it was good while it lasted." Komui sobbed, and Lenalee, letting out a sigh of annoyance, led her brother out of the room before he caused a flood of tears in the mess hall.
...
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A young girl, representing one around the age of 13 or 14, came soaring back into the alternate world on the ruler's umbrella, Lero. She just came back from school, bored as always from having to study.
Spotting the Millennium Earl sitting on his chair, as always, a grin came across her face. Jumping from the hovering umbrella, she flew at the elf-eared villain, and gave him a surprise hug, making him almost drop his food that he was eating.
"Road!" The Millennium Earl's voice was that of a regular man's, but much more deeper. "What are you doing back from school so early?"
"Oh, we had an early release day." The spiky, dark-blue haired, girl said, pulling a lollipop out of her pocket.
"An early release day?" The villain said. "Well, that's unlikely." A sudden grin came across his face. "That reminds me. I have something that I'd like to tell you."
"Oh?" Road Kamelot said, taking the piece of candy out of her mouth. "And what is that?"
A maniac laugh came from the Earl, and he slowly walked over to a crystal ball on the coffee table, his long coat following him at his feet. "There's a new exorcist in town."
"A new exorcist?" A sinister grin came from Road. "Who is it?"
"See for yourself." The Earl stepped aside, and an image appeared in the crystal ball, showing four exorcists walking together in the hallways, with Kanda not paying attention to the conversation. He pointed to the brunette.
"She's been nothing but trouble for the past few days. Ever since she became an exorcist of the Black Order, she was been a thorn in my side, making it harder to destroy them. I've had enough trouble with the Black Order, without Kenna adding to it." He then walked over to Road. "And this is where you come in. I want you to go to Germany, and blend into the local scenery. Don't bring to much attention to yourself at first. I want you to follow Kenna and the other exorcists. Find out what they're up to so we can keep one step ahead."
A chuckle came from Road. The pigmentation of her skin went from a healthy flesh tone to a dull gray. Soon a wreath of crosses appeared along her forehead, disappearing near the apex of her temples. "This should be fun." she smirked before allowing a devious giggle to befall her lips.