TWP: Aaaaand here's the fifth chappie! :D Thank you, everyone who's reviewed and faved this story, thanks, really! By the way, I've got a poll on my profile, please check it out. God I've waited so long to publish this chapter (29 days to be exact xD) and I'm so happy that it's past midnight even if I'm supposed to get up in 5 1/2 hours...

Disclaimer: I do not own the -Man characters… but I would LOVE to have owned Lavi!

"What, did you just say?" Avas voice was dangerously low as she glared at the towns people in front of her while Krory stood beside her looking down on the ground.

"It's all a fabrication! He's still a monster!" Ava glared at them, wanting to do nothing more than pounce on them and beat the living shit out of them. Krory had always been treated like that and it made her sick. "Get out and never come back again!" The mayor demanded and Krory flinched each and every time they said something.

"Monster!"

"Leave! Leave, leave, leave!"

"Monsters!" Ava couldn't hold it anymore. Huge white wings ripped out from under her coat and tore it to shreds. The men fell back in surprise and awe, watching the beautiful, feathery wings spread out as she towered over them.

"Shut up, before I do something I might regret!" She growled. Krory also watched the wings with awe and so did Allen and Lavi. Now that they thought about it, Ava never activated her Innocence in front of them in the castle. To them and the town's people, she looked like a furious but pretty angel right then.

"Come Arystar. Let's get the hell out of here. You're going to explore the world like you've always dreamed of and you know what? You'll meet people who'll be grateful to you for saving them." When she mentioned the last part she gave a sharp glare again at the town's people before she grabbed his hand and gently led him out of town, her wings folded themselves neatly on her back before they unfolded and stretched again, showing that they were at least three times her size. A grand sight indeed, and quite intimidating too.

"Let's leave these freaks behind." She muttered and left the stunned towns' folk behind. Allen and Lavi stared after them before they hurried after. They were both worried about Krory but Avas reaction was unexpected.

'She's kind and loving, seemingly only to her cousin, but not afraid to speak her mind. The opposite of Arystar Krory, who's had almost no contact with the outside world.' Bookman thought to himself as he followed behind the four. He wondered, if he wasn't a part of the Bookman clan but was an ordinary Exorcist, would he also glare at the people like that? He glanced at his apprentice who had a hand on Krory's shoulder and was leading him away, trying to cheer him up and concluded that, yes, he would have. But it was forbidden to get attached to anyone. That was one of the most important rules for a Bookman. He just hoped that Lavi still remembered that.

The mood in the carriage that they were riding on was dark. Ava was scowling; her brows furrowed on her forehead and amber eyes glinted dangerously, she had replaced the torn coat with a new one that she had stored in her bag. Krory was crying silently to himself while Lavi and Allen merely kept to themselves, not knowing what to say about what had happened in the town.

"Who cares if we can't go back?" Ava, Krory and Allen stared at Lavi who had straightened his back smiling softly. "Home is where the heart is, like they say." He pointed to his heart, all cool looking and Krory threw himself over Lavi who yelped in surprise and tried to throw him off without success. Ava watched this display before she giggled. The three men looked at her confused while her laughter reached a higher volume.

"You guys are so weird."

"Hey, we're not!" They cried indignantly but her laughter caused them to join her but suddenly she stopped laughing. They stared at her and sweat dropped. She had fallen asleep.

"So this is a town?" Krory asked and his companions nodded. They then ushered him off to take in the atmosphere and sights, to get a view of how the world worked outside of the castle.

'He's really different when his Innocence is deactivated.' Allen and Lavi thought as they waved after him.

"I've got something to do, so look after him for me." Ava suddenly said and ran down the streets.

"H-hey, Ava!" They called but she either didn't hear them or she ignored them and disappeared. "Geez, she'd better hurry up. It won't be long before the train leaves." Lavi crossed his arms before both he and Allen noticed Krory coming back with a lot of objects in his arms.

"You've gotta be kidding me."

"We've got a new Exorcist. Yeah, my cousin. He'll be a valuable asset, I'm sure." A pause before she continued. "Yeah, Bookman stayed behind, it's only me, Arystar, Walker and Bookman Jr." A second pause.

"Roger that." Ava hung up and disconnected her golem before she walked out of the phone boot. She looked around and something interesting caught her eye. She walked up to the shop it was in and checked her watch.

"I've still got some time." She said to herself before walking in. She grabbed the object of interest, paid for it and left the shop, checking her clock again. "Still got some time to spare." Still, she decided to take her time to the station which resulted in her losing the train.

"…. You've gotta be shitting me…" She sighed and walked out of the station, then out of the town and into the forest before she activated her Innocence. Her wings spread out and she took off, hoping to catch up with the train. It didn't take her long and when she finally got on board, she began to look for her companions. She opened the door and walked into a compartment with five persons. One of them was sitting in only their underwear, all of his stuff beside the man with his back to her.

'Poor fool.' She thought before she saw who it was. The door behind Krory opened and in stepped Allen and Lavi who seemed shocked too at what was happening.

"Oh, sorry. This ain't the sort of place for kids." The man with his back to her said and she walked up to them silently and began cracking her knuckles.

"I think I'm a legal adult." She said and all seven jumped startled and turned to her. "Ah, sorry then. Ready for another round, mack?" The man asked and Krory hesitated.

"You're not going back on the bet are you? You already accepted." They pushed and Ava sighed. She was about to interfere but Allen had already taken off his coat and betted it in Krorys place. The leader chuckled and accepted, ready to get a higher prize.

"I can't believe it." Ava stared with wide eyes at the group of men sitting in only their underwear while all their stuff lay piled up beside Allen. She wasn't sure if she should feel pity for them or being afraid of Allen, who had such an innocent expression on his face. Even Lavi was at a loss for words and that wasn't something that happened often. The men demanded one more round.

"Alright, but I'll have to ask you to wash your boxers before you hand them over." Allen smiled innocently.

"You're doing awfully well here… I thought you were Mr. Unlucky." Lavi whispered to Allen who replied with a straight face.

"Well, I'm cheating." Lavi gaped at him. "You serious? I didn't take you for that type."

"They cheated Krory in the first place." Allen put four cards on the table and put his hand over the deck and four new fell out from his sleeve.

"Eh?" Lavi's eye widened. "I never lose at cards." Allen declared confidently as he recalled his past. "I had to polish my skills to pay off my master's various debts."

"Skills?" Lavi asked but regretted it almost immediately since Allen's expression turned from innocent to look like a devil.

"So, I never lose at cards! The three of them cheated before so I'm just paying them back in kind." His laughter was deep and dark making Lavi and Ava sweatdrop.

'Allen's got an awfully dark past. What did his master make him do?' Lavi thought in pity, noting that his own may have been a dance on roses compared to the white haired boy's.

'Poor, poor boy. I feel for you.' Ava thought with a nervous smile on her face. With another innocent expression he put down his cards, showing four of a kind. Then the train stopped and the name was called over speaker.

"Ferdoille Station!" The group was getting off there and jumped off the train in only their underwear except the kid. Before they left though, Allen held their suitcases out from the window.

"Here, I got my friend's stuff back, so there's no need to make you guys suffer." Allen said and they smirked.

"Boy, we're not so pitiful as to accept your charity." The one with glasses said and the four Exorcists sweatdropped.

"Then… why did you grab a hold of it?" Allen asked. "Oh, well look at that. Thank goodness. We were about to die of cold, there!" He said happily after they had gotten dressed. He threw the deck of cards to Allen who caught it. "That should make us square!" He called and Allen nodded and waved before getting back in and closing the window.

"Would you like a flower?" A little girl held a pink rose up to Krory who took a step back, not sure if this was a trick too or not. "Please take one."

"No thanks, I'd rather not." Krory replied kindly as he remembered that Allen and Lavi got a little bit ticked off the last time he bought something. He opened his eyes and noted with horror that the girl was on the verge of crying. A hand appeared on his shoulder and Ava smiled at the girl.

"He changed his mind. We both want a flower." She smiled at the girl who brightened up immediately and handed them one flower each before skipping off happily. "Sometimes it's alright to enjoy simple pleasures like these. You just have to be careful of what you do, nothing more. Here." She handed him a wrapped box with a red bow and he stared at it in confusion before he stared at her.

"It's a gift." She reassured him and he opened it, his eyes widening. He found a silver necklace with a pendant that one could open. He wondered what was inside and she nodded. He opened it and gasped. Inside the pendant a picture of a child version of him, Tristan, Duke and a baby version of Ava. She opened the collar of her jacket and pulled out her own pendant with the very same picture.

"So we remember why we're fighting." She reasoned and tears welled up in his eyes. He hastily rubbed them away though and nodded.

"I'm sorry about that. He's a bit paranoid." Komui apologized for the trouble Krory and the others had with the gatekeeper who had mistaken Krory for an Akuma because of the Akuma blood that was still in his system.

"It was your bloody robot that gave us the most trouble!" Ava tried to strangle the Supervisor but was held back by Lavi and Allen. Said man fell over his desk and began to cry.

"Komurin 4!" He wailed as he remembered how horribly the robot had been torn to pieces by Ava. She had become frightening the moment it had laid its eye on her. She saw what it had done to Lavi and refused to be toyed with so her wings had grown from beautiful angel wings to a more grotesque version. They had looked like huge hands coming from her back. They had coiled themselves around Komurin 4 and torn him apart, limb by limb.

"And you're supposed to be my superior?" She struggled more and almost reached him before she was pulled back again.

"A-anyway, we only found Krory-kins in the castle. General Cross was already gone." Lavi told Komui as he finally managed to calm her down.

"My, my, where could he be?" Komui sighed. That had been one of their last options and they were running out of leads fast. "Well anyway, it's good that we found Krory. By the way…" He got a sinister expression and dragged Krory with him. He was taken down to his personal infirmary and there he was strapped to a chair. Wondering what was going on, he looked around but fear welled up in him as Komui walked up to him.

Screams could be heard outside and the four Exorcists waiting outside flinched. Allen winced as he remembered how he too had been tricked in there when he first arrived.

"I've been in there once… and I tell you, it will not happen again!" Ava shivered as she tried to force out the memories of when she had joined the order four years ago.

"What did he do to you?" Lavi asked but held up his hands in defense and took a few steps back by the expression she showed on her face. "F-forget I asked." Sometime later they both came out, Krory having an expression between horror and depression as they walked down towards the elevator that would take them to Hevlaska. Once there, the poor man freaked out when Hevlaska grabbed him and checked his synchronization rate. Everyone except Komui laughed as they recalled how they had reacted to Hevlaska when they arrived at the order. It was funny how everyone's reaction was the same.

"Will I be able to live in this place for the rest of my life?" Krory thought out loud and Ava laughed.

"Don't worry Arystar. It ain't all that bad. I should know, I've been here for the last four years." Krory was about to ask how she ended up in the Black Order but she pushed him inside a door and his eyes widened. Inside the cafeteria a huge crowd had gathered with Lavi, Allen, Bookman and Lenalee in front of them all. Over them a banner with the letters Welcome Arystar Krory, hung. Said man walked in with wide eyes, not completely believing his eyes.

"Why you just standin' around, Krory-kins?" Lavi called snapping him out of his stupor. "It's your party."

"We all pitched in to get it ready." Allen added. "All for me?" Krory muttered as he looked down at the floor, a slight blush on his cheeks. Lenalee walked up to him with a smile, holding a cup with the initials A.K on them.

"Here you go. This is your cup." He took it with both hands and thanked her.

"Welcome to your new home, Krory." Allen said and so everyone in the room repeated what he had said. The feeling of happiness overwhelmed Krory and tears made their way down his cheeks. He was doing a lot of crying lately, but this time it was from happiness and not grief.

"Hey, hey, you crying again, Krory-kins?" Lavi teased and Krory turned to him.

"T-tears of joy!" He clarified and used the teens' scarf to blow his nose. "Krory!" The teen exclaimed in annoyance causing the others to laugh. Ava tugged on the scarf, making the red head turn to her. She unwrapped it and balled it up in her hands.

"I'll wash it for you, since he's my cousin." She grinned and he rubbed his head. "Thanks."

"To our new friend and comrade: Arystar Krory!" Komui announced and raised his glass with the rest following him. "Cheers!" Krory walked into the crowd, finding this too good to be real but he wasn't paying attention to where he was going so he bumped into Komurin 4 Mini, a robot that was made for cleaning. It wouldn't have been a problem if it wasn't for the Exorcist being clumsy enough to spill his herbal tea on it, causing it to malfunction.

"Are you sure it's safe?" Reever asked Komui who nodded.

"It's 100 % safe. Komurin 4 Mini, clean up!" He ordered and the robot nodded and went up to him. Komui was a bit confused but yelped in surprise when the robot took out make up.

"Cleaning complete!" The robot announced and everyone saw Komuis face, fixed up to look like a geisha.

"Make-up?" Allen exclaimed in disbelief. "You're all so dirty!" The robot announced and brought out more of its equipment. Lenalee growled and activated her Innocence.

"Screw off!" She yelled and kicked the robot out into outer space. "Are you alright, everyone?" She asked but stopped when she saw their faces. The only ones who had escaped from its ''attack'' were Lenalee and Ava. Ava took one long look at Lavi, Allen, Krory and Bookman. There was a silence, the four wondering why she was staring until her cheeks puffed up and a giggle escaped. Then one more until she was laughing like there was no tomorrow.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! Hilarious!" She yelled and fell to the floor, her legs not being able to support her. "You better record this Cam!" She told her golem, a round ball with wings. It immediately scanned their faces.

"H-hey, wait a minute!" Lavi said nervously as he noticed the evil glint in her eye. "What are you going to do with that?"

"Why, I'm going to download this into the computer systems so everyone in the Order can see it, even those from the other Branches." She said innocently and took off. Wasting no time, Lavi, Krory and Allen rushed after her while Lenalee only laughed.

"Wait, did her golem record us too?" Reever asked and Lenalee only laughed harder. "Get her!" The entire Science Dept. and all the Finders raced after her too. But even though they were having such a good time at the moment, laughing without a care in the world, sinister things were happening outside of their knowledge. A dark era would come, and it was already on their doorstep.

TWP: Alright, fifth chapter over with. Review because honestly, that button down there is lonely. I mean it, I talked to it last night.