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A Black World Washed White V

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5. sea-bound

"Whoa...."

Allen looked at all the ships in the harbor, most were massive.    He walked behind Kanda, who was looking forward with an air of indifference, it was obvious he couldn't care less about the ships around him.   Ahead of Kanda was the finder who would be accompanying them, Toma.  It seemed that any time Allen was paired up with Kanda, Toma always came with them.  Of course, Allen had no problem with that, Toma was nice, and very patient with Allen's lack of knowledge about what their missions.  He knew he could ask Toma about anything he didn't understand, which was a good thing, because Kanda most definitely would not.  

Toma pointed out the ship that would be carrying the trio to New York.  After that they would meet a Finder at the port, and be escorted to a train, and be taken down to Washington D.C. where the North American branch of the Black Order was.*    Allen faintly wondered if they would have to go through customs.

Probably not... we've never had to before.  Besides, all our paperwork is in order so I should think not....

Shaking the idea of customs out of his head, Allen boarded the ship behind Kanda and Toma.    He was lead along to the cabin they would be sharing, Allen looked around curiously.  Once again, the young boy would be traveling first class, something that he had yet to get used to.   The exorcists always seemed to use first class transportation, maybe it was because less people used first class.  If there were less people around, then less people are likely to get hurt if a battle were to break out.

000

"So.... If there's more than one piece of Innocence that needs to be transported, then why aren't one of the General's doing this?"
Allen asked, it was a good question.  Usually the only members of the black order allowed to carry more than one piece of innocence at a time were the Generals, because the they had over 100 percent synchronization with their anti-akuma weapons and so much as one innocence was enough to draw a multitude of Akuma to them.  

"Well.... the General's are all very busy as it is, trying to find Accomodators to the innocence they already carry with them.  Besides that, it's very hard to track them down, we don't know where half of them are at this point in time."

i know they're not but... why does it seem as though all the generals are like my Master....?

General Cross Marion, who always hid in the shadows from the Order, was of course one of the missing Generals.  The fact that other Generals were missing was not very reassuring.  Allen was well aware that the only General who purposely didn&'t contact the Order regularly was his master, but still.... even if it was accidental, the others were starting to seem like Cross.  

"I see.  So how did the Order come to have a branch in the U.S.? And wouldn’t that stand out a lot? I mean when I think Black order all I see is a big black castle...."

"The Building is inside the Washington Monument."

"Oh....."

they operate from inside a tourist attraction!?  That seems a little daring...


Allen sighed and laid back in his cot, he was suddenly feeling very tired, he didn't even want to go out and check out the ship's restaurant or anything.

there's something wrong if I'm not interested in food....

He turned over and put his face in his pillow, the sudden feeling of apathy towards everything made him just want to sleep.  Which is what he did, he fell asleep, with the soothing sound of the waves, and the gentle rocking of the ship, that were hardly noticeable in the medium sized room.

000

...... I still don't want to get up......

Allen groaned as he pushed himself up a little, so that he was supporting his upper body with his elbows.

Wait.... wasn't it about this time when I went to sleep....? does that mean...

Allen pushed himself out of bed so quickly that he fell to the floor.  Upon hearing the loud thumping of a body hitting the floor, Toma came into the room.

"So you're finally awake Sir Walker"

He said, while Allen recollected himself.

"Have I been asleep all that long?"

"For nearly a whole day.   You must've been very tired."

That was true, Allen hadn’t had a good nights sleep in ages.  He was tortured by the memory of Mana Walker, the father he loved, the father he brought back and killed.   Could he ever get over that one instance in his life?

"Maybe you should go out onto the Deck, Sir Walker.  The view of the ocean is lovely."

Toma suggested.  Allen nodded, and got up off the floor.  He would take Toma's advice and go out onto the deck.  He thanked the finder and left the room, on slightly wabblely legs, he wasn't used to walking on a ship yet.

When taking in the salty sea air, Allen was hit with a sudden feeling of nausea.  He went quickly to the edge of the boat and started vomiting.

Great..... I get sea-sick......that can't be good.

It wasn't good for him at all.  As a parasitic type, he needed to eat extreme amounts of food, otherwise he would not have the energy to properly wield his Anti-Akuma weapon.  But, because he was on a ship with a limited food supply, he could not eat his fill without practically starving the other passengers, and therefore would have to eat normal portions of a month.  If that wasn't bad enough, then this definitely made the situation it's worst possible.  If Allen was gonna puke up the little food he did eat, who knew what could happen to him?

Allen managed to stop purging over the side of the boat and turned, leaning on the sturdy railing of the ship, breathing heavier than normal.  He heard footsteps approaching him, and then saw a pair of chunky black boots with more straps than seemed necessary.  

"Idiot Moyashi, you should've told someone if you get sea-sick so easily."

ugh... great just what I needed right now, to be berated by him....

Allen looked up to see Kanda glaring at him, like he was weak and unsightly.

"Wait here for a minute...."

The older exorcist said, sighing like he was about to do some back-breaking chore.   Allen did as told, only because he did not feel as though he could move from his spot, nor did he trust his stomach to allow him to.  When Kanda came back, he held a plate of food and a glass of water in his hands.  Allen gave him an inquisitive look, what's the point of putting more food in a stomach that could ultimately reject it?

"It's ginger root, and water.  Ginger is a natural remedy for sea-sickness, and you"re probably dehydrated from not drinking anything all day.  Plus, that monster you call a stomach is empty, which makes one more prone to being sick"

Allen starred at the raven-haired boy before him, was he really supposed to believe that was Kanda?  Allen wanted to pinch Kanda, to make sure he was real, but then thought better of that; if he was real, Allen would loose an arm.  He opted to pinch his own cheek instead.   There was no way Kanda was really doing something ..... dare he say.... nice?

But then, he did help me that day I got lost....

"Look, I am not trying to do anything nice for you, you idiot Moyashi.  I just don't want to have to share a cabin with a person who smells like sick for a month."

Ehe.... figures it'd be something like that.....

Allen sighed and started in on the food in front of him, thanking Kanda before he did.
*The North American Branch- Saya has no idea where that is actually located. She found information on it's existence in Komui's discussion room volume 2 in book 5 on page 42, to be exact. Saya thinks that somewhere close to the government would make the most sense, just because the Black order would need help from the government to cover up extremely large scandals involving akuma. For instance if Ellis Island were to be blown off the map, the Order would need to do something to cover up the truth about the incident, which they couldn't do without government help. Saya hopes this helps you understand her logic.

So yeah, when Saya-sama was writing about this chapter, and was thinking about the placement of the North American branch, she immediately thought "the American branch has to be in the Washington monument!" just because to Saya it looks like a white and smooth-walled version of the Black Order Castle. Wow Saya did a lot of babbling today, forgive her!

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it ok and there r so many straps on his boots because he thinks it makes him look cool