Sleeping Princess

“Fine. I’ll take it up with him.” Cross put his hand on Allen’s back. “I’m doing this for Allen. Not for you. Not for the Order. Now let’s go.” He growled a bit as he started walking towards town. Allen kept his head down, giving Lenalee an apologetic look. “Please don’t worry about him. He’s always like this.”

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A sense of pride flushed through her, hearing the young woman laugh. There’s something about the musical harmony to it that makes her want to hear it again. “You’ll see it be true, Miss Lenalee. I’m sure we’ve both been here long enough to know that we don’t die very easily.” There came a point where even second level akumas became little much more than another enemy to cut down. A true challenge– now that would be a good change of pace. “Right, off we go,” her plate now left with not much more than bones and scraps, she took her tray in both hands, careful to keep her touch gentle, “Yeah, no kidding. The meals the Order makes are the greatest. One of the best perks of working here.”

She laughed at her comment towards the food. "If you're ever in the dining hall and Allen Walker is there, be sure to observe at how many plates he'll have at his table. When I first met him a couple years ago, I couldn't believe how much he could eat. Luckily my brother had explained to me the amount of energy used in a parasite type." She smiled and lead the way out of the cafeteria. Her last comment  about not dying easily seemed to stick to her head. Although Exorcists have grown stronger against each level of Akuma they faced, some still fell victim to them. "I'm glad you're here though. No matter what Headquarters, we all could use the help."

Cross lit a cigarette and looked at Lenalee, slightly glaring at her. “Does your brother know how terribly manipulative you are?” He stepped forward. “I’ll go, but under certain terms. Obviously Allen trains with me. I’m not to be taken away to whatever until I find he’s sufficiently trained. As soon as we get back to the Order and get him registered and checked out by Komui and Hevlaska, he’s back on the road with me.”

Lenalee looked up at the man in red not pleased with his comment towards her. "I am not manipulative. I want Allen safe if you must know. I even want you safe, and if you have a problem with someone else caring about you, then you may need to relearn what it is to be human." She turned away and sighed before turning to look back at the General. "That decision is up to my brother....You'll need to discuss it with him."

There`’s a grin that instills itself onto her visage, the flattery only stroking her already-inflated ego. “ Something tells me the pair of us could kick some good butt and look good doing it, ” fights were what Marianne lived for. Since the start of her life, conflict had arisen and she was made strong to combat it back. It was the only thing, anyways, that she excelled at wholly. Perhaps that was destined to change, but certainly not any time soon. “ I’d love too! I don’t have anything right now really, my golem’s in repair for a bit so I’m not heading out any time soon. And I mean– when people are super smart, they tend to be a little crazy here and then. Big brains and stuff. ”

The girl laughed upon hearing Marianne's comment about the both of them kicking butt and looking good while doing it. "I guess we'll just have to go on a mission then and see if that hypothesis is right. I think it'll be quite accurate though." All the exorcists that worked together were good at working together. "Alright then, let's bring up our trays if we're done and we'll get the tour started!" She walked up to return her tray and looked around smiling at others that waved to her. "As you already discovered, this is the Dining Hall and Jerry makes the most delicious food."

“If I go, Allen will not train with me.” Cross spoke firmly. “The Order has it out for me. Allen will be subjected to quite the interrogation when he gets back. I have my own things to do.” “But…Master…” “This is where I draw the line of what I do for you, Allen. I am sorry. This is where we part.” He reached out and brushed away some tears that had formed in Allen’s eyes. “You’ll be fine. Tiedoll will be happy to train you. His apprentices have all become good fighters.”

Lenalee frowned as General Cross decided to part ways with Allen. She sighed and looked to side and down. That wasn't suppose to happen. Cross was suppose to agree and go back to the Order while having Allen under his wing. "In that case....." Lenalee knew she had to do the right thing, she looked over at Lavi for a moment and then at Cross and Allen. "I don't want you two split up. So in the end, Allen you can stay with Cross. It'll be like we never found you." She smiled and looked over at Lavi and tilted her head. "We'll have to make due with the numbers we have."

Send my muse "So, what do I have to do to get a kiss from someone like you?"

Send me “♬” and I will put my playlist on shuffle and the first song I get I will take a line and make it into a starter

There’s definitively no shortages of friendly faces in the European branch. Marianne acknowledged how easily the staff mingled. Perhaps it lead to some inefficiency when it came to work, but it felt more like a big family than it did a workplace.  Lenalee’s sunny disposition no doubt contributed to that atmosphere. “Your brother? It’s wonderful to think you could have your sibling here with you,” she mused, knowing how many exorcists’ families were often uninformed of their job, “I can see that. There’s lots of guys. Not so many girls. Not that we’re weaker or anything, o’course. You look like you can kick butt..” and look rather cute doing it. 

Looking at Marianne, she smiled at her. "You look like you could do a lot of damage yourself. Honestly, I can't wait to see you on the battlefield of your next mission, that is if I'm paired with you." Lenalee knew she didn't always like battling but that was the life of an exorcist. You had to fight to protect the innocent people and get closer to ending the Holy War. She smiled upon her comment about her brother. "My brother is truly amazing. Sometimes he can be a bit crazy which I'm sure you'll see that side of him in time. Hey, if you have some free time, I can take you around the Order if you'd like? Get familiarized?"