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Edited and Revised (again)

I would like to say that this is the first fanfiction I have ever written, and I am enjoying myself immensely. I've no expirience with fanfiction and have no formal training in English, but I do hope you'll like my story anyway. This is the third time I have reposted this chapter, and it probably isn't the last. I love all of you who find my errors, because then I can fix them. I cannot fix my faults if I cannot see them. I want this story to reach it's full potential, and for that to happen, I'll need your help as well. Thank you Starburstia, for finding some of these errors and helping me to fix them! I hope this time the chapter has reached closer to it's potential. :) I love all~!

It was over.

The war was finally over. It's been a month since the final battle. When the Earl was defeated, and when Allen had used The Heart to bring all of his fallen comrades back to life. Allen posses the Heart, and has only used it once. All of the Noah have been integrated into the Order, using Allen as their go between because he was the only person who was both Noah and Exorcist. He had been used as a kind of ambassador between the two parties as they agreed to coexist and work peacefully together. But there are still Akuma around. Now here's what happens when everyone is sent on a mission they never thought possible...

Prologue:

"Allen-kun!" Lenalee ambled jovially up to Allen with a smile, "Nii-san wants us in his office for a mission," she explained as she dragged Allen towards the Science Department and away from the dining hall. Allen groaned, it was going to be the third mission that week, and he hadn't had breakfast yet. He had also been subjected to a long and very strenuous meeting concerning his fate about the 14th. After the final battle had ended and he had used the heart, Allen had made peace with the 14th. Making the deal that since the Earl was dead, the 14th could rest and he agreed not to take over Allen's mind anymore. Though every now and then the 14th would pop in at the back of Allen's conscious and shed his light on the situation. He was rather sarcastic. Though Allen himself had made peace with Neah, the Order had not. They were still suspicious as to his intentions, and didn't trust that he would stay quiet. Sometimes Allen felt the same, but he trusted his 'Uncle' however sardonic he was. Allen wasn't the type of person to distrust someone, no matter what they had done in the past. He was still uneasy about the hidden meaning in having to kill the person he loved to become a full Noah, and he was unsure about the future, but he would keep walking, no matter how blindly, because that's what Mana had taught him. Neah himself had said that because the Earl was dead, he didn't need to interfere with anything anymore. Only what gave him concern over Allen's welfare. He was his 'Uncle' after all, and he was still trapped inside Allen's body. And even though it was true, and Allen had become used to the idea, Neah Walker was still a mystery, to Allen, and to everyone else.

"Oh, come on Allen-kun, you're a General now. You've got more responsibilities," Lenalee admonished him. Why did it seem that everybody was always reminding him that? Especially when he hadn't eaten? He wasn't really used to being a General. He didn't act like one and no one really treated him any differently. Well, that was a lie. Everyone treated him differently, in some way at least. All the Finders and newcomers treated him somewhat like a God. All because of something he didn't do! It was weird, the way he was being treated, almost like back when everyone had first learned about the Noah in his head. Like he was about to explode at any moment. A bomb about to go off. They treated him the same way now, and it made him terribly lonely. At least his closest friends at the Order still treated him the same. Kanda still gave him death threats, Lavi still joked about his height, Lenalee was still nice to him, Miranda still sobbed at any given moment, Krory was... well, Krory, and all his friends in the Science Department were still sleep deprived and over-worked. At least that could stay the same. They trusted him as much as he trusted them, which was a surprising amount.

Allen glared at her from the corner of his eye. It was still pretty intimidating, "Exactly! If I have more responsibilities, then I should have more recuperation time after missions! Besides, I haven't had breakfast yet." His stomach rumbled, supporting his statement wholeheartedly. Lenalee giggled.

"So that's your problem. I was wondering why you were so sour this morning." Allen pouted at this. He didn't like it when people made fun of him because of the way he apparently acted when there wasn't food in his stomach. Though he believed that these accusations were unfounded entirely. He was about to say those exact words in defense but his retort was interrupted as they stepped into Komui's messy office. Allen hadn't realized that they were even heading in that direction. Lenalee was becoming very skilled at steering an unsuspecting Allen to places he'd rather avoid. He gave her a piercing glare to which she looked back innocently at him, "What?" She asked and pulled Allen further into the office, having to hop skillfully over stacks of paper half their size every other foot.

"LENALEE!" Komui tackled his sister as Allen awkwardly stepped away and sweat dropped.

"Nii-san, please get off of me," came Lenalee's muffled but stern voice from somewhere under Komui's arms. Komui stepped back at the dangerous tone in his sister's voice.

"Ah, Allen. I have the papers with the details for you mission somewhere…" Komui muttered to himself as he went to search his ridiculously messy desk for the papers that contained the specifications for Allen's mission. After five minute's searching and no paper, Komui gave up, "Well, I know what it's about. I'll fill you in instead."

"I better not be going with Bakanda," Allen proclaimed with a scowl.

Komui hopped back over the massive stacks of paperwork to the two teens standing in front of him, "No, Kanda will not be accompanying you. Though your mission is quite a strange one." Allen raised an eyebrow as both he and Lenalee sat down on the paper covered couch in front of Komui's obscenely disheveled desk.

"Lavi was sent to a small community in Scotland to search for Innocence, on accounts of "strange happenings" there, and it seems we have stumbled into the existence of magic." He waited hesitantly for their reaction. He was unsure on their take of it, and he himself was unsure on how deal with the revelation. But then again, they had always dealt with the strange and unusual, and although most of it was caused by Innocence, there had always been times where there were no explanations. This was one of those instances.

"Like, the stuff my Master uses?" Allen asked in a faint voice, quivering from any memories of Cross. But he was still curious about what Komui was talking about. Cross had always told Allen that what he used was just "Advanced Science," which he preferred to saying that it was sorcery.

"No, actually, it's quite strange. And not powered by Innocence at all, nor is it similar to anything we have encountered before. Including General Cross's unique skills. These people who employ this "magic" seem to use small tree branches as a medium of sorts for their "magic," Komui speculated. He'd come across a few of these types of things before, but this time something was different. He had to find out why! Magic had possibilities, possibilities to mix with science... His thoughts drifted on to plans for a new Komulin.

It was Lenalee's turn to raise an eyebrow. "Then why is Allen going on a mission about it if they don't use Innocence?" She asked her brother, confused. She didn't really like to get mixed up in the crazy stuff her brother investigated when it wasn't Innocence. It always ended with something blowing up. Or giant robots.

"Well, it seems that there have been several Akuma attacks on a school near the magical community. From what I've been told the village is called Hogsmead and the school is known as Hogwarts. The school specializes in the training of magic users and it is held in a rather large castle. It also seems that their magic has no affect on the Akuma, so they are therefore defenseless." He paused for effect, then continued, "I contacted the Headmaster of the school, his name is Albus Percival Wulfric Bryan Dumbledore, a rather unusual name if you ask me. Anyways, I conversed with him under the guise of being the Headmaster of Ruzakrost Academy for Combatant Magic and asked if he would need assistance in protecting his school from these new hostiles. I also told him that we had the means for destroying the monsters, though didn't specify how, of course."

The two Exorcists looked at each other nervously, wondering where Komui was heading with this. They had a feeling that they wouldn't like the destination of this new plan.

"He readily agreed and told me that there were other schools already converging on his grounds for some sort of tournament starting later this school year, and that he would welcome yet another school for the students' protection." Komui smiled evilly for the next part, "So you two, Lavi, Kanda, Timothy, and the greater portion of the Noah are now proud students of Ruzakrost Academy, I've chosen you all because you are the youngest among the exorcists and will be the most likely to pass as students. Oh, I almost forgot, our newest exorcist will be joining you as well." Allen and Lenalee were dumbfounded. Komui handed them a set of papers that he had managed to find while looking for Allen's mission papers.

"These are your background stories, Lenalee, give the rest of these out to everyone else. They're to be memorized by the end of October." He told them with all of the authority he could muster. "By the thirty first, Halloween, to be exact. Oh, and Allen, you and Lavi are to scout out this Hogwarts and locate a place where you can make a gateway with the Ark. We will want to make a flashy entrance," Komui's smile widened. "It's apparently tradition for each school to try to outdo the other when they arrive. And I think appearing out of thin air will make quite a statement." Komui said proudly, "The main focus of this mission is for you to pick out the proper landing site. Dumbledore informed me that he will have his students in front of the entrance into the school, so choose wisely," Komui finished his speech with a glare that clearly said 'Do not make us look bad.'

"But Nii-san, I still don't understand. Why are we getting involved?" Lenalee asked.

Light glared off Komui's glasses as he pushed them up to the bridge of his nose. "We have reason to believe that there is a large amount of Innocence hidden throughout the castle, and it will be your job to find them while under the pretense of protecting the students."

This got their attention, it certainly explained the amount of exorcists in the mission. It must be a very large sum. "When will I have to go do this scouting thing?" Allen asked, eager to get this over with so he could eat.

"In an hour, you are to leave and join Lavi at King's Cross Station here in London."

Allen whimpered. "What about my breakfast? Lenalee dragged me here before I even got through a ham. Can't I just have a parting snack before I leave to do this troublesome mission?" he moaned. However hungry he was, he was curious as to what the magic was like. He knew about his Master's "Magic" but he had never come across something like this. But, with all that he had seen throughout his life, it wasn't the most unusual thing he had seen. Things like magic weren't unheard of in the Order either, so this mission wasn't so out of the ordinary. Allen just shrugged it off, the only thing strange was that the untrusted Noah were coming as well. But since Allen had been assigned, it was no matter that the Noah would follow. But Kanda, Lenalee, Lavi, and Timothy as well? And who was this newcomer? He hadn't meet anyone new recently.

Komui shook his head. "Nope, food will be provided on your trip there. And the train will leave without you if you don't hurry. You'll be leaving with the regular students, disguised as associates of Dumbledore. It's all in your report so hop to it," Allen wondered for the reason of extra secrecy but shrugged it off as Komui being paranoid. Komui sent them off with an affectionate push for Lenalee, and a rather powerful shove for Allen. "And I better not hear that you snuck back into the dining hall!" he called after Allen, who had been planning to do just that.

Allen's stomach grumbled as he walked out. He groaned yet again for what seemed the nine hundred and eighty second time that morning. Lenalee took pity on her famished friend and gave him a small box of mitarashi dango. His spirits improved greatly after that.

Back in his office, Komui sighed. This was going to be a long and difficult mission, and he hoped that everyone could handle it. He had a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach and he wasn't quite sure that everyone would make it out of this one. He hated to put his Lenalee in danger, he had sworn to himself that he would never let any harm come to his precious baby sister, but fate was cruel. It seemed that he could do nothing for his sister, or the other exorcists. The mission, at first glance, didn't look terribly dangerous, but he had an ominous sense of dread that it was more than it seemed. He didn't know what to make of it. So he sat there in his piles of messy paperwork and sipped his coffee, hoping upon hope that he was wrong.

Well? Was it better, was it worse? I need your opinions! Everyone's! Something that doesn't make sense? Something that makes too much sense? Did anyone hurt themselves while reading this? (in a good way or bad...) I'm beside myself with concern! Oh, the horror! :) Back to the point... I'm hoping very much that you enjoyed it and that you didn't try to stab yourself with something because of it. I'm going to try my best to revamp the rest of the chapters, so my updating my be a bit slower than usual, but I don't want to rush this story. Iet is liek a fine wine, iet hash to age behfore iet is aht iet's peake!

~Abiki