She was supposed to become a Bookman, just like he was. However, one day she just disappeared, without a single word, without any trace. Her disappearance was something that haunted him, as she was, besides Bookman, the only one who understood his pain, his conflict, and his past.

She was the reason that he and Bookman came to the order in the first place. It was like fate wanted them to meet, like it was trying to send a message to him and to her. If it wasn't for her master dying and she not being old enough to carry on the Bookman legacy, Bookman and him would have never gone to the Black Order, to not only continue to record the war between humans and akuma, but to also guide her until she was old enough to carry the burden of being a Bookman.

He remembered when he first met her, how she stunned him with her beauty, how her voice sounded the way silk felt, and with how fake she was.

~…~

They were sitting in a huge office, the floor littered with papers and documents; the couch they sat on was balanced above a huge pile of papers that had accumulated over time. Bookman was casually smoking, waiting to meet this elusive Komui Lee, Chief of the European Branch.

"Humans are stupid; they know nothing more than war. I understand that now." the newly named Lavi spoke to his master. His master gave him a glance, "Don't cause undue trouble. Things are different this time, as now not only do we have an addition to our little group, but we also will be lending our bodies as soldiers. Lavi, I won't be able to keep as close of an eye on you as before, so promise that you will behave yourself and don't forget that Bookman-"

"We are here to record nothing more than the true history, no attachments shall be made. I understand that, I'll be social and nice, like I always am, so you can relax Panda."

Bookman looked downcast, taking his apprentices words has proof that he understood. They sat in silence, waiting, Lavi's patience was starting to run thin when a blonde haired man in a white lab coat came into the room, and said "Chief Lee will see the two of you now."

~…~

After they met with the chief and visited Helveska, Lavi's patience came to a head. He wanted to meet his new fellow apprentice already, this person who remained hidden from him until now. He had never met another Bookman, let alone another apprentice before, so at the moment he felt like a small child who was being forced to wait until Christmas to open all of his presents. It was a struggle.

"Jessica's room is on the fourth floor, while your room will be on the third." Komui said as he led the two men to their room. Lavi gawked for a second, "Jessica?"

Bookman gave Lavi a sideways glance, "Jessica is the other apprentice, stupid. Have you not been listening this whole time?" Lavi scratched his cheek and sighed, "Not really."

Bookman gave his apprentice a cold glare and Komui chuckled at Lavi's carefree nature. "So Jessica is a girl, right?" Lavi innocently questioned. "Yes."

A girl? Lavi felt weird knowing this now, maybe because up until this point he had been imagining this Jessica as a boy, a boy around his age. However, now it was a girl, a girl Bookman, who was around his age.

Komui bowed to him and Bookman, "I will be leaving you two now. If you have any questions, feel free to ask anyone here, or ask Jessica if that is what you prefer." With that, the older gentlemen left, leaving the pair to go into their room and to settle in.

"When are we going to meet Jessica?" Lavi impatiently asked.

"Soon, as I'm pretty sure she was made aware of our arrival by now." As if on cue, a small knock came from the door.

Lavi, who was lying on the lower bunk of their bunk bed, jumped and ran to the door. When he opened it, he swore that his heart stopped for a second.

She had slightly wavy blonde hair, that came down to her lower back, her pale skin made her natural blush all the more noticeable, but her golden eyes pierced right through him and he could feel his cheeks becoming warm. She wore a low cut black sweater, the sleeves coming down to her elbows, along with a pair dark blue jean short shorts, a pair of black fishnet stockings, with a pair of knee high boots with a heel. She brushed her bangs to the side and her shy voice chimed, "Are you the new Bookman?" Lavi was dumbstruck at first, but quickly shook his head, "I'm his apprentice! Bookman, Miss Jessica had stopped by to say hi!" Lavi yelled into the mostly empty room.

Bookman came to the door and bowed, "I am Bookman, and as you know your new Master. This is my apprentice, whose alias is currently Lavi."

She bowed to both him and Lavi, "My current alias is Jessica, as you seem to already know." She smiled at them both. Lavi began to eye her body, which was small. She was about five feet, her body was well toned, but she seemed to be thin. She was a like a doll, small, fragile, and beautiful.

Lavi had barely noticed that she and Bookman were conversing about something that had to deal with her previous training. He was more focused on trying to decipher who she was. The way she carried herself, it just seemed so false. Maybe it was just false to him because he knew it was just a façade, that everything about her wasn't real.

Jessica looked at Lavi again and smiled, but something felt off about this smile. He could tell right away that it wasn't genuine, that it was part of her charade. She was supposed to be the shy, friendly girl and that became obvious to him right away.

He smiled back, wondering if his smile was just as obviously fake, but she didn't seem to care whether it was or not. "I look forward to working with you both." Lavi bowed to her, "I look forward to that as well."