Author's Note: Hello! I haven't written anything in years. But during those years, I had tons of ideas for this story. If you see any errors, please tell me. Criticism is for the writer to improve so that they don't make the same mistakes again. Even if you just have questions or ideas, comment them below. I plan on doing each arc in 3 parts to keep the story moving. Enjoy the story!

Allen and Kanda arrived at the entrance of Tesus; a small quaint town in Greece surrounded by a forest. They stand in the foggy weather as their feet sank into muddy puddles from yesterday's overcast. No one was outside, making it almost seem like a ghost town. Silence filled the air. Allen knew that his mission with Kanda was going to be troublesome due to their clashing personalities, but the ambience from everything was not helping. The mission wasn't supposed to be hard and could've easily been done as a solo mission. The goal: Kill the few amount of akuma that have been spotted in this area. But when there's akuma, there's innocence. The two young men stroll through the alleyways and pavement of the old town.

"Hello?" Allen called. "Is anyone here? Hello?"

"Look around you Moyashi," Kanda scoffs. "This is a ghost town. Let's just kill off the akuma and leave."

"MY NAME IS ALLEN! And even if the reports say that there's been some akuma around the area, they aren't there for no reason."

"Don't get cocky because it's only the two of us on this mission. I can easily slice you u-"

"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Kanda was interrupted by the faint yell of an unknown voice.

"A ghost town you said?" Allen sasses back.

"Shut up Moyashi." Kanda growls.

"DON'T TOUCH ME YOU BASTARD!" the unknown yell echoed once more in the distance.

"Let's go!" Both teen exorcists run towards the voice with Kanda leading the way as splash through puddles that are in the way. They end up at the back of an alley, only to see three young boys fighting. One of them had dark brown hair and was pushed up against the wall by the collar of his red shirt. The other kid was taller with blond hair while the last kid just stood in amusement. The two bullies had massive smirks plastered over their faces.

"Che,' Kanda scoffs. "What a waste of time." He begins to walk away from the scene while Allen runs off to save the child.

"Take back what you said about my sister!" the defenseless child cried.

"Oh?" The bully teases. "About how she's a cursed witch that always brings misery to this town? You know that a fact! You're just too much of a baby to accept it."

The brown hair boy looks down and summons the little amount of courage he had left. "At least she's alive and loves me! Unlike your dead parents!"

The bully face turned red as the bystander snickered. As if all the heat from every cell in his body went up to his face. The little child winces his head back as he raises his fist about to punch him. Allen then comes up and grabs his arm back.

"That's enough." Allen declares sternly.

"Who the hell are you?!" The bully demands. "And stay out of this. This is none of your damn business."

"Oh really?" A mysterious voice joins in. The bullies felt chills run down their spines and turned around, only to find a tall, black haired samurai cracking his knuckles. They turn around to also see Allen wearing his black poker face also cracking his knuckles. They were cornered

"Hey Kanda," Allen smiles. "What should we do about them?"

"Beats me Moyashi. But I haven't practiced on a dummy in a long time."

"The name's Allen, but I guess today's your lucky day." The two bullies skedaddle past Allen with their tails between their legs. Allen then offers his hand to the young boy. "Are you ok?"

"Um…yea." He accepts his offer and is pulled back to his feet with his pants covered in mud.

"Hey Kanda," Allen glares. "I thought you weren't going to help him"

"I wasn't until he gave us some clues for our mission."

"Um...thank you," the small child said as he tries to brush the mud off his pants. "I don't think I would've gotten out of that without you...um…"

"My name's Allen. And this here is-"

"You don't need to intrude me Moyashi." Kanda hissed, then towards the boy. The child shivers and gulps from the dark vibes the swordsman gave. "The name's Kanda."

"I'm Jett." He looks up into the sky, seeing that the clouds are starting to thicken in color. "It looks like it's going on 5:00. Sorry but I have to go before it gets really dark. You guys should find some shelter before they come."

"Wait, who's 'they'?" Allen asks. "And why do we have to hide from them?" Warning bells begin to charm in the distance. Panic strikes Jett.

"I have to go right now! Just follow me if you have nowhere to stay!" He flees down the street.

"Wait!" Allen calls as the two exorcists chase the boy home.

They reach a five story concrete apartment that was covered in cracks due to wear. "Here it is," Jett says nervously. Allen and Kanda follow Jett upstairs two floors until they reach an old, worn out wooden door. "You know, my sister said that I shouldn't be talking to strangers."

Kanda clicked his tongue. "Then why the hell are you inv-"

"But you guys seem nice and aren't strange!" Jett smiles. "So you guys should be ok!"

He opens the door as it creeks. Inside was a small kitchen which was accompanied with a fridge a stove, and a table fit for four. A single coffee table and a red sofa occupied the living room along with a small bookshelf filled with old books. "It's a little small," Jett apologizes "but I hope it will suit you guys! Oh and please take off your shoes by the door. My sister hates it when I get the floor dirty. He then plops down on the couch, patting his hand for one of them to sit down. Allen accepts the offer while Kanda leans on the wall.

"It's a nice place you have here." Allen comments.

"Oh thank you! It's just my sister and me so it's nothing special!"

"So, about this town, why does everyone hide at n-"

"My sister should be here soon." Jett interrupts. Allen gives Jett an irritated smile while Kanda clicks his tongue. "But she's safe! Don't worry! She's super-duper strong and can defend herself. Sometimes she's a bit late because her job can take a long time to complete. Did I tell you that she's a blacksmith! You should see her work. It's really REALLY amazing! She's like, the nicest coolest person ever! Did I ever tell you guys that her name is Kuro?" This kid...Kanda and Allen both think. IS SO FREAKING ANNOYING!

Kanda scowl grows bigger as Allen sternly tries to change the topic. "Hey Jett, it's nice that you care about your sister and all, but why does the town hav-"

"Oh the town is pretty old and boring! But all of the people here are nice! Well...except some of the villagers, like the two guys that were bullying me…Their names are Adrian and Lewis. They're always teasing me about how I my sister is a witch. How rude! Calling my sister a witch! But Kuro most of the time comes to rescue me and beats them up. Well...she doesn't beat them up. She just glares at them and they run off. Sometimes she's late and has to patch me up when we get home. I try not to cry but I have to be strong! Just like her! But she always hugs me when we get home and I can't help but to cry like a baby! Ugh it's so embarrassing! Sometimes she cooks my favorite food-"

"COULD YOU SHUT THE HELL UP AND ANSWER OUR DAMN QUESTIONS YOU BRAT!" Kanda explodes. "WE DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR STUPID SISTER! JUST TELL US WHY IS EVERYONE HIDING AT NIGHT?"

Jett's face starts to scrunch up as his eyes threaten to turn into waterfalls. Usually Allen would start bickering with Kanda, but he kept quiet. They needed answers.

"Sorry Jett," Allen apologizes. "We didn't mean to upset you. But we didn't come to this town as tourists, we came to see if there's anything mysterious going on here. Earlier, you said that we had to hide when it gets dark. Why is that? And why did those kids back there call your sister a witch?"

Jett wipes his eyes off of the sleeve of his shirt. "Well… I'm not too sure about what happened. But sometimes I would walk past the adults talking. It has something to do with a massacre that happened about 8 years ago. It has something to do with weird creatures that came and killed a lot of people at night. A lot of houses were destroyed too. So from that day forward, the town made a set curfew to keep everyone safe.

"That makes sense." Allen said.

"But why is your sister being called a witch?" Kanda adds.

"My sister said that it's a secret. So I promised not to talk about that to anyone." Jet added. Kanda smirked at him while Allen cocked his head. Jett's cheeks started to turn read as he covered his mouth, realizing what he just said. "Um….so….when I meant to say was…-" suddenly knocking was heard outside of the apartment. He was saved. "Oh that must be my sister!" He jumped up and ran to open the door. A tall, fairly toned, older teenage Asian girl stood in front of them carrying a white bag with vegetables poking from the top. She had long, thin red hair that went to her waist along with bangs that covered parts of her forehead. Her eyes resembled topazes that were basking in the sun. Her top consisted of a button up, short sleeved cupped shirt which slimed her figure. Her plain, black work pants and boots completed her apparel. What ruined her appearance was the dirt, mud and sweat from a day of hard labor

KURO'S POV.

I knock on the door, only to be greeted by Jett as he gives me an innocent smile. "Welcome home Kuro." He greets.

"I'm back…"My voice trails off in surprise of seeing two male teenagers dressed in black and red uniforms in the living room. One of them had snow white hair that went to the back of his neck, accompanied with a star shaped scar that went down his face. The other male had a high stature, with his long, beautiful black hair in a tight ponytail. Who are these people? What are they doing in my house? I quickly grabbed Jett's arm and pulled him outside the door then blocked the exit to protect them. "Who are you guys?" I demanded.

"It's ok Kuro!" Jett smiled. "These two saved me when Adrian and Lewis tried to beat me up! And they had nowhere to stay so I brought them here." I looked into his eyes naive eyes which were filled with purity, then looked back at the two teenagers in my house. The one with the white hair waved with a smile on his face. I looked back at Jett. I can't let him do whatever he wants. Even when he gives me that look.

"Didn't I tell you not to talk to strangers though?" I frowned.

"It's ok! They already told me their names so I know them. And they saved me, so I don't think they're strange at all!" He gave me his gullible smile which pierces through my chest. I accept defeat and stopped barricading the exit, letting Jett back in. I plop the bag of vegetables on the table as the white haired boy stood up to shake my hand.

"Sorry for intruding. My name is Allen Walker." I hesitate for a moment to shake his hand. If these two guys were travelers, I wouldn't be as angry with them. But why are they wearing uniforms?

"Ok." I grudgingly shake his hand then looked at the tall one leaning against the wall looking at us. "Who are you? Might as well introduce yourself since we're all here."

"Che. Name's Kanda." He hissed back. I could feel the anger growing inside my body. What the hell was that 'che'? Is he trying to be an ass? Who does that in someone's own house?

"Don't mind Kanda. He's not the friendliest guy."

"Yea. I can already tell." I insult.

"What the hell did you just say?!"He retorts back.

"Listen. If you're going to barge into my house with that kind of attitude then you might as well leave because people like you aren't welcomed here." My urge to give hospitality turned to an urge to give hostility. Tension floods the room.

"You little Bitch!" He then uncovers a thin case that was hiding under the skirt part of his black uniform, getting ready to draw his sword. A sword huh? I've seen better cases than that but I can't believe he's asking for a fight right here and right now.

"Kanda!" Allen tries to restrain him by grabbing his arms back. "What the hell are doing" I can suddenly feel Jett clinging onto my leg. He looks up into my eyes with despair.

"Please…please don't fight guys…" All of us pause to look at Jett weeping. "Allen and his friend saved me. They're really nice too. Kuro is always working hard so that we can live and eat here. Sometimes I hate her when she makes me eat my vegetables but most of the times she makes meatball, lamb, and all kinds of foods that I like! So please stop fighting." I lower my head in disappointment. Why did I make you cry? I thought I would always protect you. But now you're hurting because of me.

I put on fake smile and bent down to gently hug Jett as he sniffs his nose. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean for us to fight." I rub my hands on his eyes to get rid of his tears. He then looks up to me slightly relived. "Hey. Why don't I make you meatballs tonight? Would that make up for it?"

"Really? You mean it?"

"Yea." I smiled. "Just wait in your room until I'm done talking with these guys. I'll bring you the meatballs when they're done."

Jett sniffs his nose once more and gives me a sad smile. "Ok." He then walks to his room. I can hear the old bed creaking as he gets in. I look back at Allen and Kanda as I dropped the fake act. But I still want to settle this peacefully. I walked into the kitchen and started taking out the groceries. "You guys can stay here just for tonight. I'll start preparing dinner now. Feel free to continue talking while I'm working."

"Sorry about that," Allen apologizes. I'm starting to feel bad for him. It's as if he's carrying his and his idiot partner's weight on his head. "Let's try this again. My name is Allen Walker. I am an exorcist."

"An exorcist?"

"Yes. We are in a massive war right now and our enemy is the Millennium Earl. We as exorcists must slay akuma and gather stray innocence before he destroys it in order to save this world." He pulls his glove and sleeve up, showing his scale-like arm. "I am an accommodator of innocence as well as Kanda. We came here because of some sightings of akuma nearby and akuma usually go after innocence."

"That makes sense. But why do you think there's innocence here?" I said as I rolled ground meat into small balls.

"Didn't you just hear the Moyashi" Kanda suddenly joins. "We came because there's akuma here!" I could see Allen getting frustrated by Kanda's behavior.

I roll my eyes and ignored Kanda. "That makes sense. But why do you think there's innocence here, Allen Walker?" I could hear Kanda's 'che' in the background.

"Well your brother mentioned a massacre that happened 8 years ago. Do you have any more information on that?"

I solemnly looked down at the grown after setting up a pot to boil water. "It was a tragic event. About 8 years ago, around 7 o' clock, about 20-30 creatures invaded Tesus. I'm guessing according to you guys, that they were akuma. About a third of the people that lived here were killed off or went missing that night. Days after, even more people went missing one by one at night. In a swarm of panic, the mayor made a 6:30 o clock curfew to prevent anyone else from going missing. Since then, no one has disappeared. It's not a law that you have to be inside by 6:30, but everyone here just know better. Remember the kids that were bullying Jett? Those are just a few of the people who lost their family here."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Allen sighs. "You have my sympathy."

"That's sad and all but why do people call you a witch?" Kanda asked. I stay silent, trying to ignore his remark that made the evet seem insignificant. "Oi woman. Didn't you hear m-" I cut him off as I attempt to throw a fork at him with full force, causing Allen to shiver. The fork stabs through the wall and misses Kanda by a few inches above his head He didn't look away, jumped or showed any form of expression. He just sat there with his scowl permanently glued to his face. That is what I hate about him the most. Why am I even letting these people into my house? I turn around to finish up the meal by cutting the lettuce up for a salad and place them on the kitchen counter.

"Kuro," Allen said. "We're here to help this town. Any information that you give us can help us achieve our goal." I stop what I'm doing and sigh. It's as if they're trying to pry me open like a book and rip out every single page they can get their hands on. Some of the pages are public, some of the pages are private, while half of the pages were already ripped out years ago.

"It's because according to the townsfolk, I arrived a few days prior of the massacre." Allen looks at me as if he connected the dots. "You've probably noticed that I look nothing like the locals huh? According to the doctors here, apparently I was born in East Asia somewhere. The first memory I have is of me, picking up a wrapped infant off the side of a destroyed building during the aftermath. It would be easy to accuse a foreign stranger with oddly colored hair and no memory as an enemy. That's why some people hate me. Happy now?"

"…yes." Kanda says. Finally an answer with no sass. "That means we have a reason to think that you're an accommodator of innocence."

I don't want to talk about this anymore. I attempt to brush Kanda's words off and end the conversation. "You can think whatever you want to think. But it's time for dinner." I walk to Jett's room and cracked the door, only to see him curled up sleeping. I guess we'll just start without him.

Dinner flew by as we dove later into the night. I was amazed at how much food Allen could eat at one setting. He kept talking about his adventures in a place called "the Black Order". Names like Komui, Leenalee and Lavi flew out of his mouth every so often. I feel like he would be the type of person I would be friends with. I wouldn't say anything. I would just listen to his stories and enjoy his company. On the other hand, Kanda just sat there like an annoyed child silently. Just the way I prefer him. After that, I made Jett a plate of meatballs and vegetables for later and the two exorcist's beds out of extra blankets we had in storage. I took a quick bath and plop onto the small bed in my room, exhausted from today's weird turn of events.