A/N: Hello wonderful readers! This… delightful, angsty miniseries of sorts was a project I had been working on back in 2011, and unfortunately, while I posted these on DeviantArt, I never got around to posting them here, and so now I shall! I am not sure if I will do more after the 2 chapters—since I only did 2 back in the day—but if I get enough requests, and find myself with the time, I may write a couple of more little shots!
Disclaimer: I do not own -Man, unfortunately, but Hoshino is amazing for creating these wonderful characters!
Lenalee Lee wandered through the halls of the Black Order. Well, she more ran, trying to escape Malcolm C. Rouvelier as he chased after her. She had just been told yet again that she was not to leave the Order and was trapped there. It had been her fifth attempt at escape, but she wasn't done yet.
She ducked into a closet and watched through the crack in the door as Rouvelier ran past, calling her name before he stopped later down the hall, looked around, and turned a corner.
She gave a sigh of relief before sitting down on the floor and letting the tears flow. She missed her brother, Komui, but most of all she wanted to get out of the Order.
"What are you doing?" a small, curious voice asked.
She jumped, squeaking in surprise as a figure emerged from the corner of the closet.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"My name is Kanda," the voice said.
"What are you doing here?"
"You never answered my question… I want to know what you're doing."
Lenalee stared at the figure, "I'm… crying," she said.
"Is that what it's called?"
"You don't know what crying is?" Lenalee asked.
The figure shook it's head.
"Haven't you ever cried before?"
"Well… yes, but I didn't know it was called 'crying'."
Lenalee slightly smiled, moving towards the figure and seeing that it was indeed a boy with long black hair. He was Japanese and was covered in bandages.
"What are you doing here?"
Kanda paused, then whispered, "I'm hiding from the 'Head Nurse'."
Lenalee smiled, "why are you hiding from her?"
Kanda paused for a moment then said "can you keep a secret?" Lenalee nodded her head, so he continued. "I died… but now I'm alive. But she won't let me go!"
"Are you an Exorcist too?"
Kanda nodded "Are you?"
"Of course I—" Lenalee paused, not wanting to admit that she was in line with these people. But Kanda didn't seem that bad.
"Where did you come from?"
"China," Lenalee said.
"Is China a mom?"
Lenalee paused, "China is a country."
"What's a country?"
"It's… I don't know."
"But then where's your mom?" Kanda asked. "Or… did you come out of a hole too?"
"A hole?" Lenalee asked. "No, I came from my mom. People don't come out of holes, Kanda."
"But I did…"
"You… came out of a hole?"
Kanda nodded, "But I don't wanna talk about it… where's your mom?"
Lenalee looked at him oddly. This boy was at least 2 years older than her, but he didn't seem to know anything about humans.
"My mom died when I was little…"
"I'm sorry… Bak's mom died too."
"Who's—" Lenalee was cut off by the closet door flying open. There was the head nurse and Rouvelier, both with angry looks on their faces.
"Yuu, how many times do I have to tell you?!" the Head Nurse snapped "You need to stay in bed!"
"But I'm alive again!"
"You're arms are going to fall off again if you keep doing this! Or maybe even your legs, next time!"
"No!" Kanda screamed as the Head Nurse dragged him off, Lenalee was left alone to face Rouvelier. She went with him back to her room, a small smile on her face.
She hated this place more than anything, but she had finally made a friend. Meeting Kanda had made the Black Order a bit more bearable for her and she hoped to see him again soon.