Mai was walking slowly towards the well known door. Sure, the Black Order looked scary sometimes, but it was her home. She had been on a long mission, not being able to return for a month. It was another one of Komui's ideas. She sighed as the gate opened. Her long exorcist coat twirlled around her legs as she walked to give her report. Suddenly she bumped into someone. She looked up to meet a fuming male exorcist.

-Are you ever going to learn to actually look where you are going?

She grinned sheepishly.

-Nope.

Silence.

-Yuu-kun.

An angry vain popped up on his head. He touched Mugen and glared at her.

-Do you have to do that every time you come back?

She was still smiling widely, not answering.

-And after I come all this way just to greet you?

He smirked. She grinned even wider, if that was possible.

-Oh, Yuu-kun! You are soooooooo niiiceeeeeeeeeeee!!!

She yelled leaching onto him, bringing them both down on the floor. Kanda sighed, wraping his arms around his best friend. Sure, he wanted to kill her at the moment, for all of her comments, but he got used to it. For a year a similar scene would accur at the door every time one of them came back from a mission. Mai let go, jumping up in a flash and extended her hand to the japaneese swordsman. He took it and straightened, then brushed off the imaginary dirt from his uniform.

-We need to cut this custum from the custum list. People will think Im sentimental.

Mai burst laughing, while Kanda satisfied with another smirk. Who would believe her if she said it? But, yeah. Kanda had a sense of humor! She grinned again, heading towards Komui's office.

-So, where are you headed to, Kanda-panda?

-I told you to stop with the nicknames.

-But you started it.

-Yes, but that was a year ago! I told you to stop a million times!

-But you started it.

He sighed, knowing he would loose this fight, like every single fight he fought against her.

-This isnt getting anywhere.

-How? We just got to Komui's office!

She said bluntly, pointing at the door. Kanda sighed. That was the Mai he knew. Going random as usual.

-Lets go.

Mai nodded, her face becoming serious. She was always serious when work was the topic. She opened the door and went in to get a shock of her life.

-Allen Wallker?!?!?!?!

Kanda looked at her with a what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you look. On the other hand, the white haired boy leached onto Mai tears streaming like waterfalls down his face.

-Mai-nee-chan! I thought Id never see you again!

That was all that she understood, because an avalanche of questions dropped onto her at inhuman speed from her long time friend.

-Woah, woah! Allen! Care to repeat that? A little slower please? Remember I aint Cross!

He set her free and smiled trough his tears.

-You havent changed at all!

She grinned.

-Where have you been?

-Well, since I left you and hentai-sensei I first travelled for a while. Cross sent a letter to the Order informing them that I might come, so after about three months of aimless walking I went to the Order and got some missions.

Allen stood there looking at her with the i-get-it-now expression. Mai giggled. A year and a little bit more had passed since she left Allen and Cross. Much to her displease her curse activated and Bastet tried killing Allen a few times while he was asleep. Luckily, Cross stopped her, and together with Mai, came to a decition that she has to leave. She did what they decided, not telling Allen anything, trying desperately to get him to hate her. So, he wouldn't miss her. But, that went bad and Allen just complained to Cross about Mai 'running away' how sensei explained it to him.

Allen straightened and wiped his tears away. Now that she was back, he wasn't going to let her out of his sight!

-You know moyashi?

Mai turned to Kanda and nodded. Komui ajusted his glasses, getting their attention.

-Well, I knew Cross had two aprentices, but at the same time?

Mai and Allen nodded in unision. Kanda somehow had an instict that his best friend would turn against him. Well, she did tease him, almost every second of their time together, but she was also the one that could see the nice and kind him burried deep inside.

-Well anyways. You have a delivery.

Mai sweatdropped. Allen looked confused.

-Not a mission?

-No. I feel bad asking you to do this just after you came from a mission, but I want you to deliver this to Yeegar-gensui in London. He is the oldest among the 5 Generals,but he is also a hero who fought the very first battles.

-Anooo…….Can I ask something? Hes not weird is he? Like my master?

Mai snickered and Kanda glared at her.

-I wonder…….However, he is very strict about manners. Be careful not to make any mistakes.

Allens smile twiched. Mai then came forward putting papers onto Komui's desk. The three males looked at her outfit, trying to figure where did she take them out from. She then grinned.

-Well, Ill be off to the nurse office then.

Komui sweatdropped.

-Don't tell me you used it again.

Mai pouted cutely.

-Its not like I wanted to. An Akuma came from behind me and the Finder almost died.

Komui sighed.

-Let me see.

On his command Mai opened her coat, revealing a deep slash in her stomach and a few stabs. Her shoulder was bleeding. Komui winced at the sight.

-This is worse then the last time.

Mai nodded while grinning.

-Che. How do you walk with that?

She turned around to meet Kanda's not-so-amused face wide a wide grin.

-Pain killers do wonders.

She said putting up a piece sign. All three of them did an anime-fall.

-All the way from Germany?

-Yep!

Another anime-fall. Mai then danced out of the office.

-See ya' when I get these healed up Yuu-kun! Good luck with Yeegar-ji-san Stalker!

A dark shadow covered Allen's face, as he remembered the old nickname and an angry vain popped onto Kandas head.

-ITS KANDA DAMNIT!!!!!!!

The last thing they heard was giggling ringing trough the halls. Allen slapped his forehead.

'She vanished again!'