Chapter one: The girl who attracts Akuma

The train pulled in to the crowded station, late in the morning. The people in the station slowly moved to get in and out of trains. For the most part, the people didn't realize that the station was also filled with creatures called Akuma, Demons that wear human skin to hide out among humans. For the most part, they focused they're attacks on people called exorcist, and they are drawn to them because they make themselves by wearing special coats. But no one here wore anything like that, so for the most part, they continued living their lives as if they were regular humans, except for when they need to kill someone.

Suddenly, all of the Akuma diverted their attention to someone as they stepped off the train. It was a girl; she didn't wear the coat they are usually drawn too. Her short black hair ended a little after her soft pale shoulders, which were covered by a white summer dress, except it had long sleeves instead of short ones, and a sky blue sash that matched the sky blue ribbon on her sun hat. The front part of her hair, and the long part of her bands, was pull back on both side to create a small ponytail in the back. Her soft and light blue eyes were certainly a bit unique, but they would never attract any kinds of Akuma. She was just normal.

With one hand free and the other carrying her luggage, she quickly left the station and into the city. She didn't seem to notice the small crowd following her as she walked though the city. Neither of the two groups seems to stop as they went though the crowds. The Akuma didn't stop following her, even when they went past a restaurant that had three people wearing the coats that they were attracted to. The girl kept walking non-stop, until she was somewhere in the middle of the park, just around sunset (it's a very big town). She sighed as she placed her luggage next to her. She turned her head slightly, as if just noticing the small crowd behind her.

"Oh! Excuse me?" The girl said. "Would any of you know where the nearest hotel is?" None of them answered.

"Hello?" She said, her face a bit puzzled.

"Die." One of them answered, before part of every single one of their faces became a gun. As soon as it did, they fired.

The Akuma merged back to their original ball like gun forms. They stood there as they waited for the smoke to clear. When it did, the only thing they were able to hit was the luggage that she put down.

"Talk about being rude?" Her voice rang. The Akuma looked up to see she was on a branch higher up on the tree she was originally in front of.

"Doesn't the Earl or the Noah teach you useless ball of metal clogs any lessons?" She said in a bit of a teasing voice, a smile on her face.

"Plus, you totally ruin my stuff!" She said. Her hat moved, as a small white dragon-like creature showed it's face from under her hat.

"Well it's your own stupid fault for leaving it there, Ayume." The dragon said.

"Shut up, Natsu." She said, her eyes looking up at the dragon.

Again the Akuma fired, to make what it seem, to not give her enough time to react. But to their surprise, she jumped up way before their bullets could even reach her. As she was in the sky, the Akuma surrounded her completely; guns aimed, and ready to fire. She gave off a quick smile, not like the usual smile she had, more of a confident smile, like as if even in these circumstances, she would win. She threw her right arm out, and immediately, from the rubble, a metal board flew out, though an Akuma and to her hand. She threw it forward, though another Akuma, before she landed on it. When she did the two Akuma exploded, creating a smoke screen. The Akuma started firing though the smoke, as another two exploded. Then they pulled back, out of the smoke. They waited as the smoke began to clear, but a figure, flew out before it could completely. They looked up to see the girl, Ayume, on the metal board just about on the moon.

"One...three...six." Ayume said beneath her breath as she counted the Akuma.

"Ten. There are ten of them." Ayume said still keeping that confident smile.

"Natsu!" Ayume then said, as the small moonlight dragon pulled from under her hat.

"Got it. God these things are a pain." Natsu said as he flew out in front of her. The Akuma pointed all of their guns at her again. Natsu slowly started to glow, his light was small, barely a dim, but slowly it grew brighter and brighter, until the light he emitted was as strong as the moon's light. So technically he looked like a ball of light with eyes. The Akuma fired their guns, Natsu's light shot out from his body, creating a thick sphere that surrounded himself and Ayume. The bullets from the Akuma hit the shield but remained there, inanimate in space. The Akuma stopped, confused why their bullets were stuck in space. Ayume circled her hand around once in a circle, in reaction the bullets spun around, pointing at the Akuma now. The Akuma moved back a bit.

"Fire, Natsu." Ayume said, and then instantly the bullets plunged forward, spinning. Every Akuma was fired with at least one of their own bullets, but each bullet still hit the ground at a far greater strength than any Akuma could ever shoot them. Every one of them exploded at the same time, sending pieces of metal (and a sunhat) out of the park and into the town.

Ayume slowly floated to the ground after all of the smoke was cleared away. Once she was close enough, she jumped off it and landed on the ground, pulling her board to her side.

"Hmm?" Ayume said when she felt the draft on her head. She touched her head with her free hand to only feel her hair.

"What happen to my hat?" Ayume asked, sounding like a child whose ice cream just fell off the cone.

"It flew off when the Akuma exploded, Einstein." Natsu said.
"Darn it, I liked that hat." Ayume said, her face, punting.

"Well it's your own stupid fault."

"Maybe. Oh well I guess I'll just have to buy a new one." Ayume said, walking toward what used to be her stuff, now destroyed.

"Now, lets see what hasn't been destroyed yet." Ayume said scavenging though her stuff. She found out that her white night gown, two metal fans, a katana (that can be hidden under her dress), and a small white box were the only things that weren't covered in holes.

"Well isn't this fascinating? Now I have to shop for new stuff and still do what I came here for! Talk about a pain." Ayume said. She sighed, thinking at how busy she was going to be for the next few days.

"Come on Natsu, a thousand miles begins with but one step." Ayume said turning around to leave the park with the remains of her stuff.

"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" Natsu said, shortly following.

"I have no idea." Ayume said.

Running down the streets, a young boy, wearing one of the exorcist coats, quickly tried to make his way to the park. His silvery-gray eyes were focused forward, most of his hair was cover by the hood that was attached to his coat, but you can tell he had unusual white hair from his bangs.

"ALLEN!" Someone called from behind him. He stopped and turned around to see his two companions, a girl and a boy. The girl wore a black dress beneath an exorcist jacket. and knee high black boots, she had long green hair that was tied back in two ponytails and purple eyes. The boy, wore the exorcist jacket and black pants. He had spiky red hair that was held up by a green headband. He had green eyes but a black eye patch covered the right one. He also had an orange scarf thrown once around his neck.

"Lavi! Lenalee!" The boy, Allen said.

"Why did you run off like that, Allen?" Lenalee said.

"Yeah, we didn't even get our food yet." Lavi said.

"Sorry, its just I saw a bunch of Akuma attacking this one girl." Allen said turning around, ready to run again.

"Was she an exorcist?" Lenalee asked.

"And was she cute?" Lavi asked. Allen and Lenalee just looked at him with a face of disappointment. But then, it is Lavi, and only he would care if the girl was cute or not.

"I don't think she was an exorcist, she look ordinary." Allen said.

"What are we waiting for then?" Lenalee asked, then they went off running again.

It was awhile as they were running when all of a sudden, a thick cloud of smoke blew through them, this was around the time Ayume finished off the Akuma. They stopped by the strong force that came with the smoke. Allen was in the front bracing the smoke when something softish hit him in the forehead.

"Hm?" Allen said as he looked at what hit him. A white sun hat with a sky blue ribbon tied in a bow.

"A hat?" Allen asked himself.

"ALLEN!! LOOK OUT!!" Lenalee yelled. Allen, look up just in time to get hit right in the forehead by a large piece of metal, bleeding on impact. Allen fell to the ground, unconscious, the smoke end soon after the piece of metal.

"ALLEN!!" Lenalee and Lavi yelled as they ran to Allen.

XOXOXOXOOX

Ayume stretched her arms high above her head, as she slowly woke up from her deep sleep. She scratch the top of her head as she looked at Natsu, still snoring, sleeping on one of the shelves that was there. Slowly, her feet found the floor and she moved toward the window. She sighed as she though of everything she had to do before her train came. Giving her about a week's time. New clothes, food, shoes, a new suitcase... Ayume thought, and the Innocence. She sighed. She felt like she was going to hate her time here. Her white night gown, flowed around her feet as they made its way though the white room and to the curtains in front of the window. She stopped in front of the window, pushing the curtains aside letting the bright sunlight leap in to the room. In reaction she lifted up one of her arms, covering her eyes.

"Ack!" Natsu said as his small body jumped from the harsh bright light. His paws were covering his miniature eyes. He brought down the sheets that were hidden there with him as he fell. Slowly Ayume lowered her hands, letting her eyes slowly adjust to the light

"A LITTLE WARNING WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE!" Natsu yelled once he his way though the thick maze of blankets. Ayume leaned on the windowsill looking down at the city. The streets were already crowded, shops open and people rushing.

"What to do first?" Ayume asked softly to herself.

"What's for breakfast?" Natsu asked, taking his spot on her head.

"Natsu, why is it that the first that that you worry about when you wake up is something to eat?" Ayume asked him.

"I'm part animal. What do you expect? The first thing we want to do when we wake up is to eat. I can't help that."

"Sure." Ayume said sounding unpersuaded.

"Okay, how's this? Can we get breakfast?"

"Right, but first, I need a new hat." Ayume said, lifting a fist in the air.

"Right!" Natsu yelled copying Ayume's motion lifting his own small fist in the air, happy that he's getting a new hiding place.

"Right! But first, I need to change. So Natsu go outside and play!" Ayume said, throwing Natsu out the window and into the air.

"eh?" Natsu said.

He had no idea what happen. One second he was inside, enjoying his spot on Ayume's head, next thing he knows, he's outside, floating the middle of the air, outside. Ayume closed the window and shut the curtains at that moment, She threw him out last night too, but only for a while.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!! AYUMEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIII! PLEEEEAAASSSEEEE! I PROMISE I WON'T LOOOOOK!!" Natsu cried as he hit the closed window, a river of tears falling off his face. The noise his paws made against the window was a small pitter-patter sound, like light rain. Ayume sighed as she reached for the same outfit from yesterday that was laid out on one of the chairs that was there.

"COOOOOOMMMMMEEEEE OOOOOOOONNNNN, AYUMEEEEEIIIIIIII!!" Natsu continued to wail.

Quickly, Ayume got dress, she toke her two fans and katana and hide them in her dress. She ran out the door, stopping for a second to lock it and make sure she had there key. Natsu's going to hate me if a cat eats him again. Ayume thought. Her apartment was at the end of the hallway on the second floor. She started to run down the hall, not noticing that one of the doors opened in front of her and someone started coming out. At the last second, she notice and dodge from running in to him. She turned her head looking back at the person, a boy.

"Sorry, I'm in a hurry." She said, only noticing the strange snow-white hair and bandage around his head. He stood there, looking at her for a few seconds. Before he suddenly yelled.

"Hey! wait a second!" He yelled after her, a little too late though. Ayume was already running down the stairs through the door and out side. She took a few steps back, looking at the spot were Natsu used to be.

"Natsu!" She called looking left and right for Natsu. No answer.

"Natsu!" She called again.

"HELP MEEEEEEEEEEE!!" Natsu yelled, as he flew past Ayume, who just looked baffled, several fat cats chasing him. It took about three seconds for Ayume to process everything. He hates me. Ayume thought.

"Hey you cats!" Ayume yelled, soon chasing after them, "Leave Natsu alone!"

"Reeeeooow!" One of the cats went.