I finish placing the last plate on the table. "There we go! Perfect!" I say as I plop down on the bench to eat.

"Wow, Miaka! You eat almost as much as Allen." Lavi exclaims from across the table. I shrug in reply. When I offer nothing else, Lavi asks, "So how was your measurement thing?"

"It went well. I just hope they don't come up with some ridiculous uniform for me. Because I really am not fond of short skirts. They are way too drafty!" I half complain.

"But you would look even more hot in one!" Lavi exclaims leaning over the table to get closer to me.

I look up from my food, my mouth dropping slightly. "Lavi, you can be such a" Someone calls my name before I finish telling Lavi what a pervert he is.

"Miaka! So that's where you've been! We've been looking for you." I look up and see Lenalee and Allen approaching the table me and Lavi are sitting at.

"Hey, I'll be right back. I haven't gotten my food yet." Allen tells all of us then quickly runs off to go order food. Lenalee sits down next to me.

"I haven't been here very long. I just got here from my room." I mumble as I take a giant bite of food. My eyes widen in delight. "This is amazing!" I squeal. Lenalee laughs.

"Yeah Jerry's cooking is pretty good." Lenalee agrees.

I hear something approaching the table, so I glance up as I shove another forkful of food into my mouth. Allen approaches the table with more food then even I have. He sits down next to Lavi taking one plate off the cart and beginning his meal.

Lavi looks over at me and says, "So, you're a parasitic type, right."

I try not to smile as I reply, "Why would you think that?"

"Well, no normal person can eat that much food!" He exclaims as he points to my stack of food covered plates then to Allen who just finished his fourth plate of food.

"No, I always eat like this." I answer. Everyone looks amazed that one person could consume so much food. I giggle. My giggle turns into a laugh. "I'm joking you guys!" Allen and Lenalee smile. Lavi just rolls his eyes with a little laugh.

We eat and chatter for a bit about the order and missions. Right as I finish my last bit of food, Allen says, "I was going to come here earlier, but then Kanda destroyed a bunch of doors, so I had to help. I don't know what his problem is today."

Lavi bursts out laughing and I drop my head onto the table and groan.

"What's wrong Miaka and Lavi what on earth are you laughing about?" Lenalee exclaims.

"You should tell them Miaka!" Lavi manages through laughter. Why does he keep laughing at me? I lift my head off the table reluctantly and tell Allen and Lenalee of my adventures this morning. When I get to the part with Lavi in it, he burst in and tells it from his view since he's recovered from laughter.

"Wow…." Allen says, astonished.

"Yeah, I know, really dumb of me. Lavi already told me." I say with a sheepish smile.

"I wish I had known! Kanda can get a little touchy when you break his personal space. I would have warned you at least." Lenalee exclaims.

"Eh, no big deal. I'm sure on the inside he's really just a big teddy bear! I just got off on the wrong foot. Next time I see him, I'll give him a big hug and say sorry!" I say jumping up from my chair trying to think optimistically. For a second they all just stare at me. Then it's as if what I just said finally sinks. Lavi begins laughing at me again, Lenalee looks at me in alarm, and Allen just looks at me in amazement. "What?" I ask.

Before any of them can answer, there's a loud crack and shouts coming from the front of the cafeteria. I look to see what caused it and see a seething Kanda standing over a terrified finder.

"Here's your chance to go hug Kanda!" Lavi exclaims from behind me as he pushes me towards Kanda. As I stumble forward I look back at Lavi and see him with a teasing grin. I'm just about to recover my balance when some random person bumps into me and it sends me stumbling closer so Kanda. I recover and glance up at Kanda. He hasn't noticed me yet. I turn around to walk back to Allen, Lavi, and Lenalee. But as I turn I crash into someone with a huge stack of plates in their arms. We both go tumbling to the ground, plates crashing all around us.

"I'm s-s-so sorr-sorry." Comes a woman's distressed voice.

"N-n-no! It's my fault! I should watch where I walk." I stammer.

"You!" I hear a voice behind me shout, followed by running footsteps. Kanda. I quickly spin around, noticing the gleam of silver and flying hair.

I immediately murmur, "Innocence, activate!" A steel arrow flies out of my hand. I grasp the other end with my other hand to block Mugen. For a second me and Kanda stand in this position. My two hands upholding my arrow to ward off his attack and Mugen baring down on my arrow, just inches above my head.

We spin out of this position and Kanda quickly lunges back. I parry his attack. I slide my arrow through the air, as one would a sword. My blade meets its target. I grin. Kanda glares at me furiously as his hair falls down around his face, free of its freshly cut hair tie.

Kanda mutters, "Mugen activate!" Darn it! This isn't going to be good! He brings Mugen back down onto my arrow. The force is too much! I collapse to the ground under the pressure of his blade to my arrow. I push his blade away.

Allen dives in to block Kanda's next attack. A long white cloak glides over me blocking my view for only a second.

"Bean Sprout get out of the way!" Kanda yells pushing Mugen harder against Allen's arm.

"Leave her alone. She said she feels really bad about walking in on your room." Allen tries to reason.

"She's going to feel a lot worse when I'm through with her!" Kanda retorts trying to push past Allen.

"Kanda! Stop it!" Comes Lenalee's voice. She walks right in between the two annoyed guys who are giving each other death glares and pushes their arms apart.

"Che." Comes Kanda's response. He spins on his heel and walks towards the exit.

"Are you ok, Miaka?" Comes Lenalee's concerned voice. Her and Allen squat down next to me.

"You're bleeding!" Allen exclaims. I lift my hand to my face. When I pull my hand away from my right cheek, I see blood.

"When did that happen?" I wonder out loud. "It feels like only a scratch. I'll be fine." I glance at the floor next to Allen's cape and see the hair tie I cut.

Lavi joins us then asks, "What happened to giving him a big hug?"

"I take it back. He's not huggable at all and there's no way he's a big teddy bear on the inside." I reply with a sigh.