Shiro stared at the the people running all around the train station, hurrying to the destination they intend to go. She glanced to a piece of paper saying: "The map to the Black Order" She sighed. That man... After I told him my past and all, he just knocked me out and now he wants me to go to the Order by myself... All just because he hates going to the Order... I bet he is just skipping work... That oh-so great master...

****Two and a half months ago****

After Shiro cut her hair, she immediately deactivated her Innocence. Her arm changed, a metal cross was embedded at the back of Shiro's palm and there was a big red mark left at her palm. Then she suddenly remembered the Akuma's lingering souls, puked out all of the dinner she just ate and she laid down the grass. The wind blew and Shiro stared at her right arm suspiciously. "What happened to my arm?" she muttered

"Innocence, also known as Anti-Akuma Weapon when invoked by an Accommodator and as the Crystal of God by those who first used it seven thousand years ago, is the power source that drives the Black Order. Innocence is also the weapon that Exorcists use to defeat and purify Akuma." The man explained. "That mark on your hand will grow and occupy your whole arm,dont worry it's only appearance will change and its power."

"Innocence..."

"You fought well enough for someone who just received her Innocence."

"i just copied what you did... I gave them a shot at their head and 'bam!' they became dusts."

"You've got brains, girl."

"I'll take that as a compliment"

"Well let's see if you really have brains, you can go to the Black Order straight if you want to but you can stay and train that hand of yours with me and it will be a bumpy road unlike the first choice."

"'ll take the second choice." Shiro said it with her determined red eyes. The man said to change and get ready before setting out to the next town, so he left Shiro at the river. Shiro took a bath at the river quickly so that no one could see her, she changed into her green hoodie, brown knee length pants and sneakers, she took out the kit of ribbons and carefully placed the two red ribbons back in exchange for a single green ribbon. She tied her hair into a half ponytail,leaving the bottom part untied.

Now that Shiro is set, she went to look for the man, she found him by the night bar getting drunk. Shiro pulled him out, then the owner chased her saying that the man hadn't paid yet, she handed her spare money but it wasn't enough and said that she need to pay by her body. Shiro is defenseless with a drunk old man, two muscular men picked Shiro at both hands then she forced her way out of their hands but it was no use, her hands were too skinny unlike those big muscular hands. Then Shiro snapped when they entered the bar, she used her new strength at the right hand and easily got it out, she jumped and punched the man who was holding her left hand at the face and he flew right at the wall, the one who was holding her right earlier tackled her from behind but she just jumped and landed on the man and made the fall heavy that the cement floor broke and made her escape carrying the drunk old man.

A month have passed, Shiro is now fully aware of the Black Order, Akumas, the Millennium Earl, Innocence and her master named Cross Marian's attitude. Shiro has acquired skills, her handling the Anti-akuma weapon has now few flaws not like the old times, she just slashed and fired recklessly, her aim at the Akuma is now better and strengthened a bit, her speed , agility and vitality increased and so does her appetite. But her skills at fighting isn't the only thing increased, but also how she handle cards well. With Cross' attitude that 'dont-pay-it-and-leave-it-to-the-apprentice' part, Shiro is always, "always" in trouble. Like when the owners found out that Shiro is Cross' apprentice they started chasing her with bills on their hands, and so they settle everything in gambling like playing poker and fighting. With Shiro's attitude right after the fight she apologizes quickly as she could and says "I didn't mean to hurt you! i did held back! But it seems like I need to held back more! I'm so sorry! Please punch me in exchange for being a useless idiot!" or something like that. Then at gambling, she handles the cards and cheats on how to win, since he saw someone who cheated at her in this, she learned cheating and made it more perfect. when she wins at gambling, she didn't felt any guilt winning over them even though she knew cheating is bad all she does is take her anger out at the Akuma, imagining it was cross since it was his fault that Shiro got into this mess of "debt payer'.

Right after paying the debts in a certain city, Shiro was approached by a wolf. With her right eye, she could tell it was an Akuma because of its disgusting aura, words would not be able to describe it alone. She almost puked out, then sharp air passed through her, with her on guard only her clothes was ripped but the people behind her was sliced into pieces. In rage Shiro activated her Innocence, and slashed at the Akuma wolf but it was useless it was blocked with an air barrier. Then the Akuma wolf pounced at Shiro sealing her Anti Akuma Weapon. "Nothing can stop me! Nor you can stop the Millennium Earl!" It laughed

"Think again, Akuma Wolf" Shiro shouted and headbutted the wolf. It yelp and jumped out in surprised, then in an instant her weapon turned into the bazooka-like weapon again and she let the wolf face the end of her weapon. "Sorry Wolfy, it seems like you were wrong." Then she fired at the wolf and the impact caused her to fly onto the roof of a building avoiding the Akuma Blood spilling on her. Shiro deactivated her Innocence and went to fetch her drunk master at some hotel, it was already night and Shiro dropped herself at the bed, dead tired and sick about the Akuma Wolf. She took her bag and took the bracelet and kit of ribbons out it, she wore the bracelet and opened the kit of ribbons, it has many types and colors of ribbons, but only one stood out; A wide black ribbon that is seamed with golden linings. Shiro took it out and stared at it. "What's with that ribbon?" a voice said, Shiro flinched and looked where the voice came from, it was Cross.

"You surprised me... This ribbon? It's something that... an old friend gave." Shiro said glumly.

"And who is that friend?" Cross said as if he hadn't felt Shiro's sadness

"A very old friend that I even forgot what he looks like and name..."

"And that's the reason why you kept many ribbons?"

"Kind of.. But I keep them for a different reason... You see, when i was around my tenth age I dont remember anything about me... More like somebody hit me hard and lost my memories... All I remembered is a man... I seemed to like him more than anyone.. Then there this boy... Another man, weraing a clown costume.. I hate it when I tried to remember everything.." Shiro flopped down to her bed. "I never remembered my parents at all..'

"THose weren't your parents? The one at the town we met.."

"Yes, they aren't. They were just a loving couple who took me in, who is homeless and useless... The only memories I have is them..."

"Oh, I see...' he said that silence fell on them, then Shiro remembered something and sat up quickly..

"Master, how can you endure seeing them? The Akumas I mean..."

"You'll just get use to them...' Cross said so bluntly that Shiro looks at him with her piercing red eyes.

"Get used to them?! The Akuma's presence and soul are creeping me out! How in the world I can get used to it?!" Shiro exclaimed and raised her eyebrow at Croos who was laying at his bed.

"Akuma's soul and presence? You can see them?" Cross said, shaking his head to shake his drunkenness. Shiro nodded angrily, then he felt a strong presence that he got up and looked at the window. "Oh~ finding us that fast huh?" he said while smirking

"What are you-"

"Shiro Toraichi you are now a fully pledge exorcist! You will help the Black order gathering Innocence! Isn't that great?! Getting separated to me at least months! And now you will go to the Order by yourself and meet the idiot apprentice" Then he knocked Shiro out using some kind of hammer.

The next morning Shiro found herself in front of the station with her bag in front of her with a note and map pinned on it. "The map to the Black Order". Since then Shiro is travelling to the Black Order with a crappy map that he drew. Then the other note said:::

Go to the Order by yourself, I wont be coming since I hate going there! And so I drew you a map just because your cute! And you have to be grateful to it! Meet that Idiot Apprentice of mine, he can teach you how to use that arm and eye of yours. The Order already know you were coming, I sent a letter to someone called Komui so it shouldn't be a trouble getting in the Black order.

Shiro clenched her right fit and smiled evilly that people around her flinched. The next time I'm seeing him I'll definitely punch his face using my activated right arm...

*****Present time*******

And so Shiro is travelling by herself for about a month and half, getting lost at turns thanks to her master's crappy map drawing. She had fought a couple of Akumas on the way, but hadn't fought one that has the same presence as the Akuma Wolf, Shiro wandered that what if she fought another kind like the Akuma Wolf what should she do, or what should she do when facing a much more greater opponent such as the Millennium Earl. She sighed and the train started its engines and move.

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A/N::::

I know late update.. m(_ _)m

I already have like 15 or 16 chapters at my lappie I was just damn too bored to upload...

So now I'm uploading the rest...

Dunno if anyone is reading this though .

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