Me~ Well, people I'm back! This is the second chapter in which I hope love will finally spur! Yeah, romantic I am. Anyway, on with the story. And Kanda still swears.
Chapter: 2~ Spring Morning
"Kanda-san Komui asked us to meet him after we finished breakfast."
He looked up from his soba and saw his purple-haired partner sit across from him. "Yeah, whatever." Like I want to see that evil nuisance again.
"You like soba, Kanda-san?" He looked up at her plate. She had an omelette with the words 'Hana' ketchup on it. She blushed a little. "Jerry-san went a little overboard."
"Hm," somehow he wasn't in the mood today. He quickly finished his soba while she ate her meal.
"Yuu, whatcha doing?" He immediately snapped to an annoyed mood. He saw the red-head boy heading towards him, waving. Great, just what he needed.
"C'mon, are you finished? We're leaving." He got up and dumped his finished dish.
"Oh, uh, yes." She did the same and ran after him. She looked a little worried at his hurry to leave.
"Wait, Yuu, where are you going?" Damn Usagi, don't you dare follow. He whipped around.
"Go ahead first. I'll be there later. I have some idiots to take care of." He pushed her. "Hurry."
She followed what he said and walked fast forward looking back once to see what he was doing. Good. She was far enough they wouldn't be mistaken to being together. He did not feel like having to explain to that Baka Usagi about his new pairing. He will be sure to make a mess with that information.
"Yuu-chan, you're back from your mission." He saw the red head come towards him. Trailing behind him was a girl with blond hair. Fairly shorter than him. "What's wrong, your moods seem worse than before."
Because I saw you. It took lots of nerve not to pound him for using his first name. He needed to hurry so he ignored it. "If you don't want to die, don't ask." He walked as fast as he could past him.
"Don't tell me, Yuu got a girlfriend?!" That damn idiot said that so loud he swore that it was audible upstairs. He nearly did a face plant as the word 'girlfriend' hit him. I turned to face him and pointed Mugen at his face. His face was in complete rage.
"She's just a partner! Say that again and you die right now!" Where in the world did he get the fucking idea of a girl friend?! Though he was pretty serious on what he said.
"Oh, so something to do with a new partner, heh? A girl, hmm, something to do with your mission Yuu-chan?" He flinched back a little. Damnmit! I revealed too much.
He sheathed back Mugen. "Mind your own business, Baka Usagi!" He turned and walked away to Komui's office. That idiot must be getting ideas by now. He should have killed him.
"Oh, Kanda. You took your sweet time getting here." Komui was standing next to where his 'girlfriend' is. "I was just starting to explain your mission. Sit down."
He sat down next to her. "Are you okay?" she whispered. Somehow his temper seems to die down at her words.
"I'm fine." He has been following her commands so much he's beginning to think she's controlling him.
"Well, Kanda, and Hana-chan, I have mission for you two. I want you to go to the village, Lyedine. It is a rather remote village so I would like you guys to dress more plainly and not wear your exorcist coats for this one. They don't know much about the Order or akuma so it's easier to accomplish your mission. Somehow, finders were sent there to investigate but no news has returned from them in two weeks. We sent backup there but there hasn't been must news either. We had one report of a SOS response. There is something very wrong there and we are hoping you two will see if there is Innocence attracting akumas to go on a killing spree there."
"Not where our coats?"
"Yes, they are rather superstitious people, and we don't want any fights to break out between villagers and exorcist thinking we murdered someone." He shifted his glasses.
He handed them both a packet to read. "You guys leave tomorrow night so start packing. Good luck."
The two left their supervisor's office. "Kanda-san, can you come help me train a little? I'm not sure what level I might be fighting so.... if it's alright with you."
"Yeah, sure." He didn't have much to do this afternoon anyway. And it was best to avoid that idiot stalker rabbit.
The fact was that Kanda had never worked so hard to pierce a defense before. While avoiding piercing tree roots flying at him he was trying to hurt the girl on the other side of four giant slabs of stone surrounding her. He fell back again after another failed attempt.
This is what she meant. 'I can control objects through my brain waves' he still remembered her saying that. He jumped left to avoid a boulder aimed at him. He was using too much energy dodging than attacking.
He ran and jumped up when he was close enough to the stone pillars. A sudden root came straight for him as he was in the air. He cut right at its tip and sliced right through the middle of it down. He landed in the middle of the surrounding square stones and placed the blade at the girl's neck.
"Looks like my win," he said, breathing heavily.
"No, Kanda-san, it's a tie." Suddenly he became aware there was a dagger pointed at his chest.
Somehow he managed to smirk while gasping. "Smart, aren't we?"
She giggled. A sound of bells in the wind filled the air around them. "Would you say I am ready Kanda-sempai?" She asked with a devious smile.
"Che, if you joined this place you better be able to fight at least 60 Level Ones."
"I'll take that as a yes." The square blocks of earth around them lowered and became part of the ground below again. "Let's head back, Kanda-san, I really starving. And I might try Jerry-san's soba!"
"Whatever," he was really going to need to shower when they get back. During the whole time of that sparring she hadn't moved an inch in that preppy box of hers. He was sweating his life attacking outside.
Both of them started back to the towering mansion above the forest.
End Note~ Lovely, I made it! Ah, the romance is starting to emerge. A little but that's good. Well, we learn more about Hana's Innocence. Yes she can control things in nature like tree roots and the earth under her. Metal included and water. She can't control air or fire though, just letting that out there. Anyway, let's hope for the best for these two!
P.S. ~ Vote for whose hotter! Allen or Kanda? On my profile.
