As soon as Robin was ready to continue Lavi's magical tour of the Black Order, all eyes in the cafeteria turn toward the entrance. Robin follows their gaze and sees a beautiful girl with dark green pigtails and violet eyes. Now she knew why all the guys were staring. She was cute. Even Robin couldn't resist blushing slightly when the girl looked over at her and smiled.
"Lenalee." Allen says waving the girl over.
"Hello Allen." Lenalee says. "Hey Lavi. And..." She glances at Robin.
"Robin." She answers, trying her best not to sound like an idiot.
"Nice to meet you." Lenalee says. "You must be the new exorcist. Komui wanted me to get you for him. He's my brother and the head of the Order."
"Okay." She says.
"Just follow me." Lenalee says with a smile. With nothing else to do, Robin follows. They walk down yet another set of halls till Lenalee stops at an elevator. They both get on and Lenalee pulls some kind of lever. The elevator suddenly drops and Robin squeaks as the floor beneath them plummets into the depths of the Order.
"Sorry." Lenalee says smiling weakly.
"Nah, it's cool." Robin says taking hold of the railing to steady herself. "I'm usually great with heights. I just wasn't expecting the drop to be so sudden." Lenalee nods and the rest of the ride is in silence.
When the elevator finally comes to a stop, the two of them step off. Surrounding them was darkness, the only light coming from a large platform ahead of them. With an encouraging nod from Lenalee, Robin steps up into its center.
"Hello Robin." A purple-haired man in a scientist's uniform and barre turns to greet her. "I'm Komui, head of the Order. I received a letter from General Cross about your arrival. I hope you'll forgive the misunderstanding earlier."
"Oh," She says. "You mean with that samurai fellow?"
"Kanda is naturally hot-headed." Komui says. "He slices first and asks questions later. It's quite worrisome."
"It's okay." Robin says. "Nothing I couldn't handle." Komui smiles.
"Well, Hevlaska?" Komui asks.
"Huh?" Robin asks. Suddenly pale white arms wrap themselves around her and carry her into an embrace. Robin struggles against them, not at all enjoying the sudden contact. A voice begins murmuring numbers. After about a minute the arms set her back down on the platform and Robin quickly shy's away from the edge.
"So?" Komui asks.
"96%" Hevlaska answers. "He has a 96% synchronization rate with his innocence."
"Impressive." Komui says, nodding with satisfaction. "You're a parasite-type correct Robin?"
"Yeah." She answers. Komui's glasses glint and his mouth curls into a devious grin.
"I see." Komui answers and laughs.
"Brother!" Lenalee yells.
"Oh Lenalee!" Komui says cheerfully. "Would you show Robin his room? I apologize in advance. There seems to be a shortage of usable rooms lately so you'll have to share with another exorcist."
"What?!" Robin asks. How was that going to work?! How was she going to keep her gender secret if she has to live with someone?!
"The science division's last experiment nearly destroyed the whole Order." Lenalee explains. "Several rooms got destroyed, including Kanda's and all the ones given to new exorcists."
"Kanda?!" She yells, her panic skyrocketing. "I'm rooming with that pissed of samurai?!"
"I'm sure it'll work out." Komui says, ignoring her look of horror. Lenalee leads her back up the elevator, all the while Robin's mood becomes darker and darker.
"Don't worry." Lenalee says. "Kanda can be hard to work with, but he's a relatively good guy." Robin sighs. She wasn't worried about fighting. She knew she could handle anything that guy could throw at her, and then some. No, what was making her panic was completely different.
Lenalee stops and opens a door to one of the rooms. Inside a Kanda fresh out of the shower looks up. All he wears is a pair of long, black jeans that hug his hips and his long blue locks of hair fall free all the way down to his back. Robin wasn't afraid of his temper. No, the lump forming in her throat and knot twisting through her insides was caused by nothing more than the one undeniable fact that Yuu Kanda was freaking gorgeous.
"Do you mind knocking?" Kanda asks, the irritation in his voice evident.
"Sorry." Lenalee says. "I'm just showing Robin here his room." Kanda glares at Robin, who both involuntary flinches and blushes.
"Che." He says and turns away muttering something about Komui. Away from his gaze, Robin exhales a sigh and sets her suitcase on one of the beds. It was a fairly spacious room. There were two beds at either wall with two dressers, a bathroom off to one side of the room and what she believes to be a balcony leading outside.
"Well, I'll leave you to unpack." Lenalee says. "Just call if you need anything."
"Thank you." Robin says. Lenalee nods and leaves, closing the door behind her. Now it was just her and Kanda. Said samurai returns to his own unpacking. As he digs through a large bag on his bed, she finds her eyes staring at the long rugged muscles along his chest and arms. She could just make out the shape of a tattoo across his chest. A pair of eyes bore into hers and she jumps, her face turning beet red.
"What are you looking at?" He asks.
Kanda felt his irritation rising by the second. Damn that Komui. First him and his stupid robot destroys his room and then he rooms him with the new exorcist. He was a pipsqueak. He couldn't even believe they'd let a weakling like him join the Order. Worst yet, the little weakling was able to stop him! What the hell?! Kanda snaps his attention to the new exorcist's stare and Kanda watches him jump. Kanda can't help focusing on the boy's warm, caramel colored eyes. They draw him in and Kanda swears he sees them glisten. Creepy.
"Stop staring at me Doe-Eyes." Kanda growls.
"Doe-Eyes?" Robin repeats. "My name is Robin."
"Like I care." Kanda says, turning to put his clothes in his dresser.
"Well, since we're sharing a room you should at least remember it." She says.
"I have no reason to remember a weakling's name."
"Funny." Robin says. "I could swear I was the one who beat your ass earlier."
Kanda twitches. Robin couldn't see his expression from where she sat on her bed, but from the tone of his voice he's obviously pissed.
"That was a fluke!" Kanda yells. "I could easily beat a little girl like you!"
Robin freezes. Girl?! Does that mean he knows? Without thinking, Robin quickly gets up and heads into the room's bathroom, trying her hardest to look calm.
"Excuse me." She says and locks the door behind her.
Kanda raises an eyebrow as Robin scurries into the bathroom. That was strange. He couldn't help calling the boy a girl. He just had a girlish vibe about him, plus he had a relatively high-pitched voice. It wasn't the best insult, but he didn't see why he'd freak out so much.
Robin paces around the bathroom. He knew! He knew she was a girl! She thought she was being careful. She hadn't said anything, did she? Maybe her wrap wasn't tight enough? She pulls off the suit's shirt and jacket and checks the wrap around her chest. Her breasts weren't that big so she couldn't imagine Kanda or anyone noticing them. Still she tightens the wrap around her and feels a twinge of pain suck the air out of her lungs.
"Hey." A voice calls knocking at the bathroom door. Robin jumps. Kanda.
"Give me a second!" She yells, grabbing for her shirt.
"You alright?" He asks. She pulls the shirt around her and hurries to button it up. "Hey?"
Robin pulls open the door and reaches Kanda's gaze.
"Geez," She says, rolling her eyes. "Can't a guy pee in peace?"
Kanda scoffs and closes the bathroom door behind him.
"Calm down Robin." She tells herself. She forces herself to take a deep breath. She's probably overreacting. She opens up her suitcase and starts putting clothes into the second dresser. Lucky Kanda was out of sight. She'd die if he saw her unpacking her frilly pink pair of underwear that she knew Cross snuck in. The pedophile made sure she brought them despite her many complaints and creative insults. She'll have to sneak out and burn them later.
Robin sets her shampoo and soap aside on the dresser. She'd probably shower in the morning. That is, if she could get over the thought of showering with Kanda in the next room. Right on cue the door to the bathroom opens and Kanda strolls out. Robin forces herself to focus on the suitcase in front of her. She stops when she reaches a hardcover case at the bottom. A faint smile spreads across her lips. Kanda, noticing the smile looks over with curiosity.
"What's that?" He asks. Robin unlatches the case and reveals a violin.
"Do you mind?" She asks him, cradling the instrument in her hands.
"Knock yourself out." He replies, landing on his bed with a book in his hands.
Robin runs the bow across the strings and a note reverberates in the room. She closes her eyes and allows her fingers to play on their own. It was a happy song, one she learned years ago when she had first received the violin. Kanda stares at her as she plays the light, cheerful melody with a smile across her face. It's a beautiful song and she plays the instrument well, the smile showing just how much she loves playing.
As the song slowly ends, Robin blinks open her eyes to see Kanda staring at her. He suddenly looks down at the book in his hands.
"Not bad." He murmurs.
"Was that a compliment?" She asks raising an eyebrow.
"Shut up Doe-Eyes." He says and pulls a blanket over his head, putting aside his book. "And shut off the lights will you?"
"Why can't you just call me Robin?" She asks replacing her violin in its case and flicking off the light switch.
"Che." He replies.
Robin sighs and places the suitcase and violin case under the bed. She curls up in her bed, snuggling the blankets against her. The wrap around her chest throbs but she doesn't dare loosen it. She squeezes her eyes shut and blocks out the pain. Slowly her body takes the hint and she drifts off to sleep.