A/N: Chapter 2…hopefully better than the first one.

Somehow the strange Noah let me live and vanished through the ground, I wasn't quite aware of anything. I just lost my best friend and I almost died, cut me some slack. I just remained in the spot, motionless. The rest of the night became a blur to me. Daisya's body was shipped back to headquarters, I stuck behind with General Tiedoll whom had finally shown up, he said a final few words for Daisya, mourned and ended up leaving with Kanda and Marie. I had to file in a report on what happened with Daisya so I boarded a train, ready to start my journey back to the order. I didn't board the ship with the wounded and deceased, it just felt strange. I gazed out the window in the train, lost in thought.

A few hours passed, once my train stopped, I got off and I pretty much didn't know where I was but I knew I had to switch trains. However the train I needed wasn't due for another day! Damnit! Looks like I'm spending another night away from Headquarters.

~Tyki's POV~

After a very successful few hours of tearing out the hearts of Exorcists I decided to call it a day and head back to my white life for a while. I sat in the local shelter with Eeze, Momo and Clark having a beer. Everything seemed normal, I handed Eeze some treasures; a few buttons from Exorcists' coats, the buttons belonged to the Exorcists whom I murdered. Eeze thanked me and hugged me tightly, he was like a little brother to me I was always looking for him. This life was fun. I enjoyed the life of an innocent miner.

Everything was going normal until she walked in. The Exorcist I failed to execute. The Earl was going to have my head for this one. Veronika Salvatore.

~Veronika's POV~

I didn't know where to go, I had only heard of a homeless shelter nearby, I was stranded and unluckily for me it started to rain heavily outside and I was unfortunately caught in it. With no other change of clothes, just my silly Exorcist uniform. This place didn't look that bad, I took a seat at one of the empty tables and rested my head on the sturdy wood, I needed rest.

"Hey…new girl!" I looked up and I became face to face with a bunch of Vagabonds and one looked not a day over twelve. "Um hello there?"

"You seem lost, are you alright?" One of them questioned, he seemed familiar, something eery about him. I shrugged it off. "Oh my train hasn't arrived and won't be due until tomorrow. I just came here to spend the night since the inn is fully booked.

"Well you can stay in my room with me." The 'leader' of them piped up. "Alright, I guess. But no funny business, I'm a very powerful Exorcist and I honestly don't have the time for a pervert.

The man nodded and held his hand out, "What's your name?"

"Veronika." I answered with a small smile.

"Oh good, this is Eeze, Momo Clark and I'm Mick."

"Pleased to meet you Mick."

After spending the rest of the day with them, I had made the mistake of drinking with them.

I just remember Mick and I tucking Eeze into bed and singing him a bedtime story, Momo and Clark retiring with some women and the final moment I remember is collapsing into bed with Mick, tearing each other's clothes off and having drunk unprotected sex. Fuck…my…life…

I woke with a headache, I sat up and glanced around the room, just a small tattered single bed, plain walls, a small window, a locked door with my bra attached to the handle, a trail of clothes leading to the bed, my panties hanging on the bedpost…and a sleeping Mick next to me…

"MICK WAKE UP…OH MY GOD. FUCK." I shook him and that's when I noticed he wasn't wearing his glasses…that mole…those golden eyes as they fluttered open.

I took a deep breath, gazing into the eyes of my enemy…

"Tyki…"