"Just because I'm younger, doesn't mean that I'm weaker. I held my own in that snowstorm for a week. You would've frozen to death."- Liliana to Nadia


"Well, this isn't really the best thing to ever happen, is it?" Liliana asked a bit nonchalantly. Nadia cringed at her sister's actions, and folded her arms.

"What do you mean 'this isn't the best thing to ever happen'?! Why the hell would you think that?"

"Calm down, Nadia. This isn't really that big of a deal." Liliana said and Nadia fumed.

"The kid can't even walk anymore!"

Olivia frowned, lying down on her pillow and sighing. Well, now that the numbness had gone away, extreme pain had replaced that numbness and while she could walk, it would hurt to do so.

Finally, after Nadia yelling in Russian at her younger sister, and the slamming of a door, the brunette had popped her head into Olivia's room, smiling. Her daughter frowned and reached her hand out towards the woman. Liliana pulled a chair and sat down, grabbing her daughter's smaller hand.

"How are you feeling now?"

"Horrible. I can't even walk anymore..." Liliana pursed her lips and rubbed her palm.

"You'll be able to by tomorrow." Olivia furrowed her brow, confused. "And how do you know?"

"I just do." Liliana grinned and patted her daughter's head. "Go to sleep, alright?" Olivia nodded, though she had no intentions on doing so, especially with that hurting and-

Wait...was that ice on her thighs?

Olivia pulled the cover, grunting slightly at the pain. The ballet shoes were still their normal color, but for some reason, her legs felt like ice -not the ice that Nadia put in the icebox- It felt like dry ice. The dry ice that she always used to slip on when going to that old pond-

The door opened and Arabella was dressed to go outside. "Mama said that we're going to the store to buy some cheese and fruit. Do you need any help putting your coat on?"

"Yeah." The older blonde went over to the closet, reaching up to get the red coat, and then went over to the bed. Lifting Olivia up and sitting her on her lap, she held out one arm as she pulled the sleeve over it, and did the same for the other.

"There." Olivia thanked her cousin, grabbing onto her neck as Arabella carried the girl into the living room as the rest of the family headed out.


"Why are you carrying your balalaika-" Nadia was cut off by her younger sister.

"Because I need to get it re tuned."

"But it looks perfectly fi-" Again, the elder was cut off.

"Shut up, I know what I'm doing." Liliana said, a cold and stoic tone to her voice.

"Well then..." Nadia glared and looked away.

Arabella was still carrying Olivia, who pointed to various things in the stores and shops around them.

Everything was going well for the family, until Arabella bumped into a man.

"Oof!" Arabella dropped Olivia on her bottom. Olivia winced, scrambling upwards, ignoring the pain in her legs.

"Oh, uhm...sorry, sir, but my cousin and I have somewhere to be.."

The man looked at Olivia, as a horrid smile spread across his face.

"Innnnnooooccennnnccce?"

The man morphed into ball-like creature with cannons covering it. One white spot with an eye was visible, and Liliana looked at the monster, cursing. "Damn it. Out of all the places, an Akuma would show up here.."

Nadia shrieked, and grabbed Arabella, running away from the scene and down the street, not caring about what they left behind.

The eight year old was in tears at the sight. What is that thing?! Oh, Christ, please...please don't let my family die, especially on this day..

Olivia's shoes glowed a bright blue color, and almost involuntarily, she slashed at the creature, earning a pained cry from it.

But Olivia can't fight it off. Liliana thought before activating her own Innocence. "Katyushka, activate!" She strummed the strings on her balalaika, and once again, the Akuma gave a pained cry. But Olivia's shoes kept slashing and tearing up the creature into pieces, and no matter how hard the girl begged for them to stop, the shoes kept trying to go at the creature-

Until it burst into tiny scraps of what seemed to be left of it. Not only that, the air held a much colder and icier state than it did when the thing hadn't shown up.

Liliana blinked, grabbing at her sobbing daughter and leaving the marketplace in shambles.

"Hey, Olivia?"

"Da?"

"Look on the bright side; you can walk again."


So, I hope I did this scene justice. I feel like I could've done better, though. Oh well, let me explain a few things.

-I was talking with my friend, Blondie and I were talking about how to convey this scene, so I just wanted to explain something before someone broke out into a 'OMG SHE FOUGHT THE AKUMA ON HER OWN MARY SUE ALERT' rant.

-Olivia did not fight the Akuma on her own. Liliana helped. did you not see the woman strumming those strings in order to save her kid?

-Olivia did not fight the Akuma on her own. Her Innocence was simply protecting her and read her thoughts. Here's something:

{Recap}

What is that thing?! Oh Christ...please, please, don't let my family die, especially on this day..

That wasn't just a simple thought. Innocence has the ability to protect a person based on their thoughts, survival instinct, and how much passion they put into themselves or the person they're fighting for. In this case, Olivia's family. If you also read, she begged for it 'said Innocence', to stop, but it didn't. Because her passion for her life overcame her life wanting to end. So therefore, Olivia's Innocence protected her and controlled her actions. She didn't control it.

That was just a mini rant. sorry.

(Translations)

Da- Russian for 'yes'.

{Extra notes and FAQ}

-Does Liliana always act like a bitch to her older sister? In this case, no. But since she's an Exorcist, a General at that, she wouldn't exactly want her sister to know about her double life (BUT NOW SHE KNOWSSSS~/shot), would she?

-What does ice have to do with Olivia's Innocence? You'll know in the future.

-Why did Liliana just leave the marketplace, just like that? If you've watched or read the series, you can confirm that while Exorcists love the people that they saved, they won't really stay behind to try to recover the lost lives. It's just apart of their lives, since they see death all around them, leaving a bonfire would mean nothing to them.

or it's probably just me idk.

Did Arabella and Nadia just ditch on Liliana and Olivia? There's going to be a lot of ditch days in this fanfic, so be prepared for that.

*ditch day means that you go away from an important event (such as school, class, party, etc.) without a reason. But clearly, you can see why they did that.

So, either way! I hope you guys liked this chapter and give me a bit of feedback! Reviews make Liliana save kittens from trees!