Author's Note: As you may notice I am keeping much of the original dialogue and only changing minor plot points. No real major changes will be made besides, as I said her age, her half blindness and her innocence [which is still an armor type I promise.]

= = Reader: Continue onto the second chapter?

Disclaimer: None of the characters besides the plot and my original characters belong to me and I make no profit from this. Please understand. I am to poor to buy the rights to this wonderful manga.

Chapter 2 Redux

Her dreaming, if she was even dreaming, was interrupted by a gentle lullaby, one that had roused her from sleep. The tune was familiar, hauntingly so, but she knew if she were to open her eyes the tune would disappear and then she'd forget it. She didn't /want/ to forget it though. Odd, she mused silently, that she would feel as such and yet it was true. The smell of bacon crossed her nose in combination with the eggs and hash browns that filtered through their home. A growl reminded her that she had skipped dinner the previous night in order to "run away".

'Its not really running when you return now is it?'she thought amused before feeling grimy. She would have to bathe first.

Turning on her heel the young girl made her way to the bathroom, shutting the door as she ran her small, slender hands across her body as she removed articles of clothing, sighing. The previous night was swimming in her head and she couldn't even begin to make sense of the nostalgia. The water was turned on and she adjusted it until it was near scalding. Filling it with some scented bubbles she smiled faintly. When it was filled enough she turned off the water and slipped into it sighing happily.

Oh yes those kinks just seemed to melt away~~~

"AURELIA, ARE YOU COMING DOWN?" Her mother asked, to this she frowned and stared at the wall.

"I'M TAKING A BATH, MOTHER," she called back. She quickly finished up and made sure to dress quickly before heading downstairs, smiling some. "Is breakfast ready?" She asked.

"Yes it is," her mother replied placing a plate down in front of her and then got her own. It was the most delicious meal she had, had.

The morning after Kanda awoke was the morning hell broke loose. One, there was an annoying rabbit curled up in his bed, snuggling into him. Two, there was an annoying bean sprout who was laying half on his chest and the rest on the bed, curled into him like some love sick little girl and three? He liked his space. Now it was not uncommon for this to happen as of late the two had become -and he as well but he'd never admit- quite close and the fear of loosing each other often made them stick closer, however, despite this Kanda liked his space and when people were invading his space, being so close of course he would be upset.

"The fuck are you two doing in my bed!" He shouted, causing both the Rabbit and Bean sprout to awake in an abrupt manner.

"Aww Kanda-mama woke up!" Came Lavi's tired, if not playful voice.

"Oh so he is!" Allen chimed in grinning. "Kanda-mama it's rude to yell at your kids so early in the morning," He said grinning in delight at Kanda's mortified expression and then squeaked while following his red-headed friend from the bed and out the door away from a rather angry young man with a katana that would promise death should it touch them.

"I will kill you both. DO NOT THINK YOU RUNNING WILL STOP ME, I PROMISE TO YOU THAT YOU WILL FEEL MY WRATH."

With no Lenalee to moderate between the three both Allen and Lavi took full advantage of this, to the annoyance of the inn owner, who promptly kicked them out as soon as they had gotten under control. Now, left to their own devices the three set about walking, until Allen smelled the faint scent of food in the air.

"I smell food…" he sighed dreamily, heading into the direction of where said scent was coming from.

Aurelia had finished her breakfast before hand and was, at this moment, on her porch, humming the lullaby she heard in her head as she watched the clouds float by. The three excorcists had stopped once they got closer, only after a few moments did it take Lavi to recognize her as the same girl who took them to that inn.

"Oh! It's you!" He said with a grin, Aurelia blinked.

"Ah, hello!" She chimed. "Did you rest well?" She asked, after all she would have felt bad otherwise. The inn was the nicest one could get.

"We did, thanks!"

"That's good!"

The door opened at that moment, revealing a platinum blonde woman. She had kind eyes, a bit of a chubby physique [because when one home cooked meals and did not bother to be as active they should, such things happen. She looked down to her daughter, wondering what she was talking too…or who she was. She had seen her daughter talk to herself in the mirror more than once.

"Aurelia, are you alright?" She asked, before looking up and noticing the three men…err…the tall one was a man right? "Oh! Who are these three gentlemen?"

"Ah, these are three men who um….they are here on business, and I happened to have ran into them earlier yesterday and gave them directions to a inn, where they stayed. I'm not sure why they're here…" She explained, not that she mined, she enjoyed their presence, even if the tall one did scare her just the slightest. So angry~!

"Well you see," Lavi began, placing an arm around Allen as he continued, "Our friend here couldn't help but smell your wonderful cooking and took us all the way here!"

Allen glared some, embarrassed that Lavi had to make him sound so stupid, but nodded. "Anyway," he stressed, pushing Lavi aside and bowed. "My name is Allen. My friends and I are here on business, but it seems we were kicked out of the inn…but we did not mean to actually come upon your home…but your cooking is really delicious!"

Aurelia's mom laughed, a bit confused, but content that her cooking could lure strangers, however she was still weary of them, but Aurelia seemed to like them so for now she would trust them.

"well we do have some left over, if you three do not mind?" She asked, ever smiling and helpful when needed.

"That would be wonderful, actually," Allen said.

"It's not a problem. At least this way the Bean Sprout may loose weight," said the innocent voice of Lavi. Allen twitched.

"Are you saying I'm fat?"

"No but you could stand to be more active…"

"I'm sorry if I require more food then you to survive, Lavi." The sudden temperature drop made Aurelia blink, and her mother tilt her head.

"Are they always like this?" Aurelia asked Kanda who looked, for every sense of the word, annoyed beyond anything.

"Unfortunately," He grumbled to which the young teen laughed before switching subjects.

"Sir, are you and your friends going to need a guide around town?" Not only that she wanted to know why they had such a weird presence and why it felt familiar. Looking to her Allen grinned.

"A tour would be nice." He said before looking to the other two. "What do you think?"

"Will there be girls?"

"Ch stupid rabbit. Keep your perverted mind from the child."

"Did Kanda-mama just show he cared?"

Shrink. A blade sliced through the space where Lavi once was, hiding behind Allen.

"Do not call me that!

"Aww but Kanda-mama sounds so much cuter!"

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

Before anymore damage could be done the mother cleared her throat, chuckling a bit.

"Before you all get excited, I believe one of you was hungry? Well, come inside then and I'll make you all some breakfast! Oh, Allen was it? Do you think you could help Aurelia upstairs? She still has some chores to do and I think you and her could use some time alone! What with how she seems to be looking at you, ohoho~!"

"MOTHER PLEASE! I WASN'T…I MEAN…"

"Not a problem, I don't mind helping, besides I think it'd be nice, after all I would feel bad for eating your food without some pay aha!"

"Wonderful!"

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Once they had headed upstairs Aurelia couldn't stop the blushing or apologizing.

"I'm sorry my mother is very out spoken…"

"She's really sweet. I wouldn't mind having her as my mother…"

"Oh?" Aurelia blinked, leading him to her room that needed to be cleaned. Books were thrown across the room. Some were opened, others closed and there was an array of patchwork looking stuffed animals as well. One in particular lay on the bed, and it seemed to pulse with a strange glow, but it disappeared just like that.

"Yeah. I never had a mother…I sort of envy you with that…" He confessed, but his smile was sincere and the other just nodded some, smiling a bit as she began to clean up the books. His eyes stopped on a book though: Red, crudely drawn pictures…and Alice… "What's this?"

"Oh!" she grabbed the book, closing it and held it to her chest. "It's my dream book…I draw my dreams in it…aha…please don't look at it…" she muttered embarrassed. "It's just silly drawings…"

Allen blinked, smiled some and nodded. "Alright than, Aurelia…"

"Thank you, Allen."

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A/n: Well here we go. Second chapter finished! I'm actually liking how this is flowing, I'm keeping to the original story, but this is much better. I will be uploading the chapters hopefully every two weeks [or sooner].

Thank you guys for sticking with me [even if I have no reviews]. I have a feeling re-writing this is going to be ending in a story much more epic than its original.. 3