Just a special thanks to my friends Jenn for editing and Raki for help with Zephyrs POV. I love yous .

Innocent heart Chapter two.

Nikkie's POV.

`Your still not doing anything.'

`Would you shut up already?'

`You and I both know that's not going to happen anytime soon.'

It had been little over a week since the voices had begun tormenting her. Nikkie was growing tired of its ominous riddles, following her wherever she went. She desperately wished for some solution, but the best she could do was ignore them, but even that soon became challenging.

She continued down the hall, doing her best to push the voices as far away from her mind as possible, but to no avail. The voices were persistent and annoying. They seemed to push through every barrier she tried, and she was beginning to get rather frustrated. When Nikkie got frustrated, it tended to result in walls crumbling. Her master, in particular, had hated her quick, fiery temper.

She was then reminded of the last words her master had ever told her.

Those who's past have faded with the winds hold the power to shape their own destiny. Remember that, Nikkie.

She never actually understood what he had said that day. Nikkie remembered her past perfectly, or at least that's what she thought. She pondered the advice fore a second, though her train of thought was rudely interrupted by her arrival at the door of the Science Department.

Nikkie pushed the door open tentatively and made her way inside. As usual, everyone in the unit looked dead, though Nikkie knew, or rather, hoped that they were just rather sleep deprived.

"Um, is anyone alive?" asked Nikkie, looking around at the desolate room.

"No." replied everyone around her in a muffled tone. Nikkie smiled. Hey, at least they weren't actually dead.

"Hey there Nikkie, come to pick up Sparda?" came a strained male voice from behind his desk. The figure rose up from behind the desk and revealed himself to be a rather dishevelled Reever. His hair was unkempt, he had bags under his eyes and there was a mountain of work swaying precariously from side to side in his "In Tray".

"Well, that and I came to check to see if everyone was still breathing." said Nikkie, scanning the crowd, "Is Tapp still breathing?"

"Oh. yeah. He's fine, don't worry. Just give me a few seconds and I'll get Sparda for you." Reever replied with a yawn as he reached into the bottom drawer of his desk, rummaging through papers and various other things in said drawer.

"Sure, uh, take your time. Is there anything I can do for you?" Nikkie asked, examining all the work scattered around the place. She had an impulse to clean, and it's not as if Nikkie was a neat freak by nature, the place was just plain filthy.

"No, no, we're fine, thanks for asking." Reever said, still rummaging, "Ah! Here we are!" he exclaimed, pulling out a leather shoe and showing it to Nikkie with an expression of triumph.

"Uh, Reever, that's a shoe." Nikkie said exasperatingly. Just how much work was Komui giving them? What a slave driver!

"Oh, so it is. Sorry, Ni-"

"KYAA!" came a loud scream which interrupted Reever mid-sentence. It came from somewhere in the Science Department. Nikkie decided to follow the sound of the scream. Akuma? , she thought. No, that was impossible; all people entering or exiting had to be scanned by the gatekeeper. If there was an Akuma here, they'd know.

She soon reached the approximate area of the shriek when she realized it was a false alarm. Well, she found out where Sparda had went, seeing as both Sparda and Akahana were lying on the ground. Sparda had a habit of attacking Akahana's hair, and Akahana had a habit of being a complete and total bitch.

"GET YOUR STUPID GOLEM OUT OF MY HAIR!" she shrieked, still in panic mode.

Akahana had long silky hair, a dark indigo that Nikkie couldn't help but admire. She often kept it tied up with a single satin ribbon, which now lay on the ground beside her.

Akahana kept trying to claw Sparda away from her hair, but she kept missing the swift little golem, resulting in pulling out many strands of her hair, which just made her angrier and more frustrated. Though, it's not like there was a moment when Akahana wasn't angry. Her temper was comparable to Kanda's, except she was female, therefore was capable of the unfortunate period of 'PMS'. It was a satisfying sight to see Akahana clawing her hair out.

"I don't like that tone of yours, but since I'm in such a good mood, I think I might call him off. Maybe." She pausied for a few seconds to savour Akahana's desperation. "Come on, Sparda. Time to stop." The silver golem reluctantly tore himself away from Akahana's hair and rested on her right shoulder, nuzzling her shoulder, lovingly. Moments later, Reever, Johnny and Tapp made their way, zombie-like, to see what all the commotion was about.

"Is everyone alright?" asked Reever, looking at the scene before him.

"It's nothing, guys. Sparda just decided to mess around with Miss I'm-Too-Good-To-Work here. You should have seen it, it was rather amusing." Nikkie chortled, turning towards the door, Sparda raising himself from her shoulder, following closely behind.

"Hey! This is all your fault! Look at my hair! That damn golem should be scrapped and used as a paperweight. Hey! Brat! Get your ass over here! Oh, you're just too scared to face me, huh?" Akahana smirked, "Heh, like master, like apprentice."

Nikkie slowly turned her head, letting out a maniacal laugh, grimacing in such a way that it sent shivers down everyone's spine. The air around the room seemed to become cold and dry, making it almost impossible to breathe as Nikkie sent a piercing glare towards Akahana.

Now, at this moment, Akahana was partly frozen to the spot by pure fear itself, but mostly due to the fact that a sheet of ice was slowly creeping up her legs, not allowing her to move even if she had the nerve to. This was Nikkie's Innocence.

"You wouldn't dare lay a hand on my golem, or even think about my master like that, would you?" said Nikkie, her words coated in a bittersweet sugary tone, though her face betrayed pure blood lust as she continued, "If I find out that you did any of the above stated actions, consider leaving Japan for good because I will come for you. I promise." She gave a quick bow in Reever, Tapp and Johnny in thanks for fixing Sparda. She turned to leave through the open door, but before she did, she turned her head one last time.

"By the way, I never break my promises."

Strangely enough, Nikkie left the room in more of a good mood than she had come with. Practically skipping down the halls and into the Library, she decided that even Lavi couldn't ruin her good mood, though she would prefer to avoid his idiocy altogether.

Walking past the lounge, she noticed, as if on cue, a familiar wisp of flame red hair. Lavi spotted her before she could manage to hide, approaching her with a smile that seemed rather too sweet for someone like Lavi. Nikkie turned on her heels and began to walk in the opposite direction, determined not to let him ruin her mood.

She glanced back only to see Lavi chasing after her. Shit! She then began to run as fast as she could, knocking down things, taking shortcuts to wherever the hell she was going, and even jumping from balcony to balcony, all in a vain attempt to shake him off her trail. What the hell is wrong with him?

Suddenly, he was gone. She sighed in relief, pausing to rest until she spotted him. Her good mood evaporated in thin air as he got closer and closer. He was still smiling in a rather goofy way, cocking his head to one side as he waved joyously at her.

"Baka-Usagi! What do you want, and how the hell did you catch up with me like that?" hissed Nikkie, sending him a fiery glare as he continued to happily hop her way, just like a bunny.

"Please, I am a bookman, remember?" he grinned, "As for what I want, I – want – to – know – where – you're – goooo – ing!" he said in a rather singsong tone that set Nikkie's teeth on edge. Lavi flashed his signature smile, one that usually left weaker – or more boy crazy – girls speechless. Nikkie, thankfully, was neither of those and remained to be swayed by his "charms".

"Jeez, stalker. Why is it any of your business? And stop smiling, honestly! Have you been overdosing on your happy pills? Not that you need them, for god's sakes..." muttered Nikkie, which just caused Lavi to chuckle. This made Nikkie rather angry. Why are you laughing, you dolt! I'm going to beat you to a pulp!

"Someone's a tad grumpy. I heard you got in a fight with Little Miss Perfect a while ago. I want you to dish out the details now!" chimed Lavi, "Where are you heading? The Cafeteria? Huh? Huh?"

"Well, I was in a good mood until you showed up, and it wasn't a fight, it was simply a... disagreement. Luckily, she decided to clam up and get off with a warning." sighed Nikkie, still glaring at Lavi, "And yes, I was going to the Cafeteria. Now get out my way before I move you myself!"

"Waaait – are you saying it's my fault you're in a bad mood?"

"Yes, you stupid rabbit! In case you hadn't noticed, I've just spent the last fifteen minutes being chased around by a certain someone."

"Well, what do you know? I'm heading there myself, so I guess you're stuck with me!" Lavi smiled at her again, and Nikkie just scowled in reply.

And that's how it came to be that Nikkie rather reluctantly walked side by side with a delighted Lavi as they made their way to the Cafeteria.

And Nikkie might have preferred it if Lavi didn't talk so much.

ZEPHYR'S POV

` Don't get TOO comfortable, keep in mind what happened last time'

`please go away.'

`Not yeeet~'

`This is getting old.'

Zephyr had finished her last plate and placed it neatly on top of the other plates. Soon, she would have to return the food cart to Jerry.

She turned around and the first thing she saw was Lenalee's surprised face.

"What is it?" Zephyr questioned.

Lenalee giggled and replied, "I think you eat even faster than Allen-kun does. You even seem to eat as much as him… except you actually eat vegetables."

"Is this Allen an Exorcist?", and then she added, not daring to say it out loud, because you've been talking about him an awful lot.

"Oh, Allen-kun. You'll meet him soon. He's out on a mission with the Count right now", Lenalee replied with a smile.

Just as Zephyr was about to say something, Lavi burst into the cafeteria, screaming at the top of his lungs.

"RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!"

Looking around, he spotted the two girls and quickly hid behind Lenalee.

Moments later, Nikkie stormed into the cafeteria and looked around. There seemed to be a nasty aura around her.

"Where is he? THAT. STUPID. RABBIT."

Upon hearing her question, everyone except Lenalee pointed towards the hiding Lavi. Even as he was hiding behind Lenalee, he could feel the piercing, murderous glare from across the cafeteria.

Just before Nikkie had a chance to stab Lavi with a spork, Reever crawled into the room.

"Nikkie…Komui…needs…to see youuuu…"

Turning around, he began to drag himself back to the science room. Nikkie cursed and started to walk to Komui's office, the dark aura slowly fading away.

"Oh, God! That was close…" Lavi said, shaking.

"What did you do this time, Lavi-kun?", asked Lenalee.

"I'd rather not say. I'm scared that she'll hear me and come back."

"Oh. Alright."

Lavi got up and almost jumped when he saw Zephyr's cart of plates.

"Is Allen back or something?" Lavi asked, befuddled.

Zephyr looked in the direction that Lavi was staring at.

"Oh." She said, "Those are actually mine."

"Holy! You eat just as much as Allen!" Lavi exclaimed. "Except, you don't eat like a total slob."

Lenalee looked like she remembered something and asked, " Oh! What type of accommodator are you, Zephie-chan? Since you eat like…"

"Huh?"

"Are you a parasite-type, Bean-chan?" Lavi added.

"Wha?"

"What kind of weapon do you have? Your innocence, I mean."

"Um…actually…I have absolutely…no…idea…" Zephyr stated.

Lenalee and Lavi looked at each other, and then back at Zephyr. "Huh?! What do you mean?" they asked, puzzled.

Zephyr appeared unsure. "Komui-san and Hevalaska confirmed that I was an exorcist, though I don't know how to use my innocence…and I only came because I was requested to join the Science Section. They never told me what my innocence was. All they said was that I would join… Cross Marian's group?"

Just then, Nikkie walked into the cafeteria.

"Zephyr? You are coming on your first mission with Kanda and I. Go get ready, we're leaving soon!"

"Oh! Alright. Just a sec."

Nikkie walked out of the cafeteria, but not before she sent a glare to Lavi, who shuddered under her gaze.

"Bye, you two. It was nice to meet you!" Zephyr waved goodbye.

"Good luck! See you soon!" Lenalee and Lavi waved back.