Claimer= Things like my OC belong to me.

Disclaimer= Things that have always been within the DGM world and other things I do not own belong to their respective owners, namely Hoshino Katsura.

Note= I know finally right? Any how theres has been a heat wave this summer in my area and its literally 100 degrees and more so if this chapter is jumpy and you see more then a few mistakes then thats pretty much why. Dont worry though by the next chapter my brain will be back in full functioning order, I hope. So drink plenty of water and...

Enjoy!


A growl of contempt escaped the officers mouth as he looked to the detective, "she might cause us more problems if she lets them stay at her house!" he exclaimed in which the detective shook his head, "I'm sure nothing will happen, now lets go we can leave now that this issue has been resolved…somewhat" he then started to walk away with the cop following in tow, however he casted Anemone one last look of irritation before leaving.

Thomas glanced to them, "I have posted our law enforcement almost every where so if you need any help then just ask".

"Thanks" white hair said.


Chapter Three

+Demons+

Since the time Anemone had met these strangers and accompanied them as they walked through town, she had come to know their names. Allen the guy with the white hair, Link the blond, and Kanda the one with the dark hair, also a strange golden orb like thing with wings that seemed to belong to Allen as it perched atop his head. "So Miss. Wolf do you know when these disappearances started in this town?" Link asked.

"Last week. It started with a child disappearing and then that child's mother was gone as well, about five days ago a husband and wife disappeared and two days ago three more people disappeared, and another child has gone missing. I only heard about all of this the day before yesterday since my home is located a little ways from the town, so I wont be of much help when it comes to information about it" she replied. "So is it just you guys?"

Allen shook his head. "No, our comrades Lavi and Bookman also came but they are at the other town to investigate things there. Once we heard about this town we split into two groups".

"Tch. The people here are even more irritating then the people there" Kanda grumbled irritably.

"Then you shouldn't have come with us stupid Kanda" Allen said in a seemingly calm voice.

"What was that bean sprout?" Kanda growled.

Allen shot Kanda a glare, "my name is Allen!"

Anemone panicked a bit when she sensed an argument. It was clear that these two kind of hated each other although she could sense care, very deep down. Mostly likely locked in some sort of deep depth, or a jail of the human soul.

"Anyway! I know a few people who might give you information without trouble" she interjected in order to keep a fight from happening between the two.

Link nodded, and the three followed her, however the air was still tense between Allen and Kanda.

Soon they came upon a small market where she was greeted by an old lady, whom was the one who had informed her of the occurrences. "Hello Ms. May, I was wondering if these people could ask you some questions" Anemone asked.

Ms. May gave the three a cautionary look and whispered to Anemone. "They look suspicious, especially that boy with the white hair and scar".

Anemone frowned at this, "don't worry their fine they just want to know more about the disappearance happening around here".

The elder thought for a moment before she sighed, "alright ask away then".

Link nodded a thank you. "Do you have other info on the ones who disappeared?"

She thought for a moment, "well the first two. The child and the mother, lived near the middle of town and she was a sister. A husband and wife disappeared after them, and they lived near the edge of town towards the north, they owned a small produce market. Then the three that disappeared after them were teens who lived in different parts of the village and worked in different places, the child that disappeared not long ago lived in the middle of the village and her parents work as a priest and sister" she explained to them.

"It looks like they have nothing in common" Kanda remarked as he crossed his arms.

Allen put a finger to his chin, "there must be something in their routine then or someone they know".

"I don't think they knew the same people, even though we live in a serene area, some people don't even know each other. The only people we do all commonly know is the ones who run the church, some of the officers, and of course our Mayor. And they are all such nice people" Ms. May said. "We all also have a pretty monotonous routine in this town, kids go to school or a babysitters, we go to work or do house work, and at the end we buy food or supplies then head home".

Anemone tilted her head at this.

I guess its true, everyone here does live pretty quiet uninteresting lives. Well if I didn't count my dad and his little habit. She thought.

"All creatures run from danger, and even though they produce mass fear out of nothing humans have a habit to run to something interesting for the sake of something exciting even if its something to be avoided" Oogami remarked.

She nodded at what the phantom said. So perhaps they saw something while walking home, and it seemed interesting so they came to it and that's when they were abducted? With a glance to the people she finally spoke. "Maybe they saw something interesting and they went to investigate?" she proposed.

Allen nodded at this, "Lavi came up with the same thing and so far its good speculation".

Kanda made a 'tsk' sound as if he was annoyed by how dumb these people were which only made the old lady sigh.

"Unfortunately that sounds like something we would all do" she stated.

"Is there any other information you can tell us ma'am?" Link inquired, however it only earned a 'no' from her. "Well thanks for your help"

So they left the market and began to walk, as they walked Link glanced over to Allen, "has your eye detected any akuma?"

"No it hasn't so far, they must be hiding far from here as well" Allen replied.

Akuma? Anemone felt confused at what that meant but for a second she could have sworn she saw Oogami smirk about something, but she ignored this and smiled to them. "I know a couple more people that might talk, there's one officer that has a good attitude unlike his superiors who are kind of nasty to everyone.

"They exclusively despise you Master" Oogami stated matter-of-factly.

Anemone felt a small sting from the statement, gee… thanks


Needless to say nothing new came up during the questioning process and so far these 'akuma' haven't shown up, apparently there had been no witnesses to these people disappearing so there weren't any leads. Anemone sighed and looked to the trio, "how about we head over to my house so you guys can have something to eat? Afterwards you can just come back down here to do a night investigation if you'd like".

"Sounds fine" Link said.

So she led them to the path she took to get from her home to town or the other way around. As they walked Allen spoke "I'm surprised nothing has happened to you, this seems to be a long walk by yourself".

Anemone chuckled, "I like the walk…its very peaceful and so far I haven't encountered anything dangerous". A thought suddenly struck her.

Wait…that tree! I know its far fetched but perhaps its related, I don't know how but.

As if to answer her question the universe turned the cogs of fate, causing Allen to shout to bring everyone to attention. "Akuma!" he exclaimed. Within a split second Link was near Anemone, "hide" he commanded, which she quickly obeyed when some strange looking things rose from the cover of the trees from afar and charged over to the group.

"Mugen activate!" Kanda shouted, then he leaped into the air and with little effort slashed through the orb like creatures, meanwhile Allen seemed to be engulfed in white, his left hand became claw like and in seconds destroyed a creature that resembled what looked like a feral rodent with a completely mechanical body. Three more monsters came out of hiding and attacked the two however they were tough and destroyed them, Allen glanced around somehow seeming to scan the area without moving around. Finally after a moment he sighed, "that's all of them….for now" he said as the white seemed to disappear and Kanda's sword seem to go from looking like a normal blade to it turning black then putting it in its sheath.

"What…just happened?" Anemone said in a completely shocked way.

"Oh dear that was so fun to watch, but it lacked so much style" Oogami cooed, for once she was showing emotion, however something about it made Anemone feel a bit unsettled about the phantom. She resembled a girl who was gushing over a guy she was going out with.

With a shake of her head she came out of hiding and walked over to the trio, "what were those?" she asked hardly noticing the evidence that the akuma were most likely indeed the cause for the gum tree being so bent up.

"Those were akuma. Their machines created by our enemy the Millennium Earl, he uses dark matter and souls that have been called back by their loved ones, its our job to destroy them so they don't cause anymore harm and of course destroy the Earl" Allen answered.

Oogami seemed to chuckle at this, which caused Anemone to be more nervous.

"Is there a way to detect them? You seem to be able too Allen".

Allen smiled an almost sad looking smile as if there was something on his shoulders that will never go away and haunt him for a long time, he lifted a hand and touched the eye that had a scar running down it. "My eye is cursed, and it allows me to detect akuma and see the souls trapped within them" he replied.

"Oh…." she whispered.

Link turned the conversation to what had just occurred, "we know where they hide now at the very least, and from what we have gathered they move at night".

"So we'll just have to do night patrol then" Kanda said plainly.

Anemone frowned, "what if you guys get in trouble?"

Kanda gave a blunt response, "like I care".

With a sigh she shook her head, "alright then, I will give you guys a fast meal and some snacks then you will at least have something over night".

"Thanks, however snacks wont be a problem since I brought along some of my own" Link stated, however he seemed to have the same expression he's had since she's met him. A stern one. There seemed to be a glint of pride when he said that, making her conclude that these snacks where something he made himself.

She chuckled "alright then".

Then led them the rest of the way to her house, without incident thankfully.

When they arrived Anemone smiled, "make yourselves at home" she said then she headed over to the kitchen to get them some drinks, when she walked in she spotted a small note on the counter, it read:

Mayor Thomas called and told me about the guests, I don't mind them staying for however long they need to stay. I will be in my lab working on a project, but I will make sure to remind myself to come out and say hello. Sorry about leaving all the work to you again sweet heart, see you a little later.

~Dad

Anemone smiled at the letter her father left and nodded before putting it down then started preparing food for the guests. While everything started to cook she brought out their drinks, then quickly went back to the kitchen. Meanwhile Oogami floated about near her, with her usual expression back on her face, "so what do you think Master? About the akuma I mean".

I cant very well start talking, I may be in a different room from them but still, I don't want them catching me talking to myself. So Anemone stirred the food in a way that created letters, slowly she stirred letters until Oogami put them together. "So you think it was awful?" she inquired.

Anemone responded with a nod.

"Yes they are indeed, they feed off the combined misery of the called soul and the soul of the one who called, then the misery builds giving them more power to evolve into greater killing machine" she explained. Anemone gave the phantom a side glance, wait does she know of the akuma? If so how?

Oogami gave what seemed to be a smirk.

"Yes I indeed know a lot of the akuma, I wont reveal the 'how' until later but I will give you more information about them" she offered.

For a moment Anemone hesitated but soon she agreed with a nod.

So Oogami proceeded to explain. "You already know the maker the Millennium Earl and you know the process to give them life now I shall tell you about their power. Most importantly they can hit you with blood bullets which are covered in a poison that rapidly spread and will turn you into dust, however once an akuma becomes a level 2 they gain a unique form and ability, they are even more powerful as a level 3 and then there's the level 4 a more recent form. Like the blood bullets one should try to avoid being hit by any of their abilities or else you risk exposure to dark matter, this can make you terribly ill and perhaps even kill you".

Your kidding me right? All this time everyone has lived without knowing of these things?

She narrowed her eyes and soon finished preparing the food, "I should hurry" she whispered as she put the food on to plates and served them to the trio.


Night had fallen and it was time for all creatures of day to sleep, however Anemone watched from her room window as the trio raced off to town to deal with the problem they came to resolve. Silently she wished them both luck and pulled her curtain over the window. Today had been quite an eventful one indeed.

She meets these three people who seemed to be more then what they appeared to be, then she learns of the akuma and what they could do. Putting themselves in danger to make sure no more misery spreads, and not too mention Oogami has started to act strange to the point Anemone felt frightened like a mouse surrounded by cats with no escape. The one thing that she noticed was the eyes. Allen and Kanda seemed like two people surrounded by darkness, she was sure that it was the same for Link however those two in particular seemed to be in an eternal abyss with no chance of escape and the only question was. How far will they sink until they hit the bottom?

With a sigh she took off her blouse and put on her pajamas which were just a pair of shorts and a tank top. Since she was home it was safe to wear something that revealed her birthmarks.

Anemone glanced to the full body mirror catching the markings she was born with. On her upper chest was a black cross, the side points of the cross looked like they were about to be eaten by a shapeless thing that resembled a snake. The thin black lines went around her shoulders and turning into a black bands that wrapped around her upper arms not far from the elbows, such marks were to be hidden just in case.

"If these were ever seen it might worsen things for my father" she murmured somberly.

"Why even care Master?" Oogami asked.

For a moment Anemone was silent as she stared at the birthmarks, they have been there for as long as she could remember. At first they looked dull and one could hardly see them but over time they darkened until they were black, as if she had gotten a tattoo. Her fingers traced the cross as she thought of Allen's hand, that cross had the same shape as hers. On the other hand though, she thought of it as pure coincidence.

"In the past I was a bad child, so I vowed to always help him and be by his side, therefore I will never cause him any sort of trouble" she replied.

Oogami didn't say anything to this instead she sat down at a chair and closed her eyes, Anemone didn't know if she could actually sleep but from what she had experienced so far a phantom like being that can sleep wasn't the weirdest thing this world had to offer.

With a tired sigh Anemone walked to her bed and laid down.

For a moment she stared at the ceiling before turning off the lights and closing her eyes. In her mind she hoped things would turn out okay, but her heart ached as if it had a premonition.

Things wouldn't remain the same for long.


Sorry again if it seems jumpy to you all and if there are alot of mistakes, the next chapter will be coming soon.