Secrets of my heart chap.3
Kanda woke the next morning and sat up in bed, he felt as if he had found someone truly amazing as he thought back to last night when they talked in her dream. He just didn't understand why she called him a beautiful man. As far as he knew everyone thought he was cold, unfeeling, hot headed, stubborn and just a plain asshole but for some reason she didn't see him that way. He chuckled as he stood up 'Just wait till she gets to know me she won't be thinking that very long' thinking that he walked over to the wash basin and poured some water in the bowl. Reaching his hands into it he leaned down and splashed some on his face which immediately woke him up more due to it being cold. Reaching over he grabbed a towel and began to wipe his face off when there was a knock at the door "HAI" He said as he heard Rea on the other side "Are you awake Kanda? Can I come in?" Kanda walked to the door and opened it staring slightly down at her as she smiled "Breakfast is almost ready and mother wanted me to tell you." He then held the towel down to his side "Thank you Rea but I think I might be-"he stopped in mid-sentence as her hands went to his face and she slightly frowned "Do you always wear that scowl?" pushing the corners of his mouth up she smiled slightly "You would look much better with a smile on your face." Thinking back to the countless times he tried to smile showing his teeth and people told him that it was more a creepy smile he really hadn't thought about smiling widely lately. Her hands then went to the top of his head where she slide them down his hair and found it was down "You look better with your hair down too." He turned his head "Che" he scoffed reaching up and taking her hands in his then dropping then to her side "I would be unwise to fight with my hair down, It would get in the way." He was getting a little uncomfortable with this touch thing she had going on with him. So he turned and said over his shoulder "Tell your mother I will be down soon." Then he slowly shut the door leaving her standing there wondering what she had done for him to shut the door in her face. She then figured maybe he was like this all the time. Yes 'He will be a hard person to get to know' she thought turning and walking towards the stairs as she descended them to go to the kitchen.
Kanda just sighed as he leaned against the door. He didn't know why he was letting this girl get to him? Was it because she was blind? He knew he had to take control over the situation but every time he tried she'd grab his face and he'd lose his concentration on what he was saying. But what Kanda didn't know was there was more trouble looming then he thought. It seemed there was a group of degenerate boys in town and the leader of this ominous pack of hoodlums had his eye on Rea for a while now. Even though she had shot him down he had it in his head that they were destined to be together, one way or the other. He wasn't past the point of taking her by force and it was on that very day that Kanda would learn just how far his cold demeanor for someone else's life went when it came to protecting innocence, a girls and her power.
Rea was walking down the street while Kanda sat quietly in his room after breakfast trying to figure out the best plan of picking her up on the way back. He had gotten up and was packing his stuff. Rea had been sent to the post office by her father to pick up a package that was there for him. On her way back she took her normal route and she was enjoying the fresh air as everyone who saw her said hello to her. Jack and his group of degenerates were crossing the street when he saw her walking towards them and he smiled a devious smile 'Today is the day you will become mine' He thought as he hit one of his friends on the shoulder and pointed towards her. All the boys in his little group didn't know what he had in mind for Rea at this point but by the time it was almost finished some of them would regret their decision to follow him. He slowly walked forward and purposely bumped into her grabbing the package from her as she fell to the ground "Oooh I am so sorry Rea I didn't even see you walking there my lovely." Handing the package to his good friend he put his hand out "May I help you up?" He said reaching his hand out to her and she realized this wasn't a good position to be in but she would have to deal with this on her own. So she reached her hand up "Thank you Jack that would be lovely of you." Jack just smiled deviously as he turned to his friends and nodded to the barn door next to them. His friends grabbed the door and jerked it open as Jack grabbed her hand and jerked her to her feet throwing his hand over her mouth as her eyes widened in fear at what was to come next as he whispered "You will be mine no matter what!" in her ear. She then began to kick and scream but his hand over her mouth prevented anything from coming out as she was horrified in the blackness that only her eyes could see as she felt herself being drug into the barn. One good shove and she felt herself being thrown into some hay as she screamed but his hand was swiftly back over her mouth as he now lay on top of her as she began to cry. Some of his friends knew this wasn't right as they spoke up in protest only to be silenced by his faithful followers as they watched with creepy grins on their faces. Rea could only see the blackness that she was trapped in and she thought maybe he wouldn't hurt her but as she felt his hand moving down her side she knew this was going to be the most traumatic experience of her life as her whole body began to shake in fear. Jack's hand reached the edge of her dress as he yanked it up and lowering his head to her ear where his lips were so close she could feel his hot breath on it "It's going to be my pleasure to take you for the first time Rea." She whimpered as he pushed his hand under her dress "Don't cry you're going to like this." Just then she freed her mouth and one word escaped in a scream "KAAAANDAAAAA" Jack was surprised at what she had screamed he had never heard that even as a word so he turned and smiled to his comrades "See she likes it so much she's speaking a different language." Kanda was still packing his stuff but then a strange feeling came over him and he heard Rea screaming in his head as he stopped and grabbed his head because it was so loud. Running his hand down his face he placed it in front of him and noticed it was disappearing so he reached over and grabbed Mugen with the other hand as his whole body began to disappear 'What is this?' He thought as his eyes widened and then he was in a barn looking around he heard struggling from the other side of a stall as he walked forward and saw what he thought was a retched act. His eyes widened when he realized that Rea had transported his whole body probably across town and unsheathing Mugen he pushed past Jacks little friends as he stepped over Rea and put Mugen to Jacks throat "Just what the FUCK do you think you're doing to her?" Jack stopped immediately what he was doing as he slowly looked up and saw the scariest face he had ever seen in his life. The cold dark eyes that stared at him now narrowed with hatred and killing in them and the scowl that crossed the face was enough to make him slightly wet himself some. Rea heard his voice and she grabbed onto his leg wrapping her arms around it as she softly said "Kanda is that you?" He glanced down and back at the frightened girl and took a deep breath seeing the state she was in. Her mouth bruised from Jack grabbing it so hard and her lip bleeding from where her lips were pressed against her teeth so hard "Hai it is me" He said turning back to Jack as Jack looked up eyes widened and in a shaky voice "T-T-This is K-Kanda?" Kanda's eyes switched back to Jack as he glared at him from above and he started to lift Mugen under the Jack's chin bringing him up off Rea with the sword blade. As Jack stood Kanda moved his leg as Rea let it go and he walked Jack to the wall and pushed him into it "Is this the way you treat someone who cannot see you to defend herself?" Jacks eyes widened as he just stood there wondering where the hell this man had come from. Kanda getting more annoyed as Rea cried dropped Mugen from Jack's throat replacing the sword with his hand as he squeezed Jack's wind pipe hard "I asked a question kuso yarou" Jack just stuttered for a moment "I-I…U-Uh…W-Who the hell are you?" he wheezed out as Kanda leaned into his face and gritted his teeth "I am your worst nightmare" he said as just then a breeze blew through the barn blowing Kanda's down hair all crazily around and Jack swallowed as best he could due to the death grip this man had on his neck. Kanda was done fucking around at this point as he took one look back at Rea and his blood boiled in his veins that a person could actually be so disrespectful to someone's personal space and innocence. His grip tightened on Jacks neck as Jack began to gag some and then he quit moving all together as Kanda then dropped him to the ground lifeless. Turning to the boy's friend's he grinned creepily "I suggest you take this as a lesson of human behavior. You are not animals and you shouldn't act as they do. This was a very inhumane act he tried and it cost him his life." Kanda then stood straight up and towered over the boys left standing there "I will tell you now anyone who screws with her will screw with me first." He then glared at them tilting his head upwards some with a crazy look in his eyes "GOT IT!" the boys were all to traumatized to answer after just seeing their friend get the life squeezed out of him and the all turned and ran. Kanda then turned his head to the side "Che" He knew now he would have to explain his actions to the local police and that would be something he had to call Komui for. But right now he walked over to Rea and knelt down next to her as she sobbed repeatedly. He sighed as he reached down and pulled her dress down then wrapping his arm around her shoulder and sliding the other under her legs he stood up with her as she threw her arms around his neck and cried into his shoulder. He stared straight ahead as he walked out of the barn carrying her only to be met by two policemen that Jack's friends went to get. "Hey you hold it" Kanda stopped and turned towards then and that's when they saw Rea as she turned towards their voices and they gasp some at her lip and mouth, Kanda stood tightening his grip on her some because he wasn't about to let go of her and she knew that as she felt his grip tighten. One cop stepped forward "These boys say that you killed their friend." The other one stepped forward as he looked at Rea "Rea what happened to you?" She had tears that weld up in her eyes "T-This man saved me from Jack and his friends as they t-tried to-"her voice trailed off because she couldn't say it but Kanda had no problem saying it "Before they raped her." Both cops turned to the boys behind them "Is this true?" The boys started stumbling over their words then one yelled "BUT THAT GAVE HIM NO RIGHT TO KILL JACK!" Kanda took a deep breath as he straightened his shoulders "I am an exorcist I have every right to defend innocence rather it be a power or a girls. To me they are both the same." He then glared at the cops standing there "I am here to protect this girl because she possesses a powerful innocence and these boys were trying to damage that innocence. It is my job to make sure that does not happen." He then turned to walk off "I will come to your station but first I must get her home to be tended to." Glaring back over his shoulder as he walked away "Make sure those boys are there too." The cops then turned to the boys "Well you heard him he'll come to the station" Then they glared at the boys for hurting Rea "Now you boys have to come with us." The boys began to protest as they were marched off to the station.
As Kanda walked down the street holding Rea she pushed her head under his chin and he couldn't understand the craziness in the world today that would lead boys to do such a hatful crime. He then found himself resting his chin upon the top of her head ever so softly and he felt something in his heart change at that moment. He felt the urge to protect her form this sort of violence and it would have to be something he and only he could teach her when they got to the Order.
Reaching the store Rea's parents ran he walked through the door holding her as Rea's mother turned and her eyes widened "Oh My God what happened?" Rea began to sob in Kanda's arms as her father entered the room and saw the bruises on his daughter's mouth. Kanda just walked straight past them into the living room behind the store and he bent down and sat her in a chair. Rea's mother grabbed a towel and wet it as she began to wipe her daughter's face. Kanda looked at her father and nodded for him to follow him to the other side of the room. When they stopped Kanda exhaled deeply "I'm afraid the innocence inside her is growing stronger. She transported my whole body across town because she was in danger." Her father's eyes widened "Transported you?" Kanda nodded "Hai, One minute I was up stairs and the next I disappeared to find myself in a barn where she was being attacked." Her father's eyes narrowed "Attacked? By who?" Kanda sighed as he turned to look at Rea "You don't have to worry about that he won't bother her again." Rea's father saw the cold stare in Kanda's eyes as he said what he said and he knew Kanda had done something to the boy so he didn't push the issue any farther. Kanda then turned to him "I have to go to the police station now and explain what happened. You will watch over her till I return." Her father nodded "Of course she's our daughter." Kanda turned and walked upstairs and went to his room, grabbing his cloak he put it on and walked back downstairs he then walked to the door but Rea sat forward in the chair "Kanda please don't leave me now." Kanda sighed as he walked over to her and knelt down beside the chair "Oi Rea I have to go for a little while but I'll be back" Then he smirked "If you need me for an emergency I'm sure you know what to do." He then stood up and walked out the door headed for the police station. As he walked to the station he thought 'Her power is growing fast.'
Getting to the police station Kanda sighed as he stopped at the door. Looking around he figured that the boys who had been with the one who attacked Rea would be inside he tried to keep his composure. Walking up the steps he opened the door and went in and upon looking around he saw the boys sitting across the room in a cell. The police man waved him over but Kanda's death glare on the boys made the cop worry some as he pointed to the chair "Please sit down." Kanda just pointed to the golem with him "Do you have a phone?" The cop nodded as he pointed it out and Kanda picked it up and dialed as the golem connected him to Komui. He then handed the phone to the Police man as he sat motionless and unresponsive only staring at the boys in the cell. The police man was on the phone for about twenty minutes with Komui then he handed the phone to Kanda. Kanda noticed the man's hand shaking and his eyes were widened as he stared at the ever so calm samurai. Kanda just smirked as he put the phone to his ear "Komui what did you tell this man?" Komui laughed "Oh I just told him the truth. That the girl is very important and you had to protect her. I also informed him that if they got in your way again you'd probably destroy their town." He then laughed crazily as Kanda got annoyed with him "Why would you tell him that?" Komui then quit laughing and pushed his glasses up on his nose then he got really serious "If this girl is half as powerful as you say she is wouldn't you do anything to protect her?" Kanda turned his head to the side "Che" He knew Komui was right he would do anything to protect her. Komui then spoke again "I told them your mission is to bring the girl to the Black Order and unfortunately there are sometimes casualties of this war we fight against evil. The boy was an unfortunate accident." Kanda looked up and noticed both cops staring at him dumbfounded and he played the part of the psychopath exorcist very well as he glared at them and they shuddered in their shoes. Just then though Rea yelled for help in Kanda's head again and he dropped the phone and grabbed it "Ahhhhh Komui she's calling again." He said dropping to his knees hearing Komui on the phone yelling "KANDA! KANDA! ARE YOU OKAY!" Kanda looked up at the officers then held his hand out and it was happening again he was disappearing. He closed his eyes only to open them a few seconds later as he heard screaming all around him "GET SOME WATER QUICK THE STORE IS ON FIRE!" moving his head slightly up he saw Rea's parents store engulfed in fire then he noticed the akuma hovering above it as he pulled Mugen from the sheath "Mugen activate" Standing there he then ran towards the burning store yelling "SWORD OF SIX ILLUSION….EIGHT FLOWER PRAYING MANTIS!" as his attack went for the akuma Kanda ran into the burning building "REA!" He yelled then he made his way in farther "REA CAN YOU HEAR ME?" out of the smoke and flames he heard "Kanda help me!" he moved forward some "Keep talking Rea" She kept calling out for him and he finally found her sitting in the same chair he had placed her in but as he looked around he found both her parents were dead. Closing his eyes from the smoke he scooped her up and then opened his eyes and looked down at Rea "Can you get us out of here Rea? Concentrate on a safe place." He held her tightly as she closed her eyes and he felt his body disappearing again. A few moments later he opened them and they were in a meadow outside of town. He saw the smoke rising from the fire as he walked over and sat Rea on the ground. Taking a once over look at her "Are you hurt or burned?" He asked as she sniffed "No…..But my parents Kanda are they alright?" Kanda sighed then shook his head and softly said "I'm sorry Rea" The girls eyes changed as he watched the massive tears weld up in them and flow down her cheeks "I'm alone now. I-I have N-Nobody." Kanda reached out as his heart went out to her and pulled her into a protective hug "Oi you have me Rea I'm not going to leave you alone" He told her because it was true he had found her and now she was his responsibility. Burying her face in his chest she sobbed for a while as he just let her get it out not really saying a word. It was about thirty minutes later when he moved her back from his chest "Rea we have to get going. Can you walk or do you want me to carry you?" She didn't want to be a burden on him so she nodded "I can walk" she was worn out and in shock but she knew this man would not let anything happen to her and now she had to trust him. As he stood up he realized that the towns people would now figure she and he were dead since they didn't come out of the store after they saw him go in. She stood up and he went to put his arm around her to help her but she moved it and grabbed his elbow "Just walk me and I can follow you this way Kanda you don't have to embrace me" he thought that was perfect as he began to walk she kept up nicely by holding his elbow. Every once in a while he would look down at her face and it was always the same expression, sadness and defeat and he didn't like to see that on her face after knowing her before this happened. He figured she had a rough day, first the boys then her parents and now he was making her walk to the next town. 'What a complete heartless ass I am' He thought to himself as he stopped and scooped her into his arms and as she protested "Oi girl be quiet you have had a hard day. Just relax while I get us to safety." As he walked she sat very still in his arms and then he looked down and she was sleeping he tightened his grip on her some as she snuggled more into his chest. He thought to himself 'How did this day go so wrong?' it had started out like a normal day then it all went to shit. Now he was responsible for this girl and he had to take care of her until he taught her how to take care of herself against the world.