Chapter 4

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A sweat dripped off Miranda's pale cheeks as her arms both stretched out and fingers cringed tightly at the hem of her dress. Miranda Lotto never thought she would end up like this. She had always tried to be a good girl, never trespass the law and obeying the Testament always. Now sitting in the office with Komui and the ever scary looking Levierre, she felt like her knees were wobbling so much that she will fall over any minute.

"Miss Miranda Lotto, let me introduce myself. I am Inspector Levierre." The dictator like figure stood up from his chair.

Speechless, Miranda was so nervous that she felt they can see her body shaking all over. "Come on, get it together." She tried to reassure herself. She had built up a stronger self these past two years. All that was hard work and she wasn't going to let herself loose it all this time. "Please to meet you..." She bowed timidly.

"Miranda-san, there is no need to worry. The Inspector here simply wanted to ask you some questions." Komui's soft spoken voice calmed Miranda a little.

"I... I am sorry. I... I am no good. Please... continue." She managed to curl her lips up and beam a pleasant smile.

"Please pardon Miranda-san here. She had seen a lot of tragedies in her past few missions and had been blaming herself a lot." Komui said as he turned to Levierre.

"Is that so? Such a weak being of an Exorcist..." The Inspector leaned forward in his chair with both hands clasped in front of his face. "No need to worry dear, let's get to the point. I am very interested in the power of your innocence and how it had evolved."

The clueless Miranda didn't understand why they were suddenly interested in her Innocence. Evolved? What did that even meant? She was expecting the Inspector to expel her from the Order for having an illicit relationship with one of their most skilled Exorcist.

"Ehh..." She was caught speechless again. She wasn't about to tell them she was making out with Kanda in the Library. She managed to mumble a few words. "I... I don't really know. Could be I was reading and then maybe...perhaps…"

It's okay Miranda-san," Komui cut in, noticing how much she was struggling. "Well, we all know you are a very emotional person, especially when you get into your stories. Why not demonstrate your new ability. Can you try reading my past?"

"Oh, sure..." Miranda closed her eyes and tried to concentrate on Komui's presence, but nothing happened. After a few minutes, Komui offered his hand out to her as she timidly placed hers over his. A slight glow sparked between their hands and she closed her eyes.

This time, she saw a vision of a younger Komui with a little girl a few inches shorter than him. That must be Leenalee, Miranda thought to herself. The little girl was crying as the two men pulled her away from Komui. Komui with tears squirting all over was helplessly being pulled back by two other men in uniforms. From behind the shadows, Levierre was watching with a gleeful smile.

Miranda opened her eyes and told them the vision she saw. Komui nodded quietly and turned to Levierre.

"Well, I see." Levierre continued. "What else can you do with the Innocence?"

"Eh... I believe that is all...Sir" Miranda replied timidly.

"Very well then… Komui, have your science department document and check on Miranda's innocence. In the mean time, I will report this to the head office." Levierre stood up and left the room.

Miranda was relief that it was over. She looked up to Komui and was surprised to find a very concern look on his face.

"Miranda-san, thank goodness the Inspector was only interest in your Innocence." He said as he walked over to close the door behind him. "Now tell me the truth of what really happened."

The frightened Miranda brought both hands up to cover her face. "I… I am… Sorry…"

"You don't need to be afraid, Miranda san. I won't hurt you and I will do anything to help you out." Komui took a deep breath before he whispered. "The nurse told me that you are pregnant."

Miranda let out a silent gasp before fainting on to the floor.

The two team mates stride down the corridors together. Both silent as they both didn't know what to say to each other. Surely Noise Marie was upset when he found out there was something going on between Miranda and his comrade, but he was surprised that he didn't feel any hatred or anger towards Kanda, the young teen that was walking casually beside him, tilting his head up and starring off to empty space. Noise Marie wondered if Kanda was concern of Miranda being called upon by the Inspector so suddenly, but Marie reassured himself that he was able to get to them before the Inspector step foot into the Library.

"Oi…" Kanda suddenly stopped in his track.

Noise turned to him and waited patiently as he can hear Kanda cursed under his breath.

"I never ask of you for anything." He choked on his words. "What happened back there is only between us..."

Noise nodded slowly. "My lips are sealed, but I am only doing this for Miranda."

"Che..." Kanda rolled his eyes. That was a close call that they were almost caught. He had Marie to thank for. He never doubted the fact that Marie has superb hearing abilities, but he never thought Noise would be using it to listen into the conversation he had with Miranda deep among the isolated bookshelves. Thankfully, if Noise hadn't done that and got to them first, Kanda would have been sitting in Komui's office by now. "I will have to catch up with Miranda afterwards to make sure everything on her side is fine" He thought to himself.

"What's going on with the two of you?" Tiedoll suddenly appeared around the corner. "I can sense that gloomy aura all the way down the hall."

"Gensei!" Marie startled.

"What brings you here so late at night?" Kanda asked inattentively.

"Care to share what you boys are worried about? I will be glad to welcome you with wide open arms if you need a shoulder to cry on." The General took a step forward and was ready to reach out to them when Kanda pulled out his Mugen and jumped backward in defence stance.

Tiedoll had no choice but wrapped his arms around the next available person. "Marie, I can feel the sorrow from you. Now tell me, did Yu-Kun stole something precious from you? Hmm?"

"H...How did you know, Gensei?" Marie said as he tried to pry one of Tiedoll's arms away.

"Don't listen to him; he is making things up." Kanda said with annoyance while keeping his distance.

"Well, so what's the fight about between the two of you?"

"Actually," Marie hesitated. "It was never mind to begin with. As long as Kanda treasures it well, I am okay with it."

Kanda felt a stab through the heart. He closed his eyes and pulled his Mugen back to its sheath. "Don't worry, I will." He nodded slightly. "Now Gensei, were you looking for us?"

"Well, I got a message from the head that there is an urgent mission and we will have to leave immediately. I will brief you as we get there." Tiedoll suddenly turned austere, from the looks of that, Kanda can tell this is not going to be an easy mission. As for Miranda, he will just have to see her when he gets back.

Back in the office, where Levierre presented his report to the Committee;

"That's a very interesting thought you've bought up."

"But that would mean we will lose an Exorcist. In times like this, I don't know if we can afford that."

"True, but because we are short on Exorcist, we need to make sure our best Exorcist are still capable to carry out their missions."

"Some sacrifice will need to be made..."

A/N – Well that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to review! It's always nice to get reviews. And yes, I've started working on the next chapter already, so till then...