A/N: So here's chapter 4 c: I'll try my best to publish ch. 5 as fast as possible. I tried to make this longer than the first couple of chapters per request. Enjoy!

Two weeks, three days and one hour. Kanda had counted all the time since she arrived at The Order, and it was honestly worrying him that the bastard hadn't woken up yet. Her wounds were slowly healing, but she was clearly still in excruciating pain. The scientists had concluded that the Innocence had indeed revived her leg, since they could find traces of Innocence in the leg. The problem they were standing at now was that Mei had got a fever. Marie was on his feet again, and Chaoji was already on a new mission. He grabbed the wet towel beside his chair and cleaned her forehead for the hundredth time since she arrived. She had been in a coma for so long that even the matron was about to give up on her. Kanda had stayed there everyday, keeping an eye on her, tugging her hair, and treating her at the best of his abilities. Sometimes, he fell asleep and dreamt that she would wake up, but she never really did. His thoughts were caught in life and death, and it was really exhausting him mentally. So exhausted that he fell asleep with his head resting on her good leg. Her life was hanging on a thin threat, and that was probably what had caused his sleep deprivation.

It was dark. Pitch black. She could only see out of her left eye. As she blinked a few times in a row, her eye got used to the dark, but everything was still a blur. She tried to turn her head to the side, but felt the pain heartrending through her whole body. Her eyes widened and she screamed out. Kanda sat up instantly.
"Mei! Don't move you fucking idiot, you're not healed!" Kanda roared, he just wanted her to stop, to relax.
One of the nurses came running, because Mei kept screaming, the pain torturing her whole body. It was a mortifying sight. The nurse gave her some diazepam and painkillers through the drop, and said it would keep her muscles calm. Instantly, the female exorcist fell back to the bed, her eyes closed.

Mei woke up; her eyes widened and took a breath as if she hadn't had oxygen for hours. What just happened? Oh right. She came home from a mission with a concussion. It was her first mission ever, and she got hurt pretty bad, but she was, nonetheless, alive. Was she allowed to appreciate that? She was constructed to kill, a human sacrifice from the hands of God. She was merely produced to slay demons, and fight for the supposed "good" of the world. She hadn't even had her 8 years birthday. Was her body even ready to fight demons? She was just a fragile kid after all. Using a Katana weapon didn't make it any easier to use her body as the platform.
Her head was spinning slightly, and her body was aching, but it wasn't something she couldn't ignore.

Tiedoll appeared in front of her, and she simply looked away.
"I'm glad you made it out alive, kiddo."
"Che."
She didn't even send him a glance. She was downright pissed at him and the others for keeping her as a hostage the first couple of years at The Order. He appreciated apprentices he had ever had through time, and Mei was also one of them. She was only 7 years old, and it killed him inside to see such a fragile kid see the reality of the world so soon.
He poured a glass of water and handed it to her, "always appreciate being alive after a mission."
Mei simply clicked her tongue. What was he, a mind reader?

"…Water.." A raspy voice resounded in her head. Was it really her voice? She was completely dazed from the pills she was given earlier. The room was empty, and the cracks of sunlight appeared from the window. Was it Kanda who had been here when she woke up before? She guessed not, otherwise he would still be here, right? She clicked her tongue, or, tried to. That bastard was probably training, sleeping or on a mission.

"…Water.." She spoke again with much fight, coughing slightly. She still not dared to move. The matron appeared by her bedside with a smile on her lips.
"Mei.."
She handed her a glass of water, and help her drink it.
"I can.. Do it myse…" she tried to move her arm, but gave up and let the matron help her.
"whha.. Wha happ'nd.. To m?" She asked, her throat not able to form the words. It was too dry and it hurt too much talking properly. She just hoped the matron would understand what she was saying.
"A lot of things happened.. But the point is that you're awake, and that's a great sign for recovery," she smiled gently at her, which surprised Mei. She couldn't remember the matron ever smiling gently before, and she had been here many times through her time in The Order.
"Your comrades will be really revealed when they hear the good news!" She stated happily, putting the glass of water down on the table. Mei simply che'd at her, and looked away.
What about Kanda? Had he even thought about her?
"I'll be back in a moment. I have to report to Kumoi. Let me just see if I can find Kanda on the way." She stated, on her way to leave.
"Kand..a wa.. here?"
"That boy..", she sighed and rolled her eyes, "he have been in here since you arrived! I don't believe him.. Kumoi forced him to leave today, after a vocal fight with him."

Mei's eyes widened. "Yu….u..ku..u.." She closed her eyes, waiting for him to come. Only moments after the matron had left her alone, Kanda was already there.
"Are you finally awake, midget?" Kanda's words were harsh, but he looked so worried that Mei couldn't bear it. Tears started falling from her eye.
"Yu…u…k…u…u." She wanted to mumble Yu-kun, but she couldn't. Everything hurt and she couldn't even talk, or explain how happy she was to see Kanda again. She would never imagine him sitting with her all this time. "Ho…ow… lon.. w's… .. o..ut?" She looked at Kanda with an asking expression..
He sighed and answered; "2 weeks, 4 days, and 5 hours", he looked her deeply in the eye, confirming that he had counted all this time.

Mei kept mumbling Yuu-kun, probably to make Kanda smile, or ease her own pain, but Kanda decided to let it slip today, he hadn't heard her talk since she left him. Mei looked worried, and it was clear to Kanda. He guessed he was the only one able to see it, though. He got more worried because of her. It annoyed him so much being around her, but he couldn't help it. She was too important for him. He found a towel and once again he cleaned his forehead.
"A…re … Yo…u Th…on…bee..doin…g..this?" She referred to him cleaning her face, and he just nodded. It was tearing him up listening to her struggling to just talk. He started mumbling a lullaby, while tugging her hair.
"Go back to sleep, it'll do well", he smiled; reassuring her that everything was all right. She closed her eyes, and he could feel her relaxing, and he felt calmer now. But what was he supposed to do? He couldn't heal her, but he couldn't just sit there, watching her feel pain. He found himself staring at her, captivated by her. Her page-haircut was a little ruined, but it was still hazel brown and beautiful, he saw that it had grown. Last time he studied it, it was barely shoulder-length, but it was pass that now. How long had it been since he last had been mesmerized by her features? Her little nose, her small mouth, and the small ears with small earlobes, too. Kanda remembered her charms and features. The small amount of freckles on her chin, the notable but still feminine eyebrows, and her huge brown eyes. Her dimples when she finally smiled, and the light in her eyes every time Kanda had kissed her. The insecurity in her eyes every time someone reminded her of her past, the bald front she put up; All those small things, which no one ever really got around to notice. That was how he fell in love with this girl. He got to see sides of her that no one else ever saw. He knew a part of her that no one else knew. Hell, the only part people knew was the arrogant and stoic one, so it wasn't surprising that the only ones keeping her close were he, Lenalee, the beansprout and the stupid rabbit.

There was someone knocking on the door, and Tiedoll came in.
"Can I have a minute with Mei alone?" He looked worried, but kept that smile up front. Like Kanda, he faked it. "But.. She's tired, and can't talk properly", Kanda tried to find an excuse to stay with her a little longer, because he knew how calm she was right now.
"I know, but she only have to answer yes and no", Kanda doubted his statement, but before he could protest, Mei talked, "It… is…. A…Right… Y..uu" she reassured him it was all right before he left the room.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed c: reviews are always welcome! Especially constructive criticism! (no bashing)