Allen stared at Kiyomi's hand on his forearm. 'What?' He said in shock, still looking down at her soft hand. 'I can. I can fight. This place is as much of a home to me as it is to the rest of you. I want to help.' She slowly trailed down his arm till she reached his hand & held it tight. 'Please. Let me help you.' Allen looked up into her eyes, this time he was sure she was telling the truth. 'Okay, come along. We need to go find Kanda. He's tracking the Akuma as we speak, we must hurry.'

He gripped Kiyomi's hand & they rushed out of Allen's room side by side. Kiyomi pulled the front gate open & Kanda rushed through at a phenomenal speed. BAM! Kanda ran straight into Kiyomi, knocking her to the ground. 'Ouch.' Kiyomi said, rubbing the back of her head. 'Sorry Kiyomi, are you alright?' Kanda put out his hand to help the girl off the ground back to her feet. 'I'm fine.' Kiyomi removed her hand from her head. It was coloured in patches, drenched in blood.

The two men looked down at Kiyomi's hand. Allen gently raised her wrist towards the light so they could see properly. 'Kiyomi, you're hurt.' Even though Allen was still hurting from what Kiyomi had done, he felt all the more worse that she had been injured. Kiyomi pulled her wrist out of Allen's loose grip & wiped her hand across her pants, leaving a giant red smear on her leg. 'I'll be fine. What is it Kanda?' 'I found no sign of the Akuma anywhere.'

Immediately after Kanda had finished speaking, Kiyomi dropped to her knees, clamping her hands over her eyes. She screamed as if she was in pain. Soon, she dropped her hands to the floor to catch herself & she relaxed again. She was very short of breath. 'Kiyomi! Are you alright?' Allen cried out to her as he picked Kiyomi up off the ground. 'I saw.' 'Saw what?' Allen asked. 'I saw the Akuma. The Earl. I saw where they are. They're hiding in a cave, not far from here.'

'Are you sure Kiyomi?' Asked Kanda. 'I'm sure.' She replied. 'Then there is no time to waste, we must go, now.' Added Allen. 'You two go, I will stay here & try to help clean this place up.' Kanda left the couple in the lobby. Still hand in hand, Allen & Kiyomi walked out of HQ & down the front steps. Kiyomi stopped at the bottom & turned to Allen. She leaned forward till her lips reached his ear. 'Don't move.' She whispered. She moved backward a little & gently laid her forehead against his.

He closed his eyes as she did the same thing. The two of them suddenly went into a state of semi-consciousness, sort of linking minds & thoughts. Kiyomi shared a picture with Allen crossing over the dirt road which in reality was only just ahead of them. They kept going, down the hill & through the forest on the other side of town. Eventually, they reached the next town over, Tysan. Just next to it was a row of old run-down mine shafts & tunnels. They both opened their eyes. Kiyomi whispered once again. 'There.'