To be completely honest, Lenalee was shaken up with her encounter with her former friends, though she was somewhat disappointed that they wouldn't follow after her as she expected. It didn't matter, she knew, because if they insisted on chasing her, they would most likely be killed. She hid her emotions well. Neither of the other Noahs had suspected her of being uneasy.

"It's amazing," Tyki said, "that you can simply leave them in the past."

"They don't belong in the future," Lenalee said. "Leave it at that." She said, sadness showing in her voice. Tyki took her hand.

"You don't need to be strong," he said. "Just because you're a Noah now, that doesn't mean-"

"I don't care! I need to leave them behind. If I don't, how can I ever move on?" She looked to the sky and then closed her eyes. Tyki surprised her by grabbing her wrist and pulling her into a deep, passionate kiss. He wrapped his arms around her as tight as he could.

"Oh get a room, you two!" Road walked passed. "When you're done, I'll be at Lulubell's Inn. Bleh." She stuck her tongue out as she continued walking.

Tyki released Lenalee and looked at her now-blushing face. He smiled at her, happy that he could show her that she was still Lenalee Lee, no matter if she was a Noah or human. She hugged him tightly then, burying her face in his chest, biting back the urge to cry as she had done so many times in the past. She was stronger now, she knew she was. Though, no matter how tough her exterior had become, she was still her.

"I love you," she muttered into his chest.

"I'm sorry, love, what was that? I couldn't hear you."

"I love you!" She said, looking up at him with emotion-filled eyes once again. He was happy, purely happy that he could see that look in her eyes again, if only for a moment. Being as cold as stone and quite emotionless was okay for missions and other things, but he wanted to be sure that she was still the same girl he had fallen in love with. Of course, he should have known she would be.

"Lenalee, if there's something on your mind, just say it. You don't need to be so strong. You're the Noah of Trust, remember? So trust me." He pulled her chin up and kissed her softly.

"I do trust you! It's just…" she broke the sentence off there. She really did trust him, but she was determined to finish this on her own this time. He sighed heavily.

"Okay." He wrapped his arm around her waist as they walked toward the mentioned Inn. He recalled the day when he had transformed to the Noah of Pleasure. It was tough. It wasn't like he had a pleasant life before his transformation, but prior to that, he had no knowledge that the war had even existed. It took a lot to adjust to the fact that he was a part of a legendary war and that there was no changing it. Thinking of that, he realized that Lenalee was pulled into that war when she was only a small child. All of those years, all of those emotions building up, he realized now how much strength she really had possessed. Putting himself in her shoes, he was amazed that she didn't break under the pressure. The Black Order must have been really desperate to have sent children on innocence-recovery missions like that….

"It's about time you two got here!" Road said. "We've been waiting forever!"

"It's been about 10 minutes…" Lenalee said, her emotionless self again.

"I see you are the new Noah Road has been telling me about," Lulubell said. "The Noah of Trust." She looked at Lenalee up and down. "Welcome to our family."

"Thank you," Lenalee said, bowing slightly.

"Your room is this way." She said to Lenalee and Tyki, handing Tyki a key and leading them down the hall. The room was nice, not too big but it had a pretty nice-sized bed. It was at least big enough for the two of them, at least, and it was decorated quite well. The walls themselves were an off-white color and the blankets were rimmed in red and gold. It was much nicer than it had been with the Order.

After Lulubell left, Lenalee sat on the bed with little more than a sigh. It was comfortable, very comfortable. She laid back and looked at the ceiling. She wandered what they were doing…what Allen and Lavi thought of her now…she hoped they didn't think-No! Stop it! They're not your friends anymore! She mentally scolded herself, but she couldn't help it. She still wandered how they thought of her.

"Like the bed?" Tyki asked, sitting down beside her and putting a hand on her forehead. "The stigmata really fits you well, love."

"I do. And thank you very much." She paused for a moment. "Was it this hard for everyone," she asked after a minute.

"For me, yes. For the others, I don't know. It's hard leaving your life behind, Lenalee. I know that. You were pulled into this war as a child but me? I didn't know until after I had already made the transition. You can imagine, I was freaked out."

"You…didn't know anything?" She sat up and looked at him.

"Not anything. I just felt extreme pain and then I was this." He pointed to the stigmata on his forehead. "But it does get easier, I promise. You'll learn to love your new family."

"I do love you guys! Especially you," she smiled as she looked at him. They stayed in the room for a couple more hours, discussing everything. What it meant to be a Noah, how she was still her, and how it would get easier eventually. He knew she would get the hang of it, he just knew it.

"Hey you two!" Road yelled from outside the door. "Open up!"

"What is it?" Lenalee asked, opening the door.

"Seems those two exorcists are out patrolling the town for you." She walked inside and plopped herself down on the bed. I've heard tips from people saying that they have a picture of you. They're going insane, asking everyone where you are. Geez, you'd think they were stalkers."

"Think we should give them what they want?" Tyki asked, raising an eyebrow at Lenalee, really wanting to see her fight.

"I think that's an awesome idea." Lenalee answered, already half-way out the door. "Let's go."