Um...yeah...hi once again! I'm sorry it took, what, a year and a half? to post this mediocre chapter! I've actually had most of this chapter done for like, a year, but it didn't feel right to just end it where it was.

Also, I'm changing a few things about the story. Like the fight scene between Kanda and Gin? Yeah, that's gonna go. Not right now, but later, when I have time. Things I've changed so far is really how old Gin is and her synchronization is a lot lower, since 85% is way too much for someone who just got their Innocence.

And, in six days, I'm moving once again! This time out of state. We're headed to Montana; it's a three day drive for us, so that'll give me loads of time to work on the next chapter!

I think I replied to every review for the last chapter already, so I'm not going to do that this chapter. But thanks again for reading! This is the unedited version, so there's no doubt many mistakes. So about that!

Once again, this A.N. is long, but there's a poll on my profile for which pairing you would like best for this story. I mean, I already have one I might possibly want to do, but it would be nice to hear from all of my readers!

Chapter 9: Rewinding Town

Gin had her head laid on Allen's lap, her usual frown in place. Allen looked down at her with a tender gaze. He sighed sadly as he listened to the haunting lullaby going on in the background.

Allen ran his deformed hand through her hair, which was currently down and sprawled messily over his lap. Today was the third day. Lala hasn't stopped singing to Guzol yet, so they were stuck here until Allen fulfilled his promise. He closed his eyes and sighed once again.

"Why are you asleep? Stay on guard." Gin jumped slightly and glared up and Kanda as she scoffed.

"What is someone who's supposed to take five months to heal doing here?" Allen asked, not opening his eyes. Kanda sat down on the steps and che'd.

"I'm healed, Moyashi." Allen was about to respond, but Gin just shook her head.

"What do you need, Pretty Boy?" Kanda's eye twitched dangerously as he glared down at Gin menacingly. She closed her eyes with a small smirk, ignoring him again otherwise.

"Don't call me that, brat. I called Komui and I'm heading off to another mission. You are to return to the Order with the Innocence." Allen muttered a quiet 'understood' while Gin sighed sat up and shook her head slightly in annoyance. Nobody uttered a word for a moment until Kanda decided to speak up.

"If it bothers you that much, shut the damn doll up." Gin shook her head once again, got up, and walked down the steps. She had already heard his response and didn't care to hear it again.

Such a troublesome way of thinking, she thought and grimaced. Besides, Allen shouldn't have to bother himself with fleas like them. We need to move on; the sooner this damn war is over, the sooner it will be like old times, just me and him.

Walking away, she heard Kanda's reply over the wind.

"We're destroyers, not saviors." And she couldn't agree more at that moment.

Gin's POV

Gin leaned against the ruined wall of an old building a few feet away fromthe bottom of the steps, her eyes closed. She was tapping her foot impatiently, however, knowing that Kanda only mentioned Allen going back to the Order.

She heard his surprisingly quiet footsteps stop a few feet beside her and heard his back hit the wall with a soft 'thud'. They stayed silent for a few moments, until the tapping of her own foot grew too much for her and she opened her eyes to glare at the Japanese boy.

"Okay, to start with, why the hell am I not going back to that sorry excuse of a home with Allen? And how did you heal so quickly?" Kanda's body grew rigid and he bristled at her question, glaring at her heatedly.

"Che, I don't give a damn whether you want to stay with the Moyashi or not. You're transferring to the Asian Branch and are to train there, since your Synchronization rate is trash and we don't have the time to fool with someone like you. And that is none of your business. Get going, your train leaves in thirty minutes."

A week later...

My blood boiled as I entered the Asian Branch H.Q. I was surprised when I was led to a cliff surrounded by waterfalls and a lake in front of it; apparently the entire H.Q. is underground. Splendid (note my sarcasm).

As soon as Kanda had told me what I was supposed to be doing, I immediately told him that I wasn't leaving Allen; that just because I was an Exorcist doesn't mean some damn church could lead me around like some tame poodle. But, here I am now, heading into the side of a cliff. Away from both of my brothers.

Damn church. I don't even believe in their God.

As soon as I entered, a little girl with reddish-pink hair that framed her face wearing what looked like to be a purple bikini with a matching hat met me in front of a large gate. She was about a head shorter that me with mitten-like things covering her arms and hands.

"And who are you?" she asked me, her hands on her hips casually, but I could tell she was ready to fight.

"I would think you would know that by now. You people had a week's notice of my coming. Zaki, Gin is my name, but call me Zaki," I told her, annoyed. I saw her eye twitch in annoyance and I smirked inwardly. Just because I had to be here, didn't mean I had to be polite.

"I'm Fou, the Guardian Deity that guards this place. I really don't like people who don't have manners," she added, glaring slightly at me.

"Then you would just love Kanda," I muttered. "And I have no need for manners if my ototo is not around. I'm not in the most pleasant of moods at the moment, being ordered around like some kind of lapdog. So excuse me, if you will," I added with a sarcastic tone and topped it off with a scowl. "Just get me strong enough to return."

She didn't respond to that, but just lead me through the large door into the H.Q. I admit, it was way more impressive than the Black Order, but that doesn't matter to me.

I soon met Bak, the Branch Chief, who was a slender blond man with a close fitting white jacket and a black beret. He was roughly the same height as Allen, though I doubt he is the same age by the look in his eyes, though. His assistant Sammo, who was an intimidating old man at first glance, seemed okay once you get to know him. I didn't have time for that though.

After that I was shown to my room, which was simple and nothing too much, and allowed to unpack what I had-which was just a few spare uniforms. Fou told me to meet her back at the entrance of the Order when I was done, and training would start immediately after that.

Oh joy.

Two months later…
Third Person POV

Gin was barely standing across from Fou, her knees bent and wobbling and her hair put up in a messy bun. Sweat poured out of her pores and she quickly blinked as some dripped in her eyes. She panted and straightened out her body, fully facing the deity, who was barely sweating. Her arms were in the shapes of deadly scythes.

"How far to you think I am now, O' Great Deity?" she said sarcastically. Fou smirked and ran at Gin, her "arms" ready to kill.

"Keep talking and you'll be really far…in the grave!" Gin smirked too and raised her arms up to block the oncoming assault. She jumped back and laughed.

Her black Innocence now stretched over her fingers, forming claw like fingernails that extended for about six inches and her feet looked more like some kind of animals'*. Her arms were still covered up to the elbows and it covered up to her knees on her legs. Her cross blazed an amethyst color and the black armor was spread out around it, reaching up her neck. Her mask was no longer there, but large black horns produced from the top of her skull, starkly contrasting with her snow-white hair. Her black eyes shined with the same purple aura of her cross. The main thing that was the most noticeable though was the long black tail made from the same armor covering her body that twitched back and forth as the two stood staring at each other.

Gin grinned widely at the smaller girl, revealing sharp pointed teeth.

"So, how much have I improved?" Fou shrugged and her "hands" reverted back to their mitten-like appearance. "Deactivate," Gin whispered out. A soft purple glow surrounded her and in a matter of few seconds her Innocence was gone, leaving her in her Exorcist uniform. As she waited for Fou's reply, she pulled down her hair, it reaching nearly to her lower back.

"How the hell should I know, baka? You'll be heading back in a few days, so just check with Hellaveska then and stop bothering me about it." Gin sighed but smiled slightly at the thought of seeing her brothers again.

"Yeah… I guess I will go back soon, won't I? I would say it's been all rainbows and sunshine training with you, but I was told never to tell lies," she said, her grin turning sarcastic. "I'll finally see my ototo's once again, too," she said fondly. There's silence while both girls are left to their own thoughts until Gin breaks it by laughing. "I find it ironic. I became a bloody Exorcist because Allen was becoming one, and I haven't been with him for near three months almost. And I haven't seen Xerxes for so long; I don't even know what happened to him after the first day of arriving at the Black Order." Fou looked at her with an expression Gin couldn't decipher.

"Well, I don't wanna stay here all evening, just listening to you go on about your "family" so go ahead and pack, if you're going to be back at the main branch, then you need to head back tonight. It'll take about a week or more, if you don't waste time or anything. So, hurry up and get outa my hair, will ya?" Gin laughed as a faint blush crept up on the deity's face.

"Yeah, yeah, Au revoir, O' Great Deity," she said once more, smiling at the girl. She bowed her head to her slightly and headed off to her room to pack what little she had.

Five days later…
Third Person POV

A woman with black hair tied in a messy bun and dark circles under her eyes stared at the newspaper in utter despair. Her pale, gaunt face stood
out in all the black she wore.

"October ninth…again! This is the sixth day! Why doesn't anybody else notice all this except for me?!" The woman sighed and walked down the street, narrowly dodging a pile of dog poop flung at her by a few kids. "And there goes that crash once again in three…two…" a loud crash resonated throughout the town and the woman sighed deeply and continued on her way, a dark cloud of depression hanging around her.

"Watch out, Lady!" She stood frozen as a white, red, and black blur came flying past her, going through the puddle and splashing water on the already miserable woman. Mushrooms sprouted from on top of her head, but immediately perked up.

"That didn't happen yesterday's 'today!'" Tear of joy sprayed down her face...only for her to be hit by some dog crap flung at her by some little kids.

30th day of October Ninth...
Third Person POV

Am I going to be killed? After this, I'm supposed to get muddy water splashed on my face then go home to bed... A woman wearing a black dress and her hair in a tight but falling bun stood pressed against the wall. I level 2 Akuma had its hand around her neck. What is this monster?

"Where is the Innocence...?" The Akuma asked the woman with a snarl.

"Please let go of her." The woman looked up to see a boy no older than sixteen walking towards them. His arm was shaped like a mutated gun-like machine, and under the black cloak, she could see short white hair blowing softly from the wind. A golden creature floated above the strange boy. "Good-afternoon, Akuma."

The next day

I looked up, my hair sticking to the side of my face from the sweat. Twenty-three days. That's how long I've been stuck on this damn city. And every day, I go to the gate, try to break through only to end up facing the city once again. I found out doing the same thing to a wall gets the same result followed by disappointment and anger.

I was left walking around town, bored out of my mind and pissed off.

Then I saw her. She was dressed all in black. Her hair was pulled into a tight bun with some hairs pulled out messily. I could faintly see dark black circles around her eyes from where I was. What really interested me wasn't what she looked like though, it's what she was saying.

"Hmn! If you through poo thirty times at the same place each time, of course I'll know!" I perked up at this. Finally, someone knows! I started heading towards her, but a crowd of people suddenly got in my way. By the time I pushed my way through the crowd, the woman in black was gone. I cursed under my breath in Japanese.
Well, at least there's no Akuma around.

I wince as my right eye throbs, knowing I spoke too soon. Tentatively, I open my eye and search, knowing that I'll find the cross floating above someone. And then the voices start. I may not be able to see the souls of the Akuma, but after a few months of training, I can hear them. It's horrible; the screams for help.

But I head in that direction anyways, pushing the crowd roughly before the screaming stops, out of my range of hearing.

But when a building's roof is suddenly blown off, I think I have a good idea of where they are. And who they're attacking.

"Hey, Unlucky woman! Stay away from the monsters!"

"Zaki-chan?!" I end up beside a green-haired Exorcist, who smiles widely at me, protecting the woman in black. "It's me, Lennalee Lee..." she adds, no doubt seeing my confusion.

"Ah, yes, Lee-san. How has Allen been?" She opens her mouth to answer when I see a blur of white and black in the corner of my eye, then the voices are practically shrieking. I look to the side to see Allen holding his stomach and breathing hard while three level two Akuma...are playing rock, paper, scissors? That's a first...

"Allen!" He looks over my direction and smiles brightly.

"Gin! It's nice to see you after so long! Could you help me a little?" he asks with a small, nervous laugh. No doubt I'm practically glowing. I activate my Innocence with a simple touch to my cross before dashing over next to him, dragging my claws against one of the Akuma on the way and ignoring the shriek of rage and pain.

"Allen! I missed you so much!" I squeal before tackling him in a hug and planting kisses over his face.

"G-Gin! What are you doing?!" I stop but stay seated on his stomach. Grinning, I look him over, noticing his Innocence was more developed than the rough claw it first was.

"It's really good to see you again, Allen...I found you, just to be torn away..." the grin slipped off my face and I frowned down at him. "I don't want to leave you again." His expression switches from the shocked and slightly dazed look to a gentle smile.

"I missed you too, Gin. It's good to have you back."

"Hey! The Exorcists are ignoring us! Get them!" I growled and pushed myself off Allen and turned to glare at the Akuma flying towards us. Lifting up my arm –almost lazily- I prepare to cut through them.

"Wait." It was a simple command, not very loud, but the Akuma stopped immediately. "Looks like fun, but aren't you guys forgetting about retrieving the Innocence?" The three Akuma shook nervously, spouting sentences at the same time so it was hard to understand. I crouched down lightly, like a predator looking for its prey. "Come back to me."

"Ah, that was very nice of you. But who are you to tell Akuma what to do, and they actually listen to you?" The voice never answered and the Akuma immediately shot off into the air, leaving us behind.

* - you know how some animals, their hind legs kind of like hitch up? Um, how do I explain this... think of a werewolf! Like on the movie Underworld, how the Lycans or whatever look? Yeah...I hope that was good enough...