It was a suspicious and dark alley. An adult would stay clear out of it, unless he had buisness there, but for a young boy it was a must see place, especially after seeing a strange man enter it. Jean was currently patrooling the city on his own because his friend Leo couldn't come. His mom had died recently, so he had been depressed. Jean on the other hand decided to try and keep the city safe on his own for now.

'A suspicious old man sighted! Better check out...' he checks his pockets and finds 2 of his garlic bombs 'This should be enough.'

He silently creeps into the alley and goes the same way as the man. He hears talking of two, no three diferent people. He looks behind the corner to just see a metal-looking skeleton split the man's head in two and starts to squeeze in, in the backgrownd was the purple elf dude, more commonly known as the Millenium Earl.

"Happy birthday my little Akuma!" - he says with a glee and flies away with an umbrella.

Jean tries to silently back away but kicks a rock and the Akuma hears him. He turns around and starts running.

"AKUMA! It's an Akumaaaa!" - he shouts to warn the people on the street but they only look at him and do nothing.

A crowd gathers. Meanwhile, a white haired Exorcist was munching on a sandwich when he sees the crowd.

'What's happening...! This is the stench of blood mixed with Akuma oil! There must be one near!' - Robin goes closer to take a look.

"...It's Jean again. That boy shouldn't cry wolf all the time." - a middle-aged man says.

"What's happening?" - Robin asks.

"Oh, you must be new here then. Well, Jean here" he points at the brown-haired boy with a pilot hat "thinks there are things such as demons. He and his friend would always get into trouble."

"I see..."

"Haha...we were just playing, role acting, you know. There's nothing." - a hooded man grabs Jean from behind and somehow manages to convince the crowd to leave.

Jean struggles to escape as the Akuma started to reveal itself. Suddenly a light flashes and the Akuma's head is split in two. Jean looks and sees Robin, he realizes Robin's an Exorcist because of his uniform and relaxes.

"So, yer an Exorcist, huh whitey?"

"Yes, and don't call me whitey. Where do you live? I'll escort you and maybe you can tell me why that Akuma was targeting you."

"Fine. Sounds fair." Jean tried to be nonchalant but he was still a bit scared from the encounter "I'm Jean, by the way, one of this city's protectors! And what's yer name Mr Exorcist?"

"I'm Robin."

"Nice to meet ya! But...to be honest, I expected Exorcists to be more like...not...you know..." Jean gestures at Robin's whole body " They always sounded more macho."

"You seem to know a lot about Exorcists."

"Yeah! My pops works in the Black Order, he's a scientist! Jake Russel, you must have heard of him!"

"Hm...I don't think I know him. Maybe heard his name here and there?"

"Geh! How can you say that?! You could have at least pretended!" - Jean pouted.

"Sorry! I just don't like lying..." Robin apologised '...but I have to.' - he thought, a troubled look showing for an instant on his face.

"Jeez, it's nothing. You don't need to apologize."

"Ah! By the way, why was that Akuma targeting you and not everyone else? There must be a reason."

"Yes! You may not believe it but I saw the Earl!"

Robin stiffened and stopped moving.

"T-the Millenium Earl...?"

"Yes, here I'll draw him for you!"

Jean took out a notepad and a pen, scribbling on it for a while.

"Tada! Here he is! I bet if we spread this and tell people, it'll easier for people to know what to look out for!" - Jean showed him his sketch.

It looked BAD and squiggly, but the rough shape and looks were that of the Earl.

"Jean, this is serious! If it's spread that you havseen him, you may be targeted!"

"Feh, no worries! I can deal with evil guys esyly! Me and my friend Leo go on patrols all the time!"

"No! You can't! You have to stay safe and be careful! How are you even going to stop an Akuma or the Earl himself if he decides to come after you?!"

"Like this! ONION SUPER BOMB!" - Jean threw something and it exploded.

In the cloug of concentrated onion extract Robin was coughing and his eyes were red and teary. As Robin struggled with the gas, Jean ran away towards his home.

'I'll show them! I'll get the Earl with my bombs!'

===With Robin===

'Where did he go?! I have to find him before something bad happens to him!'

Robin ran through the streets, asking about the boy. It had gotten pretty late and the sun was setting. He passed a corner and halted. His eye had activated and he was now seeing five level 1 Akuma souls. They were together and apatently heading in the same direction.

'There is probably a reason for this...JEAN?!'

Robin had a bad feeling and they often weren't for nothing.

'Where?! Where could he be?! I have to find him.'

Robin suddenly had an idea, he hid and followed the Akuma. After a while his eye picked up a few more level 1s. He observed the general direction they were heading to.

'The west side of town...where could it be quiet and empty but not suspicious place for a kid to be cornered...! The cemetary! If I remember correctly, there was a cemetary. I just hope I'm not too late...'

Robin climbed up the wall and decided to travel on the roofs.

===With Jean===

"Leo! Don't trust him, he's the Earl!"

"I'm afraid your friend is no longer here boy..." the Earl opened his umbrella and floated up "Bye, bye! And make sure to dispose of him nicely!" - he waved as he disappeared from the night sky.

At this moment Leo turned into an Akuma and pointed all it's guns at Jean.

"Watch out!" - somebody cried out.

A blur sweeped down and took Jean away just in time. The guns fired and left deep craters in the pavement. Next thing Jean knew was that he was a few metres to the side, in the hands of a twin-tailed girl. She put him down gently.

"Stay here while I deal with this Akuma."

Just then he saw that her boots were actually not normal and were glowing. The Akuma turned and decided to shoot at them again but she was faster. She jumped and was in front of it in an instant. One kick, second heel kick and the Akuma split in two, promptly being destroyed.

"Hey, are you alright?" she asks as she approaches the now crying Jean "You weren't hit by anything, right?"

"N-Nno...bbut Leo. He...he became and Aakuma! I-I thought he knew...we kept the town under watch together...I told him about the Ear bbut...why did he-?!"

"Maybe he was sad. So sad that he lost all logic and that's why he made a deal with the Earl..." Lenalee kneeled in front of him and hugged him.

Just then someone jumped over the fence and landed on a wet patch of grass near a grave. Both of them looked towards the new visitor.

"Robin!" - Lenalee was happy to see her companion.

"Lenalee, Jean! Phew, you were fine..." suddenly his eye activated " Oh, no! They came here faster than expected. Lenalee, prepare for battle!" - Robin activated his Innocence.

...

Lenalee had seen his eye activate only once before while they traveled and knew there were Akuma near. Nevertheless, it still looked unnatural to her, how the stitched up skin opened just slightly whenever Robin used his eye. Even she didn't understand why, but she was a bit creeped out by it.

'It looks kinda like a hole that hasn't been completely closed... I ... don't know why but... it's like some sort of monster may pop out. Kinda silly when I think about it...'

Lenalee thought and even giggled quietly to herself. It was stupid of her to think so, so she lef it as it is.

...

Now she knew trouble was coming, so she quickly activated her boots and scooped Jean up.

"Hold on tight, OK?"

He nodded as she got ready to move. Robin had transformed his hand into it's canon form and was ready to shoot at any time. A group of at least 20 people approached and transformed into level 1 Akuma. A rain of bullets hit the spot where Lenalee and Robin were just a moment ago. Lenalee was dodging bullets while holding Jean and making sure he wasn't hit. It would have been foolish of her to tell him to go away while Akuma may be waiting for him somewhere. Robin on the other hand kept his distance and occasionally shot at an Akuma.

"This isn't working! This way we would take forever to get rig of them!" (Lenalee)

"WAAA!" (Jean)

"You are right, others may be attracted by the sound and get hurt!" Robin had a thoughtful expression on his face "Lenalee! Boost me up. I may be able to kill them."

"OK!"

He jumped up and she used a gust of wind from her boots to propel him up. Robin soared up and locked on each Akuma. His weapon charged and shot light bullets at them. The Akuma screeched and exploded, they were dead. Robin smiled as he saw their souls being set free and then fainted. He had used too much energy at once.

SMACK!

Robin landed face first like a sack of potatoes on the ground. His Innocense deactivated.

""Robin/nii-chan!"" - Lenalee and Jean arrived next to him all worried.

Lenalee carefully turned him up and saw his eyes were spinning and foggy.

Growl~..."H...hung-ry..." - Robin muttered and went back to the land of dreams.

"Phew...He's hungry. Jean, can you walk? I have to cary him."

"Nno problem! I can also help."

"No need! He's lighter than he looks." she says as she hoists him up "Can you lead us to somewhere for the night, I have to check if he's hurt and feed him and...I'm kinda lost, hehe."

"No problem! You can come to my place! My dad works for the Black Order too!"

"Oh, really? I'm Lenalee, Komui Lee's younger sister."

"You're the chief's sister?! My dad has wirtten sooo much about him. Is it true that he makes a boy repellent for you?"

"Nno way! He's just overprotective...I bet your dad was just joking!"

"Really? But the way he writes makes it sound real like that Komurin..."

=Timeskip=

Now in Jean's home, Lenalee could put Robin to bed and relax.

'Nii-san...I'm going to have a good TALK with him and by boots! I can't believe he did all those things in just that ONE WEEK I was gone! Jean even kept all the letters. God, I've never been that embarrased.' - she thought as she put away her coat.

She then went to refresh herself and get some water and cloth to clean Robin a bit. She stated from his face and decided to continue after cleaning it.

...

"Good morning! Did you sleep well?"

"Gyaaah!" - Robin screamed as he was woken up by the house's maid.

Despite the awakening, everything went well and Robin filled his stomach. The food he ate astounded everyone but compared to an average parasitic accomodator it was litttle. Soon after that they got ready and left, promising to say hello to Jean's father and Robin also promised with a wicked smile to deliver one of Jean's bombs for 'research' to the scientists.

=At the Order=

"Welcome to the Black Order, Robin!" - everyone in the dining hall said.

Robin was surbrised and felt amazing, knowing they were avoiding him in order to do this for him.

"Here's your present!"

Robin opened the box and took out an extra large cup with his name on it.

"Everyone has one to show he's a part of this branch of the Order! Kinda like our signature mark!" - Lenalee winked at him.

"Everyone...thank you!" - he bowed.

The party was fun and everyone had a great time, even though the scientists stank of garlic and were avoided for most of the party, they just laughed it off. There was lots of food and even some simple games. Robin showed them some card tricks and juggling at the end. By 10 in the evening, everyone was returning to his/her room to get some sleep.

Lenalee tied her hair and went to her bed. She tried to sleep but was still a bit worried.

...

Lenalee had cleaned Robin's face and hair, now she began taking off his coat. As she pulled the sleeves off his arms, a dark blotch caught her attention. On the left sleeve of Robin's white shirt was a dark brown spot that couldn't have been mud. She carefully took off his shirt and for the first time she saw what his whole arm looked like. It was red and a bit scaly but the topmost part was what made her halt. The arm looked as if it was stitched to Robin and the flesh where it connected was a bit red. She wondered if she should find some ointment.

Drip...drop...

A big drop fell from the stitched part but the blood wasn't normal, it was MUCH darker than normal human blood and now that she thought of it, it had a bit of unpleasant and metalic smell. It was not strong enough to be noticeable unless you looked for it, also, his arm looked as if it may fall off. She got worried and hurried to take some bandages. When she returned, to her surprize the wound was fine. No blood, if you can call it that..., and no inflamation. His arm looked like new. She relucantly put the bandages away and went to dress Robin again.

...,

'I didn't ask him again today...what should I do...?' - she wondered as she fell asleep.

Robin had also been nervous when he saw that he had bled a bit but relaxed when she didn't ask about it. He hated it when his Innocence did that. The first time it happened, he almost lost his arm.