I'm baaaaaaack, with more innocent characters thrown under the D. Gray Man bus.

I don't own Tangled or D. Gray Man

(It's not just the bloodied heroes that flourish in a war)

(Rapunzel remembered throwing herself off of her tower.

She remembered Mother- Gothel, who said she loved her and locked her away and only wanted her hair, screaming. Begging Rapunzel to come back, her voice slowly drying out and her skin cracking as she reverted to her true age.

(She was older than dirt – Rapunzel couldn't laugh.)

Rapunzel remembered Flynn Rider's blank stare and his still chest.

Rapunzel remembering feeling so useless. She couldn't save the man that saved her. She couldn't save Eugene, who dreamed of freedom and happiness and deserved it, unlike Gothel.

She just felt so useless.

Death seemed like the only way she could close the story, the only way to ensure no one got what they wanted. Gothel lost her immortality, Eugene lost his dreams, and Rapunzel lost her chance at freedom.

Maybe…just maybe she could apologize to Eugene for dragging him down with her in the afterlife.

The lost princess closed her story with a pretty pink bow as her head smashed against the flowers she loved, a red crown fanning out under her golden hair.

And the world cried out for an encore.)

Rapunzel liked Miranda.

The older woman tried her best, fighting to prove to the world and herself that she was not as useless as they claimed.

She didn't give up, no matter how many times she was kicked down. She stood up, shakily and with doubts, and tried again. And again. And again.

(She reminded the lost princess of Eugene, the dork hidden underneath the façade of Flynn Rider. The boy that tried and failed and tried again to become something more than just another orphan in an unkind world.)

So, it did not surprise Rapunzel when her Accommodator managed to not only hear her voice a handful of months after they joined the Black Order, but also see her. For all of her insecurities, Miranda was a hard-worker and more stubborn than even Rapunzel herself.

(She was still alive, after all.)

"He's alive," Rapunzel reassured Miranda, her voice firm and sure.

Miranda flinched, her eyes seeking out Rapunzel's fuzzy form, seated on the bulwark with her legs danged over the dark waters, from across the ship. She didn't ask how the princess knew the exorcist was thinking about Allen Walker, the prophesied Destroyer of Time. They were too much alike for that.

(Rapunzel's thoughts often drifted to the man that saved her and gave her a purpose. Miranda's flowed a similar path, especially during fights when all she could do was wait. They both hated their uselessness.)

"How do you know?" Miranda asked, a cry catching in her throat. Rapunzel caught Iron Hammer's eye, shaking her head when she noticed his concerned frown and his wielder's narrowed eyes. While not the most tactful of the active Innocence, Iron Hammer understood her silent request. He nudged his wielder away, mindful of the complicated relationship between a weapon and their master.

Dark Boots huffed, but decided to drag off a passive Heaven's Compass so that the pair might have an illusion of privacy.

(Rapunzel always wondered if this was what it was like to have friends. All her life, she only had Pascal and then Eugene. Was this camaraderie normal or was it because they all understood each other? They understood how trapped they felt, how much they just wanted the war to be over so they could finally, truly, rest?)

"He's too stubborn to die," she promised, a smile blooming over her face. Her golden hair was wrapped around Anita's ship, an impossible to forget song of time and imprisonment whispering through her mind as her magic held the vessel together under Miranda's bidding. She was useful. They were useful. They couldn't fight, but they could protect, something Rapunzel had failed to do, once upon a time. "I doubt Crown Clown will allow anything to happen to him, either."

"But-" Miranda's lips quivering, her eyes finding her weapon's glowing gold hair.

"Death isn't so bad," the princess stated, kicking her legs absently, her stare turning towards the ocean. (It was so beautiful. She never had the chance to really enjoy it in life. This second chance, this imprisonment, was good for something.) "Peaceful."

"I don't think Allen would like that," Miranda admitted quietly.

"Nor Crown Clown," Rapunzel agreed, giggling. "They love fighting too much. Boys." she scoffed, rolling her eyes.

Miranda giggled hesitantly, most of her mind locked on her savior and the war that constantly took until everyone was left with nothing.

Rapunzel didn't mind. She knew many of her fellow weapons cared little for the war, merely wanting it to be over so they could enjoy their afterlife. Of course, no one was sure if they would still get their freedom if the exorcists lost. It made apathy harder for some. Rapunzel knew she was one of the few that genuinely cared. She hadn't given up on humanity yet, no matter her spotted past.

(Miranda's honesty and purity might have helped her keep her love of life and humans. But, her wielder was the only one that needed to know that.)

"Do you-" Miranda paused, uncertain. Rapunzel turned her soft green gaze onto her wielder, allowing the older woman to gather confidence from her encouraging silence and smile. "Do you think everyone will be okay? Allen is…" Miranda couldn't finish, her eyes tearing up at the mere thought of what could have happened to her savior.

"I think everyone will be just fine. They have us watching their backs, after all!" Rapunzel comforted her.

(She wasn't a child anymore. These people, these exorcists needed her to be mature and strong and wise. Rapunzel tried so hard not to flounder, not to look behind her in search of one of the other Innocence that was already hardened by war and blood. Dark Boots' guarded glare and her looming wings or Heaven's Compass's frigid calm were more suited for a battle field than her pastel pink dress, carefree smile, and bare feet.)

Miranda's smile was shaky and strained, but genuine. The older woman turned away from the long-dead princess to focus on her living companions who were edging closer in concern with each minute she spend talking to her Innocence. Lenalee fluttered over her fellow exorcist as Lavi grinned next to the girls. Miranda was hesitant with the affectation, used to being so alone. But, times were different now, and she had people that cared if she lived or died.

Dark Boots crossed her arms, having followed her wielder over.

"Stop worrying," she grumbled, her wings fluttering with every rock of the ship. "I doubt that idiot even knows how to die and we're here to take care of this sorry lot. Nothing bad is going to happen as long as they have us to watch their backs."

Rapunzel absorbed the younger girl's words, trying to replace the princess's fears with her confidence.

"Have faith," Dark Boots concluded, already stalking over towards her wielder. The two shared a look, a smile, before Lenalee turned back to her comrades, her Innocence an invisible guardian.

Rapunzel smiled, her eyes focused on the sky line. "Have faith?" she repeated. "In who?"

Days later, barely a blink of an eye for Innocence, and the ship was attacked.

Rapunzel and Miranda did all they could, but it wasn't enough.

Lenalee almost died, forced into battle with a Level 3 Akuma.

And Dark Boots was missing, her hawk wings and leader-like confidence silenced as Lenalee stumbled, unable to walk.

"Have faith in who?" Rapunzel asked Heaven's Compass and Iron Hammer as they stared at Lenalee's empty side in horror and confusion.

They turned to her, lost. She looked back at them, equally as lost.

She was just so useless.

I can't pluralize Innocence and it annoys me. (Innocences? Innoci?)

(Rapunzel is 18 years old and the oldest out of the four Innocence on Anita's ship. Some people might be able to guess who Crown Clown, Heaven's Compass, and Iron Hammer are going to be from this chapter alone. Hint: CC and HC are from Major Anime and IH is from a popular kids show.)

Anyway, thank you everyone for your ideas, past, present, and future! Since there have been so many (some I thought of already and some I never even considered!), I have decided that I will have an 'extras' chapter for most, if not all of the Innocence, so that we can see other characters take the roles of our favorite weapons. Also, that way, someone can still suggest a character for Innocence that I have already written a chapter for (like Dark Boots and Time Record). (Spoiler: One of the others I considered for Dark Boots was Sanji. So, you have that so look forward to.) Unless stated otherwise, an Innocence is characterized by the FIRST version of themselves in this collection.

I'm probably going to be bouncing around the timeline with each chapter?

Also, most of the characters added will have alternate endings to their stories (cause they're, ya know, dead).

Guest Reviews:

piggyninja - Haha, thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it! Also, thank you for the suggestions! I hadn't thought of them! The characters I know will definitely be added to the story somewhere, either as a main or an extra.

q - I'm glad you think so! Your suggestions really helped! The characters I know will either be added as a main or an extra, so thank you!

Guest (1)- Thank you for the suggestions! I, admittedly, never thought to use Kaneki for Crown Clown. The characters I know will definiately be added to the story somewhere, as a main or an extra. Thanks!

Guest (2) - Oh, you have a good point! Itachi vs. Shisui/Sasuke would make for interesting Innocence dynamics. And, Reborn would be a good match up for Cross, considering all of their similarities. They will definitely either be added to the story as mains or extras. Thank you!

I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter!