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Chapter 19:

Man this food is really good. Really good. Well, everything tastes good after that kind of exercise.

I was waiting for the exorcist at the station eating a pile of sandwiches next to me. Passer bys were giving me weird looks because of them. I simply made sure I didn't see that creepy woman anywhere in the vicinity. I didn't want to fight her without knowing something about her. She was dangerous.

"Um… excuse me." Said a soft hesitant voice. I looked to my left and saw a young woman, in her twenties it seemed, with brown hair and brown eyes with black rings around them (like she hadn't slept well for a while), dressed in an exorcist uniform.

"Ah, you're the exorcist I'm supposed to meet and accompany to China?" I asked swallowing the last sandwich. Man were they good.

"Yes," she said softly looking around, "I'm Miranda Lotto, I was supposed to meet you here according to Mr. Lee." She was weird. Who called Komui Mr. Lee?

"Yes." I answered, standing up. "I'm Hannah Litle, Komui told me you would be here and to help you to get to China and Japan safely. He also said you have a file for me?"

"Oh, yes, I'm sorry I didn't give it to you." She started fumbling around with her suit case. I stopped her.

"Let's get on the train, once we sit down we can talk." I smiled at her, she tried to give a small smile back, but she must have been too nervous because it was really strained. I boarded the train catching her as she almost fell when she boarded.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so useless. I'm really sorry." She tried getting off. Sorry, not getting off- jumping off. I grabbed her and pulled her along with me to our compartment.

"It's okay. Just don't do anything but follow me for now. My mission is to get you to China. I don't think Komui wants you there in pieces either."

"I knew it!" She wailed weeping. "I'm a burden on you! I'm so sorry! I'm useless!" She tried, struggling, to get out of my grip. With no avail I may say. I was way stronger than her.

"You're not useless." I said flatly. "You're not a burden and stop crying and apologizing." I pulled her into the compartment and shut the door behind us. "Now, can I let you go? I don't want you jumping out of the window or something suddenly." I looked at her. "Can you sit?"

"Yes." She said staring at me with her big brown eyes. She was pretty, with a good frame, but obviously no confidence. I let her go and sat by the window looking at her expectantly. She stared and then sat down in front of me. She went to open the case, hands shaking.

"Forget the file for now." I told her and she dropped her hands to her lap immediately and looked at me. "I know your name is Miranda, but where are you from? Tell me a bit about yourself and why we're going to China."

"Um, well, I came from Germany, and we're going to China because they need us there."

"Cool, I'm from America."

Silence. She just stared at me. What do you do in these kinds of situations? I mean, the only silence I ever experienced was when I was on missions by myself, or when I was sitting with Kanda. The difference was that they were comfortable. This silence was unsettling. Alright, I can say something. Just do what the rest of them do.

Let's see… Lavi's annoying- don't be annoying. She's suicidal enough as it is. She'll take it to mean that I think she's troublesome and jump out of the window. Lenalee's inquisitive- asking questions could work. But what questions do I ask and what do I say in response. I always say the wrong thing. That'll also get her to jump out of the window. Kanda- Well, he'd just say that she's annoying and then she would jump out of the window. So she'll just jump out of the window. Lovely…

Let's see, Gwen was talkative- no! Do not go there! No need to think about that right now- You've got a mission.

"Um… would you like the file?" Miranda's voice pulled me out of my thoughts, for which I was glad. She was holding the file out to me in her shaking hands. I smiled at her and took it, which seemed to calm her.

"Thanks." I told her. "You know you look tired. We have a long ride ahead, you can get some sleep while I read, if you like."

She smiled a little and closed her eyes. Said the right thing there. I looked at the file she had given me. It was rather big.

Man this was troublesome.