Shugopop: Hey peoples! Sorry about missing one week and that the chapters are getting shorter. I'll try to make them longer again so no worries!

Allen: No worries? I was stuck staring into a little girl's face...for a week!

Kurai: Hey! I'm not THAT little!

Shugopop: My apologies to everyone that was waiting for a while and please read and review!


The little girl's eyes bore into Allen, making him uncomfortable.

'It feels as if she's looking strait though me…'shudders He puts on his signature smile and asked the child.

"Little miss, May I ask why you have grasped unto the sleeve of my attire?"

She opened her mouth to speak, her gloved hands letting go of Allen's coat. Her voice was soft and melodic like an angel.

"Kind Sir, I am grateful that you turned around to listen to this little girl. I would appreciate your help for I cannot find my way back home."

Her speech was formal, much like Allen, and it was obvious to him that she came from a wealthy family due to her manners. He bent down to her level giving her a smile and held out his hand.

"Well, shall we go? My name is Allen. What's yours?"

The girl's face brightened and she took his hand.

"My name is Kurai Hikari" (means dark light, an oxymoron that I couldn't resist)


"Tyki," Road started.

"I know."

"…just making sure."


Kanda was extremely annoyed of the fact that Allen had gotten separated from the group. Practically everyone could see the bulging vein on his head while they sweat dropped.

"Baka moyoshi got lost. Typical."

James was nervous to the point he was sweating. They needed to get to their meeting point fast because they don't know when the akuma might start attacking the finders protecting the innocence user but the exorcist that was suppose to teach the new exorcist was gone.

"Master exorcist, what shall we do now?"

Lavi pondered a while until he remembered that Timcampy could communicate with the radio golems. "He still has Timcampy, right? We can contact him though Tim."

Lenalee's face brightened up. "Ah! That's right. Lets go find some place that has a phone. Are you coming, Link?"

Link, from the moment Allen had been separated from the group, was jotting down (whatever he jots down, nobody knows… it's a mystery.) into his notebook.

"Surely more things to tell Leverrier." Thought Lavi.

They walked towards the nearest hotel not knowing that the pair passing just behind them was the person they were looking for.


"What's that thing on your chest?" Kurai had been staring at his brooch for quite a while.

"This?" Allen gestured to the cross, she nodded. "Its…a symbol. It symbolizes what my job is."

"What's your job?" She was obviously a very curious girl. Her eyes were those who yearned for knowledge.

"…It's a good job. That's all I can say." He didn't want to expose the child to death so early in her life.

Kurai's face questioned him, but after a while of walking she shrugged and looked up at the sky.

It was quiet between the two until Allen remembered that he didn't know where she lived. "Pardon for interrupting your thoughts, but I haven't got an idea of where you live."

Her eyes showed recognition and laughed. " I'm sorry, I forgot. I don't remember the address, but my house has two stories, a fountain in the front, tall white gates, and silver roses in the front garden."

"…" "I guess it shouldn't be too hard."

They walked for about a block until they had passed a bakery. The sweet smell of the bread lured Allen to go inside making him hungry. He looked at Kurai, with an innocent face staring back, and reminded himself that returning her to her home was his first priority.

Kurai knew from his actions that he wanted to go in and he was obviously hungry. Allen was drooling in front of her face. It was only till Allen's stomach gotten the better of him and growled. She smiled and asked "If you like, I'm willing to pay for some pastries for your kindness of escorting me home."

Allen's face brightened and thoroughly thanked the little girl. The last thing the two noahs saw of them, they were walking into the delicious smelling bakery.


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