Moko-chan: As usual, I do not own D-gray-man. Hoshino-Sensei does. FINALLY, I got to the part where Lenalee meets Kanda. I'm sure it would be a very cute interaction between the two young Asian Exorcists. ENJOY!

It had been a very hot day but what's bothering Kanda even more was that he was stuck inside his room due to a cold. His master had told him he wasn't allowed to go out of the Order in case his cold gets worse. But he can walk around the Order if he was bored. Not that it was likely.

The young Japanese lay on his bed, trying to get to sleep so that he could "sleep" the cold away. He had been getting frequent colds ever since he left Japan. His senpai theorized that it was the change of environment.

Stupid European weather. He thought in frustration. I hadn't even been able to touch my Innocence ever since I came here and when it's finally forged, I fall sick.

Kanda then sat up on his bed, feeling restless.He hated having nothing to do as it would just make him think about things, in this case, his town and family. Yet he did not want to walk around the Order as the other residents of the Order usually lowered their voices when they saw him. He knew that they were talking about how strange it was that a child, an exorcist even, could actually survive the akuma-infested Japan.

Strange in a suspicious way, judging by their tone. He thought. They think I could be an enemy just because I'm from Japan.

"COME BACK HERE!!!!" The train of thought was halted as Kanda heard someone hollering outside. He got off his bed and left his room to find out what the commotion was.

Through the banisters of the round corridor, Kanda could see finders running around two floors below. They seemed panicked as they scurried around like ants.

Kanda smirked at the rather amusing scene. It was not everyday you see adults running around in circles so ridiculously, looking for something that they could not find. As he was observing the scene below, Kanda noticed someone from the corner of his eye. He turned and saw the little girl who was crying at the cafeteria a few days ago.

She looked winded and was breathing hard. Her dark eyes met his for a moment and she stared with a surprised look on her face. Then Kanda heard the sound of someone coming nearer.

"Help me!" The girl suddenly blurted out.

Lenalee noticed that the boy seem stunned by her sudden plea. There was no more time, if she could not find a place to hide, she would get caught. Lenalee tried to go past the boy, hoping that his presence might distract the pursuers. As she ran towards his direction, the other child grabbed her arm and suddenly pulled her into the room nearby. He closed the door behind him and locked it.

In the dim light of the room, Lenalee stared at the boy in surprise while he kept his head lowered, listening for the noise outside. Soon, the sound of a few people running by was heard. One of the finders rattled the doorknob and then Lenalee heard him yelling that the door was locked.

"Look somewhere else then, you dolt!" Some other finder shouted. Then the sound of running arose again and silence followed. The boy stood in front of the door for a while and later walked to his bed and sat on it with an 'hmph'.

He just helped me… Lenalee realized. She opened her mouth, ready to thank her savior when he spoke first.

"They're gone now, you can go back out there." He said coldly. Seeing that Lenalee did not make any attempt to proceed out of the room, he continued, "Look, it's not like I'm going to hide you in here forever. I just hid you because I didn't want to look like I was trying to help you."

Wasn't hiding me helping me? Lenalee was bewildered by what the boy said.

"Well?" The other dark-haired child said impatiently. "Walk out by yourself or I'll kick you out."

"If you didn't want to look like you were helping me, you could have just ran into your room and pretended nothing happened." Lenalee pointed out suddenly.

The boy paused for a moment and looked at Lenalee. Then he turned away so he wouldn't have to look her in the eye.

"It wasn't intentional."

"You're weird. Other people would be happy to say that they have helped other people." So he's a nice person after all.

"I told you it wasn't intentional. I wasn't thinking." The boy shot back.

Lenalee giggled. "You're just too shy to admit that you're a helpful person." She could have sworn the boy blushed.

Lenalee walked up to the bed and sat next to the boy. She didn't feel frightened anymore. Somehow, another child's presence made her comfortable.

"My name's Lenalee, my family name is Lee, which is a kind of fruit. What's your name?" She asked.

"Kanda."

"What's your family name?" Lenalee inquired.

"That is my family name." Kanda said shortly. Before Lenalee could ask for the given name, Kanda just said that he's not telling her his given name because she doesn't need to know it.

Then, Lenalee took off her black coloured shoes. "I wish I could throw these away." She said softly.

"Why?"

"If not for these shoes, I could still be with my older brother. The people here keep asking me to use these shoes. I don't even know how to use them."

"Is that Innocence? That means you're an Exorcist as well." Kanda said with slight admiration because Lenalee was allowed to use her Innocence already.

"I don't care about Innocence or Exorcists." Lenalee said, upset. "Those scientists and finders keep forcing me to use the shoes and they punish me when I can't."

"Is that why you cry so much?"

Lenalee didn't say anything. That's just part of the reason. She thought. Mostly, it's because I miss home. I wonder if Kanda misses his home.

"Where do you come from?"

"Japan. You?"

"China. You must be the only other Asian around then. Did you get forced to come here?" Lenalee asked, wondering if Kanda's predicament was the same as hers.

"No. My master brought me here after my home town was destroyed by Akuma." Kanda said, without showing a hint of sadness.

"You're the only survivor?"

Kanda paused for a while and said yes. Lenalee had the feeling that he just lied but she decided to ignore it. Maybe he just doesn't want to talk about it.

"That's why I'm going to become an Exorcist, I want to avenge my family."

So different. Lenalee thought. Her own parents and village have been brutally slaughtered by Akuma, but yet all she wants now is to go home, back to her brother. Our predicaments are completely different.

Then footsteps can be heard again. There were people rattling on the doorknobs of the nearby rooms. The finders were trying to open the locked doors.

"She can't have disappeared, you idiots! Check the rooms!" A familiar voice hollered. It was Leverrier.

Lenalee felt her small frame tremble upon hearing Leverrier's voice. What am I going to do? She panicked.

"Get under the bed!" Kanda hissed.

Lenalee scrambled under the bed, taking the Black Boots with her. Kanda yanked the sheets over the bed to hide her and the heavy footfalls approached.

Someone knocked on the door.

Under the bed, Lenalee heard Kanda open the door.

"What?" She heard Kanda ask rudely.

"Have you seen a black-haired girl?" A finder asked.

"No."

"Really? Okay then."

Please go away. Go away, go away, go….

"Search his room." It was Leverrier. "All the other rooms were locked and empty, there was no way that girl could enter. But she could have entered this one."

Oh no!

"But this kid said that he hadn't seen her." The finder tried to reason.

"Ignore him. Or has it never occurred to you that a child can tell a fib?"

She heard the Finder's foot steps coming nearer, then it stopped.

"Who gave you the permission to enter my room?" She heard Kanda yelling. Then she heard Kanda give a yelp and it was followed by a thud.

"Search the room."

Lenalee nearly screamed when the Finder looked under the bed and she did when the Finder tried to pull her out.

"Let me go!" Lenalee kicked the finder but her feeble strength barely made him flinch.

"Let her go, you bastards! Can't you idiots see that she's frightened?" Kanda was struggling to get the back of his shirt out of Leverrier's grasp.

"Didn't I say before that I do not expect any trouble from you? Do you want to punished as well?"

"I believe he doesn't. Besides, if he needs to be punished, isn't that for me to decide? I must ask you to unhand my student, Leverrier." Lenalee heard someone calmly say. A queer-looking man approached them. That must be Kanda's master. She thought.

Leverrier let go of Kanda. "Alright. Your student was interfering with our work. I hope you would punish him appropriately."

"And your work would be frightening an already frightened child?"

Leverrier shot a deadly look at Tiodoll and told the Finder that they were leaving. Lenalee decided to give up kicking the Finder. It was futile. The finder grabbed her wrist and pulled her away from the boy who just possibly became her first friend.

"Why did you come here for?" Kanda demanded.

"Marie heard a commotion coming from your room, so I decided to come here to check." Tiodoll replied.

"And my punishment?"

"Ah, that? Stay in your room and don't come out till dinnertime."

"Che." Kanda made a clicking sound with his tongue. He turned and walked into his room, slamming the door shut in Tiodoll's face.

Moko-chan: Yay! Another chapter done. I'm so busy that I never thought this would be possible. Anyway, Pika's not around cos' she has to work so I'll be doing all the talking.

I've read the D.gray-man Reverse novel not too long ago and I found (deduced) a few interesting facts.

1. Allen can be viciously violent when he wants to. Like choking this broker who was selling souls. (man, Allen looked damn evil)

2. Allen learnt to play cards as his Innocence arm was paralysed after he used it on Mana. It was a form of rehabilitation. (If only all rehabilitation was like this…)

3. Kanda can't drink alcohol. He gets drunk pretty quickly.

4. When's Kanda's drunk, the only person who can make him lose his temper is Allen. (He was fine with Lavi adding weird things into his food!) He also does things he doesn't usually do.

5. Kanda actually admires people.

6. Kanda reads story books. (I'm amazed!)

7. Lavi's eyepatch is not used to cover up an injury! The existence of his right eye is why he could become a Bookman.

8. Lavi's the second biggest eater.

9. Lenalee's dream guy is someone who can eat a lot of food, especially sweet ones, is very strong and dependable, and she does not mind someone who gambles. (Guess who falls under this category. Lavi and Allen. Maybe Cross)

10. Everyone thinks Bak is bald because of his beret. They gave him hair growth tonic for his 'birthday'.

Moko-Chan: And have you all studied the cover of volume 2 carefully? Who do you think is the person in the background? Please Review if you can :)