Chapter 5

"What? I have to be paired with this stupid rabbit?"

"Score! Mission with Sheena-chan!"

"Oh...okay."

The emotions were mixed. Komui smiled into his coffee.

"Well...as I was saying. This is going to be a three man mission. There were sightings of large numbers of akuma in Southern Italy. A small town by the name of Maida. It is suspected that there is innocence there." Komui at this point was showing them the location on a map. Sheena flipped through the mission file. She sighed.

Why am I sighing? I get to go on a mission with my friend. Maybe its the pervert who keeps on trying to hit on me...

"So when are we leaving?" her voice called out.

"Tonight~" Komui beamed. She nodded. "So now then...get out of my office. All of you!"

Sheena was the first out of the office. She was on her way to her room when some unwanted company joined her.

"So Sheena-chan...excited to be going on a mission with the great Bookman Jr.?"

She sighed. "Will you just let me be in peace until the mission? I mean we'll be together for who knows how long."

"Aw..." he pouted at her as her figure walked away.

As soon as Sheena made it back to her room she grabbed her suit case and began packing. She packed the basic items: undergarments, shirts, extra uniform, extra boots, socks. She also packed her journal and a few books. She smiled at the last book she packed. "Fairytales..." she opened the cover to see a photo. Her smile began to fall. Her eyes lowered.

Mom...Dad...

Warm liquid seeped from her eyes. "I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...I didn't want to do it...I was forced..." more tears fell from her eyes. The memory flashing in her mind.

-Flashback-

A young Japanese girl stood before her kitchen table. Blood dripping from her fingers, a pool beneith her feet. Stigmata bore in her forehead, ashen colored skin. "Good job! My little Sheena has finally awakened, just by a simple order to kill her parents." chuckled the 'father' of the infamous Noah Clan. The girl looked up at him, no emotion showing in her eyes. "Earl-sama..." the name dripping from her mouth. The Millenium Earl patted her head, giving her a small lolipop. The girl just stared at it before collapsing to her knees, returning to human form. "Mom...Dad...? What...why am I covered in blood..." tears formed at the young girls eyes as her body turned to ice. The Earl just stood in the background, smiling at the 7 year old girl. "Come now, my child. Let us go home." he said extending his hand to her. Not knowing what to do she took it and disappeared with him. Being announced as the Noah of Love.

-End Flashback-

Sheena hugged her knees. Staring off into space, trying to forget. All the while, a red heaed rabbit stood outside her room, wanting to knock but just listened to her quiet sobbing.

Later that night...

Sheena arrived at the port seeing Kanda already in the boat with the finder. Lavi still a no show.

"Good evening." she said to him, looking down as she spoke. She didn't want her team mates seeing her red, swollen eyes from earlier that day.

"Che." was his reply, showing he acknowledged her presence.

Lavi came running up to the boat and hopped in. "Oh good! I thought you guys might have left without me." he said rubbing the back of his head. "I wish we did." Kanda grunted. Sheena stayed quiet and closed her eyes.

The next time Sheena opened her eyes she was in a different place. She looked around confused. Her eyes fell apon the window that was next to her. She watched as the landscaping blurred together at the fast speed she was traveling. "A train..." she said stretching her sore limbs from the uncomfortable sleep she had gotten. She looked around the cabin again noticing she was the only one present. As she got up she noticed the second coat she had on. After taking it off and slinging it over her arm she left the cabin in search of her two teammates.

It didn't take long to find Lavi. He was flirting with some older women.

"Lavi. I believe this is yours." Sheena said holding out the coat. He nodded his thanks and went back to the women. She continued to look for Kanda. She walked through various train trailers until she reached the food cabin. Kanda was sitting at a table alone, drinking tea. Sheena went to the food vender and order a cup of tea as well. Once it was handed to her sh walked over and sat down across from him. He looked up at her, face not in a scowl. She smiled noticing the look.

"Sorry about fall asleep...I only ment to close my eyes." she said. "Its not a problem...you seemed to be crying earlier from the look of your eyes then." She blushed into her tea. "Oh...so I guess I didn't hide it very well."

"No...Lavi made mention of it." he replied. Sheena looked at him at that comment. "Oh..."

Did he hear me in my room? a worried look covered her face.

"What's wrong?" Kanda asked seeing the expression. "Oh..its nothing really...just thinking that Lavi was easdropping in on my room...hehe" she smiled.

Kanda just stared at her. She finished her tea. "Well...I just came to see where everyone was...I think I'll go back to our cabin. Don't stay up too late." she got up and left the room.

She didn't get very far. She walked into someone and fell to the floor with a yelp.

"Ow...I'm s-sorry mister. I wasn't looking ahead..."she said rubbing her bum.

"Heh...what have we here?" the man said. He of large built, his clothes saying lower class, a stowaway no doubt.

Sheena looked up at the man. "What do you want?" The man just smirked.

As Sheena went to get up, the man stopped her and pushed her back down, getting on top of her. "H-hey? What are you doing? Get off of me!" she struggled under the man's weight. Her coat was ripped from her shoulders and her wrists locked under an iron grip above her head. A hand started to trail up her theigh.

"NO! GET OFF ME!" she screamed, still struggling to get free.

Kanda burst into the room, pure anger dripping from his every move. He grabbed the man by the neck, still holding onto Sheena as he was put into the air. He dropped her and she fell with a thud. Kanda's grip on the man's neck tightened. He didn't need to say anything, his glare was enough to the the message of death. The man started to foam at the mouth from loss of oxygen and lost consciousness.

"Kanda...stop. Let him go. There's no need in killing scum like him." Sheena spoke out.

He glanced at her, then returned his glare to the man. He released his grip on his neck and let him fall to the ground. Kanda turned around and knelt next to Sheena. He looked her in the eyes, his softening as he looked into her brown ones with his onyx.

"Are you okay?" she nodded to him, sighing that that nightmare was over. He helped her up. "I'll go to the cabin with you." he said taking her hand and pulling for her to follow. She blushed and walked behind him. "Thank you..." she finally said to him. "No problem."

They made it back to the cabin and she sat down. "And your sure your okay..." he asked again. "Yes I'm fine." she smiled at him. He looked at her for a few minutes. He got up to leave. As soon as he reached the doorway, a hand grabbed his, stopping him. He looked back at the young woman.

She looked down. "Please...don't go. Stay..." she blushed. "Okay" he said softly, sitting down next to her. They didn't talk, which Sheena liked. The silent moment between them called out to Kanda, but he didn't reply.

Sheena fell asleep after awhile, head falling and resting on Kanda's shoulder. He looked at her sleeping figure, watching her calm and even breathing. A small smile graced his lips and he placed his hand over her's. Soon after, he fell asleep as well, head resting on her's.

Upon Reaching A Town Near Maida...

"Ahh! What a long train! It feels good to move around!" Lavi said stretching.

"What are you talking about? You were never in the cabin..." Sheena pointed out.

"Heheh" he laughed scratching his face. Kanda remained silent.

"Maida is the next town over. We should keep moving." the Finder said.

They all nodded and gathered their items, setting off to the small Italian village. Lavi chatted with the Finder on the way there, while Sheena and Kanda walked silently near each other, but not next to each other. It took a day to reach the town.

"It reeks of blood..." Sheena said, covering her nose.

"Be on the look out...be ready." Kanda said getting Mugen out. Sheena and Lavi did the same.

A large explosion started the long battle. Many were just level ones that could be killed in one hit, but there were quite a few level twos. The hours dragged on and everyone's energy was drained. Blood seeped from one of the various cuts on Sheena's arm. She panted as she slashed another level one, number 354. She had taken down about 15 level twos.

Another hour past. Everyone was basically half dead, but on the brightside, most of the akuma were gone. Just a mere 20 more. A light shined from a window, Sheena looked up at it. Her eyes widened. The innocence...

She jumped up to the window, kill 3 akuma on her way. She snatched the shard and held it close. An akuma shot at her. She held her arms up in defense awaiting the blow. It never came. Kanda had jumped in front of her and sliced the bullet in half. He look at her sending a silent question. She nodded.

Lavi finished the last of the akuma and went over to the others. "Did we ever find the innocence?" he asked through huffs of air. "Yeah. I got it." Sheena said. "So we can go home?" he asked again. "Yeah..."

They headed out on the long journey home.

(A.N. Okay so when I first started writing this story, Sheena was found by Cross at the Earl's HQ as a Noah. When she first became a Noah, Allen was still no where close to even meeting the 14th or being on the ark. Yeah, I began writing this when Allen and Lenalee went to get Miranda.)