A/N: Oh I updated twice today. One for my vampire knight fic and now this x] I'm sorry for not updating quick. U all know what problems these days and include my part-time job in it.. Anyway, not beta-ed. I hope u all enjoy reading^^ Anyone is welcome to leave review, ideas, advices, anything. :]

"Now, let's go inside, your mother might be waiting there for you." Lenalee smiled at the kid.

"Thank you big sister!" Milie giggled.

~ X ~ X ~ X ~

Almost one hour had passed when Yuu Kanda arrived back on the inn and onto his room. Sitting on the bed comfortably, he took the mugen out from the belt on his waist. His dark blue eyes following every angle of it as he thought of the young lady's dark boots that glowed with green lights. "What was that?" he thought aloud gripping the mugen's handle firmly.

Chapter 3:

Allies and Enemies

The moment Yuu Kanda disappeared from Lenalee's sight, the door to the bar suddenly opened revealing her brother.. Komui, in shock. As his jaw dropped, he immediately glomped her and wailed.

"Lenalee baby sis? You're injured! Nooooo! That must be treated, there's blood, blood!"

And there he was to talk when he was hugging Lenalee too tight..

"Brother.. Don't worry, I'm just fine," Lenalee tried her best to smile but to no avail, her stomach ached too bad. Instead, she gritted her teeth and shut her eyes tightly.

"Lena~leeeee!"

That was the last word she heard before her consciousness left her and everything around her slowly turned black.

~ X ~ X ~ X ~

Bright light poured into the room through the cream light curtains and it blinded her. She fainted? She slowly sat up not giving attention to the slight pain she felt in her stomach. When she glanced at the wall clock hanging on the wall above just in front of her bed, it read six o'clock and fifteen minutes. It was morning already. She still remembered that she came back here together with the little girl... and it was dawn, probably around three or four o'clock pass. She was glad she defeated that arrogant demon, and she was able to save the girl.. the little girl.. Lenalee gasped. The girl!

Lenalee swiftly swung her legs on the edge of the bed until her feet touch the floor and then she got up, she almost fell down by the sudden pull of gravity but she contradicted it and made a quick step towards her brother's office.

Arriving in front of Komui's office door, she was about to knock when she heard someone else's voice. Who's that..? Lenalee knew it was wrong to eavesdrop but the curiosity got the best out of her and so she lightly pressed her left ear to the wooden surface. Damn she couldn't hear anything.. Maybe she just have to be patient and wait for them to finish but before she pulled away from the door, someone caught her in the act of eavesdropping.

Lenalee blinked her eyes few times.

"Well well, what do we have here. Eavesdropping isn't healthy for a young lady like you," the tall young man said teasingly as he looked down at her.

"Ehm.." Lenalee was confused. Who was he?

"Excuse me..? Who may you be?" Lenalee ignored his tease and asked instead, now leaning away from the door.

"Call me Lavi," the red-haired young man replied and grinned at her.

Lenalee looked at him puzzled, first of all because of his appearance. He had a black eye-patch on his right eye and a black headband with menthol green designs which held his hair up to look spiky. He was wearing an orange scarf around his neck. It wasn't cold, was it? Lenalee decided to shrug and ignore it. She then smiled at him.

"Alright Lavi, I'm Lenalee, but what are yo-" Lenalee's words were cut off by Lavi answering abruptly.

"Important deals."

"D-deals? But, anyway who are you and ..your companion?" Lenalee pointed at the door assuming he was with the one who was talking with her brother inside the office.

"Well, we were running after a demon and we knew it went to this city then we happened to pass by here."

"Demon?" Lenalee got alarmed.

"Ya."

"I see." So they fight with demons like me?

As Lenalee's mind started to have train of thoughts, Lavi interrupted.

"Na, Lenalee, aren't there older women in this bar?"

"Huh..?" Lenalee tilted her head to the side.

"You know, those beautiful and attractive elegant women with sexy bod-"

Lenalee shook her head as soon as Lavi started to describe the women he wanted to meet. What was with this guy? Lenalee laughed a bit at him. He was weird.

Lavi noticed her laughing and so he grinned mentally.

~ X ~ X ~ X ~

The white-haired boy sat silently at the couch as Komui explained to him the details of his bar. He was listening intently apparently taking on every little things the older man said.

"So Allen-kun, now you know why we can't just close this bar down. One more thing, me and my baby sister lives here," Komui spoke. 'Baby sister?' Allen thought inwardly but shrugged it off nonetheless.

"But Sir Komui-"

"No buts."

Allen heaved a sigh inwardly. It was harder than he thought it would be. Asking a cooperation with this man wasn't near possible. But he couldn't give up. For now, he'd let it go but it was for the sake of the people in that city so tomorrow, he planned to come back and pursue him again.

Now wearing a gentle smile, Allen stood up from the couch and bowed his head letting some of his white locks cover his face. Komui did the same and stood up from sitting then nodded.

When Allen gestured that he should be going, Komui walked towards the door and opened it for both of them to go outside. But when they stepped outside the office, Komui's overprotective elder brother side had sparked up. A stranger and what's worse, a suspicious weird-looking young man was about to touch Lenalee's cheeks. Little did he know, Lavi was just about to brush off a dirt from Lenalee's hair which could be mistaken as him caressing her cheeks from the side.

"Lenaleeeee! Don't worry, I'm here now! You damn brat, what do you think you're doing to my baby sister?" Komui snapped and quickly grabbed Lenalee's arm and put her behind him.

"B-brother..? Wait...!" Lenalee panicked and facepalmed herself mentally.

"Prepare for the wrath of-!"

"Hey hey wait a moment, I wasn't doing anything to her?" Lavi's statement came out more like a question than a sentence.

"You dare think of lame excuses!" Komui pointed an accusing finger at Lavi.

Allen was just standing there speechless. Komui was acting like a... kid whose lolipop got taken away by some other kid. He never saw him act like that before.

"Sir Komui, please calm down, he's a comrade of mine," Allen finally stepped in and waved his hand a bit.

"Comrade? Well Allen-kun, tell this comrade of yours to not lay even one finger on my baby sister! Or else I'll chop that finger of his!" Lavi was starting to freak out with the man.

"Brother!" Lenalee couldn't take it anymore. She had to shout, and ouch, damn that hurt her stomach.

"Oh! Lenalee! Are you alright little sister?" Komui hugged her tightly that she almost couldn't breathe. She was supposed to be used to this kind of affection from her brother but not when in front of other people! Her face turned red. She was really..embarrassed that she couldn't do anything than just let him wail and cling on her like that of a little kid.

Lavi and Allen shared a look now.

"Anyway, if you may excuse us, Sir Komui." Allen coughed a little to grab the older man's attention. And as expected, his expression turned serious when he heard that the two young men were going to go already. That did it. He finally let go of Lenalee but stayed beside her.

"Alright, Allen-kun, be safe on your way," Komui grinned.

"Only him? What about me?" Lavi teased only to get a menacing glare from Komui. He better shut up.

"Thank you Sir Komui and uh.." Allen looked at Lenalee who now turned to look at him too. Purple eyes met gray eyes. As they locked gazes, Lenalee smiled at him. What a bright smile.. Allen smiled back.

"I'm Lenalee," she said.

"Well then, sir Komui and.. miss Lenalee," after bowing his head, he grabbed Lavi's arm and they immediately left the bar.

Komui quickly turned to Lenalee and patted her head softly. This made her facial expression softened.

"Brother, who were they and what were they doing here?"

"..Now now Lenalee-chan, you still have to rest."

"Brother.."

"Oh that's it! I'll cook breakfast for you!"

Lenalee sighed and shook her head. Maybe, the time when she'd know what they were talking about would naturally come. Her brother didn't obviously want to talk about it.

"Ah. Brother, I remembered, where's the girl? Is she alright?" Lenalee held her hands in front of her chest wishing everything went fine after she fainted.

"Lenalee-chan, you really worry for others more than for yourself." Komui gave her his genuine smile and continued, "yes, she is all fine, thanks to you."

She sighed again, this time, of relieve. "I'm glad.."

~ X ~ X ~ X ~

The sun was glistening outside and it was a good day for some walk. Yuu Kanda decided to go outside and roam around the city for the day as he was already thinking about leaving that place after few more days.

Walking down the town, he noticed that it wasn't that crowded. Which was good for him. He looked straight while walking and while holding the handle of his sword in his right hand. A stance he got used to do when walking in a free open space like that. Any enemies would attack whether it seemed that there weren't.

Then he suddenly felt a different aura. Alright, there seemed no enemies but he could clearly sense it. Continuing his walk, he doubled his pace. He had to find it. Turning around a corner, an old man bumped into him making him stop in his tracks. Kanda raised his eyebrow at the man who shook under his sharp gaze. A civilian?

"I..I'm very sorry." The old man's voice was quivering.

Kanda ignored his apology and started to walk again. And he thought he saw the old man's lips curved upward in a creepy way.

~ X ~ X ~ X ~

Lenalee went back to her small room that was located near her brother's office. Oh yes, Lenalee and her brother lived in that bar. Komui's room was the opposite way of hers. She was feeling much better even though a slight stinging pain still remained in the side of her stomach. She was used to such, and this time wasn't different.

Her brother insisted that she should sleep but she just couldn't. In the end, she just laid on the bed looking up at the white ceiling. Events of past rewind on her mind and images flowed through her purple eyes, so distant. Then the memory of her and her brother's parents flashed. She smiled sweetly allowing her eyelids to shut slowly. Looks like, their memories were the only thing that could make her feel comfortable and safe. She couldn't remember their faces that clear anymore but one thing she was sure was, they never stopped smiling for her and Komui.

Lenalee was nearing to fall asleep when a banging sound echoed outside her room. It wasn't loud enough, meaning.. the bar's entrance door! Lenalee's eyes snapped open and she sat up instantly. Who could that be?It is daytime, and our bar isn't even open yet!

She jumped out of the bed and rushed outside her room slamming the door shut. As she ran and reached the counter, she saw an old man standing there. Wearing a beggar's cloth and dirty appearance, he looked at her, smirking.

"Hello exorcist," the voice had an echoing effect on it and a bit high-pitched. Which only meant one thing.. A demon.

I'm having fun writing this fic x]

Have a good day and good night everyone!

~Terru