A/N: Hello again everyone! Here's an update :D Thank u so much to the new reader -SmilingArtist- and to Suigetsu-is-da-bomb for supporting this fic in every chapter! To be honest, Suigetsu-is-da-bomb and the people who added this to their story alert are two of the reasons I keep on updating :] Though I don't plan on dropping this fic cause i LOVE Kanda and Lenalee too much to do that! Anyway, I hope u all enjoy reading!^^ Anyone is welcome to leave a review, ideas, advices, anything :] (not beta-ed, I'm sorry for wrong grammars so please tell me if u spot some and I suck at writing fighting scenes) T.T

Disclaimer: I forgot to put this on previous chapter but... I do NOT own -Man anime/manga and its characters. Only the idea of this fic.

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.

Chapter 4:

Fighting Level Two

Lenalee stood still, staring blankly at the... demon that was disguising itself as an old man. Her mind was battling whether it would be a good idea to fight it or make it leave. But she knew better than anyone that once a demon appeared and ready to destroy things, it would never leave. Lenalee sighed inwardly. Her body still felt heavy. But, if it would make the demon disappear, she couldn't careless about her current condition.

"What do you want?" asked Lenalee as she balled her fist at her side.

Before the demon could answer, Lenalee's brother, Komui stormed to the counter where she was in. He seemed to worry too much about her again.

"Lenalee baby sis! What was that? Are you alright? Oh... a demon? Stay inside and rest!" Komui hugged his younger sister's right arm when he saw the freak-looking man.

"No brother, please let me fight. It's dangerous here, you go inside brother," Lenalee pleaded.

When Komui seemed to protest, Lenalee pushed him just a little bit away and gently put her hands on his arm and smiled.

"I'll be alright, brother."

Komui nodded obediently after seeing his little sister's adorable smile. He was still worried about her but he knew it when she was serious. And so all he could do was trust her ability. After all, she had her innocence. He smiled painfully at the thought.

After Komui disappeared behind the counter, Lenalee turned to the demon that was still smirking.

"Done with your little talk?"

"Yes. Now I'm ready to fight you." Lenalee jumped over the counter and immediately activated her innocence allowing lime green lights to glow on her dark boots. The old man's appearance quickly changed into that huge creepy mien of a demon. Big spikes were sticking out from its body and head had the look of a voodoo doll, its stomach was huge as if pregnant and a small black wing popped out from its back making it float. Damn. Level two Demon! This bar is going to be in enough danger, I need to fight this demon somewhere far from here.

Lenalee jumped towards it and stretched out her legs to kick the demon away. Fortunately, it didn't expect her to move so fast and so it flew out of the bar. The rest she had to do was drag it, probably, outside the city.

"Ke... kekeke exorcist, don't be so full of yourself," the demon spoke regaining its balance and flew high up above in the air.

It was only around seven o'clock pass and everyone was still sleeping. Lenalee didn't want to make a trouble and so she directly flew up following the demon. Air pressure was strong that the strands of her untied hair blew here and there becoming a bother to her view. She should have tied it first, now she was regretting it.

This time, the demon charged at her. Its fist was gripped firmly and was readied to land a punch on her which it did, she felt her stomach tightening in ache once again. She back flipped while floating in the air creating a fair distance from her enemy. Knitting her brows together, Lenalee flew towards it again using the force she gathered from her boots. Nearing in front of it, she flipped herself forward and with her one leg stretched out straight, she sliced the demon into two.

Expecting that it would be dead, Lenalee widened her eyes when the demon became two. What the? Maybe she should have brought it outside their city. Seeing the two demon smirking with eyes rolling in different directions, she turned her back at them and started to speed up onto the forest. Without a border above the gate entrance of the city, Lenalee managed to reach the forest easily. And as she thought, the demons followed her.

"Escaping now exorcist?" One of them spoke.

Lenalee could barely recognize the original form anymore. The two looked like the exact same, a replica of the other. She hasn't met any demon that could multiple itself after being sliced into two. This was going to be a long fight and she knew it.

~ X ~ X ~ X ~

After bumping with that old man, Yuu Kanda resumed his walk with unease feeling. Maybe, he should have trailed the creep man? But if he was really just a civilian, then Kanda would only waste his time. Wearing his usual expressionless face, Kanda decided to find a quiet place where he could be alone. But just after few steps he took, bright green lights caught his attention up above. That light again? Kanda remembered that those green lights belonged to one certain person. He looked up and also saw two monsters.

As if automatically, he took out his sword from its sheath. That young lady who he believed to be fighting the two monsters were far from him but as he stared at them observing, he realized that the green lights were heading to a direction even more far. He decided to follow them and so he ran swiftly, gazing up above his head every now and then in order to not lose the sight of them.

He was surprised that he arrived at the entrance gate to the city. Which only meant that the young lady lured the two demons outside.

~ X ~ X ~ X ~

It had been few while already that Lenalee continued attacking the demons but only multiplied again and again. Now she had six surrounding her. What should she do to defeat them without letting them split into two? She already tried not to slice them but whatever hit she did, they still multiplied. Lenalee's ragged breathes was the evident that she was also tired already. Her strength wasn't going to last long anymore, only her strong-will to protect her city was what keeping her to fight and fight.

"Ha...hahahahaha exorcist is so weak. She was the one who killed our brother?" one of the demon spoke.

"Our brother is too weak then," another one of them said sarcastically.

Then all of them started to chuckle while rolling their eyes in a creepy manner.

Their brother? Could it be that... demon who took the little girl yesterday? Lenalee thought to herself as she landed on the ground for a while. The demons seemed entertained well that their smirks were ear to ear. One of them charged at her again. Feet landing on her chest, Lenalee was sent flying away which caused her to spit blood. Her innocence was deactivated against her own will.

"Ugh," Lenalee whimpered at the pain she felt on her stomach. She then brought her right hand and by the back of it, she wiped the blood that dripped from her mouth.

"I'm not yet finished with you all!" Lenalee exclaimed making the demons laugh even more.

Lenalee supported herself by kneeling with her right knee on the ground and left knee bent forward. Feeling that she regained a bit of her strength back, she stood up only for her neck to be held by one of the demons. She was being constricted like a snake slowly killing its prey. Soon enough, her feet wasn't touching the ground anymore. It even felt heavy, her eyelids wanted to shut but she was protesting despite of the amount of energy she already lost.

"L-let...me..." Lenalee gritted her teeth and her eyes turned slit as the demons' grasp on her got tighter. Her thought of being dead brought a stabbing sensation of fear, anger, confusion and sorrow. She kept her eyes open not daring to let her weak side take over her. Suddenly, the painful grip on her neck lessen and not long after, she slumped on the ground, body bent forward as her elbows propped in the ground. How..?

She then lifted her head to see how she got freed from the demon. Then she saw him. The rude young man who ignored her yesterday at the bar. What was he doing there? Lenalee widened her eyes visibly and let her mouth fell slightly open.

"What the... who are you intruder, we're having fun here, are you exorcist too?" the demon that Yuu Kanda stopped asked him curiously.

Exorcist? Kanda quickly swayed his sword and stabbed the demon at its forehead that had a red star imprinted on it.

"arghhhhh!" Kanda raised his brow at the demon that was slowly melting into an oil.

With this, Lenalee widened her eyes even more. He was able to kill one that easy? But how? What did he do that she had been blind not doing since earlier? These were the thoughts that rained Lenalee's mind. Then she knew it. She saw him stabbed the demon in forehead on the red star mark. So that's it!

"S...slash at their...foreheads w-with the red mark..." Lenalee said barely above whisper between panting but nonetheless, Kanda heard it.

"I know. You don't have to tell me," he replied without even turning his head to her direction. Lenalee already knew he was a cold man but just this time, she thought she saw him as her savior and she was grateful to that.

It didn't last long that Kanda had killed the rest of the demons. He was agile and had monstrous abilities. Lenalee watched them when she sat up and leaned her back in the tree behind her. Blood was still dripping from her mouth and her long dark dress was a mess with few cuts in every edges, even her long dark green hair had become a mess. Really... she would have been embarrassed to be seen in such state if it weren't for the throbbing pain she felt. Not only in her stomach but in her whole body too.

She refused to let her eyes drift so it remained opened, but slit. Her vision was already blurry but she could still see the surroundings.

Suddenly, the rude young man was in front of her standing and looking down at her. She lifted her head and looked back up at him. He had cold eyes, with no emotions swarming in his beautiful face. She blinked few times and it took her time to realize that drops of rain was falling down now. The soothing sound of it when falling onto ground was like a lullaby to Lenalee's ears. She felt so weak but she didn't want this man to feel pity for her.

Little did she know, Kanda never felt pity for anyone. But he wasn't a fool to let a young lady go on her own when she was wounded and beaten up like that. He then crouched in front of her and what was startling was when Kanda grabbed her arm and pulled her against him only to lift her body up to prop on his shoulder. Automatically, Lenalee held onto his shoulder and back when he stood up abruptly.

"E-excuse me... Please let me down," Lenalee regretted saying that. The young man was only being helpful and yet it was as if she was turning his help down. But she was embarrassed.

Kanda didn't response. It was raining hard now and they were both wet. Quickly, Kanda started to walk with her on his shoulder and his sword clung back on his belt. It seemed that they got a little bit far from the city. The forest wasn't safe on night time but neither on night time so Kanda doubled his normal pace and as he looked around with trees everywhere, he saw a small hut built on the middle of where they were. He did sense something wrong and suspicious about it but he could not think of it for now. He had a weak and dying girl on his shoulder for damn's sake.

Lenalee was quiet despite of her anxiousness with the awkward silence between them. She wanted to talk with him but she knew he wouldn't answer so she decided to say the simple words that kept on lingering on her mind.

"Ehm... Thank you."

As expected, Kanda didn't say anything again. He was probably annoyed by now.

Kanda heard the lady mumbled something he couldn't hear so he only shrugged, his attention focused on the hut. They could rest there for a while, it looked like there was no one living in there. If there was, he would just have to ask permission to let them stay for a while until the lady got her strength back.

He was never good for a sick person since he never knew what to do. He was sure of that and yet, he didn't leave her instead he picked her up like someone who's kind enough to take care of a strayed cat. He wasn't kind though, he knew himself very well and yet... he felt warmness building up inside his chest. Maybe, this girl was affecting him in a way his mother affected him for being too fragile. He loved his mother who brought him up and take good care of him-but he wouldn't admit that to anyone-, he wanted to see his father too but was now only a buried story beneath his heart and a buried memory for his mother. And he began to wonder. Will he be able to finish the journey his father started?

I don't like this chapter that much v_v I did my best to re-edit this over and over but I'm unsatisfied. I'm really sorry if it sucks. Thank u everyone for reading! :D

Have good days and good nights everyone!

~Terru