Kanda eventually came to a stop near the outskirts of the forest.
I panicked a little seeing the edge of the cliff. 'Oh no! What if he brought me out here to push me off the cliff? Is he that angry that I beat him?' Falling off was not going to be fun.
Just as he put me down, I scurried away from the edge and clung to the closest tree. "I don't know why you took me all the way out here, but if worse comes to worst, I am not going to be the one going over that cliff."
Kanda gave no response. He hadn't moved since he let me down, his back facing me. I couldn't read his intent. Unlike Lavi, Kanda was usually very easy to read. It really unnerved me that I couldn't read him this time.
"Well? Explain yourself!" I demanded, standing up at full height. I placed a hand over my szabla, ready to defend myself in the event he attacked.
"I want a rematch." He said after a few minutes of silence.
"Oh…is that it? Why didn't you just say so?" I asked, lowering my guard slightly. "Alright, a rematch it is. Prepare yourself."
He finally turned to face me, a steely expression on his face. He took off and bundled up his Exorcist coat, putting it down on a rock. Weapons were drawn and the duel began.
"Ah!" I cried, slamming into a tree. Kanda's Mugen was pinning me to it by my sleeve. My szabla was too far out of my reach for me to do anything.
'I…lost?' I had to admit that it hurt my pride quite a bit, but a loss was a loss.
I slumped into a sitting position as soon as my sleeve was released. My feet were killing me and I was starting to think that I sprained my ankle. Maybe it wasn't a good idea fighting him in heeled boots for the second time today.
A hand was suddenly thrust into my vision. I looked up and saw Kanda holding his hand out to help me up. He turned his head away with an unreadable look. I smiled and accepted his help.
I hissed in slight pain when I put some weight on my ankle. "Hn. I guess I really did sprain my ankle then." I said to myself, shifting my weight to my other leg and leaning against the tree after Kanda handed me my szabla.
Kanda grabbed his coat and was stood in front of me, staring at me strangely.
"Um…Kanda… Why are you looking at me like that? It's really creepy and unnerving."
Kanda shifted uncomfortably at the question and looked like he was having an internal debate over something.
"Erm…well…I b-better go back to the infirmary a-again or…m-my ankle won't get better before my next mission," I stuttered, awkwardly rubbing at my arm.
I turned to leave but Kanda shoved something towards my face again and muttered something inaudible.
'H-huh…?' I felt my face burning a flaming red as I got a better look at the object he held out.