Man, I've really not been having many awesome DGM dreams lately! Most of them have been lame, so I wouldn't even make it a chapter. But I had this last night, and I actually remembered it pretty well ^-^ Enjoy.

Tsuki Yume does not own D Gray Man.

Kanda sighed with exhaustion. He was sure that he and his comrade, Noise Marie, had checked the entire town for the Innocence fragment but there was no trace of its existence. Also, there was a nagging notion in his head, but he couldn't tell if it was good or bad. All he knew was that something was here, and it was big. Suddenly, a group of people ran past the two, almost knocking them over. Kanda waved a fist at them and shouted some quite obscene things before Marie dragged him away. They decided to sit in the nearby café, cooled by the shade of the striped umbrella.

"Komui's got it wrong, there's nothing here," Kanda scoffed, "Che, what a waste of time, dragging us out here."

Marie stopped drinking his tea and said, "Maybe we should stay for just another day, on the off chance that something is here."

Kanda shook his head and grumbled, "No way, this is a psycho town. I'd rather sever my fingers than stay here another minute."

"It's not that bad. We'll stay."

Seeing that Marie wasn't going to change his mind on the matter, Kanda stopped pestering and sulked. At least there might be an opportunity for major Akuma extermination – he hadn't seen any action for two days. As Marie paid for his tea, Kanda waited outside and stood frowning at the people. It seemed a procession was heading towards them and hordes of children gathered to watch, apparently immune to Kanda's death glare. His personal space was completely taken up with whiny brats who couldn't even count up to twenty. The marching band turned the corner and kept playing the annoying music. A banner reading 'Happy Birthday Happity Crumblesmith' came next, the clashing colours of the writing and the background hurting Kanda's eyes. Anyone who can be called Happity Crumblesmith and get a birthday procession must be a well loved man. He rolled his eyes – obviously, it was going to be the mayor or something. Indeed, the mayor came next. But just as Marie appeared at Kanda's side, the mayor whipped out some bread and held it aloft.

"Let us all wish a splendid 'Happy 20th Birthday' to our beloved bread, Mr. Crumblesmith!" he announced jovially.

Honestly, Kanda's jaw dropped right then. A loaf of bread? Were these people even right in the head? Sick of it all, Kanda turned to leave. Instantly, Marie grabbed his arm.

"What?" Kanda hissed at him.

"A loaf of bread lasting twenty years," Marie said slowly, "Doesn't that sound odd?"

"Sure that's the only thing that sounds odd in this town," Kanda whispered, words dripping with sarcasm.

"No, think about it Kanda – it looks absolutely fresh. Do you think…?"

"…Innocence?"

Marie nodded. Everything clicked inside Kanda's head and he started to unsheathe Mugen. But he placed it back in his scabbard; with so many children in the way, fighting for it was not an option. The second option though was a whole lot simpler. Just steal it.

Kanda cut through the crowd, running towards the mayor's departing figure. With one swipe, the bread was out of the mayor's pudgy fingers and in his slender ones. A cry of alarm came from everyone and they began to chase the Japanese exorcist. Darting from alley to alley, he looked for a sure fire escape. But every street was blocked by the bread loving citizens of the town. They quickly closed in on him, forming a loose but secure circle.

"Crap," Kanda cursed, panting from the running.

A portly gentleman came in front of him and stood about a foot above his head. He peered through his monocle and smoothed his moustache. Kanda resisted the temptation to facepalm. What the hell was Marie doing like this? The disguised Noise Marie turned and spoke to the audience. Kanda wasn't interested in what he was saying, but rather focused on his comrade's actions. Every few second, he was twitch towards him. Finally understanding, he surreptitiously slipped the bread into Marie's hands.

"You're coming with me, young man. C'mon, to the park we go, where the mayor is waiting!" Marie boomed.

It didn't take long for them to arrive, and the mayor narrowed his eyes at Kanda. Marie handed him Mr. Crumblesmith and sat down on the bench. He looked at the two men, interested to see the oncoming action. The mayor cleared his throat and wiggled his tie, finally extending a hand towards Kanda.

"Well, Mr. Exorcist – I'm sure you had your reasons. Why don't you apologise to this gentleman after you've talked to me. Pleasure to meet you, my name is Greg," he introduced himself.

To Marie surprise, Kanda actually took his offered hand. Kanda then gave a dark smirk, and tossed Greg's body into a tree. The small man slid down, groaning a little. Marie got up and removed his disguise.

"Today was a lot more entertaining than I thought it would be," Kanda said.

"You said it, old friend," Marie agreed.

And with that, multiple Akuma, not completely morphed from their human form, jumped out from behind the various trees. Kanda slowly unsheathed Mugen and placed two fingers on the blade's edge. He traced them towards the point, a bright blue glow following in his wake.

"Mugen, hatsudou," Kanda whispered.

He lunged at the Akuma with ferocity…

Really, mother? You're going to wake me up right before the climax of my dream? This is not fair…

So, yeah – I didn't get to finish my dream. You can all use your imagination as to what happened next. Review, and tell me what you thought of. Until another dream… - Tsuki Yume x