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Tears

She stared out the window of her room, not a sound but her tears dropping on the ground at that time had been heard. There was no news of someone so dear to her, especially now when she needed a shoulder and his strange way of comforting had been a cure. Someone who had caused her so much pain had been present at the time. Where was her friend? Where had they taken him?

It was inevitable that they weren't treating him right. Everything had at that point been a disaster. Her world as she knew it had begun to crumble, and she was on the top of that crumbling world, screaming.

Here she was, an invisible chain keeping her in her room; an invisible chain that only existed in her mind. She knew at that point that she had to do something.

She quickly darted out of her room, dashing as if her life depended in it; his life depending on it. As she ran, tears sparkled from her face to the floor. It was her fault that he was being punished, it was her punishment to deal with, not his. If only he hadn't protected her, if only he wasn't there at the wrong place, but in his view the right time.

If only.

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"You dare point your sword at me?" The man yelled at the silent child. The child hadn't made any eye contact at all with the man, he simply ignored everything that he was being told. "Ah, not answering, huh? You answer me when I'm speaking to you!" He formed his hand into a ball, prepared to knock the boy to the ground.

"Stop it!" Lenalee found herself in front of the boy who had saved her before. It was her turn to be the hero.

"You again? I thought that you would have learned your lesson; shut your mouth when no one addresses a conversation to you!" The man yelled once more at mere children. His rage, his anger, it all reflected on his face. He felt disrespected.

One of his men had entered the room; apparently an urgent call from central was at hand.

The Japanese boy watched the two men engage into a conversation, taking this as a cue, "Lenalee, what are you doing? I told you to run!" the boy whispered to her, quickly grabbing her hand and before Leverrier knew it, they were gone.

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They hid in a secret room only they knew of. It was the place where they could stay, and never exchange a word. They never had to. It was a small place, children of their age were the only ones that could fit in there, not one adult could interfere with the silent sanctuary that the room was.

"What were you thinking?" the boy scolded, as if his own sacrifice wasn't enough for this girl.

Her tears continued once again as she looked the Japanese boy in the eyes. Just the sight of his face was enough; the corners of his mouth had blood on them due to that monster. She quickly averted her eyes from his beating. "I thought…I knew that he was going to do something to you, and you didn't do anything at all!" She vigorously attempted to wipe her never ending tears. "Why did you come when you knew that you were going to be punished?"

He watched her desperately struggle to remove her tears, to vanish them. He didn't know why he had just managed to stand in front of her, against that large man, sword in hand. "I don't know…" he kneeled down to where she had been sitting, and saw her eye to eye. "Stupid girl, stop crying."

"You're bleeding and it's all because of me!" she gripped his shirt, assuring herself that he was there.

He sighed while she continued to cry. He wiped a few of her tears, and she looked up at him. "I'm fine. That's nothing and it's not anyone's fault. That bastard was about to get his neck sliced by Muugen." He managed his tone to be softer, "So stop crying."

Her tears had resided, and she smiled. His rare, slight smile had by then faded and the reality of the situation arose. "What about Leverrier?" she stood, worry and fear crept back into her.

"What about him?" Kanda stood as well, "He'll be gone by tomorrow, I highly doubt that he cares about us at the moment. He's got more important things to deal with."

"So what do we do now?"

"We stay here for the night." He threw her his coat, and took a seat on the floor once again, "And for the record, I'd stop him anytime."

A/N- AW SNAP. A WHOLE YEAR WITH THIS DRABBLE SERIES, AND BABY, IT'S STILL GOIN. THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY READERS, REVIEWERS, EVERYONE! YOU MADE THIS SERIES WHAT IT IS TODAY, AND THOSE WONDERFUL REVIEWS THAT I HAVE RECIEVED THIS YEAR KEPT ME WRITING!

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