After a brief meeting with Allen, Silverton was called up for her first mission with Kanda to investigate some mysterious disappearances of men in Rouen, France. They were instructed to locate Miranda Lotto, who was left vulnerable when Lavi, too, had gone missing. Silverton admitted to Kanda that she found Lavi attractive as they set out for the mission.

**Midnight- Rouen, France**

"It's just a quick trip to the bakers. I'll be fine, honey." A man said as he kissed his wife's cheek and walked out of his home.

"Please, don't go! I'm begging you! I can't lose you like I lost Samuel!" his wife called back, grabbing his arm. "Please, Al…What if you go missing too..?"

The man pulled his wife into a tight loving embrace and whispered into her hair, "I'll be fine, Janet. I promise…I will find Sammy someday. I won't let anything happen to our little boy."

A pair of eyes gleamed down on the married couple from the window of a nearby building. They watched as the man continued to walk away from his house. His wife stayed in the doorway watching him leave with a worried expression. The glass window the eyes watched through was fogged up with hot breath. A hand reached forward and wrote in the fog two chilling words: "You're Next."

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"Is that the place?" Silverton asked Kanda as they reached the top of a grassy hill. Just ahead of them was the town they'd been looking for, Rouen.

"That's it. Let's get going." Kanda answered her.

They entered the town with caution, immediately noticing the different texture in the air around them. It was midday and everyone was safely locked within their homes. Occasionally, someone would peek out at them from behind curtains, but quickly withdraw. It was as if the townspeople were living in a constant state of fear.

Silverton, having never been on a mission before, looked to Kanda for instruction.

Kanda noticed this and rolled his eyes, but took initiative anyway. He motioned for the brown haired girl to follow his lead as he approached one of the houses. Voices could be heard from the other side of the door, but no one would answer. Irritated, he moved on to knock on the neighbors doors. Still, everyone refused to even acknowledge his presence at their doorstep.

"I don't think they wanna talk," Silverton stated as Kanda clenched his fist, "Maybe if I gave it a try..?"

"Do what you want," Kanda hissed, "I'll check houses on the right, you check the left."

As Kanda began walking away, he felt Silverton's hand tug his arm back. "We shouldn't split up. It's men that are going missing, remember? You could easily go missing too."

The samurai rolled his eyes. "I think I can handle myself," he yanked his arm free. "Now go check houses on the left, like I said!"

"Liiiiiiiiiiiz!" A frantic, crying, cracking voice hollered from down the street.

Silverton and Kanda jumped and turned around, only to see none other than Miranda Lotto running at them from down the street. When Miranda was close enough, she leapt into the air with her arms extended towards Silverton, who collapsed upon impact.

Silverton pried Miranda's arms off and said, "Nice to see you too, Amanda."

Miranda took Kanda and Silverton to a house on the edge of town. The house's austere appearance reminded Silverton of Kanda, whose expression was just as stern as ever.

They knocked on the door, only for it to be answered by a pretty girl with blond hair and a green and white lacy dress. "Oh, Miranda, you're back…" The lady looked behind Miranda at Kanda and Silverton. "I see…You've brought friends. Come in, please." She stepped aside and allowed their entrance.

Once inside the stoic house, the three exorcists took their seats in the neatly organized living room. "Could I offer you all some refreshments?" The blond girl asked, her green eyes glistening.

They all nodded their heads in response. When the girl went into the other room, Miranda explained, "That's Emeillia. When Lavi and I first got here, she was the only person who answered us at the door."

"Why wouldn't the other townspeople answer us?" Silverton asked, propping her feet up on the coffee table.

Miranda twiddled her fingers. "Well, probably because of him," She pointed a shaky finger at Kanda, "According to Emeillia, since men in the town have been going missing, no one will answer the door to a man wandering the streets. Supposedly, they're afraid that whatever is out there is following him, and if they open the door for him, whatever men are inside their house already will also go missing."

Kanda scoffed, "Then why is Emeillia alright with letting us in?"

"I live alone." Emeillia's soft voice interrupted as she reentered the room carrying drinks and a plate of snacks. "I have no reason to fear the loss of a loved one." She glared at Silverton as she set the snacks and drinks on the coffee table.

Kanda jabbed his elbow in Silverton's arm and signaled toward her feet with his head.

She rolled her eyes and removed her feet from the coffee table. "Emeillia, aren't you kind of young to live alone?"

Emeillia sat down and fixed her green dress. "I'm twenty-seven. I can handle myself. What about you? You look twelve."

"Pardon me?"

"Perhaps I've underestimated your age."

"Yeah," Silverton snarled, "I'm sixteen."

"A little…underdeveloped, aren't you?" Emeillia smirked innocently in a mocking manner.

Silverton stood up from her seat. "Yo, if you've got a problem with me, I'm all ears." She held her stance dominantly.

Emeillia backed down and took deep breaths. "Sorry, you reminded me of someone else…They always look down on me like I'm a child and I can't stand it."

Kanda placed his hand firmly on Silverton's shoulder and shook his head at her.

Silverton sighed and sat back down beside Kanda. "Whatever. Forget it."

There was a long awkward silence lingering throughout the room. Miranda nervously tried to break it up. She reached for the snack plate and ate a small cracker. "This is delicious, Emeillia! Thank you so much! Liz, you should try one."

"Name."

"What?"

"It's Lys, not Liz. Remember?" Silverton tapped her foot at her friend.

"Oh, sorry." Miranda realized her mistake.

Silverton reached for a cracker at the same time as Emeillia. Their hands touched together for a brief moment; just long enough for Silverton to notice a sparkling item on Emeillia's hand. "Nice ring. Where'd you get it?" She asked.

Emeillia gasped and immediately withdrew her hand. She gazed down at the sparkling ring on her finger with half-lidded eyes. "Oh, this is my engagement ring. It was given to me a few weeks ago by my boyfr- I mean, fiancé, Matthew."

Kanda chimed in, "I thought you had no reason to worry about losing male loved ones."

"That's right…" Emeillia's voice got softer, "Matthew has gone missing as well."