"Is the food all ready, Jerry?"

"Sure is! Don't you look so precious setting the party up, Allen?~"

"Ehe…thanks…" Allen turned to Johnny Gill and asked, "How's the banner coming along, Johnny?"

Johnny saluted the white-haired exorcist and answered, "We're all good over here!"

Allen smiled and looked around at the decorations. Everything was set up perfectly. The tables were clothed and adorned with snacks and punch. The huge banner stretched across the ceiling read, 'Welcome Home, Silverton!' in bold lettering. Everyone in the Order was gathered together. Allen mumbled to himself, "Alright, now all we need is Silverton…"

"But, I'm not hungry right now…" Silverton protested as she was dragged to the dining hall by Reever.

"Trust me; today's cuisine is to die for. You'll love it!" the man reassured as he lightly tugged at her arm, leading her away.

"I don't care. I'm not hungry."

"You will be, come on!"

Reever turned the corner. The dining hall was so close by, he could smell Jerry's food. The entrance was visible. All he had to do was get the stubborn girl in there…

"Why are you acting like a moron?!" Silverton was shoved forward by the man, being thrown right in front of the open entryway. "You're starting to creep me ou-"

The girl froze mid-sentence as the entirety of the Black Order all hollered at once, "Welcome home, Silverton!"

It was silent for a long awkward moment; silent enough to hear a cricket chirp. Silverton went pale a second before she darted away.

Everyone stood there baffled. They weren't exactly expecting that reaction, since no one had ever fled from their welcoming party before. They were confused and panicking a bit.

"Not to worry, everyone!" Komui sang, "I thought something like this may happen! ~"

Silverton took off down the corridor like a bat out of hell. *"Ohmygodohmygodsurprisepartyohmygod!"* her thoughts jumbled together. She always had a dread of surprise parties, ever since a situation on her eighth birthday that involved an ugly incident with a clown. There was no way in hell she was going to-

"TARGET CONFIRMED," came a robotic voice from just ahead. The frantic girl skid to a halt as she eyed the massive robot in front of her. "IDENTITY CONFIRMED. MISSION: ESCORT TARGET TO ASSIGNED WAYPOINT. WAYPOINT LOCATION: DINING HALL. EXPECTING RESSISTANCE."

Silverton's heart dropped. "Oh shit…!" She didn't know what made her more nervous; the robot or the clown.

Sir Komlin's mechanical arms whipped out and flew towards her. She quickly made a run for it, trying to go underneath it. Komlin swiveled and began chasing her; its large mechanical legs shaking the stone floor with every step. "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE."

Back in the dining hall, loud crashes and booms could be heard from the hallway. Everyone's eyes centered on Komui, who casually bit into a cheese square like nothing was happening.

Reever face-palmed. "You didn't. Tell me you didn't…"

Lenalee suddenly pranced in and looked around. "Sorry I'm late! Where is she?" Lenalee snarled at the banner. *"Man, and I went to all this trouble. I even wore makeup and like, the cutest skirt I own…"* The green haired girl twiddled her fingers. *"This feels…wrong…Why do I feel like I have to upstage her? I've never felt like this before…"*

Allen sighed, "She WAS here…but uh…"

Kanda growled, "Damn brat…"

"Who?" Daisya questioned, hearing the samurai's cursing, "Who's the brat? Lenalee?"

"No. The other brat." He rubbed his temple. "I actually bothered to show up and she just leaves…Damn it!" he pictured the slightly horrified face she wore when she'd walked in. The way her cheeks went pink and the rest of her went pale…Now he felt something really odd. He felt it earlier, but not this strongly. It was as if his heart was squeezing in his chest. *"Maybe I should see a doctor about this…"* he thought, gripping his shirt over is heart. *"I've never felt like this before…"*

Lavi patted Kanda on his back firmly, waking him from his daydream. "Either way, her reaction was certainly quite cute, wasn't it?" the redhead chimed delightfully.

"Uh-oh! Looks like Kanda's got some competition!" Daisya's obnoxious voice resounded fairly loudly. "Whatcha gonna do? Don't want Lavi stealin' your woman; do ya, Kan-DUGH!" Daisya spit out as Kanda elbowed him in the gut.

Minutes passed and Silverton was still on the move. She didn't know where to go. Obviously not the meditation room or her bedroom, since the huge robot would break in and destroy the place. This made her consider Lenalee's room, except that she had no idea where that was. She found herself dashing into the empty science department with Komlin not far behind.

Silverton leapt over a crowded desk before diving beneath another. *"Certainly the science department wouldn't allow their own robot to destroy their work, right? Then again, they hate their jobs…that would make a good time-off excuse…fuck…"*

The robot barged in and scanned the room for her. It made some odd beeping noises and then stated, "LAST RESORT, INITIATED."

*"Last resort? That sounds bad…"* Suddenly, Silverton began coughing. Her head felt both heavy and weightless at the same time and so did her limbs. She tried to hold her breath, but it was far too late. *"…Knock…out…gas…?"* Quickly, her world fell black.

"I wonder what's taking so long…" Komui whined as he checked his silver watch. A menacing grin stretched across his face. "I programmed Sir Komlin to initiate a last resort tactic if his mission wasn't complete within ten minutes! She should be here any second now! ~"

"I'm not sure I like the sound of that, Chief…" said Reever.

Not long afterwards, the loud crashes and thuds from the robot could be heard just outside the hall. Before they knew it, the robot stopped just outside the doorway before spitting out the unconscious brunette.

"GAH! Chief, what did you do?!" Reever exclaimed as he and several others ran to her side. "Open your eyes!" he begged – over dramatically – as he shook Silverton in his arms.

The girl quietly groaned as she opened her eyes ever so slowly.

"Silverton? Are you okay?" Reever asked her as he noticed her awakening.

The room went silent as everyone watched what happened next. No one could; or even wanted to; believe their eyes. Everyone's jaws dropped simultaneously as they watched the young girl lift her hand and weave her fingers through Reever's spikey hair before pulling him down and locking her lips with his.