Me~ This is a new series all together. It doesn't intertwine with The Moira Series, which includes The Door with No Key, Where the Rage is Orange or Blue-Stained Heavens. This is a new KandxOC pairing and I'm actually writing this because of a writer's block but enjoy anyways.

I don't own D. Gray man.

Chapter: 1~ Carol of Fire Flowers

'8 years ago'

"Yuu-kun, Marie-kun, I'd like you to meet someone."

The young dark blue haired exorcist turned from where he had been sparing with Marie, his fellow pupil under General Tiedoll. Both of them looked up to their general.

Standing behind the old man was a little girl. Her short pale blonde hair almost looked white against the dim light. She kept hold onto Tiedoll's cloak, peaking at them from behind him. Bandages were wrapped around both her hands. Her hazel eyes were piercing, even from a distance.

"Go on now, they won't bite." Which was true enough, well Marie doesn't. Tiedoll nudged the small girl. She made a few steps forward to them before running back behind Tiedoll.

Tiedoll and Marie chuckled. "Looks like she'll need some time getting use to. Anyway, this is Sele Howe-chan. She'll be your new sister from now on. Be good to her," General Tiedoll explained.

For the next few days she sat in her room most of the time, shutting people out except Tiedoll. Kanda saw her sometimes, wandering the halls. Marie approached her every so often and tried to converse with her. She would answer his questions but never spoke unless asked to.

She was 9 years old, 2 years younger than he was. Tiedoll said she is just naturally shy and is rather silent but her distant stare always go way beyond expression, looking at something far away.

He never saw her activate her Innocence yet but when he did, it was far from he's imagined.

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"Akuma!" Marie yelled at them, Kanda immediately whipped his around to look outside. There were four Level One akumas, rising up above to the sky.

Kanda and Marie ran outside to attack. Tiedoll watched his two pupils successfully defeat the first akuma. He turned to his third which was holding on tightly to his cloak. "Want to join them?"

Her eyes had already turned black at the first sight of the akuma. Her right hand sizzled underneath the bandages. The general was surprised at her reaction. "I'll take that as a yes." Off she went through the dusty roads, where the akuma had shot and destroyed a couple of buildings.

An akuma came towards her and let fire. She jumped up into the sky, avoiding the missiles and landed onto the roof of a shop. Kanda watched as she launched herself onto the akuma, the akuma suddenly caught on fire and burned to ashes in minutes. Walking out of the fiery rage was the pale child, both her hands lit in crimson flames. The flames disappeared from her hands in an instant and so did the fire around her. All was let was the ashes of a charred akuma.

With two akumas down there were still two more on the loose. And one of them akuma flew at her. Her hands turned flames again and she went for it. Before she managed to attack it, the akuma fired at her. Kanda immediately ran to help out. The young girl caught a bullet that could have hit her head on but the impact forced her backwards. She landed on the ground on her bottom, doing a flip backwards.

She staggered to stand again. Kanda caught her before she fell. The akuma was recharging for a second round. Kanda put her down and ran to the akuma and plunged his katana into it. The akuma shattered into pieces. He saw her watch him intently as he walked back.

"Are you guys alright?" Marie asked, running to them as he finished the last of the akuma.

"Fine," Kanda replied. They both looked at her. She was okay too, except she scraped her knees when catching the bullets. She sat there on the ground and stared at them.

"Would you like some help, Sele-chan?" Marie offered, holding out a hand. She nodded and took it. Both of them helped her up and brought her back to the inn they were staying at. Kanda noticed as they walked that there were two symbols on her hands that looked like curvy sixes on the front of her hand.

"Oh my, Sele-chan, you are reckless aren't you." Tiedoll said, examining her wounds once they got her back to her room. He placed two bandages on her knees; she flinched a bit to the water he used to clean the cuts. "Well, here you go. Be careful, next time, ok?" She nodded at the general and jumped down from her bed and walked outside.

Kanda saw her come towards him. She stood in front of him, staring. He stared back. They locked each other's gaze for a while. Suddenly she bowed down at him. "Thank you."

Kanda was taken aback for a second. "Uh, yeah, whatever," he turned away, slightly embarrassed. These were the first words she'd said to him since she came. After hearing a good reply, Sele marched back inside, completing her mission.

From that day forth, Sele followed Kanda everywhere, like a puppy. Of course that habit lessened as the days went by but still, imagine what Kanda went through.

'2 years ago'

"Kanda, open up," she shouted from outside the door. He begrudgingly opened the door and glared at her.

"What do you want?" He didn't receive much of an answer because the second he opened the door, she zoomed in, flopping onto his bed and hiding under the covers. He marched over to her and removed his covers from her. "What the hell, get out," he demanded.

"Hide me," she pleaded before taking over the covers again and covering herself. He was ready to drag her out until her heard a voice from the halls.

"Sele-chan, where'd you go?" Lenalee shouted. She saw Kanda's open door and knocked, poking her head in. Kanda sat down on the side of his bed, covering the lump she was making hiding under the blanket. So that's what she's hiding from. "Kanda, did you see Sele-chan?" she asked him.

"No," he lied. Why he lied was still unknown to him but telling Lenalee that there's a girl on his bed right now in his room won't start good rumors. She looked around his room doubtingly before leaving down the halls.

"Get out!" he hissed at the pale blonde head poking out.

"Is Lenalee gone?" she asked. You could see she became a make-up model for Lenalee from the pale blue eyeshadow on her eyelids and the curls on the ends of her hair. It wasn't like it looked bad on her, but for those who know her well, it didn't match her personality.

Sele was almost the polar opposite of Lenalee. She is a tomboy, hates skirts and dresses, hates make-up, has incredible natural strength, silent, clumsy, careless, emotionless, can be extremely lazy and always says things bluntly. More or less, she was stupid to a certain point, too.

Except for one fact that made her feminine at all was she insisted on growing her hair out which she usually just puts it up in a low ponytail.

"She's gone now get out," he continued to growl at her. Also, she was one that likes taking things their pace. She blew his anger off.

"Aren't you happy I visited you, I was gonna tell you that a new exorcist is coming. I heard he's the Junior Bookman. He's arriving this afternoon, wanna go see him with me?" she said turning to him.

"Che, like I care." Actually, he didn't care. That just means another idiot enters this damn place. Yeah, he needed to go see that.

"Fine, anyways can I borrow your bathroom?" she asked finally getting off his bed and headed for the bathroom.

"No," he said, getting off the bed as well and going over to close the door. Of course despite his reply she went in already and he could hear the facet going. She's probably trying to wash the make-up off.

He sat on a chair and waited. After a couple of seconds, there was a frustrated moan from the bathroom and the faucet turned off replaced by the harder rushing sound of the one in his bathtub. Oh, great, what is she doing now?

She came out a few minutes later with her long hair soaking wet, water dripping down her shirt and face. "This was the only way the curls came out." she explained, with the blank expression she always carried around. Did he remember to tell you she was stupid?

He threw a towel at her and scowled. "What the heck is wrong with you, sometimes?" He wasn't expecting an answer since it was meant to be a rhetorical question.

"But I'm cooler this way," she answered. She rubbed her blond hair, which has turned a darker shade because of the water, with the towel. "I'll return this to you later."

That meant she'll return it to you when she remembers it's not hers. Forgetfulness goes along with stupidity. He sighed, probably won't be seeing it for a week. Well, that's why he ordered a lot.

He walked her to the door to make sure she didn't make another excuse for staying. She walked out and stopped and turned back to face him. Her face leaned in close to his. He flushed red at the short distance of their faces. Then he felt his hair fall down his shoulders.

She backed up again and held his hair tie in her hand. "Lenalee stole mine, so I need another one. Thanks," and like that she walked off. He felt dumb for reacting to that. What did he expect from someone that doesn't even know what 'boy friend' and 'girlfriend' meant until a year ago when Tiedoll gave her a very specific lecture on it.

Then again, why was there a reaction in the first place?

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"Lavi-san, right?" she said as they walked down the halls.

"Lavi is fine, no need for formalities," the orange haired guy winked at her.

"I'm Sele Howe and this is Kanda," she introduced, pointing at the bored dark blue haired man.

"Nice to meet you," he smiled at me. He turned his attention back to Sele immediately.

"Che," he was totally flirting with her but she probably didn't even know what flirting is. This is when ignorance becomes a bad thing. There are certain things you should know and certain subjects that are okay to not know for now for the sake of remaining pure.

Sele lead the Lavi around the headquarters, showing him the main attractions of this place. If you are wondering why Kanda is following them around after he said no, then please ask his room's door which she almost broke down to drag him out to meet Lavi because Komui said so.

"Whoa, this library's pretty big," Lavi remarked, as we entered the library. Shelves and shelves of books welcomed us as we walked into the quiet spacious room.

"It stores a lot of data from the past records and all that are not labeled classified." Well expected from someone who sleeps here half the time. After looking around the trio walked out.

"So, Sele-chan, right? How old are you?" he asked casually.

"14, I'm turning 15 in two days though," she answered with her same expressionless tone that matches her blank features.

"Eh? Really? That's lucky I get to join your birthday in time." His flirting style was really bad but she doesn't even know so it wasn't any use bringing that up.

"Mm-hmm," was the only reply from her. They walked around to the cafeteria and gave a brief description and left. "So that's about it. I'll go get your room from Komui," she rushed off in front of us. "Wait there" she called back, before running off again.

"Sele-chan sure is cute. Does she have a boyfriend?" he asked him. He says that now, yeah, his flirting style was horrible.

"No," he answered, irritatingly. He wanted to lie right there but held myself. The only relationships she knew about were families and friends. Lovers were not in her dictionary.

"Eh, great," he said happily. His straightforwardness was nauseating him.

"Yuu-kun," Kanda perked at that disgusting name and turned behind him. He glared at the old man approaching them. "So you're with the new exorcist. You must be the Junior Bookman. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you, too. You can call me Lavi. You're General Tiedoll, right? I remembered seeing you talk to Komui." he said, shaking the old general's hand.

"I'll be seeing you around then, Lavi," now he turned to me. "Komui wanted you Yuu-kun, so go see him later."

"Yeah, okay, and stop calling me that." Kanda answered. He did not appreciate that name at all. The general just smiled and waved and left. Kanda made an irritated grunt. It was impossible to change now it now, why did he let that old man call him that for so long?

"Eh, so it's Yuu-kun~" Lavi exaggerated teasingly at him. That same name from his mouth was all it took for him to make a death wish to Kanda.

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Wham~

Sele watch her new orange haired friend run like hell towards her. Behind his heels was a death driven Kanda. She stared as Lavi ran behind her and used her as a shield. It seems, history states, that Kanda has never really hurt a girl before. This just might be testing it.

"Save me Sele-chan!" Lavi cried behind her, shivering. What was she to do, again? Oh yeah, call Lenalee.

"Get your sleazy hands off her you idiot! I'm gonna kill you!" Kanda cursed at him. She stood right between the two fighting forces. Suddenly she remembered something.

"Lavi, did you by any chance call Kanda, 'Yuu-kun'?" she asked, still staring into the eyes of a murderous Kanda.

"Eh-heh," Lavi answered nervously. Sele sighed. Oh well, I guess stuff like this was bound to happen.

"Kanda, please relax. There's steam coming off your head," she started telling him.

"Move, I'm gonna kill that damn Baka Usagi!" he shouted. Lavi flinched. Sele clapped her hands.

"Congrats Lavi, Kanda just acknowledged you by giving you a twisted nickname. I'm jealous that yours is better than mine."

"What's yours?"

"Orokashii," she said flatly. It meant stupid, now, guess the reason why he called her that.

He got even more pissed by there stupid conversation to each other. He swung at the damn rabbit's head. Both of them ducked. He swung to the side and they both dodged. Now he was even more enraged by the fact they're dodging his attacks and in sync. He swung Mugen face front at them which he might regret doing afterwards.

Sele caught the blade between her hands 4 inches from her face. Kanda glared at her and she stared back with an unexpressive face.

"You're beast aren't you Sele-chan."

"Mm," she said as her regular tone of agreement. Suddenly there was a smack on Kanda's head. Annoyance replaced his dispatched anger.

"Kanda, are you going to kill our new friend just when he arrived?" Lenalee gave him a firm look.

"Lenalee~," Lavi and Sele both said in awe. Their shining angel of the disciple's clipboard has come.

"Okay now please stop this," she clarified him. The murderous façade disappeared and a small amount of peace entered. Lavi and Sele sighed.

"Oh yeah Lavi, here," Sele said, dropping a key in Lavi's hand. "You are sharing a room with Bookman-san."

"I'll show you the room," Lenalee offered. The she turned for a minute and whispered into Sele's ear, "I'll leave the rest up to you." Sele nodded.

And Lavi and Lenalee were off. Sele and Kanda stood alone watching as they turned the corner into another hall. Kanda put Mugen back into its sheath.

"Che, damn bastard."

"Kanda, really? It's okay now so relax." She gave him a small pat on his head. Unfortunately Kanda was taller than her by a lot so she had to tip-toe to do that. He stared at her idiotic behavior.

"Whatever. I'm going." He began to walk for his room where he was involuntarily dragged out of. She followed him. He changed his mind and went for the cafeteria, she followed.

"What is wrong with you sometimes?!" he yelled at her as they sat down on a table to wait for their meals. Why he waited this long to shout at her was unknown as well.

"Kanda seemed lonely so I decided to accompany you," she answered casually. Their order came up and they went to go get it. They ate in silence.

Kanda looked up a couple of times at her as they ate. The third time he looked up she was falling asleep next to her plate of Caesar salad and French fries.

He knocked her on the head but she continued to sleep on the table next to her half finished meal. He sighed, this always happened. "How the heck do you fall asleep eating?" He stared at her sleeping away.

"Hey Kanda,"

He flinched back and faced the voice. It was Reever, holding piles of paper bound for Komui to sign.

"Komui wants you and he said as soon as possible," He said, "He said to bring Sele with you."

"Yeah, I'll go soon." The two of them looked to the sleeping blond. "She might be a problem."

"Well go soon or he'll get mad." Reever waved and left. He sighed, great.

She was much like Komui when she sleeps, except the catch phrase to get her up is much more user-friendly. "Akuma," he whispered into her ear.

Her eyes snapped open and she bounded up, both her hands blazing. People stared at her. Slowly realizing there wasn't any akuma she deactivated her Innocence and sat back down. She threw her fork at Kanda.

"You had to get up," he replied, catching the silver fork.

"Hmph!" she glared at him. Smiling, glaring, crying or laughing was something that she doesn't express often. Consider yourself lucky if she does glare at you.

"Anyway, Komui called us, finish up and we're leaving."

She made another 'hmph' and went back to work on her salad. He watched her until she finished and they brought their plates up and left.

As they walked down the halls they saw Lavi again. This time Lavi came and glomped her. Rage bursted inside Kanda.

"Sele-chan!" He beamed and grabbed her.

"Lavi?"

"A 'friendship hug'. It's what friends do." Lavi explained to her quizzical expression. It took a few seconds and it finally clicked in her brain.

"Really?"

"Yep," he said happily. No, he was lying you idiot, are you that dumb?

"Do I get one then since I gave you one?" he asked outstretching his arms. She attempted to hug him but Kanda tugged on her shirt hem and stopped her.

"We're going," Kanda said coldly. He slowly dragged her away from the orange haired boy.

"But-"

"Is Kanda-chan jealous?" Lavi teased again. He definitely did not learn his lesson.

His face flushed. "Shut up!" Kanda shouted without turning. He heard him snicker behind him. He just wanted to chop his head off right then and there.

"Kanda, do you want a friendship hug, too? If you did you could have one."

"No you Orokashii! Can't you see it's just some fake tale?"

"Really? It sounds real. I'll still give Kanda one."

"You are so stubborn aren't you?" He continued to drag her until we reached Komui's room.

"Komui-san! I learned something today!" She exclaimed as we entered. She ran to the desk where a black haired man in his late twenties sat, reading papers. She beamed intently at him, flowers surrounding her.

"Eh, really good job," Komui said smiling, patting her head. She ran back to Kanda and hugged him. That took both of them by surprise. Kanda turned beat red.

"Um, Sele-chan?" Komui questioned her.

"It's called a friendship hug. Lavi taught me," she explained, still beaming with flowers around her. Komui started laughing and Kanda glared at her.

"Don't freakin use me as an example!" he shouted down at her.

"But you wanted one earlier," she answered him with blank expression.

"I did not!"

"We're friends so it's okay."

"Eh, but you won't be on this mission." Komui waved a folder in front of them. The label on it read, L.O.V.E.

End Note~ Well lookie here. Ah, don't we see love blossom? Well, for Kanda anyways. Sele is a bit subdued on this. Well, we'll continue this off next chapter. Right now, Kanda is 16, Sele is 14, Lavi is 16, and Lenalee is 14. I feel bad for not involving Allen like this but it must be done. Sorry Allen, I'll make it up to you someday but we are not going out to a restaurant.

P.S.~ This story has no relation to The Moira series altogether so don't get them wrong.