Cassidy is in Pandora, and so is Break. What will happen? Sorry for the short chapter, though. Thankyou to all you people who reviewed, especially you people that reviewed more than once! Yep, that means you Tomoshibi-Chan, wintermoon13 and Kinoko182! At least, for now…

I don't own Pandora Hearts, but Cassidy and Hollow-Eye are mine! *Suspicious glance at everyone*

On the Moonlit Balcony

Tired. Tired of the questions. Tired of the whispers. Tired of Pandora.

This is definitely one of the downsides of being a Contractor.

Fiddling with the purple bow on her chest, Cassidy wandered through the corridors of Pandora headquarters, randomly turning corners and ignoring anyone who passed her. She didn't feel like talking to anyone right now; her last few conversations had consisted entirely of questions and answers.

And there had been so many questions they had asked her. And each time she had truthfully stated 'I don't know', she had been glared at as though she had been lying. But then again, she had not told them everything, either…

Half illegal Contractor. They just couldn't stand the thought of calling me a half legal Contractor, could they? Hah. So I messed up the process a little. At least I'm not gonna be sucked into the Abyss when the clock strikes twelve.

It was true that she was a "half illegal Contractor". She carried a small mirror with two strange hands of a clock etched into it; on her chest was the ring of black diamonds. Of course, her Chain, Hollow-Eye, was proof too.

Frowning, she remembered how they wouldn't even give her any breathing space during the interrogation, but kicked her out before she had time to come up with a decent insult when they had to privately discuss the matter of someone "halfway". It wasn't like she had sacrificed anyone to the Abyss! Her Chain hadn't even eaten a single person! The only people she had killed were illegal Contractors, and they had it coming anyway. They had let Oz Bezarius off the hook, why not her?

Truth of the Tragedy of Sablier. So all he did was pick the right Chain and they not only let him free, but protect him? Geez. Hollow-Eye ain't that bad. He just doesn't have a giant past life story involving the Tragedy, that's all.

Sighing, she decided to get some fresh air. A few dark and empty halls later, she summoned Hollow andasked him to sniff out some fresh air for her. A few short and intense minutes later – Chains run very fast, following one in a big mansion was no simple task for the untrained – she emerged on a moonlit balcony. At the centre was a small round table covered with a pale pink tablecloth and on either side of it were two simple wooden chairs. Dismissing Hollow, Cassidy sat down on one the chairs and sighed.

I shouldn't have become a Contractor. It wasn't like it was my duty to find my father. It wasn't his duty to become a Contractor anyway. All this and nothing. Not even a single clue to where he might be, and I can't even go back to my own home after all this. I can't go back. And I'm not sure how to go forward. Nothing good has come out of any of this.

Something bumped her booted foot softly. Looking down, Cassidy stared for a moment, shocked. Then she screamed.

'Aiiieeeeee!'

'My, my Miss Cassidy. I only came here to check on you; you looked so lonely sitting here by yourself.' Break explained.

'And I thought that Liam and Alice were joking! Seriously, don't do that, it scares the sh-'

'Now then, that isn't the way for a lady of a noble family to speak.' The albino crawled out from under the table and pulled the remaining other chair so that it was beside his prey. 'But then again, you do not seem to be your average aristocrat…'

Amazing, she hardly compared to everyone else's reaction the first time I do that. There is something special about her…perhaps that's why…

'Heh, I gave up the noble life a long time ago.' The red head replied. 'It just wasn't for me.'

Or she's too proud to scream like a little girl.

'Ah, yes. Well, since your records seem clean –' actually, we don't have any records, she's kept too quiet…and yet she knows so much about us… '– we're deciding to let you off! In fact, since you aren't exactly an illegal Contractor, we're letting you join Pandora!'

Beaming, Break held out a Pandora pendant. Cassidy's blue eyes crossed to watch it swing inches from her nose. Reaching up slowly, she pushed the metal away from her face and looked the white haired man in his red eye – she couldn't see his other one beneath all that hair.

'Uh, 'kay. I'll join.' Like I have a choice!

If possible, Break's smile got bigger. 'Excellent!'

Sitting back down, Break stowed away the pendant to who-knows-where and ate a piece of candy that he produced from nobody-know-that-place. He offered Cassidy one too, but she wasn't one who ate things that appeared from out-of-nowhere. A relaxed silence crept between them. Usually, Break was the bane of silences, but he didn't feel inclined to explode into insanity. He just wanted to… enjoy the moment. With her.

And so they just sat there, Cassidy because she had to digest all the new information and make a mental note to check under tables – although according to Liam, it didn't help – and Break because it was pleasant. At least, for him.

Of course, being humans, they fell asleep like this and Pandora flew into panic until Shelly Rainsworth found them and shooed them to their rooms.

Break has feelings! For Cassidy, that is. And Cassidy…well, not yet. But soon! After all, they go to work together now, don't they? Sort of. Okay, so it wasn't serious kissing and hugging and Break proposing or at least outrageous flirting. But whatcha expect? He's not Oscar, and it's bad to come on too strong. Next chapter might involve serious flirting, though, because Cassidy will be meeting… everyone else!

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