A/N: I own nothing

"I'll see you in few weeks, Clio." said Hermione as she hugged Clio "It all depends on how long it takes my parents to pick out a house and get all of our stuff packed up."

"Stay safe until then, Mione." said Clio "You know Sheril will have a fit if anything happens to you." Hermione had the decency to blush in embarrassment.

"Are you certain that you'll be alright?" asked Hermione "I feel kind of bad just leaving you here, especially with, you know."

"I'm heading over to Padfoot's house." said Clio "I managed to guilt Adam into letting me spend some time with my godfather and honorary uncle. So, I'll be over there until Adam comes and gets me on my birthday."

"Then I'll see you on your birthday." said Hermione.

"See ya." called Clio as she watched Hermione leave before slinging her charmed school bag over her shoulder (all her stuff was in there) and heading off into London. As she walked in the direction of Grimmauld Place (where she had been told that Remus would meet her), she took some time to do a bit of window shopping, something she never had the luxury to do before. Pausing in front of an antique shop, Clio looked at the items displayed in the window and almost instantly, a beautifully carved music box caught her eye. There was something about it that called to her and ten minutes later, she was walking out of the store with the music box, having been unable to resist buying it. It was a beautiful mahogany box three inches wide, six inches long, and three inches tall and covered with elegantly carved lilies and the song it played was Für Elise, at least according to the elderly man at the counter. Clio smiled before tucking the music box into her bag and slinging her bag onto her back once again. Checking her watch, she realized that she had spent enough time dallying and that she needed to get over to Grimmauld Place. After a moment of debate, she decided that it would be best to take the Knight Bus and set off in search of a less crowded area in order to summon said bus. Suddenly, Clio felt the air become tinged with the murky dark auras of Akuma. Oh, this was definitely not good. Several loud explosions filled the air before Clio suddenly found herself flung off her feet. She crashed into something soft and an arm was quickly wrapped around her before she suddenly found herself... inside? What the hell?

"Are you alright?" asked a soft male voice.

"Y-Yeah, I think so." she said as a blush coated her face. Just being in contact with this person sent sensations through her similar to the sensations she felt whenever she was in contact with Adam.

"That's good." said person "Can you let me up?" Clio quickly scrambled to her feet and turned towards the person, offering her hand to him. Silver eyes locked with her bright green ones and, for a brief moment, time seemed to pause. The person who had caught her was a teenage boy, probably similar to her in age, and she felt her blush deepen. The boy was boyishly cute especially when compared to Adam's mature and handsome appearance. Aside from his silver eyes, he had skin that was similar to alabaster and his medium length hair was the purest shade of white she had ever seen while the left side of his face was marred by a long scar. Time snapped back into place when he accepted her hand and she quickly helped him to his feet before dimly noting that he was the same height as her.

"Stay here." he said "You'll be safe." Clio nodded and watched as he ran out of the building. That was when her mind decided to come back to reality. That boy was her second soul mate! He had to be! Running over to the gaping hole in the wall, Clio peered out into the street and her eyes went wide when she saw the boy fighting about a dozen or so level one Akuma. His left arm had transformed into a long slim claw and what appeared to be a white cowl and he was using it to destroy the Akuma. Her eyes widened in realization. He was an Exorcist! There wasn't any other explanation, especially with the black, silver trimmed coat he was wearing. The boy was an Exorcist that worked for the Black Order, which was the Family's mortal enemy. She looked down. How was she going to tell Adam if the boy really was her soul mate? Apprehension set in as she watched him face off against two level two Akuma who quickly revealed that they had control of both wind and fire which they used to mercilessly beat the teen up. Unable to stay out of the fight any longer, Clio reached out with her magic and quickly pulled their wind and fire into her command before sending it back at them. The teen used the distraction to destroy the two Akuma and he stood there panting for a moment before collapsing. Quickly dissipating the wind and fire, Clio ran out to the teen and checked him over. A relieved sigh escaped her lips when she found that he was still breathing but she frowned when she took in all of his injuries. She needed to get him off the street before more Akuma came around to investigate.

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Allen felt like he had been run over by a bus... literally. There wasn't a single part of his body that didn't ache. Those level twos had done a number on him and he was willing to bet that he had been carted off to the nearest hospital. Blearily, he opened his eyes and as his vision came into focus, he realized that he wasn't in a hospital room. Hearing a door open, he turned his head and saw the girl he had saved, those bright green eyes of hers were hard to forget after all.

"Oh, you're up!" she said with a smile "I was worried that you were going to sleep forever." she came to a stop by his bedside "How are you feeling?"

"I feel like on giant bruise." he said as he sat up with her help "Where am I?"

"This is my godfather's house." she said as she started unwrap the multitude of bandages wrapped about his body "I brought you here after you collapsed. Thankfully, you weren't too severely injured though you have been asleep for a whole day." Allen was surprised to see unmarred and slightly bruised skin underneath the bandages "I have some knowledge with non-conventional, natural healing methods, so you've healed a bit faster than you would've if you had been sent to the hospital." Her hand grazed his left arm and the green stone cross embedded in the back of his left hand flashed.

"Did you...?" he asked.

"No, I saw it." she replied "What is that, exactly?"

"It's my Anti-Akuma weapon." he said "My left arm has been overrun by the Innocence embedded in my hand." She touched the green cross before he could stop her and it began to glow brightly.

"It feels warm." she said "Warm and pure." Allen hesitantly placed his right hand over hers and he felt warmth flood up his arm. It felt as though it was permeating his very soul and not only was it warm but it was comforting in a way. They both removed their hands and studied each other for a long moment.

"My name is Clio." she said as she held her hand out "Clio Potter."

"Allen, Allen Walker." he said as he shook her hand. They both jumped when the sheets on the bed began to move before Timcanpy suddenly popped out from underneath. The golden golem was instantly cuddling his face and neck.

"Timcanpy!" said Allen "Stop it!" His stomach then growled loudly and Clio giggled.

"Hungry?" she asked as she stood and he nodded "Well, I'll go start breakfast." she pointed to a stack of clothes on a chair "I cleaned and patched up your clothes, so you can change before coming downstairs. The kitchen is straight down the stairs and at the end of the hall. Please try not to disturb anything or make too much noise on the way down. My godfather is still asleep and he gets cranky if woken too early." Allen nodded in understanding before watching as she left.

"Well, this is certainly an interesting situation we've gotten ourselves into, Tim." said Allen and Timcanpy nodded in agreement. Getting out of bed, he quickly changed into his uniform before quietly making his way down the stairs with his coat slung over his shoulder. The whole house was old, creaky, and creepy but he didn't let that get between him and the promised breakfast waiting at the bottom of the stairs. Entering the kitchen, Allen was greeted by a wonderful smell that rivaled the smell of Jerry's cooking and he saw Clio flitting around the kitchen like a humming bird.

"Have a seat and help yourself." she said, not looking up from her work "I'll have more finished soon."

"Okay." said Allen as he took a seat at the table before proceeding to wipe out all the food that was currently set out on the table. However, his appetite didn't seem to deter Clio. In fact, she seemed thrilled (kinda like Jerry had been when he had first joined the Order) and she told him that she loved to cook but she never really had the opportunity to do so anymore. He wasn't complaining, seeing as her food was as good as Jerry's (maybe even a bit better, not that he'd tell Jerry that) and she happily continued to cook until he was absolutely stuffed. Clio's godfather, Sirius, had come down about halfway into Allen's meal and he was currently sitting with a cup of coffee and a plate of food he had managed to swipe from Allen.

"How did you manage to eat so much?" asked Sirius.

"I can eat like that anytime of the day actually." said Allen as he helped Clio wash dishes "I have incredibly high metabolism."

"I think we're going to need more food if you stay around much longer." said Sirius before turning to his meal.

"Actually, I won't be staying much longer." said Allen "I really should get going soon. I'm kinda in the middle of a mission and I'm certain that if I don't call my supervisor with an update soon, there's going to be a panic."

"What kind of mission?" asked Clio.

"I'm looking for something." he said "Something important and I need to find it soon."

"I'm sure you'll find it." said Clio with a reassuring smile. Allen returned the smile before hiding his face behind his bangs as he blushed slightly. He personally thought Clio was really pretty and she was a really nice person, she hadn't even freaked out over his left arm, but he was willing to bet that she was already taken. Not that he'd be allowed to date her even if he wanted to. Damn Order regulations. Thankfully, he managed to will away his blush by the time they had finished the dishes and he was just getting ready to leave when he realized something important.

Timcanpy was missing.

"Something wrong?" asked Clio.

"Yeah, my golem is missing." said Allen "I can't leave without him."

"I'll help you find him." said Clio.

"Thanks." said Allen with a grateful smile before they started to search for the wayward golem. They searched both the ground floor and the first floor with little success. They had just stepped foot the second floor when the sound of Für Elise being played reached their ears.

"Where's that music coming from?" asked Allen. Clio listened for a moment.

"This way." she said before leading him into a room that was most definitely inhabited. Allen quickly realized that it must've been Clio's room because there were several neatly pressed dresses laid out on the bed and a cute plush dog sitting on the pillows. The music was coming from a small music box that was set on the dresser and sitting in front of the music box was Timcanpy.

"Timcanpy!" said Allen as he took a step towards the golden golem. Timcanpy turned towards them and flicked his wings a few times, as if beckoning Allen over. Allen walked over and went to close the music box but paused before digging around in his jacket for a moment.

"Allen?" questioned Clio as he pulled out a dossier and flipped through it.

"Clio, look at this." said Allen as he showed her a picture. She took a look at the picture and then at her music box before looking at the picture again.

"They match." she said.

"Where did you find this music box?" asked Allen.

"A small antique shop near King's Cross." said Clio.

"This music box is what I've been looking for." said Allen as he looked at her "It went missing a few days before I arrived to pick it up and I've spent the last week scouring London for it. I can't believe that you found it."

"What's so special about this music box?" she asked as she picked it up.

"It contains a piece of Innocence." he said as he pulled his glove off and held up his left hand "Kinda like this cross in the back of my hand."

"What are you going to do with it?" asked Clio.

"I'll take it back to Headquarters," said Allen as he tugged his glove on "They can remove the Innocence without damaging the music box. I can even send it back to you once they've finished." Clio traced the carvings on the lid of the box and sighed before placing it in Allen's hands.

"Here." said Clio "Keep it." she smiled softly "I'm certain that you'll appreciate more than I will."

"Are you sure?" asked Allen "It wouldn't be much trouble to send it back to you."

"I'm sure." she replied as she moved her hands off of the music box.

"Thank you." he said with a smile before Timcanpy slammed into the back of his head and made him stumble into Clio. Their eyes widened as their lips met and a spark jolted through their bodies before they pulled away, their faces bright red.

"S-sorry about that." said Allen in embarrassment.

"No, it's alright." said Clio as she looked away, her face still red. Cue awkward silence.

"I should get going." he said after a moment.

"Yea." she said "Let me walk you to the door."

"C'mon Tim." said Allen as he snatched Timcanpy and shoved him into his pocket before following Clio out of the room. The two of them remained quiet until they reached the front door.

"Thanks." said Allen "For everything."

"It was nothing." said Clio "I like helping people. It's kinda my thing."

"Still, thank you." he said "I'd say see you around but I don't think that we'll ever see each other again."

"Write me?" she said.

"I'm not permitted..." he managed to say before he was cut off.

"It wasn't a question." she said "I'm going to write you and I expect a reply, Allen Walker, because I'd really like to have someone to talk to, even if it's just through letters."

"Alright." said Allen with a small smile "I'll write."

"Good." she said before hugging him "Have a safe trip." Allen was taken aback but she had pulled away before he could react, so he settled for smiling.

"Good-bye, Clio." he said as he opened the door "Write soon."

"I will." said Clio before he left and closed the door behind him "Good-bye, Allen."

-Author's corner-

Yay! Allen appears!

Now things are really going to get interesting~

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