A/N: So it turns out my plan to write in some semblance of order has completely failed. Not that it matters to me in the end. I'm gonna write for what I want to damn it! Oh well. R&R!

Chapter Two

The girl stood slowly before turning towards the exorcists gathered behind her, the item she had pulled from the chest held securely in her arms. Looks of shock and confusion registered on the faces of the exorcists as they beheld the object. They hadn't known what to expect but it wasn't this.

Slowly and with a completely straight face she began to walk towards them. They were unsure whether they should start backing away. When she was right in front of them they backed away from her, all except Kanda who stood his ground. She walked straight up to him and held the object out.

"Mr. Teddy has missed you." In her hands she held a ragged old brown teddy bear with a silver bow around its neck. Everyone stared in shock. Had this girl lost her mind? She had seemed so normal a moment ago.

"Mr…" Kanda began before he was interrupted by Lavi's hysterical laughter.

"Mr. Teddy?" Allen asked, obviously confused.

"Do you know this girl Mister Kanda?" Krory asked.

Kanda looked from the others to the girl. She did look familiar but he couldn't place her. No…she couldn't be…

Suddenly she started sobbing and threw herself on Kanda. "Why have you been gone so long?!" she wailed. "And you didn't even send a letter! Don't you love me anymore? Mr. Teddy and I have missed you so much and you don't even remember me!" She clung to him and continued to sob as he struggled to reach his Mugen.

"Who is this girl?" Lenalee asked.

Her waterworks immediately ceased, replaced by a knowing smirk. "Yes Yutan," she said, giving Kanda a schoolgirl nickname. "Who am I?"

At the sound of his name used in such a manner he realized who this girl clinging to him was. "You!"

Krory more or less stared at them in confusion.

"Her?" Lenalee asked.

Allen looked on incredulously. "Yutan?"

Lavi was on the floor laughing again.

The girl finally let go of a steaming Kanda. "Allow me to introduce myself," she said to the other exorcists. "I am Rie Kanda. I am Yuu's younger sister.

"Kanda has a sister?" Allen and Lavi said at the same time.

"What the hell are you doing here?" A quite frustrated Kanda demanded of Rie.

"I live here of course," she said, turning back to him. "You went off with the Black Order by yourself all those years ago," she pointed out. "What's so shocking about me being on my own at this age?"

He didn't say anything for a minute then suddenly turned around. "I'm going upstairs."

"Your bedroom is the second door on the right!" she called after him. She turned around to a bombardment of questions.

"You're Kanda's sister?" Allen marveled.

"Where did you guys grow up?" Lenalee asked.

"Was he always a stick in the mud?" Lavi questioned.

"I'm tired." Krory mumbled.

"Yes, later, of course, and I'll show you to your rooms," she answered them all. She turned around, her pigtails bobbing behind her as she led the way to their rooms. The others followed without hesitation. They were entranced by her. So apparently Kanda really didn't just pop out of the ground, fully grown, temper and all. This girl, Rie, was living proof of that.

"So, Lenalee," she said, turning to the Chinese girl. "You can have this room here. And you three," she said, turning to the guys, "can have this room here."

"Hey, no fair!" Lavi complained. "Why does she get a room to herself and I have to share a room with these two?"

"Because I like her more," Rie replied bluntly. Lavi didn't have a comeback for that one and Allen just snickered silently. "Well you all get some rest," she told them. "I'm guessing you've had a long day. Don't worry, we can gossip about Yutan in the morning."

Lavi cheered before entering his appointed room along with Allen and Krory, the last of which was walking more like a zombie than a vampire.

Lenalee was about to enter her own room when she paused and turned back to Rie. "Thank you for letting us stay here," she said, bowing her head.

"Not a problem!" she shrugged it off. "In return, you have to tell me what Yuu's been up to these past few years. Deal?" Rie asked, holding out her hand to the other girl.

She stared at Rie's hand for a moment before smiling and clasping it in her own. "Deal." The two girls said their goodnights and parted ways, Lenalee to her room and Rie to the roof.

The roof of Rie's house had a raised ledge; a small wall pretty much. She liked to sit there and watch the city below and the stars above. She sat there now, thinking of what had happened today. All in all, it had been very interesting. She had expected everything to go smoothly, just a bit of running around to do before some practice. Now everything had been turned upside down.

Five exorcists had shown up in their small town for who knew what reasons. That one of them was kind of cute though was a bonus. What was his name again? The red head with the eye patch. Right, Lavi. He was definitely cute. Her parents had always accused her of being a flirt, but it was fun.

To top it all off, one of the exorcists that had shown up was her brother that she hadn't seen in almost nine years. It was nice seeing him again after all this time, even if he was just as closed off as before. But the look on his face when she had called him 'Yutan' was priceless. She would remember that expression for years to come.

"Nice night out tonight." Rie whipped her head around, looking over her shoulder for the source of the voice that had pulled her from her thoughts. Lavi stood behind her with his hands behind his head and was no longer wearing his headband or his jacket.

"Hey," Rie greeted as he approached her. "I thought all you lazy exorcists had run off to bed already, exhausted from your hard day of nothing."

"What can I say?" he chuckled. "Doing nothing can be a very tiring task."

Rie laughed. "So I've heard." They were both silent for a moment, Rie sitting on the wall with her feet dangling off the edge and Lavi leaning on it beside her.

"So you and Yuu are really related?" he asked suddenly, breaking the silence.

"That hard to believe, eh?" It was more of a statement than a question. She knew how much her brother talked about himself so it wasn't surprising that no one had any idea that he had a sister. "We have another younger brother, too."

"Really now?" Lavi seemed interested by this fact. "He wouldn't happen to be all antisocial like Yuu would he?"

They both laughed at this though the thought of a second Kanda was somewhat intimidation. "Now that would be unfortunate," Rie said. "Nah, he's a good kid. He was only one when Kanda left to join the order though so he doesn't really remember him too well."

"How old are you anyways?" Lavi asked, suddenly curious.

"Sixteen," she replied. "I was seven when Kanda left. Our younger brother, Daichi, is ten right now."

"So you got all this," he said, indicating the house, "from family ties and working?"

"Pretty much," Rie confirmed. "Our family is actually fairly well off, mostly from the work they do back home, but Yuu is no doubt a large part of it as well."

"So what do you do?" he asked. She had said she had a good job though he couldn't imagine what it could be. It wasn't that he thought she wouldn't be able to do any work; he just couldn't picture her in a conventional job.

"I'm a dancer," she said, still watching the stars.

"A dancer?" Now that was definitely interesting.

"Traditional and modern," she added. She turned to him now, smiling coyly. "I could give you a demonstration if you'd like."

Lavi was about to reply rather enthusiastically when he felt a murderous gaze pierce his back. He turned around and came face to sword with Yuu who had already drawn Mugen. "What are you doing here?" Kanda asked coolly.

"Nothing at all!" Lavi replied innocently. "I was just heading back down stairs." Normally Lavi would have enjoyed teasing Kanda, but tonight it seemed like he might actually kill him this time. Could he actually be an over protective older brother after all?

Kanda glared at Lavi's back as he descended the stairs towards the rooms. "What's up Yuu?" Rie asked. He turned his attention back to her now, trying to gauge how much of her flirting had been simply teasing Lavi. "I told you if you kept glaring like that your face would stick. It would appear I was right."

"How long have you been out here now?" he asked.

Rie tilted her head back a bit to think. "About a year now," she replied finally. "But before that I was traveling for about two years."

"You left home when you were thirteen?"

"What's the problem with that? You left us when you were nine." Her tone was indifferent but Kanda could detect the undertone. Even he didn't have a reply to her silent accusation. When he left he hadn't thought about how his family might react to his sudden departure. He had been approached by General Tiedoll who had told him the story of Innocence and the Black Order. It hadn't taken much to convince him to join them. Using the Innocence meant having power, but not everyone was capable of wielding that power. He knew he was capable though. He had the knowledge and capacity to know how to use it wisely and effectively. To prevent it from being used by incapable he would take up the Innocence.

"So what are the Black Order's exorcists doing here anyways?" Rie asked her brother, banishing the awkward silence between them.

"Business," he stated simply.

"Well I gathered that much," she scoffed. "I meant some specifics Yutan."

And people wondered why he hated his first name. "There have been reports of odd weather patterns recently; winds going against their natural flow, as well as a large number of akuma sightings."

Rie hesitated before speaking. "I've heard of that," she said.

"You seem concerned," Kanda observed.

"Yeah," she confirmed. "The winds have stayed at the edge of the city for now but there's no telling if that will change."

"You're worried about it harming the city of people?" he asked. She was so sentimental.

"That too, but my concerns are about the festival."

"And what does that matter to you?"

"Well I'll be dancing there and it's qui—" Kanda cut her off before she could continue.

"No," he said suddenly.

"What now?"

"It's far too dangerous to participate in that festival. There will no doubt be akuma everywhere."

Rie shrugged, unconcerned. "Even if there are akuma there, that's what you guys are for, no?"

"Rie…"

"Don't sweat it Yutan!" she said happily, giving him a sunny smile. "Like I'd let a stupid akuma hurt a single hair on my cute little head." Kanda didn't say anything and just looked at her gravely. She sighed. "Lavi's right," she said, standing up. "You are a stick in the mud." She could have sworn she saw him twitch out of the corner of her eye.

"Where are you going?" he asked as she walked towards the stairs.

"Bed," she replied. "I have a show tomorrow. You should probably get some sleep too. You look exhausted."

Kanda sighed. He knew there was no point in arguing with her. She was far too stubborn. So instead he took her advice and headed towards his own room.

Rie closed the door behind her silently and walked to the closet beside her bed. Opening it up she took the two large fans she danced with down from their holders. Her fingers traced the crest at the center of the fan as her mind wandered. She had told Yuu not to worry about akuma showing up tomorrow, but in actuality, it bothered her as well. She had no idea so many akuma had been spotted around the city. What if they did attack the festival tomorrow night? She tightened her grip on the fans for a moment before setting them back within the closet and closing the door. Either way, her dance tomorrow would be one to remember.