Shiki: Okay so im sorry its been such a long wait but several things happened….But here it is chapter 10!

Anna looked at everyone, her expression devoid of any emotion. When she looked at Kanda, something flickered in her eyes.

"You may have known her to be your friend Anna, but this is a half Noah and half Exorcist being….She was named Carina by our researchers when she wouldn't tell them her name. In fact she wouldn't tell us anything….She is completely obedient, trust me it wasn't easy." Rouvelier said he grabbed her arm and pulled her forward, the only one to catch Anna flinching away from him was Kanda.

"You beat her!" He hissed.

"No we gave her attitude adjustments! She had several attitude problems, but now she won't even make a sound unless told to do so." Rouvelier grinned. "I'm leaving her here until she's needed for the War, do not soften her up!" He hissed before leaving the room. Lisa stood up and raced to her friend.

"Anna oh my god I was so worried!" She went to hug her. Anna moved to the side and Lisa went flying past her. "Anna?" Allen stood up and walked over to his cousin.

"Anna are you okay?" He asked worried, he put a hand on her shoulder. Anna's eyes flashed and she kicked him away. "Anna talk to us! What happened to you!" Anna didn't say a word and just looked down at the ground.

"Anna…. My precious Anna…." Kanda said calmly, he pulled Anna into a hug and wouldn't let her get away.

"Let go…." She murmured.

"Why…. It's been over four years since I've seen you…." He went to rub her back, when there was the sound of shattering glass, the pieces of glass collected around Kanda's vital points.

"I said let go!" She said. Kanda let go of her, he looked at Allen and Lavi and nodded. The two boys each grabbed one of her hands and pinned her down to the ground.

"I'm sorry…." Kanda murmured while kneeling down next to Anna.

"Let go of me! Please let go!" Anna repeated over and over, her voice becoming desperate as Kanda put his hand on her back.

"Kanda stop it!" Lisa said. Kanda ignored Lisa and pulled the back of Anna's shirt up, everyone gasped when they saw scars from multiple whippings, knife wounds, and even a few burn scars.

"Oh my god…." Everyone said at some point.

"Let go….please!" Anna said, tears started rolling down her face.

"Oh Anna…." Kanda scooped her up into his arms. "My precious Angel….how could they have done that to you." He murmured holding her and rocking back forth, trying anything to comfort her.

"Let go….please just let go…." Anna continued crying.

"Shh, Anna it's okay….you're safe now…." Kanda whispered softly, he stood up with her in his arms and looked at everyone. "I'm going to take her someplace so she can calm down…." He said before leaving the room.

"Wow…." Lavi said walking over to Lisa after the door had shut. "That was not what I had thought would be happening today."

"I'm glad she's back….but Anna's changed, not just her looks either." Lisa said.

"Yeah, did you see that look of pure terror she got when I put my hand on her shoulder?" Allen said.

"Yeah." Lisa looked down at the ground, uncomfortable and worried. "Hey, Lavi?"

"Mm?"

"I think I'm going to go for a walk. Don't follow me, okay?" Allen and Lavi looked at each other questioningly while Lisa walked out.

'What happened to her? She's completely different!' Lisa wondered. 'Those scars looked horrible... she must have been in so much pain.' Her feet scuffed the pavement as she got lost in her thoughts, not looking where she was going but heading somewhere nonetheless. After a moment, she emerged from her thoughts and found herself in a hallway far from where she'd started. Shaking her head at her misfortune, she mumbled about how she always got lost in the place.

A few hours later and everyone was in the cafeteria eating lunch, well everyone but Kanda and Anna. Lisa and Lavi were right behind Komui in the line to get their food, when Komui started talking to Jerry.

"So Anna is back now…." Komui said.

"Really? That's fantastic! I get to cook for her again!" Jerry smiled.

"No this isn't fantastic! Its so frustrating having to deal with it!"

"But Anna isn't an it….she's human!"

"Anna is no longer human; she has half a Noah in her, thus making her nonhuman." Komui said. Lisa overheard Komui's comment and became enraged, having become so protective over her 'sister' and suddenly seeing her in that state after so long.

"Half of her is still human, asshole!" Lisa hissed at Komui, her positive feelings for him going sour in an instant.

"Lisa, watch your tongue!"

"She's more human than you, the way you treated her- the way you're STILL treating her!" Lisa slammed her tray down on the counter, drawing attention from around the cafeteria.

"Lisa, calm down..." Lavi said cautiously.

"Listen to your husband! I will not tolerate such insolence- not from someone who knows nothing beyond self-interest. Anna is a humanoid now- something beneath the human race. She is neither us nor them, and therefore, I am correct by calling her 'it'."

"BASTARD!" She lunged at him, held back by Lavi. "BENEATH US? BENEATH? IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL YOUR SKULL WILL BE BENEATH MY BOOT!" Lavi held her close to him as she struggled to get at him. "I'LL CRUSH THAT IGNORANT JAR OF YOURS!" Lavi groaned as she elbowed him in the nose, making it bleed, as she landed a punch at Komui's face. "This is one injury I won't heal for you!" Komui backed away, his hand on his jaw were Lisa had landed her punch; he left the cafeteria mumbling about short tempered girls.

"Lis…. I understand your feelings completely!" Lavi said wiping his nose off. "But Komui is the top person in the Order and he can make your life and Anna's very hard." Allen walked up calmly, but his eyes were laughing.

"Hey Lisa thanks for sticking up for Anna!" He smiled. "Do you guys want to go try and find Kanda and Anna after lunch?" He asked.

"Sure!" Lavi nodded. "Maybe trying to find them will give a certain someone time to calm down!" He elbowed Lisa lightly, a teasing smile on his face. Lisa gritted her teeth, trying desperately to calm down instead of snap at Allen and Lavi. She wasn't in the mood to face Kanda, whom seemed so down since Anna's disappearance, but the sound of Anna's name made her nod.

"Fine..." They left after each ate, Lisa having toyed with most of her food. In the hallways, Allen and Lavi kept contradicting each other in which direction they thought they should look for Anna and Kanda. Finally, Lisa broke in, her patience almost gone due to her explosion earlier.

"Didn't it occur to either of you that she might be outside? She does love the outdoors, remember? Or have you forgotten that much already?" She said.

"Good idea. Let's go then." Lavi said smiling. They headed to the nearest exit, finding their way to the outdoors. Lisa walked for what seemed forever, always staying about a foot in front of the other two in her eagerness to find Anna. She spotted her soon enough, and broke into a run to go meet her, having to stop herself from giving her a hug like she used to. Anna heard running feet and instantly panicked, not even bothering to see who was coming. She hid behind Kanda and clenched the fabric of his coat in her hands tightly.

"Calm down….she's a bit jumpy!" Kanda smiled sheepishly.

"We can see that BaKanda!" Allen said. "Anna please don't be scared! It's me Allen!" Anna ignored Allen and just watched everyone warily.

"She seems to trust you just fine Yuu-Chan!" Lavi smirked. "What did you do to her?" He teased.

"I did nothing to her baka usagi!" Kanda hissed, he drew Mugen and instantly wished he hadn't. Anna bolted away from him and hid behind Lisa this time, she eyed the katana warily. Everyone froze; Kanda sheathed Mugen slowly and put his hands up to show he was unarmed. Anna didn't move from her spot behind Lisa. Lisa felt her heart sink when Anna hid, even more so at the fact that it was from her. She had barely a chance to think about it when Anna hid behind her next. Kanda had drawn Mugen, and the blade must have scared her friend. Lisa found her hand gently and automatically finding its way to Anna's back and shoulder, holding her protectively like Anna sometimes did in reverse. Her hands must have felt cool and welcoming on Anna's back, for even though she flinched at first, she soon welcomed it. Lisa put this down to her healing touch, and the others noticed.

"Lisa, what'd YOU do? She was scared of you less than a minute ago!" The three boys said shocked.

"I didn't do anything... I think it's my hands- they're familiar, and with my healing, it must feel nice." Lisa turned to Anna then. "Anna, I won't let anyone hurt you. Kanda wasn't trying to scare you- you know him better than that." Anna smiled faintly and hugged Lisa tightly.

"Lisa…. I missed you…." She murmured. Lisa smiled at her friend and hugged her back.

"I missed you too Anna…." Lisa smile grew. "We need to talk, where did that bastard Komui decide to put you?"

"In the cell below the attic…." Anna murmured. Lisa grimaced and took her friends hand.

"Let's go….we need to have a long discussion, alone." Lisa glared at the three boys and dared them to follow as the two girls walked back into the Order.

"Let's not follow!" Allen said.

"You got that right! Let's go train then!" Lavi smiled and the other two nodded, they also walked back into the Order and went to train.

Once back in Anna's cell, Lisa made herself comfortable, not at all uneasy in Anna's presence. The bed was something notable, though not in the good way. It was hard and lumpy, and the sheets were bland and rough. The pillow was flat and seemed to make sleeping more uncomfortable rather than less.

"So... what happened?" Lisa asked cautiously.

"Happened when?"

"You know what I'm talking about."

"Well..." Anna started, her eyes darting back and forth, her figure seeming to shrink visibly. She sighed and ran her fingers through her short hair, her fingers stopping at the black streaks. "It's not something I would like to discuss….its long and painful…."

"Anna please tell me! I won't tell anyone without your permission and I need to know what happened!" Lisa begged. Anna sighed yet again and looked down at the floor; she took in a deep breath and started talking.

"Rouvelier found me as soon as I was in London; he said that if I didn't want you or the rest of the Order to perish in flames then I would go with him without a fight. I said yes of course and the next thing I knew I was waking up in a cell all tied up and hurting everywhere. I stayed in that cell like that for several days until Rouvelier came and got me. He told me that I was in Russia and I was to do as he said unless I wanted to suffer. He started asking me questions about Allen, Kanda, and you…. I didn't answer any questions, now that I think about it I didn't say anything at all…." She smirked softly. "When I refused to talk, he called for someone to bring him a whip….and a few seconds later I was chained to the wall and being whipped…." Her voice got softer and softer until she was whispering; she slid down the wall until she was sitting on the floor.

"That routine went on for days, maybe even a few months until Kali took over me and revealed to Rouvelier that I was the fifteenth Noah….things only got worse. Rouvelier dragged me off to research facilities every morning to have me tested on like some kind of animal. When I would try and run away he would find a way to punish me, he did knives, electrocution, burning, and one day he even went far enough to try and…." Anna choked up and didn't continue. Lisa could feel tears brimming as she heard her friend's tale.

"I know you wouldn't give us away. I'm sorry it had to be that way." She sighed and caught her voice, "What did he try to do to you?" Anna didn't look up at Lisa, but instead, dropped her voice, steadying it slowly.

"He….tried to….sent a man to…." She whispered the next word. "Rape." Lisa heard the word and narrowed her eyes, the rare rage she only ever felt for her 'sister' coming to the surface.

"They did what? I swear- I'll kill them!"

"No- nothing happened. I didn't let them."

"Anna! I swear- I won't ever let anyone hurt you again! I promise!" She dropped to her knees in front of her friend. Her hand carefully went through Anna's hair, brushing it out of her face, her other hand balancing on Anna's shoulder.

"We've said that before."

"And we'll say it again. I'm your sister, if not by birth then by choice!" She smiled faintly, but only barely.

"Thanks, Lis."

"No problem." Lisa stood up and patted the bed, inviting Anna up. "How about we talk about a more cheerful subject? A lot has happened while you were gone." Anna slowly joined Lisa on the bed, suddenly catching sight of the small ring on her ring finger.

"What's THAT?" Anna asked. "Who is it! Who's the husband!" She demanded to know.

"Oh, it's um…. Lavi!" Lisa smiled.

"Wow….he did it…." Anna sighed. "WAIT! I MISSED YOUR WEDDING THEN!"

"And you missed Allen's…."

"Who did Allen marry! Certainly not Lenalee!"

"Umm actually he is married to Lenalee…." Lisa smiled.

"Geez…. I leave for four years and Allen forgets how to pick the right girls from the wrongs girls…." Anna sighed. "Lisa I'm jealous of you!" She smiled, sort of. The smile was on her face but there was no emotion behind it, in other words it was fake.

"I'm sorry. I know it hurts you…. but we're together again, aren't we?" Lisa smiled at Anna. "Besides- you have Kanda. He's so in love with you, it's like he's alive for you. I'm the one who should be jealous. He's dedicated to the point it seems insane, but he's felt the same way for the past four years. If you stayed with us, I'm sure I'd be attending your wedding!" She burst the last bit out quickly, blushing a little, and then a silence followed. Anna broke the silence.

"So... did Komui read the reports to you guys?"

"Reports? When?"

"Every month!"

"We heard of no reports! How long?"

"...four years." Anna murmured. Lisa blew up then.

"WHAT! THE ENTIRE FUCKING TIME THAT BASTARD KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO YOU AND DIDN'T TELL US!" Lisa screamed.

"Ehehehe…." Anna laughed nervously and backed up slightly, getting nervous at Lisa's anger.

"DAMMIT IM GONNA KILL THAT ASSHOLE! If I tell Kanda, Lavi, and Allen maybe we can get Komui fired!" Lisa hissed. "Ah! Maybe we can sneak into his office and get those reports!" Anna paled.

"Ehehehe….you don't have to…." She murmured.

"Oh but I do! I need to know what Rouvelier did to you! So I can find a way to help you Anna…." Lisa calmed down and smiled softly. "You've changed…."

What are you talking about! I'm me!" Anna smiled that fake smile of hers.

"Anna….you have changed, you are more wary and scared then I've ever seen you, and please stop with that fake smile of yours!" Lisa said.

"Lisa I have not changed! And my smile is not fake!" Anna lied easily. "I'm kinda hungry….so could we go and get something to eat?" She asked, quickly changing the topic.

"...Fine. I'm a little hungry too, I guess." Lisa couldn't stop thinking about how much a facade the smile was though, and the very idea that Anna felt she had to hide her feelings was like a stab in Lisa's back. Komui would pay. He would pay dearly.
They went to the cafeteria and got something quick to eat, sitting down at a table by themselves. After a few minutes, Lavi, Allen, and Kanda came in, apparently having been looking for the two girls.

"Anna! Lisa! There you are!" Lavi said happily, walking up behind his wife and kissing her head. Allen sat down across from Anna and Kanda sat next to her.

"Anna how are you….?" Kanda asked, worry dripping off of him.

"Kanda I'm fine!" Anna smiled that lying smile. Kanda and Allen's eyes widened as they caught the smile.

"Please don't lie to me, I love you." Kanda said softly, he grabbed her chin gently and leaned in to kiss her. Anna winced and pulled away quickly, she stood up, her eyes wide and fearful.

"I'm going back to my cell…." She murmured before running out of the cafeteria. Kanda watched her go; he looked at Lisa once she was gone.

"What happened! Why is she acting like that!" Kanda demanded to know.

"Nothing is wrong, Kanda. She's just still shaken from coming back from those four years. You know she and Komui never got along well, so it's not shock that she's a little frustrated." Lisa lied easily. Kanda narrowed his eyes, trying to find the lie, but decided to leave it for another time.

"Speaking of Komui, does anyone want to go to his office with me? I have to pick up some papers," Allen explained.

"Eh-" Lisa began to object. Thinking quickly, she stopped herself. "Why don't I go with you? We never get to talk." Lavi looked at her suspiciously, and she laughed. "Don't worry, Lavi- we won't do anything. Stop being so overprotective, gosh!" Lavi laughed it off, shrugging. Allen and Lisa left Kanda and Lavi to go their separate ways before heading to the office together. Lisa wanted to make sure Allen didn't find the reports- not before she could break the news to him gently, with Anna's permission. More importantly, though, she wanted to see if she could find one, especially if it was a medical report. They may be scars, but the damage left over could still be healed to an extent.

"So Lisa, tell me the real reason why you wanted to come with me?" Allen asked as they walked into Komui's office.

"What, I really just wanted to have a nice talk with you that's all!" Lisa lied.

"Okay, what ever helps you sleep at night!" Allen smiled, he started going through Komui's desk. "Komui said it should be around he-" He froze, his eyes went wide and he lifted a large folder from one of the drawers, his hands started shaking.

"Allen what is it!" Lisa asked coming over. Allen didn't answer her and opened the folder, he flipped through a few pages and froze again, and he read for a second before he dropped the file.

"Lisa would you like to tell me why Anna wouldn't let Kanda kiss her…." Allen asked softly, his hair covering his eyes. Lisa snatched the folder from his hands.

"No. I'm not in the position to tell you that." She put the folder back in the drawer. "I came with you so that you wouldn't find those- not yet. I only learned about them earlier, but I wanted to ask Anna before mentioning it to anyone else. Especially in Kanda's case, you all are too explosive when it comes to her. I don't want a scene just yet!" She put a hand on Allen's shoulder. "So can we keep this a secret?" Allen narrowed his eyes, but nodded. "Those folders are reports from the four years Anna went missing. Anna knew about them, but none of us were told." She moved in front of Allen, blocking the drawer.

"I need to read the files."

"No. We'll all do that, together."

"Lisa, move out of the way!" He went to push her gently, but her hand found his wrist and the skin began to bleed. "What'd you do?"

"I-I don't know!" Lisa said, shocked and observing her hand and his wrist. Allen sighed and glared at his wrist, he looked back up at Lisa and also glared.

"Lisa please!" His expression softened and his voice was taking a pleading tone. "I NEED to know what they did to Anna! She's my last living blood relative! Please, can we get Kanda and Lavi and read those files!"

"...Fine!" She glared. "Just fine! You'll have to get past Anna, though. I won't tell anyone anything she doesn't want told." She sighed. "I'll take you to her room now. Get your papers already." After searching some, he found the papers he was looking for.

"The Files stay here." Lisa ordered.

"But-"

"We can come back later. Now, are you coming?" Lisa, normally kind, could be stubborn when frustrated.

"Yes I'm coming…." Allen followed Lisa, although reluctantly, to Anna's cell. "Should we get Kanda and Lavi?"

"No!" Lisa snapped.

"Okay okay!" Allen held his hands up in a defensive manner. They continued the rest of the way to the cell in silence, once there, Lisa knocked on the door before opening it slowly.

"Anna….Allen is here with me…." Lisa said walking in. Anna had been laying on the bed on her stomach, her head buried in her arms, she glanced up and sat up quickly.

"Anna please! Tell us what happened these past four years!" Allen pleaded. Anna's eyes went wide, she shook her head quickly. "Why not!" Anna remained quiet and didn't answer him. "Anna please I need to know! Kanda needs to know! We want to help you! Please! Why won't you tell us!"

"Because I'll fucking break down and sob! I'm not telling anybody! You find those files you can read them yourself!" Anna snapped. "But I won't last telling anyone else what happened!" She stood up. "Now go….I'm tired!" She pushed them out and locked the door, once they were out, Anna slid down the door until she was sitting on the ground, she sighed shakily and leaned her head back, she shut her eyes and just thought.

"Well there you have it….Lisa….let's get Kanda and Lavi and go through those files…." Allen murmured.

Shiki: OKAY SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT! But here it is chapter ten! Hope you guys love it and I might have the next chapter up pretty soon! Small might!