"So where did they position the Finder Unit Link?" Lavi asked as they walked on a dirt path road just outside town. Lavi was desperate to break the tense atmosphere around them as they walked. With Allen back, he thought it would be a lot livelier than before but it seemed that he was wrong. Only two years passed and Allen looked like a total different person. Besides the fact he got taller, the atmosphere around him felt different and it kinda scared him a little.

"Just beyond that hill." Link replied as he pointed at the small hill on the road. They continued walking until they saw a small clearing at the end of the path. But they didn't expect what they saw.

The camp was in ashes and dead bodies were everywhere. Smoke was rising to the sky evident that it only happened recently. Everyone froze at the sight of the destroyed camp.

"What in the world happened here?" Lavi stood in front of a burnt body of an unfortunate Finder. Allen took a step forward and examined his surroundings he walked towards a tree where the bodies seemed to pile up. He knelt down and prayed silently for their souls. Even as he kneeled to pray he held his suitcase tight.

'What is in that suitcase?' Kanda slightly raised his eyebrow at it, sure it would be normal for a person to casually carry it around but the moyashi didn't even let go of it even once. He reached the point where got slightly jealous of it. That suitcase was always- wait a minute, why did he feel jealous? It's just a frickin suitcase! Kanda waved off the thought.

"Allen, Lavi, Kanda ,Link?Are you there?" Kanda turned his head and saw his golem flying towards them.

"Ah, Krory is that you?" Lavi turned his head away and walked towards the golem.

"Yeah it's me; we found a lead to the disappearances." The golem flapped its wings as it relayed Krory's message. Allen finished his prayer and stood up, approaching the golem.

"Lenalee went ahead and told us to tell you to meet up in the house just outside town." Miranda's voice was heard through the golem. "We'll be at the town exit."

"We're on our way." Allen replied as the golem closed the conversation. Allen looked at Link "Guess, we should go ahead." The other nodded as they followed him back to town.

Lenalee peered outside the gate of the village, "Looks like it's still a little further away." Lenalee told herself. She walked on the dirt path until she reached a small cottage near the entrance of the forest.

It was a small cottage that looked dirty and old. She walked towards the cottage as she looked around. 'Weird why would anyone live so far from the village?' She asked herself. Lenalee knocked at the door three times as she waited for an answer. Lenalee then looked around the area, why would anyone want to live here? You could always live inside the town. Lenalee turned her attention back to the door, when she realized that no one answered it.

"Is anyone here?" Lenalee lightly touched the frame of the door.

The door opened slowly. Lenalee expected someone to pop out but there wasn't anyone there.

"Um, I'm coming in now..." Lenalee said as she slowly entered the house. It was pitch black, she couldn't see anything. The door suddenly slammed shut as Lenalee jumped in surprise. She tried for the doorknob but to no avail it didn't open, it was locked tight.

'Great just great...' Lenalee sighed as she tried to make her way through the darkness. A small candle suddenly lit up as others that were aligned with it seemed to be leading a path to the second floor. Seeing as she had no choice, she followed the small path made by the lit candles.

"Might as well play along with this..." Lenalee sighed as she prepared her innocence. Lenalee walked up the staircase as she felt an ominous aura around her. She continued to follow the trail until she reached a door. The candles went off as the door slowly opened. Lenalee gulped as she entered the room. Inside the room was a small candle in the middle, Lenalee approached it. Lenalee knelt down to see a closer inspection of it but suddenly the light went off. Lenalee suddenly felt a stinging pain on her shoulder as she saw something in front of her. Her scream echoed throughout the house.

Allen and the others finally met up with Krory and Miranda. They were about head out to rendezvous with Lenalee when a scream pierced the air.

"Aaagggghhhhh!"

Allen jumped in recognition as he faced the others who had obviously heard it too, "That was Lenalee's voice!" Lavi exclaimed as he automatically recognized the voice seeing that he was the soon to be Bookman and all.

"Let's hurry!" Allen exclaimed as the others nodded, running after Allen who took the lead.

After awhile they reached a cottage, "Her scream came from here!" Lavi said as he ran towards the cottage. Allen banged his fist against the door as he yelled, "Lenalee, are you in there?" Silence answered him. Kanda backed away from the door.

"Get out of the way!" He exclaimed as he rammed his body against the floor. The door broke down in response.

The exorcists hurried inside except for Allen and Link. Link hesitated seeing the young General just standing there, not entering the house.

"What's wrong Walker?" Link said, quite confused since he thought that Walker would be the one that was hurrying.

"Something feels wrong..."Allen he gripped the handle of the suitcase that he was still carrying. Allen then stood there for a few moments until he raised his head and went into the house. Link sighed and followed him.

"Lenalee are you here?" Lavi exclaimed as his voice echoed throughout the house. The house was empty. Dust and dirt was the only thing there, Lavi bit his lip, 'Where could she be?'

"Let's check upstairs!" Miranda said as they hurried to the second floor. Once they got upstairs they saw an old beat down door at the end of a fairly long hallway. Allen hurried towards the door and thrusted it open. The room was empty only a used candle was in the middle of the room. Lenalee was nowhere in sight.

"I'm sure we heard her voice here..." Lavi said as he entered the room.

"Hey guys check this out!" Krory called out to the other exorcists, as he kneeled down in front of the candle. The candle had some words engraved into it, looking closely it said,

"Let the game start~

In the middle of the forest, at midnight

I shall see you then Allen-kun"

Allen stood in silence as Krory read out the message inscripted. Lavi looked at Allen, "You think we should go? It's already past sunset."

A candle and the nickname Allen-kun. . . Allen lightly touched his left eye. He felt his heart race. It reminded him too much of her. Should he risk it? He can't let his secret to be found out by the others. But they have Lenalee and who knows what they could do to her. Allen shivered at the thought. He had to take his responsibilities and face them head on.

After what seemed to be an eternity, Allen made up his mind, "Wherever they're leading us to, there's a chance Lenalee is there too." The exorcists nodded in return.

After walking through the woods for awhile with a heavy and silent atmosphere the exorcists came across a big clearing in the middle of the forest. There was a huge black tent in the middle of the clearing, it radiated an ominous aura. Link looked down at his watch and waited for it to strike twelve. He looked at Allen who was looking straight ahead, focusing his eyes on the big black tent. Knowing that look on his face meant that he knew what was going to happen.

"Walker, if it is what you think it is then I-"Link was cut off when Allen raised his arm, motioning for him to be silent.

"I know Link . . : Allen smiled sadly at Link. Allen felt his grip tightened on the suitcase he was still holding. "Just . . . Trust me on this one, Link"

The eerie soft glow of the moon shined on the grassland as they awaited midnight. The cold night wind brushed their faces as they waited for midnight. Lavi gazed intently at his watch as the hands of his watch moved nearer to midnight. Lavi counted down mentally as he saw it set nearer to midnight, '5 . . . . 4 . . . . 3 . . . . 2 . . . . 1-'Purple flamed candles suddenly came from nowhere and surrounded the black tent. The tent suddenly glowed in the middle of the field.

"It's time. . ." Kanda said out loud.

"Let's go inside. . ." Allen said as he walked towards it not looking back.

Sorry for the super late update! XD

I seriously lost my draft for chapter 4 two months and I was like "Meh. . .I'm making another one later" but then I started procrastinating XD

I was gonna make this chapter longer but then I realized if I did I would've even procrastinated even more! OwO

So sorry for the super long wait, guys! Oh, and reviews are greatly appreciated and its what keeps me writing this story, somewhat XD