Stella: YESS! Chapter 3 revised! I'm starting to like this story a little better.

Rose: But you're the one that's writing them!

Stella: I know. Hahaha, now my chapters are twice as long...

Rose: And now I'm going on my first mission!

Stella: Oh yeah! Well, let me explain something. I know it seems weird that Rose is getting sent back to her hometown for a mission and they know about her being an Exorcist and all...but remember, that's because they're supporters. It plays out in the story later on...whenever I decide to plan it xD

It's been almost a week since I've first arrived at the Order, also counting the first three days I was unconscious. I was slowly becoming used to my new life here, but it was still very different than what I was used to. I haven't been able to meet other Exorcists since they were all out on missions. Lenalee told me that the number of Exorcists the Order was pretty tight, so they got sent on missions almost all the time.

The only reason Allen and Lenalee weren't out on missions of their own was because they were too busy training me. So far, I've been training everyday with the duo. Fighting came somewhat natural when I had the bracers on. The 'Hands of the Earth' as it was called. I found out through training that it lets me manipulate the four basic elements. Komui told me he needed to do further research on it to find out what type of Innocence it is. At first, he suggested it was an equipment-type, but apparently equipment-types don't have high synchronization rates. I didn't understand much of it, but I told myself I would eventually.

I trained for hours each day. Still, I was only a novice fighter. I did know a little bit of self-defense because of dad, but this was a whole new level. They made sure it was my natural instinct to duck and roll whenever the akuma shot their "dark matter" at us. And when the chance was right, I had to strike them down, but I already knew what that felt like. Dad was the first akuma I killed after all…

But, there were some good things that came out of living at the Black Order, or Headquarters as it was referred to. I've become much closer to both Allen and Lenalee during this past week. They're both so incredibly nice and polite and it's hard to feel sad around them. I still don't know that much about them, but I figured they can't be bad people. I'm glad Lenalee was around so she could keep Komui focused on his work. I guess he wasn't the serious man I thought he was. Not around Lenalee, anyway.

After I made dodging, rolling and fighting my top priorities during training, Komui decided that I was finally ready for my first mission. Deep down, I was pretty scared and nervous, but at the same time I was also a little…excited.

"You'll be going with Allen. It's a pretty easy mission and if everything goes right, you two should be back by the afternoon." Komui told me the next morning Allen was already there and greeted me with his adorable smile.

As I made my way towards them, a blue ball with silver transparent wings started flapping towards me.

"What is this, a fairy?" I giggled and it fluttered angrily.

Komui smirked. "It's a golem. It's our way of communicating. And be grateful, that's our latest design."

"Oh…so that's what it is." I looked over above Allen's head where his yellow golem was flying around excitedly. "Do they all look different?"

Komui shook his head and smiled rather proudly. "No, the standard ones are black. The one you have is the first of its kind. We decided to give it to you as a sort of…welcome gift. Allen's was given to him by his master, who probably created Timncanpy himself."

"Tim…canpy…?"

Allen nodded happily. "Yeah, that's his name. He's been with me for a long time."

"Awww. Well, what's this golem's name?" I asked eagerly, pointing to the blue silver ball that rested itself on my hair.

"Her name is…" Komui began and took out a piece of crumpled up paper from his desk and read it out loud, "Navi." The golem flapped her wings happily at the mention of her name.

"Navi…hmm, okay then! I guess we'll be together from now on!" I smiled and picked her up in my hands. "Thank you, Komui-san."

"By the way, Komui, where are we going?" Allen cocked his head to the side and glanced over at Komui.

"Oh umm…." Komui started messing with his fingers again, something I realized he does when he probably has something unpleasant to say. "Well…you and Rosalie will be going to London…"

My smile slowly faded away from my face, "D-did you say…London?"

Before I knew it, Komui was kneeling down beside me, sobbing and holding on to my legs, "I know! I'm sorry, Rosalie! I would've sent Lenalee instead, but she left yesterday and I didn't think about it and I know how it might not be the greatest idea with what just happened and – "

"Komui…san…" I interrupted his ranting and sighed, "It's fine. That really shouldn't matter right now. What's important…is the mission." I told him with assurance, but I could feel my eyes starting to water up.

"You'll be fine, Rose. Promise." Allen placed a hand on my shoulder and gave me a confident smile. "Let's go now, okay?"

I smiled back, albeit it was halfhearted, and followed him outside of the office. I waved to Komui who wished us luck while wiping away the rest of his tears. Allen led me all the way to the first floor of HQ and we stepped outside on a small, cement path. It was a waterway and I realized that I've never seen the outside of the Order due to my being unconscious. After we traveled across the water, we made it to a small town. I followed Allen to a train station and we looked for an empty cabin inside.

We sat in silence for a few minutes and I felt like my heart was beating so fast it might burst. My excitement from earlier was long gone. How could I face everyone again? I already let them down…

"Are you okay, Rose?" Allen asked kindly, interrupting my thoughts. "It's not like it's your first time fighting akuma. But it is your first mission. I'm sure you'll do fine though. And if Komui-san said that we'd be back home by the afternoon, it should be pretty easy. I don't think I've ever gotten back from a mission soon. And if you ever need anything, you know I'm here."

I pondered on what to say for a moment and replied slowly, "Thank you…Allen. But you're right. It's not my first time. It's my second…"

He looked at me, as if he could take back what he said. But it wasn't his fault. I avoided talking about what happened a week ago with Allen and Lenalee altogether. As far as I knew, they didn't know anything about it. Lenalee might've known because of Komui, and if she did, she was at least considerate enough to wait for me to say something about it. It wasn't something I liked to think about much, but I can't deny the fact that it still happened.

Allen looked at me apologetically, his silver eyes meeting my green ones. "I'm sorry. I should really think before I say something next time."

I waved my hand around. "No, it's fine, really. It's just…all so new for me, you know? I know it means saving people and their loved ones but…"

"It's okay. These things take time. So don't rush yourself, alright?" He smiled at me reassuringly.

I sighed. "Okay…" Allen still didn't realize why I was starting to feel so nauseous. It was because I was going home. But…that place wasn't my home anymore. It was a living hell. I didn't want to go back to the place where I was forced see my own mother turn my own father into akuma. The place where I forced to see my father kill the people of my town. The place where I was forced to kill my father. That didn't feel like saving to me…

We arrived in less than an hour and I felt like I was going to throw up, but I held it back. I needed to be stronger.

"So, what exactly are we doing?" I asked Allen nervously. I looked around my small little hometown. It looked the same as ever, but it had a different feel. A frightening feel. There was still rubble and debris around, but it was pushed to the side like someone was trying to clean it up. I felt extremely uncomfortable. I didn't want to be here at all.

"Komui said there were sightings of an akuma…" He said slowly.

"Aha! There it is." I looked at Allen, and his left eye turned red with a monocle around it. He noticed me staring at him and smiled.

"Oh, my left eye gives me the ability to see an akuma's soul." He explained simply.

"Ummm…."

He laughed dryly, "I'll explain later. We need to hurry."

Allen led us down the road. The whole place seemed empty, like a ghost town, but I saw familiar faces looking at us through their windows. Then we arrived my school. Well, my former school.

"In here?" I asked, a little confused.

He nodded. "Yeah, are you ready?"

My mouth opened to reply, but no words came out.

"Y-yes." I finally said, but my mind was thinking otherwise.

'I really don't want to do this anymore. W-what if…what if it's someone I know?'

My stomach flipped, but regardless, I went inside. Every class that we walked, someone would turn their head to look at us. Some of my old friends waved at me, others were confused as to why I was still there. Maybe they already knew I became an Exorcist. People from my town, according to Komui, were supporters of the Black Order. I didn't notice Allen stop in from of me and I ran into his back. We stood in front of a classroom. A familiar classroom. My classroom.

'No…please, no.' I shut my eyes and shook my head in desperation.

Allen slammed the door open. I looked up and saw my old classmates. My teacher – former teacher - got up from her chair, outraged.

"What is the meaning of this young man-Oh! Rosalie-chan. What're you doing here?" She blinked a few times and stared at me, bewildered. "I thought you left for the Black Order already. Being an Exorcist is serious work. Didn't your father tell you? You are an Exorcist now, right?"

So even my old teacher was a supporter.

My voice was shaky. "I am, sensei. And…actually…my mission brought me here. In this classroom, to be exact."

"Rose, it's that girl. The one in the back seat all the way to the left." I heard Allen tell me with urgency in his voice.

I gasped in my own horror. "No…it can't be."

He pointed to my childhood friend, Camille. She smiled innocently, but then her arms turned into mutated guns.

"Everyone, get back! Rose, defeat that akuma while I get everyone out!"

"Hello, Rose. It's been awhile." Her voice wasn't her own. It was high pitched and annoying. I tried to tell myself she was an akuma.

'It's not Camille anymore. She's an akuma. It's not Camille…'

I started shaking at the horrible truth. But...I had to save her. I jumped across the room and tackled her down. She kicked me up and aimed for me. I dodged it, but it blew a big hole in the wall, revealing the outside. I ran up to her and punched her directly. My fist grew hot and fire cloaked the bracers. It was responding to my movements and I waved my arms towards her and she burned.

The cries pierced my ears, but it slowly stopped. My tears, however, flowed endlessly. I made sure to dodge, as I've been learning from Allen and Lenalee, the explosion and got up after it was over.

"I hope I saved you, Camille." I whispered and stood in the middle of the devastated classroom.

"Rosalie-chan…you did the right thing…" Sensei told me and pulled me in an embrace while I cried softly on her shoulder.

We all went outside where I was greeted by my old classmates,

"So, you're an Exorcist now, huh? I never thought I'd see the day. You're just too nice, Rosalie-chan. But I guess saving people suits you. We're still really sorry about your parents…" My classmate, Vincent, put a hand on my shoulder reassuringly.

"Yeah, I never expected any of this either. It's all happening too fast." I told him and shrugged his hand off. I honestly just wanted to be left alone.

"But you're a good girl. You'll be able to do it. You'll be a great Exorcist. Like your dad was!" Another classmate, Rikku, smiled at me.

My eyes watered up a little. "So, if Camille was the akuma, someone she loved must have died."

"Oh, yeah. It was Rev. He was one of the unlucky ones that night." She said in a grave voice and frowned and the mention of our deceased friend.

I didn't even need to ask what that night was. I just simply nodded.

"You know…we've missed you…" Vincent told me after a moment of silence.

"Ahahaha yeah, Vincent even kept a few locks of your hair in this little bag with him!" Rikku snickered and smacked Vincent playfully on the arm.

"I did not!"

I looked at them in awe. So…they weren't mad at me after all. I sighed in relief. They pulled me in an embrace and wished me luck on my new path.

I waved goodbye to them and started to make my way back with Allen towards the train.

"So…I'm guessing something happened here just recently?" He finally managed to ask after we began walking for a few minutes in an awkward silence.

"Yeah…"

"You don't have to tell me, but it's easier to let it out."

I sighed and looked into his innocent-looking, silver eyes. They seemed to show genuine worry and care. In that instant, for some reason, I felt like I could really trust him. "That's okay. I'll tell you."

So I told him everything and he really seemed to understand. Then, he told me about his foster father, Mana, and how he brought him back as an akuma when he was ten years old. Because of Mana, Allen got his cursed left eye.

"So that's why you can see akuma? I guess we're not that different. Both of our fathers turned into akuma and we were the ones to end their suffering." I sighed again. Depression really didn't suit me, but I couldn't see any other way around it at the moment.

"Yeah, you're right. But I'm sure they would've wanted it this way. You're a very strong person, Rosalie. I'm sure your father knew that."

I furrowed my eyebrows together. "Yeah…I guess so…" I ran a hand through my hair. "I should really be thankful for you though, Allen. If it wasn't for all that vigorous training you and Lenalee put me through, I'd probably be dead."

He smiled sheepishly. "It was no problem. And that's not true. You still have me, remember? And we're working together from now on."

I returned his smile with my own. "Yes. Thank you so much, really."

We made it to the train station and Allen stood in the doorframe smiling with his hand extended.

"Come on, Rose. Let's go home."

My eyes widened and I wiped them before tears could fall. My town that I grew up in…wasn't my home anymore. The Black Order was. It's only been a week, but it did feel like home now. And that's probably because it was my home now.

I grinned and took his hand."Yes, let's go home."

Stella: Thanks for reading it so far! I hope you enjoyed my revised chapter! I have to say, it definitely is way better than the original. Just what was I thinking when I wrote those? I still can't get over it. Not that these are great, but they're most definitely an improvement.

Rose: Allen and I are best friends~

Allen: Yes! Best friends~

Stella: But you're meeting Lavi in the next chapter.

Rose: Who's Lavi?

Allen: He's...interesting...

Stella: Time to edit chapter 4! well, please leave reviews and tell me what you think! Oh yeah, if anyone doesn't know, Navi is from the Legend of Zelda! :D I just thought it'd be cool if she was a golem...