"Dammit…this was a trap." Kanda scowled from inside the barrier. It had been three hours since the team headed out for Portugal on Komui's orders. There was reason to believe that the heart was there. Almost immediately when they got there they were ambushed by an army of akuma.

"Brother wouldn't betray the Order…." Leanalee commented softly.

"I don't think he would either Leanlee, but we obviously have a mole inside the order. The finders would've obviously told Komui about the amount of akuma here." Allen said as he glanced around at the akuma who surrounded the barrier. Most of them were level ones, which didn't really take that much effort to kill but there was just too many.

"Guys not to seem a pain, but if we don't come up with a plan we're screwed. I'm not sure how long I can keep this up, and you know a Noah will be coming at sometime." Adrian said. The barrier was really her doing, her innocence was more flexible that most. In Komui's words, it was energy. Pure energy that could either be condensed to form a barrier of sorts or like a laser attack. Clearly making a barrier took the most energy and the utmost concentration. Never before did she have to make a barrier this powerful and on top of that she wasn't too sure how well it'd hold up against a Noah. "Look…we need to get the word to Komui about the mole, otherwise the Order is done for."

"So what's your plan then?"

"Well…"

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Tyki admired his work as he began to clean the knife of the princesses' blood. Her back was dripping with blood. He was only slightly disappointed she didn't faint; after all it would've been wonderful to see her face when she realized he won their deal. All she had to do was not faint in the time span of a half an hour. She certainly did last longer than he thought she would. Tyki picked up a wet washcloth and settle himself behind he just as before. She had fainted the five minutes after the deadline. He rested the washcloth on the blob of dry blood that resided just below her wonderful tattoo. His hand wandered up to her new haircut, it was just about shoulder length now instead of mid back. He rather liked her hair color, it wasn't boring like the other exorcists. The light amber color did suit the British girl almost perfectly. Tyki sighed as he moved back to washcloth and began to scrub the blood off her back. It really was a shame that she didn't take his offer. He'd have to relieve himself later. He smiled at the tattoo. It really was perfect, exactly what he wanted.

Kanda laid on the ground staring at the ceiling. Adrian had stopped screaming almost a half an hour ago, but strangely enough this only made him more anxious. She was an excellent fighter and her innocence was one that saved his ass in a couple of missions, but he knew all too well her innocence had a power limit and once she drained it, it took two weeks to get it up to level that she could fight against a level one akuma. His tattoo on his chest had finally stopped glowing and he tore off his bandages. She really was an idiot sometimes, always worried about the well-being of others before her own safety. Did she forget that easily that he healed faster than most people?

The door swung open as Tyki carried a clothed Adrian into the main room. Tyki glanced at the more than awake Kanda. It seemed like he was fully healed…awake at that. Perhaps he went too soft on him? No matter, there was always tomorrow.

"What have you done with her…" seethed Kanda. Tyki smiled, so the prince did care about her. This just made the game so much more fun. He gave a smile before setting her down besides Kanda. He watched as Kanda's eyes scanned her body searching for any injuries. He couldn't see much besides the deep curve on the back of her shoulder that seemed to be part of some design.

"Thinking of taking a peak of my artwork? I don't blame you, it's the best I've ever done. She really is a beautiful piece….even underneath…" Kanda glared at Tyki with a rage even Tyki had yet to see from the man. He really couldn't help but laugh. "Temper, temper, or I might change my to let you sleep. I could do this all night." He noticed that only made him fall quiet. This man definitely had the maturity of people twice his age. Tyki snapped his fingers before he stood up. Kanda didn't even bother looking, knowing another door had just appeared. He sighed looking around the room before making his way to the new door. "I suggest you get some rest sword-man…who knows which one of you I will want to play with first in the morning." With that, Tyki disappeared into the doorway and with him all the doors disappeared.

Kanda scoffed as he took off his cloak and draped it over Adrian. "You idiot…"