Kanda just looked from the blank white walls to the female exorcist that laid beside him. He had slept for maybe….five hours. Who knew? Within this room time seemed to stand still. He scanned the room every once in a while for a door to appear or Allen to appear. The bean sprout was alone and Kanda didn't know exactly know where he was either. He wasn't so much worried his safety, as he was if he would crack. He was so new to the Black Order, and to have so many secrets thrust upon him. He looked back over to Adrian who was sound asleep. She was such an idiot at times.
"Hi I'm-"
"Cut the formalities. We have a job to do. Just look over the Intel. You do your job and I'll do mine. " Kanda said to the newest member of the Black Order. He wasn't in a good mood, didn't even know why Komui had partnered him with such a new member. They weren't even sure what her full powers were. For her first mission, the 16-year-old British girl seemed to be rather useless.
"Well, can I know the name of man I'm gonna have to save when his flawed plan fails?"
"Kanda."
"What no last name?"
"Just Kanda"
"Fine fine. Mr. I'm so serious can't even get give his partner his last name." She looked out the window at the passing scenery, as the train got closer to their destination. "I'm Adrian…Adrian Smith."
"Kanda…" Adrian rolled over to see Kanda sitting up without a shirt. It only took her a second to figure out the cloak was on top of her was his. It had to be, she never wore won and Allen was still nowhere to be seen. The hazel-eyed girl looked up at her Japanese partner. It was obvious that he was deep in thought about something. "You figure out how to get out of-
"We stick to the plan."
Adrian sighed and sat up." And what if Leanlee didn't-"
"We're sticking to-"
"WOULD YOU STOP INTERUPTING ME, YU!"
"Well maybe you should grow some brains, then you'd learn to think before you act. We're not going to survive if you keep act-"
"Oh so it's my fault that all this happened." She said turning her head away from him. She didn't even notice that he was staring at her hand. "You just expect me to just lay around just waiting for him to come back."
"You shouldn't have cut me down." This was when she snapped.
"I couldn't just leave yo-" Before she could even finish her sentence, Kanda grabbed her wrist and raised her hand to eye level.
"You got hurt because you acted rashly!" His voice was deeper almost pained…did he feel guilty? Her stomach couldn't help but jump when he brought her hand to eye level…her broken finger stood out like a sore thumb. Just looking at it brought back the memories. She tore her wrist out of his grip.
"Would you get over yourself? I'm not some weakling. I can take care of mysel-"
"WOULD YOU LET ME PROTECT YOU FOR ONCE."
"I told you I'd have to save your ass when you plan failed." She said as Kanda looked up at the exorcist that was putting up a barrier keeping an akuma back with just her one hand.
"Tch, and when were you gonna tell me that you could put up a barrier." He said as he began to stand leaving the puddle of his blood on the cold ground. The young exorcist turned her head to look at him.
"You never really asked. When you said read the intelligence I assumed Komui told you me about me." She looked back to the akuma. "You don't need to worry about me Kanda. I write my own tales, and I'm not waiting for a hero!"
Kanda grabbed her wrist again, but this time, it gentler. He pulled her closer to him so that he could feel her heartbeat through her own chest, his cloak falling off her. "Just let me protect you," he said in a soft voice. "You don't have to do it alone anymore Adrian… you don't have to put up this act anymore."
She could feel the tears assemble in her eyes she turned to look at him. "Yu…I…"
"Just shut up, you talk to much." He said as he pulled her into a kiss. The young Britain could feel the tears falling down her check as they kissed. It had been so long since she had been able to let herself…it had been so long since she'd had able to just cry in his arms, and that's exactly what she did.