Author's note: Sorry for the late-ish update. Been busy, had some writer's block, and forgot about it for a few days. ^^; Anyways sorry for short chapter, couldn't think of much...or at least couldn't think of how to make it longer. I might not be able to make the next chapter for a few months...Busy, busy, busy...mostly school work though. Getting close to the end of the trimester so that means final projects...yeah...I'm also not into a writing mood so that's another reason. Bare with me!


Chapter 3: First Mission

The next day during breakfast, Koyuki got called into Komui's office.

"I heard you were able to activate your Innocence. Congrats. Now it's time to go on your first mission~!" Komui said cheerfully. He held up a folder that had all the details of the mission and handed it to Koyuki. "Allen will accompany you on your mission…As soon as he gets here."

Right as Allen walked into the room Komui had said that. "Hi Koyuki. Sorry I'm late. Looks like we're going on a mission together." He said with a light smile.

Koyuki gave a wave to Allen. "Morning."

"Now that you're both here, I'll explain your mission for today." Komui said, giving a copy of the mission to Allen. "You two will be going to a little town in Spain. We've been getting numerous reports of Akuma attacks so your mission is to destroy them. I'm assigning you this easy mission to help you get accustomed to using your Innocence by fighting against Akuma. Allen is going with you in case you need help. Well that's it, hurry and go to the Ark."

Koyuki and Allen exited Komui's office and headed towards the Ark portal. Once they got in, Allen made a new portal to Spain, right in the outskirts of the town. When they walked through the portal, their eyes widened at the destruction they saw. Half destroyed buildings, houses on fire, and dead bodies in the street. Nearby, Allen's left eye activated. The two Exorcists saw one Akuma, a level one, attacking a group of civilians.

Koyuki activated her Innocence, took aim, and destroyed the Akuma before it killed the civilians. "Are you okay?" She asked as they approached them, checking to see if they were hurt.

"Yes, thank you. Who are you guys?" One of the men asked.

"We're Exorcists. We'll take care of the Akuma, so go hide somewhere. Koyuki, help them if they run into anymore Akuma and I'll go see if there's anymore people who need our help." Allen said, activating his Crown Clown.

"Alright, I won't let you down. I promise." Koyuki said to Allen as she lead the civilians to a safe place.

Allen headed off in the opposite direction, looking for more people who were still alive. His eye activated again as he sensed more souls of Akuma. Allen's eyes widened when he saw the souls, knowing what level the Akuma were. "Damn, Level 3's. Koyuki, please stay away from them." Allen whispered to himself as he approached the level 3 Akuma. "You're the ones in charge of the lower Akuma who've been destroying this town, aren't you?" He asked, glaring at them.

"Oh! An Exorcist, how fun. Of course we are. If you think you can stop us, think again." One of the level 3 Akuma said. There were about four level 3's in front of Allen, all of them with the intent to kill.

"I'll take you all down." Allen said, engaging combat with one of the Level 3's, as the rest surrounded him. All four Akuma attacked Allen.


Koyuki took the remaining civilians to a deserted house that wasn't complete destroyed. Along the way she had to fight off level 1 Akuma. She was doing a pretty good job at it. Not only did she destroy Akuma, she was able to save the few people who were still alive. "Is everyone okay?" Koyuki asked the remaining townspeople.

There were a few people with minor injuries, but all of them were fine. They all nodded at Koyuki.

"Good, I'll stay outside and guard the place. Shout if anything bad happens." Koyuki said, leaving the house and scanning her surroundings. A few level 1 Akuma came by the house, but Koyuki was able to handle them and keep the villagers safe.


Allen was holding up pretty well during his fight with the Akuma. Another level 3 Akuma appeared and strayed off without Allen noticing, sensing another Innocence in use. In due time, the level 3 Akuma found Koyuki outside defending a house full of people. It smirked and appeared before Koyuki.

Koyuki saw the Level 3, wondering if it was an Akuma or not. So far, she had only seen level 1 Akuma. Koyuki aimed her anti-Akuma weapon at it, watching it cautiously.

"I guess you never saw a level 3 Akuma before." It said. "You must be some fresh meat."

Koyuki released the arrow once she heard it say it was an Akuma.

The Akuma knocked the arrow away, the weapon causing no harm to it. "Is that all you got? Pitiful." It said before disappearing from Koyuki's sight.

Koyuki frantically looked around, wondering where the Akuma could have gone. Seconds later, she heard screams coming from inside the house. She immediately ran inside, eyes widening when she saw the corpses of the villagers she was supposed to protect. "No…" She said quietly to herself before the Akuma appeared before her, stabbing it's claws at her. Koyuki changed her anti-Akuma weapon into a shield, holding off its attack. It was working until she saw cracks in her shield. It soon shattered and the Akuma's claws stabbed her in the stomach. Her eyes widened as blood came out of her mouth.

The Akuma laughed as it held up Koyuki, its claw still in her stomach. "Pathetic. I expected more from an Exorcist."It threw Koyuki to the side, causing her more pain.


Allen had killed off the four Akuma he went up against, receiving only minor injuries. He scanned the area and his eye picked up another Level 3 Akuma, realizing that it was near Koyuki. "Crap!" He sprinted off towards Koyuki and the Akuma.


Koyuki was in major pain as her breathing sped up, trying to get air into her lungs. Her vision started to blur a bit. 'I'm not going to die…not yet.' She thought to herself as she prepared an arrow. Her back was facing the Akuma and she waited for it to approach her.

The Akuma walked towards Koyuki. It was bored with her already and it was its job to collect Innocence and give it to a Noah to destroy. It used its foot to turn Koyuki onto her back, but in doing so it had let down its guard and an arrow flew through its head.

Koyuki released more arrows at the Akuma's head as she breathed heavily, wanting to make sure that it died. "Ha. Bet you weren't expecting that." She said with a weak smile as she watched the Akuma be destroyed. Once the Akuma was gone, she dropped her arms and looked towards the house. Her smile disappeared. She had failed to protect the villagers and let them die.


Allen saw the soul of the Akuma be released and disappear. He was shocked that Koyuki was able to destroy a Level 3 so soon. However his biggest concern right now was if Koyuki had been hurt or not. He arrived not too long after Koyuki destroyed the Akuma. Looking towards her, Allen's eyes grew when he saw Koyuki lying in her own pool of blood. He ran over to her and gently picked her up. "Koyuki, don't worry, you'll be fine. We're going back to Headquarters now." He said.

Koyuki weakly turned her head up at Allen, unable to make out the blurred figure, but recognizing his voice. "Allen. I failed. The villagers. They were killed." She said in a whisper.

Allen bit his lip when he heard what Koyuki said. "We can't always protect everyone. That's the life of an Exorcist. All we can do is save the souls of the Akuma and stop them from killing more people." He said, holding her tightly as he headed towards the portal of the Ark.

Koyuki had passed out sometime during Allen's walk back to the Ark. She really wished that she could have saved those people.


At headquarters, Allen had taken Koyuki to the hospital wing. Her wound was treated and she was now resting in one of the beds. Allen was waiting outside, regretting leaving Koyuki alone. He was thinking that he should have thoroughly scanned the area to make sure that she wouldn't run into a level 3.


Lavi had heard what happened to Koyuki and ran to the hospital wing. He saw Allen waiting outside and grabbed him by the front of his shirt. "Is she okay?! What happened?! How can you let her get hurt like that?!" He asked in a frantic tone.

Allen pushed Lavi away from him. "I'm sorry okay! I didn't mean for her to get hurt! Back off!" He exclaimed in his own frustrated tone. He was already beating himself up for letting Koyuki go off alone. He didn't need Lavi to shove it in even more. Allen stormed off, heading to his room and leaving Lavi behind in the hospital wing.

Lavi watched Allen leave as he sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "I think I might have been too hard on him…" He said to himself. He walked into the room where Koyuki was resting. Lavi looked down at her and smiled a bit. She looked so peaceful and sweet, as if she never went into a battle and got injured. He went to talk to one of the nurses about what had happened to Koyuki. Once the talk was over, he sighed. "Man, I should really apologize to Allen." He had heard that Allen was concerned about Koyuki the whole time and was blaming himself for what happened. Lavi looked over at Koyuki. The nurse had said that it would probably take her a few days to recover, but that she'd probably wake up tomorrow. He walked out of the hospital wing and went off in search of Allen so he could apologize.