The meeting with Kumoi had gone… smoothly. Sera was all but to glad to get out of the man's office but he had placed her on a team with Allen, Lavi and Kanda which was something she would be forced to work with. Naturally been a bounty hunter she was used to always working alone. That was the one topic where she and Kanda actually agreed. Working alone was better because you never had to worry about the safety of another or that their weaknesses would slow you down.

Lavi had enthusiastically offered to show her around the buildings which had royally pissed off Lenalee as that was her job to do. But before she could protest Kumoi had agreed knowing that Sera wouldn't be comfortable been literally dragged around by Lenalee. The first stop the red head had chosen was the science department. He walked casually besides her grinning inwardly at how all the members stared at him and Sera as they walked through. He had in detail explained everything that takes place there.

The next place he took her was the library or archives where he had introduced her to bookman who seemed pleased to meet her. He had pulled Lavi aside as she wondered around through all the books looking if she could maybe find anything on her father. Maybe something that no one else could tell her when she found the section where she would find any information on him, she was highly pleased when she found a book on his history at the Order when a strange flap on the back of the book had caught her attention.

Looking around her carefully she gently peeled the flap back finding a letter and two rather ornamental keys. She smiled inwardly and slipped the contents in the inner pocket of her jacket before pushing down the flap again and paging through the book glancing over the pages when a paragraph about the Noah came up. She continued reading in shock when a hand touched her shoulder. Out of fright she slammed the book shut and turned to look at Lavi whose smile had faded the minute he saw the look in her eyes. Slowly he took the book from her placing it back in the shelf where it belonged when out of the blue the usual cocky, bad ass broke down in front of him resting her head against his chest.

Lavi instinctively wrapped his arms around the small female pulling her close when old man Panda walked around the corner gasping at the sight and ruining the moment they were sharing. Reluctantly Lavi let her slender figure go as the old Bookman looked at him brow raised and finger shaking like he was scolding a small child. He looked down at his boots glancing over at Sera only to find she wore a brilliant poker face to cover up what she really was feeling. A bright blush covered her cheeks as she smiled sheepishly at the old man.

"I'm sorry old man, you know there is just something so romantic about libraries I couldn't help but take advantage of the time alone with Lavi." She giggled and the old man shook his head smiling a wry smile as he turned and walked away.

Lavi placed his hands on her shoulders turning her to look at him. "How did you?"

She simply smiled up at him. "When you get visited by a Noah each night that you not in the mood to see you learn to put on a brilliant poker face, but it mainly stemmed from my childhood when getting lashings, they would be worse if I showed they were hurting." She said softly as she looked up at the bookman.

"We can come back tomorrow if that will be better maybe look up some more, but then again you do have plenty of time now that your hear and all." He smiled down at her.

"Let's ditch this joint please." She asked quietly taking the red heads arm and trying to pull him towards the door.

He smiled and nodded continuing their tour of the buildings when he came to his room's door. He turned to look at Sera who stood observing her surroundings silently when she turned to look at him inquisitively. She then looked at the door behind him and chuckled.

"So do all the new girls get the tour to your room door?" she taunted taking a step closer to the exorcist who swallowed hard as he looked down at her.

"Well uh… uh this is just in case you know. Like if you want to talk about something or if you don't want to be alone…uh…uh well yeah it's for that nothing more." His cheeks turned red slowly.

Seeing this Sera smirked as she circled him slowly before standing right before him and looking up at him. "Oh come now Lavi we both know if I come here at night very little talking will get done." She taunted playfully when she turned to see they were been watched by none other than General Winters.

The man just shook his head and turned away when the two exorcists stood blushing, the one hiding behind the other.

Lavi turned to look down at her when she opened his door and pulled him in closing it behind her and leaning against his door. Deep sigh escaped her as she slumped down and sat with her arms loosely around the top of her legs. He chuckled holding out his hand to her smiling when she without hesitating took it and allowed him to help her up. Pulling her up to quick Lavi launched her up into his arms catching her and grinning when he hugged her.

"Are you sure your okay Sera-chan, you looked really upset in the library before the old man showed his face around the corner." He looked down at her concerned.

"I'll be okay really. I just read some stuff about my father that I'm really not sure anyone would have told me. It shocked me because while I was messing around with a member of the Noah he was the one trying to put an end to them, I feel like such a traitor to what he had been doing for what seems like such a long time and then about his disappearance, is it true I'm never going to see him again?" she seemed to beg as the last words left her lips.

Lavi nodded unable to form the right words to answer her question. He watched as her head hung low and a stream of tears ran off her cheeks. All he could do was pull her into tight embrace lifting her chin to dry her eyes. Then with a final hug he helped her straighten herself out and led her to where they would eat.

As they entered all the eyes in the room turned to Lavi who stood with Sera on his arm innocently. Sera blinked looking at all the faces she'd have to get to know and how gloomy they all looked. She glanced up at Lavi whispering, "No wonder my father was never here, all these people look so depressed and gloomy, I swear it's not natural."

Lavi chuckled amused by the woman's statement taking her to get her food which went worse than he hoped it would.

The cook cooed over poor Sera that she eventually slammed his head down into her plate of soup and walked away to go sit where Kanda and Allen had seated themselves down and were busy with their meals. Lavi stood shocked but laughing as he apologized to the cook and collected food for both him and Sera while Allen sat wide eyes like almost every single other person present except for Kanda who actually smirked before his scowl returned to his face. Lenalee ran in missing out on the action as she watched Lavi had Sera something to eat. She shrugged and quickly gave the chef an apologetic look while fetching her food before she joined them.

"So how is your tour with Lavi going?" she asked quietly as she looked up at Sera hoping she wasn't enjoying it.

The three men looked up as a smug look crossed Sera's features before she answered Lenalee in the sweetest voice she could muster. A blush crossed her cheeks as on command as she looked Lenalee squarely in the eyes.

"Well it was good but my favorite part of the tour has to be Lavi's room, we toured it very thoroughly." She spoke with a seductive undertone to her voice which caused Lenalee to spit her food out onto the poor gentle man who sat at a table next to the table they were seated at.

Lavi sat blushing a deep shade of red as Lenalee glared daggers at him. "I KNEW IT! You just HAD to take her to your room, honestly Lavi Bookman Junior you never EVER cease to amaze me, she hasn't even been here for a full day and you are already trying to make moves on the poor…"

"But what if I wanted him to make the moves on me?" Sera interrupted innocently. She had to force herself not to laugh when she looked at the disgusted look on Kanda's face she had to admit that each ones face wore an extremely priceless expression as they looked at her in disbelief.

When she couldn't contain her laughter anymore she squeaked before doubling over at the table. "Seriously you are all so gullible for a bunch of exorcist's I'm just fucking with you." She hooted as she removed herself from the table. She needed to get away so she could breath.