It took them two days to reach England. Most of it was walking, they stopped overnight in France before taking the ferry over. When they reached England Lavi got them two rooms at an inn before meeting up with the rest of the group. To hide from the Noah and the like-it'd been agreed upon so they'd not give themselves away-they bore disguises.

Krory had his tall hair pinned back and a fake moustache rested above his lips. Back in France they'd bought clothing and now Miranda wore a black dress. The ladies at the store had tried to make her buy a corset but for many reasons Miranda had declined. She felt awkward just walking around in such lacey clothing, at least Lenalee had made sure it was easy to move in. Lavi had a hood to hide his red hair. His hammer was tucked out of sight. No matter how much Lenalee had bothered him to remove his eyepatch he wouldn't budge, Jiji would kill him if he did [1] . Lastly Lenalee had changed her skirt in for a pair of pants. Her and everyone else's Exorcists uniforms were folded into a bag. Replacing the uniform she wore a baggy t-shirt. Her short green hair was tied up in a bun and hidden underneath a hat.

"Think these will work?" Miranda asked nervously. Her eyes flittered around glancing at each person on the street wondering if they'd already been found out.

Lavi smacked Miranda on the back good-heartedly and said, "Look more confident! If you act nervous people will definitely suspect something."

"Right,"

"So!" Lenalee said as she skipped forward, "Shall we split up? Or do you think we should stick together?"

Krory brought a hand to his chin, he kept wary not to bump the moustache, "Splitting up we'd cover more ground. If we find anything-well, no one has their golems right now."

"Yeah, if you do happen to run into Akuma try not to be spotted. If they report back to the Earl then this lead might turn into another dead end." Lavi said. Those words seemingly damped the atmosphere.

"I'll go with Krory, so Lavi with Miranda? That sound good?" Lenalee asked trying to brighten the mood.

"Yes! I'll do my best Lavi! If we run into trouble I'll support you to the best of my ability!" Miranda spoke with a fire in her eyes. Lavi nodded acknowledging her words.

"See you later guys!" Lavi called out as the two groups began to head separate ways. Lenalee and Krory wished them good luck then turned their backs.

Lavi and Miranda passed numerous stores, they occasionally stopped in alleys only to find trash not what they were looking for.

"The sky's getting dark." Lavi commented.

Miranda's eyes flickered over to the boy. She couldn't tell his expression from underneath his hood, but she wondered if he was hungry. They'd been walking for an hour now, she probably had some candy stored in her-

"Hide!" Lavi's urgent voice snapped her back to reality. The pressure was on as she frantically looked around for something to dive behind. A pole! There was an electrical pole a foot away! It was amazing how she managed to run towards it and situate herself without being spotted from whatever Lavi had warned her about. Once she calmed her nerves she looked around for her companion. Miranda spotted Lavi crouched behind a garbage can across the street. We made eye contact and he held a finger up to his lips as a sign of silence before pointing towards his left-directly in front of her.

Carefully, Miranda poked her head out. She almost let out a squeak of surprise seeing the Level 3 Akuma leaning against one of the buildings. It was alone, thankfully. Her and Lavi were currently in a deserted part of town; she wondered if it was due to the Akuma's presence it'd become like that. Everyone agreed on not to engage battle unless it was necessary, if they followed that how long would they have to wait until the Akuma left?

Almost as if it heard her thoughts, the Level 3 pushed off of the building. The Akuma looked towards the sky and mumbled, "The Earl calls us back…"

The Earl?! Does that mean the Ark is close?

Miranda listened intently hoping to learn more. From her hiding spot she could tell the Akuma was about to leave, then it's head suddenly turned in her direction. Panic shot through her and snapped back, straightening herself like she was a board.

Nearby Lavi had his hammer ready in case things turned for the worse.

The Akuma let out a dry chuckle, "Funny funny funny...I thought I smelled Innocence. Impossible though," It grew quiet, both Exorcists thought they were alone once again. Lavi was about to check when he saw something that made his heart stop.

The Akuma was still there. It's armor-like hand had extended and from it shot out a blade of dark matter. It was sailing straight for Miranda.

"Miranda! Duck!" Lavi shouted. Their eyes met the second before the blade struck the pole and he realized his warning had come too late. Wood chips went flying into the air upon impact. The earsplitting crack he heard was not followed by a scream...hopefully Miranda's alright. "Hey?! Miranda!" His feet were already taking him forward when he when he received no response.

"Oh~? Another rat?" The Akuma questioned. By now he'd found Miranda. The woman was sprawled out unconscious on the ground. Blood dripped from a wound where the back of her head had most likely smacked against the pavement. He quickly patted her down, making sure she had no other injuries. Lavi noticed Miranda was holding her Innocence in her hands. Carefully he removed it; when he got a better look he grimaced at the state it was in. The circular clock no longer emitted a green glow, a long crack ran down the middle of it giving him the impression it took the full force of the blow. Komui could fix it, but until then it wasn't usable.

"Hey kid don't forget about me now." The Akuma drawled out.

Lavi stood and gripped his hammer. Now he was angry. "Give me a moment." He spoke gruffly. Quickly he moved Miranda further down the street and out of harm's way.

"Are you ready now kiddo?"

Lavi glared the Akuma. "This'll be over quickly."

The Level 3 seemingly grinned, "So sure of yourself?"

"Yeah…" Mentally he activated his Innocence. Lavi raised his hammer above his head, it grew bigger and bigger until it was ten times the size it was before. "Fire Stamp: Hellfire and Ash!"

Upon hitting the earth a torrent of flames exploded out of nowhere and formed into a snake, Lavi controlled it so it collided with the Level 3. A layer smoke hindered his vision, he waited anxiously for it to clear.

A malicious chuckle broke the silence. "That all you got, kid?"

[1] So when Lavi says Jiji/Bookman would kill him if he took his eyepatch off, I saw this theory thing saying how maybe it helps him control his full Bookman powers. I know all the Bookman Clan do is record history, but they have to have a way to protect their secrets right?

I wrote this chapter pretty fast! So next chapter probably will be Lavi vs. Level 3! I'm not that good at writing battle scenes so when the time comes bear with me. See you then!