Hello there! Again, Suman will probably be reeaaally out of character in this one, but he barely showed up in the anime, so I don't really know him. So I'm making a Suman of my own. Calm down.

Suman was actually seething with rage. SEETHING. That was a rare occurrence for Suman, as he was always the calm and collected one. He had enough patience for chess, as well as dealing with Johnny and Reever every day. He had always been able to restrain himself from flipping out on the annoying ones, but now he could barely contain himself. Some fancy, disgustingly charming player had swooped up Mitsuko whilst she was just inches from Suman's reach. He was a little miffed.

Clamping his mouth shut as he watched them entangled in a passionate embrace, he slowly stood up and began walking down the trail. Mitsuko was a lady, a proper woman, not some slut who would go with any fancy guy who presented himself. She was being marauded by a pretty face, while what she really needed was someone she knew. Someone she actually cared about. Like Suman. So he started hatching a plan.

He would have to impress her. Something BIG. He could get her a gift of some sort…maybe some jewellery. Although all girls went crazy for nice jewellery, Mitsuko wasn't the type to wear something so delicate. Besides, she so much clothing that it would just get covered up. Maybe he would kill a really powerful Akuma in front of her. Yeah, that ought to make him look strong and valiant. I bet she's never even seen that purple top-hat dude kill something. He's too fancy for killing things.

As he trudged back to the Dark Order, trying to keep his thoughts from thinking of what was happening to his precious, he heard a deep rumbling noise. Noticing it right away, he got down low and peered up into the sky. Several dark shapes hurtled past, almost snapping the surrounding trees in half. Akuma. And they were headed straight to where Mitsuko was. Fearful that Mr. Purple wouldn't want to get his gloves dirty with some Akuma essence, Suman started sprinting through the woods to destroy the threat.

It took him at least 5 minutes to retrace his steps back to the waterfall, leaving him huffing and puffing as he reached the clearing. He stopped dead in his tracks, as he saw the Akuma hovering in front of the waterfall. He strained his ears to overhear the conversation.

"What are you all doing here?" Mr. Purple asked, the Akumas strangely not attacking him. Mitsuko stood beside him, looking not the least bit frightened. A lump formed in Suman's throat, because he knew that she was not fearful because she was with him.

"A-Ah, Mr. Mykk! We…We did not know that you were here, my liege!" The Akuma in the middle sputtered, quivering as he hovered in mid-air. He looked quite strange, almost like a character from Alice in Wonderland. Some kind of rabbit-thing. "We could smell the Exorcist's innocence nearby and…w-we…we were just doing as Sir Earl ordered us!"

"Well, you've come to the wrong place. This Exorcist is without innocence, as I am interrogating her for information. Now, off with you," the man said, dismissing them. Glad for their lives, they skittered through the air, making sure to get as far away as possible.

Smiling, the man turned, so that he was facing Suman now.

"Now, wasn't that a clever lie? I've always been able to lie flawlessly," he boasted, reaching up a gloved hand to brush back his messy hair. Suman's breath caught in his throat, as the man's forehead was revealed. Several black, diamond-like shapes dotted his forehead, a distinct sign that he was of the Noah clan. Suman could barely breathe, let alone process what was going on. Mitsuko was in love with a Noah.

This is horrible! She must be under some sort of spell! Suman screamed in his head, trying to contain his disgust. In love with an Akuma!

"Yes, it was quite wonderful, indeed." Mitsuko was talking, now, not a bit of fear in her voice. She didn't sound like she was under anyone's control or anything. If she was, wouldn't she have sounded like a robot or something? Wait…maybe she ISN'T under a spell! Suman thought horror. No…no…there's no way someone can love such a horrible creature and not vomit at the thought of…ugh…TOUCHING them…something's wrong…

With his new-found information, Suman quickly picked himself off of the ground, and started bolting towards the towers of the Dark Order. He would tell everyone there of this horrible incident; how the Exorcist Mitsuko had been hopelessly led astray by a Noah, and that he could be doing improper things with her. Everyone would jump up and rush out the door at the thought of losing a potential General.

Grinning inwardly, Suman ran and ran until he reached the Dark Order.

Bursting through the great, front door, several startled faces turned towards Suman as he bent over to catch his breath.

"Suman! You look so…exasperated! Is something the matter?" Lenalee asked, carrying a tray of colorful coffee mugs. Everyone looked genuinely worried about Suman's health, although he had bigger things to worry about.

"Yes…something is VERY the matter," Suman growled, trudging his muddy boots through the front hallway toward the cafeteria. He needed a drink. Slumping down at the cafeteria table, he rubbed at his eyes with the balls of his hands. He felt physical and emotionally exhausted. All he wanted was his precious Mitsuko back.

"What is it? Please tell us Suman!" Everyone crooned at him, crowding around his table. After finishing his drink and audibly slamming it down on the table, he looked up at everyone's worried faces. Did he really want to do this? Although a menacing, evil Noah had taken hold of Mitsuko, she did look quite happy with him. He didn't seem like the mind control type, so it was possible she had just managed to fall in love for a monster. Yet, she still wouldn't fall for him. No, he had to. This was dangerous. She could get seriously hurt.

"It's Mitsuko…" Suman whispered, making his decision.

"Mitsuko? What about her?" Everyone asked. "Is she alright?"

"No…she's not…" Suman was too exhausted to yell such startling news. All he could manage was to let the words drip out of his mouth.

"She's not? Well, where is she?" Lenalee exclaimed, setting her tray down. Everyone was all ears now.

Suman could barely keep his head upright, let alone be in a position to fight a Noah. Taking a deep breath, he prepared himself to ruin Mitsuko's happiness. "She's…She's in love with a Noah…"