Kanda was up as usual and doing his morning training when he heard loud talking down the hall. He pulled on his exorcist coat and walked down the hall toward the sound which was coming from the Science Department. He glared at the people blocking the entrance to the room until they moved out of his way. He wasn't that interested in what they were being so loud about but he wanted to make sure it wasn't something that could affect him. He looked into the main room and scowled.

All the noise was for that damn exorcist who had been talking to Allen last night. Scientists crowded around him, admiring the way he looked in his new exorcist coat, which was exactly the same one as the one Kanda was wearing but it looked so different on him. Kanda stood glaring at the man and was surprised when he looked up and met Kanda's eyes.

Regular POV

Emerald green burned into cobalt blue for a few seconds as the crowd realized who Kieran was staring at. Their auras seemed to crackle out at each other and Kieran strode over to Kanda, staring down at him. Kanda's aura was normal for him, full of annoyance and anger but Kieran's was very odd, it was amused but also cynical and bestial with raging undertones of pure power.

He looked down at Kanda and smiled. It was not a bright happy smile or one holding any amusement; it was a cold stretch of lips that made him resemble a predator. He bent down and simply whispered, "So you like the small, pure types do you?" before exiting into the hallway, causing even more people to talk. Kanda was frozen to the spot, his eyes wide. How did he know?

He shook his head, trying to rid himself of those thoughts and stalked off to get his breakfast.

Kieran was here too. Kanda scowled into his soba as he watched the man from a secluded corner of the cafeteria.

Kieran was eating by himself this time, sitting with his back to a pillar with a view of the whole cafeteria. His eyes shifted around the cafeteria, glancing at faces, making note of different hallways and the placement of the windows in the ceiling. He ate his food quickly and quietly, wondering how long it would take for him to get bored of this place. He could always find some toys to help pass the time. That little albino looked like he could be fun, he could also piss off that scowling samurai brat at the same time which was a bonus. But little Allen was a bit too innocent for his tastes, he would break him too quickly. That red head looked promising, he seemed like he'd have lovely screams. He was taller too and so less likely to break. Allen was also apparently Cross' apprentice, that could be interesting. He wondered if he could trick Cross into coming back. It had been a while since he'd seen that womanizing man.

Kieran grinned to himself. Cross was a fun thing. He knew that he was the reason Cross turned to women and drinking. Poor man just couldn't go without his exceptional skills. Cross would be a good time if he could hunt him down, he'd surely be nice and tense. It had been a long time. Yes, he was going to hunt down Cross. He'd decided. Cross could wait a bit though. He was going to have some fun with these fragile little exorcists first. He chuckled as his grin grew and anyone who saw it might have noticed its resemblance to the smiles worn by the Noah.

Allen couldn't find Kieran at all until lunch when he saw the steam from his food in the air. He set his tray nest to Kieran and sat next to the older man. "Afternoon," He said with a bright smile.

"Afternoon to you too," was Kieran's response before he dug into his food. When they were both finished they stayed and talked.

"So you're only 15 Allen? That's pretty young to be an exorcist at your level."

Allen nodded. "Yeah but it's what I've been training for most of my life after Master Cross took me in." Allen actually shuddered at the mention of his master.

"Cross huh? He's still his same old bastard self then by your reaction." Kieran smirked at the boy.

"You know Master? How? Because you're both Generals?" Allen was very curious how Kieran knew Cross.

"Ah yeah, we go way back. I met him when I first became a General at a meeting. I'm sure he hasn't forgotten me." Kieran smiled darkly and Allen dismissed it as bad memories like his own.

That was when Kieran saw the golden golem fluttering over Allen's shoulder. He froze, not even breathing for a few seconds, his eyes set on the golem. Allen noticed and turned to look at him about to ask what was wrong when Kieran's hand shot past Allen's head to grab the golem.

"What?" Allen was startled by Kieran's sudden movement and looked to Kieran only to see him holding Timcanpy in a firm grip. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Now that I have this guy." Kieran grinned like a wolf, something dark flashing in his eyes and made Allen shiver.

"You know about Timanpy? He was Master's golem. He left him with me to watch." Allen was still puzzled about the cause of Kieran's expression when he pulled out a slip of paper folded up.

"Yeah I know all about this little box of tricks. He can transport things to people he knows." Kieran held the paper up to Tim's mouth and told it, "Now you're gonna send this to Cross alright? I know you can and if I find out it didn't get to Cross bad things will happen."

The golem actually seemed to sweat a bit faced with Kieran's grin. "Yeah you remember me do you? You don't like cats do you Tim?" The grin grew even more, showing strangely teeth that seemed to sharpen. "I can easily find some cats who would love to eat you up for a bit and hide you somewhere."

The golem opened its mouth carefully and Kieran placed the paper in his mouth. When it closed its mouth Kieran's face went to normal and Tim relaxed.

Allen had no idea what just happened. Only that Kieran somehow knew more about Tim than he did and blackmailed the golem into giving something to his Master.

Kieran grinned that wolf grin again and clasped his hands. "And now we wait. It shouldn't take long with my message. Cross can move quite fast when he wishes to, especially without taking any side trips."

Allen was confused again. "What do you mean? Master is always slow. He stops at every town to drink and flirt."

Kieran simply smiled at him. "Not with the message I sent him. He will not stop at all until he gets here. He can't wait to see me after all." The grin was back and Allen decided he didn't want to know.