"...So the form that you took while we were fighting Road was your possessed form?" Lavi asked as he sunk his teeth into a piece of dango.
Kenna nodded, "Or otherwise known as my anger form. Whenever a loved one of mine, or a friend, gets hurt, my anger inside me rises up to one hundred percent, and my hair spreads like wildfire. My aura turns into the same type of element my hair does, and my clothes change different colors. It can be a benefit...but it can also be dangerous."
Letting that sink into his head, the bookman finished the rest of his food, "Ah, okay."

Sudden footsteps were heard as a figure stepped into the mess hall. Kenna and Lavi turned around to see who it was. It was no other than a 28-year old woman, with short, curly brown hair, matching eyes, and dark circles consumed her eyes; she looked she hadn't slept in days, which sent tiny chills down Kenna's spine.
Kenna then took a look at the woman's uniform, seeing that it wasn't like her uniform.
The 18-year old's uniform was a durable, black trench coat, with a hood in the back. Adorning, metallic-like shoulder plates rested on her shoulders. The uniform was complete with an off-white threading, topped off by the symbol of the Black Order.
Unlike Kenna's, the woman's uniform was different. It was a beautiful, smooth black texture, slightly more fancier than the one she wore. Instead of off-white threading, hers appeared to be more of a crimson red.
As Kenna tilted her head back a bit, she noted how high the collar set on the woman's neck. As she lowered her eyes from the collar, the sun began to shine through the windows of the mess hall, revealing shiny, golden chains on the uniform that the woman wore.

Kenna squinted due to the brightness. The chains were a spotless bronze color. It had to have been real. But then Kenna saw the letter above the chains, a crimson letter "E", which Kenna assumed might stand for the word "Exorcist". The word was right next to the same exact symbol that's on Kenna's uniform.

The brunette was awestruck. She hasn't seen this type of uniform in her life. She then wondered how long that woman had been in the Black Order. Curiosity struck her as she continued to stare at the suit.

"Um...excuse me." The woman's voice was oddly shy and concerned, which broke the silence. "But I hope I didn't interrupt you two at all."
Kenna looked up at her, "Oh, no no no! It's fine! You didn't barge in at all. We had just gotten finished with our conversation."
The woman let out a sigh of relief, "Ah,okay...good."

Kenna grinned, "...Anyways, it looks like you've been here for a long time. What's your name?"
The shy woman stammered, "Oh, m-mine? It's Miranda Lotto." She curtsies. "And yours?"
"Kenna Vikasa." The brunette sticks out her hand. "Nice to meet you, Miranda."

A smile came across Miranda's face, and shook the young brunette's hand in return, "It's nice to meet you too."

"Hey, Miranda!" A sudden voice boomed through the hall, causing the two women to flinch and look at the man before them. It was no other than a tall, slender, young man in his early thirties. He had short black hair, which spiked up in the back, and one large, curled-up white bang that drooped over the front of his face. His eyes looked similar to Miranda's, but there was no bags under them.
Kenna then saw that he had the same exact suit as Miranda did, except for the skirt. The suit was modified into a coat of some kind.

Miranda spotted the man and waved to him, "Oh, hello, Arystar! How was the mission?"
The man walked over to them as he smiled, "It went fine! I'm a little tired from having to suck all that blood from the akuma, but thanks to one of the other exorcists that I was teamed up with, we got rid of them easily."
At the sound of blood, the color in Kenna's face drained. Arystar looked over at Kenna, then a sudden look of concern came across his face, "Oh my god! Young lady, are you okay?!"
Kenna took a few minutes to respond, her face still pale, "Yes, I-I'm alright...but did you just say...akuma blood?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Well, I was just surprised, that's all."

"Oh,okay." Arystar sighed. "Are you new here, young lady?"
"Yes, I am. I just became an exorcist a couple of days ago, and so has my friend, Tiaoshi. She's off on a mission right now. We're still getting used to being here."
"Well, you will like it here. There's a lot of great food, and most of the people are nice. And also, most exorcists call this their home."
Kenna smiled warmly, "Yeah, home." Her concentration suddenly drifted off as she stared into space, remembering a sudden flashback of her past...small pieces of it haunting her mind.

"Young lady?" Arystar's voice brought her back to her senses.
"Y-Yes?"
"Are you sure you're alright?"

Kenna nods, "Yes, I am." She clears her throat. "Anyways, Miranda said that your name was Arystar?"
The vampire-like exorcist smiles, "Yes. My name is Arystar Krory III. What is your name?"
"Kenna." She smiles. "Nice to meet you, Arystar."

The exorcist bows, "Nice to meet you too, Kenna."
Kenna then glanced down, and saw that both Miranda and Krory were holding hands. She then looked up at them, a small smile coming across her face, "...Are you two together?"

Hearing Kenna's comment, the two exorcists look down at their hands, their cheeks turning a bantam pink as they let go of the hold, "N-No!"
Kenna chuckled, followed by Miranda and Arystar's laughs.

_

Three months have now passed by. It is now November. Instead of watching the red, orange, and yellow leaves fall down from the trees outside, Kenna is pacing back and forth impatiently. Her face was shaped in annoyance, trickles of sweat running down from her forehead. Tiaoshi sat on the bed in front of Kenna, confused why the brunette has been doing this for the past thirty minutes.

"I just don't get it!" Kenna sighed in frustration as she did another round of pacing. "We've been here for a couple of months now, waiting to see what Akuma spreads throughout England so we can stop it, but for some odd reason, it hasn't happened." She stopped, then looked at the blonde-haired entity. "Seriously, what is going on?!"

Tiaoshi sighed and crossed her arms, "To be honest, Kenna, I really do not know. I'm a little baffled too that Akuma has not set her plot into action yet, let alone send in her minions. It seems odd. Akuma might be waiting for the right moment."

"Waiting for the right moment?" The brunette gave her a confused look. "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean that she might still be thinking of the plan, adding more to it...or waiting until we've settled down in this place."
Kenna took a minute and let that rest inside her head. She lifted her hand up, resting it under her chin.
"...Yeah, I suppose you're right, Tiaoshi." The brunette nodded. "But still, it's really starting to tick me off."

"Tell me about it."

All of a sudden, the two women heard a knock at the door. Tiaoshi got up from the bed, and went to answer it. Her eyes widened when she saw that it was Allen.
"Allen?" The blonde's voice sounded surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"Komui needs you, Tiaoshi, and I in his office." The white-haired man explained, his face shaped in concern. "He will inform you when we get there." He then nods off to the hallway, "Come on. We need to hurry."

Confused of Allen's statement, the brunette and blonde followed the young man. When they set foot in the chief's office, they saw books open and scattered everywhere, most of them piled up on Komui's head.
Allen ran over to the head officer, and rested his hand on his shoulder, nudging the snoring man. A sudden sigh came from Allen, knowing that is not the way to wake the sleeping officer up. He slowly leaned in, and whispered in Komui's ear, "Lenalee's getting married."

Hearing that, the officer suddenly jolted, the books that were lying on top of his cap slid off and fell onto the floor. "Lenalee! Why would you propose to someone and not tell your dear brother?!" Komui wailed, tears coming out of eyes, leaving the brunette and blonde with confused looks on their faces.

Allen turned to face the two female exorcists, laughing a little, "Sorry, Kenna and Tiaoshi. That's the only way to wake him up."

After Komui finally settled down, Allen, Tiaoshi, and Kenna sat down on the couch. "So what is it you need us to do, chief?" The white-haired boy asked as Komui flipped through some pages of a book.

Komui took a minute to respond as he stopped at a page, then showed it to the three exorcists. The page represented a picture of a tall young man wearing a tuxedo. He also had a top hat on, slightly tilted due to his hand resting on the tip. His eyes were yellow, which Kenna realized were the same color as Road's eyes when she transformed into her real form. He also had the same dull gray skin tone, and the wreath of crosses along his forehead. His jet, black hair was slicked back and put into a ponytail.

"I need you three to track him down. He's been searching for more pieces of Innocence, killing any exorcists that get in his way." The head officer spoke up. "His name is Tyki Mikk, the Noah of Pleasure. He is a strong one."

"Tyki Mikk?" Kenna asked, chills going down her spine as she stared at the picture.
The head officer nodded, "But keep an eye out. He might spot you three and attack you guys at any minute when you're not looking."

"Okay." Tiaoshi said and wasn't scared at all, to Kenna's surprise. "We comprehend, sir."
The head officer smiled, "Okay, good." He watched as the three set off on their mission, waving to them as they leave. "And good luck! We're counting on you!"

_

Leaves crunched under the trio's feet as they set foot into the town of England. Kenna glanced over to her right as she saw little kids chasing each other, giggling. She smiled warmly, remembering the first time she had visited England with her mother when she was little. She then glanced over to her right, seeing busy people buying things from different markets, including food, toys, and clothing.
"Nice day, isn't it?" Allen asked Kenna, which caught her attention as she met eyes with the grey-eyed boy.
The brunette smiled, "Yes, yes it is. Fall is one of my favorite seasons. Despite it being cold sometimes, I always admire the leaves during this season, how they change color and fall off."
The 18-year old man grinned, "Yeah, same here."
The two began to talk as the trio walked further down England, and into one of the parks. The trio rested on the bench.

"...So Tyki is one of the Noah?" Tiaoshi asked.
Allen nodded, "I've encountered him many times, once when I saved Suman before he killled him, and took my Innocence away for a while. My fellow friends and I encountered him when we were in the Noah's Ark, and had to get the key to get out of that place." He scratched his head. "And I don't remember the other encounters."

The blonde-haired entity sighed, "Ah, okay." She then leaned back and rested her head on the bench.
Kenna, who wasn't paying attention to the conversation, was watching the leaves fall off of a tree. All of a sudden, the ground started to spin beneath her feet, and then the whole place. Allen and Tiaoshi watched in astonishment as the whole place spun around like a tornado, then stopped at an unknown place that looked like a bamboo forest.

A sudden figure appeared before them. His face looked kind of creepy at first, but as he walked closer to them, the three recognized who he was.

"You were saying?" The Noah asked.

Whoa... Kenna thought. That...was quick.