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Day 5

"You're so crusty!"

"Look at you! Your arms are disgusting!"

"Yeah, disgusting lizard thing!"

"Heh, if your gonna come here, at least put a mask on to match your arms!" The kids chanted and teased as the pointed at my arms covered in bright white bandages. I looked dully into my lap, the palms of my hands facing up as I rested them carefully. The adults said not to listen to these horrible children, but what else can I do but hear when I'm alone like this- no escaping. Some of the pudgy kids threw their half eaten food at me, leaving streaks of color on me.

"Troll!"

"Mutant!"

"Demon!"

Their words didn't mean anything to me, I've learned to block them out after a while. But sometimes there is one word that hits me deep, making my fingers twitch in agitation, sparking a sense of rage inside me. No tears fall for these mean eleven year old kids, not today.

"You're not one of us anymore!"

"Go to the gifted children school!"

"You know what they say, 'Play with fire and you ought to get burned!'"

They've done it. They've set me off for the first time in the span in this bully fest. My eyes spark with rage and my heart ignites with fury, forcing me to shoot up with my arms dangling uselessly at my sides. My dark blade-like hair flowed around my shoulders and blocked my madness filled eyes. The kids went silent, but this wasn't enough for me.

"You... You all know nothing... NOTHING about me!" I screamed as I groggily raised my arm and stiffened my hand. I glanced up to the boy who made the last comment and with all the strength I had, I slapped him in the face. It didn't even leave a mark. He glared at me and forcefully shoved me into the wooden chair which tumbled to the floor with me.

"You proved us right, we are too good for your time." He muttered as he and the others turned on their heels and strut away. My arms throbbed with pain with every move I made, making it hard for me to sit back up. Suddenly crimson blood started to seep through my bandages and soak my skin. I didn't know what to do anymore, so I just curled up in the corner and crossed my arms over my face. All I could do was cry... Cry and sleep...

But... I feel like I need to do something, a task was at hand. I can't stand down now, I need to... To get up. Wake up and face my future!

I fluttered my eyes open, clearing the fogginess out of my vision. The first thing I took in was a cracked ceiling and it was way less brighter than it was before I passed out. I remember feeling horrible and broken, and Kanda violently shaking me to keep me awake. The air here seemed moist and ancient. I creaked my body in a sitting position, finding the duffel bag that Herald was carrying under my head. I examined my body for any serious wounds, only a few cuts and scraps. My gloves were gone too so I just shrugged off the strange feeling of my bare arms.

I carefully started to stand up and took in more of my surroundings. By the looks of the place, I'd say that Kanda brought me inside the pyramid for shelter. But, where was Kanda?

I spin around to find the dark swordsman sitting up against the cracked wall, probably sleeping. I chuckled to myself as I headed towards him. I knelt over and tried to brush his bangs out of his face just to see how much damage he had taken on. He suddenly jolted to life and shot his hand around my wrist, gripping it tightly. I gasped but realized it was only a reflex, hopefully he wasn't being his normal jerky self again. After all, I did save his hide.

But then again, he did tug me back to this giant pyramid.

"You're alive." He said with his normal tone of voice.

"And you're still breathing." I said in the equally same voice. We glared at each other for a bit before I broken the staring contest and straightened myself up. I held out my hand for him but once again neglected it. Suddenly the whole pyramid began to shake and he crashed into my body, I held onto his shoulders while he outstretched his hands which landed on my hips. We stumbled over each others feet and I landed with my back pressed against the stone wall and Kanda's hands on the wall near my face. We stayed there until the rumbling stopped.

"You okay?" I asked with a non-phased look on my face. Kanda was staring into my eyes, as if looking for a hidden emotion I didn't have, I don't feel any different though. He snapped out of his trance and his dark eyes morphed back into a glare.

"Fine."

"I assume that was the Innocene's doing?"

"Yes, we have to get it out of here before the pyramid becomes unstable."

"Isn't it already falling apart, I'm with you as long there isn't any Akuma around to bring the place down." I replied as we got out of our position and headed down a small hallway where the more obvious signs of Innocence was shown. As our footsteps turned into echoes, I spotted the ending to the tunnel and a faint glow of green was illuminating the walls.

Walking closer, I realize that this whole room was dedicated to a Pharaoh who probably passed on from this world. Vases of multiple colors scattered the floor and paintings of landscapes litter the stone walls. There is no light besides the green light that came from the middle of a casket carved from wood and a face was chipped out and painted.

"The Innocence?" I asked in a whisper as I approached the casket inside the tome. The light grew brighter as I reached my hand out to grab it, the mission was almost done. I grasped the shard and pulled it from the wooden engraving of clasped hands. I held it in my hand and felt warmth radiate from it.

Suddenly the earth quaking became even more violent, almost throwing me off my feet and made Kanda grip onto the doorway.

"The Innocence was keeping the pyramid stable, now it's falling apart! We have to get out before it collapses!" I yelled over the noise and Kanda nodded gruffly. But suddenly the ceiling caved in and blocked the exit, nearing crushing Kanda. Now we were trapped in an unstable tome with no obvious exits, Kanda gripped his sheathed sword and I tucked the Innocence away in my coat pocket.

The stone cinders in the ceiling slowly came down but with multiple pieces showering on us. One smashed into Kanda's calf, making him cry in pain. I quickly threw his arm over my shoulder and activated my Steel Daggers. We limped over to the wall and I punched the stone, making the rock break and creating a hole to crawl out of. We leaped out of the room just in time to see dust and rock layer the remnants of the Pharaoh's tome.

"We need to get over to that town, you're hurt." I spoke as I gingerly sat him in the sand, a ways from the destroyed structure. I rolled up his pant leg to find his leg bloody and patches of skin dangling off. Rolling it back down, I helped him to his one foot and realized he wouldn't make it walking. So I hoisted him over my shoulder and held onto his legs.

"I'm fine. Put me down Baka, I'll heal!" He argued but I wasn't going to let his cut get infected. So I set off down the sandy path and headed to the village that wasn't that far away. My first priority was to make sure someone else doesn't die today.

"Play with fire and you ought to get burned!"