The sounds of attempts against Shima's life suddenly quieted as Gabby leapt up her wide eyes glued to the window trying to peer through the heavy raindrops.

"TWO!" Gabby took off before anyone else could stop her quickly running through the academy and into the courtyard launching herself at the half waterlogged man dressed in a thick exorcist jacket and white phantom mask. Two easily caught the young girl spinning her about in a large circle, the other's watch as Gabby gave off a high pitched squeal.

'How've you been kiddo?' Gabby giggled hugging the man in front of her tightly as Two opened his jacket a little bit for her protecting her from the rain. Well Four was like the father Gabby never had, Two had always been like her protective older brother, well, this one anyway.

"How was Milan?" The question was whispered into Two's shirt as Yukio, Shura and the others made their way over in the pouring rain.

'Warm, now give me a second so I can deal with these guy's kay? Gabby simply nodded as Two turned his attention to the other gathered exorcists.

"Thanks for taking such good care of the little princess, but it's about time to get going." Shura gave Two an odd stare as she noticed Gabby falling asleep in his arms, odd she had been so full of energy moments before.

'It's the middle of the night and she's starting to fall asleep do you really have to go now?' Shiemi asked, her voice laced with concern. Two gave a nod the sound of smile carried on his voice.

"Four and Three will have a fit if she's not home by the time they get back tomorrow." With another nod the Horseman gathered the sleeping child in his arms and walked towards the loitering sedan at the edge of the courtyard.

'Are you sure about this?' Bon gently laid a hand on Yukio's shoulder.

"She's the only clue we have to Rin's whereabouts." Yukio shrugged off Bon's hand.

'It's fine, you heard her before she wanted to go home and besides it's not like we don't know where she lives.' The others turned back to head in from the rain but froze as they watched Shura stare off after the sedan as it slowly made it's way towards the gates.

"Shura?" Yukio called after her but Shura still stood rooted in place.

'Hey Yukio,' Her voice suddenly took on an eerie calm.

"Ya,"

'What other accent sounds similar to mine?' It was Shima who answered first not understanding what Shura meant.

"I'd say Irish, why?" Shura suddenly spoke her incantation, hand over chest grasping her sword as it emerged from within her and ran towards the sedan as the other's called after her in panic.

And this is Two, he has the same accent as you Shura.

That bastard's accent had been British, they had handed Gabby off to the wrong handler!

Suddenly the panicked screams of a six-year-old filtered out the sedan window as the vehicle ran head long into an oncoming truck.

~American Branch, New York~

'How long does that bastard plan on making us wait?' Rin angrily kicked the chair he had been previously sitting on in Bishop Loveday's sitting room. They had been there for over five hours now and the confidential meeting Loveday was attending with his followers still hadn't ended, somewhere around the halfway mark Rin had started pacing driving the secretary nuts. Said secretary gave Rin a pointed look at the damaged furniture his meaning clear, SIT THE FUCK DOWN.

Rin growled sitting down heavily beside Livette on the only couch, the secretary was only an Upper First Class, he could easily turn him into mincemeat but he didn't want to get kicked out at least not yet.

"Maybe we're just over reacting I'm sure Gabby's already been picked up by Felix or Grant," Rin sighed leaning against his partners shoulder, here in HQ there was no such thing as the Horsemen, here they were just Erin and Livette Howell the guardians of Gabby Cater and they were really feeling the heat from said situation.

'What I want to know is why in the hell Loveday thought it would be a good idea to send her to Japan!' Livette shrugged gently prodding Rin with her foot, as she watched his eyes close in sleep.

"Hey Rin,"

'What?'

"Check your phone, maybe Felix sent us an update." Rin nodded fishing out his cell, they had to shut it off upon entering the Branch but a quick look—

'EXCUSE ME,' Well fuck, Rin sent a look at Livette as the secretary made to take the phone away. He didn't do men; Livette was going to have to take one for the team.

"I couldn't help but notice your unique choice in weapons," Livette suddenly started talking in a sultry voice moving towards the dual swords tact onto the wall behind the secretaries desk. Both Rin and the fool paused, watching as Livette ran a gentle finger down the sheath giving a coy smile over her shoulder at the secretary. Rin rolled his eyes as the secretary ran over to Livette's side, when she was in full out Venus mode there was no stopping her she'd keep him distracted for awhile.

Flipping over his phone Rin grinned down at the only message left in the last few hours labeled, Two. Maybe Livette was right for once, Gabby was probably already with Felix and Grant back in Lancaster. Rin's grin quickly disappeared his eyes turning dark as he looked at the picture Two had sent them.

'Liv,' it was the way he said her name filled with pain and anguish that caught her attention.

"Rin?" confused Liv tuned out the gushing secretary giving her partner her undivided attention.

'Go get Silas,' She didn't ask any questions, just ghosted by the protesting secretary and burst into the meeting room only to find it empty, they had been tricked.

"I know why he moved her to Japan." Livette turned around it time to watch Four bash the secretary on top of the head with his spare sword knocking him out cold, the fox mask placed firmly in front of his face. Following his led Livette also pulled on her cat mask easily catching the phone Four tossed her way.

'It was for easier access.' Three clenched her eyes closed as she glanced down at the blurry picture of the bloodstained back of a man wearing gold piped white robes, the dismembered body of One scattered about his feet. The embroidered insignia of the sword and rose of Bishop Loveday glaring up at them, so he had been the one to betray them.

Their enemy was Bishop Silvanus Loveday.

ooOooOoo

'Did it work? ' Silas nodded at his driver gently laying Gabby on the seat beside him taking off the white phantom mask of number Two, the sleeping gas aced with his clothes seemed to have knocked her out and it would still be hours before Erin and Livette put two and two together.

"The others had no idea," Looking down at the sleeping child Silas affectionately rubbed her head, he would do anything to protect her, after all she was his goddess. Gabby suddenly stirred in her sleep her eyes flying open as she let out an ear splitting scream. Silas saw it before the driver did, his eyes focused on the screaming child and not the road, the truck racing straight towards them. Silas didn't even think, he just acted, grabbing Gabby and launching himself towards the door with a premade destination just for situations like this, slamming it closed tightly behind them. By the time the two vehicles collided turning into a twisted mess of steal and fire Silas and Gabby were already safe at a mountain villa somewhere in Canada.