Title: Unexpected

Author: sori t

Summary: Kanda's in charge of escorting a new Exorcist, a female Exorcist at that. Who knew he'd end up falling for her. KandaxOC

Disclaimer: I don't own D. Gray-Man. And unfortunately, I never will, so I'll just be content to write. ^^

Meeting

Dancing on her toes, Yuri spins quickly, dodging through to daggers expertly thrown at her. Smiling happily at her audience, she does a handstand, her ribbons tied around her ankles and wrists falling loosely. Finishing her act, she stands and bows deeply, her hair ribbon falling to one side of her bun when she bends.

Watching her from the back of the audience, a dark haired male in a black and white coat stands with his arms crossed, glaring, just paying enough attention to catch the faint glint of light on metal in the girl's ribbon. His companion, an older man wearing a coat similar to his taller apprentice, gold decorating it in the place of silver and white, stands by him clapping enthusiastically.

"Che!" The youth says, turning his head away from his teacher and watching the girl on stage, hiding his interest in the girl.

"Oh, Yuu-kun isn't it just amazing!" The bespectacled old man exclaims.

"Let's just get the mission over with," he says, keeping an eye on the girl as she exits the stage, and skirting the edge of the crowd and going backstage, his teacher following.

"You aren't allowed back here." A guard says, blocking their way and earning an intense glare from the Japanese man.

"Out of my way," Kanda says; hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Calm down, Yuu-kun." Stepping up, the older man smiles. "We're supposed to meet with Miss Kanne after the show." He says.

"I'm sorry, but I can't let you by. I have very strict orders in order to protect the young Miss."

"Che."

Walking up, a short light cloak draped over her shoulders over her tight outfit. "Its okay, Kuzu-san, I was expecting them." Smiling when the guard nods and moves aside, she nods to the two. "This way, Tiedoll-sama." She leads them to her private dressing room and shuts the door. "Thank you for coming." Sitting on the stool in front of the mirror, facing them and indicating to the couch for them to sit, laying her cloak on the table.

"You understand why we're here; do you not, Miss Kanne?" Tiedoll says, sitting on the couch as Kanda remains standing with his arms crossed and silent.

"You can call me Yuri, Tiedoll-sama. I am sure I have an idea," she says, glancing at Kanda, noticing that he won't meet her gaze.

Smiling at her, Tiedoll gestures at Kanda. "This is my apprentice, Kanda Yuu, an Exorcist in my charge at the moment."

Extending her hand to Kanda, Yuri smiles at him happily. "Hajimemashite, Kanda-san. Atashi wa Kanne Yuri desu."

Surprised that she's able to speak Japanese, Kanda blinks slightly before turning his head away, "Che." He ignores the girl's hand.

Blinking, Yuri lays her hand in her lap, sighing. "Not very polite, Kanda-san?" sighing again, she returns her attention back to Tiedoll.

"Sorry he's not very sociable," Tiedoll says. "As for why we're here, it is in response to a rumor of what is known as Innocence that one of our Finders reported while passing through this area."

"I see, this Innocence that you speak of, what is it?" the girl asks curiously, her attention on Tiedoll.

Taking a breath, Tiedoll looks her in the face. "Innocence is the power that Exorcists use to fight Akuma and the Millennium Earl. It is fashioned into what we call Anti-Akuma weapons. Yuu-kun's sword is his Anti-Akuma weapon. Exorcists use their weapons to protect the world from Akuma."

"What are Akuma?" she asks, looking from one Exorcist to the other. "A demon?"

It is Kanda that answers her question, "Akuma are machines created by the Earl, they are fueled off a soul of the dead that has been called back to the world of the living by someone who mourns the death of someone close to them and makes a pact with the Earl to bring them back to life. The Akuma created then kills the one who brings it back and is then under the orders of the Earl."

Nodding, Yuri concentrates on paying attention to Kanda as he explains, not interrupting.

Finished, Kanda returns to his stoic stance, glaring as usual.

Blinking at what he's said, Yuri turns to Tiedoll. "What's this got to do with me, Tiedoll-sama?"

"We believe that you may be a compatible to an Innocence cube. A possible Exorcist."

"Me? An Exorcist? I think you're mistaken." The girl says, slight fear in her voice.

Glancing at her, Kanda draws his weapon. "Let's just get it over with."

Looking at him in horror, Yuri falls backwards off the stool, landing roughly on the floor, her short skirt sliding up her legs slightly from the fall. "K-Kanda-san?"

Standing up, to help the girl up, Tiedoll gives his apprentice a reproachful look. "You shouldn't scare the girl so, Yuu-kun, it's a lot for her to take in."

"The only way we're going to find out if she's really got Innocence is to make her use it." He retorts, "Mugen, let's go." He runs his finger down the length of the black blade and it shines before turning to a sharp silver surface.

Backing up against the wall, Yuri screams when the wall suddenly explodes, sending her to the floor, coughing. "What's going on!?" Looking up, she see's Kanda standing beside her, sword holding off a giant metal arm of the Akuma hovering over her. "K-Kanda-san!?"

Glaring at the machine, he pushes its claw away and slashes. "Get out of here, you're in the way!"

Scrambling to get up, Yuri falls back to her knees, crying out from the pain in her sprained ankle. Tiedoll instantly takes over destroying the Akuma and orders Kanda to take care of Yuri before he jumps out the hole in the wall, Innocence still invoked.

Grumbling, Kanda sheathes Mugen and kneels next to Yuri, picking her up, a hand behind her back and one under her knees. "Che."

Letting him carry her to a safer place, Yuri bites her lip from the pain in her ankle. "Kanda-san…?"

"Hn."

"Was that an Akuma?" the girl in his arms asks slightly timidly.

"Yes." Turning a corner, he enters the hotel that they're staying at and carries Yuri up the stairs, gently setting her down on one of the beds.

Lost in her thoughts, she sits there thinking as Kanda takes up a place by a window, watching the streets and sky. "Che, silly girl."

Starting to fall asleep sitting up, Yuri sways slightly, eyes half open.

Noticing, Kanda sighs. "Get some sleep."

Coming out of her thoughts, Yuri stares at the Japanese Exorcist, noting how the moonlight shines on his hair and in his glaring eyes through the window. Captivated, she just sits there, staring even as Tiedoll walks in, looking from his apprentice to the girl sitting on the bed.

He sighs, thinking Ah, to be young. He sits in a chair as Yuri lies down on her side, back to him, still watching Kanda and never noticing him. She's already taken a liking to him…

Falling asleep, the last thing she see's before finally drifting off is the look Kanda gives her as he turns to walk over to the bed, covering her up. He almost looks…gentle… she thinks as she falls into a peaceful sleep.

"She likes you," Tiedoll says, staying in his seat.

"Che, she's naïve."

"Looks to me that you might like her too." Tiedoll prods, smiling at the sleeping form of the girl.

"Che." Choosing to ignore his general, Kanda sets Mugen by the bed and takes off his coat and boots. "We leave as soon as she can walk."

"We're not sure if the Akuma attack was merely a coincident."

"You want to take the chance?" Kanda says, laying down, facing the other bed.

Sighing, Tiedoll goes to the desk to see about getting another room, wondering if it is best to leave the two alone.

A/N: So, this isn't how I originally started the story, but I was in a writing mood and once I started typing, it just came to me. This is probably going to result in a story from scratch. ^^; Sorry if it's a bit short, I just thought it was a good place to stop the chapter.

Please review, I'm in need of a bit of criticizing.

Not sure if Kanda's a bit OOC at the end…Or during the Akuma explanation…. It's probably going to get worse on that point. I hope you enjoyed it anyway; it's actually my first D. Gray-Man fic that I was planning on posting. ^.^