Okay, I don't normally write CharacterxOCs cuz to be honest, I don't like those types of fanfics. But I was fiddling on my computer and I liked what I wrote. So far I think it's pretty good, a few errors, I know, but I honestly wanted to keep typing so I didn't pay attention to those...

Anyway, please enjoy.

Lenalee walked into her brother's office. She approached the desk and wondered where her brother could possibly be all she saw on his desk were stacks upon stacks of haphazardly placed documents.

"Komui-niisan?" Lenalee said tentatively, "are you there?"

No answer, though there was a slight ruffling noise as the papers shifted slightly. This was enough to convince Lenalee that her brother was sleeping underneath the mountain of documents. She sighed.

"Brother, I'm getting married." The girl blushed as she said the phrase as quietly as she possibly could. Not that it mattered, Komui let out a scream of rejection and pulled her into a bone-crushing hug, sobbing and frantically refusing to let her marry anyone. He continued on this tangent, with Lenalee struggling to get freed from his death grip. She finally managed to get enough maneuvering room just as Komui was threatening to destroy every man who ever dared to so much as look at her divine virgin figure. Upon hearing this she lodge the hardest kick she could into his crotch.

Her spastic brother crumpled, crying and demanding an explanation for Lenalee's actions in a high-pitched whine. Lenalee tapped her foot and glared at the man rolling on the floor, clutching his pants and adding to her embarrassment in the process.

"Komui, I'm not getting married; you really need to get over sister complex."

"Sorry, Lenalee," Reever had walked over to see what all the commotion was about. He wasn't exactly surprised when he saw the chief rolling of the floor, "The chief pulled an all-nighter and is consequently going through one of his moods. Anything I can help you with while the buffoon is still on the floor?"

"Actually, Reever, my brother called me for a mission; I came here to get the briefing before heading out."

"I see, here you go," The section leader handed Lenalee a folder, "Why don't wait till you're on the train to read it, that way," he nudged to still crying Asian on the floor, "you can get away from him more quickly."

Lenalee smiled, "thanks, Reever."

On the train Lenalee was reading her brief.

The Crystal Labyrinth:

Location: Loch Ness, Scotland

Details:

Three years ago a fisherman reported seeing a shining light while out on his boat. No one thought anything of it as such reports were not uncommon for the area.

Lenalee paused here, yes, reports like that weren't uncommon, she, and several other exorcists knew that all too well. Not that long ago, a year before this fisherman's report, in fact, an exorcist had been dispatched to investigate reports of a monster living in the same lake that Lenalee was headed to now. It had never been confirmed whether or not a monster had existed or not. The young exorcist had lost their life along with the finders who went as well. Lenalee had never been close friends with this exorcist and never known much about them either. However she did remember that this exorcist had been close friends with Kanda, she was now profoundly glad that Kanda hadn't been assigned to this mission along with her; Lenalee wouldn't have been able to deal with his angry depression. The loss of someone who'd been with Kanda since his days at the Asia branch had taken a huge toll on him. Lenalee suspected there was also something else behind his depression, though, especially since the attack on the North American branch. Kanda was still unconscious in the infirmary because of that attack. Allen was there too, awake but recuperating from numerous wounds, a small amount of which minor. Lenalee and everyone else wondered what the hell had happened, but no one involved would speak a word about it. But now wasn't the time to worry about it, she turned her eyes back to her folder.

However, not long after the report, a crystal labyrinth had appeared on the surface of the lake. Akuma and human alike have entered the matrix of shining crystal have ever come out. The citizens of the city of Drumnadrochit would like to ask The Black Order to please help us find out what has happened to our missing citizens and perhaps help us remove the labyrinth from the loch.

Lenalee was seasick; she'd been on boats before, but never one like this. It was so dinky that every single bit of shook when hit by the smallest of waves. Lenalee got stuck on this…thing…only because everyone was too terrified to take her to the labyrinth, that is, everyone except some ancient sea dog.

"Sorry, little miss," the almost toothless old man said in a gruff voice, "My ship ain't the best, but it'll get yer to th' maze."

A ship? This didn't even qualify as a dingy! Still, Lenalee forced down her pride, and what was left in her stomach.

"It's really… ngh…no problem," she said as her stomach lurched for what must have been the twelfth time that day.

"Oh lookie, we're here!" The old man let out a wheezy chuckled and pointed. Ahead of them was what looked like a wall of pure amethyst. Lenalee stared, seasick feeling completely forgotten, the Labyrinth was beautiful from a distance, but up close it was breathtaking. It was hard to believe that something so stunning could be so dangerous.

The boat touch lightly against the small stretch of crystal beach that surrounded the beautiful matrix. Lenalee stepped onto the shore, grateful to finally be off that deathtrap the old man called a ship.

"Good luck, missy," The fisherman cried, "I won't be hangin' around waitin' for ye to git back." He shook his head apologetically, "I don't want to be anywhere near here, 'm afraid. I'm sure you'll find some way back."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Lenalee smiled as the man pulled away from the shore, leaving her to gaze at the shining maze before her.

"Activate." The dark boots came to life as Lenalee went to get a bird's eye view of the labyrinth. What she saw astounded her. The labyrinth was enormous, much bigger that what she had expected. It would have taken a week just to get halfway to the center. Lenalee was thankful that she had her boots to help her. Even so, it would still take about an hour to get there and Lenalee knew that was too much strain to put on her body all at once, especially when there was all the likely-hood of her running into akuma along the way. She decided to take it in intervals. She took another look at the matrix, formed a mental map to the center, and touched back down to the ground. The first interval would be on foot.

Just before entering the Labyrinth, Lenalee brushed her foot against something. She wouldn't have noticed if it hadn't made a soft jingling noise. She brushed away the thin layer of snow (it was mid-December and the labyrinth did not seem immune to the elements), what she found was a small golden bell, Lenalee picked it up and was transfixed by what that bell was attached to. It wasn't unfamiliar to her, a black choker from which hung the gold bell and then the fine silver chain attached to the choker, a crescent moon hanging from it delicately. The black stone that formed the moon was set so that the silver piece that held it created the delicate shapes of waves across its smooth dark surface. The whole neck piece still shone as vibrantly as Lenalee had remembered it, when it graced the neck of that young exorcist who lost her life at this very lake. Lenalee wondered if this was some sort of sign, all the same she pocketed the trinket, hoping to take it back to Kanda as a memento of his lost friend.

Lenalee wound her way through the seemingly endless passages, confident that she was taking the route in her head. After twenty minutes or so, she activated her boots and flew up above the walls. She wasn't surprised to see she hadn't made much progress. She was about to fly herself significantly closer to the center when something wrapped around her ankle and forced her back to the ground. When she got her bearings again, Lenalee noticed the crystal vine retracting back to its place on the wall of the labyrinth path. It seemed as though her plan wouldn't work after all. Lenalee heaved a sigh, this was going to be a very long trip. Then she squared her shoulder, picked up her feet, and started walking.

It was almost sundown, Lenalee was leaning against a wall, exhausted. She'd walked for hours on end and knew that she'd barely even entered the matrix of crystal paths. She pulled out the necklace she'd found outside the maze. Was this really a sign of her own demise? Was she really going to die here, wandering through these identical paths, desperately trying to reach whatever was at the center?

Suddenly, Lenalee heard footsteps. She looked toward the bend in the path not that far away from her and was shocked to see none other than Road Camelot and an unfamiliar man who was obviously a Noah. Road grinned broadly and skipped over to where Lenalee was.

"Hi there," she said in her sickly sweet voice, "What are you doing here Lenalee-chan?"

"Road you know this girl," The man with stopped short when he got close enough to see Lenalee's uniform, "Oh, an exorcist."

"Come on, Wisely, be civil!" Road reprimanded jovially, "She's all alone in a never-ending mixture of crystal walls, if it was me… actually, I wouldn't be scared at all! I mean, there are so many akuma in here!" The girl collapsed into a fit of giggles.

"I don't know what you're so happy about, Road," the man called Wisely said in a bored tone, "There is the fact that our powers are completely useless in this place."

Lenalee perked up a bit at that, the Noah couldn't use their powers! That gave her the advantage. She may not be able to fly above the maze, but she could use her innocence inside of it. It was a good thing too; Lenalee had already faced several level threes while trying to navigate her way through. However, she wasn't entirely sure if she could believe what the Noah had said, they were untrustworthy. On the off chance that they were true, however, Lenalee activated her innocence and sped through the two of them, cutting the bend a little too sharply and cutting her arm on the sharp crystal. She stopped halfway down the path to inspect the damage, unfortunately letting the Noah catch up to her.

"Hey, where are you going in such a hurry, Lenalee-chan?" Road asked as she came down the walkway.

"Yeah, are you so eager to get away from us that you'd cut yourself that badly?" Wisely was sauntering down the path, sleeking back his white hair. His comment, however, was not without merit; Lenalee's arm was worse off than she had originally thought. The corner had ripped through the sleeve of her coat and the shirt she was wearing underneath it, cutting deep into the skin of her forearm.

Lenalee stared at the wound for a second, then took off her coat and used it in attempt to stop the blood coming from the cut. She heard Wisely sigh and walk over to her; she glared at him as he ripped the jacket out of her grasp, demanding to know what he was doing. Shock spread over Lenalee's face as she saw him rip off the sleeve of his shirt. He ripped the sleeve into strips and used them to bind Lenalee's arm, effectively stemming the flow of blood. She blushed slightly as he handed back her coat.

"Th-thank you," Lenalee said, disconcerted, "Why did you do that? I'm an exorcist, your enemy, remember?"

Road giggled, "Isn't obvious?"

Wisely shrugged, "We can't have you dying from blood loss on us." At Lenalee's confused expression he continued, "Look, we can't use our powers, but you can. That proves to me that what we're dealing with here is definitely innocence. We've wandered all over the place in here and have been attacked right and left by various traps and I'm still not sure how we're still alive. You don't look like you've been touched by anything in here, however. In other words, the labyrinth sees us as a threat, it's like it can tell we're Noah. You on the other hand, it doesn't see as a threat because of your innocence. So, to put it simply, you're going to guide us safely though this deathtrap, right to the center, right to the source of power, right to the innocence."

Lenalee gave an angry look at the Noah. "And if I refuse?" She said through gritted teeth, "What'll you do then? You can't fight me while I can still use my innocence. I can get away from you with ease and run fast enough that you won't be able to follow me."

Wisely shot his hand forward, closing it painfully on Lenalee's wound, making her cry out in pain. The Noah took advantage of this and forced her to the ground. While she was distracted with the pain in her arm, Wisely twisted her right ankle sharply, earning another, louder, cry of pain from the girl beneath him. He kept twisting until he heard a satisfying crack and a sharp scream emit from Lenalee as she tried to fling Wisely off of her. He obliged and left her to cradle her broken ankle for a moment.

Road was laughing hysterically, but calmed down enough to gasp, "You can't use your innocence now can you, Lenalee-chan? Your ankle's broken!" with that she let loose another wave of merriment as Lenalee glared at both of them, still clutching her broken ankle.

Wisely smirked, pleased with his work, "I don't mind having to support you, we just needed to get you in a position where you'd have no choice but to be our shield through the labyrinth."

Lenalee tried to stand, but it was no use, she fell against the wall. Blood had seeped through the bandages that covered her wound and smeared on the smooth surface of the crystal.

Blood

Lenalee winced and swung her good fist as Wisely came over to try and help her.

I sense BLOOD

Wisely laughed as the punch missed him by a mile.

Whose blood is it?

Road giggled as the girl slid lower against the wall in pain, leaving a longer trail of blood in her wake.

More blood…not mine…then whose?

Lenalee leaned her head against the wall, willing herself not to pass out, the necklace in her pocket jingled softly and her skirt was pressed harder into the wall.

That sound…it's familiar…this presence…it is also familiar…it's their blood…who is it? I…must find out…who…now.

As you wish, master, I will bring them to you.

What? Who's there? Who are you?

Hmm? I am that which only you can control.

That's not an answer.

Yes it is.

Not it isn't it's-

Hush, master, you need rest, I will bring the familiar presence to you, the one emitting the scent of blood. Until then, please sleep, it will harm you if you stay awake much longer.

But-

Master, it is my job to protect you, please listen to me, after all I have been caring for you and nurturing you for a long time. You were asleep for most of it, healing the wounds your body had sustained. Meanwhile, I protected you and kept your mind and body strong.

I see, but how-

Master, let us have no more talk of this, time for sleep, time for rest.

Yes…rest…sleep.

The glassy eyes that were once opened slightly closed once more and the center of the crystal labyrinth became quiet.

Lenalee gasped, Wisely let out a cry of shock and pain, Road simply stared. The wall that Lenalee was leaning against had begun to move. The crystal had expanded outward and the young exorcist was steadily being engulfed by it. The translucent mineral had released an electric wave that shocked Wisely's hand when he tried to pull the girl out from it. Road was watching silently as the crystal continued to swallow the defenseless Lenalee. Once it had overcome her entire body, the crystal began to retract back into the wall. There was a brief flash, almost like a trick of the light, and Lenalee was gone.

"WHAAAAAAATT?!" Road cried out, "What happened?!"

"Dunno," Wisely said, rubbing his hand, numb from the electric shock, "But I bet I know where she is."

"Huh? Where?"

"Most likely she's been transported to the center."

"Well then let's go! If we can get there quickly, then we can get our hands on two innocence fragments!"

"Well I don't know if that's possible, Road." Wisely said, pointing over the child's shoulder.

Three huge cats, made of pure crystal were standing menacingly at one end of the path and slowly closing in. Wisely turned around, three more were doing the same at the other end, they were surrounded. The only thing Wisely could think of doing was to make sure Road was behind him, Sherrill would kill him if his precious daughter got hurt on his watch.

Neko: Alrighty then, chapter 1

Road: That was...kinda fun!

Wisely: Why are Road and I even here?

Neko: Plot development, you'll see

Lenalee: do you enjoy seeing me hurt or something?

Neko: Considering you're my least favorite character, YES

Road&Wisely: Ouch

Neko: Well chapter two will be up at some point, please enjoy.