I Never Would Have Guessed

Prologue: a new beginning

Shiro's PVO ~
Why am I the one that has to go searching for Yuri, why isn't her father going to go after her.

I continue waking until I hear a small squeal.
That sounds like a small girl.

I quickly rush over to where I heard the noise come from,

I see a small 4 year old girl trying to reach something in the tree.

I look up and see a horrified scene.

Two middle aged exorcists were hanging from a tree, they were covered blood and cuts, blood spilled into the little girl,

Who would do this?

I grab the girl and look her straight in the eye, she had beautiful dull green eyes that blinked with grace, she had pink almost red hair,

Im not sure if that's her actually hair color considering she's covered with blood.

I put her in a piggy back position and look back at the two now dead exorsists.

Finding Yuri would have to wait,

I begin spiriting back to the door in which I came through.

As soon as I reach the door  the little girl begins mumbling.

"What are you mumbling about?" I ask,

She continues mumbling, but she hugs my neck a little tighter.

I open the door with my key and we walk in to Mephisto's office.

Mephisto was sitting in his chair behind his desk.

I place the little girl on the floor and she begins looking around the office.

Mephisto must have seen all the blood because his eyes widened.
He then looks at me, I looked down at my uniform and see I'm covered with blood.

"So how'd your mission go?" He asked.

I glared at Mephisto and he and smiles an evil smile.

"Obviously my mission didn't go as planned" I told him, but he wasn't paying much attention, he was staring at the little girl.

I coughed and he payed his attention back on me.

"Well I can see why you abounded your mission. But what happened and why is she covered in blood?" He asked.

"I was searching for Yuri and I saw this girl looking up at a tree, and two exorcists were hanging dead in a tree." I had to stop and breathe for minute, the sight was horrific.

Mephisto once again turned his attention to the blood covered 4 year old girl.

I could see why he was looking at her now.

She was staring at Kurikara, an ancient demon slaying sword. She stared at it in awe.

I smirked at her.
Mephisto got up out of his chair and walked up to the girl. I started to feel a bit defensive, Mephisto want exactly the most trustworthy demon.

He picked up the girl and started to tickle her. She started to giggle, but quickly stopped and bit the hand he had used to tickle her, he yelped in pain and almost dropped the girl. I giggled at this sight.

Mephisto glared at me.

"Well what are we going to do with her?" He asked.

I smiled and told him I'd take her with me back to my monastery. He had agreed with me.

I carried the girl home in a piggy back position.

I walked through the doors and I saw my helpers staring at me and the bloody girl on my back.

"What happened father ?"they yelled in unison.

I told them the story and they asked me what we should call her.
I thought almost the whole time I was washing the blood off of her.

As I dried her I thought of the perfect name.
I knelt down to the little girl who was now not covered in blood. I asked her.

"How do you like the name
Zara?"