NOAH! Kanda.
A new Noah?
Kanda was used to this system now. It was the same thing every mission; find the innocence, kill the akuma, and don't die. It never changed and Kanda was getting pretty bored of it, the only time it was interesting was when Kanda got the chance to fight a Noah.
Ever since his fight with Skinbolic Kanda relished the excitement and intensity he got from fighting a Noah. It was the only time he got to fully use his anger to his advantage. Lavi had taught him that even if he didn't want to admit it, being able to channel his anger into energy allowed Kanda to fight longer and with more power.
"Che, why can't I fight a Noah instead of a akuma?" grumbled Kanda pulling Mugen out of another level 2 akuma. The akuma gurgled then exploded but did not answer him.
"Stupid akuma not worth my time," Kanda said sheathing Mugen.
"Yuuuuucchhhaaannn!" came the voice of none other than Bookman Jr. otherwise known as Lavi.
"Shut the hell up baka usagi!" shouted Kanda.
"Oh sorry Yu-chan but I got the innocence, did you kill the akuma?" Lavi responded holding up a glowing green orb.
"No shit Sherlock what do you think I've been doing?" retorted Kanda scowling.
"Standing here watching me dig for innocence like a mole," responded Lavi scratching his head.
"Che, moron," muttered Kanda and walked away.
"Hey! I'm not a moron, at least I don't think I am," contemplated Lavi. "Hey Kanda am I a moron?" Kanda just rolled his eyes. Lavi watched Kanda's back as he walked away, a dark stain was spreading from his shoulder.
"Kanda you're hurt!" exclaimed Lavi running to catch up.
Lavi attempted grab his shoulders to stop him from walking away only for Kanda to turn on him Mugen pointed at his throat.
"I'm fine baka, I don't need your help," growled Kanda threatening. As Kanda had said his wound was healing already.
"Bubububut Yu-chan," sputtered Lavi backing away from the sword. " I just wanted to help you."
"I told you before I don't need your help," Kanda said sheathing Mugen again and walking away. Lavi watched him as he walked away his eye watering.
"Yu why do you have to be so mean?" Lavi mumbled wiping away the tears before they could start. Kanda stopped walking and turned his head to the side.
"I'm sorry Lavi," Kanda said quietly. Lavi gasped and didn't move.
"Kanda apologized?" wondered Lavi.
Just then Kanda started to tremble small shudders at first but they grew to violent shakes as Kanda started mumbling curses. Mugen began to disintegrate, sheath and all. A bright flash of innocence green light and Kanda screamed. Lavi watched as innocence much like the one in his hand slowly tore itself out of Kanda's chest. No blood or flesh only pieces of blue liquid stuff that Lavi assumed was some of Kanda's soul clung to the innocence. After it completely left Kanda's body it disintegrated as well leaving Kanda no longer an exorcist.
Kanda grabbed his chest and screamed, "I'M BEING TORN APART!" Kanda then grabbed his head and screamed for he was feeling his head was going to explode. Kanda started ripping some of his hair out as the pain overwhelmed him. He screamed one more time then fell over unconscious.
"YU!" shouted Lavi running over to him; he scooped up his fallen friend. Blood streamed from the newly formed crosses on Kanda's forehead.
"The stigmata, no, Kanda you can't become a Noah. The Black Order will never let you stay," Lavi sobbed.
Lavi turned his tear stricken face to the finder standing dumb struck next to him, "Go get a bandage, we need to hide the stigmata until we get to the Black Order."
"Right away sir, " the finder replied and ran off.
Lavi cradled Kanda hoping, wishing the stigmata would go away. Wishing his innocence never left, and wishing Mugen was still strapped to Kanda's waist. But sadly Lavi realized the stigmata wouldn't go away, the innocence wouldn't come back and Mugen would never be strapped to Kanda's waist again. Lavi cried even harder because in his heart he knew that what has happened shall never be reversed. Just then Kanda's exorcist coat started glowing the colors seemed to be rearranging themselves. The glow faded and Kanda's coat was now the exact opposite of Lavi's finalizing the Noah's awakening.
The sound of footsteps roused Lavi from his mind as the finder returned carrying a long bandage and a wet rag.
"For the blood sir," the finder said handing both to Lavi.
" Thanks," mumbled Lavi rubbing Kanda's forehead with the rag.
"Its strange though sir," said the finder.
"What's strange?" questioned Lavi looking up at the finder.
"Well from what I know even if the process of getting the crosses on their forehead knocks out the newly awakened Noah they get back up five minutes later," replied the finder.
"Are you telling me he died? Kanda can't die he's got the lotus it keeps him from dying in any way," Lavi sobbed.
"No sir I don't think he died nor do I think this is any of the Noahs we know of. Most likely which ever Noah this is hasn't awoken for many years most likely longer than Wisely." the finder responded attempting to comfort Lavi.
Lavi blinked then looked up at the finder relief written on his face, "So you're saying that the Noah Kanda is has yet to realize he's alive again?"
"To a basic extent yes, sir" replied the finder. Lavi finished wiping Kanda's forehead and began to wrap the bandage around it.
"There no more crosses," Lavi said smiling fakely. "Lets just hope none of the other Noahs know a new Noah has awoken. Or worse the Millennium Earl."
"That's the last thing we need right now. Being bombarded with Noahs and the Millennium Earl demanding their Noah," responded the finder in an attempt to cheer up Lavi.
"Yeah that's the last thing we need," mumbled Lavi scooping up Kanda. The finder rushed forward to help him only for Lavi to turn and glare at him.
"I don't need your help finder," growled Lavi threateningly.
"I was just going to put his hood up, you know to make it look more natural," said the finder pulling Kanda's hood over his face. Lavi merely grunted and headed toward the train that just happened to be there. The finder followed a few steps behind not wanting to anger the distressed exorcist.
Lavi and the finder reached the train right before it left the station. The finder hopped on right as the door closed. Lavi turned away from the finder to find the attendant smiling at them.
"Looks like your son couldn't handle a day of excitement, how cute!" she said.
"My son?" asked Lavi confused.
"The little boy you're holding in your arms he's your son isn't he?" the attendant replied.
"This American apparently has never seen a Japanese before. This is considered taller than the average man in Japan," thought Lavi.
"Yes he's my son alright and yeah I guess he couldn't handle all the excitement," Lavi said a bit bitterly.
"Could we get our reserved first class compartment please? We're with the Black Order," interrupted the finder.
"Oh you're with the Black Order? Well that explains the funny outfits right this way please," the attendant replied.
"Thank you miss," said the finder. The attendant led them to a compartment at the front of the train. Its seats were stuffed with goose feathers and covered in red velvet while all the windows had silk curtains you close yourself.
"Figures Koumi would get the most expensive compartment on the whole train," commented Lavi bitterly.
"That's Koumi for you," the finder replied as he sat down outside the door.
"No I want you in the compartment I need to talk to you," Lavi said quietly.
"Very well sir," the finder replied sitting on the bench opposite Lavi's.
"I need to use your phone," said Lavi
"Might I ask why sir?" the finder replied taking off his backpack phone.
"I need to call Koumi and tell him what happened so he can prepare," Lavi stated grabbing the receiver. He punched in the number for the Black Order fiercely; the finder had to hold the backpack so it wouldn't fall off the seat.
"Black Order who would you like to talk to this evening?" the answering machine droned.
"Department or Research and Development, Koumi's office," replied Lavi impatiently.
"……………..Koumi's office Reever speaking," said Reever yawning.
"Reever I need to talk to Koumi now," Lavi nearly shouted into the phone.
"Oh its you Lavi, how's the mission going?" Reever replied ignoring the urgency in Lavi's voice.
"Fuck the mission I need to talk to Koumi now it's an emergency," Lavi shouted into the phone.
"Ok ok keep your pants on," Reever said.
"Hello?" came Koumi's voice over the phone.
"Koumi! Finally something's happened and it's bad real bad," Lavi said.
"What happened Lavi?" said Koumi his voice turning serious.
"Kanda's innocence tore itself out of him and disintegrated along with Mugen. Then the Noah's stigmata appeared on his forehead. In other words Kanda's no longer an exorcist he's a Noah," Lavi sobbed unable to keep the tears from coming. The finder rubbed Lavi's cheeks with a tissue.
"………………This is bad we need to get Kanda here before the other Noahs find out or worse Malcolm finds out," Koumi replied after much hesitation.
"Yeah………" Lavi said quietly.
"Come to the back entrance I'll meet you there and we'll get him to my office before anyone in the Black Order finds out," said Koumi in a serious tone that didn't fit him at all.
"Ok I'll do that, Koumi we're on the train now," Lavi replied.
"Ok I'll see you guys soon, and remember no one can see his face," Koumi ordered.
"Yes sir," replied Lavi hugging Kanda tighter. Lavi hung up the phone and leaned back. The finder put the backpack phone back on his back and got up to leave the compartment.
"No you don't have to sit outside you can stay in here," Lavi said not looking away from the window.
"Uh ok sir if you really want me to," the finder replied and sat down again. No one spoke for there was nothing left to say and to many things left unsaid.
"That boy you're holding belongs to us now exorcist," came a maniacal voice in Lavi's head. Wisely the fifth disciple appeared twirling the end of his bandana.
"No he doesn't he still belongs to the Black Order," replied Lavi hugging Kanda tighter in the real world.
"Yes he does he's got no bit of innocence left in him, it's all been replaced by dark matter he's a Noah now. You know that the exorcists will want to kill him now that he's no longer one of them. Do you really want to watch your best friend die in front of you and you can't do anything about it?" Wisely said laughing. "Unless you want to be considered a traitor in which case both of you will die………doesn't that sound like fun?"
"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Lavi shouted in his head.
"Fine but Kanda will never be the same again," replied Wisely laughing as he disappeared.
Lavi shook his head as he came back to the real world. He didn't want to believe the Noah but he knew what he had said was true. Lavi sighed and looked down at Kanda lying in his lap. Kanda's hood had come off but the bandage still covered the stigmata. What wasn't covered up was his dark skin and if he opened his eyes his gold eyes. Lavi readjusted Kanda's face so it covered his entire face hiding all from prying eyes. Just then the train stopped and Kanda flew off Lavi's lap.
"Kanda!" Lavi shouted as the finder caught him.
"It's alright master Lavi I've got him," the finder said standing up with Kanda in his arms. Lavi walked up to the finder and took Kanda from him.
"I'll carry him he's my friend after all," Lavi said threateningly. The finder gulped then opened the compartment door for Lavi. He followed soon after. Lavi hopped off the train and started running through town the finder following close behind. After leaving the town Lavi dodged the Black Order and ran around the back to where Koumi told him. He landed with a thunk on the platform the finder landed next to him. A gunshot rang out and the finder fell over dead a bullet hole in his forehead.
"What the hell was that for?" Lavi shouted turning to see all the generals and the whole science department standing there. Cross stood there smoking with Judgment smoking in his hand.
"Precaution Lavi we can only trust the highest ranking officers with information like this finders would tell other finders and the whole Black Order would know by tomorrow," said Koumi calmly.
"Very well then, if that is so then why haven't you killed me?" Lavi asked.
"Moron, if we were to kill you we would have one less exorcist and we wouldn't have the information we needed to figure out what to do," Cross said matter of factly.
"Right," Lavi said relief echoing in his words.
"Get me the God Damn stretcher!" shouted Reever looking at Johnny.
"Yes Mr. Reever sir!" replied Johnny terror written all over his face. He and 65 came back with a stretcher from the hospital room and a blanket.
"Put Kanda on there and we'll place the blanket over him," ordered Koumi. Lavi obeyed and laid Kanda neatly on the stretcher then carefully put the blanket over him covering him completely. Johnny and 65 picked up the stretcher and began walking to Koumi's office. Lavi stayed by Kanda's side while everyone else made a protective box around them to block out prying eyes as well as keeping Kanda inside.
As they slowly trudged away Lavi thought to himself, "What's going to happen now?"