Ok, so here is my very first story~

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Disclamer: sadly, the characters are not mine, except maybe Leo.., they belong to the creator of D. Gray Man!


Lavi clutched his left shoulder and tried to keep himself upright and moving. A few steps and his foot catches on a rock. He swallows a yell as his shoulder hits the ground. He catches his breath for a moment and looks around him. The cave he was stumbling though is a bit small at this point, only wide enough for two people, but it has a high celling that has holes to the outside.

His vision blurs and Lavi puts more pressure on his shoulder. The flimsy bandages were soaked through, and he couldn't stop shivering despite his thick clothing. "A-Allen..." Lavi whispers as his world fades to black.

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Allen shivered and~ pulled his coat a bit tighter and glanced over to see if Lavi was still asleep. The red head was slumped in an uncomfortable looking position, but sleeping peacefully. Allen looked back out the train window. He could see only bare trees and snow flurries. Russia.. why does it have to be so cold? Allan sighed.

Kumoi had gathered several finder's reports and was convinced an innocence was hidden somewhere deep in Russia. Apparently there is a town by a lake which has remained unfrozen even in the dead of winter. Anything that drinks from this lake freezes solid. Akuma have not yet been spotted, and no one seems to be using the innocence. And so he sent Allen, Lavi, and the finder, Leo.

Allan's thoughts were interrupted as Leo opens the train compartment door. "Exorcists, we are at our stop!"

Lavi yawns loudly and grins up at the finder. "Ok, we'll follow you."

They all collect their bags and step off of the train. A chilling wind hits them as the station's doors open. Leo studies his map for a moment, then walks off with the exorcists in tow.

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"Hey, how much farther?" Lavi asks. They had been walking for hours with no sign of the village. The temperature was steadily dropping and large snow flakes had been falling for a while now. Lavi tightened his scarf and eyed Allen's hood jealously.

"Look." Lavi could barely hear Leo over the biting wind, but as the three of them got to the top of a hill, they could see a picturesque lake below them. Snowy forest lined most of its shore, and a collection of cabins were on the other side. The lake, as Kumoi had said, was completely free of ice.

Allen and Lavi stop for a moment and enjoy the view before running after Leo towards the village.


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