|Disclaimer: I do not own D. Gray-man, nor do I own it's characters.|

Temptation

It was just another miserable day in the ark, well a miserable day for Lavi. The Bookman Jr had been put through a lot of torture today, a little more than usual. It would seem that the Noah's were getting more desperate with each day that passed. So, each day he would end up with more bruises and it was beginning to wear him out. However, there was no way he would let them get what they wanted. He would never give them the information they wanted, the information on the fourteenth.

If he even so much as thought about it, he knew he would disappoint the old panda. Not to mention he might be putting his Allen in more jeopardy than he was already in. Speaking of Allen, he was wondering how his old friend has been. Sadly, though, he'd lost track of how long he'd been trapped here. Weeks, months… and he couldn't be saved.

Maybe this was best for him. As a Bookman's apprentice, he was supposed to remain emotionally detached from his assignment but he had failed in that regard. Truth be told, Lavi had gotten way too close to the very same Exorcists that he was just supposed to record. Perhaps the Old Panda was already disappointed in him.

Now that Lavi was all alone, he had nothing but time. Yes, he was perfectly that his Master was gone. The Noah hadn't managed to get anything out of him and now he was gone, leaving only the Bookman Jr. It was then that a new thought crossed his mind. Was he even still a Bookman Jr? Since his master was gone, maybe he wasn't going to come back to save him.

No, Lavi had to be thinking too much… There was no way the Old Panda wasn't going to come for him. Of course, he was going to come for him, after all, they had been together for twelve long years. There was no way the older man would just throw those years away, right?

His thoughts were interrupted as the door to the room opened, revealing a rather bored Tyki. Tyki was carrying something in his hands, something that looked like a plate… Oh, yes, Lavi could smell that food. That oh so glorious food. The Bookman Jr. licked his lips as Tyki got closer. However, like the tease that he was, Tyki stopped in front of him, just far away enough that there was no way Lavi would be table to reach for the food. Not that he could anyway, seeing as he was tied to the chair.

"What's the matter, eye-patch? Are you hungry?" Tyki smirked as he practically flaunted the food in front of Lavi, "Will you finally spill the beans or shall I save the food for myself?"

Lavi glared at the Noah before leaning back in his seat and shaking his stubbornly. Go figure, this would be some sort of trap just to get information out of him. Well, Tyki's trick was not going to work on him. He'd sooner starve than tell them anything. Then again, it's not like he really knew that much.

"If you're going 'ta tease me like that, you might as well leave," Lavi huffed and looked away from the Noah and shook his head once more, "Your bribes won't work on me. There is no way I would disappoint the Old Panda. So, do me a favor and just give up on it."

Tyki didn't give the response that Lavi expected. He had expected the Noah of Pleasure to get angry with him like his brother did but instead, all he did was laughed. What was so funny, exactly? This, of course, confused the redhead and rose an eyebrow.

"What don't you understand, Eye-patch? The Bookman isn't here anymore, he abandoned you and left you with us, who could easily torture you. Do you not feel betrayed?" Tyki replied as he continued to flaunt the food, "It doesn't matter what he thinks of you now because he will never see you again."

Lavi didn't want to think about such negative things anymore. If he did than he would lose faith in the Bookman and he didn't want to do that. Never once in the twelve that he had been with the Old Panda did he doubt him.

"I won't let you manipulate me, you damn Noah," Lavi snapped and clenched his fists, if only he could escape his bindings. "There is no way you can turn me against the Old Panda, got that? If don't mind, I'd rather be alone than have to deal with you, Noah bastard."

Tyki sighed and shook his head before responding, "I would appreciate it if you would stop calling me such vulgar names, thank you. I'll give you some time to think what I said over and I think that you will find that I am right. After all, what else do you have to do around here?"

To say that Lavi was surprised would be an understatement. One, the last thing he expected was the Noah to seem to calm and collected. His family had certainly not been so kind to him, so why was he acting so friendly to him?

Tyki walked closer towards him, closing the distance between them as pulled a piece of the food and held it close to Lavi's mouth, tempting him. It was so hard to find the urge to just take the others offer, even if it was just one small bite. Since the food was in such close proximity to his mouth, the temptation won and the Bookman Jr. couldn't help but take a bite. This made Tyki smirk as he backed away.

"That's all you'll be getting now, eye-patch," Tyki turned around and started to head towards the door before stopping temporarily, "Oh, and don't forget to think it over, got it? I'll be giving you plenty of time… So, see you later, eye-patch."

The Noah left Lavi to his own thoughts, Lavi looking down in shame. Not only had the Noah of pleasure managed to tease him with the food but he had also succeeded in confusing him, driving him more nuts than he already was.

Damn that Noah, why did he have to play with his mind like that?

|I know I have a pretty big list of fanfictions that I will need to manage but this idea just popped in my head and I really wanted to act on my thoughts. This is going to be a multiple chapter story and I know it's short at the moment but I will write bigger chapters. I also want to know what you all think, so do leave reviews (or even likes and follows.) |