Disclaimer - Still don't own D Gray Man
Innocence, Exorcists, and Bears! Oh My!
"So who's idea was it to go on this nature hike?" Lavi asked in a subdued voice as he, Allen and Inspector Malcolm C. Leverrier made their way down a trail in a dense forest. They had left Black Order headquarters earlier that day and Lavi had pretty much had his fill of this little outing.
"We're supposed to locate and retrieve a piece of Innocence," Allen said, his voice just as subdued. The white haired youth was trying desperately not to dwell on his current situation. Because he would rather be just about anywhere else at this moment.
"So why's HE here?" Lavi asked, gesturing toward the man who was walking along a couple of feet in front of them.
"Link was away," Allen explained, still horrified by the situation that he found himself in. "So Inspector Leverrier came along to make sure nothing happens."
Which translated into the man was there to make sure that the Fourteenth didn't appear while Allen was on the mission to retrieve Innocence.
"And he's going to be so poised to do that in front of you," Lavi muttered, rolling his eyes. In his experience it was always easier to keep an eye on something if it was in front of you.
"Just let it go." All Allen wanted to do was retrieve the Innocence and then get back to the Order.
As soon as possible.
The two Exorcists were walking along behind Leverrier when they suddenly spied an Akuma through the trees. And, without thinking, both Allen and Lavi ran off toward the Akuma.
Completely forgetting Leverrier who simply continued to walk.
The Inspector continued on for awhile, completely oblivious to the fact that he was no longer being followed by the two Exorcists. That is, until a large bear walked out into the path a few feet ahead of him. Leverrier froze in his tracks and turned to tell the two boys to do something, only to realize that they were no longer following along behind him.
Leverrier really wanted to know where the two boys had gone however he didn't have time to dwell on this thought. Instead of continuing on it's way the bear turned toward him, a strange look in it's eyes.
Completely unarmed and powerless to fight against a bear Leverrier turned and began to run in the opposite direction. It seemed that he had never been told that you shouldn't run from wild animals.
The bear immediately gave chase, running after Leverrier with a speed that belied it's large size.
The Inspector screamed as he was seized by the leg and pulled to the ground. He frantically attempted to escape but the claws that were piercing his flesh prevented it.
"Do you hear that Lavi?" Allen asked as he placed the piece of Innocence in the pocket of his Exorcist's coat.
The Akuma that they had spotted had been on it's way to collect the same piece of Innocence that they were searching for and it was by sheer chance that they found it. Now the Akuma was destroyed and the Innocence was in their possession.
Turning toward his companion Lavi listened and did indeed hear something. What sounded like the agonized screams of…
"Leverrier!" both boys exclaimed in unison.
The two Exorcists took off at a dead run but by the time they located Leverrier it was too late for them to be of any use to him. Or, to be more precise, what was left of him.
"Come on," Lavi said, completely unaffected by the grisly sight. Compared to some of the things that he had seen as Bookman's apprentice this was completely tame.
And it wasn't as though he had liked the man.
"Right," Allen said, his voice quiet.
A/N - and there's drabble number two. So sadistic but I simply cannot help myself. If any of you out there have a cause of death that you'd like to inflict upon Leverrier feel free to tell me about it.