Chapter 2

`Lavi

No way! It can't be. That can't be him. There's just no way.

He is dead. He is supposed to be dead.

"Lavi? What's going on?" asked Allen with a worried look on his face.

Lavi's just staring... shocked by what he heard. Wait-

It can't be. Is it possible?

Why is Lavi acting that way?

"Why don't you tell Allen, what's going on, brother?" asked the other red head that resembled Lavi greatly.

Is it really true?

No. I'll have to hear it from Lavi himself before concluding to anything.

"Lavi, why did he call you-" Allen attempted to ask but I cut him off and asked my own question that I wanted to be confirmed at once.

"Deke, is that really you?"

"Who do you think I am?" he replied in a tone of sarcasm with spite while a smile or rather a mocking one was on his face that looked exactly like mine.

I can feel something.

What he says is true.

I can feel it. I can feel the bond we use to share as twins. It's still there. It is there.

So it's true. It is him. He's alive.

Deke is alive!

"Deke! What happened? How-"

"They saved me while you just left," he said no longer smiling. Anger was in his voice. His tone was like venom.

"Lavi-"

"Moyashi-chan, fight the akuma. I'll deal with my brother," I said deciding that it's better if Allen isn't here. I maybe happy being with my brother again but I know when things should be. Something dark seems to be growing within Deke. It's better for Allen to be out of this.

"Deal with me?" said Deke with so much spite and mockery to his tone.

Allen looked at me with concern.

"It'll be fine. Hurry up and help them," I said pointing to the other people. He doesn't need to be here. I'll deal with Deke and what happened in the past.

I'll deal with and take what is about to happen even if it might be my end. I no longer have a life after all. Lavi was long dead.

`Deke

The white haired exorcist left with slight reluctance.

"Now it's just the two of us, brother."

After how many years, I finally saw my older brother again. Instead of joy which a person normally feels, loath and hatred filled me.

Why shouldn't I? After everything he has done to me in the past, why should I be glad to see him. I can be glad if the reunion will be used for revenge which was the actual plan. I will kill him. I will kill my brother. I will kill Lavi.

"Deke, are you doing fine? How have you been? Who are you with? Are they treating you well?" he said while holding me tightly. He was shivering and his voice sounded like as if he was about to cry. I can hear nervousness and anxiety in his voice. Different emotions filled him while mine suddenly turned to confusion.

This can't be real. He's just probably buying off time and maybe get information. I can't be fooled by his lies once more. I need to take my revenge.

He needs to die and I'll kill him.

"Lavi!" said Allen with worry as I felt the metallic taste of blood.

It went on continuously until I couldn't stand.

Everything happened too fast. I just stood until my legs can no longer make me. I know it is fast. I can see him. I could have avoided it but I didn't.

There is no reason for me to fight back. If I did, he will get hurt. He is already in pain mentally, there is no need to further deepen his wounds. There is no need for me to inflict more harm to him. I'm his older brother. I'm supposed to keep him safe and make him smile.

I'm his older brother.

"Why aren't you fighting back, Nii-sama?" he asked calling me like he used to but now his tone is much more different. Innocence was no longer there in his eyes and it all happened because of me.

"Lavi, get out of the way!" said Allen with worry as he tried rushing to my side but akuma kept him from coming closer. Everything's slowly getting blurred.

I can no longer feel pain, numbness spread throughout.

"Sorry Moyashi," I said in a breath I could still give out at the moment while my vision weakened and weakened.

I see his figure walking towards me. I can tell that he is confused right now and angry at me for not even trying to defend myself.

I brought all the strength that I had and walked closer to Deke and held him. I want to hold him one last time before his revenge was completed.

"I'm sorry, Deke. I'm sorry."

"You're lying," he said as he struck me again.

"I'm sorry, Deke. I'm sorry. I was cruel to you. Can you please smile one more time before it's goodbye? It's nice seeing you again. I hope you'll be fine. Please live."

`Deke

The Noah family has been real kind to me ever since they found me.

I watched from afar as they battled since it wasn't time for me to interfere.

And now I was assigned my first mission to retrieve innocence and deal with it meaning to destroy.

Before, I only commanded the akuma.

I played.

I saw my older brother again.

And now, part of my mission is to kill him.

I'm sorry, Deke. I'm sorry.

Why did he say that? Why wasn't he defending himself?

I'm sorry, Deke. I'm sorry. I was cruel to you. Can you please smile one more time before it's goodbye? It's nice seeing you again. I hope you'll be fine. Please live.

Sorry? Why is he sorry?

I can't understand. What is this feeling? Why did it suddenly pained me to think of killing him?

I'm supposed to kill him, not only because of revenge but also due to the fact that he's the enemy.

He's an exorcist and I'm a Noah... but he's still my brother.

I had hatred for him but that can't last long and it didn't.

When he apologized... along with the thought of his death...

It somehow just triggered me to stop.

`Lavi

Upon my eyes opening, I saw my younger brother crying. I smiled at him and asked for his. He gave it willingly despite the tears and looked younger.

It took awhile before it registered to my mind that he is younger. He looks the same age as when I last saw him, I learned that it was only due to magic that caused him to look my age.

I also noticed the dark gray tone on his skin and the marks of crosses on his forehead. His golden eyes looked at me.

He's a Noah.

It explained everything. It explained why he survived and the fact that he was with the akuma.

What an irony? We're siblings looking so alike yet a lot f things contrast between us.

One striking fact is that he's a Noah and I'm an exorcist... but does that really matter?

I looked once more at his crying face. I felt sad that he's crying. I made him cry again.

"Deke, won't you please keep smiling. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry," I said as I sat up despite the pain and held him in my arms. I just wanted to hold my little brother. I missed him so much. I don't care if he pushes me away or gets angry but I don't think he will. I hope he won't.

"I'm sorry too," he said while returning the embrace.

"So what's going to happen now? Where are we?"

"A small house owned by a kind siblings. They let me in when they saw the state you were in."

"We aren't with the Noah or the order?"

"No. The Noah may have been kind to me but I'd rather stay with you. Can I? I don't want to be separated again," he said while tightening his hold.

"I can't bring you to the order with me so that leaves us with hiding from both of them. Is that fine with you?"

"As long as we won't be separated."

"I like the idea of that too."

`littlebunny1412: I know lovers who fled but in this story, we only have siblings in hiding.

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02/01/12