"Why hello, Lavi. It seems we have some things to discuss, don't we?" The Earl said.
Lavi nodded quietly, unsure of how he should approach this.
"You're so confused!" The Earl began laughing, but the rest of the Noah looked angry and moody, "I've decided to present you and Tyki with a decision to make."
Tyki looked confused, but gripped Lavi's hand like he was sure they were all going to take him away from him. Lavi glanced at him and gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. Murmurs of disgust were sounded by the Noah, but the Earl just squirmed in his seat like he was excited about a piece of news he had to deliver.
"Hmm...but maybe we should wait until after dinner. I'm hungry! Aren't you?"
Several of the Noah nodded, and so did Lavi. He was hungry, because all of this was stressing him out. He needed comfort food. The Millenium Earl clapped his hands and several akuma flew out of a pair of double doors carrying lidded platters, setting them down and uncovering them. The Noah set to eating quickly, grabbing food for their plates. Tyki grabbed enough food for Lavi, all food that would settle well in his stomach full of lively butterflies, without being asked to, then filled his own plate.
Everyone chowed down happily, well, except Lavi who was still confused why he was brought here. He suddenly remembered Opal and choked on the piece of meat he was eating. Tyki grabbed Lavi's hand quickly and whispered, "It'll be okay, she'll be okay. I promise, I won't let them hurt anyone you like."
Lavi calmed a bit but he couldn't resume eating when the fate of his new friend was weighing on his mind. He pushed the plate away from him and pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to calm himself by taking a deep breath. He shuddered, trying not to get overwhelmed by everything. He was terrified for her, and himself. He had no idea why he was here, and he didn't believe for one second he could overwhelm everyone.
Once everyone was finished eating, the dishes were taken away and the Earl looked back at Lavi once more. He grinned and giggled, "Ah, to your decision. You must know that we aren't very excited about Tyki becoming romantically involved with an enemy. So, you have two choices. Either join the Noah and abandon your profession as a Bookman and an exorcist, or let Tyki abandon his family, friends, and colleagues and he can try to join the Black Order. I think you'll see we are much more open to outsiders."
"Wh-what will happen to Opal if we decide to leave? And us?"
"You three will be permitted to leave under a 24-hour truce, but after we will pursue you both as enemies. I'll give you one night together to decide what you want to do."
All of the Noah vacated the room, leaving the two of them together. Lavi turned and stared into Tyki's eyes. "I...I don't know what to do." Lavi whispered, gripping the other man's hand.
"Either way, at least one of us is going to get hell. But if we go to the Order, Opal will be treated better. And you can't tell anyone the truth about us or this meeting, so you'll be fine enough. We should go back to your home." Tyki said with finality.
Lavi nodded, "Will you be okay?"
"I don't think I'll get a very good welcome, but I'll do fine."
"No you won't, and we both know it." Lavi said softly.
"I don't want you to live here, and splitting up won't be good for either of us." Tyki said.
"Fine." Lavi said, looking at the tile floor.
Tyki lifted the other's chin, making him focus his gaze on him. "I love you."
"I love you too. That's why I don't want you to be hurt!"
Tyki leaned in and kissed him. It started slow, but as the minutes passed it grew passionate. After a while, Tyki carried the red-haired man back to his room. Their bodies were hot and needy. They needed a distraction, and each other, because the next morning was going to be hard. So they stripped and went at it.
They rolled out of bed the next morning, dressing quickly. Tyki took him to the front hall where The Earl and Opal waited. Opal looked completely out of it. Drugged. Lavi feared what had happened to her, but he bit his lip and waited for The Earl to address them. He didn't have long to wait.
"What was your decision?"
"We're leaving for the Order." Tyki said surely.
The Earl turned and left the room swiftly, leaving them all behind. Tyki pulled Lavi into a hug and kissed his neck lightly before walking over to Opal. He snapped his fingers in front of her eyes and she returned to normal. Lavi answered all of her questions, and she promised to keep it quiet. Opal quickly took to Tyki, smiling at them both like they were her children. It made them both feel really good.
"Let's go." Lavi said quietly.
Tyki nodded and looked over at where one of Road's doors snapped open. The little girl walked out of it. She looked like she had been crying. "I hated you, Lavi, for taking my family away. But you two are in love, so I'll deal with it. I've been ordered to give you a door to leave through. Goodbye."
The door disappeared behind her and a new one opened up in front of them. Tyki kissed the girl on the cheek and said goodbye, Lavi waved and so did Opal. They all walked through the door. They were in the forest by the Order. The door they had just walked through snapped closed and disappeared like the first. Opal stared at the large building and gaped.
"My babies would have loved to see a place like this." Lavi smiled at her.
They all began walking, taking their time for the older woman. After a while, they reached the main gate. The gate stared down at him, then spoke. "You're Lavi."
"Yes. And they are Opal and Tyki."
"You have an old woman and a Noah with you?" The gate asked skeptically.
Lavi nodded, "May we come in?"
Back in the Research Department, all hell broke loose. Komui and Reever bickered about letting them in, papers were thrown, and screaming ensued about Lavi's trustworthiness. Rouvelier and Link walked in and looked at the screen. Rouvelier raised an eyebrow.
"Why haven't the exorcists been called yet?"
"Just doing that sir!" Reever called, going for a phone.
Back on the ground, Lavi, Opal, and Tyki were sitting by the gate, waiting for their response. It had been an hour since Lavi asked, and so they were passing the time playing Go Fish with a deck of cards that Tyki had. So, when the exorcists closed in, they were shocked by the strange sight they saw. The three game-players didn't notice the newcomers.
"Do you have any threes?" Tyki asked, looking at Opal.
"Go fish, and you asked me that last time." The old woman said playfully.
"I think you're lying," Tyki said, picking a card off the top of the deck.
"Now now, no challenging her play. Tyki, any kings?" Lavi asked, his cards fanned in front of his face.
He handed over two kings ruefully. "I swear, the two of you are cheating."
Lavi and Opal laughed as Lavi put down four kings. "So many claims. Maybe you just aren't that good at Go Fish."
"I could beat you both at Poker," Tyki said, scratching the back of his head.
"We aren't playing Poker though, we're playing Go Fish, and you're terrible." Opal said jokingly.
Allen, Kanda, and Lenalee stared at them, completely speechless. Finally though, Kanda was able to speak. "What the hell is this?"
"Isn't it pretty obvious? I'm being whooped in Go Fish." Tyki remarked, staring at his cards seriously.
"But why are you playing?" Lenalee asked.
"You'd think for a technologically advanced organization, you'd be able to answer a door relatively quickly. But you took a while, so we decided to play a game," Lavi said.
"Lavi, dear, do you have any sevens?" Opal asked, soon after she was handed a seven.
Allen raised his eyebrow, "Why are you being so friendly with the enemy?
"I left the Noah." Tyki said. "Lavi, any jacks?" A pair of jacks were handed over.
"How do we know you're telling the truth?" Kanda asked skeptically.
"He's telling the truth." Opal and Lavi said in unison.
"Opal, do you have any threes?" Lavi asked.
"I sure do." Opal handed over two threes.
Tyki pointed at the two of them, "CHEATERS!"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Opal said with a fake look of surprise.
"But how do you know he's telling the truth?" Allen asked.
"Because I do." Lavi said.
"Do you have any ones?" Opal asked, looking at Tyki.
"Go Fish." A card was taken from the pile.
"Why though? What happened to you on that mountain, Lavi? Everything changed then! You turned me down after I kissed you and you've been acting like you hate the Order!" Lenalee exclaimed.
"She what?" Tyki asked, putting his cards down and stared at Lavi.
"I didn't think it mattered." Lavi said, putting his down too, Opal followed suit because if the two of them had put theirs down, there was no point in her holding her's. The exorcists looked beyond confused.
"Of course it does! When did it happen?" Tyki persisted.
"Right after you returned me." Lavi said reluctantly.
"And you didn't tell me?"
"I pushed her away! It's not like I wanted it!" Lavi said angrily.
"What do you want?"
"You know damn well what I want. If that wasn't clear, then none of this would have happened! You'd still be with your family, and I would have stayed with the mission." Lavi said dangerously. They were standing at this point and were nearly nose-to-nose. The others were staring
"Prove it." Tyki said.
Lavi grabbed him by the shirt and dragged him into a deep kiss. It went on for several minutes and their anger melted away quickly. After they pulled away, Lavi looked at the ground, blushed, and muttered, "Last night should've been proof enough."
"Wait! So you two are..." Lenalee trailed off, pale.
"You two are together?" Allen asked.
"Of course! Otherwise, Lavi and Opal would be dead." Tyki said, holding the red-haired exorcist around the waist.
Suddenly, the gate keeper spoke up. "I've been using my brain-scan feature on the Director's orders. The three of them have memories from the last twenty-four hours that are locked up, but otherwise they haven't told a lie. Tyki really is a deserter, and the two love each other."
The exorcists nod, and soon after a golem begins speaking. "Orders are to have finders watch them for an extended period of time. Opal will be admitted to the Order, and Tyki will be if he doesn't turn on us in a year. He will share Lavi's room until other things are taken into account. They're allowed to return to the public once they're done questioning."
Epilogue:
A few weeks later, they were able to join the rest of the group. Tyki would be sent out on missions with Lavi and would help where ever he could. The two refused alternate sleeping arrangements. Opal became a very popular woman in the Order, treating everyone like they were her children, but she prefered Lavi and Tyki. A year later, Lavi and Tyki were married. Tyki was finally admitted as an exorcist and Central grudgingly accepted that.
((I hope you liked it! That was the end! Anyway, I'm sorry if it seemed rushed or something, I really did try.))