Summery: Sequel to Reflection. Rabi and Allen are sent on a mission to a town in the highlands of Scotland that has been completely encased in ice. The reigning Akuma have killed the dispatched Finders mercilessly and it's up to two of the best Exorcists to take care of it. However, they have an unexpected tag-along: Tiki Mick! With Allen at odds with Tiki and Tiki egging the Exorcist on, can Rabi keep their heads level during the job? Or will he lose more then just forty-two hours of sleep?

This story is rated T+ due to violence (finally) and language.

OH CRAP! I just remembered something! I forgot the DISCLAIMERS in the last two parts!! Well, uh, I'll make it up to you now! I don't own D. Gray-Man, its characters or the Akuma! Just the current plot of my series of stories, that's all. Please…PLEASE no flaming! –sob-

Tiki: Smooth move, girl. Not only have you lost your money, but now your memory! –heart- Full house!

Rabi: DAMN IT! –throws hand at Tiki-

Tiki: Now, time to pay up, Bunny-chan!

Rabi: No! Not in front of so many people! –blush-

Frozen

By:

-Minosuke Ichigo-

"…And that's what Komui-san said we had to do…" Allen glanced up from his file to talk to his friend, who was staring off into space. It had been over two hours since they had boarded the train, and Rabi had been lost in thought since they had left base and Allen was beginning to worry. Rabi was never one to think so hard about something. He reached over and nudged his friend gently, the red haired boy jerking a bit and giving his companion a startled look. "Rabi?"

"Yeah?" The teen ran a hand through his hair, letting his headband fall to his shoulders with a sigh.

"Are you okay?" Allen watched as Rabi stretched his arms over his head and yawned, acting as if he hadn't heard him. The white haired boy studied his comrade quietly for a moment before speaking once more, hoping that his words would be heard this time. "If something's bothering you, you can tell me…" The older Exorcist gave him a small smile and shook his head a bit, turning to look out at the passing fields of snow, admiring the way the moonlight glistened off of the minuscule flecks of ice.

He rested his chin on his arm and lifted his other hand to draw smiley faces on the glass in front of his face that fogged over with each breath that escaped him. "I'm okay, Allen. Really." His smile faltered a bit as his mind drifted back to the subject he had been pondering before Allen had rudely disturbed him.

He had never been treated kindly by an enemy, let alone one who was as dangerous, unpredictable and merciless as Tiki Mick. But, then again…he mused with a lop-sided smile on his face. I guess that's why he's unpredictable. Allen raised an eyebrow at his friend's smile, rubbing his neck a bit as he tried to figure out what was making the Exorcist across from him grin as if he had just won a gold metal.

"Bunny-chan, you look so happy! I see my music box helped?" Someone spoke from the doorway. Toma was sitting on the floor in the hall, shaking violently as he stared at the well-dressed gentleman, who tipped his hat to the two Exorcists with a playful grin on his face.

Allen was on his feet in seconds, Rabi between them almost instantly, one hand on Allen's chest and the other lightly touching Tiki's. "YOU!" the white haired boy yelled, trying to shove past Rabi. "Rabi, get away from him! He's a Noah!"

Rabi shook his head and gave his friend a dark glare that silently told him to calm down. He turned his gaze to Tiki as he asked calmly, "Why are you here?" Tiki smiled at them and sat next to where Rabi had been and placed on leg across his knee. "Well?"

"I just came to visit, Bunny-chan." He said mischievously. "It's natural for one to see the one they care for, right?" Rabi's glare faltered, his cheeks turning a deep shade of red as he drew his hammer and threatened to beat him with it. Allen, knowing just how small the train was, grabbed his arms and covered his mouth and tried to plead with the boy.

"Rabi! If you use that, you'll destroy the entire train!!"

"And what about your claw-thingy?!"

"That's different!"

"No it isn't!"

The older man watched them curiously, a look of innocent confusion on his face as the two bickered like squabbling siblings. Their fighting stopped abruptly when the train jerked violently, sending both exorcists into Tiki, who held up his hat so it wouldn't get smashed. Moments later, something long and sharp sliced through the roof, nearly stabbing Allen, who slumped to the floor and stared at the blade with wide eyes.

Rabi stared at the weapon and snapped, "PLEASE say that's not a Level 2 Akuma!" Allen looked at his friend, his left eye having changed as it always did when an Akuma was near. The red haired Exorcist cursed and climbed off of the older man as the blade was retracted. "Guess we gotta fight sooner then we expected!" With that, he ran to the window and shoved it open, starting to climb out.

Without warning, he was grabbed by the Akuma and dragged onto the top of the train. "RABI!" Allen ran toward the window, but froze in mid-step when someone from another cabin screamed, followed by the roar of an Akuma. "Ah…"

Tiki sighed and stood on the seat, touching the ceiling. "A-chan. You go ahead and tend to the humans." He smiled. "I'll save Bunny-chan." With that, he pulled himself through the ceiling.

What's going on?! The boy thought, running from the cabin. Why did Rabi stop me from attacking him? And why is he saving Rabi? Could it be that they're…no. No, I have to concentrate on saving the innocents.

Rabi yelped as he was slammed against the hard steel of the train, the force denting the metal and knocking the wind out of him. The Akuma standing over him was, indeed, a Level 2. It, in Rabi's opinion, was one of the nastiest ones he had seen.

It had a tall, slender body with detached arms that had some very nasty looking blades jutting out of the forearm and traveling down the length of it's ivory limbs. The thing holding him down was a thick and heavy claw that dug into his chest painfully. It's face was malformed and saliva dripped from it's jagged teeth and the ground sizzled when a drop hit it. It laughed at Rabi's futile attempts to escape and leaned closer.

"Foolish human!" It snarled, Rabi wincing when he got a whiff of it's breath, smelling only death and blood. The Exorcist smirked at it, tightening his grip on his Hammer and moved it so it was pointing at the monster on top of him.

"Ugh…you're breath smells worse then Komui-san's socks!" He said. The Akuma roared and drew back it's other claw to strike the boy again. "Grow, grow, grow, GROW!" The Akuma swung at him, but it's attack fell just short as the cross on the Hammer impaled it and the Anti-Akuma weapon sent it flying off the train.

Tiki, who had been watching the small fight from a few feet away smiled as Rabi picked himself up and nearly toppled over from the force of the wind. "I knew you'd survive, Bunny-chan." He shouted over the wind. The younger boy gave him a dirty look and crawled over to him, smacking him with the now-small hammer. Tiki caught his hat and rubbed head tenderly, pouting like a child at the fuming Exorcist. "What was that for?!" He yelped.

"You bastard!" Rabi snapped, smacking him twice more. "You could've helped! What if that bastard's acid-slime hit my face?! What then, wise-guy?!"

Allen, meanwhile, had just taken care of the Akuma in the train and was now sitting on the window, watching the two argue with a confused look on his face. The two were acting like children, but what shocked him more was the fact that Tiki was taking the abuse with immature whining and waving his arm at Rabi to keep the pissed boy away from him.

Eventually, Rabi calmed and put his weapon away, grumbling and starting back toward the window. He yelped when Tiki grabbed him around the waist and held him close. Before the boy even had a chance to demand his freedom, they were sitting on the carpeted floor of the train hallway, Toma staring at them as if they were ghosts. "Eh? Where…?"

Tiki released the boy and stood, brushing wrinkles off his clothing and checking his hat over. He gave Rabi a coy smile as he placed his hat back on his wind-blown hair and extended his hand to the boy. Frowning a bit, Rabi slapped the hand away lightly and stood, dusting himself off. "Sore, Bunny-chan?" The man said teasingly. He yelped a bit when the red haired Exorcist punched his arm and stormed back into the cabin. "Eehhh? What'd I do?"

Shrugging, he followed Rabi and sat next to him, Allen now back in his seat and staring at the two worriedly. The older Exorcist was back to glaring out the window and drawing lop-sided smiley faces once more. Tiki was propped a leg on his knee and tipped his hat over his eyes to sleep, his smile never fading.

After several minutes of silence, Allen spoke, his voice soft and unsure. "What's…going on between you two?" Rabi made a grunting sound before responding.

"Nothing!" Rabi snapped.

"We're lovers." Tiki said at the same time with a smile. Rabi glared at him and started to speak, but was cut of by Tiki laying a gloved finger to the boy's parted lips. He shifted his hat so he could look at Rabi from the corner of his eye and added, "Don't tell me you forgot that kiss we shared two nights ago…" Quickly, Rabi looked away and the older man let a victorious smile cross his face.

Allen's eyes nearly did a hostile takeover of his face as he nearly yelled, "You two WHAT?!"

Rabi could feel the heat building in his face and knew instantly that he was blushing a very interesting shade of red that was probably brighter than his hair. "It…it wasn't…" he tried. "It wasn't like it was voluntary…"

The Noah blinked, but said nothing, watching Rabi's reflection quietly as if searching for answers the boy's real face didn't tell. Allen, recovering slowly, gave his friend a horrified look as he said, his voice raising a pitch as it usually did when he was upset, "Rabi, he's a Noah! How…how could you let him kiss you?!"

"Allen…" Rabi's voice was shockingly heavy with sadness. "Do you despise me now?" The question caught both Tiki and Allen off guard. Slowly, the older Exorcist's friend touched his arm lightly, the boy's eyes filled with concern.

"No, Rabi, you're my best friend…it's just…shocking…" he glared at Tiki. "Just…tell me what happened…" He gave his friend a sad look as Rabi stood and left the cabin, pushing past Toma. "R-Rabi…!" With that, Allen stood and chased after the older boy, closing the door behind him and leaving Tiki alone to ponder.

Poor boy. Tiki thought with a small smile as he closed his eyes. He has no clue what he's feeling…His expression saddened. And neither do I…

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Allen grabbed Rabi's arm and pulled him to a stop, noting sadly that the other boy refused to look at him. "Rabi, what's wrong? What did I say?" His eyes widened when he heard a very familiar sound, one he thought he would never hear from the normally happy and playful Rabi.

Crying.

Rabi was crying.

It took the younger Exorcist a long while to realize this, but when he did, he reacted. He wrapped his arms around the other boy, squeaking a bit when Rabi slumped to his knees and buried his face in his hands. "R-Rabi?"

"I cant believe this!" Rabi whimpered, shaking his head.

"You can't believe what?" Allen inquired softly, his eyes filled with concern.

Rabi couldn't bring himself to look at his friend, knowing his next words would be like telling someone they enjoyed getting stung by jellyfish. Face still hidden by his hands and voice muffled, he said, "I'm in love…with him."

A/N – Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?! Rabi admitted it!? And this is the end?! Nah. Just kidding. This is the first two-chapter one-shot of the series, but I'm expecting a few more. What'll happen next, you ask? Well, keep reading and find out! -