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Chapter 6: Bakanda on Board
Kanda froze. In the dim depths of the room he could see Lenalee helping Allen button up his shirt. 'That's weird. Did the kid finally make a move?' Pushing those thoughts to the back of his mind he cleared his throat and intruded. When he looked down over the crates though he decided that may not actually be the case. The exorcist coat under Allen had crimson pools which was suspicious. Knowing the moyashi, his disdain for his Shisou would probably prevent him from ever acting like that. "You made me look all over for you moyashi. We board in five minutes."
"It's not my fault you're slow Bakanda." Allen retorted, thou without his usual gusto.
Slowly drawing his precious sword Mugen, Kanda fought back the urge to retaliate and opted for pointing at the coat with it instead. "What happened?"
Allen immediately sobered in attitude and cautiously glanced at Lenalee before answering.
They were supposed to be boarding now. 'Where the heck have those three exorcists gone?' a highly disgruntled Link thought while standing on the gangplank. Lavi and the finder had already boarded and were finding their rooms and he was stuck here waiting for the lollygaggers to finally stroll onboard at their convenience. He had a bone to pick with Allen; not only had he disappeared and made him look through the whole city for him to no avail, but he had the audacity to threaten to make them late for departure. 'When his white head finally comes into view I will not let it leave my site for the rest of the mission.'
Kanda stood there stunned. Was what the moyashi revealed the horrible truth? By the obvious state of things it certainly seemed plausible. The 14th Noah was not only implanted in Allen, but was slowly taking over; much more quickly now by the look of things. "Does Link know?"
"No, would I still be able to walk around free if he did?"
"Should we tell Lavi? He is a bookman and may know something that could help."
"I think we should Lenalee. He is on this mission and it could only help. After all, he does know how to get on the wrong side of people. He could keep Link distracted at times if necessary, plus he probably already suspects something."
"Che-" This would need a lot of thought and secrecy to keep Allen out of the evil clutches of that Levellier. He would not let Allen be experimented on like he had been. The Order would never have another live specimen to have their way with for "the greater good of The Order." Of course the 14th was a serious threat that needed to be dealt with but not the way The Order handled these situations. Not only did he, but Lenalee as well, had experience of being on the wrong side of the order for a time. History was not going to repeat itself. "How much longer?"
"Not long now, I am so tired but having your guy's support will help. With that… maybe 9 days. I almost lost it just now, but with assistance I can drag it on a little longer."
"So soon?" Lenalee was not expecting this short of a time frame to plan, get answers, implement said plan and pull it off.
"It's not really that sudden. I've been seeing his shadow for months and its gone downhill from there."
"What do you want us to do?" Kanda was actually showing he had a heart. He may not be openly weeping but he was willing to do all he could to help his comrade and not lose him to the darkness.
"FINALLY! I hope you know I had to have the ship delay by 10 minutes! We are now off schedule and I have more paperwork to fill out explaining why thanks to you!" The irate Link was a sight to see. He was flustered with a vein bulging at his temple. This mission could not get off to a worse start. After a slight breather Link continued. "Walker! I hope you know the consequences are for what you have done, you will not leave my side this entire voyage or the rest of the mission! If necessary I will restrain you so you stay put and within sight!"
Gloom. A dark depression settled over the already exhausted Allen. He would not be able to hide his nightly transformations from Link in this situation. Things were looking worse.
"Um, Link? Isn't that going a little too far? He won't be able to go anywhere once we are at sea and if akuma attack it would be a hassle to have to unbind him before either you or him could help." Lenalee knew her point was valid at hoped Link would see it that way and get over his hurt pride. Also, she needed to be able to get Allen away from Link sometimes during the voyage so he could sleep without fear of being discovered during their three day voyage. If he was, all hope was gone concerning keeping Allen out of the vile clutches of Levellier. They knew he would not hesitate to execute their friend should he be found guilty of being a Noah and therefore a threat.
This was going to all be left up to their stealth skills and Allen's will.
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AN: I am sorry I have been absent. The semester was long and I was sick in the hospital for a few days. Doing much better now and starting a new semester. It is going to be awesome. Going to start the next chapter tonight.