"This is bad…" As Lavi raced up the stairs he recalled what Bookman had said.
"This sounds like the Heart is reaching out to him. It'll eventually destroy his immune system and the boy's own Innocence if we don't get it treated immediately." Bookman had said. Panic surged through him for if that happened, Allen might die!
"When you say the Heart, you're referring to the Heart of Innocence? But how is that possible it doesn't have a human form!"
"It's possible it is reaching out to him through his subconscious. If that's the case I'll need to get rid of it." Lavi sighed and glanced up at the ceiling.
"All right. So you'll be here tomorrow?"
"Yes, and Lavi, don't tell the others about this. If an Akuma, or a Noah finds out about this link they'll do everything in their power to use it to their advantage." Lavi nodded grimly then hung up the phone, and made his way back to the few Exorcists left.
Lavi arrived in his room and plopped down on the bed. He had meant to check on Allen but he had no idea where his room was. Sighing, he brought his arm over his eyes. Through the fabric of his shirt, he looked at the lights flickering on the ceiling. It was rhythmic, the lights would only appear every two seconds. In suspicion he crawled over to the window and peaked out.
There were three children carrying sparklers. They stood in a triangle that shifted as they ran handing it off to each other. It seemed a pointless game. In a swift motion he yanked down the blinds and fell backwards. He collided with the bed and sent tiny dust particles into the air. Once he hit the bed he realized how exhausted he was, he got into a comfortable position and drifted off to sleep.
Warm sunlight peaked through the blinds and landed on his face. Opening one eye slowly Lavi saw the bright big ball outside his window that loved to wake him up; the sun. With a groan, the young exorcist dragged himself out of bed and into the bathroom. As he met face to face with himself in the mirror the past events of last night almost seemed like a dream. But they weren't. The cuts and bruises from a recent battle were enough to prove it. Lavi turned on the cold water and started to wash his face, the cold water woke him up and cleaned his face for the most part of it. His mouth curled down into a frown, under his right eye was a spot, a speck of dirt that didn't want to come off.
"You'll come off if I have to scrub my face off…" He growled in annoyance. Five minutes later his face was beat red and the speck of dirt was still there. His emerald eyes flickered to behind him as a floorboard creaked. With a sigh he faced back forward, "I guess I'm still on aler...wah! Panda!"
Balancing in front of him on the stained sink was none other than Bookman. The old man scoffed at his nickname and brought up a hand to hit his head, he was successful and Lavi now stood across the room gingerly holding the lump that had formed. "What have I said about calling me that?" The short man swiftly jumped off of the sink and exited the room, without waiting for an answer. "I have already let Komui know I'm here, we can start the operation on Allen now." Some welcome...
His eyes narrowed, "What do you mean by 'operation?' You weren't very clear on the phone either," The man didn't answer his question but pointed to a large suitcase and ordered him to carry it and follow. Lavi stayed silent as Bookman led him down the hall and into Allen's room.
Komui and Lenalee were there but were asked to leave, both gave him skeptical looks as they passed him. To be honest he felt bad, the exorcists were his friends and they had no idea what was going on with Allen-who still hasn't woken up yet even though Kanda "accidently" flipped his bed over.
After a few moments of silence Bookman sat into a chair and stared at him. It became uncomfortable when he didn't blink so Lavi asked, "When are we starting?"
"We're not going to, I just wanted some place to talk,"
"What?! You made a big deal just for this?! Old man…" His eyes flickered over to the suitcase but then decided it was just abnormally large.
Bookman's face became serious, "Well this conversation is a big deal. You're a Bookman in training, take these opportunities to learn more." Lavi winced at this but said nothing, just waited for Bookman to continue. "It's true that Allen somehow linked with the Heart, and that the link is eating away at his system and Innocence. It'll be a long time before that kicks in but for now I am going to suppress it the slightest so it isn't as strong."
Lavi leaned forward as he asked a question, "Last night Allen said he saw the Order get destroyed before it happened, was that the Heart?"
Bookman nodded and scooted the chair over to Allen's bedside, "Yes, the Heart has many powers, I suppose premonition can be one of them." Lavi smirked and thought, so Allen you can see into the future? With that in mind, he sat in a chair and leaned against it's wooden back. Pushing off of the floor to rock himself every now and then. Lavi snuck a glance at the old man whom was focusing on his work. Maybe I'll get an extra hour of sleep in...His eyes drifting shut at the thought of it.
"The block is done," Huh? Blinking a few times, he realized he'd fallen asleep. A quick glance at his watch told him it was 12:09PM, it'd been at least four hours since Bookman had started the block. He stared at Bookman through slitted eyes as the small man stood, stretched, and exited the room dragging the now somehow small bag in tow. "Ah, and Lavi." Mid-yawn he looked up at Bookman who had come back and was standing in the doorway, "Fill Allen in on what you know will you? Also, I can't promise that even with the block the link with be fully suppressed. It all depends on how powerful the Heart is."
"Will do old man, see you when I see you," And with that, the full-fledged Bookman disappeared from his line of sight.
Mere moments after Bookman had left, Lenalee bursted into the room dragging both her brother and Kanda behind her. The female exorcist released the boys who had some very different opinions on being pulled here. (Komui of course was just happy to be in contact with Lenalee at all) "Is Allen alright?" Lenalee asked over her shoulder as she bent down next to Allen's bed.
"Yup, he should be waking up soon," He replied as he stood and let loose another yawn.
"What did Bookman do to Allen?" Komui asked suspiciously. Looking up Lavi met eyes with his superior,
"Ah sorry but I couldn't tell you, I fell asleep as soon as I sat down so I didn't see what happened," He said nervously. A bead of sweat formed on his neck, he didn't know if he should tell Komui or anybody else other than Allen yet.
Thankfully the man believed him. "That's a shame," Lavi nodded in agreement.
"Well I'm not going to wait here until Bean Sprout wakes up, I've got better things to do." Kanda spoke in a bored tone and spun on his heel, landing in the direction of the doorway. Under his eyepatch a hair pricked his skin. The surrounding skin twitched in agitation until he swiftly lifted the patch, got the hair, and let it snap back down. When he was done he realized everyone was looking at him,
"What?"
"Nothing," The two remaining people spoke in unison. As soon as this little awkard moment was over, Allen suddenly jerked up in his bed startling everyone. He jumped backwards, bonking his head against his chair rather hard. Lenalee almost whaled Allen in the shoulder but stopped when she saw it was only him. Komui swore and threatened to bring...something, whatever it was the word sounded like it was German. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion and he stood, cautiously walking over to the bed where the other two now stood.
"Allen?" He slowly asked. The white haired exorcist seemed to be still asleep as he looked at him, his eyes droopy, drool dripping down his chin, you never know maybe Bookman messed up his brain! He chuckled at the thought of it.
"...what Lavi? You mess woth Yu agn?" Silence.
Laughter erupted from Lenalee, he soon joined in, Komui merely grinned. "Still the same Allen!" Lenalee exclaimed.
He watched as the boy waved in a shooing motion, "Yeah yeah, now let me sleep,"
And with that, we left the man to get some more well deserved sleep.
(A/N Sorry for the late update guys! I've been working on other stories and I kinda forgot about this one, I made it a bit long, hope you like it! :)