lostmoonchild: Thanks for the review! Sorry about missing last week, life and illness got in the way and I ultimately ended up going see the quack on Monday so now I'm doped up on two meds that make me soo very sleepy. Anyway, here's last week's chapter for your viewing pleasures!
Disclaimer: I don't own DGM so don't sue.
Chapter Seven
The melody was hauntingly familiar, as if someone had sang it to her once upon a time. Lili was silent as she walked through the pure white streets and listened to the haunting melody draw nearer. "Beautiful song, isn't it?" A voice commented.
The teenage girl spun around quickly and stared when she found herself in a man's arms. "Let me go, creeper!" Lili shouted as she kneed him in the groin.
The man grunted in pain and released her in favor of covering his aching groin. "You're as every bit of a spitfire as I remember." The man groaned before standing proudly. "You are indeed our Lillian."
"Don't call me that!" Lili snapped at him. "Who the hell are you?"
"Neah Walker, at your service." Neah grinned at her. "I have a service I wish to provide if you're interested."
Experience and all logic said to never accept anything from strangers and this guy was as strange as one could get without getting locked up in the nearest or most secure mental hospital. "Why should I accept anything from you?" Lili inquired.
Neah's grin got larger and a chill went down her spine. "That ache in your throat is the reason. Soon it's going to become unbearable and you're going to start screaming even when there are no monsters. When that happens, you'll destroy everything around you and kill anybody that's unfortunate enough to be in your path." Neah told her as he slinked around her. "That's where I come in. I can provide you with the key to the room your previous self created but I want something in return?"
Why did she feel as if she were being offered a deal by the devil? "Mister, I don't have anything." Lili told him.
"Ah, but that's the beauty of it. You see, things are beginning to get interesting and there's a chance that Allen will be dead by the end of it. That's where you come in." Neah's fingers brushed against her neck, a sharp burning suddenly appearing. "Let just a small part of my being into your mind and in return you'll be able to partially control my Ark. If Allen dies, you'll have full control."
There was a catch. There had to be a catch. "How do I know you're not lying?" Lili asked cautiously as she knocked his hand away. "Why should I commit myself to-"
"Because once upon a time, you and Allen were brother and sister. You asked him in front of that Second Exorcist and Allen's public stalker to let you make doors as well."
"Go fuck yourself."
Neah sighed a little before responding, "I'll give you more time to think about it. Just remember, it'll only get worse from here on in."
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This was either a fancy hospital room or she had been taken to a five-star hotel. Considering the lack of hospital smells and fine chocolates, Lili figured she was at neither. "Hey, you're awake! I hope you don't mind but your friends brought you here since there was a little incident at the hospital." Allen said with a sheepish grin as he came in with a couple bags filled with groceries.
Mismatched eyes focused on one of the bags as Lili's stomach growled loudly. "Oops." Lili mumbled, her cheeks beginning to turn red.
Allen handed her a bag, grinning as she suddenly began tearing into the food. "It's fine. Parasitic Innocence makes the Accommodator eat unreal amounts of food." Allen grinned as he dug into his own food.
"Parasitic what?" Lili dropped her cinnamon roll onto her lap. "I have a parasite in me?"
"Not the kind of parasite you're thinking." Allen said quickly. "I mean, our lifespan is shorter than an Equipment type's lifespan and we need the food or the Innocence will eat at our bodies but it's not the kind that you're thinking."
"Sounds exactly like the kind I'm thinking." Lili grabbed the dropped roll and began eating again, shoving the whole thing into her mouth. "Fuck I'm hungry!"
"Yeah, it'll probably take the whole bag to tide you over for an hour or two."
"I'm gonna get fat!"
"Nope. You'll burn the calories too fast."
Allen didn't get why women made such a fuss over their weight but he supposed it had to do with what society thought the ideal woman was. Of course he didn't particularly care for a woman's touch or taste so it didn't bother him any. What bothered him was when men decided to act as vain as women tended to be when they were either extremely desperate or attempting to hide their actual age. "Great. I can eat like a horse and not gain a pound." Lili muttered almost darkly. "There goes getting bigger boobs naturally."
Ah, so that was her deal. Allen couldn't help but laugh before looking confused. "Excuse me for a minute, will you?" Allen said before he quickly left the room.
Lili scanned the room as she munched on an apple, her eyes immediately falling on the piano. A dreamlike memory floated to the surface of her mind and she watched with fascination as Allen played a melody on the piano. "Now that's enough for now. Let me see your wounds." Lili heard herself say.
"They're fine, Lili."
"Allen, please. If we're going to keep helping the Black Order, you need to rest and let me take care of your injuries."
She jerked out of her stupor just in time to see Allen return with Lavi and Kanda. "Lavi!" Lili said happily.
A yell left the redhead's lips as the wall next to him cracked, several pieces of plaster falling to the floor. "Whoa! Okay, Flower, I know you're happy to see me but let's try not to kill anybody." Lavi said trying to sound playful.
"What happened?" Lili's eyes narrowed. "Did those bastards give you trouble again? Just wait until I get my hands on them! By the time I'm done with them-"
Lavi put a hand over the girl's mouth, grinning as her muffled threats grew more and more colorful. "Shut up, you stupid girl!" Kanda snapped at her finally. "The stupid rabbit was attacked by that damn Black Order!"
"What? What about Lena? If you two stupid bastards left her-"
"The Black Order already has her." Allen said darkly. "I have a contact within the organization and they've already let me know that she's been caught. Chances are they'll start sending her out to collect Innocence, destroy akuma, and find Accommodators once they're certain she won't try escaping."
Anger flashed in Lili's eyes as she glared at him, her heartbeat thundering in her ears. "I do not care if I have to break through the gates of Hell itself," Lili told him, "if they do anything to hurt her, it will be your ass that pays."
There was that charming personality that made up his sister. Allen sighed softly before answering, "She's more valuable to them alive, Lili. Once there's no need for Exorcists, however, I can't promise anything."
Fear began to mingle with the anger in her eyes and Lavi knew from experience that was never a good thing. "What do you mean?" Lavi questioned carefully as he put his arms around Lili to hold her back.
Allen hesitated a moment before answering, "I mean, once the higher ups in the Black Order feel that there's no longer a need for Exorcists, anybody that carries the title of Exorcist will be killed. Lenalee included."
lostmoonchild: I confess my muse and I were discussing for the longest time what happened to the Exorcists after the battle at Headquarters. The only thing we're discussing at length now is if they're going to remember what happened. Anyway, I'm gonna go get the next chapter ready for posting so I shall return!
