Lece: Thanks to my reviewers! Sorry it took a bit to update. I was working on the sequel to Rhode's Birthday Wish. IT'S ALMOST COMPLETE! Here's the story!
Children of Innocence
CHAPTER 8
Ayame felt the heat come to her cheeks. Her eyes were closed and she could feel her body shiver. Kelly's lips were hot against her forehead. Her heart was beating hard in her chest. They parted and Kelly looked out over the water. Ayame stared at him for a few seconds letting things settle in.
"It's beautiful." Kelly said as the sun started to rise. "I have a feeling none of us will be the same when we return home."
"Kelly, you didn't mean to kiss my forehead did you?" Ayame asked as she continued to look at him.
"What gave you that idea?" Kelly asked his eyes never leaving the sun rise.
"You're tone of voice a few minutes ago." Ayame replied her hers never leaving him.
"You are a nut case."
"Kelly, tell me the truth."
"What truth?"
"Are you in love with me or not?"
"Why should I answer?"
"BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW THAT'S WHY YOU BIG HEADED BASTARD!" Ayame yelled at Kelly.
Kelly raised an eyebrow at Ayame as he glanced at her. "Why do you need to know this?"
Ayame blushed deep red and turned away.
"Forget it." Ayame said as she started to walk away.
"I'll tell you when the time's right." Kelly said making her stop. "Only when the time's right."
"You are just as slick as your father!" Ayame said as he started to walk towards her.
"Thanks for the compliment." Kelly said as he walked passed her.
"That wasn't a compliment you bastard." Ayame growled as she followed him.
"Papa why do I have to wear the cloak?" Lisa asked as they sat on the boat.
"Because it's chili out here that's why." Lavi replied as he smiled at her.
"Is it because you don't want all the boys looking at me?" she asked in return making Lavi face flop.
'She's so smart…' Lavi thought as he cleared his throat. "Lisa…"
"It's alright if you don't want boys looking at me." Lisa said making Lavi's mouth drop open. "I understand if you want to be overprotective and don't want to see me pregnant."
"LENALEE!" Lavi said as Lisa smiled at him. "WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN TEACHING HER?!"
"Don't look at me. Blame my brother." Lenalee replied as she brought out some tea. "You know how he is."
"I'm gonna kill him." Lavi murmured as he took his tea.
"Lisa, are you sure about this?" Bookman asked as Lenalee handed him his tea.
"Of course. I want to help and I might be able to find Nii-san." Lisa replied as she took her tea.
"You know how to find Kelly?" Lavi said as he looked at her.
"Yeah, if we can find Ayame we will find Kelly." Lisa replied making all sweat drop.
"Ayame? Kelly and Aya fight like cats all the time." Lavi stated making Lisa shake her head.
"That's a ploy Nii-san uses so no one will notice his love for her." Lisa stated making Lavi and Lenalee look at each other.
"Oh God." Lavi said as he held his head. "Allen's gonna kill me!"
"I doubt that, we both know Aya has a crush on you." Lenalee said as she looked at her tea. "She won't tell anyone but we all know it."
"So if Kelly has become a teenager as well then he should look something like Lavi." Bookman said as Lisa nodded.
"Correct, Nii-san will look like Papa while I will look like Mom." Lisa said looking at the map. "Now if I were Nii-san which route would I take."
"If Kelly looks like me then…Aya will…I'M GONNA DIE EITHER WAY!" Lavi said making Lenalee smack him in the head.
Thomas's golem started to bounce around in his pocket as he waited at the next station. He stared at it. The eye was glowing red meaning it was a message from either: Lavi, Kelly or someone his Papa didn't want him talking to. He sighed and answered.
"Thomas, is that you?"
Thomas smiled. "Yeah what do you want you Rabbit?"
Kelly growled as he looked around. No one was around him. He had managed to slip away so he could call his friend about their current location. Kelly could see that they would reach land sooner than expected.
"Damn you for giving me that nickname!" Kelly said into his golem.
"It suits you."
"Look we're going to reach land in two days." Kelly replied as an anger mark appeared on his face.
"So?"
"Where are you at?"
"Like I'm telling you."
"Did you figure it out?"
"???"
"About your parents?"
"No."
"Alright I overheard your sisters talking. I think I know what happened."
"Well then start talking!"
"By the way they were talking, they received a note."
"Note? About what?"
"It was from two Noah, claiming to have taken you parents."
Thomas gritted his teeth. His parents had explained to him how he and his sisters had been conceived. Also everything about the two Noah who had helped. They figured since he was 10 now he had a right to know what had happened. Not only that they briefed him on how the Noah were the enemy.
"What else can you tell me? Who are they!?" Thomas almost yelled into the golem.
"There were no names signed to the note."
Thomas growled and looked around. He still had some time to kill before the train arrived.
"Look, you do your best and find out who could have done this!" Thomas said.
"Don't worry, I will do that for you."
"No tricks?" Thomas asked. 'Knowing Kelly there's gotta be a catch.'
"Not this time, I'm already working my charm."
Thomas stared at his golem with such a glare that the golem sweat dropped.
"I am feeling a glare coming through the golem."
"If you even dare do something to upset Aya I will kill you upon my return."
Kelly sighed. 'Overprotective of them as always.'
"Look, my train's here so go back to them."
"What do you want me to do other than find out who the two Noah are?"
"Go to hell."
"OTHER THAN THAT!"
"Watch over them for me since I can't be there. AND STAY AWAY FROM AYA!"
The line went dead and Kelly put his golem up. He sighed as he stood from his hiding spot on the roof of the ship. He was near one of the smoke stacks.
"I should have never told him that I liked his sister." Kelly grumbled as he walked back to the cabin.
Allen and Kanda stared at the wall. Neither of them was moving.
"How are you feeling?" Allen asked Kanda.
"I think you know how I feel right now." Kanda replied back.
"Do you think we can wade this stuff out?" Allen asked.
"Who knows." Kanda said folding his arms.
"Why is it you don't want the girls to go to school?"
Kanda glanced at Allen. Allen had his eyes closed as he leaned back against the wall. Kanda sighed and leaned back.
"To tell you the truth I don't know." Kanda replied as he closed his eyes. "I guess the thought of the girls leaving scares me."
"I'm scared that they will find boyfriends." Allen stated. "I don't feel like any boy they find is right for either of them."
"Same here. What are we going to do then?"
"I have no clue."
"We suck at parenting."
"No we don't."
"Prove it."
"We have three good kids who don't try to do stuff to gain our attention."
"Other than that?"
"They listen to us when we speak to them and take in our opinions."
"Anything else?"
"They know more about us then what we think we do."
Kanda looked at Allen. Allen was looking at him.
"They know we fight and they try to help get us back together every time. They are the reason we have managed to stay together all this time." Allen stated while looking at his feet. "I have failed to notice this until now."
"I think we have done well then." Kanda said making Allen look up. "If they have tolerance towards the two of us then we have done a good job."
Allen laughed making Kanda smile.
"You're right." Allen said as he calmed down. "The most important thing we taught them was to speak their mind, have a mind of their own and know the difference between right and wrong."
"We've had help from people at the Order." Kanda inserted.
"I know, Lavi is now getting to know what it was like for us."
"He'll learn the hard way."
"Wait till his little Lisa grows up and looks like Lenalee."
"I fear for all the boys who hit on her."
"I miss this about us…"
Kanda glanced at Allen. Allen had scooted closer to where they were only a few inches apart.
"Miss what about us?" Kanda questioned gain a quick glance from those silver eyes.
"How we could talk about things." Allen replied. "Especially when it concerned our children."
"I guess with the girls being teenagers and acting like us we went into over protective parent mode." Kanda stated making Allen grin.
"I guess so." Allen said as he laid his head on Kanda's shoulder. "We hardly have time to ourselves now."
"We have two teenagers and a ten year old." Kanda whispered. "It's natural that we worry more about them then our private life."
"Well I miss that private life a lot." Allen whispered back.
"Well we are alone and have some free time…"
Allen raised an eye brow at Kanda for the last comment.
"Is that you talking or the aphrodisiac?" Allen asked as Kanda smirked.
"Both." The blue haired samurai replied leaning down to his lover.
Allen grinned back. "Well then what are we waiting for?"
The younger of the two was pushed onto his back as his lover crushed their lips together in a heated kiss.
"Alright." Rhode said as her and Tyki sat at a table. "Now what?"
"Well, Thomas is moving along the right path. The girls are in hot pursuit and the redhead is on their trail." Tyki said looking at the map. "So far we are in the clear zone."
"What can we do though?" Rhode said as she leaned back. "I don't want to hurt anyone."
"I know we worked so hard to give them children only to have to take them away." Tyki said as he sighed while running a hand through his hair.
"What's bothering me is the fact that the Earl thinks that all three of their kids is the children needed to bring God down."
"I know, I don't think the girls are part of it."
"Then who are the other children needed for the Earl's plan to work?"
"Who knows and I rather not know." Tyki said as he stood.
"This sucks." Rhode said as she folded her arms.
"There's nothing we can do right know is try to think of a way to keep our tails safe while helping the kids." Tyki said as he put stuff up.
"Wait…doesn't the head of the Asian Branch have a 10 year old?" Rhode asked looking through the file.
"I think so why?" Tyki asked as Rhode pulled out three pictures.
"Look at this. The three of them were born in the same month each being only 3 days apart." Rhode said pointing at the information. "Not only that but their times of birth are within minutes of each other."
"You don't think that these three 10 year olds are the key do you?" Tyki said as Rhode pulled out the pictures.
"Right now all the clues are pointing in this direction." Rhode said as she gazed at the pictures. "Hopefully Earl-sama doesn't find this information out."
"I do too for their safety." Tyki said as they gazed at the pictures.
RING! RING! RING! RING!
"Hello Komui speaking!" Komui said as he answered his phone.
"Komui-san, we have a problem." said a voice.
"Baku? What's wrong?" Komui asked as he sat down.
"Has Lisa turned into a teenager?"
Komui's eyes widened and he jumped from his seat.
"Who else has turned into a teenager?!" Komui said into the phone.
Lenalee's golem started to bounce around and she grabbed it. She ran to the nearest telephone to take the call.
"Yes?" she said after she plugged her golem up.
"Lenalee!" said a loud voice.
"Nii-san?" Lenalee said confused. "What's wrong? Do you have a hint for us?"
"NO! I HAVE TERRIBLE NEWS!" Komui's voice replied.
"Terrible news?" Lenalee said catching Lavi and Bookman's attention.
"YES! Lisa, Thomas and Kelly were not the only ones to become teenagers!"
To be continued…
Lece: Uh oh. Sounds like more trouble is about to brew! Sorry it took so long! I'm blaming college!
