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Father of the Child
by Sceaduw
{Part IX}
"What... happened?" groaned Lavi. He fluttered open his eyes and saw a huge woman looming over him. The Head Nurse wasn't exactly the first person he wanted to see. The nurse gave him a look of relieve.
"How're you feeling?" asked the nurse gently with a smile.
"I think I'm fine... Hey, Yu! Where's Yu? Is he okay?"
"Don't call me that! Stupid Lavi!"
Lavi was relieved to hear a familiar voice boomed across the room. He sat up despite the pain on his back and looked over to Kanda across the room. The swordsman was in a much worse state than him. Kanda was all bandaged up and tied down in bed. The only thing that was able to move was... probably his mouth. Lavi gasped at the terrible sight. He tried to get out of bed but the Head Nurse stopped him.
"Don't worry about Kanda. He'll recover soon," reassured the nurse. Lavi nodded and laid back down into his bed. He closed his eyes but only to open them again after a few seconds. Hang on, he felt there was something they were supposed to do...
"Hey, Yu!"
There was no response from his comrade.
"Hey~ Kanda~~!"
"What?"
"Why are we here? Do you remember what happened?"
"Obviously we were attacked! Stupid Lavi!"
"Yes, I know that, but by who?"
"Akumas of course! Maybe by a Noah! We are this seriously hurt!"
"You mean... we were attacked in the mission?"
"... what else would happened to us? We have just returned from mission!"
"Oh... yes, I sort of remember it now... We were on mission with Lenalee. Lenalee! W-where's she?"
"If she's not here, then she's fine."
Lavi sat up again and looked around. Good, the other hospital beds were empty. Seeing the two youths were awake, the Head Nurse left them and attended to other patients in the next ward.
"Kanda, do you remember who exactly attacked us?"
"... No, not really. But whoever that was, we should have killed him already."
"Oh, right."
There was a moment of silence. Then Lavi sat up again.
"Hey, Kanda!"
"What is it now?"
"Is there something we're supposed to do? I mean, after the mission."
"I guess not if we're in this state. Didn't we get here straight away after the mission?"
"I suppose so... but I have this feeling bugging me! There seems to be something missing... ARGH!"
"Shut up, Lavi! I'm trying to get some sleep!"
"Oh... sorry."
Lavi fell back onto his bed and closed his eyes. He tried to recall but nothing came to mind. He tried again but only a sharp pain pierced through his brains. So they came back from the mission with Lenalee. He faintly remembered seeing Komui and Reever. Where was Lenalee? He could remember coming to the Hospital Ward with her... what happened afterwards? Lavi was certain he was not injured at that moment. So why were they here now?
"Hey, Kanda!"
Again, there was silence.
"Kanda! Something's not right!"
"Kanda's asleep! Call again tomorrow!"
Kanda cursed silently. How was he supposed to recover soon if he couldn't get some rest? He dozed off tiredly when Lavi remained quiet for the next few minutes. Then a pair of hands pushed on his arm and continued until he snapped open his eyes in fury.
"WHAT!"
"Kanda, something's not right-"
"Of course something's not right! It's not right to disturb other people's sleep! Now get lost!"
"Kanda, we're not injured when we came back! Something happened after we came back!"
"That's not possible."
"I'm worried. We have to find Lenalee to see if she's alright!"
To Lavi's surprise, Kanda struggled off the bandages and sat up. The swordsman looked as though he was never hurt.
"If she's fine, I'm going to use you to sharpen my Mugen."
Lavi could tell Kanda was concerned with Lenalee too.
"What're you smiling about, stupid Lavi?" sneered Kanda as he got out of bed slowly. His legs wobbled slightly but he managed to walk by himself.
"Hey, wait for me!" shouted Lavi and he scurried behind Kanda. They sneaked out of the Hospital Ward, all the time praying the Head Nurse would be occupied with another patient in a far away room.
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"What's going on? Where's Lenalee?" asked Waizurii as he strolled into the dinning room, looking for something to eat. His little nap was quite refreshing but the growl of his stomach woke him up. To his disappointment, there was nothing edible on the long table. He was surprised to see Sheril talking to Tyki, seemingly getting along quite peacefully at the table.
"There you are, Waizurii! Did you see Devit and Jasdero?" asked Sheril in a merry tone. Waizurii shook his head and smiled innocently. No, he had not seen the twins since he knocked their minds out. He wondered if they were still lying unconscious outside Lulu's chamber. Boy, would Lulu be so mad to see them lying outside when she woke up. That woman treasured her own territories.
"Humm... I wonder where they've gone to? Anyway, Waizurii, did you send Lucy safely back home?" asked Sheril with a sly grin.
"Well, yes. Safe and sound," replied Waizurii without hesitation.
"Oh pity, but nevermind! She's a drunk and I'm sure she won't remember anything when she woke up!" laughed Sheril. Waizurii noticed Tyki was being really silent. The man was leaning back on the chair and staring right through the endless ceiling, way into the distance unknown. Waizurii didn't need to use his demon eye to know Tyki was deep in thoughts.
"So I've gone through all the troubles for nothing!" gasped the psychic. The man had made up his mind to marry Lenalee?
"Get out and stay out of my head, Waizurii!" warned Tyki without even looking at him. He gave the teen a furious glare. Tyki couldn't risk Waizurii broadcasting his secret thoughts to Sheril and ruin his plans. Sheril smiled in satisfaction and patted Tyki on the shoulder. He announced, "Tyki's getting married, Waizurii! In fact, he's going to be a father really soon!"
Oh, the 'wonderful' wedding again! Waizurii tried to smile with his face muscles twitching uneasily. He winced at Sheril's joyful squeals. How soon would Tyki be a father? Not until he got some eggs fertilized first, thought Waizurii. He really wanted to scream into their faces. There was no baby. Lenalee was not pregnant for goodness sake! Wait a minute, was he the only one who knew this? Damn... this was just like the time when only he knew the groom was actually Allen. The loneliness of being a psychic, Waizurii had to endure it all.
"Congratulations, Tyki," said Waizurii with his most sincere tone. Tyki smiled as he stood up. Waizurii then added, "but she's not a toy."
Tyki curled his lips into an wicked grin. Waizurii read his mind and saw nothing new. Although nothing novel, every time it was surprising and even shocking. Tyki had another plan hatching. Now that Waizurii came to think of it, the only things that Tyki was able to hatch were plans that were doomed to fail.
"But she's fun to play with," replied Tyki before he left the room, leaving behind an enthusiastic Sheril and a frustrated Waizurii. The teen had the expression of 'oh-here-we-go-again' written across his face.
"Come, Waizurii, let's get things ready! I'll go tell the Earl and you go get Road. She's got Lenalee with her."
"But-"
"No buts! Go!"
"Where's Road exactly?"
"She should have taken Lenalee to safety. In her playhouse most likely."
"Shouldn't Tyki be going to get her?"
"Tyki needs to go settle the score with Al- OH NO!"
Sheril screamed and he rushed out of the room. Waizurii winced from the mental stab as well as the physical cry. The word 'EARL' was blasted into his mind. Before he could utter a 'wtf', he hurried after the older Noah.
"How could I have forgotten! I'm too carried away!" shrieked Sheril as he ran. Waizurii followed as quickly as possible. To his surprise, Sheril was a sprinter. A good one too considering his age.
"What's going on?" cried Waizurii, already out of breath from a brief moment of exercise.
"The Earl is out there with Allen! We have to stop Tyki! It's too dangerous for him to get caught between them now!" Sheril's voice faded from up front. The man didn't wait for Waizurii and disappeared ahead.
-to be continued-
