Rima: Finally the long awaited continuation of last chapter's cliff hanger!! Thanks B-average girl for when Shiki was stumped!!
As Road swung the candle down, Allen heard his name being called by several people, the one he heard clearly though was Kanda's voice.
"GIVE US LIRIT BACK ALLEN!!!!" Road said before the candle embedded itself into Allen's right hand, it went completely through his hand, more candles appeared behind her, they sharpened and flew at Allen, one embedded in his chest, he screamed a bloodcurdling scream as he started to black out from blood loss.
"ALLEN!!" Kanda yelled, he charged at the Noah's, both vanished quickly. Kanda ran and kneeled down next to Allen and pulled out the two candles quickly, he then started to rip off pieces of his jacket and wrap it around Allen's injuries.
"Kanda…. I'm sorry…." Allen whispered.
"For what Moyashi!?!" Kanda said while picking up Allen as carefully as he could.
"I killed Lenalee…." Allen whispered before passing out.
"WE need to get him medical attention NOW!!" Kanda ordered. Lavi picked up Lenalee carefully and nodded.
"Alright Yu, well get the medical attention for Allen…." Lavi said lifelessly, Kanda then hurried out of the room with everyone behind him, once he was out of the castle, he started sprinting to the town, once there he ran to the local hospital and gave Allen over to a nurse who rushed Allen to a doctor who rushed him to a surgery room. The nurse came back and saw Lenalee.
"Ohmygoodness…." The nurse looked close to fainting as she backed away.
"Lavi take Lenalee and go wait outside!!" Kanda said, Lavi nodded and walked back outside with Lenalee.
Several hours passed, and Kanda didn't receive any news on Allen, finally the doctor that had rushed Allen to the surgery room came out and walked over to Kanda.
"I have good news and bad news…." He said. "Good news is he will recover with only scars to show what happened, bad news is he has slipped into a coma…." Kanda felt like he was going to die.
"Allen, is in a coma!?" Krory said shocked, Miranda started sobbing.
"Yes, and I'm sorry but he won't awaken until he has overcome what ever is wrong with him…." The doctor said. "Is there any family that needs to be notified?"
"No none!!" Kanda said quickly.
"That's harsh Exorcist! We are his family!" Road said walking in with Tyki, they both had pale skin so they wouldn't stand out.
"Get out! You're the one that caused him to be like this!!" Kanda spat out.
"Sir, if they say he is their family, I have to let them see him…." The doctor said. "If you will please come this way…." Road and Tyki nodded before following the doctor down the corridor and into Allen's room.
"Tyki…. I think it's my fault…." Road whispered once they were in Allen's room and the doctor had left.
"Road it's not your fault, maybe we should have tried to talk this out with the Exorcist instead of just doing…. The Earl abandoned us three at the castle, so I guess we are to fend for ourselves now…." Tyki said while putting a hand on the girl's shoulder.
"I guess your right…. I think I should try and wake Allen up…." Road said while putting a hand over Allen's.
"Yeah you should at least try and help…. And then we could get help from the exorcist if they will let us near them without being killed." Tyki whispered. Suddenly Allen's cat ears twitched and he opened his eyes, they were both golden.
"Lirit, your still there!!" Tyki and Road said.
"Yes, but only because Allen feels guilty for killing Lenalee, I've tried to reason with him but he wont listen…." Lirit said while sitting up. Road hugged him tightly.
"I don't really care! Your still here and that's what matters!!" Road said happily.
"I need to speak to Kanda…. Can you bring him here?" Lirit said, Road sighed but nodded.
"I'll go get him…." She walked out to Kanda. "Oi Exorcist, follow me!!" Kanda followed Road, his hand on Mugen's hilt, when he walked into Allen's room he saw the boy sitting up, but his eyes were golden.
"Fourteenth!!" Kanda spat out.
"Nope, I'm called Lirit now…."
"Well whatever I don't care, just give me Allen back!" Kanda said.
"Even if I leave Allen will just die in his own mind, the only way to save him is to either get him to stop thinking it was his fault that he killed Lenalee, or Road can forcefully make him wake up…." Lirit stated. "But, us three Noah's have been abandoned by the Earl, and we are asking for your protection if Road awaken's Allen…. And I will swear to only appear when Allen needs me, and then I will leave as soon as he doesn't need me!!"
"Che…. Whatever, just wake up Allen!" Kanda said.
"Lirit do you really want to do this?!" Road said.
"Road Nee-Sama I'm sure, besides, I might see you again!!" Lirit said with a smile on his face.
"Alright…. If you say so…." Road put her hand on Lirit's head.
"I love you Tyki Nii-Sama, Road Nee-Sama!!" Lirit said before falling into the pillows and falling asleep. Tyki wiped away the few tears that had escaped from his eyes, and Road was sobbing.
"He's never said that before!!" Road said. Tyki came over and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Let's do what he wanted us to, like he said we might see him again…." Tyki said to calm the girl down.
"Alright Tyki…. I'll wake up Allen in the hopes of seeing Lirit again…." Road whispered, Kanda looked bored out of his mind.
"Can we just hurry up!!?" Kanda said out of patience.
"Shut up Exorcist!! I'm getting there, just keep your promise!!" Road said, she put her other hand on Allen's head and whispered something so soft no one heard her. Suddenly Allen jolted out of bed and into Kanda's arms sobbing, his eyes were both gray. Kanda rubbed Allen's back and saw Tyki was doing the same to Road who was bawling, Kanda felt just a tiny bit of pity for them.
"Moyashi are you okay?" Kanda said rocking the boy back and forth while rubbing his back.
"Lenalee…. I killed Lenalee!!" Allen cried out sobbing.
"Shh, no it's not your fault…. Lirit did it, not you…." Kanda said calmly.
"What do you mean it was Lirit?!" Allen shouted, his chest racking from the sobs and his voice incredulous, "I KILLED her!" the extra emphasis he had put on the word killed only thrust him deeper into his madness.
"You would never kill her, Moyashi! You love her... us... to much! It may have been your hands, but it was not you that did it! Lirit took control of you... you had no way of fighting back," Kanda comforted the boy, "There was nothing you could have done. If anything, blame me... for allowing anything like that to happen in my presence..."
Allen was being too harsh on himself, Kanda knew. He wished he could take away all of the pain, the suffering, the guilt that Allen carried right then and there. And he couldn't.
"Lirit... he's really gone..." Road sobbed. Tyki held her, shushing her cries and rubbing her back. Tears streamed down his face, too, but he made no point to wipe them away. He closed his eyes; instead, "You'd best keep your promise, bastard. Lirit's gone all because of you!" Road shouted accusatorily. Kanda glared at her, but held his tongue. She was in hysterics as it was, and who knows what she'd do. Lavi walked into the room, not seeing the Noah's at first.
"Miranda is watching Lenalee…. I called Komui and told him what happened, he is in hysterics." Lavi said, he turned around and saw the two Noah's. "WHY THE HELL ARE THEY HERE?!"
"Shut the hell up Exorcist!! We just saved your little friend Allen's life, and we were promised we would be protected!!" Tyki spat out. Allen turned around when he heard Tyki's voice, his eyes widened in fear.
"What are you doing here!?!" He asked almost silently.
"I made a deal Moyashi, they wake you up and we give them protection…." Kanda explained.
"Oh…." Allen shifted slightly. "Can we leave now….?" Allen asked Kanda softly.
"Sure…. If you want protection Noah's, you aren't allowed to leave our sight!!" Kanda said while standing up with Allen in his arms. Tyki stood up with Road in his arms and followed Kanda out, Lavi right behind them.
"How are we getting back to the Order….?" Lavi asked.
"We could take the Ark…." Road said quietly. "We could get there quickly, and you could have a proper funeral for her…."
"Shut the hell up!! You wont even be invited to her funeral you filthy Noah!!" Lavi said pissed. Allen cringed against the harshness of Lavi's voice.
"We'll use the Ark…. Lenalee needs a proper burial…." Allen said while jumping out of Kanda's arms, he stumbled and fell to his knees when he hit the ground. "Ouch…." He whispered.
"Allen….!" Kanda and Lavi said.
"Lirit….!" Road and Tyki said at the same time as Kanda and Lavi.
"I'm fine…." Allen said standing up. "Let's head outside…. Then we can go home." Allen said lifelessly.
"Alright Allen…." Lavi said while walking out of the room and from there to the front of the building where Miranda and Krory were waiting, Krory holding the limp Lenalee who was instantly back in Lavi's arms.
"Allen-Kun…." Miranda said when she saw how distraught and guilty Allen looked when he saw Lenalee just laying there in Lavi's arms.
"I'm fine…. Everyone get closer…." Allen said while rubbing his eyes to keep tears from spilling. Everyone nodded and got closer together, Tyki was holding Road who was on the right of Allen, and everyone else on the left of Allen. Allen started humming softly and a door appeared in front of them, they all walked into the Ark. Once everyone was in the silent white Ark, the door shut and they were enveloped in utter silence.
"Which door Allen….?" Lavi asked.
"This one…." Allen said while walking over to a door that said 'Black Order' on it.
"Oh…. Ne Allen!!!!" Lavi said as the small boy collapsed to the ground, Kanda grabbed him before he could hit the ground.
"He's exhausted so shut up and someone open the door!!" Kanda hissed softly so not to wake the small cat boy, he looked down and smiled softly at Allen while stroking one of his cat ears. Krory went and opened the door, he and Miranda stepped through first and then the Noah's, followed by Lavi who carried Lenalee, and then Kanda and Allen. When Kanda arrived in the science department, there were several people running around and the two Noah's were surrounded by the scientist and any spare Exorcist's.
"We are helping you people now!! SO BACK OFF!!!!" Tyki yelled at them, both him and road were in their 'white' personas.
"Shut the fuck up!! If any of you wake him up I will kill you all!!!! The Noah's saved Allen's life and are HELPING us now!!" Kanda said angrily.
"Everyone back off….they saved Allen so we must trust them for now…." Komui said walking through the mass of people. "Lavi come with me please…. I want to know what happened on the mission to get Allen back…." Komui then walked out to his office with Lavi behind him, the rest of the people started to disperse as well.
"Follow me you two…." Kanda hissed at the Noah's before walking out towards Allen's room, once there he opened the door quietly and pushed them inside. "Stay here and lock the door don't open it until me or Allen come…." Kanda then shut the door and walked away to his room, he opened the door and shut it and locked it before he set Allen onto his bed.
"K-Kanda…." Allen whimpered in his sleep. "L-Lenalee…."
"Moyashi….what can I do to help you…." Kanda said sounding exhausted and helpless, he pulled the small boy into a tight and warm embrace.
Allen was running, running away from his guilt, his friends, and his own self.
"I can't do this anymore!!!!" Allen screamed at the top of his lungs, he collapsed to his knees, as he started to see himself kill Lenalee over and over and over again.
"Allen….you didn't kill Lenalee, I did!! How many times do I have to tell you this!!!!?" Lirit said while coming out of the shadows, he pulled the small boy into an embrace much like the one Kanda was doing outside of his dream.
"I still killed her….my own hands KILLED HER!!!!" Allen started sobbing.
"YOU DIDN'T DO THAT!!! IT WAS ME!!" Lirit said while contemplating whether or not he should shake the boy.
"MY HANDS HELD THE DAGGER THAT KILLED HER!!!!" Allen said.
"BAKA, YOU DID NOT KILL HER!!" Lirit said while slapping Allen on his cheek.
Kanda held Allen closer upon seeing tears leaking from his eyes.
"Moyashi….what can I do to help you….?" He murmured.
Rima: So Shiki again write most of this, and I got help form so many people!! And we thank those who helped!! And those who didn't….well this chapter could've been out faster had you helped!!
Shiki: Oh well though!! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!!!! Should Allen forgive himself yet or no?? Till next time!!!!