Chapter 10
Lavi, Kanda and I decided to do the normal, and yet so predictable, divide and conquer. Kanda went down town, Lavi went toward the woods, and I stayed and looked through every neighborhood.
We had been searching for about an hour and I decided I should check in with the guys. I was about to summon Timcampy, when I thought that using my cell phone might be a little bit easier.
I dialed Kanda's number and put the phone to my ear and heard it start to ring. I waited I heard it ring four times before Kanda finally answered.
"What is it Bean sprout?" he asked angrily
I cringed, "I was just calling to see if you've found her yet."
"No, I haven't."
"Well, have you tried the, coffee shops?"
"Yes."
"The book store?"
He sighed, "Yes…" I could hear him starting to get angry.
"What about the-" he cut me off
"Yes! I have check almost every place, have you forgotten that your home town isn't the biggest city in the world?"
"No, I just-" again he cut me off midsentence.
"Good-bye!" then click the line went dead.
I swallowed hard, but decided to keep looking myself before I called Lavi and asked about his progress.
I walked across the street, and a familiar sight came into my view; my old apartment building.
It hadn't changed a bit, unlike myself, the same red brick building with white trim around the windows, and it brought back all sorts of memories from High School. All sorts of images flooded into my mind from late night studying, to Lenalee and first kiss right outside the front door of my apartment after watching a movie.
I was caught up in my own little world when my phone rang and caught me off guard, and when I answered I was greeted by the happy-go-lucky voice of Lavi.
"Hey Allen! How's your search coming?"
I was still breathing hard from the surprise call that it took me a moment to answer, "No luck so far. How about you?"
"Well, I haven't found anything yet. Maybe Yuu has, I think I'll call him."
I heard him starting to hang up but shouted into the receiver, "Don't I just hung up with him a few minutes ago, and he's not in a very good mood!"
"Oh, well….wait what's that?" I heard him say as the rustle of leaves sounded in the background.
"What is it?" I asked crouching down like I was right next to him instead of miles away talking to him on the phone.
"Allen, this isn't good." I heard him say the happiness that was usually in his voice was gone.
"What is it?"
"I think the Millennium Earl is in town."
"What? Where are you?"
"About four miles into the forest."
"Stay where you are! I'm on my way!" I shouted and quickly hung up the phone.
I stared running toward the forest edge and called Kanda again, and told him that the Earl was close before he could say anything and told him to meet Lavi and I where Lavi found the his trail, the hung up and ran even faster.
It didn't take me long to find Lavi once I entered into the tree cover, because of all the adrenaline pumping through my veins. When I reached my red-haired companion I hunched over to catch my breath and when I looked up I saw what gave Lavi the idea that the Millennium Earl was close at hand.
He was holding a piece of cloth that both he and I knew could only come from the coat of one man, the Earl.
Soon after my arrival, Kanda decided to show up and he was not as shocked to see the ripped piece of coat as Lavi and I were, but just the same he knew we were going to be in trouble if the Earl caught sight of Lenalee.
"Well, are we just going to stand here and stare at a bush or are we going to go and find this Lenelee person?" Kanda asked crossing his arms.
Lavi and I nodded and the three of us started to walk deeper into the thicket.
Soon after our departure from our meeting place I heard something coming from just ahead of us, it sounded like running water and a girl humming a haunting tune that I recognized. And soon the hum turned into song.
The Lord Millennium is in search of you
Looking for the heart now
Have you heard the news?
Maybe you stole it from him,
I'll see if its true
The voice sang, and as we near the source the sight was surprising for standing in the middle of the slow flow of the river, sing the haunting song of the Earl was LenaLee.
A/N: Here you go the next chapter belonging solely to Allen Walker. And now I have an idea for this story, how about we have a contest, since we are nearing the climax and the end of the story I want, you the readers to send me, what you think should happen next, or who Lenalee should fall for in the end, I'll have the contest open till the end of the week, so if your interested please enter and don't forget R&R. love you all and stay on my butt bout chaps.
~3snow