Chapter 11- You Call That Trouble!?
Author's Note: Notice to all who wish to hear this. Chapter 13 will be the end of Arc 1 for this story. The plot is slowly forming again, and you might not think before you leap. XD Also, I've finally decided to tell you that Allen will be back, maybe, in Arc 2... Can't make promises though with him being dead and all... Enjoy! XD

Lavi quickly perked up when he felt the strange tension fill the area, and he twirled around while reaching for his hammer.

"It's time to start our show." He heard the guy whisper to Lenalee, and Lavi gritted his teeth as he pulled out his hammer.

"Now you can…" The guy muttered, and Krory quickly jumped into action as his hair rose.

"Blow out the candles of this festival's 100th year here!" The guy said happily, and Lavi and Krory fell over in surprise.

The guy chuckled happily as he noticed Lavi and Krory, and he pointed happily at himself.

"Like that? It's one of my many skills! Very Dramatic Voice!" He said with a snicker as Lavi angrily glared at him while Lenalee stared at the large cake in front of her slightly shocked.

The people around her cheered her on as Lenalee gulped nervously.

She leaned forward and calmly blew the candles out while everyone cheered happily.

"Now… We can get down to business." The guy muttered with an evil grin, and Lavi quickly reached for his hammer.

Lenalee's eyes widened as something appeared in front of her, and she stared at it in surprise.

"Four tickets to anywhere you want!" The guy said, and Lavi fell down again in surprise.

"Wow. My very dramatic voice skill seems to get you every time." He muttered with a sly grin, and Lavi glared angrily up at him.

Lenalee stared at the tickets quietly as the people all started to pass out the cake.

'Something's wrong… This all seems set up…' Lavi thought as he looked around at the people eating, and he kept a hand on his hammer while putting it back on his leg.

Lenalee was handed a piece of the cake while the other three were served.

"This is good cake." Krory muttered happily as he bit into the cake, and Lavi stared at it cautiously.

"What's the matter? Ya don't like cake?" The guy asked as he grinned at Lavi, and Lavi shot him a cold glare before putting the cake down.

"I'm just not hungry."

"Sare. Whatever ya say." The guy muttered calmly, and he walked away while whistling something.

Lavi stared after him suspiciously as Krory finished his cake, and Lenalee walked over to him with a smile on her face as she wiped off some cream from her cheek.

"What's the matter, Lavi?"

"Nothing, I hope. I think we should leave as soon as possible though."

"But what if the Akuma appear?"

"I think they already have." Lavi muttered, and Lenalee looked around at the smiling faces of the people.

"I sure hope not…" She muttered sadly as a couple of kids passed by while laughing.

"You can never be too sure…" Lavi said as he looked for Toma, and he grumbled when he couldn't see the finder anywhere.

"Krory, can you go look for Toma?"

"Sure." Krory said, and he walked away with his new slice of cake.

Lenalee sniffed the violet flower on her dress, and she looked around.

"Allen would have loved this place…" She muttered sadly, and Lavi looked away as he clenched his fist.

"Lenalee, you heard that Akuma. I'm sure Allen could have defeated the Akuma with ease, but if he could, then why wasn't he there?"

"…"

"Think about it. Allen wouldn't have ran away when he could have fought! The only possible outcome I can think of is that he di-"

"Stop. Don't say anymore. Allen is alive, Lavi." Lenalee muttered, and Lavi gritted his teeth angrily.

"Then why wasn't he there!? He's dead, Lenalee! Get over it! That's what happens in a war! You lose someone important to you!" Lavi said angrily as he remembered Bookman, and Lenalee was silent as tears ran down her cheeks.

"I know… but, I… I can't… I don't want to believe it…" She muttered sadly, and Lavi turned away as he stared at the ground sadly.

"There was nothing we could have done again…" He muttered, and Lenalee slowly started to walk away from him.

"Oh? Are we crying?"

Lavi's eyes widened as he looked behind him to see the guy smirk at the two, and Lenalee looked away sadly.

"I'll take that as a yes then." He said as he walked over to Lenalee, and he put a hand on her head.

"It's okay though…"

"He's dead… Allen's dead…" She muttered while crying, and the guy lowered his head so his eyes were concealed as he grinned largely.

"No he isn't."

Lenalee's and Lavi's eyes widened, and Lenalee backed away from the guy as he grinned at the two.

"Allen Walker isn't dead. However, you will be now." He said with an evil grin, and Lavi's mouth twitched nervously.

"That dramatic voice won't fool me this time."

"Too bad. I'm not kidding." The guy said as he looked at Lavi with his pure blue eyes gleaming, and Lavi instantly remembered the flower salesman from the earlier town.

"You!?" Lavi shouted, and he quickly pulled Lenalee away as he pulled his hammer out.

"Yep. It's just poor ol' me." The guy said as he put his hands in his pockets, and he smirked as Lavi's hammer grew.

"Answer me. Why and how do you know that Allen's alive when Allen is dead?"

"Cause little Allen never fought nobody." The guy stated with a grin, and Lenalee's eyes widened as she watched the guy.

"Then where is he…?" She asked quietly, and the guy grinned as the people around him all stopped.

"Allen Walker is somewhere where the sun no shine. But you, Lenalee-chan, will be going farther down." He stated as the people suddenly dissolved into black flames, and Lavi quickly jumped back as a torrent of black flames erupted where he was standing a moment ago.

The guy chuckled as Lavi readied his hammer, and he swung it down quickly.

Lavi's hammer collided with the guy's hand as he had unknowingly taken it out of his pocket.

"A hammer? Meh, that's too weak to hurt me." The guy said sadly, and Lavi froze as they saw that the guy's clothes had changed into a black cloak that looked just like the one Gin wore.

"Who the hell are you!?" Lavi snapped as he pulled his hammer back, and the guy chuckled again.

"I'm the one who killed the Bookman." He stated calmly, and Lavi's eyes widened as his rage took over his body and he swung his hammer down angrily.

"Tch, anger." The guy muttered as he stopped Lavi's hammer with his hand, and Lavi gritted his teeth lividly.

"So… you killed Panda!? I'll kill you!" Lavi shouted as he brought his hammer back, and it glowed red.

"Lenalee get away!" Lavi shouted back at Lenalee, and she flinched before quickly backing up.

"Hi Ban: Gouka Kaijin!" Lavi shouted filled with rage as he slammed the hammer onto the ground, and the giant serpent flames rose up and lunged at the guy.

"Meh, how weak." He muttered as he blocked the serpent with his bare hand, and it was deflected backwards into a building.

'What the hell!? How'd he do that!?'

'How indeed.'

Lavi's eyes widened as the guy chuckled happily. "You're mind is an open book to me, Bookman." He stated while flexing his fingers, and Lavi gritted his teeth while sweat rolled down his face.

"Who the hell are you!?"

"You don't remember me? I was watching your fight on the roof three years ago."

"You were watching!?"

"Yep. Good show against Nii-san too. Too bad he was holding back. I would of barbequed you then and there."

"Nii-san?"

The guy chuckled his he moved his golden hair out of his eyes, and he grinned as pointed at himself.

"My Nii-san, Gin Coldblood." He stated, and Lavi's eyes widened in shock.

"W-What…!?"

"I am the bearer of the other half of the Coldblood Emblem. My name is Leaf Coldblood, boy. Commit it to memory!" Leaf stated as he grinned at Lavi as the Bookman's eyes widened again while Bookman's last message flashed through his mind.

We… wrong… He's… back… another… blood

We were wrong. He's not back. Another Coldblood is here.

DUN DUN DUN!! XO

So that's why Gin was only given part of that tattoo. XD Now with a new player in the game, let's keep this ball rolling more! -ball rolls over town and continues to mountains-

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