A/N:

Hi again! I'm done with chapter 11! I didn't expect it to be this fast though. Oh well, I hope you'll enjoy it! I named this chapter based from the title from the original manga. I liked that tittle! XDD I changed it a little though. Those who wants Tyki x Lavi, I feel I must tell you, I'm trying to give you that. Well, don't expect much though, I'm a beginner. But I'm pretty proud of this story and hope you like it too! Please review after this chapter too! X3

Disclaimer: I don't own D.Gray-man. Now, happy?! mumble

I just realized I forgot to put a closing poem again on the last chapter. Oh…I'm so clumsy. Forgive me about that. I'll try to be a little more careful in the future…sigh Okay, on with the story! X3

Chapter 11-The General Emergency

When words fail you, just trust your heart. Let your sincere feelings of love guides you. Surely there would be a way out of your problems. There is no life without pain. But all those pain will make this life beautiful. And so is love. Love without pain isn't love. Fate is testing them, however they would react against the crisis waiting in front of them. In the end, love will decide everything.


"So, please tell us now what happened back there, Lavi." Lenalee persuaded. The orange haired exorcist sighed. He didn't want the others to know this. But sometimes it just can't be helped.

"Lavi, it just wasn't like you to act careless like that unless something was bothering you. Please tell us what happened. We want to help…" Allen followed, letting Timcanpy out from his jacket and the golem flew around its master's head. Kanda merely snorted. He didn't really care about what was bothering Lavi, but if it was connected to the Noahs, he felt he needed to know too. (A/N: just say you're interested too, Yuu-chan… gets killed by Kanda X3)

"Look here, we can't understand what's bother you if you don't say anything." Lenalee said. "That was what you said to Kanda, right?" Kanda sighed. Why brought that up suddenly?

"…very well then." Lavi sighed in defeat. The orange haired exorcist told his friends everything, starting from the earlier friendly chat until the part when Tyki suddenly kissed him out of no reason, earning a few gasps, a few shooks of head, and a few curses from his friends.

"…I never know that Tyki was a pedophile." Lucius shook his head contradictorily. "He was a masochist yes, but pedophile? I never know."

"But he didn't do anything more than that, right Lavi?" Allen asked worriedly.

"Hell, no! I'd have killed him by now if he did!" the orange haired boy yelled.

"Oh good." Lenalee sighed in relieved. "Thank goodness you're okay, Lavi." She held the older boy's hand and smiled softly. "We were worried of you."

"Thanks guys…" Lavi smiled.

"No problem. He's our enemy after all! We all have to band together to fight the same enemy, right? Besides, we're friends!" Allen smiled back.

"Yeah…right. Thanks…" Lavi sighed in relieved. His friends trusted him and supported him, that's all that mattered. "Oh, and by the way, I was wondering about something…Luci-chan." Lucius looked down seriously. The others threw his gaze at him too.

"Yeah, I want to know about earlier too." Lenalee said seriously. Lucius sighed. He knew sometimes this time would come when he had to confess everything about himself, but he didn't expect this soon.

"…I know what you want to know." He answered. "It's about the seal right?" they nodded. "…well, you see, my body is divided on two parts. The body in flesh, which is currently missing, and the soul, me." He said, turning around. "The soul without the body can survive, like me, but the body without the soul will eventually die. My body is sealed by some kind of spell to keep it alive, so I can return to the body whenever I need it."

"Such things exist?" Allen inquired confusedly. The blonde nodded.

"The seal Tyki mentioned is a seal to put back my body back with my soul, but only I can remove the present seal from my body, so if he sealed my soul back with my body…then there's no way I can wake up again for at least a thousand years or so." He sighed. "Or simply put, I'll be of no more help for you guys."

"So the Earl wants to seal you away so you will not interfere with his mission to conquer the world." Lavi said, placing his hand on his chin, thinking. "Dirty way, just like him."

"I know that." Lucius sighed. "I hate being sealed. It's booooring…" he said. The others sweatdropped. That's the main reason? Weird… "Hey guys, I'll be out if you want me. It's dreary here. I'm out for some wind." The man walked away and jumped out from the open window.

"So…we'll arrive tomorrow morning, right?" Allen asked. Lavi nodded. "I guess I'll sleep a bit then." He sighed.

"I will try to call my brother. I'll try to ask around. Maybe there's a telephone here in the train somewhere." Lenalee walked out from the train car. Kanda was the next one to stand up in silence.

"Ah, Kanda, where are you going?" Allen asked half-standing, it was like he was about to follow the older one.

"Out. I'm trying to think about something, alone." He answered plainly. Allen nodded and sat back. Timcanpy, detecting some kind of…discomfort in its master, landed on top of his head and settled there. Allen petted it briefly.

"Yuu-chan…try to be nicer to Allen." Lavi mock-scolding him, earning a glare from the raven haired one. Lavi gulped and sat back in silence while Kanda went out. Allen sighed. No matter what, Kanda never changed. Of course, he didn't wish for him to change, but…he wanted him to be nicer somehow, weird eh? Which one was true? He didn't know either.

"So, how did it go?" Lavi suddenly asked, earning a confused look from the younger one. "I mean, you were thrown into the same room together back there in the mansion, right? Or wrong?" the older boy guessed, earning a soft gasp from the younger one and his face reddened. Lavi smirked. That was enough of an answer. "And…? What did you do back there?"

"Lavi, it's not like that." Allen said, his face showed that he was a pathetic liar. That rosy pink color on his cheek already gave Lavi an answer, but he still wanted to hear it directly from the younger boy himself. "I mean…he was…" a smile of happiness formed on the younger boy's lips, surprising Lavi a bit. It had been such a long time since he smiled like that.

"Whoe…something good happened back there, am I right?" Lavi's smirk widened, Allen's blush deepened. "Tell me, tell me." He demanded. Allen chuckled a bit at the older boy's enthusiasm.

The white haired boy inhaled deeply and smiled, until he finally told everything to the older boy, everything Kanda confessed to him and their first, oh wait, yeah second kiss. The first one was back there in the train after the mission in China (A/N: X3). The secrets even Lavi who was Kanda's closest (?) friend didn't know.

"Lenalee got us at a rather…err…bad time." Allen flushed. "I feel somewhat…umm…uh… disappointed. When she came, she broke down the wall. Kanda jumped away from me and likewise. I mean…well…it's just like that." His blush deepened. Lavi's grin widened, but then he sighed.

"I don't know Yuu-chan can feel sentimental things like that. It wasn't like him at all…" Lavi continued. The swordsman was a rough, foul-mouthed man in the outside but who ever knew that he was a quite—dare to say it?—nice, deep person on the inside.

"So you think that was a lie too?" Allen asked worriedly. Lavi's head snapped up. That boy had experienced a lot of lies from the older boy and it was rather hard to start believing. But the orange haired boy understood why and smiled comfortingly.

"No, I was just surprised, that's all." The boy tried to convince him. "Besides, Yuu-chan is your lover now, try to have some faith on him, Moyashi-chan." Allen nodded. "What's wrong? That's a troubled expression if I ever saw one." Allen glanced out from the open window of the train. Soft cold wind blew in, making him shudder a bit at the coldness.

"…no…it's just that…even though we had confessed everything and finally accepted each other's feelings, I still feel that he's some kind of…far away from me. Like nothing had really changed at all." The white haired boy closed his eyes. "It kind of makes me wonder, Lavi. Was his feeling really sincere? Or was it another cruel joke he plays on me? I want to believe him, Lavi, I really do, but…why…is it this hard?" Tim nuzzled itself on Allen's lap, earning a sorrowful pat from its master.

Lavi sighed. It was true that they had undergo so much denial in order to reach the present, but right now, those denials they used to seal away their feelings in the past resulted in the doubts for each other, that they had gotten used to so many lies.

"I understand, Allen. It must be hard. But you have to have faith in him. There's no love without pain, remember?" he tried to encourage the younger boy. Allen looked down.

"I know…but how much more pain do we have to experience in order to gain a single plain thing called faith?" he inquired. "I've had enough of this pain. I want to…I just want to be with him. That's all. But why is it had to be this hard?"

The older boy frowned. Love was indeed playing ruses on them. He was sure that the raven haired exorcist was thinking about the same thing right now. Allen was indeed a sweet lover. Too good for that cold Yuu-chan in Lavi's opinion. But whatever, nothing's too good for your friends, right?

"…there's only one key to it, Allen." The white haired exorcist stared at the older boy in confusion. "Just try to believe. I'm sure there will be a happy ending for both of you." The older boy smiled, assuring the younger one, and earning a smile from the white haired boy.

"Thanks Lavi. You really are a good pal." Allen complimented him.

"Aw, go on." Lavi said jokingly, making the younger one laughed.


Kanda stared to the starry night sky and sighed. He was in doubt indeed, just like Lavi's thoughts. Leaning to the railing, the swordsman thought to himself.

'Was it alright? I admitted everything to him. Now I will definitely hurt him even more. But I suppose albeit I didn't admit it to him, he'll still be sad when…the time comes.' The swordsman thought forlornly.

'I hope things won't get any worse than they already are right now. I… …don't want…to die. I don't want to lose him.' He sighed. More sappy thoughts.

The swordsman knocked himself on the noggin. He had become more and more sentimental as time goes by. But he couldn't help it. He was only human after all. There are times when human beings wanted time for themselves to think and become out of their usual character for a while. Kanda was the same. He needed time alone to think to himself. A private moment with himself.

'I'm just glad Lenalee didn't see us there. I don't know how she would react if she did. At least a laugh will come I think.' Kanda sighed. That's right, Yuu-chan, she'll definitely killing over if she saw you. X3


Lenalee had found a phone on the train's conductor room. The voice from the phone was indeed worried. Her brother Komui was kind of panic, but still…oh well…

"LENALEE-CHAN! OH MY LENALEE-CHAN IS ALRIGHT! OH THANKS GOD, MY LENALEE-CHAN IS ALIVE AND WELL!" Was Komui's voice through the phone. Lenalee had to distance herself from the phone at least three feet away and was still able to hear her brother's voice.

"Oh Nii-san, please, you're making a ruckus." The girl said after her brother's bellowing ceased. The head officer coughed a bit on the phone and smiled.

"I'm just glad you're okay, Lenalee. How was it? Was there any Innocence at all? Is Allen-kun and the others okay?" Lenalee smiled. It was good to know that Komui was worried about them. It showed her he still had care for her and for her companion.

"Yes, Nii-san. They're alright. Don't worry. Lucius-san came just in time to help. Thanks for sending him." Lenalee giggled briefly. But what was weird was that Komui went silent at the mention of the monster's name. "What's wrong, Nii-san?"

"…nothing. It's nothing Lenalee-chan. Well…it was just…" Komui told the girl what happened back there in the H.Q. when the monster suddenly went mad and laughed maliciously at the crisis they were facing and immediately changed after going out from the infirmary room where they placed the injured exorcist.

"…that was what happened." The head officer ended with a sigh. "He volunteered to help you guys out of worry, but I was afraid he'd just make the situation worse." Lenalee giggled.

"Thanks for worrying, Nii-san, but we're not mere children. We are exorcist and going to a dangerous mission part of our job as is an exorcist." Komui whined childishly through the phone, earning more giggle from the younger sister. "Besides…" Komui's whining stopped briefly. "I'm beginning to think…that we can trust Lucius-san… Nii-san." The older brother tilted his head.

"Why's that?" he inquired. Lenalee smiled.

"Because…I just think so." She added with confidence. The elder brother sent a questioning whine: "Whaaaat???" and the younger sister giggled again. "We'll arrive tomorrow morning, Nii-san. Don't worry, the Innocence is safe, and we're all okay. Please wait patiently okay?"

"Ah, wait Lenalee—" the younger girl hung up the phone and the head officer sighed. But inside, he was glad that his younger sister was alive and well. He was worried about the kids more than the Innocence. Well, that can be tolerated since heaven knows how much his sister meant for the Chinese man.

Not three hours later, the train stopped on the station. Timcanpy had tried to wake its master up by biting his ears but it didn't work, so Lavi had to shake Allen's shoulder lightly to wake up the younger one from his deep beautiful sleep. "Wake up you sleeping beauty. We have arrived." The older one joked.

"Watch it Lavi, I'm not a girl." Allen responded while yawned. Lavi chuckled and took their suitcase and walked out with the younger boy to the awaiting Lenalee, Kanda and Lucius. Allen rubbed his eyes and yawned again. Three hours of sleep probably wasn't enough for the parasitic typed exorcist.

"Morning guys." Lenalee greeted, giggling a bit at the sight of the white haired exorcist's messy hair and sleepy face. Timcanpy nested on Allen's messy white hair like a golden egg in its nest.

Lavi on the other side was fully awake, thanks to his experience at helping his mentor, pulling an all-nighter wasn't that hard for him. Kanda frowned at the white haired exorcist's wobbly way of walking and ruffled his hair, muddling it even more as an attempt to wake him up. Timcanpy had to fly away when the raven haired exorcist did that and floated next to its master.

"Aww, Yuu-chan is being soooo sweet." Lavi chuckled and Kanda immediately chased him away with Mugen in his hand. Allen flushed at the contact, but smiled while Kanda chased Lavi. Fortunately the childish boys were running toward the direction to the H.Q. so Lenalee let them be. Besides they walked faster that way.

"Something good happened back there Allen-chan?" Lucius asked, voice light and jokingly. Allen's flush deepened while Lenalee sent a slightly-surprised look.

"Oh, really Allen-kun?" she asked. The white haired exorcist looked down in embarrassment and the slightly-older girl giggled. "That's good then! Please tell us!" she asked excitedly. The cursed boy sent a shy look but smiled happily.

Lenalee was like Lavi, glad to see Allen was able to smile cheerfully again like before. And so the somewhat-younger boy told the two what happened back there. Lucius smiled contentedly, so his attempts to convince the raven haired exorcist wasn't prove to be in vain after all. He did listen to him, believe it or not.

"So when I got you two back there, was when you've just finished your conversation wasn't it? Good then. Sorry I interrupted." Lenalee grinned. Allen shook his head. "But it's really a relief isn't it?" she smiled happily. Allen beamed back, he was glad his friends supported him all the time. Good friends were indeed priceless after all.


"LENALEE-CHAN! MY LENALEE-CHAN IS BACK!" Komui yelled and glomped Lenalee just as soon as they party got to the Black Order. Lenalee sweatdropped but didn't reject the embrace. She liked it when her brother showed his care for her, unless it was too extraordinaire for words to say.

"Oh, please Nii-san. We've just gotten here…" Lenalee said. Reever sighed but smiled. He too was glad that the kids came back safely.

"But it was a relief that you guys returned safe and sound. I was getting worried too." The assistant head officer stated.

"We're sorry for worrying you guys." Allen bowed down a bit.

"Now, now, no need for formalities. I'm just glad you guys came back. With Innocence or not." Reever added.

"I'll handle the report. You guys please go to your room to rest." Lenalee said, dragging the head officer to his office, followed by Reever.

"I'll help ya." Lavi said chirpily but Bookman interrupted and pulled his ear. "Ouch, ouch, ouch! What is it, Panda?!" he asked.

"Don't 'what is it' me, you idiot apprentice! Ditching job to go to missions and all! You're a hopeless student! There's a mountain of books for you to read you stupid boy! And you call yourself the Bookman's apprentice!" he grumbled while dragging the rabbit by his ear. Allen and Lucius sweatdropped while Kanda held his usual blank expression.

"Oh yeah, Lucius-san come with us please!" Reever called.

"Oh-kay." He answered cheerily and skipped to follow the three. "Oh yeah, Yuu-chan. Omedeto gozaimasu. (Congratulations)."

"Wha—?" Kanda retorted at the use of his mother language while Allen wondered what did that mean.

"Hontouni yokatta desu ne? (It's really a relief isn't it?)" He said again. Kanda snorted, knowing what the brat was aiming at.

"Che. Urusai (Shut up), fucking annoying brat" Kanda snapped and the monster went to follow the others with a satisfied smile.

"What did he mean?" Allen asked. Kanda looked to the younger boy, for a second he forgot that the boy was still there.

"Nothing." He snorted.

"You're lying." Allen guessed.

"No, really it's nothing. Just that stupid monster's stupid words." He replied.

"You're keeping secrets from me." Allen pouted. Kanda twitched his eyebrows. Oh my goodness, not that cute pout! Kanda wasn't really able to resist the urge to glomp that boy but sufficed himself by circling his arms around the boy's neck and made him blushed.

"No, nothing. You can ask him if you want. It's nothing, really." He reassured while Allen squeaked and his blush deepened. "You have a blush overloading problem you know that, idiot?" Kanda frowned at the younger boy's awkwardness, deepening the cursed boy's flush. He was as red as a beet now.

"I-I'm not!" Allen managed to get those out but Kanda smirked again. "Well…maybe I am but…it's okay…right?" he asked doubtfully. Kanda noticed that and sighed.

"I'm not asking anything from you." He said. "I just want you to stay mine, and with me. That's all." Allen sighed and leaned to his embrace and felt his warmth.

"…and you can call that not asking for anything…" he murmured. "…idiot." A smile curled on his lips, achieving a smile from the older one too.

"Listen carefully you moron. I'm not going to repeat it. You can be imperfect for all I care. I love you as you are." Kanda whispered in Allen's ear, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Allen blushed again, but felt happy at the attempt to reassure him that the older boy's feeling was sincere.

'Maybe…this is the first step…to start believing isn't it?' Allen thought to himself.

"…I wish Lavi were here. He'd laugh his ass off if he heard you said that." Allen chuckled a bit. Kanda snorted. "Hey Kanda…" the raven haired exorcist looked confusedly to him. "Hell is freezing right now isn't it?"

"And what makes you say that?" Kanda asked.

"I recall you said, hell would freeze before you actually say that you love me, remember?" Allen chuckled. Kanda sniggered a bit at that.

"Let's go to our room. I'm going to wash. You'd better take a short nap before breakfast." The older one instructed with a tone as stubborn as he could use. The cursed boy nodded and smiled. To tell the truth he didn't want the older one to let go, but oh well…


"Aaah, home at last…" Allen sighed and sat on the edge of his bed wearily. Timcanpy nestled on Allen's bed and relaxed its wings. Its master smiled and petted the golem's wings softly. "It has been a long while since the last time we were here hasn't it, Tim?" the golem ignored him. Allen sighed. It was his hobby to talk to the golem even though he never received an answer from the golem.

Allen opened the window and let fresh morning air came in into his room. It was a bit chilly but fresh indeed. The cursed boy smiled and laid himself on the bed. "I think I'll sleep a while. Wake me up later, Tim." The golem nodded and Allen fell into a peaceful slumber.


"So…that's what happened, brother." Lenalee finished her report while Komui nodded. They had taken the Innocence to Hevlaska for her to store it inside her body. And she was wondering too why the Innocence helped the exorcists on its own will.

"It is unusual indeed. An Innocence isn't supposed to be able to help an exorcist apart from its conformer. The Earl of Millennium's scenario had indeed reached its climax. We can't let him do what he wants. We have to move right away and stop him." Komui said seriously.

"What are you suggesting?" Lucius asked. The monster leaned to the wall, arms crossed. Komui looked to the documents on his desk seriously.

"We have to send the exorcists to get the missing four generals. Now that one general has passed away, we can't let more of the generals die. We must gather as much power as we can to win this war." Komui answered. Lenalee nodded. Reever readied another stack of documents and placed them on the head officer's desk.

"And who will go to their aid if I might ask?" the monster asked again.

"There are four generals left." Reever answered. "Each needs at least three exorcists to aid them and bring them back here."

"Exactly. I'm planning to send the following: Kazana Reed, Chaka Labon and Suman Dark to the aid of General Winters Sokaro. Tina Spark, Gwen Frere and Sol Galen to the aid of General Cloud Nine. Kanda-kun, Noise Marie and Daisya Barry will go to the aid of General Froi Tiedoll. And the last one is you and Allen will go to the aid of General Cross Marian." The head officer answered.

"Just the two of us?" Lenalee asked. "What about Lavi?" the head officer sighed.

"He will go too, as soon as Bookman stop monopolizing him." Lenalee chuckled a bit and sweatdropped. "And as for you, Lucius-san…"

"No '-san'." He answered plainly.

"For a while you'll travel with Miranda Lotto who also has healing technique." The head officer answered. "You will go with Lavi and Bookman along with Crowley after that grandpa finishes his business with his apprentice. You will go to General Cross Marian's aid."

"Roger that." He answered.

"Why does General Cross receive the most aids?" Lenalee inquired.

"Well, it's just that…that general's whereabouts is unknown by now. I thought we'll need a lot of people to look for him since he has been missing for four years and no one ever said anything about seeing him somewhere either. He stopped communicating us in those four years." Komui sweatdropped.

"That's just like him…" Reever sighed.

"I hope this task isn't too much for you guys…" Komui said with a sad smile.

"It's okay, Nii-san. It's our job as exorcists." Lenalee reassured him. "Besides, I doubt the Earl will attack the generals recklessly when there are three exorcists each to guard them."

"I sure do hope so…" Lucius sighed.

"The thing I worry the most is will we be able to find General Cross in time before the Noahs do?" Reever added.

"We will. We'll have to have confidence in ourselves." Lenalee answered with a smile.


"Where is this?" Allen inquired to himself. It was a dark place. No lights, just moon. Green meadows surrounded him. Cold wind blowing fiercely, sending shudder down the cursed boy's spine. There was a river up ahead of him. Allen was unsure of what to do and where that was. He walked toward the river. He stared at the water, the full moon reflected beautifully on the surface.

Suddenly a flash of light burst. The white haired exorcist had to close his eyes briefly from the intense light. When he opened his eyes, what greeted him was no longer a silvery full moon. The moon was black and crescent. The color of the water and the sky turned red. The green meadow disappeared, leaving a barren, arid, grassless field. The ground was brownish black. The white haired boy glanced around in shock and horror and found a dreadful sight before him.

It was a lifeless body of his master, General Cross Marian which immediately vanished into the ground before he could reach and checked if it was really his master. Allen shook his head and started running away from the river. He found a more horrible sight in the middle of the field. The dead bodies of his friends, Lavi, Lenalee, Aleister Crowley, Miranda Lotto, Komui and everybody else were there.

"No…this got to be a dream…" Allen murmured upon seeing their body getting swallowed by the ground as what happened to his master earlier. "Lavi, Lenalee, Crowley-san, Miranda-san, Komui-san! Everyone!" he yelled. His voice echoed in the empty field. Allen felt his tears welled up in his eyes and shook his head as hard as he could, as if trying to wake himself up from this scary dream, but no avail.

Allen ran away from the middle of that dry dead field and hoped to himself that he'll find some kind of gate to get out of that place. In the other side of that field, he found a more shocking sight, as if the earlier view wasn't horrible enough. The Noah he had encountered earlier in Lynfa, in the sage's broken-down mansion, Tyki Mikk was there.

Standing behind him was his family, Rhode Camelot, and the other three whom Allen had never met before, Skin Bolic, Jasdero and Debito, the twins from the Noah family. Floating in the sky with a silly looking umbrella was the Earl himself. His funny-looking smile was even wider than usual, but a glimpse of meanness was painted clear on his face.

Allen froze at the horrifying sight in front of him. Next to Rhode was a crystal. Inside there was a big golden nine-tailed fox frozen inside the huge transparent pasty crystal. Obliviously it was Lucius in a seal. And what's more terrifying was that Tyki was holding someone in his hand. The Noah held that someone's neck and lifted him up from the ground. That someone was…Yuu Kanda. Mugen scattered into tiny pieces under the Noah's feet. The raven haired exorcist's hair was untied and his hands were limp on his sides.

"…K-Kanda…?" Allen whispered in disbelief. The older boy, as if heard the whisper from his lover turned his face to see him. Allen could see agony in the face of the person he loved the most in his life.

The older boy whispered his name. His voice was soft, almost un-hearable. "…bean…sprout…" Tyki Mikk turned to face the younger boy and smiled wickedly before he tightened his grip on the raven haired exorcist's neck. A painful gasp was heard from the exorcist and the Noah released him, letting him fell to the ground. Allen reached out his hand upon seeing Kanda fell from the grasp of the Noah and went limp on the ground.

"KANDA!!!" Allen yelled as hard as he could and ran to reach the older exorcist before Kanda's body got swallowed by the ground, leaving an amused Tyki Mikk and his family laughing in satisfaction. The white haired exorcist fell to his knees. Tears ran down his cheek and that's when everything got dark…


"NO!!!" the white haired boy sat up in horror and glanced around, finding a yellow golem flying around his head in worry. Allen gasped and panted, sweating hard. He clenched to the soft fabric of his shirt and realized that it was just a dream. A horrible nightmare.

Tears trickled from his eyes as he saw the clock. It was still 9 o'clock in the morning. He just fell asleep three hours ago and wound up having a very terrible nightmare. The nightmare of the Earl's victory. The dream of the end of the world.

"Oi, what's wrong?" Came a soft but cold voice from the door. Allen lifted up his face and saw Kanda standing in front of the door. Apparently he forgot to close the door again before falling asleep earlier.

Kanda blinked a few times upon seeing the white haired boy's tears. "What are you crying for?" he walked to the cursed boy and sat on the edge of his bed, wiping away Allen's tears with his fingers.

Allen flung himself to the swordsman and held him for dear life itself. He buried his face in Kanda's shoulder and sobbed. Kanda was utterly confused with the younger boy but accepted the embrace. The older boy patted Allen's back comfortingly. "What's wrong?" he asked.

Allen answered with weak whimpers and sobs while clenching tightly to Kanda's sleeves. "There, there it's okay." Kanda whispered. He didn't know what to say to the younger boy, he was at lost of words to say since he had never encountered a situation like that.

After a while, Allen's sobbing slowed down into hiccups, but the younger boy still refused to let go of Kanda's sleeves. Kanda sighed. Whatever happened to the boy must be pretty bad since he was crying like there was no end of those tears. Lavi suddenly appeared in front of the door and looked confusedly at the sight of Allen crying in Kanda's embrace. The orange haired exorcist walked in worriedly.

"What did you do to him, Yuu-chan? Why is Allen crying?" he asked confusedly.

"I didn't do anything you idiot!" Kanda growled, annoyed at the sudden disturbance from the rabbit. "He was crying when I came here." The raven haired boy explained.

"Hey, Allen, ya okay?" Lavi asked, patting the boy's white hair. Allen lifted up his tear stained face and stared at Lavi for a while before nodded his head. "Ya sure don't look like it." He said, sitting next to Kanda. "Tell Lavi what's wrong." He said cheerily. Kanda sighed. He could still stay cheerful in times like this? Obliviously he was more experienced in handling a situation like that.

After a few minutes, Allen finally stopped crying. It was either he finally calmed down or he had no more tears to shed. Lavi sighed and put a worried face. "Are you calm downed yet Allen?"

"…yes…" Allen said with hoarse voice, the trails of tears on his cheeks were clear. He still didn't loosen the grip on the older boy's sleeves. Kanda patted the younger boy's back and Allen gave a weak smile. "I'm fine. Sorry…"

"Ready to tell us yet what's wrong with you, beansprout?" Kanda asked. Allen nodded weakly.

"…I had a dream." He replied softly. "A terrible dream." The horror still imprinted clearly on the cursed boy's voice. He began to tell the two what happened in his dream. Lavi put a serious look on his face again and listened carefully. Kanda frowned. The boy dreamed about the destruction of the world? It was indeed scary wasn't it?

"You got a nightmare in daytime like this?" Lavi said after Allen finished his story, earning a nod from the boy. "Man, maybe you should call it 'daymare' instead of nightmare." He said before softening his gaze. "It's okay, Allen. That's just a dream."

"Hn." Kanda replied. "I'm not leaving you yet moron. Don't put a face like that." Kanda said, pulling the younger boy into a deeper embrace. Allen was quite easy to read. At least for Kanda. Allen leaned to the older boy's embrace.

"I know…I'm sorry I cried. I mean…I just…" he whispered. Timcanpy flew to his lap and stared at its master worriedly. Allen petted the golem. It seemed to be his hobby to do that everytime Tim had the urge to sit on him.

"Why don't we go to eat now? Panda is currently letting me rest a while to get some food. Let's go to Jerry." Lavi proposed. Allen nodded while wiping his eyes slowly. Kanda had to help the younger boy stood. It seemed he was utterly shocked by the dream. Anyone would.

In the dining hall, Allen still clenched to the older boy's sleeve tightly. It might be a bit funny if it was under a normal circumstance. But it was under a completely different state.

"Oi…would you mind releasing my sleeve?" Kanda commented. "I can't eat." He added. Allen shook his head.

"Sorry. Just…for a little while. I mean…I still…a bit…" Allen murmured.

"Aw c'mon moyashi-chan. Surely you can't eat like that either, can you?" Lavi said with a smile. Allen's stack of food was usually less than what he was having now. Maybe his mood also had something to do with that enormous appetite.

"I know…but I…" Allen whispered. He still felt a little uncomfortable even though he knew that was just a dream. If it was a dream why did it felt so…real? Kanda sighed and lifted Allen's left scaly hand, the one he used to find revolting and kissing it slightly, sending a blush to the younger boy's face.

"K-Kanda what are you…" Allen asked. Lavi was trying his best not to laugh flippantly at the somewhat amusing and adorable sight in front of him. With his photographic memory, this moment would be stored forever in his memories as well, so he could just remember it whenever he felt he needed a good laugh.

"Are you calmed down yet, idiot?" the raven haired exorcist asked. Allen suddenly realized the scared feeling slowly dissipated and exchanged with an embarrassed and somewhat contented feeling of the affection. The white haired exorcist closed his eyes and breathed in deeply.

"Yes. Thank you Kanda." He replied, releasing the older boy's sleeve gently. Kanda snorted and began to eat calmly after sending a death-glare to Lavi, silencing the rabbit from his snickering. Allen grinned. He was glad Kanda knew exactly how to calm him down in situation like that. He didn't even know that himself, but his lover knew that. A weird way indeed, but proved successful. Thank goodness for that.

"Hey guys!" Lenalee skipped towards the three boys with a tray of food. "I see you guys have started eating already." She said. "Mind if I join you?"

"Go ahead." Lavi grinned. "You just missed a great scene, Lenalee." He added, receiving a death-glare from Kanda and a blush ignited on Allen's face.

"Oh, I have? Darn." Lenalee said, giggling a bit. "Oh yeah, Nii-san wants to speak to you guys after breakfast." She continued.

"Whatever for?" Kanda retorted.

"General emergency." Lenalee answered plainly while swallowing a spoonful of her soup.

"Who's that?" Lavi asked jokingly.

"Oh c'mon Lavi, you know what I meant!" Lenalee said, elbowing Lavi. "Apparently Komui Nii-san is going to send us to the aid of the four other generals." She explained.

The others fell silent. They had forgotten that General Kevin Yeegar had just died four days ago. Now there are only four from five generals left. "I've completely forgotten about General Yeegar." Lavi commented.

"Yeah. We will go to look for the other generals, Allen-kun, you will go with me to look for General Cross." Lenalee said. Allen coughed up when swallowing his food, hearing that name was enough to spoil his appetite. He reached up a glass of water and drank it. Kanda looked to him confusedly. Why the sudden astonishment?

"Oh surely you jest, Lenalee…" Allen sighed. Lenalee shook his head. "Looking for master isn't something I'd like to do the most…" Allen paled.

"Yeah, ya got a lot of awful experience being his disciple." Lavi commented. "Who else will go?"

"Umm…if I'm not mistaken, Nii-san is sending you to go with Bookman-san and Crowley-san along with Miranda and Lucius to look for Cross from other place." Lenalee said. "Kanda, you'll go with Noise Marie-san and Daisya Barry-san to find General Froi Tiedoll."

"Not that old guy…" Kanda frowned.

"Why? Who are those guys?" Allen asked curiously.

"General Tiedoll is Yuu-chan's master." Lavi answered. "Apparently he hates that guy. But he was really a good person y'see."

"He's not. I really hate that old guy." Kanda grimaced.

"Noise Marie-san and Daisya Barry-san are also General Tiedoll's disciples." Lenalee explained. "They are both exorcists found by him."

"So in short they are acquaintances of Kanda's?" Allen asked.

"Yup. Ya got it." Lavi grinned.

"Wait, does it mean we'll go separated?" Allen's head snapped up.

"Now that you mention it, yes we will." Lavi held up his chin. Kanda stayed silence and continued eating.

"Uh…can't I just go with another team? I mean…it's not that I don't want to go with you, Lenalee, I mean, I want to…" Allen suddenly blushed. Lenalee put a wide grin and Lavi turned around to laugh. Kanda stopped eating, knowing what the younger boy meant.

"Aww, moyashi-chan just don't wanna be separated from Yuu-chan." Lavi said while laughing. Allen's blush deepened. Touché. Kanda shoved Mugen a mere inch away from Lavi's throat as a threat. Lenalee giggled.

"Don't worry, Allen-kun. We can try asking Nii-san about it." Lenalee put a knowing smile. For her now, the most important thing was for Allen to be happy. She no longer felt jealous towards the both of them. She was indeed a very nice girl.

"Yeah, let's just hope you guys wouldn't get sidetracked if Komui did concur." Lavi's grin widened. Mugen moved a half inch closer to his throat while Lavi laughed nervously and Allen held the raven haired exorcist's waist as an attempt to stop him from killing Lavi.

"Well, at least we can try asking." Lenalee smiled while eating her bread calmly.


"Exchange partners?" Komui asked confusedly. Lenalee nodded with a smile.

"Apparently Allen don't wanna be separated from Yuu-chan." Lavi added with a huge smirk on his face. Komui stared at Allen who's currently blushing madly, face as red as a beet. Kanda leaned to the wall, arms crossed on his chest.

"Oh…am I missing something between you two?" he asked. Lenalee giggled.

"I'll tell you later, Nii-san. What about it? Would you switch him with another person? Personally I think seven is too much, even for General Cross." She smiled. Komui held up his chin.

"Unfortunately I can't because you have Timcanpy." he said. "I mean, Cross has been missing for four years as I said earlier, remember?" they all nodded. "Cross is also a scientist. Timcanpy is the golem that he made. So no matter where its owner is, Tim will be able to sense him. And Allen-kun is the present owner of Timcanpy. You have no other choice but to go to look for your master."

"So…in short, you declined?" Lavi asked. Komui nodded. "Too bad isn't it Yuu-chan, moyashi-chan can't go with you." Lavi smirked teasingly. Kanda felt a vein rising on his brow.

"Shut up." He growled dangerously. Lenalee sighed seeing a disappointed expression on Allen's face. But that can't be helped. Missions came first anyway.

"I'm sorry Allen-kun. I hope you understand." Komui said with a fatherly expression. Allen's head snapped up upon hearing the apology.

"N-no, it's okay…" Allen lifted up his wrist and his flush deepened. "I mean…I'm the one who's supposed to say sorry. I'm not supposed to be so demanding like that…" he said, apologizing back.

"It's alright to be selfish sometimes Allen-chan." A childish voice came from behind and Allen jumped in horror. "Hi." Lucius greeted. Allen shrieked upon hearing his voice and Kanda frowned. When did he enter anyway?

'When did he come in?' Komui thought. The monster beamed childishly.

"Yo Luci-chan." Lavi said.

"Stop calling me that already." He whined. "Oh, by the way Komui-san, the exorcists you asked me to call is here." He said.

"Oh yeah, thanks. Now, if you don't mind, Kanda-kun I'd like to discuss the mission with you and your companions Daisya Barry and Noise Marie." The head officer said. "Um, if you don't mind everyone…"

"Oh okay. Let's go guys." Lenalee said, dragging the other two boys out. Outside, two guys in exorcist uniform bowed their head a bit in polite gesture and smiled. The tall one was Noise Marie. He had a small tuff of hair on his head and his face was somewhat square like Frankenstein (A/N: I personally think so XDD). Despite of that he looked like a kind and mature person. There's a set of strange gadget on his ears. Allen wondered what it was.

The other one was shorter. He was no taller than the white haired exorcist. That one was Daisya Barry. He looked like a court jester from a middle age European kingdom. He was spinning a strange looking ball on his index finger calmly. His face looked cheerful and funny. He was wearing some kind of cape covering his head. There is a strip down his eyes that made him looked somewhat strange.

"Who are those guys?" Allen asked after a while.

"Who?" Lavi asked back.

"Them. The ones we passed when we got out from Komui-san's office." Allen said.

"Oh, they are Kanda's companions, General Tiedoll's disciples. The tall one is Noise Marie." Lenalee answered.

"And the shorter one is Daisya Barry." Lavi explained. "And the ball he was playing with is his Innocence. It was called Charity Bell I suppose. Yuu-chan told me once."

"I see." Allen nodded. Those guys looked strange. There were a lot of strange exorcists from around the world indeed.

"I'm sorry it couldn't be helped, Allen-kun." Lenalee said. "But our mission is more important. You know that, right?"

"Huh? O-oh yeah. It's okay really. I mean…I'll be a bit lonely indeed, but we have to make sure the Generals are safe before minding our own business. Besides, first thing first, right?" he said. Smile curled up on his lips despite his own disappointment.

Lenalee and Lavi sighed. Allen was such an understanding person. He was so selfless that people would feel guilty to push things to him. "Thanks Allen-kun." She said.

"What to do now?" Lavi asked. "I think I'll go back to Panda before he drag me again. See ya later guys." He waved and went to see his mentor.

"And? What are you going to do, Allen-kun?" the girl asked. Allen shrugged.

"I think I'll go back to my room. I left Tim there." He said. Lenalee giggled.

"I'm going to my own room too. See you later, Allen-kun." She said, waving back to the white haired exorcist before sauntering to her own room.

"I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight…" Allen sweatdropped, remembering his awful dream was enough to make him shiver.

When he passed the older boy's room, he was intrigued. He hadn't even once entered the swordsman's room. Allen grabbed the knob and pushed it down. To his surprise, the door clicked open. Apparently Kanda forgot or deliberately unlocked the door to his room.

Allen entered and stared blankly at it. The room was no bigger than his. The window was cracked and wind blew in softly into the room. There was only a small brown dresser and an hourglass sat on it innocently. Allen gasped upon seeing one of the petals detached itself and fell onto the rest of the other petals on the bottom of the hourglass like a pink feather. Five petals left. Allen stared at it worriedly. Horror crept into his heart like poisonous tendril. The sight of the fallen petals reminded him of that horrifying dream he had earlier.

'No…that was just a dream. Don't think about it…don't think about it. Kanda is still here. He's still alive. He said it himself he wasn't planning on leaving me sooner. Don't remember it. It's only a dream…a dream…' he thought, clenching tightly to the soft fabric of his shirt.

Allen shook his head and turned around, closing the door before going to his own room. Timcanpy immediately greeted its master happily and nuzzled itself to Allen's white hair. Allen smiled and sighed. He would talk to Kanda later.


"He went where?" Kanda asked deliriously.

"He went to south of China. Or…at least that's what the last information about him said." Komui sighed.

"Whoa, that master of ours sure has fast legs." Daisya said lightly, spinning his Innocence on his index finger. "And you want me to go where?"

"Daisya-kun, I want you to go to Mittenwald." Komui answered. "I heard from the group of finder that someone from there said he had information on General Tiedoll."

"Then why don't you just ask those finders to find out about that General. Then you could send us directly to the place that general is." Daisya said, putting the Charity Bell on his nose and let the ball spun there jokily.

"Daisya, mind your manners." Marie warned.

"Unfortunately, the group went ahead to the forest of no return and hasn't reported back since then." Komui put on a serious face. "That forest leads to Dankern. Please go to Mittenwald ahead. And while you're at it, Marie-kun, I want you to go to Krutheirn, 10 kilometers away from Alheim." He opened the scrolled map. "Alheim is the village after Dankern and Mittenwald."

"So in short we are to meet in Alheim?" Daisya asked.

"Yes." He nodded.

"Oh man…very well then. What about Kanda?" The jester asked again.

"I believe you can come after them later, Kanda-kun." Komui sent a naughty smirk. Kanda questioned. "I want you two to go right now, Kanda-kun will investigate from Liverpool and go after you two later."

"Roger that." Marie answered.

"Oh-kay sir." Daisya said, tucking the ball into his uniform.

"Why don't send me right away?" Kanda asked after the two left the room. Komui smirked.

"I believe something interesting is going between you and Allen-kun." He said, Kanda almost fell from the chair at that. "I'm not going to ask you 'cause I know you won't tell me anything. I'll just ask Lenalee later and—" the sound of something sliced came in from the head officer's room.

Kanda stabbed the scroll map behind the man. Komui ducked just in time to avoid getting pierced by Kanda's Mugen. "You aren't supposed to be threatening your officer!" he whined while Kanda withdrew the katana and sheathed it back. "Oh well, you're dismissed Kanda-kun. Play nice with Allen-kun." The head officer said before Kanda tried to cut him again. The noises of Kanda chasing Komui in the messy office boomed, bejeweled by the sound of Komui's shrieking and whining.

"What's going on in there?" Tapp Dopp asked. Reever sighed.

"Believe me, you don't want to know." He answered plainly.


"Did you call me, Komui-san?" Allen asked, entering the room. He sweatdropped upon seeing torn documents, scarred table, torn map and books, and the sight of Komui sitting on his slightly ruined chair with a few band-aids with Lenalee standing by his side, sighing.

"…w…what happened here?" he asked.

"Kanda happened." Lenalee sighed. "I told you don't ever play with Kanda's temper, Nii-san. You just won't listen to me…" she said, putting another band-aid on her brother's cheek. Komui winced at the pain but laughed nervously.

"Yeah, yeah, I know that." Komui chuckled. "But still, Kanda would've gotten me killed if you hadn't come earlier, Lenalee."

"K-Kanda did this?" Allen asked upon walking towards the head officer's table.

"Uhm, it doesn't matter." Komui said, coughing slightly to gain his composure. "Now, Allen-kun, I want you to go to look for Cross. I received information from a woman called 'mother'. She said she has some information about that loathsome general of ours. I believe you know her, right?" Allen nodded. "You'll go to Liverpool tomorrow."

"Okay. Umm…Komui-san, are you sure you're okay?" Allen asked worriedly. Komui's head snapped up and looked upon the boy in amazement. He was worried about him? How sweet.

"I'm okay. No need to worry." He smiled. "Lucius-san will repair everything later if I ask." Lenalee sighed.

"You really are taking advantage from him aren't you?" Lenalee sighed.

"Of course! That's what he's for, right? To help us with our works!" Lenalee knocked the head officer's head. "Anyway, you may go now Allen-kun. Be prepared tomorrow morning okay? Nine o'clock is not too early right?"

"N-no, it's okay." Allen said. "Then, excuse me Komui-san, Lenalee." He said before turning back and left the room.

"You've got one night with Kanda-kun before going!" the head officer yelled after Allen closed the door. Allen could feel his face reddened and he immediately went out from that place before Reever or anyone else could see him now.


"Aw c'mon, Panda, surely you don't expect me to read all this, right?" Lavi whined, seeing just how many more books he had to read. The mentor snorted.

"Of course I do! You've been ditching your works and spending time playing with the other exorcists all the time! Remember who we are, idiot! We Bookmen are only recorder, we don't have feelings, do not get involved, only watch, record, understand!?" he yelled.

"Aww, but Panda, the world is in need of all the exorcists Black Order can gather. Surely you don't expect me to just stand still watching this world ends do you?" Lavi reasoned.

"Watch me." the panda snorted and sat on the chair, staying quiet. Lavi sighed. He continued to read the books panda gave him and recorded their contents without even trying thanks to his photographic memory ability. He sighed upon remembering the bookman's words:

"Don't cry. Tears are symbolism of weakness, fear and anguish. Bookmen don't have feelings. We only record. Don't laugh. You don't need smile. Smile will only lead to tears. You don't need friends. Friends will only become your weakness. Do not love. Such feeling is unneeded. We don't have any other job except recording what happens and passed them to the next bookman and so it goes."

'Do not love, do not laugh, do not cry, do not befriend with anyone. Man…this job sucks.' Lavi thought. 'This job demands but gives nothing in return. What did I do to deserve this? Since when…did I change?'

Lavi stared into space, remembering his old friend Tag, the finder. He was his best friend who died after becoming an akuma in Lavi's hands. He destroyed the akuma with his Nyoi-bo. His best friend did that after losing his girlfriend. Such a pity. A finder who made contract with the Earl. Lavi was so shocked that time. Since then, he changed little by little, learning to accept friendship and love. And there he was. A bookman who had feelings. The first one ever.

'Love…eh?' Lavi sighed. Suddenly Tyki's face appeared in his mind and he immediately shook his head in horror. 'What the fuck?! Since when did that bastard's face came across my mind? No…don't tell me…that I've…'

"Nooo!!!" Lavi yelled outloud, rumpling his hair as he did so. Bookman was surprised with his student's attitude but ignored it. He wouldn't tolerate anymore excuse from that rabbit now that they had so much work to do.

'No, nope, nein, ya-da, no way…this isn't true…is it?' Lavi thought to himself in horror. 'Love at first kiss? Nononononononono! No way, it's only because I'm distressed! Right, it's not love. Just think of work! Don't think of any other things! Urgh! Works, lots of works!' Lavi sighed and returned to the books in front of him.

Unbeknownst to him that he was on the right track all along. That feeling was still a tiny little seed that still needed to be pampered about before growing into a big beautiful tree like of Allen and Kanda's. Lavi deep inside knew it. Just didn't want to admit it.


"Kanda, are you in?" a soft voice called. Kanda lifted up his head and saw Allen's face peeking into his room from the small gap between the door and the wall. Kanda sighed. He didn't lock the door, so why didn't that cursed brat just enter?

"Hn." Kanda snorted. "Just come in already if you were planning to, beansprout." He said. Allen opened the door. Turning to close it before sitting on the edge of Kanda's bed next to the swordsman sorrowfully. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"No…it's just that…" Allen leaned to the older boy. "I…saw the lotus." Kanda flinched. "I entered your room earlier…sorry. I was just…curious…it wasn't locked and I-" Kanda sighed and circled his arms around the younger boy.

"You saw the petal fell." It wasn't a question. It was a command. Allen nodded slightly. The older boy sighed. "It's okay." He assured. "There's still five left." Allen squirmed free and clenched to the older boy's sleeves tightly.

"What do you mean by 'there's still five'?!" he yelled. Kanda flinched upon seeing tears merged on the younger boy's eyes. "Don't you even care about what will happen next?! Five is…it's not much!" he said, head bowed down.

"…that is exactly why I didn't want you to fall in love with me, beansprout." He said, tone as cold and calm as usual. Allen lifted up his head. "You're suffering aren't you? Maybe it was a mistake after all, isn't it? That's why I thought I shouldn't—"

"NO!" Allen yelled. Kanda was taken aback by the sudden show of anger. "…don't you dare…speak another word!" he hissed. Suddenly the white haired boy embraced the swordsman tightly. "…don't add more…doubts into my heart…please…" he whispered. Kanda flinched again.

"…I've had enough doubt in me to make me feel uneasy at all times…don't add another doubt into my feelings anymore! It hurts…I want to trust you Kanda, I really do, but I…it's hard…to do so…when you're always saying things like that! As if…you regretted falling in love with me…" he wiped out his eyes, then Kanda realized, he was crying. "I just love you Kanda, and I will always do! So please…stop saying things like that…don't make me think…that you regretted falling in love with me…or even worse…" he sobbed.

Kanda was silent. He patted the younger boy's back and sighed. "You're the one who started it all and now you're blaming me. You're weird, beansprout." He said.

"…sorry." Allen sniffed. Kanda was irked by his formality but then he ruffled the boy's white hair gently.

Kanda sighed. He never knew the boy had the exact same feelings as him. He was afraid that he might hurt the younger boy when he died, but was even more afraid that the boy might change his feelings towards him. He didn't want to lose him.

"…I don't wanna lose you, Kanda…so please…don't make me doubt you even longer…I'm scared…" Allen said, hand clenching to the older boy's sleeves. "I love you…so much that it hurts me like hell…to see you go in my dream…I know it was just a dream but…but…" he paused when Kanda placed his hand on his cheek.

"So that's why." He said, finally getting why the beansprout brought that up all of a sudden. "I don't want to lose you either." He said, kissing away the younger boy's tears. Allen blushed at the sudden contact.

"Let me make it clear now, beansprout." He said, looking into the deep twilight eyes of the younger boy. "I know I'm going to die someday. Everyone will. But in this war, I have no time to be selfish, thinking about myself. This world needs us exorcists to save her from destruction. To tell you the truth, I'm scared too. I don't want to die." He said. Allen stared back at him. Of course he wouldn't want to die! Nobody would!

"But let's put it this way, even if I didn't die, but this world ends, it would still be the same result, right? We all have our own problems. No one wants to be this way. Locked in the tower, away from civilization. But it's our duty to be like this, since we're the chosen apostles. We can't afford to be selfish." He said with a tone like a teacher teaching his students, caressing the younger boy's cheek as he did so.

"I know how you feel. I feel it too. You're precious to me, and that's why, I don't want to die yet. I will give my best to stay alive. And when this war ends, we may be selfish as much as we want. I never regret falling in love with you, beansprout. And I will never do." He said, closing the distance between them and hugged the beansprout close to himself. Allen leaned to his embrace, still clenching tight to him for dear life.

"I'm sorry Kanda…I mean…I am…" he murmured. "I think the dream I had earlier affected me too much…I'm sorry for doubting you…I want to trust you…" he said. Kanda sighed.

"Don't apologize." He instructed. "You apologize too much." He commented.

"…it's just a habit." Allen's lips curled into a small grin. "I'm so—I mean…nothing…bastard." He murmured. Kanda chuckled.

"See what I mean, moron?" he asked. "Trusting is not something you can gain in one night for your information, dimwit. It's okay. There's still plenty of time. We can still learn. As long as we're still alive."

"Yes…there's still…time. We can still walk…until the end of our life. We can still walk. I will walk…with you." He murmured. Kanda nodded. "I'm sleepy." He whined childishly. Kanda snorted.

"Che. Don't whine, idiot." He spat. "Sleep then." He ordered, moving away a bit from the boy, instructing him to sleep next to him.

"Mm. Good night." Allen smiled and slept next to the older boy. Kanda smiled softly. Too bad Allen missed it again. That made it twice. But alas, they would have to go to their mission tomorrow. But unbeknownst to them, Komui was planning something entertaining (for him) in the future. Let's just wait and see.


They are but mere puppets in the stage play. They walk as their puppeteer says. Both of them do as fate says. The curtains have closed. The first part of the play has ended. Another part approached. Another drama for the puppets to play. In the end, would their love lead them to the future they wish for?


Yay! Finished! 33 pages! Hegh, that's a lot…the longest chapter yet. I didn't realize 'cause I enjoyed writing this chappie. Hope it was a satisfying one. Well, review please! Reviews just make my day! X3

A bit of Tyki x Lavi-ness… That's the best I can do for now. I mean, I can't just suddenly insert Tyki into the Black Order. Let's see what I can do in the future. More chapters to come! XD I don't know how the real partnering go in the manga, but I want the partnering of this story to be like this. This story will not be the same as the anime or manga, but similarity will be found I'm sure. Just wait and see. X3