I just want to finish this… I've never completed a story in my life. Even though it's been forever since I've updated, and I've been running around saying I'm going to rewrite in 3rd person blahblahblah… I'm just going to say screw it! And get down to business.

Constructive criticism as always is greatly appreciated.

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A little R&R is good for anyone who's been working overtime for; oh I don't know, the past five years of their life? Especially when that someone has broken a good majority of their skeletal structure. We may be exorcists but we aren't gods so we don't possess the quick healing ability. Me and Lavi were stuck inside the hospital for three days, not permitted to go outside. The nurse was very serious about that. I tried to sneak out for fresh air but when I got caught I was literally handcuffed to my own hospital bed. Geez, didn't she understand that nature could be the best cure for someone? But then again she only spoke broken bits of English so I doubted she understood any of my ramblings about how I needed outside rec time. Luckily my bed was up against one of the windows and I only had to sit up and strain my neck a bit to see outside. The town we were in was nice and all… but I wouldn't mind visiting St. Petersburg. That's where all the cool stuff was, like those places with the weird shaped roofs. I think that was a church or something. Lavi was entertained the whole three days with his books. How could he sit there from hours on end just reading? I wanted to chit chat with him but I didn't want to disturb his reading so I spent a majority of my time gazing out the window, watching people go by. Finally on the third day of our hospital incarceration (it might as well be prison!) we were deemed stable to leave. That means we could hop on a train and head back to base, yes!

"Selene, you're practically glowing." Lavi commented; setting the leather bound book he had in his hands on his lap. His green eye sparkled at me and made my stomach do a twirl. He looked so adorable… sitting there in the hospital bed with his untidy hair that was sticking out at all angles. I continued to stare at his face and felt my cheeks turn a light pink shade. He cracked a little mischievous smirk, "What are you staring at? You shouldn't be having such bad thoughts, young lady." Saying the end bit in a deep voice, trying to resemble a father like figure.

I frowned and rolled my eyes, "You wish I was having bad thoughts involving you." I said, pulling my knees up. It hurt to move with my broken ribs but I managed. My wrist had broken too, so I had to wear this very unattractive cast. I woke up one morning to find drawings all over it. It seemed that Lavi was not only book smart but he was a promising cartoonist. I rested my head against my knees and looked down, "I was just wondering why you wear an eye patch."

Lavi raised his eyebrows and stared at me, "Isn't it obvious?" He asked.

I blinked and shook my hair, "No…" I trailed off and thought about it. Maybe he got stabbed in the eye or something? Hey, it happens and I think wearing an eye patch is better than those fake eyeballs they have. They look so… fake.

He smiled and tapped his eye patch with his finger, "I'm going for the pirate look. I get all the ladies with this." He joked.

"Lavi!" I smiled and threw my pillow at him, "That's not funny! I thought you had a serious accident or something!" I replied, trying to make myself look like I was offended but I couldn't stop grinning. One of the hospital staff members came to our beds, along with a finder. The male nurse was really tall, almost seven feet. He had a buzz cut and stood up so straight that I think he signed up for the wrong job. He looked like he should be in the military. Instead of him speaking, the finder did. "We'll be leaving in a few hours so the nurses here will assist you in getting ready."

"I don't need assistance." I said, nose scrunching up at the thought of being helped getting cleaned by nurses. Even though it hurt to move around I would rather suffer through pain than have someone wash me. The finder nodded his head, "Someone will be standing around just in case you need assistance, Miss Selene." He replied, turning his head towards Lavi, "You don't have that choice."

"What? Why not!" Lavi exclaimed.

"Because your arm is broken, along with your leg."

I muffled my laughter into my blanket as Lavi fumed. He was not at all pleased and sighed heavily; setting his book on top of the bed side table they had for us. "Fine." He muttered, crossing his unbroken arm against his chest. The other one was already slinged so it kind of worked. We were both expecting the male nurse to help Lavi with washing, but instead he turned his head and yelled back in Russian. We both gave each other puzzled looks and I nearly died when another nurse came in. It was a female, but looked just the same as the male nurse. I swear they could be twins, but instead of having a buzz cut she had her hair pulled back into a tight bun. Lavi threw up his good arm in protest. "NO! I changed my mind! I can wash myself!" He yelled as the female nurse walked over to his bed and picked him up with ease. It looked like a groom and bride moment except the female nurse was the groom and Lavi was the bride. I felt myself laughing as Lavi was taken away kicking and screaming like a kid who didn't want to take his medicine.

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It was definitely nice to be outside again. We had new uniforms since our old ones were pretty much ruined. The uniforms were comfortable and kept me warm against the chill of Russia. We were waiting on the train station, all three of us. Lavi and me were standing a little close, well… as close as you can get with a person on crutches. We both proclaimed it was to keep warm but I think that after the whole near death experience we had developed a closer bond to one another. As different trains rolled into the station and people chattered in Russian all around us, I took a quick glance up at Lavi. He was staring down at me which caused me to turn away. What was he staring at? Did I have something in my hair? It was all washed and pulled back in a loose ponytail, so it couldn't be that. Maybe I had something on my face?

His fingers found their way into my hand. He laced his fingers into mine and gave a little squeeze which in turn made my heart squeeze. God, when did I develop this little crush? I had given up the possibility of ever having a romantic relationship. You just can't in this field of work. People who are close to you die, and losing someone can be the worst injury anyone can have. It's a wound that you can't stitch up. I bit my bottom lip and held onto his hand tightly, not wanting to let go. Just for now… I wanted to pretend like we were going to have a bright future, and that there wasn't the possibility that we could die at any second. A train whistle broke my dark thoughts. It pulled into the platform we were standing on and as it did I quickly pulled my hand away to stash it inside my pocket. I could feel Lavi fidget next to me but I didn't look at him. Instead I concentrated on the train coming to a stop and watching people start to fill it in. The finder who was accompanying us walked forward and I followed him almost immediately. We glided through the sea of people and onto the train car. Again, we ended up on the first class car and got another one of those nice cabins. Lavi took a seat first while I stopped inside the door and glanced at the finder who had taken a seat outside. "Don't you want to sit with us?" I asked. Wasn't it uncomfortable to be sitting on the floor?

"No thank you, Miss Selene. I must sit outside and act as a guard in case anything happens." He said, nodding his head.

I frowned and muttered an okay before going inside, closing the door behind me. Lavi was sitting near the window, staring outside without so much as glancing at me. Oh geez, what did I do? Did I hurt his feelings when I took my hand back? I sat down across from him and bit my lower lip. Before I could say anything he spoke up, "Selene I know something is bothering you." He said, and as I opened my mouth to lie no, he gazed at me intently; "Don't even try to say nothing is. I know there is."

Man was he perceptive. All of this stress must have made my ability to mask emotions weaker. "I just…" I sighed and looked down at my black boots. "I have a lot on my mind. What with this change in my weapon and all…" But that wasn't the case. What was really on my mind were the Noah's and those weird dreams I kept having. I was always just like them in my dreams. I had black hair, dark skin, yellow eyes… it was really freaking me out. I couldn't be one of them, that wouldn't make any sense. I was an exorcist and exorcists weren't Noah's. Maybe years of being overworked were just causing me to have crazy dreams? Yea… that was it. My mind quickly turned over to one Noah in particular, the one who seemed to just love to screw around with me. Tyki just made me think of a big play boy. I bet since he had those godly looks he got every woman he wanted, but I was different of course. He couldn't have me, for one we didn't play on the same team and two; I didn't like him at all. The image of us kissing popped up and I felt my face heat up. It was all just lust… he was making me sin. He must have some weird, freaky power to make me want to take off his shirt and-

"Selene?"

I pulled my head up and nearly hit my head against the wall. Lavi was standing really close to me and I was trying to get away but the wall was blocking me. He sat down next to me and took my hand firmly in his good one, "You know you can tell me anything. I'm a good listener." He proclaimed with his smile. He made my chest hurt. How could I be thinking of Tyki when Lavi was here with his cute boy charm? I looked away out the window to see our train begin to pull out. "There is nothing wrong, I'm fine." I lied. His hand moved out of mine so that he could turn my face back to his. He rested his palm against my cheek, "Selene, I know what we went through… it was pretty insane but I'll always be here. It's going to take more than a couple of Noah to knock me off my horse." He said softly with a smile, "And don't worry about what happened with your akuma weapon. I think it's sexy, you having all that power."

"Lavi, stop hitting on me! I don't like you like that!" I was lying through my teeth.

He rolled his eye, "No, we aren't going back there again." He said firmly, "Selene just admit that you like me, you're attracted to me."

I sighed heavily and frowned, "Maybe a little."

His smile widened, "So why do you keep hiding it? Are you scared?" His eye widened, "Maybe it's because you're a virgin?"

I pulled my face out of his grip and hit him in the head. Injured or not, I was going to break his skull. "Lavi!" I grinded my teeth down. "It's not because I'm a virgin!" I practically yelled at him, feeling myself blush deeply. I didn't want anyone in the train to hear our conversation so I lowered my voice, "I just… don't want to get too attached to anyone. Everyone dies." I really didn't want to have this conversation right now, even if it might help me feel better. He put his hand against my face again and forced me to look at him, into his lovely green eye.

"I know everyone dies… its apart of life but that doesn't mean you should rob yourself of relationships with other people." He brought his head closer to mine and gently pressed his lips against my forehead, "Even though we haven't known each other that long, I care about you a lot."

I felt myself get a bit teary eyed. "I don't understand why. I'm not pretty." I mumbled. I never bothered to put on makeup or fix myself up. It was a waste of time to me.

"You are pretty, Selene." Lavi said, frowning down at me. His hand slipped towards my hair and he pulled out my ponytail holder. I began to protest but he shushed me as he ran his fingers through my brown hair. "Why don't you wear your hair down?" He asked.

"Because it gets in the way." I replied, feeling a little more feminine with my hair down. It made me feel a bit awkward because I wasn't used to feeling like this. Lavi was really nice to me and these few days we had spent together, I felt very close to him. Maybe I could tell him everything that was on my mind and he wouldn't shun me like a leper. "I've been having a lot of nightmares lately." I admitted.

"I know you wake me up sometimes with your sleep talk."

"I keep dreaming that… I'm a Noah." I fell quiet and waited for him to completely shun me. I wouldn't be surprised if he called me the devil and try to exorcise me.

"Maybe its stress related." He replied, stroking my hair reassuringly. "You could never be a Noah, Selene. That just doesn't happen to exorcists."

"Yea… that's exactly what I've been telling myself." I said. I felt a knot of doubt in my stomach. That couldn't be the real reason, could it? What if I was having dreams that were predicting my future? My destiny… What had Bookman said? Don't fall into the darkness? My eyes widened. Maybe he knew! Before I could even open my mouth and ask Lavi, the finder knocked on the door and opened it.

"I'm sorry to disturb you two, but I've just gotten a call from HQ. Lavi, you're going to be transferred you have another mission in China. Be ready when we get to the next station." He said before bowing and shutting the door behind him.

I felt myself cringe. Lavi was leaving me? How could they assign him another mission when he had to walk on crutches? As panic swirled around me I felt Lavi wrap his arm around my shoulders and hug me. "Don't worry," he said, "I won't be gone that long."

"But you can barely walk! How are you supposed to do your mission effectively?"

"I guess they must be really short on people…" Lavi replied, pulling my head to rest against his shoulder.

I wrapped my arms around his waist and held on tightly. I didn't want him to go. Oh great, I was getting to be clingy. I was being such a girl. "I don't want you to leave me." I heard myself whisper, though it was suppose to be a private thought. He rested his head against mine, "I know. I don't want to go either… but I have to." And that was that. We both fell silent; holding onto each other like the world was going to end soon. Well it sure felt like it was going to for me. Lavi could come back but it would be in a wooden box and I didn't want that to happen. I closed my eyes tightly and inhaled his scent. I sat there and tried to record everything from how he felt against me to the sound of his heartbeats. As time passed on, my thoughts began to blur and I fell asleep against him.

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Yaaayyy all doneee too lazy to proof read. Is this the last time Lavi and Selene will see eachother?!?!!1111

Preview for next chapter!:

"Give that back to me!" I shouted.

"Only," Tyki smiled that smile that meant he had many dark thoughts on his mind. When did he not have many dark thoughts on his mind? "If you go out on a date with me."