lostmoonchild: Hi! Thanks for the review. Lathya, you are actually quite close. All I will really say regarding the matter at this time is that Lili has something to do with the Heart and that Allen will get the hint that Lili knows who the Heart is. I actually just finished the chapter where the Heart is revealed and all I'd like to say about it is that I was swearing at it. This chapter was nice to this poor authoress so it must just be ending chapters that don't like to be written.

Disclaimer: Must I really be reminded that DGM isn't mine? Yes? Damn. Okay, DGM isn't mine.


Chapter Twenty Nine

They came in, they did whatever they could to break her, and then they left. It was the same routine but they always changed how long it'd be before one of them came in again. Sometimes it'd be only a few minutes while other times it'd be an hour or more. They all had the same goal in mind.

To break her.

Lili stared ahead at the Tease that Tyki had left in the room to serve as a constant reminder that he would always know what she was doing. If she had to choose between Kanda and Tyki as an obsessive lover, Lili knew for certain that Kanda would always be the one she chose. He may have had a terrible attitude but he at least knew what she liked which was a far cry better than what Tyki offered her.

A loud growl from her stomach reminded the woman that she hadn't eaten in about two days and that one of them, more than likely Road, would be coming in before too long to eat their meal in front of her and making noises that made the meal seem as if it were made by some higher power. Already she could feel the Innocence eating away at her body and wondered how long exactly it would be before the Innocence consumed her.

Lili bowed her head as she wrapped her arms around her legs, ignoring the silent tear that fell. She wanted to go home. She didn't care if she had to put up with Leverier or anybody else that was terrified of her. Home was where Allen and the others were. They weren't afraid of her and still accepted her despite their own Innocence wanting to destroy the Dark Matter that lingered in her throat.

Home… was also where Kanda was. He may have had a temper and scared the daylights out of her but she knew that he loved her. He was just like a child that didn't know how to express himself in any way other than tantrums and grabbing people.

As more tears gathered in her eyes, she began to sing softly.

Let me run, let me roam

for a little while more

and I'll find a place called "home"

that you shall adore.

When I find that place

I'll come back for you

to see the smile on your face

where we'll be safe too.

If someone takes me away

will you promise to find me?

If it's with my life I pay,

their enemy will you be?

Her voice was soft, filling the whole room before she stopped as a sob left her lips. Tears fell as she buried her head between her knees and tried to pretend that she didn't care about her current situation. This meant nothing. This was just proof that she was forgotten. "Do not be afraid, Lillian Walker. God has not forgotten those that were chosen to bear the burden of His Innocence." She could hear a voice whispering within her mind. "God has not forgotten even you despite your belief that He has."

The door opened and the smell of food reached her nose. Lili frowned as her stomach gave a painful twist and hate grew once more when she saw that it was Tyki that had the food this time. "And here I was thinking that you stupid fucks forgot to torment me today." Lili snarled at him. "What took you so long? Trying to figure out how to fuck that sister or niece or whatever that psychotic child whore is?"

If Tyki hadn't gotten used to the words that spilled from her lips, he would have been quick to make the woman eat her own words. "If I didn't know any better, Miss Walker, I'd assume that you were looking forward to my presence."

"Go fuck yourself."

"If you're a good girl then I'll be sure to give you the pleasure." Tyki replied smoothly.

A growl left her lips as Lili felt her stomach tighten at the man's words. She may have learned how to separate her mind from her body but that didn't stop her from feeling everything afterwards. "Over my dead body." Lili snapped at him, steadying her nerves for when he began to eat the food.

Confusion showed on her face after five minutes of the two staring at each other, her mind trying to figure out why the Noah hadn't started eating. "I've already eaten. This food's for you." Tyki commented as he patiently cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.

There was a catch. There had to be a catch. There was no way in hell he'd let her have food without her having to do something just to get even one crumb. "I can feed myself." Lili said with a wary look when he held the fork out for her.

"Do you honestly believe I'm going to trust you with utensils?" Tyki asked lightly. "I can hear your stomach from here, Miss Walker. How long will it be before your will breaks down?"

"You were blessed with a unique gift for a reason that you must discover on your own."

If she went near the man then Lili was fairly certain that he'd take the opportunity to molest her but if she went without food for much longer than she'd more than likely die. If she died then she wouldn't get to see Allen again or harass Kanda until he pinned her against either a wall or the floor just to molest her and God knew how much she loved it when he handled her body. Choices, choices.

Cautiously moving closer, Lili parted her lips slightly before taking the offered food into her mouth and jerking away as she quickly chewed. She hated the smug look on Tyki's face and growled in irritation when he moved the plate beyond her reach when she made an attempt to grab at it. "Damn it! Let me feed myself, you egotistical man-whore!" Lili screamed at him.

Tyki smiled pleasantly at her before responding, "That's not very nice. Maybe I should teach you to respect your master. I'm sure Allen would be surprised to learn that his little sister was the reason that he's being hurt."

Eyeing the plate with an even louder stomach, Lili felt her willpower begin to waver. She knew full well what he might do if she didn't start behaving and was afraid to see when they decided that Allen would pay for her stubbornness. "Please." Lili whispered finally. "Don't hurt my Allen. Don't hurt him. I'll be good. I promise."

There was a look in his dark eyes that told the woman that Tyki didn't quite believe her. Even as she moved closer so she was sitting near his feet, she could see that he was expecting a surprise attack. "Open." Tyki told her as he jabbed at a few vegetables.

Without saying a word she complied and silently prayed that someone came along to save her from this nightmare. She just needed to play their little game for a little while longer and once this was done she'd make sure that he suffered a slow and painful death. All that really needed to be done, however, was to ensure that nobody else killed Tyki before she had the chance.

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It was as if he was standing in an enemy's territory just before a swarm of soldiers came out of hiding and started firing their weapons. Allen wouldn't have put it past his sister to put in a trap or three dozen but he did control the Ark too and he had more control over it. If she were to have put anything in her room that would have harmed him then he could have just taken it out without any real effort.

Allen was silent as he looked around the room, almost amazed that the room looked exactly as he had envisioned it would. Was it possible that he just knew Lili's tastes well enough that he had simply guessed or was it possible that the Fourteenth had simply planted the actual images into his mind? He hoped it wasn't the latter or else he'd probably go insane from whatever lurked in his sister's mind.

The white-haired Exorcist jumped when he heard somebody shouting his name and immediately a screen opened up from nowhere. He stared silently as he watched Link walk around with a couple of Crow members and inwardly shivered. Something told him that he wasn't going to like the reason why they were there. "Walker!" Link called again.

He was going to be in a world of hurt if they caught him in the Ark but he'd still be in a world of hurt just because he had managed to escape Link. Did they really not understand how annoying it was to have somebody watching your every step day in and day out? He knew for certain that Central was still furious over the discovery that Lili could use the Ark just as easily as him although Allen knew that Lili was even more limited than him. She could just create shortcuts to various places that she had been to but she couldn't move the Ark even an inch.

A sigh left Allen's lips as he looked towards the waterfall and smiled sadly to himself. He knew that the Fourteenth would one day take over his body and that this room only existed to serve as a place to keep Lili tucked away from the world. His friends all had the order to kill him the minute the Fourteenth took over but would somebody try to break into Lili's room and kill her as well?

"Walker!"

More than likely. It was also more than likely that she'd kill them as soon as she realized what had happened. Deciding that a headache was one thing that he wanted to avoid for as long as humanly possible, Allen closed his eyes and willed a door to open to the Fourteenth's room so he could escape back into the Order. No one would ever need to know that he had taken refuge in his sister's room for a while.

No sooner had he stepped out of the Ark did somebody pin him against the wall, his arms pulled behind him as his chest was pressed against the cold stone. "Let me go!" Allen demanded as he struggled.

"Knock it off, Moyashi." Kanda snapped at him. "We need to talk."

"The name's Allen, BaKanda!" Allen retorted heatedly. "What do you want this time?"

"We're going to rescue that stupid woman whether Command clears it or not and the only person that would have any idea where in the hell she is happens to be you."

Allen stopped struggling and looked back at the older teenager, seeing a look of irritation as well as something softer in his dark eyes. Suddenly he remembered Lavi's comment about how Kanda and Lili had a thing for each other and wondered if it was possible. "Do you honestly believe that the two of us alone is going to be enough?" Allen questioned as Kanda released him. "You're insane."

"That's why we're coming." Lenalee said softly as she stepped out from a shadow.

"Yeah. I mean, nobody deserves to be a Noah's prisoner." Lavi said brightly. "Especially someone as messed up in the head as Flower."

Allen looked at his friends for a moment before answering, "People are going to get upset."

"Tch. Like that matters anymore." Kanda snapped.

"It's high time we showed them that just because they give the orders and we follow them doesn't mean that they tell us when to abandon one of our own." Lavi informed the white-haired Exorcist. "So how about it? You gonna leave your baby sister in the Noah clan's hands or are you gonna bust her out and show her that we haven't forgotten?"

Deciding that his lover and their friends were insane, Allen nodded in agreement. Maybe, he mused silently, he was just as insane and wanted to show that there was nothing Central could do to him that he wouldn't put up with. The time for watching had come to an end and now it was time for action.


lostmoonchild: Yay, rescue mission! Okay, my muse absolutely hates me because I will not leave Allen and Lili's lullaby alone. The next time that the lullaby is placed in this story, it will be full lullaby and then no more. I can mess around with some other song so yeah. Read and review!