Chapter 36- Destruction of a Ship- Daisya's P.O.V

Even though Lenalee was alive, I was still really freaked out. I didn't understand what had happened earlier. It was like Lenalee was there in Athens, but she yet she wasn't. I had asked her about it, and she looked at me like I was crazy.

"So, the question is," Lavi said. "do we continue to Edo?"

Everyone remained silent. They were all looking at Lenalee.

"You decide," Krory said.

She smiled. "Let's go. If we stop now, everything that we've done, and everyone that has died would have died for nothing."

They all smiled. Lavi and Krory picked Lenalee up by the arms. "She's decided," Lavi said. "Let's go to Edo!"

The akuma that had brought Lenalee back chuckled. "I'll give you a little push!" It went to the back of the ship, and started pushing the ship forwards. The momentum was so sudden, and we started to move at such a quick pace, that everyone fell backwards. I stayed where I was because I was so awesome that I could defy gravity!

I frowned as I noticed that Lavi had landed on top of Lenalee in a very odd way. Both of them were blushing like crazy as Lavi stood up.

Krory was smiling, and pulled Lenalee to her feet. After a while, all of the exorcists retired to the lounge room.

Lenalee and Miranda were sitting on the couch. Miranda was sweating and breathing heavily. She had a white rag on her forehead to keep the fever that she was getting down. She was tiered, everyone could tell that.

Lavi walked over to them. "Are ok, Miranda?" He asked. "I'm sorry that we couldn't protect you."

"No," Miranda said. "I'm sorry…" She started to cry. "I'm sorry. I don't think I can keep this up until we reach Edo." She started to wipe away the tears that were falling, but it didn't help. She was crying like crazy. I felt sorry for her.

Lavi put his hand on her head. "Don't worry," He said.

Miranda shook her head. "You don't understand. When I release the invocation, everything will go back to real time."
"Miranda," Lenalee said. "You don't have to bear this burden alone. You're not the only exorcist. We're all walking this road with you."

Suddenly, the ship stopped, and Mahoja came out. "Exorcists," She said. "Mistress Anita would like to speak to all of you."

I sighed. "I want time to talk to you!" I said, turning towards Lenalee.

She caught my eye, and stood. "Thanks you, Mahoja."

Everyone filed out, and stood on the deck. It was raining. The akuma joined us. We were all standing in a group, facing Anita and some others who were all smiling.

"I don't see any of the crew," Krory noted.

"Yeah," Lavi said. "Where are they?"

I looked around. The ship was practically empty.

Lenalee gasped. "Don't tell me…"

"I am sorry," Anita said. "I told the crew that they do not need to send you off. They are having a feast below deck. Please forgive me. I wanted them to spend their last moments as they wished."
I saw tears running down Lenalee and Miranda's faces.

"You mean you guys are the only ones who survived?" Miranda asked. She looked like she was ready to fall to her knees.

Anita walked forward, and placed her hand on the exorcist's shoulder. "Do not worry," She said. "All of us became sponsors of the Order because our families were killed by akuma. We live only for revenge. None of our comrades have anything to regret."

"You told us that you wanted to go to Edo," Mahoja said. "You said that you would not retreat on the path that you have created. That made us all happy."

Suddenly, a loud sound came from the speakers. "Please win, Exorcists!" A voice yelled. "For our sakes, please go on. Use our lives to bring a brighter future!"

"The crew," Lenalee said, looking up at the speakers.

"Please take care of our comrades that have survived," The voice in the speaker said. "We want them to survive. We want our comrades to live, even if for a short while, in a peaceful future. Please win, Exorcists!"
The speaker clicked off, and everyone fell silent.

"Gramps," Lavi whispered. "This is too painful." Bookman didn't answer.

The akuma grabbed a life boat. "We still have a while before we reach Edo. So I'll be taking you guys closer in this."

Everyone piled into the boat one- by one. The exorcists were first to go.

One of the crewmen helped Lenalee into to boat, saying "Watch your step. We will be there to help you." He climbed in after her.

"Thank you," Lenalee said. She held her hand out to Anita. "Come on, Ms. Anita, Ms. Mahoja."
Anita reached over, as if she was going to grab Lenalee's hand. However, she touched Lenalee's head. "You're hair," She said. "grow it back. You have beautiful, black hair. You mustn't let the war get the better of you, ok?"

The akuma flew into the air, taking the boat with it.

I heard Anita say, "Goodbye."

"No!" Lenalee yelled. "Ms. Anita, what… No… No, it can't be!"

She leaned over the side of the railing, staring down at Anita and Mahoja. They were both smiling as they watched us take off.

Lenalee's hand was still out stretched. She was crying even more than before. She put her head against the railing of the boat, sobbing.

I looked around. Everyone was upset to some degree, but Lenalee and Miranda were the only ones crying. Krory's head was down, and he was breathing shakily. Lavi was looking at the others, sadness in his eye. Bookman just stared out into the distance. I couldn't tell what he was feeling, but it wasn't like him just to space out.

Miranda raised her arm, tears falling down her face. Her innocence started to glow. We all watched as Anita and Mahoja both got the marks of the akuma on their bodies. They crumbled into nothing but dust and clothes. The ship broke in half, and fell into the sea.

"We will…" Lenalee had to take a shaky breath before continuing. "We will win, I swear."