Chapter V (Lenalee's POV)
I instinctively grabbed Lavi's hand as Bookman wrestled him to the floor. His face was ashen, his lips moving, forming uninteligable words.
"Lavi?!" I wondered if he could hear me. It seemed he could, because his hand tightened on mine. I repeated his name until I couldn't speak, and yet the room was filled with silence. I felt Allen tak hold of my shoulders, trying to make me give Bookman some room to work. Later, I would look back at this and find Allen's choice very rational, but at the time, I found leaving Lavi's side extremly irrational.
Finally, I let Allen pull me into the refuge of his arms. Nii-san walked in and I hoped the look of shock on his face was for Lavi and not me. Bookman said something and gestured from Allen to my brother and then to Lavi. Allen let me go and I scrabbled to find Lavi's hand again. His green eye opened halfway, slightly dull.
"I'm alright..." he whispered, breaking the silence that had consumed me. Had I any tears left to cry, there would be eight seas instead of seven. Wincing, he propped himself up on his elbow. Regaurdless of my brother, I flung my arms around his shoulders, sobbing dryly. Lavi cupped his free hand on my cheek, brushing at my dreadfully short hair. That moment lasted forever but was broken too soon by my brother. Maybe he thought we were falling deeply in love by staring into each other's eye/eyes, then again, maybe we were.
"Shall we get Lavi to the medical ward now?" My brother's voice was cold. Reluctantly, I peeled myself off of Lavi's bare chest, blushing once again. Allen held out his hand and hauled Lavi to his feet, suppourting him without much effort. A loud clap of thunder made me leap to my feet. Lavi gave me a crooked smile that made my heart break. Lord! He didn't even make a rude/sarcastic/still funny remark about my jumpyness. Bookman gave us both harsh looks and led the way out of the room.
The medical ward was crisp and clean, with doctors and nurses milling about the few patients. I looked over at Lavi who was still suppourted by Allen. The short walk must have taken it out of him, he looked dead on his feet.
"Does anyone know what's wrong with me?" Even his voice sounded tired. "Because I sure would like to know." His legs were shakey and he looked about to colapse, but Bookman ignored him. "Gramps! Would it kill me to know?! I can see that you already know, so why won't you just tell me?!" Bookman whirled around to face Lavi.
"Do you really want to know what's wrong with you Boy?" he hissed. I saw a look of surprise flash across Lavi's face. "I'll tell you. There's a fragment of Road's dream knife in your heart and it's eating away your body and soul from the inside out. We could do surgery to remove the fragment but the chances of you making it through the operation are not for the best nor even the slightly good." I looked back at Lavi, his face was a mask of indifference. Allen caught my eyes and I could tell by the look on his face that he had known as well.
"And when were you planning on telling me this?" Lavi's voice contained no anger, only sarcastic curiosity. "I suppose the others knew this too?" I shook my head, he needed to believe me, he wasn't the only one. A yelp escaped my mouth as Lavi stepped away from Allen, walking smoothly to stand beside me. "Out of all of you whom I have known for so long, you mean to tell me that Lenalee and I were the only non-confidants?" He sounded angry now. He steadied himself on my shoulder, the coldness of his hand seeping through my blouse. Nii-san exited the room oh so elegantly and Allen mumbled something about duties and Generals. Left alone with Lavi and Bookman, I felt akward. I shivered and Lavi took his hand off of my shoulder apologetically. "And I wasn't told because...?" Bookman didn't look the slightest bit guilty.
"We needed to know how it would affect you before we tried anything. There is no sense in risking your life for no reason." Bookman stated while making Lavi sit on a bed. "But now it seems that you only have five months if you don't go through the operation." He left us wide-eyed and staring at his back as he calmly walked out the door.