Here's chapter 8, guys. Special hugs to KuroNeko17 for the great review.
Disclaimer: I don't own d.gray-man. How sad.
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Amilie walked closer. Lavi struggled as hard as he could against the invisible binds, but he could barely twitch his hand. The Noah saw this and laughed.
'Don't bother, cutie, even if you did break free you don't have your hammer. It's back in the cave with you're girlfriend. Now then….'
She went right up to him, put her arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips. He shuddered; it felt like ice.
'HEY!' came Keichi's voice 'Get your claws off him, ya dirty bitch!'
Amilie pushed herself off Lavi and smiled at the girl. She'd changed back into her uniform, and was looking very angry.
'Too late, girlie, I've kissed him. Now we'll see what happens.'
She stood a back and watched the immobile bookman. Suddenly, released from the spell, he gasped, clutched his chest and fell onto his side, coughing.
'Lavi!' Keichi cried, running forward and getting on her knees, shaking his shoulder. 'Lavi, what did she do?'
Lavi coughed into his hands. Blood leaked through his fingers. Keichi looked at the Noah.
'WELL? WHAT DID YOU DO?!'
Amilie sighed in exasperation and folded her arms.
'I am the Noah of Cold Heart. I have two powers, one over ice and snow, the other is if a kiss a man, he becomes poisoned. He'll be dead in a matter of hours.'
'Then why'd you bring him all the way out here?!'
'I wanted to see if an exorcist could withstand my poison, so I chose him, but oh well, I'll just have to keep searching. Anyway, now…oh, it's already starting.'
Keichi looked down at Lavi. He was curled up and shivering. Red patches were starting to appear under his clothes. The Japanese exorcist lifted up the back of his shirt and gasped. Large bleeding cuts were appearing randomly all over his body. She looked up.
'WHA-WHATS GOING ON?!'
'An effect of the poison. Now he'll-'
Suddenly, the young bookman knocked Keichi's hands away and stood up. Despite his wounds, he quickly ran up to Amilie and threw his arms around her, attempting to kiss her. Amilie giggled and pushed him away.
'No Lavi, not yet. I'll give you more if you kill that girl for me.'
Lavi nodded and he was handed a large dagger. He turned and looked at a shocked Keichi. She stood up cautiously, and realized only then that her fans were missing.
'Lavi…?'
Lavi made a dash for her, and she dodged. He made for a swipe and she backed away. They both started running towards the cliff faces. Amilie watched with amusement.
'Now that he's addicted to the poison, he'll kill his own mother just to get another kiss, even though he knows he'll die. Since he couldn't withstand me, it'll be fun seeing to exorcists die. The Earl will be pleased with me.'
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Allen activated his claw and cautiously entered the 3rd cave today. He couldn't sense any akuma, but he still wanted to be safe in case there were any Noah here. After a minute of walking down the narrow icy tunnel, it split off into two. He stopped and listened, hoping this might be where Lenalee and the other people were. To his bitter joy, he heard a child sobbing down the left tunnel and took off down there. After a minute, he exited the tunnel and was in a large room, full of people chained to the walls. They were all half-asleep.
He looked around for Lenalee, spotted her and ran over to her. Her feet were covered in cement.
'Lenalee!' he exclaimed, getting down on one knee and touching her shoulder.
The girl opened her violet eyes and looked up, surprised.
'Al-Allen….' She smiled, tears in her eyes. 'ALLEN!'
She threw herself forward and hugged him, knocking him to the ground. Allen's face went bright red, and then he smiled and patted her on the back.
'Sorry,' Lenalee said into his shoulder, 'I thought I'd never see you again…'
Allen blushed again, and then gently pushed her off. They smiled at each other.
'Let's get everyone out of here' Allen suggested. Lenalee nodded.
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After hammering the cement off Lenalee's dark boots with Allen's claw and unchaining everyone, they all filed out of the cave, With Allen explaining what was going on.
'We have to help him' Lenalee said.
'No,' Allen said, 'you have to go back to the town with everyone else. Your dark boots wont work right cos of the damage they've received. You have to call Komui.'
'But-'
'Please, Lenalee.'
Lenalee looked into Allen's pleading gray eyes. She sighed, and nodded. Allen smiled and they walked in silence until they reached the end of the cave. The townsfolk and finders started walking to the empty town. Lenalee smiled at Allen and followed. Allen stood there for a minute, and then called out.
'Lenalee!'
She stopped and turned.
'Yeah?'
'Um, I might die if I fight a Noah, so, um…if I do; I just want you to know I love you.'
Lenalee stared in shock. Allen waved and ran off in the other direction.
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Keichi cried out as Lavi launched forward and crash-tackled her to the ground. He roughly turned her over and raised the dagger above his head, pinning her to the ground with his other hand. Keichi struggled, but it was no use; she was dead.
'Lavi, please don't….'
'He can't hear you' Amilie laughed, walking up to them 'His mind is blanker then a junkie right now. You're nothing more then an obstacle to him.'
Keichi looked up at her friend. He looked back with cold indifference. He gripped the knife harder and plunged it down. Keichi closed her eyes and braced herself. Then-
THWACK!
The knife collided with flesh….but it wasn't hers.
Keichi opened her eyes and gasped. Lavi was on the ground, gripping the knife he'd just drove into his stomach. Amilie looked confused.
'WHAT?! HE CAN STILL REMEMBER YOU?!'
Lavi shakily pulled the knife out and held it out to Keichi. Keichi stared.
'Lavi…?'
'Take it…' he coughed, 'Please, before I hurt you….get rid of her…'
Keichi took the knife. Lavi's arm went limp, and the Japanese exorcist stood up to face Amilie, who was backing away. However, before anything could happen, there was a loud bang in the distance, and a bullet-like beam of light shot through the Noah. She crumpled to the ground, barely alive. Keichi looked to where the bullet had com from. In the distance, she could see Allen waving, then starting to climb down the cliff. She waved back, and then ran forward to Amilie.
'Ok, before you die, tell me how to reverse the poison in Lavi. Do one good thing in your life'.
Amilie smiled weakly.
'You have to kiss him. Right now, he's cold from a cold kiss. You have a warm heart, so you'll have a warm kiss.'
'I HAVE TO KISS HIM?! BUT-'
'Look, do you want him alive or not?'
Then, Amilie died and faded away. Keichi sighed, and looked at Lavi, lying in the snow, barely alive. She walked over to him and got on her knees. Putting her hands on his shoulders, she leaned in and placed her lips on his. He shuddered for a second, and as Keichi sat back she was afraid it wouldn't work, but then he relaxed, and there was a hissing sound as the cuts on his face and exposed arms healed themselves, smoking slightly, and then disappearing completely. She sighed in relief.
'Keichi!' Allen called, reaching them, 'Is Lavi ok?'
Keichi nodded and fainted.
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Ok, so the battle is over, the Noah is dead, but what will happen once they wake up? Will they get together or will the price be too great? And what will happen when Allen and Lenalee see each other again? Only a few more chapters to go so please review. Also, sorry for the clichéd sap but it was honestly all I could come up with. This stuff can be avoided if you put suggestions in reviews.