Disclaimer: I don't own D.Gray-Man or any of its characters.
So here is the second to last chapter before i start posting them only once a week. XD enjoy!
Allen suddenly stiffened and stopped walking. Lenalee noticed and also halted.
"Allen?" she asked timidly. He was staring off into space, "Allen?" she repeated.
"Y-Yes?" he asked as he blinked several times.
"You ok?" she asked with concern. He paused before answering.
"I…don't know,"
"Come on, we should get you to bed. You seem tired," she murmured, grabbing his arm gently. Allen allowed her to lead him to his room.
"You know you really should try to get more rest," she muttered, opening the door and walking in.
Allen didn't answer but allowed her to remove his jacket. She forced him to sit on his bed.
"Get some sleep," she said and turned to leave. Allen caught her hand. His mind felt fuzzy, as though something was pressing forward. Lenalee looked back at him.
"D-don't leave yet," he whispered in a worried tone. Lenalee frowned slightly and sat down next to him.
Allen slipped into the covers. Lenalee brushed her fingers along his cheek.
"Are you ok?" she questioned again. Allen looked at her, his eyes slightly out of focus. Lenalee waited for an answer with a worried look.
"I…just think…I'm tired," murmured Allen as his eyes slipped closed. Lenalee smiled slightly, relieved a bit. She got up and left the room, closing the door.
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Allen felt cold, as though he was wet. His eyes flashed open and he found himself half submerged in a lake. He blinked in confusion and looked around.
Realization struck him suddenly. This wasn't just any lake it was the lake. The one from his dream.
He quickly scrambled out of it remembering the other self he had seen before. Timidly he looked back at it and again he saw Lenalee on the other side. but wait, he thought, She was just here. She walked me to my room. So this is a dream.
"Allen…" whispered a voice, sending shivers up his spine, "Allen!" it repeated more urgently.
"Go away!" yelled Allen, wanting to fall back into his usual dreamless sleep.
"Allen," it suddenly whispered right next to his ear. He turned to see it but was stopped by a hand, his anti-akuma weapon. but it's on the right side, he thought in confusion, staring at the mirror image's hand.
"Hello, Allen Walker," the voice sent another set of chills up his spine.
"What do you want?" he asked, his voice shaking. The creature chuckled.
"Don't you feel it?" it questioned, "the change of dominance…your mind's struggle to keep me from wreaking havoc in your body?"
Allen shook slightly in the creature's grasp. His mouth was completely dry. And yes, he could feel it. He could feel the creature struggling to come forward in his mind; into his conscious mind.
"Stop," Allen hissed, his eyes closing. The creature cackled, its laugh sending ripples through the water.
"No…" it whispered as Allen's eyes closed completely. The creature's smile widened as it let Allen fall into the eternal darkness of the water.
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Sayoi glanced around nervously. She knew that Lavi always hung out in the library. Over the past few days she had desperately been trying to work up enough courage to go in.
With a deep breath she stepped inside and looked around. The orange haired bookman-in-training was easy to find in the large room.
Sayoi found she couldn't help but chuckle as she saw him. His hair was a mess, as always, and he was surrounded by a wall of books, all of which looked extremely boring. Which might have explained why he wasn't awake.
"Lavi!" cried an old man, slamming a book down on the exorcist's head, "Wake up! My gosh, you've gotten lazy!" Lavi moaned and sat up, wiping a bit of drool from the corner of his mouth.
"Erg…Panda, I've been working all night! Can I have a break yet?" he pleaded. The old man snorted and turned away. Sayoi guessed that Lavi already knew the answer.
She stared at the older boy for a moment then approached him.
"Erm…excuse me," she almost whispered. Lavi looked up and his single eye widened.
"Oh…er…hello," he said, flashing a bright smile. Sayoi blushed brightly. Now what was she supposed to say?
"H-hello, I'm Sayoi," she said, trying to smile back as she offered a hand over the wall of books. Lavi took it with a level of enthusiasm that sent Sayoi's head spinning.
"I'm Lavi! Welcome to the bookman prison!" he said with another smile. The girl stared at him.
"P-p-prison?" she questioned with slight confusion.
"See that old panda over there?" he asked, pointing toward Bookman. Sayoi glanced over at him and nodded.
"I can hear you, Lavi!" the man hissed, glaring at him. Lavi grinned.
"He's my jailor!"
"Lavi…who is this? What is she doing here? Didn't I tell you to keep working?" he asked, coming over. Sayoi giggled causing her to receive a glare from the old man.
"Aw…come on, Panda! She's just a friend! Don't I get visiting hours?"
"Ptf…get back to work!" he yelled. Lavi rolled his eyes and grinned sheepishly at Sayoi.
"It was nice to meet you…but I have to get back to work, sorry,"
"Oh n-no that's fine!" she cried, flushing, "I-I'll just be going!" she fled the room as Lavi stared after her retreating form with curiosity.
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Kanda was again in the practice arena with Aya. The whole thing was giving him a headache.
"Damn it, get it right!" he yelled, losing his temper. The girl eyed him with dislike.
"Do you have any patients at all?" she asked. Kanda was surprised by the fact that she hadn't gotten mad. Had something changed with her?
"No…I don't have any patients," he snapped, "again!" the girl rolled her eyes and went through the exercise again. She did it almost perfectly.
"Is that good enough?" she asked with irritation. Great, her spirit is back, he thought, just great, He rolled his eyes.
"Don't roll your eyes at me!" she cried, walking up so she was a foot away or so, "What do I do next?" she questioned, quieting her voice. Kanda stared at her. Aya seemed to have learned to control her temper.
"Add this exercise," he said, doing it for her. The girl took her stance, copying his actions. After she had gotten the basics of it down, Kanda began adjusting her arms and legs so that her positioning was perfect.
"Up a bit," he murmured, coming up behind her and lifting her arm slightly, "Now move your leg out," Aya did as she was told. She found she was having troubles breathing because Kanda was so close.
"That's perfect," he whispered, his mouth close to her ear as he adjusted her hand position on her katana. Aya couldn't stand it anymore and leapt away from him.
"Stop!" she cried as she pulled away. Kanda stared at her as though she were crazy.
"What the hell?" he asked, glaring at her, "You were almost in the perfect stance! What is that matter with you?"
"You were too close!" she cried, finding that her excuse sounded quite unreasonable and pointless.
"Pft…how am I supposed to teach you if I can't stand next to you!" he yelled, "Practice is over!" he stomped from the room, leaving Aya alone.
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"So how is it going so far?" questioned the Earl, coming to sit at the table with the Noahs.
"Road has activated it…Allen's sanity should slip away a bit at a time. His dark side should slowly take over," Tyki Mikk explained, toying with the food in front of him.
"Is there anyway that he can fight this 'dark side' of his?" questioned the Earl. Tyki glanced at his sister who seemed to be taking no notice of the whole conversation.
"Hm…There is a way," murmured Road, glancing at the Earl, "He could fight back if, somehow, he connected with someone close to him in a dream. And if that happened…the other person would have to be an exorcist," she explained. Tyki and the Earl stared at her. Allen was close to only exorcists. How could he not find someone to help him. Lenalee was an easy way, since she had dreams like his.
"And Lenalee?" Tyki questioned.
"The dark side guards that dream world. I doubt she would be able to save Allen anyway." Road explained, "Allen would have to defeat his dark side to get to her," The Earl's smile spread a bit wider.
"And Allen can't defeat his dark side without help from an exorcist. Its an ever going circle. And…you're sure she can't detect him on the other side of the water?" He questioned. Road blinked several times.
"No…not that I know of," Road answered. Tyki chuckled, resting his chin on his hand.
"I can't wait to see what happens when he wakes up," he whispered, smirking.