Disclaimer: I do not own the Dgrayman characters, this is done solely for the sake of fan-girlism.
Forewords: Story took place after 'You May (Not!) Kiss The Bride'. As always, feedbacks and comments are welcomed and appreciated! :3

Father of the Child

by Sceaduw

{Part III}

"Are you certain of this information, inspector Link?" asked Rouvelier. He was not sure if he should submit this piece of information to his superior. His faith towards the Red Cardinal had wavered. Especially after the chaos of the disastrous wedding. Frankly speaking, Rouvelier couldn't trust the Red Cardinal without any doubts anymore.

"Yes, I'm certain. From all sources of information, I can only believe that man is the cause of it all!" said Howard Link firmly. Rouvelier nodded.

"Keep an eye on them all. There's no need to interfere with their family issues at this moment," said Rouvelier and he gestured his man to stand-down. All would be settled very soon if this was true. He was seriously thinking of cutting the budget to the Black Order, considering the folks there were having too much time to fool around.

"Are you sure we don't need to let Komui Lee know about it?" asked Howard as he turned to leave, "It seems foolish to see them making a fuss out of it."

"Let them take care of it themselves! They're grown-ups, aren't they?" replied Rouvelier coolly. The Vatican had more important things to deal with, now that they were still at war with the Earl. He didn't want to get himself into meaningless troubles from the Black Order.

Rouvelier looked out of the window and sighed at the ruins of the once magnificent cathedral. It would take a long, long time to rebuild that. What then, if there was really a new life forming inside Lenalee? A life born of Noah and human! Could that also be a dwelling place for the new 'Heart'? Rouvelier grimaced for he had witnessed the power of the 'Heart'. It transformed Komlin to a God. He slightly trembled upon the thought. The Red Cardinal had specifically ordered Rouvelier to inform him of anything from Allen Walker and Lenalee Lee. He wondered if the Red Cardinal was also after the 'Heart'. If he was, then everything made sense to Rouvelier now.

"Dear Lord, don't let it happen again," muttered the Vatican official, "Wait, Howard!" The man called out to the inspector just as he was about to leave the office. The young man halted immediately. "Dispatch two to three Crows to follow the Red Cardinal closely," commanded Rouvelier sternly.

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Taking a deep breath, Komui knocked softly on Lenalee's door. Lavi was right. This might be awkward and Lenalee might hate him, but it was all for the best of his little sister. He would do anything to protect Lenalee, even if it meant being loathed by her. Komui waited but there was no response. He gently twisted the door knob. The door was not locked.

"Lenalee?" Komui called out softly as he peered into the room. Lenalee was sleeping soundly in bed. Komui tip toed across to her bedside, fearing any slight sound would wake the girl up. He smiled sadly as he knelt down beside her bed. The girl looked so fatigued. Komui understood, no matter how easy a mission was, it was still dangerous and tiring. In Komui's heart, there was always an unspeakable fear of Lenalee not returning from missions. But she was an exorcist and he could not stop her from fighting. It was her fate. He gently took her hand and silently prayed for her. He glanced over to her stomach. No matter what happened, he would always be there for her.

"Allen...," muttered Lenalee and she stirred in her sleep. Komui frowned. Was it a bad decision to keep them apart since the ceremony? No, it wasn't a bad decision. It was a wrong decision. Komui regretted it now. This wouldn't have happened if Allen was with her. He mentally gave himself a slap. Maybe he should go call Allen back to accompany her. Right now, Lenalee would need him to support her.

"Allen, I'm sorry...," Lenalee whispered and a tear rolled down her cheek. Komui wiped it away ever so softly. Come to think of it, what would Allen think of Lenalee now? He knew the teen would be furious with the man who did it, but what about the woman? Would he still love Lenalee as he used to? Komui didn't want to think further. This whole thing was going from bad to worse. He was only certain of one thing. That he would be right here, beside his little sister. Even if the Noahs were to attack right now.

Lenalee turned in bed again. She slowly opened her eyes.

"Brother...?" she asked faintly. Komui smiled down at her, squeezing gently on her hand.

"I'm here, Lenalee," said Komui, "I'm here." He let go of her hand as she sat up in bed. She gave her brother a loving smile and stretched lazily.

"What are you doing here, brother?" asked Lenalee as she got out of bed. She was feeling much better after a short nap. She pulled out a chair for Komui and she sat on the bed herself. Komui sat down and grabbed hold of Lenalee's hand again. He looked deeply into her eyes.

"Lenalee, there's something I must ask you," he began slowly, "it's about -"

Suddenly a flash of light and a portal appeared from beneath Lenalee's bed.

"LENALEE!" cried Komui and he tried to pull Lenalee off the bed to him. The portal grew in size and both Lenalee, along with the bed, and Komui was sucked into the darkness below.

"What's happening?" wailed Lenalee as she managed to grab onto her brother as the both of them fell through the floor. They landed onto a solid ground soon and a shadow immediately loomed over them.

"Lenalee Lee! Where's your husband?" demanded the person in the dark.

Komui recognized him. He had seen him on the wedding before. He was one of the Noahs and he looked really pissed. Komui tried to stand between him and Lenalee but the girl pushed him back.

"Who are you?" asked Lenalee boldly, "What do you want from Allen?"

"I was supposed to be your brother-in-law if you had married Tyki!" sneered the man. How dare this insignificant girl asked him his identity! He stepped closer and continued, "What do I want from Allen Walker? You should be asking what YOUR Allen want from MY Road!"

Both Lenalee and Komui froze at Sheril's words.

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There wasn't a fish caught today. Tyki sighed. He was hungry and tired. There was a sudden gush of wind and he sneezed. By the love of the Earl, he hoped he didn't catch a cold. The sky was getting dark and Tyki decided it was time to find himself a shelter. He stood up and packed up his fishing gear. It was only a long stick and some thin threads that he had picked up at a local flea market. He sighed again as he stomach growled in protest. If only he could transform back to his Noah self, then all the fish in this river would be his dinner. He shook his head at the thought. No, if he did that, the other Noahs could track him down! He wondered if Sheril had forgiven him already. Yeah, like that was going to happen. Tyki was certain if he went back to the ark now, he would be forced to marry someone. Hey, what if he claimed he already had a wife? Then Sheril would not force him to marry again! That sounded like a good idea. Tyki frowned when his stomach reminded him of reality. How could he convince Sheril that a decent woman would marry a hobo like him? His brother was not that stupid.

"Hello there," said a voice behind Tyki, "You've been here for some time, any luck with the fish?" Tyki swirled around to find a lovely young woman looking at him with interest. To his embarrassment, his stomach had answered her question on his behalf. The woman giggled and then said, "if you don't mind, please come to my inn, there're not many guests at the moment. The food at our inn is the best in town!" Tyki looked appreciatively at the smiling woman. Now that was a very attractive invitation. But his experience told him all such wonderful incidents always led to something terribly awful.

"I'm sorry, my lady. But I'm afraid I'm in a hurry to the next city right now," said Tyki while his stomach continue to rumble, "Thank you for your kind offer. It's very kind of you!"

Quick! Hold him! Don't let him get away!

The woman did exactly as told. Tyki gave a little gasp as the woman pressed herself against him. She snuggled up to him and whispered, "Please, come with me. It's only for one night."

Tyki blushed slightly with interest. No one had ever been so intimate to him, not while he was in his stinky human form. He faintly remembered once, but he was too drunk to remember who that was. He wasn't even sure if that was a guy or a girl. Her body felt so warm. Seeing the beauty refused to let go, Tyki caressed her soft blond hair fondly. Oh well, he had nothing to lose. He had no money, nothing valuable to be robbed of. And surely, no humans could possible hurt him.

"Thank you but I'm afraid I really don't have any money to -,"

"Don't worry about it! Let's have dinner together, it will be my treat!" the woman looked up at him, eyes gleaming mysteriously. Tyki found the two orbs fascinating. She then turned away and let go of him. She was blushing furiously.

"Alright, okay. Thanks!" Tyki gave a light laugh and he followed the woman back to her inn.

Good work, Lulu.

You're so dead when we return to the ark!

But you're transfiguration is great! Tyki completely bought it!

Those words you instructed me to say... they're humiliating!

But they worked!

You owe me this one, Waizurii! Go hynoptize the people in the inn before we get there!

The woman snapped out of her thoughts and stole a glance at Tyki. Like Waizurii said, the man didn't realize anything because he was too tired and hungry. Noticing the woman was looking at him, Tyki smiled delightedly.

Could this be...? Maybe the seemingly impossible idea he had before could just work! He boldly took hold of the woman's hand.

"My name's Tyki Mikk. May I ask my lady's name?" he leaned in close to the woman. A shiver washed over the young woman. She swore she would die of goosebumps.

"I'm Lu-," she paused, "... Lucy." That was close. Waizurii gave a cough of laughter not far away.

Tyki was now wrapping his arm around her waist, pulling her closer. Lulu mentally sent a death threat to Waizurii. She received a snigger back from the psychic. For the sake of the Earl, she had to put up with this man. She forced herself to smile back at Tyki.

"Lucy, I know this is a bit awkward, but I'm wondering if you can also help me on another matter. You see, I'm looking for a wife, not a real one..." started Tyki on his plan. Lulu rolled her eyes and regretted letting Waizurii know the whereabouts of Tyki. What troubles she had got herself into.

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Kanda looked around but Komui was not in sight. Reever said Komui had wandered off again. The swordsman snorted and went out immediately. Maybe Komui's with Lenalee. That man would most likely to be guarding Lenalee right now.

"Yu! Wait!" yelled Lavi as he caught up with Kanda. Kanda halted and turned abruptly. He hissed at the follower, "Don't call me by my first name!"

"Can you at least tell me what you're going to do?" said Lavi. If Kanda had a good plan, he wanted to help too.

"I'm going to tell Komui the truth!" said Komui flatly. Lavi widened his eyes. "What truth?" asked Lavi suspiciously. Then he grasped Kanda's shoulders fiercely. He bellowed into the swordsman's face, "NO! It can't be YOU!"

"Of course not!" shouted Kanda as he shook off Lavi's hands. "If you want a swift death, then just say so!" scowled the angry exorcist and he hit Lavi hard on the chin with the handle of his sword.

"Then what truth? What do you know?" asked Lavi painfully. He had been hit by Kanda several times already today. Kanda snorted and turned. He only wanted to talk to Komui about it. It had nothing to do with Lavi and he didn't want to waste time on explaining to him.

"Hey! Don't be rude, Yu! Answer me!" yelled Lavi and he dodged the next blow from Kanda. He knew that would be coming when he called Kanda by his first name. "Okay, I'm coming with you to see Komui. Then you can tell us both what's going on!" said Lavi with a smirk.

Kanda grunted and began to walk towards Lenalee's room. On the way, Lavi kept quiet and did not provoke Kanda anymore. He was curious about the 'truth' Kanda had mentioned. Hey, if Kanda had known the truth, he should have told Komui and him right at the start! Anyway, he would find out soon enough.

Suddenly, Kanda stopped and Lavi nearly bumped into him. He had a strange feeling. It was erie and most uncomfortable. Then just a few rooms from Lenalee's, the two exorcists heard a cry.

"Komui?" shouted Lavi and the two ran to Lenalee's room. The door was ajar. They stormed into the room with weapons at hand. To their surprise, there was no one there. And Lenalee's bed was gone too.

"Damn it! What happened?" sneered Kanda. He was certain something happened. Something bad.

-to be continued-