Disclaimer: I do not own the Dgrayman characters, they belong to a godly artist Katsura Hoshino. This is done solely for the sake of fan-girlism.

Is it just me, or is everyone looking forward to seeing Tyki in deep shit? XDDD As always, feedbacks and comments are welcomed and appreciated! :)

Father of the Child

by Sceaduw

{Part V}

Allen was furious. Road sat quietly in a corner and glanced over to him frequently. She occasionally looked over to the other two exorcists. They were even more mad at her. Kanda threatened to rip her apart earlier but Allen stopped him. He had not spoken one word to her since. She wondered when Komui Lee was going to wake up. It wasn't her fault that the man was battered. She didn't even know what happened. She pouted and remained quiet. She could just go back to the ark now and leave them. But she didn't want Allen to wrong her for something she didn't do. Besides, what about her original plan? Lenalee was still no where to be found! She was surprised that Komui mysteriously appeared back in Lenalee's room. It was definitely done by the Noahs. With ark portals, there would be no place inaccessible. Who did it? Road was not happy someone spoiled her fun! There were only three Noahs who could create portal doors to and from the ark. If it wasn't her, wasn't Allen, then there only remained the Earl himself! Why would he do that? Or did someone ask the Earl to open the door for him?

"Ask her Allen! She's definitely plotting something!" exclaimed Lavi. The silence in the ward was getting on his nerves. Road rolled her eyes in frustration. Why wouldn't they believe her? Oh yes, she was plotting something alright... But this was not her plot!
"I'd say we just get rid of her!" hissed Kanda, throwing a nasty look at the girl.
"Oh, you think you can do that?" Road retaliated. She had had enough of the exorcists' rudeness. An eerie atmosphere fell upon the room and Road was ready to trap the boys in her dream. They wouldn't even know what hit them, Road smiled fiendishly.
"Cut it out! All of you!" shouted Allen. He was still peering down at Komui, not taking his eyes off the man for one second. Komui was badly hurt but his wounds were not fatal. He was tortured. Allen tightened his fists. Whoever did this would pay! And it ain't going to be pretty!
"Road, why are you here exactly? I know you did not do this, but why are you here to find Lenalee? Is it something to do with her baby?" asked Allen. His voice was small but Road could hear every word clearly.
"Baby? Lenalee's got a baby?" asked Road as she raised her eyebrow. Now that was the last thing on her mind. Her irritation vanished instantly. She was amused again.
"Hey, hold on-"
"Lenalee has a baby!" squealed Road, interrupting Kanda who was about to say something. So Allen had a child! Poor Tyki, was Allen trying to find Tyki to tell him about it? Did the Earl took Lenalee because he found out she was having Allen's... or Neah's child? The child would be of the Noah lineage! Road couldn't remember when was the last time there was a new born in the family.

"Oh, don't pretend you don't know!" began Lavi, "What have you done to Lenalee? Is it because you like Allen, so you don't want Lenalee around?"
Feeling offended, Road's golden eyes widened in anger. She hissed, "Don't compare us Noahs with you humans! We would never harm our own family!"
"Then what is it that you want from me, Road?" asked Allen, "I'm in no mood to play with you." Road pouted sadly at Allen. Of course Allen would be upset. His wife and child was missing. "Unless you can tell me where Tyki and Lenalee are, please leave us alone," Allen's voice was reduced to a whisper.
"Hey, why would Tyki be with Lenalee? Did I miss something here?" asked Lavi, surprised at the mention of another Noah's name. Kanda shrugged. His prank on Allen had got onto the teen's nerves too much. He should tell them the truth.
"Uh, hey-"
"Tyki's the father, isn't he? He's the one that showed up during her last mission!" said Allen angrily. Kanda was being interrupted again. He tried to speak again but he was interrupted by Lavi this time.
"No way! He can't be! If only he could get girls pregnant by just talking to them! Me and Kanda were around at that time! There's no way, and I mean NO WAY, he could have done anything!" exclaimed Lavi in disgust.
"Hey, beansprout-"
"I know, Kanda, that you're shocked! But yes, Lenalee's pregnant! We don't know who's the father!" said Allen, trying to calm the swordsman down. Allen felt he couldn't keep this secret from Kanda any longer. He watched as Kanda gawked at them.
"No, what I want to say is-"
"Don't worry, Allen. Yu already knew this," said Lavi as he interrupted Kanda again. He patted Kanda on the shoulder and said, "Anyway, it can't be Tyki. Whatever gave you that idea, I am very certain it wasn't him!"
Allen looked at Kanda in confusion. Then he realised Kanda just told him they saw Tyki during the mission. It was Allen himself who jumped into the conclusion too soon. He felt ashamed of himself. Did he not trust Lenalee? Did he not have faith in Lenalee's love so much that he actually believed she would cheat on him? Had he forgotten... that it was him and not Neah, or even Tyki, that Lenalee truly loved?
Allen wanted to slap himself.
"Then who's the father?" asked Road and everyone went silent.
"Listen to me-" Kanda opened his mouth again but everyone beat him to it when Komui finally woke up.

"LENALEEE!" screamed Komui when he snapped open his eyes. He then cried from the pain all over his body. Allen and Lavi tried to hold him back down onto the bed but the man sprang up with might. Road marveled at the man's will when he was still able to move with those wounds.
"Komui, stay still! Your wounds-"
"LENALEE! She's in danger!" Komui kept shouting, struggling to walk to the door. Then he saw Road. "YOU! NOAH!" shrieked Komui and then he collapsed onto the floor. He had torn open some of his wounds and his fractured bones silently screamed for mercy. It took the man all his strength just to stand up.
"Can you tell us where Lenalee is? We'll go save her!" urged Allen. He got suspicious when Komui kept his eyes locked on Road.
"Road?" asked Allen as he peered at the girl.
"I don't know-"
"She's lying! A Noah took us!" growled Komui through gritted teeth. He was even more furious when Road denied her involvement in their kidnapping.
"Wait, Allen!" shouted Road but Allen was not listening. He opened up an ark portal and dragged Road with him through it.
"I'll bring Lenalee back safely!" Allen's voice echoed back as the portal disintegrated. Lavi and Kanda were left with Komui.
"Stupid beansprout!" sneered Kanda. He was worried that his prank on Allen had gone too far. He had known Lenalee was not pregnant all along... he should have told them as soon as they heard about Lenalee's condition. Now everyone thought Lenalee was having a baby. Oh no.
"He should have taken us with him! Why the hell did he take Road with him?" shouted Lavi angrily. He then turned to Kanda and said, "Hey, you were going to tell Komui something, now's the time to do it. We're all ears!" Lavi helped Komui back onto the bed and let him rest against the headboard. Komui was looking at Kanda weakly. The man was in no mood to hear anything. He was too worried for Lenalee.

"Komui, Allen will get Lenalee back," reassured Lavi, "She'll be safe and sound, both baby and mother!" Lavi gave the man a warm smile but Komui burst into tears right away. He still couldn't accept that his precious Lenalee was having a baby! If the Noah let him go but not Lenalee, then most likely the Noah knew about the baby too. Komui cried even harder. He felt so helpless without his Komlins. If only his Komlin was there!
"There's no baby!" muttered Kanda quietly.
"Huh? There's... no...?" asked Lavi. He thought he heard it wrong.
"There's no baby. There never was," said Kanda again. He hated to repeat himself. Komui looked up at him too. There wasn't? There never was?
"What's this all about Kanda?" asked Lavi anxiously, "Is this what you mean by the 'truth'? B-but...? There's no? Really no? How come?"
Kanda gave a long sigh. Komui couldn't suppress his lips from curling upwards. It was all a misunderstanding? That was the best gospel he had ever heard! He rolled off bed and staggered over to hug onto Kanda.
"Kanda!" wailed Komui as he cuddled the swordsman. Lavi was still confused but Komui was already feeling a lot better.
"Hey, this sounds great, but can you explain why there's no baby?" asked Lavi as he separated Komui from Kanda. He too wanted to believe Lenalee was not pregnant and there was never a 'father'. But Kanda would have to explain himself.
To Komui and Lavi's surprise, Kanda pointed a finger at Komui. He boomed, "it was all YOUR fault!" Lavi blinked and Komui stared stupidly at the swordsman. Kanda was serious. So serious that he actually repeated himself, "Yes, it's all YOUR bloody fault from the very beginning!"

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"I'm hungry!" said Lenalee.
She took a glance at the Noah in front of her and smiled wickedly as he hurried off to get her food and water. On a throne-like chair, she sat comfortably, crossing her legs and leaning onto the armrest gracefully. After a brief moment, Sheril came back with a delicate little meal.
"Here you are, Lenalee! These food should be good for-"
"YOU CALL THIS FOOD!" screeched the girl. She flipped the tray to one side as the man handed it to her. Yes, she did that on purpose and she enjoyed her temporary superiority. It had been tough for her growing up in a poor family. Then her parents were killed. Soon she was taken by force by Rouvelier to the Black Order. Afterwards, she had to fight all the time. On several occasions, she nearly died. She couldn't date anyone, although this was due to her over protective brother. Finally she got to marry the man she loved, but he turned out avoiding her after the wedding. And then the sudden increase in workload because the war between the Vatican and the Earl continued. This Noah would be her punch-bag for all the lame things in her life!
Sheril was shocked by Lenalee's sudden change in attitude. He was speechless for two seconds. Then he was snapped back to reality by Lenalee's soft laughter.
"You...!" snarled the Noah but he was quickly silenced when Lenalee gave a little rub on her womb. Sheril gritted his teeth. The Earl would kill him if anything happened to the baby Noah inside her. He now regretted telling the Earl about it. The Earl had him in charge of taking care of the girl. Although Sheril was glad that the Earl was genuinely delighted and looked forward to this baby, he did not want to take care of this girl. Especially not when she was in this attitude!
"I what?" asked Lenalee coldly, switching off her laughter and turning on a grim look. Sheril remained quiet. He figured he had better not provoke the girl. Females could be experiencing some kind of emotional fluctuation during these times.
"I'll go get you something else then," muttered Sheril. As he reached the door, Lenalee called him back. She gestured the Noah to bring her a nearby legrest. Sheril did as he was told although his face was showing nothing but reluctance. Lenalee placed her legs onto the legrest and pointed at her feet. Sheril stared at her. His face muscles twitched with irritation.
"Shall I go get you some food now, your 'highness'?" mocked Sheril but his face was gloomy. He was always the one being served, not serving others!
Lenalee gave a soft warm chuckle and said, "I'm not hungry now. My legs are tired. Massage them!"
Sheril glared at the girl in disbelieve. He was way past furious. Not even his wife would make him do these things!
He hissed, "Massage? I can break them for you!" His intimidation did not work on Lenalee. The girl gave a shriek and two young Noahs came rushing into the room.

"What's going on? What have you done, Sheril?" asked Devit.
"Yeah, what have you done? Heh!" repeated Jasdero. They watched the annoyed Sheril with amusement. Not that the twins liked Lenalee, but it was great fun to see Sheril in troubles.
"Hey, you two! Come and take over! Massage her legs!" shouted Sheril.
"No way, the Earl told you to take care of her!" replied Devit joyfully.
"Yeah, you take care of her! Heh-he!" echoed Jasdero. The pair burst into laughter. Lenalee tried to suppress her triumphant smile and beckoned Sheril to kneel. The man refused to budge and stood tall, looming over her.
"I'll kill you! I swear-"
"Oh, then you'll kill the baby too?"
"I'll kill you after the baby is born!"
"You're actually going to put up with me for ten months?"
"I will wait! I will PERSONALLY snap you in half-"
"Then who's going to breast-feed the new born?"
Sheril gaped.
"Oh, you want the baby to starve?"
Sheril desperately tried to find a word to retaliate.
"Well, I suppose Road can't help because she's too small?"
Lenalee produced a high-pitched echoing laughter of victory. Sheril burst into tears upon the thought of his Road breast-feeding Allen's child. And she was still with that brat at this very moment! Allen Walker! What if... Road ended up like Lenalee? Sheril fell into a deep, deep despair. Now he wished Allen Walker would come soon to retrieve his wife. The two younger Noahs approached the man and each patted him on either side of his shoulders.

"Go massage her legs, Sheril!" "Heh, massage! Massage! Tee-hee!" chorused the twins.
Sheril bit his lips. This was revenge. The girl was avenging her brother. He regretted letting him go. He should have held Komui Lee hostage. How stupid could he get? Instead of Lenalee being a hostage to lure Allen Walker, Sheril felt he was the one truly in agony.
Seeing the Noah was not responding, the girl sighed, "I'm waiting."
Sheril lowered his head, trying to hide his humiliation, as he knelt beside the exorcist. He gently placed his hands onto her legs. Devit and Jasdero burst into tears, laughing hysterically.
"Hey, we should get Tyki here to see this!" said Devit in-between gasps.
"Yeah! Get Tyki here! Get him here! Heh!" agreed Jasdero.
Sheril snapped his head up upon hearing his little brother's name, eyes shimmering with tears. Tyki had come back? He had decided to stop running away? Sheril immediately got up and ran out of the door.
"Hey, where're you going?" yelled Devit. Jasdero was still laughing as they tried to run after him.
Lenalee was surprised too. Tyki was back in the ark? She remembered Tyki told her he was on the run from the ark when they met during the mission. Why had he come back now? She called out to the twins as she sprang up from her 'throne'.
"Hey, you two! Is Tyki back in the ark?" she asked. The twins looked at her and then they started to run for the door in fear. Lenalee felt proud of herself. She had the Noahs fleeing without activating her Innocence. She ventured out of the dark room, following the paths of the three Noahs. If she was lucky, she might find a way out of here.

The hallway was dark and Lenalee felt her heart raced by the minute. The twins' crazed laughter echoed from ahead. Following their voices, she soon saw a bright light not far away. She ran towards it. The sharp light blinded her momentarily as she dashed through the bright doorway. Was this the exit? The girl stopped as she felt the soft touch of a cool breeze. She slowly opened her eyes and found herself at an open garden. It was a mystical garden with stone sculptures of creatures unknown, and it was surrounded by twelve open doorways. It was pleasant and quiet, except the voice of a certain wailing Noah.
"Oh, here comes the banshee! I'm telling you Tyki, she has been very horrible to me!" sobbed Sheril as he saw Lenalee appeared through one of the doors. Standing beside Sheril was Tyki Mikk. He was smiling at Lenalee despite Sheril's complaints. Another Noah was sitting cross-legged on a stone bench in the garden. Lenalee recognized him. He was the Noah with many eyes. She had seen him previously, just before her wedding. The twins were sitting on either side of him, poking and punching him lightly to annoy him. Then she noticed the Noah was grinning at her.
"Thank devil that you two didn't get married back then!" exclaimed Sheril in horror. What would this woman do to his beloved Tyki if she had became his wife! Sheril was too freaked out to imagine. In his opinion, a fragile and sickly wife was the best!
"Hello, Lenalee, we meet again," chuckled Tyki. He was amused that his elder brother seemed to be frightened of this girl. "This must have been fate," said the Noah. He walked up to her and held her hand gently. He bowed and kissed her hand softly. Lenalee blushed furiously. She couldn't help it. In a split second, she thought she saw the gentle Allen inside Neah. She thought she saw her Allen.
Sheril was very much displeased. Tyki had got to be joking! If he had seen how Lenalee had behaved a while ago, he swore Tyki would not have touched her.
"H-hello," began Lenalee. She tried to pull herself together. She kept reminding herself this was not Allen, not Neah but Tyki. But they all shared such similar looks! Lenalee wondered if Neah and Tyki were actually twins. "What brings you back home?" she asked, trying to avoid his gaze. Suddenly, the exchange of Tyki with Neah in the wedding struck her mind. Had he... came for her? Could it be... that this 'Tyki' was 'Neah' with her Allen?
Sheril wanted to know too. What brought his stubborn brother home? Tyki grinned at Sheril and announced, "Brother, I want you to meet my wife! Lucy!"
Lenalee's heart dropped, tearing at her chest painfully. What was she hoping for? This was Tyki, not Allen! The Noahs, except Waizurii, were utterly surprised. Sheril's eyes lit up like a chandelier as he saw a beauty walked slowly into the garden gracefully through one of the doors. He greeted this stranger with affection. Lucy was definitely way better than Lenalee. Now this was a true lady! She looked pale and a bit ill. A perfect wife by Sheril's definition.
"To what do we owe this pleasure to have this gracious lady with us?" cooed Sheril and he deliberately shot a glance at Lenalee. Lenalee felt the irony thrown in her face by his glance. Sheril walked up to the young woman and did what Tyki had just done to Lenalee. Waizurii chuckled at the sight with delight. He couldn't wait for the fun to follow. The twins were staring at the woman. They didn't like her. She was too normal. Too normal meant no fun. Boring!
Sheril looked at Lucy warmly but the woman gave him no respond. Before the man could release his hold on Lucy's hand, Lucy vomited onto him.
Lulu, what are you...? Just say you're sorry to Sheril!
Oh... that was great...
Hey, hold on to your transfiguration!
Y-yes... I will, I can... I think...
Waizurii tried his best to keep Lulu awake. If she should fell unconscious, her transfiguration would fail. She was more drunk than he had expected.
"Oh, I forgot she was drunk," sniggered Tyki as he went to her side and supported her. Lucy could barely stand properly on her own now and had to lean onto Tyki. "Sorry brother! I think I'd better take MY WIFE back home now!" said Tyki intentionally. Sheril whimpered and shook his head in disapproval. He had to inform the Earl of this! First Lenalee and now this Lucy! And Tyki got married without a proper ceremony! What would become of the Noah family? Goosebumps crept all over Sheril as he saw an image of a hobo and a drunk getting married. He swayed and felt dizzy. Seeing how Sheril was reacting, Tyki grinned wickedly. He was certain that Sheril believed this woman was really his wife. Now his brother would not force him to get married anymore! The twins were laughing happily too. That was entertaining! Tyki had brought home an alcoholic. Sheril's face was ghastly pale. He wanted to withdrew his compliments on Lucy. He looked at the vomit adhering onto his clothes with disgust. He stole a glance at Lenalee, frustrated at the thought that the exorcist would be mocking him now. To his surprise, Lenalee's stare was icy. Sheril gulped and looked away. He'd better not let her notice him. The girl was emitting an eerie aura of hatred. Watching Tyki being so gentle to Lucy, Lenalee thought she saw Allen being nice to another girl. She felt hurt and alone.

"What about me?" she whispered and sniffled. Before everyone could react to Lenalee's actions, the girl ran out of the garden and back into the darkness.

-to be continued-