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.
Sorry for the late update ;_; ||| thanks for coming back and I hope you still remember what's happening in the last chapter... As always, feedbacks and comments are welcomed and appreciated! :D
Father of the Child
by Sceaduw
{Part VII}
It was really difficult when one of his arms was broken. The plaster limited his usual movements. Still, Komui managed to complete it. He wiped away his sweat as he screwed in the last bolt onto the back of his little creation. She was perfect! He hugged onto the little robot lovingly. It was exactly like her. Well, he did create it in her image. How should he name it? He couldn't call it 'Komlin', how about...
"What on earth are you doing out of the ward?" boomed an irritated voice. Komui quickly took a piece of ragged cloth and covered his latest creation. He then turned around slowly and smiled nervously at the person storming into his private laboratory. It was Reever. So his subordinate finally discovered this little secret laboratory. Komui dropped his screwdriver behind his back and kicked it away. Reever glanced around the room and then narrowed his eyes at his supervisor. Was he supposed to not know what Komui was doing? And what was that behind him? What was so secret about it Komui had to cover it up? It was apparently another Komlin! A small Komlin was still a Komlin. Reever sighed and shook his head in defeat. How many of these 'emergency' labs did Komui kept for himself? Reever thought he had busted all of them.
"The Head Nurse is looking all over the place for you!" said another voice. It was Kanda and he entered into the dimly-lit laboratory right behind Reever. Komui gave him a sweet smile but he got a sneer in return. "Have you not created enough troubles already? Go back to the Hospital Ward now!" shouted the swordsman. He placed his hand onto his sword threateningly.
"I just wanted to do something to help," whimpered Komui. Reever went over to him and dragged him out of the laboratory. Komui realised Lavi was there too. Lavi did not enter the lab but waited silently outside. Komui looked pleadingly at the orange-haired exorcist. Lavi understood Komui wanted to make up for the troubles he had created. But according to his excellent bookman memory, help from Komui meant destroying the former troubles with a greater annihilation. The exorcist shrugged.
"Look, we'll go find Allen and Lenalee. Maybe Allen had found Lenalee already!" said Lavi as Komui grabbed onto his arm while being pulled away by Reever. Komui was not happy and Lavi could tell by the pout on his face when he mentioned Allen's name.
"Why don't you just let go of Lenalee? What exactly don't you like about Allen anyway?" asked Lavi, trying to shake off Komui's hold. The two loved each other and it was so obvious that even Kanda had noticed it. Komui tried to suppress a sob and glared at Lavi.
"B-b-but Lenalee's my angel! No mortal man deserves her!" cried Komui, "I don't want to give her away to anyone!"
Reever raised his eyebrows upon Komui's comments. If he remembered correctly, it was Lenalee who happily announced to the folks in the science lab that she and Allen were married, somehow. That was really the last time he saw Lenalee being so genuinely blessed. He sighed, "and I suppose you're satisfied if Lenalee gets upset for not able to be with Allen?" Kanda nodded slightly in concordance. He couldn't agree more. That was exactly what happened for goodness sake! If Komui had not tried to separate the two, Lenalee would not need to take on so many missions. The poor girl had suffered both mental and physical tortures. No wonder her condition had gone from bad to worse. Kanda was certain everything would return to normal once the two got back together. He just hoped Allen would not get too obsessed with the baby idea. It surprised the swordsman really, seeing how the husband would doubt his wife so easily. He wondered if the two would resolve the misunderstanding peacefully. Beansprout would be dead meat if he dared to make Lenalee cry!
"I'm only doing what's best for Lenalee!" said Komui, trying to defend himself. He never intended for Lenalee to get married in the first place! Compared to marrying an unknown Noah, Allen Walker was the only alternative at that time. Now the threat from both the Vatican and the Earl was over, Lenalee did not have to be with Allen. He was grateful to Allen for saving Lenalee. That was all. He never agreed to them being married! Komui struggled and tried to prevent himself from dragging away by Reever. Lavi shook his arm vigorously but the man was practically glued to him.
"What do you know what's best for Lenalee? She's suffering because of you!" snapped Lavi. He finally managed to get Komui off him and he quickly beckoned Reever to take the man away. "Lenalee loved Allen. You should respect her decision!" said Lavi. He did, so why couldn't Komui? Lavi frowned at the memory of the chaotic wedding. He stole a glance at Kanda, one of the many who also loved Lenalee. Maybe Kanda didn't realize it himself, but Lavi saw through everything. Being in love with Lenalee didn't mean they had to take Lenalee as their wife. Lenalee had chosen Allen. That was a fact they all had to accept. Lavi watched as Kanda took a stride towards Komui.
"You should know, of all people! Watching over her and being there for her when she's in need, is what you do," hissed Kanda as he slapped Komui across the face, "Let her fly!" Komui went silent and stopped struggling. The slap itself wasn't that painful but Kanda's action surprised everyone. Komui opened his mouth but he said nothing. He did not know what to say to Kanda. The swordsman clenched his fists and trembled slightly. Komui knew it wasn't from rage. If it was anger, he would be slaughtered by the exorcist already. Kanda had changed so much these few years since Allen joined the Black Order. He had become more... like a human. Not the Akuma terminator he used to be. Komui smiled bitterly. Every kid seemed to have grown up all of a sudden.
"Yeah, and if she should fall, I'm sure Allen will be there to catch her!" said Lavi and he gave Komui a big grin. "Give them a chance, big brother! You can still see Lenalee and she'll still make coffee for you! Nothing's going to be affected really even if she's married!" He turned and gave Kanda a little wink. The swordsman snorted and turned his back on him. Lavi then added, "besides, if you press them too much, they might just run away and never return."
Komui shrieked and covered his ears instantly. Tears poured down from his eyes as he whimpered a string of incoherent words.
"Shut up Lavi! Just go to sleep Komui! Don't do anything anymore and nothing bad will happen!" growled Kanda. He had had enough of this mess. Lavi gave Komui a little push towards Reever. He nodded at Reever and the man took Komui away by force. It took quite a while for Komui's cries to fade out along the corridors.
"So, how're we going to find them now?" asked Kanda. If Allen and Lenalee were inside the ark, how could they get to them? "Still no luck in getting through to Timcampy?" he asked and Lavi shook his head. All they could receive back from the golem was a bizarre noise. Transmission inside the ark had always been rough and with much interference. Just when Lavi was about to close the laboratory door, he sneaked back inside with a soft chuckle.
"Hey, where're you... what're you doing?" asked Kanda as he quickly followed him inside. Lavi skipped over to the thing Komui was hiding earlier.
"Hey, leave the Komlin alone! Let's get out of here, this place's getting on my nerves!" said Kanda in disgust. He was too late and Lavi had pulled the piece of cloth off the robot.
"T-This is...!" gasped Lavi as he saw Komui's creation. Kanda too widened his eyes. Komui even made the robot an exorcist uniform. They had to admit Komui was a genius in robotics. But unfortunately, he was also a nutcase.
"I wonder where's the switch?" laughed Lavi and he reached towards the robot. Kanda blushed and tried to stop Lavi.
"Don't touch it! You're gross Lavi!" yelled Kanda as he grabbed Lavi's outreached hand. "Don't touch Le-Lenalin!" warned Kanda.
"Lenalin?" laughed Lavi, "That's a good name, Kanda! Did you hear that, little Lenalin?" Lavi turned and grinned at the robot. To his horror, the robot's eyes fluttered open and gleamed with life.
"IT'S ALIVE!" cried Kanda, "What have you done Lavi?"
"W-what? No! I didn't do anything! I did not touch it!"
"Then how come it's activated?"
"How am I supposed to know?"
"It's all your fault! Stupid Lavi!"
"What? I didn't do anything Yu! Just slash this thing before it goes rampage!"
"Don't call me Yu! I'll stop it!"
Kanda reached for his sword, but he then halted. Lenalin was looking at him and her emerald eyes shimmered. It was almost like the real Lenalee in tears. Kanda gritted his teeth and trembled as he activated his Mugen.
"Kanda... Yu?" whispered Lenalin softly. It reached out and touched Kanda's arm.
"Kanda! It's not the real Lenalee!" cried Lavi desperately as he saw Kanda de-activated his Innocence and allowed Lenalin to hug onto him. "Kanda!" screamed Lavi but Kanda just gave him a cold stare. He patted Lenalin on the head gently and the robot smiled up at him.
"Hey, erm, what are you exactly? What do you do? Imitate Lenalee?"
"Kanda! Don't talk to her! Switch her off!"
Kanda ignored Lavi and gently held the robot an arm's length away from him. Really, how much did Komui miss his sister to come up with this?
The robot smiled and replied, "I'm programmed to destroy males who show affection to me."
Both Lavi and Kanda sensed the mine they had just treaded on. No, that was a mine field they had barged into. Their faces went pale immediately. They should have known! This was, afterall, a deadly creation from Komui. It was even more lethal than Komlin!
Lenalin tilted her head and giggled sweetly, "Now please be prepared for extermination!"
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"Oh, bugger..." grumbled Waizurii as Lulu spilled some more of her dinner onto the ground. It was difficult for him to carry the woman and trying to avoid her throwing up on him at the same time.
"I want milk...," muttered Lulu as she leaned all her weight onto him. Waizurii sighed and gave her a piggy back ride, carrying her across to her chamber. Who claimed herself not drunk? She was totally wasted!
"Yes, yes, my lady. Let me take you back to your room first," said Waizurii. Despite the troubles he was having now, he was glad his job was finally done. Tyki was back to the ark and that was all Waizurii needed to accomplish. Whether Tyki could convince Sheril was none of his concern. And it was up to Sheril to get Tyki to stay in the ark. It was none of his business anymore. He pushed open the door gently with his foot and tried not to let Lulu slip off his back until he reached the side of her bed. The young man straightened himself up and dropped the woman onto the huge bed. He realised he needed to exercise more often as he rubbed his sore back. Waizurii never thought Lulu could be this heavy for her size. Lulu was sound asleep as soon as she hit the mattress. Waizurii looked at Lulu and softly pinched her on the cheek. She gave him a weak growl and snuggled up against the bedding. Waizurii watched in amazement as Lulu transformed back into her other self. The black cat dwelled further into the heap of bedding and disappeared out of Waizurii's sight.
"Great. Now I can finally get some re -"
Before the psychic could finish his sentence, he heard loud voices outside. Both mental and physcial voices. It was Devit and Jasdero. The twins were looking for someone.
"Oh, what is it now...?" hissed Waizurii and he went over to the door. He decided it was very unwise to show up in front of the two so he waited and listened behind the closed door. The psychic was correct. The twins were looking for him. Waizurii sat cross-legged on the floor and preyed into their minds.
Oh, now they wanted to have Lenalee as Tyki's wife and get rid of Lucy! Waizurii sighed. When would this cycle of madness stop? He suddenly felt sorry for Tyki. Apparently, Tyki's plan with a fake wife had failed. He wondered why.
So that was why, thought Waizurii as he withdrew from Davit's mind. He sniggered and tried not to roll on the ground with laughter. Who would have known? Lenalee had Tyki's child? That was the most ridiculous thing he had encountered since the switch of the groom at the wedding. He opened the door and went out to greet the two Noahs.
"Waizurii! There you are!" exclaimed Davit. Jasdero giggled and echoed with Davit.
"Looking for someone? She's not here, not anymore," said Waizurii.
"What? You killed her already?" asked Davit.
"Tee-hee! Killed her already!" repeated Jasdero. An obvious frown appeared on their faces. They wanted to enjoy the kill by themselves.
"Well, no... but Lucy is no more, okay?" replied Waizurii flatly. He turned and waved a farewell to the twins. He wanted to get some sleep. To his surprise, Davit and Jasdero grabbed him from behind.
"You're hiding her, aren't you?" sneered Davit, "You're protecting her for Tyki, aren't you?" Jasdero giggled and clamped onto him tighter. Waizurii squeaked and tried to free himself but the two were too strong for him.
"Let go! Why would I do that? I told you, Lucy is gone! She's not here!" yelled Waizurii as the twins began to abuse him. He wondered when these two brats would grow up. He finally gave in and cried, "there's no Lucy! There never was! That's Lulu Bell!"
The twins were shocked and paused their violence. Then they resumed.
"Who do you think we are? Retards? Do you think we'll believe you? No way!" cried Davit and he gave Waizurii a slap on the head.
"No way! No way! Heh!" giggled Jasdero as he repeated after Davit. He even slapped on the same spot as Davit. Waizurii winced and grumbled as he tried to push the two off him. Jasdero began to pull on his turban and this irritated him. He activated his Demon Eye and gave the twins a strong mental slap, leaving the two dazed on the ground. Waizurii then quickly made his escape down the corridor.
-to be continued-
