Yeah, so I'm ready for this fanfic to be over. I have three other incomplete ones, and I'm beginning to feel bad for neglecting the others to do this one. Like I said, this will officially be the last chapter of Stopping the Rain, and then we'll have come to an end with the first chapter fanfic I've started on here. :D Thank you to those that have been with me on this story, and I'm definitely sorry for all the late updates . . . especially the big one that lasted about six months. XD

If you liked this, you could definitely check out my Yullen fanfics; I definitely like them better than this one. I mean, Kanda's left with no one . . . :(

Okay, enough of my blabbering and on with the chapter. It's the last one, so you'd better enjoy it!

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Allen squinted his eyes as he peered into the darkness of the hall in front of him. He couldn't see what was going on; something big was obscuring his vision. It was large, and white, and . . . was that a beret? "Lenalee," he asked, glancing sideways at the girl who ran beside him. "What do you think that is?"

"There's no question about it," she sighed. "That has to be one of Brother's Komurins. I thought he'd stopped making those! Ooh, I'm going to beat the crap out of him . . ."

"Actually, it looks like he's done some good with it this time."

"What do you mean?"

Allen could now see past the giant robot's legs, at the Exorcist and Noah standing in the middle of the hall. There was a knife on the ground between them, and the Noah had their hand down above it like they'd been holding it not two seconds ago. "It looks like your brother's Komurin just stopped Kanda from getting killed. That's a shocker."

"Allen!"

The silver-eyed Exorcist turned as Lavi came hobbling up behind him, Road Camelot in tow. "Lulubell tried to kill Kanda," he explained, "but Komui stopped him with . . ."

"Aw dang, we missed the best part!" Lavi stopped running to lean against the wall. "Obviously I won't do any good here, so you two had better get working. We can't let Lulubell have her way."

"Why does she still have her powers?" Road whispered. Her eyes were focused on the renegade Noah, her expression one of dejection. "I don't understand . . . why did she not lose them?"

"Are you jealous?" Allen asked, though he already knew the answer.

"Not at all. I just don't understand. Allen, you have to stop her; she holds the Millenium Earl's last chance of victory. He can't win!"

"Bah, it's one against three Exorcists and a robot." He grinned at his former enemy. "Don't worry, Road, we'll definitely beat her. Right, Lenalee?"

"Right!" She grinned and bobbed her head at her partner.

As Allen ran forward again, he watched Kanda dive to the ground, ignoring Lulubell's whip, to scoop up the knife. Now he was armed . . . and even if it wasn't Innocence, he was still a danger. Lulubell still was, after all, only human. Kanda dove behind the giant robot blocking the hallway. "Oi, Moyashi! Get over here and finish her off!"

"You lazy butt, BaKanda," Allen retorted, activating his Innocence as he lurched forward. "You can't do it by yourself?"

"Ne, Yuu-chan!" Lavi yelled. "At least you're not bored any more!"

A satirical smirk spread on the Japanese's face. "Baka Usagi, you ain't far behind on that one."

Lulubell's whip lashed out, catching the giant Komurin in its quite robotic leg. Allen had to admit that, despite the situation, watching Komui's horrified face as Komurin crashed to the ground was hilarious. The Supervisor fell to the ground in a fit of shock before he started to cry dramatically. "That's almost worse than when he cries for you, Lenalee," Allen laughed.

"You're right," she giggled.

"Hey . . . remember when we fought together to beat the Level Four?"

"How could I forget?" She grimaced. "That was with Lulubell too, wasn't it?"

"Uh-huh." Allen halted in his run and waited for her to do the same. "Let's do it again. Let's kick this Noah's butt with our own skills. We're the only ones that can really fight. You and I can do it. We can take her down. If we can kill a Level Four, we can definitely dispose of a disobedient puppy, neh?"

"Shounen," came a call from back where Lavi was. Allen turned around; Tyki had joined the onlookers. "I know you don't like to kill, so if you stop her, I'll finish the job for you. We can't leave her alive."

"Are you kidding?" Kanda hollered. "She attacked me. I'm gonna kill her!"

"Is it just me, or is he beginning to sound like General Zokalo?" Allen muttered to himself. "You two can fight that out later. Right now we should just get her before she attacks Komui."

"Brother!" Lenalee yelled. He was still sobbing his heart out for his . . . "fallen soldier". Therefore, he failed to notice Lulubell sneaking up on him. "Allen, let's go!"

"Right!" Allen ran again, but as he did, he reached over slowly to grasp his left wrist with his right hand. "Innocence, activate!" he chanted. In an action he hadn't felt in some time now, his arm melted into the semblance of a sword. His flowing cape extended behind him, taking up half of the hall with its brilliant white color. Immediately he pulled his mask over his eyes, completely the look. Allen was a general . . . he was no normal Exorcist anymore. If he had taken down some of the Noah while his synch rate was less than 120, then Lulubell would stand no chance against him.

And, of course, coupled with Lenalee he was unstoppable.

By the time Allen had activated his Innocence, Lenalee was already at the scene of the fighting, her Dark Boots striking out at Lulubell to distract her from the crying Supervisor. Unfortunately, Lulubell was faster than expected; she turned around just as quickly and swung the whip fiercely into the female Exorcist's back. She fell back with a small shriek, her Innocence deactivating.

"Lenalee!" Allen grimaced and rushed the rest of the distance. Kanda seemed to be intently waiting for something, and Allen, concerned as he was for Lenalee's safety, still took the time to recognize the makings of a plan in those cold cobalt eyes. Thinking quickly, he whirled the Crown Clown's cape around in a huge circle, swallowing the samurai within its folds.

"Bout time, Moyashi," he heard faintly before feeling someone's heat brush past him. Lulubell was momentarily blinded by pure white, and then Allen saw Kanda's blurred form flash past her.

If the fact that Lulubell was an enemy didn't wake up Allen's dormant fighting power, the sight of bright red blood surely did. Lulubell staggered, her hand rising to her chest where Kanda had sliced open a gash from her left shoulder to her right hip. "Kanda, you can do all that with just a knife?" Allen demanded, trying not to seem impressed.

"Che. A sword would have been better."

Komui had finally broken out of his acute depression; he now leaned over Lenalee, staring with genuine concern. Allen fell to his knees beside the Chinese man and reached out a hand to the girl. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," she sighed, sitting up slowly. "It didn't break the skin. It just hurt a lot, maybe because me clothes were wet. Anyway, Allen, are you ready to fight?"

"Actually, I think Kanda can take care of this himself. He's already wounded her once." Allen ignored Komui's fierce glare as he pulled her up against him. "Let's watch the show."

"Deactivate your Innocence," she complained. "It's weird when you only have one arm."

"Ah . . . sorry." Allen did so and glanced back up to where Lulubell was limping heavily. The whip lay discarded on the ground near the fallen robot, completely forgotten. She was now just trying to avoid being killed, or so it seemed. Kanda seemed oddly . . . happy, if that was the right word. Someone had obviously missed fighting.

"Noah woman," the samurai spat. "You picked the wrong person to mess with. So what if my curse is gone now? You think that matters? I'm a master at ignoring what's wrong with me to stop my enemy."

"Hah!" Lulubell retorted. "I picked you because you were the strongest minded. If I could destroy your mind, then I would have won against you."

"But would you have been able to raise a blade against your own fellow kin?"

"Did that just come out of Kanda's mouth?" Allen hissed. "That almost sounded like he was being protective."

"Hush, Allen." Lenalee poked his side warningly.

Lulubell took another step backwards just to trip over one of Komurin's giant arms. She fell backwards, and a second later, Kanda was towering over her, his glare positively menacing. "They aren't my kin," she gasped, still defiant. "They betrayed the Earl. They deserve to die. I would have gladly killed them."

"Then you're not much more than dirt yourself. Noah woman, I wonder who really broke whose mind." And the man stabbed down.

"Was it really alright to kill her?" Allen mused.

The others approached from behind. "What else could you have done with her?" Tyki asked. "She wasn't going to give up; we could see that. Besides, we've eased her mind as well. She would rather have been killed than give up what she was most faithful to. I'm sure you understand the feeling."

"Yeah," he sighed. "So is that it? None of the rest of you are going to attack us, are you?"

"No. We're all Noah free and on your side."

"Lavi, Lavi, you promised a confession," Road demanded.

Lenalee's head whirled around as Allen's did, both of them staring in confusion at the two. Allen remembered Lenalee saying just a few minutes ago that someone else was falling in love . . . was it those two? What an abhorrently odd couple . . . and yet, at the same time, they had both been victims of their minds. It fit.

"In front of everyone else?" the red head demanded. "You're sure you won't get embarrassed?"

"Not if it's a good answer."

"In that case, let's go back to the room—"

"Lavi!" Lenalee shouted. "This is not the time to joke around!"

"Ah . . . sorry, Lenalee." Lavi shook his head and turned back to the tiny girl standing in front of him. To Allen's slight amusement, Lenalee squealed when the red head took a hold of Road's hands. "Alright. Road, you've told me your reason for trying to kill me in the past. You've told me why you've hurt all of us . . . and you've apologized profusely for doing everything that you did. That enough is a suitable explanation for me. It's reason enough to tell you that . . . I got jealous when you kissed Allen. I get jealous whenever I see you touching him. So I guess that means I like you more than I could possibly ever let on. You told me you loved me, but you couldn't show it. So . . . now's your time to show it. I'll take whatever you have to offer. Because . . . I think I love you back."

"Yes!" Road cried. She reached up and snatched both sides of Lavi's head, pulling him down to her level to kiss him enthusiastically. Within seconds, they were obviously lost in their own little world, leaving the others that were present feeling quite awkward.

"Allen," Lenalee whispered. "They're so cute together, aren't they? I told you someone else was falling in love."

"I guess I should trust a girl's instincts," he laughed. He leaned down and kissed her firmly, relishing in the fact that it was already a romantic moment. He needed to make it last longer.

"Noooo! Lenalee! Don't let him corrupt your purity!"

Suddenly, the robot everyone had thought was out of commission stood back up, making its way towards Allen with a speed no ten ton bulk should have been graced with. The kiss was broken swiftly as Allen jumped to his feet in a panic.

"Dark boots, Lenalee, dark boots! Don't let him get me!"

"How dare you, brother!" The female Exorcist screamed, halting everything in the hall. She looked positively enraged; there were even tears sparkling in her large violet eyes. She stomped forward and kicked the robot in the face without hesitation before facing her pouting brother. "You just ruined what could have been the most romantic moment ever! How could you? I absolutely forbid you from coming in between Allen and me. Do you get that? This is not a game!"

Allen's mouth had fallen open without even realizing it. Komui did some ridiculous things . . . yes, that was true. But Lenalee had never talked back to him. Perhaps his sister complex had gone out of control lately, though . . .

"Eh . . . I think it's about time for me to leave," Lavi announced in the silence that followed.

"Right behind you," Road and Tyki announced.

"Allen," Lenalee huffed. "Let's go back outside. We can leave Brother to clean up the mess Kanda left behind."

"Alright, alright," Allen laughed. "Let's go recreate the most romantic moment of your life, okay?"

"Deal."

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Allen was not expecting the sight of sunlight when they came back outside. "The rain stopped," he breathed as Lenalee emerged from the headquarters behind him.

"Ah, it looks beautiful!" she giggled. "Ooh, Allen, look, it's a rainbow!"

"Hmm," he murmured. It really was a perfect rainbow; he could see every color clearly, and it arced straight from one side of London to the other. "How about we make the romance begin here?"

"Oh, Allen!" she laughed. "Please. You're romantic without even trying to. You're even romantic stopping the rain!"

"Eh? But I didn't stop the rain."

"You stopped my rain and made the sun come out." Her lips crashed down on his once more.

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End!

Okay, actually, I did have fun writing this last chapter. And it came out so much easier than I'd thought it would. This is officially the biggest chapter I've done since beginning on . I know, I know, not much being as it's only 2.5k, but I haven't had a chance to do a longer chapter yet.

Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed Stopping the Rain, and this marks the end of the very first story I posted on dA. Thank you for sticking with me all this time!

~Shadow