Lavi had noticed Allen was being kind of spaced out lately. He knew Allen didn't sleep walk but yesterday morning, he had been found asleep by the front gates, something wasn't right. He had been doing some research, wondering if maybe it had something to do with the fourteenth taking control but Allen was showing no signs of becoming a Noah. He knew some of the others, Lenalee especially, were getting worried. His appetite was lacking, Chaoji of all people had managed to beat him in training and he wasn't talking much anymore. He was almost not even there. Once, Lavi had heard Allen talking, seemingly to himself locked inside his room, but someone had actually answered him. Lavi wasn't just worried for his friend but also about what would happen to him if Leverrier caught wind of his recent.... condition.

Allen walked slowly through the hallway, still not feeling right. He had a horrible headache and the same image kept flitting through his mind. He had these weird urges to get out of this building and head west..... Several times he had woken up in front of the gate now, only once was he seen though. He knew everyone was worried but he couldn't shake this feeling that there was something he had to do. He was trying to be strong for his friends but he knew they saw through the facade as easily as though it were a window.

Leverrier ran quickly upstairs towards the horrid sound. He found the girl in question convulsing in pain and seemingly unconscious sprawled out on the floor of her bedroom. He quickly signaled the crows who put a bind on her which she unconsciously struggled against. This made his job easier... But the bindings suddenly shattered and the girl made a sprint for it! Down the stairs and into the closet, down into the basement and into the corner, seeming to pick up a small object then collapsed as soon as it was in her grasp. Her skin tone was an unhealthy gray color, probably signaling illness. He signaled the two crows in and they carried the still unconscious girl outside and started on their way back to the order.

Arisa was glad to have been pulled away from that piano and that.... monster! But know she was almost wishing she was back there because the current residence of her conscience was the same as that dream from a week or so ago. It was pitch black and she couldn't move.

Wake up! You must wake up!

Hmm...?

Silly girl, just wake up!

And how do I do that!?

Concentrate on returning to your body. Bring the image to mind and return to it! If you stay here much longer they'll find out!

Who'll find out what?! Would you quit being so confusing! I'll wake up but what will I find when I do?!

You will find the man from the phone, and trust me, if he finds out that I'm here, then we're both in a lot of trouble!

Okay! I get it!

Arisa brought the image of herself to mind and felt the emptiness recede. It had worked! She felt like she was suspended in the air, being carried maybe. She dare not open her eyes in fear of giving away her awakening and tried to keep her breathing relative as her sense of hearing returned. She heard footsteps of around 3 to 5 people, no voices and no other sounds except the echoing of footsteps. Then a familiar voice cut the air.

"Open the gate!" She resisted a shudder. It was worse in person. Much worse! She resisted the urge to open her eyes and see what was going on but she felt herself being carried and knew opening her eyes wouldn't be the brightest of ideas.

Suddenly her ears were assaulted by somewhat of a crowd and she was pushed through it, her feet brushing people as she was carried. She heard a recognizable female voice, the one from lunch a few days back, Lenalee was it?

After escaping the crowded area, she felt herself being laid down and another female voice that resonated with authority and yet gentleness came over.

"Leverrier, who is this and what's wrong with her?"

"This is the newest exorcist to join the ranks, Her condition is unknown but I'll write up a report of our findings later."

"Okay, I'll take a look, you're free to continue your duty."

Arisa was glad to hear footsteps leaving the room and she tentatively opened her eyes. The woman she saw was probably middle to late aged in a nurses uniform.

"It's alright, I knew you were awake. Smart girl to stay that way." Arisa stared at her in astonishment. Apparently she wasn't alone in the 'I hate Leverrier' club.

"Where exactly am I, Miss?" She said, her voice came out a little higher and scratchy than normal.

"You're in the hospital wing of the black order. Now, would you care to tell me why you look so sickly?" Arisa glanced down at her skin and stifled a shriek. It was pale, more so than normal, and almost gray tinted, she was sweating heavily and, after she found the wall mirror, found her eyes to be the stormy color her eyes got when she was sick.

Relax child, it's simply the effects of me being here. The body can't handle two souls for long but fear not, once we are past the ghostly one consumed by the cube, I'll depart for a while.

Wait wait wait, I thought you said you were a memory! And 'ghostly one consumed by the cube', what is that?! Please just... go away!

An audible sigh echoed around her head.

I am a memory but the longer I remain here, the more my soul will follow the memories. Unless you manage to maneuver through that vast ocean of madness, eventually, our souls will duel for ownership and as I've been in close contact with yours and know it's weakness, you will lose.

"So, will you tell me?" The nurses voice drew her from her thoughts.

"Umm, I'm not really sure. I was ill and the last I remember before waking up here was falling asleep."

The nurse hissed under her breath. "That man abducted an ill and unconscious girl from her home!"

Arisa sighed and laid back against the white pillow as the woman fumed and turned back towards where she had entered..

Am I really destined to be the body that harbors your soul? Is there any way to prevent it?

You must find your way to the truth at the bottom of the sea of madness.

I take it you want my body so you won't give a straight answer.....

No, I would love to finally begone from this world but those memories tether me here. You have to exterminate the memories that were falsely created and never should have existed before either of us can get on with life and pass on. If you manage to find the truth at the bottom of that sea, then the memories will crumple as they are false.

But.... I was there. It's impossible. I was nearly lost and I can't even fathom why I'm not still stuck in that awful blackness. How am I supposed to find the truth if I can't even make it halfway there?

You were saved by him and I. I cannot disclose more but just know that you won't be lost so easily. The ghostly one of the cube shall see us shortly and then I'll go back into a docile state and let this body recover. We're testing the limits as of now. I must be careful not to completely show myself during examination lest we be in dire trouble.

Well that's certainly.... interesting..... I'm so confused.... Why am I here? I'm no exorcist!

No. You are not an exorcist.

Then why do they seem to think I am?!

Because this body is compatible with the innocence, but your soul is not it's wielder or companion.

Then wait.... that means that....

Yes, you are exactly right.

So.... So what do we do?

I'm afraid we need each other more than you might know.

Oh joy......

Yes, oh joyous day indeed, it certainly shall be a joyous day!

You know, I forgot to ask this, do you have a name?

I did when I was 'alive'.

What was it?

Aki.

For those of you who bothered to read the side story, this isn't gonna be an AllenXOC as it may appear. This actually isn't gonna be anyonexanyone unless anybody asks me to make it so.

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