A/N: Thanks for waiting! Here is Chapter 4! Hope you like it... alittle more exciting, I hope! Enjoy!
Lenalee gasped. "Are you sure?" Allen nodded, standing up. Hermione looked up at him.
"What's wrong Allen?" Hermione asked. Allen didn't pay any attention. He was scanning the Great Hall. There… there it is…he thought, pinpointing its location. At the Ravenclaw table. How'd it get here? Was it here all along?
"Tell the others," Allen hissed at Lenalee. She nodded, then touched Lavi's shoulder. Miranda had heard already, and had become very pale. "Miranda, you stay here… we don't want everyone to leave." She nodded.
"Lavi. Lavi!" Lenalee whispered. Lavi turned, smiling, to her. "What?" he asked.
"Allen's spotted an Akuma!" replied Lenalee, the smile on Lavi's face disappearing.
"How are we going to get it out of the Great Hall?" Lavi asked Lenalee. She just shook her head helplessly. "I don't know."
"I'll leave… maybe it'll follow me," Allen said, watching the Akuma carefully. It had to know that there were exorcists here, didn't it?
"Where is it?" Lavi asked quietly. Allen pointed to a student wearing a Ravenclaw uniform. "You sure?" Allen just looked at Lavi. "Ok, ok! Just asking."
"Oh… they're leaving!" Lenalee said. She had been watching the student while Lavi and Allen were talking and now the Akuma was standing up. She saw it say something to the person beside them, then exited the Great Hall in the direction of the Entrance Hall.
"Got you," Allen said, making toward the doors, but Lenalee grabbed his sleeve. "What?"
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"What are they talking about?" Ron whispered to Harry, watching Allen and Lenalee talking in hissed whispers. Harry shrugged, looking just as puzzled. When Hermione had asked Allen what was wrong, he didn't even seem to hear her.
"Could something be wrong?" Harry wondered. Hermione had leaned over to talk as well.
"I heard something, but it doesn't make sense. I don't even know the word," she said. Ron and Harry gapped at her. "I don't… have either of you heard of an—" she glanced at Allen and Lenalee then continued, "—an 'Akuma'?" she said the last word almost so quiet that they couldn't hear her.
They both shook their heads. "Thought so," she said, narrowing her eyes as Allen. He was still covering his eye. Why?
She raised her voice as Allen made to move. "Allen, where are you going?" Allen turned sharply to look at her.
"Forgot something," he mumbled, still covering his left eye.
"What's wrong with your eye?" she asked him.
"Nothing."
"Why are you covering it?"
"Doesn't matter," he glanced down the hall. "I have to go."
"Why?" Ron asked this time. Allen looked straight at him, a hard glint in his eye. "I just do…Lenalee, let go!" he pulled his sleeve from Lenalee's grasp.
Hermione watched Allen carefully.
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They were asking to many questions. Allen looked down, controlling his eye. It changed back into his regular eye, and he dropped his hand. "Lenalee, I have to go!"
"Let me come with you!" she said, grabbing his sleeve again.
"No! You have to stay here, just in case there's another one!" Allen said, looking at her.
"No! I'm not going to stay here! You're always doing this! Going off without any help! Well, I'm coming with you!" Lenalee hissed.
"Lenalee… I'll go with him," Lavi had stood up and was standing beside her. Lenalee bowed her head, her shoulder's drooping. "Fine…" she murmured, sitting back down.
She looked up at Allen and Lavi. "Just be careful!" she whispered. They nodded. "Of course!"
Lenalee watched Allen and Lavi walk down the hall. People were turning to watch them walk down the hall, but no one seemed too concerned.
"Lenalee, Miranda, what is going on?" Hermione asked them once Allen and Lavi had disappeared.
Out in the Entrance Hall
"Where'd it go?" Lavi asked Allen. There was a small 'vree' noise as Allen activated his eye, and looked around. "Outside."
"Guess we're going outside too, then," Lavi said, touching his hammer lightly. They walked quickly down the stairs and pushed their way through the front doors. They padded down, passed the front gate, and were walking toward the forest when a loud bang sounded through the grounds.
Allen and Lavi just managed to dodge in time to avoid the Akuma's attack. They whirled around, Lavi pulling his hammer out at the same time Allen pulled his glove off. They stared at the Akuma in front of them.
The Akuma had a snakish face, long fangs coming from its upper jaw, long legs, and long front arms. It also had two long wings coming from its back. Its hands were quite large as well. It hissed slightly as it looked at them, "Exxxorcissttsss."
Allen and Lavi glanced at each other, the same thought blazing in their minds.
Innocence Invocation!
Allen's innocence activated, turning into the giant claw. Lavi's hammer grew larger.
"Why are you here?" Allen called to the Akuma, who floated a little ways away from them, its long wings making soft thumping noises as they beat the air.
"Why elssse? The innnocencssse. Why arrrre yyyoouuuuu heree?" it hissed.
"Why else? Because you're here," Lavi answered, holding his hammer ready. "When did Akuma care about not being seen by people who don't know about them?"
"Ssssince I becammmme Levvel twoooo!" it cackled, its wings thumping faster.
Allen and Lavi looked at each other. This Akuma was very talkative.
"Enough of this," Allen said, and ran forward, his clawed arm extended. Lavi stayed back, but his hammer was growing larger and larger. He braced himself, swinging it at the Akuma.
It flew above the hammer, cackling. Allen jumped after it, grabbing onto one of its feet. It screeched, dropping slightly because of the extra weight, but with a powerful stroke of its wings, it flew higher. Allen looked down, gulping. He was very high, still holding onto the Akuma's leg.
It thrashed its leg, and Allen's grip on it loosened. It thrashed again, and Allen's clawed hand slipped, sending Allen falling.
Back in the Great Hall (same time)
Lenalee slumped on the table. Why? Why won't he let me fight with him? She thought angrily. Miranda was sitting nervously beside her. Ron was watching them with curiosity. Lenalee sighed, then sat bolt upright on the chair when a loud bang echoed from the grounds.
A couple of student's screamed, others yelled. More sounds echoed from the grounds. More students began to panic, and only when Dumbledore shot sparks into the air did they quiet enough so that he could be heard.
"Everyone, please go to your dormitories immediately," he said. "Prefects, please lead the students to your dormitories."
"But Allen and Lavi went out there!" Lavender squeaked. She had taken to the two boys, especially Allen.
"Come on Lavender, to the dormitory! We have to get up… whatever is out there might come in here!" Hermione said as she ushered a group of scared 1st years toward the door. Lavender looked as her, terror filling her eyes, and she followed quickly.
In the rush of people clamoring to get to the dormitories, Lenalee slipped backward, and headed toward the Entrance Hall. A hand grabbed her arm, and she looked around sharply. Ron was holding her arm.
"What are you doing? We have to get up to the dormitory!" he said to her. She looked at him, trying to pull away.
"I have to help my friends!" she said as a loud crash resounded from the grounds. Everyone stopped, then started up again, faster.
"You can't! You can't go out there!" Ron said. Lenalee yanked her arm from his grasp, and ran away, in the direction of the explosions. "Come on Ron! We have to get the 1st year's up to the tower!" Hermione's voice could be heard.
Ron stared after Lenalee for a couple seconds, then rushed around, helping Hermione.
Outside
"Allen!" Lavi yelled as he saw his friend falling. Allen was flailing wildly as he fell toward the ground.
"LAVI!" Lenalee shouted from the door. Lavi turned to look at her, making wild gestures toward the falling Allen. "ALLEN!" she activated her innocence, and fly up to Allen.
She reached out to him, but his flailing arms prevented her to get close enough to help him. "NO! Allen, stop flailing!" she cried, trying to catch up with him as he neared the ground.
Allen's eye's widened as he saw her, but he was too close to the ground, and as Lenalee reached to grab his hand, he hit the ground with a thud.
"ALLEN!" Lavi yelled, running over to him. The Akuma cackled evilly above them, its wings beating the air harder as it laughed.
"Ah… ouch…" Allen mumbled, pushing himself up.
"Y-you're a-alright!" Lenalee gasped, racing over to him. He nodded weakly, holding his head.
"Oh, Akuma, you're gonna pay for that…" Allen muttered, wobbling to his feet.
Back in the castle (Griffindore tower).
"She just ran away?" Hermione asked Ron. He nodded weakly.
"I couldn't do anything… she just ran to the Entrance Hall where all the noise was coming from," Ron said, slumping on the table.
"Allen's still out there! Can't we do something?" Lavender said loudly, her hands waving franticly.
"Lavender… calm down! I'm sure that they'll be fine!" Hermione said to the frantic girl. It didn't do much to comfort her.
"I can't believe I just left her!" Ron said miserably. It was apparent that Ron liked Lenalee.
"It's not your fault Ron. She ran toward the Entrance Hall. Did she say anything before?" Harry asked his friend. Ron sat up, thinking.
"Yeah… she said 'I have to help my friends' and then she pulled away, running toward the entrance hall," Ron said, concentrating.
"Hmm…" Hermione was thinking. How could she help… she somehow knew what had happened. Hermione thought back before Allen had left. It looked like Lenalee had wanted to help Allen, but he had said no. "I wonder what's happening… Harry… could you fetch your cloak?"
Harry looked at her, amazed, but said, "Yeah… I'll go get it now!" and rushed off to his dorm.
In an empty room, where the exorcists gather
"Lenalee, my Lenalee! She went out there too?!" Komui was panicking. Kanda was leaning against a wall, his arms crossed. Krory and Miranda just watched Komui pace around the room. "I have to go get her!" and he dashed to the door. Krory and Miranda jumped up, grabbing him.
"No! You – have – to – stay – here!" Krory said, holding the chief.
Outside
"Allen, don't! You're not strong enough!" Lenalee said, moving to help him, but he pushed her away.
"No, I'm fine," he said, staring up at the Akuma. The Akuma was watching them, still laughing.
"Ssso fun! But I'm nnnot ggoingg too beee dissstroyedd!" it hissed, clapping its hands together. When it drew them apart, creatures came flying toward Lavi, Lenalee and Allen.
The creatures had snake-like heads, just like the Akuma, and wings as well, but only one pair of limbs, like a bird. They screeched loudly, aiming to claw at Lavi, Lenalee, and Allen.
Allen threw his arm up, shielding himself, and his two friends, then turned it quickly, grabbing the creatures.
The Akuma, who had been cackling, stopped. It's face twisted angrily. "Howww darree YOU!" and it flew down to attack them. Lenalee lifted off, and flew toward it as well. As she neared it, she brought her foot down, slashing at its arm.
The Akuma howled as Lenalee cut at its arm, and it watched as its arm withered. "NOO!!" it cried, turning swiftly, but didn't get a chance to lash at Lenalee, because Allen, who's arm was now a gun, had blasted it with his innocence. It shrieked, twisting in the air to swoop down on Allen, but that last hit was enough. It exploded, then disintegrated.
Harry, Ron and Hermione opened the big oak doors to see Lavi, Lenalee and Allen standing, staring at something in the sky. Then Allen wobbled, falling sideways.
"Allen!" Lenalee said loudly, crouching near him. Harry, Ron and Hermione rushed forward.
"Is Allen ok?" Hermione asked as they reached the other three. Lavi and Lenalee looked up quickly, surprised.
"Oh, I'm ok…" Allen muttered, holding his right arm. He tried to sit up, but lay back down quickly. "Ow…"
"W-what h-happened t-to y-your h-hand?" Ron asked Allen. Allen stared at Ron, then his eye's widened.
"Ron, his arm is probably broken! Can we think about that for right now?" Hermione cut in. "We should get him to the Hospital Wing, come on!"
With the help of Hermione and Lenalee, Allen wobbled up to the castle. But whenever someone would bump his right arm, he would breath in quickly.
They reached the Hospital wing without getting stopped. When they opened the door, they noticed Dumbledore and the rest of the exorcists waiting, except Kanda of course.
"Come here, Allen. Let Madam Pomfry fix you up," Dumbledore said. "You three, you can leave." Dumbledore looked at Harry, Ron and Hermione. Harry narrowed his eyes, then turned sharply, stomping out of the Hospital wing, Ron and Hermione following.
"Ok, here we go… it will hurt for a second, but then it'll be like new," a woman said, raising her wand, then tapping his arm. He let out a small cry, then lifted it, looking at it.
"Amazing…" Allen whispered, looking at his newly healed arm. Lenalee and Lavi gapped as well. "T-thanks."
Allen then gulped, looking up at Komui. "They saw my arm," he said simply.
A/N: Reviews please! I hope you liked it... it might talk alittle longer for teh next chapter. sorry...but i hope you enjoyed this one! (I dont own DGM or HP)