Title: Price of Failure
Characters/Pairings: Lavi/Allen, Rhode, Kanda
Rating: PG-15 (dark themes)
Word Count: 252
Disclaimer: All characters depicted in sexual situations in this post/fanfiction/fanart (including material in the comments) are fictional and are intended to be and considered to be by the author of said material of the legal age of consent in the United States state of California, regardless of what age these characters may be in the material they are derived from.
Summary: Lavi vs. Rhode.
Notes/Warnings: un-betaed; the twenty-third in a series of 104 themes. "Failure" is today's theme. Thank you Aion Laven Walker and IcyFireGypsy for the reviews! I know this one's short, hopefully the next one will be longer.
The price of failure was high, as were the stakes. Lavi knew this, and yet he also knew that no matter how he thought about the numerous outcomes—in none of them would he be able to succeed and return home. His path was chosen, and with a shaky breath, he accepted it. The steps he took, as he walked out from where he had been hiding, he knew they would be his last. But he still had to try. His green eye glanced towards the doorway, where he knew that Kanda was keeping watch, ready to take over the fight at any moment. Rhode laughed; her voice cutting through his thoughts.
"Ah, little Bookman, I know who you're thinking of. And trust me; I'll break him just as I do you."
He turned, watching her as she laughed some more and hovered on the talking umbrella. His jaw tensed: he wanted to attack, and yet, he wanted to be sure she wouldn't get as far as the white haired boy lying in the infirmary. He had to plan this. Neither of them would leave this room: he had to make certain of it. Failure meant that Rhode would kill Allen, and that was something that Lavi could not die knowing was in store for his loved one. If Allen died… the world died. Failure meant destruction, failure meant certain death for Allen. A stray tear made its way down the red head's cheek. He had to buy him some more time.
Tomorrow's Theme: "Rebirth"