Chapter Two –

{Dani's P.O.V.}

Road was very angry, I could tell.

The Noah of Dreams gave our group of six Exorcists the worst glare I had ever seen, and I had seen Kanda's face after Lavi had just called him 'Yu'.

Suddenly, the glare melted away and was replaced with a mischievous smile. I didn't like that look, it sent shivers down my spine and made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up straight.

"You know, you Exorcists should really lighten up…" Road started. "You're always taking you job so seriously…"

All of us held our Innocence at the ready, waiting for a possible attack.

"Maybe you should take a nap."

All of us shuddered at the thought. If we fell asleep, we could easily be put under Road's dream control and it'd be all over for us.

Road started to walk towards us slowly, black shoes tapping the ground lightly. We braced ourselves, but she stopped a few feet away from us.

Peering around Kanda, who was diagonally in front of me, I noticed Road looking straight past us. A quiet and barely noticeable gust of air hit my back, and I slowly twisted my head around.

It was Road's Door.

"Or maybe…" My eyes drifted back to the Noah, dreading what she was about to say with every fibre of my body. "…You should take a vacation!"

Before any of us could comprehend what was happening, we were surrounded by a group of Level Four Akuma. There were ten in total, completely surrounding us and the Door.

I whipped around when I heard Jez let out a scream.

One of the Akuma had snuck up behind her and grabbed her by the neck, hauling her up into the air.

"Jez!" Lavi shouted, just before he was grabbed as well.

Ten Level Four Akuma and the oldest Noah were just too much for us to handle right now. We had finished off unimaginable amounts of Akuma from Level Ones to Level Threes earlier, and now the Level Fours had arrived. We were exhausted and unprepared – the battle was most definitely not in our favour.

Soon after, Lenalee was captured. Allen, Kanda and I managed to take out two of the Akuma, but that still left eight and they were more than enough to take care of us. We couldn't attack the Level Fours that held our comrades captive, as they used them as human shields.

I shrieked as an Akuma grabbed me, two large hands wrapping around my waist and sharp claws digging into my stomach. Allen looked back at me, worry evident in his eyes.

"Just fight them off as well as you can!" I shouted, trying to ignore the feeling of warm blood running down my midsection and seeping into my shirt.

Allen nodded and started to fight again, giving Kanda a hand with another Level Four.

Jez suddenly screamed again, and I turned my head to look at her. The Akuma that held her was roughly bobbing my best friend up and down, now holding her hair and almost tearing the locks straight out of her head.

"She's a pretty one!" It cackled.

"Stop it, you bastard!" I shouted, struggling to break free and help, but my right arm was bound tightly to my side by the Akuma's oversized hand. Lavi couldn't reach his hammer, nor Jez her shape-shifting staff, and the Akuma that held Lenalee had one giant hand clamped tightly around her legs.

This was not going to end well for us…

Eventually, Kanda and Allen were caught as well, but only six of the ten Level Fours remained. At least if we were all going to die, some threats were eliminated.

Road stepped forward, grinning widely. "I finally caught you all!" She giggled gleefully, coming to a stop in front of Allen. She brushed some of his white hair out of his eyes, and he flinched away from her touch the best he could. "Now… Where should I send you all?" She mused, tapping her chin thoughtfully as she walked over to where Jez and I were being held captive next to each other.

The Noah of Dreams' grin turned slightly insane as she leaned forward, bringing her face extremely close to ours. "I know just the place," She murmured quietly. "A place called 'Home'."

She stood upright again and snapped her fingers. Immediately, the Akuma holding my friends and I tossed all six of us into Road's Door.

AN/

…I felt like Dani and Jez were kinda Mary-Sue… Did anyone else think that…? Or am I just being paranoid…? o.O'

Again, it's short. Virtually sue me. -_-