Day: 046 as a comrade
I wrapped new bandages around my leg and shoulder. The ointment that the nurse gave me stung against my wounds. I changed in to some comfortable clothes and headed out the door. The order was as loud as ever, probably the worst wake up call anyone could ever imagine. The cafeteria was exactly the same as the other parts of the order. All of the exorcists were sitting together and I joined them. As usual Allen was having a feast and all Link ate was cake, I didn't know how the both of them were so fit. "Hey Seph, mornin'!" Lavi waved. His hair was out of it's bandana for once and it flopped to the side of his head making him look somewhat attractive. "Morning Lavi," I smiled. "Kanda's going to attempt to give Allen sword fighting lessons today after breakfast, wanna' watch with me?" He asked. I nodded.
As I had promised I went to watch Kanda and Allen with Lavi at the training grounds. Though it started out as sword fighting lessons it had become more of a battle to the death. I really didn't understand why they always wagered there hair when they fought with each other. "Will they really shave their heads?" I asked worriedly.
"Of course not, but it's still real fun watching them."
"Yeah," I laughed with amusement.
"This is almost exactly what happened the last time that they tried this."
"They've done this before?"
"Yep, right after the level 4 attacked the order for the first time," Lavi explained.
We sat there in silence for a little while and I snuck a peek at Lavi. I couldn't lie to myself, he looked really good with his hair down. When he caught me staring I blushed madly, I hated it when that happened. Now it was more like he was staring at me, even though I was staring back, it was almost like his one emerald green eye had captured both of mine.
War cries rang out from Allen and Kanda's battle, and the both of us jumped in surprise. The both of us turned the other way, a little red. "A-Allen and Kanda are pretty bruised up right now aren't they," I half stuttered half laughed. "Yeah," Lavi agreed doing the same. Then I looked at the sweaty Allen. He'd just been shot about a little less than a dozen times yesterday and now he was fighting again.
"Worried about something?" Lavi asked me. "Yeah, Allen. I don't want him to open up his wounds," I admitted dumbly.
"Hmmm. I've been meaning to ask you. Is there something going on with you and Allen?"
My heart began to pound like crazy. "Of course not!"
"I see," Lavi accepted my answer easily.
After the battle had gone way too far Lavi and I finally picked up the courage to jump in and tear them apart. I held back Allen and Lavi held back Kanda. They struggled and screamed curses at each other. "Allen you idiot if you fight anymore you'll open up your wounds!" I cried. He didn't listen and continued to struggle. Then I tried my second attempt and in my most evilest voice I hissed in to his ear, "if you don't stop I'll reopen every single one of your wounds." A shiver went down Allen's spine and he immediately stopped. "And you!" I snapped at Kanda. "I'll slice and dice you up piece by piece while Lavi's holding you right there if you don't stop." Kanda shot me a death glare, but he still stopped either way. Lavi released him and I ushered them to the infirmary. "Nice job Seph," Lavi laughed. "It was nothing," I smiled. "I'm used to making threats like that."
When we all got to the infirmary the nurse stared down at Allen and I swear the air in the room screamed kill. "Allen Walker. Didn't I just release you from the infirmary yesterday?" The nurse's voice was ice cold. Allen looked like he wanted to run far far away from the room. Then his expression turned on me and it cried WHY! at me. I turned away and left, hiding my little piece of guilt written on my face.
I left the infirmary and went to my room. It was times like these that were boring. I had nothing to do now. Watching Allen and Kanda fight was amusing, but now it was over and poor Allen was probably being attacked my the head nurse over being a workaholic. A little while later I heard knocking on my door. "Coming!" I shouted and rushed to the door. There stood Lavi, hands on his hips like always. "Hey," I smiled. "Huh, I thought that I had ditched you boys at the infirmary." I joked. "Can't get rid of me that easily Seph," Lavi laughed walking in.
My room was a little messy, but I guess that's all you could expect from a 12 year old girl living by herself in her own room.
"You're not as neat as I expected you to be."
I shrugged.
"Do you get lonely Seph?"
Another shrug. "Eh, I'm fine. Anyways I've got all of the people at the order for my family " That was a lie. There wasn't one day that had gone by that I hadn't thought about my family and friends back in America. I mean don't get me wrong. I love the order, but it's hard not to wonder what's going on with the people you've known since the very day you were born. There was many nights where I would dream I was home again. Home in a world where there were no demons, exorcists, or Millennium Earl. No holy war, just me and my normal life, laughing with my friends and family. Just like back when I thought the world was beautiful and not some over pampered trash of a planet. I guess that's just reality though, and it was all unexpectedly thrown at my face.
"You're lying," Lavi said. "No twelve year old could not be lonely if they were away from their parents, and the people at the order can never substitute for you real family am I right?" Just how was it that Lavi understood every little thing about me?
"Yeah, you're right. Sorry for lying."
"It's okay, just know that you can tell me anything. I'm your friend Sephiria, you have to trust your friends," his words were comforting, but this was coming from a bookman. No matter how comforting the words were it was still twisted by that little fact, and that little twist created a huge one in my heart. There was not one time I'd ever heard a bookman say the word friend not once out of all the bookmen I'd ever met, or should I say Solara and I. Don't trust bookmen. How many times had Aaron told me that it my last life? More than I could count.
"Y-you're my friend?" I accidentally blurted out. I didn't even know why, it was like the old Solara was talking, because deep in our hearts this us still existed. "Bookman are nothing but partial observers. You're not supposed to have friends. Bookmen are perceptive and record everything for the sake of history. I never heard any of the past bookmen say the word friend before so why do you say it? I don't understand."
Lavi looked shocked beyond repair. "H-how do you know all that!"
My hands flew over my mouth. This was bad. What had I just gotten myself in to? No body but bookmen should've known that stuff that just came out of my mouth. How could I have been so stupid!
"What do you mean by bookmen in the past?" Lavi asked.
"I said nothing!" I shook my head wanting to believe my own lie. I backed up and took off sprinting towards the door, but was too slow. Before I knew it Lavi was blocking my exit and I had nowhere to go. I had never seen Lavi with such harsh eyes before, it almost hurt to be stared at by him. "How do you know all those things?" Lavi began to move closer to me and I stumbled back falling to the ground. The Lavi I knew was always happy, always smiling and laughing, but right now I could barely recognize him. "14th!" I cried quietly, but still loud enough for Lavi to hear. "14th?" Lavi gasped. "As in the 14th Noah? What- how do you?" Then everything fell in place for the young bookman junior. Aaron was right, I shouldn't have hung around him so much.
"What are you Sephiria?" Was the next question that left his mouth. I didn't know how to answer this. Was I an exorcist? Was I a Noah? I didn't know myself. "I'm a- I'm a," I stammered. Then I heard Solara's voice. "It's okay Sephiria. I trust Lavi, let me take over okay? I'll help explain."
Solara:
The red head named Lavi stood above me. I got up to my feet and looked him in the eye. "Nice to meet you. I'm Leiah Lightsworth, but I go by Solara," I reached out my hand for him to shake it.
"Sephiria?"
"Nope, guess again," I smiled flashing him my gold eyes.
Lavi looked awestruck.
"As I said, I'm Solara, right now I'm just borrowing Sephiria's body."
"Noah!" Lavi hissed and grabbed me by the collar of my shirt. "What the hell did you do to Sephiria! You've just been acting like her this whole time!" The red head's fists were shaking madly.
"Oh, don't get me wrong Lavi. The girl before was definitely Sephiria. She just agreed to let me borrow her body so that I could explain what she is. You did ask that question didn't you? But first I'm really intrigued by you. You're a bookman but you still care about friends. I've never met a bookman like you before."
"Just get on with the subject!" Lavi snapped.
"My my, impatient much? Fine it's as simple as this. Sephiria is an exorcist, but she's also a Noah because of me. Kind of like that Allen Walker that's at the order too."
"But there's only supposed to be 14 Noah."
"Well I wasn't technically a Noah when I was born. It was later on that I became Noah because I fell in love with the 14th and wanted to be with him forever. I'm an artificial Noah, the 15th."
"As in they made you in to a Noah?"
"Yep. I asked them to."
"How long has Sephiria been keeping this a secret?"
"Oh, she found out that she was a Noah yesterday, and everything else was kept a secret even before the day she stepped through the Black Order's doors."
"All that time?" The red head's head hung low towards the ground. "Can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, sure. Whatever."
"Since you're the 14th's lover you know his real name, am I right?"
"Yeah, but it's not like I could tell you anyways."
"I see," he replied.
"Well, I guess I'll take my leave now Bookman Jr." I smiled. "Don't tell anyone about this or I'll kill you, and I'm not joking. If you put Sephiria in danger I'll ring your neck."
"It's scary when you say that with a smile on your face." Lavi shivered.
I laughed," maybe you'll see me again sometime soon." then I released my control over Sephiria's body.
Sephiria:
I looked at the way Lavi stared at me. His expression was so sad. "So you know everything now." I couldn't bear to look him in the eye when I said those words. All of a sudden I felt Lavi's strong arms wrap around me. He was holding me so tightly. I felt my cheeks heat up. "L-Lavi?" I stammered.
"I can't believe that you've been keeping something that was so important a secret from me. From everyone." Lavi said through clenched teeth.
"Because I thought that I couldn't trust anyone," I replied. Then I broke free of Lavi's tight grip. "You're not going to tell anyone right? Please don't tell anyone!" I begged him.
"Don't worry, your secret's safe with me. But from now on you have to tell me everything. I won't tell the order, Bookman or anyone about it, but you have to promise me that you will tell me everything!" His face was completely serious telling me that he want lying. I sighed and all my words spilled out. About me. About Solara. About the Noah clan and my relations. Everything, that is but the 14th's name.
The 14th Pianist and Solara/ end
Solara, heeheehee. Howd you like my 10 day hiatus? Well that's it for part 3! Stick in for part 4: The meeting the departure and the realization! See you soon! Hopefully!
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