Chapter 10

Allen knocked on the door. "Ms. Anita?"

She looked up from her desk. "Hello Allen, please come in and close the door."

After he sat down Anita asked him if he had a good visit with Lavi.

"I guess." He answered solemnly.

"You only guess?" She asked kindly.

"The hospital holds a lot of horrible memories for me."

"Like what?" Even though she knew, it didn't hurt to ask.

Allen didn't respond to that. "How did you visit really make you feel Allen?"

The white haired boy was silent, thinking over his visit. "It made me feel useless, like there was something I could of done to help him or prevent it from happening but I couldn't, I just sat there and watched as Lavi was stabbed by Road, it reminded me of how I could do nothing as Mana was killed."

"You miss him terribly, don't you. Mana I mean?"

Allen scoffed. "Of course I do. He took me off the streets and took care of me, after my parents abandoned me for reasons unknown. He did alot for me and I did nothing to pay him back and it hurts inside, every time I think about him."

"You feel hurt that you could do nothing to repay Mana before he died." Anita summarized, while writing things down.

"You try seeing your loved ones lying on a hospital bed fighting for their lives all because of your stupidity." He said bitterly.

"Believe it or not Allen, I have witnessed a loved ones death. No it wasn't my fault but I do realize that it is hard on you and it breaks your heart and soul when there's nothing you can do to help them but be there."

Allen was interested. "Who?"

"My mother." She answered, a sad smile on her face.

Allen was quiet. "So what happened to Road?"

Anita sighed. "Since this is the fourth time she's hurt somebody, she is being transferred to a different facility."

"Oh." Silence set in.

"Allen, please don't get mad at me for asking, but what is Lavi to you?"

He blushed. "Uh..uh, I uh l-love him." He said his blush growing dark.

She smiled. "I thought so."

"Can I go now ?" Allen asked tugging on the edge of his sleeve.

"Just one more question, okay Allen." He nodded.

"How did Mana die?" The question was like a stab to the heart.

"A house fire." He said looking down.

"Can you please elaborate?" She asked softly.

"Somebody thought it'd be funny to light our house on fire." He said with barely conceled fury. "I got out with a burnt arm but Mana, he wasn't so luck. He went back to grab something for me, I can't remember what and the roof collapsed on him. He was barely alive when the firefighters pulled him out and he didn't live through the night."

All was silent. "Can I leave now." Allen asked again.

Anita nodded. Yes Allen, you may go."

As soon as he left, Anita exhaled loudly. Talking to Allen was never easy.

Lenalee stopped at Komui's office, a tray of coffee in her hands. "Brother, I'm coming in."

As soon as she entered, she was tackled by her brother. "Lenalee!" He yelled.

"Watch it! I've got hot coffee." Trying to shake her brother off, Lenalee walked to his desk. She looked around. "Brother, you have to clean your office more. How do you find anything in here?"

The floor was covered in papers, not a speck of tile showing. Same with the desk.

"Is Roads transfer complete?"

"Finally yes. Her grandfather didn't really want her to transfer but it happened anyway." He said.

"Is anything bad going to happen?"

Komui shook his head. "No. We went over the patient guidelines."

"Oh. Hey brother, how come when Nea hurt the other patients he wasn't transferred?"

Komui sat at his desk. "Well he wasn't transferred because out of all the people he hurt, none of them needed hospitalization. The guidelines say that if a patient kills or mortally injured another patient, nurse, doctor etc. they will have to be moved to a different facility. Road's grandfather pulled some strings, that's why she was here even after all the other times."

"Makes sense." The phone rang then.

"That's good news."

"..."

"Thank you for telling me."

"..."

"Goodbye."

Komui put down the phone. "What was that about?" Lenalee asked.

All he could hear was a steady beeping.

'God please somebody turn that off.'

The beeping continued. His chest felt heavy, like somebody was sitting on it.

'Allen, get off me.'

He opened his eye and immediately shut it.

'Fuck, turn off the lights would ya.'

Once again he opened his eye, bracing for the brightness of the a groggy eye, Lavi looked around the room. 'This isn't my room.'

Lavi looked to the side of the of his bed and saw his grandfather sitting on a chair at the side of his bed, staring out the window. "Hey panda." His voice was gravelly.

Bookman looked down. "About time idiot." He said as he looked away. Tears in his eyes.

Lavi smiled tiredly. "Where am I?" He asked.

"The hospital."

News to him. "Okay, why?"

"You were stabbed at the black order."

"Oh."

"Is Allen okay?" Bookman scoffed.

"He's fine. He came to visit you."

Lavi smiled again. "Tired."

"Then sleep you idiot. You're still healing." His grandfather said in a gruff voice but with a relieved smile on his face.

"M'kay."

Lenalee ran down the hallway as quick as she could, dodging others walking in the hallway. Somebody yelled 'slow down' but she didn't listen, she had somewhere to be. She skidded to a stop in front of room 14 and threw open the door, effectively scaring Allen off his bed.

"Allen!" She shouted, panting hard.

"Jesus Lenalee, don't scare me like that."

She held up her hand. "Lavi….. Lavi." She gulped, still panting.

Allen got scared. "What happened to Lavi?" His face went pale. "Oh god. He-he died didn't he? Please don't tell me he died. He's not dead is he Lena?"

"No. Allen, Allen listen to me." She grabbed the whitette by the shoulders making him face her. His silver eyes were wide with fear. She started running a hand over his hair. "He's not dead. Quite the opposite actually, he woke up. Bookman phoned and told Komui." She said smiling happily.

"He-he's not dead?" Allen questioned quietly. The nurse pulled him into a hug. "No he's alive. I promise, brother said he would take you there tomorrow if you wanted."

Thin arms found their way around Lenalee's waist. The tears started flowing. "Thank you. " He cried. "Thank you very much."

TBC….

A/N: SURPRISE! Another chapter. Okay so I've got a question for all of ya. There is one more chapter to go :( and I am currently working on an epilogue so what I am asking is do you guys what me to update them together or do you want the usual week in between? PM me, or put your answer in a review. Tell me what you think of my session between Anita and Allen, its not as tragic as I wanted but I couldn't think of anything.

Random thing to say but in my school there is a teacher named Ms. Walker, she apparently has a brother named Allen, and another named Ms. Link, I think it's awesome! Please review. Tokyo 10 is outta here wishing you chocolate bars and an awesome day, night Gah! you choose. BYE!~