One Night 4
AN: Well... here is the next chapter! I just want to thank everyone who reviewed on the last chapter, because... you all just lifted my spirits so much... I just... GWAH! I love you all!!! –Weeps with tears of joy-
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And also, sorry for the wait for this chapter. It didn't want to be written apparently.
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"Umm... Allen?" the white haired girl looked up from her meal at Lavi, confused by the odd look the redheaded teen was giving her, "What exactly is that you're eating?" he eyed the strangely coloured mash of things on the plate in front of Allen.
"Dango, salad, pasta, meatloaf, cupcakes, carrots, potatoes, roast beef and rice pudding, why?"
"All... on the same plate?" Lavi set down his meal and sat across from Allen, who looked back down at the food, furrowing her eyebrows in confusion.
"Why wouldn't I? It all does to the same place anyway... and this gives it an interesting flavour..." Allen grinned, taking a large piece of roast beef and a bite of dango into her mouth at the same time. Lavi raised a fiery eyebrow but didn't comment, opting to instead eat some of his own meal. Allen had been eating a lot of strange combinations of food in the last while, so he figured it would be best to just not say anything else.
Allen had found it easier to act as if everything was unchanged between her and Lavi as time went on. The first week had been hard, but in the months since the incident Allen found she could push it out of her mind, and see Lavi as the friend he was supposed to be to her. Though, the way her clothes were growing slowly tighter, the odd cravings in the middle of the night and barely controlled mood swings seemed to be doing everything in their power to remind her of what they had done together. She didn't blame Lavi for putting her in the situation, they were both to blame because they both should have been more careful.
Allen sighed, poking her food forlornly as the memory of the day she had confirmed her fears floated into her mind.
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Allen walked down the hall, doing her best to look causal even though it felt like a violent group of hornets were buzzing around in her stomach. The past three days had been hell, stuck in some kind of limbo between denial and acceptance of the situation and Allen was relieved to finally get the answers she needed, but at the same time she was terrified of what those answers would be.
Koumi called her in as she knocked softly on the door and Allen walked in, sitting on the couch as she eyed Koumi carefully, looking for any indication of what the results might hold but finding none. They sat there for a moment in heavy silence before Allen sighed, running her hands through her hair as she met Koumi's eyes.
"So...?"
"I ran the test twice Allen... it was positive."
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"Allen? You're spacing out again!" Lavi teased, waving his hand in front of Allen's face as she came back into her own mind.
"Huh? Oh... Heh, sorry Lavi..." Allen smiled sheepishly digging back into her mean and trying to act casual.
"Is there something on your mind Allen? You seem preoccupied..." Lavi looked genuinely concerned, and Allen almost wanted to burst out into almost hysterical, slightly unhealthy laughter at the massive understatement.
"Um, no I'm fine Lavi, nothing to worry about." Allen smiled, finishing off her meal and standing, "I have an appointment with Koumi, so I'll see you later?"
"I'll walk with you there, its on the way to the library." Lavi shrugged, picking up his tray with a smile.
"Um... alright..." Allen agreed, smiling as best she could as they dropped their plates off and walked into the empty halls. Most of the scientists were in the labs at this time of day, either working or keeping Koumi from 'inventing' so the two teenagers were practically alone.
Allen wasn't sure exactly what Lavi was feeling, but she was awkward and unsure of herself as they walked silently, their footsteps echoing loudly along the stone walls.
"Um... Allen?" the shorter teen jumped slightly as Lavi's voice shattered the uncomfortable silence between them, but recovered quickly, looking up at Lavi curiously.
"Yes...?" Lavi glanced ahead, looking unsure of himself but seemed determinded to talk.
"You... you're not... still... uh... thinking about... new years... right?" Allen paused, blushing brightly and looking down at her boots with a conflicted on her face.
"O-of course n-not..." she lied. Lavi had made it pretty clear that there would be nothing between them, so there was no point in making things harder for him, "It was just a one time th-thing so why would I think about it?" the scuff marks on her shoes were so interesting, Allen missed the look that flashed across Lavi's face at her words, missed the hurt that was there for just a split second before he recomposed his features.
"That's good, you've just been acting differently and I was worried you were mad or something."
"Well I'm not."
"And I said that's good."
"Okay." They lapsed back into silence, Lavi sank into his own mind, as Allen tried to calm her own spinning thoughts.
'Why would Lavi even bring it up? He was the one who said that we should just forget it...' she was getting dizzy and she stopped in her tracks, bringing a hand to her forehead as she leaned heavily against the wall, blinking rapidly. Lavi didn't realise Allen had stopped right away and walked a few steps before turning back with a confused look.
"Allen, what's the matter?" there was concern lacing his voice but Allen was too busy fighting to stay upright to hear.
"N-nothing. I'm fine." she swallowed, smiling weakly as she pushed herself away from the wall and walked towards the worried redhead, "Just a little indigestion-" her knees went weak and the dizziness returned tenfold and before Allen knew what was happening everything went black.
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"Allen! Allen wake up!" Lavi had caught the slender girl before she hit the ground. 'What the hell just happened?!' one second Allen had been fine, awkward and embarrassed sure, but otherwise perfectly healthy.
Allen had said something about having an appointment with Koumi, he reasoned, she probably was getting her innocence checked out or something. So with that in mind Lavi swept the younger girl up, trying to ignore the warmth from her body and her soft breath brushing against his neck as he ran as fast as he could with Allen cradled carefully in his arms.
Lavi just didn't get why he was so concerned about Allen Walker. He'd had sex before, he'd had friends before, he'd blown people off before. So why did it hurt so much to act the same as before the whole thing? He was a bookman. He didn't truly care about anything, he'd never really had anything to care about, he never wanted to care about anything, yet whenever he looked at Allen he felt like he was supposed to do something.
But he didn't know what the hell that something was.
He grit his teeth in annoyance, reaching Koumi's door and pushing the feeling and thoughts he wasn't supposed to have out of his mind. The door was slightly ajar so Lavi shouldered it open, slightly surprised to find Koumi actually awake.
"Lavi? What happened?" the Chinese man stood, walking around his desk and approaching the two with a concerned look on his face.
"I-I don't know we were walking and the sh-he just collapsed!" Both of Koumi's eyebrows went up and he blinked in confusion before nodding.
"Alright, bring him over to the couch. I'll watch over him until he wakes up. You need to go do your bookman work, right?" Lavi complied to Koumi's order, crossing the messy room and gently laying the unconscious girl down.
"What's the matter with him Koumi?" Lavi asked worriedly, glancing down at Allen's peaceful face.
"Ah, probably just a little stress... nothing to worry about Lavi." the older man took Allen's pulse and nodded, smiling reassuringly at the redheaded teen.
"Stress? Why would Allen be stressed? All he's done for the last three months is help out with the science department and eat his weight in food..." Koumi sighed, quickly coming up with an excuse for Allen's lack of missions.
"Its not important Lavi, we're just monitoring Allen's innocence to make sure there aren't any unforeseen complications to its evolution into the Crowned Clown. So far things seem fine..." Lavi sighed, glancing down at Allen again before nodding.
"Alright. I've got to get to the library... tell Allen I'm sorry I wasn't here when he woke up." Koumi nodded, taking a sip of his coffee as Lavi left the room, before giving Allen a worried look.
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"Nnngh..." Allen groaned, sitting up groggily and looking around in confusion. Why was she in Koumi's office now?
"Ah, Allen! You're awake!" the disoriented girl turned to Koumi and blinked at him sleepily.
"Koumi...?"
"how are you feeling?" Allen yawned and stretched, swinging her feet to the floor and shaking her head to clear the cobwebs out.
"Alright I guess... how did I get here?" Koumi chuckled lightly as Allen ran her fingers through her sleep-mussed hair and rubbed the sand from her eyes.
"Lavi carried you." Allen froze, stiffening and blinking in shock.
"L-Lavi did?" Koumi's eyebrow went up at Allen's reaction and he sighed, his suspicions confirmed.
"Yes, now look Allen, there is something very serious I need to talk to you about concerning the baby." The girl went from embarrassed to concerned and her left hand came up to rest on her slightly swollen abdomen.
"What about it?" Koumi bite his lip and sighed, looking resigned.
"Well, I've been running some tests Allen... and it seems that your child is going to be an exorcist. A parasite type exorcist." Allen looked shocked and Koumi hated having to continue but he did anyway, "Now... when a normal woman gives birth to a parasite type it is dangerous enough because the baby needs so much nourishment the mother can hardly keep up, but... Allen, you're also a parasite type... it... it could be fatal for you to carry this baby to term. In fact, the chances of you and the baby surviving are... are only 10 percent." Allen's left hand gripped the fabric of her shirt tightly as her other hand came up to cover her mouth in shock.
"Is... is there anyway to... avoid...?"
"Allen, as a medical professional... I'm going to recommend that you agree to terminate the pregnancy."
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AN: whoa! Cliff hanger! Sorry! Couldn't resist!
Now anyway, I'm sorry, about this chapter... I had a bit of a hard time writing it and it doesn't feel just right, but I've kept you guys waiting long enough so here it is!
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