This is soooo late…and I apologize, it takes longer to translate when you do it bit by bit rather then in one go it seems; damn you school! But the good thing is that I will now update every week, so please don't kill me!
Special notes for this chapter: Eh, nothing really, the usual, except for an angry Allen, so yeah, pretty much….oh, and Kini-san's comment of a lack of Yullen, but I don't think so.
Disclaimer:Nope, not ours, otherwise Kini-san and my dream OT3 would happen…eh, yeah, you don't want to know...
So enjoy, and comments are welcomed.
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Chapter IV-Choosing a Father
He slowly half-opened his eyes, giving himself enough necessary time to adapt to the originating light of a lamp somewhere near him. He tried to get up by himself, but an acute pain somewhere in his stomach prevented him from doing so. And he let out a light moan, later to breath in deeply through his mouth at the feeling of it.
"You shouldn't be doing that, Allen-kun!"
He blinked before being greeted by Komui, who had a smile quite happily across his face. He gave a little gasp at that, shrinking away the most that he could afford until he felt that same sharp amount of small pain again that prevented him from continuing to move away from the man.
"I told you that you shouldn't move so much." The supervisor said to him, finally moving the smallest bit away from him, something that Allen was silently thankful for as it had been getting more than uncomfortable to have someone so close. But he soon saw a small golden sparkle fluttering around him in repeated circles. He tried to once again pull himself up from where he was laying at, because, for some reason, it felt as if he had been asleep for a very long time and for that reason alone he wasn't able to coordinate his movements very well. Finally he was able to pull his thoughts in enough order to be able to realize what that shining thing was.
"Tim!" The boy shouted, happily, so loud that he managed to scare Komui who once again reminded him that he shouldn't move as briskly as that.
But Allen didn't seem to hear him. He raised his arms to be able to grab the small golem that was still flying and fluttering around his head. Timcanpy smoothly settled itself into Allen's opened hands, obtaining that the exorcist let out a small giggle, bringing the golem close to his face.
"I missed you so much, Timcanpy." He said, nuzzling one of his cheeks against the golem. He was so happy at seeing his little friend after so long that he had managed to forget the strange pain that he had felt before, although he soon remembered something important. "But, aren't you suppose to be with Master?" He pulled the tiny flying ball away from his face, fixated on it while Timcanpy seemed to do the same with him.
"General Cross said that Timcanpy didn't want to go with him and for that reason is why he is returning it to you, Allen-kun." Komui spoke, also smiling, maybe at perhaps seeing how happy Allen looked with his golem. "Both him and inspector Lvellie have left the Order for a matter that is strictly classified as secret, the truth is that even I don't have the smallest idea as to what that reason could be."
The English boy nodded, although he hadn't found out much, because he continued on looking at the small golem walking calmly in between his hands. Although something inside of him felt alleviated at the knowledge that the inspector had left the Order. There was something in him that he didn't like, something that made him uncomfortable to be around him for some reason. And the fact that he had taken his Master away with him only made him feel that much better. So this was some good news for him.
"Does this mean that I can keep Tim until my Master returns?" He finally said with a slight brightness in his eyes, to which Komui gladly agreed. Allen tried to move again, let out a another moan of pain to the surprise of the supervisor. The English had to mentally remind himself that he wasn't suppose to be making such abrupt movements because… because why?
He couldn't make himself comfortable enough on the bed to be able to think more clearly because he felt another shot of pain, but this time somewhere around his a ear. Timcanpy had bitten him.
"Agh! Why you did that?" Recriminated Allen, and the golem flew in front of his face this time, completely free of all guilt. Although when it opened its mouth again, showing those sharp teeth, the boy realized than what was happening. "I won't move again! I promise!"
He could hear Komui let lose a small undisguised little giggle of amusement. He closed his eyes, somewhat angry because Komui was making fun of the amount of control that Timcanpy had over him, and then his brain resumed its working again, ignoring the obviously smiling scientist.
"What happened to me, Komui-san?"
He asked, alarmed once again. The last thing that he could remember was being with Kanda, who had made him accompany him into town without an apparent reason as to why. Kanda? Allen turned his head, hoping, for some strange reason unknown to him, to see the other exorcist here somewhere. But the only thing that he was able to see was inspector Howard Link seated at his side, looking completely serious and indifferent as always, as if a certain Eastern exorcist had not left him unconscious sprawled out in the bathroom floor.
"Where's Kanda?"
"Kanda-kun is well." Komui answered him, seeming somewhat surprised by the question of the small one. "And do you not remember anything about the operation that I said you would be having?"
Ah, right! The operation. That was reason as to why he felt as tired and pained as he was. The truth was, this pain was something considerably small, wasn't as bad as the interventions which he had been put under by the supervisor whenever his anti-akuma weapon had been damaged. Or least that was his opinion.
"Good, now I believe it's time I tell you why we had you go through this operation, Allen-kun." Said Komui, clearing his throat rather exaggeratedly.
Allen blinked. In fact he really wasn't the least bit concerned about that, if with this he could keep the commanders happy and they would allow him to continue on being an exorcist it was fine with him. But, again, something came back to him. He remembered how completely angry Kanda had been with him, with something that had to do with that mentioned operation. As if it was Allen's responsibility. Or had he been angry because he would be allowing them do something to him that he himself wasn't even aware of? No, that was impossible. He shook his head, convincing himself that he was thinking about rare things because the anesthesia was still affecting him. He wasn't even aware that Komui was trying to talk to him because he had been that busy trying to dispel those thoughts...
"Listen to me, Allen-kun!" He gave out another startled little gasp at hearing the supervisor speaking so loudly at him.
"I'm sorry, Komui-san." He shrank slightly, somewhat ashamed.
The Chinese sighed, smoothly shaking his head. Allen lifted his gaze while Timcanpy settled on his head to curl up in between his white locks. Komui cleared his throat once more, closing his eyes while he seemed to try concentrate himself.
"Well. Since I seem to have your complete and total attention now I can indicate the following step to realize-" He paused.
Allen began to be feel slightly desperate because Komui seemed to have decided not to continue on with his explanation. He rolled his eyes. He was beginning to feel sleepy again, because even when he wasn't aware of how much in fact he had slept he knew that it had been a long time. Suddenly, Komui Lee began to speak quickly, without pausing to breathe in the slightest in between the rushed words.
"Now you can carry a baby in your stomach thanks to something similar to an artificial uterus that the doctors have placed inside of you, or at least that's what they wrote in the reports. You don't have to worry, apparently it doesn't have any connection with your organs, although it has a great sanguineous irrigation so that the fetus can feed itself. But you won't notice it until the baby starts growing. The truth is even I don't understand it very well, but it seems very interesting. You will please the Commanders and you will be able to bring a new life to the world, isn't that wonderful, Allen-kun?"
Silence. A rather prolonged silence that the only thing they were able to hear were the drops of the intravenous serum falling.
"It's a joke, right?" He exclaimed, with a tic in his eye. In fact, the only thing that he had been able to understand out of everything that had been said was they would make it possible for him to be able to get pregnant. He couldn't believe that the supervisor had said that triviality so sure of himself (although that faint stupid smile had exposed the idiot ) when he should be telling him about the mission that had been called on him to fulfill to be able to have the Order's trust again.
"Of course it's not a joke. This is the mission that the Supreme Commanders assigned to you. I insist, isn't brilliant? And its also of great scientific value." Concluded the supervisor, with a great smile drawn on his face.
More silence. Only that constant dripping.
Then, Komui just barely managed to protect himself with the metallic paper holder that had resided at the foot of Allen's bed, who had been gotten up rather quickly to land a punch on him. Timcanpy only limited himself to give little taps with his tail to the head of the exorcist, perhaps annoyed with him at having been woken up in such a manner when he had been so comfortable in the boy's hair.
"Let me hit him, please. " He said, with a very forced educated voice, shaking with fury.
"Eh, I believe that we have gone trough this already, Allen-kun." Komui remembered, laughing nervously, without letting go of the paper holder that had saved his face. "In addition, you agreed to do whatever was necessary to … Allen-kun?"
The boy had shrunk back in pain, cursing himself at having acted as impulsively as he had done when he had risen from the bed in such a manner. But that was, damn it, he was very angry with Komui. How dare he do something like this to him? He was man, for God's sake! Men weren't supposed to become pregnant! He let out another moan of pain as he felt one of Komui's hand on his shoulders while he helped him lay back on the bed again. He could hear as the supervisor reprimanded Link about not having stopped him from moving so briskly in time, but he was unable to obtain an answer from the silent inspector. He continued to breathe in deeply, trying to control himself.
"I only hope that the wound has not been reopened." Komui said to him, austerely watching him again, but with and air of preoccupation. "That's why I told you not to move so vigorously. Aah, it will be difficult to take care of you in these nine months if you keep up with that attitude." The supervisor sighed.
"I won't do it!." Huffed Allen, completely annoyed, although by his tone of voice he seemed more to be whining rather then complaining.
"I'm sorry, but you can no longer refuse." Komui indicated while he checked over his abdomen; verifying to see that it wasn't bleeding. "Unfortunately, you promised that you would do anything in order to win back the confidence of the Commanders. Well, this is what they wanted. And you will do it, thus they will no longer be behind you at all times and you will be able to continue on being exorcist like before once everything has finished."
The exorcist sighed, looking towards the opposite side of where Komui was, blushing the tiniest bit at having have acted in such a way with the supervisor. After all, he only wanted to help him with the Commanders. He could feel as Timcanpy once again laid himself over his head, moving his little feet until finding a comfortable enough position to doze off. At least the golem seemed to have forgiven him the form in which he had reacted. Although, what other thing could do? He was angry, yes, but he was also very scared; he had not idea of what exactly was going to happen to him.
Nevertheless, he had to do it. If that was what the Commanders wanted from him, then he would do it. In order to continue being exorcist. For his promise to Mana.
"I'm sorry, I was crude with you, Komui-san. I shouldn't have done something as violent as that." Allen admitted, still avoiding the Chinese's gaze, ashamed.
"You don't have to worry." He saw from the corner of his eyes how the supervisor smiled at him, much more calm. "I know that it must be very difficult for you, but we will do all the necessary procedures to make this as bearable as possible.
"They want more exorcists, right?" The English murmured, without daring to look back at the man yet. "Lenalee told me that some think that the direct relatives of the exorcists can be compatible with Innocence."
He was trying to understand why they had chosen him to do this but he was unable to think of any other reason. Although he couldn't see the purpose of trying to do something like this; to bring a baby to the world should involve an act of love between two people (Mana had told him so) and not as a result of a crazy scientific experiment. But it was okay, or at least he supposed it was. He wasn't going to allow for any of his female exorcist companions to be burdened with something like this. To become a mother should be one of the most important things in a woman's life and he knew that it would be very painful for them to have to experience it by force. And he was a man. He would be okay with that; he would be able to bear it.
"Something like that." Komui said before abandoning his stomach, and so he finally obtained the chance to look at him. The supervisor looked very sure of himself at respect to the subject, so he felt a little better, somewhat relieved .. Although it was very little in fact. After all: they were still talking of Komui Lee here.
"Will it be of a parasitic type?"
"That is what the Supreme Commanders hope. Your Innocence is parasitic type, its part of your body. It is very probable that the constant contact will influence the compatibility of the boy."
Allen softly bit at his bottom lip. Parasitic innocence. That was the reason why they had chosen him. He closed his eyes, trying to convince himself to the idea that this was going to happen even if he didn't want it to.
"Alright. I will accomplish this mission." He finally said, fighting to sound absolutely convinced.
"Very good, Allen-kun! It's good that you've finally decided!" Komui seemed to be glad, he could even swear that he shone in a luminous manner. Allen coldly sweated, somewhat disturbed by the vision.
"Then is it already inside of me?" He asked, timidly, while he lowered his gaze to his belly in a conscious way.
"No, no, not yet." Komui denied, emphatically moving his hands. "They still have to implant it. In addition, it's necessary to warn the father of the little creature who…"
"Father? What are you talking about?" He had exaggeratedly opened his eyes at hearing that.
"Of course! In order to make a baby two people who love each other very, very much are needed." The supervisor smiled, as if he was explaining to a small little boy how babies were born. "The papa is the one who's in charge of watering the little seed inside the mommy's garden. And the mama is the one who carries the baby in her belly until he's big enough to come out."
Again he had a tic in his eye. Oh, God, it couldn't be.
"Komui-san…"
"You have another question, Allen-kun?"
He solemnly raised his gaze upwards. He could see how Komui seemed to shrink back due to the shiver the action had caused.
"First of all: I am not a mother, so don't address me in such a way, please. And secondly: do they already know who will be the other father of this baby?"
Komui laughed nervously.
"Well, I don't want to imagine what will happen when all of your hormones are even more shaken up, Allen-kun. You really are scary."
"You're not answering my question!" He didn't know what the hell were those 'hormones' and nor did they interest him. He wanted to know with whom he was going to share this non-wanted paternity. It had to be another exorcist, but, who would offer themselves to do something like this? Or would they also be forced?
"Hummm. I believe that you need to rest. I'd better call the nurse so that she can give you a sedative." The supervisor smiled radiantly again, completely ignoring Allen's complaints.
"Wait! Komui-san!" He was on the verge of leaving the bed to persecute the Chinese (who had already began to leave) when he saw the head nurse with a great syringe and chilling expression written on her face.
"It's time to sleep, Walker-san."
His complexion paled completely as his whole body shook in an uncontrollable manner as the woman approached him.
"This has to be a nightmare."
- o-o-o-o-o-o-
Komui's office looked even smaller. This was perhaps due to the fact that all the exorcists that the Dark Order contained of were present. Well, all except for Cross Marian, although that one didn't seem the least bit strange to his General companions. Arystar Krory the Third was still unconscious in the infirmary, being that the logical reason of his absence. What was rare for the majority was that the youngest of the exorcists was the one that was lacking in this meeting summoned by the supervisor. No, Allen Walker was not present in this jam packed room. But Lavi knew why the Moyashi had not attended.
They bookman junior was leaning against the armchair that resided in front of Komui's desk, which was occupied by a Lenalee Lee full of curiosity and a little amount of preoccupation, a nervous Miranda Lotto and a disoriented Chaozii Han, who did not stop looking around the room in such an obvious manner that he seemed frankly and completely terrified. The red-haired one let out a cruel giggle. Poor newbie.
Although neither could he ignore his exorcists companions. It seemed to him something out of the norm to see that the Generals were also present for the news that Komui would be delivering to them, which promised to be very important. He was ready to register that one for the posterity according to his work as the bookman, apart from the fact that he knew Panda would strike him if he didn't do it correctly. Also he had the slightest hope of being able to face Komui after the meeting was over to ask to about Allen's operation and not let to him go until he had answered all of his question to his full satisfaction.
Now Lavi searched with his gaze for a certain Japanese exorcist, who was at the very farthest part of the room, having taken at random one of the many neglected books of the Eastern supervisor and was reading it without pretending too much interest. The apprentice of bookman could not hold in a small giggle at seeing that General Froi Tiedoll was fixedly observing Yu Kanda while he drew in his customary sketchbook. The old one seemed really happy and did not move even an inch while he switched his gaze between his student and the drawing he was doing.
'A Yu-chan portrait. I'm sure he'll get mad about that.' He smiled, totally pleased at having yet another reason to be able to bother Kanda later. 'Although it seems strange to me that he hasn't realized it yet.'
"This is a complete waste of time." Winters Socalo was heard saying, who remained supported against the wall. "We don't have to be sharing room with these brats."
"You're so tolerant today." Klaud Nine said, while Lau Jimin walked over her shoulders. "Spending time in Headquarters has softened you a little."
"Don't say such stupidities." The General snapped, turning his head away with annoyance.
The red-haired one had been a considerable amount of time in the Order, but he still wasn't accustomed to his Generals and their contrasting personalities amongst themselves. Well, at least the three that were here today. He hadn't known General Kevin Yeegar very well before he had been killed and Cross, well, in fact the only time he had ever seen him had been when they had been in the Ark. Perhaps if he had listened to Panda and had actually studied a little bit more about these elite exorcists he would know what to expect of them. He could feel the killer gaze of the Bookman over him (almost as if he had read his mind), reason as to why he tried to ignore it and concentrate himself in something else.
He turned around to his left to see Noise Marie, who had approached Chaozii to be able to help calm him down. Of course, it was certain now: the survivor of Anita's crew had come to be a part of General Tiedoll's team, which meant that he was now Marie and Yu's new companion. He could do no more than to lament at the luck of the new one; to have to stand the samurai's personality so close by was going to be difficult. He turned again to look at the front, to the desk of supervisor Lee.
'What's Komui planning with bringing us all here?' The boy asked himself, thoughtful, finally stopping his digressing of the business of his exorcist companions.
He did not have to wait too long, because at that moment the door had been opened, giving rise to supervisor Komui Lee as he entered dramatically, followed by a (very) stifling Reever Wenhamm and by Johnny Gill, who came in loaded with numerous amount of papers that were preventing him from looking where he was walking at.
"Forgive the delay! What happened was that I had a very important matter to take care of and I could not arrive before that. Thank you for waiting!" The Chinese exclaimed, extending his arms out in a very theatrical way. "You look so very pretty today, my dear Lenalee-chan." The Eastern one added suddenly, with dreamy eyes. The alluded one could only smile timidly, somewhat ashamed.
"Could you get to the point, already?" Scoffed General Socalo, while Klaud quietly agreed.
"Oh, come on. It's been so long ago that we all met like this and we're not even that many." Tiedoll smiled amiably, leaving his sketchbook to a side while he got ready to listen to the supervisor.
"That's because the new idiots tend to die with facility."
Lavi could clearly see as Chaozii shrank back before the words of the Mexican general.
"Err… can we leave that subject for another occasion, General Socalo?" Interrupted Komui, laughing nervously while he fixed his glasses. "Johnny, can you distribute the documents, please?"
The scientist quickly agreed, handing out to each one of the exorcists present a folder with quite a bit of papers packed inside. Lavi extended out a hand to take his, showing a renewed interest.
"Is this about a new mission?" He asked, although to him it seemed rare for it to be something like that since Yu, Lenalee and himself had their Innocence inside of Hevlaska so they could be repaired.
Komui agreed gladly, with both hands behind his back. To Lavi it reminded him a little bit of what he himself did after having pulled a prank. And that scared him. He opened the folder only to be faced with several forms that looked as if they had to be filled with personal data. He quickly looked through the papers, helping himself with both hands: yes, sheets upon sheets of forms that had from most of the general to the most specific of questions that could have occurred to someone.
"What's this about, Komui? I thought that you already had this data." The apprentice of bookman spoke again, being seconded by some agreements on part of the majority of the ones present.
"It's never bad to be on the update of things, don't you think so, Lavi-kun?" Yes, the supervisor was showing them that radiating smile again.
"Why don't you just tell them the truth?" Reever began, with a hand over his head, while he looked alongside to the opposite side of where the Chinese was. "Tell them that you have no idea where those data sheets are and that you're too lazy to look for them."
"You didn't have to say that to them! You're so cruel, Reever-kun!" Cried Komui, making quite scandal.
"Humm… nii-san."
"What is it, my dear Lenalee-chan."
Lavi sweated a little at seeing the so sudden change on part of the supervisor, who began to shine once again, embarrassing the girl once more.
"Where is Allen-kun?"
Komui had remained silent to the surprise of the exorcists after the spoken words of the Chinese girl. Although, well, at least now Lavi knew that Lenalee had no idea about the subject of Allen's operation (of which he himself had so little information on, which made him feel completely frustrated). But he wasn't expecting for the Chinese to look so solemn while he looked at all the ones presents with grave seriousness. He heard him clear his throat.
"That is the reason for which I have asked you all to come."
"It wasn't to fill in these papers?" Tiedoll asked, stopping his spiritedly writing as he filled in the sheets.
"That brat." Scoffed Socalo, as if annoyed by the simple mention of the name of the English.
"Is something wrong with Walker that should be of our concern?" Now the one who had spoken was Klaud, closing the folder to listen with attention at what Komui had to say.
Well, Lavi was officially confused. He understood that, perhaps, if Allen were ill; Komui would inform them(the Moyashi' s friends) on the situation, but, to the Generals also? Something did not fit here.
"Yes, you see, is that…" The supervisor paused, watching Reever as if requesting aid, which was categorically denied to him by an annoyed gesture, reason as to why he had to continue on by himself. "The Main General's have asked me to carry out an experiment to create new exorcists."
Just by to listen to the words 'experiment' and 'exorcist', Lavi immediately saw as Lenalee tensed; the girl's hands were strongly tight around her forms while she trembled.
"A-and what does that have to do with us?" Miranda had spoken with the lowest of voices, but understandable either way, reason as to why the red-haired one cheered up to add more to that question:
"And the Moyashi-chan? Why did you mentioned that he was the reason for which you asked us to come here?"
"Because the Commanders have chosen him to carry out their plans." The supervisor continued speaking, slowly, as if very carefully choosing out which words were better to use (something which was very rare in him). And perhaps at seeing that nobody completely understood what he had said, decided to be more specific: "They have decided to use Allen-kun's body to carry out their procedure."
"No!" Lenalee exclaimed, both of her hands over her mouth, allowing the papers she had been holding to fall down to the floor where they scattered along with the ones that had already been there.
"Lenalee-chan, calm down, it's not as serious as it seems." Her brother tried to tranquil her; although the girl seemed not to be listening to what was being said, burying her face in one of Miranda's shoulders, who could only lightly embrace her to try to console her.
"Does this have to do with the operation, Komui?" Lavi went on ahead, raising an eyebrow, finally seeing a chance of hope to satisfy his doubts.
The Chinese now looked at the bookman junior. He still had that same inquisitive gesture and he wasn't going to give up until he had managed to obtain the answers that he wanted.
"What operation? What are you talking about?" Chaozii asked in the end, the only one that seemed semi-apart from understanding what the experiments that the Order underwent were about.
"That's right, Lavi-kun." Komui said, ignoring the poor new exorcist. "In fact, it has everything to do with that."
"Supervisor Komui," Johnny began, fixing his lenses. "that operation wouldn't have been necessary, it would have been easier to use in Allen-kun one of the Po…"
He couldn't continue speaking due to the fact that the supervisor had elbowed his rather harshly in one of his flanks. Lavi opened his eyes with even greater curiosity than before at the unfolding violence playing out in front of him. On the other hand, Komui only began to laugh nervously again.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Johnny-kun! It looks like you also need to rest." He continued to laugh rather shamelessly while Reever helped the injured scientist pick himself up, swallowing insults against the supervisor due to his lack of subtlety.
"What the Commanders want to do with the Moyashi is force him to become pregnant by one of us to have another parasitic type exorcist that they can use."
The apprentice bookman quickly turned his head, without being able to believe who that strong and clear voice belonged to. Yu was still at the farthest parts of the room, only now he was the center of everyone's gazes. Although he seemed not to be bothered in the slightest by that fact, since he had immediately returned back to his papers to continue writing on them.
"You're kidding me! I had no idea you could joke, Yu-chan!" Lavi shouted, letting out an exaggerated outburst of laughter.
"Is it true what Yu-kun says, supervisor?"
Wait a moment. So it wasn't a joke then? Then why was General Tiedoll asking that with such an expression so full of anguish written on his face? Why were the other two Generals looking so serious on the matter? Lavi returned his gaze towards the supervisor.
"It's true." The alluded one admitted, somewhat lethargically. "That's why I need all of your data." The smile returned, surprising Lavi with the bipolarity that the Chinese was demonstrating in this one meeting. "We need to choose the best father for Allen-kun's baby!"
Burial silence. Later, more than one blushed face could be seen.
"B-but that's impossible to do. Allen-san is a man after all." Chaozii stuttered, with slightly red cheeks.
'Well, well, I didn't know that Chaozii also liked the Moyashi.'
"That is not of any kind of impediment for a great scientist like myself, Chaozii-kun." Komui, totally proud of himself said, although Reever indicated immediately that the supervisor really did not have any idea about what the doctors sent by the Main General's had actually done and that he was only following instructions, which obtained for a new wave of depression to strike at the Chinese.
"A baby of Allen-kun." Lenalee had let aside her fear to enter a nervousness that caused the owner of the green eyes to smile. "Why did they not choose a girl to do that, nii-san? Then they wouldn't have so many problems."
"I would never let somebody even dare to do something like that to my baby sister!" Komui exclaimed exaggeratedly, throwing himself at his sister's feet. "You are too pure and young to have to carry the baby of some damn bastard in your little belly!"
"He called us 'damn bastards'." Lavi whispered, while the atmosphere darkened even more.
"The fact is, the Commanders think that there are more possibilities of having a baby compatible with Innocence if it comes from an exorcist who is of a parasitic type like Allen-kun." Reever explained, ignoring Komui's cries, who swore that he would kill the wretches who dared to touch his dear Lenalee while he continued nuzzling his face against his sisters legs.
"So then can we be chosen as the 'father' too?" Miranda, also slightly flushed asked. "That is to say, the female exorcists." She clarified immediately, just in case her words had not been understood.
"Of course, in fact it would be much more easy if a girl would be the 'father' of that baby." Answered Komui, elevating his face although he still remained on his knees against the Chinese as he hugged her legs. "Nevertheless, it has been decided that we must choose the father of the baby in agreement with their abilities and strength, their level of synchronization with Innocence, among others things."
"Then it's obvious that Generals will 'win', right?" Indicated Lavi, raising a finger to emphasize what he had just finished saying. "You should have only called them then."
"Well, we won't just be taking into account their abilities as an exorcist, Lavi-kun." The supervisor smiled in a strange manner that was able to disturb the boy. "The amount of compatibility that they'll have with Allen-kun's Innocence also counts. "
'Compatibility between Innocence's' Lavi had read about that. Nevertheless, the cases were rare where a compatibility between the Innocence of two exorcists could happen where it would effectively increase their capacity when the time to fight came. There had been only one pair of such a successful event that had been studied until exhaustion by both the two bookman and by the same scientists of the Black Order. He began to ask himself if there would be somebody in this very room that could unite their Innocence with the one of the Moyashi so that both of them would become stronger. And, also, what would happen if those two exorcists got together to procreate a baby? How powerful could someone grow to be when they had that combined blood running through their veins? Surely they would be compatible with Innocence, with great possibilities of quickly surpassing the one hundred percent synchronization.
He stopped thinking about that one as he listened to the Generals speaking lowly amongst themselves. He only managed to hear some pieces of the conversation, especially how Tiedoll emphasized how rare it would be to have a son with a small little one who could practically be his grandson. But he knew that there was something more important that the strongest exorcists said to themselves in secret. He felt frustrated at not being able to discretely approach without being noticed as he did so. He clicked his tongue, annoyed.
"Although in fact there's a very small chance of something such as a compatibility between Innocence's to occur." Continued Komui, finally getting himself up from the ground, trying to gain back some of his lost dignity. "We will undergo some studies on the matter. You will have to go with Hevlaska so that she can define your most recent level of synchronization with your Innocence and to be able to compare it with the one of Allen-kun."
"And what will happen if none of us is compatible with Walker's Innocence?" Marie asked, speaking for the first time with complete seriousness.
"If no one is evidently compatible with Allen-kun's parasitic Innocence," Komui fixed his lenses, watching towards some point that Lavi tried to follow, although he was unable to obtain to do so. "then the father will be Krory-kun, for being an exorcist with parasitic type also. "
'Well, so that's why! The reason as to why Komui had been so engrossed with Kuro-chan that time. Although it will be somewhat scary to see a son between Moyashi and Kuro-chan running around. After all, those two have their double personalities to be afraid of.' Lavi solemnly thought, imagining how it would be to have to be near someone with both dark personalities of his friends mixed together.
"It's unjust for that baby." Lenalee whispered suddenly, with sadness on her voice. "She will practically have to be an exorcist from the day of her birth."
Komui smiled at her, fraternally caressing her head. She raised her gaze, thankful for that action.
"If I am chosen to be Allen-kun's companion, I swear that I'll take very good care of both the baby and him." Continued the Chinese girl with a gesture of determination and a smile full of hope.
"Oh, my poor Lenalee, you're too young to have children." Yes, the dramatic side of the supervisor had returned. "Well, at least the one who will have to undergo the complications of the pregnancy will be Allen-kun and not you. And the baby will be so pretty if you are his 'papa' because you are the most handsome girl in the whole world, my Lenalee-chan. Allen-kun will be very lucky if a baby of yours is the one that grows inside of him."
"You are cruel with Allen-kun, nii-san." She recriminated him, although in fact she was smiling while she gave smooth light taps to her brother's back. "But he will not be alone, because all of us will take care of him."
Lavi agreed before the words of Lenalee, while he himself began to write down on the given sheets of paper. The Panda had not said not to do it, although he asked himself if this was allowed according to the laws bookman. But at seeing the very same Bookman filling out the registries, Lavi's whole soul seemed to leave him, wishing not to have been born with an imagination so untied as his. He struck his head to literally erase such a mental image, turning around to watch at his surroundings again.
Miranda was writing with calm, but with her nervousness as always, while Chaozii bit at the nails of his left hand as he drew in the paper, still with a light blush on his cheeks. Marie was only concentrated in the paper, looking fleetingly at a side, where the German exorcist resided at, which for some reason caused Lavi to smile the tiniest bit. To his other side, the Generals had separated themselves again, with a serious expression painted on their faces. Only General Socalo cursed aloud in a clear Spanish(words which Lavi managed to identify quickly, although he rarely listened to so many obscenities put together in a single language, because even Kanda sometimes used both English and Japanese to unload himself when he was really angry), but for that reason alone he did not stop filling out the asked forms. Although, even with all his distractions, he managed to see somebody walking up to the front and placing a folder atop Komui's desk. Lavi focused his gaze to realize that that somebody was Yu.
"Very good, Kanda. You can go see Hevlaska now." Reever said to him, superficially reviewing the documents.
"Che."
The Japanese exorcist retired quickly from the office, being carefully observed by the attentive eye of the red-haired one. Yu had behaved very strangely ever since that time when he had kidnapped the Moyashi a couple of days ago. He had rarely seen him in the corridors or near the infirmary, reason as to why he deduced that he was surely in his room. In more than one occasion he had felt a terrible desire to go and bother him to ask about what had happened between him and Allen, but he had always been captured by Panda before being able to try something.
He sighed, determined to finish this to follow Yu and be able to, finally, harass him with questions. Questions that no longer were allowed to be left unanswered by a quick escape, but also because of his knowledge of what he knew would happen to Allen before Komui had even said anything. Oh, yes, many questions.
- o-o-o-o-o-o-
Lavi scandalously stretched out while he left Komui's office after having filled his abnormally large amount of papers. Well, perhaps if he had not spend the whole time observing each and every one of the present exorcists, asking each other about what to write, he would have finished sooner.
Panda walked to his side, in complete silence. He began to become bored while he hoped for the most ideal occasion to escape and to go to look for Yu, who had surely already finished his appointment with Hevlaska. So he did the only thing he could do, he began to talk, with his arms behind his head.
"Weird, right, old man? They're going make a male exorcist get pregnant. And they're going to use the Moyashi, this is going to be memorable, I'm not going to stop reminding him again and again how adorable he's going to look with that bulky little belly." He said, letting out a mocking little giggle.
"It's not the first time they've done something like this, Lavi." The Bookman finally spoke, looking at him with a vast amount of seriousness. The red-haired one abruptly paused before the gravity of the tone of voice being used. "The child generally survived, but the same thing cannot be said of the carrier. Parasitic Innocence is dangerous and considerably shortens the life of the person compatible to it. This will be very much like forcing the Innocence to belong to two people rather than a single one instead. It is an enormous overload for the body of the exorcist. And this worsens mainly if it is a man, whose body is not designed for that function, especially if its somebody as young as Allen Walker is."
They bookman junior swallowed with difficulty, nervous. Panda had said 'carrier' so as to not use the term 'mother'. But it continued on being the same. Then, Allen…
"I thought you knew that already." The old one cleared his throat, turning to once again watch his apprentice. "We will make a registry about this event happening in the Order. Remember that we must still write more about the Destroyer of the Time and this will surely be a very important chapter in his history."
'Destroyer of the Time'. Since when had 'Destroyer of the Time' had stopped being so and had become 'Moyashi-chan' for Lavi? He had no idea. And so the only thing he could do was to agree to Bookman's words, although in fact he could remember having given reason to Lenalee when she had said that they would all take care of Allen. Because he also thought of doing so.
- o-o-o-o-o-o-
The young exorcist half-opened his eyes, only to tightly close them shut at the same time he curled himself up against the pillow, somewhat annoyed by the light of that infamous lamp so near his bed.
"Come on, Moyashi-chan, don't be so sluggish. We all know that you're wide-awake." He heard someone say in between laughter.
"Maybe if you weren't pecking him in the face he would still be sleeping, Lavi." Another voice, now feminine and sounding slightly angry.
"Aww, but I get so bored, Lenalee."
"Lavi? Lenalee?" Allen asked slowly, sluggishly waking himself up while he turned around to be able to lay on his back.
"Hello, Allen-kun." The Chinese girl tenderly smiled at him, seated to one side of the infirmary bed.
"You really are vague, Moyashi-chan. You've been in this room for like one week already." Said Lavi, sticking out his tongue.
"What? One week?" He was surprised, getting up rather quickly. Suddenly, he remembered that he wasn't supposed to have done that, although luckily he no longer felt as much pain as the first time. Apparently the wound had already begun to heal, something that he was thankful for. At least that one week had allowed him to rest, because he no longer felt as disoriented as before. Timcanpy had settled himself again on his head, as if he had been waiting for this one right moment to make himself comfy in his favorite place.
"Yep. And you don't even know of the uproar that you've caused all over the Order. You are the fashionable subject of every conversation, Moyashi." Spoke Lavi again, laughing as he raised his legs up in the chair in which he was seated in a rather infantile manner. Lenalee watched him with admonishment.
"What are you talking about, Lavi?" He tipped his face, without understanding absolutely what was happening. He remembered it soon enough. And he blushed deeply without being able to avoid it. "Then you already know?"
"That you're going to be a mother? By all means!" The red-haired one exclaimed, animatedly raising his right hand's thumb.
"Don't call me 'mother." Said Allen, somewhat annoyed because they continued on using that feminine word when speaking of him. Komui had also done it and it was beginning to irritate him.
"Don't get upset, Allen-kun." Lenalee asked of him, trying to save his older companion (in age only).
Allen huffed, looking towards the other side, still with a slight reddish tone in his cheeks.
"In addition, today is the day where the great result will be finally known!" Lavi quickly shouted, smiling again.
"'Great results?'" The English looked at Lenalee with confusion, who returned her smile on him.
"Yes, today we will know which exorcist will be chosen to be the father of your baby." The girl amiably said, radiant.
"What? Who? Eh?" His head was spinning. "What the hell?"
"You didn't know that the baby would have another father?" Lenalee asked, a hand over her mouth, as if it regretting having revealed something important when she shouldn't have do so.
"N-no, I did know, but… but I didn't know that Komui-san would be making a contest on the matter!" He exclaimed, somewhat scandalized by the subject.
"Je, it wasn't really a contest, but it still was pretty funny." Lavi mused, shining with a great smile on his face. "Perhaps I'll win 'first prize!'"
"Of course not, Lavi." The Chinese looked at him, with a gathered frown. "The winner will be me. I will be the father of Allen-kun's baby!"
"The 'father'?" The dizziness had come back. His face blushed more deeply.
"Keep dreaming, Lenalee, it's obvious that I will have that privilege."
"The one that is sleeping above the clouds is you, dear Lavi."
He was listening to them as they discussed. Or something like that. No, he really wasn't paying any attention. So he was only in shock. It had been a long time since he had felt that. He didn't even notice when Lavi began to shake his hand in front of his eyes, constantly calling out to him. It was only until he heard Lenalee shout something about it being time to open an envelope and go see her brother when he finally managed to blink.
"We'll take you there, Allen-kun." Lenalee extended her hand, waiting for the white haired boy to giver her his own. Lavi had grabbed a dressing gown to later place it upon the English's shoulders. Both watched him with affection, sweetly so. And Allen remembered that they were his companions. His family.
He nodded, handing out his hand to the Chinese, carefully rising from the bed. Lavi had taken captive his other hand, mischievously smiling at him as he did so. The though of protesting passed through his head, but, for some reason, he felt very good like this, surrounded by these two.
And thus, hand in hand with his two friends, Allen Walker allowed himself to be taken to Komui's office, ready to find out who would be his accomplice in this misfortune.
To be continued…
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Eh, Kini-san doesn't like this chappie very much, but I do, specially the Kanda parts! Did anybody notice how he was really quick about filling out those papers? I wonder why ku ku ku.
Well, both my dear Kini-san and I know that its not really a mystery as to who the 'papa' of the baby will be(we both suck at mystery it seems). So you guys most then likely already know(smiles).
Comments are like Yullen; delicious and you can never have enough of them.
Well, we shall see you in a week!