Last time on Chaos in the Order.
Kanda let out a sigh of defeat and followed Lavi to a spare bedroom. He'll just have to wait till tomorrow to figure out what was happening.
The sun caressed Allen's skin through his open doorway, but it didn't wake him up because he never went to sleep. Tired eyes glanced around the room as memories of last night still remained in the front of Allen's mind. Blood stained his floor, and a feeling of shame washed over him as he remembered what he did last night. He felt so ashamed that he wanted to hide underneath his covers for all eternity. But the sun kept pestering him through his sheets.
Allen let out a sigh as he raised himself from his bed, wincing as his body protested at the movement. Glancing at the mirror on the wall, he noticed he was still covered in the blood of his enemies. He had a very uneasy feeling looking at himself. His eyes held a haunted look, and he forced himself to look away. Turning toward his personal hot spring, Allen rushed to cleanse the feeling off his body. He quickly submerged himself in the steaming water, turning the water a dark shade of pink. He reached for a jar of soap, quickly scrubbing it into his scalp and cleansing the dark red blood from his hair. He scrubbed his body until his skin was raw and visibly red. The color of the water was making Allen sick. He needed to get out of the filthy water and make himself feel whole again.
Rushing back to his room, furiously drying off his body with a towel that was quickly turning pink. He threw on a clean kimono, tying the sash in a quick knot. He needed out of his blood stained room. Running out of his room, he came to a stop by the column supporting the roof. Leaning against it he slid down to the floor trying to calm his beating heart.
"Moyashi." A voice startled Allen, making him panic for a second.
"Kanda…" Allen's rough voice let out, "What are you still doing here?"
Kanda had an annoyed look on his face, and he let out his trademark Tch, "Because my questions haven't been answered, Moyashi." He growled out.
"Oh," Allen paused for a minute, "What do you want to know?" He asked Kanda.
"First question. What the fuck happened yesterday?" He asked Allen.
"I already told you." Allen sighed in defeat. "I have a demon sealed inside me, and it tried to break free of its inner prison."
Kanda glared at him as he processed the information. "How did you get a demon sealed inside your body?"
"I guess I need to tell you the whole story then," He took in a deep breath and continued, "There is a man named The Millennium Earl. He finds kids who no one would miss, and creates his ultimate weapon. He places the soul of a demon inside them and forces the children to lose themselves in the power they gain from the demon. His precious Akuma, as he calls them. I was one of those kids. I was a street rat from the very beginning. My parents never wanted me, and I didn't have a home for years. I was picked up by a circus performer named Mana when I was seven. He took me in, cleaned me up and gave me a place to belong. The Millennium Earl noticed me though, and took me away from Mana, but Mana tried to find me. He arrived a minute too late though. My body had already merged with the soul of the demon." Allen paused and decided to leave out Mana's death. "My master, Cross found me and sealed the demon away. Hence, the reason my left arm is solid black."
Kanda sat beside Allen as he contemplated what Allen had told him. "So, those bodies in the alley?" He asked.
"Level one Akuma. Humans who use the power of the demon sealed inside them, but have not changed physically. They still retain their human bodies, but their minds are being controlled." Allen stated. "Now, I have a question for you. Why didn't you ask Lavi instead of me?"
Kanda looked away from Allen before saying, "He went to sleep, and he hasn't woke up yet."
Allen turned pale and whispered, "Is he okay?"
"He may be a Baka Usagi, but he's tough. He lost the sight in his right eye, but he'll be fine." He stated.
Allen lowered his head in defeat. He had caused physical harm to his best friend. His eyesight started to blur as tears began to well up. What was he going to do? He couldn't keep up this pace of narrowly escaping death. If the demon gained power over Allen's body, anything was possible. Especially after witnessing what happened yesterday. That was the first time since Allen had merged with the demon that his arm had changed and acted on its own volition. Allen was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't hear the footsteps behind him.
"Allen! I'm so glad you're okay." Lavi pounced on Allen capturing him in a tight hug.
"Lavi!" Allen sputtered out trying to calm his beating heart once again.
Lavi let go of Allen and sat between him and Kanda. "So, how's everybody doing on this bright and sunny morning?" He asked cheerfully.
"Baka Usagi!" Kanda playfully smacked the back of Lavi's head, actually being mindful of his injuries.
"Yuu, that's harsh. I'm injured over here. I can't even see you when you strike anymore!" He pouted at Kanda.
"Call me by my first name one more time and I'll cut you." He growled back.
Allen watched them banter back and forth, but every time he glanced at Lavi he felt sad all over again. Lavi had gauze patched over his right eye, and a small blood stain was showing through the center of the gauze. Lavi caught Allen staring and said, "I'm not angry at you Allen. I know that you tried to stop it from happening, and I'm happy that you care about my safety. But I knew that there was the possibility of getting hurt when Cross discarded you at my house that day. So please, don't blame yourself." He said to Allen.
Allen looked away and took a deep breath in, "What am I going to do, Lavi?" He paused then continued, "I don't want to die." He whispered.
Lavi wrapped his arm around Allen and contemplated what to say next, "I guess we'll have to go to that organization you told me about yesterday." He said.
Allen stiffened in his arms, "But Lavi, they'll kill me as soon as I walk through their doors." He said fearfully.
"Not if we get there in time. There has to be a way for them to keep the demon sealed inside of you. If they're such a strong organization, then they will have continued to improve their abilities as the years have gone by." He took a breath in, "I won't take no for an answer Allen, and I won't let them kill you." He stated.
"What organization are you talking about?" Kanda asked them.
Allen replied, "It's called the Black Order. It's where exorcists are trained to fight demons." He said meekly.
Lavi began to look back and forth between Allen and Kanda when a smile grew on his face, "Hey, Yuu. Why don't you accompany Allen and me on this grand adventure?"
The sound of a sword being unsheathed echoed in the air as Kanda placed the tip of his sword against Lavi's throat, "I told you not to use my first name, Baka Usagi!" he threatened Lavi.
"Calm down, Kanda!" Lavi shouted. "So does that mean you don't reject the idea?" He asked Kanda.
Kanda sheathed his sword and sat back down letting out a loud Tch, "After hearing all of this debauchery, my only choice is to go with you. Especially since you're so weak, and the Moyashi obviously would get lost on the way."
Allen stared in disbelief. The man who was going to chop off his head only a day earlier was going to help them reach the Black Order? Surely the world was ending. Allen leaned back against the column and closed his eyes with a sigh. His luck really was running out.
"Hey, Allen. When should we leave?" Lavi asked him.
Allen took a moment to answer, "How about tonight? We can get some rest and then be on our way after eating dinner." Speaking of dinner made Allen's stomach give a loud rumble.
Lavi chuckled at Allen's expression, "How about we eat now, and then rest?"
Kanda had a smirk on his face, but he agreed with the decision.
As they started walking toward the gate Allen paused, "Wait! I'm not leaving without my sword this time. It only causes me trouble not having it with me." He rushed back to his room and grabbed the pure white sword and tied the belt around his waist.
"You know I could technically arrest you for carrying that around?" Kanda stated.
"I'd like to see you try, bastard." Allen smirked at him.
Sparks flew between the two as the tension in the air increased, "Ladies, put the claws away!" Lavi shouted at the two. "Let's get some food!"
"Shut it, Baka Usagi!" Kanda and Allen shouted at the same time.
A.N.
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