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Lavi felt so betrayed. As he stood in front of his fiancée's closed grave, Lavi clenched both his fists tightly. Today was supposed to be his wedding day, the happiest day of his life. But Lulu Bell had left him a few weeks before. He never thought that Allen would attempt something like this.
Allen. He was supposed to be his best friend.
The sight of body inside was too morbid. They had decided that it was best to leave the grave closed. Morbid. Of course it was. Lavi thought as he remembered the spiky claws Allen had always hidden under his white glove.
No one at the funeral had any idea what had happened to Lulu Bell. Well, except for Lavi.
She usually rose with the sun, but that morning she had not. Mimi noticed this and immediately went to her bedroom to wake her up. She walked in only to see the most gruesome sight: Lady Lulu Bell's body was filled with slash marks. Even her face was not spared; there were scratches on her cheeks and lips. She lay in a pool of dried blood with her eyes wide open in fear.
Mimi stood trembling with panic and grief. She had instantly lost her appetite and even vomited a few times. It took her awhile to get her legs to move again. Once she managed to get a hold of herself, she told Tyki, who was more than capable of handling the situation.
Tyki took the news quite well. Almost as if he had expected something like this to happen sooner or later. He was composed while calling for the undertakers. Not a tear was shed by him. He arranged for the funeral to take place that very afternoon.
The memorial service was over. Lulu Bell's direct family was busy helping the police find the murderer so they relied on Lavi to handle the funeral. Bookman was the second last guest who left. He told Lavi he needed to rest and went straight to the mansion, leaving Lavi alone with his supposed fiancée.
Lavi strode to Lulu Bell's coffin. He unhitched the casket and little by little, lifted top half of the cover open. The blood was all gone. Only Lulu Bell's face could be seen. The rest of her body was enveloped in a yellow silk cloth. Lavi could hardly recognize her as her face was nearly deformed. If not for her lengthy blonde hair, he would easily have mistaken her for someone else.
"I'm sorry," Lavi muttered kneeling down.
"If it wasn't for me, you would still be alive," Lavi continued after a while. Taking a lock of Lulu Bell's hair, Lavi coiled it around his index finger. He knew Lulu Bell had loved him, unfortunately, he didn't feel the same. Even though he didn't know her that well, he decided to give her one last parting gift.
He slipped his left hand to the back of her head. Using his right hand, he touched her cheek. Then he gently kissed her forehead.
"Rest well in heaven."
After the funeral, Lavi wandered around town, not knowing where to go. Walking for what seemed to be eternity, he found himself in a familiar place. This place was where he was supposed to become a groom, he realized.
Sauntering deeper and deeper into the place he was supposed to take the holy vow, Lavi looked around with thoughtful eyes. He heard a rustle of leaves, and immediately turned towards that direction. His eye widened.
Standing among the trees was white haired girl, who was wearing a beautiful white dress. Looking at Lavi with mournful eyes, the young lady gracefully closed the distance between them. Glazing into her silver irises, Lavi felt his heart beat accelerate. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. He was simply enchanted by her.
He takes a step closer, making the gap between them narrow to an arm's length. He couldn't stop looking into the girl's expressive eyes, which seemed to gaze into his soul. A sense of familiarity overwhelmed him.
In that exact moment, the grieving boy fell in love.
Without a warning, the petite girl held out her hand. It stopped just halfway between Lavi and herself. Letting his feelings overtake his actions, Lavi slowly reached out, and took hold of her hand.
As the forbidden feelings grew inside him…
"I want to marry her," Lavi declared to his grandfather seriously. Said relative banged his fist on the office table.
"I will not approve of this Lavi! This girl, she has no name, no status, and you want to marry her? Absolutely not!" Bookman objected in a commanding voice.
"Her name is Ellen Walter. And yes, I do want to marry her. I'm just here to inform you, not ask for your permission," Lavi stated calmly, keeping his composure.
"If you really do so, from this day on, you shall forever be banned from his household!" Bookman screamed, furious.
"Fine, I don't care," Lavi said, stalking towards the door. From that moment onwards, he never looked back.
The human betrayed everything.
A few months later
Her head was rested on top of her slightly crossed arms. Before Lavi left, he had told her to wait for him there. At the place they met. Ellen was sitting at a pavilion; she did not feel rash or impatient. Instead, she felt unwearied since Lavi was going to come back for her. She grinned, quietly humming the tune of her favorite piano piece.
'Ah, he's coming,' Ellen thought as she jolted up, striding in Lavi's direction. She observed the two big bags in Lavi's hands and raised a delicate eyebrow.
Lavi was in a bad mood. Well, most people would be if they were in his situation. He had expected his grandfather to oppose to his marriage, but not to this extend. After the argument with Bookman, Lavi had quickly packed all of Ellen's and his belongings, as well as his savings. And Lavi Bookman had saved a lot of money, enough to last him several lifetimes.
"Let's go. We're getting out of here." Lavi gripped Ellen's wrist and walked off, pulling her along. His mood had improved a lot since the second he saw Ellen.
"Where are we going?" Ellen asked out of curiosity.
"To another town," Lavi replied simply. There was a short silence as they continued walking.
"Actually, I'm not sure which one. Yuu's gonna bring us there," Lavi added hesitantly after a while.
"Yuu? Who's that?" Ellen questioned. The name sounded Asian.
"He's one of my closest friends," Lavi said fondly.
"One of them? How come I've never met him?" Ellen inquired. During the few months she spent with Lavi, he had only introduced her to some of his friends, namely Miranda Lotto and Alastair Krory.
"Well, he's been out of town for quite some time. On a forced vacation," Lavi replied cheekily, thinking back to the time where Tiedoll had practically forced Kanda to go on a holiday.
They walked through town, and into a quiet neighborhood. Lavi finally stopped walking. In front of them was a big mansion that seemed out of place in that small district. Evidently, a rich person like Lavi was expected to make friends with people of the same status. That was when he let go of Ellen's wrist.
"This is Kanda's house. Wait here." Lavi said, fishing out a key.
Ellen watched with fascination as Lavi unlocked the metal gate. This Kanda must be a really good friend of Lavi's to be able to trust Lavi with his house key.
'Meeting Kanda was sure… interesting,' Ellen thought. The man hadn't been what she predicted. Ellen had thought the man to be cheerful, like Lavi. She almost laughed. After meeting the man personally, she could say Lavi had a weird taste in companions.
Kanda Yuu or Yuu Kanda was a Japanese man who had been adopted by Tiedoll, a travelling business man. After travelling for quite a long time: the forced vacation, they settled down in London. The man had long navy blue hair that was tied into a high pony tail when they first met. He also had cobalt eyes and a lean body.
The Asian man had cold personality. He spoke very little but when he did, it was usually death threats or insults. Ellen remembered what he said when he first saw her.
"Rabbit, so this Moyashi is the girl you've decided to marry?"
It had angered her to say the least. By calling her a bean sprout meant that he was mocking her white hair and height, which in general, was her looks. And Ellen was a stunning girl. She was petite and had a nice figure. Her waist length white hair and alluring silver eyes only contributed to her exotic beauty. Not that Ellen was vain, but insulting her like that had given her a bad impression of the man.
It was only later, after a few days of hitching his ride to Yorkshire that Ellen realized Kanda really did care for Lavi. They got along better after that, though Kanda had yet to loosen up around the younger female.
Kanda could sense something off from the girl. And though he would probably never admit it, he was afraid that the rabbit would get hurt. The girl's aura was pleasant, but Kanda could detect a hint of underlying darkness.
"This is where we're going to live from now on," Lavi announced proudly. They were standing in front of a fairly big house. It was not nearly as big as a mansion, but still big for a person of average standing in England.
"Our home? That means I'm living with you, right?" Ellen blushed even though she knew that she was stating the obvious and pressed her bent index finger against her supple lips.
"What? Is it bad to live with me? You can leave if you feel ashamed you know!" Lavi replied looking away, attempting to cover up his embarrassment.
"No, let's go in." Ellen toyed with his hand before lacing her fingers through them. She led the way this time, making sure to go slowly just so she could hold his hand longer as they walked towards the doorway.
Combining in a feverish frenzy
Even their pure vow…
Is breaking as sin
Two red pouches swung back and forth in Lavi's hand. In them two carefully chosen rings lay. Ellen was about to be his today.
The pieces of past that linked us,
Ellen's thoughts kept drifting to Lavi while she sat down, killing time. She was at their small garden; a place they both fell in love with after living there. But they weren't there to relax this time, this time it was for a different reason.
Is erased into minute fragments
He came home from work sooner than expected today, with his hands ineptly placed behind his back. He walked to her with a docile expression on his face. Lavi was clearly happy that she had been waiting for him. Treading closer, he brought his hands forward.
As though mourning would repent us,
Ellen's face turned bright pink as she stood rooted to the spot. Lavi took the lead; gently lifting her left hand up. Opening one of the pouches, he took a ring out. "Will you marry me?" Lavi whispered, getting down on one knee while sliding the ring onto her fourth finger.
As they gazed into each other's eyes, both searching for the other's approval, Ellen beamed and nodded. She clasped both his hands and pulled him close passionately. They remained there in the afterglow of that moment for the rest of the day.
Let me plunge in and drown inside you
Keely: Sorry this chapter was a little late
Izzy: Yup, that's because a certain someone forgot to upload it.
Keely: Says the idiot who was sleeping that whole day.
Izzy: Damn you! Never speak of this moment!
Keely: How could you damn me? That hurt!
Izzy: -ignores- please leave a review (: