My Heart

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Chapter Seven: Inconvenience

Allen stood quietly beside Lavi as the red head was talking to the train station attendant. The conversation in German was so fast that Allen almost couldn't keep up. She caught three words out of ever five, but she wasn't really intent on listening in. She was getting really tired, and her hunger was not helping.

In addition to that, her cursed eye and left arm were hurting rather painfully. Her eye wasn't activated, so she didn't think that any Akuma were around, but she wasn't taking any risks. If they were attacked right now....

"Lavi...Lavi..."

"Yeah, Allen-chan?" Lavi asked, excusing himself from the lady he was talking to.

"I have a bad feeling. Ummm, how soon can we get out of Vienna?" Allen asked, trying to mask the grimace that fought to make an appearance.

"That is the problem, Allen. Apparently the tracks about a mile out of the city are disabled. We can't go anywhere until they have been fixed. We are stuck in Vienna for two days at the least." Lavi explained softly, trying to lessen the blow of the information. As it was, he could see that Allen was greatly uncomfortable with being in the city. He felt bad, knowing what had happened not even a month and a half previous.

"Oh. Well, when can we...at least...get away from....people?"

"Are there Akuma around??" Lavi demanded, his hand clutching his miniature hammer.

"Not that I can feel, but my eye hurts. It makes me nervous. Something isn't right, Lavi. We need to get away as soon as possible." As Allen spoke she was looking pointedly at all the people on the crowded train platform. Lavi nodded in understanding before turning back to the woman, who was waiting patiently.

The conversation was over quick and then they were hurrying out of the station, jostling and being jostled by the other people who were trying to figure out what was going on with the train. After struggling for several long minutes, they finally broke out of the ruckus. Lavi lead the way, heading toward the unpopulated parts of the city.

Before they could reach somewhere completely isolated from people, Allen's eye activated, sending a stab of pain through her head.

"Lavi!!" she shouted, activating Crown Clown, white fur spreading from her arm, to her neck, to her other arm, and then down into the form of a cloak. The silver, decorated half-mask rested on her collar-bone, glinting in the midday sun. Around a dozen Akuma appeared from various places on the roofs above them. Several more floated their massive bodies from surrounding alleys. Lavi whipped his hammer from its holster attached to his leg and yelled at it to grow. (No dirty thoughts, please.)

Allen was barely able to jump towards the first Akuma before a liquid, acidic fire rolled up from her arm, burning all in its path straight to her heart, at which point her step faltered, causing her to fall to the ground and writhe in pain. The scream that ripped from her throat pierced her ears and that of her compatriot, who flinched and turned abruptly to look at Allen. Luckily, the Akuma were just as surprised as Lavi, so they did not attack the distracted exorcist.

Lavi prioritized and attacked the Akuma, rather than going back to Allen. What kind of trouble would they be in if he had done otherwise?

The almost-two dozen Akuma proved difficult for Lavi, as the sneaky bastards kept leaving the fight to attack Lavi from behind, or would all suddenly surge forward. There was only so much his hammer could do, and if there were any weakness, it would be that shrinking and extending the handle took longer than the red-head cared it to. When the hammer was extended, it was hard to fight up close, face to face.

When the last Akuma exploded with a silent scream, Lavi took a moment to regain his breath and check his two or three wounds before heading towards where Allen had collapsed. He was relieved to see that Allen was not harmed, though her body was curled tightly in pain. Lavi carefully approached Allen, calling softly, "Moyashi-chan? Are you okay?"

When he received no reply, Lavi dropped to his knees beside her and rolled her over. She was still tense, so that proved difficult, but Lavi managed. Tear tracks stained her cheeks and her eyes were squeezed shut.

"Allen? ....Allen?" Lavi asked again. A soft noise came from the girl's throat, which reminded Lavi of the piercing scream of earlier. After Allen's Innocence had been activated, which wasn't present. Speaking of, Lavi gently prodded Allen's arm. A sudden painful pressure on his wrist made Lavi aware that Allen wasn't unconscious. Her right hand held his wrist tightly as the body before him tensed even more (though Lavi would not have thought that possible) and a strangled noise was emitted from Allen's throat.

"What is wrong with your arm?" Lavi asked, cradling Allen's head. Allen shook her head almost imperceptibly.

I don't know.

"Has this been going on long?" Another shake.

No.

"Has it been this painful all this time?" She nodded, the motion becoming easier for her, it seemed, and then shook her head.

Yes....No...

"So it changes? Based on what you do?" A slight nod.

Yes.

"Have you seen Komui?" Hesitance...and then:

No.

"You will have to see him, if you can't even activate your Innocence. We should cancel the mission." Immediate denial.

No!!

"Why?"

Allen did not respond, but chose to remain still, clearly refusing to answer.

It took a long while before Allen could open her eyes to look around, and even then they still blazed with the intensity of her pain.

"I'm going to call Komui and cancel the mission." Lavi said bluntly after a great deal of thought.

"What....would be....the point?" Allen managed to rasp out. Lavi began to prepare a list in his head when Allen interrupted.

"Don't...bother. Let's just...get to...Greece...and get it....over...with."

"If you can't invocate, then what use are you? I'm sorry, Allen, but you must think logically about this." Lavi said, seemingly with the patience of a saint. Allen furrowed her brows stubbornly, but she could see the logic in Lavi's words. Never the less, at least Lavi could call for back up. It would be silly, and frowned upon, to cancel a mission just because an exorcist (one of two) could not perform his/her duties. She explained as much to him, and he agreed, especially the calling for back up.

"They, whoever Komui sends, will take a while to catch up." Lavi said thoughtfully.

"We...don't seem...to be....going anywhere..." Allen commented. Lavi nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, that will give them plenty of chance to catch up. So, while we are here in Vienna, we have to be careful. We will have to stick together since you can't invocate." Allen nodded as well, knowing that he was right.

"Where...will we...go? To stay....the night?" Allen asked softly, finally realizing that the more she tried to talk, the more strain was put on her.

"Somewhere out of the main city. It will keep casualties to a minimum and give us- err me- more space to attack, when and if we are attacked. Which, based on the report I read about you and Kanda trying to reach Budapest, might happen quite often. Especially since they seem to know we are here in the city." Lavi said, seeming to talk more to himself (strategizing probably) than answering Allen's question.

"Sounds good."

"You think you can walk? We probably need to get out of here...soon." Lavi asked, looking down at Allen.

"I...can try."

"Okay...Let's get going."

Lavi had kindly deposited Allen in their shabby rented room and then headed to the nearest phone, which was in the house that they were staying in.

"You gotta be careful with that line there, son. It's a little old and rusty." The ownerof the house, who happened to speak English, but assumed that Lavi couldn't speak German, advised him somewhat patronizingly. Lavi wasn't away that telephone lines could rust, but then again, neither was he exactly the technical type.

"Thanks, mister." Lavi said as his golem plugged into the phone.

"Oh, what a interesting gadget you got there. Where'd you get that?" the man asked nosily.

"It's standard issue at the military institute* I work at." Lavi responded tersely. The owner got the clue and left Lavi alone, grumbling in German about "young ones" and "attitudes". Lavi ignored him and waited for the golem to connect to Komui.

"Konbonwa! Komui Lee-dis!!" came the happy greeting.

"...Komui? Why are you speaking Japanese?" Lavi asked.

"Ehh? Lavi? Is that you?"

"Yes, it is."

"Hi! How goes the mission??"

"It is at a stand-still. We have a problem, Komui."

There was a slight pause, mounting panic tangible through the connection.

"What happened??!"

"Allen can't invocate her arm."

"Oh, is that all?"

"Ahh, well, it seems to cause her immense pain. There has to be something seriously wrong with her Innocence."

"Hmmm. Did she strain herself at all?"

"No. We haven't been attacked before twenty minutes ago."

"Hmmm."

"I suggested that we return to Headquarters, but Allen refused. So, in a compromise, I am requesting back up. I think that Allen is thinking this won't last and will just pass over. I think...It might be worth a try, but just in case, we should have back up from another exorcist."

"I agree, it wouldn't be safe to send Allen back by herself if her Innocence isn't invocating. Very well, where are you? So that I may have your back up meet up with you."

"We are in Vienna right now. The trains leaving are disabled, so we can wait until they arrive."

"Very well, Lavi. Your back up should be there in a day, a day and a half at the most."

"Thanks Komui."

"Oh, and Lavi?"

"Yes?"

"Keep a....very close watch on Allen. She is in a very precarious situation right now."

"Okay..."

Click.

Woot! Finally! I'm so sorry! I couldn't get access to the computer! I have had so much homework!! . Math, English one night, Math, English and Physics the next night. Math, Physics, the next....you get the point. . I tried to get it done about a week ago...but...I had to "go to bed" on command of my mom. I'm so sorry!!

I will try to write as much as I can tonight of the next chapter. I can't guarantee that I will be able to get the computer again any time soon.

Good news in all of this. I know what I am going to do after high school!! I'm going into the Culinary Arts!! Exciting, ne?

Review, please3 I am so sorry, again.

-Maze Puppet