Road's eyes slowly opened and she looked up to see an awakened Kesenai "Kesenai…" Road began to cry again.
Kesenai looked at her "What's the matter?"
"I thought you were really going to die… I didn't believe that other Noah when he said that you'd live…" Road answered.
Kesenai thought: "Could she have actually worried for me? But… Noah are people that are ready to kill when necessary, even if they feel something for someone. But why is she not trying to kill me? I found out she's a Noah… But why does she choose to spare me?"
Road had stood up and wrapped her arms around Kesenai's neck "I really was worried… You have to believe me… Even a Noah has feelings…"
Kesenai's expression hardened "Then why did you attempt to kill me?"
"That was the Noah inside! I don't want to do this anymore… Not if it involves your sacrifice…" Road's tears were landing on Kesenai's chest. Kesenai had remembered what Lenalee had told him about Road. Her words echoed in his mind very clearly.
"…She's a really evil, manipulative girl…" Lenalee's words repeated in Kesenai's mind.
Kesenai thought rationally (For once): "Maybe she's playing a trick on me… She could really just be waiting for me to put my guard down just so she could kill me… But these tears… They feel so real…" Road looked at Kesenai's smooth, black eyes and gently placed her hand on his cheek. Kesenai flinched at first, thinking she was going to kill him, but relaxed, feeling her gentle touch.
"Please don't die… At least… Don't go… Without me…." Road whispered softly so only Kesenai could hear.
Unsure of what to say, said "Don't worry, I won't die…" Kesenai replied in whisper.
Road's hand gently, yet slowly moved from his cheek to his bottom lip in a gentle brush stroke-like motion. Kesenai closed his eyes, feeling her gentle touch. (Note: This seems very ironic for Road, wonder what she's up to.) Road smiled sweetly. Kesenai placed an arm around her waist gently, still making sure to keep his guard up. Road's fingers gently traced the out line of Kesenai's lips. Kesenai opened his eyes slightly, his past playing in his mind.
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It was a the beginning of Spring. 4 years ago, Kesenai was 12 years old. Kesenai had a smile for happiness, never fake ones. His bitterness had never started for he was happy. His friend Kira, James and himself were always hanging out together like a 3 people squad. They were always at least having somekind of fun. Underneath the shroud of friendship, Kira secretly had loved Kesenai. Kira was a girl with long, red flowing hair. She was considered the 'flame of beauty' All the people they knew thought that Kira would be perfect for James, but she refused to be paired up with James. People thought she was only playing hard-to-get with James, but it wasn't a game. She really loved Kesenai, not James. On the day of the beginning of Spring, Kesenai and Kira were alone, wandering the streets of New York, looking around. They had nothing better to do that day so they decided to wander around. Kesenai had no one to go home to except his ass hole for a uncle and aunt who kept using him to pay off their debts by selling him off as a slave for about 2 years of his life. Kesenai was taken in as a student by Marshal Shiro (Note: Yes I made him up. He's a white haired Marshal Cross except that, of course, the Innocence are different.) Kira was walking right next to Kesenai, hoping that she could admit her love to him. Kesenai looked at Kira "You look nice tonight." Kesenai smiled sweetly.
Kira had looked at all of Kesenai's face, noting the features of his face and said "Thank you…" and blushed. Kesenai smiled. Kira had walked up in front of Kesenai and stopped right in front of him, facing him. Kesenai looked confused and stopped walking. Kira looked down and placed her hand on his cheek gently, stroking his jaw bone. Kesenai was really confused but closed his eyes, feeling her gentle touch. Her hand had moved over to his lips gently, her fingers stroking the out line of his lips. Kesenai smiled. Kira admitted: "I love you… Kesenai…."
"I love you as well." Kesenai smiled. Kira moved her hands away and kissed his lips gently, the wind blowing flower petals that looked like they were dancing around. Kesenai's eyes widened slightly and placed his arms around her waists.
About 3 weeks had passed since their first kiss, Kesenai had knocked on Kira's door. Kira opened the door, a knife in her hand. Kesenai seemed confused "Why are you holding a knife in your hand?" he asked. Kira stabbed Kesenai in the chest, looking to kill him and ran off, disappearing from his sight. Kesenai's eyes were beginning to close, feeling himself dying. That is why Kesenai had driven himself to have a cold heart. His reason for getting himself nearly killed was so he could answer the question to why Kira wanted to kill him (Strangely.)
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As soon as the past events in his head were cleared, he saw Road's face, moving closer to his. He thought to himself: "Why is my body not reacting? Why does my heart feel like it's been waiting for this event to occur..?" Before he knew it, Road's lips were pressed against his lips gently. She closed her eyes and tilted her head to the side slightly, making the kiss a bit more passionate and deeper. She pulled away and moved so that her forehead was against his forehead, their noses nearly touching.
She whispered: "I love you, Kesenai… My heart wavered for you… And now… You've freed the one emotion I never wanted to feel… You treated me like I was a human… No one else had ever done that for me. Some people have, but they stopped once they figured out I was a Noah… But you of all people… Decided to still treat me as a human…"
Unsure of what to say for why she felt love for him, he whispered as well "I love you as well Road… I don't mind that you're a Noah… All that matters to me… Is that I feel something for you…" Kesenai had smiled. Kesenai never thought that he would feel this emotion for a person ever since the day that Kira had made the attempt to kill Kesenai. "You took my heart and held it in your arms tightly, destroying the walls I had kept around it that barricaded my feelings away from others…." Kesenai placed his left hand on her cheek gently and caressed her left cheek. Knocking came from the door. Kesenai asked "Who is it?"
"It's Allen." the person on the other side of the door answered. Kesenai nodded his head, giving Road the signal to hide quickly. Road had jumped out the window and hid on the hospital rooftop, awaiting for Kesenai.
"Oh, come in." Kesenai replied.
Allen walked in "How are you doing?" he asked.
Kesenai smiled fakely "I'm dong alright."
Allen smiled "At least you're okay. Kesenai, I need to know something about that Noah that was fighting Road and Tyki." Kesenai seemed confused at the name 'Tyki' for he had never heard that name. "Tyki's the Noah that had fought against that other Noah using Dark Matter." Allen laughed, seeing Kesenai's confused face.
Kesenai answered "That's my best friend… Why do you ask..?" Kesenai looked at Allen.
"… I have bad news… He's been recently kidnapped by 2 other Noah… A large one, and another one named Lulubell." Allen's expression darkened, feeling bad that he had to be the bearer of bad news.
Kesenai's eyes widened "What… What do you mean..? And you didn't stop them?!" Kesenai's expression had roughed up, showing anger.
"I couldn't! I was too late!" Allen replied.
Kesenai's head hung down, tears falling from his face, thinking: "Am I going to lose another friend..? No… When I get out… I swear on my life… I'll make the attempt to rescue him… And succeed… Even if it's at the cost of my own life…."
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Note: YET ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER!! GOSH I LOVE CLIFFHANGERS!! XD
Disclaimer: I do not own D.Gray-Man. Not yet though. Maybe one day, I might. For now, I'll stick to crying in a corner, thinking about how I'll try to buy the owning license thingy for D.Gray-Man.
