Allen reported "Mission was a success Komui."

"Good. What happened to Kesenai?" he asked

"He's still in Staten Island, out on a date." he answered.

Komui looked suspicious "With my dear Lenalee?!"

"Uh, no." Allen sweat dropped.

"Lie!! Where are they?! WHY IS HE WITH MY SISTER?!" he kept pressing on.

"Please, calm down. He's not with Lenalee." Allen answered, sweat dropping again.

"Then why are you sweating so much?!"

"Because you're scaring me, sir."

"Fine. You can leave, I'll resolve this on my own." Komui said, crossing his arms. Quickly, Allen left off to go look for Lenalee.

"Lenalee?" he knocked on the door to her room.

"What?" she asked from inside her room.

"May I come in?" Allen asked.

"Sure." she responded. He walked into Lenalee's room and closed the door behind him.

"Lenalee, I think Komui's going to kill Kesenai." he said.

"Why?" she sweat dropped.

"Because he thinks that Kesenai is out on a date with you." he explained.

"I see. I better go clear his name for him then." she giggled, starting to head out of the room.

"Lenalee? Do you think Komui will ever know the truth between us?" Allen asked

"For some reason, I think he will one day understand us." she answered.

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Road and Kesenai were now back at the Black Order, heading over to Komui's office. As soon as they walked in, they saw James, Amber, Marco, and Aster in the office. "James, why are you here and why is there 2 other strangers with you? Wow, if they're hitchhikers, I'm wondering how they got your trust." Kesenai laughed.

"My name is Marco Hidan." one answered.

"And mine is Aster Hoshi." the other answered.

"You already know my dear Amber." James pointed at Amber.

"Yes I already know her and-- Wait what?" he seemed confused at what was just said to him.

"If you're wondering why I said that, it's because we're in love." James laughed.

"Gee, I thought you said you weren't capable of falling in love." Kesenai sweat dropped.

"Oh whatever, it's nothing different to the fact that you love Road." James replied.

"How'd you know that?!" Kesenai asked, his face turning red.

"Hook, line, and sinker. I didn't even know until just now. Checkmate." he laughed.

"Bastard…" Kesenai thought and twitched. "What are you doing here anyway?" he asked.

"Is it wrong to come and see an old buddy?" James laughed.

"No not really." he sweat dropped.

"How do you know Komui though?" Kesenai asked.

"Oh we go way back. I met him about 3 years ago. He still had that sister complex of his." he laughed.

"I do not have a sister complex!" Komui argued.

"Anyway, one day, I was here, just messing around with a bunch of the Exorcists. They decided not to attack me since I was more of a peaceful Noah, all I did was joke and mess around, not kill anyone. Then I just messed around with his sister for the hell of it, and next thing I know he thought I was 'attempting to hit on her' or something like that. I then proved that I really wasn't doing anything, so I just spoke with him, and next thing I know, I was speaking with him. Then, next thing I know, we just became friends." James shrugged.

"Wow. Doesn't really seem all that surprising to me." Kesenai sweat dropped.

"Anyway. We have to get going now. It was nice seeing you again Komui. And you as well, Kesenai." James got up and snapped his fingers, making his shadow form into a circle. "Farewell. See you again, we may meet again some other time. Maybe somewhere else." James said as he walked into the shadow, being swallowed by it. Amber, Marco, and Aster walked to the shadow as well, being absorbed by it too. The shadow then disappeared suddenly.

"What was that all about?" Road looked up to Kesenai.

"That's how he teleports from place to place, though I wonder, for a Noah, he seems to help me more than his own kind. Same with you."

"I'm doing it because I love you. I think he's doing it because you were endangered, and as long as you're alive and being endangered, then he'll continue to help you." she answered.

"I see. Well, that's slightly odd. Betraying your own kind just to protect me." he seemed confused.

"Wait, you're dating a Noah?!" Komui seemed surprised.

"Yeah. Why?" he asked.

"Uh, nothing good would come from a Noah and an Exorcist being together." Komui sweat dropped.

"At least I'm not the one dating your sister." Kesenai glared.

"Wait, someone is dating my sister?" Komui asked loudly.

"No. I'm just saying that, you sister complex idiot." Kesenai sweat dropped.

"I don't have a sister complex!!" Komui argued.

"Whatever." he replied, leaving off with Road.

"Kesenai, I get the feeling that the Earl is making his move…" Road said ominously after they had left the room.

"What do you mean by that?" he looked at her.

"Allen told me that you were fighting a Noah who called himself the Noah of Doubt… I don't know a Noah with that memory… He must be one of my missing brethren… Only the Earl is able to locate them. And if he found that one… Then there's no telling how many other missing Noah were found as soon as they had awakened…" she answered.

"If that's the case, then I'll kick their asses! I don't care how many other Noah appear to beat me, but I will kick their asses. It's better for me since that means there will be more interestingly powerful or insane opponents that I can have fun fighting with." he chuckled.

"I don't recommend taking that too lightly, I've never met these Noah, nor do we know of their powers. So they might be strong enough to kill you." she said, looking down.

"Oh no, they won't be able to kill me. I've survived through worse. I even suffered nearby death when I was fighting Lulubell and Tyki in the Ark." he chuckled.

"You what..?" she looked up at him, nearly about to cry.

"I'm sorry, but I nearly broke our promise. I was nearby death…" he answered, placing his arms around her. "It was inevitable, I was going to have to come close to my death at some point." he explained.

"Still… I… I'm glad you're alive…" she said, wrapping her arms around him tightly. Slowly, tears began to run down her face. This wasn't the Noah inside of her crying, this was her own personal feelings for Kesenai that were making her cry.

"Shhh… Shhh… I'm still here for you, my beloved Road." he said, holding her as close to himself as he could.

She looked up at his smiling face, "I love you…" she said.

"I love you as well." he replied, as his face came closer to hers. Their lips met yet again. Their lips separated "As long as I continue to live, I will love you, and love no one else." Road said to him, in a low whisper so only he could hear it.

"I will love you as well, and continue to live on for your sake, no matter what the cost." Kesenai said in the same tone as her. (Note: Awww, what a nice couple. I hope they stay together, for good!)

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The Earl chuckled "So it seems the others were taken in by James. Well now, looks like this'll be interesting… James… The Exorcists… And I… This is going to be a 3-way war, all out as well. Everyone seems to be gathering their troops and getting ready. Sadly, in this 3-way war… I shall be victorious and will stand upon those dead bodies, chuckling as I rule the current world."

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Disclaimer: For the 26th time, I do not own D.Gray-Man. I probably never will, but eh, whatever. The anime producers are lucky to own the anime unlike a hell of a lot us.

Author's note: Wow, this might actually be interesting. We shall see what happens next. See you next chapter!