Chapter 5

Him

Allen Walker stared deep into Lavi's eyes. But that's not what Lavi was really looking at. No, what he was really looking at was who he was holding with his left hand.

"Bak!" Lavi shouted, racing forward to grab his friends away from the freak that was once Allen Walker, he former best friend.

"Don't come any closer."

"Is that him, Lavi? Is that Allen Walker?"

"No. I am not Allen Walker. That is my host. I am Neah Campbell, pleased to meet you, girly." his voice was deep and cruel.

Hermione stepped back, fear evident in her eyes.

Ron growled," Who the hell are you?"

"I believe I had already answered that question. My name is Neah Campbell, not Allen Walker. Mr. Walker is just a poor host that I destroyed when I killed his friends. All of them dead except Lavi Bookman and Bak Chang. Die!"

Neah vanished.

Bak's prone body slumped down to the ground.

Lavi jumped back, where Neah landed with his Dark Matter in ribbons. They stabbed into the ground and ripped the carpet up. Lavi landed nearby, his feet catching on the upturned carpet. He fell onto hi side, Iron sliding from his grasp. It slid so far that it fell down the enchanted stairs.

Lavi swore under his breath. A tenticle of Dark Matter lashed out and wrapped itself around his waist. He swore louder still and tried in vain to break loose. The tendril grew tighter and tighter to the point Lavi saw stars. His breath startd getting shallower and his yells getting weaker. Neah was going to kill him.

"A...Al...Allen?" Lavi whispered, he was going to die. By the man he has always trusted. Even when the threat of the Noah inside of him threatening to take hold, he still had faith that he would break through and kill the Noah Memory inside of him.

"It's Neah, Lavi."

Lavi's final thoughts were, Why are you playing with me like that?

The Dark Matter that held Lavi suddenly loosened. He turned to see Hermione with her wand pointed at Neah. Neah shouted in fury and used a tendril of Dark Matter to wrap itself around her neck.

But that didn't happen. Instead, Hermione raised her wand and spoke in a tone that was one with strength. The tendrils shredded, a blue tinge appearing and burning in a brighter light before vanishing compeletly.

"How?"

"Haha. We forgot to tell you." Ron said.

"Hermione is the best witch there is!" Harry and Ron said at the same time before laughing.

Lavi was dumbfounded, no doubt so was Neah. No one has ever survived an attack from a Noah. Unless they want you to so they can play with you.

"Bastards." Neah said, smiling." Hermione is the best witch there is? I see, but did you know that lovely little tendril isn't actually gone?"

Hermione's eyes widened as did her mouth but she didn't scream. She instead stared in horror at Lavi, who stood before her. The Dark Matter gripped tightly in his hands. Iron slowly reformed at his waist. With one hand, he slowly grabbed it and yelled," Big Hammer, Little Hammer. Grow, Grow, GROW!"

"Harry! Grab Ron, Luna and Hermione and kill that snake! I have Al- I mean, Neah."

"Are you sure?" Harry asked.

"I'm positive."

When they were gone, Neah smiled," So heroic. Allen seems sad. Poor boy is going to witness his own body kill his best friend. Just like when you did the same to him."

Lavi growled low in his throat," Quit yammering. Come at me!"

Neah laughed," If you want, I shall."

Within those last words, Neah vanished along with the Dark Matter Lavi held. Lavi turned around, horror and shock evident. There was no way he was gone, Lavi could feel his strength nearby. Somewhere close. To his left. Lavi whirled around at the last minute to dodge the Dark Matter. He rolled and came back up to his feet.

Neah smiled again, lashing a new tendril of Dark Matter for Lavi to dodge. But this was no child's play, if he messes up once, the Dark Matter would enter his body and crush his heart. But Lavi wasn't ranged like Neah, he was melee and that was really all he could do. Unless if he used the secret technique that Bookmans have. He really didn't want to use it but knew it would be the only way he could ensure the others safety.

He had to risk his own life to use it, and that he shall.

He twirled Iron around and sat her onto of his head. Biting his lip he allowed the blood to dribble down his face until it dropped onto the ground. Then raising Iron high above his head he slammed her to the ground, splattering his blood everywhere.

"Blood Dance! Activate!" the blood from his lip swirled around him and Neah, every few seconds the blood would slam into Neah, causing him to lurch forward. The blood rained down upon them. Burning into Neah's skin but healing the bite on Lavi's lip. The blood solidated around and turned into another hammer. It fell inside of Iron, casuing her to glow red. Spikes formed. Her grip turned gray and her handle formed a small blade.

He never wanted to resort to this magic, it was dark and cruel and just from looking at it he saw that Neah wasn't fairing to well with it. The blood still was whirling around him and stabbing him in random places.

Neah screamed as the blood knife stabbed deep into his chest, causing him to fall to his knees. But Lavi knew that Level One was no match for Neah, or for Allen. He would probably have to go up to Level Five if there were any hope at killing Neah and getting Allen back again.

"Blood Dance Level Two, By the Flowers of Pain and the Injustice of Hope, Activate!" the blood turned silver and grew into long pitchforks before driving themselves into Neah's skin. Even still, Lavi knew Neah was holding back on him for some odd known reason.

"What the hell are you thinking?"

"Me?" Neah smiled," You are alot stronger than I thought you were."

"Damn right!"

"But it will not kill me."

Lavi's eyes widened even though he already knew. Neah was a Noah for crying out loud, and he was inside an Exorcist host which up his strength.

Using his Bookman smarts, he knew what he had to do, and it would be alot of hell to do.

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Luna ran into an angry Bak Chang.

"You four! Have you seen Lavi?"

"Yeah, he's back there with some dude called Neah." Ron said.

"Neah?"

"That is what I just said."

"No duh! Where?"

"Back there. You should hurry though."

"Thanks, and be careful. Don't do anything foolish."

"We won't"

Bak took off past them.

They saw Malfoy and Pansy running down the hall, holding onto each other.

"Yo!" Ron shouted.

They paused at turned to face the four. Luna raised her wand in a threatening manner.

"Loony Lovegood." Pansy smirked.

"Puttyhead Parkinson." they heard Luna say with anger.

Harry was shocked the most, Luna never once in the few short years he bacame friends with her had ever seen her so angry. The fact she called Pansy 'Puttyhead' seems for deeming than that of Loony.

"Potter?" Pansy said with excitement, she nudged Malfoy," Let's grab him and bring him before the Dark Lord!"

"No."

"No?"

"No."

"Why not, Draco?"

"I don't want to."

"But..."

"But nothing. We gotta go, I must insist."

"Traitor!" Pansy slapped Malfoy's hand away and pointed her wand at Hermione," Potter, if you don't come with me, this Mudblood gets it."

"Pansy!" Malfoy said, trying in vain to lower Pansy's hand.

"Let me go, Draco. I'll let the Dark Lord know how much you have betrayed his trust and honor."

"He has no honor." Harry hissed.

Pansy laughed," You don't know anything."

"I know. He killed my parents."

"Oh boo hoo. They are weak, so they died."

"What about your parents?"

"They're strong." she winked, but once that wasn't pleasant," I saw them battling those Weasley twins."

"Fred and George!" Ron whispered.

"Yeah, those fools. I hope they die."

"As I hope your bloody parents die."

"How rude." Pansy focused her wand and shouted," Avada Kedavra!"

Hermione dodged the spell and raised her wand as well,"Everte Statum!"

Pansy was thrown back, landing in a heap. Malfoy raised his wand but thought better of it. He ran off, leaving Pansy.

"Wow, if I would've know he was such an asshole, I would've killed him." Hermiione said.

"No." Ron said," We do not kill. Never ever will we kill."

Luna hissed," I might."

"Luna?" Ron looked at Harry for help but Harry paid him no heed, instead he watched the retreating form of Malfoy before turning and looking back to where Bak Chang had vanished to, and where Lavi and Neah were fighting.

Harry had to do something, but what?

Hermione said," You aren't thinking of going back, are you?"

Harry was pulled out of his little trance and shook his head," No. I trust that Lavi can handle himself, besides Bak is going there to."

"I agree." Luna said, her dreamy expression even more so," Lavi can handle himself. He's a strong one."

"Yeah he is." Hermione laughed before whispering into Ron's ear," I think she has a crush on him!"

"Who?" Ron asked, confused.

"Ugh, nevermind."

Harry smiled and shook his head," Ron is slow, Hermione. You should know this by now. We've been friends since we were eleven!"

Hermione nodded sadly," Your right. I forgot."

Ron threw his arms up," Will you two stop talking about me as if I'm not even here!"

"Were we?" Hermione looked at Harry and Harry looked back. At the same time they shrugged and said," We weren't!"

Ron glared at Luna," You gonna do the same to me?"

Luna wasn't paying attention again," Sorry, what?"

"Nevermind." Ron rolled his eyes.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

SLAM!

They all turned back to where Lavi was. Horror and shock written on their faces.

"We have to go back." Luna said.

The others nodded before running back towards were Lavi was battling and what they saw was amazing...

Lavi dodged another attack from another tendril of Dark Matter that was thicker than the rest. He swung the newer version of Iron down on the tendril, breaking it in half. He was thrown across the room from a shockwave of the tendril's death.

Neah laughed," Not much you can do huh?"

Lavi cracked a smile that wasn't wanting to give," I have more tricks up my sleeves, believe me."

"Oh really?"

"Truly."

"Ha!" Neah stood straight. His back arching and popping, Lavi flinched, no doubt that whenever Neah was injured, Allen would feel it instead.

"Why are you here?" Lavi asked, wanting to stall the fact he will probably die today.

"I want a new body. This one is far too scrawny." Neah said, holding his arm out and inspected his fingernails. They were longer than they were when Allen had control of his own body.

"Neah?"

"Yeah?"

"You are a jerk. Destroying Allen's body like that! How dare you?"

"Not until I get the one called Voldemort."

"You want his body?"

"Of course."

"That's foolish! You will die taking over a body that's far more stronger than your own and Allen's!"

"And your point is?"

"You will cease to exist!" Lavi tried to explain, but from the look on Neah's face, he knew there was no way that he would listen to an ex-Exorcist. There was no way.

(Melovecats- Concerning chapter 5 and why Lavi felt the urge to kill his former friend is simple; When Allen killed Lenalee, Neah had him as his host. So what Lavi saw was Allen killing Lenalee, not Neah killing Lenalee. I hope you will continue to read and enjoy this story. Thanks for the review!)