Chapter 7

Inside His Own Body

A young man with longish dark hair stood beside a smaller man with equally longish white hair. The one with the dark hair had a hand on the other's shoulder, squeezing tightly. The smaller looked pained, but couldn't move.

"Look around you, Allen. This world will soon be mine, since I have compete utter control of your puny body."

Allen shook his head," You might for now. I count on Lavi to help me."

"Haven't you forgotten? I killed Lenalee! And all your little baby friends. ALL DEAD! Ha! What type of hopes do you still have to outwit me?"

"I have none."

"Pity."

"Says you, Neah. There's still hope."

"Hope in what? Your God? He can't save you!"

"Mana will."

"It's Mana's fault!"

"He's still your brother."

"Your point?"

"Blood."

"Just shut up, Allen."

"I will be free from you."

"Yeah right. Keep talking."

"As I said, Mana will help."

"Good luck with that, foolish boy."

"Thanks."

Neah slapped Allen across the face, sending the latter across the ground. Allen glared up at Neah with a look of anger. Blood gently oozed from his mouth.

"Sad." Neah said.

"About what?"

"Dunno why Mana had to choose you of all people as my host."

Allen shrugged," I wish he chose someone else too."

"You and me both. But it won't matter none, even if I did get a different body, or host, you will still be dead."

"And why is that, Neah?"

"Well that's simple, because I'm powerful."

"Powerful my ass."

"You don't have to believe it, but it is very true."

"Just because your the new Earl doesn't mean shit."

Neah nodded in agreement," Your right, it doesn't. But remember, as the Earl I can create things once again."

"What do you mean?"

"You know what I mean."

"Akuma?"

"Yes!" Neah clapped," I can create Akuma!"

"Akuma...please don't do this!" Allen shouted," Please, don't taint my memory anymore. I will surrender to you if I need to. Just spare Lavi."

"Why should I, boy? He hates you as it is. He doesn't see the true me but sees you." Neah said, proudly.

"Your master knows you are dangerous." Neah continued," Allen won't go away. Allen needs to go away."

"ALLEN!"

A shout echoed across the plains at which they stood. There was a tree in the distance, and a girl around seventeen running around. She had bouncy red hair and silver eyes.

"You don't know who she is?" Neah said.

Allen shook his head.

"Her name is Amy." Neah smiled," She is your older sister."

Allen struggled against Neah," Let me go."

"No. Amy is a distant memory now. She lives in Paris." Neah said," She has a child, that foolish girl, at sixteen. A boy that she named Acym. He's two now. So cute with dark red hair and blue eyes. His father is a Frenchman by the name of Renten Vough."

"I don't have a sister, your just playing with my emotions." Allen growled in anger, jerking his arm in attempt to loosen Neah's grasp on his shoulder.

Neah dug his nails into Allen. Allen cried out. But Neah laughed and said," There is one way you can regain your own body."

"And how can I do that?" Allen asked.

"Simple. Fight me off of you. It will seperate us and you can regain all that you have lost."

"Are you really going to tell me such bullshit?" Allen hissed in anger," All you Noah are the same."

The hand gripping Allen's shoulder got tighter. Allen held back a scream. Instead casting his eyes to his unknown sister. He was seeing him, but she couldn't see him.

"Amy?" he whispered.

Neah cracked a grin," Fight me off, Allen. Fight me."

"Why?"

"You want your friends at the Black Order alive once again am I correct? Besides, I want that other body."

"Other body?"

"The one with the dark aura."

"The one called Voldemort?"

"Correct. His body may seem odd, but with his body, I can create a new one that's not as hideous as his."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, fight me. Gain control."

Lavi Bookman stared across the courtyard of the school. His heart was pounding and for once, he was terrified. He doesn't get terrified. That was why the others didn't like him much. Despite displaying moods that range from mischievous, laid-back, friendly, cold and bitter, and even sly or naive, Lavi is typically a very reserved person, these "personality traits", more often than not, tending to be something of a charade his training as a Bookman has forced him to put on.

As a Bookman, Lavi's teachings strongly discourage and, in some cases, even forbid him from making personal attachments; because of this, Lavi is fully though reservedly aware of the fact that he might well live to see his "friends" and "comrades" die around him and be expected to move on without showing much of an outward reaction.

Over time, though, Lavi has been finding it harder and harder to stick to these convictions. During a confrontation with Road Kamelot, he realized that the longer he was around his "friends", the harder it was for him to remember Bookman's orders to remain unattached. He realized that, while previously, he had no faith in the human race, he was starting to change and ask questions about who he was. After this realization, Lavi started to let himself become more genuine, though he still did his best to hide it from Bookman.

Because of his occupation, Lavi can actually be very intelligent and insightful, thinking up battle strategies on the go and frequently using his Bookman skills to win fights.

As a Bookman Lavi began training when he was very young. He has had many different aliases, currently totaling 49, with "Lavi" being the most his training and meditation he developed his photographic memory and other skills associated with the Bookman lineage. Throughout his upbringing Lavi witnessed many wars and deemed humankind as foolish for their constant fighting and inability to stop the inevitable outbreak of war. This began to change when Lavi joined the Black Order and became friends with its members.

Lavi and Bookman joined the Order just as a funeral was in progress. It was during that time that Lavi first glimpsed Lenalee. Later, Johnny Gill eagerly asked for Lavi's measurements so a proper uniform could be made for him; Lavi maintained emotional distance during this, knowing that someday they would all be excluded from common history.

Lavi met a Finder named Doug. Doug was initially distrustful of him, commenting, "Your eye is like glass. It reflects me, but that's all. Nothing reaches inside." Lavi earned Doug's respect and affection, however, when he risked his life to save him. They reunited a little over a year later to investigate the events in Elysee, a French town. During their investigation, Doug became fond of a girl named Colette. When Lavi departed after the investigation, however, Colette was killed and Doug attempted to resurrect her, becoming an akuma. After sneaking into the Black Order and killing many finders and other personnel, Lavi confronted him. Grief-stricken, Lavi struggled with his emotions until he was finally able to defeat Doug, unaware of his tears.

Shortly after that, him and Bookman, the man he looked up to went to meet up with Allen and Lenalee Lee in the Rewinding Town. Of course his history wasn't important but his memories of the deeds he had linger heavily in his mind to this day.

"Lavi!" it was Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley run up with the slower and much older Bak Chang. Both men embraced. Bak was ended up wiping away tears. Lavi patted him lightly on the head.

"How did you escape Neah?"

"Easy. He just suddenly stopped attacking me."

"I see, how odd."

"Indeed. But I took the chance to run away."

{Thanks all again. Hope for more reviews though. And if anyone still is wondering why Lavi felt the thirst to kill is because what he see is his best friend killing the love of his life. See, that was simple =) }

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