Claimer: I own all OC's. Not that they're any in this story...

Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do not own D. Gray-Man. Otherwise, this would have happened a lot earlier in the manga.

Plot: I'm participating in the "Yullen Week" that's going on here. The theme for today is "doll." Collaboration between Neko-Kyoutan and myself.

Once the question was asked, the air of the room seemed tot take a strange turn. Lavi... Lavi wasn't sure just what had happened. It was one of the strangest things that he had witnessed so far in life. Save for things that he had read and recorded in his books. As a bookman, he wrote down what happened in this world. But usually all that he had to worry about were politics and newscasts. Not... whatever was afoot now. "Something's out here, and it wants something that missing and very important to it." He said, repeating what whatever was in the reflection of the elevator had said to him before the lights flickered out and the elevator dropped. "Kanda, are they looking for your friend?"

"Sort of." Kanda said, though he was only half paying attention to his own answer. Well, he knew that Solen was after the crystal, but why would they go to Lavi for it? What did the red head have to do with anything? "But what do you have to do with anything..." He muttered, glancing up just in time to see Lavi shrug. Of course he didn't know. If he knew, that would make things much too convenient... but there was something that Lavi wasn't telling him. "You know exactly why you were targeted first." Kanda said suddenly, and Lavi blinked, looking surprised for a fleeting moment before he looked back at Kanda with a knowing smile.

"Fine. But I'm telling the truth, I don't have anything to do with this." He was serious enough that Kanda knew he wasn't lying. "But I used to." Lavi said in a matter-of-factly tone that made Kanda cringe. What the hell did that mean?

"Whatever they're looking for? I was once the holder of. But I'm not anymore, so it shouldn't be a problem." Lavi smiled, his eye that wasn't hidden behind his eye patch closing into a cat-like grin. Kanda only glowered, a murderous aura slowly coming from the raven. "It shouldn't anymore? Lavi, unless you want to die one way or the other I suggest you tell me more." Kanda was fully prepared to strangle the much needed information out of Lavi's neck, but knew that violence wasn't the answer... inside of a hospital.

"Kanda, have you ever heard of a bookman?"

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Allen sat down as the man began to speak. "Long ago, before this world had even formed, there was a man. An evil man, with evil intentions. He watched as the world was formed, then, with clever disguise, made a world himself. It was the parallel of the world he had just seen, and the people there would do his bidding, now and forever. He ruled this place with an iron fist, and began to call himself loshimo. A word that means-" Here Allen interrupted.

"The Lord." Allen whispered, and Bookman nodded.

"The Lord. He made the people of that world miserable, but there was nothing they could do about it, because alas, he was their maker, as he reminded them constantly. He gave him life, and they couldn't not destroy who gave them live, lest they cease to live themselves. So they remained, letting The Lord rule over them with hatred and disgust, until one day, a man stood up the The Lord and challenged him to a duel."

Allen interrupted again, wide eyed and amazed."How do you know all this? If it was before the world was formed, then...how?" The Bookman smiled a little.

"Son, there are things that are passed, not through words, but from mouth to mouth. This is one of them."

Kanda didn't even have to look at Lavi for him to start explaining. Like hell he knew what a bookman was. Who did?

"A bookman," Lavi started, "Is someone that records history from the source. There is always at least on in existence, but only one. Currently, the job belongs to Gramps, but I'm the next in line." He explained it as if he was telling a story, completely dethatched from the situation even though he had everything to do with it. It's almost as if he doesn't want the job. It was a shame that Kanda didn't know how right that he was.

On the other hand, why should he believe any of this? The thought sent a spark of déjà-vu into his mind, but it made sense. Lavi was part of some apparently long line of bookies? Even if he was... "How does that get you involved with Allen and what's going on with him?" And me? The raven found himself curious now, and his inner demand for answers was starting to become much more apparent. He wanted for all of this to connect, for life to start making sense again... but if had to do with Allen, and then to add Lavi to the mix? He had the feeling that things were about to get more complicated than he would ever want to imagine.

"I'm getting there Yu, be patient." Lavi said a false scorn to his voice. He expected a snort, or resentful comment, but got nothing. Kanda believed him, and wanted more information quicker than he was giving it. Well, good. Someone had to keep the raven guessing. "Anyways, since there can only be one... and there are certain things that a Bookman can do. You see, we don't simply write down what goes on here on earth, but in earth and all of its dimensions." And now they were getting somewhere. The raven should have expected that Lavi wasn't normal. There was always something strange about the over-enthusiastic red-head. He always seemed to know too much, to be too smart to go along with the imbecile that he acted like.

"We have access to earth's dimensional doors. We're also the only ones that know where said doors are. Without us, the only way to get from dimension to dimension is with the crystal."

"Which we lost."

"Good job with that by the way."

Kanda swore, if Lavi didn't have anything to do with this, he'd have stuck him in an elevator and dropped him himself. "So that's it? Why try to kill you when kidnapping you would be easier." Kanda snorted, his eyes narrowed and shooting pretty imaginary bullets into the other's head.

"That wasn't an attempt on my life. I'd be dead if it was." Lavi was much too cheery about that fact. Terrifyingly so actually. Yu Kanda, for the umpteenth time that night, was left speechless. So the damn elevator had been a warning sign? Just a little game to show who was in danger? Who was going to be targeted next?

"Let's just hope we all stay lucky, kay?"

Kanda didn't reply.

Hm...What is this? More drama and action to come? Hm...

Well dears, here's another chapter. School finally let Kitty and I on break, so the two of us are going to be writing a lot more now. There will be more chapter to come, and at a new, improved rate! :D Are you excited? Because the rest of us are! Anyway, you know what to do for another chapter.

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