Chapter 34- Level 3- Lenalee's P.O.V
We had been sailing for a few days, and I remained closed off from the others. Most of the time I would stay in my room, or stare out into the vast ocean. I didn't talk to anyone- not even Daisya.
I wanted to take back everything that I had said to him, but it was hard to look at him without feeling like crying. I was too afraid that he was going to leave me for good. I didn't know whether Allen was all right, and I also didn't know if I would ever see him again. I didn't want to lose everyone I loved.
I turned the shower off, and got into my new uniform. The soft fabric felt comfortable, and it was easy to move in. I was about to put my hair up when I realized that my hair- ties had broken.
I slowly made my way to Anita's room. I was hoping that I wouldn't wake her if she was sleeping.
I knocked on the door.
"Yes?" Anita's voice came from the other side. "Who is it?"
I entered. "I'm sorry to disturb you at such a late hour," I said. "But do you have a hair-tie I can borrow?"
Anita smiled. "Yes, I do. Come, sit down in that chair." She motioned to a chair.
I sat down, and she started to play with my hair. She showed me a beautiful, golden band. "Isn't it beautiful?"
"It is," I said.
"They were my mother's," Anita said. "They were some of her prized possessions."
"I can't use them then!" I exclaimed. "They must be so important to you!"
"It's fine," She said, laughing. "My mother said that I would inherit them when I was eighteen. However, she was killed by an akuma before then. I haven't been able to wear them because they remind me of her."
I was silent for a few moments. "Your mother was a sponsor of the Black Order, wasn't she?"
"Yes," Anita said. "She met General Cross and fell madly in love with him. She became a sponsor to help that man. She was very simple minded." Anita laughed. "However, I cannot be talking about her like that. I too fell in love with that man."
I didn't know how to react. I didn't know the general very well, but from what I heard from Allen an others he was a crazy man.
Suddenly, the ship started to shake violently. I heard people screaming as everything fell from the table in the room.
Daisya ran through the wall. "The ship's under attack!" He said. "It's a level three akuma!"
I felt my eyes widen. A level three? No one's ever talked about seeing a level three akuma.
I ran out of the room, and bounded up the stairs. I ran onto the deck in time to see an akuma about to crush Lavi's skull with its fist.
"Lavi!" I yelled. I activated my innocence, but before I could do anything to save my friend, Bookman attacked the akuma.
He started speaking, but I couldn't hear what he was saying. He shot up into the sky, and the akuma followed him.
"Gramps!" Lavi yelled. He extended his hammer, and flew up into the sky. I heard him yell for Bookman three times, then saw the old man falling from the sky.
"Cover me!" I yelled to Miranda and Krory.
Everyone stared at me like I was crazy.
"What are you doing?" Daisya asked.
"I'm going to make sure that I don't lose anyone else," I whispered.
I started to run up the handle of the hammer just as Lavi caught his grandfather.
"Lenalee, don't!" Daisya yelled. I didn't stop.
I passed Lavi and Bookman, and jumped off of the handle.
"Lenalee-" I interrupted Lavi before he could say anything else.
"Return to the ship. Lavi!" I said.
I faced the akuma. It laughed.
"You're next, then?" It asked.
I didn't answer. I just waited for it to make the first attack. When it came near me, I shot up into the sky.
"You're a fast one," The akuma said.
I tried to kick it, but it dodged my attack. I kicked again, and my foot hit the creature's stomach. It punched me in the face. It tried to punch me again, but I wrapped my legs around its arm, and did a flip in the air.
The akuma slammed into the water. I followed it.
As I was on my way down, Lavi called my name.
"I'm fine," I said. "I'm all right now because I've made a decision. Go ahead of me and protect the boat. I'll be sure to catch up with you guys later."
And with that, I went back into battle.