Chapter 56- Bringing People Back- Lenalee

"You will not speak to me in that way!" Leverrier yelled at me.

I backed up, holding my cheek where he slapped me. General Klaud stepped in front of me.

"She was just stating her opinion, and truthfully, I agree with her," The general said.

"I think we all do," General Tiedol said. "We fight akuma all the time, so we know what they are. It's a bad idea to do this, and it can result in a lot more than people being brought back to life."
"This is Central's plan, Generals. If you do not agree with it, then you must take it up with the High Generals," Leverrier said.

"Then we will," General Klaud said. She and Tiedol were just walking out of the room, when they stopped. They both backed up to make room for three people in black cloaks that came in.

"The High Generals," Leverrier said. "To what do we owe this honor of you visiting us?"

"We want all of you to understand that we have thought this plan out," One of the high generals said.

"We know that to take a soul, we must give a soul. So, we have decided to take the lives of three people who have volunteered, and who are already dying from illness."

"You would murder people to bring people to life?" General Klaud asked. "What if this doesn't work?"
"We know that it is unfair, but theses people have told us that they would rather die to help the Order, then die at God's hand," He said. "Ms. Lee, you and Rever are the only ones who can do this. If we are lucky, then we may bring some exorcists back to life."

I glanced over at Daisya who looked angry, but curious at the same time. Could I really bring him back to life? I looked back at the High General.

"Please forgive me for saying, this, but I can see many flaws in this plan," I said.

"As can we," The general said. "However, this may be our only chance to take the lead in the war. I ask you not to do it for us, but for the world."

Everyone was staring at me intensely. I hesitated before nodding. "I guess… I'll do it."

Leverrier took me by the wrist, and dragged me out of the room before anyone could say anything else.

He stopped at a door, and threw me against the wall. "How dare you embarrass me like that? What were you thinking- that you could just say anything that you liked, and you would get away with it?"

"I was stating my opinion," I said.

Leverrier chuckled. "Females don't have opinions. You're supposed to look to us men as gods. We are you rulers. You woman have no brains to think, let alone state your own opinion."

I clenched my hands into fists. "You're wrong. It's men like you who don't have brains! "

Leverrier raised hand to slap me again, and I opened the door that we were in front of, and ran into the room. I slammed the door behind me and leaned my back against it before he could do anything. Why was I being so stupid?

"Lenalee, are you all right?" Rever asked. He walked up to me.

I nodded. "I'm fine. I just don't want to bring these people to life."

"It's really risky, that's for sure," He said.

A speaker crackled, and Leverrier's voice started to speak. "Both of you walk over to the podiums in the middle of the room."

I looked around the room to see that there were two, white podiums on either side of three bed. There were tubes and cords connecting the podiums to all of the beds.

Rever and I walked over to the podiums. My heart was racing like crazy as I looked at the handprint on the podium's surface.

"Place your hand on the print," Leverrier said.

Rever and I did as were were told.

"Now," Leverrier said. "focus on putting all of your energy out. Imagine it flowing through the tubes and into the beds."

I closed my eyes, and imagined that. However, my mind kept jumping around, showing me faces of lost comrades. I saw Daisya and Suman laughing and performing annoying songs during campfires. I saw Tapp and all of the other scientists attacking Komui for making robots. I saw a lot of things like those memories. All of the memories I saw included people who have died fighting in this war.

I started to feel lightheaded, but I kept sending my energy through the tubes. Suddenly, I felt the air rushing past me, and I heard people screaming my name. I hit the ground hard, and blacked out.

I woke to see Komui, Bak, and Wong staring down at me.

"How are you feeling?" Komui asked.

"Dizzy," I mumbled. I slowly sat up with my brother's help. Bak handed me a glass of water. For some reason, his had was shaking. Fear was plastered on his face.

"What happened?" I asked.

"You used too much of your energy," Komui said. "You fainted."

"Why can't you people just let me die!?" Someone yelled.

I looked over at the window that separated the room I was in with the room with the beds. There was one person in each bed. My eyes widened.

"It worked?" I asked.

"We're keeping them under surveillance until we can determine if they're safe or not," Leverrier said.

I noticed that Rever was sitting in a chair in the corner. He looked sick and tiered.

Leverrier grabbed my wrist again, and pulled me to my feet.

"What are you doing?" Komui asked.

"Let's see how they react to someone in there," Leverrier said. He pulled me out of the room. Komui, Bak, and Wong all followed, yelling things at the inspector.

Leverrier opened the door to the room, and pushed me inside. I stumbled, but caught myself before falling. I whirled around just as he closed the door. I heard him lock it.

I kicked the door. "Damn you, Leverrier!" I yelled.

"I'd like you all to meet the person who brought you to life," Leverrier said through the speaker.

"I highly doubt that she's the only one who did this," One of them said. He seemed calm, despite waking up tied down to a bed in a random room. He turned his head to me, and smiled.

"Do you mind letting us out of here?" He asked. "These ropes are a little too tight."

I got the feeling that I could trust him. I nodded, and went over to him. I untied his hands, then his feet. The man sat up. I was glad that all of the beds had blankets, because the man wasn't wearing any clothes.

"You people have no respect for the dead!" The person who had yelled earlier said. I realized that he was a young guy, about nineteen or twenty years old with short, black hair, and dark eyes. He had a strange, purple line across his nose.

The boy started to thrash around. "Let me go!"

The man who I had untied sighed. "You're not getting out until you calm down. Do you understand?"

He slid off the bed, and wrapped the blanket around his waist. He walked over to the boy, and stood there with arms crossed.

I went over to the third bed. The person was hiding under the blanket. I slowly pulled it back to reveal the head of a young girl with blond hair and green eyes.

The girl made a squeaking noise, and crawled under the blanket again. Her hands were small enough to slip through the ropes.

"I'm not going to hurt you," I said calmly. I lifted the blanket a little so that the girl could see that I was smiling. "I want to help you."

"Where's my mama?" The girl asked.

I felt like my heart was torn out of me. "I… I don't know. But I can try to help you find her. However, I need you to trust me. Can you do that, sweetie?"

The girl hesitated, and then nodded. She climbed out from under the blanket. I wrapped it around her like a mother would do to their little girl after a shower.

"What's you're name?" I asked.

"Mama said I'm not supposed to tell strangers my name," The little girl said,

I smiled, and held my hand out to her. "Call me Lenalee Lee. See, I'm not a stranger anymore."

The little girl leaned in, and whispered in my ear. "I'm Dinah."

"That is such a beautiful name," I said, looking at Dinah. I smiled, and turned to the boy in the bed. He was still thrashing around, screaming insults and cursing.

Dinah covered her ears. "Make him stop! He's saying bad words. Please make him stop."

"I'll try," I said.

I walked over to stand next to the man who was shaking his head.

"We'll let you go if you calm down," The man said.

"How can I be sure?" The boy asked. "No one ever keeps their word. If I calm down, then that girl's is going to hurt me!"
"I will not." I said.

The boy locked eyes with me, and slowly, he stopped struggling. "I… I believe you," He said.

"Thank you," I said. I started to untie his hands. The man untied his feet. When he was unbound, the boy sat up.

"You've been hurt by them too, haven't you?" He asked.

"I'm not quite sure what you mean by that," I said.

"Your eyes tell me that you've experienced a lot of pain. I've learned to indicate pain by looking in someone's eyes, because my friend was a lot like that. You can never tell what he feels unless you look in his eyes. I can see the pain in you. The Order hurt you like they hurt me."

"You know about the Order?" I asked.

He nodded. "I hate it. They'll never leave me be."

I looked down at the ground. "I can relate to that."

"What's the 'Order'? The man asked.

"It's full name is the Black Order," The boy said. "They're a bunch of idiots who think they're saving the world."

"I bet their idea of saving the world isn't as bad as the Millennium Earl and the Noah's ideas," The man said. He leaned against the bed. How did either of them know about the Order?

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Dinah climb off her bed. She walked over to us, tripping over the blanket.

The man caught her before she fell. "Careful. That blanket's a lot bigger than you are, isn't it?"

Dinah nodded. "It tripped me."

The man smiled. "Yes it did. That wasn't very nice of it, was it?"

Dinah shook her head. "It's a mean blanket."

I couldn't help but smile. I looked at the boy, who was staring at the wall. He had a far off look in his eyes. I realized that he was really handsome. He seemed distant, though, as if he hated people.

"What's your name?" He asked, not looking at me.

"I'm Lenalee Lee," I said, holding my hand out to him. He didn't say or do anything.

"That's a beautiful name," The man said, standing up. He shook my hand. "My name's Mana Walker."

M eyes widened. "You're Allen's foster father?"

"You know my son?" Mana asked. He laughed. "Where is he?"

I felt my heart sank. "He's not here at the moment, sorry."

Mana snapped his fingers. "Darn. Well, I suppose that I'll see him some other time, then."

"That name sound familiar," The boy said. We all looked at him. He was till staring at the wall. "Lenalee Lee… I think I've heard that before. Do you know someone by the name of Yu Kanda?"

"Yes," I said. "He's one of my best friends."

"Is he here?" The boy asked, looking at me. I could see tears in his eyes. "If you're his friend, then you know where he is, right?"

I shook my head. "He's on a mission. I'm sure he'll be back soon, though."

The boy looked upset. "I want to see him. I need to apologize."

"What's your name, Mr. Angry Head?" Mana asked, placing his hand on the boy's head.

"My name's not Angry Head!" The boy snapped. "Who the hell would name someone that?"

Mana laughed. "You obviously don't have a sense of humor. If you don't tell me your name, then I'll be forced to call you Mr. Angry Head."

"Don't call me that!" The boy yelled. "My name is Alma Karma!"

My eyes widened. Oh, God, I thought. This is going to be interesting.
"It's nice to meet you, Alma Karma." Mana looked at me. "So, the Order is now bringing people to life, eh? They obviously know the laws of life and death if this worked. Did they kill people to bring us to life?"

I nodded. "I don't really want to talk about that, though."

"You're angry about that, aren't you?" Mana asked.

I nodded again. "I couldn't do anything to stop it."

Dinah walked over o the window. One this side, it looked like it was a mirror.

Dinah climbed onto a chair that was near the window, and knocked on the class. "Mama? Mama, are you there?"

I hid my smile behind my hand. I felt so bad for the little girl. I knew what if felt like to not a mother around. It was scary.

Alma hopped off the bed, and walked towards the door. He started to bang on it. "Will you let us out now?"
"Well he's impatient," Mana mumbled.

"He's a lot like Kanda," I said.

The door opened, and Leverrier stepped in, followed by a few guards. "None of you seem to be wild monsters that kill the moment they see something living, so I guess that you can get out of here. However, none of you are allowed to leave the Order until we learn more about the side affects of you being alive."

"Great," Alma said. "You're still alive. I was hoping you'd be dead by now."

Leverrier glared at him. "We have clothes for you all, and a changing room set up. If you have any questions, ask anyone in a lab coat."

"I'd rather not talk to people in lab coats," Alma said. "They're all evil and stupid. I'll talk to the girl if I have questions."

Leverrier started to glare at me. I held my hands up. "I did everything you told me to do. Please do not blame me."

"Watch your mouth," Leverrier said.

I backed up, and looked at the ground. I heard someone walk over to me, and I tensed, expecting Leverrier to hit me.

However, it was just Dinah. "Why is Sister sad?"

I chuckled. "What did you just cal me?"

"Lenalee's my sister," Dinah said. "She's nice and pretty."

I smiled, and knelt down so that I was eye level with her. "And you are very pretty to."

Dinah hugged me. "Can we go find Mama now?"

"Soon, I said. "I promise that we'll look for her soon."

"Lenalee, stay with this little girl," Leverrier said.

"Yes, sir," I said. I watched as the stupid inspector walked away.

"If you all follow me, I will lead you to the changing rooms," One of the guards said.

I picked Dinah up, and followed Mana and Alma out of the room.

About ten minutes later, Mana and Alma met us in the hallway outside of the changing room. Mana was wearing a long sleeved, black shirt, and black pants. Alma was wearing a dark blue shirt with sleeves that stopped on his shoulders and black pants. I never realized how strong he was until that moment.

Dinah ran up to Mana and did a little twirl in her blue dress. "Isn't it pretty?" She asked.

"It's beautiful," Mana said. He bended down, and picked her up.

Alma started to rub his wrists, like they were in pain.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

He shook his head. "My wrists just started hurting." Suddenly, what looked like blood erupted from his wrists. We all yelped as it happened. The blood started to make circles in the air, and then they wrapped around Alma's wrists, like bracelets. The blood solidified like lit had for Kanda and me.

"Komui!" I yelled. "You may want to come see this!"

"Who's Komui?" Alma asked.

"My brother," I said. "He's not at all like Leverrier. He's kind of an idiot."

Komui hurried up to us. "What's up?" He asked.

"He has a crystallized form," I said, pointing to Alma's wrists.

"Well, that's interesting," He said.

Suddenly, the same thing happened with Mana, except for the blood made a ring on his right hand.

"They both have crystallized forms," I said.

"What's a crystallized form?" Alma asked.

"It's innocence's new form that we just discovered a few months back," I explained. "My innocence turned into it, and so did Kanda's."

"Great, now I really am bound to the Order," Alma muttered. "Damn it."

"No saying bad words!" Dinah yelled.

Alma jumped back. "Fine! I won't say that again!"

I chuckled. "Should I go introduce them to the others?"

"Are they all together?" Komui asked.

"Knowing them, they are,' I said.

"Then go ahead."

I nodded, and grabbed Dinah's hand. "I'll introduce you guys to the team. And no, Alma, none of them wear lab coats."

"Good," Alma said. He started to walk ahead of me. He turned to the right.

"Wrong way," I said.

He walked over to me. "Why don't you lead?"

"Good idea," I said.

We got to the lounge a few minute later. Sure enough, every exorcist was there.

"Guys, I'd like you meet the new-" I was cut off when Dinah squealed.

"MAMA!" She yelled. She ran over to Klaud and hugged the general's legs.

Klaud pulled the little girl away from her, and looked at Dinah. Her hard expression softened, and she fell to the ground.

"Dinah?" She asked. She hugged the little girl.

Mana smiled. "Looks like we did find her mother."

"I'm very confused," Socalo said. "Who is this little girl?"

"This is my… beautiful daughter," Klaud said. "This is Dinah."

"And who are these two people?" Timothy asked.

"Do you guys want to introduce-"

Tiedol gasping cut me off. "Mana?"

"Hello, Generals," Mana said.

I opened my mouth to speak, when Miranda said, "Are these people you brought back to life?"

"Ye-"

It was Alma who cut me off this time. "You're Yu's friend aren't you?" He walked over to Marie. "I remember you were there when we fought."

"I'm sorry, but who are you?" Marie asked.

"Call me Alma Karma," He said.

The entire room erupted in talking. The team of exorcists introduced themselves to the new guys. There was a lot of laughing.

I stood by the doorway. I felt left out of everything, but at least I was able to help make some people smile.

I exited the room, and walked around the Order. No one paid me any attention. They were just talking and working.

I walked onto the roof of the building, and leaned against the railing. The air was cool, and a soft breeze blew. The sun was just setting, making the sky look like a pumpkin.

"You really made a lot of people happy, today, Boo," Daisya said.

I smiled at him as he approached. "Today has been insane."

Daisya laughed. "Yeah, it has." He grabbed my hand. "You did great with every situation today."

Daisya pulled me away from the railing. He placed a hand on my waist as he held my other hand in his.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Trying to get you to dance,' He said.

I laughed. "I can't dance."

"Sure you can," He said. "You just need to start. You'll catch on quickly. Besides, after a day like today, everyone deserves a happy ending. Especially the girl who made it all possible."

I rolled my eyes. "I did not make it possible."

"Sure you did," He said. "Arisa wanted to speak with you, and you had the power to bring those three back. You did all of this, Lenalee

He started to sway, and I couldn't help but join in. Together, we danced all along the roof, laughing and talking.

"You're my knight in shining armor, Daisya" I said.

Daisya kissed me and whispered. "And you are my hero, Lenalee."

Stupid ending for such an important chapter, but oh well. Please R&R! Thanks!