Chapter 56- Tricking the Fourteenth- Lenalee

"I remember everything," Ari whispered. "I'm back, Lenalee. Arisa Lane is back."
Those words made my heart leap into the sky. I felt more tears coming to my eyes, except they were happy tears this time. I hugged her back, and began to cry.

"How?" I asked. "How is this possible?"

"It's too long to explain," She said. "The important thing is that I'm back."

I wiped my eyes, and looked at her, smiling. "I really missed you, Arisa."

"And I missed you." She hugged me again. "I'm glad to be back."
"Now will you please celebrate with us?" Mana asked. He pulled both of us to our feet. "I don't like seeing you in such a bad mood."

He was one to talk. Even though he hadn't been crying like I was, and he had been joining in on the fun, I could tell that he was upset about Allen.

Dinah jumped into my eyes. "Is Sister done crying?"

"Yes," I said. "I'm done crying."

"Yay!" She exclaimed.

I laughed, and hugged her. Everyone started to laugh and talk again.

Once, Mana started to play the piano. It was a slow and beautiful piece of music. I smiled, and grabbed Kanda's hand. I tried to get him to dance, but he just walked away. I stuck my tongue out at him.

"I'll dance with you," Arisa said.

"Thank you," I said. We started to dance together.

"You're much better with your dancing than you were all those years ago," Arisa said.

'Thanks," I said. "Daisya kind of made us both practice."
She laughed. "I can see him doing that. I wish I was there to say goodbye."

"Me too," I muttered. "I was on a mission when he died, and when his funeral happened."

"I'm sorry about that. I know that you had strong feelings towards him."

I nodded, and looked around the room. I saw Daisya dancing with thin air near Kanda. Kanda was leaning against the wall, eyes closed, his arms crossed. Marie was trying to teach Miranda how to dance, which wasn't working too well. General Klaud was dancing with Dinah in her arms. Everyone else was sitting and talking.

"Hey, Alma," Arisa called. "Do you want to learn how to dance?"

"No," Alma said.

"Too bad," Arisa said. She let me go, and gabbed him. She started to instruct him on how to dance.

I smiled, and walked over to Kanda and Daisya.

"Do you want to dance?" Daisya asked.

"Yes," I said. "But everyone will think I'm crazy."

"Not Kanda or General Tiedol," Daisya protested. "They both can see me."

"I still think you're crazy fro falling in love with him," Kanda said, not opening his eyes.

I glared at him. "Why do you say that?"

"Because he's an idiot," Kanda said.

"I'm right here, you know," Daisya said. He wrapped his arm around my waist.

"Exactly why I said that," Kanda said.

"I will sing my fun song to you if I have to," Daisya said.

"No," I said. "That's annoying."

"It's supposed to be annoying," Daisya said. He kissed my cheek. "By the way, I heard from a fellow ghost that our dear enemy the Fourteenth is in Ireland for a while."
"Why Ireland?" I asked. Kanda opened one eye, and looked at us.

"Don't know," Daisya said. "I think he's looking for something."

"How are we going to convince Komui and Leverrier to let us go?" I asked.

"Tell them you hand it in a dream," Kanda said. "They both know that your dreams seem to be real if they have something to do with the Order. They should understand that and let some of us go."

"What are you three talking about?" Mana asked, coming up to us.

"There's only two of us," Kanda said.

"Not if you count Ghost Boy over there," Mana said.

"I figured you could see me," Daisya muttered. "Call me Daisya Berry."

"It's nice to meet you, Daisya."

"Mana," I said. "How did you know that Daisya was here?"

"I was born into the Noah Family," Mana said. "I don't like that fact, but it's true. We can all see ghosts."

"Well, that's good to know," Daisya said. "I guess I can still distract them by making fun of them."

Mana and I laughed. Kanda just rolled his eyes and closed them again.

"It turns out that the Fourteenth's in Ireland," Kanda told him.

Mana's smile fell, and he looked at the ground. "Is that so?" He asked.

"What's there, Mana?" I asked. "Do you know?"

He nodded. "My grave. I died in Ireland. I guess that not even Nea knows that I'm alive."

"Oh…" I said, trailing off. I didn't know what to say.

Mana suddenly started to smile again. "The face he'll have when he sees me will be priceless though. I'll never let either him or Allen live it down." He laughed. "If Cross was alive, he would beat Nea up in seconds for taking Allen over."

I smiled, "Both of them acted like they hated each other, but it was pretty clear that they considered each other family."

"I bet," Mana said. "How did Allen act, may I ask? If he lived with Cross for three years, I'm betting all of the General's bad manners rubbed off on the kid."

I started to chuckle, and even Kanda smiled. "The Beansprout was nothing like the General," Kanda said.

"He was too polite," Daisya muttered.

"Really?" Mana asked. "That's good- kind of. Did he not goof around like a real kid should do?"
"Not often," I said. 'He was really nice and calm- unless he was fighting with Kanda."

Mana looked at Kanda. "You two didn't get along?"

"Hell no," Kanda said.

"Why?"
Kanda didn't have time to answer, because Rever came up to us. "Excuse me," He said. "But I was wondering if I could take a blood sample to try and figure out your syncro rate with your innocence, Mana."

"Go ahead," Mana said. He held out his hand. Rever poked a finger with a little needle. I cringed at the sight of blood.

The little machine that Rever was holding beeped. "What does that mean?" I asked.

"It means we already have a syncro rate," He replied. His eyes widened. "And it also means that we have another general in our mists."

"I'm a general?" Mana asked.

"Yep," Rever said. "Your syncro rate is one hundred percent."

"Interesting," Mana muttered. He walked off, muttering to himself.

"He's even odder than Allen," Kanda said.

I looked at him. "You just called Allen by his name."

"No, I didn't," Kanda said, walking off.

"Yes, you did," I said, following him.

"I did not call him by his name! Can we just go talk to Komui about the Fourteenth?"

I stayed quiet as I walked after him. However, I was smiling. I know I hadn't miss heard him. The look of complete embarrassment in Kanda's eyes told me that.

It took about an hour and a half of trying to convince Leverrier to let us go to Ireland. When he finally gave in, he sent Mana, Arisa, Alma, Kanda and I to find him. Daisya wanted to come with is, but General Tiedol made him stay back for reasons I didn't know.

When we got to Ireland, Mana told us where we should start looking.

"The best place to look for him is at my grave," He said. "I think Allen buried me where I died."

"Please tell me you remember where that is," Arisa said.

Mana nodded. "We're gong to have to take a train to the town, though."

"Ok," Kanda, Arisa, and I said together. We started to walk to the train station.

"We don't have any money," Mana said.

"We don't need money," Kanda said. "Just come on."

"This is going to sound really strange," I heard Alma say in a hushed voice. "But what's a train."

"You'll see," Kanda said.

The moment the train started to move, Alma squeaked. He gripped the edge of the seat.

"What's wrong?" Kanda asked.

"I was not expecting it to move so suddenly," Alma said.

"Calm down," Mana said. "Nothing's going to happen."

After a while, Alma finally calmed down. He started to stare out the window in awe. "It's amazing," He kept muttering.

"Is this what the entire world looks like?" He asked, looking at Kanda.

"Every land looks different from the other," I said. "Some of the most beautiful lands I've seen look completely different."

"The only trouble with those lands are the weather," Kanda muttered "Sometimes it's too hot, while other times, it's too cold."

"How about we discuss a plan of action," Mana said.

"Good idea," I said. "Anyone have any ideas?"
"I do," Mana said. "But you're not going to like it."

"I'm going to kill you guys," I muttered.

We were hiding behind a stone wall, watching the Fourteenth walk around. His hair and skin were white like Allen.

"You'll be fine," Mana said. "As long as you continue to act, he won't see through you. If what Kanda and Arisa tell me is true, you're a good actress."

"I don't want to do this!" I whined.

"Just get out there!" Kanda snapped. "You'll be fine."

"Why does he have to be acting like Allen?" I asked.

"I will push you out there if I have to," Kanda said.

I glared at him for a moment. Finally, I took a deep breath, and walked out from behind the wall. I looked at the Fourteenth's direction.

Here I go, I thought. I smiled and yelled. "Allen!"

The Fourteenth turned to me, and I ran towards him. I hugged him,

"Um… Lenalee, what are you doing?" He asked.

I stepped back, and pushed my hair behind my ear. I looked at the ground, trying to act embarrassed.

"I was just… happy to see you," I lied. "It's been a while."

"Lenalee, if the others see us together, you'll be in a lot of trouble."

I tensed. How dare he pretend to worry for me? "I don't care," I muttered.

"What?" He asked.

I conjured up fake tears, and looked at him. "I don't care if they find us together! I don't care if I get in trouble! Allen, you're my best friend! I need you! The Order needs you!"

I fell to my knees, crying. "They've running experiments that were outlawed. They've been running experiments on the exorcists! Kanda's not there anymore. He ran off again, and no one knows where he went! Lavi and Bookman are still in the hands of the Noahs, and Leverrier's given up the search for them! I'm scared for them all! I'm scared, Allen. I need you're help."
I felt the Fourteenth put his hand on my shoulder. "How can I help?" He asked. "I'm considered an enemy, Lenalee."

"You need to convince them that you aren't our enemy!" I sobbed. I wanted to shake his hand off my shoulder, but I didn't.

He hugged me. "I really don't know how to do that. They're not going to believe me."

"Does that mean you've given up?" I asked. "You've given up on trying to get back to your family?"

"No," He said. "I'm trying, Lenalee. I've just run out of ideas." He paused. "How would you like to spend the day together? Maybe we could come up with a plan."

"Really?" I asked.

He nodded. "I'd really love to spend some time with you."

I smiled, and wiped the tears off my face. "Then let's go,"

I stood, and pulled him to his feet. I started to lead him towards the wall. "The other exorcists are on the other side of the town. I was following an akuma, and I ended up here. I got lost in a group of people."

When we got to the wall, the Fourteenth stepped into my path. "You look beautiful," He said.

I actually blushed. "Thank you." I stepped closer to him. "Can I ask you something?"

"Anything," He said. He took a step backwards, and his back hit the wall. I saw Alma slink away from the wall, trying not to be seen.

"Why are you here in Ireland?" I asked. "It's really close to the Order. Don't you think that's a bit risky?"

"I came here to visit Mana's grave," He said. I heard true sadness in his voice. "I really don't care if it's near the Order."

"Oh," I said.

Nothing happened for a minute. What was keeping the others from finishing the plan? He was at the wall, so why weren't they doing anything?

I shyly took another step towards him and cocked my head. I felt a blush rise to my cheeks as I said. "I'm really happy to see you again, Allen."

"And I'm-" I cut him off in mid sentence by kissing him. It was the only thing I could think of doing when the others weren't following the freaking plan!

I felt the Fourteenth wrap his arms around my waist, and pull me closer to him. He was a few inches taller than me. I hadn't realized that until now.

He broke the kiss off, and sighed. "I guess it really was too good to be true." He let me go, and put his hands in the air. "You don't have to put that sword of yours to my neck, Kanda."

I noticed the katana that was against the back of his neck.

"Finally you guys help," I mutter. I wiped my mouth on my sleeve, and punched him. "That's for taking my friend over."
The Fourteenth's hair turned black, and his skin turned gray. He held his jaw where I had punched him. "You hit hard, Girl. So, is it only you two, or are there more of you? Come on, Kanda, you don't need to be behind me. In fact, I'd rather be able to talk to you face to face."

Kanda walked up next to me. They sword remained at the back of the Fourteenth's neck.

The Fourteenth's dark eyes widened. He spun around. "Who is that?"

Mana walked out of the shadows, holding Mugen. He looked angry and sad at the same time. "It's good to see you again, Brother," He said.