Chapter 73- Explosion of the Heart- Mixed
Daisya:
I ran into the Science Division to see the room in flames. Scientists were running around trying to put the fire out. I ran to the metal box on the wall that read "DO NOT USE UNLESS AN EMERGENCY" In big, red letters. Then under that, it read, "That means you, Daisya!" in really small letters. I opened the box, and flipped the switch that it contained. Water rained down on the flames and everything in the room.
The flames disappeared within minutes. In those minutes, the other exorcists had filled into the room. When the flames had died, I saw that they had trapped Komui and Rever in a ring of fire.
Lenalee ran over to them and tackled Komui with a hug. She helped them both to their feet. Mana and Teidol walked over to them and helped Komui and Rever walk.
"We'll get you guys to the infirmary," Mana said.
They left. It seemed like Komui and Rever were just a little bruised and battered. Luckily, no one got any serious injuries.
I felt someone looking at me and turned to see Lenalee staring my way. She smiled, and I felt my heart soar. Lenalee took a step towards me just as a machine next to her exploded. She went sailing across the room and hit the wall.
I ran over to her. Her head was bleeding and she was knocked out. There were a few pieces of metal and glass from the machine in her arm. Otherwise, she seemed unharmed. I breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she was relatively safe.
Thick smoke filled the room up. I heard people yelling at each other to get out. I guessed that the other exorcists were directing everyone away. I felt someone next to me and looked up. Allen crouched down.
"She doesn't seem to be too hurt," I told him. I started to take the glass out of her arm. I left the metal in there afraid that I would hurt her worse.
"We need to get out of here," Allen said. I nodded and lifted Lenalee up. We ran through the smoke and out of the room. We met the other exorcists out of there. Without saying anything, I walked to the infirmary.
"What happened?" The head nurse asked when I entered. Komui's eyes grew wide, and he hopped up.
"She got caught in an explosion," I said slowly. I put her on a bed and stepped back to let the nurse look at her.
"Thank you, Daisya," She said. "You can go now."
"I was actually wondering if I could stay," I said. "I'm… scared for her." I knew that I had to watch what I was saying in case Komui attacked.
"Just stay out of the way," She said.
I nodded and curled up onto one of the beds, my back against the wall, and my knees to my chest. I buried my face into my knees, smiling on the inside. She smiled at me! She actually acknowledged me! That was what was going through my mind the entire time.
I heard the other exorcists talking as they slowly made their way into the infirmary. They had turned all of the machines off, making sure that none would make explode again.
Everyone's voices were soon drowned out by the slow and odd buzzing sound that I always heard when I was falling asleep. I didn't fight the sleep. I was exhausted from many nights of worrying what would happen the next day, and all I wanted to do was sleep. I closed my eyes, and fell into a field of dreams.
Lenalee:
I groaned and opened my eyes. The room was dark and filled with the sound of snoring. When my eyes adjusted to the lack of light, I sat up to find that the other exorcists were surrounding me. They were all asleep.
"You're lucky, Lenalee," I heard the head nurse say. I looked over at her. She was sitting in a chair. "Everyone stayed here to make sure you were all right. They fell asleep before the sun went down." She stood up and draped a blanket around Daisya's shoulders. He was sitting on a bed, with his knees pulled to his chest.
"All of you push yourselves too hard," The head nurse said. "Sometimes, you just need time to rest, and none of you get that time. But this shows just how close you all are."
I smiled and looked at Arisa, who was holding my hand and sleeping with her head on my leg. I was surprised to see that even General Socalo, Cross and Kanda had fallen asleep in the infirmary.
The head nurse kissed my head. "Get some more sleep, ok?"
I nodded. "I'll try."
She left. I looked around me at my family. My eyes landed on Daisya and I couldn't help but stare. He had done everything to make his mistake up to me, and I had chased him away with angry insults and ignoring him. I felt my heart drop at the thought that I was really close to losing my best friend.
Arisa stirred next to me. She opened her eyes and sat up. "What's going on?" She asked rubbing her eyes.
"Nothing," I said. I hugged her. "Thank you."
I heard the smile in her voice as she spoke. "Anytime, Little Lee." She hugged me back and kissed my head. After Arisa woke up, everyone else started to. It was a slow process, but eventually everyone except for Daisya woke up.
"He's still asleep?" Allen asked.
"He's lost a lot of sleep since he came back to life," Marie said. "He's been having nightmares and he's even been afraid to sleep. It's no wonder why he would be sleeping now."
I smiled and looked at Daisya again. "Let's hope he won't have many more of those nights."
I felt a strange vibe coming from the corner of the room. I looked over there to see Kanda looking at me, his eyebrows raised. I thought that I saw a smile on his face. I knew exactly what he was thinking.
I shot him my best "keep your mouth shut" glare. He rolled his eyes, and I stuck my tongue out at him.
It was almost dark outside when the nurses finally released me from the infirmary. Once I was let go, I walked straight to the one room where I was needed. I had been worrying about my decision all day, but I knew that I had to do it.
I stopped in front of room 63 and knocked. I knew that I couldn't back out now. A moment later, Daisya opened the door. Surprise flashed through his eyes. I had to focus on keeping my blush down as I noticed that he only had a few bandages around his torso. His dark hair was a mess.
"What's up?" He asked.
"Can we talk?" I said.
He hesitantly nodded and moved aside so I could step in. When I was inside of the room, he closed the door and leaned against it.
There was an awkward silence that was almost unbearable. Finally I spoke. "I'm sorry for the way I've been acting towards you recently."
Daisya didn't say anything for a moment. "It's fine."
"No it isn't," I said. "I was an idiot, and my brain overruled my heart. It wouldn't let me forget that you-" I couldn't finish my sentence.
"That I betrayed you," He finished. I nodded and looked at the ground. I felt tears threatening to fall, but I held them back.
"I forgot about everything I've ever cared for," I continued.
"Is there a point to this?" He asked, his voice taking on a harsh tone.
I felt my heard lurch. "Yes…" I said. I was trying not to cry and he was making that impossible.
"I… yesterday when you saved Komui… I remembered why I had…" I felt myself blush. I looked Daisya straight in the eyes as I talked. "I remembered why I had fallen in love with you. I saw the carefree and fun boy that I did all those years ago, and I fell for you again. I regret everything that's happened between us, and I know that I was being foolish to stay mad at you."
"I was foolish to trust the Fourteenth's word without asking you," Daisya said. He smiled and held his arms open wide. "Does this mean that everything bad between us id over?"
I smiled and ran to him. "It does," I said. "It definitely means that it does."
"Good," He said. He kissed my head.
I looked up at him and grabbed his hand. "I love you, Daisya."
"And you know that I love you, Boo," He said.
I took the chain around my neck off. I got down on one knee and held it to him. "Daisya Berry, will you marry me?"
He chuckled and knelt down in front of me. "Any time, any day." He slipped the ring off of the chain, and put it on my finger. "As reminder that I will always love you."
I smiled and tackled Daisya with a hug, knocking him against the wall and smashed my lips against his. My eyes closed and I felt my heart quicken as he placed a hand on the side of my neck, deepening our kiss.