Chapter 74- Unhappy Birthday Part 1- Mixed
Arisa:
I was just about to walk into the lounge, when I stopped abruptly. Allen ran into me, and Timothy ran into him.
"What was that-" Allen didn't finish his sentence as his eyes landed on Lenalee and Daisya kissing.
I smiled and ran into the lounge tackling them both with hugs. They both yelped, and I saw them blushing.
"When did this happen?" I asked, jumping up and down.
"Last night," Lenalee mumbled.
I hugged them both again and sat on the floor. I bounced back up when Kanda walked into the room and kissed him. "Hi!" I said.
"Why do you have so much energy?" He asked clearly not in a good mood.
I shrugged. "Why don't you have so much energy?"
"Where are you going, Allen?" I heard Timothy ask. I looked at the door to see that my brother wasn't there.
Ignoring my little brother's foul mood, I opened my mouth to tell Kanda about Lenalee and Daisya. There was yelling, and General Cross walked in dragging Allen by the hair. Allen was yelling insults. General Klaud entered next, yelling at Cross to let the kid go. Cross shrugged and threw Allen into Lenalee and Daisya.
Klaud glared at him and grabbed his ear. "We need to talk!" She snapped. She dragged him out of the room.
"Sorry about that," Allen said not looking anyone in the eye.
I walked up to him and grabbed his hand. "Do you need to talk to anyone?"
He shook his head. "There's nothing to talk about."
"There actually is," Komui said as he entered the room. He glanced at Lenalee and Daisya, as if expecting them to be avoiding each other like they had been for the last while.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Leverrier and I will be heading off to Central for a few days, so Rever is in charge," Komui said. "Repeat this message to any other exorcist you see." He smiled and walked to the door, where Timothy was still standing. "That's a very bad place to stand."
The little boy shrugged. "I like getting in people's way."
Komui nodded, put his hand on Timothy's head, and moved the little kid out of the way. He then left the room.
Dinah came rushing into the room crying. She hugged Lenalee's leg. Lenalee picked her up and placed the little girl onto her lap. "What's wrong?"
"Mommy's yelling…" Dinah sobbed. "She's saying mean things to Mr. Cross."
Lenalee opened her mouth and then closed it, unable to find words to say. She hugged the little girl tight.
"Hey Dinah," Daisya said, tapping her shoulder. She looked at him. "Do you want to know something funny about Kanda?"
"I want to know something funny about Yuu," Alma said, entering the lounge. When he saw Dinah crying, he looked confused.
"When we were little, Kanda drank a potion that turned him into a kitty," Daisya said.
I heard Kanda swear under his breath and looked at him. There was a slight blush on his face. I smiled and kissed his cheek.
"And then," Daisya continued picking Dinah off Lenalee's lap and putting her onto his lap. He tapped her nose. "He turned into a kitty again when on a mission. He was so cute as a small and harmless creature."
Lenalee put a hand over her mouth trying to hide her smile. I could see the love and happiness that she had been lacking for a while in her eyes as she looked at Daisya.
"Is that twue?" Dinah asked looking at Kanda.
While glaring at Daisya, Kanda said, "It's true…"
Allen and Alma cracked up laughing. Dinah smiled, hopped off Daisya's lap, and hugged Kanda's leg.
"Kitty Kanda!" She exclaimed.
Lenalee, Daisya and I started to laugh. I laced my fingers through Kanda's and kissed his cheek. "Looks like I have a new nickname for you." He glared at me, but I could see the smile in his eyes.
"Daisya," Kanda said. He took his sword out of its sheaf.
Daisya's eyes grew wide, and he ran out of the room in a flash. Kanda didn't chase him because Dinah was hugging his leg. He put his sword back and picked her up. He handed Dinah off to Lenalee.
"Now that he's out of the room, I want to ask you guys something," I said. I sat on the arm of the couch. "Tomorrow is Daisya's twentieth birthday."
"And that is my que to leave," Allen said. He trudged out of the room right as Mana entered. The general grabbed his arm and pulled him back in.
"I want to throw him a surprise party," I said. "But I need him out of the way." I looked at Lenalee. "Mind helping me with that?"
"Sure thing," She said.
"I'll talk to Rever about it later," I said. "General Tiedol already knows my plans, and he's handling the decorations."
"Do I have to help?" Allen asked.
Mana said, "Yes," right as I said, "No." We looked at each other than at Allen.
"Do you even know who we're talking about?" Allen asked, looking at Mana.
"No," Mana said. "I just think that it's nice of you to help with a surprise party."
"It's Berry's surprise party," Allen muttered.
"Then in that case, you don't need to help," Mana said. "He wrapped his arms around Allen. "Why are you in a grumpy mood?"
"Reasons," Allen said.
"Anyways," I said. "Lenalee, do you know what your plan is going to be?"
Lenalee nodded. "Leave it to me."
Daisya:
The next day
I felt a warm pressure on my lips but kept my eyes closed. I only opened them when the kiss stopped. I saw Lenalee's smiling face. I pushed a piece of hair behind her ear, and placed my hand on her cheek. She kissed my palm.
"Now this is a sight I could get used to waking up to," I said.
Lenalee chuckled and rolled her eyes. She leaned over and kissed my cheek. "Happy birthday," She whispered into my ear.
With all the commotion that had been going on, I had forgotten that my birthday was coming up. I sat up and smiled. "Thanks," I said.
"I have a little surprise planned for you today," Lenalee said.
I raised an eyebrow. "Surprise?"
"You'll see." She stood up and tossed my exorcist uniform at me. "Get dressed." She left the room.
A few minutes later, I left my room and found Lenalee leaning against the wall, waiting for me. She pushed off of the wall and hugged then kissed me.
"Ew!" Timothy yelled while running past us. I watched as he covered his eyes and ran into a wall. "Ow!"
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"I'm fine!" He yelled not looking back at us.
"That was odd," I muttered.
"Everything's odd around here," Lenalee said. She grabbed my hand, and led me out of the building and through the forest.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked.
"You'll learn soon enough," She said.
"I hate it when you're being mysterious," I whined.
Lenalee stopped and turned around. "Close your eyes," She said.
Reluctantly, I did as I was told. I felt Lenalee's hand grab mine, and she led me a little farther. We stopped and I heard her feet on the dry leaves and felt her lips against mine. When we broke apart, she said, "You can open your eyes now."
I did to see that there was a blanket on the ground with food spread around. I smiled at Lenalee. "Is Rever all right with us being out here by ourselves?"
She nodded. "He trusts me enough." She sat down on the blanket and I followed her. She handed me a little, chocolate cupcake with a single candle on it. She lit it with a match.
I closed my eyes and wished for all of us to finish this war and be able to live normal lives. I blew the flame out and opened my eyes. Lenalee was smiling at me. She kissed my cheek.
A while later I sat with my back against a tree. Lenalee's head was on my lap, and I ran my fingers through her soft hair. It reminded me a lot of when we were little.
"What would you do if we weren't in this war?" Lenalee asked after a moment of silence.
"I would be a sports champion," I replied. "I would travel all around the world, and when I ended up in China, I would meet the girl of my dreams." Lenalee chuckled. "What about you?" I asked.
She shrugged. "I haven't really given it much thought. I guess that my parents would be alive, and I would have followed in my father's footsteps."
"What did he do?" I asked.
"Komui said that he was musician," she said. "He said that my father would have taught me how to play piano and sing. If that were to happen, I would work hard to be one of the first females to be recognized as something more than a 'housewife'. I would have traveled the world and met my future husband after a show somewhere in Turkey."
Now it was my turn to chuckle. I leaned down and kissed Lenalee's cheek. She looked up at me, a smile plastered on her face. She pulled my head back down again and kissed me on the lips. I closed my eyes and ran my fingers through her hair.
"Well isn't this a disgusting scene," a melodic female voice said. I tensed as I recognized it. I looked up to see a woman with long, black hair, fair skin, and green eyes smiling at us. She wore a tattered, long, white dress that was stained red as if blood had been splattered all over it.
Lenalee sat up. "Who are you?"
The woman smiled. "Daisya knows."
Lenalee looked at me. I stood up. "Why are you here, Cassandra?"
"Why to see you of course," Cassandra said. A dangerous smile danced across her face, and she glanced at Lenalee. "She's pretty."
I got in front of Lenalee as she stood up. "Stay away from her," I said putting a dangerous tone in my voice.
"Daisya, what's going on?" Lenalee asked.
Cassandra laughed. "You haven't told her about us?"
"What?" Lenalee asked.
"We're in love," Cassandra said.
"Were," I corrected. I looked back at Lenalee as I spoke. "We were in love. I ended that years ago."
I saw confusion in Lenalee's eyes. "Why didn't you-" She stopped talking and her eyes widened. She fell to her knees, gripping her sides and gasping for breath. I knelt down in front of her.
"What are you doing to her?" I snapped at Cassandra.
She took a step forward. "Figure it out. You know every one of my killing methods, Daisya. You know the cures to them, so you figure out which one I'm using on her."
Lenalee fall onto her side. Her eyes were closed and sweat covered her face. She was unconscious.
I heard Cassandra walk up next to me. She bent down, and put her hand under my chin. She forced me to look at her. I felt my heart leap as I remembered just how beautiful she was. I shook those thoughts away. I was in love with Lenalee, not Cassandra.
"Why are you doing this?" I growled.
"You were mine before her," Cassandra whispered. She lightly kissed me. I jerked away, anger bowling inside of me.
"Stay away from me," I snapped.
She smiled sweetly. "Happy birthday, Daisya." She stood up, turned around on her heels, and walked away. She disappeared right in front of my eyes.
I glared at where she had just been for a moment later. I looked back at Lenalee and sighed. "I am so sorry about this, Boo." I dug my hand into my pocket and brought out the little vial.