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The white Gate closed behind the pair, leaving the Noah and the Exorcist in stunned silence. Looking at each other the two parties simply stared in shock. Lavi and Tyki were the first to move for each side. They looked at each other and stepped forward.
"I think we need to call a truce for now." Lavi said looking around, green eye flashing.
"That would probably be best. We shall meet again, though, Exorcists." the Portuguese Noah said, pulling his top hat down on his head.
The other Noah looked at Tyki, who had clearly taken charge of the family in the Earl's absence, uncertainly. Road ignored the stares of the rest of her family as she walked up to Tyki. Taking his hand Rhode looked up at him with teary eyes, all but begging him. The dark haired Noah nodded slightly and gestured at the space in front of them. With a deep, calming breath Rhode opened one of her doors. Nodding to the other members of his family Tyki gestured for them to all go first.
Stepping forward, one by one, they disappeared through the checkered door. Tyki and Rhode were the last to go. They did so with the older giving one last look to the Exorcists and a tip of his hat to Lavi. The Exorcists took it as a sign of respect for the Bookman Jr.'s diplomacy.
Once they were gone the Exorcists turned to where the Gate had been. The only sign that it had been there was a small scorch mark from where it disappeared. Timcampy was flying in a circle around the mark, apparently agitated. Suddenly the little golden golem shuddered and started falling. Miranda, being the closest reached out and caught the little ball. Tim righted himself with a shake before looking Kanda the golem took off and fluttered over to the raven haired man.
Cobalt eyes blinked in surprise as the golem hovered in front of him. A few seconds later, though, his wings faltered and he started falling. Kanda's hand snapped out on instinct to catch the falling golem. Pulling the little thing closer the samurai saw little scratch marks on the golden surface. It was almost like he had been fighting to get away from something. Shaking his head Kanda dismissed the thought. What could he have been trying to get away from?
Then he remembered: Tim had been inside Allen's coat! Maybe he had been trying to get back to the others and escape what happened to his master. That gave him an idea. Looking down at the golem in his hand he spoke up.
"Oi, Timcampy, what happened to the Moyashi?" he asked, managing to keep up a glare at the little golem.
Tim shook for a moment before opening his mouth. At first the projection was black but suddenly Allen came into view. He was running through a black expanse. Silver eyes were wide with fear as he ran, not seeming to go anywhere. Suddenly, almost giving the Exorcists whiplash from the sudden change, the Earl came into view. The fat man was also running but he seemed a little more off balance. the two were going in opposite directions.
While they didn't seem to be going anywhere the distance between them continued to grow. The image paned back to Allen almost a quickly as it did to the Earl. Wide silver eyes locked on the golem as the tenn gave one, final order to the small creature. There was no sound and only Lavi and Kanda could read his lips. Allen told Tim to find Kanda and stay with him only seconds before the ground cracked and a white light filtered up around him. then he was gone; swallowed by the light.
The image faded and Timcanpy closed his mouth. Giving his wings an experimental flap he flew up and perched on top of the ravenettes head. Kanda's eyebrow twitched slightly but he didn't sawt the golem away. This was little surprising but no one commented on it. They all knew that Tim would stick to his master's orders even if Kanda refused. As the group shared a look the samurai in question sheathed his sword before pulling Tim out of his hair. Golden wings fluttered like crazy before he realized that Kanda was just moving him to a more secure space. The samurai slipped the golem into one of his uniform pockets as he turned away from the scorch mark.
"We need to get back to HQ. Let's go." the ravenette said emotionlessly.
"OK, but shouldn't we try to find Allen?" Lenalee asked, looking concerned.
"We saw what happened. He's gone. We won't be able to find him." Kanda threw over his shoulder, trying to avoid actually looking at the others.
"But..." Lenalee began but stopped when a hand touched her shoulder.
Turning the Chinese woman found herself looking into Lavi's green eye. The redhead shook his head silently. Tears welled up in amethyst eyes as the woman understood the silent meaning. Turning she buried her face in Lavi's chest and cried. Lavi looked up at Kanda and noticed that the ravenette's shoulders were trembling slightly. Looking around the group the Bookman in training saw noticed that all of his friends were in various states of distress. Miranda was crying with giant crocodile tears streaming down her face, Krory was sobbing quietly into his elbow, Kanda was clearly trying to suppress something, and Lenalee was bawling her eyes out into his chest.
This was a real mess. The redhead sighed softly and patted Lenalee's head before speaking up.
"Yuu's right. We need to head back to HQ right now. they need to know what happened." he said.
The others nodded and Kanda didn't even react to Lavi's use of his first name. Losing Allen like that must have hit him harder than the young Bookman thought. Mentally shrugging it off he scooped Lenalee into his arms and started back toward the nearest town. The others followed him, with Kanda bringing up the rear of their little column. Glancing back Lavi wondered just how he was going to explain what happened to Allen because the others were in no condition to talk about it whatsoever.
The white Gate closed behind the pair, leaving the Noah and the Exorcist in stunned silence. Looking at each other the two parties simply stared in shock. Lavi and Tyki were the first to move for each side. They looked at each other and stepped forward.
"I think we need to call a truce for now." Lavi said looking around, green eye flashing.
"That would probably be best. We shall meet again, though, Exorcists." the Portuguese Noah said, pulling his top hat down on his head.
The other Noah looked at Tyki, who had clearly taken charge of the family in the Earl's absence, uncertainly. Road ignored the stares of the rest of her family as she walked up to Tyki. Taking his hand Rhode looked up at him with teary eyes, all but begging him. The dark haired Noah nodded slightly and gestured at the space in front of them. With a deep, calming breath Rhode opened one of her doors. Nodding to the other members of his family Tyki gestured for them to all go first.
Stepping forward, one by one, they disappeared through the checkered door. Tyki and Rhode were the last to go. They did so with the older giving one last look to the Exorcists and a tip of his hat to Lavi. The Exorcists took it as a sign of respect for the Bookman Jr.'s diplomacy.
Once they were gone the Exorcists turned to where the Gate had been. The only sign that it had been there was a small scorch mark from where it disappeared. Timcampy was flying in a circle around the mark, apparently agitated. Suddenly the little golden golem shuddered and started falling. Miranda, being the closest reached out and caught the little ball. Tim righted himself with a shake before looking Kanda the golem took off and fluttered over to the raven haired man.
Cobalt eyes blinked in surprise as the golem hovered in front of him. A few seconds later, though, his wings faltered and he started falling. Kanda's hand snapped out on instinct to catch the falling golem. Pulling the little thing closer the samurai saw little scratch marks on the golden surface. It was almost like he had been fighting to get away from something. Shaking his head Kanda dismissed the thought. What could he have been trying to get away from?
Then he remembered: Tim had been inside Allen's coat! Maybe he had been trying to get back to the others and escape what happened to his master. That gave him an idea. Looking down at the golem in his hand he spoke up.
"Oi, Timcampy, what happened to the Moyashi?" he asked, managing to keep up a glare at the little golem.
Tim shook for a moment before opening his mouth. At first the projection was black but suddenly Allen came into view. He was running through a black expanse. Silver eyes were wide with fear as he ran, not seeming to go anywhere. Suddenly, almost giving the Exorcists whiplash from the sudden change, the Earl came into view. The fat man was also running but he seemed a little more off balance. the two were going in opposite directions.
While they didn't seem to be going anywhere the distance between them continued to grow. The image paned back to Allen almost a quickly as it did to the Earl. Wide silver eyes locked on the golem as the tenn gave one, final order to the small creature. There was no sound and only Lavi and Kanda could read his lips. Allen told Tim to find Kanda and stay with him only seconds before the ground cracked and a white light filtered up around him. then he was gone; swallowed by the light.
The image faded and Timcanpy closed his mouth. Giving his wings an experimental flap he flew up and perched on top of the ravenettes head. Kanda's eyebrow twitched slightly but he didn't sawt the golem away. This was little surprising but no one commented on it. They all knew that Tim would stick to his master's orders even if Kanda refused. As the group shared a look the samurai in question sheathed his sword before pulling Tim out of his hair. Golden wings fluttered like crazy before he realized that Kanda was just moving him to a more secure space. The samurai slipped the golem into one of his uniform pockets as he turned away from the scorch mark.
"We need to get back to HQ. Let's go." the ravenette said emotionlessly.
"OK, but shouldn't we try to find Allen?" Lenalee asked, looking concerned.
"We saw what happened. He's gone. We won't be able to find him." Kanda threw over his shoulder, trying to avoid actually looking at the others.
"But..." Lenalee began but stopped when a hand touched her shoulder.
Turning the Chinese woman found herself looking into Lavi's green eye. The redhead shook his head silently. Tears welled up in amethyst eyes as the woman understood the silent meaning. Turning she buried her face in Lavi's chest and cried. Lavi looked up at Kanda and noticed that the ravenette's shoulders were trembling slightly. Looking around the group the Bookman in training saw noticed that all of his friends were in various states of distress. Miranda was crying with giant crocodile tears streaming down her face, Krory was sobbing quietly into his elbow, Kanda was clearly trying to suppress something, and Lenalee was bawling her eyes out into his chest.
This was a real mess. The redhead sighed softly and patted Lenalee's head before speaking up.
"Yuu's right. We need to head back to HQ right now. they need to know what happened." he said.
The others nodded and Kanda didn't even react to Lavi's use of his first name. Losing Allen like that must have hit him harder than the young Bookman thought. Mentally shrugging it off he scooped Lenalee into his arms and started back toward the nearest town. The others followed him, with Kanda bringing up the rear of their little column. Glancing back Lavi wondered just how he was going to explain what happened to Allen because the others were in no condition to talk about it whatsoever.
