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Disclaimer: I only own Ava Krory, the idea of Ava Krory, the idea of her being in a relationship with Daisya, but I don't own the -Man characters…

"Daisya? Can you hear me?" Ava called out into her golem but the only reply she got was a foreign voice.

"I'm goi.. to enjoy kill…you!"

"Dam… it!" She froze. She knew that voice. She had heard it before. In her nightmares. Cam had recorded that voice and it only brought back fear and anguish.

"No… no it can't be!" She whimpered and took a few steps back. Marie noticed her distress and asked what was wrong. With a shaky voice she replied with only one word.

"Noah…" If Marie wasn't blind, his eyes would have widened. "You hear that Kanda? We've got a Noah!"

"I heard! You know his location?"

"Negative, but we'll – wait, Ava!" Marie called but the girl had already taken off, jumping up on the rooftops to get a better view. This way she wouldn't have the risk of meeting any dead ends either.

"Stupid girl is going to get herself killed!" Kanda growled through the connection. She ran and ran, her feet barely keeping her up because of fear. Fear of losing Daisya like she had lost General Yeegar. She couldn't stand the thought. Unlike the other Generals, Yeegar had only had her as an apprentice, the others had died long before he had taken her in and she had to deal with the loss of the General relatively alone. She wouldn't be able to take such a loss again in such a short time. Her back strained when she tried to activate her wings and hurt like hell. It almost felt like it was being torn apart but she didn't give up. She forced them out and took off into the air, determined to get there in time, fear pushing her to her limits.

"Stupid girl is going to get herself killed!" Both Tyki and Daisya heard Kandas voice and Daisya realized with horror that Ava was in danger or would be if he didn't hurry up.

"That female voice… it seems familiar." Tyki cupped his chin with his left hand, as if in deep thought, his hat now properly in place and not tilting to the side. Daisyas eyes narrowed.

"You know Ava?" He questioned angrily and Tyki snapped his fingers with a triumphant look on his face.

"Ava! That's the girl who made a lot of trouble for us when we tried to collect the Innocence that General Yeegar guy was carrying." The brown-haired Exorcist looked confused and Tyki noticed this.

"What? You haven't heard? I thought the Order would gloat about the fact that one lone Exorcist could hold two Noah back even though she transformed into a mindless killing machine?" Apparently Daisya didn't know this, Tyki realized, when his expression went from confusion to shock.

"Aaah, you didn't know. Tell me, what is she to you? A friend, a sibling? Lover maybe?" Daisya tensed. "Bulls eye!" Tyki clapped his hands in triumph, happy for being able to deduce so much already from only a few hints before he let his hands fall to his sides and bowed his head forward.

"If only you hadn't attacked me…" His voice seemed almost apologetic. "Then you would have been able to live with your girlfriend a little longer." He looked up and a crazed grin had taken over his handsome features. "When she gets here, I'll show her your corpse before I kill her too!"

"Like hell you will! I'll kill you first!" Daisya hollered and activated his Innocence, Charity Bell, and kicked it towards him but Tyki managed to dodge it.

"Oooh, how scary!" Tyki said with mock fear as it returned to Daisya.

"If you liked that, then you're really gonna get a kick out of this!" He kicked the Charity Bell again and this time it disappeared inside a window. A second passed before the windows shattered by a faint bell sound.

"Sound waves, huh." Tyki noted but wondered why Daisya was smirking. His Innocence hadn't returned after all. He was wide open. He got his answer when an explosion occurred on his left and the fire consumed him. Daisya relaxed his body with a smirk. The Noah was dead.

"I guess that's the end of that." But he had celebrated too soon. Tyki was unharmed and faster than the eye could see and the human body could react; he appeared in front of Daisya. "H-how did you-?"

"You're referring to your end, right?"

Her blood turned cold when she heard it. A pained scream. And it was Daisyas voice.

"No, no no!" She yelled. 'Faster, faster, FASTER!' she thought and without her being aware of it, her wings changed shape, the shape of the fairy wings she had when fighting the Noah. Her speed kicked up and she headed towards the direction she had heard the scream. She hadn't been far off, why hadn't she been able to find him earlier? It wasn't that hard to locate his Innocence that used sonic resonance.

"Daisya!"

Tyki looked up from his handiwork and saw Ava fall down towards them and land on the ground at the same time as the Charity bell fell. She watched in horror as the bell itself shattered and the Innocence turned to dust before she looked up to see Daisya crucified upside down.

"Now, what's with that expression?" Tyki walked up to her and lifted her chin. She couldn't look away from Daisya because of the shock and didn't even register the Noah touching her. "Don't you think it was a nice finishing touch?"

"Don't you… fucking touch her, bastard!" Daisya yelled and she snapped back to reality. He was still alive. Tyki leaped up into the air as she hit after him with glowing fists.

"Kanda, Marie! I request assistance! I'm engaging the Noah! The location is 1 km east of the tower!" She called to her golem.

"Idiot, you're going to get yourself killed!" Kanda called and she could hear Marie agreeing with him.

"Ava, get the hell out of here! He attacked only because I did! Get out and don't give him a reason to attack you too!" Daisya called and she yelled back.

"I'm not leaving you behind!"

"You don't really have much of a choice if ya wanna live!"

"THEN I DON'T WANNA LIVE!" She screamed and Tyki watched their exchange half in amusement half in pity. The Noah in him found it amusing; the human side pitied them for meeting him.

"You know, I can easily rectify that." Tyki pointed out and they both turned to him.

"SHUT UP!" They yelled and he felt his hat slide a bit to the side from the force of their yell. He was stunned. One would think that they would be a bit more serious in such a situation. He sighed and called for their attention again.

"You're not going to go 'mindless' on me again, are you?" The question was directed at Ava who stiffened when she heard it. "That General seemed like he was important to you, and I know this guy is and you've already turned halfway into that fairy-form or whatever you call it, so please, I would have liked it if you left now because you were more trouble than you're worth." She bit her lip as she glanced over her shoulder to see that he was right. If Daisya was killed, would she lose herself like she did that time? Or could she go crazy before that happened and kill him herself? She shook her head, throwing away the images immediately.

"Like I'm going to leave you here alone with him!" She growled viciously, reaching a decision and Tyki sighed again, taking off his hat and putting it on the ground. Then he charged.

"Guess I'll have to take care of you first then." He was surprised though when he received a swift kick to the chin. He fell back but managed to stay on his feet. Apparently he had a stunned look because she smirked.

"Surprised?" He shook his head with a smile before charging again. This time he dodged a punch only to be hit by her elbow when she turned completely around.

"What's with your body?" He asked when this had gone on for some time, he was tired of not being able to slip through her body and she glared at him darkly. "That's quite a rude question to ask a lady." She retorted and he blinked before chuckling.

"Right you are. It is rude, but I would like to think that this situation does not require formal courtesy."

"Right you are." She mimicked him causing him to twitch in annoyance. This woman was really childish. Why couldn't she show some fear instead?

"So, you're not going to answer my question?" She pulled on the skin under her eye and stuck out her tongue and he blinked again, stunned at how childish she was acting while facing death.

'Well, if I can get a hold on her innards it would have made this a whole lot easier.' He thought to himself and tried again only to realize it was futile. She had almost perfect control of her body movements, just like Yeegar. The only difference between her and the old General was that she wasn't as tired as he had been and that made it harder for Tyki to catch her. The girl had a lot of stamina. She never gave him an opportunity and it agitated him. He was already late for his meeting with the Earl, something he was sure he would never hear the end of. Something sharp passed by his face and he recoiled, putting some distance between them before putting a hand to his cheek. He looked at his white glove that was now tainted with blood.

"You cut me?" The question contained shock and disbelief and she smirked. He took a look at her arms and saw with surprise that both of her arms glowed now, and not just her fists. He frowned before chuckling.

"I don't understand why it's you who's looking high and mighty when it's you who's got blood dripping from her mouth." Her eyes widened as her hand shot to her mouth. He was right. She could taste the metallic taste of blood in her mouth now that she thought about it. She was about to retort but pain suddenly coursed through her entire body and her Innocence deactivated as she collapsed on the ground.

'Shit, what's going on?' She thought as she clenched her eyes, trying to keep herself from whimpering. It was unbearable. It was like that time, all those years ago.

"Ava!" Daisya who had kept still because he was too weak to break through the chains began trashing. "Ava!"

"Seems like she's lost her strength." Tyki dusted himself off and turned leeringly towards Daisya who growled in warning. "Like I promised, she'll watch you die before I kill her."

"No… don't, please. He's one of the… one of the few …." She whimpered and crawled to her hands and feet, it was almost as if she bowed to him, and the very thought was ridiculous. She was an Exorcist, and they didn't bow to Noah. He glanced over his shoulder at her. "No can do, missy." He turned back to Daisya and floated up to eye-level with him.

"Any last requests?" Daisya nodded slowly.

"Two actually, if you would let me." Tyki nodded and let him speak. "The first is for Ava!" He snapped and Tyki sighed before moving so he would be able to see the girl clearly.

"Hey, Ava." He called and she looked up to stare at him and he stared back with a gentle smile. Tears flooded down her cheeks, knowing that she was powerless to stop Tyki and powerless to save neither herself nor Daisya.

"Don't blame yourself, alright? And even if I die you shouldn't follow." He breathed in deeply like what would come next would hurt him. "And… just because I die… you shouldn't keep it all to yourself and stay alone. You deserve better than that… I want you to, when you feel that the time is right, to move on, to find someone who can be by your side, since it's obvious I won't be able to be there anymore so-"

"DON'T SAY IT!" She screamed and lowered her head. "Don't say it…" She repeated in a broken whisper. Daisya laughed weakly.

"Ain't much else I can say, ya know. Just do me that favor, okay? Don't force yourself to be alone."

"You're so… so selfish!" She said as she sat up, wanting to see his eyes. He smiled gently. "I know." He turned to Tyki. "Can I trust you to heed my last request?" He glared at the Noah, not fully sure if he would listen to him.

"Of course. I asked if you had any. Sort of gives me the responsibility to heed it." The man shrugged.

"Let her live." Tyki's eyes widened. "Say what?"

"Let her live… she's got people waiting for her. Hell, I don't know why I'm tellin' you this, but let her live." Tyki was reminded by those who were waiting for him at the mine. The friends he had grown up with. The ones who only knew of his white side. He knew he had to be careful so he wouldn't lose them. He nodded.

"Alright, fair enough. That's all?" Daisya nodded and prepared himself as Tyki put a Tease just above the Rose Cross.

"Daisya! Ava! You guys still there?" Kanda called and Cam fluttered around Ava.

"Kanda… Daisya… you've gotta stop Daisya…" She whispered.

"The hell is going on? Ava, answer me!" Kanda noticed the pain and fright in her voice and grew more worried than before.

"It seems like your friends will be here soon." Tyki noted as he heard the transmission. "Too bad for you that they didn't get here sooner."

'Move… goddammit move! Just once more, I don't care what happens, just move one more time!'

"I regret nothing." Daisya smirked but gasped in pain as the Tease entered his body. He gave one last chuckle before his eyes closed. Ava's though, only widened in horror.

"NOOOO!" She threw her head back and screamed her heart out, letting the whole city hear her anguish. Tyki glanced at her before picking up his hat and walking away. He respected Daisyas last wish before he disappeared. The sun rose over the town and lit it up. Kanda and Marie found Ava kneeling in front of Daisyas corpse; her head hung low in defeat as she cradled the broken pieces of the Charity Bell. The two walked up and cut him down before placing him on the ground in front of her. Marie put his hands on her shoulders while Kanda stood behind them and stared silently.

"He left me behind…" She said after some time. "Daisya died and the Noah left me behind."

"Damn Noah!" Even though Kanda went around as being someone who cared about no one but himself the tone of his voice suggested that he was as hurt as they were that Daisya had died. They had been training under the same General together. They had in a way grown up together.

"He died and left me behind!" She sobbed and clutched the broken pieces to her chest. If only she had met up with him and not Marie then he would still be alive. He could still have been alive if she hadn't been such a fool!

"I'm sorry, Ava." Marie comforted her and rubbed her back. Shadows appeared behind them and the leader of the Finders voice could be heard.

"We received orders to transport the body back to the Order along with the wounded Finders."

"And the Akuma?" There was a slight edge to Kanda's voice.

"There's no one left in the city. They fled to the South."

"The General may be there. We have to go." Marie said to Kanda who nodded.

"There's only one thing we can do." The two stood still for another few moments and stared at Daisya's body while longer before they both gave a slight nod. "Look after Daisya." Kanda ordered the Finders and he and Marie left but not before giving her shoulder a squeeze. Even Kanda did it. She turned her head to them and nodded with a grateful smile.

"Finders… Do you know if Allen Walker and Lenalee Lee are on their way here?" She asked and the leader said yes. "They're bound to be here soon." He said and he and another Finder went up to Daisyas body and grabbed the sheet he was lying on but she stopped them.

"Wait! I… I want to be alone for a while, please. When Allen and Lenalee arrive, bring them here." The Finders looked at each other before nodding and she gave them the broken pieces of the Charity Bell.

"Thank you." She whispered as they left. She stared at Daisya. Even though he had died he looked so peaceful. It looked like he was asleep, not gone forever. She really wished that this was a dream, that she was sleeping and when she woke up she would find him grinning down at her, calling her a sleepy head like he used to. She smiled bitterly as she crawled closer.

"You're not going to wake up again are you?" What was the use of such questions? Of course he wouldn't. He was killed, right in front of her. And she couldn't do a damned thing!

"I would really like it if you did." She continued. "I wouldn't even be angry if you jumped up and said; fooled you, you know." She put her hand to his cheek and rubbed it softly, already feeling him going cold. She remembered how warm he used to be. She never felt cold when he was holding her close to himself. She remembered how his smile made her melt on the inside or how it felt like his eyes would always gaze into her very soul. Thinking about these things made it more painful when his cold skin snapped her back to reality.

'You're so selfish, telling me to move on… telling me not to blame myself when it couldn't have been any other's fault.' She heard footsteps behind her and then she heard someone gasp.

"Oh my god, Daisya!" It was Lenalee's hushed whisper that rang in her ears. She didn't turn around to greet them. She took off Daisya's hood and moved his bandages so his hair fell out. She let her hand run through his locks before she took out his earring. She changed her own ear accessory with it before she gave him a kiss on his forehead. The Finders that had guided the two went up to her and the boys grabbed the sheet and lifted it up, taking him down to the harbor, where a lot of white coffins were put in a line.

"Oh no." Tears gathered in Lenalees eyes as she saw all the coffins. They then met a Finder that had been a part of Devon's group, a group of Finders they had met before coming here. Ava passed right by them and followed Daisya up to his black coffin at the very end of the harbor. Once he was put inside the Finders were about to cover it but she stopped them.

"Wait." Her hollow voice barely reached their ears. She kneeled by it and let her hand glide over his cheek one last time, over his markings one last time and then, she gave him one last kiss on the lips.

"Goodbye, Daisya." She whispered and they covered it. They then gave her a nod as a sign of their condolences and brought his coffin on the ship. Soon every last coffin, both white and black were on it.

"Kanda and Marie are going to escort them back, if General Tiedoll follows that is. Don't worry. Daisya will get home without trouble." She said once again when Lenalee and Allen looked at her with worried expression, though she knew very well that the expressions were meant for her mental health and not his corpse. Once the coffins were all aboard the three Exorcists went back into town. Lenalee and Allen did this for Ava's sake. Right now, the last thing she needed was people giving her condolences. She needed silence, and that's what she was going to get.

The day went by slowly and when nighttime finally arrived, the three Exorcists where sitting in the ruined part of the town. Suddenly footsteps could be heard. They all looked up and saw General Tiedoll with his squad.

"Come, let's go to the harbor." Mutely, Ava nodded and got up. Allen and Lenalee glanced at each other before nodding and getting up too. Once at the harbor the General sat down on the stairs and after the others did too there was a moment of silence for the fallen.

"General, the Order needs you. Will you be returning back to HQ?" Allen asked.

"I will aid the Order yes, but I will do it my way. My job is to gather Innocence and find accommodators." He glanced at Ava who stared at the ocean. Just a few hours ago the ship with Daisya's body had still been docked here.

"I'm sorry, Ava. I may sound selfish to you right now but-"

"No… thanks, General. I'm happy with what you're doing." She smiled to him, shocking everyone. "If you had given up now and went back to the Order just to hide, I would have been upset because… If you had gone back to hide, then Daisya's death would have been for nothing. He risked his life to find you, like everyone else who's looking for the Generals. That you decided to finish your mission first makes me happy. You grieve for Daisya, I can see that but… for the sake of everyone who's died you won't give up." The General smiled and nodded.

"You will fight in their memory. You've opened my eyes. I've used the whole day thinking about only myself and how unfair it is but I'm not alone in this world. I'm not the center of it. I should have realized that sooner." He put an arm around her shoulder rubbed her arms.

"It is alright to grieve. He was someone dear to you. We in the Order usually don't have anyone but the members to lean on. You've lost someone close to your heart two times in less than a month."

"Yeah, I know. But still, I should have collected myself sooner. I have a job to do. I also have to fight for those who have fallen and those who are still alive." She declared and the General had to remove his glasses and wipe his eyes.

"If I may ask, what were Daisya's final words to you? His golem didn't pick it up." A blatant lie, but Ava didn't know that. His golem had been acting up so she believed him.

"That I shouldn't blame myself. That I shouldn't keep it all bottled up until I burst. He also said that I should find someone to stay by my side since he couldn't do it anymore. He didn't want me to stay alone for the remainder of my life." He nodded.

"Aah, that Daisya. Always acting so tough but he really had a kind, gentle heart." Ava nodded. "Yeah, he had."

Ava held the phone to her ear as she explained it to Komui. She explained how Daisya had fallen in battle.

"The Noah did something to him. Although there was no wound… Daisya died. There was no heartbeat and no pulse." She said in a monotone voice.

"We know. We saw through his golem what happened. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. I invoked my Innocence for too long without rest and my body couldn't take it, that's why it backfired. I'm healed now though." She replied but that wasn't enough for Komui at that moment.

"I meant; how are you holding up? I know Daisya was close to you after all."

"I'm fine. Death comes with the job." She replied immediately and Komui found this very disturbing. Clearly, she was not as fine as she claimed to be. She needed a break and he knew it.

"If you want to, you can come back and attend his funeral-"he began but she cut him off.

"Really Komui, I'm fine. Daisya died for a good cause, so did Yeegar. Besides, I've got Allen and Lenalee here to cheer me up and keep my mind off it. Also, General Tiedoll helped me remember that we're not alone in this world. We're not the only ones who suffer and that it's us Exorcists that have the responsibility to keep innocent people safe. That's what Daisya fought for, and that's also what I'm fighting for." She said calmly. "You worry too much, Supervisor. I'm pretty sure that you have your hands full already." At this the Supervisor sighed and banged his head on his desk.

"You don't even know half of it." He mumbled. "The Finders are enraged that I can't let them take their comrades remains back to their hometowns."

"It can't be helped. If they do, it's a big chance that they will be turned into Akuma. They'll see reason, Komui, relax. If they don't, just tell 'em I'll beat the shit out of 'em until they do. And before you ask, no, I'm not in any way in such a depressed state that I would bring back Yeegar or Daisya." She said and he paused. "Humans are mortal. When they die, they should stay dead until they are reincarnated naturally." She said, putting emphasis on the last word. He smiled on the other side.

"Alright. Then, I'll leave you to your mission-"

"Just one thing, Komui." She interrupted before he could hang up. "I ask as Daisya's lover now, not as a fellow Exorcist… W-what was the cause for his death?" Komui hesitated, not really sure if he should tell her but concluded that she had a right to know. She had been his lover after all, and they had known each other through all the years they had spent in the Order. She had also witnessed his death first hand. She had also witnessed Yeegars death. She had seen the two Noah, she knew their appearance and she could be the next for all he knew.

"A vital organ was removed." He replied slowly. "Which organ?" She asked and waited in expectation.

"Komui!"

"It was… his heart. There was no trace of it left." Ava nodded to herself. It made sense. The Noah had put that Tease thing over his heart after all. It was no surprise that it was the heart that was missing.

"Thank you, Komui. Could you do me another favor? Don't bury his ashes. Throw the ashes out from the highest point of the tower. He told me once that that's what he wanted…"

"We'll cremate him, but I'll leave it to you to throw his ashes. Stay safe, all of you, and find General Cross before it's too late."

"Wilco. Krory out."

"That's not really funny, Ava." Komui said but still she could hear him laugh on the other side. She shook her head with a small smile and hung up, disconnecting her golem. Then she contacted Allen and Lenalee.

"Where are you guys?" She asked. She had told them to go ahead of them while she gave Komui the report, although they had been very reluctant.

"We're up on a mountain path, east of the town." Lenalee responded cheerily with a hint of a laugh.

"It's not funny!" Shea heard Allen in the background. Ava, being very curious by nature, wondered what was going on. "Allen fell, and it looked so funny!" Lenalee laughed freely now.

"What a klutz." Ava laughed herself. "I'll be there soon." Usually Ava would just use her wings to catch up but this time she decided to walk. She needed to think after all. She was determined to remember Daisya as she had known him, yet she would not dwell on the past too much. She would treasure his memory, that was all there was to it. Getting a cigarette out of her pocket she grabbed her lighter and lit it. Taking a long drag before exhaling, she smiled.

TWP: Î think I've never cried so hard when watching an anime, not since Haku and Zabusa died in Naruto… DAISYA, WHY THE "#¤%/&u"=! DID YOU HAVE TO DIE?

To all viewers, we're censoring TWP's extreme language. Sincerely, 4KIDS.

TWP: 4KIDS YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH DGM YOU *beep beep beep*