Hana: Here we are. The end of Fade to Gray.
Kanda: God fucking dammit! You're seriously ending it just like that?!
Hana: Yup. -grins- After all...with so much going on we can't really fit everything in one...or even two volumes apparently. Yup. ;)
Kanda: Che. Neither these two idiots own D. Gray-man. Just this damn story you apparently get a joy out of reading.
Hana: -waves- See ya~!
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+ - Chapter 52 - +
"You okay there, Yu?" Lavi's voice was quiet. A strange thing for the normally hyper male. "I know you're awake now. You should have movement in your body again."
"Hn." Kanda groaned as he carefully sat up. "Was Bookman here?" He didn't bother asking when he had gotten to his apartment. He figured Lenalee and Lavi had brought him here.
"Yeah. He used his needles. So you were able to regain movement. I'm so sorry, Yu..."
"You shouldn't be sorry." Sighed the older of the two. "If I hadn't of let...che."
"That was Raku Kanda, wasn't it? Your fath—"
"He's not my father. Not anymore."
"Yu... that's..." Lavi trailed off, and then sighed. Kanda would want a status report. "We don't know where Allen is. We were unable to follow the other group."
"Always getting into trouble." Kanda said, placing his elbows on his knees, hunching his form, as he stared listlessly at the floor. "I should've gotten to him sooner."
"It's not your fault, Kanda." Lenalee's voice said from behind him. "The CROW are all looking for him. Link, Madarao, Tokusa, Tewaku...all of them."
"I can't say I'm thrilled Tyki Mikk of all people is in on this," Lavi groused, "But if he can help get Allen back, I'll put my grudge on the back burner."
"So he was there too?"
"He came just as the club went into disarray." Lenalee affirmed. "Kanda...why would they take Allen?"
"Because Apocryphos wanted the Angel that was seduced by the devil's hell spawn." The trio's attention snapped up, watching as Tyki Mikk, Wisely, and the twins all enter. It was Wisely who had spoken, "Kanda, we know who released that guy from the slammer."
"And, I so happened to have found some rather juicy tidbits about that particular man." Tyki said, a satisfied shit-eating grin on his face.
"We shouldn't have left him." Devit said, his fists clenching at his sides. "Had Jas and I stayed put, that guy wouldn't have been able to take Allen."
"Cross scared us off! Blame him too!" Jasdero angrily exclaimed.
Kanda frowned when he heard the last bit of information. "Why the fuck was Cross there?"
"Believe it or not, he actually got a Host job." Wisely said. "You know, the kind that entertains ladies."
"Sorry I fucking asked." He didn't need to know, but the fact that guy managed to get an actual job? That...was surprising.
Still, the fact that the job he'd chosen was a Host...wasn't as much as a shock.
"Enough of this. Apocryphos has my Moyashi, and I ain't pleased on that. God knows what the fuck that bastard might do to him. I want everyone involved on high alert. Leave no stone unturned, and no information kept to themselves. I don't care how trivial it might be."
"Yours?"
"He sure as hell will never belong to that sick bastard." Kanda snarled. "Kamelot, Mikk, I want all the information you got."
"Yessir." Wisely said.
Tyki only nodded in affirmative. "No more secrets, everything we learned will be told without filter."
"Good."
"We'll do what we can to find him too." Lavi said. "We'll make sure he gets back to you, and then you can finally officially make up."
"A trial date has also been set for Johnson." Wisely informed Kanda. "You still want to welcome Allen home to the family he's always wanted, right?"
"Of fucking course, you moron."
"I guess even Yu can be nice when you w—" Lavi began, only to be cut off by Kanda's ice-cold death glare. "I should probably... keep quiet... yeah?"
Lenalee wanted to roll her eyes. Why was her boyfriend such an idiot?
Wisely sighed, "You're the one dating him, Miss Lee."
Lenalee gave a small grimace and stared directly at Wisely. I know. He's a good guy though.
Wisely nodded, before turning his attention back to Kanda, "Well, are we ready to begin our search for Allen Walker?"
"Of course we fucking are," Kanda snapped. They had to find the brat before anything happened to him.
It's widely known to all that the hand of Fate is slick, and often times she will deal a bad hand to appease herself. Never is she on anyone's side, save for her own. Man will find joy, but he will also find anguish. The trials ahead would be harsh, and neither were likely to come out unscathed.
While one works hard to find his other half, the other will fight to get back to those he loves. To the one he cherishes above all else. To escape the nightmare worse than what any living thing could never begin to imagine.
A truly terrifying world, that not even his time as an unwitting killer could ever prepare him for.
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+ - To Be Continued - +
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Hello from my vacation~! As I said, today's update was gonna be a little late, but not even my vacation time with family will stop me from posting a new chapter! That said...it is the final chapter for this installment, but as you just read, there's much more that has yet to be resolved! Including the hunt for our favorite Moyashi!
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