Bad news is just a blessing in disguise!

Ya just gotta know where to look!

-Saint Jasdero & Saint Devit

The following months were busy with the reconstruction and cleaning of the Requiem Chapel. There were a lot of broken stones and sharp glass pieces to be collected and thrown away, the trees have to be replanted or burnt away completely for good. The angels worked diligently without complaining or stopping, their angelic powers lent a hand or two when it was required of them. With the help of everyone from the Church of Angels, the chapel was finally rebuilt to its original pristine.

Then, it was the prayers and first masses. As expected, every new church or chapel that worked under The Lord had to receive blessings from at least three angels, since angels were the direct links to their God before the priests and all their creation. Allen was chosen to be one of the -unlucky- three; so his days were occupied with doing his Father's will. He was seething when Tyki denied the offer, pushing the responsibility to Lulubell and Sheril. That's not fair! Allen groaned inwardly, crying on the inside.

Don't get him wrong; giving blessings and organising masses were one of the many duties that Allen would not mind doing, since he was a good angel and all. But then-

"I'm boooooored!" Allen fell down onto the small bed with a careless flomp, sounding childishly like Timothy when he was grounded. He missed the little demon dearly and their wonderful adventures. He would've brought the boy here at Requiem Chapel to spend time with him. Sadly, the whole Black Order clan was summoned back to wherever Lavi was a few weeks ago. That was the first time Allen saw Bookman crying when the demon was forced to leave the church's main library in answer to Lavi's call.

Therefore, nobody could blame Allen for being bored. The humans were always busy with the running of their new chapel. Unlike his own church, the people here looked up to angels as perfect spiritual beings and not as an equal. Allen never did like pompous gifts and extravagant compliments about how beautiful his wings were or how dazzling his smile was every single second of the day. Lulubell and Sheril were like his older siblings to him, but they carried the auras of nobility and pride. A far cry from a young angel like him. A young, lonely angel with no one to talk to.

"Ah, Timcampy!" Allen laughed as the flying globe landed on his messed up hair. Well, not exactly alone. He gently caressed the golden being, smiling with care in his voice, "Lavi must be pretty busy these days, huh? I wonder where he is now,"

The only constant Allen had of the demons been Timcampy himself. The mechanism followed him faithfully around as he did his angel duties, fluttering and chirping with the birds nearby. Allen had wanted to talk to Lavi through Timcampy, but he didn't know how to start talking. Do I have to press a button? Or do I simply tell Timcampy that I want to talk to Lavi? He didn't remember how he did it before, the attack made Allen react through instinct instead of consciousness.

"But even if I know how to talk to Lavi, I'm won't be sure that he'll be free to talk back or even want to talk to me," Allen tickled the little globe as he chuckled, "he's probably buried with his demon stuff.. I hope he's alright..."

That was how his months flew by so quickly; between juggling his duties and dealing with impatient humans, Allen was mildly surprised that he didn't just roll down and die. The new chapel was able to stand on its own now, so there was really no need for the angels to stay any longer than necessary. Sheril took his leave straightaway. Of course, Allen understood; why stay here when you have a home waiting for you? Granted, the famous Church of Angels was luxurious and welcoming, but nothing can replace the loving feeling of home.

Allen was about to start his journey back to his own church when he met Lulubell in front of the church's entrance. She was without her luggage when she stood with a straight back and demurely folded white wings when Allen gave his goodbyes to his sister, "Well, I guess this is where we part, Lulubell," Allen readied himself for a hug as he moved to wear his sling bag properly.

Lulubell shook her head as she pushed her younger brother with her wings to the large wooden carriage outside, "No, you're coming with me. I have to pass your church before reaching mine, so there's no problem with you riding with me,"

Predictably, Allen stuttered and planted his feet on the tiled ground, "B-But! I really don't want to trouble you! I can walk easily there myself!"

"-And get lost in the way. Minimally twice. I know you more than you know yourself, Saint Allen Walker. Now, get in the carriage before I drag you in myself!"

Allen knew when he was fighting a losing battle. With a dramatic sigh and a thankful smile, Allen went inside the lavish carriage before Lulubell entered too. Lulubell's church was one of the more high-class types, so Allen wasn't surprised when the inside of the carriage was big and had new leather seats on either side. He heard the coachman ordering the two large, muscular horses to move when he settled down and allowed Timcampy to transform from his golden gauntlet form into the flying globe figure.

Truthfully, he appreciated Lulubell's offer; his church was quite a distance away from the Church of Angels. To travel there by carriage or even flying would take days, so Allen was a tad bit nervous when he realised that he had to walk back home on his own two feet. Surely, it would take him weeks before he was halfway there! Not to mention that he had to pass forests and hills that had no available shelter during the nights. He wouldn't mind that so much since he enjoyed travelling by foot, but now he had Timcampy and his (most probably still panicking over his sudden disappearance) fellow churchmen to worry about.

"I've taken the liberty to send an owl to your church beforehand to announce your coming. You won't have to worry about them so much now that they know the situation about you and the demons," Lulubell spoke regally without taking her eyes off the brown parchment that she was reading from.

"Thanks, sister. I was really worried about them!" Allen laughed in happiness. Lulubell was always looking out for him in more ways than he could remember. She could sense what Allen needed before he could even think about it! Allen mused in deep thought as he admired his dearest sister who stood by him without question all these while. If Tyki was an outgoing older brother, then Lulubell would be the strict older sister.

"-me, Allen?"

Allen snapped out of his thoughts, guiltily apologising as he rubbed his neck, "Ah, sorry, Lulubell, what did you say?"

With all the patience of a mother, Lulubell declared in her serious tone that left no room for argument, "I don't approve of that Lavi," Lulubell barrelled on what she saw the gobsmacked expression on her younger brother's face, "first of all: he's a demon. Not only a demon, but a Demon Lord himself. Second, he's evil-incarnate, untrustworthy and everything we stand against. You mustn't associate yourself with him,"

Allen straightened his back as he replied in the same sober tone, "Are you talking about Lavi… Or demons? Because the Lavi I know is kind and brave. Yes, he may go over the top with his teasing and jokes, but that's the way Lavi is. Lavi is a good demon, and he's my best friend, cursed or not,"

"Haha," Lulubell laughed brightly as if Allen had just told an innocent joke, "Did you even hear yourself, Allen sweet? Demon and good shouldn't be used in the same sentence… Besides, with the curse he carries, it won't be long until he dies,"

"I know," Allen gulped, his chest strangely constricting upon itself when he thought about the impending fate that Lavi has to face sooner or later. He clenched his fists tightly on his lap, ignoring the small whine that came from Timcampy as he glared straight into his indomitable sister's eyes, "that's why: I'll try harder to save him,"

Suddenly, the carriage buckled harshly as if the carriage exploded in on itself. The wooden vehicle creaked and fell, crashing into the hard ground below. Timcampy flew away from the open window into the evening sky, leaving behind the angels.

"Lulubell?" Allen called out in worry as he exited the crashed carriage.

"We're fine! We're fine!" Lulubell supported her groaning coachman away from the fallen vehicle. The horses were standing just fine, their legs unbroken or turned lame. She ran to the standing angel, feeling his body for any injuries with a wide-eye look that just screamed sister, "are you alright?"

Allen comforted her sister as he looked around his surroundings. Oh, we fell into a valley… True to his word, the only thing he saw was hills and distant mountains. The carriage must've slipped and fell, considering that it just rained and the roads looked slippery. Allen was just about to tell Lulubell that when a magical portal opened in front of them.

"ALLEN!" Lavi jumped out of there looking as if the very devil himself was chasing him. With fearful eyes, the Demon Lord hugged the living daylights out of the shock angel and cupped his face carefully, "Are you hurt? What happen? Timcampy just came to me, pulling my hair and then I fragging knew that it had something to do with bloody you!"

"I'm fine, Lavi. Please calm down," Allen laughed even louder as Lavi wiped away some dirt that fell on his face when the carriage crashed.

Lulubell stood by, observing the situation quietly. She had never seen such a human character on a demon's face before, so the abrupt arrival of the Demon Lord had taken her by surprise. Lavi actually looked concerned, something so foreign and inconceivable in Lulubell's experienced mind. She watched as Allen told Lavi the dire position that they were in, predicting confidently that the demon would just push Allen away and leave them alone to fend for themselves in this Father-forsaken nowhere.

But Lavi did no such thing. After a soothing caress on Allen's cheek, he went to check on the crashed carriage with an expert eye and folded wings, "one of the wheel's completely broken alright.. Hey, you there!" Lavi shouted manly at the coachman, "there's a small town just a few miles up. Be a good man and get a wheel up here! Use one of the horses; it's faster!" He threw a small money bag onto the coachman's outstretched hands.

After Lavi had helped the coachman release one of the capable horses, he walked behind the carriage and took out the giant fleece mat from underneath Lulubell's entire luggage. The female angel assessed him with a critical eye, "What're you doing?"

"I know don't know if you noticed, but it looks like it might rain again tonight; I don't wanna take the risk though. So…" Lavi gave a quick sniff around the bags before efficiently throwing out all the food that he could find into Allen's arms. He then covered the whole luggage area with the water-proof mat, tying its edges to the bottom of the carriage with ease.

When Lavi was satisfied with his work, he jumped back down onto the wet ground and took some food off from Allen, "we should get rid of the food before the animals around here go nuts. They'll eat freaking anything, those bloody bastards," Lavi explained as he opened a bag of chips to start munching delightfully like a child.

"We don't need your help, demon," Lulubell sniffed, her dainty white wings curled around her body as agitation.

Lavi only sent her a blank look-see before giving Allen some of the sugar biscuits that he started eating, "and look where that got you," he spoke out plainly before diving into chocolate cake.

Allen handed Lulubell his mealbox with a thoughtful expression, "Here, Lulubell. I packed my dinner before leaving. You can eat it, don't worry!"

Lavi snorted as he mumbled underneath his breath, "Or maybe let the animals eat her instead,"

"Lavi!" Allen slapped Lavi's head with his wing in exasperation. Lavi accepted the deserved hit with unchanging composure before moving away from the carriage. Allen rolled his eyes at his best friend's antics and told Lulubell good-heartedly, "You can sleep in the carriage, Lulubell. I can handle things out here with Lavi!"

Lulubell didn't have time to reply though, what with Allen running off to swing his hand over Lavi's shoulders and pushing the demon down playfully. Their wings…Lulubell thought as she made her way back into the vehicle, they're not hardened at all in each other's presence…

When night time approached, the skies were brightened with the glittering stars and shining moonlight. The cloudless skies promised the land below that the night would be rainless; devoid of booming thunder and striking lightning. But the temperature dropped to cold degrees due to the mountains and green surroundings that thrived in cold weathers. The occasional roar of an animal or the scurrying of small herbivores would break the peaceful silence, but there was no danger whatsoever in this deserted but tranquil land.

In the dark, Lulubell can only glare at the duo that was sitting outside. There was no shelter or cave nearby for them to sleep in, so their next best option was to rough it out under one of the few trees that grew gloriously under such low temperature conditions. Allen was arguing with Lavi about something heatedly, before he stood up and left the fuming demon alone. Oh no! He's coming here! Lulubell quickly thought of an excuse.

"Oh, Lulubell!" Allen opened the carriage door to reveal a sleeping angel with her wings all curled up around her shivering body. She felt a warm cloth covering her wings as Allen whispered, "Lavi didn't want to let me give you my cloak to sleep in. But I think you need it more than I do.. Goodnight, sister,"

When the door closed again, Lulubell slowly got up to see that her brother had actually given him his red cloak. It was large enough to cover only the top half of her body though, since Allen was still short and lean. Yet, Allen still gave it to her thinking that she needed it to keep warm, as if she was the younger one between the both of them. She didn't understand that. She didn't understand why her younger brother was changing without her knowing. She didn't know this Allen. What ticked her off the most was that she didn't understand anything that as going on about Allen and the cursed demon. That Lavi… Why would Allen hang around him when the demon is the bane of everyone's existence!

"-stupid of you to give her your cloak.. And that one was new!" Lavi pouted childishly, attracting Lulubell's attention as she quietly sneaked a peek from the door's window.

Allen was sitting between Lavi's legs with his back leaning against the demon's front, while the demon himself was leaning against the tree's broad trunk. Her brother laughed lightly as he tried to fix his comfortable position, "why would I need a cloak when I have my own thermal generator here?"

Lavi growled as he bit softly into Allen's shoulder, causing the angel to laugh louder before clamping his mouth shut with a blushing face. He hissed quietly through closed hands, "Lulubell's sleeping! Don't make noise, Lavi!"

Lulubell sighed. Even when Allen hung out with demons, his considerate nature was still dominant. Lavi must've thought the same thing too, since he also sighed and relaxed his grip.

For only a few seconds before Lavi held Allen tightly with one of his hands around the angel's waist and another hand venturing underneath Allen's shirt. Allen's wings started flapping crazily between them, but that didn't stop Lavi's onslaught of tickle attacks. Allen's musical laughter was boisterous and dynamic, but Lulubell couldn't stop thinking that, for once in his whole life, Allen sounded free.

"L-Lavi! Hahaha S-Stop!" The angel begged futilely, only flinching in pain as Lavi touched his face, "Ouch!"

The moment Allen shunned away with a whimper, Lavi immediately stopped and swiftly adjusted both of them into their original positions. Lavi's head falling onto Allen's shoulders as both his hands came curling up possessively around Allen's slim waist again. Lulubell didn't catch what Lavi was mumbling about, but from the looks of Allen's face, she could safely assume that the demon was actually apologising! Him, the merciless and demonic Demon Lord himself, was apologising to an angel? Her head started spinning.

"It's alright, Lavi. I think I scratched myself during the crash, that's all," Allen tilted his head to the side to whisper gently to his best friend.

Lavi removed his head from Allen's shoulders, his one green eye glittering as he frowned, "You foolish shortie. You got a scratch here," He moved his thumb to press against the long wound on Allen's pretty face.

"Owww," Allen growled, trying to move away from the offending thumb but not pushing Lavi away completely.

I really don't understand them; Lulubell thought tiredly as she saw Lavi moving closer to tenderly kiss Allen's nasal bridge where the wound was. An angel whose innocence is to the point of aggravation and an oblivious demon who is heartless in nature. Lulubell gave up trying to figure the two out as she lied back down to sleep.

Meanwhile, Allen simply kissed Lavi's forehead fondly before leaning against his chest again. He felt Lavi's hands going around his waist as the demon purred contently behind him, creating sleepy vibrations. He thought about the unlucky crash as he gazed at the blinking stars, "ah… I'm afraid we've gotten ourselves into another situation again…"

Seriously, guys, my heart is about to burst with all these sweetness. I got this scene from a Shounen-ai manga, Komatta Toki ni wa Hoshi ni Kike. It's a very nice and super light (like uber light! So light that you can't see it unless you know how to see it) shounen-ai manga, so you can go read it if you just want to burn time away haha So, I took this scene from the manga because it's one (of the many) scenes that just makes my shipping heart go "AWWWWW! I'M MELTING!"

Now, we've seen the angels last chapter. It's only fair that we take a look at Black Order clan, neh?

Introducing the wonderful Second-in-Command, Komui Lee! "Good morning!" He's actually a pretty powerful demon and would've been the Demon Lord if it weren't for his 'allergies' of paperwork and leadership skills. He works as Lavi's sound mind and rationality (if his mind isn't consumed with the thoughts of his beloved sister, Lenalee). He has a clipped left wing due to the clash against Malcolm a long time ago, so he cannot fly long distances. But that doesn't mean that he's handicapped. He can cast incantations and slice you with his wings before you can even blink an eye, so watch out! Komui is (questionably) the most dependable demon in the clan, so everyone comes to him for advice or help instead of Lavi himself. (Because Lavi can smell trouble from far away and he'd throw Komui to the wolves before making a run himself).

Then, of course, we have the beautiful Lenalee Lee who works as the clan's main mage. She's not only pretty, she can pack a punch. Alongside Miranda, she can summon monsters to fight for her and she can casts spells powerful enough to paralyse a wave of demons. It's also not a well-known fact that Lenalee is the fastest demon when flying. She can fly on par with the speed of Lavi if she wanted to. All female demons are territorial of whoever they deem as family, and Lenalee is the epitome of that theory. She looked upon Allen as her younger brother and she gets pretty pissed whenever Allen gets hurt by other demons (those poor, unfortunate demons were not seen or heard again after they had bullied Allen). She is often seen helping (waking) her brother in his paperwork and she loves playing with the demon children during her free times.

If anyone can hold his own against Lavi in a battle, it would be none other than Kanda Yu (he's quite elusive and he's only here for the introduction because Lenalee persuaded him to come). Although not as fast in terms of speed as compared to Lenalee, Kanda is a expert swordsman who's been trained since young to hold and wield a sword. His strength makes him invincible and his battle experience makes him wise. Strange fact: Kanda prefers fighting in the sky where he can utilise his wings to full capacity because he hates staying on ground level for too long a time. Bookman says that Kanda has a traumatic history that made the swordsman demon despise the ground... Whatever it is, Kanda is still a warrior to behold. Because of his adhesion to the ground, Kanda is normally seen on the tower tops of the demon castle or sparring with other demons in mid-flight. He'll only come down when he is needed (or when Lenalee calls him down! Don't tell him I told you guys that or he'll kill me!)

I suppose that is all for now. I have finals this week and so I cannot write anymore chapters till next week, I predict. So, I'll take this opportunity to wish you guys a Merry Christmas to you and your loving family! Thank you for standing by my side for yet another successful year and thank you for all the never-ending support you gave me. I really do appreciate your concern and motivation! Hope to hear from you soon, darlings! Stay happy and stay awesome!