Chapter 4

I walked into the inn and sat down in a comfortable chair to wait for Lavi; it had been two months since I'd transformed into a Noah. It was like nothing had changed; we were still in love and nothing could keep us apart.

A few moments later, Lavi entered the room and I felt my heart skip a beat; he'd only been a few moments late, but still…I'd feared that this would be the day he decided that he should find someone else to be with. Someone who wasn't a Noah.

He kissed me and held up the key to a room; I smiled and followed him up the stairs to our room for the evening. Once we were in the room, he shut and locked the door, kissing me passionately as he did so; it had only been a week since our last rendezvous, but I had missed him so much.

"I love you," he whispered softly as he took off my coat. "I've missed you so much…"

"Me, too," I muttered, more focused on kissing him. I wasn't really interested in how much he had missed me; I just wanted to be with him. We didn't have enough time to spend talking; besides, he didn't come here to talk…neither of us did.

We found our way to the bed, his nimble fingers working to remove my clothes; I was doing the same with his. Our tongues danced sweetly after our clothes had been removed and our bodies collapsed on the bed; I'd almost forgotten what it was like kissing him.

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I kissed him as he wrapped his arms around me; we had a little time left to spend together before he had to leave. He had a mission, but that hadn't stopped him from taking a detour to be with me. I loved him so much.

"So how are things at the Order?" I had been curious as to how things had been since I'd left…well, since I'd been sent away. It was for the safety of everyone at the Order. Since I was a Noah, I was a threat to them.

Lavi frowned. "Everyone misses you a lot...even me and I get to see you every once in awhile."

I snuggled with him and kissed him and then I thought of something. "Kanda still calls me 'bean sprout', doesn't he?"

"No," he said, smiling slightly. "I haven't heard him call you that in awhile."

I frowned. "I know he calls me that…I can just sense it."

He laughed and hugged me. "I suppose if you sense it, then he must call you 'bean sprout'."

"Do you really have to leave?" I snuggled closer to him. "Couldn't you stay a little longer?"

I felt him shake his head. "You know I want to, but—"

"I know," I sighed. "You have a mission."

I was used to this pattern; he'd come see me and then, just when I was getting used to having him with me, he'd have to leave again. The pain of transforming into a Noah couldn't compare to how painful it was to be with him knowing that he'd have to leave. I missed being able to spend a complete night with him…I missed waking up beside him in the morning.

"Oh! I almost forgot!" He leapt out of bed, grabbing our clothes. He pulled on his pants and threw my clothes to me. "Hurry and get dressed!"

"Why?" I asked as I watched him get dressed. "What's going on?"

"I can't tell you," he said, leaning over to kiss me. "It's a surprise. Now, hurry and get dressed!"

I sighed and got dressed; I was curious as to what was going on. After we were both dressed, he blindfolded me. "Do you really have to blindfold me?"

"I want it to be a surprise so yes!"

He grabbed my hand and led me out of the room, down the stairs, and out of the inn; I didn't like not being able to see where I was going. It's not that I didn't trust Lavi…it's just that I liked seeing where I was going. Which I was reminded of when I walked into a streetlight…

"Allen! I'm sorry! I didn't know you'd hit the light; I should have told you it was there!" He gently touched my forehead. "Are you okay?"

I nodded. "As long as that wasn't the surprise, yes, I'm fine."

He laughed and continued leading me wherever it was he was leading me, being more careful this time; after awhile, we stopped walking and I heard a door open. The next thing I knew, he had ripped the blindfold off and yelled, "Surprise!"

I blinked at the sudden light and looked around; everyone was there. Jerry, Komui, Lenalee, Miranda, Reever, Bookman…everyone. Even Kanda, much to my surprise. I looked at Lavi and he smiled.

"We all felt that you needed the surprise; besides, we all miss you."

I smiled and hugged him. "You didn't really have a mission, did you?"

He shook his head. "Well, I sort of did. My mission was to get you to come here for your surprise!"

We walked over to one of the tables and sat down; I was surrounded by all my friends and I was sitting beside my lover. Nothing could make this more perfect…well, one thing could, but I doubted it would happen.

"Allen!"

I blinked, shocked. I couldn't believe it; my ears had to have heard it wrong. There was no way that that had happened. I looked over at Kanda who looked slightly disgusted at what he'd said.

"What, Kanda?"

He looked away angrily; I looked at Lenalee who then said, "He just misses you."

"I do not miss bean sprout," he muttered so softly no one else but me could hear him.

"Don't call me bean sprout! My name is Allen!"

"Che, whatever…you're always gonna be bean sprout to me."

I frowned but then smiled; in his own way, Kanda missed me just the same as everyone else. It was nice to know that I was missed and that my friends still cared about me despite the fact that I was a Noah; it was nice to know that even Kanda cared enough to miss me.

Of course, the only thing that mattered to me was the fact that Lavi was sitting beside me, smiling and talking about how boring life at the Order was without me. As long as I was able to see him…to be with him…nothing mattered. We would stay together.

Until the End.

And so we bid farewell to these two lovers since this is the final chapter. Hope you have enjoyed it. As always, reviews are welcome and flames are not.