Forever Friends

Chapter 1: A new scientist, an old friend

It was fall, the air was crisp, and the colorful leaves were on the trees and the ground. A young boy, about fourteen years old, with red hair, a green eye and wearing an eyepatch over his right eye was walking through the woods. As he walked the leaves on the ground crunched under his weight with each step.

"Lily!" he shouted, he's hands cupping around his mouth. "Lily where are you? Your dad said you need to get ready for tonight's show!"

No answer.

The boy was getting annoyed. He continue walking getting deeper and deeper into the woods.

"Come on Lily!" he shouted again.

He heard rustling in the bushes behind him. He walked over to the bushes and peered inside.

"Lily?"

But no Lily. Instead a little white rabbit hopped out of the bush. The boy groaned in frustration.

"BOO!"

All of a sudden the boy was tackled by a young girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, who looked to be thirteen years old. And on her head was a witch's hat. The girl was Lily Sahi.

"Lily!" the boy said annoyed, but began to laugh.

"Heehee! I got you Lavi!" Lily said laughing and grinning widely.

"Haha! I will never know how you can sneak up on me like that without making a sound, especially with all these leaves," Lavi said, pointing out the obvious of all the colorful leaves that lay on the ground.

Lily got up and helped Lavi up. "I've got skills and I'm a ninja," she joked.

Both of them laughed.

"Alright Lily your dad told me to come and get you. He said you have to get ready for tonight's show," Lavi explained.

"Okaaay!" Lily said cheerfully and began skipping back the way Lavi came from. "I just love Halloween! You get to dress up as something that's not you, you get candy, and you either get scared or you scare people!" she said walking backwards so she could face Lavi still.

"Well you sure like to scare people," Lavi said jokingly.

When they got out of the woods they walked up to a giant circus tent. There they met up with three other people. One was a twenty-two year old boy with short messy brown hair, another was an older, but still young man who also had brown hair, and the third was a short, elderly man, who had long hair that stuck up in the air and had big black circles around his eyes.

The boy turned and said, "Hey Lavi, where's Lily?"

"What do you mean? She's right he-" Lavi turned to point towards Lily, or where Lily had been. "But she was right here I swear!" Lavi said looking around him.

"Did you look in the woods? I told you she mig-"

"What are you guys talking about?" Lily said, coming out of nowhere and jumping on the boys back.

"AH! Lily how did you- where did you-" the boy said trying to think of what to say, but was too surprised from Lily's sneak attack.

"Heehee! I love Halloween! Everyone is so easy to scare," Lily giggled. "I scared Lavi and now you, Jack."

"Yeah haha you scared me," said Jack in a sarcastic way. "Could you get off my back now?"

"Oops sorry," Lily said while climbing off of Jack's back.

"You can be a very annoying little sister, do you know that?" he said when she was finally off him.

"And yet you still love me brother!" Lily said sticking her tongue out at him with a grin. Jack smacked her playfully.

"Okay now that Lily's back we should get ready for tonight's show. Lily go and get ready. Jack come help me set up the rest of the equipment," the man said.

"Got it," Jack said, walking away.

"Okie dokie dad!" Lily said. "Come on Lavi! You gotta see my first costume!" she said, grabbing his hand and running towards her dressing room tent.

"Ah!" Lavi cried as he was practically dragged along.

When everything was done and set up, and Lily was done getting ready, it was time for the show. Jack and his dad were tending to last minute things in the back of the tent. Lily was handing out tickets to the people coming to the circus. She was dressed as a witch for the circus's theme. Tonight was Halloween and every circus member was dressed in Halloween costumes instead of their regular costumes.

When all the tickets were sold and everyone was in their seats it was time for the show. The lights went out and creepy music started playing. Then spotlights went on and were shining down on the middle of the floor. Then a big cloud of smoke appeared and when it cleared a man wearing a mask and a black cloak appeared.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Children of all ages!" began Lily and Jack's dad, Keita. "Tonight on this Halloween night you all will experience frightful and amusing performances! Now that you are here you may never leave until the very end! You have been warned!" And just as he entered, he disappeared in a cloud of smoke and the lights went out again.

In the back, the audience's screams of terror could be heard. Lily giggled. When she saw her dad she ran up and hugged him. "Great job dad!"

"Thanks Lily. Are you and Jack ready to perform?" he asked her, hugging her back.

"Yep! Everyone who's performing This is Halloween with us is ready too."

"Good now I gotta go get ready. Make it shine Lily," he said and left with Lily jumping with excitement.

On the far end of the back, Lavi was with the elderly man, peeking through the tent and watching the performance. The elderly man hit him on the head irritated.

"Ow! What was that for Bookman!" Lavi yelled.

"Idiot, have you forgotten the rules of the Bookmen? You're getting to attached to these people," Bookman said, getting more mad.

"So, it's not like we see them everyday. We only run into them every once in awhile," Lavi argued.

"We have been running into them for six years now. It's time we leave."

"Why? It's not like they are apart of the wars we record," Lavi said.

"You have too grown attached to that girl. She has even given you a new name instead of the names you are given for each war," Bookman explained.

"Yeah so? At least she doesn't know why I have different names and what we do. It's not a big deal," Lavi objected, he went back to watching the perfomance

"Draco you are too attached to the girl and her family. We are leaving."

"But-", Lavi began, turning back to face Bookman.

"We are leaving," Bookman said in a tone that made the statement final.

"Fine Panda," Lavi said in defeat.

"...And this next act might frighten you or entertain you, but it will leave you in aw!" Lily's dad announced.

Lavi looked over at Lily, she was now bouncing up and down with a giant smile on her face. She looked over at Lavi, but her smile vanished when she saw the sad look on his face while he and Bookman began to walk away.

"Lavi!" Lily shouted to him, running to catch up to him.

He didn't turn around, he kept on walking.

Lily ran after him, her dad had just walked into the back when Lily ran after Lavi and Bookman. "Lily where are you going?" he yelled after her. "You're going on next."

But she didn't care, the only thing she cared about her was best friend, who was walking away without even telling her why. When she caught up to Lavi she grabbed his arm to turn him around to face her. "Lavi where are you going? Don't you wanna watch the show?", Lily asked him.

"I can't stay Lily. Bookman says we have to leave," Lavi said, his heart sinking as he stood there talking to her.

"Okay well I'll see you soon!", Lily said with a bright, happy smile.

"Lily you don't get it. We are leaving for good. I'm never gonna get to see you again," Lavi said, fighting back the tears that were about to well up in his eyes.

Lily's eyes grew wide with shock. "But...but you can't leave," she said slowly, shaking her head in disbelief, tears forming in her eyes. "You can't. I thought we're friends. Lavi you're my best friend!" Lily began to cry.

"I'm sorry Lily," Lavi said, not daring to look up to see his always smiling friend cry.

"Please Lavi...you have to come back. You always do," Lily said through tears.

Lavi turned around and began to walk away. He didn't want to hurt Lily, they were friends, but it wasn't allowed.

"Lavi!" Lily cried.

He looked back and saw Lily on her knees crying. He felt his heart sink further to the point where it broke, but he kept on walking.

"Laaavii!"

That was the last thing he heard from Lily and the image of her crying was burned into his memory forever.

ooOOoo

Lavi woke up. He was sitting at a table with a book open in front of him, papers all over the table and a pencil in his hand. He was in the library at the Black Order.

"Oh great I fell asleep! Panda won't be happy about this," he said. "That was such a weird dream...I haven't thought about Lily since that night. I wonder how she is."

"Oh there you are Lavi," Allen said, walking up to the table the red head was at.

"Hey Allen! What's up?" Lavi said with his usual big grin.

"I was looking for you to see if you wanted to get breakfast," Allen explain, Timcampy resting on his head.

"Yeah let's go. I'm hungry," Lavi said standing up. The two exorcists walked down to the cafeteria toghether. Half way down the hall they ran into Lenalee.

"Allen, Lavi! We have a new member in the Science Division!" she said excitedly, her eyes beaming.

"Reallly? Where is he?" Allen asked.

"Over in the Science Department. Come on," Lenalee said leading the way.

When the three got to the Science Department they noticed that it was a mess and busy with people working and writing files as it always was.

"I can't find him," Lenalee said, looking around the crowded room. Then she saw Johnny, "Hey Johnny do you know where the new scientist is?"

"Oh yeah he's over at Reever's desk talking with Komui and him," Johnny said, pointing towards Reever's desk.

"Thanks," Lenalee said.

The three exorcists walked over to where Johnny said to go. As they got closer they could see Komui and Reever talking to the new scientist. They couldn't see what he looked like with his back to them. But when Komui noticed them coming the new scientist turned around.

"Well, well, well if it isn't Lavi."

Ok this is my first fanfic ever. YAAAYZ! So please comment and if you have any helpful hints or ideas I'M ALL FOR THEM! But please no flaming. Thanks love you all! =^.^=