Time Flies When You Are Having Fun...(D.Gray-man x Reader)

Chapter 30 - Betrayal

Author's Note: I felt very motivated, so here is the next part. I can't believe we have reached chapter 30, that is insane to me! Hope you all enjoy~

As I'm pulled into dark, My back lands on sturdy chest as two delicate fingers touch my temple. Slowly I begin to lose consciousness as my body grew steadily weaker. Chronea, what's happening?! The only response I get is her muffled voice that sounded further and further away. Finally my mind shuts off and I succumb to the darkness.

All at once I start to sense blinding lights on my face through my eyelids. Gently I open them to find myself strapped to a chair in the middle of a dark room. The only light source being the one blinding me from above. Chronea are you there?! Yes I'm here, are you feeling alright? I think so, just disoriented. I squint my eyes in an attempt to see into the darkness. I barely make out a silhouette just beyond the harsh light source.

"So you are finally awake, it's good to finally see you again Chronea." I huff before responding.

"My name is ____, not Chronea." The unfamiliar male voice chuckles.

"My apologizes, usually the vessel takes the name of the Noah inhabiting it, but it looks like you are still rejecting your Noah like Tyki. No matter, we can fix that." Striding over to me, the man is backlit by the light. Yet, I still cannot make out who it is.

"Who are you?"

"Oh where are my manners, my name is Sheryl Kamelot. Brother to Tyki and the Noah of Desire. We gathered you here away from the exorcist to fully make you into a Noah." My eyes grow wide with surprise.

"What the fuck are you talking about."

"Simple, we are going to have you and Chronea merge." I can only shake my head in disbelief.

"The other Noah can't possibly be in on this."

"Well, a couple we have kept out of the loop to spare their feelings, but it is more than just me." Slowly I see a smaller figure step out into the light, yet no features are recognizable from the only the backlight.

"Hello ____." Instantly I recognize the little girl's voice.

"Road?!" The figure only shifts in what looks like discomfort at my hurt tone.

"I'm sorry ____. You know I wouldn't do this if I didn't have to." I shake my head again, my voice tearing a little with emotion.

"Road you don't have to, I know your scared but I promise you this isn't the solution." All movement stops as Road approaches me.

"What would you know about it." I look her dead in the eyes as she approaches.

"I know what you are endlessly trying to stop, I know." She reaches a spot directly in front of me before squatting, looking up into my face.

"You don't understand, you haven't unlocked that Noah memory since you haven't merged. You could possibly understand." Slowly her features emerge and she has a pained look on her face. Whether that be from the memory or this conversation I do not know.

"But are you willing to sacrifice me to possibly delay it?" A small smile replaces her pained expression from before.

"No I'm not doing that at all, once there is only one soul, you can't be sacrificed without losing Chronea. Neither the Earl or the 14th will risk Chronea to be whole again. I'm doing this to protect you." I look away from her to my side, an obvious scowl on my face.

"No, your only protecting yourself." She stands up meekly before retreating to Sheryl's side again. Sheryl speaks up once again.

"No matter, with the recent awakening of the last Noah, Wisely, we now have the information we need to merge you two together." Again, I am shocked by this man.

"Wisely has already been reincarnated?!" He now chuckles with a slight sinister edge to his voice.

"You've missed so much with the exorcists, I seems like you care more about them than you do us." I grow ridged in my chair. With the most stern expression I could muster, I turn to face Sheryl once more.

"I care about everyone, I love you all equally."

"We will see about that." Sheryl snaps his fingers and a door is heard squeaking open as a third person enters the room. "Wisely, come meet the vessel of Chronea." The figure comes to stand by the other two before looking towards me.

"Hello, ____, was it?"I nod my head as he begins to approach me.

"Hello Wisely." He stops before me and crouches just as Road did before, this time he is eye level with me instead of below.

"Aw don't be so uptight, I want to be friends by the end of this." He puts his hand lightly on top of mine and I visibly tense. I can only turn away to hide my discomfort.

"Regardless of what I say, you know what I'm thinking. So even if I pretend to play nice, you know how I truly feel." I can hear him chuckle before moving his hand back to his side.

"If you want I can hold back, if that will make you feel more comfortable." My voice drips with venom as I respond.

"Ah yes, some fluffy pillows and chocolates would be nice too, you know, before I forcibly have my soul merged." I turn to look at him again and stick my tongue out in defiance.

"Feisty, alright, I won't try to push you." Our eyes lock and the silence is thick enough to cut with a knife. I really mean no harm   ____. Ah so you can talk to me in my mind, what,  are you afraid Sheryl will hear? Well yes, I don't plan on doing what he tells me to do. What? Why? Because I know working with you will be more beneficial than working against you. What, so you looked into the future? Only bits and pieces, but yes. How can I possibly trust you? I'm not only doing this because of the future. I'm doing this for Tyki. Ever since I've been back he's only non stop thought about you. Where are you, are you safe, are you happy. Not Chronea, but you. Blushing I look down at the ground. O-only me? Yep, he definitely is-

"Well, since you two have been introduced, we should start the process before Tyki and the others get wind of our plans. Wisely I will leave this in your hands." Sheryl turns to leave but stops before he opens the door. "Make sure to update me tonight on her progress and give me an estimate on how long until she merges completely." Wisely salutes Sheryl as he leaves, Road shortly follows after.

"Aye aye Captain."