Forever Holding On

Chapter 8

Lee. Komui Lee, Lenalee Lee. She was clearly their sister, I couldn't tell if she was younger or older. I was actually relieved to have another girl on our team, I could talk to her, if she liked me. "Ivory Bookman." I waved. "Allen Walker." Allen extended his hand and gave hers a shake. "Lavi Bookman, Ivory is my younger sister." Lavi introduced himself. Lavina nodded all of us. "So, Spain huh?" She asked. We all nod. "Well luckily I got all our tickets already." Lavina held four tickets in her hand. I was surprised she actually bought us our tickets.

"The train leaves in about fifteen minutes, but we can board now." Lavina told all of us. We all nod in return and make our way on the train. "I'm sitting in the back." I say instantly making my way to the very back of the train. Allen and Lavi looked at each other, then back at me. "What's up with her?" Allen asks Lavi in a whisper, Lavi shrugs in return. "Dunno, she's been that way..." He says as he takes a seat two seats down from me. I put my legs up and lean against the wall of the train, wanting to fall asleep. Staring blankly across from me, I let out a long sigh.

"Hey...Ivory right?"

I hear Lavina's voice in my ears and I look to the right. "That's me." I wave. She smiles a bit. "Mind if I sit here?" She points to the spot next to me, honestly, I wouldn't mind her sitting with me, at least I had a chance to bond with another girl. "Sure, have a seat." I say sitting up straighter. Lavina sits next to me and let's out a sigh. "So, how is the order treating you?" She asks me, I scoff at that. "Don't get me started..." I grumble putting my head on the table. Thinking back to yesterday day made me feel sick to my stomach. "I mean seeing Lavi again after five years made me feel grateful, just now that he hangs out with Allen..." I stop at that, unable to continue. Lavina puts her head on the desk infront of me. "Jealous?" She finishes my sentence, it was almost like she knew what I was thinking. I give a small nod as a blush of anger filled my cheeks, Lavina gives a small smile at me and her gentle hand touches my shoulder. "Hey listen, I was the same way when I came to the order the first time, I didn't know anybody, or how they were going to treat me. My brother was so caught up in his work, and my younger sister that I was excluded." She tells me.

Those words seemed to hit me like a bullet, Lavina's start at the order almost sounded like mine. It almost made me think that we were twins, which was a little out there. "But do you know what I did?" She asks me, I glance at her again and tip my head. "What?" I ask. Lavina sits up. "I stepped up my game, I never gave up on what I was meant to do here at the order. I've saved alot of people's lives because of the lessons I learned from." Lavina tells me. She was being very motivational, and it sort of made me lighten up a bit. I sit up in my seat and cross one leg over the other. "So, maybe I should do the same thing...yeah?" I ask with a slight lighter tone in my my voice, less mean.

Lavina nods at me slowly. "Mhm, I think that since your on your first mission now, you can prove that you are as strong as you'll ever be." She says with a motivational smile, the corners of my mouth twitch. It was rare for me to smile at all but after this little talk, I couldn't help it. My mouth twitched into a smile, Lavina grins again. "See? You got a nice smile, you should show it more often!" She reaches over the table and pats my head.

I give a silent chuckle. "Yeah, I guess your right." I say. Lavina leans back in her seat and puts her feet on the table. "Well, it'll be a while before we get to Spain, so I'm getting some shut eye." She let's out a yawn. "Night night..." She closes her eyes, I laugh a little considering it was the morning time and she was saying 'night night.' After about five minutes or so, Lavina was out like a light. I sat there looking around at the train, soon I felt pretty tired as well, I could here Allen and Lavi chatting randomly and I roll my eyes again. I leaned back against the train wall again and start to doze off slowly.

I awake, but not at the train station, I'm back in my home. My home where Lavi brought me back to, I feel paralyzed. I try to move from my bed, but it is no use. "W-What the hell?" I say glancing at my body. I was strapped down to the bed, a lump caught in my throat as I twist and turn to get free. "H-Help! Someone help me!" I squeak, my voice feels weak. Nobody would've heard me with that voice, what the hell was wrong. "Someone....HELP!" I say louder this time. As soon as I said that, I hear a thump, like a body dropping to the floor. I jump, someone was in the house, I hoped it was Lavi. He could get me out of this mess.

"L-Lavi! Is that you?" I call at the closed door that separates me from the sound and myself. Suddenly, the door opens, my eyes widened at the shadowy figure standing in the doorway, short, like a child. My heart falls into my stomach, no, it can't be her. "...No..." I say becoming frightened at the sight, she steps out into the light, her hands behind her back. She grins widely. "What's the matter? Didn't you miss your mother?" Road leans over me. I turn away in disgust. "Why would I ever miss you." I growl lowly not looking at her.

Road grabs a fistful of my hair and pulls my head so that I'm facing her, there's a shock of pain that rushes through my head, down to my neck. I wail slightly. "Let go of me!" I spat at her, I wanted to spit in her face, but my throat was dry and parched. "But Ivory, someone was trying to intrude, so I had to take care of him." She says still holding a hand behind her back, I raise an eyebrow at her. Was that the thump I heard when I woke up. "What...did you do..." I ask lowly, clenching my fists in a ball.

Road grins her Noah grin, it terrifies me to see it. Before I could turn my head, she lifts up an object. My pupils dilate, my stomach does cartwheels, I almost wretch and gag right on sight. I want to scream, but my mouth just hangs open. I feel my,eyes sting with tears as the thing stares back at me, lifeless. It was a head, his head. Allen's head. Road tosses it onto my chest and leaves the room, she closes the door and I start to scream. I scream so loudly I can't hear myself think.

"Ivory! Ivory wake up your dreaming!" Allen shakes my shoulders, snapping me out of my nightmare.