DISCLAIMER: I do not owe D. Gray Man or any of its characters (Now let the final act commence!)

The castle was brisling with excitement for the coming wedding. The people were doing something for their one and only prince's wedding with Princess Lenalee. Everyone everywhere was overjoyed for this wondrous occasion. Well, almost everyone….

The masked Prince Allen was hiding in his bedroom, trying to act busy with the mountain of paperwork he had to do. He had locked himself in the room for days now, not getting involved with this arranged marriage that his father had prepared. When the king's messenger arrived once in a while to inform Allen of the wedding's preparation process, Allen only nodded his head in reply and left it there. His body was still here, but his heart and mind was somewhere else. The only thing running through his mind all the time was his lover named Lavi. He couldn't bring himself to blame the runaway, for he knew, somewhere deep in his heart, that he'd do the same thing too. But knowing that didn't fill the empty gap in his heart. And it didn't quite help that he was forced to fill that gap with someone he didn't even love truly.

There was nothing wrong with Princess Lenalee; she was strong willed, responsible and loving. Truly, a perfect princess and a perfect wife…. Just not for him. A knock on the door was heard and in came the princess in question.

"Allen, may I speak to you?" Princess Lenalee, dressed in her evening gown, asked her groom-to-be as she entered his bedroom. Allen gave her permission and she sat down by his side. He didn't lift his head once to acknowledge her and kept his attention on the paperwork. Princess Lenalee took his silence as allowance to talk freely.

"Is there something the matter?"

Allen finally stopped his tiresome writing and smiled at her sweetly. There was no way he would want to trouble this innocent princess who knew nothing of his current troubles. He shook his head, telling her not to worry about such trivial things. Lenalee only pursed her lips and her eyebrows came together, showing her distrust in Allen's light words. Allen heaved a sigh, and tried to collect his next words that could break Lenalee's heart.

"Listen, Lenalee, you're a beautiful princess, kind and full of compassion and strength... But the problem is..."

"You're not in love with me," finished Lenalee.

Allen's eyes grew wide with surprise. Princess Lenalee covered her giggle after looking at the confused prince's face.

"You don't have to smile if you don't want to smile, Allen. I already know that you're in love with someone else; your eyes tell me so," explained the observant princess, "So, then why did you agree to marry me?"

After this question was sounded, Allen's face dropped automatically. His mind too hurt to think of the answer. Lenalee, seeing Allen's sudden mood change, decided to change the question.

"If that is the case, then how about we just cancel the wedding?"

Then Allen's face perked back up. He wanted to hear someone asking him that question for a long time, and to actually hear it out loud was taking him by surprise. He stuttered as he retorted,

"H-How about the preparations? The King? Yours and my kingdom? How would they react if they find out the wedding's cancelled?"

Lenalee placed an assuring hand on his shoulder and gave him a comforting face.

"Don't worry about that. I can't marry someone who is being forced to marry. Let me talk to the people, you just concentrate on your own problem. Know that I will still be your friend, and will come and support you in your time of need," assured Lenalee.

After some assurance, Princess Lenalee left Allen, now her ex-fiancé. Allen was a bit relieved, but his heart was still in the gloominess. There was still his gnawing problem that starts with La and ends with Vi.

"So, the wedding's over, huh?" broke a girly voice from his balcony window. Allen turned to see Road leaning on the wall with a lollipop in her mouth.

"Yes, it is, Road. Now could you go away, you're disturbing me," said Allen. A hug came from behind as Road whined,

"Auu, Allen. But I wanna play with you!"

"No, Road. Why don't you go play with Lulu Bell instead? I need to take a bath," without hearing her whiny pleas, he strode to his bathroom and closed the door, blocking her voice. He stripped himself and felt the warm water trickle down his smooth naked body. When he was changing back into his casual clothing, he heard a thud from his bedroom. Worried that Road had gotten herself in trouble again, he ran out and saw

Lavi standing by his desk, browsing through his paperwork. Out of pure excitement, he ran towards him and embraced him with open arms. Here he was, his lover, his best friend, back again! When Allen's body made contact with him, he felt his body turned cold…. Then a sharp pain was felt. He looked down and saw that a short knife had made its way through his stomach. Blood was seeping through his white shirt, clearly visible. Allen took a step back with shock scrawled all over his face. Then he glimpsed an unconscious Road lying on his bed, hidden in view by Lavi's body.

He looked at this newcomer once more, and realization hit him: This was not Lavi! He coughed out blood and fell to his knees, his energy abandoning his support.

"L-Lavi?"

The killer came forward, his hammer now unsheathed to its full size. His face was the face of… Nothingness. No emotions, no feelings. Just an empty cold-blooded mask. He lifts his hand back, readying the final blow that will kill the Emerald Kingdom prince. The arm's journey didn't end as it was intercepted by the sound of guns. He staggered back as his hand was injured by one of its bullets. Then two fast figures appeared in the room.

Jasdero and Devit were standing by Allen's side, protective stance showing clearly. Their guns aimed straight and true at the now Prince Deak. Their faces showed no playfulness, no joking around, but displayed hatred and true strength. They would protect Allen, as would all the Emerald Noahs would do. And if protecting Allen means to kill Deak without hesitation, then so be it. Deak must have felt that resolution emitting from them too, and he retreated into the shadows to fight another day. Devit crouched down on his knees to check on his prince's condition, worried etched on his face. Allen started to slip into unconsciousness as he remembered his last night with Lavi before he turned away.

Flashback Starts

"Lavi, are you awake?" whispered Allen, afraid that he had woken up the drowsing Noah. But Lavi opened his eye slowly and smiled serenely at him. His heart fluttered, knowing that he was showing his true smile that was shown only to him and him alone.

"I'm scared, Lavi…"

"Why?" asked Lavi, comforting the prince by supping his cheek gently.

"Because I'm worried that you'll leave me and I'll never see you again,"

The wise Noah only smiled. He hugged the prince tightly, and his next words gave comfort to the little prince.

"My grandfather advised me to tell the one I truly love this line, so that whenever they think they're lonely, they just have to remember this and they'll be alright:

For so long as you keep me in your thoughts, I will always be in your heart"

Allen started to get sleepy again, hearing Lavi's heart beating in sync with his. Lavi kept placing light soothing kisses on his silvery head, which too made him fall asleep. His eyes drooped heavily while his body began to feel light. As the last drop of awareness fell away, the last conscious thought that appeared in Allen's mind was that Lavi didn't deny his statement…..

Flashback Ends

A few days later, the mighty Sapphire Kingdom was at war with the powerful Emerald Kingdom. The Sapphirians were professionals in modern weapons while the Emeraldians were masters of magic. Both equal in strength and power, both thirsting for victory over the other. The scales are equal, but delicate; Just a small tip of fate's desire could turn a whole tide and pass advantage over to a side. But for now, both stood their ground bravely, sacrificing many innocent and guilty souls to the Heavens Above. Blood tempered with the crystal clear waters, tainting the lively grounds with its gory colour of pure red. Weapons clashed, shouts rang, and the sky cracked with thunder and lightning as if it too were at war.

In the Sapphire Kingdom's dungeon, Tyki lay on the stoned cold floor. His struggling with all his might to break the chains holding him was to no avail. He was back to full strength, but what good would that be if he couldn't be out there protecting his prince? Soft padded feet were heard and a black cat, ridden by a ragged doll, came into the cell. Tyki's heart filled with gladness and relived.

"Finally, you came!"

The cat turned into Lulu Bell while the doll morphed into Road. Both were wearing their full battle armours, their faces scarred with both fresh and old injuries from the war. Road brought out Tyki's personal battle armour while Lulu Bell struck the chain into little pieces effortlessly. The clangs of the pieces of the chain rang through the dungeon. Tyki got up and put his armour on, missing the feeling of the strong armour covering his body.

"Let's go, Noahs,"

The Emerald Noahs were fighting with their once family members, the Sapphire Noahs. They themselves carved a giant battlefield for their own, as each went against another. Both have same speed, same strength and weakness, same everything… With only one difference setting them apart: One side was liberated and the other still had their eyes hidden in the darkness. The thundering paltering rain fell down to the earth below as the angels above cried their tears, seeing such immortal mortals fought with every drop of their willpower. Magicians clashed with fighters, the sound of their cries brought both fear and hope to the surrounding soldiers. The war of the Noahs has begun.

In another battlefield, Prince Allen was going face to face with Prince Deak. Allen was in his own sleek black armour, while Deak was in elegantly dangerous white armour. One held a white sword with the ancient black cross and the other possessed a hammer of mighty size. One stood for protection over his land, the other fought for victory. They charged towards their enemy, with battle cries coming from their hoarse mouths. But when the blow was about to strike, the silver masked prince hesitated, leaving the merciless Sapphire prince an opening he was waiting for. His blow hit home, and the Emerald prince chocked back his pain as he was thrown backwards.

Allen felt himself being lifted up by the collar. Deak held his enemy up as he relished on the fact that he has defeated the Emerald Prince. Allen grasped his enemy's arms and nearly gagged on his words,

"Lavi, please come back to me, I know you're there…"

Deak, who was still holding him by the collar, moved his hand upwards to chock the prince by the neck. Allen couldn't care less that he was about to breath his last when he continued saying,

"Lavi, can't you hear my voice calling you? Come back, Lavi!"

Deak took his hammer and was ready to strike a blow when suddenly Allen's words rang inside his head. Come back, Lavi!- Come back!-

COME BACK!

Deak retreated back, dropping the confused Allen onto the ground. Flashes of his memories started to return, the broken glasses started to piece themselves back together again. But as the prince tried to fight back, the pitch darkness fought back, threatening to drag him back down to the pitch blackness again. The Earls' spell was too strong for him to overcome. He's too powerful, I can't move, too tired…. His ray of light started to disappear again, covering him with the same darkness as before. This is it, he was going to drown in darkness again, forever haunted by nightmares and illusions. He was drained out of energy, and he wanted to embrace the shadows for all eternity just to let him rest in peace….

"LAVI!" Sliced the angelic voice through his mind.

An arm grabbed hold of the Sapphire prince's arm, pulling him upwards, towards the light. The darkness dissipates around him, almost as if they were afraid of the light. His nightmares disappear, the blackness turned lighter and brighter. Then he felt strong arms around him, he felt warmth and love. The same warmth and love as

"A-Allen?" Voiced out Lavi.

Allen was shivering, but he held the other prince in his arms tightly. Lavi brought himself back into the present and cradle Allen in his own arms. He was bac!, Lavi was back! Both of them ran that same thought over and over again, till they both stopped their shaking. Lavi took Allen by the face, showing his lover that his eye now held life and adoration. Allen was completely undone, and kissed his lover with deep love. Lavi kissed back with the same amount of passion. There was no way the Earl is going to break them apart again, of that they can be certain.

A cry of pain was heard and the two lovers snapped back from their fantasy. Allen's eyes grew wide with fear as he saw his father being killed by the Earl. Out of fury, he charged towards the Earl. Lavi took up his hammer and joined the battle. The last battle.

The Earl was taken by surprise momentarily when he saw that Lavi was no longer Prince Deak. It was a 2-1 battle and the Earl was not to be taken lightly even then. With strict cooperation, Allen timed his attacks with Lavi's, each predicting the other's moves. The Earl laughed maniacally, ravishing every swing of his sword. But for every attempted attack he made, either Allen or Lavi was there to intercept it and the attack was reflected double fold. Soon, The Earl showed an opening, and as quickly as possible, both Allen and Lavi ran their weapons through the Earl. The Earl gave out one last loud laugh as his soul abandoned his body. The sky immediately turned brighter, rays of light pierced through the darkened clouds. The Emerald soldiers rang their cries of victory as their prince stood proudly with his Noah by his side. The day just got brighter….

Standing by the two thrones in the great Emerald throne room were two lucky love struck princes. One was wearing all white and silver, the other black and red. The two proud men knelt down as the head priest walked up towards them, his presence brought silence to the throne room. Everyone was present to this ceremony, a once in a lifetime ceremony. The Noahs, all of them, now stood at the side dressed in their formal wear. They had already announced their loyalty oath to their savior. Now it's the two princes' turn to take the spotlight. The priest cleared his throat, and all eyes and ears were given to the priest's next words as he takes out two crowns, presenting them proudly:

"I now pronounce the once Prince Deak of Sapphire Kingdom, now call King Lavi, husband to the King Allen, King of Emerald Kingdom" he placed one of the crowns on Lavi's head. Turning to the young man by his side, he takes the other crown.

"By the power vested in me, you shall be known as King Allen of Emerald Kingdom, husband to King Lavi," and he placed the other crown on the solemn king's head. The priest then shouted with all his might, followed by the shouts of victory and power by their people,

"LONG LIVE THE KINGS! LONG LIVE THE KING! LONG LIVE THE KINGS! LONG LIVE THE KINGS!"

As night fall and the sun descends upon the earth to bid the day goodbye, King Allen was taken by King Lavi into their bedroom, ready to forever seal their bond now and forever. They fell asleep into each other's arms, drained of energy, but filled with love for each other. Nothing can separate them now, because they know now that they loved each other from the bottom of their hearts.

-LONG LIVE THE KINGS-

Well, hope you enjoy this story! Now we've come to an end, and I must take a bow. Thank you sooooo much to sammi117, Carottal, Death-Sama01, SoulNinjas, DGM-medieval, silverXshadow, fallendestinyxx, FullmetalFan16, Anim110, alwaysstaygray, 3littleredbird3, infinityXnova, Foshidelic Reika, MercenaryCrime, kh07gl, ME, You Still Love Me, Anon Novelist, and MerziaSeria for your love and support. Long live LaviXAllen! =D