I don't own D. Gray-Man, it belongs to Hoshino Katsura.
"This" is Allen talking to Neah.
"This" is Neah talking.
This is Allen thoughts.
The Savior of Time
Chapter 1
It was dark. All Allen could see was blood. Their blood. In his hands. The fair light of the full moon barely illuminated their corpses. Lenalee. Lavi. Even Kanda. Everyone. They died because of him. Because he couldn't save them.
The blooded Sword of Exorcism was still is his hands. He succeeded to defeat the Earl, but what for? They all died.
"I wish i could give them a new destiny." The white-headed exorcist felt the tears coming down his face. "I wish i could go back in time and save them all. I can't do it by myself!"
"If you wish to destroy the time, my dear old friend" He heard a familiar voice talking in his head, "maybe you should tell your innocence about it."
I'm the destroyer of time after all, right? Maybe if he could go back, he could save them and change his own destiny. Maybe… maybe he could even save Neah as well.
He closed his eyes and tried to reach for his innocence. He felt the familiar power fill every cell in his body. Crown Clown. If it wanted, maybe— Shit. He felt blood coming down his throat. His body couldn't take it? "Please. Just a little bit more power." No. He had to do it. He needed to do it. He couldn't be alone. He needed them. He needed Lavi's idiot jokes and Kanda's curses. He needed Komui's sister complex and Cross's womanizer way. And he needed Lenalee's smile. Damn. Those smiles. How could he live without them?
He focused on his wish. Oh, how could I forgot Jerry's food? That surely would be the first thing to do when—
And it went all black.
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He woke up to the sound of someone's crying. Silver eyes opened just to discover it was Lenalee's. "If only I wasn't so useless… I could have saved them!" He heard her sad voice talking. Allen searched the room a little bit and wasn't hard to find out he was in the Order's infirmary. Why I am here? Why she's alive?
But it wasn't just her… Kanda and Lavi are there too. Trying to comfort her, from what it seemed. Well, just Lavi. Kanda was 'che'ing like always. Why is everything just so familiar?
"Oh, Allen, you're awake!" he frowned when Lavi noticed his confused look. What the hell is going on?
"Hey, Lavi." the boy answered, trying to get up. But he was taken by some dizziness, and just relaxed in the bed. Why is his body aching so much? "What... happened?"
"Don't move! Yours injuries will start bleeding again!" Lenalee said, worried.
"You and Lena were fighting the Level 4, remember?" Lavi explained. "Right after the Noah's attack. You blacked out." Noah's attack? He meant Lulubell's attack? How could it be? He really got back in time?
If it really worked, that means… the Order don't know the truth about him yet. They don't know about Neah, or Mana… "How's everyone?" even though he knew the answer, Allen had to ask. "What happened to the akuma?"
"We lost some Finders and scientists… like Tapp. And Johnny is in a wheelchair. His column was in a pretty bad state, but he will walk again." Allen already knew about all that, but he couldn't avoid the tears. "And the akuma was destroyed."
"I'm sorry. If only I was stronger…"
"You can't help, Allen. It's not your fault. You did everything you could." Lavi's words make him smile. Oh, he missed that. The lovely reunion was cut off by the boy's stomach rumble, which made Lavi and Lenalee smile. He really missed that.
"So, when will I be able to eat something?"
"Matron said you could get up as soon as you wake up." It was Lenalee this time. "Should we go to the cafeteria?"
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The mood in the cafeteria was terrifying. Lenalee couldn't stop crying, and even Lavi was showing it off. Allen felt a little bit happier for finally eating Jerry's food, but even though, he was still sad. He couldn't stand see all that happening again.
He need to change things. He need to show the Order he's trustworthy. Besides that, he need to save his Master from dying. But how? His priority is not letting the Order know about Neah.
"I suggest you to talk to that damn Cross" he heard Neah saying. "The Order only knew about you that time because he told them."
"I shall do that. But I need to find out how to get to talk to him, first. We can't see each other, remember?"
"-len! Allen!" The voice of Lenalee distracted him from his thoughts. "Are you ok? Are you in pain?"
"I'm fine, Lena. Sorry for worrying you." He gave her that usual fake smile. But that wasn't a lie. He's not in any pain, even with all that damage. His noah already healed him. "I was just lost in thoughts. That's all."
"May I ask?" Lavi cut off, suddenly curious about what the boy had in mind.
"Oh, just worried about the others that got hurt." That was a lie. He couldn't care less about them. It's not like the boy didn't like those people, it was just that… He couldn't feel worried. He couldn't feel anything at all. "Well, I'll get back to my room, if I may. I'm tired."
"Rest well, Al. Don't strain yourself."
"Che. Stupid beansprout." He heard Kanda saying just when he was heading off. That make the white-headed smile.
Instead of heading to his room, Allen go to where he know he could find the person he wanted to see: his Master's room. Which was surrounded by CROW's agents. Shit.
"You can't be there, Walker." The familiar CROW said. "I went to the infirmary to check on you, but you were gone. Where did you go and why're you here?" Shit. Shit. Shit. Link.
"I was just getting some food, relax." Why is Link here? "I just wanted to check on Master."
"Cross Marian is a general, you know. He can take care of himself."
"I don't think that's true, specially when there's women around." He felt Neah smiling to that. He couldn't help but smile too.
"What are you talking about, stupid apprentice?" Allen frowned when he heard the room's door wide open. He was clearly drunk. Oh, Master. He saw General Klaud besides the red-headed.
"What was I saying?" the boy smiled at Link. "But I see you just fine, Master."
"Walker. You shouldn't be talking to him. You're under surveillance, remember?"
"Don't worry about it, Link. I'm going back to my room. I really just wanted to check on Master, like I said." He looked at Cross, talking with his eyes. Master will understand, right? "What if someone's after him? The Noah entered here once, it means they could do it twice. Can't I worry about my Master?"
"What are you talking about, Walker?" Link failed to see that Cross frowned to those words. He did understand, right?
"Nothing, don't worry. Forget I ever said that." the boy started heading off. "It's just, how knows the truth, right? The same way Lulubell entered, someone's else could. They're after the generals, you see. Let's go, Link."
"I really hope he understood."
"Pretty sure he did. Cross isn't dumb, boy. You shouldn't worry about that. But the watchdog is also smart, you see. He's suspecting something."
"Hm, that's not worrisome. Trust me."
"That's something else I must tell you, my dear. My Noah is a little bit restless. And I pretty sure the Earl and the other Noahs are also feeling that. Well, I can only assume that Crown Clown and the other innocences are feeling as well. Including the heart."
"Restless? Why?"
"Even though we're back to the past, the future's still affecting you. You're healed and still able to talk to me, right?" Silver eyes went wide. "Don't forget that you're not only the Destroyer of Time and the Noah of Destruction, but also the new Millenium Earl now. And there shouldn't be two Millenium Earls."
"Oh. That's pretty fucked up."
"Yes. I don't think this world can take two Earls. It's starting to collapse. Even though the exorcists still aren't able to feel it, they will."
"So I should hurry and kill the Earl, right?"
"No, you should take care. The Order wanted to execute you when they found out that you were a Noah, imagine what they'll do when they find out there's another Earl and that he's you."
"Shit."
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It was two weeks since Allen woken up. The innocence has been more active, just as Neah predicted. The Order's suspecting that's some plan of the Earl. If they only knew.
Komui had called him to his office to a new mission. Central thought it was okay to Allen go on missions even in surveillance, but only if Link was there and he wasn't alone. "Called me, Komui?" He searched the room to find that Lenalee, Lavi, Kanda, Krory and Miranda were also there. Six exorcists?
"Yes, Allen. Good morning." The chief hand over the mission file to Allen. "So, there's been strange reports that indicates the presence of innocence around Atacama Desert."
"Atacama? Why's the South American branch not responsible for that case?" Lavi asked.
"Well, they have no exorcists. We're the branch that has the biggest number of exorcists, and that's the reason they called us for help." Komui sighed. "Moving on, there's been reports of missing villagers in a nearby town, called Saint Peter of Atacama. There's no more than 3000 residents in there."
"And, hm, how is that related to akuma?" It was Krory this time.
"We have no evidence of akuma activity, but the only body that was found didn't have one of it's internal organs, even if there was no cuts or bruises." Everyone's eyes widened to that information. No bruises? That's Tyki Mikk doing, right? But why would a Noah attack a small town in a desert? "That's the reason we're sending the seven of you to there."
"S-Seven?" Miranda timid voice was heard.
"Yes, seven. General Cross Marian will meet you there."
"M-Master?" Cross? Allen thought they couldn't be near each other… So why? "I thought we could be in the same place."
"Indeed. But we have no exorcists left and that mission is our first priority, since it's obvious the Noah are involved." Komui sipped his coffee. "You're going tonight, so get some rest and read the reports. Any questions?"
"How many disappeared?" Lenalee indaged.
"Twelve in a week, so far. Just one were found, as I said."
"I don't understand. Why the Noah would be after some people in some town in the middle of nowhere?" Lavi just put Allen thoughts into words.
"We don't know for sure, but the South American branch thinks there's some innocence is this town, as there's been reports of some girl that foresees people futures."
"B-But why the Noah…?" Miranda asked.
"Well, we all know they're pursuing the heart. Maybe that person that died had innocence?" Krory answered.
"Indeed." Komui said. "We'll only know when you got there."
Tyki Mikk, huh? Allen just hoped the reason he killed that person was innocence, and not Tyki's bloodlust.
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So, that's it. Please remember that english is not my mother language, so there may be some mistakes. Please R&R!
