Silence/Voiceless:

The silence was deafening. The only sound in the room was the soft beeping of the heart monitor and the whisper of the machines that were keeping him alive.

Kanda crumpled the sheet of paper in his hands for the umpteenth time, unfolded it, and crumpled it again in his fist until the words on the page were almost unreadable. But that didn't matter because he had already memorized the heart-wrenching words:

Dear Kanda,

I know that by the time you get this letter, I'll be gone. I'm sorry for leaving, but I have to try, even if I don't stand a chance. There are some things in the world that you just can't run from, and destiny is one of them. This is my fate and it's not as escapable as you believed. I'm really glad that I met you; because you changed the way I saw the world. You taught me that I could be more, that I could be someone, and for that I'm truly grateful. Thank you for everything you've done, and…good-bye. –Allen.

"Idiot."

oOo

"Allen Walker, It is your fate as the prophesized Destroyer of Time to one day confront the Millennium Earl. You will be the savior of humanity."

oOo

"It's stifling." Allen said, drawing his knees closer to his chest and burying his face against his legs. "This thing called fate, it's stifling." Kanda had sat silently, listening. "Did I choose this path? Or was it chosen for me before I could even walk? I hate it! This feeling. Did Cross and the 14th and The Earl and The Order and even Mana choose this all for me without even asking me?"

oOo

"I'm Allen Walker, nice to meet you."

Kanda scowled and resisted the urge to slice up the puny beansprout in front of him with his sword. That fake smile irked him beyond compare.

"Don't give me that smile." Kanda snapped.

"What?" The Beansprout asked, looking politely surprised.

"Don't give me that fake smile, it makes me sick."

The mask fell. "I'm surprised that you noticed." Allen replied coldly, emotionlessly.

"Che, I don't wanna see that fake mask of yours, so either take it off or get out of my sight."

And as Kanda turned away he could have sworn he heard the Beansprout say, "I can't take it off, because there's nothing underneath."

oOo

"Do you have any idea what it means to be this…this…'Destroyer of Time' crap?" Kanda demanded angrily.

"It means I am destined to fight the Earl." Allen replied, but his voice was purposely emotionless and empty.

"It means you're a sacrifice!" Kanda shouted. "Some scapegoat sheep that the Vatican is going to send to indulge the Earl! You're nothing but a…a…cow they're raising for slaughter!"

"But it's my fate." Allen replied simply.

"You really are an idiot!" Kanda shouted. "So what if it's your 'fate.' I don't give a damn! Fight it! You're more than just a prophecy and you and I both know that!"

oOo

Kanda, I know that by the time you get this letter I'll be gone…

oOo

Allen covered in a white cloak, splattered with blood, tried to block the majority of the blow with his sword, but it was too much and he was sent careening into the wall. He landed on the ground, breathless while the demon named Tyki played with his organs and the one named Rhode with his mind.

oOo

I'm sorry for leaving, but I have to try, even if I don't stand a chance…

oOo

"Good Evening, Allen Walker!" The Earl smiled, "What brings you here on this lovely evening?"

oOo

There are some things in the world that you just can't run from, and destiny is one of them.

oOo

"Allen Walker will be the Destroyer of Time. He will confront the Earl and the Earl will fall. And Humanity will rejoice."

"But it doesn't say a thing about you making it out alive!"

oOo

This is my fate and it's not as escapable as you believed.

oOo

"Allen Walker, If you do not confront the Earl, do you have any idea how many lives will be lost? Will you betray humanity when you have been given the power to save it?" The snake-eyed man smiled. "And what about your 'friend,' Kanda? He will die, too. If you do not do what you are destined to."

oOo

I'm really glad I met you because you changed the way I saw the world

oOo

"You really are an idiot aren't you? Nothing is set in stone, especially not the future! If you want to change what you are, change it! I don't believe in this mumbo jumbo called fate. If you ask me, it's just a crutch weak people use to justify their own failures!"

oOo

You taught me that I could be more, that I could be someone and for that I'm truly grateful

oOo

"You're more than just a prophecy and you and I both know that!"

oOo

Thank you for everything you've done and…goodbye

oOo

The room was suddenly very silent. The sound of the heart monitor had stopped entirely; the rasp of Allen's breath was no longer there. Kanda let out the half-sob, half-sigh that he had been holding in.

And it was silent.