Story: Goodbye
- By PandoraHeartsAngel
Summary: Allen Walker had disappeared. Vanished. Went missing. Joined the Noah. What happened? When things look mute Kanda becomes determined to find the Moyashi but nobody understands how fundamental his role in this mystery is. Is this search for nothing? Where is Allen? Yullen
AN/Warnings: This fic is under the ANGST genre, if you want comedy or a light-hearted read, this story is not for you my friend. Also some of these chapters may be pretty short; but I'm hoping that'll mean I'll update quicker?
Since this is a mystery I can't reveal much, but i'll say I have a 9 chapter layout plan and this fic will be Yullen, maybe one-sided, very Kanda-centric- if three genres was possible romance would definitely be there.
Remember if you want updates to review, that always makes me want write! In short reviews = chapters.
Lastly, don't like, don't read.
- 16 October 2016
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or anything else in D Gray Man; Katsura Hoshino does!
Dear Wonderful Reviewers: Reviews are very appreciated; they are the things that make me want to get up and update as quickly as possible! But please flames are not ok, saying 'no offence' afterwards doesn't change anything.
Chapter 1: Gone
~Lavi~
December 30 - Cairo, Egypt, 2:14pm
The white ribbons of Clown Crown tied the level one down while it was sliced in two through the center. A few feet away Lavi knocked another akuma towards Lenalee who proceed to jump up and kick the akuma with her dark boots. It flew a few more feet before it's journey ended upon meeting Mugen.
"Che." Kanda hissed as he flung the mortally wounded akuma off his sword.
"Little hammer, big hammer, fire stamp!" Lavi shouted as he wacked his trusty hammer on the solid dirt beneath him. Flames erupted as several level ones fell over.
"Show off!" Lenalee commented as she jumped up to do her signature Mist Wind on a nearby level two.
"If you say so!"
Lavi turned to his Moyashi-chan hoping he would join in on the talent show to see him throwing an attack at an akuma behind him with his fully-invoked clawed left hand only to cease the edge end before it was complete.
Lavi ticked his tongue at his friend's foolish performance.
"That isn't right... The Moyashi-chan always gives his attacks full on."
~Allen~
Allen felt the familiar horrible burn shoot through his left arm. He muffled a cry that attempted to escape from his closed lips. He turned from the third in front of him, ending their play fight. The akuma looked at the boy with confusion before Allen completely turned and began to walk away.
"What are you doing Moyashi-chan!?" Lavi asked when the boy ran past him as he went after the oddly defenseless level three.
After a heaven stamp marking with his iron hammer, a bright bolt of lightening finished the weak akuma. The redhead noticed as Allen's white-hooded cowl faded away from the figure running in the distance.
10 minutes later...
Allen could see his trio of friends in the distance. Kanda was just finishing the last akuma. Saving an easy level one for the end. Allen sighed, the battle was over, 'I'm pathetic'
"Allen!" Lenalee jumped up and waved at him to come over. Allen frowned before he began to jog over.
"Ya, what the heck was that?!" Lavi back-slapped the boy- slightly harsher than usual- when Allen reached them.
The British tried to play off the question with obliviousness as he rubbed his now sore upper back.
~Kanda~
When Kanda turned to look at the returned member he didn't expect the pale complexion, 'And Lavi hit him!? Didn't that idoit notice he was sick- he can't be that dumb, he is a Bookman afterall...'
Kanda wanted to ask, something wasn't right, but to show such open concern was insanely out of character for him. Maintaining his cold stotic appearance kept people away which was want he liked although maybe not everyone. But he was starting to care less and less, maybe it wasn't worth it anymore. Kanda was about to speakup when Lavi decided he had enough of the ignoring attitude from Allen.
"Dammit Moyashi-chan!"
Kanda saw Allen tense up from the shout, the anger that tinged Lavi's voice was unexpected from the usually care-free rabbit.
"I was protecting the little girl!"
'Little girl?-'
"Eh?"
"By that building," Allen pointed in the direction he had come from, Kanda could see an old small battered down- probably abandoned too by the looks of it- building in the distance.
"There was a young village girl walking over," Allen continued, "I had to stop her before she came too close and got hurt."
"I never saw-"
"Che."
Kanda knew the story wasn't right, but if Allen was hiding something, there was a reason behind it. He didn't care for Lavi digging through the boy to get a proper excuse. He knew Lavi wouldn't give up so easily but for now he just wanted it to end. Kanda turned on his heel to leave the abandoned park-turned-battlefield. When the other three noticed his exit a moment later he heard a clatter marching after him.
~Lenalee~
Train Station, Cairo, Egypt, 4:23pm
Lenalee's nails dug into her palms when she saw the duo of boys leave the bathroom. She felt a pang in her left hand as her nails broke skin. Upon notice of the self-inflicted injury she stopped flexing her knuckles, luckily her right hand was saved by the 4 crumpled paper tickets she held.
"He wasn't there?" Lenalee asked the men when they joined her but she knew the answer. The duo would be a trio if they had found Allen.
"He said he would be back in 5! that was over 20 minutes ago, our train is leaving soon..." Lenalee explained in response to Lavi's shake of his head. Kanda only sighed but Lenalee saw the concern hidden deep in his raven eyes.
"I'm going to look outside again." The samurai muttered and turned to the station's revolving front doors.
"Okay Yuu you go do that!" Lavi said despite the fact Kanda was already some feet away. Lenalee could've swore she heard an echo of 'don't call me that!' but she could be wrong.
"Lena how about you check the gates in that direction and I'll check them this way?"
The female exorcist nodded in agreement at her comrade's proposed search mission before taking off to begin her look-out.
30 minutes later...
Lenalee huffed at the deja-vu feeling she got when she saw Lavi exit the bathroom solo.
"How did they both disappear!?" Annoyance was starting to become fury for the girl.
"Well we've missed our train now," Lavi pointed out when he looked up at the large clock, "no need to rush so much."
Lenalee looked towards the entrance, it was the first place they checked after they had searched the gates and realized Kanda wasn't back. That was 20 minutes ago and only a few minutes later they had heard the boarding call for their train. Now it was 5 minutes past their train's departing time. Lenalee knew deep down even if they had found Kanda back then she wouldn't have boarded the train with a member missing from their group. She couldn't blame the samurai on her anger nor could she blame Allen. She knew it wasn't done on purpose. Allen wouldn't leave on his on accord... Would he?
Lenalee took a deep breath followed by a slow exhale.
"Let's look outside again." She took off before hearing an answer but she knew Lavi would follow.
When they got outside Lenalee walked straight past the front crowd and down the side of the building. They had only searched within the crowd previously and somehow Lena knew that if neither boy was there 10 minutes ago, neither would be there now. She raced the exterior of the old walls towards the back of the station. Somehow that place called to her.
Moments later the duo reached the station's end. Lavi huffed at the deserted platform surrounding them. Lenalee watched the red-haired man pace forward. A tree cut some of the bright sunlight but blue eyes took in something in that shaded place. 'Is that a rock?' A slight breeze came and with the flutter of fabric the girl's inquiry was answered.
"Yuu!"
Lenalee heard Lavi shout and run towards the lump in the shade. As she drew near she noticed the raven hair and exorcist coat. A few feet away she froze as she took it in. Lavi now hovering in worry over Kanda's unconscious form.
Allen was not with him.
Tears pricked her eyes as she turned her head down only to notice a flicker of white trapped under a nearby rock.
Lenalee grabbed the paper and unfolded the note. The words only making her eyes swell more as a tear dropped onto the script.
"Goodbye." - A.W.
~N/A~
July 23 - Black Order Headquarters
Six months, two weeks, seven days. That's how long it's been since anyone last saw him. Six months, three weeks, one day. Nobody heard a word of him. Six months, three weeks, two days. That's how long they searched. Six months, three weeks, three days. Allen Walker was declared dead.
Thanks for reading!
"Anyway, it doesn't matter how much, how often, or how closely you keep an eye on things because you can't control it. Sometimes things and people just go. Just like that."
- Cecelia Ahern