Community:
31 days
Day/Theme:
September 3/Prisoners Dilenma
Fandom:
D. Grayman
Characters:
Allen, mentions of Lenalee, Kanda, Lavi
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Should I stay or should I go?
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"We have to return
at gate 29," Lenalee murmured, looking at her group of rag-tag
excorists. They were worn out, clothes sullied and a small wound here
and there. After fighting a large group of Akumas, that was to
be expected.
"Follow me," she smiled at them, wanting to be positive where they weren't. Slowly, she turned around and started to head down the street. Kanda made a small 'Tch' sound as he followed her quietly, while Lavi started to flirt with one of the girls assissting them today.
Allen stayed behind for a moment. He knew what was awaiting him when he returned. A prison, not one of bars and chains, but one made of words and doubtful glances.
In a way, those things made it worse than he expected. He had slowly gained everyone's trust, only to have it destroyed because he—
(and somewhere inside, something small chipped itself. How could Mana, a father, a person he loved, a—
How could he be betrayed like this?)
—decided to make him change into something he wasn't. His hair ruffled slightly in the breeze as his comrades walked on, not noticing him lagging behind.
If he returned, Allen would have to face questions and distrusting remarks. If he returned, he'd have to face that cage he had just escaped all over again.
Perhaps he should run now. The young boy mulled that thought in his head for a moment, thinking of it for a moment. Lenalee would be crushed, of course, and Lavi would probably end up trying to hurt him. Kanda would do nothing, but when ordered to attack, he'd probably make his attacks more painful just for giving him all this trouble.
Still, being out here, free would be better than—
"Allen-kun?" a soft voice spoke and Allen started. Lenalee was approaching him, a worried look in her eyes. "What's wrong?"
"..." he noticed that Lavi had stopped flirting and that Kanda was sharpening his sword.
"Nothing," he smiled back, noticing the inquiring looks. Giving her a reassuring smile, he told Lenalee to keep leading them.
"Hurry up, Beansprout," Kanda muttered darkly as he continued to walk. Lavi grinned, "Yuu, you're right. He still is a beansprout!"
Allen only glared at both of them as he followed.
He'd stay.
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A/N: Right, so this is my series of one-shots that I shall just update every now and then. Request if you wish, with characters/pairing and prompts.