Summary: Amidst a harsh world ruled by power, Kanda Yuu is ordered to protect a mysterious, snowy-haired boy from an unknown enemy. The rules to this world are clear: "Don't get attached to anyone, don't let anyone get attached to you." But Kanda can't help being drawn to this boy's secrets and pain, despite the danger that it will certainly bring.
Yullen, AU in a steampunk fantasy world. Or something like that. xD
IMPORTANT! (for some people) I decided on making this a series after all. xD So if you read Dissonant Tune while it was a one-shot, what was previously the first chapter has been moved to the second, and a prologue has been added. That's why this chapter is so pitifully short. But somehow I didn't want to put both the prologue and the first chapter on one page.
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Prologue: Tears in the Rain
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This is a dream. I know this is a dream... because there are no such things as angels.
The boy in front of him must certainly be an angel – his soft, snowy hair that glowed in the faint moonlight in such an ethereal way, his gentle, pain-filled silver eyes, the red scar that trailed down his cheek like fresh blood… No human could be that beautiful. No human could hold that much sorrow. Surely, he would break.
He…l…p… The words were unspoken, but they lingered in the air along with the unending clatter of raindrops. The boy lifted his face, which was streaked with rain, and turned to Kanda with the desperate plea on his lips before he began to fade and disappear with the gray of the sky.
"Wait!" Kanda reached his hand out. He couldn't let him go. For some reason, he couldn't just let this boy go. His fingertips brushed against that soft hair once, tantalizingly, before a sudden gust of wind blew Kanda away. The boy's face suddenly contorted in stricken fear and horror, and an anguished scream left his lips.
"Stay away! Just stay away!"
And then he disappeared with the roar of thunder and the clash of lightning, carried away by the storm, as Kanda sank to his knees in disbelief, unaware of the cold rain that soaked into his clothing. A single word, a single thought. "Wh...y…?"
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A hollow pain filled Kanda's chest as his eyes flew open, chasing the remnants of the dream away.
It was just a dream, he told himself. Nothing more.
Slowly, he sat up, lifting a hand to his face and trying to recall the contents of the strange dream. Pain… a storm… he concentrated, but he couldn't remember. Sighing, he closed his eyes again in resignation. Perhaps it wasn't important after all. A stray thought drifted into his sinking consciousness before he fell back asleep.
Next time, I'll definitely save him.
Save who?
Who…? I… I can't remember.
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Yeah. That's it. xD Keep reading tho because actual stuff happens, I swear.