Scarlet-Road: Well, this was just a little scene that popped into my head. I mean there are so many stories about Allen reverting into a child, but none were quite like …this. So, please enjoy this little story that came to be. I am not sure about continuing it, so tell me what you think about this!
Disclaimer: I don´t own DGM!
Komui was a dumbass.
Who made questionable substances and stored them in an office that could only be described as a large mess? The insane supervisor of the Headquarters was the answer. Cross had known that the man had a brilliant mind if he put effort into it, otherwise he wouldn´t have gotten near the Order in a ten-meter radius. That he was insane was to be expected since everybody at the Order couldn´t stay completely sane.
However, even this situation put everything the man had done before to shame.
The day had begun normal enough for him. Drinking expensive wine while smoking, doing his usual routine until he walked pass the office. Loud whispers had gotten his attention and he vaguely heard the name of his apprentice. No matter what people thought, Cross did care about his idiot, so he took a peek.
And almost bit his tongue off to keep himself from laughing.
Timcampy had fluttered around his head and he barely got the command out to let him see how it happened.
"Lavi! Can you help me with this instead of making fun of me?!" Allen said, throwing a side-eyed glare at the grinning redhead who was too busy cracking jokes. The pile in his hands was quite heavy and he would like some help.
The bookman apprentice snorted. "But Al-len! That pile is taller than you!" He burst into a fit of giggles and Allen´s eye twitched. It was true, the papers he was carrying were indeed taller than him by a few inches. Muttering lowly underneath his breath, the white-haired young man walked across the room to sort the papers. Link was busy helping Lenalee give out coffee since she had asked him and there was no way he would let a lady carry such an alarming number of beverages.
"Lavi! Go help Allen!" Lenalee called out, shooting the redhead a warning look and he hurried to do so. Letting out a "Yes, mam!" before attempting to take the half of the pile.
Allen´s shoulders slacked in relief feeling the weight get lifted of him, literally. "Thank you."
"No problem, beansprout!" Lavi said, grinning from ear to ear as he walked over from directions of Reever on where to put the papers. Just as he was getting ready to set them down, he tripped over something on the floor, it was hard to tell what it was since the whole office was covered with papers and other things he was better of not knowing what it was. Papers flying through the air, he accidently crashed against a shelf which happened to be the one Allen was near, setting down papers.
The shelf shook dangerously, a bottle falling from the top, shattering upon making contact with Allen´s head. Two colored liquid stained white strands, one invisible the other pitch black as he yelped in surprise. Hastily getting of the ground when silence befell the room, Lavi hurried over to his soaked friend that paled to the color of his hair.
"Lavi…please tell me that wasn´t made by Komui…" Allen whispered slowly, horror etched onto his face. Laughing nervously, the redhead held up his hands to pacify his friend.
"A-Ah…just stay calm, Allen. Do you feel different? You are still the same though! Maybe it didn´t do anything-." Just as the words were said, Allen began to sway, sinking down onto his knees, bracing his hands onto the ground. Mixed cries of alarm rung out as the teen blinked, as though he couldn´t see anything.
"Brother! What was in that bottle!" Lenalee put the coffee down, rushing over so fast it was likely to think she used her Innocence. Lavi held her back from touching Allen, reasoning that whatever was affecting their friend, who wasn´t responding to their calls could still affect her too.
Komui ignored the disapproving stares as he shrunk in on himself. "I-I don´t know! It was a failure anyway, so I didn´t think it would do something…maybe because Allen´s cursed…or an Exorcist?"
The last part obviously wasn´t supposed to be heard judging from the way the scientist laughed when the others glared at him.
"Walker! Can you hear me?" Link tried to get a reply out of his charge, muttering curses underneath his breath when the other started crying blood from his left eye. Pulling back at the sudden change, he pushed down the slight panic that threatened to consume him.
"Mister Lee! What was in that bottle!? Walker, it´s going to be all right-." Giving Allen a cloth to press against his eye to stop the blood flow, the sudden cloud of purple smoke taking him by surprise as he coughed, stumbling back.
A minute passed until the smoke was gone, leaving behind more questions as the occupants of the room stared in open shock at what was laying on the spot Allen had been in just seconds before.
"Do you…do you see two children there as well or have I finally snapped?" Reever said, voice low as he eyed the two children that seemed to be about five and eight laying on the ground. They had different clothes and hair colors, one a dark brown that was an unruly curly mess and the other had auburn hair pulled up into a spiky ponytail. Both had fair skin, though dirt and bruises mattered the face of the smaller boy.
"We can see them too." Lavi said, stunned and jaw slack. His mind went into over-drive trying to understand what happened. The possibilities were endless, considering it had to do with Komui.
The bigger boy stirred, revealing dark yellow eyes with a hint of brown. The boy sat up, face twisted into wonder and confusion as he looked around, before his eyes caught sight of the smaller child besides him. They widened dramatically before blinking and reaching out to brush bangs away with careful and gentle fingers. The shorter haired boy glanced around the room once again, eyes lingering on them now. Face blank, he watched them like a hawk, staying silent.
Lavi felt a shiver go down his spine at the strange eyes and that familiar face.
"W-Walker…?" Link tried, carefully taking a small step forward. The boy narrowed his eyes, pulling the smaller child towards him, holding him lightly to his side in a one-armed embrace that screamed protectiveness.
"Hello, there. I am Komui Lee. We mean you no harm. What´s your name?" Komui smiled gently, crouching down after walking around his desk to be on eye-level with the boy, who cocked his head to the side, not answering.
The fact that there was no emotion on his face made them warier.
After calming himself down, Cross nodded at Timcampy. This was too good to miss, so he walked into the room ignoring the exclamations at his sudden appearance and smirked at the heated gaze sent his way from the kid.
Maybe that insane scientist finally did something right.
"General Cross! You are ." Link began, getting up from his position on the floor and Cross waved a hand, brushing him off with a rude snort. "Save it, kid. And take out that stick in your ass while you are at it."
Link gaped, face flushing slightly at the vulgar language. "I am not a child!"
Cross rolled his eyes, resisting the urge to light up a cigarette. He truly was surrounded by idiots. How Allen managed to stand the guy, let alone sleep in the same room as him, was a mystery to him.
"Compared to me, you are. So, shut up and let me explain what most of you are wondering about. Also, you may want to back of these two a bit, since the evil-eyed rascal there might not appreciate your concern. How´s it going?" Cross voiced his amusement at the situation as a dark glint flashed through these yellow-brownish eyes before it was replaced by the blankness again.
Not so good then, Cross made a mental note to tease the other a bit more in the future. Revenge went well with his wine.
"Are you mute now? Last time I checked you were quite good with your words." Okay, maybe he was going a bit too far now, judging from the murderous glare sent his way, but he couldn´t resist. Not while knowing the other couldn´t do anything.
"G-General? Could you please explain to us where Allen is?" Lenalee stepped forward, eyes big and watery as she jutted out her bottom lip. Cross sighed heavily, regretting his weakness against good-looking females as he took out a cigarette, ignoring Komui´s cries in the background.
This would take some time, though he couldn´t wait to see what would happen if the other child in the room woke up.
That was something he wouldn´t miss for anything, be it woman or the victory of the war.
