A/N: YULLEN WEEK 2011 HAS OFFICIALY BEGUN! Hey everyone so this is my first entry for Yullen Week so I hope you guys like it. My best friend Atsuma-1 gave me this idea so thank her for it. Well, nothing else to say up here so on with my first Yullen Week entry!
Theme: Voiceless/Silence
Pairing: Yullen
Beta Reader: The always wonderful Kirkland
Disclaimer: *Pouts* I do not own…Quit rubbing it in…
Warning: Maybe some angst
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I looked up in shock as those words were spoken. He was only nine, just a couple years younger than Lavi and I, how could something like that happen! The sprout was always so cheerful, smiling and laughing like he didn't have a care in the world. How the hell could - I felt a sharp tug on my arm and looked to find Lavi already dragging me toward the car. I couldn't understand why until Tiedoll and Bookman began heading in the same direction.
I held my tongue and bowed my head, allowing my bangs to shadow my eyes as I gnawed at my lower lip until the coppery taste of blood danced on my tongue.
There was no time to ask stupid questions right now. We had to get to the hospital.
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Lavi looked up with hopeful eyes as the doctor exited the room we'd been sitting outside of for the past hour. My 'father' stood beside me and I looked on with cold cobalt eyes waiting for the doctor to begin.
"How is he?" Lavi demanded almost instantly.
The doctor blinked in what I assumed to be surprise at the Baka Usagi's eagerness before a soft sigh escaped his lips, and he began, "His left arm is badly burned, he has a deep cut that runs over his left eye, and we believe he may be half blind now but we're not sure. He's in stable condition but the experience was traumatic for him, and I'm afraid…" He trailed off and I fought back the rising panic in my chest that made me want to snap at him to get the hell on with it.
"What are you afraid of, doctor?" Tiedoll asked, placing one hand on my shoulder in an attempt to keep me calm.
"The boy hasn't said a word. He doesn't make a sound no matter what and… We're afraid he's gone mute from the shock. It is possible that he'll regain his voice, but there's nothing we can do for him."
The silence that followed the doctor's words was almost deafening.
I hid my shock behind cold eyes, not showing any of the weakness I felt. That voice I had grown so used to, that voice that I had grown so fond of, though I would never admit it aloud, that laugh that sounded almost like an angel, may have been silenced forever.
And there was nothing I could do about it.
~Seven years later~
"Yo, Allen buddy!" the baka usagi called, his usual grin in place, although I could tell it was strained from worry, "What took ya so long?"
I looked over my shoulder, my high ponytail swaying with the movement, to find the Moyashi walking his bike toward us, a small smile on his lips as he waved, still seeming somewhat shy even after all this time.
I clicked my tongue as I locked a cold, calculating gaze on him. He was usually here around the same time as us, sometimes earlier, but it was incredibly rare that he was late - and there was always a very good reason when he was.
He fidgeted a bit, no doubt feeling my gaze on his back as he went about wrapping the chain around his bike's tire, not fumbling with it once even with his gloves in place.
Lavi watched him with an observing gaze, looking for something that I'd already found, 'Thinks he can hide things from me, damn sprout…'
No sooner had the Moyashi finished locking up his bike, than I had one hand wrapped firmly around his wrist and was walking toward the school building. He struggled and swiped at my arm, trying to get away, back toward his bike where he'd left his bag. I smirked and pointed to where Lavi was carrying both his bag and his own.
He pouted at me and continued tugging at his wrist, trying to free it from my grasp. His tugging got more frantic the closer we got to the building-unknowingly confirming my theory about why he was late, and I finally paused at the door before turning to look at him dead on as he tried to pry my hand from his wrist. My cold cobalt eyes met teary silver and he doubled his efforts at trying to pull away.
"I'll make you a deal, Moyashi," I sighed, running my free hand through my hair in irritation, "Say something and I'll let you go."
The Moyashi let out a deep breath and met my eyes before doing one of the few signs I knew.
'Can't.'
I smirked at him and started walking again, "Then you're coming with me, sprout."
I hadn't expected a reply. I'd been trying to make him say something for seven fucking years now. I was the only one who was trying to force him to talk, everyone else said he'd either speak when he was ready or foolishlybelieved that he really couldn't talk anymore, that his voice had truly been lost in the accident that had marred his flesh and turned his hair the color of fresh snow.
Most believed the latter, having long since given up on hearing his voice again.
Every one of them were idiots as far as I was concerned.
I continued dragging him until we reached the bathroom. I made sure it was completely empty before letting go of him and situating myself between him and the door, effectivly blocking his only escape and stating firmly,"Now show me."
He shook his head vigorously and crossed his arms over his chest.
I heard the door open behind me and turned a cold glare on the new arrival, ready to snap and tell them to 'get the fuck out' only to have it die on my tongue as my eyes locked on the familiar red-head. The instant he was in, I locked the door, making sure no-one else would interrupt.
"Yuu-chan," the rabbit began, "You don't have to be so hard on the kid."
"Hard on him?" I snapped in disbelief, before taking several steps toward the bean sprout. "Show us, Allen. I already know what the hell happened, but I need to know how bad it is."
He looked up at the use of his real name, knowing full well that I only ever used it when I was completely serious.
He bowed his head in defeat and slowly began unbuttoning his shirt, before shrugging it off completely.
Lavi gasped at the sight and I bit back a growl of pure, animalistic fury as he fully removed his white dress shirt.
His chest and right arm were covered with bruises, varying in size from a couple inches, to a particularly dark bruise, where it looked as if someone had stomped on his ribcage with all the force they could muster. I would have to drag him to the old man later to make sure his ribs weren't broken and hope he could fix them if it was the case. Last thing I needed was to drag a kicking Moyashi to the hospital.
Again.
"Turn around," I commanded icily.
He pouted up at me and I gave him a cold glare before he exhaled another deep breath and complied.
Just as I'd expected, his back was bruised as well, although it didn't seem as bad. The worst seemed to be another large discoloration that took up most of his left shoulder. It seemed the only part of his upper body that wasn't covered in bruising was his burned left arm, which I didn't think could bruise anymore.
"Allen, what happened?" Lavi cried, coming closer to examine the bruises that littered the once pale skin.
"Was it Jasdevi again?" I growled, already knowing the truth and what his answer was going to be. I could always tell when it was their work. They were the only ones that were careful enough when they were beating the shit out of the damn sprout to only leave marks where they would never be seen by anyone but Lavi and I.
I silently vowed to make those bastards pay for this one.
He looked away and started pulling his shirt back on, once again hiding the bruises and stopping Lavi from examining them any farther.
Sure enough, the instant he finished buttoning his shirt he had a notepad in one hand and was scribbling away.
Unlike Lavi, I hadn't bothered to learn sign language after the kid lost his voice, so the only way the damn Moyashi could communicate with me was by writing what he wanted to say. I just hadn't seen the point when I honestly believed that he would start talking again. I still didn't see the point, the damn sprout could still speak, he still had a voice. The only thing stopping him from using it was his own fear.
Sure enough, when he showed me the note it was exactly what I expected.
'Kanda I'm fine. It wasn't them.'
"Do you honestly expect me to believe you're 'fine', Moyashi?" I growled.
His only reply was a curt nod.
"You're covered in bruises from what I can see, and I have a feeling there are more you're not showing me."
He wouldn't meet my eyes and that was all the answer I needed. I growled under my breath, already plotting how many ways I would make those fucking twins suffer before I killed them and gutted them with Mugen.
"You're not gonna go to anyone about this are you?" Lavi asked, his voice and expression somber.
Allen met his gaze with determined silver eyes, and that was all the answer we needed.
"You're a fucking idiot, Moyashi."
He glared at me and wrote something else down before tapping the page harshly with the pen for emphasis.
'The name's 'Allen,' Ba-Kanda!'
I smirked at the all too familiar retort, "Maybe I'll stop calling you 'beansprout' when you get a little taller. Or start speaking again."
Allen only glared at me before storming toward the door. I 'che'd' and grabbed his left arm, not letting him get past me. He froze, his entire body tensing at the touch.
He turned his silver glare on me and I met it with a dark one of my own, "We're not done talking about this, Allen."
He continued to simply glare at me, not even reaching for the notepad and pen, but the message in his eyes was clear.
Let it go.
I opened my mouth to snap at him and most likely call him an idiot again only to close it as the first bell rang. I growled at the satisfied smirk the Moyashi gave me before I released his arm. "Wait for us by the cafeteria at lunch," I grumbled reluctantly.
His satisfied smirk turned into a small smile as he nodded, and the three of us entered the near empty halls. We quickly said our goodbyes and I went in the opposite direction as Lavi walked with Allen in the direction of their classes.
I smirked to myself when they were out of sight and turned toward the exit.
I didn't care if I missed first period, not when I had much more… 'important' business to take care of.
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A/N: Okay so that's it for my first YW entry. This one is going to be multi chapter so please, please, PLEASE let me know what you think and if this is even worth continuing.
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