D.Fushigi-man
Okay! Another fic by yours truly! I was sitting in school and thinking about D.Gray-man, how I should make up something interesting. And, well, this is the result. A D.Gray-manFushigi Yugi fic. I don't know how Allen got his scar and hair if Akuma don't exist...;; Unless Shouka-san was one. I will likely write these chapters on-and-off because they are so long...
Haru-chan
Disclaimer: Me no owney D.gray-man or fushigi yugi.
[EPISODE 1 - THE BOY OF THE LEGEND
"Curry...Chicken...Vegetables...Soba?...Pork Cutlet...Fish...Egg-fried Rice...Mango Pudding...Sweet Dumplings...ITADAKIMASU!!" A boy with white hair and a pentacle-shaped scar over his left eye picked up a knife and fork, ready to eat and beaming. Suddenly, the food faded away and the table was empty. Allen looked annoyed as his stomache gurgled. Figures appeared around him.
"Allen Walker, you must study...Study, Allen Walker! You'll never get good grades for eating! Everyone at Katsura High School starves! Get your books out now..." It became an endless mantra.
"Hey!!" Allen was almost tearful. "Hey...GIMME BACK MY FOOD!!!" He punched the closest figure as hard as he could. As soon as he openined his eyes, a chinese man in the same school uniform that everyone had to wear, sitting nearby on a stool at a desk labelled 'Teacher Assistant' in glasses and reading a book about technology let out a 'yipee' noise. "That was the teacher, Allen! Go Allen!" He became silent and escaped back into the book when the teacher got up and glared at the small white boy who smiled sheepishly.
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"Hey, Allen, you know you said you were going to apply for Katsura high school because your foster parent wants you to get a good job, and be able to pay him money etc.? Well, for you, I think that's impossible. You're so distracted all the time..." It was true, and Komui was only trying to get him out of the displeasure of being turned down, but Allen still got a bit annoyed. "Forgive me if I'm right, but you only managed to get into Katsura-H because you built a robot that covered everyone in make-up," At this Komui's eyes glinted evilly.
"Well, wait 'till you see Komui XX..." (A/N: I figured if Rinali was going to be in ancient China, he couldn't have her part of the name in Komurin. Unfortunately.)
Allen did not like the look in Komui's eyes and finished off his food as fast as possible (quite literally piles-in-seconds) and payed for the bill. Komui sighed. "You're lucky you always get to pay only 10 of what you buy, just cause you're a special case,"
"Well, it's not because of me, it was what the doctor said, right? Anyway, I need to go get some textbooks from the library. You know, to study...You can come, but please don't go near the tech shelves," Allen was making his way out.
"Hey, wait! I know a place with much larger varieties of textbooks...many-many-many...and I need to return a book of mine too..." Allen couldn't see Komui's eyes through his glasses. He was used to it - the strange spectacles that could be opaque and completely transparent at the same time.
"Right...Where would this be?"
Komui thought for a moment. "I can't remember!" He smiled. Allen almost fell off his chair. "Well, it was...hmm...central Library, I think."
"You think???!!!"
"Well, why shouldn't I?"
"Whenever you think, something terrible happens," Allen covered his eyes with his gloved hand in dismay. "Let's go to the library, then."
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While Komui was returning his Technology book, Allen's stomache gurgled. "Not again," He sighed and walked over to a juice machine he saw in the corridoor. "Right, let's see...how expensive..." He muttered to himself and took out a coin. It was not easy putting a coin into a juice machine when you had gloves on. So, of course, Allen dropped the small round item onto the floor (butterfingers!) and ran after it, telling it to stop. It finally did as it bashed into the staircase. "Finally..." Allen had to take off his glove to pick up the money. As he bent over, he saw something red out of the corner of his eye. Huh..?
He looked up and gasped: A giant red bird smoothly made its way into a room that he had not noticed until now. 'Important Documents Reference Room'. Being a curious teenager, he clambered up the stairs as fast as he could, slamming open the door. It wasn't there. But the books were. Hundreds of them, all lined up neatly, their titles barely illuminated by the open door, Allen's shadow being cast onto the ground. "Wow," he breathed, stepping forward towards one of the shelves. He saw a book about food - how typical - and decided he would take a tiny peek. As Allen tried to take the book out, a different book was knocked off the shelf.
When he picked the book up, his deformed arm tingled a bit. Allen didn't find this too strange - after all, many strange things happen to him. Like that bird! But then, he realised he couldn't read it. It was in ancient Chinese...
"Hey, Allen! What are you doing up here? It says 'no entrance', you know!" Komui advanced on the small boy.
"Komui, can you read this? You're Chinese, so you can read Ancient Chinese, right?" Being a foreigner in Japan was a little bit hard, but Allen did fine with his language (Originally, the boy was british, yet he was also fluent in Chinese: it was Japanese he needed to learn) up until then. But who read books in ancient Chinese?? Komui studied the title.
"Yes, I can. It's called 'The Universe of the Four Gods. Why do you ask?"
"Well, it's just, it looks interesting..Can you read a bit please?" Allen pleaded.
Komui sighed and gave in. "Oh Allen, that blush of yours can even make Jerry give up cooking...Let's see. Thus, the girl of the legend opened the door of another world. This is the story of a girl who gathered the Seven Seishi of Suzaku. She obtained omnipotent power, and made every wish come true. The story itself is an incantation. Whoever finishes reading it will recieve this power. As soon as the page is turned, the story will become truth and being. Huh? What on earth is that meant to mean, let's just go ho-" He was interrupted by a glowing, bright red light that seemed to be coming from the book.
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Allen's eyes widened as everything seemed to fade away right before his eyes, as if he were in a movie. It went completely clack and he couldn't see Komui, let alone himself. Just as suddenly, everything faded back into view. Rotten trees decorated a sandy wasteland that had cracks seperating the dry ground. Allen didn't know where he was, but by the looks of it, he knew one thing:
"There are no cheeseburgers here!!!" He shouted to the heavens.
"Allen, I know it means a lot to you, just like cofee to me and Komui XX, but you can't honestly think about food in this situation?? Although, I would fancy some right now...cofee, that is..." That's when Allen first noticed Komui sitting next to him, glasses and all. Boy was he glad he wasn't here alone. Wait. Where was here?
"Where are we?" He looked around once more, to to figure out what country this was. And Geography wasn't a strong point of his. Komui didn't bother to answer - he pointed forward.
"Allen, Look! People! I bet they can tell us what happened!" Two men had appeared. Naturally, Komui and Allen were either too naive, or too ignorant, but they didn't realise their life could be in jeapordy.
"Umm, could you please tell me where we are?" Allen asked, his tone as nice as he could muster. In Chinese, naturally.
"Heh...Well, dunno where you WILL be after this...You look expensive," the 'Main' one smirked. "Shall we?" he asked his partner. When it was confirmed with a nod, Allen sensed trouble. He was right. The guys grabbed him and Komui; He was struggling hard. Allen was fairly strong, or so he thought, until he realised that here it was no use...quickly, he tackled his captor and attacked the one that had imprisoned Komui. With a yowl, the second man flew into the air, clutching at his leg. Now was the flaw. Allen felt being hit strongly in the small of his back, and just barely managed to squeeze out his words.
"Run...Komui..." His friend was standing, not quite knowing what to do - one half of his mad brain was saying, "Do as he says!" the other, "You can't leave him behind!". He himself had often been in the same situation, often choosing the latter and ending up in hospital. "GO!!" Allen didn't want his friend to get hurt. He was desperate. And he didn't even want to know what the strange-dressed men would do to him later...he was holding back the tears, ears prickling, throat aching. He closed his eyes to stop any crying...
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A muffled cry was heard. Allen snapped his eyes open. What he saw was a flash of black, and again, the same cry was heard, this time made by the other robber, obviously been hit in the stomache. Finally, the figure stopped moving. Allen stared. A man with a sheathed black sword was glaring at him with dark eyes. Under his shirt, Allen could see the chracter for 'ogre' glowing on the left side of his chest. Allen found himself imagining the texture of the man's locks, the feel of the other's smooth skin...it indeed looked very smooth...he mentally slapped himself. He was checking out a stranger, who was a man??? He was most likely hit too hard.
"Stop staring, Moyashi," the man turned to Komui, then back to Allen. "Who are you? Why are you dressed like that?" he demanded. Allen suddenly noticed that the other was speaking Japanese. Not something he was too good at, but fluent enough to understand what he had been called.
"ALLEN! My name is ALLEN, not MOYASHI!!" Allen burst out at his savior. He realised that he was panting a bit, blushing red, and looking like a flustered girl. Again, he mentally slapped himself. What the hell was wrong with him!?
"Che." The man, slightly turning pink - so very very slightly Allen barely noticed - put up a sign that said (in Japanese) 'Just give me some money since I saved your sorry asses. Kanda." Allen realised that it was likely that Kanda didn't like asking, because it showed him as weak, the fact he needed to turn to complete strangers for help. Just like his second foster father, the one that sponges off everyone. Allen shivered.
"Umm...we don't have money...we don't even know where we are..." Komui told the Samurai, who'se eye twitched. He swivelled around and walked away. "Hey! Wait! Where are we???" Komui started to run after Kanda, but a strange light appeared. It was the same red glow. Before Komui could tell what was happening, he was back in the library's forbidden room.
"Allen?" He swivelled around, finding no white-haired boy. That was when he noticed that book on the floor...He studied the last sentence. "Just as the boy tried to save his friend from the party of slave traders...A man with the character for 'ogre' on his chest appeared and saved them," Komui's eyes widened. "This is..!"
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Allen fished out a couple of coins from his pocket. Now he could give them to the man. When Allen stood up and looked around, he found that neither Komui, nor Kanda were anywhere in his sight. The realisation hit him. "That bastard!" he hissed, convinced the Samurai had taken his friend as payment. He would definitely find where that Ogre was! (A/N: eh..hehe...pun...getit? getitgetit?)
Not knowing where else to search, Allen silently hopped on to the back of a passing cart of hay, which he hoped would take him to the town. He couldn't help but see the way people stared at him. He decided it was his hair. Besides, the way everyone was dressed here...and that man from before. Allen sighed: he had to admit it, that guy was handsome (not like he fancied him or anything). But he kidnapped Komui, and that, Allen would never forgive. But still. Where was he? If he were crazy, he would decide that it were ancient China, and he was in that book. Allen was..perhaps close to crazy, because he decided it was the only rational explanation.
"Woah!" Allen stared in disbelief at the small, ancient houses. "It's just like..a movie set!" His appearance was still dragging attention of everyone in the street. The boy was oblivious. He had noticed long, dark hair in the crowd. "Thankyou, mister!" He shouted to a man who hadn't even noticed the passanger, and ran as fast as he could to the spot where he was sure Kanda was.
There were many people, eating, drinking, performing circus acts, enjoying life. Allen was amazed at how happy everyone looked. It did not compare in the slightest to all the buisiness men in black suits waiting impatiently for buses back home at all.
He had lost the robber. 'That should teach me to concentrate,' Allen was wallowing in misery. A loud rumble interrupted his pity. Allen sighed and got up. "I'm still so hungry.." a warm, fresh patry smell entered his nostrils, and he was drawn to a small shop close by. MEAT BUNS!!
"Excuse me, sir, but it's not really nice to stand there and drool, you know?" the shop owner batted Allen's head. Allen broke from his trance.
"Have you seen a-" He was about to say handsome but thought the better of it. "-man with the character for ogre on his chest?" he asked while giving the shop keeper some money.
"On his chest? Hmm...well...HEY! WHAT KIND OF MONEY IS THIS????" He exclaimed, examining the silver coins. Allen ran.
"Japanese 100yen Heisei coins!" He shouted, still running on in search of Kanda.
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Allen tried time and again, but no-one seemed to know where the Samurai was. Out of steam, he sat on a pile of crates. Komui. What if he never saw his mad, but loyal friend again?
"Miss?" Allen turned around. Who could the voice be referring to? There was no-one else but him. Maybe he had misheard, but there was a hand on his shoulder. He saw a kind-looking man smiling at him. "I've been watching you. I'm alone, too. Would you like to take in the sights of Konan together?" Allen decided he would; after all, he might see the kidnapper, or even better, this man might know where Kanda was, so he agreed. He quickly forgot that he was taken for a girl as excitement filled his mind. (A/N: OMG Allen has totally missed the 'hitting on you' part XD)
"Umm, do you know where-"
"A man with Ogre on his chest is? Yeah. He's a good friend of mine,"
"Really??" Allen was almost over-joyed.
"Well, why don't I take you to him?" And the man began to lead Allen away.
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In another part of the town, a Samurai with long, raven hair tied back in a high ponytail sat in a Japanese restraunt, eating Soba. He couldn't help overhear two locals gossiping.
"Have you heard?"
"About what?"
"I just overheard it a little while ago. There's a strangely-dressed boy wandering around town."
"Oh, yeah, I heard about that. She's looking for some guy with Ogre on his chest, right?" Kanda put his chopsticks down and pulled closer.
"She paid with some foreign money and then ran off, yeah?"
"Where'd a boy come from all by himself..."
Kanda stood up and walked over to the men. "Was the boy alone?"
"Huh? Well, I don't know all the details, but I heard he was alone when he pulled that little food trick..."
"Che. Must be someone else..."
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"Excuse me..." Allen was trudging alond dark and unfamiliar alleys with his 'guide'. "Where exactly is your friend?" The man stopped and smirked.
"Right here."
"Well, This one's dressed a lot more strangely than the usual ones...and gotta say, is flat-chested...but hey, she's cute!" Allen inched back as more men approached from run down buildings, smiling at him. They didn't look very welcoming.
"Rare, isn't she? The clothes alone should fetch a good price," The first guy commented.
"I wonder if it's true that foreign girls taste different?"
Allen started backing away. "You...tricked me?" he glared at them. A different man appeared behind him.
"Your fault for following him." He was about to do something inappropriate, but Allen punched his head hard enough to get the pervert off. "Stop it!"
Allen was cornered. All the men were smirking. Wait a minute... Allen thought. This is ancient China...So, anything I do, won't go on my record! Allen didn't know what he was doing. Reflexes took over. He pulled up the sleeves of his shirt.
"All right! See this scar on my face?? It is witness to all your misdeeds! Hell may forgive you, but I will not! In the name of Pork Cutlet, Dangos and Soba noodles, I will punish you!" He threw himself at the baffled faces of the men, using wrestling moves he was once taught by Komui. The men lay for a couple of seconds, twitching.
"Woah. I did it!" Allen congratulated himself. A hand reached out and pulled his foot, causing him to fall over.
"Don't take us as fools!!" The men had quickly jumped to their feet, pinning Allen down.
"N...no...I'M A GUY!!!" Allen screamed desperately. A thump that he quickly recognised sounded. And there he was. Kanda stood in front of them, glaring.
"Four idiots against a Moyashi. Hn. How troublesome..." The mark of 'ogre' shone through his shirt once more.
"ALLEN!!!!!"
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"As the boy faced peril...The man with the mark of ogre on his chest appeared, and beat off the attackers..." Komui stared at the words, reading them over and over again. "Allen..."
Allen watched as Kanda used the scabbard of his sword to knock the men unconscious. And unknowingly, somewhere in the side of his mind, he developed some sort of feeling for the man that stood in front of him. Kanda tried to glare at the boy but he couldn't. And he didn't understand why...
[EPISODE ONE - END