Chapter 2: Allen Walker
No, no, no, no, no ,NO!
Where am I?
Why is the house on fire?
Fire? House?... LUCY!
I ran towards the house, smoke blinding me as I neared the small home. All the other houses were destroyed as well. Erza, Gray, Juvia, Levy…
I saw their bodies piled up. A flash of pink caught my eye. PAPA!
I ran forward, only to see that his body too, was caught in the rubble.
"Alice…"
I turned to see a horrifying scene. Lucy… no, akuma. Who would do this? Who would do this to Lucy? A man in a top hat laughed manically, a silhouette over a blood red moon.
"Kill her!" he laughed.
"Alice, RUN!" the akuma screamed as she lunged at me. Oil started to spill down the machines horrid face. She was crying, I had realized. I started to cry too, tears spilling over my cheeks.
"Lucy, no, Lucy please…This can't be real" I started, falling to my knees.
"My blessed child, please don't cry… I always loved your smile" the akuma said as she started to slowly move towards me, "I curse you Alice. I curse you so that no matter what, you will smile. You will see the sadness in others souls, and only after their smiles are pure will you be able free of their sadness".
"No, Lucy, please, I promise, I will smile, just come back to me", I said through ragged breaths, "We can stay together, and Papa will eat fire out of the fireplace, and levy will teach me to read. And I'll train with Juvia and Gray, just, just …stay"
Lucy began to unsheathe her weapon. I could tell she was struggling to stop herself, to defy the Earl.
"I'm sorry, but that's not possible. I'm sorry Alice, please destroy me"
The akuma jumped at me, trying to fight me. My innocence activated, and I impaled her with ice.
"NO, LUCY" I screamed as I lunged towards her, trying to deactivate my innocence.
"Thank you, my angel" She whispered as her hand slowly cupped my cheek. Using her last breath, she whispered, "Don't cry my dear, I love you". With that, her hand dropped, and her remains disintegrated. I fell to the ground, screaming, cursing the Earl with all my might.
The Earl grinned at the heartbreaking scene.
"My my, a cute little girl shouldn't be screaming such obscene things. It hurts me, it really does"
"FUCK YOU" I yelled. Lucy would have scolded me, but Lucy… Lucy…
"Tyki-pon" the Earl said.
"Yes?" a man in a black suit walked towards me.
"Kill the girl" the Earl grinned, and with a whisk of his umbrella, disappeared.
"My, my, what do we have here?" Tyki smiled"
"Your parents were terrible, I mean, they killed five of our members" he stated "but of course, we drugged them, so only your father and mother were able to fight us. We told your father that if he didn't call Lucy, then we would kill all your dear, dear friends. He, of course, accepted. Oh, but we killed them anyways."
Laughing, he looked down at me.
"Oh, and we'll kill you too"
I looked up, tears no longer framing my childish face. Anger boiled in my veins. I need power. I need to avenge my family. That was all I ever wanted, family, and they took it away from me. They took away Lucy's smile. She cried. I loved her smile, as she loved mine. I loved her. I will defeat him. I will not die. I will fulfill Lucy's wish. I will strip the world of akuma and their sadness. I will free their souls so that people and even akuma may smile, a beautiful, heartfelt, smile. Hear my resolve, dear innocence. I will not die, I will live to smile in Lucy's place.
"Point break" I whispered.
LUCY!
I woke up screaming Lucy's name. Sweat dripped down my face, my clothes clinging to my petite form. I wiped the tears from my face and calmed my trembling. Margo sat up and laid her head in my lap.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
I nodded and flashed her one of my vibrant smiles. She smiled back, and I got out of bed.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"I need to take a shower, okay? Go back to sleep Margo" I said as I tucked her in and kissed her head. She nodded, and drifted off to sleep. Stepping into the bathroom, I stripped and looked in the mirror. I winced as I saw my innocence. It was hideous. Blue lines ran all over my body, looking like a tattoo. My lower arm was completely blue, stopping at the start of my biceps and end of my wrist. The blue lines still ran over my hand and bicep, though, not stopping until they came to my collar. My calves were also completely blue, separating into lines at my thighs and ankle. It looked like I was covered in swirling tattoos. I hated it.
Sighing, I walked into the shower and began to think. I knew what had triggered the vivid memory/dream. Yesterday, after I left Margo in our room, Komui took me to get my innocence looked at by Hevlaska. Even though I already knew I was past point break, I didn't tell him, since I was sure he would be surprised. Hevlaska read that my innocence was at 200%, which caused Komui to faint. After heaving him back to the science department, I had retired to my room.
I usually didn't have nightmares anymore, but they still came up.
Sometimes, I didn't want to smile anymore. I know, it's a terrible thought. But a lot of the time there just weren't things to smile for. After I got these thoughts though, I usually realized that I could never do that. Not smile I mean. If I can do anything to relieve people of their anxieties and sadness, I will do it. Even If it means smiling.
I promptly finished my shower and dressed in my exorcist's uniform. It was sort of like what I usually wore. The shirt was a Black, collared shirt with white lines running down it. Like I requested, the back was cut out. The shirt flared out at the bottom into a sort of trench coat, but was open at the front. (The shirt basically looks like Erza's outfit at the grand magic games, but with the back cut out) The skirt was black, and the thigh-high socks were also black but with white lining. The boots looked like regular combat boots, but they also had silver lining. I proceeded to put on the black gloves that reached my bicep to hide most of my innocence. Lastly, I tied my hair into a high ponytail, only leaving out my side bangs and two strips of hair to frame my face, using a blue ribbon. I already had my keys and locket on my neck since I never took them off, they never got dirty anyways.
I stepped out of the bathroom to look at the blank white room. I quickly summoned Virgo and told her to bring the things that I saved from Lucy's house and redecorate. When she was finished, the room was painted an Icy blue like my eye and was decorated with small, white snowflakes. The furniture was all white except for my old desk, a present from Lucy when I moved in. After the 'incident' I fixed it up and gave it to Virgo for safekeeping. It was painted a soft warm brown, just like Lucy's eyes. It didn't stand out in the room like I expected it to, it rather complimented the light blue and white hues. In the corner stood my black piano, my wooden cello, and my silver saxophone, all gifts from Lucy. She was rather rich, so she decided to use her money to teach me many artsy things. I sniffed at the memories of her and looked at the bed. All of Margo's stuffed animals were placed next to her, and my spirit clothes were placed on the soft white sofa next to the balcony. The sun was beginning to rise so I decided to spend my time training in the forest behind the order.
I jumped out my window, landing five stories below on the soft, green grass. I walked into the forest, searching for a nice place to train. About an hour later I came upon a nice, small clearing, and sat down to meditate. I began to concentrate my magic until I was able to float purely on magic. I stayed in that position for about two hours, and then rested. After my short rest, I trained in combat and acrobatics, testing my speed and agility. Natsu had taught me how to dodge and be quick, since he was rather nimble. I began to incorporate my innocence into the attacks, using water to burst my speed or ice to harden my knuckles. After an hour of training, I decided that it was time to get breakfast.
I found my way out of the forest, taking note of the location where I was training, and walked towards the dining hall.
Lenalee ran up to me, talking in an animated fashion about how I was going to love it here. It was rather nice to be able to talk to someone other than Teidol, even if he was friendly.
She stopped and motioned for one of her friends to come greet us. I looked towards where she was motioning and stared. Allen Walker. I had heard of him from Cross. About how Mana had cursed him like Lucy did to me. I had liked Mana, and I was rather excited to meet his son. He came closer and stuck out his hand.
I sharply sucked in my breath as he mumbled something and flashed me a smile.
"Hi, I'm Allen Walker"
