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The story starts from Harry Potter and the half blood prince and the last episode of D Gray Man.
Disclaimer : I do not and never will own D gray man and Harry Potter.
Now then, read on! :D
~Chapter 2 - A wish~
The fight with the level four had just ended, leaving many casualties. Those remained cried for the deaths of their comrades and the rest tended to the wounded. This was by far the worst attack the order had faced, scaring lives of many. The day the order was invaded was a day not to be forgotten. But it was over, for now.
Exhausted and drained Allen sat down leaning against one of the wall at the first level of the order. Even though, the aftermath of the battle hadn't extended its hand to this level. The cries of loss and despair from the people above that carries this level was the only evidence and reminder of the dreadful invasion. Even with his senses dulled from all the injuries he suffered, it hadn't stopped his heart for aching every now and then to every mourns that echoed. Still, dulled as he senses was that he failed to notice Lenalee approaching the top floor for help.
"Lenalee…?" Allen croaked as someone walked towards him.
"Don't worry about me… Hurry… Go to the people from the science department… You've been here longer than I have, so… I'm sure… Go on… Hurry…" The last few words came out as whispers.
"We have already sent her up." A voice spoke.
"Who is that?" asked Allen.
"Howard Link"
Of all the people that could have saved him in the order, it had to be Link. And just by hearing his name, depression weighed heavily on Allen shoulders.
"Link?" questioned Allen as he spat the word with every resentment he could muster.
"Apparently the medical teams have their hands full right now, so I'll carry you. "
Nevertheless, Allen thanked Link. Hauling Allen's arm over his shoulder, he piggybacked Allen.
"Its my job"
"Reever-san and the others?"
"They're all okay. The humans at least. Those who were turned into skulls, it seems, cannot be saved. Many of them have crumbled into dust already."
The cries continued in the upper floor. Allen wished he could help but thanks to the fight with the level four and the other Akuma from before, he could barely move.
"AAAAAH!" Johnny from the science department cried out in despair.
Upon hearing this, sorrow overwhelmed him once again. He swore to save the world… but he could not even save those close to him. How was he going to save those on the outside…? It was the human's victory for now but the loss was far too great to bear...
Tears flowed endlessly down Allen's cheeks, unable to hold it in anymore. He gritted his teeth in pain not from his wounds but from his heart. If only he had arrived sooner...
Allen sobbed silently, while his tears soaked Link's shirt as he was being carried down the seemingly endless corridor.
"Boy~o" a familiar call turned his blood to ice.
Allen clutched Link's shirt tightly and started trembling in fear. This was too much. Why now?!
Link took notice of Allen's reaction and sped forward without a word and turned back as fast as his body could take him when he was a good distance away from that voice.
But as Link turned, something or someone that should have been a good 20 feet away stood in front of him, blocking his line of sight. He didn't know who it was but one thing he knows for sure was it's fast... faster than a normal human being. His pounding of his heart against his chest was unbearable now. And before he could react, he was hit on the head. Knees buckled, arms went loose forcing Allen to fall backwards while Link fell flat front.
Allen did not have enough time to stop his fall and fell hard on his back making him choke.
With what little strength he was left with, he tried to back away. He knew he could not run away, not from this guy but he had to try. And as he had expected, he couldn't run. A pair of unexpectedly warm arms embraced Allen, sending shivers down his spine.
"Allen-kuuun~ do you know how much I missed you? I'm sorry I couldn't play with you the other time. But it's alright! " That young girl voice assured as she embraced him ever so tightly. "I'll have plenty of time to play with you when we get back!"
"back...?" Allen managed. "where...?
"to the millennium earl of course" the older man voice answered as reached out his hand to Allen.
Now that the guy was in his view, it was as if reality had just slapped him hard.
"Tikki Mikk" said Allen with much anger infused in it, gritting his teeth so hard it could have fallen off.
"You don't have be so cold" pouted Tikki Mikk.
Tikki kicked the unconscious Link that was blocking his path aside and Allen's head jerked to Link. Allen did not want any more people getting hurt because of him. As much as he dislike Link, he still couldn't bear to see him die.
"I'll go with you... But leave my friends alone."
Tikki raised an eyebrow. "If they do not interfere that is."
And to Allen's disfavor, they had to appear.
"I'm sorry to spoil your fun but we cant let you take him", Lavi appeared with a makeshift hammer next to tikki's head, ready to smash it at any time.
'Lavi...?' thought Allen.
"Ah. What is this?" asked Tikki amusingly.
"Can't you see that it's a hammer?!" retorted Lavi.
Compared to his Tettsui also known as iron hammer, his current weapon was nothing like that of a hammer.
"A lollipop I'd say."
"Shut up! It's your fault my hammer was destroyed!"
Tikki smirked at this.
"Release Allen now" the familiar low voice commanded road from behind Allen.
"Eeeek! Road-sama!" lero the umbrella shrieked.
However, Road was not threatened by the sword at all. She stood still, unfazed by the situation.
"Oh? You're still alive? The guy who killed sweet tooth." said Road coldly. "I'll never forgive you for that, you know.
"Release him." Kanda repeated, pressing the katana against road's neck, which healed almost instantly.
Still, Road detached herself from Allen raising up her hands nonchalantly with Kanda's katana still at her throat. Neither of the Noah made another move, which was too good to be true. The exorcists knew that they were of no match against them with their current innocence-less stage. In fact, even with their innocence, there was no guarantee they would survive a fight with these two now that they have to protect Allen who was incapacitated.
Allen blinked a few times trying to snap back to reality after Road had released him from her embrace. He felt like his insides were burning. Anything else was a complete blur. He had no idea what was going on and all he wanted now was to sleep. But one thing he knew for sure was that the Noahs were still there.
"Oi! Beansprout! Get your ass up!" Kanda ordered.
"K-Kanda...?" Allen asked.
"I said, get your ass off the ground!"
"You have a really rude friend, Allen", said Tikki.
"But Yu's is a hell lot better than you lot" insulted Lavi.
"Who are you calling Yu?!" argued Kanda.
"you k-"
"Lavi... Kanda..." Allen called out barely audible to their ears.
Lavi and Kanda both looked to Allen curiously. However, Kanda knew after hanging around Allen for so long what he was going to say and interrupted before he could even continue.
"Don't you dare say what I think you're going say, beansprout and why are you still lying on the floor?!"
It's not that! If Allen could, he would have been fighting them now. He promised to keep on walking but now it was just impossible. He could barely move!
He knew that Lavi could barely stand either. Unlike Allen who had clown crown's cloak to protect him, Lavi didn't. Although Kanda had this strange power to heal very quickly, he was not enough against the two Noahs. Moreover, he had barely survived his previous encounter with the so called 'sweet tooth' Noah. Allen could not afford to have any more deaths than the previous fight with the Akumas.
"Leave... Me..."
"Like hell we will, Allen!" Lavi protested.
"Say that again and I'll kill you myself! " shouted Kanda.
"Now get up!"
"You know... You really should listen to you friend" said Road coldly.
"Shut up!" Kanda spat.
"This is taking too long. Allen, are you staying or going?" to Allen this was more like a statement. Tikki had threatened that any interference might result in his undoing. His answer was obvious. He was out of commission and so were Kanda and Lavi.
"...I'm going..." Allen replied.
"Huh?!" kanda made a seemingly exaggerated remark.
"Allen, what do you mean?" asked a concerned Lavi.
However, Allen ignored their comment and continued," Tikki, shall we?"
"With pleasure." replied Tikki, smiling.
"Allen.. Why?" asked Lavi.
"Are you freaking kidding me, beansprout?!" Kanda asked.
Allen wanted so much to answer them. He knew if he did, they would stay to fight, for him. He knew that if he left with the Noah, they would be enemies the next time they meet. But to Allen, it was better than having them die right here and now.
Tikki took a step forward and in a flash of green light, he flew past Allen.
Road barely dodged the incoming Tikki and was knocked off balance, falling on her butt while Kanda managed to side step completely out of the way.
"Tikki!" called road.
"Tikki-sama!" Lero called out as sweat dropped on its pumpkin face if that was even possible.
A loud bam followed by a huge crater formed on the wall around Tikki who had just landed on it at the far end of the corridor.
In the next flash of green light, Road's head was smashed into the wall behind her.
"Eeeek! Road sama! Are you alright?!" shrieked Lero again as he tried to pull her out.
Kanda ruthlessly stepped on the umbrella as Lero screamed and struggled.
"Were you trying to kill me?!" Kanda shouted.
"I'm so sorry Kanda-kun, the speed scares me too." Lenalee who apparently was the one who just kicked the Noahs away with one leg.
"Not the speed! The direction!"
"Ah, sorry sorry... Eheheh" lenalee apologized nervously.
"Ahahahaha! Yu was almost kicked by Lenalee!"
"Lavi, I swear if you use my first name again-"
"Yeah yeah, you'd kill me right?if you had wanted to, I should have been a ghost by now."
"tch"
Looking around, Lenalee spotted the half unconscious Allen splayed on the floor.
"Allen-kun!"
Lenalee rushed to his side, gently putting his head on her arms staring deeply into Allen's half closed eyes as tears formed in her eyes.
"Thank you, lenalee" Allen smiled.
However, the smile was turned to a jaw dropped in horror as a hand not of lenalee's touched his face.
"Allen...what...?"
Her eye trailed up the arm that was touching Allen. Silence and Lenalee screamed in horror. Tikki's hand went through lenalee like how he did with Allen.
"Lenalee!" Allen called out.
And something hit the ground to his side. He turned and saw that both Kanda and Lavi were on their knees as their eyes turned a familiar dullness, eyes were opened but seemed to be looking at nowhere.
"Kanda... Lavi...?!"
Then, Lenalee fainted to the side from the shock. And the next thing he knew, he was drifting through the darkness.
"Allen..." someone out there was calling for him repeatedly.
"Eh...?"
"What is your wish? Boy" a gentle voice that seemed to echo through the darkness spoke.
"Wish...? Who are you...?" Allen asked. His words resounded just the same as If he was alone and talking to himself.
"I'm sorry, I should have introduced myself first. I am the heart of the cube you humans called innocence. I am deeply sorry for showing up so late but you were just not ready."
"The heart?! How…? And, what was I not ready for?"
"I as the heart, commands all the powers of the innocence. With that power, I could offer my wielder a wish. That choice was what you weren't ready for and still isn't but this... Is an exception for I was forced to appear."
"You were forced to show yourself? Who could do that?... And who was your wielder...?"
"You, Allen walker"
"Eh…? Me...?"
"Yes, you and I will explain in due time. Now, is there something you'd wish for? "
"Eheheheh... If this was actually real, it'd be a real life savior... Noone would have to d-... " He stopped.
He remembered Lavi and Kanda fell to their knees because of Road's power and Lenalee fainted from the shock of having a hand penetrated her body. He didn't want it to happen ever again. And if he could prevent all that and just to see the smiles on everyone's face, he wouldn't mind sacrificing himself at all. But now, he was offered a wish, a wish that could easily do all that.
"If it's possible...I'd do anything in exchange for that..."
"Hmm...?"
"I wish for the world to be at peace"
"Is that final?"
"Yeah..."
Allen did not believe it. If it was that easy, no one had to suffer from the start. The world at peace with a single wish? Who was he kidding?
Little did he knew, how his one wish would affect everything.
