Author's Note: Due to the supposed popularity of this Fanfic (yet apparent lack of reviews….what why) I have decided to expand this Fanfic. Just a little.
There may be lemon. And apparently my writing style has changed quite a bit since the creation of this fanfiction, so please; stick with me here, especially since this deviates slightly from the actual storyline.
In the following days, there were rumors that a near dead exorcist had been recovered from the strange spike in Dark Matter, and the massive Fallen One incident. Many of the science division flocked to the medical area; however they were immediately turned around and dispersed by Fo, who used her arm blades very threateningly. Bak was nowhere to be seen, supposedly working of helping the exorcist get a full recovery. The day the exorcist woke up was incredible. Bak, advised by Komui, ordered the chef to cook massive amounts of food and dango. The event was so large that the entire staff of the Asia Branch assembled to welcome him to the Asia Branch. Fo stood up next to Bak, ready to greet him. She appeared as impatient and hotheaded as ever.
However on the inside….
This will be my first time meeting him….she realized. I wonder what he's like…what kind of person he is. She almost blushed, but managed to hide it. I want to get to know him, grow close to him. And maybe-
Her train of though was interrupted by Allen's entrance.
He was beautiful, his snowy white hair, no longer tainted or soiled by dirt and blood, cascaded down to his ears swaying like bamboo in the wind. His slate grey eyes shone brightly, happily, but Fo could see behind the façade of happiness Allen was sad, depressed even. It was heartbreaking, and to see him put up this show for everyone, Fo almost burst out screaming "He's in pain and he's sad, can't you all see it?!" But Allen continued to act happy, smiling in that way of his in which he closed his eyes when smiling. Waving and greeting each and every individual…
He values everyone else over himself. She realized. Watching him shake people's hands with his remaining arm, answering questions honestly and kindly, he was like the ultimate gentleman. He was like, like…
like the perfect lover. Fo shuddered and blushed. Then hid it again by changing her skin tone to react to the changes. She was willing to just watch and daydream, but then stupid baka Bak had to ruin it by-
"And this is the person who saved you Allen. This is Fo. She's a guardian spirit that protects the Asia Branch…"
What?! Bak, you're introducing him to me? You idiot! She struggled to keep a straight face as Allen walked up to her, smiled and held out his hand.
"Thank you very much for saving me. I'm very grateful to you." He bowed, and then remembered his hand was still up and he hastily put it down.
Damn! So cute… She once again almost blushed at his cuteness. He's so formal, but clumsy and absentminded and cute and-"Fo? Fo? Hey, you there?" Bak's voice came out of the swirling cloud of fantasies. She snapped back into reality where Allen's eager, yet politely waiting for her response.
"Oh! Um yeah, no problem. Just don't go looking like you're almost dead around here." She frowned. "I hate that!"
Perhaps her expression was too passionate and emotional, because she noticed Bak wincing. Yet Allen simply smiled again, and Fo struggled not to jump glomp him, abandon the Headquarters, and take her lover away, far far away. "Anyway, I take it Bak hasn't shown you it yet?" She was referring to the cloud of innocence they harvested, but a slight look of confusion crossed his face. Immediately, Bak explained.
"I know you believe your innocence was destroyed before that, but in reality, it is very much still alive. In fact, it is the only reason why you're alive right you." Bak paused a moment to let that sink in. "The particles of innocence floating around you patched the hole in your heart, and protected you. Don't worry; we managed to contain it in a chamber. You can recover it, maybe, if you work hard."
"So I can get back to my friends?" Allen thought for a moment. "How long until I can get back to them? They're fighting right now!" Passion and flame burned bright in those grey eyes, and oh god, it was just so…so…
It was so endearing. He couldn't abandon his friends, he couldn't leave them. Fo would bet he hadn't stopped thinking about them the moment he awoke-
"If we're lucky, maybe a few weeks or even a month." Bak was explaining, "Innocence is so unpredictable and-"
"A month?" Allen said quietly. "A whole month? I can't help my friends for a whole month?" Fo detected the fatalism in his voice, but Bak hadn't noticed it.
"Now now, it could be sooner than that we can never tell. But it typically takes a month. One guy came by with his innocence banged up bad and it took him nearly a year-"
"Bak!" Fo couldn't help but shut him up as Allen visibly got more, and more depressed.
Suddenly, a tear fell.
"Please excuse me I have to return to my room!" Allen sharply bowed and left, the eyes of a couple hundred science division nerds following him. They then turned to Bak, who began to break into hives.
"What are you doing staring? Get back to work!" Bak kicked everybody out, forcing them to go work on something, even those who were on break anyway. Soon, just him and Fo remained.
"What the hell was that?" He asked out loud. "He should be glad he gets a damn break-"
"Bak."
"What?"
FWAP.
Fo smacked him across the face, hard. "What the hell are you thinking!? I thought you were smart, dumbass!" Bak cowered in fear as Fo began yelling at the top of her lungs. "He obviously feels really really guilty about leaving his comrades! Can't you see he's willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of others?!" Raising her fist again, she hesitated. "Imagine how he feels. He's trying hard to protect those he loves, and then he's injured and is forced to sit back and relax and take it easy while his friends get killed."
"I see…." Bak remained silent, thinking. "You're right. I should've seen it. Shit, I feel real bad now." He got up, rubbing his face. "So what should we do? I can't have him rushing off into battle with one arm he has to recover!"
"How about…I train with him while he recovers?"
"What"
"I mean," she began, "That way he doesn't feel useless, and he can stay in shape, and he can be totally ready the second he's done." She smiled. "It's the perfect plan."
"I don't know-"
FWAP.
"WILL YOU QUIT THAT?"
"Nooooo! ~"
"God dammit."
And so the plan was set in motion to keep Allen in shape and productive.
But really, it was just an excuse for Fo to remain close to Allen. Because women are sneaky like that.
