The new chapter of Legend of the Cursed Boy, it's longer than what I usually write so I hope everyone enjoys.
Don't own anything.
Allen woke with a heavy head. He couldn't remember much from the night before.
Flash Back
"Kanda, Linalee, what are you going to do to me?" Allen asked as the two approached him, Linalee with her boots activated and Kanda with his inactivated sword in his hand.
"It's just a little experiment Allen," Linalee said stepping closer.
Allen backed up on his hands and feet until he reached a wall. "Wh-what kind of experiment is it?"
"To see if your head is thicker than other exorcist because you're a parasite type," Kanda lied.
"Can't you test Krory?"
"No, his jaw is made to be powerful, yours might not be. Not hold still, this probably won't hurt, but I don't really know," Kanda said as he raised his arm to swing the hilt of the sword down on Allen's head as Linalee pulled back her leg.
Allen didn't stand a chance.
End Flash Back
Allen didn't completely understand what was going on. It's was normal for Kanda to try to attack him if he was in a bad mood, but Kanda had seemed calm and collective when he had hit Allen. And Linalee never attacked Allen unless he had done something horribly wrong.
Allen sighed and tried to get up, only to find that he couldn't. Apparently being chained to a bed was also part of the experiment.
Allen just lie there, helpless. He didn't bother to activate his Innocence because he really didn't see the point. He wasn't in any danger and his friends would come back to help him out eventually.
Hearing what he thought were voices, Allen turned his head to the door. Sure enough Linalee and Kanda were outside talking.
"Do you think he's awake?" he heard the girl asked.
"Yeah," Kanda replied, his eyes shut as he leaned against the door.
"Do you think chaining him up was too much?" she asked.
"I don't know about you, but I sure as hell didn't want him to go crazy on my ass again," Kanda answered.
"He did get a little wild for a while there," Linalee muttered under her breath.
"Imagine what it would have been like if we hadn't made the effort to knock him out ahead of time and tie him up. If he had gotten loose he could have killed someone," Kanda said.
Allen was shocked. What did Kanda mean? Him, kill someone who wasn't an akuma? He would never do that. It went against all his beliefs. And also the part where Kanda said 'going crazy on my ass again.' What did he mean? There was something go on with him that his friends knew about and they weren't telling him.
Allen watched as Linalee and Kanda came back into the room. He turned his head away from them, not wanting to see them right now.
"Oi, what's wrong?" Kanda called watching the boy turn his head.
"Nothing," Allen said. "Just wouldn't want to go crazy on your ass again."
"Oh, so you were listening in on our conversation were you?" Kanda said to the back of Allen's head.
"Not intentionally if that's what you mean."
"Well, what did you hear?" the Japanese teen asked.
"That you tied me up on purpose and there was no experiment you just wanted me unconscious," he said still refusing to move his head to see his friends.
Allen's refusal to look at him was defiantly making Kanda angry. And an angry Kanda was never a good Kanda. He marched over to the bed that Allen was on and forced his head to look at him. In turn Allen closed his eyes so he wouldn't be seeing Kanda's or Linalee's face.
"Congratulations moyashi. You didn't pass out after hearing that little bit of information," Kanda said.
"What are you talking about?" Allen asked.
"Whenever we try to tell you something you pass out right afterwards and don't remember a thing. So we stop trying to explain stuff to you," Kanda said.
"What's wrong with me?" Allen asked finally opening his eyes.
"There's a curse on you Allen," Linalee said from behind Kanda.
"Yeah, Mana gave it to me when I was twelve years old, I already knew that," Allen said.
"There's another on you bean sprout," Kanda said.
"How did this happen?" Allen asked.
"Remember when that wolf attacked you?"
"Yeah, then I blacked out."
"Try to figure it out by yourself Allen," Linalee said. "It's no good if we tell you, you'll just forget."
"So I have a new curse on me, after I got bit by a wolf. I need to be chained up at nice or I might kill someone. That sounds like…"
"Yes, yes, keep going your so close," Linalee cheered.
"A werewolf? But aren't they mystical creatures?" Allen asked.
"What could cause something that sound only be in legends to come real moyashi?" Kanda asked.
"Innocence?"
"Correct, give the boy a prize," Kanda said.
"So because of the Innocence I'm turning into a were wolf?" Allen asked.
"Yes, and you don't remember when it does happen either. I think it's like a black spot in your memories," Linalee said.
"What happened last time?" Allen asked.
"We can't tell you yet. Give it a day or so for the information you just learned to be properly stored in your brain. Kanda and I are going out to dig up some facts. You stay here," Linalee said.
"Ok, see you soon," Allen said as his two friends left the barn. He watched the walk away and decided to get up and move. That's when he realized something.
No one had unchained him.
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"So where do you think we should start?" Linalee asked.
"Our best bet would be to go to the closest town and see if there are any werewolf legends and work from there," Kanda said.
When they reached the town they split it to cover more ground. Linalee went to check the library to read up about some legends and Kanda went to talk to the local people. No one had anything hopeful which left Kanda feeling rather unsatisfied. As he neared the edge of town he saw a small shack off in the distance. Deciding to see if someone lived there or not he set off towards it.
When he knocked on the door he was greeted by an old man. "Hello there, how can I help you?" the old man asked.
"I'm here to know if you have any information about any werewolf legends from this area," Kanda said.
"That depends," the old man answered.
"On what?" Kanda asked.
"Why do you need to know?"
"My friend as recently attacked y a strange wolf and he's been changing. He's more violent at night, he growls at me, and his nails have become very claw like," Kanda said naming off a few of Allen's symptoms.
"Ah, then you are on a need to know basis. According to the legend there is a being who is half man, half wolf, a werewolf if you will. He is said not to target those of common blood, but those who blood sings to them. Once he has found someone with singing blood he will bit them and the person begins to turn into the new being,"
"Can it be reversed?" Kanda asked.
"Yes, as long as it is before the full moon, because that is when the transformation is complete. After that they must bit someone else to rid themselves of the curse."
"How can it be reversed?"
"A werewolf's life is a lonely life. The only way to reverse it is for someone they love to stay by their side during the transformation. If the person loves them enough to put themselves at risk the curse will slow down and eventually stop. If the person was lying for whatever reason, the curse will continue to spread in a painful manner. If you are running out of time an act of love will also work. It doesn't have to be sex though."
"How do you know who the person loves?"
"Simple, the victim will attack them first in an attempt to scare them away. Who ever your friend attacked first is probably the one they love."
'I was the first person Allen attacked, he kind of went after Linalee but she brought that on all by herself. He just sprang at me,' Kanda thought.
"What happens when they ride themselves of the curse through biting someone else?" He said moving on.
"Because there bodies have become so dependant on the more powerful blood, when they pass on the curse, they die. And the curse will allow them to live forever so it doesn't die. But the person shall only live a half life. For the cursed person will never be able to be too close to humans without harming them."
"Thank you old man," Kanda said getting ready to leave.
"Good luck to you boy," the man said.
"In what aspect do you mean that?" Kanda asked.
"The full moon is two weeks away," the man said.
Kanda's eyes widened. He raced from the cabin and back into town where he saw Linalee waiting.
"Oh there you are," she said. "Did you find anything out?"
"Yes, I know how we can help him, our time limit, and what will happen if nothing is done," Kanda said.
"Amazing, I couldn't find out anything. How long do we have?"
"Before the first full moon, which is two weeks away," Kanda answered as he headed towards the path that would reunite them with Allen.
"What will happen if we don't reverse it in time?" Linalee said falling in step with Kanda.
"He'll become a full werewolf until he bits someone else, then they'll become a werewolf and he'll die."
"That's horrible. How do we reverse the affects?"
"Someone he loves has to stay by his side until the night of the full moon. If the person loves him back the transformation will completely reverse itself. If not then it will be extremely painful for Allen. But if there isn't enough time then an act of love, that doesn't need to be sex, will reverse it," Kanda said.
"But who does Allen love? How can we tell?" Linalee asked worried.
"It'll be the first person that Allen attacked," Kanda said as a slight blush spread across his face.
"The first person he attacked was you Kanda," Linalee said.
"Yes."
"Which means that Allen loves you?"
"Yes."
"Do you love him back?"
"I…I don't know," Kanda said.
"Wanna know what I think?" Linalee said. "I think you do."
"What do you mean?"
"Think about it your first mission together. You saved him even after you said you wouldn't, and you let him stay with the doll for three days instead of just taking the Innocence."
"That doesn't mean I like him."
"You have a pet name for him and everything!"
"Moyashi is not a pet name, it's an insult to his lack of height," he explained.
"Then why did you yell at Lavi that one time when you overheard him call Allen moyashi. You were jealous, weren't you?"
"No, I don't think I was," Kanda said.
"Face it Kanda, you treat him differently then you've ever treated anyone else. You might not realize it, but I think that deep down you love him. You just don't know it."
"Well how the hell did the moyashi hide the fact that he loves me from everyone? He's the type of person who would just stare at the person they love, blush awkwardly whenever he was around them, start stuttering and those kinds of things."
"Ever consider the possibility that he's in the same boat as you?" Linalee said.
"What do you mean by that?" Kanda asked.
"I mean that there's a chance that he doesn't realize that he loves you. He could have gone his entire life not knowing. Or he might not have found out until it was too late," Linalee explained.
"Are you trying to find some silver lining in this twisted cloud that could potentially kill your best friend?" Kanda asked shocked.
"In a weird way, yes I am. After all, if none of this would have happened you two would have gone on your marry way, well maybe not all that marry for you, being completely oblivious to your feelings. Then you would have died or gotten married, or he would have died and gotten married and they you'd be like 'Oh no, I don't really love this person'."
"At this point Linalee, it would make more sense if you just stopped talking. Beside we're almost there."
"You know your going to have to talk to him right?"
"Yes, I am aware of the fact that he and I will have to have a conversation about this," Kanda said.
"Good luck with that by the way."
"Why do you say that?" Kanda asked slightly worried by her tone of voice.
"Well, once we got into the city I remembered something," she said.
"What did you remember?" Kanda asked not sure if he really wanted to know.
"You know how we chained him up last night?"
"Yeah…"
"We kind of forgot to, unchain him before we left."
"Oh shit."
A bit of a funny part to leave off at. I haven't actually decided if I'm going to make it a tragedy or not. Tell me what you think.
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