I couldn't wait to start writing the next chapter, but I had a fever for a while, so I didn't want to do stuff like move or think (Too bad for me, I still had to go to school and go to band practice). I've also been car shopping with my family, so I've been thinking a lot about new cars. :D Remember, Allen will be OOC because he's got his "Red" personality without Mana.
Disclaimer: I don't own the sweet, wonderful, amazing, gentlemanly, adorable Allen, nor any of the epic Noah, but I do love them all.
"Shounen, focus."
"But Tyki, there's a bagel bakery over there!"
"Do you want me to do your mission for you while you go pig yourself?" Tyki asked sarcastically. He sighed when he saw Allen was actually considering it. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed and he shook his head.
"No, I can to do it myself." Tyki rolled his eyes at Allen's stubbornness. It was always like that. Ever since gave him his own mission a month ago, Allen was arrogantly proud about it.
"Do you even remember what you're supposed to do?"
"Easy, sneak up on the finders, and steal the innocence. Easy as pie. Speaking of, I want some after this." Allen didn't wait for an answer before jumping into a tree as quickly as a cat. He crept across the branches, finding the quietest, and easiest path. He recalled his training with Lululbell and Tyki from over the past four years. Lulubell always told him to think like a cat stalking it's pray. That's how every assassin succeeded.
The finders were sitting on the ground, eating a snack while they stared intently at the the container in the middle of them all. A black box with a industrial lock was resting in the middle of their triangle, no doubt holding the innocence they had been lucky to find. They were waiting for an exorcist to arrive and take it back to the order. According to the report from the Akuma, the exorcist was supposed to arrive today, so this was Allen's chance to steal it before an exorcist showed up.
Allen shifted his arm, and three knives fell into his hands, one for each finder. Allen calculated the distance between him and the them, and moved his fingers, expertly aiming the knives at their throats. With a quick check to make sure he was completely concealed to any outsiders, Allen flicked his wrists, sending the knives flying to their mark. At the same time, each knife buried itself into the side of each man's neck, causing the men to fall over. Allen smirked, and lithely jumped out of the tree, landing neatly on the ground next to the dead men. Another perfectly executed mission.
"Grab the innocence, Shounen."
"Aren't you going to complement me on my performance."
"No." Tyki responded bluntly. Allen shrugged and stepped over a bleeding body to grab the handle of the box. Allen reached into his pocket with his right hand, pulling out a lock pick. He unlocked the lock in under ten seconds, and opened it to reveal a necklace with a glowing green gem on it's charm. Allen turned around and held the box out to Tyki, who was standing behind him. Tyki glared at the necklace and touched it with one finger. Instantly, the jewel exploded into green dust, ending the existence of that particular piece of innocence.
"Pie?" Allen asked. Tyki sighed and nodded, gesturing to leave the empty box behind. Allen cheered and skipped ahead of Tyki, heading what he thought was the direction of the town.
"You're going the wrong way, Shounen." Allen twitched and froze in his spot. With as much dignity as he could muster, he spun around, and began adjusting his coat absently.
"I meant to do that."
"Whatever you say."
"I didn't! I was just running in excitement! I wasn't actually going to the town. The town's actually that way." Allen pointed to a random direction. Tyki snickered and shook his head.
"That's not the way either." Allen slumped and then trudged behind Tyki.
"Just lead the way." Tyki decided not to antagonize him further.
Later
When they arrived at the bakery, Allen ran inside, shouting out all the things he would eat. Tyki followed him in shortly after, and wasn't surprised to see Allen already sitting at a table and ordering. The waiter looked hassled, probably confused that a ten year old buy was ordering so much food. Tyki walked over, and sat across from Allen. The waiter looked at him pleadingly as Allen continued to list off everything on the menu. Tyki just smiled innocently and shrugged. Eventually Allen finished, and the waitress shuffled off, looking shell-shocked.
"Hey Tyki, do you think the exorcist will cry when he or she sees the dead finders?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Because I think that would be funny." Allen said, smiling with both eyes closed. Tyki considered the question.
"Well, there is a little girly at the Black Order that would probably cry. She's new to the order, I think. I know there's another little kid, but he's mean and serious all the time." Allen crinkled his nose.
"Boring!" For the next half hour, Allen quizzed Tyki on the exorcists, and what their personalities were. Of course, Tyki didn't know much, since the Noah had remained hidden for the past hundred years or more, and hadn't bothered to interact with the exorcists openly. Allen seemed pretty disappointed.
Eventually, Tyki's food came out, but Allen's wasn't due for a while. When the waitress nervously broke the news to Allen, he laughed with Tyki and waved his hand, assuring her he could wait for his food. No sub-human had ever cooked fast enough for him, so he wasn't expecting anything extraordinary. It was likely the food would be undercooked or sloppy in their rush to finish.
When Tyki finished, Allen's food finally came out, being carried by three waiters. Allen cheered gleefully before taking the first bite. Tyki didn't have to wait long for Allen to finish; he was done in under two minutes. Tyki reached into his wallet, and pulled out a wad of cash, not bothering to count. He was sure it was enough. It was probably extra, but the restaurant wouldn't care if they got a bit of change, especially after Allen's meal.
"Alright Shounen, ready to go home? Road will be ecstatic." Tyki commented.
"Eh? I've been gone for only four hours. I doubt she'll miss me that much."
"Would you like to bet on that?"
"No."
"What, do you think I would win?"
"I didn't say that. But this is Road we're talking about, I make it a habit not to bet on her." Tyki laughed, agreeing wholeheartedly.
Allen and Tyki walked back to the forest they had just come from to see if the exorcists had come. Sure enough, the clearing was empty of dead bodies, and the black box was gone as well.
"That was fast." Allen noticed. Tyki shrugged. Why would they want to take a long time to clean up dead bodies?
Farther in the thick trees was Road's door, waiting for them. Allen jumped in first, excited to go back home. No sooner had he made it more than a step in, he was tackled from the side, making him stumble slightly.
"Al~len!" Road exclaimed. She squeezed him in a tight hug and planted kisses on both his cheeks.
"Road! Ew! You're not supposed to kiss me, that's gross! I'm your family!"
"And? A big sister can kiss her little brother all she wants, right?" Road asked.
"Shou~nen"
"Shut up, Tyki. I never agreed to the bet." Allen grumbled, waiting for Road to stop smothering him. Tyki laughed loudly and wondered off, leaving Allen by himself with Road.
"Ne, Allen, did you eat lunch with Tyki?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Oh. I wanted to eat lunch with you. I was waiting until you got back." Road frowned and hugged Allen again. He sighed.
"It's okay Road, you know I can always eat more. I'll come eat with you." Road grinned and pulled him by the wrist, leading him to the dining room. When they ran in, Allen was surprised to see the whole family there. Everyone except Tyki had a plate of food in front of them, apparently freshly cooked.
"Come, sit down Allen-kun, everyone was waiting for you." Allen didn't bother asking how they knew him and Tyki had eaten, or how they knew Allen could still make himself eat more. He just politely pulled his wrist out of Road's grasp and walked to his chair. Allen climbed into it, disappointed when his feet still didn't reach the ground. They never had.
"My family, there is a reason we are joining in a late lunch this afternoon."
"Tyki and Allen were late from their mission?" Debitto asked. Jasdero cackled beside him, and stabbed his fork into the table.
"Allen-kun has another mission." Allen looked up in surprise at the Earl.
"But I just got back from one, and I'm sure Tyki is tired from going on all these missions with me."
"Don't worry, Allen-kun, you'll have a few days to prepare. You'll need it."
"Why?"
"Because this time, you won't be going with Tyki-pon."
"Lulubell?"
"Nope." Allen looked around the table.
"Road?"
"No, Allen-kun, by yourself." The Earl announced. Everyone's movement stilled and any sounds of silverware hitting a plate or chewing was silenced.
"Earl-tama?" Lero questioned from the Earl's shoulder.
"Wa~ah! Millennie, don't make Allen go all by himself! I'll go with him!" Road exclaimed, standing up.
"I'm afraid only Allen-kun can do this mission. I would assign one of you if it weren't for the, complications, of this mission." The Earl explained.
"What complications?" Tyki asked.
"There is a certain person I'd like Allen to find and kill."
"And why can't the rest of us do it?" Surprisingly, Lulubell asked. The Earl's grin diminished, turning his face sour.
"This man is very perceptive. He would instantly recognize and escape one of us, but not Allen-kun. Allen-kun is young, and relatively new. Allen-kun can easily get close to him and exploit his weaknesses."
"Who are we talking about?" Tyki asked. The Earl smirked, giving everyone but Allen a meaningful look.
"Mana Walker." Road immediately stepped back, knocking her chair over. The twins dramatically gasped, though they were sincere in their surprise. Lulubell was frozen, practically glaring at a bowl of milk. Sheryl had covered his mouth in shock, a look of hatred passing through his features. Skinn had changed the least, but you could see an angry spark in his eyes, and his fists were clenched. Allen looked around, confused, and waited for someone to explain.
"I see." Tyki finally spoke. Road slowly sat back down, glaring sadly at the floor.
"Why Allen-kun? Can't we all go after him?"
"He's always figured out a way to evade us in the end." Allen thought over this Mana character. Apparently he was someone who could escape the Noah. He was obviously knowledgeable about his family. He couldn't infer much. Was the Earl going to explain?
"Allen-kun, this will be a long-term mission. Can you do that?"
"Wait, Millennie, who is Mana Walker?" Allen asked.
"He's an old enemy of the Noah. We've been on his trail for years, but he's always on the move to evade us. He knows our plans and strategies. But you were a surprise, even to us. He would never guess a child would be a part of our family." Allen allowed himself a faint smile when the Earl called him family. He was proud to be with them, privileged. He was just a dirt-poor orphan the Earl decided to pick up on a whim one night, but now he was practically a Noah, his only flaw was that he was a subhuman.
"No one else is more suited for the job than you." The Earl finished. Allen looked around to his family's opinion, but everyone seemed to be conveniently looking at something else, refusing to even look in his direction. He didn't think he have a choice anyway.
"Um, okay? How long is this long term mission?" Allen asked worriedly.
"I'm not sure about this one, Allen-kun. It will take a while for you to find Mana, but I know you will. And then, you have to gain his trust, or else he'll suspect you, and leave. Once you've done that, you may kill him however you like." Allen shivered at the malice in the Earl's voice. He didn't like the sound of this mission.
"Don't worry, Allen, Millennie said you have a few days to prepare. You can spend them with me before you go on your mission!" Road smiled, lightening the mood. Allen nodded back, but he just went back to slowly chewing his meal.
This wasn't the first time the Earl had hidden something when it was obvious everyone else knew what he was talking about. For example, every time he announced he was going to make more Akuma, Allen would ask him how he went about doing that. Each time, for four years, the Earl had avoided his question. A long time ago, they used to keep it a secret from him that they went on missions and killed people, but inevitably, Allen found out. He wasn't actually too bothered by it. After all, plenty of people had tried to kill him before.
His arm was another mystery. All his life, Allen wondered why it was as it was, and hated it for causing him so much trouble. Before he was trained by the Noah to be an assassin, he could hardly control his own arm. When he'd first arrived, he was just waiting for them to throw him out, or give him dirty looks, but no one seemed to pay it any attention. Allen thought it seemed a bit strange. He once asked the Earl, but he only said it must be some condition. That didn't explain the green cross though.
He'd begun to get used to the secrets, but it irked him when everyone ignored him or treated him like a child. Ten years old was obviously not a child anymore! (A/N: Whatever helps you sleep at night, Allen)
"Where am I supposed to start looking for Mana Walker?" Allen asked, deciding to gather more information.
"I will be sending you to The Stepney Green Fair. There will be a variety of circuses there, and you will be investigating each one until you find a man matching the description I'll give you. Immediately report to one of Tyki's Tease the moment you find him, but don't loose him." The Earl explained.
"What does he look like?"
"Mana had messy, brown hair that went to his back last time I saw him. He's got a baby face, with big browns eyes, and he's got girly eyebrows that make his eyes look even bigger. He used to always put his hair up in a white ribbon, but I haven't seen him in a while, so he may be a bit different." Road jumped in. The Earl gave her a strange look that Road returned, making them both look a bit sad.
"Did he used to be a friend or something?" Allen asked, confused at Road's description. Suddenly, The Earl lost his ever-present grin and stood up, grabbing Lero out of the air.
"I'll have to apologize, Allen-kun, my knees are feeling a bit wobbly. I think I might go take a nap." And with that, the Earl waddled out of the room. Allen watched him leave, and sighed. Another secret.
"I think I'm done with lunch. I just ate a snack before I came home." Allen pushed his chair away from the table, and walked out, copying the Earl. Everyone else sat in the dining room until, by some silent agreement, they all left at the same time.
Allen decided he was bored the moment he made it to his room. Usually Road wanted to play with him, or he played poker with Tyki, but he didn't feel like talking or playing, though he still wanted something to do. He circled his room, looking through every drawer and shelf he passed, but anything he saw was too boring. He kind of wanted to spar with some Akuma though. Figuring there was nothing better to do, Allen dressed up in his training outfit that had been hand-crafted by an unwilling Lulubell, and laced his boots. Briefly looking in the mirror, Allen opened his window and jumped out onto the roof right below his window. He carefully climbed his way to the ground, and then ran to the back yard, where an ark gate was hidden behind a large bush. Allen jumped inside, coming out on a white street. He looked up to see dozens of Akuma floating around, either doing a job, or figuring out what to do, because they had no orders.
Allen smirked, and ran towards a wall. Just second before he crashed, he jumped, and kicked himself off the wall and flipped backwards, and hit the other wall. He pushed with both legs and launched himself across the street again, successfully landing on the opposite roof. Ever since Road had taught him the art of wall jumping, he'd never gotten tired of it. It easily cured his bored mind. Now to have some real fun. Allen looked around, and spotted a group of three level two Akuma chatting animatedly above him.
"Yo, you three!" Allen called out. The Akuma stopped, and immediately flew over, recognizing the auburn hair.
"Yes Master Allen?"
"I'm bored, and I want to fight something. Will you be my fighting partners."
"B-But," the middle one started, "The Earl said not to hurt you no matter what."
"Don't worry, you won't hurt me. I'll make sure of that." Allen said, trying to provoke a response.
"But Master-" Allen sighed, disguising the ring of knives being unsheathed from their hidden casing's in his sleeve. Giving the Akuma no chance to run away, Allen jumped on one's back and held a knife up to his throat.
"If I can't kill you and you can't kill me, than why won't you have any fun?" To prove his point, Allen slashed the Akuma's throat, but the bleeding stopped and the black Akuma blood dried and turned into dust. The Akuma holding Allen let out a growl from being cut, but he still refused to attack. Allen pouted and jumped off the Akuma, going to another one's back.
"Will you fight me?" Allen asked childishly. The Akuma gulped, shaking his head. Allen frowned and looked hopefully at the last level two.
"Master Allen, the Earl said-"
"Ugh! You guys are such sticklers!" Allen pounded his fists in a fit on the shoulders of the Akuma carrying him, but still, it refused to attack.
"Fine, I'll go find a level one." Allen pushed the Akuma away and landed on the roof once again. The level two's seemed relieved when they flew away. Now the Earl wouldn't destroy them.
Allen waited for a level one to fly by, but each time one did fly by, it was following a level three on some task. After half an hour of waiting, Allen groaned loudly and jumped off the roof, and grumpily went back through the ark door, completely disappointed. Now he was bored and in a bad mood. Not that he wasn't already in a bad mood from his new mission.
When Allen came back the the Earl's mansion, he decided to go back in through the back door instead of jumping back through his window, because as cool as that would be, he was supposed to be careful not to get spotted by some local who was passing by.
Allen walked into the music room, that happened to be the room the back door was. Allen spotted a black piano sitting in the corner. It was very dusty and probably hadn't been used in years, but Allen found himself going to sit on the bench, his legs swinging off the edge. A book full of pages and pages of music was opened and waiting to be played, but Allen didn't under stand a bit of it. Everything was just a bunch of dots with lines. There were numbers dotting the paper, and italicized words that Allen couldn't pronounce. Music seemed hard.
He ignored the music and thought up his own happy tune, trying to cheer himself up. After humming his tune a few times, Allen poked the piano keys until it sounded like the note he wanted. Allen hummed the next note, and somehow found that quickly. The next parts of the melody were really easy, and Allen found that all his guesses were correct. Eventually, he'd made it through the whole song. Allen tried to recall what he just played, and went back and played it a bit faster. Shocked at his success, Allen did it again, and again, until he was playing the childish song fluently, bouncing while he played. It was probably a simple song, but Allen was proud at playing it in under an hour.
Allen wanted to play something more complicated like the sheet music, but he had no idea how to read the notes. None of it made any sense.
"What are you doing, Allen-kun?" Road skipped in.
"Oh, hi Road. I was bored so I was trying to play the piano."
"You could play with me!"
"But I don't wanna play with you." Allen muttered. Road looked offended, but only for a second before smiling again.
"Then let me hear you play!" Allen gave her a long look to see if she was joking. Road didn't seem patient enough to sit through a whole song, even one as short as his. He shrugged, and twisted back to the piano. It took him a second to find the starting note, but then it was smooth playing from there. Allen glanced at Road during the song to see she was fascinated with Allen's work. This made Allen smile proudly, and play more confidently.
There was a loud applause from Road following the cut off. She ran over to the bench and ruffled Allen's hair and kissed his forehead.
"My little brother's so cute!" Road cheered. Allen leaned away from her sappy kisses and hugs, but Road was relentless in showing him just how cute he was.
"Let's go get Millennie, and you can play for him!" Allen shook his head.
"No Road, I don't wanna play for everyone. You are just lucky, I don't feel like playing anymore." Of course, this was a lie. Allen felt like playing the longest, prettiest song in the world, but he didn't know how. He wondered if he could get a tutor when he got back from his mission, or if he'd be too busy with more missions.
"Aww, I guess you can play later. Want do you want to do?"
"Well, I guess I should get a bag packed for my mission."
"But that's not for a few days!"
"The sooner I get it over with, the more time I have to spend with you later." Road thought on this with an upset frown, but she eventually sighed and gave in.
"Fine, but hurry. I feel like shopping for new clothes." Allen almost groaned. He'd be out for hours. She took almost as long buying clothes as she did candy! Candy always won though, because she was so picky about getting her favorite flavors of everything.
Allen shuffled to his room, looking longingly one last time at the piano, his new friend. Of course, not ten steps later, he was lost, and he hadn't even gotten past two doors. Road was walking behind him, giggling.
"Lost already?"
"No! I just, um, never realized what color the crown molding was. It's a great creamy color, don't you think? Or does it seem golden?" Road laughed louder and grabbed his wrist, guiding him to an open doorway that led to a library. They walked across the room and came out the opposite door. The door on the immediate left was his room.
"I don't know how you'll survive out in the real world if you can't even figure out where your room is. You've lived here for four years!"
"I know, I know. I don't know how to fix it. I can't remember places very well. Everything looks familiar, sort of." Allen scratched his head. "I don't know." Allen finished pathetically.
"So, what are you going to need on this trip?"
"I don't know. Probably clothes."
"I can get you some clothes! I know exactly what you need!" Allen was going to protest to her picking his clothes, but she ran out the room before he could stop her. Allen decided to search for a bag. He was thinking of using a briefcase, but ten year old's didn't carry those around. It was going to be hard acting his age.
Speaking of, what does a ten year old do? Is he some lost rich kid? No, then people would try to help him find his "home" for money. He wished he knew what Mana was like so he could make a plan.
"I'm back!" Road pulled out a bundle of clothes from behind her back, and showed them to Allen. He gasped. They were the clothes the Earl had found him in.
"Why do you have those?"
"I didn't want to get rid of them, because it's what you came to us in! On this mission, you'll want to be inconspicuous, so I think you should dress like you used to." Allen frowned, reluctantly remembering living on the street.
"Those probably don't fit anymore. It's been four years."
"Yeah, and you've barely grown. Don't worry, I washed them for you." Road held them out again. Allen grabbed them and shooed Road out of his room to get changed. Once she left to stand by the door, Allen looked at the rags he used to wear.
First was a pair of black pants, given to him by a sympathetic person during a particularly hard winter, and they were probably the worst shape out of all the clothes Road had brought him. Next was a black vest that had always been loose. In fact, the only thing that fit correctly back then was the mitten he'd discovered in the trash to hide his hand. Everything was always way too big. Road was right, everything probably would still fit.
Allen shifted the stack and spotted the turtleneck he'd worn under the vest. He remembered being excited he'd found something with such long sleeves and a longer neck to pull up to his chin.
Road had brought new black dress shoes, because Allen had come barefoot. He used to have sandals, but they'd fallen apart after he walked in them everyday from town to town.
Allen slowly put each piece of clothing on, careful not to damage them further. He was looking at himself in the the mirror when Road barged in, impatient.
"Allen! You look so cute! You look like a six year old again!" She squealed. She ran over to adjust his vest and brush his shoulder. Allen moved his right hand to his left and slipped on the mitten he was holding, completing the look.
"I can't tell if you're cuter in a suit or in this! I should have dressed you up in this years ago!" Allen still made no comment. He felt nostalgic wearing these clothes again. Road noticed his behavior, but she didn't press him.
"What am I doing on this mission? I don't know where I'm going on a map, I've got a target everyone but me knows about, and I'm back in these rags I wore every week for years!"
"I don't know what to tell you." Road tried to say.
"Say something! I don't like that everyone is keeping secrets from me!" Road sighed and sat down on Allen's bed.
"Mana used to be a friend of the family, sort of like you, but he betrayed us. He's very tricky, so he knows how to escape our searches, but he's insane in my opinion."
"Why am I going to some fair and a bunch of circuses?"
"Because Mana's a clown. Professionally. He always winds up in some run down circus whenever there's one near him, but there's too many of them for us to check. He changes location every two weeks to every month."
"What is he like?"
"What do you mean?"
"As in, what's his personality?" Road hummed and drummed her fingers on her leg.
"Well, Mana's usually pretty formal. He like a gentleman. He was humble too. Mana refused to let us do anything or buy something for him while he was with us."
"Why do I have to look homeless to get his attention?"
"You don't. But it's easier to play innocent when your an orphaned homeless child. Also, you look just like a little kid!" Road smirked.
"What else do you think I'll need?" Allen asked under a moments thought.
"If you're going to look homeless, you can't bring anything extra."
"So nothing to do when I'm bored?"
"Just go out and kill some people. It keeps me from getting bored."
"I'm not you Road. Can I at least take some weapons?"
"Do what you want, I'm just making suggestions." Allen ran his fingers through his hair and took a deep breath.
"Anyway, get out Road I need to change." Luckily for Allen, Road didn't protest. Allen watched her walk out the door and he could almost imagine her leaning against the wall by his door, playing with some doll that she pulled out of no where.
Secretly, Allen wished she could come with him on the mission. He didn't know if he could do it by himself. He'd never done it before. But if the Earl believed in him, he could definitely do it. He had to.
There! Done. Ugh, I did so much research. I was looking up circuses from the 19th century, and I couldn't remember all the details of Allen's clothes, so I spent at least two hours getting caught up in the Manga and reading while looking for the scene Mana buries Allen the dog. I still didn't find it, but I found a picture of Red in the later chapters, so I was fine in the end. Does any one know what chapter Red meets Mana? I haven't read it in a while.
This chapter was pretty boring too. :/ Well, I'll make it better next chapter! In fact, I'll start writing the next chapter right now, and then maybe I can get it out quicker. I'll work as late as I need to to post tonight. :D
HikoHiro: Thank you! I like how the Earl is still his weird, playful self, but he was willing to take Allen in. Although, I think in a few chapters or something, everyone's going to be surprised. Tee Hee Hee...
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Notasongfic: it'll be a while before they come in the story. You'll see a lot more of them in the sequel. Unfortunately, I can't kill off Lenalee since I have plans for her. Disappointing, I know.
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