Story 2
Adam and Fourteenth
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"Neah dear, welcome back! And please wake Mana up for dinner," Katerina said still stirring some soup and wearing an apron.
"Alright~" Neah smiles at Katerina taking off his coat and hang it. He just back from Allen's home. Played poker a bit after doing homework together with that little devil -Allen will angry if he knows he called him that in his mind- and Cross. What's the result? Of course he lose. At least he didn't lose from Cross because bet he will make him doing silly things as a payment for losing. Allen only smiles at him and ordering him to play a piano at his house which he agreed to do happily. It was fun.
"For real though, why Mana always taking a nap this week," Neah murmurs while walking up the stairs. Mana's room located beside his room so he will just wake him up a bit and then changing clothes.
Neah went inside Mana's room silently. He don't want to startled his twin which sleeping so peacefully and sat on the edge of his bed. Sighing, he knows what the cause, being The Earl which requires him to always shows up when he smell tragedies. Sometimes on the middle of night when Katerina is sleeping, they will go together using the Ark. Mana is a hard worker and that worried him. Although being a noah means you will be impossible to get normal sickness, Neah just can't help being worried. What's with lived in constant fear of Mana never waking up again in his childhood.
"Just checking," he thought and touching Mana's forehead with the back of hand. Of course Mana isn't sick. He pats Mana's cheek lightly, "Manaaa, wake up, it's dinner"
"Hmmhm," comes Mana's response cutely grabbing Neah's hand.
"If you don't wake up, I'm going to eat your food Mana~" Neah said teasingly while laughing a bit and moving away from the bed. He knows Mana usually wake up running at him and whining despite they know that Neah never ate Mana's food.
"Good evening~" Neah feels sudden weight because Mana just shot himself up to hugging from behind while head resting on Neah's shoulder.
"My lovely Fourteenth~" 'Mana' smiles at Neah who is suddenly quiet for the sudden change.
"...Good evening, Millenium Earl," Neah smiles at him. Though Millenium Earl doesn't realize that the smile not reached his eyes. He is always being loved by all the noahs afterall.
"I told you to just call me Adam isn't it?" Adam pouted at him. It will look cute if not for the dread feeling Neah get. The changes from Mana to Adam always so sudden and Neah don't mind it at first because Mana seems not liking much the work as The Millenium Earl. Making and army through people's sadness and tragedies. And Adam could do it without even shedding a tear like Mana. What he worried is that, he only appears when Mana is suffering because Neah knows, Mana doesn't like the mission the Noah got from their God.
"Is... Mana suffering just know?" He thought it will be alright for him to go play outside while Mana is sleeping. He regret that he have fun times when Mana is suffering like this.
"Why are you always asking about Mana? And no, I see the path to come out and there is you so I came out!" Adam hugs Neah tighter who is laughing a little now.
"I see, so you want to play with me?" Neah asks while undoing the hug gently. He turns around to face him.
"Noo~ You said it's time for dinner isn't it? I want to dine together wit-"
"No." Adam taken aback by the fast response of Neah. He always grant him everything but to interact with his human family.
"Aww, I want to see that human you loved so much. Who is it again?" Adam put his index finger on his chin, thinking, and then suddenly a light bulb could be seen above his head "Katerina!"
Neah smiles rigidly, "Don't we have a deal to not meddling with my human family, Adam? Why don't we go seeing the new child, Roa-"
"I see. Neah is afraid of Katerina seeing 'Mana' different isn't it?" Neah doesn't smile now, Ah, how Adam loves to pokes Neah's two side of white and black, and what's good is that, Neah won't fight back. He loves Adam sooo so much afterall.
"Yeah, a fragile weak human will tremble in fear when she knows her son is the famous Millenium Earl, you know?" Ah ah ah, Neah always knows how to joke with him. Humans are a jokes to noahs afterall. And so Adam laughs
"Then, shall we go to work?" the Ark gate opened behind Neah who makes a note in a piece of paper with magic and let it free fall to the floor as Adam push him to the gate together with him.
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"Neah? Mana?" Katerina went upstairs because she tried to call them to went downstair, but there is no answer. There is a piece of paper with Neah writings,
"We forgot we have a promise to working together with Allen. Be back when Mom is asleep! Sorry for missing dinner! - Your dearest"
There is even a scribble of blobs with hair that looks like Neah and Mana smiling together.
"Mrs Campbell? What's wrong?" a voice asking from down stair.
Folding the paper and insert it to her pocket, she answers while walking down stairs, "Nothing is wrong! Neah and Mana just went outside. Do you want to have a dinner with me, Allen?" she smiles at Allen who just come for bringing back the books that Neah forgot he left behind.
"Ah I-" Allen sees actually Katerina close to tears despite smiling sweetly, "I'd love to!" He smiles at her sweetly while taking a hold of her hand guiding her to the table.
"Twins, you guys owe me so much later~" Allen thought darkly
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"Do you want to- Hatchuh!" Instantly Adam took out his handkerchief and blow his nose albeit it looked funny because the costume he wears looks just like a clown. And Neah besides him with face hidden by his hoodie of his outfit just have a sneeze too and cursing
"I'm sorry~! Let me repeat myself~" Adam laughs sweetly at the child in front of the grave of his father.
"Do you want to bring him back to life, my dear?"
Mana is not the only one who hates this process, for Neah too, will try to not looking when the machine goes inside the human and become an Akuma.
And 'Mana' he have besides him, is smiling crazily happy for having more Akuma. Even singing a happy birthday.
Mana... come back soon..
