Well… since some of my friends were like 'Alice, if you don't continue this story, we'll definitely make you wear a fluffy pink dress…,' I decide to continue this. *shiver slightly* Anyway, here's chapter 2!
Disclaimer: I do not own D Gray Man.
Chapter 2, The Play Begins!
"Your hair… It's so beautiful…" The girl said nervously.
He stared at her in surprise."My hair?"
The girl smiled. "Yeah! I like it very much…because it reminds me of the snow…"
"ALLEN, WAKE UP!" A voice shouted beside his ear, making him bolted up from his chair.
"What the heck, Lavi?!" He rubbed his ears while glaring at the redhead teen beside him. Said teen was grinning while crossing his arms behind his head.
"Yo, Allen! Your Dad asked me to wake you up so you can check the things around the castle."
Allen's eyes twitched in annoyance. "You could've knocked the door or just shook me awake instead of yelling in my ear…" He said as they both walked out from his study.
Lavi snickered. "I already did. I knocked the door for 5 times, and when you didn't answer, I enter and found you sleeping. I shook you many times but that didn't do the trick either. So, my final option is to shout into your ear."
…
Allen sighed in defeat. "No comment… My fault for falling asleep in the first place…" Lavi chuckled at this.
While they were strolling down the long corridor,
"Say Allen… what were you dreaming about? You were smiling in your sleep." asked Lavi.
The white-haired teen stunned. "W-What?! I didn't!"
Lavi leaned beside him and whispered. "Could it be… you were dreaming about a girl?"
The teen's eyes widened as his cheeks turned pink. Lavi smirked. 'Seems like I hit the bull's eyes!'
Allen shivered slightly. He didn't really like the way that Lavi was staring at him right now. Lavi grinned as he threw an arm over the prince's shoulder.
"Nah...Allen, tell me what you were dreaming about! It's a girl, right?"
Allen sighed and brushed it off. Much to his annoyance, the redhead didn't give up and continued to tease his friend as they walked into the now fixed garden. After some times, Allen's patience ran thin and he finally snapped. He stopped on his tracks and turned to the other teen.
"So, you badly want to know what I was dreaming about?" He asked with a sweet smile, a dark aura surrounded him.
Lavi saw this and gulped. 'I guess I've gone too far. His black side is surfacing!' He screamed in his mind.
Allen continued to smile. "I was dreaming about playing tag with a certain rabbit!" He snickered. "Yes… It was a very nice dream, don't you think, Lavi-san?"
"Eep! Y-Yes… A-A very nice dream indeed, Your Highness…" Lavi yelped as he took a step back. 'Note to self, never ever push Allen over his edge…'
Allen returned to his normal self. "Now that you know what I was dreaming, shall we go?" He asked with his normal smile. Lavi nodded. He was still shaking frightfully.
Allen looked around the garden which was half-destroyed by Lavi and Kanda the day before. Everything was fixed; even the fountain was back in place.
"It seems like the garden's back in shape." Allen wondered.
"Of course, it is. The ball is tomorrow and the castle needs to look its best…says your uncle!" said Lavi. Allen sighed. His uncle's always like that…handling things around the castle together with his father. Even so, he's still wondering why Neah had refused to succeed as the King, knowing that he's the older twin.
The two teen walked into a separated garden which was at the side of the current one. This garden was the young prince's personal garden. It was different from the rest of the castle's garden.
Lavi looked around in amusement as he and the prince walked along the path. The garden was filled with pure white roses. In the center of the garden, there was a fountain with a statue of a little girl with twin pigtails. She was holding a rose in her hand while smiling.
He whistled in amusement. "No matter how many times have I come here, your garden's always impressed me, Allen." The prince was checking for any signs of destruction around his precious garden
"Come on, Allen! Neither of mine or Kanda's attacks hit your garden. Don't be so worried about it." He said while sweating.
Allen turned to him. "True. It didn't. I was just making sure of it."
"Hey, Allen! I heard that you asked your dad to give you this part of the garden. Why is that?"
The young prince glanced around. "This part of the garden… It used to be a place where I met someone else…"
Lavi titled his head to the side."Someone?" He pointed at the fountain. "That girl?"
Allen sighed. Since the cat's out of the bag… "Yes. I met this girl for the first time in this garden…"
Lavi gave him a goofy smile. "Now this is getting interesting, Allen. What was she like? Was she cute? Pretty? Hot? Was she the one you were dreaming about? Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!" He asked. His eyes were wide with excitements.
Allen sweatdropped. 'Too many annoying questions to answer…' He sighed as he rubbed his temple.
"What was she like, you ask…" He took a glance at the statue. "She was not very different from ordinary girls… that was what I thought when I first met her…But, then…I figured out that she's very different from the others…" He said while smiling gently.
"Why? Is it because she suddenly kissed you?" Lavi said teasingly.
Allen blushed. "No, she didn't! Stop getting any more stupid imaginations, Baka Usagi!" He shouted.
Lavi grinned as he scratched his head. "Sorry. It's so fun teasing you that I couldn't help it. So... why was she different?"
Allen sighed. "It's because-"
"Oi, Baka Moyashi! Your uncle's looking for you!" The rest of the conversation was interrupted when Kanda approached the two teen.
The prince's eyes twitched in annoyance as he glared at the knight. "My name is Allen, BaKanda! Is your head that slow to remember it?"
Kanda frowned. "I dare you to say that again, Beansprout!" They began to glare murderously at each other.
Lavi sighed. 'Not again…' He placed a hand on Allen's shoulder. "Allen, Yuu, I don't think you guys should fight. Remember Neah-sama's order?"
The two immediately shuddered. They decided to put this fight aside as they didn't want to anger Allen's scary uncle.
"W-Well, Lavi, I think I should go. Kanda said Uncle's looking for me. Later…" Allen said as he left the place with Kanda, leaving the redhead behind.
Lavi smiled slightly as he watched his leaving friends. He glanced at the statue.
'I don't know what had happened between this girl and Allen. But I'm sure she might be the reason why he's always cheerful like this. That guy… he used to be very dark and gloomy when he was younger...' He himself began to walk away from the garden.
'I hope you'll be able to meet each other at tomorrow's ball…'
The next day…
Lenalee was sitting on her bed while gripping the dagger in her hands. She was trembling frightfully. The dream from that night was haunting her badly.
'Kill him…'
She heard it again, the same voice from that dream. She's been hearing it ever since that night.
'Kill him… Kill the Prince!'
She dropped the dagger and covered her ears. "Why?" She cried. "Why do you want me to kill him?! Why? Why?!"
Tears cascaded down her eyes as she shook in fear. She didn't know why that voice was telling her to kill the prince. She asked for the reasons but the only reply that she has got was 'Kill him…'
She was getting very frightened. What if she did against her own will? What if she has killed the prince when she attends the ball? What if she couldn't stop herself? She didn't even want to attend the ball anymore. What was she supposed to do now?
'Somebody… please help me…Nii-san…'
There was a knock on her door. "Miss Lenalee, your friend is here. Shall I let her in?" asked the head maid.
Lenalee quickly stood up and wiped her tears away. "Yes." She answered as she quickly hid the dagger somewhere else. The door opened as Miranda walked in.
"Lenalee?"
The teal-haired girl turned to her friend. "Ah, Miranda! What are you doing here? Why are you dressed like that?" She said nervously.
Miranda was wearing a long sleeve purple dress with lighter purple laces decorated on it. Her hair was tied into a low pony tail with a purple ribbon. She raised a brow at the girl's question.
"Lenalee, I thought we agreed to go to the ball from your place. That's why I'm here. It's almost time. And why are you still in your night gown?"
"Eh?" Lenalee blinked. She's just remembered. "Ahh… It's time already? I'll get change right away!" She uttered in panic as she made her way to her closet, bombarding through it.
The black-haired looked worried now. "Lenalee, is there something wrong? You're not acting like yourself…"
"Eh? No, I'm okay. I just don't know what to wear for the ball yet!" Lenalee lied as she laughed nervously.
Miranda sighed as she approached the young girl. "Then, I'll help you with it. We need to go. I'm sure your brother's looking forward to meet you." She said as she looked through the closet.
Lenalee's head dropped. "Yeah… I guess he is…"
Road hummed cheerfully as she swung her legs back and front while sitting in her seat.
She was dressed Purple Lolita dress with pink laces and red ribbons decorated on it. Her usual spiky blue hair was combed down to her side neatly with a pink headband to hold the hair in place.
Tykki, who was sitting beside her, was wearing a formal black suit and his hair was tied into a low pony tail with a white ribbon. He took a glance at the cheerful girl.
"You seem very happy, Road. Did something happen to entertain you?" He asked.
They were currently in the carriage that was heading toward the castle. Unfortunately for the Noah family, only two of the members; Tykki and Road, had the time to attend the royal ball.
Road grinned. "Yes, it did. Tonight's going to be a very amusing night because I have a gift for the prince." She beamed cheerfully.
The elder sweatdropped. "Is that so? Just try not to cause any troubles for his Highness."
The girl nodded cheerfully.
'Knowing her… she tends to play pranks on people without any good reason… I hope everything goes well tonight…' He glanced outside the coach. They almost arrived at the castle.
'I sure hope you will be able to handle her pranks, Prince Walker…'
Lenalee trembled slightly as she glanced outside the carriage.
'We're almost there!' She thought as she caught sight of the castle.
She slumped into her chair and unconsciously hugged herself. Be unnoticed to her, Miranda was watching her every movements and getting worried about her.
'What am I going to do? We're almost there!' She whined in her mind. She wanted to jump out of the carriage and ran away. She wanted to do everything to prevent herself from killing somebody.
'Little girl, if you think you can run away from this… then you're wrong…'
Lenalee paled. It was that voice again!
The voice giggled. 'Even if you did run away, there's no way that you'll escape this. You have to kill him…one way or another. Because… this is your play…'
'A play? It's only just a play?!'
'If you refuse to play your part in this, your female friend might be the victim right now…'the voice added.
The teal-haired shuddered. It was so unreasonable. What did it actually want? Why the Prince? Why her?! She subconsciously touched the dagger that was hidden inside her gown.
Miranda was becoming more and more worried. Something was definitely wrong. Lenalee wasn't acting like herself ever since they left the mansion. It only seemed to get worse as they got near their destination.
"Lenalee? Are you alright? You don't seem good ever since we left." She asked her friend who seemed to startle a little.
The teal-haired looked at her friend and clearly saw that she was really worried.
"If you're not feeling well, you don't have to attend the ball. I'm sure your brother would understand you." The black-haired added.
The teal-haired shook her head slightly.
"No, it's okay. I'm fine." She said forcing a smile. "I'm just overexcited. This is my first time attending a ball. Nii-san will be there. All the nobles will be there. The King will be there. Everyone will be there! Doesn't that sound fun?" said the female cheerfully.
Miranda frowned. Clearly, she could tell that the teal-haired was lying. But, seeing her bright smile…
"Well…if you say so…" She sighed.
"Or… is it because you're worried about how you look?" She asked teasingly, hoping to cheer the teal-haired up a little. Fortunately, it did when the girl's face heated up a little.
"No, I'm not!" pouted the female Lee as she playfully crossed her arms.
"Just in case you're, I was going to say that you need not to concern, Lenalee. You look very beautiful." The black-haired smiled.
Lenalee blushed. "It's all thanks to you, Miranda." She responded, looking at her dress.
She was dressed in a long light blue Queen Anne gown that was selected by Miranda. A black ribbon was wrapped around her waist, forming a bow. She also wore a pair of light blue silk gloves that cover her palms and elbows. Her hair was tied to half with a light blue ribbon instead of her usual twin pigtails. She also had a black ribbon wrapped around her neck.
"You know, Miranda? You really have nice tastes in clothes." said Lenalee.
The said female was flattened by this. "Oh my, we're here already!" She said when the carriage came to a stop.
The teal-haired's eyes widened as she glanced outside. Indeed, they were in front of the castle. The coachman opened the carriage door for the two girls.
"Wow! The castle is so big." wondered Miranda in amusement as they exited from the carriage.
Lenalee glanced at the building in front of her and nodded in agreement. It's been almost 10 years since the day she'd been here with her brother once. Even though the castle was still the same like back then, it still looked as impressed as ever. How nostalgic!
They both made their way to the entrance, passing by many other nobles. When they reached the entrance, the guard asked for the invitation. After handing the guard what he'd asked for, he let the two girls in.
Both Miranda and Lenalee glanced around in amusement as they passed through the corridors, heading for the ballroom. They stopped in front of a large grand door which led to the ball.
Lenalee's POV
We're finally here. I stared at the large door before me. If this mysterious said that this was my role in this play, behind this door was where everything would happen. I glanced at a nearby clock. It's already 10:00. Two more hours…I slightly gripped my hands and flinched. If I was given a chance to avoid this, I would definitely do. But, no…
I was given no choice at all…. Why was the world so cruel?
"Lenalee, shall we go in?" Miranda asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.
I turned to her and smiled. "Let's go!" I took a deep breath before pushing the door open.
The ballroom was filled with nobles; some of them were chatting with each other, while some of them were dancing on the dance floor. The tables in the room were filled with all many kinds of foods and drinks. In the middle room was a large chandelier, brightening up the room with light.
"So many people…" said the teal-haired as she glanced around while walking into the room. Miranda nodded in agreement as she, too stared at her surroundings.
Out of nowhere, she felt chills running down her spines as if someone was staring at her. She immediately turned around but couldn't find out who it was.
'What was that?!'
She jumped when she felt someone tapped her shoulder. Fortunately, it was Miranda.
"Lenalee, isn't that your brother?" her friend told her as she pointed at a certain man wearing his usual glass and dressed in a formal suit. The man was waving cheerfully at the girls.
The teal-haired's face brightened up as she spotted her brother, Komui who was walking towards them.
"Nii-san!" She exclaimed as she jumped into her brother's arms and hugged him.
Komui laughed slightly as he returned the hug while patting her back gently.
"Hi, there, baby sister. It's been a long time since we've hugged like this."
The teal-haired nodded as she tightened her hug. It's been a long time since she last talked to her brother. She couldn't tell how much she misses him.
"Good to see you again, Nii-san!"
When they pulled away, he patted her head and gave her a goofy smile, one that she missed the most.
"Look how much you've grown, Lenalee! It's like yesterday that you were still a small girl that I carried around." He said proudly.
The girl pouted. "Mou, Nii-san. I'm nineteen already. You can stop treating me like a kid."
The older Lee chuckled. "I can't help it. It's been so long."
The teal-haired sighed. This was one thing about him that would never change.
"I miss you very much, Komui nii-san…"
"So do I, Lenalee."
Miranda smiled at the siblings as she approached them.
"If I remember correctly, you're the eldest daughter of the Lotto family, correct?" asked Komui once he spotted her.
The black-haired bowed politely. "Miranda Lotto. It's a pleasure to meet you, Sir Komui."
"Nice to meet you, too, Miranda. Thank you for being my sister's friend all these years." He said gratefully, gesturing at his sister.
"Welcome to the Royal Ball, girls." He welcomed the two.
"And thank you for inviting us, Nii-san." The teal-haired beamed cheerfully.
"It's no big deal. The King told me I can invite anyone I want. Besides, it's been a while since you'd last been here." said Komui as he began to walk motioning the girls to follow him.
"Nii-san, where are we going?" asked the teal-haired as they walked past the guests to the other side of the room in front of a large stag.
Komui smiled at her. "Why don't we go and say 'Hello' to his Majesty?"
The two females flinched at the same time. They're going to meet the King. They were kinda nervous, in Miranda's case since it was actually her first time. As for Lenalee, she'd already met him once.
They came to a stop in front of a long brown hair man that was tied to a low ponytail, wearing a royal suit with a crown on his head. Beside him was another man who looked identical to him but had short hair and wore a different royal suit.
"Good evening, Komui. I see, so this is your little sister." Mana stated once he caught sights of the three of them. Komui nodded.
"Good evening, Your Highness. Yes. This is my little sister, Lenalee and her friend, Miranda Lotto."
The two girls bowed slightly.
"Miranda Lotto? As in the eldest daughter of the Lotto family?" asked Neah with a raised brow. The mentioned girl smiled and nodded nervously.
Mana smiled at the younger Lee. "We meet again, young girl. How many years has it been since we've met last time?"
The girl smiled. "11, Your Majesty. I was eight when I first came here with my brother."
"My, look how you've grown! Such an elegant young lady." said the King in amusement.
The girl blushed. "Thank you for the praise, Your Majesty."
'And, she's a hottie!' added Neah to himself. Obviously, Mana seemed to know what his twin was thinking as he directed a glare at him.
'Stop being rude to the others!'
The short-haired shrugged innocently. 'I wasn't being rude. I was just praising her.' He stuck his tongue at his brother. Mana sighed and shook his head slightly.
"Not to be rude, Your Highness, but I haven't seen the Prince since the party's started." Komui pointed out as he looked around for the missing teen. He did spot Lavi who was teasing Kanda, and Kanda who was trying to tolerate the redhead's annoying antics though.
"Don't tell me that he ditched the party again…"
Lenalee flinched slightly at the term 'Prince'. A bead of sweat rolled down the side of her head as she became quite uncomfortable. No one noticed this. But, Neah did. His eyes narrowed curiously as he eyed the girl.
Mana chuckled. "Don't worry. Neah made sure that he won't ditch this time."
"Yeah, I did. You'll see him in a few moments. I give him a job so that he won't ditch this time." He decided to ignore the female Lee's behavior for a while.
Just when he finished the sentence, the light in the room eventually became deem. A spotlight was shot at the stag as the curtain opened, and revealed a grand piano and the teen in topic. The teen was wearing a white formal suit, his hair tied into a small ponytail with a black ribbon. The whole room became quiet when they saw this.
The white bowed slight at the audience before taking his seat in front of the piano, and placed his hands on the instrument. The prince took a deep breath before he began to play and sing at the same time.
Then the boy fell asleep
and one or two embers in the fading ashes of the fire
flared up in the shape of a beloved face
Dreaming many thousands of dreams
spreading across the land
Your silver gray eyes shine their light
like stars falling down from the night sky
Even though countless of years
turn so many prayers back to earth
I will keep praying
somehow, love for this child please
kissing the joined hands...
Lenalee stared at the white-haired teen in wonder. His singing voice kept repeating in her head. 'So beautiful…'
The way he sang and played the piano was very heart-touching. It left most the guests in the room with amusements. The King and his brother was smiling proudly as they listened to the song.
'Such beautiful and wonderful feelings…' She felt her heart made a small as she watched him continue to play...
Then the boy fell asleep
and one or two embers in the fading ashes of the fire
flared up in the shape of a beloved face
Dreaming many thousands of dreams
spreading across the land
Your silver gray eyes shine their light
like stars falling down from the night sky
Even though countless of years
turn so many prayers back to earth
I will keep praying
somehow, love for this child please
kissing the joined hands…
'Will I be able to kill him? Do I dare to murder him at all?' She thought as her hands slightly brushed over where she's kept the dagger.
I will keep praying
somehow, love for this child please
kissing the joined hands…
When the song came to an end, applause were heard from the audience, including from her brother, Miranda, the King and his brother. Some of the nobles' daughters were squealing at the young prince. Kanda glared at the girls in annoyance but clapped anyway. Lavi cheered at his white-haired friend. Lenalee herself couldn't help but clapped her hands. It was indeed one excellent show.
The prince stood up and bowed at the audience. "Thank you for all your attentions, Ladies and Gentlemen, and may I welcome you all to today's ball. I hope you all enjoy this wonderful evening." He said. Another round of applause broke out.
"I see… this was what you meant by giving him a job, Neah-sama." said Komui.
"My brother's always had better talents in music than me. But, I'd never thought that my son would, too." Mana stated proudly. Neah smirked as he nudged his twin.
"What are you saying, Mana? You're the one better clown-antics than me."
"This is a different matter, Neah…"
"Father! Uncle!" Allen called out as he made his way to the group. He then noticed the elder Lee. "Oh, you're here, too, Komui-san!"
"Prince Allen, you did quite a great job there." The elder Lee praised.
The young prince scratched his cheek. "You're flattening me, Komui-san. I'm still an amateur compared to Uncle Neah."
The brown-haired smirked as he head locked the boy. "You still have a long way to go before you can catch up with me, nephew. But…" He let go of the poor boy.
"… I have to admit that you did a great job tonight."
Mana nodded in agreement. "Neah's right, Son. I'm very proud of you."
Allen blushed. "Thank you for the praising. I really appreciate it.
Lenalee's cheeks slightly turned pink as she satred at the prince. 'Why is my heart beating so hard?' She questioned herself. Her thoughts were broken when Miranda whispered to her.
"The prince is quite handsome, don't you think?"
The teal-haired nodded bluntly, still blushing. The black-haired saw this and smiled playfully. "What's this? Don't tell me that you're already in love with His Highness."
The younger Lee's face turned entirely red as she still managed to utter "N-No… I'm not."
Mana turned to the two girls. "Oh, that's right. Allen, this is Komui's sister, Lenalee. I believe you two have met before." He told his son gesturing to the teal-haired. "The one beside is her friend, Miranda Lotto."
The white-haired followed his father's gesture and turned to the direction. He sunndenly felt his face heatened up when he caught sight of the younger Lee in her light blue dress. 'S-So… cute…'
"Allen?"
He broke out of his thoughts when he heard his father's voice.
"Uh… yeah. I'm Allen Walker. It's a pleasure to me you again, Ms. Lenalee." He smiled at her.
The girl blushed thousands shades of red when she saw his smiling face. She returned the smile nervously. "The pleasure's all mine, Prince Walker. "
The both teens blushed as they avoided their eye contacts slightly.
"King Walker." Called a voice as two figures approached the group.
"Tyikki, Road, glad to see you two." Mana greeted the two guests with a smile. "And the others?"
Tykki smiled apologetically. "My deepest apologies, Your Highness. Unfortunately, our family are as busy as usual so only me and Road could attend this party. The Earl did send you his bleedings."
Mana chuckled. "I see… as busy as usual. I hope all your family can attend the next ball though."
"Thank you for your expectation." Tykki responded with a polite bow. Road grinned at the King before she turned to Allen and Lenalee.
"I hope you'll have a wonderful night, Allen-sama." She chirped cheerfully.
"Yeah. Thank you…" For some reasons, the two felt goose-bumps at her innocent words. Neah frowned at the blue-haired who noticed this and smiled sweetly at him. Both the Noahs excused themselves after that.
'Don't forget to kill him, little girl~' said a familiar sing-a-song voice in Lenalee's head. The teal-haired shivered as she turned to the Noah girl and saw a n amusing smirk plastering on her face. Her eyes widened.
'Don't tell me that… that girl is…'
"By the way, Allen, would you be kind enough to accompany the young Lee?" asked Mana. He gave a small glance at Komui who nodded in approval.
"Huh? Uh… yeah, sure." The white-haired stuttered.
"Ehh… but what about-"
"Don't worry, Lenalee. I've just seen some of my friends around here, so I'll go to meet them." said Miranda. "Excuse me." She bowed as she walked to elsewhere after giving the teal-haired an acknowledging smile.
"Well the, I'll entrust my sister with you, Allen-sama. Now, if you would excuse me, I have to meet the other guests. We'll chat later, Lenalee." With that, Komui walked away.
Mana and Neah glanced at each other. "Well, the same goes for us. Have fun, you two."
The younger Walker patted the white-haired's shoulder. "Be carefull…" He whispered. The teen look puzzled. Then, he and his brother also walked away, leaving the two teens in a really, really awkward situation.
"So, shall we…?" asked Allen offering a hand to the teal-haired who nodded and hooked her arms around his. 'Awkward…'
Be unnoticed to the two, someone was smirking at them from among the guests.
'Now, let the play begins!'
I'm finally done! I've decided that I will try to finish this story first before I continue with the other one; The Unfair Fate. But, can't say for sure. I easily change my mind but, I will definitely finish both of them. I'm so sorry if this disappoints you all. Thanks for keeping up with my usual bad writing skills. I think this story might contain spicy scenes. Don't forget to leave your opinions on this!
