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Chapter 3: Midnight and Change.
A month after the Order's move, Allen was sleeping calmly, his dreams that of a nice, quiet English cottage in the middle of the country with Lenalee at his side and a few children playing soundly from all around and a happy smile on both parents' faces.
His nice dream was shattered, however, when a hand came down and slapped him lightly on the cheek. He opened his eyes just a little to see Lenalee lying next to him a mischievous smile on her face at the slightly upset look on his face for being woken up like that her hand coming up a moment later to start tapping a beat on his forehead with a single finger.
"What is it?" He asks sleepily rolling over fully to face his girlfriend and lover the young woman only smiling at him as she tapped a finger on his forehead still.
Deciding not to ask why she was using his forehead to keep the beat of some unknown song, Allen just rolled over so that his back was to her, eyes locking with the panting that he had hang up the moment a room had been sorted for him. The clown and coffin panting still reminded him of his foster father Mana even now.
"Allen." Lenalee called out his name dragging the last few letters out by snuggling up into his back, hands playing with a few strands of hair now lips paused at the base of his neck.
"Yes?"
"I'm hungry." Was the simple answer, though the way she said it how ever interacted that he was the one to fix this problem now or he was going to be annoyed until he did.
Giving a sigh and wondering if this was the craving part of the pregnancy that the other women had warned him about Allen slowly sat up and looked at the clock to one side, an even bigger sigh escaping his lips at the sight that it was only one in the morning.
"I can go see if Jerry has anything left over from dinner or I can try and make you something." He says after a few moments of thinking over whose idea it was for him to stay with her only to remember that it was his as it was the only safe place from Komui, who seemed to be fixed on killing him at the moment.
"I want stew berries and chocolate, Allen, not left over's." Lenalee said sharply watching as the young man slowly gets out of bed with an innocent smile on her face at the look he gave her at the request.
"Do I want to know what well happen to me if I can't find stew berries and chocolate?"
"My brother said something about a new Komurin the other day and something…" Lenalee trailed off at the end as Allen ran from the room muttering about finding stew berries and chocolate before Komui found out he was denying his sister anything.
Moving quickly and quietly through the new HQ halls Allen was soon in the kitchen area but the sight of a lamp being on ahead made him pause for a moment the thought of waiting for who ever was in the kitchen quickly leaving his mind as he didn't want to chance upsetting his girlfriend.
Entering the kitchen revealed Miranda sitting to one side slowly eating a late night snack, her eyes darting all around as if afraid something was going to jump out at her. Sitting to another side in the shadows was General Tiedoll sketching pad out his head bowed in deep thought while he was drawing away.
"Good evening Mr. Walker, is there a reason you are out late this evening?" Tiedoll asked calmly without looking up. Years on the road as both an artist and Exorcist helped him spot the boy standing in the entry way long before anyone else would be able to in this low light.
Miranda gave a startled shout when Allen walked fully into the low light but calmed down and smiled a little at her friend who just returned the smile.
"Just getting Lenalee a midnight snack." Allen says calmly moving to the cupboards and starting to look through them eyes narrowing a little after opening the third cupboard with nothing but caned goods in it, "Ah, either of you wouldn't happen to know were Jerry keeps the stew berries and chocolate would you?"
Tiedoll shook his head but did start to look through the cupboards around him while Miranda moved over to where Jerry normally stored his fresh fruit and vegetables, Allen nodding his thanks as he went back to looking for the chocolate.
"Found some dark chocolate Mr. Walker. The questions should be, how ever, how does our Ms. Lee want it? Melted or just as a block?" General Tiedoll says calmly from one side.
"I found a small packet of stew berries Allen. Do you think there will be enough for her?" Miranda says a few moments later while Allen and the General debated about what to do with the chocolate as Allen refused to go back to his room without the items needed for fear of being handed over to Komui or Cross.
"I'm sure it will be enough for tonight but I'll have to remember to let Jerry know we are going to need a lot more if she makes a habit of this… Also I say melt half the chocolate and take the rest as it is should be enough to keep her happy and me out of Komui's hands for another day."
Tiedoll gave a laugh at Allen's words as he had heard of what happened since he got back the other day and how Komui had tried at least once a day to see if Lenalee was unhappy, and if so, take it out of Allen's hide.
"I'm sure everything will work out." He said calmly starting to heat some water and putting a bowl over it so that they could melt some of the chocolate. Allen sorted out the rest of the tray that Miranda had brought over with the dozen stew berries on it.
"I hope so. She keeps on threatening to turn Komui loose on me and at the moment I would like to be alive to see my kid born." Allen says with a laugh Miranda and Tiedoll joining in as the chocolate started to melt.
"I'm sure everything will work out Allen, until then if things get to bad I can help some way in calming her down." Miranda said softly watching as Allen put together the last of the midnight snack for his lover. The white haired boy, nodding his thanks, left the room.
"It is going to be a joy to draw those two when this child is born, Ms. Lee is glowing as it is and it could be interesting to see how she looks when the baby is in her arms." Tiedoll says with a smile, going back to his work Miranda just nodding and returning to her snack.
Getting back to his room Allen was greeted by the sight of Lenalee sitting up in bed, lamp lit as she read a book on parenting that Krory had been conned into buying the last time he had been out on a mission.
"I'm back, and I found what you wanted." Allen says with a smile. The young woman seemed to sit a little straighter in her bed eyes having a twinkle that clearly said she was going to enjoy the treat he was carrying.
He couldn't help but laugh a little at how she started to bounce in the bed eyes locked on the tray as he moved forward and place the tray on the bedside table next to her a smile still in place as she seemed to dive on the stew berries and started to dip them in chocolate or just bit into one of the bars to the side.
"Need or want anything else Lenalee? I have training with Kanda in the early this morning… why I need swordsman training I don't know. All I know is I have to have it with him." Allen says calmly sitting on the edge of the bed pulling his boots off and starting on the shirt he had thrown on.
"No this will do, dear, thanks." Lenalee says with a smile before going back to her stew berries silently hoping that Kanda wouldn't do anything permanent to Allen or wake her in the morning when he came to get the young man.
Nodding at her words Allen climbed back into bed and rolled over so that his back was to the light of the single lamp, saying a soft goodnight before dozing back off Lenalee just whispering the same to him eating a chocolate bar with one hand and running her fingers through his hair with the other book laying on her lap going unnoticed for now.
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The next morning Lenalee slept through Kanda waking Allen up and taking him to the training room to learn how to use a sword for something other then swinging wildly the way he had been, in Kanda's books.
A few hours after Allen was dragged from the room Lenalee slowly woke up and just looked around, eyes coming to rest on the spot next to her that was very cold now when before it had a nice warm patch of her lover.
'I wonder how Kanda is treating him as if he's anything like how he trained me Allen might not be able to move by lunch time.' She thought slowly getting up and start to look for what would still fit her for the day. She seemed to need new cloths every day lately.
Finding a summer dress that would do for now Lenalee calmly left her room, her target goal being the kitchen to see what Jerry had cooked up for the day.
Entering the kitchen Lenalee gave a smile to greet the head cook as he ordered his helpers like a sergeant did his troops a clearing of her throat had him bouncing forward and says with his normal charming personality.
"Lenalee my dear how are you and our little bundle of joy to come coming along?"
"We are fine, Jerry, but we are hungry so if you can I would like…" Lenalee started to list off a meal that Allen would have been proud of.
After eating her monster meal Lenalee decided to head down and see how Allen was doing in training a slight spring in her step as she goes a nod of the head being all she gave to those of greeted her.
A scream of pain was what greeted her when she entered the training room Allen leaning ageist his replica of the Sword of Exorcism one arm bound to his side so that he was in the same state of body with the sword draw without drawing it.
A few small cuts nearly had her moving to his side but Kanda was standing between Allen and the door and as such he wouldn't let her near until he had finished, Mugen was out but not activated, eyes narrowed at Allen's gasping form.
"Bean-sprout you are just perfect! Why I agreed to train you is beyond me." Kanda says sharply moving to turn his back on Allen and leave the room only to stop when the sound of metal leaving wood came from were Allen was.
"My name is Allen Walker, Kanda, and we aren't done yet... in fact I wont call this done until I cut that hair, girly man" Allen says softly standing up fully sword slowly coming up and ready tip pointing right at Kanda's back the look in his eyes almost scaring Lenalee at how cold and evil looking they looked.
Kanda just sighed as he turned to face Allen, sword coming up for a ready attack Lenalee just watching as both boys lunged at each other, swords clashing together in a test of strength Allen's face showing one of deep concentration while Kanda looked to be as relaxed as ever.
"Boys you have been at this for three hours, so both of you back down now." Lenalee calls out moving towards the boys, blades still locked, rolling her eyes at the looks they threw at her for interrupting them.
"Allen I swear, if this is some macho thing I'm going to see to it that you can't have any more kids. And Kanda, you were told to start from the basics and work your way up. Now both of you, back down." Lenalee says after a few minutes where nether boy backed down, both of them still locked together.
Allen gave a sigh and stepped back from Kanda, letting the sword fall from his hand as he goes with Kanda just narrowing his eyes and turning away not wanting to watch as Lenalee moved to Allen's side and give him a small peck on the cheek.
"Why do you two have to rub each other the wrong way?" Lenalee asks once they got the shirt off Allen so that he could move his left arm again, her eyes drifting over his toned chest and the tattoo like markings the Innocence's in that arm left on his shoulder.
"We just like to do it is all, not sure why." Allen says calmly pulling on his normal shirt not paying the looks she was giving his bare back any mind while talking turning his head a little to show the curse scar to her as he says, "He has stated that he hates people who are cursed and hates those who brake promises the most. Though maybe I have done those two things without knowing it."
"Allen you are cursed but I don't see the curse or the black arm. I see a young man who loves life and his friends, he is willing to do anything to protect the souls of those cursed to serve the Earl, and all of these things make me love you Allen, so don't change for anyone." Lenalee says moving up to his side and pull the slightly taller boy into a hug Allen returning it not paying his open shirt any mind as it always felt good to feel Lenalee on his bare skin in his books.
Holding each other for a few minutes Lenalee burring her nose into Allen's chest a happy little purring like sound coming up from her as she douse this Allen just smiling and holding her close whispering a soft love you into her hair.
"I won't." He whispers just holding her close while looking up towards the roof almost like he was looking for a higher power to make sure nothing would change.
It was the reflexion in one of the windows how ever that caught his eye and made him freeze a little eyes locking with the image looking back at him, Lenalee raised her head when Allen froze up looking at what he was looking at just showed a reflexion of them together but something in that image was clearly upsetting Allen going by how he was shaking his a head at what he saw.
"Allen what is it?" She asks softly looking at him as he took another step back so that his image was no longer in the reflexion.
"Lenalee… I just saw myself…" Allen trailed off here and looked at her with fear in his eyes one hand coming up to pull her close again, "I just saw myself with the markings of a Noah and gray skin in that image."
Lenalee looked up sharply at this and just looked at the fear in Allen's eyes for a few minutes a small smile coming onto her face as she leaned in close again kissing his collarbone as she goes, "I would still love you and I will never stop caring for you if you did turn into one of them for I know deep down that you would still fight for the Order and not the Earl like those others did."
Allen just nodded and held Lenalee close eyes drifting over to the window to one side the image looking back at him once again that of him with gray Noah skin and stigmata only just showing from under his white hair the look his Noah self giving him clearly said that it agreed with Lenalee which surprised him.
'Maybe being a Noah isn't a bad thing but it will make things harder to get along with everyone else who thinks you are evil and working for the Earl.' Allen thought holding the young woman in his arms close a small smile forming on his face at the feel of her rounding middle on his stomach, 'As long as she believes in me and loves me I wont turn to the Earl, I'll still fight for humans and the Akuma just as I promised my Innocence.
Lenalee's thoughts were much the same as Allen's only it was of support of him, if the Order turned on him should he completely transform into a Noah then she would turn on the Order, for deep down she knew that Allen would be the same person no matter how he looked and that he would continue to fight the way he always has.
'And for that I can only love him.' She thought taking a step back out of his arms a smile on her face as she says calmly playing with the hem of her dress, "Allen I don't know if you noticed but I am having trouble finding clothes that fit lately and my brother keeps on wanting to dress me in lace when ever I bring this up with him. So I was wondering if you could join me in town and help me pick out some clothes and carry them for me?"
Giving a laugh Allen nods and finishes redressing moving to her side and taking her arm in his lead the way towards the main gate of the new HQ, already working out which bar to hit to win some more money for the coming months.
Both of them left without noticing Komui and Cross watching them from the moment Lenalee entered the training room.
Cross raising a wineglass in salute to Allen for looking after Lenalee so well and also for what Lenalee said in the training room about Allen and what he would do even if he turned into a Noah which he know could be possible given who his foster father was. Cross has been tracking Mana for a long time to see if the man had been a Noah before he picked up Allen.
'Still I need to find a new source of income… I wonder if I can find another apprentice while still tied to a desk job.' He thought moving off Komui only a few steps behind him.
Komui's thoughts were along the same lines as Cross's, only he wanted to get his hands on a sample of Allen's blood to see if there was a deference between normal humans and Noah blood, that and he still wanted to kill the young man for getting his sister pregnant.
'The future will bring what it brings and I just hope that she is right about Allen still being himself if he turns into one of them, although if he did turn I can kill him without my Lenalee killing me… wouldn't I?" He thought to himself moving to his office just pass Cross's.
