Nea waited, and waited and waited for Allen to come. And after what seem like forever, he sigh, resting his head on his arms as he contemplates. Maybe he came to early or Allen was running late, better yet, maybe Allen came to early and while waiting for Nea he got bored and decided to leave. Which was very likely of him but Nea doubted that, in most of their meeting, Nea was usually the one who came early while Allen come right on time. Wait, did they even set a time?

Maybe Allen got the place wrong? No. It's unlikely since they came here, at the same spot for the past few months. Or maybe he ran into a wild beast? Nea look at the forest at the forest, near the shore warrily. Nea once see a pack of wolf there, starring at him, observing, to the point where he got scarred and fled. He ran into wolves didn't he! Oh poor Allen, lying there on the forest ground. Being ripped by that four legged animal. His own blood bathing him, limbs being torn. Helpless, breathless, lifeless-

"Gyah!" He shouted, gripping his hair as he did so as he tried to burn away the vision that flooded his mind of Allen being killed in all possible situation. Maybe he was a bit twisted in the mind but. . .at least he was still sane.

Nea bitted his nail, paranoia and anxiety making him even more restless.

Nea felt like crying, his only friend (Family didn't count) whom he just made a few months ago is now probably dead, lost forever, gone! It was all his fault, it was all because of his cursed destiny. Destruction, his only future of complete annihilation and all he touch will corrode. All his love one, not only Allen but also his dearest Mana, if only he didn't exist then Mana would be healthy enough, Allen wouldn't have to come here every day and eventually be eaten by wolf.

And all would be peaceful, fine.

"Nea!" Someone called, and Nea actually cried. Seeing Allen running towards him, arms piled with. . . foreign objects. Such a beautiful sigh indeed, only if his friend isn't a ghost now.

"I'm sorry Allen!" Nea sobbed, burrowing his face in his arms. "You're dead and now you're a ghost and-"

"What?" Allen cut the distress child, looking at the siren ridiculously.

"You died! Eaten by wolves!" Nea exclaimed, looking at Allen in the eye.

-Oh! I forgot to add something: Just like Allen sense of direction, Nea has the ability is to conjure up the worst possible scenario with his mind-

Allen snorted at that, putting down the book besides him so that his arm is free. "I'm still alive Nea!" He stated, letting that obvious fact sink into Nea's mind.

"But-but-"

Nea was interrupted again by the redhead, who again gave him a fact. "Do I look dead? Can the dead speak to you Nea? Cause the last time I check, my heart was still beating and warm blood is running through my veins,"

Nea gave Allen a baffled look, making Allen sigh, clearly tired of this conversation about him. "Now shut up and let me show you something!" Allen grumbled.

Nea, not wanting to further anger his friend (who was still alive) simply stayed silent, looking at Allen eagerly as he took up one of the object besides him. It was something that he have never seen before, but Nea was sure he had seen it from time to time. It was square, with elegant symbols on top of it, bolded in gold.

"What is that?" Nea blurted.

Allen smiled at his friend curiosity. "Since you thought me magic last night, I'm going to teach you something today as repayment,"

Speaking of magic, Nea could simply ask Allen whereabout from Allen himself with the necklace he gave Allen. With that thought, Nea mentally facepalmed, cursing his own stupidity.

"These are books!" Allen exclaimed happily, showing Nea each and one of the books he brought with him. Nea could recognize some of the material on the cover such as metal, leather but that's about it.

Something else caught Nea's attention, the scent of blood. It smelled so sweet, like a blooming flower. Nea exhaled, trying to find the source. He spotted it, dark splotches on Allen white clothes, ever growing. His hand immediately went to examine the wound, and when he did, his face scrunched in disgust. There was a long gash along Allen's arm, still fresh judging by the blood oozing from it.

"Who did this?" He ask in concern.

Allen chuckled wearily, trying to retract his arm but the siren's grip was like steel. "I fell," Allen replied, clearly a lie. Nea doubted a simple fall could cause this.

Nea look up at Allen, who was trying hard no to flatter under his gaze. Nea usually would have brushed this off as a simple accident, but things were going out of hands.

"It needs to be healed," Nea stated the obvious, bringing Allen's arm closer to him. He bit the inside of his mouth to the point the metallic liquid fills it and then, he bit Allen's arm, at the centre of the wound. His sharp fangs penetrating through Allen's soft skin like a needle and his own blood mixing with Allen's. Allen wince in pain, making Nea feel guilty about it but immediately brushed it off. After awhile, the wound closed and Nea licked the remaining blood so his and Allen's blood wouldn't be a waste, Allen's blood was so sweet after all.

Allen look at the arm, eyes wide from surprise with a wide grin on his face. The long gash on his left arm was no more, only a scar remained that will heal as he got older.

"Who did it?" Nea ask, the books that Allen brought completely forgotten. Allen frowned, looking at everywhere except Nea. He heard the siren sigh and it was like dagger stabbing him, Nea was the last one he want to disappoint.

"Y-You know my relationship with other humans. . ." Allen hesitantly stuttered. Nea choose to remain silent, listening Allen with all seriousness. Allen doesn't stutter nor does he hesitated, much like both at the same time. It almost scared him to listen more.

"I'm sure you notice the bruises, the cuts that I got everyday," Of course he does, Nea was the one who heals them every single day.

"Well. . ." Allen continued, gaining more confidence to talk. "To my other species, I'm not exactly human,"

That baffled Nea, he stuttered out words that cause Allen to wince. "What?" Nea question ridiculously, almost shouting.

Allen nodded sadly, his silver eyes soft like the grey clouds above. "I was thrown when I was infant," Allen confessed. "People claim me to be a witch since I have red hair but I was a boy," Allen chuckled.

"Then the accusation became wilder and everything went downhill," Allen was thrown out from his thought when he heard Nea chuckle.

"No wonder I like you Allen," Nea said happily, looking at Allen with some kind of glint in his eyes. "We're so similar,"

It was Allen's turn to baffle, as he starred at Nea hesitantly as his friend was not in his right mind at the moment.

"I'm Destruction," Nea grinned and Allen couldn't help but wonder if he was under some kind of medication influence. "I inflict tragedies to others while you are a tragedy," Nea chuckled and Allen couldn't help but laugh along to.

There's no need for more explanation, Allen already understand what Nea meant.

Though they couldn't help but wonder, if their meeting was already planned.

"That's Taurus: The Bull ," Allen pointed out at the night sky above. Nea lying besides him, starring wondrously at the night sky.

He was a bit sad though, that it was Nea first time seeing the stars as Nea said that swimming in the ocean at night was dangerous, so his curfew was sunset. At the thought of Nea getting into trouble tomorrow made Allen chuckle.

Allen look at the book in his hand, studying it for a moment until finally he found the one he was looking for. He pointed at night sky again, somewhere north.

"There's Orion: The Hunter,"

"That one?!" Nea exclaimed happily, pointing at a constellation near the west. Allen sigh, squinting as he studied the astronomy book in his hand to see those goddamn words.

Just screw it!

"It's not named yet," Allen sigh, closing the book and put it besides him. Allen looked at the sky, then at Nea who he notice, eyes shined gold for a brief moment until it went back to the usual caramel.

"Cornelia," He heard Nea said uncertainly and Allen couldn't help but wonder; What is Cornelia?

"Cornelia," Allen agreed.

Hi! Sorry, it's a bit longer than the usual. I was a but excited when I did this. At first I didn't wrote the last panel but then, added it quickly since Allen's book would be a waste.

For your information, Allen stole those books that's why he got the injury on his left arm.

And sorry to disappoint, I still can't write romance. Though writing them was fun. Can you recommend me any Neallen fanfic, I already read broken white and a few more but that's about it. It doesn't have to be romance and some Poker Pair too.

If you have any ideas for this story whether it's just oneshots or something more, please share it! Until then, Bye!