I think I've been being too lazy during break xD If none of you have seen it yet, I actually posted a crack story awhile ago. I was feeling cracky that night and crack always cheers everyone up. Plus this story might get a bit (maybe more of a lot) angsty so I'd have to have something cheerful. There are like two times that it's spaced weirdly though .-. Ah, references, how I love you~ anyways, this story isn't going to be super long like FI was...I think I've said this before, but I have no idea why FI was so long ._. The most chapters this story will get will probably be 15. v.v Anyways! I'm glad you guys like it so here's the next chapter~
Tyki: Jeez, that AN was everywhere...
Allen: It really was though...
Vira: ALLEN?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! GET OUT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED IN MY AN'S ONLY TYKI IS!
Tyki: *smirks*
Allen: TT_TT B-but...
Vira: Don't make me get the glitter gun out
Allen: FINE! *storms out of glitter room*
Lavi came and went with a tray and Allen stared down at the tray uneasily. He was hungry, he really was, but he was really starting to get sick of hospital food. Everything seemed much more delicious when he was little and lived out there. Allen attempted looking out the window but the curtains were closed. He always thought he'd be safer in the dark and had the nurses close them...but now...he just felt like he was a caged animal. Allen set the tray down on the desk beside his bed and moved to the edge of the bed. He stared down at his feet, wondering if he'd be able to walk or not. He couldn't remember the last time he walked before.
Don't stop, keep on walking.
Allen deadpanned. He did the complete opposite of what Mana wanted him to do...Allen latched himself onto the rail that was lined all throughout the room. None of the nurses thought that he'd use them, but they put them up for safety precautions too. They put an alarm on his bed just in case he did get up for the first year but took them down when they realized he wasn't going to leave his bed. At first, they would also watch him 24/7 just in case they thought that he would get up and try to go kill someone. Allen found the whole thing annoying, but he didn't say anything about it and he wouldn't let them see that he hated it. He just let them see him expressionless. If he was like that, then no one would bug him.
Allen took hold of one of the rails and cautiously placed his feet on the ground. He couldn't explain what kind of feeling it was...accomplishment? Perhaps, but Allen felt hope rise in his heart as he tried to remember the way he used to walk. Images of so many different people walking flashed in his mind and he moved one foot after the other. He was overjoyed and surprised that he could walk. It felt...nice. He actually made it to the window and opened the curtains. He hurried back to his bed (which wasn't very far away) and pulled the covers over his legs like he'd never been up. He looked out the window and his eyes were full of awe. His eyes soaked in the sight before him.
To anyone else, it would look like a regular city; but Allen saw so much more than that. The light outside was even brighter than it was in his room and everything seemed so beautiful. There were people everywhere. He saw a park with trees littering the area. His hands clenched the sheets when he saw little kids playing with each other and a little puppy following them around. He even saw a couple of people holding hands. Some were throwing pennies into a water fountain too. Allen was so busy staring outside that he didn't even notice Nurse Miranda come in to check on him.
Miranda was more than just surprised when she saw Allen gazing out the window. When he was first admitted into the hospital, he would kick and scream if you didn't turn off the lights. It was like he was afraid of the lights. That's why Miranda had hurried in to check on him when she saw the lights in his room on. But when she entered, she just saw Allen sitting there with a peaceful look on his face. She neared him quietly so he wouldn't hear her. She looked at him closely and her eyes widened at the look of wonder written on his face.
Allen wanted to go outside.
Miranda was now lost with what she wanted to do. She could call Allen's name to ask if he wanted to go outside, but then he might put on that expression again. She hated that expression. It made her and the other nurses seem like a bad people. She could just leave him here, but then he might forget about eating. She could also call his doctor to make sure he was feeling alright, but then he might think that he wasn't allowed to do things like this. So for now, Miranda would just have to wait for Lavi to get back and report Allen's actions to Nurse Eliade. Miranda quietly exited and shut the door as quietly as she could. She then hurried down the hall to Eliade, wailing in the process.
"M-Ms. Eliade! Nurse E-Eliade! Allen...Allen's..." She started talking too quickly for Eliade to even understand. Eliade whispered something to Krory, who was still lingering in the office and he hurried out clumsily. She turned to Miranda, who was still talking like someone had been killed. Eliade held up her hand, instantly silencing the troubled dark-haired woman.
"Miranda. Please calm down and tell me what's wrong...slowly."
"I-I went to go check on A-Allen and I saw that his lights were on!" She started. Eliade stood up quickly and she paused when Miranda had grabbed her shoulder. "He...looked so peaceful and he wasn't freaking out a-at all!" She informed. Eliade's eyes widened. "He was...looking out the window like he wanted to go outside...I was going to ask him...b-but I was afraid of wh-what he would do..."
Eliade was surprised. She never would've imagined that Allen could recover from his father's death that easily. She should've contacted Mr. Bookman sooner than this. Lavi must have awesome social skills or something...something...what if Allen knew who Lavi was. Eliade had thought about that to begin with, but then Lavi had told her that he honestly had no idea who Allen was. Eliade sat in her chair and thought for awhile. She then froze. Why were his curtains open? Eliade didn't remember any nurses asking her to open the curtains. The only other way his curtains could open was if his window was open and the wind blew them or Lavi opened them.
"Was his window open, Miranda?" Eliade asked.
"N-no..." She answered.
"I see...have you talked with Lavi?" She asked.
"N-no..." Miranda repeated. Eliade dialed the number from Lavi's form since Lavi had left for dinner. He would probably be back in about five minutes, but Eliade really didn't want to wait that long.
"Hello?" Lavi asked.
"Lavi, hello, this is Ms. Eliade from Black Order Hospital." Eliade greeted. She could hear Kanda and Lenalee arguing about something in the background but she paid no mind to it.
"Oh, hey there! We were just finishing up dinner..." Lavi greeted back.
"Right, right, I know you'll be here in a little bit, but I couldn't help but ask...what all have you done for Allen today?" She asked.
"Hmm, well I introduced him to some other patients and then he asked me to turn the lights on for him so I did that...and then I got him some dinner. That's just about it." Lavi said. Eliade's eyes widened. Allen asked him to turn the lights on? He...talked to Lavi?! "Why is there something wrong?" Lavi asked in a slightly worried tone when she didn't answer right away.
"Oh no, nothing's wrong. But...when you said that he asked you to turn the lights on...do you mean he actually talked to you?" Eliade asked as she wrote what Lavi had told her on a small sticky note.
"Uh, yeah...is that weird? He's been talking to me all day." Lavi informed, eating the last of his cheeseburger. Eliade's eyes widened.
"Really?" She asked incredulously.
"...um, yeah..." He replied awkwardly.
"Okay, thank you, I look forward to seeing you some more. I've got to go, I have work to do, goodbye." Eliade said and hung up. So if Lavi didn't open Allen's curtains...who did? She wondered. "Thank you for reporting this to me, Miranda." She shoo'd the woman away and called Krory back over.
"Y-yes, Eliade?" Krory asked nervously.
"Mr. Krory, remind me again where it was you worked at your previous job..."
"I-I worked at the elementary school down the road..." Krory replied.
"For how long?" She asked.
"About f-fifteen years now..." Krory said with a bit of defeat.
"Do you think it's possible if you can fetch me some folders on students seven years ago?" She asked nicely.
"Oh...I dunno...I d-don't work there anymore..." He stuttered.
"Pretty please, Aleistar?" She asked coyly. Krory blushed brightly.
"Y-yes ma'am!" He scurried off. Eliade smirked and checked her computer to see that she had actually received an email from Lavi not too long ago.
Dear Ms. Eliade,
I realize this might not be any of my business, but I have to ask. I did see the newspaper about the incident with Allen involved with his parricide accident. The paper had been posted when Allen was around twelve years old but yet in the paper, it stated that he was eight years old. The fact is that Allen is sixteen now and I'm a bit confused with this but I was hoping that you could fill me in on this. If Allen had been submitted to the hospital like the paper said then he should have been twelve instead of eight. If you can't tell me why, I completely understand but if you can, could you please fill me in on it? What happened in that four year gap? Thank you for the time you used to read this email.
Lavi
Eliade's eyebrows rose. Lavi was quicker to catch that then most. Indeed the paper he was speaking of was submitted four years ago, when Allen was only twelve. It was quite troublesome that he realized this. She didn't really know if she was granted permission to tell him about what happened or not. It was better that the people thought that Allen had only been involved with the mental program for four years instead of eight. It would decrease his chance of actually being able to go out into the real world. But now came the question that Lavi had been asking. Was she allowed to tell him? Eliade sighed and pressed on her 'Compose New Email' button.
To: adammillenium
Subject: Allen Walker
Dear Mr. Millennium,
I have a question to ask you regarding our patient Mr. Allen Walker and our new Candy Striper Lavi Bookman. Lavi is a new recruit and has only been working here for a week but yesterday he was assigned to Mr. Walker. He caught on quick after reading the newspaper that was issued four years ago. The whole deal of Allen Walker was twelve when that was issued and he wants to know why there is a four year time gap that is completely missing. I would like your permission to tell him why. If I cannot have this permission, Mr. Bookman says that he completely understands and he will forget about the topic. Thank you for the time you used to read this email.
Head Nurse Eliade From The Mental Department.
P.S. If you would like me to forward his message to you, I will do so.
Eliade clicked send just as Lavi entered the mental wing. She waved him over and he skipped over cheerfully. They both greeted each other and she shut the top of her laptop. "About your email you sent me, I'll have to get permission from the higher ups in order to tell you about what happened in that time gap. But for now, I want you to keep watch over Allen and I'll notify you as soon as possible if I get the email." She said.
"Right! Well, I'm going to go now..." Lavi was just about to skip off when Eliade said his name. He turned his head behind him with a curious look on his face. "What?"
"...never mind. Just make sure he eats his dinner, will you?" She asked politely. Lavi nodded uncertainly and hurried to Allen's room. That's weird...I gave him his food, why wouldn't he be eating it? Did they check on him? Lavi wondered. He knocked on Allen's door and walked in, closing the door behind him. He was a bit taken aback to see Allen's curtain open. His dinner tray was on his lap, but he seemed too immersed in staring out the window. How long has he been staring out that window? Lavi trotted over and jumped in front of Allen's view. Allen blinked.
"Hello, Lavi..." He said blankly. Lavi smiled and sat in the chair beside Allen's bed. Lavi looked down at Allen's lap.
"You know, your dinner is going to get cold if you don't eat it." Lavi said. Allen looked down at his lap and his eyes widened as if he just realized that he had his dinner to eat. Allen's expression changed to that of one that looked quite...blank? It had a tinge of dullness as well...Lavi stared at Allen's food as well. It didn't even look that appetizing. Allen still ate it though...Lavi briefly wondered what it tasted like but decided not to try Allen's. It might freak the boy out a little bit. The air around them was awkward when Allen finished and put the tray on the table next to him. "So..." Lavi trailed off. Allen looked out the window again and watched a bunch of little kids climb a tree. Why would those kids want to climb a tree? Wouldn't they fall? Allen wondered while Lavi wondered something more serious like: you know, Allen's actually a normal person unlike the others...it doesn't even seem like he belongs here. "Earth to Allen~" Lavi said as he waved a hand in front of the white-haired boy's face.
"Hm?" Allen looked at Lavi.
"Did you want to go outside?" Lavi asked. Allen's eyes widened and his fists clenched as he quickly shook his head. "Really? You look like you do. There's really nothing scary out there. I mean, there's some things, but the better things outside just rule over that." Allen stared at the sheets of his bed. "And besides, I'll be there with you so there isn't anything you should be afraid of." Lavi smiled. Allen's eyes widened and he looked up at Lavi. Allen seemed hesitant and looked back down at his sheets. Lavi pouted at the lack of attention. "Oh c'mon, Al-len~ I'm about to leave! And besides, the sun should be setting soon! It's so much prettier if you're out there to watch it." Lavi said. Allen shrugged, still not looking at Lavi. Lavi inwardly sighed. "That's okay if you're not ready. But when you decide that you do want to go out there, just tell me. I'll see you tomorrow around three." Lavi stood up and walked to the door. Allen looked up and watched him walk to the door.
"...sorry..." Allen said quietly and looked back down at his sheets.
"Huh?" Lavi turned around. He didn't like the sad look on Allen's face.
"...s-sorry..." Allen repeated.
"Sorry for what?" Lavi asked, walking back over.
"I...can't go outside...yet...sorry..." Allen apologized.
"Why not?" Lavi asked softly, sitting next to the teen.
"I...do...want to...but..." Allen trailed off.
"But what?"
"It's just...he's out there..." Allen whispered quietly. Lavi blinked. He's? Who is this he?
"Who?" Lavi asked. The question made Allen's eyes widen and he quickly shook his head.
"Nothing, forget I ever said anything."
"...okay..." Lavi mumbled thoughtfully. Does he mean his guardian? Is he afraid that his guardian will see him outside? Lavi wondered. "But really...going outside isn't as scary as you might think it is...if you want, I can get you something from outside." Lavi said, unsure if that was really the right thing to do. It was confirmed that it was the right thing to do when Allen's eyes brightened. Allen then frowned.
"I-if it's not trouble...I...it would be nice..." Allen mumbled. Lavi grinned widely.
"It won't be any trouble at all!" Lavi literally skipped to the doorway and yanked the door open before winking at Allen. "Night, beansprout!" Lavi flicked the lights off and ran out the door. Allen blinked quickly. What was he so excited about? Allen wondered and stared down at his hands. He stared at his left for a very long time. Now that he thought about it, Lavi nor any of the others said anything about his arm...he couldn't explain it, but that made him feel more loved than ever.
They didn't care that he was different...
Wooooooooo! Cute ending if you ask me...I keep on getting bugged by certain authors *cough* midnightstardust *cough* NoName-chan *cough* Pineapplebombgirl *cough* about updating this -3- The thing is, we all have a Facebook chat group...hell, if you want to join in, you are welcome ^-^ I must warn you though...NoName-chan tends to be...a bit violent...and midnightstardust WON'T HURRY UP AND DRAW THE COVER FOR MY CRACKFIC! And Pineapplebombgirl...just can't complete her homework xD We talk about other things besides FFN (mostly FFN) sometimes though and it's pretty fun so I SUGGEST you all try (TRY?!) and join in ^-^ You don't have to use your real Facebook and you can just create one if you want. Woo, advertising! XD
Tyki: Can you just thank your reviewers already? -.-
Vira: Why the hurry, Tyki-chan~?
Tyki: Don't call me Tyki-chan.
Vira:...whatever -3- But yes! To the thanking it is! Because I love you guys! n.n *pulls out list and clears throat* Thank you to Snipperita (*squeals* I'm glad you like it! ^-^), Shirubagure (o.e so it deals with school? I kinda figured...I hate school...*puts on 'Will-Watch-Eventually' list), Pineapplebombgirl (did I put a q in your name?! o.o I'm so sorry...I didn't realize it...v.v), TOOLAZYTOLOGIN (o.o how did you manage to...get his Mugen...o.o *scared face*), NoName-chan ("You're an asshole but I love you" *is listening to that song and thinking about you taking an axe and killing everyone Jen talks to* e.o), Guest, the3leonine (OMG I KNOW THE FEELING! I loved Free! Iwatobi Swim Club but it only had 13 episode and 2 five minute episodes v.v Unless that series is ongoing o.o I don't think it is though...*sigh*), and Ocean of My Existence (*squeals* OMG I LOVE LEVI TOO! Wait...his last name is Heichou? I thought that meant Corporal o.o...anyways...YAY I LOVE NEW REVIEWERS *hugs chu* I do love reviewers in general~ They're so nice~ Sometimes violent...but nice~ ^-^)