THE FOURTEENTH'S AWAKENING
Wild: *on the couch with a cold wash rag on head* Hi everybody *cough cough*
Lenalee: *carrying a tray with hot tea on it* You ready for something to eat?
Wild: *turns green*
Kanda: Just leave the stupid sick kat be. She's of no use to us right now.
Wild: *passes out from sickness and exhaustion*
Bold italics = talking with the Fourteenth
Italics = thoughts
Underlined italics = Akuma talking
VI
The Fourteenth! He's close by! What power! The Akuma roared and hissed amongst each other. Their eyes blazed red, sensing the Fourteenth very close, yet he was so out of their reach.
Damn that Noah! Keeping us from our desired power! They spat out the name, hissing and snarling in anger. The Noah had ordered them to not go anywhere near the cabin the Fourteenth dwelled within until they gave the signal. And the Akuma hated this order; out of all the ones they'd been given.
Why don't we just mess with their heads, give them a reason to be scared. Freak them out a bit! One Akuma said, grinning evilly. The others grinned, liking the idea. They'd launch their own attack when they deemed right. They'd no longer take order from the Noah; not these Akuma.
VI
Allen groaned as he sat through one of the longest days that he'd been with Johnny and Kanda. Johnny tried lots of times to keep Allen occupied, buying him a book to read, playing card games (which he, Johnny, lost every time), even went as far as to try and play a sort of ball game inside the cabin.
But even still, Allen was growing very restless, feeling helpless. He was growing worried. He had yet to be attacked by Akuma, even as he was going into the fourth day. What did it mean?
Perhaps it means that we're safe? Allen asked Neah. The Noah had been chattering away about absolutely nothing.
No…well, perhaps, but I wouldn't put my luck on something. Who knows? Maybe those pesky Akuma have finally started to grow some brains beneath those hard metal skulls, Neah replied. All I do know is that this place is getting really boring and that I sense something coming…very very soon.
What do you mean by that? Allen asked the Noah, but received no answer. He growled in irritation. Such a great help he was, he thought, grinding his teeth and running his hand through his hair for the hundredth time.
He stood up, less wobbly and plopped down on his knees on the floor. His stack of cards was spread all over the place. He scanned the cards and finally gathered them all together. He sorted them out, three in each group them flipped them over. His eyes glazed over as he easily began playing Solitaire, finishing in a matter of minutes.
So…bored…so – hungry, he thought as his stomach gave a fierce roar of hunger. Granted he had practically eaten Johnny out of all the food he'd bought, but he couldn't help it. He was still a growing boy! He needed food to keep him going, especially now that his Innocence power had increased.
He stared at the ceiling before his eyebrows creased together. There was a black spot on the ceiling. He tried to squint to see it better, but it remained still he shook his head and sat up, holding out his hand towards it, his eyes grave and distant.
He didn't even notice the oddity when his eyes glazed over, becoming blank like he was hypnotized, and he stood up, walking for the door. He moved slowly, his legs feeling like lead. He never noticed the black spot moved, spreading its wings and sinking into his being.
He reached for the doorknob, staring at it, his fingers twitching when the door swung open, hitting him square in the forehead. He yelped and fell backwards with a loud THUD and twitched on the floor, a large red blotch on his forehead.
"Where the freaking hell did you think you were going, idiot moyashi?" Kanda asked, glaring down at the twitching boy.
"Uh-I don't know," Allen said slowly, still paralyzed. He was telling the truth. Where had he been going? He tried to wrack his mind for what he had been doing. His forehead wrinkled from thinking so hard.
"Idiot, you can't go outside, moyashi. Those Akuma did a number on you and you won't be going anywhere for a long while." And just as easily as those words were out of his mouth, he left, closing the door behind him. Allen knew he'd be sitting outside or somewhere very close to the cabin.
Allen groaned.
Back to square one, he thought.
VI
Neah Walker stared at his young nephew being bored out of his mind. He didn't blame him. It really did suck being stuck inside such a small cabin with nothing exciting to do. Plus, they were both used to moving constantly.
They were always going somewhere else to avoid a confrontation with Akuma. He sighed and looked around his personal room inside Allen's head. It was completely white and even had his favorite white piano. He loved to play his friend to lull his nephew to sleep. He ran his fingers along the keys, hearing the melodic tune ring in his ears.
Still very artsy fartsy, aren't you, Fourteenth? A woman's voice echoed and Neah's head shot up. He recognized that voice and he chuckled.
"My, my, my Road. How very nice it is to hear your voice once again. Been some time," he laughed. He remembered the teenage girl and her sadistic playful childish ways to kill her enemies.
Yes, it has been. You know we all veery much miss you, Neah, her voice drawled as a dark chuckle rumbled in the room.
Tell me, little Road, how is it that you're even in here? He asked this question with caution and worry. If a Noah was inside Allen's mind, was Allen even safe anywhere? How had this happened in the first place?
Oh, a little butterfly whispered a little secret in my ear, she giggled. But be aware, Neah. If you even try to utter a word to Allen-kun, I will make sure he doesn't live to see another sunrise. Bye, Neah!
And just like that, her voice and presence vanished. Neah stared at the blankness of the room and gritted his teeth.
They're closer than I thought…this might not end as well as I believed…but I cannot put Allen in harm's way…but I also cannot let him go unaware.
VI
"You warned him?" Tyki asked while shuffling his cards and pulling his hair back in a half ponytail atop his head. His golden eyes shot to Road's form, who was smiling and giggling cheerfully to herself.
"Yup! We'll have Allen-kun falling right into our hands now. We'll be striking very soon, right?" she asked, hovering over him with an anxious, excited smile. Tyki smirked at how amusing the girl was.
"Soon, Road. Have patience," he responded, smiling at her. "You need to learn that patience will bring vast rewards. We will have our prize soon enough. Very, very soon."
"And in this case, yours and my reward will be our beloved Allen!" Road cheered, jumping up and down. "I'll get to dress him up, and make him help me with my homework, and fight me, and-!" she just went on and on while Tyki only nodded, thinking of the white haired boy.
He grinned, feeling the scars left behind from their battle heat up. He lightly touched them, smirking evilly.
"Show me something interesting, 'Black and White'," he said to the wind as he opened his palm, a Tease opening up on his palm. He lightly touched it to his lips before smiling evilly. He released the Tease then rose to his feet and said, "Road…let's play a little game."
"Game?" Road asked, her ears perking up like a cat's who had heard about receiving a bowl of milk. Tyki smirked and stood beside her, staring down at the cabin, sensing Allen's essence inside. His smirk turned into a grin.
"Yeah. It's called Unleash Allen's Power. Wanna play?" he looked at her, a plan already working out in his head. Road's face brightened and she nodded eagerly. He smiled at her. "First one who can make Allen crack down and hurt one of his friends wins…I'll start first…"
He smiled and activated his Tease.
Let's see what your limits are, shounen. I'm just dying to see, he thought.
VI
Allen's eyes snapped open and he gasped. His back arched up off the bed and he yelled hoarsely. His lungs felt like they were constricting him, cut off his air. He grabbed at his throat, trying to breath.
Johnny leapt up from his chair and called for Kanda, who rushed in and stared with bewilderment. Allen's skin had turned a dark, ash color and his eyes had shifted from their dazzling silver to an unbelievable golden color.
Allen screamed again as Johnny and Kanda rushed forward to hold Allen down. The Innocence in his hand was starting to glow a bright green, and they shielded their eyes. What was this power surge?
"Damn bastard, letting his powers get out of control! Wake up, stupid Beansprout!" Kanda said, slamming his fist into Allen's gut. Allen curled into himself before his eyes widened and looked at Kanda.
Kanda didn't have time to blink before he found himself slammed against the wall. Johnny was thrown back from a wave of power that levitated around his body like a shield of shadow. Allen continued to thrash on the bed in desperation to ease the pain. His veins were starting to become clear beneath his skin, and his scar was glow a menacing crimson red.
Kanda slowly pealed himself from the wall, drawing his Mugen.
"What the-?" he started but flinched when he heard a dark chuckle. He stared at Allen as the boy began to sit up and lifted his gaze to stare at the wall. Yet his eyes were not his own. They held a murky, threatening glint in their golden depths. The ground beneath their feet began shaking like an earthquake, and Johnny began screaming, latching onto the walls, trying to keep from collapsing to the floor under the massive amount of power.
"Johnny, get outside! It's not safe for you right now in here! Go!" Kanda ordered, standing up. Johnny gave Kanda a pleading look before nodding and rushing out, shutting the door behind him fearfully. Johnny stumbled to the ground outside. It seemed that even the earth outside of the cabin was quivering from the power. Trees were beginning to crash and collide with each other on their way to the ground. Johnny stared with fear as his glasses were bashed from his face by a falling limb, and he was knocked out.
VI
Kanda swung back towards Allen to see he had started to get up out of the bed, but struggling because of the power pressure now applied to his wounds. Blood was starting to trickle down his stomach and back.
Kanda took an opportunity and leapt at Allen, tackling him to the ground. Allen roared and thrashed beneath Kanda as he was wrestling Allen, trying to get him still. When his plan was not working out, he gritted his teeth and just thought fast.
He rammed his clenched fist right into Allen's gut, knocking the wind out of Allen's body and knocking Allen unconscious as well. Instantly, the shaking of the room stopped, and the world outside went back to its still peaceful state. The trees stopped falling and the raging wind soothed into a gentle breeze. Everything seemed to go back to normal.
Kanda sat back on his heels, panting and holding his side. It seemed that when he'd collided with the wall, some rocks had imbedded themselves into his back and sides, leaving gashes. He hissed at the pain coursing through his body and clenched his teeth tightly. He stared at Allen's bloody body lying limp on the bed, seeming to be back in a deep slumber.
Johnny, Kanda thought and quickly rushed towards the door, swinging the door wide open. He gaped at the sight that was beheld before him. Trees were strewed all over the place; having fallen like a tornado had swept through and demolished everything in sight. And Johnny lay amongst it, a large limb on top of his small body.
"Johnny!" Kanda yelled, running over to him, kneeling down to grasp the limb with one hand and wrenching it off of the scientist. He quickly turned the boy over and placed his ear over his chest, relieved to hear a steady but faint beating sound. He sighed and quickly picked up Johnny cradle style and began walking towards the house when he heard a CRUNCH beneath his feet.
He froze and looked down, seeing Johnny's glasses shattered, torn, and beaten to a pulp from the winds and trees beneath his boot. He stared at it for the longest moment before grunting and walking back into the cabin to tend to his beaten friends. Now he had to deal with healing himself and the two idiots.
How troublesome, he thought, laying Johnny down on his tiny futon on the busted and cracked oak wood floor. He quickly checked over for any bleeding injuries, but found none. He glanced over at Allen to see that his wounds had for the most part stopped bleeding; only spotting now. Kanda quickly went about to change the sullied bandages with newer white ones. Then he bandaged himself and patched up Johnny, being extra careful with the fragile being.
Kanda stared at Johnny, assessing him carefully. The scientist sure had some guts; he'd give him that. But something seemed off about him. Kanda debated with himself over what it could be, but came up short.
He shook his head and glanced again at Allen. Something needed to be done so the boy would cause very much more trouble. He glanced around the cabin and noticed a strip of rope.
Better than nothing, he thought, grabbing it and set to work tying the difficult knots.
VI
Wild: Yippee! I was so excited to see that everyone likes how my story is going! *jumps up and down wildly*
Lavi: Please excuse her, she's always this happy. Except for when she's on-OW!
Wild: Shut it, Eye Patch.
Lavi: *tears up* You're so mean. And after you'd been so happy a moment ago! You even threw in an action scene! Your first ever!
Wild: *smiles proudly* Indeed I did! MWUAHAHA! *keeps on laughing deviously for a long time*
Allen: Please excuse Ms. Wild. She's having her happy time and will be taking her medicine soon enough. Please review, as your suggestions and comments are always welcomed and encouraged. Have a nice day! *goes over to break up Wild and Lavi fighting*