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Execution on Christmas chapter 5
"Was' goin on?" the rust haired girl asked the people surrounding the store front
"Carriage crash" An old lady answered looking blankly ahead shivering because of the cold winter air.
Curiosity peaked the small 9 year old as she pushed her way to the front of the crowd. Upon getting there she paled and her silver eyes widened as she looked at the wreck.
What remained of a carriage laid on its side. People and shop keepers alike were trying to calm down the horses that use to be attached to it. Glass and wood splinters were strewed about hazardously. Dark red snow called her attention like a siren. Following the red trail, blood rushed from the already pale face giving it a deathly parlor.
A familiar ratty top hat lied among the wreckage its once white ribbon was spotted with blood. Heart pounding fast and hard, her breath caught as she looked at the man lying face first in the snow that was slowly turning red beneath him. Long curly brown hair that was once tied into a ponytail was now left to float in the breeze. The new heavy black tailcoat was now cut in some places showing some white from his shirt underneath. His leg was bent at an odd angle to.
"Mana?" The 9 year old asked quietly in disbelief as she started forward towards the body. "Is that you?"
Picking up speed the young girl ran towards the man lying prone against the sidewalk. Dropping to her knees she pulled him onto his back ignoring the blood getting on her hand and mitten. Seeing the face of her foster father she started shaking him attempting to wake him. "MANA!" she yelled
"Come on wake up….Mana!" Shaking him a bit more frantically until a low groan came from the body alerting the girl that he was awake.
"Allen?" came the weak voice
"Ya" she sniffed tears in her eyes.
"Happy birthday" The long haired man whispered opening his hand shakily revealing a small brightly wrapped box with a tiny bow decorating the top. Coughing hard blood dribbled down his chin "N-never…Sto-stop…walking".
Smiling he pushed the box into her small hand before releasing his last breath. Stunned the rust haired girl sat there box in hand staring blankly at the now dead man she had called father before snapping back frantically shaking him in hopes of it waking him again.
"Mana? Come on wake up this isn't funny anymore" the silver eyed girl was starting to get hysterical "please, please wake up Mana!"
Hitting Mana on the chest she screamed "WAKE UP YOU STUPID CLOWN" Before her tears rained down on her cheeks and she slumped down on the body below her.
"Please don't leave me" she whimpered "You promised that you'd be here with me"
Vaguely she heard someone yell at her to get out of the crime scene but she didn't listen saying Mana's name in a mantra. Suddenly hands were on her small waist lifting and dragging her away from the now lifeless body.
"Wha-no don't touch me Mana...FATHER!" she screamed kicking and screaming the whole way.
"Someone take her" The man shouted angrily to the shop keepers watching the whole thing play out.
"…llen"
"NO LEAVE ME ALONE FATHER, FATHER!"
"…Allen…ke up"
Kicking the officer the man dropped her out of surprise. Landing painfully on her side she went to go run back up to Mana but was stopped before she could make it.
"ALLEN WAKE UP!
Gasping the said girl bolted up sweat covering her. The young lady's breathing was frantic tears streaming down her face.
"Are you okay Ally-Chan?" A small voice beside her asked. "You were screaming in your sleep"
Looking to the side she saw a slightly blurry outline of Road sitting there with a worried expression. Trying to put up a brave front she smiled wiping her eyes "Yeah I'm fine" voice wavering lightly.
Frowning Road glared at the young white haired lady "liar" her expression softening as she went to hug the youth being careful of her burns and cuts "If only we had gotten to you sooner than you would be okay. You wouldn't have all these injuries and your eyes would be okay…I'm sorry Allen"
Allen's breath hitched as her tears came back full force. Hugging the smaller girl back crying into her shoulder "It's not your fault. If anyone's its mine. I'm a monster just like Kanda said I shouldn't have been born."
The two girls sat like that for a while before Allen fell back asleep. Gently lying the whitette down and pulling the covers over her frail and broken body before leaving. Quietly shutting the door behind her she turned to walk away only to run into a chest. Looking up she saw that it was Tyki.
"Hello Tyki-pon" she giggled copying the Earls nickname for the third child of Noah.
"Not you too, Road" sighed the older man before looking at the door the child like Noah had just exited "How is she doing?"
Now it was her turn to sigh "Not good…she blames herself. I'm gonna go talk to the Earl maybe he knows how to help."
"Okay well I better get going. Sheryl's gonna be here soon and I'd rather not be around him at the moment." The tall Burnette said walking away
Road thought for a minute before calling to her uncle "Hey Tyki wait a minute"
The man stopped but didn't turn around "What do you want?"
"Can you watch her for me while I go to mellienie? Thank you!" she yelled using her checkered door and leaving.
Sighing once again Tyki went into the former exorcist's room. Upon entering he noticed the white haired girl lying on the bed in a sleep that looked no more peaceful than the condition they found her in. Pulling up a chair he grabbed the deck that was sitting on the bedside table and began shuffling it. It wasn't long before he heard the young lady awaken.
"Good morning girly hopefully you slept well" His smile fell as he watched Allen shoot up.
"NO!" She screamed and flung herself off the bed landing on the floor with a sickening crack.
The third child was stunned at the reacting "Allen?" He slowly walked up towards her putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't take it again please" The hybrid started chanting. "Don't take it please don't steal her again. Crown I need her please. Don't take her"
By now she was hyperventilating dull sliver eyes glazing over in a memory. Not knowing what else to do Tyki called for help.
A second later the redhead burst through the room eyes wide. "What did you do to her" He hissed before running over to his "sisters" side.
"What me! All I said was good morning and then she started flipping out"
Lavi ignored the Portuguese man in favor of calming the teen down. "Hey ally-Chan you need to calm down okay can you do that for me? Just focus on trying to breathe normal." He started in a soothing voice "Just copy me deep breath in, hold it then breath out"
She gasped tears streaming down her face. "D-d-don't l-le-let him t-take it"
"Can I help?" A hesitant voice asked
Lavi turned to see that Tyki had come over to the other side of the bed. When she heard the third child , she clutched her left arm and choked back another scream.
"You need to leave" The bookmen in training told the noah
"What; why should I?"
"SHES REACTING TO YOU" He yelled before turning back to Allen "Where's your charm? Where's your bracelet? Where's the bracelet Mana gave you?"
The third child watched helpless as the redhead took the shaking girl in his arms and rocked her back and forth taking soothingly. Taking the exorcists advice he left the room in search of the millennium Earl.
With Allen and Lavi
Lavi sat there holding Allen trying to calm her down it was bad enough that the order had tried to burn her; but Tyki sitting guard well that just took the cake. A whimper coming from Allen was Lavi's only warning to Crown clown's sudden activation. Grabbing Allen's left arm the redhead held it away from both of them.
"Allen you need to calm down" the elder one pleaded urgency covering his voice as the younger started thrashing around trying to get her claw free.
"NO, PLEASE STOP" she cried helplessly
It pained me to see her like this but it couldn't be helped. I remembered back to when she had a panic attack at the order the head nurse didn't do much just knock her out with drugs and waited for the teen to regain consciousness. Whenever we were on a mission she always had her charm it was something familiar that helped her claw her way through the blinding panic that plagued her.
It wasn't too long before the doors opened once again but this time it was Road and the Earl who had came in. Road immediately rushed to Allen's side being careful of the innocence as she touched the hybrids forehead and not a minute later the god crystal deactivated and the white haired girl slumped into my arms.
"What happened?" The young looking Noah asked me dead serious as I placed Allen back in the bed.
Sighing I told her the truth "She has something the head nurse at the order called PTSD; It stands for post-traumatic stress disorder. There's not much you can do for it"
"Then the question is what can we do for it?" the Earl finally spoke up coming towards us.
Recalling all the info the head nurse said and what I had read "If she's just starting to flash then talking to her, keeping calm or giving her the charm bracelet helps pull her out of it cuz she can focus on it but when she's caught in the middle of one then you just have to ride it out and make sure she doesn't harm herself or anyone around her."
"Do you know where this bracelet is?" The first Noah eyes unusually serious as he watched the purple haired girl take care of the youngest.
Lavi thought about it for a minute before speaking "The order probably has it. They confiscated all her things when she was put into the cells."
The two Noah just nodded before calling an akuma maid into the room to tend to Allen's re-opened injuries.
"Now come on road lets, let Allen get some rest after all I have a new mission for you and the others" Adam Millennium called as he walked out the door.
"Do I get to go back to the order? That sounds like soooo much fun" She squealed following the elder leaving the redhead alone with the sleeping Allen.
The bookman Jr took up the vacant chair beside the bed grabbing Allen's hand he whispered "Your gonna be okay alright little sis? Everything's gonna be fine I'll protect you"
With Noah
"Mellienie come on tell us what the new mission is" Road whined poking at the Earls side.
"Now, now road be patient we have to wait for Sheryl and Jasdevi to arrive." The big man laughed.
The young looking Noah then turned her attention onto her uncle. "Hey wanna play dress up?"
Expression full of annoyance Tyki just huffed a "No" before tipping his chair back and using the table as a foot rest.
Soon the door opened and Sheryl came in closely followed by Jasdevi.
"Yo Earl why are ya callin us back here" Devit called pointing his gun at his twins head.
"YA earl why? Hehe" Jasdaro repeated after his brother falling into his assigned seat.
"Since everyone is here I have a new mission for all of you" Adam millennium's voice boomed across the room making everyone silent. "We're going after the black order headquarters for what they did to our newest member."
TBC…
Sorry its late and somewhat short its been hard with school started back up and I kinda had writers block but I hope you enjoyed =D please tell me what you think.