Here chapter 7 guys! Wow, I feel like I written so much. I've hardly stopped typing for days know... Oh well, it's fun.
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Disclaimer: Not Katsura Hoshino here. Just plain Abyss-chan, writing a fanfiction.
After Komui had finished speaking, everyone left for bed.
Lavi wanted to sleep too, he felt exhausted and was in a sour mood, but Bookman forced Lavi to stay up in the library all night. At that particular time, Lavi was studying the history of the Noah family. Lavi had been excited to learn their secrets, but when he flipped a thick book open on his lap, Lavi was reluctant and felt too sad to read.
'I'm a bookman. I can't have any attachments to the pieces of history.' Lavi firmly repeated this in his head, and soon, the logical side of his brain took over and he was immersed in the dusty volume contain forgotten information. But the further he read, the more his thoughts turned to Allen, trying to relate the information he was reading to his first-hand experiences, looking for loopholes or ways to reverse the transformation.
It wasn't long before Lavi conjured up a theory.
'Maybe if we find a way to make his innocence stronger, it can overtake the 14th.' Lavi had another idea, but it was too harsh and he didn't think Allen would survive it.
'We don't want Allen becoming a fallen one like all those other non-accommodators. The innocence picks the person.' Lavi thought back to the stories of what the order used to do to people to make new exorcists. He heard that Lenalee had witnessed an experiment once.
While Lavi thought, he realized they were going to need to have Allen with them first. So he went delving father into his mind to think of a way to save Allen. The problem was, he had no idea where Allen could have been. Lavi sighed.
'It's going to be a long night'
Meanwhile, Lenalee had dropped into the covers of her bed and stared at the ceiling, wishing for sleep. But sleep didn't come as she wanted it. Instead, she replayed what she had seen earlier. Allen looked broken. Lenalee felt guilty, as if it was her fault. She didn't like the way Road was holding him when Lenalee found the cell, nor the way Road had kissed him.
Lenalee narrowed her eyes and bit her lip when Road's face popped up in her thoughts. She would never admit it aloud, but she was a tiny bit jealous of the Ninth Noah. To comfort Allen when he was hurt and to be trusted. Also to be able to show affection with out being pushed away. She wondered why Allen hadn't pushed Road away.
'He should have! He should have looked disgusted when she put her hands on him! But he didn't...' Lenalee felt a small tear fall from her eye. She didn't bother to wipe it away.
Then, quietly, a sad hiccup of laughter escaped her lips.
'I needed a Noah to help me realized my feelings for Allen? That's pathetic.' Lenalee put her hand on her chest.
Yes, she did love Allen, but now he was gone. What could she do? Butterflies formed in her stomach when the next thought came to her.
'Allen isn't dead. He could still very well be himself! Him being the way he is, he's probably fighting the Noah inside of him. If I could find him soon, he could come back and we might find some way to help him!' Lenalee brightened at the idea and slowly, a smile formed on her lips.
Although, almost immediately after she thought of a plan to rescue Allen, a wave of sleepiness came over her, and she gladly embraced it. She couldn't wait until the next morning, when the first step of her plan would take action.
The Ark
Allen was in the white, country house again with the child Neah rolling on his bed. Neah didn't seem to be aware he was doing this, but had his eyes closed and was gripping his forehead. The bleeding had stopped, but the cross that was engraved in his skin still looked raw and unsightly.
Allen put his hand to his cursed eye and ran his fingers down the red line that trailed down his face. He thought that maybe his scar looked similar. He noticed scar was much brighter than most scars were. Most of them were the color of your skin, slightly shiny and raised. His was bright red, and he could never feel any sort of bump when he put his hand on it. He'd never thought how ugly his scar truly was. He was surprised anyone could stand to look at his face.
"You're scar is a curse. It works a little differently than most scars. Now focus." Allen did and turned his attention back to the boy. He hadn't really moved from his spot or position in minutes. Allen walked over to the desk and tried to sit on the stool in front of it, but before he could feel the flat surface, he fell right threw it and landed on the ground. Hard.
"Ow!" Allen landed on his back bone and smashed the back of his head into the ground.
"I guess it's a good thing the floor is solid. Hey, Neah, aren't you not supposed be able to feel pain in a dream?"
"This isn't a dream, it's a memory. You can remember pain, can't you? It's not much different from real life. You won't feel it when you wake up though."
"Ah, good."
recovering, Allen sat up and crossed his legs, resigning to sitting on the floor. He jumped when the child Neah started screaming.
"You okay?" Allen called out.
"Oh, you can't hear me, that's right." Allen could feel the smile on the 14th's 'face', if a shadow with holes in it could count as a face.
Although he had just sat down, Allen stood up to see what was happening. The child had moved his hands to his cheeks, sobbing into them from the pain. Allen watched two crosses emerge onto Neah's skin, like an inside-out cookie cutter. Blood oozed out, dripping in all directions and seeping into his black bangs.
Allen honestly felt a little sick, although blood had never made him queasy before. Maybe it was because he knew this had happened to him and would happen again, if he let it. Allen still wasn't sure he really wanted to be a Noah in the first place. He knew that they had killed people he knew and hundreds more that he never got the chance to know.
But were his friends going to welcome him back, or would he put in a cell left to face Leverrier's anger and eventually killed if the 14th made any sort of contact with them?
"I thought I told you, call me Neah." Allen ignored the amused voice in his head and went back to the young Neah's dilemma. He was screaming, and when he wasn't he was biting through his lip. Mana and their mother came rushing in and surrounded Neah's bed. Allen had to jump out of the way so that the people weren't standing in him.
Mana looked very worried and was dabbing the stigma with a damp towel. The woman beside him was very close to crying herself and could only stroke Neah's cheek. Finally, after the bleeding had stopped, Neah calmed and fell asleep. His face was calm and Mana seemed to be encouraged.
"What's happening, mama?"
"I don't know. I debated calling the doctor, but I don't want Neah to be taken away. Those are stigma, holy marks. The church would come for him if they knew what was happening. I can only hope this'll be over soon."
Allen felt a bit of sympathy. From the memories he'd already received, Mana had just woken up from some coma. Now the cases seemed to be switched and she had to take care of Neah instead. Allen idly hoped she had gotten a vacation of some kind after everything blew over.
"That's all for now. Next time, be prepared. These memories aren't all as peaceful as this."
"This is peaceful?"
"Comparatively. When you wake up, the next step will take place and you'll gain two stigma, unless you deny me, but that will cause you much more pain. Just be prepared. I am trying to make this transformation as simple as possible but I can't help that it's painful." Allen grimaced and rubbed his forehead, trying to enjoy the feeling of no pain.
"I'm sorry." Allen just nodded. Then, like before, everything got blurry and faded to black. He started to feel a dull ache rise in his brain. His eyes were closed, he realized and opened them. But when he opened them, bright light flooded his eyes. Sunlight was coming through the window and shining directly into his face. The light sent a jarring pain that intensified his growing headache.
"Nnngg." Allen went to cover his eyes, but his arm was being pinned by a blue-haired girl. So instead, he pulled up his left hand. The movement caused the black cat on Road to wake up. When stood up, and Allen noticed it was there.
"Er, Lulub~aaaggggghh!" Allen's sentence was interrupted by a sudden stab. Allen's breathing turned shallow and his throat seemed to close. Everything in his body became numb as his head pulsed with pain, matching every beat of his heart.
After his yelp, Road woke up also.
"Allen?" She was met with no reply, so she sat up and laid her groggy eyes at the silverette. Allens face was screwed up in pain and teeth were digging into his lip, much like Neah's had.
"It's happening." Road looked up to see Lulubell still in her cat form.
"I'm speaking so that you can understand me." Lulubell answered the unasked question.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Road jumped when Allen let out a scream.
"Shhh, it's okay Allen!"
"N-neah warned me it would hurt." Allen managed to say before yelling again.
"Neah?" Road looked confused, but Lulubell's eye's sparkled.
"The 14th. I guess you've met him." Road bristled when she remembered the last 14th apostle. He betrayed the Noah and killed most of her family. She felt a slight grudge against him, but she trusted Allen. She couldn't, wouldn't let herself think Allen would do that. He was an exorcist, so he could hold a grudge, but Road hoped that grudge wouldn't hurt her family again.
"Mmmm." Was Allen's only reply.
Road shook her head to rid herself of her thoughts and looked back to Allen. Her heart ached. She didn't like seeing Allen in so much pain for some reason, though she inflicted pain to so many others. She stroked the arm she had been snuggling with before she had woke up.
Tyki suddenly came bursting in the room.
"What's wrong?!" Lulubell jumped off the bed and then shifted back into her Noah form.
"He's moving onto the next step." Tyki relaxed his shoulders.
"Oh." After a moment of silence, Allen let out a sob and Road cringed. Tyki raised his eyebrow at Road's reaction, but he forgot it in his worry for the shounen. He took a few steps to the bed, and squatted next to it, becoming level with the boy.
"Shounen, you alright?" Allen gritted his teeth and ignored Tyki's question. Was it not obvious?
"Yes, Tyki, I'm sure he's just dandy. Ne, Allen?" Allen would have smiled, but the pain was too great. If he stopped biting his lip, he'd be screaming without an end.
"I'm surprised," Lulubell commented, "He's doing shockingly well. Everyone normally screams this far along in the transformation, but he's only let out a few yells."
'Thanks Neah for warning me. I'm glad I'm the well-controlled one.' Allen was only half sarcastic, as he was truly grateful for Neah's warning. He didn't want to look weak in front of the Noahs.
"You're welcome." Neah's voice whispered in his head. But even being as quiet as possible, the words echoed in Allen's skull and seemed to get louder each time it echoed.
"AAAHHHH!" Allen couldn't help it. The words had echoed until mere whispers became screams. Tears streamed down his face. Then, the stabbing feeling came back and Allen felt the crosses carving their place on his head.
"There it is." Road whispered. Road's words made Allen wince from the sound and she quickly quieted herself, seeing his pain. Suddenly, Lulubell turned to the door and walked out. Before she shut the door, Allen, with his heightened hearing, heard her say, "Yes, Earl?"
Allen realized the Earl must've been right outside his door, so he made and effort to keep quiet, so that the Earl wouldn't come in.
While Allen tried to calm himself, he felt his left arm begin to tingle. His fingers started to twitch without Allen's consent. Tyki, who was on the left side of the bed noticed Allen's fingers vibrate.
"Shounen, your hand-"
"'S nothin'." Allen slurred. He deeply regretted talking, because as soon as he unhinged his teeth from his lips, he let out a long scream. Unfortunately for Road, it was right in her ear. So was so surprised, she jumped back and fell off the bed. Tyki got up, and walked to Road. He reached out his hand and quietly helped her up.
Road nodded a thanks, but both sets of golden eyes were drawn to Allen. His left arm had begun to glow, and suddenly, his innocence activated. Long, sharp claws shot through his glove, ripping it, and a glowing white cloak nudged itself out from under Allen.
Allen began screaming as his innocence began warring with Neah.
"Allen! Deactivate it!" Road frantically called out Allen's name repeatedly, but Allen couldn't deactivate his innocence.
Very suddenly, the screams were cut off and both Noah were very worried. Allen's eyes were closed , but his body was shaking. Tyki grabbed his wrist and felt his pulse, making sure he wasn't dying.
The Earl calmly strode into the room, with Lulubell trailing him.
"Let me see." Tyki nodded and set down Allen's hand. Tyki felt very nervous for the boy and desperately hoped for Allen to be alright. He wanted to hug Allen close and protect him from the pain, but he knew he couldn't do anything so he let the Earl take over.
"Hmmmm, we can't let his innocence take over. It can be rather annoying, can't it?" The Earl looked curiously at the black arm.
"I don't think he'd appreciate it if we cut off his arm. That wouldn't do much anyway, because the innocence is in his heart too." Earl pointedly looked at Tyki, who turned and pretended to be very interested in a crease in the bedsheets.
"Well, we'll just need to counter it with dark matter for now, to put it to sleep, I guess." The Earl stuck out one of his fingers and a tiny purple ball formed at the tip. It was very tiny, only the size of an ant. Using the finger with the dark matter, he touched the green cross on Allen's hand.
The glowing green dimmed and the crown clown was sucked back into Allen's body. The claws also receded. Allen jolted the moment the dark matter came in contact with his arm, and he released a high pitched moan. The Earl's grin got a bit wider and he stepped back, as if admiring his handiwork.
"Much better. Look, the bleeding's even stopped! I suspect he'll wake up again soon. I'll leave before he realizes I'm here. I don't want to provoke anything."
"I've already realized you're here." A whisper came from the boy in the bed.
"Ahhh, that was fast. You sure do recover quickly. Well I'll make me leave now. Rodo, come with me." Road pouted at the Earl. But Allen just woke up! I want to stay with him!"
"Tyki-pon will watch him. Now come." Road crossed her arms, but followed after the Earl anyway.
Allen could only watch as Road left, a frown forming on his face. Lulubell was the last to leave.
"Do you need anything, shounen?"
"I need some water. Also, I'd like to clean this blood off. It smells awful."
"To you, maybe."
"Hmm?"
"Oh, nothing. Water? I'll go get some. Ice?"
"No." Tyki nodded and went to the bathroom and grabbed a washcloth. He soaked it in lukewarm water and then came back to the shounen.
"You'll be fine while I get the water?"
"Probably."
"Fine. I'll be back." Allen nodded and took the washcloth Tyki had brought. He brushed gently at his forehead, trying not to touch the stigma.
"I'm sorry, Allen." Allen smiled.
'I don't blame you.'
Am I exhausted! I spent all day working on this. I didn't know how to word somethings and then I had to think of stuff to say to move the story along. Sigh.
Today is the last day I can post a chapter before next week. I'll miss you guys! I'll be back next Monday, okay? Sorry I couldn't post two chapters toady like I really wanted to. I was packing a lot. (I also spent too much time on Tumblr. I was definitely slacking.(By the way, if you want to follow someone on Tumblr, my url is www. .com . If you follow me, I'll follow you! :P))
Thanks so much for the reviews, by the way! I'm glad you like the story so far! Sorry to those who want a little more TykixAllen. I'm working on it. The next chapter will be mostly focused on Tyki and Allen, but Road and Allen are my favorite pairing, so it's hard not to have Road worrying over Allen and snuggling him all the time.
Thanks for reading! R&R! Bye!
Abyss-chan Out~!
