The lemon won, but I'm not going to be able to fit it into this chapter and probably the next one too… I have to wait on the lemon because if I try to fit it into some random chapter, then everything will get confusing for me and we do not want that… Anyway, here's the next chapter for all you patient people~!
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"Thanks Tyki, I'll see you after school." Tyki waves and drives off, leaving Kira in front of the school grounds. Kira turns around and walks towards the front doors.
"Allen, there you are!" Lenalee shouts, running up to him and giving him a hug. "Lavi told us everything that happened. Are you sure it's a good idea to move in with someone you just met?" Kanda and Lavi come walking up a moment later, Lenalee pulling back from the embarce.
"I didn't really have a choice, Lenalee. Besides, he wouldn't take 'no' for an answer." He smiles reassuringly and before Lenalee could say anything, the bell rings from inside the building. "Come on, we're going to be late if we don't hurry." They walk into the building and go their separate ways. Kira opens his locker and pulls out his binder before throwing in his bag. He closes his locker and goes upstairs to his first period class, advanced art. He walks into the room and goes to the back where his assigned seat is. He looks around and notices that Lenalee isn't present, 'Probably had to help Komui with something.'
"Okay, class, we are going to make clay masks today!" Tiedoll calls out from the front, "I will pass out clay slabs and you can get the supplies needed from the carts up here. If you need any help, don't be afraid to ask." He smiles warmly and starts cutting up the clay blocks and laying the pieces on boards. He passes off each board to a student as they come up in a line to get their supplies. After everybody had received their clay and have gotten their supplies, Tiedoll excused himself from the classroom after getting a call on the class phone. Surprisingly, the class stayed behaved, as if he was still there. The talking got a bit louder, but that's it. After about ten minutes of Tiedoll's absence, a three kids came up to Kira while he was carving out the eyes for his mask.
"What the Hell did you do to Erick?" Kira looks up at the boys and notices that they are the kids that were with Erick in the gym when Allen got hit with the jump rope.
"Excuse me?" The boy scowls and slams his hands on the table, the other two watching Kira with frowns on their faces.
"I said, 'what did you do to Erick?' Everytime we want to fuck with someone, he gets nervous and goody-goody all of a sudden. Saying that we shouldn't do that shit anymore. So, I'll repeat myself, what the fuck did you do to him?" Kira rises from his seat and looks at the group with a confused look.
"I'm sorry, but I didn't do anything to Erick. If I recall it correctly, he whipped me. Ever since that day in gym, I haven't seen him." He glances around the room and sees a few kids staring at them, but Tiedoll and Lenalee are still gone.
"You fucking liar, you had to do something to him to make him act like that!" He slams his hands harder on the table, making everyone in the class look at them. The boy raises his clenched fist and throws a punch at Kira's face, hitting him in the cheek. His head is sharply turned to the side and he stays like that, shock evident on his face, before turning back to look at the boy with a smug look on his face. Kira gets over the initial shock and looks back at him with a straight face.
"If that's how you want to do this, so be it." He smiles a Cheshire cat grin and the boys falter a little before regaining their composure. The first boy throws another punch and Kira dodges it before jabbing him in the stomach, making him keel over the table. Kira walks around the table so he's in front of them and the other students start standing and gather around them, making a make-shift fighting ring with their bodies.
"Bastard!" The boy left of Kira says while the first boy still tries to get over the pain. He pounces forward and aims for Kira's head. He grabs his hand, deflecting his fist, and punches him in the stomach before kicking him towards the first boy, still trying to stand straight. The third one comes up from behind him and holds his arms behind Kira. The first one finally stands straight, not without holding his stomach, of course. He throws another punch to Kira's face, but he ducks at the last moment, making him hit the kid behind him instead. He stumbles back, letting go of Kira and holds his face. Kira doesn't miss the chance and kicks the guy behind him in the legs, sending him to the ground. He punches the other two and sends them to the ground as well. He gives each a kick in the stomach, just for good measure.
"Allen!" Tiedoll yells from the front of the class, getting through the croud around Kira. "What happened here?" He looks at the three boys, then back to Kira. He pales when he sees no emotion playing on the boy's face. He stands up again and tells a few of the students to help the three boys on the ground to the nurse's office. He goes back up to the front of the room and calls the office for Komui and the school counselor to get this mess sorted out. In the whole time it took to get the students calm again, the three boys and Kira into Komui's office, and explaining everything, Kira didn't say a word. Even now, in the office where the three oys are pinning the whole thing on Kira, he stays mute and disinterested in the situation.
"Allen, what do you have to say to this?" The counselor, Klaud Nine, asks from the side after the boys explained what happened, lies obviously.
"I was defending myself. They came up to me and he threw the first punch," He gestures to one of the teens and before the boy could defned himself, Kira continued, "So, I thought it appropriate to defend myself, so that I wouldn't get hurt. But, I have to say," He smiles innocently and tilts his head a little to the side, "It was quite fun handing their asses to them." Komui and Klaud look a bit startled at this and look at each other before dismissing the four boys after giving them a detention.
"I'm guessing you want some counseling for him?" Klaud asks after the boys had left to their classes with passes.
"Definitely. I'm surprised, he wasn't like this when he first arrived here. What happened?" Komui takes a drink from his coffee mug while looking at Klaud.
"I don't know, but it's my job to find out isn't it? I'll help him, don't worry. Shouldn't you call Cross about this?" She stands up and heads near the door, waiting for Komui's answer.
"Yeah, I will. Wonder how he'll take it." He laughs lightly and Klaud leaves the office, letting Komui get back to his work, even if he doesn't do any of it. Komui picks up the phone and dials Cross' number, already memorised from knowing the man for so long. The phone starts ringing and after a while the messaging system comes up. "Huh, that's strange… He always answers when I call his cell…" Komui shrugs it off and goes back to doing everything, but his work, piling on his desk and on the floor. The rest of the school day goes without a hitch, except for the glares sent to Kira by the three boys he beat up. Lavi and Lenalee ask about it, but he just shrugs his shoulders.
"Allen, Komui told me that Klaud was planning to talk to you sometime. Is everything okay?" Lenalee asks while walking towards the front of the school. The bell just rang and kids are rushing to get out of the building to get home.
"Yes, everything's fine. In the beginning of the year, Komui said that Klaud was aware of my situation and that if I needed anything, not to hesitate to ask. He probably just wants to check up on me." Kira easily lied to his friends, not wanting them to know what he did earlier in art class, even though Kanda will most likely hear it from his father, Lenalee from Komui, and Lavi from just being the curious child he is. They're going to find out soon enough and he'll explain when that time comes. A slick, black Jag pulls up in front of the group and rolls down the window. "My ride's here, I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Kira calls out while running up to the car and slipping into the car seat. He waves at the three teens as he leaves the parking lot and waits until they're out of sight before turning to Tyki.
"So, how was school?" He asks after Kira turned back to him.
"Pretty boring, except for first period. It seems that I will be talking to the counselor from now on…" Tyki glances at Kira with a confused look, wanting him to explain. Kira gets the idea and continues, "I may have acted a bit out of character and it was brought to the teachers' attention, unfortunately." He raises and eyebrow, bu doesn't push any further. They get to Tyki's home and spend the rest of the day seperately, busy with their own things to do. They see each other for dinner, but that's it. The next day, school's the same as usual, mindblowingly boring. Tyki texts Kira in the middle of the day, saying that he wouldn't be able to pick him up and that he wouldn't be home until late that night. Kira gets a ride from Kanda which ends up having a ride from Lenalee and Lavi, he didn't want to waste gas.
"Hey, Kira, you want some company since Tyki's not home?" Lavi asks as Kanda pulls up into the driveway.
"Sure, I don't think Tyki would mind as long as you don't make a mess." Everyone gets out of the car and enters the house, looking around, and entering the living room. Everyone finds their own spot in the room, making themselves comfortable. "You guys hungry?"
"Naw, just some drinks will do Kira." Lavi answers for everyone as Kira walks into the kitchen getting some glasses out. He walks back into the living room with the four glasses and sits in an armchair in between Lavi and Lenelee. After about an hour, the doorbell rings and Kira excuses himself while Lavi finishes his story about his travels with Bookman. Kira sets his drink down on a counter on the way to the door and straightens his shirt a bit. He opens the door and is met with a blond-haired man with his hair back in a braid. Behind him is a taller, more intimidating looking man who creepily resembles Adolph Hitler, especially with his toothbrush mustach.
"Hello, can I help you?" Kira looks away from the bigger man and to the smaller one, not wanting to intimidate him.
"Yes, we are looking for an Allen Walker and we understand that he is at this residence. Can we speak with him?" The smaller one says with stiff shoulders, being as professional as he can.
"May I ask who wishes to speak with him?" Kira starts feeling a bit nervous, wondering why someone would want to talk to Allen.
"I am Howard Link and this is Malcolm C. Leverrier. We work for the Army and need to ask Mr. Walker a few questions about his guardian, Cross Marian." Kira nods his head and lets the two men in and leads them to the living room after sending his three friends to one of the back rooms.
"I am Allen Walker, what did you need to ask?" He sits down on the couch opposite of the two intimidating men and tries to calm his racing heart.
"We haven't received a report from General Cross in over five years and now that we finally found him, we would like to know what he has been doing in his absence." Link states brushing a few strands of hair behind his ear only to have it fall back into place.
"As far as I know, he has been taking care of me as my legal guardian for the time he has been absent from his duties. If you don't mind, can I ask exactly what your positions are in the Army?" Link looks up at Leverrier and when he receives a nod, he turns back to Kira.
"I am the personal assistant of Leverrier whereas he is the Head of Command at Central Control. He commands the soldiers of the Army, giving them missions and keeping track of what they are doing." Kira nods his head in understanding. "Now, where is General Cross at this moment?" Kira visibly stiffens and his beating heart races even more.
"I'm not sure. Last I saw him he was drunk and I didn't even stay long for that. I stayed at my friend's house Thursday night, I think it was, and when I came back Sunday morning, he was gone." Kira shrugs and chews the inside of his cheek, a habit he couldn't kick, without realising it.
"Why are you staying here if you have a perfectly good house to go to?" Link asks after writing something down on a clipboard that he carried in with him.
"It's lonely to stay in a big house by myself. I met Mr. Mikk at a Halloween party and he had told me that he used to know Cross before he had taken me in. We talked and he invited me to stay here until Cross came back from God-knows-where." He waves his hand in the air to bring his point across even further. Link nods his head while writing on his clipboard, the sound of the pen scribbling echoing in the silence of the room.
"Okay, that is all for now. If we need anything else, you will be here, right?" Link asks while standing from his seat. Kira nods his head and stands as well.
"Just a moment, Link." Leverrier's deep, baritone voice rings through the air and Link pauses in his movement to look back at his boss. "Walker, you said that Cross had received legal guardianship over you. In your records, there is a dead space between you being under Mana Walker's care and Cross Marian's." Kira's eyes widen in size, shock evident on his face, "Would you care to explain what happened in that time-frame, for our records of course." He smiles, but it's clear to anyone in the room that it's a cruel smile, like a cat that had just caught a bird.
"During that time," Kira swallows the lump in his throat, "I was taken from the hospital by a man known as the Millenium Earl. It wasn't until Cross had found me and taken me back that I was put into his care." Leverrier seems satisfied by this answer and stands up, that smile still plastered on his face.
"We will be seeing you later, Walker." Kira nods numbly, watching Link and Leverrier escort themselves out of the house and his friends rushing down the hallway towards him.
"Fucking bastard, I can't believe he even came here." Kanda sneers out as soon as he enters the living room, glaring at the door as if Leverrier was right there.
"You know him?" Kira asks with a deep frown on his face.
"Yeah, we all do. Gramps and I had to deal with him a few times and he's a fucking manipulator. He abuses his power and when he wants something, nothing will stop him since he's in such a high position." Lavi adds putting his hand on Kira's shoulder.
"I hate that man… He's the most horrible person I've ever met. Nii-san works for him as a scientist and even then, he's manipulating and cold." Lenlee mutters from her spot, staring at the door. Kanda holds her hand in his and squeezes it reassuringly. She squeezes it back and smiles softly up to him.
"Well, that's great, now Allen has a Hitler-wannabe stalking his life." Kira sighs and runs a hand through his hair, trying to deal with all the stress overcoming his mind.
"That's not exactly true," Lavi distracts Kira from his depressing thoughts, "If anything, he'll have Link stalk you and just report what you do. He's really stuck-up at first, but after a while, Link doesn't act like he has a stick up his ass."
"Really? But, still, I'm going to have a stalker who reports to the Army on what I do everyday, especially if I do something that someone doesn't agree with." Kira sighs again and walks down the hallway to his own room. He opens the door and is greeted by Timcanpy flying around him a few times before landing on his head. He pats his head (body?) and goes to his bed, grabbing a piece of paper and a pen. He writes a small paragraph on the paper explaining to Tyki that he is out and doesn't know what time he'll be back.
"What you doin' Kira?" Lavi asks while walking into the room with his hands behind his head.
"I'm writing a note to Tyki saying that I'm just out and I don't know what time I'll be back. I don't want him worrying about me if he gets here before I get back." He finishes writing the note and lays it on his bed before leaving the room with Lavi following. It'll be easy to see the note since the room is really clean and it's the only thing in there that seems out of place. "You guys can go now, you know. I'm sure your families are worried that you weren't home right after school."
"Are you sure Kira? What are you going to do?" Lenalee asks, watching Kira grab a key from the counter and head towards the front door.
"I'm just going to go for a walk, you know, clear my head while I have the chance." Kira shrugs and opens the door, waiting for the three teens to go through the door and locks it.
"Okay, well, we'll see you tomorrow at school!" Lenalee hugs Kira quickly before rushing to the car with Kanda behind her. Lavi gives him a quick hug and says goodbye before following after Kanda and Lenalee and leaving the neighborhood. Kira stands there for a moment before walking down the sidewalk and down the street. He's suddenly glad that he chose to wear a hoodie and baggy jeans today because the wind is starting to pick up. It's really late fall and early winter, you can see the signs of winter and it looks as if it would snow any moment. Kira pulls his hood up and walks in a random direction, wanting to explore this area since he's never been to this part of town until he moved in with Tyki. After a few hours, he ends up at a park and decides to take a break on the swings since no one else is there.
"It's probably late…" Tim flies out of his hood, pushing it down and Kira lets it stay down, not bothering with it. Timcanpy flies onto his lap and looks up at him with a loving expression. Kira smiles and pets him, Tim nuzzling up to his hand as if sensing his master's distress and trying to comfort him. Kira stays there for a while and plays with the swirl at the end of Tim's tail before someone walks up to him and he looks up.
"May I sit here?" A dark-skinned man asks Kira. He has black spiky hair and is wearing a trench coat, white dress shirt, black pants, and a simple black ribbon is tied around his neck. He gestures towards the swing next to Kira and Kira nods his head. He smiles and sits on the swing, pushing himself slightly with his feet like a little kid would. "So, what are you doing here? It's getting late, aren't your parents going to get worried?"
"No, I don't have parents. I just wanted to go on a walk to clear my mind." The man's smile disappears and he starts apoligizing, "No, it's okay, you couldn't have known." Kira smiles to the man and he smiles back.
"Is there anything you want to talk about? You don't have to give me details." Kira turns his attention back to the golem in his lap and pets it.
"Well, everything just seems to be going wrong for me lately. I've lost a few special people and trouble just keeps finding me everywhere I go. It's like I can't get away from the darkness of my past." The man stops swinging his legs and looks down at the ground in front of him.
"I know how that feels." Kira looks up at him with a confused look, "I used to stay in the same place, in the past, and try to deal with everything at once, but that didn't work out so well. The best thing to do is to keep walking and deal with it as you go along, not letting anything stop you on your journey. Just keep walking." Kira's wide eyes are set on the man in front of him, but he doesn't notice it, his eyes still trained on the ground in front of him. Kira smiles a big grin and looks back at Tim.
"That sounds like a great idea, thank you." The man looks up at him with a smile on his face before standing from the swing.
"Well, I'll have to take my leave now. I'll see you around?" Kira stands as well and takes the man's hand in his own, shaking it briefly.
"I hope so." The man smiles again and leaves the park, disappearing into the darkness surrounding the park. 'When did it get dark?' Tim flies up onto his shoulder and Kira starts walking in the opposite direction of the man, back tracing his steps to get back home. He's glad that he mostly just went straight and only took a few turns, otherwise he wouldn't be able to find Tyki's house. He doesn't even know how many hours had passed since he left, but he's guessing that it's around 9 now. As the house comes into view, he sees a second car parked in the driveway behind Tyki's. He walks up to the front door and enters the warm house, hearing Tyki talking to another man in the living room. "Tyki, I'm back!"
"Allen! There you are! I have someone here I would like you to meet." He stands from his seat and gestures to the man opposite of him, but Kira can't see his face since his back is turned towards him. "Allen, this is Neah; Neah, this is Allen." The man stands up, facing Kira and both their eyes go wide with shock.
"You're the man from the park…" Kira mumbles, staring at his supposed uncle with disbelieving eyes. Neah looks back at Tyki, then back to Kira.
"Wait, you're Allen? Like, Allen Walker?" Kira nods numbly, still trying to get over the shock of seeing his uncle right in front of him. He doesn't have to search anymore; he's here, right in front of him. Neah lunges forward and pulls Kira into a tight hug, as if he would disappear if he let go. After a moment, Kira raises his own arms and hugs back after getting the idea of him right here, holding him, in his mind. "I can't believe it. I thought you were dead." He mumbles into Kira's hair, holding him even tighter if that's possible. Tyki looks at the two with a smile on his face before excusing himself to the kitchen, so that they could have some privacy.
"You're here… You're really here…" Kira says into Neah's shirt. Neah pulls away and holds him at arm's length, looking at his body.
"You've grown a lot! Last time I saw you, you were still in diapers and look at you now! Did you bleach your hair?" He starts talking and Kira just stares at him and waits until he finishes. When it looks like that he isn't going to take a breath anytime soon, Kira interrupts him.
"Sorry Neah, but we really need to talk. There's some stuff you should know." Neah immediately shuts his mouth and looks at Kira with a serious expression.
"Sure Allen, what'd you want to talk about?" They both sit on the nearest couch and Neah looks at Kira concerned.
"You have to know that I'm not really Allen. Well, I am Allen, just not right now." Neah looks at him with a confused expression and Kira sighs, "Allen has multiple personality and I'm his other personality, Kira. I'm the result of all the horrible events in Allen's life." Neah's eyes widen and he stares at Kira for a second before speaking.
"So… Allen's not here…?" Kira shakes his head, "Then, why are you out?"
"He saw something that triggered a response in me. Since then, I've kept him inside because I needed to find you to help me." Neah sits straight in his seat and a look of determination crosses his face.
"What do I need to do to get Allen out?"
"When I let him out, I know that he's going to be a complete mess… I needed to find you so that he would have a family to support him, not just friends. I need you to be there for Allen, especially now, after everything that just happened." Neah stays silent for a moment before nodding.
"What exactly triggered him to turn to you?" Neah asks while Tyki joins them again from the kitchen, sitting on a loveseat across them. Kira frowns and glances at Tyki.
"Halloween morning, Allen went into Cross' room and found blood by the window. The glass was shattered and blood was splattered all over it and the floor. The only thing he could find was his gun, his body wasn't even there." Neah's eyes get even wider and his jaw goes slack.
"You're kidding. Cross… is gone?" Kira nods his head and Neah runs a hand through his hair.
"That's what I said. I couldn't believe that someone had finally gotten to him, I still kind of don't." Tyki says from his seat, shrugging. Kira stands from the couch and walks towards the hallway.
"I'm going to go to bed now. I'll see you guys in the morning, good night." Neah and Tyki call out good nights as Kira walks into his bedroom. He gets undressed and puts on a plain white shirt with loose black pants. He falls into his bed and watches Timcanpy land on the bed edge in front of him. He crawls forward until he's snuggled up against Kira's cheek and they both fall asleep like that, Kira's soft snores filling the room. Back in the living room, Tyki looks at the downcast man before him with sympathetic eyes.
"I can't believe it… I should've gone back for him! But, no, I had to hide away because I'm a fucking coward!" Neah yells from his seat, keeping his head down.
"Be quieter, he's sleeping," Tyki reminds him, "Besides, that doesn't matter now, what done is done. At least you're here for him now and you can take care of him."
"I know that, but still." Neah continues in a smaller voice, "He has a mark from him. I could've stopped that."
"No, you couldn't. It's not your fault that he got that, you weren't anywhere near London when that happened." Tyki reassures the man and Neah lets out another sigh.
"I know, but that doesn't change the fact that I feel horrible for it…" He buries his head in his hands and Tyki sits himself next to Neah to comfort him.
"You can make up for it now. You're here, so you can help him through everything now." He rubs his back a little and Neah rests his forearms on his knees. "I'm going to go to bed now, you know where your room is, right?" He receives a nod and stands up. "Okay, I'll see you in the morning, good night." He walks down the hall, not waiting for a reply, and goes into his own room for the night. Neah stays like that for a while until he finally got up and heads down the hall. Before he enters his own room, he opens Kira's door slightly and looks inside, seeing a sleeping boy on the bed with a golden golem against his cheek. He smiles and slowly closes the door to prevent any sound. He walks into his room, placed next to Kira's, and takes off his trench coat, laying it on the table. He just undoes his pants and the first few buttons on his shirt, taking off his shoes and socks next. He collapses onto the bed and pulls the covers over himself before falling into a troubled sleep.
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Hey guys! I'm not dead! I'm planning on doing a chapter every weekend since that's the only free time I have. Hope you liked this chapter, I did, so I'm happy~ Guess I'll talk to you guys next week!
