Chapter 10
A loud thud had echoed throughout the room. Allen crashed into the couch while Mieko fell into his injured body. The poor boy jolted up, making her fall down on the cold hard floor.
Mieko winced at the pain as soon as her body collided with it. Her bones rattled and her wounds weren't completely closed, she closed her eyes trying to subdue the pain.
"I'm sorry Mieko." Allen extended his hand to help her up.
"It's alright." She reassured him with a gentle smile, just like the first time she had met him. But that smile faltered, because Allen himself, did not return it. Was it because of Lenalee? Maybe? Maybe not?
The brunette looked at his left hand, eyes emotionless. She let her head tilt slightly to the right, "don't touch me." She moved away. "She deserved it. Allen, do you hate me for that?" She asked.
"Ah! You've got it wrong! It's just that it was immature."
"I see." Mieko wanted to argue more, she wanted to call him a liar.
'Now, now, calm down.' A voice soothed her paranoid mind. 'We don't want him to go away, do we?'
No.
'Good girl. Keep it all in.'
Okay.
"Idiot apprentice! Are you already there?" Allens earring rang with Cross' voice.
"Y-Yes... What should do?" He asked.
"Play the piano..." A voice called out.
Something must've made Mieko off right now, she sat down at the elegant couch and relaxed. "Play the Piano Allen, I want to hear you play." She said in a playful voice.
"I-I don't even know how to play it." He stuttered. The whitehead looked at the mirror, only to find a shadow with a poor face. "Who are you?"
"That golem has the piece that you'll play." Not bothering answer his question, the mysterious shadow pointed towards Timpcampy who had its mouth wide open, showing a circular visual of various notes.
Allen went closer to the piano, touching the ebony and ivory keys. His body moved involuntarily pressing them professionally while playing a familiar melody for Mieko and the shadow.
Mieko opened her eyes, it was no longer had the dark shade of brown but a very light shade of gold. Her eyes twinkled throughout the pale room.
"V-VAL." The shadow whispered while mimicking Allen's every move.
"Why? What's wrong?" She asked normally, as if and possibly, Allen could not hear it.
"Is she your– what a perfect choice."
"Combination, 14th. My perfect combination." She smiled gently taking a deep breath and looked at the whitehead who was playing. "Interesting. To think that he turned young again..."
"Idiot!" A voice had rang out once more. Mieko, or should I say, VAL lifted her head and shook it. "Play it while thinking about your Wish." One name rang inside her head: Cross.
"He never changed, did he?" The shadow asked.
She smile with his question. "Not one bit. Still loud and shitty as ever, if you asked me."
"What are you saying?! Allen might hear and hate me." The real Mieko questioned her possessor's antics.
'It's alright, he won't. Look at the one who's laying on my lap.'
"Ah! It's me, sleeping? How? Anyways, what's with you and cross? Who are you?" She asked.
'Kids shouldn't be irritating me. No wonder why I hate them so much. Tch, your turn.'
"Wai–"
"Wait!" Mieko sprang up. Allen looked at her for a moment.
"It's alright Mieko, there's a lot of time. I'll stop the download, you can now rest." He smiled sadly and shouted his wish.
Mieko looked at him with sympathetic eyes. "Please do... I know you can."
'Nee, can you hear me?' She asked the voice within her.
"Yes. Why?"
'How does it feel like to be loved?'
