Caretaker

Black Roses

He's halfway near. She notices her bow on the other side of her. She sprints to it. She snatches it before he comes near and shoots and arrow. His chest is penetrated by the arrow and falls. Alli quickly runs over by Liza. "Let's go!"

Thud!

They roll onto the ground covered in rain. The girl above them licks her lollipop casually. They glance up to her as she continues to lick her candy continuously. The musket had landed in front of the girl who stares at it quizzically.

"What's that?" she asks the two girls. One looks up at her in pain.

"It's a new weapon the Order has created," she answers whilst lifting herself off the ground.

"Another? How much innocence have they collected?" the girl asks in frustration. The golden-haired girl sighs with a shrug.

"Who knows," she mutters.

:+:

"Well, look who came back- Oh my!" Sheril is stopped with surprised when Liza and Alli enter with dirt and grime all over them. "What in the world happened?"

"I am not hugging you," Matt states whilst pointing at Alli. She puts on a sad face as she spreads her arms out for a hug. He slowly steps away.

"I have an item for you," Alli remembers. She pulls out the musket and hands it to Sheril. He stares at it in confusion.

"What is it?" Tyki asks as he puffs out smoke. They all gather around it, besides Liza and Alli.

"A gun, per say. It's a new weapon they've created to defend themselves with," Alli explains with a smirk. Sheril leans in to examine it.

"Hrm, did you use it at all during your mission?" he asks as he adjusts his eye piece.

"I had to, it was the only way of slowly down the exorcists from attacking me," Alli explains with annoyance. "Liza has also proven herself worthy of fighting with the exorcists. She shows no hesitation when battling them."

Liza smiles in appreciation at the golden-haired girl's comment. "Thanks. . ."

"You know what'll happen now, don't you?" Alli asks sternly to Sheril. "The exorcists are going to the North American branch soon, and Wisely will be waking soon. It's only a matter of time before we have to start our party."

Liza is confused at what Alli is talking about, "What do you mean, 'party'?"

"It'll be clear once time has begun," Sheril answers calmly. "Hopefully she will come to our aid when the time is right."

"And when she does, we'll have to keep her until the destroyer of time awakens," Alli says sternly, only to realize it wasn't her who had said it.

"We can only hope that she will when he comes," Tyki murmurs to himself.

"Even then, she won't show if time is disrupted. We have to plan it out fairly, so she will come and yell at us," Road says with a smile. She licks her lollipop as Liza and Matt are ever so slightly confused at what they are talking about.

Or whom to be exact.

:+:

"Welcome back, brother!" the Earl exclaims happily as everyone in the Noah clan comes from the streets of London. Wisely had just awoke from his slumber, and is now staring at everyone who was there.

"Its been awhile," Wisely says whilst standing. "All the apostles are here."

"We've not seen the seventeenth one yet," Shadow says as she takes over Alli's body. Her hair changes into the same turquoise that her inner Noah has. Her eyes change as her clothes morph into what Shadow usually wears; a purple tank top with a long black skirt with purple and black tights, along with dress shoes of course.

"Margret! How lovely to join us," the Earl happily shouts. He quickly runs over to her and squeezes his arms around her.

"Let me go, Earl!" Shadow exclaims angrily. "I'm not Margret anymore, it's Shadow!"

"Figures," Wisely smirks to Tyki. They snicker.

"Margret, we've missed you terribly!" Road shouts as she too gives Shadow a hug.

"Get off! I'm only here to discuss what's going on!" Shadow yells heatedly. "I don't want you people on me!"

"You're such a downer, Margret," Matt says mockingly, only it didn't quite sound like Matt. "It's obvious that you're excited to have all these people around you."

"Obviously I'm not, Majnun. Don't encourage them," Shadow snaps with a glare. They all settle as Wisely explains how his ability works. He then stares at Tyki whilst Road suddenly comes up to him.

"Keep that a secret," she says randomly to him. Shadow stands next to her as she nods. "I'm the only one who hasn't been reborn in the last thirty-five years. No one else remembers his face."

"Does that mean you've looked like this for thirty-five years?" Wisely asks awkwardly.

"I like it," Road smiles. The Earl suddenly smiles ecstatically.

"Now all we have to do is fight Wrath! I wonder what body he'll take this time!" he shouts happily. He then lifts his hand to his face is pure rage. "Then it'll be our generation who will end this Holy War!"

The Earl suddenly snaps as Road suddenly runs over to him. "Earl!"

"I see him-" he says exasperated "-He's trying to talk to me! I hear the fourteenth!"

"The fourteenth?" Shadow asks herself. "How-?"

"Let's spread the darkness," the Earl says dangerously. "Let us spread more. . ."

:+:

"Good evening," the Earl announces as scientists enter the room. Alma Karma lies underneath them as the scientists are alined beside the chief heads of the other branches. Matt sits over by Tyki and Sheril as Liza sits over near Wisely. Alli isn't seen anywhere.

"That's right, Master," Wisely says suddenly with a devilish grin. "'Love and tragedy. You should know this very well; meddling in things you shouldn't be. What came out of doing that, was what the Order detests the most. But you're right, Alma is sealed, so we can't get to him. How about this one though?"

As he says that, Kanda suddenly lifts himself from the floor. He immediately realizes where he lies. Underneath Alma. My name is Alma.

"Come now, everyone!" the Earl shouts happily. "Let's all have a mourning for Alma Karma!"

"Hey, Millennium?" Sheril asks with a smile. "Aren't we forgetting someone? We're still waiting for our main guest."

"Sheril," Matt says deadly as he looks underneath him. "There's a gate beneath us!"

A certain white-haired boy suddenly comes out from their feet. Tyki jumps into the air as Allen exclaims "Return my comrades!"

"You came!" the Earl says dangerously. "You're such a nuisance!"

:+:

The fog clears as everyone lifts themselves from the ashes of the once North American Branch. Allen finds himself still alive as does the rest of the Noah and branch heads. A sudden figure comes out of the ashes and walks out in front of them.

"What the bloody hell happened here?" Alli asks angrily. Wisely slowly ducks his head as Matt and Tyki look the other way. "Wisely. . ."

"It wasn't me!" Wisely defends quickly as a sudden fight occurs. Allen and Kanda are suddenly fighting over Alma.

"It's all your fault, you fucking Noah!" Kanda shouts angrily. Alli stares at them as the continue to fight uncontrollably.

"Wisely, do you know what happens when a Noah is hurt with innocence?" Alli asks her companion blandly. He shakes his head. "When a Noah is hurt with innocence, its hatred grows more and more. When that hatred has surpassed its limit, it tends to become stronger."

Allen is stabbed by Kanda's sword. Kanda finally comes to his sense and realizes what has happened. "Look. . . at Alma's face. Why. . . is he making that face? Heh, I have no idea. . ."

"Beansprout?" Kanda whispers as Allen pushes himself away from him. He falls to the ground as his skins turns a dark golden brown. The Noah stare as they see Alma aim towards Kanda. Alma shoots, but a sudden whirl of wind begins to surround them. Allen's body begins to lift into the air. They all watch as Kanda stares in confusion whilst holding Alma in his arms.

A dark aura surrounds Allen as he grins devilishly at everyone there. Alli stares at him with a blank expression. It seems as though little Allen Walker is beginning his time. She'll be here for sure now. . .

:+:

They all stand around Allen as he is covered in seals. He glares at the Earl as the Noah leave through there ark gate. "To be all honest with you, I can understand the 'third exorcist plan' exceptionally. It is a natural act by someone who seeks survival. But, unfortunately, we have our own rules. We've chosen to kill under the 'God' we've chosen to follow, and straying from that path is not tolerated.

"If you seek power, you must first seek 'hearts'," the Earl slowly backs away into the ark as the Noah follow as well. "The thirds will become my pawns, and they'll follow my rules instead. Oh, and you who's done nothing but break rules, I will come back for you. You can no longer stay in that place, can you?"

The Earl disappears into the ark as Alli strays a little behind. She walks up to Allen and the others in her Noah uniform. She smiles, but not a sadistic or devious one, a gentile and kind one.

"It was fun, Allen. You know that it has been a much appreciated journey, and we've had our fun times during missions," Alli says darkly. "But it all ends now. There are things you must give up, and there are people who you must fight without fear. Time is churning, and you need to be ready for the most dangerous to come."

"Caretaker-"

"My name isn't Caretaker anymore," Alli says dangerously. "It's Allison Kinn, Noah of Shadows."

She throws a black rose in front of him, and steps into the gate.

Well, that was fun. I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did writing it. I've just finished revising, and I've started to have new ideas for the upcoming sequel for it!How exciting is that?

Thank you to Wanderer23432 for letting me use Matt in this story and for having him in my new sequel. I'd also like to thank SpiderWraith for letting me use Liza in this story as well as for the sequel.

I hope enjoyed reading this.

Bye!~

Disclaimer: I don't own DGM, Hoshino Katsura does! Nor do I own Matt Kamelot or Liza Akuma, they belong to their rightful owners.

Claimer: Any who've been mentioned in this story who haven't been in DGM, belong to me and only me. The stories told are both Hoshino's and mine. Please don't think I'm stealing.