Chapter 30 -He, Who Remembered Everything-
Four months have passed since the missing general disappeared once again, Kanda counted.
Three and a half months passed since the Moyashi collapsed.
Three months have passed ever since...
Everything was turned upside-down.
"..." Allen gulped down the last bit of soup as he eyed the pale boy cautiously, a bit suspicious about him. The woman smiled, "Wow! You're just like Lark, a big eater indeed!"
"Um..." Allen looked down for a moment, his white hair messy.
"Mister Angel!" Turning around, he spotted a little girl... No, it was the girl, that girl who he had met... A few days ago. That's right, the girl who called him an angel.
"... Uh... Nice to see you... Again?" He said, his smile wavering.
The girl grinned as the woman motions to her, "This one's Larsee, and this boy here," she gestured towards the pale boy, "is Lark."
"..." Allen nodded, "...thank you for the food... Um... Sorry if I... Well... Erm... Ate too much."
She only grinned, "That's alright! Lark here always eat, so we have enough-I think."
"...sorry."
"No really, it's alright."
"...Do I have to pay...?"
She tapped her chin, "We'll see. At least though," she smiled, "you don't eat as much as Lark, see? He must have at least a piece of bread in his mouth whenever, wherever! Or else he'll starve from endless hunger," chuckling, she continued, "he's never full, you know?"
"... I see..." Allen fidgeted a bit, still eyeing the boy.
Who was he? From that time when he saw that boy... There was always a feeling off about him. Was he the same kind as the Apocryphos? Or was it that... He's afraid.
Not really because of that eerie feeling of Innocence...
But rather, that face. Where had he saw that face before?
And Timcanpy, too, who seemed awfully suspicious around that boy... Allen shook his head, trying to get rid of those thoughts. Most importantly, he have to leave right now. Standing right here will endanger this kind family! He doesn't want that to happen. The woman hummed a bit, opening the cupboard, "Let's see... Lark? Can you go run an errand and buy some gorceries? Currently running low on food here!"
"Y-yes..." Lark quickly said, nodding, "... Mother."
The woman sighed, but she regain her smile, "Lark, listen, until we find your family, alright?"
"?" Allen looked at them strangely.
"Until we find them, alright?"
Lark frowned, glancing a bit towards Larsee, then to the woman.
"...But..."
"Listen," the woman interrupted, "we will find your family, alright?"
"...okay..."
She smiled, "that's right, now, go on! Remember to keep your hat on!"
"Y-yes, Mother!" Lark quickly ran off, wearing his brown coat and hat that covered his white hair.
"... So..." Allen stared at the door, where the boy was. The woman sighed, placing a cup on the table, "that boy... He's special."
"Special?"
Chuckling, the woman sat down, Larsee sitting on her lap, "It was three months ago, when my husband, this girl, and I was traveling about. There was a city, across town, but it's ruined; destroyed. No one was left! I bet a few quakes came after what happened there, so what was left was all dust and...Literally, the end of the world."
Allen nodded, his hands holding the cup, '...AKUMA attack?'
"After looking around, searching for any life, that was when we found him," she said, her eyes staring upwards, "you see, he was buried under rubble, his body... Almost as if was clay. But what was most unusual, was that... The formal creaks that covered his body, was healed by these strange glowing feathers."
"..." Innocence. Allen stared at his left arm silently.
"When he came to be, he was clueless; he didn't remember anything, not even his own name. What was left was... A silver pendant. I was sure I've seen that symbol before, but I couldn't remember well," she laughed, "maybe something to do with the bank? After all, my dear is a bank teller, only recently we had vacation."
"... Why are you telling me this?" Allen asked, a bit bothered.
"..." For a moment, she didn't spoke, but, finally, she continued, "You know... Lark, that boy... After three months living with us, he... He became attached, almost as if replacing his past... I'm not sure. I insist on finding his family, that is the only way! Or else... Won't he lost his way?" She rubbed her hands together, "he would become too attached, and eventually lost all hope on searching his real family. That's why... I asked a lot of people who passed by. Asking whether or not they know this boy..."
"... What if," Allen said, "as you said, he... He's really unusual for a normal boy... Then... What if he doesn't really have a family?"
The woman stared at him, then she laughed, "I suspected that at first... But... When you think about it, then what exactly was that pendant? My husband took a glance, he looked a bit dumbfounded. I tried to ask, but he wouldn't give me an answer, he only said that: This boy has a family, and that is a fact."
Something was bothering Kanda, almost all the time.
Just a few minutes ago, he 'accidentally' got separated from Johnny as they were searching for that Moyashi. And now, his head was filled with endless pain.
"..." Kanda held his head tightly, the images of that woman quickly appearing and disappearing, almost as if remembering. Kanda remembered those visions. And they had spread wildfire ever since that Moyashi collapsed... At first that time, when he spotted that Moyashi after he got up from his stupid coma, he was bothered.
-Who knew... That... Must've... been...-
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-Who knew that... That kid... Must've been her...-
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He clenched his teeth, closing his eyes tightly as the memories spread.
Why now? Was what he had thought. Why now? Just a while ago, they didn't come at all. But now... It's back, it's all coming back. Was this how Alma felt when he remembered his past? That time, nine years ago? Was it this painful? Or was it... What was it?
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He breathed slowly, his feet still walking. There must be something wrong.
-Who knew that Mary... That kid must've been her...-
'...Mary...?'
Kanda's eyes widened as the voices grew stronger, and stronger... It was ripping his mind apart. He wanted it to STOP. He wanted it to all STOP.
But deep in his heart, he knew. This was something that he cannot throw away. His past memories... That woman. And now...
He had this feeling, Kanda realized.
There was a promise-
-It's YUU, I'm assigned to supervise your actions-RUN MOYASHI!-ESCAPE, MARY!-Che-We're finally here!-I'll like two small rooms, please!-Yuu! Don't be rude!-It's a mission, Alma, if we don't follow the orders, we'll be separated...-You're coming with us, kid-Uh...I'll have to ask my dad-What do you expect, it had been 20 years-Who knew that Mary married! That kid must've been her child!-Damn it, moyashis are going to take over the world-Hah? Moyashi?-...Thank you...-bakabakabakabakabaka-I was trying to say...You...Look...Kindof...Cute-You know, I never really expected this place to be here!-
-We decided, right? That we would protect that child in place of her-
Kanda blinked, sweat rolling down his face.
That's right.
There was a promise. There really was!
How could he possibly forget?! That promise that they both decided on!
All these years with confusion and hate... The only thing that was so important to both of them, Alma and himself. That boy too, Junior. Junior Will. Junior Will.
Allen Walker Junior, Mary Will's son...
Maria Will's son, Aren Walker.
"AH!" He felt something behind, crashing into him. Ah, that's right, he had stopped walking.
Uncertain, he turned around... Only to see...
That boy.
-Hm? ...Yuu...? No wait... Yuu's much older, well, nice to meet you, new guy! I'm Junior... Junior Will, an exorcist.-
"You..." He said, his voice stern. He had a bad feeling about it, all of his instincts screaming at him that it is him, it IS HIM!
The boy looked up, his brown hat fell down onto the ground, revealing his emerald eyes and white hair. In his hands, a paper bad filled with food. In his mouth, stuck a piece of bread.
On his neck...
That silver pendant.
"...What is your name, kid."
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-Timeline for this story-
(prior D. Gray-man plot) Walker leaves Junior/ Junior's Innocence disappears -.-.- Junior works as an exorcist (meets Lenalee and Kanda during his thirties) - Junior meets Lavi and Bookman (a year prior) -.-.- Junior leaves for long term mission / Allen Walker joins the Black Order -.-.- (after Ark Incident) General Cross missing -.-.- Timothy -.-.- Allen Collapses/Junior activates Innocence -.-.- (one week later) Allen wakes up / "Lark" wakes up -.-.- Alma Ark Incident -.-.- (Three Months Later) Now.
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