How do you love?

By Infinitis

Disclaimer: If you are really want to read this, you're a LOONY. Just kidding! Go to the first chapter. Thank you.

AN: Konnochiwa!!!! In this chapter you meet Jajuka! You'll get to know him a little better in the next one though. Happy reading!!!!!!!! (

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Mun Pai- ^.^ Thankies!!!! Yes, we do need more Dilly Fics!

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Chapter 3: Darkness, the naming of the Albino

The Albino awoke in the freezing darkness. He was lying on a hard bed with a thin blanket under him. The boy soon got used to the darkness and saw that he was in a cage like prison. Soon later he heard voices, slithery slimy voices not far away and he could hear the conversation well.

"I see that the thing is waking up. Get the other thing and wake it up so that we can soon drug them both."

"Yes, yes, sooner the better. Emperor wants it so."

"No." a lone strong voice said, it almost sounded like a bark. "They need rest if you want your drugs to work good. Let us not be hasty." That voice was not human. Like a canine?

They went on talking about a project called fate changing or something. The Albino soon couldn't hear them talking anymore. It was deathly silent. Maybe they found out he was listening. The things came to him. They looked hideous! Even when they were cloaked they still looked disgusting. One of them opened his cage door and came to him with a needle. 'What are they going to do to with me? Why me? Who are they? What are they?' The Albino looked at the figure eye to eye. The figure jabbed the needle right into his back neck. It BURNED! The boy screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Why? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? GET OFF ME NOW!!!!!" he screamed. The Albino tried to struggle but the pain kept coming. His heartbeat fluttered like never before, he breathed weak and wheezing. He needed air. After awhile, the figure took out the needle, went out of his cage, and locked it. Things started to swirl and get blurry within the darkness. His knees start to buckle. He fell to the cold iron floor. Someone's calling but it soon fades. 'Why me?'

He lay there for a long time. The Albino was num for hours on hours. He couldn't close his eyes as the dark world turned. He felt sick. But then he felt something. Something warm on his dizzy head. Soon things slowed down and became clear in the darkness. His lungs cleared and he soon felt at ease in this dark and hard expanse. The voice came back, clear and crisp. It sounded familiar, sweet and high pitched. The hand petted his hair.

"I'm here. Don't be afraid. I'll be with you. Be calm..." A small smile came on the boy's face.

"Thank...you...Celena..." His eyes grew heavy and started to dream.

"Don't go..." were the last word he herd before he fell asleep.

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The boy woke up in pain. The Albino and Celena had been there for a long time in the darkness not knowing if they have been there for days or weeks. He heard mumblings in the cage close to him. It was Celena. Her hair was dirty and tangled. She tossed and turned on platform that is supposed to be a bed. Tears stained her face.

"Allen.. Allen.. don't leave. Mommy, don't die! Please, someone! Stay!" she shouted louder and cried some more. The Albino couldn't stand it anymore. Someone has to stop her agony.

Some time ago, the boy found a loose bar and worked on it day and night when no one is watching. The boy struggled against the bar. PLUNK, it finally came out. He set the bar beside the so-called bed and loosened Celena's bar. The cloaked figures must of thought that they didn't need to strengthen her bars just because she was a girl. But this was just too easy. 'There must be a catch.' He went into her cell and leaned over the crying body.

"Celena, Celena wake up. It's only a bad dream. Come on, wake up." The boy began to shake Celena slightly only to make things worse. She started to cry loudly and started to wave her arms violently. The Albino had to restrain her. He picked her up, sat down on the floor with Celena in his arms, and rocked her gently back and forth like a child (Which they are of course). For a girl of seven, she was light at a feather. And for a boy of seven, he was pretty strong even if he looked a little scrawny. Celena's eyes began to flutter.

"Allen, Allen, where are you? All I see is the moon in a starless sky." She cried. 'The moon in a starless sky? What in all Gaia is she talking about?' He felt her head and noticed it was warm enough for a fever. 'So then she must be delirious.' Even for a little fever, she has to have fluids. All the hooded figures were giving them was pills for nutrition and no water. They need water. 'Don't those things know that we could die of dehydration if we had no water?' Celena was getting hotter and weaker.

"Hay! You in there! Go back to your cage!" A barking voice said. But then suddenly, someone shone a light in the boy's face. 'A Light!' It hurt his eyes so much. He covered them with his hands.

"She's sick if you want to know. If you want her to get well, by all means, give her some water." The Albino yelled.

A figure came closer. The figure had no cloak. It looked like a dog-man in a uniform. The dog-man opened the cage of Celena's door. The boy held Celena closer. "Don't hurt her!" His eyes narrowed.

"I wont, just let me look at her." The dog-man said kindly.

"No! I don't trust you." The Albino said scornfully. The canine-like creature sighed and threw him a water jug at his feet. "I'm only doing this because I'm not like them. When you are done tending her, go back to your cage or they will send you to the Torment Chamber. My name is Jajuka. I have things to do. Bye." The canine-creature ended abruptly. After that, Jajuka walked away.

"Thanks.." was all the boy could say. The Albino took the water jug at his feet, ripped at the bottom of his shirt, poured some water onto the cloth and dabbed it on Celena's face. She started to stir and open her eyes. Her eyes started to back into focus and saw the boy infront of her. She then started to cry again.

"I had the worst dream. I saw Allen, he looked older, and he started to leave me and told me in my face that I wasn't his sister. Then I saw Mommy. She was DEAD! Allen came to me and said that it was my fault. He disappeared after that. Then... I was so alone." She flung her arms around the Albino. "I hated it! HATED IT! Promise me on your name that you wont leave me too." Celena begged. Her fever was getting a little better.

"But I don't have a name." The boy said shamefully. Celena looked at him with pity.

"Don't pity me!" he barked

"Do you work for someone?" she said softly.

"Why? I work at the stables, remember?" the boy said roughly.

"Then, Assistant stable-keeper, promise me that you won't leave me." Celena looked down waiting for an answer.

"You know that we're going to stay here for a long time, so I don't think..."

"PROMISE ME!" she yelled. The Albino put his hand on her mouth to keep her quiet.

"Shhh" he told her. 'What did she dream that made her feel like I was going to leave her too? What ever it was, it must have been bad.'

"I, Assistant stable-keeper, will never leave you." The boy sternly looked into her crystal blue eyes with his Ruby ones. He let go of her mouth trusting she won't yell again. Celena sighed and looked away. Some time passed and she started to get up.

"May I give you a name?" Celena bluntly answered. The boy blushed.

"I guess you could..." he said, a little surprised at her question. 'Why does she want to give me a name? I don't even deserve one.'

"I want to call you...Dillandau. I think it means Silver Dragon. How about it Dilly?" She giggled and looked back to him again only to find an emotionless, dazed out Albino. 'It's probably a stupid name anyways. I only wanted to help him feel more better.' She sighed at her thought.

*FLASHBACK*

It was spring. The flowers danced with radiance against the wind. A three- year-old Albino sets on a doorstep of a large mansion waiting for someone. A scrawny servant woman comes out of the door holding a sac.

"It's really nice to see you again. Here's something I made for your trip to Freid." She gave him the sac and a little hug too. The boy smiled a little.

"I want to know about my mother before I leave." said the child.

"Well," she started "she loved you. I know that. She loved every part of you, your skin, hair and eyes. Her name was Hanna Albatou. She called you a silver dragon with ruby eyes, in a good way mind you. If she would have been alive today, she would of called you Dillandau." The woman stopped talking and sat on the step with him. The boy was curious.

"Dillandau?"

"It means silver dragon."

"Oh..." All of a sudden, a rough voice was calling out to the servant from the inside.

"Mia! Come back inside. You have work to do!" A big man came through the door and caught sight of the child. Mia, the servant woman, stood up. He looked in the boy's blood red eyes. His face was steaming red, full of anger. The Albino started to run with his sac.

"You! Get out of my property DEMON!" The muscular man picked up a rock and threw it on the boy's right shoulder. "And you," he looked at Mia "you're coming with me!" Emaous (the muscular man) took Mia by the wrist and led her inside the house.

"No! Forgiveness! Please master. I'm sorry. Give me grace!" A door was slammed from behind. The boy kept on running as he heard screams of pleading from behind. He cried as he clutched his aching shoulder. 'I'm sorry Mia, it's all my fault my mother died.'

*End of Flashback*

A pain went threw the Albino's right shoulder. He winced and put a hand on it where the bruise was before. Celena asked if he was okay.

"I'm fine." he said emotionless and walked/jumped to his cell (the cages hung in the air remember?). He put his bar back in its place and sat on his bed thinking about that time long ago. His hand was still on his shoulder.

'Not only is the name's stupid, but I'm stupid too. He must of remembered something.' Celena sighed again and looked down in despair.

"Celena, you could call me Dillandau if you want. Just no nicknames ok?" He said smiling at Celena.

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AN: like o no like? Please review!!!!!!! ~Infinitis~ Donna Mate!