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„Neah talking telepathic"
Scarlet-Nin: Okay, I am back! I finally got to writing another update for this Fanfiction! I promise I will not abandon this fic. I will finish it at all costs, so don´t worry if it takes a while for me to write a new Chapter! ^^ Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don´t own DGM!
Chapter 21
It had been a few days since Allen has been in the Asian Branch. So far there were no improvements with getting his Innocence back. No, he wasn´t depressed. Shut up Narain. At least today Allen had something to look forward to. Bak promised him that he could call the European Headquarters if he liked, so he took him up on that offer.
Allen got an earring that was meant for connecting with others. So, he could call for help when Timcampy wasn´t around or he got lost. Now, he was leaning against a wall, waiting for someone to pick up. His heart was beating in excitement at finally getting to call his home.
"…wait, home? …but I can´t think like that. …If they knew I was lying to them…they would hate me." Allen thought with guilt, sadness und regret. He would admit he probably got too attached, but he couldn't help it. They made him feel like they accepted him for who he was.
"Yeah right, If they knew they were talking to a Noah, they would kill me on the spot." Depressed? Nope, more like bitter.
"Hello? Bak Chan? Why are you calling again?" Allen heard Komui´s voice speak next to his ear. His eyes watered a bit at the familiar cheerful tone.
"K-Komui? It´s me, Allen. Not Branch chef Bak…" Allen trailed of nervously. The reaction was there immediately.
"Oh my god! Guys! Allen´s on the phone!" There were shouts and cheering on the other line.
Allen felt relived instantly.
"How are you, Allen? You are on loud speaker right now." Komui´s voice was soft and Allen had the sudden urge to cry, but pushed it into the back of his mind. Did he hear crying in the background?
Allen swallowed hard and began responding. "I am doing great, Komui. How are the others?" Allen asked with a slight shaken up voice. On the other line the eyes soften. In their eyes, Allen was still a child.
"We are fine! You know how crazy it can get here!" Jonny responded brightly, tears streaming down his cheeks. Allen was a precious person to him.
Allen laughed weakly. He knew from Lenalee that Suman had been a dear friend to Jonny and the guilt came back right now.
"Jonny? I…I-I am sorry. I couldn´t save Suman! If I had been-!" Allen began rambling and apologizing like crazy, but was cut off.
"Allen Walker! If you dare to blame yourself, I will personally hit you when you get back here!" Jonny threatened with a yell. Allen blinked and his jaw dropped. Did Jonny really just Yell at him?! Allen wanted to respond, but didn´t get a chance to because it seemed Jonny wasn´t done yet.
"We saw everything that happened! We got the Video from Timcampy! There was nothing you could have done to prevent that! If anything I have to thank you! You saved him, Allen." Jonny ranted with a crack in his voice and Allen absently felt a tear trail down his cheek.
"Okay…I understand." Allen answered with a smile. He already felt better than he had in the last few days. They talked a bit more on the phone. Allen talked about how he found out that Narain his long lost friend worked there and how he liked the people so far, while Komui and the others updated him on the Order, saying things like Komui was slacking with his work again and Komui crying and protesting saying that nobody appreciated him.
Allen felt a burning pain sting him in his left eye and he felt a headache build up. He noticed the blood streaming down his left cheek from his cruised eye as it searched for Akuma. He winced in pain and prayed that the others hadn´t heard them.
"A-Ah? Guys? Can I call you back? I have to get back to training. It was nice hearing from you. I will try to get back as fast as I can!" Allen stated fast as he ended the call and pushed himself of from the wall to find something to stop the bleeding.
Komui and the others blinked at the other line.
"I thought Bak said Allen was already finished with today´s training?" Reveer muttered in confusion as he looked at Komui for confirmation. Komui kind of looked worried and confused.
"He did." Komui´s answer only brought up more questions. Why would Allen lie to them?
"M-Maybe Chef Bak was right?" Jonny suggested with a frown on his face. Concern was writing all over his face. Komui´s face turned more grim. He had to think back to the call he had with Bak this morning.
Flashback
"Hello, Bak Chan~!" Komui cheered as he answered the golem. Normally he would hear a sigh or something but this time it was just silence. That made him tense up immediately. Did something happen? Where they going to be under attack?
"Komui…I need your full attention now." Bak said seriously, he was in no mood for jokes. This was serious business. Komui sat up straight in his seat getting more attention from the others in the office.
"What is it?" Komui asked as his usually carefree expression was replaced with a serious one.
"Do you know if Walker has health problems?" The question was so unexpected that Komui was sure he would have spat out his coffee if he had any at the moment right now.
"No, I don´t think so. I wasn´t aware that there was something wrong. What brought this up?" Komui´s voice was sharp and he had a frown on his face. He absently noticed that the others were listening in now.
"Well, First of that Eye of his. It brings him pain and …it´s like it´s searching for something. He cries tears of blood. It frightens me a bit if I am honest." Bak confessed with a troubled tone. He had already tried to do something to make it better, but he had no idea what he could do. Painkillers didn´t seem to work.
Komui made a sound for Bak to continue while he carefully listened.
"The second thing is…there keeps showing up blood. He´s careful to hide it but sometimes he holds his head and winced in pain or he coughs up blood. I am worried. We already checked, this isn´t a wound or something. Physically there is nothing wrong." Bak began to list the things he saw trough the days. He noticed how dark red spots were on Walker´s clothing even if Fou didn´t injure him. It was frustrating trying to help someone who didn´t want help!
Komui gulped and narrowed his eyes.
"Try to watch him more carefully from now on. I want to know everything that is going on. I will try to talk to him when he gets back. To think he thought he had the right to hide something like that from us." Komui sighed feeling exhausted from the talk. Didn´t Allen trust them?
Bak agreed and they ended their call.
End of the Flashback
"Well, we just have to pay more attention to him then." Reever muttered with a worried frown. The others nodded and began working again.
With Allen.
He was inside his room now. He took a towel and pressed it against his eye, hissing in pain. The towel soon began to soak itself with blood. Allen was panting as pain waves hit him. It felt like his head was going to split in two. He watched in horror as he tumbled to the bathroom to search for painkillers, that in his reflection his right eye was Golden.
Allen stumbled back and slide down the wall. He had seen fainst lines of crosses on his forehead.
"To soon! Not now! I am fine! I am fine!" Allen repeated the the lines like a mantra as he curled up into a ball and began to rock back and forth. It was just his imagination. He wasn´t slowly turning into a Noah.
He gritted his teeth in frustration as he felt like someone had used his head as a football. His eyes snapped open as he heard a knock on his door.
"Allen? Are you there? I saw blood in front of your door! Open up!"
Allen cussed inwardly. Why did Narain have to show up now?! He stood up on shaky legs as he walked towards the door. Allen knew from experience that Narain wouldn´t move away from the door till he knew Allen wasn´t there.
"Don´t come in!" Allen called out a warning as he gave a little pained cry as he sat down on his bed. He looked down and saw that he accidently let some of his blood stain his bedsheets. How was he supposed to explain that?! He looked like a freaking cannibal!
"Well, Master would probably say I had my period." Allen thought with a weak chuckle as he quickly tried to shove his bedsheets under his bed. He heard the door forcefully open and growled in annoyance.
Narain gave a surprised scream as he saw Allen. His entirely left side of his face was covered in blood and that towel would surely be pink after a wash.
"A-Allen! Don´t tell me you finally ate a human?!" Narain joked lightheartedly as he rushed into the room closing the door behind him. He pulled Allen up and gently pushed him onto the bed. He went into the bathroom and got a new towel.
"Yes, and if you tell someone about this I will eat you next." Allen replied dryly as he cried out into in pain. Narain hurried up and came back with a towel and a bowl of water.
He quickly dipped the towel into the water and laid it across Allen´s forehead. He took Allen´s hand into his and gave it a squeeze. "Shhh, I am here. Don´t worry. It´s finally time, huh?" Narain soothed softly as he brushed Allen´s bangs out of his face. He suppressed a shiver when he saw Allen´s eye widely moving.
Allen only nodded weakly. "The…Noah…hah…memories…hah..hah…are trying…hah..to break…hah..free now.. -that the Innocence isn´t trying to stop or balance it out…hah.." Allen informed him with a weak smile that looked more like a grimace. Narain looked down helplessly at Allen´s suffering and sweating form.
"…I-I am scared..Narain.." Allen confessed with a frightend look in his eyes. "I don´t want…hah..t-to kill..somebody!"
Narain began petting Allen´s head and whispering sweet nothings into the room that would be silent if not for Allen´s harsh breathing and quiet cries of pain. Narain could only try to comfort him and assure him that he wasn´t alone. He had to sneak out later to get some bandages and hopefully medicine that would work. How he had to cover the blood stained sheets and all of that and explain it to Bak was another thing he would worry about later.