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Chapter 14
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So they managed to figure out who it was after all.
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"Let's leave Neah out of this."
"Agree."
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Silently, I leave them. Lavi may have set up a vacuum to prevent others from eavesdropping their conversation, but I'm a flower. No matter who strong a leaf tribe is in handling magic, none can surpass the flower. The only way to take a flower down is to strike them while they less expected any attacks especially after they were emotionally unstable. I guess that's the reason Leenalee suggested to leave me out of this. She knew exactly how I will react.
What should I do...?
They were not wrong for wanting to capture Tyki, but Tyki was not in the wrong as well.
There's still 12 hours left for me to make up my mind. 12 more hours, and they will capture Tyki. Tyki doesn't stand a chance, considering he can't even use magic.
He will be captured.
As much as I believe Allen will not do anything towards Tyki, I still refuse to accept the fact that Tyki will be captured.
Think, Neah think! There's not much time left!
What... exactly should I do?
Whose side should I stand by?
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Neah D Campbell
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"Wait Allen! You can't! He's —"
The sharpen leaves never reach Tyki, they stopped their motion out of a sudden before any of them get in touch with Tyki within the radius of a meter. Lavi breathed out in relief. This leaf tribe is important to Neah, so if anything bad happens to this leaf tribe, he could not picture Neah's reaction towards this.
Probably so mad to the point he lose himself once again? Or maybe killing Allen and his leaf tribes? Either way was unpleasant in their own way.
Lavi turned to look at Allen, wanting to praise him for stopping the attack, only to be stoned in his place.
Allen looked really mad, his gray eyes reflecting Tyki's reflection in such hatred and... Hurt?
"... Is this your choice?" If Lavi wasn't looking at Allen now, he would not have believed that voice belong to Allen. It sounded so much colder than his usual tone, no, it just doesn't make sense that Allen speak in such voice.
"Is this your choice?! Are you against us now?!"
Lavi and Leenalee were lost; they could not understand who Allen was referring to. Tyki had passed out from the sudden great amount of magic released by Allen just now, so Tyki is out of the question. Lavi and Leenalee were both with Allen all the while so it can't be them as well. As for Kanda... No, a flower and his partner will never abandon each other, so who exactly was the question referring to?
"Answer me, Neah!"
The black flower simply walked out of his hiding spot and knelt down to carry the now unconscious Tyki in his arms, as he ignore the stares of the leaf tribes beside Allen.
"Neah, you told me that he remember nothing!" It was Lavi who yelled.
Neah's back jerked, but he continued carrying Tyki away from the group.
"He remembered nothing! He won't give up everything for you just like you did for him—"
"I know!" Neah yelled back in frustration.
"... Then why? You'll only hurt yourself more after you leave here with him." Kanda stated, although it as clear that he would convince the others to let Neah leave if Neah really wish to go with Tyki. The bonds between a flower and his partner, Kanda understood it well. If it was him and Allen in such situation, he would also choose to go with his flower and not stay with the others. And to make things worse, if Tyki is just like Lavi said, lost his memories of Neah, Neah will be the only one suffers if he leaves now. Nothing is worse than to staying with your love that does not return your love for them.
"... Who cares if he forgets about me?" His hands trembled slightly, but he ignored them. "As long as he's by my side, that's enough for everything. You'll understand, won't you, Allen?"
You will do the same for Kanda Yuu, won't you?
"... Thanks for everything." But I'm siding Tyki now. With that said, Neah continued his path, leaving everyone else behind.
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To be honest, I thought I was dead meat after that white flower attacked me.
But I woke up. At first glance, I thought I was heaven, or maybe I was returned to the nature, observing everything silently.
"Are you awake?"
Then his voice came, that beautiful voice of his. I was panicked for a while, did the white flower kill Neah too? But I soon understand that Neah had save me from the white flower. Though I could not understand his intentions in doing so.
Even so, I'm feeling really happy in the inside somehow. I'm happy that he left them for me.
He chose me over them.
I could not stop the smile on my face.
"You're not hurt anywhere, are you?" Perhaps my smile made him thought that I'd hit my head or something, he quickly checked my body for any other injuries he missed. Still smiling, I shook my head.
"Don't you dare hide any wounds from me. Are you really not hurt anywhere?" Even when he's slightly angry with me now, I could feel happiness bubbling up in me. I know, he's just worried for me, just like those good old times...
Wait, "good old time"?
Did I know Neah before my current flower found me?
My clan dead after we went to save a dying clan. My flower died too. I was saved by my current flower—
That's it!
My previous flower, who was it?
What was his or her name?
Perhaps Neah was a good friend of my previous flower and always visited us before my clan died off? That explains why he looked so familiar even when I remember nothing of him! It's impossible for my current flower to know everything about my past after all!
Even so, how about Neah's own clan? My flower told me nothing Neah's past.
Why did Neah always appear alone? Where is his clan? Did he leave them? If so, why?
No, now that I think about it, flower looked a little troubled when I asked things about Neah every time.
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What could it be that flower is hiding from me?
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"Flower, I'm back." Tyki went and greeted his flower as soon as he returned to his clan.
The flower simply nodded and looked curiously at the black flower Tyki brought back with him. "...A flower this time, huh?"
"Yes, my flower. Neah had promise that he will not take the white flower's side."
"Even so, it's dangerous to have another flower in our clan."
Huh?
"Tyki, bring him to the swamp and locked him up there."
A swamp...? They won't even lock up the leaf tribes he brought back all these while, and to think locking them up in a swarm... That's the same as killing them in the slow way. True, flower may be stronger than leaf tribes, but how long can a flower live under a swamp? With no sunlight and not enough oxygen under there—
"Flower, Neah promised!"
"I will not tolerate another presence of flower in my clan, Tyki. This is an order from your flower, Lock the black flower up."
"But—"
"Are you defying my orders, Tyki?"
"How about the lake, my flower? It's the same as long as we guard him, right? I volunteer to be the guard—"
"Mikk Tyki."
Why was he acting like that? He should carry out whatever his flower asked him to without any questions ask. So, why was he... So concerned for Neah's life or death right now to the point almost defying his flower's order?
"...I'm sorry, my flower. I'll carry it out right away."
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"... We need to lock you up."
You nodded in understatement, "Alright. Not that I didn't expect this."
So you expected to be lock up...?
"Well, you currently got a flower from the dangerous clan in your territory, it's natural to lock them up to ensure your clan safety." You explained softly to me, your hand caressing my face gently before quickly pulled back your hand when you realize what you did.
I pulled your hand and lead you to your new "room" — The swamp.
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"Here it is."
"... This is a swamp, Tyki."
"This is where we'll lock you up from today."
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You hesitated, but you still walked past me to the swamp.
Why?
You knew you won't be able to live under that swamp, so why are you still walking there?
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"... Hey Tyki, you'll come and visit me sometimes, right?"
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No, I won't. So get away from that swamp already! Run away! Run back to that white flower, I'll just pretend unable to hold you back from here.
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"... Neah, you will die."
"Don't underestimate a flower, Tyki."
"There won't be enough oxygen and sunlight under there! You can't—"
"Tyki!"
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You stood there, just a foot away from the entrance of the swarm.
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"... Tyki, I'm bonded to someone. As long as he's alive, I'll live."
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For a while, I did not know how to react.
I didn't know you have a partner.
Who was it? That white flower?
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"...Can you please visit me sometime, Tyki?"
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I nodded, my mind still lost at the fact that you had a partner.
I watched as you walked into the swamp, allowing the swamp to swallow you whole, all the while the spell activating to prevent you from escaping.
It was a special spell, flower told me. With that spell, those that were locked up with that spell will not be able to use magic.
You looked back at me at the very last second and smiled, still allowing the swamp to swallow you up.
Not long after, you disappear from my sights, fading away underneath the swamp.
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TBC
A/N : Any guesses on who's Tyki current flower~? 1 more day till the announcement of SPM results... For those that doesn't know, SPM is the most important test for high school student in my country. We use that result to get into the college and course we want. And to think I was greeted in the morning with a "SPM RESULTS IN 1 MORE DAY PEOPLE" post in my facebook as soon as I woke up... Sigh... I'm damn scared QAQ
REVIEWS :
Shadow Spears and Silent Death Walker : Thanks for the support~! Hope this chapter is nice to you two as well~
Cutiepie120048 : Thanks a lot for reviewing but please forgive me for not answering your question in this chapter. By the way, the identity of Tyki's current flower will be revealed in the next 2 chapters. So please forgive me QAQ HOpe you enjoy this chapter as well~
DarkestWriterEver : Tyki will~ ;3 I have no problem understanding what you wrote so no worries~