The Promise
Chapter Two: Breaking The Rules
AN: Alright, so i ended up not getting the chance to update yesterday but now I can! I've decided to put the memories in order because it's easier and requires me to think less :) Also Allen will talk a little like a kid in dialogue but in his mind it won't be childish, it'll be the way i normally write.
fangirl0512 : Yes, it's a pretty gloomy story in the beginning. It'll get happy though. Around 4. Secret Passages the story will take a happier turn :) Kanda and Allen don't get re-united (besides in dreams and stuff) until 24. Love and Hate OMG so much happens in chapter 24, it's crazy! But yes, I love Tyki, but as i told you i needed a sexy guy to be the bad guy! JK I JUST CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT SOMETHING! I'm gonna put some of the chapters together so you wont have to wait so long for them to be reunited!
Kohikari: Yes, i'm using a lot of those characters :) Not all of them but a lot of them.
Ern Estine 13624: Well here's more! :)
Allen: I don't like this chapter :'(
Alice: Oh well *evil laugh* I am sorry though :'( It hurt me to write it!
Allen: *sulks in corner*
Alice: Well anyways, here's your chapter!
Allen's P.O.V.
5 years old
I've been in this stupid castle for three days now and no one, besides King Cross and Goz, have even acknowledged me. The again I have been locked up in my room for the most part of my stay. The only close to pleasant interaction I've had was with Goz, The large framed but small brained servant. I tried to explain that i do not need a servant, but Cross wouldn't have it. The Goz guy is denser than I am and I am a five year old, but i like that about him. After he heard my side of the story he balled his eyes out in front of me and the maids, who also were tearing up a bit. I mean sure, i cried about the situation but only when no one could see me. His tears were somewhat of a comfort, though.
Today I decided to crawl out of my hole of self-pity and do something. I chose to make my way down to the kitchen. I had been trying, but not succeeding, to memorize the layout of the castle. I have been known to get lost easily, but i made sure to at least know where the kitchen was. I'm only allowed to have three meals a day so sneaking in was my only option!
I reached the side entrance and the smell of delicious food filled the air. My stomach growled and i shushed it. Quietly as possible i cracked the door and peeked inside. Three people were running around the huge kitchen. How did three people feed a whole castle?
Sneaking over to the pantry my stomach once again decided to make its presence known.
"Hey Zak, you hungry or something?" a girl with choppy black hair called.
"Nah, I thought that was you, Jerry?" a boy who looked almost just like the girl spoke.
"No honey, it must have been you or Em." a black man(woman?) (yes i know Jerry is a man XD) called out in a low yet feminine voice.
"Or someone else..." Em looked around, me just barely out of her line of vision. Just then Jerry caught sight of me.
"Okay, it was my stomach! I'll go grab myself a snack." He said dramatically, earning him two weird looks and shrugs. He opened the food pantry and urged me in. He closed the door.
"And who are you?" he asked excitedly, "You're such a cutey patootie! Why are you in the kitchen?" The purple haired man sure had a lot of questions.
"u- um" I started, "I'm Allen." I stated lamely.
"Well my name is Jerry, wait Allen as in the King's nephew?" he asked, sounding shocked.
"Yes, but please don't tell anyone I came here!" I was told not to go to the kitchen, the meeting room, or Cross's study.
"Off course not!" he stated happily, "You obviously didn't come with out reason." as if on cue my stomach imitated the voice of a dying whale and i blushed. Jerry giggled and led me to another room inside the pantry. Behind the door was a table for three.
"What would you like to eat?" Jerri then added, "I can cook anything and as much as you like."
"Oh well since dinner is in a few hours I'll only have a stuffed turkey with broccoli, grapes, corn, mashed potatoes, and lots of rolls." I thought for a moment, :and for desert I'll have a triple chocolate cake, sugar cookies, and five cinnamon rolls, wait, make that twenty." Jerri stared at me in disbelief.
"Are you sure you can eat all of that?" I nodded happily. "Well then I'll get right on it."
"Won't Zak and Em, i think were their names, notice it?"
"No, they think I'm crazy and don't question my actions. Even if they did discover you, you could trust them."
"It's not that, I'm already chancing you getting in trouble, i'd feel even worse if it were them, too." Jerry assured me everything was okay and left to prepare my snack (yeah that's right, it's his snack). After maybe thirty short minutes Jerry returned with my food. That was quick. Jerry watched in horror as i finished my last cinnamon roll.
"My lord child!How many meals did you miss? Lunch only passed 3 hours ago!"
"Mana said i have a high melab- mateh- matebolee-"
"Metabolism?"
"Yes, melabolistum, and i can eat a lot of food with out being affected." I smiled even though the thought of Mana made me want to cry, but Kanda's words gave me hope.
Jerry laughed for a moment and urged me out of the kitchen, giving him some candies. He promised he'd sneak me some snacks throughout the day tomorrow.
I was walking the halls when i realized i was lost, again. How the heck did i get lost on the way back? Shoving the candies in my pocket I decided to ask for help. A partially open door stood five feet away. I knocked on it and it opened more. I saw terrible things inside. There were chains on the walls and other torture devices across the floor and on shelves. With my stupid curiosity i walked in further. I heard a clanking sound to my right and it startled me. In my attempt to have half my body run and the other half freeze and try to disappear I tripped causing a loud smack to fill the room.
"Whose there?" a low slurred voice asked. In horror i stayed silent and frozen. "By the order of the King make yourself known." he yelled.
"K-King Cross? It's me Allen." I said standing up and bowing quickly.
"Ah, Allen." Cross crossed (you know i had to^_^ ) the room and shut the door, "May I ask as to why you're in study?" realizing my mistake i backed away in fear.
"I'm sorry. I- I-" i was cut off my the sound of breaking glass and a yell.
"You were told specifically not to enter this room! For disobeying you will be punished." The King's wine glass was in pieces across the floor. I noticed the multiple empty bottles on the other side of the room.
Cross walked towards me and i took another step back. He grabbed me by my snow white hair and threw me to the ground. I suppressed a scream as glass shards cut into my arm and side.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!" I sobbed.
"Shut the hell up!" he me in my stomach he yelled names i had never heard before. All i could do was cough and choke on my own cries.
"Please! Stop it!" I managed to whisper.
Just as he started to pick up my small limp body a tall woman with brown hair and a beautiful face rushed in.
"No, you must go, hurry." I said inaudibly.
"Your majesty please! Stop! He's just a boy." she called out and grabbed me from his hands, "You've injured him badly. A man appeared at the door.
"Clair what are you- Oh my God." his eyes widened at the sight before him. That's all i saw as my vision became clouded, and then i was out.
When i was finally able to open my eyes I saw the woman named Clair sleeping with her head on the edge of my bed.
"Good, you're awake." I jumped at the sound of the man's voice, "Don't worry, It's just me. My name is Mark, I'm Clair's husband." I calmed down a bit.
"Hello Mark." I whispered hoarsely.
"I know why the king treated you so violently." Panic filled my eyes as memories from not long ago invaded my mind. "you caught him at a bad time, His um, lady friend was late so he began to drink alcohol heavily." he paused, "but please don't be quick to judge him. He really is a good man, i assure you."
"A good man my ass." A sleepy voice belonging to Clair sounded making both Mark and I jump. "Are you okay sweetie?" She asked rubbing her eyes. I nodded and smiled, even if that wasn't how i truly felt. I've already troubled her enough. "Good. I'll try and keep this from happening again, okay?" I nodded again and both Mark and Clair left.
I laid there for several moments before deciding to look through what little belongings those men retrieved. I picked up my favorite jacket that i had worn often. Something red fell out of the pocket. It was Kanda's hair tie. I remember how it got there, too.
Kanda and i were playing this cool game called Go Fish. If i won i got his hair tie. If he won I had to take full blame next time we got in trouble (which happened a lot.). I must be really lucky, because I won.
To think this happened no more than a month ago. It seems like its been ages. It's alright, because one day I'll be back home with Kanda. He did promise after all.
I saw the black haired boy and ran up to him.
"Kanda?" i asked.
"Yeah?" He replied.
"Do you miss me?" I asked, hopeful.
"You're so stupid, asking something like that." he che'd.
I visibly deflated, "O-oh"
"Don't look all depressed! I don't miss you because I know you'll be back soon. Stupid Moyashi."
"My. name. is. Allen. A-l-l-e-n. Al. Len. ALLEN."
"M-o-y-a-s-h-i. Mo. Ya. Shi. MOYASHI." Both males laughed a little. "So how are they treating you at the castle?"
"Well I've made some friends. Goz, Mark, Jerry, Clair." I left out everything about Cross, i didn't want to worry Kanda.
"Allen, what's wrong?"
I was shocked, could he read minds? "What do you mean? Nothing."
He looked at me doubtfully, "Don't you know I'm not stupid? Tell me what's wrong. I can see it in your eyes."
I blinked a few times decided whether or not i should tell him, "Well... the king he- he hurt me real bad."
Kanda went from calm to angry, "What? How?!" He growled and i flinched.
"I broke the rules so i got a beating. But it really doesn't matter anymore." i tried.
Kanda's face softened. "It does matter. I can't have some stupid king hurting you. You're my only friend after all Moyashi." Kanda smiled at me.
O-oh. Just a dream. Kanda would never say that. He doesn't really smile either...
I wish he would.
*Dream or Delusion*
AN: Well there you have it. It started off happy, got really sad, and then ended pretty happy in my opinion. Next chapter will be Kanda's POV so be happy!
CHAPTER SUMMARY:
-Allen meets Jerry and Goz(that guy from Kanda's episode in Season 2!)
-Allen accidentally happens upon Cross's forbidden study and is beat by the drunk man
-Mark and (mostly) Clair come to Allen's rescue.
-Allen discovers he has Kanda's hair tie
-Allen dreams a conversation with Kanda
The next chapter is called Kanda's Guilt because I'm stupid and name retarded. Well it's three AM and i have to be up in four hours so if i forgot to say anything, I'm sorry! PLEASE REVIEW I BEG YOU! IT MAKES ME HAPPY AND WANT TO UPDATE MORE! ^_^
BYE:)
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