Wolf Pup
A/N: well, here we are! Chapter two already! I'm so proud!! I got Cinder-Allen done, and I recently posted a new chapter of 'Lost Clown' so I'm doing good! Anyway I have to announce that sadly, I'll be gone from the 12th of July to the... uhmm... hold on... –checks calendar – uhmm, the 18th. So don't expect any updates for a while after this one. Sorry! –Bows- I'm going to camp for the first time ever and I'm really excited! The only downfall is I'll be gone over my birthday... the 16th... I'LL BE 15 YEARS OLD!! WEWT!! –Punches air and cheers- only 375 days until my sweet 16!! YAY ME!!
-Ahem- right... anyway... thank you all for reading and please review if I do something to piss you off, like butcher the story. Oh, and this isn't a yaoi, or a cross over fic.
Right, well I don't have the energy to write out one of my normal disclaimers, so here we go.
I do not own DGM, and Santa doesn't exist so I can't get it from him. Maybe the Easter bunny? Hmmm...
Right, so, on to the story! Oh and sorry to Allen for the next scene! I make our little bean sprout suffer so much! But it will be worth it!
Please note: italicized dialouge is pack speak
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"Yeah… oh god this hurts!" Allen pulled himself into a tighter ball and whimpered in pain, "I thought you were joking when you said it hurt like hell, ow damn it!" Allen cursed lightly and panted.
"Why would I say it if it wasn't true?" Lavi asked.
"To scare me, I mean- AHHHGH!" Allen screamed wordlessly as another wave of pain hit him. Lenalee moved his still blood matted hair out of his face and Lavi rocked the younger boy slightly.
"It's alright Allen, it will be over soon." Lavi told him soothingly and Allen nodded, before blackness claimed him and he sunk into a painless sleep.
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Allen cracked open his eyes, panting as waves of pain wracked his body. He whimpered lightly and felt a cool hand on his forehead.
"Are you awake Allen?" a soft voice asked concerned and Allen turned his pale grey eyes up to the deep violet eyes of Lenalee who was softly stroking his head.
"Yeah." He croaked out, his voice hoarse, the young boy's throat was throbbing and scratchy as if he had been screaming.
"That's good, how do you feel?" Lenalee asked leaning back on her heels. Allen noted that something looked different about her, her entire demeanor had a steely animalistic gleam to it. Allen discarded the thought after a moment, his pain hazed mind must be playing tricks on him.
"Horrible." Allen didn't bother lying; his whole body felt hot and sharp pangs of white hot agony lanced into his side. He had a pounding headache, it felt like some kind of wild animal was loose in his head, and was tearing up the place.
"Well, that's to be expected. I mean, this is your first faze, and the first time is never pleasant. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt after this." Allen turned his head to look at Lavi, who was grinning sympathetically at the younger teen, though it wasn't very comforting, since the grin was all sharp teeth.
"H-how... much l-longer...?" he wheezed out, wincing as his breath passed over his raw throat.
"Not too long, it's almost midnight. Once the moon is at it highest point, you'll faze completely, and it won't hurt anymore." Lenalee patted Allen's arm trying to comfort him only to receive a hiss of pain, "Oh, sorry!"
"Don't worry about it." Allen smiled weakly before clenching his jaw as another wave of agony hit him. Allen barely registered the door opening and people walking in through the haze of pain his mind was trying to clear.
"So the brat finally stopped screaming?" Allen looked up blearily to see a tall redheaded man sneering down at him through a haze of tobacco smoke. The boy's vision was fuzzy and I was hard to make out the face, but the red hair and deep voice were a dead giveaway to the man's identity.
"C-Cross?" he rasped out and the man nodded, smirking. "W-why are you here?"
"Well excuse me for being in my own house moron." Cross rolled his eyes and Kanda smirked, bearing his sharp fangs wolfishly.
"Y-your house?!" Allen asked in surprise, before another wave of pain hit him. Screwing his eyes shut he was barely able to keep up with the conversation.
"You didn't tell him?" Cross was talking to someone else in the room.
"It didn't come up, explaining to him that he was a werewolf seemed a bit more important." Allen could almost hear the roll of the eye that accompanied the remark that Kanda spat out at the older man.
There was a deep sigh and Allen cracked open his eyes again as the pain subsided slightly. Cross's back was to him and as he turned to face Allen, the older male's face suddenly taking on a different predatory shade, as if he had pulled off a mask. He sneered once more at the young boy, his sharp fangs glinting in the light. Even in Allen;s hazy state he felt his eyes widen in shock.
"Y-you're a werewolf?" Allen rasped out, surprised trying to keep his head from reeling in surprise.
"Yes I am, moron. What do I look like? The freaking Tooth fairy? I'm also the one who turned poor little Kanda here into one as well. We went off on his own after a few years with me, wanted to start up his own pack. I personally prefer to be alone, packs annoy me, but whatever, to each his own." The redhead shrugged. "Though I am glad they happened to pass through here, what with the amount of vampires lurking around as of late." Cross looked down at the clearly suffering boy, smirking slightly sadistcally before stalking off.
"Make sure he doesn't wreak the sheets with his claws when he fazes. I'm going outside for a hunt." Cross walked out of the room and left the other four werewolves to themselves.
"We should get outside before midnight, we have to faze and I don't think that cross would appreciate us walking through his house in our wolf forms." Lenalee offered to the others and Kanda snorted. Lavi took that as a yes and scooped the slight boy up into his arms. Allen whimpered lightly but was able to more or less keep it together, even in the pain.
"Well let's get him outside then. Lead the way Lenalee." The younger red head grinned at his friend and she nodded thankfully as she and Kanda walked out of the room, Lavi and Allen in tow.
As they walked through the extravagant manor Allen, even with his pain clouded mind was able to take in the beauty of the house. The walls were paneled with warmly stained oak planks, paintings hanging on the walls here and there. The carpets were a deep red and they looked softer than the aged mattress Allen slept on in his own home. Lavi looked down at the younger boy as he glanced around, eyes scrunched in pain.
"Nice place Cross has here huh Allen?" he asked casually and Allen nodded silently, not wanting to irritate his voice anymore than it already was.
"You know kid, I have to give you credit, when I fazed for the first time, I screamed right up until it finished, you were screaming in your sleep, sure but Kanda said you weren't as bad as me and Lenalee."
"Lenalee and I." Allen corrected hoarsely.
"Huh?" Lavi blinked down at the slightly delirious boy.
"It's 'Lenalee and I', not 'me and Lenalee'." Allen mumbled out and Lavi stopped walking to stare at the younger boy.
"Are you correcting my grammar?" the redhead asked, incredulous.
Allen chuckled softly, "Sorry, habit." He choked out before a coughing fit wracked him small frame.
"Hurry Lavi!" Lenalee called, sending Lavi scurrying after her.
"Right, right, sorry! Just getting a grammar lesson!" he joked and he jogged to the end of the hallway. Kanda led the others out into a small courtyard and stopped.
"Set him down over there." The Japanese man pointed to a patch of soft looking grass and Lavi complied. Allen whimpered again and looked up at the three werewolves.
"Don't worry Allen, it's almost time." Lenalee comforted and Allen smiled weakly at her.
"Good." He rasped out as Lavi and Lenalee sat beside him. They sat in silence for a while; the sound of Allen's pained pants the only thing breaking the silence. Suddenly all three of them jerked their heads up and stared at the moon intensely. Allen glanced at them in confusion of a moment before a pain worse than he had ever felt ripped through him. He screamed wordlessly and arched his back, digging his heels and elbows into the ground. He withered in agony, trying to escape from the pain to no avail. He felt tears make their way down his face and for once he didn't care, he was in too much pain.
"Almost there Allen!" Lavi's voice sounded rough and scratchy, and Allen turned to look at his new friend, even in his agony. His eyes widened and for a split second he forgot the pain in his shock. Lavi was half way between wolf and human, Allen watched in wonder as the older teen's face elongated into a snout and his hands and feet turned into paws, covered in shaggy maroon hair.
Allen looked over to the other side of him where Lenalee and Kanda sat, only to see they too, had changed into wolves. They both had shining black hair that reflected the moon light dully. They looked down at him and seemed to be waiting for him. Another wave of agony hit Allen and he screamed again, turning over onto his stomach on instinct, digging his fingers into the soft earth. Allen watched in wonder as his already heavily clawed hands changed into paws before his eyes. He felt his body reconfiguring its self and just as suddenly as the pain had rolled in hours before it left. The boy collapsed, exhausted and panting, glad that the pain was finally gone.
"Told you he would be a pup." Allen heard the rather cold sneer in his head and he snapped his eyes open in shock.
"Well, hell, I thought he was older Yuu Chan!" a jolly voice rang through his head as well and Allen raised his head in surprise.
"Don't call me that damn rabbit!" Kanda's voice snarled and Allen turned to the black wolf, head tilted in confusion.
"I thought Lavi was a wolf, not a rabbit..." he thought and was surprised by loud laughter from Lavi.
"Ah! He speaks! Well, Allen a bit confused ne?" Lavi's voice asked and Allen nodded.
"Well, this is pack speak, we wolves can communicate with our minds to a certain degree. It's quite handy actually and it works for rather long distances." Lavi explained and Allen felt himself nod again.
"Well, Allen, why don't you take a look at yourself?" Lenalee suggested, "You look pretty different now." Lavi chuckled as Allen tried to stand, and unused to needing all four legs on the ground fell forward.
"Well, that was pleasant." He thought sarcastically, shaking the dirt out of his eyes.
"It was fun to watch!" Lavi giggled cheerfully and Allen shot him an annoyed look. After a moment Allen was able to stand up on his own, even if it was a bit shaky.
"There's a fountain over there, good look at your reflection so we can get going." Kanda growled and Allen nodded, walking unsteadily forward. He hopped up on his back paws and rested the front two on the edge of the fountain. Allen gulped nervously and leaned forward, peering into the water. At first all there was, was a white blur on the surface of the water, but as the ripples calmed Allen gasped. A young looking wolf stared back at him, snowy fur slightly matted with dirt.
"Wow..." he thought to himself, turning his head from side to side, opening his mouth to examine his now razor sharp teeth.
"Alright, enough of that. Time to go." Kanda pushed Allen down from the edge of the fountain and the young wolf fell to his side with'oof'.
"Was that really necessary?" Allen asked, annoyed.
"Probably not, but I felt like doing it." Kanda shrugged and Allen glowered at the older male. Pulling him self up Allen realised that he was at least half the size of everyone else, even Lenalee.
"Hey, why am I so small?" he asked and Lavi roared with laughter or at least, Allen figured it was laughter, it sounder more like sniggering coughs. Lenalee giggled and Kanda snorted.
"Like I said bean sprout, you're still a pup."
"Bean sprout!?" Allen growled and was surprised at the deep rumble that came from his chest. "Hey that's cool!" he growled again before ginning happily at the deep sound.
"Whatever whelp, let's go." Kanda turned away, Lavi and Lenalee following. Allen trotted to catch up and fell into step beside Lavi.
"You know, you're even smaller than I was when I first turned, and I was the same age as you." Allen glared up at Lavi and huffed indignantly.
"Well, my birthday only just passed..." Allen defended himself.
"Oh really? Cool." Lavi grinned a toothy smile at the younger who rolled his eyes. The four padded quietly out of the courtyard and into the dense woods. Allen was pretty surprised to find that even in the gloom he could see as if it were day.
"Wow, we have pretty good vision as wolves, don't we?" Allen asked.
"Yeah, its pretty cool being able too see almost normally in such a dark place huh?" Lavi nodded
"Almost normally? What do you mean? I can see clear as day!." Allen looked up at the older male who was regarding him curiously.
"How well can you see?" he asked, slightly serious.
"Well, it's just like how I'm able to see during the day... no, its better than during the day." Allen said, glancing around. Lenalee looked back at him in surprise
"Really?" she asked, slowing down so she was walking beside them.
"Yeah, isn't that normal?" Allen asked apprehensively.
"Well, no, we shouldn't be able to see that clearly, are you sure it's like seeing in the day?" Allen nodded and Lenalee looked thoughtful.
"Kanda, do you think he's like you?" she asked and Allen tipped his head in confusion.
"It's my nose that's better than average, not my eyes." Came the cold response and Lenalee sighed.
"Lenalee?" Allen inquired and the older female turned to him.
"Well Allen, I'm not entirely sure, but there are some people who, when they become werewolves have one of their senses sharpened to an incredible degree, even for our own kind. Kanda's nose is like that. He can follow a trail, even after a week and rain. There aren't a lot of people with extraordinary senses though, so I'm not sure if your eyes are special, or if you're just unused to being able to see so clearly at night." Lenalee explained and Lavi nodded.
"Oh." Allen said thoughtfully.
"So, what do yah think of being a wolf Allen?" Lavi asked as Lenalee jogged forward to walk with Kanda.
"It's... different." Allen smiled up at the maroon coloured wolf.
"You know, I've never seen a sliver wolf before. Then again, I don't know if any werewolves ever had white hair when they fazed for the first time." Lavi commented casually.
"I'm sure I'm not the first silver wolf, you've probably just never met one before." Allen reasoned and Lavi shrugged. They continued to talk back and forth and Allen found himself getting used to hearing his friends voices in his head. As they were talking, Allen accidentally bumped into Kanda who had stopped suddenly.
"Kanda?" Allen asked cautiously. The black wolf didn't answer as he sniffed the air lightly.
"What is it Kanda?" Lenalee asked, in a serious tone and Allen tensed.
"Vampires. I smell a few of them, three or four." With that Kanda took off running Lenalee and Lavi following. Allen stood blinking stupidly for a second before he too took off after Kanda.
"Hey! Wait up!" he called, as his mind continued to race. 'Vampires? Are we going to fight them?' Allen thought worriedly
"Keep up or you'll be left behind whelp." Kanda growled at him as Allen caught up.
"Well you could have said we were going to run! This is the first time I've ever been a wolf..." Allen glared at the back of Kanda's head as they ran. The pack fell silent as Kanda lead them in a twisting path through the dark forest. As they neared the village again Allen's ears picked up something. It sounded like screaming.
"Shit." Lavi swore and Allen glanced worriedly at him, "We're late." He bared his teeth and Allen felt his eyes widen. They were late? What did that mean? The people of the village were still alright, right?
"Stay back Allen, it's not safe for you to fight vampires yet. Just watch for now, alright?" Lenalee asked softly as they reached the edge of the woods. Allen was about to protest when Kanda cut in.
"Stay back or you'll get killed whelp. And as much as I dislike it, you're part of the pack now, we need every man we can get. Even if it's a tiny little feminine faced whelp like yourself." Kanda growled and it rumbled deep in his chest. Allen glared at him but nodded slowly. Kanda turned back, leading Lenalee out into the small village. Lavi brushed by, to follow but paused to nudge Allen gently.
"Make sure you can see the fight, its better if you see these things now, and start learning how to fight." Lavi said as he left the cover of the woods. Allen moved forward and peered out of the bushes. The village he had lived in all his life was alight, flames licking up the edges of the wooden buildings. People were running and screaming, trying to escape the fire. Allen watched in horror as a dark form suddenly darted out and grabbed a woman, he could see even from this distance as the figure bit down into the struggling woman's neck. He could see the blood that the vampire didn't suck trailing down her throat in tiny rivers as she went limp in the man's grasp. Allen stood frozen as the man pulled away and dropped the body into a boneless pile. Allen's eyes darted around, looking for his pack members, praying that they were near by, that they would stop the man, but he couldn't see any of them.
"Someone help!" Allen jolted as a familiar voice reached his ears, even in its frantic state Allen recognized the raspy, aged voice of the old shop keep, the one everyone call 'sir'. The dark figure was approaching the terrified old man, who was holding a small broom like a weapon, trying to keep the evil being at bay. Allen felt rage bubble in his chest, he wasn't about to sit back and watch the only one who had showed him any kind of kindness since his father died be murdered by some... some... monster! With a howl, Allen charged forward from his cover in the woods. He felt powerful as his muscles propelled him forward; teeth
bared, a snarl escaping his throat. The vampire turned at the sound and instantly noticed the white streak of fur as Allen barrelled down on him.
"Oh? A pup? They send a mere pup to face me?" the silky voice of the demonic creature rang out as Allen got close. Allen snarled viciously and leapt at the vampire, trying to sink his teeth into his arms. Allen was vaguely aware of his pack trying to get through to him, yelling at him to run away, but his rage overpowered their voices. 'How dare he? He murders an innocent woman, goes after the only one who has shown me kindness, and calls me a mere pup? I will kill this bastard.' Allen felt another growl rumble in his chest as he attacked.
The vampire sidestepped the inexperienced wolf and spun, landing a powerful kick on Allen's side. He yelped and staggered back, but remained standing. Allen growled deep in his chest again and the vampire hissed in response. Allen lunged forward and managed to clamp down on the vampire's forearm. The man screamed in pain and thrashed wildly, trying to pry Allen's powerful jaws from his arm. Allen sank his teeth deeper into the rock hard flesh that was as cold as the stone it felt like. Allen pulled back on the vampire's arm, thrashing his head from side to side, ripping into the muscle with his razor sharp teeth. The undead man screamed wordlessly and tried to claw at Allen's face. The white wolf stood on his back paws, his jaws never unclamping and he dragged his claws along the man's chest, ripping and tearing as he went. The vampire desperately punched the young wolf in the chest and Allen released his grip on the now shredded arm as the breath was forced out of his lungs. He staggered backwards, still on his back paws, before slamming his front paws down, panting.
Sir whimpered in fear and Allen want to look back and send him a reassuring look, but he didn't dare take his eyes off of the enemy that stood in front of him. Allen lunged again and slashed at the vampire, leaving long wounds across the evil being's face. He yelled and staggered back, before he charged Allen and swiped at his face. Allen ducked and snapped at the vampire's shins. He jumped back and glared at the silver wolf before retreating into the night. Allen's breath heaved and adrenaline continued to pulse through him, even though the enemy had vanished.
"T-thank you." Allen turned in surprise to the old man he had protected. The elderly man was still clutching the broom like a sword and was staring in wonder at the young wolf. Allen barked happily and wagged his tail turning around to look at the old man. He was about to approach the man, when a set of jaws clamped down on the nape of his neck and Allen found himself no longer on his own feet, while being carted off into the cover of some bushes. After the initial surprise wore off, Allen voiced his discomfort.
"What the hell?" he asked the wolf holding him off the ground irritably.
"We told you to stay back whelp." Allen turned his head to see Kanda and Lenalee approaching him, which left only one person who would be holding him up.
"Oi! Lavi! Put me down!" Allen whined loudly, and the maroon wolf complied, setting the younger pup down gently.
"What the fuck did you think you were doing?" Kanda demanded as he stepped forward menacingly, "You could have been killed dumbass." Allen glared up at Kanda who loomed over him.
"Sir needed my help! I wasn't going to just sit back and let some vampire kill him, like he did that woman!" Allen stood his ground before Kanda seemed to sigh.
"What happened?" Lavi asked curiously, "I was busy with my own fight; I didn't even see you come over! Did you fight an actual vampire?"
"Well, yeah, I wasn't just going to sit by and watch as the only one who has been kind to me since my father died gets murdered!" Allen glared and Kanda sighed again.
"Whatever. I don't care what your reasons were; you just better know that if you disobey me again, the consequences won't be pretty. Got it whelp? I will not be lenient again. Now, stay here while we go and finish off the vampire you let escape." The alpha male growled again, and Allen was beginning to understand where he stood with his pack. Kanda turned and ran in the direction the vampire Allen had fought went, nose sniffing the air as he went; Lenalee followed her mate, leaving just Allen and Lavi.
"Are you hurt Allen?" Lavi nosed the younger wolf who was deep in thought.
"No I'm fine. Is it alright if I go check on sir?" Allen looked up at Lavi who nodded.
"Sure, I'm just going to make sure Yuu Chan doesn't need my help, I'll be back in a minute, don't go too far alright?" Allen agreed and the two parted ways. Allen picked his way back to where the old man had been sitting, only to find 8 or 9 people standing around the kindly geezer.
"A wolf! As white as the snow! It fought that monster, it saved my life!" the old man was insisting and the other villagers were scoffing at him.
"That's impossible sir, wolves don't go protecting people, beside how could a wolf take that thing on? It just wouldn't be strong enough-,"
"There it is!" Sir pointed to Allen who had been standing a distance away, not wanting to scare the villagers. All head whipped around and stared at the young wolf who bowed his head shyly.
"Holy shit on a shingle! It's real!?" one of the men asked in shock, and Allen wagged his tail lightly. Tentatively the young wolf stepped forward and the crowd parted for him. Allen walked up to sir, who had still been sitting on the hard pack earth and sniffed his face lightly. Allen whined softly and the old man patted the wolf's head soothingly.
"I'm alright. Thanks to you." He old man smiled and Allen wagged his tail and barked happily. Who would have thought that the villagers would like him better as a wolf?
"Incredible... it's like it understands what he's saying." Another man in the small crowd whispered. Allen turned to look at the man before he felt a small smirk on his lips, oh, if only they knew.
"Allen! Get the villagers out of there! It's heading back your way!" Allen was jerked out of his thoughts by Lenalee's desperate cry. He felt his eyes widen as he looked around at the villagers. Allen, who had been sitting, stood suddenly and whimpered before biting into Sir's sleeve and tugging.
"What is it wolf?" the old man asked, as Allen tugged harder. He caught a glimpse of a dark shadow moving much too fast to be human and released the old man's sleeve. The young wolf jumped through the crowd and growled as the shadow moved closer. The villagers back away from the wolf and stood behind the old man, who was still wielding the broom.
"Wolf?" one of the villagers called uncertainly. Allen growled again as he recognized the vampire he had injured jumping through the shadows. The vampire leapt suddenly, landing lightly in front of the wolf, about six meters back.
"Well, well, how about we finish our little fight whelp? I don't mind tearing you to shreds." The silky voice echoed hollowly through the night. Allen growled but took a step back uncertainly. Sizing the chance, the vampire lunged forward and swiped at Allen. The young wolf managed to dodge the worst of the damage, only gaining a small gash on his shoulder from the attack. Allen yelped before growling again and lunging forward, sinking his teeth into the hard flesh of the vampires upper arm. The man hissed in pain before punching Allen in the chest.
The young wolf let go and staggered back, trying to growl even as he began to regain his breath. He shook his head and the vampire charged, landing a kick to Allen's already battered chest and sending him rolling back towards the villagers. Allen dimly noted the sun beginning to climb over the horizon, as he struggled to stand.
He managed to regain his footing before the vampire brought a rock hard fist down on Allen's already ringing skull. Blackness clouded the edges of his vision as Allen fell, a boneless heap, to the ground. He felt his body change back into his human form, and vaguely was able to make out the surprised gasps of the villagers behind him, but he didn't care. All Allen could think of was the ringing in his skull and the numbness seeping into his mind. He managed to glance up wearily at the vampire who was looming over him triumphantly, and he let out a low growl, much to his own surprise.
"Still defiant, eh pup?" the vampire grabbed the tattered collar of Allen's work worn shirt and hauled the boy up. Allen glared weakly at the vampire, who opened his mouth to say something else, only to be cut off by an enraged howl. Allen suddenly found himself staring up at the slowly lightening sky. Time seemed to slow, and Allen could hear the sounds of a fight, but it was hazy, like hearing it through water. After what seemed like hours, the sounds died with a loud shriek and all feel silent.
"Allen! Allen!!" Lavi rushed over and knelt beside the barely lucid boy, shaking Allen out of his stupor.
"Whaa?" Allen could hear his voice slur and could tell, even in his dazed state he sounded drunk.
"Are you ok? Speak to me!!"
"My head huuurts!" Allen moaned as he fought to stay awake, voice continuing to slur.
"Ok, ok stay awake Allen alright?" Lavi scooped Allen up into his arms and the boy gave half hearted protests. Kanda and Lenalee trotted over and looked over the slightly bloodied boy.
"He ok?" Lenalee asked, concerned.
"More or less. He'll have a pretty bad headache later though." Lavi replied, smiling slightly, "Where the hell did he learn to fight like that do you think?"
"He's a natural. He has instincts, unlike you idiot rabbit." Kanda growled and Lavi laughed lightly.
"A-Allen?" the villagers stared at the barely conscious boy in wonder.
"The cursed brat?"
"He's the one that saved us?!"
"So he really IS cursed!" the villagers whispered as Lavi cradled the boy.
"Stop that!" Lenalee turned to yell at the villagers, "The only reason he's one of us now is because you jerks beat him within an inch of his life and we didn't think he deserved the die so young!" the people fell silent and the men looked down in shame.
"Lenalee. Don't bother. Lets go." Kanda stood from where he was kneeling and the rest followed him.
"Is everyone ok?" Allen asked in a tiny voice. Lavi and Lenalee stared down at him in surprise, and Kanda scoffed.
"Yeah, everyone is fine Allen." Lavi smiled and Allen sighed.
"That's good..." the white haired boy smiled as his eyes slid shut and he fell into a painless sleep.
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"Kanda, this one is special." Allen raised himself from his warm sleep when he heard voices.
"Yeah." Kanda grunted and Allen wondered what they were talking about.
"Yuu Chan, do you think he really does have extraordinary eyes? I mean, that's pretty rare, even for the ones with sharpened senses, isn't it?" Lavi asked worriedly.
"Yeah, but we should make sure they are... abnormal before we jump to any conclusions." Kanda sighed. Allen was confused and he groaned as his injuries started to ache.
"Allen, are you awake?" Lenalee asked and Allen cracked his eyes open, wincing as the light shined into his eyes.
"Yeah." The white haired boy sat up and looked around blearily, "What happened?"
"You got conked on the head by a vampire!" Lavi told him matter of factly.
"Oh. Right, is everyone alright?" Allen asked again and Lenalee smiled.
"Yeah, there weren't too many causalities. And we managed to take out all four vampires. " Lenalee told him.
"Well, that's good. Sorry I got in the way..." Allen looked down and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"No, you did great Allen! Considering it was only your first time fighting! You're a natural!" Lavi grinned and affectionately knuckled the younger boy's head.
"OW! Stop that!" Allen pushed the loud redhead off laughing.
"Ah, Allen! You're awake!" Allen turned in surprise to see sir standing in the doorway of the room, smiling warmly, his aged face wrinkling.
"Sir! What are you-," Allen was cut off by the man's raised hands.
"Now, quiet for a moment boy, let your elder speak." Allen shut his mouth with an audible snap, and Kanda snorted in amusement, "First off I wanted to thank you for protecting me, and the other villagers." Allen blushed slightly and rubbed the back of his head with a sheepish grin.
"Oh, well, I mean it's not that big of a deal, they would do the same-,"
"No they wouldn't." The old man said blankly and Allen winced. Lenalee looked over at Allen, concerned, before glancing at Lavi who shrugged.
"We're leaving now that the whelp is awake." Kanda broke into the conversation.
"Say what?" Allen looked at the older male apprehensively.
"We're leaving. We got rid of all of the vampires in the area, and we need to move on. Besides, staying in a village where they know who and what you are isn't wise." Kanda shifted his gaze from the window to glare directly at the still recovering boy.
"Unless that is you want to stay here with all of your dear 'friends'." Kanda snarled before turning away and looking out of the window to stare at the small village as people bustled around, repairing the damage. Allen winced at his words and sighed.
"Even if they don't like me much, it's still my duty to protect people who can't protect themselves, now that I can, right?" he asked quietly. Kanda scoffed.
"I hate naive idealists like you." He grumbled and Allen smiled.
"And I hate cold hearted bastards like you. Makes us even right?" Allen grinned at Lenalee and Lavi who gawked, waiting for Kanda to turn around and whip some sense into Allen. To their surprise he smirked.
"Che, whatever whelp."
-Chapter end-
A/N: well that was a looong chapter. over 6000 words. Crazy huh? Awww my little baby of a story is a toddler now! –Sniffs- well, I talked enough at the beginning of this chapter, so I'll shut up now.
Edit 07-30-08 my beta came home! Thank you bleachie! I love you and your amazing beta-ing!
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