Rai: Hello there readers! Rai here, bringing you an update because… Well… It's really overdue, is it not? Anyway, I'd like to thank all my reviewers and those who added this story to their favorites and alerts; it really means a lot to me! So I ask you to please enjoy the newest installment, and once again, thank you!
And also, just as a fair warning; I've started my freshman year of high school, so I expect things to get even busier for me than they already were in junior high. So please please please please bear with me! I love you guys for not sicking an angry mob on my sorry ass :')
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Obligatory Damnation
Chapter 2:
We Are NOAH
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"Come what may, I'll put a bullet through its head.
Should it insist, then I'll be sure to leave it dead."
~Rai
Previously:
Lying in bed that night, Yu Kanda found himself thinking about a certain white-haired sprout. Replaying the scenes from today in his head; he found that he didn't exactly hate the smaller boy, but he was far from tolerating him.
Perhaps it was because the two had more things in common than he had thought. Before Lavi and Lenalee, all Kanda had, was his adoptive family. He too, knew the pain of solitude and introverted demeanor.
Maybe it was because he understood what the sprout was going through, did he want to break the façade that was Allen Noah Walker. Not because he was beginning to care for a complete stranger, no in fact it wasn't that at all. Yu Kanda was only bothering with the small brat because he wanted to satisfy his personal goals. Yes, that was it. The boy was only a challenge for Kanda to take on; nothing more. When he was done figuring Walker out, then he'd be gone from his life. Kanda would make sure of it.
After all, when you complete a puzzle; the only thing left to do is put it back in its box. It's only fun the first time around.
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Placing a palm to the car's window, Allen watched as an imprint of his hand was left on the cold surface. Sighing, the boy opted to place his forehead against the cool window instead; watching the passing environment as he did so. He watched, and watched, and watched. Eerie cold eyes envying, envying- oh so envious were they. Golden specks seeping into those normally grey eyes, wantonly glaring ever so spitefully at the lives that those humans possessed… The kind of life he wished to obtain for himself and for his family.
…To be free of their destinies; free of constant expectations; to finally be free of the chains that were bound to them since birth… These were the wishes of each and every Noah. They were trapped in a seemingly eternal quest; struggling to be freed from the curse set upon their clan so many eons ago.
Averting his gaze from the angering scenery, the young Noah turned to eye the occupants of the Earl's limousine; snorting inwardly. Why had the Earl insisted that these "friends" of his accompany the family to the 14th's estate? Surely they were not worthy enough to… No, he corrected himself. The 14th was the unworthy one. That bastard didn't even deserve the presence of these… acquaintances.
From beside the apathetic looking Allen Walker, Tyki looked on solemnly. Honestly, the boy now seemed as if he had more sticks up his ass then Kanda himself. And speaking of Kanda… Tyki was surprised to see the sword-wielding teen staring lazily at his nephew, who, after noticing, began glaring back. When Allen's expression became more feral, however, Tyki had to gaze pointedly at the Asian in order to wipe the smug smirk off his face.
"Master Tyki, Young Master Allen, and company; we have arrived at Master Nea's(1) home." Clicking his tongue, Allen ventured out of the limo and (grudgingly) followed the rest of his family inside- the trio following not too far behind them. Their peaceful yet awkward silence was broken a few moments later.
"Why so stiff, sprout?"
Freezing mid-stride, the aforementioned 'sprout' turned swiftly around.
"Excuse me?" He grit out, teeth clenched.
"Surely you heard me the first time." Kanda replied smugly. "It seems to me like you want to high tail it out of here and run crying to your mother." By now, all the present Noah, as well as the Earl, had turned around to question the commotion. They, however, ceased all action at the sight of their youngest; orbs swirling a furious gold and his pale complexion slowly mixing into a dark tan, stigmata etching its way across his forehead.
"Don't you dare speak to me as if you fucking know me, because you don't, you fucking bastard!" Allen screamed heatedly.
"Oh? And what are you going to do if I continue to do so?"
"Yuu! Stop it! What in the hell do you think you're doing?" Lavi yelled, rushing over to clamp his hand over the teen's mouth.
"A-Allen, we're so sorry for his behavior! H-He's not usually this bad-mannered, really! He's a great guy once you get to know him!" Lenalee added; quick to defend her friend even as her nerves burned with fear.
"Get to know him, you say?" Allen snarled, having the decency to look insulted. "And on what grounds am I to even consider familiarizing myself with that bastard?" The scream echoed throughout the hall as if in an attempt to amplify the Noah's raw emotions.
"Come now, little one, don't tell me that you've forgotten how to forgive and let die?" Lenalee, Lavi, and Kanda looked on in bewilderment as a figure suddenly appeared behind their schoolmate; a gloved hand making its way to the boy's frozen shoulder.
"…I suggest you loosen the hold you have on me, and that you take your own advice, Nea." The man, now identified to be known as Nea, chuckled happily.
"But I concur, dearest Al, for I have forgiven to an extent. And most, if not all of my ill intent has died out into nothing but good will~"
"My ass it has you pompous je-"
Hefting Allen up by his neck and slamming the lithe form against a wall, Nea's expression darkened.
"Listen here, little Allen; you'd do well to behave like a good boy; especially when you're in my home- there's only so much I can tolerate of you." Relinquishing his hold on Allen's neck, Nea observed the former with mirth. "Remember this; I was never as kind or as patient with you as my beloved Mana was. So I hope you'll be able to forgive me for any outbursts that are doomed to happen… Much more so now thanks to that accident."
And contrary to popular speculation, Allen did not retaliate this time. He merely slumped against the wall in resignation and looked up into Nea's eyes mournfully.
"I didn't mean… I… I'm sorry…" Instantly, Nea smiled. And there was only one word that could describe how it looked to Allen. Bittersweet.
"I know, little one." The Musician then proceeded to shock Allen out of his reverie by outstretching his hand towards the still-Noah dyed form. After scrutinizing the older Noah with hesitation and suspicion, Allen Walker simply smiled and stood; completely disregarding the offending hand as he slowly reverted back to his human form.
"Now, uncle, please try not to forget that we are still far from being on lovable terms. In fact, I'm sure this is the first time we've ever been this friendly with one another, no?"
After twitching slightly, Nea conceded; a pout present on his lips.
'Honestly... Why must he be such an adorable mix between a tsundere and a yandere(2)?'
"I wouldn't dream of it, little one. And yes… I suppose it is.
Everyone else sweat-dropped; silent amusement contagiously making its way to each individual in the room, sans Allen and Nea.
He was sulking. Oh, he was so sulking.
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"…And? To what do I owe the honor of having members of the family visit me in my humble abode?" Nea questioned, taking a sip of his tea. "It must be of utmost importance if you managed to bring my cute little nephew along with you." He added; chuckling as the latter sputtered indignantly.
"And not only that, but it seems you've brought friends along as well. Tell me, Earl, do you deem them worthy enough to be involved in our business?"
"Hey! What do you mean worthy eno-"
"I suggest you stay quiet, Lavi." Tyki said; cutting the eye-patch clad teen off. Grumbling, Lavi did as he was told and began to quietly observe; his Bookman side kicking in. Noticing the change of demeanor in his object of affections, Tyki's gaze hardened and he forced himself to look away.
"…I apologize if my uncle's comment offended you, but I assure you that he means no harm… But in all honesty, I've been meaning to ask the same thing, Earl. Surely Nea and I aren't the only ones to have pondered this." Allen declared; his quiet voice filled to the brim with pride and authority. A nod from each present Noah only confirmed their sentiments.
"Are you all saying that you're questioning my reasons~?" The Earl asked.
"No! Of course not, Earl!" The leader of Noah turned his head to the voice.
"Then what is it, Lulubell~?"
"We're simply curious, Lord Millennium. After all, you have yet to tell us what role these three play for us… We offer our humblest apologies if we should have offended you in any way, my Lord." The Noah of Lust replied, bowing her head.
"Yeah, hihi~! We're with you one-hundred percent, Earl, hihi!"
"Ah, you can count on us, Lord Millennium!"
"Hey, Bonds, would you shut up already? I'm sure Master Earl gets the point. Sheesh, so noisy for no reason…"
"What was that, you stupid 5-eyes?"
"Let's kill him, Devit, hihi! Shoot, shoot, hihi~!"
"Hey, idiotic twins and turban-head, I believe you're interrupting a very important conversation." Allen conjured, rubbing his temples tiredly. Noting the confused auras that the 'tag along three' were emitting, he added, "Earl, I think we should properly… reintroduce ourselves. It seems we've forgotten that, aside from myself as well as Tyki, they aren't currently aware of our identities. "
Unperturbed by the revelation, the Earl simply grinned. "Oh, of course~ How rude of us~ Why hello there, classmates of our dear Allen Walker, I am the Lord Millennium- Earl of Noah~"
"Oh? They are little one's classmates? Well then, I apologize for being so rude~ My name is Nea Noah Walker, and I am Allen's uncle. I am also commonly known as the Pianist or Musician among my family. It is a great pleasure to be acquainted with you three."
"Hm… You already know me, but I might as well… Greetings, children; the name is Tyki Noah Mikk; humbly here at your service. I am the Pleasure of Noah."
"…"
"…Allen, it's your turn~"
"Yes, Earl…" Shifting his eyes so that he was staring directly at Kanda, he continued. "My name is Allen Noah Walker. I have come to be known as either the 'White Clown' or the 'Clown of God.' And I most certainly am not a beansprout, thank you very much. As for my genes, I suppose you could say that I am…" He shot a glance towards Nea. "I suppose you could call me the Junior Musician."
"What to do you mean when you say 'genes?'" Lavi questioned. "And what do you mean by Junior Musician?" He added hastily.
"Now Lavi, questions can wait 'till after introductions." Tyki reprimanded, smiling slyly.
"There's no need to be so mean to such a cutie, Ty-pon~" The former blanched. "Ha-ha; how adorable!"
"That's enough of your mindless flirting!" Tyki roared. Lavi stared, stunned at his teacher's outburst. Catching the redhead's gaze, Tyki managed a weak smile.
"Aw, you're no fun brother." The man coughed and plastered on a cheery grin. "Pleased to meet you, cutie and friends; my name is Sheryl Noah Kamelot and I am Tyki's lovely brother as well as Road's stepfather. I represent the Greed of Noah~"
"Dear God… stupid narcissist." Allen muttered under his breath. "Lord Millennium, do you mind if I make this short?"
"Of course not, Al~" The teen nodded and gave his "friends" a blank stare.
"The blonde woman is Lulu –Noah- Bell, and she represents the Lust of Noah. The child-like one is Road Noah Kamelot and she's the Dream of Noah. Those two idiots are Jasdevi. The long-haired blonde is Jasdero, and the rebellious jerk is Devit; like turban-head mentioned earlier, they signify the Bonds of Noah. Muscles over there, is called Skin, and he is our Wrath. And as for turban-head; well, he's not that important, so I'll leave it at that."
"Hey! Allen! Is that how you speak about your elders?" The 'turban-head' asked angrily. "My name is Wisely, not turban-head. I am the Noah's Wisdom."
"Turban-head." Allen called, face blank.
"Wisely."
"Turban-head."
"Wisely, damn it!"
"Enough, you two."
"…Yes, Tyki."
"Now, before we go on to questions; I'd appreciate it if you three did the same and introduced yourselves to us." Nea said, lips upturned politely.
"Oh, right. My name's Lavi Bookman, it's uh, nice to meet you."
"Hello. I'm Lenalee Lee."
"…" Lavi laughed nervously.
"This fellow with eternal PMS is Yuu Kanda." At that, even Allen couldn't suppress his chuckles.
After everyone settled down, the Earl pointedly glanced in Allen and Nea's direction, receiving a nod in return.
"Now, as for your question- or rather, questions, Bookman heir… I'm afraid we can't answer your first one just yet. And as for why we call little one the Junior Musician… Well, that's pretty simple. Through some odd turn of events, the two of us ended up inheriting similar genes. As such, we possess similar… qualities, if you will. Being that I am the Musician, it only makes sense for him to be my junior."
"However repulsive the title may be…" Allen mumbled, causing the Senior Musician to twitch.
"Um, I don't mean to sound rude or anything, but why can't you tell us about these genes of yours?" Lenalee asked.
"Because we don't trust you with our secrets is why." Allen replied nonchalantly.
"Aren't we your friends, Allen? How could you not trust us?" Lenalee challenged, causing Allen's eyes to narrow. As quickly as it appeared, though, the look disappeared. The white-headed teen looked thoughtful for a moment before regarding the Chinese girl with a small pout.
"Friends you say? Even if that is true to a T, I've only known you for a couple of days… Not even a week at that. I apologize if you are used to trusting people straight off the bat, Miss Lenalee; however, I have long disposed of that sort of sentiment." Allen replied, shrugging. "As things are now, in my opinion, there is nothing that the three of you have done thus far to warrant my trust." He then added emphatically.
"We've been nothing but kind to you, Allen! I don't understand how you could be so cold-hearted!"
"You call barging into my business like you own it being nice? Befriending the unwilling is now known as kindness? I'd appreciate it if you went to go work on a charity case that actually wants the pity." Allen bit back bitterly. "And as for my being cold-hearted, well, that's a different matter even of itself. But again, this is my business."
"No, it is our business, little one." Nea said suddenly, deliberately giving the girl a cold glare.
"Settle down, everyone~" The Lord Millennium spoke menacingly. "Now, as to why these three," he motioned his arm towards Lavi, Lenalee, and Kanda. "…are here, that is because they are currently affiliated with 'Black Order Underground,' am I correct?" Seeing the surprised yet cautious expressions of said Underground members, the Earl grinned.
"I don't understand, Lord Millennium." Wisely stated, scratching the back of his head sheepishly. "Why do we require their help?"
"You say it as if the thought of it disgusts you, Wisely." Lavi interjected suddenly, his one emerald eye flickering.
"Perhaps it does disgust me, eye-patch. What of it?"
"Silence!" Lulubell interrupted.
"Thank you, Lulubell~ Now then, Wisely, the reason we require their assistance is simple. Whether we may like it or not, they have the additional resources- no, power necessary to free us~" And although the Earl was wearing his usual loving smile, his family could sense that Adam(3) was none too pleased about having to depend on outside forces. After all, this sort of arrangement could only lead to one thing- one thing that Allen knew all too well. Debt.
"And what do we, of the Black Order Underground, get in return for our services? Kanda inquired, speaking for the first time since the meeting commenced. Allen glared at him, causing the samurai to smirk.
"That can be arranged with your Supervisor, child. After all, I'm sure you're aware that the Noah Family is held in high esteem by both the prestigious and common public. We also possess dealings in that little Underground work of yours. So I repeat myself, it can be arranged." Nea responded, settling his chin atop folded hands. "Besides, the Black Order was never one to turn down an opportunity such as this~"
Glaring, Lavi gave yield to the Musician's logic.
"I do hope you're aware that, in order to service you, we will need to learn more about your dilemma, for lack of better words. Of course, that involves everything that there is to know about your Noah lineage, as it seems to have to do a great deal with said dilemma." Lavi remarked.
"But of course, bunny boy." Tyki replied seriously, despite the use of the nickname. "All of that information will be disclosed to you once both sides have come to a point of understanding- that is, when we've both exchanged reasonable amounts of trust. Right, Earl?"
"Indeed~"
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Later that day found Lavi, Kanda, and Lenalee sitting in Supervisor Komui's pigsty of an office.
"Did you ask how they knew about us?" Komui asked quietly, his glasses glinting in the light.
"No… Sorry, Supervisor. We were too stunned to question that."
"It's alright, Lavi. Just make sure you make it a must to find out."
"Will do, sir. In the meantime, don't you find it strange how mysterious the Noah Clan is, despite us having been aware of them for quite some time now?"
"Yes, well, the Noah Clan has always kept to themselves; even after becoming one of the most well-known groups out there."
"Just who are they?" Lenalee asked silently, the rhetorical question echoing through the quiet room.
Meanwhile, the lone figure of Allen Walker smirked from his position beside the outer window of the Supervisor's office. Jumping from the small balcony, he muttered three small words as he fell before promptly disappearing from the school campus in a blur of white.
"We are Noah."
(1)It's been revealed in the latest -Man Chapter that Nea is the 14th's real name. Eeeep that was some epic shizz. I'm loving how Yullen is becoming more Canon :')
(2)Tsundere- "person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing their warm side over time."
Yandere - "a character that is loving, sweet & gentle that can suddenly switch to brutal psychotic or deranged behavior"
((From wiki))
I figured with the way I had written Allen's personality, that yes, he was crossbreed between a yandere and tsundere, so shoot me xD
(3) I looked it up and the Lord Millennium's Noah name is Adam P:
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And that's the end of that chapter!
Lol, phew, my head hurts from thinking too much P=
Haha, well, I hope you enjoyed it! I'm hoping that my spinoffs weren't too common D:
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Well, 'till next time,
Rai signing off~ x3