Chapter 4 - Nightmare
Many months later...
*December 20th, Allen's room*
Christmas holidays had already started. A slender figure with white hair was asleep, getting as much rest as possible so he could stay awake for Christmas and New Year. All was silent until-
"Manaaa!" He woke with a start. After a few seconds inhaling and exhaling to calm down from his nightmare his expression fell. He drew up and embraced his knees, burying his face between then and letting his bangs hang low over his eyes. His mind replayed his dream over and over, each time more agonizing than the last:
I killed him
I killed Mana
I dragged him back from the grave
and he became an Akuma
His soul, trapped
and in unbearable pain
and suffering
I did all this
to Mana
to my "father"
Mana...please...
forgive me...
I'm sorry,
so very,
sorry
Knock knock
Allen's thoughts were interrupter by a knock at the door. He slipped on some skiiny jeans and a shirt and then went to answer the door. Lavi was waiting on the doorstep.
"Lavi!" To Allen, right now, Lavi was Allen's dream to escape him thinking about his dreadful nightmare.
"Hey, Allen" Lavi replied, Lavi seems to have noticed something? do i (Allen)look different or something today?. Stepping forward, Allen recieved a hug from Lavi, as they usually would. I guess everything's normal, probabbly just imagining things, i did just wake up after all.
""It looks freezing out there, come in" Allen said warmly, as if to melt the freezing air that had made Lavi cold. Lavi was led into the house by Allen. Allen's house was bigger than Lavi was expecting (considering he Allen is an orphan) Wow, i wonder how many poker games it took to get this? Lavi wondered and he has to pay off the debts and wine for General Cross...bugger that's harsh...
Lavi noticed that the house was quite plain guess that's just how he likes it...somehow...when it comes to Allen... that works... not trying to be something great, he just be's himselfand everyone just seems drawn towards him...
In the centre of the room a black, grand piano stood proudly, this caught Lavi's attention the most.
"You play piano?"
"Yeah."
"Can you show me?"
"Okay." They both wandered to the piano and both sat on the bench. Lavi could see that Allen's fingers were twitching with excitment, itching to start playing. Guess his hands are naturaly good at playing piano.
Allen took a breath, closed his eyes then the song began.
Allen's beatiful playing hit Lavi's ears, and somehow, when Allen played, it felt like he was telling a story through the music rather than in words. Then came the part in the song where the singing started. Lavi was immediatly swept away by the sound of Allen's sweet voice. Wow, he has an incredible voice. Allen sang:
soshite bouya wa nemuri ni tsuita
ikizuku, haino naka no hono o
hitotsu, futatsu to
ukabu fukurami itoshii yogokao
daichi ni taruru ikusen no
yume, yume
gin no hitomi, no yuragu yoru ni
umareochita kagayaku omae
ikuoku no toshitsuki ga
ikutsu, inori o
tsuchi e kaeshite mo
watashii wa inori tsuzukeru
douka kono ko ni ai o
tsunaida te ni kisu wo
Allen played the finishing part, opening his eyes he turned to Lavi.
"What do you think?"
"Beautiful" Lavi replied "Just like you" Lavi kissed Allen gently. Allen blushed slighty. Then Lavi, brought up something completly unexpected.
"I didn't wanna say this at the door but I had to ask, are you alright?" Allen was confused. "Huh?"
"You're..." Lavi's hand moved to touch Allen's right cheek "really pale..."
Allen was reminded of what happened before Lavi arrived. He let his bangs cover his eyes as he looked down and started trembling.
"Allen?"
"I had..." Allen's voice shook "a truely..." Lavi moved closer towards him "awful..." Allen's trembled more
"...nightmare..."
Allen shed a single tear.
Writer's comment
I nearly cried while writing/typing this chapter, especially when Allen is thinking about his nightmare about Mana. :'(.