Lady Hawke
By Belletiger BT

Chapter 5- the bird's fall and the cry of wolf part 3

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Everybody was surprised to see the older man in the room. On his shoulder there was a small golden ball with wings and tail. The exorcists trio recognized the uniform the red haired man was wearing. He was one of the five generals! They wondered why one of the generals was there.

Krory looked at him with a distrusting look. One reason was because he still owned money to him. And the other reason why he was there? The last time he saw him was three years ago, when he was looking for his missing student that never arrived at the Black Order, which was Allen herself.

"What are you doing here, Cross?" Krory asked.

"I followed these brats after their little battle with the akuma," Cross Said. "And I even witnessed that Noah's transformation into a wolf."

Krory was quiet. It was bad, really bad. Krory was the only one who helped the lovers in their moments of need. He even helped them to make sure the Order or Cross himself never found out about them.

"Tell me Krory, the hawk that Noah cared so much about is my stupid apprentice, isn't she?"

That wasn't a question. It was more a demand for an answer. Krory sighted in frustration. He didn't have any way out of it. And he also had to deal with the other 3 exorcists who also witnessed their transformation.

"Very well, I will tell you what you need to know about Allen and Tyki and how they got their curse."

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Tyki laid his head on the edge of the bed where his beloved Allen was lying on. The Noah in his cursed form of the Wolf, could see the breathing of his lover was returning to normal and her innocence was healing what was left from the poison in her system. Tyki blamed himself for not being able to protect her.

"Allen…" thought Tyki softly.

Allen was still sleeping, recovering from the akuma poison. But deep in her mind she could see the last person she wanted to see besides the Earl himself; The musician.

*Allen's Mind*

Allen looked around. She noticed she was inside of her dream. She was getting bored; every time she was in those types of dreams it was always the very same scenery; the ruins of a city with a big lake reflecting the crescent moon. Allen sighted as she looked at her reflection in the lake. It was not her reflection reflected in the water; it was an older version of herself, with dark ash skin, golden eyes and a very long raven hair. She was smiling secretly at Allen.

"It's been a while, hasn't it Allen-chan?" the female image asked.

Then, the image come out from the surface of the water, Allen could see the dark older version of herself flouting above the lake in the front of her. The older version of herself smiled sexually to Allen as she patted her left face, where her cursed mark is.

"Yes, it's been a while, Lilith- the 14th noah, who is also known as the musician."(1) Allan said with cold voice to the woman before her.

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Back to the exorcists, Krory was ready to tell them everything he knew about the lovers.

"As you know, Allen is an exorcist and Tyki is a Noah. Though exorcists and Noah are mortal enemies, they fall in love with each other." Krory said to the exorcists. They were silent, paying attention to Krory without interrupting him. " They knew the consequences of their love for each other but they accepted the risk because they wanted to be together, filling what each other was missing in their loneness. They even went so far as getting married in secret."

"Getting married in secret?" Lenalee repeated to herself totally surprised. Even Kanda was surprised from this; a Noah loving and marring an exorcist?

Krory nodded to them "yes. They planned everything so the Millennium Earl would never find out about them. But somehow he did. And he cursed them, three days after their wedding."

*Flashback- 4 years ago*

Tyki was in front of Allen, protecting her from the Millennium Earl. They were surrounded by all the types of Akuma. The earl was in front of them. Though he still had that wide smile, inside he was pissed at the Noah of Pleasure.

"Really Tyki-pon. I was expecting more from you." Earl said in disappointed voice, nodding his head in shame. "I knew you liked the life you lived in your white form but I never thought you would go so far as to fall in love with a human with innocence. And you two didn't even invite me or anyone of your family to the wedding."

"Earl-sama, with all due respect, I never meant to upset you in any way or the other. I love Allen. She fills me with what I was missing in my heart. But….would you even approve of our love if you knew about this?" Tyki asked to his master.

"Well Tyki-pon, I already knew your little wife before." Earl said as Tyki's eyes widen in surprise. Allen closed her eyes in shame, refusing to let the tears come out. "She transformed her own father into akuma and then she destroyed him with her special left arm."

TYki looked at Allen; he could see sadness in her face. He knew her father was a very sensitive subject but now he knew why. He just wished he could know more about Mana in another type of situation.

"I am feeling quite generous, which is not within my nature." Earl grinned " Heh, but oh well. Here's the proposition: I will allow you love birds to be together, however Tyki, you will not come out from this unpunished."

Millennium Earl slammed his staff in the ground as a light surrounded both Tyki and Allen. The light blinded both of them. When the light was gone, Allen blinked confused. Nothing happened to her. Then, the young girl gasped in horror when she noticed Tyki wasn't there. In the place of her husband was a huge black/gray wolf with golden eyes- the same eyes as Tyki.

"Tyki…"she whispered horrified before looking at Earl with anger in her eyes "What have you done to him?" shouted Allen angrily at the first Noah child.

"Just a little curse I cast on you both. Don't worry, Tyki will be his human self again at dawn." Explained the Earl to her as he turned around. "However, I can't say you will be a human when dawn comes."

With that, Millennium Earl and his akuma army disappeared, leaving the two lovers behind. At dawn, the Earl was right when he said Tyki would be back to his human self but then Tyki couldn't find his beloved wife. In her place was a brown feathered hawk with silver eyes.

*End of Flashback*

Everyone was quiet when Krory explained about the curse of the couple. By day Allen becomes a hawk, by night Tyki becomes a black wolf. Neither has any memory of their half-life in animal form; only at dusk and dawn of each day can they see each other in human form for one fleeting moment, but can never touch. They were always together and yet always apart. A very cruel way to keep them separated. Lenalee felt sorry for the couple. The Millennium Earl knew other ways to make people's life miserable without the using of akuma. Kanda didn't say anything either. Somehow he felt sorry for them since he knew how painful is to have a curse.

Cross was quiet as well. He now understood why Timcanpy never could feel Allen's presence by day. That was because she was a hawk by day when he starred to look for her when he learned she never came to the Order.

"I've met them in their most needed and difficulty time ." Krory contined. "Especially to Allen since the Millennium Earl took their child away from them."

Cross blinked confused.

"What child? What the heck are you talking about?"

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*Allen's mind*

Allen glared at the 14th Noah. She never liked Lilith and she was a bitch and tormenting her whenever she has the chance. Allen always fought her to make sure the witch doesn't possess her body.

"Come on Allen-chan, we haven't talked much since Adam took your child away."

Allen's eye widen in surprise and sadness when the Noah mentioned her child. The child that the Earl took away from her on the day of the birth. Tears come out of her face when she remembers that horrible day.

*Flashback- months after the curse*

Allen was yelling in pain as sweet was covering her face. Lying down on the bed, pregnant Allen was ready to give birth to her child. She was screaming out during her labor.

Krory- the owner of the castle who gently gave them shelter from the rain was helping Allen with her labor while Timothy- a boy that Tyki and she had found in the streets when they were at France was also helping. He was bringing clean towels and a bow with hot water.

Outside of the castle under the rain, Tyki only watched the window to the room where his lover was. He could still hear her screaming in pain. He really wanted to be there, to be beside his lover, but being a wolf made it impossible. He doesn't want contaminate anything with his wolf form. Tyki was howling. He wanted to let Allen know he was still there for her, even not being in the room to see the birth of their child.

Back to her room, with one more push, Allen screamed out and felt something pushing out of her womb. Then, it was finally done and Allen leaned back with her face dripped with sweat. krory kneeled down and held the newborn in his arms. But his face didn't show joy, his face was showing concern. Even Timothy's face was horrified.

"Kro-Krory? What's wrong?" Allen asked to the castle's owner when she noticed his concerned face. " H-H-how's the baby?"

Thought of the pain, Allen trying to get in a sitting position. She wanted to see her child's face. Timothy tried to stop her.

"A-Allen nee-chan, I don't think you should…."

Then, Allen eyes widen in pure horror. In Krory's arm there wasn't a human baby. In his arms was a small white ginger baby wolf pup. Tears were coming out of her eyes without stopping as she holds her head with her hands. She was starting the hyperventilate. She couldn't believe what she was seeing with her own eyes; her child had inherited their curse. Allen let out a scream full of agony.

Suddenly, Krory and Timothy found themselves in the ground unconscious. To Allen's horror and disappear, she saw the Millennium Earl in the front of her, with her child in his arms. Beside him there were two Noah members; one of them was a teenager boy with short wild hair. He wears a singlet, pants, and a leather jacket over it. He also has bandages wrapped around his neck. The other one was another teenage boy, around the same age as the other one. He resembles a rag doll due to his wide eyes and his mouth, which has the appearance of being sewn on the sides. His clothes are of the same style as the dark haired one, though his belt is reversed, the second boy did not wear an undershirt, and his jacket does not have sleeves. Instead, he wears thick bandages over his forearms and hands, which resemble casts. In addition, he wears what appears to be an adornment made of ribbons that connects to a lantern ball, much like an angler fish's lure.

"Good evening, Allen-chan." Earl said happily.

Allen was too shocked to do anything. The weird duo was holding each of her arms, to make sure she will not do anything stupid. She even felt their guns pressing against her skull.

" Don't make any moves, princess." The dark haired one said.

"Or else we will blast your pretty head, sister." The blond one said.

"And don't even think on calling that mongrel Tyki. Sheryl is with him downstairs, calling him will be useless." The dark haired one said.

"Well well," stared Earl as he looked the small baby wolf he was holding in his arms. "I am surprise to see your child had inherited your curse. This really is a surprise."

Allen was getting more and more paniced when she saw Millennium Earl petting her child in his arms. No matter if her child had inherited their curse, it was still her child.

"M-Millennium Earl, please, don't kill my child…" tears were rolling down her cheeks. She couldn't lose her child!

"Why would I do that?" Earl asked to her. "I might dislike you, Allen-chan, but your child is Tyki's as well. Don't worry; we will take care of your child from now on since you and Tyki-pon are unable to."

Then, One of Road's door appeared behind of the Earl and Allen was getting more and more anxious. Even being weak from child birth, Allen tried to stop Earl from entering the door.

"NO! STOP!

BANG

Allen felt her left arm being ripped off by the dark matter from the gun's duo. The force of the impact throwing her out of the window. The last thing she could see was the Earl crossing trough the door, taking her child along with him.

*End of the Flashbak*

"If it wasn't for Desires catching you in the last minute, you would be dead." The 14 Noah said. "But you still were a walking corpse, losing your arm to those two idiots that represents Bondomu and going in a deep depression for several weeks before you snapped out of it. Really, you were unfortunate for getting pregnant right after your nuptial night with Joyd."

Lilith looked at the white haired girl. She was still crying with the memories of that night when the Millennium Earl took her child away. And also he returned a few days later, making a deal to them: he would give back their child if they could break the curse by themselves. Since them, TYki and Allen had been traveling a lot around Europe and Asia to look for clues. But they never found any clues to get rid of the curse. Lilith was getting annoyed by Allen's emo mode. Then, Lilith blinked confused when she heard Allen whispering.

"With my right hand I will save humans, with my left hand I will save the Akuma. With my wings I will fly to heavens and with my heart I will love my husband and child." Then she looked at the 14th Noah. "I will not give up. Neither will Tyki. We will get rid of this curse and rescue our child from the Earl, whatever it takes."

Lilith looked at the girl surprised when she sees the determination in her eyes. She smirked. There's still hope for her vessel. After all, she could evolve her innocence to another level thanks to her love she felt for humans , akuma and her husband; the Crown Clown innocence.

"I am feeling quite generous, which is not within my nature." Commented the 14th Noah. "But I will tell you something Allen-chan, You and Joyd were not the only ones who got this type of curse." Lilith said as she stared to walk back to the lake

"What?" Allen asked confused. What did she mean with this?

"Just a little advice, go to France to a little town named Aquila, Allen-chan. In there you will find everything you need to know about you curse." With this, her body was diving back to the lake.

"Wait! What did you mean with that?" Shouted Allen, going on the edge of the lake. She couldn't see Lilith in there but she still could hear her voice echoing.

"Go to Aquila, Allen. There you will know everything."

*end of the dream*

Allen opened her eyes. She was sitting up, covered in cold sweat; her breathing was heavy and raspy. Sitting up too fast caused colors to swim before her own eyes. While sitting up, Allen felt huge waves of pain from all over her body, especially the side of her chest. Even the slightest move was painful and it caused her to lie back down. Allen noticed she was wearing a white sleeping gown with bandages on her chest. Then, the white haired girl noticed she wasn't alone in the room. She pivoted her head and noticed Tyki was on the side of her bed. She smiled to the wolf as she petted him.

"Hey there Lord Wolfen" Allen whispered, calling Tyki by his nickname she had gave him for his wolf form. "Did I scare you? Sorry about this."

Allen was still confused about Lilith's words. Should she follow her advice? She never trusted the Noah inside of her. But somehow she felt she was telling the true. Then, she felt something landing to her lap. She gasped in surprise when she saw what landed in her lap; it was a small golden ball with wings and tail, with a cross on the front of it.

"Timcanpy!"

Allen smiled happily as she hugged Timcanpy. It's been almost four years since the last time she saw the little golem. Then she blinked confused.

"Wait a minute…. If you here Tim, that mean….."

Then, Tyki was growling at an unknown man on the door way. Allen gasped in surprise when she saw the man in the door way.

"M- Master?"

Cross face was cold and jaded, something very strange even from him. Cross looked at the black wolf beside his apprentice; even being an animal, he still could see the stigmata marks on his forehead. But now his business is with his student.

"Sorry mongrel, but my business is with her." Cross said as he gripped Allen's arm as they both disappeared from the room, leaving a confused and panicked Tyki behind.

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In another place of the castle, Allen find herself in an unknown room. She looked around; it looked like no one used this room for years. She looked at her master.

"M-master, why are you here?"

SLAP!

Before she knew what was happening, Cross' palm struck Allen's right cheek as fast and as hard as the red haired general could manage. Creating a loud and sickening blow that echoed throughout the silent air of the room, the young girl was thrown to the left side of the room and onto floor with sheer force.

"Krory has told me everything." Cross's hand closed into a first. "What the heck were you thinking ? Getting marring to a Noah?"

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Outside of the castle, Mimi was giggling evilly. Now she was sure she will kill that damned hawk for her mistress. Killing the hawk girl will not only please her mistress but also the rest of the Noah clan.

"Don't worry, Lulubell-sama, I will make you happy soon enough."

Behind of the akuma girl, glowing yellow eyes appeared through the darkness, glowing hungrily and desiring for human flesh.

To be continued.

Finally I finished the chapter 5! Took me a while to do this one.

Anyway surprise for making 14th being a girl and having Lilith name? For some you didn't read the recent chapters of the manga, It was revealed Earl's true name is Adam, so that gave me an idea for the 14th's name being Lilith: Lilith was Adam first's wife, who was created at the same time and from the same earth as Adam. She left Adam after she refused to become subservient to Adam and then would not return to the Garden of Eden after she mated with archangel Samael. After this, Eve was created to be Adam's subservient wife. Don't worry, I will add more stuff about the 14th and earl in the future chapters.

Now a little preview for the next chapter:

Preview.

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"So, You're Tyki, my idiot apprentice's husband." Cross said, looking at Noah.

Tyki glared at him, he does not like that man calling his beloved Allen an idiot.

"Please, don't insult my wife in the front of me." Tyki said as he stroked the bird's head. "You might be Allen's master but that doesn't give you the right to insult her."

Cross couldn't help but smirk. Now he could see why Allen had chosen him to be her husband. He might be a jerk, a drunk and a womanizer, but that doesn't make him heartless. He might not show it, but he cares for Allen's happiness and wellbeing. After all, he promised this to Mana.

"Well, I guess I can't help it. I have to accept she's happy with you, " Cross said as he putted his hat back on his head. Then, he turned around. "Just one thing Noah; I have a message from Allen."

Tyki blinked, confused. "A message, from Allen? What kind of message?"

"Both of you should go to Aquila. She mentioned in there should have a key for this curse of yours."

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