CursedL
So yea I am in the mood to type out another chapter because I had a bad experience the night before and It's keeping me busy of course. Once again, I love reviews and suggestions. We're getting close to when things are going to start reeling into the main plot of the story that brings Tyki and Allen goodness out. I'm just trying to make this story lengthy by adding plot twists so it keeps all you readers guessing till I reveal what I wish to reveal, because I am that evil of an author YAY! But any who let's get on with it! Back to Allen's POV I bet everyone missed that last chapter.
InsanityOwl: No worries I feel weird about it to and it's my story! LOL xD but hey I can just see it!
Firediva0: I'm so glad you liked it ^_^ I have more plot twists planned for the story so I hope you stick with cursed to the end ^_^
A couple weeks had gone by since I had that odd dream about that family that I never really remembered. My only memories I had ever had was of the circus, of Allen the dog and of Mana. There was no other family, deep down I knew this but that dream in particular wasn't what had me so worked up. It was the other dreams I was having, the dreams of a woman and a man. Their faces weren't blurred like with that family that protected. These people, their faces were blacked out but their words were perfectly understandable. The only time I really saw the women's face was when it was just her eyes. In the dream I was always being called Kokoro and I wandered why. I grew up being called Red and soon after I began traveling with Mana I was being called Allen. I was outside sitting at the highest point of the ark starring off into just nothingness.
"There you are Tyki has been looking everywhere for you." I looked behind me to see Jasdevi standing there.
"Sorry I guess I just needed some alone time to get into my head and try to figure some things out." I apologized looking back over to the tops of the white buildings.
"Wanna talk about it? We're free." Devit said as each of them sat on one side of me and I just let out a heavy sigh.
"It's hard to explain really. Would it be dumb to say I know that my dream from a few weeks ago had something to do with Road?" I asked and watched as they both stiffened and I sighed. "Thought so, well…I think she unlocked something and now I'm having dreams of when I was kid. Probably from before I was abandoned." I continued drawing my knees up hugging them and rest my chin atop them.
"Have you talked to Tyki about it?" Jasdero asked as I saw him try to get into my line of vision.
"No cause it's probably nothing, probably a residual memory of someone's that is still trapped within the ark, but I know that's not true. Last night I had another of the series and this time the woman in my dream had placed me down. When I turned my head I stared into the mirror and noticed I was dreaming of my mother and father. In the dream I looked to be about two and I still had my reddish brown hair so it was obviously before the incident with Mana and the Earl." I said feeling my arms trembling.
"Hey Allen, most of us in the ark have lived pretty harsh lives, actually everyone in the ark has lived harsh lives. You, the worst of them and you're still living it. Keep this in mind being here weird things are bound to happen. This place will answer the questions that have been rendered unanswered your whole life." Devit began looking right at me.
"He's right Allen, so keep in mind on whether or not you're ready for the answers. You might or might not like them. So let's go down and meet up with Tyki before he throws everyone into another heart attack!" Jasdero laughed and I couldn't help but laugh with him as the two of them each grabbed one of my hands lifting me to my feet and we headed inside.
"Allen, where were you we thought you got out of the ark again." Road said running up and slipping something into my hand and I noticed it was Tyki's birthday gift. We had missed it because we all had to go fight the exorcists on that day. They were getting close to the door of the Ark and we had to chase them off. Granted it wasn't fun having to face off with Kanda, but I had Cross by my side to ensure nothing bad would happen.
"No I was just at the highest point thinking." I smile sweetly and she laughs nervously.
"Thinking about what?" She asked stepping back from me linking her hands behind her back, I slipped the birthday gift which Road thankfully wrapped for me into my pocket. Tyki would soon join us as I noticed him down the hall.
"I want you to tell me what really happened that day against my Shishou. I know you did something and I want to know." I said looking down.
"I turned you into a kid to give you a false happy childhood memory because I was tired of seeing you so sad." She immediately said and I just gawked at her for just coming out and saying it.
"So everything in my childhood dream actually happened that day and not only that I was almost taken by the Order?! I CALLED LULU BELL AND THE EARL MAMA AND PAPA!" I panicked and the girl only laughed as Tyki reached us and just stood by me unsure on what to say.
"Please tell me I didn't do anything weird to you?" I asked looking up at my boyfriend who only smiled and shook his head before patting me onto the head.
"Tyki I wanted to give you this since I wasn't able to give it to you on your birthday." I said pulling the present from my pocket and held it out to Tyki.
"You didn't have to give me anything Allen." He said as he opened it, I watched as his at first shocked face then turned into a gentle smile as he leaned forward placing his lips against mine. "It's beautiful, thank you shounen." He then said and soon we were heading down the hallway, I began to yawn already for a catnap curling into Tyki who kept his arms wrapped around me. I've been sleeping a lot and it proved Devit and Jasdero's words to be correct. The Ark was trying to show me the truth.
"Tired?" Tyki asked and I only nodded my head.
"Well my room is a bit far off and everyone is about to eat how about I drop you off at the Earls office and you can sleep there? You do it all the time at lunch now." He said and I only nod my head fighting off sleep that was becoming relentless as it slowly took over me. I feel Tyki lay me onto the bed in the Earls office before he kisses me lightly and I hear the click of the door. I soon fall into darkness.
"MAMA!" A young boy screams running through the hall of his room and up a set of stairs looking everywhere for said woman.
"Mama, where are you?! Papa told me we have to go! MAMA!" The boy screamed again, he had reddish brown hair and silver grey eyes. He wore an oversized purple and yellow checkered jacket opening and closing doors.
"Mama please the villagers will be here soon!" The boy cried hearing a loud bang and he froze before darting up through a door shutting and locking it behind him ascending up the flight of stairs into the attic. He sat quietly listening.
"Hey I think the little monster came in here!" He heard a man yell from below and he could tell they were in the den as he heard others walking around. He sat pressed against some boxes his knees drawn up and his hand clamped over his mouth.
'Mama…Papa!' He thought his eyes wide in fear.
"He's probably hiding, nail all the windows shut and board the doors shut. We're setting this condemned place a flame!" The same man as before shouted. The boy couldn't help the tears that fell when he heard the villagers getting to work. They didn't take long and soon he had heard them leave then a few more pounding sounds.
"Mama?!" The boy shouted leaving the attic and ran down the stairs coming to the last set of stairs to see smoke.
"NO!" Allen bolted down the stair s and began trying to open the door but it wouldn't budge pressing his back to the wooden door watching as things slowly became set on fire. His eyes were wide in fear.
"Let me out….LET ME OUT I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" The boy screamed beginning to pound on the door, he began to cough heavily when the black smoke began filling his lungs. He stumbled back up the stairs his hands over his mouth coughing everything becoming blurry.
"HELP ME!" He screamed collapsing onto the floor right at the top of the stairs.
"KOKORO!" He heard someone shout and a loud bang before he heard footsteps running and he was lifted up off the floor and rushed out.
"Oh my god Kokoro, is he alright?! Adam please tell me he's alright!" The blonde woman screamed as the man who had saved the boy laid him on the ground.
"Run to the river and get some water!" The man shouted not answering the woman's question as he held the boy propped up beginning to lightly pat his back. The boy named Kokoro began coughing and soon it became a wheeze and soon he was only breathing heavily hugging onto the man who wrapped his arms around him.
"Papa…" The boy breathed out and he was only shushed and soon the woman returned and the boy was forced to intake some water, first few times he'd cough up black water but soon was able to take it down.
"It's time we need to take him somewhere safe. To London, he should be fine there." The man named Adam said hugging the boy placing his hand over his eyes.
"Mama?! Papa?!" Kokoro began to panic.
"Shh everything will be okay. Maybe one day we'll be able to see one another." The woman said kissing the boys forehead.
"Mama! Mama!" The boy's vision was consumed and he saw as memories were slowly disappearing.
"Ma…."
"MAMA!" I screamed jumping up only to have arms wrap around me.
"It was just a dream, only a dream Allen." Tyki said rocking me as I begin to sob. Everything felt so real; the heat of the fire, the smoke that filled my lungs; even the feeling of my memories being taken.
"Take me somewhere….anywhere but here! I need to get out, just for a little bit." I begged as I lifted my heavily shacking arms my fingers pushing into my hair.
"Shit." I heard Tyki curse as he quickly and almost roughly picked me up and hurried off.
"ROAD, DOOR NOW!" Tyki shouted.
"To where?" I hear Roads echoing voice.
"To anywhere only he can come and go!" Tyki shouted and I blocked Roads voice out again after that. I hear the opening of a door and I feel the warm breeze hit my face. Tyki sits down on the ground which I soon find to be soft warm sand, I burry into him, taking deep breaths.
"Allen?" He asks and I let out the shallow breath I have been holding.
"I think I'm having an identity crisis! I don't think my name is Allen but then again that has always been obvious! These dreams I'm having….It's of my past! I'm scared!" I cry and he only shushes me rocking back and forth. After a while we both lay in the sand the warm sun above us and I feel at peace, at least for now.
"You okay?" He asks and I nod my head and let out a sigh. I know I just scared him again. I was beginning to show signs of my mind breaking. I curl as much as I can into his side and I feel his arms wrap around me.
"You're the best boyfriend anyone could wish for Tyki. At times I'm surprised you chose me." I say and he only chuckles.
"I'm a lowly Portuguese man Allen; it is I who is lucky to have you." Tyki said rolling me onto my back and soon towered over me. I only smile lifting my hand up and cupped his cheek before lifting up and placing my lips on his. His one arm snakes around my waist and holds me in place. He carries me with him as he sits back and I am brought into his lap.
"Tonight will mark now 2 years for us. I am taking you out to eat and with a little surprise." He smirks and I feel my face heating up before burrowing my face into his neck. He only chuckles keeping his arm wrapped around my waist snuggly. I take in a deep breath, taking in his scent when I find soon surrounds me and I am put into a deeper level of relaxation.
"Tyki…" I breathe out and I gasp feeling his hands slip under my shirt pushing my own fingers into his curly hair.
"Allen, I want us to be forever. I want you and me to stay together forever. I pray Roads' theory of you possibly becoming a Noah is true. I would be so happy." He says and I lean back to stare into his yellow amber eyes. They are so full of sadness, I lean forward pressing my lips to his forehead upon one of the stigmata's for a brief moment before pulling away. His eyes now full of confusion.
"Noah or not, I will always be with you. You and I together forever Tyki, that was a promise we made to one another before that night Kanda had hurt me." I smile and he smiles back before his lips are upon mine again earning a gasp from me and he slips his tongue into my mouth. The kiss is only brief and we soon pull apart. I stay there straddling his lap my knees in the white sand as my silver eyes are locked with his golden ones, my hand is resting on his cheek as the wind blows against his back and I watch his curly dark hair sway with it.
"Tyki, I know and I fully understand why you wish to wait before making me completely yours. Please keep in mind I will think nothing less of you if you didn't wait. Take me as I am and use me as you will. I swear to never leave you or let myself be taken from you." I whisper and I just watch his serious expression become soft as he planted a soft kiss on my lips.
"Waiting isn't just for you, but for me as well. I want it to be on a special day, a day for just you and I shounen. Hopefully the war is over by then, but I doubt it will be." He says slightly adjusting me to sit on the ground before lifting up onto his own knees.
"Tyki…?" I ask and he only quietly shushes me as he stares at me with a sad smile standing to his feet taking both of my hands into his and easily lifting me to my feet and into his arms.
"Together forever till death do us part." He said and I wound my arms around his waist resting my ear on his chest over his heart listening to his heartbeat.
"Are you guys done being mushy yet?!" I quietly chuckle to myself upon hearing Jasdero shout, Tyki could only grumble before releasing one of his arms keeping one wrapped snuggly around my waist as the two of us began to slowly make our way back to the door Road had created. I look up to see Road standing there with both Jasdero and Devit, standing in the middle of them both. She had her warm smile on her face her hands linked behind her back. As we got closer I was surprised to see the Earl standing behind them waiting for us as well, he was back in his human form, the form he was taking a lot lately.
"Lord Millennium." Tyki nodded as we reached the group.
"You will keep Allen close to you at all times when you two go out correct?" The man asked and I could only roll my eyes at the protectiveness that I was hearing.
"You know I will always keep him safe." Tyki said I laughed upon seeing the annoyed look he was giving the Earl. Everyone stared at me for a bit but Road herself soon joined in with laughing and then everyone else to laughed.
"Is everything alright now Allen?" I look up to see Lulu Bell coming out of the door, her normal expressionless façade was etched across her features, but her eyes gave away the worry she was trying to hide.
"Yea…everything is find now Lulu Bell." I smiled and she to smiled slightly back before leading me off to help me get ready for Tyki and my date. Most likely the Earl was going to follow Tyki to lay down rules. I was sitting in her room on top of her bed watching as she was going through clothes. I was trying to figure out how she got me clothes already, but I didn't think too much on it.
"Lulu Bell?" I asked leaning my head back to stare up at the ceiling.
"Yes Allen?" She answered and I still heard her rummaging through clothes.
"I know they were just false memories and all…that day Road turned me into a child." I began and I heard her laugh lightly.
"So you figured it out huh?" She asked and I let out a sigh.
"Yea…" I said in almost a whisper.
"I was wandering something Lulu Bell…I've been thinking on it a lot other than on my new dreams." I said and I felt the bed dip now, knowing she had sat down.
"You can ask and tell me anything Allen. Neither me nor anyone else will think differently of you." She said and I felt myself tilting my head back down to look into my lap.
"I don't know what my dreams mean, but I know they point to my real parents. But that day I was turned into a kid, that day I was calling you mom…I was wandering…I was wandering if…" I tried to get out but the lump in my throat was making it hard to do so. My eyes widen when I feel arms wrap around me.
"Allen if you wish to call me mom I wouldn't mind. You're free to call me whatever you like." She said softly and I felt the lump vanish as I hugged her back, a small weight being lifted from my shoulders.
"Thank you." I whisper and she only nods her head rocking me back and forth, soon she was back to helping me get ready for my date.
Well there you have it chapter seven at last! I didn't wish to put the date into this chapter so I am leaving it at a cliffy. I'm listening to Konoyo no Uta from Black Cat which helped inspire me the part with Lulu Bell and Allen. So here is a poll like thing.
Q: Is Allen actually Kokoro?
Yes
No
Or is he just seeing Kokoro's memories due to the Ark
