Warning: Blood and violence and Noah's plotting… Bad spelling and grammar (aka No Beta…)
Special thanks to RikoJasmine for letting me barrow Liang Lee ( aka Male Lenalee Lee) for this story! And also to Belletiger BT for all your help with this chapter and the last one!
Pairings: Tyki x FemAllen, Liang x FemAllen (one-sided)
Please enjoy the nice long chapter! I hit over 10,000 words! Though I'm not to happy with this chapter... Please review!
****** ~ Allen's Pov ~ ******
Her silver eyes stared at the pale wall of the infirmary, her heart ached in her chest as she slowly closed her pained silver eyes. Her thoughts spinning round and round within her head. Nothing made sense and Allen felt like she had just been through hell.
The truth was that she had been threw hell.
Her body as well as her heart. The events on the Ark had taken its toll on her both physically and mentally. The battle and the stress had made her body weak and bruised. Allen had been told that she was healing faster then the others, minus Kanda because that bastard just healed abnormally fast, and she would be free to leave the infirmary within the next few days…
The pain from her body didn't compare to the pain within her heart.
Allen was sure that she had taken a good few steps past the point of no return. That Tyki would never forgive her for trying to take his Noah from him. Because the Noah Clan seemed to be so devoted to each other, and now that she could think, and the more Allen thought, the more she realized just how much she had tried to take from the man.
She had tried to take away his family, even Tyki's older brother was Noah, and Allen Walker had been selfish and had tried to take that away…
The young woman pulled the soft blue blanket tighter around her petite frame, her stomach twisting and Allen was sure that she was going to be sick. The idea of the Noah of Pleasure's hate was… upsetting…
The simple thought that he would never forgive her for what she had tried to do made Allen literally sick to her stomach. Her silver eyes again started to sting with tears and the young Exorcist swallowed the growing lump in her throat. Her body shivered, her stomach twisted again and the young white haired woman choked.
Yes. Tyki Mikk would never forgive her for what she had tried to do. Allen was a horrible person for thinking that she had been justified in trying to strip Tyki of everything that he had. Allen had been there once, she had been stripped of the only family that she ever had…
The young woman understood that despair, that crushing sorrow of having something that you loved ripped away, being reduced down to nothing. Allen understood the anger and the hate at the ones that had committed such a horrible deed…
She had hated the ones that had taken Mana from her, she hated them, and Allen knew that if she were to suddenly find out who had taken her life from her…
She was terrified to think about what she would do. Allen was not stupid, she could say that she was above something like taking revenge, but Allen could so clearly remember what it had felt like, that pain renewed thanks to that Innocence…
And she had tried to do that to the man that she claimed to love. Her eyes burned more and her stomach heaved. The young woman had barely enough time to push the warm blanket back and pull the waste basket closer as she lost whatever happened to be in her stomach.
She could dimly hear one of the nurses hurriedly approach her. Allen could hear the concerned voice of Miranda calling out to her from one of the only other beds within the small room, but Allen couldn't offer them any kind of reassurance that she was fine, because the moment she tried to lift her head Allen found her stomach heaving for a second time.
The young nurse was rubbing small circles on her back as Allen's body trembled. It took much to long before Allen felt that she could lay back in her bed, the blonde haired nurse frowning at her and offering to bring her some water, but Allen ignored her and curled back up under the covers of her bed.
A few long moments later the nurse finally walked away, and it was another few moments after that, when the older woman in the bed next to hers decided to speak. Miranda's voice was soft when she spoke, Allen felt bad for worrying her, because she knew how timid and unsure the woman was around other people. "Are you ok Allen?"
No, Allen Walker was not ok.
She had done something horrible to someone that she cared about, and the young woman fought down her pained and bitter laugh as she realized that she kept repeating the same mistake, over and over…
Everyone that she cared about, Allen kept hurting them. Her whole life she caused the people that she thought she cared for pain. First her birth parents, because she had been born with Innocence. They had abandoned her only a few weeks after being born. The nuns of that first orphanage had always told her that it must have been because she ate like a glutton…
Allen had been pushed around from orphanage to orphanage until she had finally ran away when she was seven. Deep in her heart though, Allen had always hoped that if she hadn't been born with Innocence, that her birth parents would have kept her. That she could have loved them, and they could have loved her…
But then she would have never met Mana, and even with the pain she still felt over the mans lose, she would never trade those years for anything. Allen loved Mana as much as any child could love a parent.
That poor traveling clown had loved her, Mana had worked hard and somehow made sure to feed her never ending appetite. To this day the young woman couldn't figure out how the man had done it.
And now, after the Ark, Allen had come to the realization that Mana might not have been who he said he was. that he had been more then just a traveling clown. But what, she didn't know. The more she thought on it the more her head ached and the more her heart hurt.
Allen claimed to have loved Mana, but she had also turned him into an Akuma. Allen Walker had turned her own father into a monster all because she thought that she couldn't keep walking without him.
Because she had been selfish.
The pain he must have been in, Allen could imagine thanks to Mana's curse, the hell that she had willingly put him into. Because even though she had not known about the war and so on, the white haired Exorcist had known that there had to be a catch when the Earl had made that offer.
Because no one ever wanted to give her anything for free, there were always strings. There was always a price to pay. Allen knew that like how she knew how to breath.
And that lullaby, she had made up those symbols with the man that she had thought of as a father. That thought made her eyes burn and tears run down her cheeks. The realization that Mana to, the one person that she had been so sure truly loved her, may have been after something. That he may have had other reasons to take her in…
Allen shuddered as she quickly sat up in her bed, her covers pooling low as she just as quickly swung her feet over the edge of the bed and stood. Miranda was soon talking to her again, the woman pushing herself up and asking if she was ok. Allen could barely find it within herself to smile at the older woman. "I just need some air…" the younger of the two woman mumbled out as she slipped her bare feet into a pair of slippers and pulled on a black hand knitted rode.
Her comrade stammered out a few words in replay, but Allen couldn't hear them. Her thoughts spinning round faster and faster. Her heart twisting like how her stomach had done only a few moments ago.
The white haired young woman was going to drive herself crazy if she didn't start moving. Her feet and mind itching to walk and Allen didn't feel like denying them. Timcanpy fluttered after her as Allen's feet took her to the door and out of the infirmary.
Miranda's deeply concerned brown eyes watching her go.
Allen easily snuck past the nurses and silently made it out of the medical wing. Her pink lips pulling into a soft smile with how easy it had been to escape the head nurse's clutches.
Over the three hellish year of being Cross' apprentice, Allen had learned how to walk silently and how to sneak away without ever being seen. She had to do this almost every day for those three years thanks to the money her master owed to various debt collectors after all.
Her feet took her to the cafeteria, and the young woman frowned when her stomach growled in hunger. She hadn't realized that she was hungry until now…
Her stomach growled again and her feet took her into the rather large room and past the first few rows of tables. Jerry was ecstatic to see her, his smile wide and eyes shinning as he listened to her list of everything that she wanted to eat. A fine light purple eyebrow rose at the odd mixture of foods, but the chief just shrugged and airily giggled in delight to be cooking for her again.
Allen allowed a soft smile to grace her lips. She really liked Jerry, the man had always been so kind to her, from day one even. The chief was always so happy to cook for her and Allen felt her mode lighten just slightly.
It was hard to not be happy around Jerry…
Her food came up and she took it to an open table quickly, her stomach rumbling. The smell of all the sweets mixed with the smell of spicy had her mouth watering. The young woman dug into her food, her silver eyes watching as Tim picked through her pile of food and found one of his favorites.
The golem pulled the sprinkled donut free and quickly inhaled it. Her lips twitched and she tried not to giggle as Tim then dove into the pile of sweets to see if he could fine more. Her master's golem had always been a donut junkie…
Allen's good mood was quickly gone as soon as her silver eyes caught sight of Johnny. The young man approached her and the young Exorcist lost her appetite at the look within her friends eyes. He tried to force a smile onto his face, but Allen could see how strained it was.
"Allen…" the young brown haired man started, his voice breaking and she was sure that the young scientist was fighting back tears. Her heart ached and she feared what Johnny was going to say. "Allen, I just wanted to thank you." He stammered out, his eyes falling to the floor, and his thin shoulders shook. "You know, for trying to save Suman…"
Allen flinched at the hearing that mans name, the name of the Exorcist that had become a lost one. The man that had sold out his fellow Exorcists for the chance to keep living. The man that had made that deal with a Noah, the enemy.
With Tyki, because right before she had pulled Suman free from that monstrosity that he had become, Allen had seen his memories. The young woman had seen the Noah of Pleasure kill him shortly after Allen had realized her desperate attempt to save her comrade from his Innocence had been futile…
She felt a new wave of guilt eat at her heart then, as the young scientist turned and ran. Allen saw the tears running down her friends face as he went. Allen knew the man that she had been with was the cause of her friends pain. That he was the cause for so many of her comrades deaths.
Her own silver eyes stung with tears and her stomach decided to twist again. Allen quickly stood from her seat, Tim pausing in his donut eating to see what she was doing. The young woman turned and ran from the cafeteria as fast as her feet could take her. The feeling of betrayal welling up to choke her.
The feeling that she had betrayed those that cared for her because of her love for one of the enemy…
Her mind telling her that here she was again, hurting the ones that had taken her in and given her a place to belong. That was all she did it seemed, everywhere she went she hurt people.
Allen couldn't imagine the pain that she had caused Liang, leading him on like she had. Letting him believe that she could care about him like how she cared about Tyki. Because even though Allen knew how dark and 'evil' the Noah of Pleasure was thought to be, she had seen that other side of him. She had seen how human he could be…
And was he truly that evil? When all that he was doing was fighting like how the Black Order was? Doing what he needed to win this horrible war?
Allen had hurt him to. She had gone so far as to try and kill a part of him…
Her feet took her to an open corridor and she kept walking, kept moving forward. Even if she had no where left to go, Allen kept walking. She came to the end and could barely swallow her gasp. Her silver eyes widening when they fell onto the place her feet had been taking her.
Before the young woman was the white and glowing gate to Noah's Ark. Her heart beat painfully in her chest, her mind shying away from any thought about why her feet had brought her here of all places…
Her soul ached with a deep yearning to feel that feeling of belonging, that yearning to feel that sense of being home. Allen found herself moving forward and she couldn't find it within herself to stop her feet.
It was easier then she thought it would be to sneak aboard the old base of her enemy. Her heart aching with the memories of the battles that had taken place there…
That feeling of home washed over her the second she stepped through the gate. Her silver eyes fluttering closed and Allen just breathed for a few long moments. Her eyes then opened and she found herself walking forward again.
The white haired young woman found herself before the door that would take her to the room of the Fourteenth Noah, Tim fluttering around her head in concern. Allen didn't hesitate and her left hand moved forward and opened the door.
The room was empty, say for the furniture, and Allen's silver eyes immediately fell on the wall of mirrors. That black shadow with the white grin was still smiling like everything was right with the world and Allen's silver eyes stung again with new tears as her mind and heart ached with the thought that everything was far from being ok…
Allen slowly made her way to the coach, her body shaking as the tears started to burn there way down her pale cheeks. Her shoulders shook and the young woman fought back a sob as she slowly took a seat on the white piece of furniture.
As soon as she was sitting a quit sob ripped from her throat. Her tears ran faster and her heart twisted horribly, her thin shoulders jerking and shaking as the Exorcist fought back more sobs.
Her mind was filled with the knowledge that the man she had fallen in love with would surely hate her and never forgive her from what she had tried to do to him. The thought of the betrayal that she had committed for sleeping with, let alone loving, one of the Black Orders enemies, ate away her restraint as the young fifteen year old woman pulled her legs up and wrapped her thin arms around her knees. Her pale face now hidden within her arms, Allen let herself cry her heart out. The young woman crying herself to sleep.
Allen could hear that melody as she slowly woke sometime later, it had started at some point when she had been sleeping, a smooth and deep voice was singing that lullaby. It took the young Exorcist a few long moments more to realized that she was really hearing the piano, that the sound wasn't just in her head like the other times...
Allen stiffened, her heart in her throat as she slowly raised her head to chance a glance at the white piano that sat at the other side of the room. The man that Allen feared she would see was in fact sitting at the white instrument, his gloved figures pressing and gliding across the black keys effortlessly, his voice whispering out the words to that melody…
The young woman could feel the melody easing the pain in her heart, her muscles slowly relaxing. Allen couldn't help but feel calmed by the song. Her silver eyes watched the Fourteenth play the piano, but soon the man's voice came to a pause, his fingers continuing to playing the piano even though his voice had fallen silent.
"Good Morning, Ellen.~" The Noah spoke over the sound of the piano, the Fourteenth still facing away from her. Allen pulled her legs closer to her body, her pale cheeks heating with shame at the fact that this man had probably seen her break down.
Allen's heart burned with the fact that he was truly here, she had hoped that she had only imagined him, that he wasn't real. The Noah chuckled when she didn't replay to his greeting, the young woman huffed and rubbed at her red cheeks with the sleeve of her black robe.
"My name is Allen." the petite Exorcist whispered out quietly, her voice heavy with her displeasure at being caught crying.
The Noah only chuckled more, his playing of the piano still continued, not once pausing. When the man spoke his voice was lined with a deep amusement. "Ah, that's right. Good morning then, Allen."
The young woman frowned, her mind once again lost in thought. How could this man be in the Ark? This man had told her himself that he had betrayed the Noah Clan. When Bookman had told the Order all that he knew about the Noah…
Allen remembered hearing the old Bookman say something about there at first only being Thirteen Noah, but at some point a Fourteenth awoke. That all that was known about this Fourteenth was that he had betrayed the Earl and was now dead…
Her silver eyes narrowed. Well obviously Bookman was wrong, because this man seemed quite alive to her. But then, she had been seeing this man (not to mention that white piano) in her dreams.
What did it all mean?
Well, she wasn't going the find out unless she asked, and this man didn't seem to want to hurt her…
"Why are you here? What do you want?" The white haired Exorcist breathed out, and was relieved that her voice didn't waver from all the crying that she had done only a short time ago. The man laughed, his broad shoulders shaking with his amusement at the question.
And still his playing didn't stop, it didn't even slow.
"Why am I here? I am here because you seem to like getting yourself into trouble." The Fourteenth said in a smooth tone. The man sounded amused by Allen's knack for doing this very thing. The young woman frowned deeper, her pink lips parting, but what ever she was going to say died on her tongue when the man spoke again. "And yes, I am quite dead."
Allen gasped and her eyes widened, the thought that this Noah had somehow read her mind was terrifying. Her mind once again spinning, her heart thundering in her chest.
If he was dead, then what was he?
The Fourteenth chuckled and spoke again. His voice very clearly amused. "I am just a ghost of what once was. I can have a physical body while within the Ark, because I was once part of the Ark, part of its heart anyway."
It was now that his playing paused, but that was only for a moment, then he was playing the piano again. The Fourteenth hummed, his voice seemingly lost in thought when he explained his answer a little further. "If it helps, think of it as that I am much like that Guardian of the Asian Branch of the Order. Fo, I believe was its name."
Allen narrowed her eyes, her feet slowly lowering back to the floor and her fingers gripping the hem of her loose blue hospital shirt. The young woman found this answer easer to comprehended then his first replay. Though this did make her wander when the Fourteenth Noah had met Fo.
Her lips parted and Allen found herself voicing her thought before she could stop herself. "You've met Fo?"
Apparently the Fourteenth found this very amusing, he outright laughed, the sound oddly calming like that melody. "No, I have not. But you have."
Allen could feel her shoulders tense at this answer. Her heart once again in her throat, panic burned as she realized that this man could not only somehow read her thoughts (which was bad enough), but could see her memories as well…
A deep red blush burned her at her cheeks and Allen could barely choke down her mortification. The young woman's mind realizing that if this man could indeed read her mind and see her memories, then…
Oh god, did that mean he knew about her and Tyki?
The Fourteenth's fingers stumbled on the black keys. The perfect melody ruined as the Noah hissed through his teeth, then a moment later, huffed like he had just been gravelly insulted. The mans broad shoulders flexed with the his discomfort over where her thoughts had headed. "I have more discretion then to pry on such things, thank you."
The Fourteenth finally turned to face her, "But sense up brought Joyd up-" his gold eyes fixed the young woman with a look that she had seen a few times on Mana's face. It had been a look that Allen learned meant that what he was going to say was not to be questioned.
Allen had gotten that look when Mana had first picked her up and decided that she needed to start dressing as a boy. She had also gotten the same look when Mana had caught her stealing from a food stand…
In short, Allen Walker was about to get a lecture.
The man sitting at the piano sighed heavily, his eyes closing and one black eyebrow ticked, his voice lined with disapproval as he continued. "I do not like your relationship with him. He's not good for you." Allen frowned and her silver eyes flashed. Her heart twisted in anger over the fact that his man thought he could tell her what to do.
But still that ach mixed with her anger. The pain that Allen knew she would have to get used to, because Tyki would never forgive her for trying to-
"But you can forgive him for trying to kill you, and for destroying your left arm?" The Fourteenth cut in coldly. His voice deep and sharp, the young Exorcist flinched at the Noah's words, her heart aching even more.
Allen trembled as her heart ach grew, new tears burning at her pained silver eyes. The young woman's shaking hands fisted in her shirt harder. Her mind telling her that the Noah had a point. That, yes, Tyki had tried to kill her, tried to destroy her Innocence, and then had lied to her about who he was.
None of that changed how the young woman felt about the Noah of Pleasure.
And who did this Noah think he was?
First this man told her to stop denying her heart, then he tells her that what her heart wants was wrong? This man was just so confusing that it was infuriating!
Allen pushed herself to her feet, her silver eyes glaring coldly at the man that was sitting at the white piano. The young woman's pink lips were pulled into a deep frown, her hands griping the hem of her shirt so hard that her hands were shaking.
She was angry, she was hurting, and for all the world Allen Walker wanted to scream, but instead she hissed out in a deathly quite tone, "You have no right! You can't tell me-!"
The Fourteenth met her look and didn't even blink, not looking at all fazed by the young woman's fury. His gold eyes narrowed, and his calm demeanor only served to make her more angry over everything.
"You are a child. You will do what you are told." The Noah's voice was low and his tone told her that she was walking on very thin ice. His sharp gold eyes telling her that she was not to argue and his word was finally.
The young woman fumed, her shoulders, her whole body shook with her anger. Allen had never been spoken to like this by anyone. No one had ever used that tone with her ever. Mana had gotten angry at her before, but he had always just sighed and refused to let her have dessert or just sent her to bed early.
Cross had been nothing but a bastard, but he had pretty much let her do as she pleased… in a way…
She was fifteen years old, if she was old enough to marry then she was old enough to make her own choices! She was an adult! She was not a child! Allen was not a child!
Allen growled and her lips twisted into a scowl. She didn't have to listen to this, like hell she would let this man talk to her like this. With that thought Allen narrowed her eyes and tilted her chin up and promptly stormed across the room with the intention of leaving.
Her left hand took the door handle and made to pull open the door, but the door wouldn't budge. The door handle rattled as she tried to open it again, Allen gasped as she tried even harder to pull the doors open.
The Noah sighed in irritation and Allen whipped around to glare fire at the man as he spoke. "My control over the Ark is much greater then yours at the moment, you can't leave until I allow it."
"Open the door." Allen demanded softly, not at all fearful of the man still sitting at the white piano. She knew that she shouldn't love Tyki. Allen knew this, but still her heart ached for him. Allen loved Tyki and she would have to live with it, live with her betrayal of the Order and hope that they never learned…
The Fourteenth's gold eyes softened, his lips twisting up into an amused but sad smile. "You have your mother's temper, I see." The Noah breathed out under his breath. Allen blinked, the words not quite registering for a few long moments.
When they did Allen's anger drained from her, her silver eyes widening. The white haired Exorcist opened her mouth, her lips trembling and Allen choked on her words. She wanted to believe what she had thought she had heard but… she had to be mistaken…
It was now that Allen's silver eyes caught sight of Timcanpy, the gold golem had finely moved from his place on the couch and had made himself comfy on the Noah's shoulder. The golem was flashing a big toothy smile, for all the world seemingly finding this whole exchange funny, Allen swallowed. The sight of Tim reminding her of something that she had forgotten until now. "Tim… Those symbols…"
The Fourteenth's smile widened and his gold eyes flashed oddly at her. "Mana and I created them long ago. You and him refined the code and made it what it is now, I believe you were eight at the time." The Noah said, his voice flat and sounding almost hollow.
Allen found this new information almost crushing. So then Mana had been familiar with the Noah? Then why would he have taken her in? Had he done so because of her left arm? Had he planned on using her for the power of her Innocence…?
Allen hadn't even realized that she was shaking until comforting hands had taken a gentle hold of her thin shoulders. It was also now that the young woman realized that her tears had started to flow down her cheeks again.
Allen pained and confused silver eyes turned to look up into the concerned golden eyes of the Fourteenth Noah. The man sighed and narrowed his eyes at her, his mouth twisting into a frown. "Don't you ever doubt that Mana loved you." He said in the same voice that he had used earlier. His eyes hard and Allen found herself swallowing at the finality of his words.
This Noah must have known Mana very well to be so sure that the traveling clown had indeed loved her. His eyes told her that there was no doubt in his mind that Mana had cared, and for some reason she felt that he wouldn't lie to her, not about this.
The Noah smiled at her and released her shoulders and took a step back, no doubt pleased at her thoughts. His gold eyes falling to be half lidded as he shooed Tim from his shoulder. "I think you should be going now, we've talked enough for today." The man said as he had his way back over to the piano.
Allen blinked, her eyes once again confused. "You're going to let me leave now?" she whispered out. The young woman not understanding this man one bit…
The Fourteenth once again took a seat back at the piano, his eyes turning back to look at her. "You are an adult, Ellen. Like you said. You have the right to choose what you want, what ever you decide I will abide by." He said, his amusement lining his voice again, and Allen frowned.
Was it just her or were all Noah's just plain bipolar?
"Allen, my name is Allen." the Exorcist corrected him, her eyes flashing with annoyance when the man simply chuckled, the sound filled with his mirth. The Noah again started to play the piano, the sound almost lazy and slow. The young woman shifted her feet nervously, her mind a chaotic mess. Her eyes fell to look at the floor and her heart ached as she warred with her self over a question that she so badly wanted to ask. The Noah had said that she was like…
"Did you know her?" Allen whispered out, and for a long moment she wasn't sure that the man had heard her. "My mother, did you know her?" the petite woman asked again a little loader, her heart aching to know. Her heart hoping that she had heard him correctly…
The Noah's smile widened even more, his eyes filling with utter amusement at the question. "I'll tell you some other time.~" He sang out, his smile sly and voice smooth and irritatingly smug. "Good afternoon Allen.~" he added a few key strokes later.
Allen frowned but resign herself to the fact that she could ask him all day long, but he probably wouldn't tell her until he was good and ready. The young woman turned and the door opened this time when she turned the handle.
"Good afternoon…" She paused, her lips twisting down into a deeper frown at the fact that yet again she was lacking a name.
"I suppose just referring to me as the Fourteenth will not be good enough for you?" the Noah asked, his gold eyes glancing at her, his lips stretching even more at the look on her face. "My name is Neah."
Allen frowned deeper, but her heart hurt just a little less as she took two steps outside that white room, The young woman turned back to look at the Noah and fixed him with an irritated look. "Stop reading my mind." The Fourteenth, Neah, Allen corrected herself, chuckled at this, but nodded his head.
The white haired Exorcist let the door to that white room close on its own, and just before it closed the young woman heard Neah call out to her, "You shouldn't doubt Joyd so much either, Ellen."
****** ~ Lulubell Pov ~ ******
The Noah of Lust sat at the large table, the woman was currently disguised as the Branch head of the Oceana Branch of the Black Order. Branch heads Bak Chan and Renee Esptain sat on either side of her. The Twelfth Child's eyes were narrowed and sharp. Her lips set in a thin line at the words Inspector Malcolm C. Leverier had just uttered.
Indeed, how could the young woman that the Third Child cared for have controlled the Masters Ark? Lulubell knew that only Adam and Road could control Noah's Ark, unless one of them gave permission for another to use it.
Lulubell's eyes narrowed, the Noah of Lust knew that there had to be something more to this Allen Walker them she had been told. The Master was keeping something from the other Noah, it must be something very important for the oldest of the Clan to keep something a secret…
The woman knew that there had to be something very special about the white haired Exorcist, there was no other way to explain the Earls happiness as of late, to explain his pleasure at finding out that the Third and taken an interest in the young Exorcist.
And for her master to approve Sheryl's little plan, and to be so willing the let his precious Egg be used like this…
Lulubell was so deep in thought that she was barely listening to the conversation, her attention quickly snapped back into focus when the Inspector spoke the words that she could never have missed. The man was still speaking to General Cross, Leverier's words sharp and cold. "In other words, you snuck her into the Order while knowing her true identity as being the one that inherited the Fourteenth's bloodline."
Lulubell felt her very being freeze and her widened eyes slid over to look at the red haired General. The man's brown eyes had widened just slightly also, his mouth twisting into a confused frown before he could ketch himself.
Lulubell leaned back in her chair, her own lips fighting to pull into a similar look. Her mind now completely focused on listening to the Inspector speak. "Allen Walker is the child the Fourteenth left behind, is she not?"
Lulubell's blood was surging and her heart beat faster in her chest. The woman couldn't believe her ears. She of course knew of the Fourteenth Noah, but she had never been told that the man had a child…
The Noah of Lust's lips slid into a small smile, her eyes flashing with new understanding. Her master had known about this gift, and was planning to take back what belonged to the Clan from the humans. The woman's very being twisted with giddiness at this splendid news. The news that her family was growing…
"Its interesting to hear you speak about the Fourteenth. Who told you so much?" General Cross spoke up after a long and deathly pause. The Noah fought to conceal her happiness at the information she had just gained. The red haired Exorcist had a very good point however. Her master would have taken precautions to insure that no one learned of the existence of the child….
The Earl would have gotten rid of any who had known that such a child was alive.
When the Inspector started to speak about and question Allen Walker's loyalties to the Order, Lulubell could feel her concern for the child's safety rise up in her heart. Her instincts whispering the desire and the drive to protect the life of one of the Clan. To destroy any who threatened one of the family.
Even if it was the child of the Noah that betrayed the Clan…
It was with this burning at her core that Lulubell stood and objected to this meeting continuing. The other Branch heads joining in with her complaint of making such claims without being told before hand that such a matter was to be discussed. Though all the humans seemed to be carious about this news, about having a child of a Noah so close…
She didn't doubt the humans would want to study Allen Walker. Use her to gain more information of the allies of the Earl. Director Lee stood and made a demand to have a full report about Allen. The Noah's eyes narrowed and she didn't miss the widening of the Inspectors smug smile.
The meeting was quickly brought to an end. Lulubell followed the other branch heads out of the meeting room. It wasn't to long after that, that the Noah of Lust found herself within the science department and at the threshold of the entrance to the room that house her masters precious egg.
A young looking human approached them, and Lulubell listened to him stammer out a request for them to leave. Her lips slid into another small smile, her right hand changing and her smile grew when it slid through the humans left shoulder easily, red flowing freely from the wound. The young man coughed up blood and Lulubell almost purred at the wide eyed looks the human were directing at her.
"I have a job to do also, young man." the Noah of Lust said in a smooth tone. Her disguise faded and she stood before the humans in her true form. She quite enjoyed the fearful looks that the humans were directing at her. "Now then, lets begin."
***** ~ Allen Pov ~ *****
Allen's heart sank when her attack left no mark what-so-ever on the black wall that blocked her, Lavi, Bookman, and Inspector Links entrance into the room that her left eye was telling her was now filled with Akuma.
The young woman's new guard raised an eyebrow and told her to follow him, Allen not missing him saying something about the Akuma no doubt being after the Demon Factory. The white haired Exorcist followed after the Inspector, her eyes widening when he lead her to the gate that would take them into the Ark.
Bookman joined them a few moments later and Allen was only partly relieved to not see Lavi with the old man. It was easy for her to figure out that the older Exorcist had sent his apprentice away because he didn't have his Innocence. Allen's heart twisted with doubt and fear as she realized that it would only be her and Bookman…
The other Exorcists were either lacking their weapons or where somewhere else within the Black Order tower, not even aware that their home was under attack. The old Bookman must have seen the concern within her silver eyes because he narrowed his black eyes at her. "I sent Lavi to inform everyone of the Attack." the Bookman said in his old thick voice.
Link nodded and turned to look at her coldly. "Allen Walker, can you open a gate to the room that holds the Akuma Factory?" Allen blinked, her heart tightening in her chest. She didn't know how to really control the Ark, but…
She knew someone who did…
The three of them entered the Ark and Allen lead them to the white room of the Fourteenth. The young woman hoping that the Noah wouldn't be upset with her for showing them where it was. The young white haired woman opened the doors and rushed into the room, her silver eyes once again finding the room empty.
The old Bookman was watching her closely as she quickly made her way over to the white piano. Link's mouth was twisted into a thin line as he told her to hurry, that they made to stop the enemy from taking back the egg.
Allen swallowed and her silver eyes filling with her uncertainty. Her eyes turned to the mirror, that black shadow was grinning at her, his white eyes narrowing. She didn't know how to control the Ark…
"You don't need to piano for this. Close the doors and wish for a gate to where you want to go." the Fourteenth's voice whispered within her mind, Allen swallowed again and forced down her fear. The young woman turned and walked back to the double doors and pushed them closed.
Link frowned and demanded to know what she was doing, but Allen merely closed her eyes and hoped for the gate that would take her to her comrades. A picture of the room that held the egg flashed within her mind, and at that same moment the young woman felt the Ark pulse and its power twist to grant her what she wanted. Her eyes opened and she instinctually knew that the gate was ready.
She opened the doors and was moving before another word could be spoken. The young woman stepped through the white of the gate, her silver eyes taking in the scene that was playing out within the large room.
Her heart twisted as her eyes fell on Reveer, the tall brown haired man was standing before what looked like a man with a skull for a head, the enemy had two fingers to her friends forehead, a bright light flashed and Allen barely choked back her fear.
Her right hand reached out and took her left wrist in a hard hold, Crown Clown pulsed and she could feel her left arm change into its sword form. Her feet were then moving and Allen came down on the thing that was ready to kill her comrade, her weapon splitting the thing in half.
Her silver eyes met Reveer's for just a moment from her place standing on the top of her broad sword. The scientist looked so relieved to see her, the young woman could feel her heart fill with relief that the man was ok, that she had made it in time….
"Ah, Allen Walker." a smooth voice purred out from above her and Allen's narrowed silver eyes and turned to look a the one who had spoken. A woman stood in front of the egg, her red lips twisted into a wide smile. Her gold eyes looking so please to see her.
The young woman frowned as she took in the grey skin and the seven crosses on the older woman's brow. This woman was a Noah and Allen's heart twisted in her chest. Had she come to take back the Earl's Akuma Factory and take revenge on her for what she had tried to do to Tyki?
But the Noah didn't seem angry, in fact she looks down right pleased to see her.
It was then that Bookman and Link came through the opened Ark gate. Bookman wasting no time in attacking the horde of demons that filled the room. The Noah gave the order for the Akuma to attack, and the white haired Exorcist hissed through her teeth as the bloody battle waged.
The fight was definitely in the enemies favor and soon Bookman had been hit and Allen found herself calling out in concern when the old Exorcist started to turn to stone. The young woman panted and pushed herself from the wall that she had just been thrown into by an Akuma.
Her heart again sinking when she realized that there was little hope left with Bookman gone. Her heart twisting in pain as her fearful silver eyes took in how many demons were left within the room. She didn't knew if she could do this alone…
A black gate opened up under the egg then and the large structure started to sink. Allen gasped and took a step forward, but an Akuma came down and pushed her back into the wall. The demon giggled and prepared to blast her, but Allen summoned Crown Clown's shield form and sliced the level two Akuma in half, her sword returning to be her left arm.
Her eyes had just a moment to focus on the scientists at had been laid out on the floor a little ways from her, more of those skull men where slowly turning some of the scientists into more skull men. Her eyes stung and she felt so helpless. She forced her tired feet to take a step forward…
Another Akuma came up behind her and took a fist full of her chin length white hair, the young woman hissing in pain as the demon jerked her back. Its other hand taking a hard hold of her throat. "Good by Exorcist!" it laughed, but before it could tighten its hold on her throat, the female Noah called out in a displeased voice.
"Do not harm her." The woman said in a cold voice, the order final and promising dire consequences if it was disobeyed. The Akuma paused and Allen took advantaged of the opening. Crown Clown pulsing, its silver mask snapping up and covering the upper part of her face. Her Innocence's power lashed out in the form of hundreds of white ribbons.
The room exploded as one third of the Akuma were destroyed by her attack. Allen stumbled back a step as the demon that was holding her by her white hair also exploded. Her back hitting the wall and the young woman fought to force air into her aching lungs. Exhaustion washed over her and her eyelids felt just so heavy…
A fearful voice called out to her through the smoke and Allen's tired eyes snapped up to see a man in a white lab coat stumble closer to her. The young Exorcist gasped as an Akuma appeared behind the black haired man. Allen forced herself away from the wall and attacked the demon with her Clown Belt. The Akuma exploded and Allen breathed a sigh of relief as the man stumbled his way over to her, his mouth smiling in thanks.
She didn't have anytime to react as the scientist's form shifted a second later, his body changing to the female Noah. The older woman's red lips twisting up into an amused smile as she struck her across the face. The young white haired woman stumbled, her eyes unfocused and blackness swallowing her vision.
Her world was nothing but that blackness for a few long moments. Allen could feel the pain and exhaustion of her body as she hung almost lifeless from the hold of two level three Akuma. She could dimly hear the Noah issuing orders for the Akuma to take her to the gate of the Black Ark.
That she would bring her to the Earl…
But her mind was so muddled and it was just so hard to think. Her ears hearing what was being said but her mind not quite comprehending the words. The young woman could hear Johnny calling out to her, his voice lined with panic and fear…
She could hear Bak's voice also, he was saying something about her being kidnapped and that she needed to awake up. But Allen only wanted to sleep. She was so tired, her whole body hurt and her head was hurting with a splitting headache. Her forehead was burning and it was just so hard to open her silver eyes…
She hard a deep musical chuckle rise up and fill her ears with its mirth. The Fourteenth's voice sang out within her mind. Her silver eyes finally opening just a crack at his words. "Crown Clown, clown belt.~" Neah hissed out the order to her Innocence.
Her eyes snapped open in confusion as Crown Clown attacked the two Akuma holding her arms. A few moments later Allen felt Miranda's Time Rewind float down and suddenly the young woman found herself standing on the top of the Akuma factory. Her silver eyes easily spotting her masters red hair among the six Exorcists that now stood on top of the egg with her.
That was the beginning of the true fight. The Noah of Lust tried to take back the egg, she had even tried to use Miranda as a shield, and if Allen hadn't been able to reach her unconscious comrade in time, the attacks the Generals had unleashed would have no doubt killed her.
But Allen had managed to save Miranda, the egg had been destroyed and the fight came to an end. The Noah retreating with what was left of the egg.
Or so they all thought the battle was at its end...
That was when the level four showed itself.
Allen had tried, she attacked it with everything she had. But she was just to weak to stop it. When the Akuma decided to attack Allen couldn't hold back her scream of pain. The Akuma blasted her and the white haired young woman was sent flying.
She hit a hall with a sickening smack, a new wave of pain flashed and burned through her body. Allen slowly slid to the floor, Crown Clown deactivating. The level four came to stand before her. It giggled with glee and Allen forced her pained and unfocused silver eyes to look at the blurred image before her.
The level four opened its mouth and the sound that came forth rang in her ears. Allen curled in on herself and whimpered in pain from the sound. Her eardrums feeling like they were going to explode. The sound faded and the whole room exploded in a blazing bang.
Allen somehow managed to force her eyes open just in time to see Link stumble over to her and save her from a piece of flying debris using a barrier spell. The young woman forced her aching body up and to her knees once she managed to somewhat ketch her breath. Her black left hand rose and pressed against the fire that was racing across her brow. Her silver eyes barely focusing as the Akuma then attack the men that had skulls for heads.
Her mind dimly telling her that the Akuma was on a rampage. That it was going to destroy everything, it was not going to stop until everyone was dead. Allen's heart twisted and she felt like she was going to be sick. Her body shook and almost gave out on her as she pushed herself to her feet. Link hissed for her to stay down, but the man was still disoriented from the Akuma's scream.
He couldn't stop her, and Allen invoked Crown Clown. Her Innocence pulsing and its warmth covered her shoulders a moment later, white threads wound around her arms and around her legs. She was also still feeling the affect of the level fours attack, but she could use Crown Clown to move her body…
Allen's silver eyes widened when her eyes caught sight of green hair far, far bellow her. She could see Halvaska, and her heart twisted when she realized that the man with green hair was Liang.
She was moving, her heart in her throat as the level four moved to attack her comrade and the older man that was with him. She dimply registered Kanda, Kumui and two finders as she flow past them, the small group heading down to where Liang was. Her silver eyes narrowing as they met Kanda's…
His blue eyes narrowed and his lips twisted into a deep frown, his voice fallowed after her as she passed them. His voice angry and calling for her to stop. Because her comrade could see that she was at her limits, that she wouldn't be able to hold out long again such a strong opponent.
She pink lips twisted into a small smile, Kanda's concert for some reason amusing. She hit the level four head on, but the Akuma twisted and caught the blade of her sword a second before it hit. Her silver eyes narrowed and her lips twisted down into a determined line.
She knew that it was hopeless, that she didn't stand a chance. But she still had to try…
The Akuma struck her and she could have sworn that she hard bones breaking, but her body was just to numb from the abuse that it had already taken for her to feel the pain. She crashed into a wall and feel a good few feet to the floor. She could feel concerned hands take her by her thin shoulders and try to hold her steady a few moments later.
Her pink lips twisted into a pained smile. Her supervisor gasped, his voice tight with concern as he whispered out his surprise at how injured she was. Allen forced her silver eyes opened and she could feel Crown Clown tighten its ribbon's around her body. Her Innocence brought her to her feet, her right hand reaching for her sword that was stuck in the ground before her.
She heard Kanda hit the wall and fall to the ground next to her, the young woman's heart twisting and cold with fear for her friends. She was the only Exorcist that was able to fight. She was all that stood between this Akuma and her friends. Her Innocence pulsed with her desire and she was moving forward again. Her silver eyes met Liang's widened purple. Her friend was on his knees on the metal walkway, his Innocence glowing in his hands.
Her heart, it hurt and felt like it was being torn in two, when she realized that he was going to force a synchronization. Her silver eyes turned back to the level four that was grinning at her with glee. She had to kill it fast, before Liang did something stupid…
Allen reached the Akuma and she willed her Innocence to restrain it. Crown Clown took its attack form and ribbons wrapped around the demon, but the thing only giggled and Allen gasped as they plummeted back to the ground.
Allen's mouth opened and she spat out blood as her beaten body hit the ground hard. The Akuma making sure that she took the impact. Crown Clown wavered, her Innocence having took most of the impact and most of the damage. Allen fought to breath, her lungs no longer wanting to take in air. It hurt, oh god did it burn to breath…
The Akuma giggled and the young woman felt it take a hold of the front of her shirt and pull her up from the crater that their impact had made. Her silver eyes widened as the level four raised its other hand and pointed a finger at her forehead. It giggled in glee as its power built. Allen trembled and her heart was frozen in her chest.
She was going to die…
Her pupils dilated, the little breath that she had left in her lungs ghosted past her open and blood stained lips. Her heart beat one more time and then…
"You filthy piece of malfunctioning trash." a smooth voice seethed out from clenched teeth. A white gloved hand shot out and took a hard grip of the Akuma's wrist. The demons attack pausing.
Allen's eyes fought to close, her body ached and it was taking every ounce of her remaining strength to breath. Her head lolled to the right, the young woman forcing her tired silver eyes to focus on the one who had spoken.
Allen's foggy mind could barely focus on the man holding the level four be the wrist. Her thoughts slow to place the blurred form of the Fourteenth. She at first thought that she had to be seeing things, the Noah had said that he could only have a physical form while within the Ark…
His burning grey eyes narrowed and she could taste his anger, his rage. His skin was a light tan, not the grey of a Noah, his mouth twisted into a snarl, his grip tightened and the level four screeched in pain as its wrist made a sickening crunch. Her silver eyes widened as she realized that he was indeed real…
The Akuma hissed when Liang landed next to her a second later, his purple eyes narrowed. The young woman felt his arms wrap around her waist and the Akuma's grip on her shirt loosened in surprise at how fast her male comrade was moving.
Liang's and Neah's eyes met and the Noah frowned at him. "You're late." He hissed in a cold voice. Liang's purple eyes blinked, Allen could feel her comrades confusion over who this man before them was…
Another second passed and the Fourteenth's form wavered, much like how Fo's did when she had kept her physical form for to long. Neah tisked, his grey eyes narrowing. "Looks like I'm out of time already…" he growled out and then his body flickered and was gone.
Allen's didn't even have time to gasp as Liang was then moving. She had merely blinked and when her confused silver eyes opened, Liang and her were almost at the opening that would take them back up into the science department.
Liang's new Dark Boots were fast…
"Are you ok Allen?" Liang whispered in a soft voice. Allen turned her silver eyes to meet her comrades concerned dark purple, her heart twisting at the look within his eyes. He was looking at her with such care and concern, he pulled her closer to his chest and Allen felt sick.
He was in love with her, but she was in love with their enemy…
Her hands came to rest in between them, the young woman pushing against his chest to put space between them. Her silver eyes narrowed and her pink lips twisting into a frown.
Tyki may never forgive her for trying to kill his Noah, but…
But she couldn't stomach the idea of being with another.
"Liang, let me go." She whispered out the words, her heart wishing for all the world that her comrade, that this young man would understand what she so wished he could. Her green haired friend nodded and her heart hurt more with the knowledge that she knew he didn't understand what she truly meant…
By the time the level four was defeated, the Order had taken heavy loses. Her master had shown up and had finished of the Akuma with Judgment. The white haired Exorcist tried to stay conscious as long as she could, but her body was to beaten and broken. Allen found herself once again being pulled into the darkness of unconsciousness.
She fell into a soundless and dreamless sleep. Not at all prepared for the hardships that she would face when she woke.
***** ~ Sheryl Pov ~ *****
A one week later…
The Fourth Child sat before Inspector Leverier, both men sitting within the office of Kumui Lee, said man having been ushered out a few moments ago. The room was one of the only places that they had been able to have this private meeting.
His assistant stood behind and to the left of his chair. The Noah fought to keep his wide smirk from his face as he spoke to the high ranking Black Order Official. "I heard about the Attack. I hope the Black Orders casualties were not to severe. I do see that the building as taken quite a bit of damage..."
The human simply frowned, his eyes cold as he informed the Noah of Desire of the damages and that the Order would be in need of a new headquarters soon, that plans were underway for the new buildings construction.
Sheryl's lips twitched, his dark drown eyes narrowing as he motioned for his assistant to hand him whatt he had come here to deliver. The young black haired gentleman pulled the black folder from his briefcase, handing it to the Minister carefully.
Sheryl took the folder holding the documents that he had drawn up weeks ago, within this black folder was what his little plot was all about. He slid the folder across the table, the Inspector raising an eyebrow as he slowly flipped it open. His eyes scanning over the words and then narrowed, the man turned to look at the Fourth Child in confusion.
Clearly the human didn't understand.
Sheryl had to force down his need to giggle wickedly. His lips stretching just a little wider on his tanned skinned face as he met the other mans eyes. "I had heard that the Black Order was going to be in need of a new building." he started, his hands folding in his lap as he leaned back in his chair. "I took the liberties of having papers drawn up with my offer."
The human frowned and looked almost reluctant, his cold black eyes narrowing. "This is definitely an interesting offer Minister." Inspector Leverier spoke in a thoughtful tone. Clearly the human was considering the proposal lined out on the documents before him.
Sheryl narrowed his brown eyes, and chuckled lightly. The Noah of Desire spoke again, his voice lined with his perceived victory. The Fourth Child always got what he wanted in the end…
"I thought this little proposal would benefit both the Black Order as well as myself. I fund the contraction of a new building for your European Branch, and in return…" He trailed off, not once looking away from the man sitting at the other side of the dark wooden table.
The human frowned deeper, his eyes glancing back at the papers before him. "I fail to see why you would make such a generis offer, especially with only wanting something as little at this in return."
Sheryl smirked and tilted his head slightly to the right. The human was suspicious of his motives, as well he should be. Though in the end he would be signing on the papers before him. "I stand to gain quite a bit from this little arrangement." The Noah purred out slyly.
"Can you imagine the status my family will gain, if my younger brother was married to an 'Apostil of God'? Surely I don't need to explain the political benefits I'll gain from such an arrangement…" Sheryl explained and waited patiently for the man to truly consider his offer, now that he knew that the Minister was serious.
If his little brother was going to just sit around the new Ark and mope about the young white haired Exorcist, then Sheryl was more then happy to take matters into his own hands.
Tyki could be so hopeless sometimes when it came to women…
But that was fine, with Sheryl's little scheme not only would the Clan of Noah reclaim the Fourteenth's daughter from the humans, but he would get his little brother married off at the same time!
Sometimes the Fourth Child was just to brilliant and sly for his own good…
…..review…please….
Next: Allen wakes up, only to find her world flipped upside down. Liang makes a move, and how will he take it when Allen rejects him? Also Minister Kamelot hosts a ball. With the Exorcists as the guests of honor…. This can't be good…