Loop: Yey for updates! :D I just upload it here in advance just for you guys~ Oh, I'm also halfway done on the next chapter of "Family" I will try my best to update 'family' by tomorrow or the next day because we are experiencing flood right now and I'm in monitoring duty :) Don't worry it's not that extreme flood! It's just as usual when there is non-stop rains and we are near a river bank. Well not exactly near the river you know what I mean XD
Thank you so much for the reads, favs, follows and likes everyone! It makes me warm inside ;w; So in other news, I can't find my pen anywhere. It's driving me nuts. I wanted to draw and my pen went missing! Gah, I have to flip the house if I have too!
To MaxAngelOfDeath: So far, I couldn't say that my mom is fine. It's worrisome. Ya see, my mom's red blood cell count is decreasing and for some reason the body parts that are responsible for adding blood on her system seemed to malfunction. In a way of saying that it doesn't produce any more blood. So she's in a lot of Blood Transfusion etc etc. I'm praying for her health to come back soon. But I tried not to worry more because she's in great hands and I will continue to pray for to get well soon :D I'm glad to hear that your mom is doing fine. That's great to know :D I tried to not doubt my writing skills but yeah, it's too hard for me XD but I will continue on writing to do my best to be good at it! *hugs*
Oh Secrets by Kithren! It's an awesome and good story! It's the first fanfic that I came across and read that has fem!allenxTyki (poker pair) It's super good and my mind always went south completely by just reading X3 I love how the story flows and progressed, I also enjoyed the part where the baby names came in. It was like daww, that's just cute!~ *insert heart here* So far, I could only say it again. It is an awesome fanfic! :D
To idea . gettle : I get the idea :D Indeed indeed~
To Kithren: I just love the pet name Apo-chan, it give me the chills in my funny bone :D it is indeed a fitting pet name for him~ Ah, Thank you thank you! That means a lot! I will do my best on writing hot and the steaming parts a little longer and more *cough* suave *is killed* . I'm still a beginner to this though and I will do my best on my part.
Ah, don't be sorry about the rant! I liked your point of view of those kind of things :) As long as you credited to where you get your ideas from it won't be a problem.
And let me welcome you back Kithren senpai. Welcome back Senpai! I hope that you are doing well ;v;
Now then on with the story! :D
The Hobo, the Nobleman, his Exorcist
Chapter 5: Missing you
"I'm going out now, are you sure you will be fine when I'm gone?"
Allen's eyes opened as she heard a voice that seemed so familiar to her. All she saw was complete darkness. Nothing but darkness. She looked around her to find the source of the voice. Where did she heard this voice before? It was not that boy's voice this time. No this one was different.
"Don't worry about me, I can manage, ****" this time it was a girl's voice… but… the strange thing was…
Light passes through her eyes and when she adjusted to the light. She saw a room. A dusty little room. Where was she? She wanted to move her head to see where she was but she couldn't. She tried to move her fingers but failed miserably. What was wrong? What was going on?
"Oi, you feeling alright?" he heard the boy's voice again. Her head turned which she didn't and looked at the boy's face. He was like the boy that dragged her to the golden field back then where his face was painted in black. The boy that she was facing now, his face was also painted in black. "Say something, idiot" the boy said and she could hear a hint of concern on his tone in his insult. "I already say that I'm fine, ****" the girl's voiced out. There it was again, the voice. No it couldn't be! The boy sighed and scratched his red hair. Strange, the red of his hair reminded of her of her master's red ones. "Fine, you win" he said and pat her head. "If you feel anything wrong just contact me with your magic okay, idiot?" he said. If Allen could twitched her fingers right now and punch this boy for calling her an idiot.
The red head boy then went to pick up his things. It was plenty of cleaning supplies and on his hand was a Chimney Sweep. So the boy was some kind of a cleaner? Strange. "I will put a locking spell on this door, if that little piece of shit of a pipsqueak had the nerve to enter our house again without permission" the boy chuckled evilly. "He will have a very shocking experience" he laughed and looked at her. "Well, see you later, I promise I will bring a bowl of hot soup just for you after I finish the job" he said and closed the door with a click.
Allen could only stare at the situation. What was this dream? It felt like she was watching from someone's eyes. She couldn't turn her head, she couldn't move her arms and legs and she couldn't speak either. She sighed and observed the situation. She was in a dusty little room, it looked like a cottage to her, on the side was a table with two chairs nicely arranged. On the wall were bookshelves with plenty of books about magic. The head turned away and looked at her hands. Strange. She had small hands… more like a thirteen year old hands. She had a bandage over her right arm and when the hand touched it, it stung her. Allen could only feel what the body touched or feel at the moment. Great.
The body then moved to the side and took out a book that was lying on the side of the bed. It was all about magic and runes, she noticed. Why was she here? What was going on? For some reason, Allen could read the symbols on the book's cover even though that she haven't seen it before. This was scaring her…
She heard a knock on the door and when her head turned to the door. He heard a voice. "Psst, Ellen, are you there?" it was the boy again. The boy that dragged her to the golden field. The body moved and went to the door quickly. She felt weak. It's like every inch of her body needed a lot of energy to move.
"What are you doing here?!" the voice whispered aloud at the door. "If he caught you here, he will kill you! Do you have a death wish or something!?" Allen felt uncomfortable… the girl's voice…
It was her voice…
The boy laughed at the other side of the door. "Don't worry too much Ellen, that red head octopus is nowhere near the house right now" the boy said in mock. "Come, my brother is waiting outside and you promised to teach us magic you know" the boy said and chuckled. The girl sighed and sat at the door's side. "I'm sorry, I can't teach you two any magic today. I'm sick and I don't have any energy to move" the girl said and could only hug her small body. "You're sick?!" the boy's voice from the other side shouted. "Why didn't you say sooner! I could have brought with me some apples and a bowl of soup! Me and **** can wait for you to teach us. For now we should nurse you back to health" the boy protested. "Okay Ellen, I'm coming in!"
"No don't come in! **** reinforced it wi…!"
Light flashes through the holes of the door, Allen could hear the painful scream of the boy. With a loud boom, the smoke came out through the hole under the door. "…with magic…" the girl facepalmed and let out a sigh. "Seriously, you still haven't learned from your lesson with **** yet?" she sighed again and tried to stand up. Allen's energy sipped away by doing so. The girl's hand went to the doorknob. She turned it opened revealing the boy she met in the other dream. His face was still painted in black but she could see his smile. As she observed more, she could see that his body was full of burns and smoke and his violate hair spiked up. That electric shock must have hurt.
"Try to be careful this time" the girl said to the boy. "If you don't, he will make sure that what you feel right now will be ten times more painful"
The boy just chuckled and tilted his face. Allen wondered if the boy doesn't care about his life at stake. That electric shock could have killed him for heaven's sake! "You don't have to say that twice" the boy dusted himself. "Don't worry Ellen, that wasn't enough to kill me yet" he said with enthusiasm. "Are you stupid or something or did that shock fried your brain completely?" the girl said as she stared to the boy.
The boy smiled but his smile wavered when he looked at her. "Hey you do look a lot paler than before…" the boy said with concerned. "Here, let me carry you back to bed"
The girl shook her head. "No, I'm fine, I can still make it" she said but the boy ignored her words and carry her on his back. "Hey, what the! Put me down ****!" the girl protested. "Are you even listening to me?" a few more protest and the girl gave up. The girl's arm wrapped around the boy's body to secure herself to not fall from his back.
Allen felt nostalgic. For some reason, she wanted this feeling. It was warm and welcoming. This boy and the young man on her dreams… The boy felt a lot like… Tyki…
"Don't worry, Ellen, I will be always be here with you"
Allen snapped up and saw the young man's smile again.
"I will be always by your side"
Allen opened her eyes. The dream… she couldn't remember it anymore… what had happened in the dream, strange, she tried to remember more but she can't even remember a single one. It was like back in the Asian Branch. The dream that she wanted to remember and yet she can't… she mentally sighed. She rubbed her eyes from the sleep and looked to her side. She noticed that Tyki wasn't on her side this time.
"Tyki?" she called in the room.
"I'm here girl turn around"
Allen turned around and saw Tyki in the side window. He was staring at a far distance and then he looked at her. "Good morning, darling" he said with a smile. She returned the smile and greeting. "Good morning to you too, Tyki"
She noticed that he looked a little bit tired. "How long have you been awake, Tyki?" she asked. She was a little worried for him. Tyki's smile didn't wavered and he sat next to her bed. "Hmm…" he looked at the clock and then to her. "About four hours and a half" he answered. "Four hours?" she asked and then looked at the clock. It was already nine in the morning. She looked at the bed and saw her skirt and panty just lying there neatly. Did Tyki just touched?! She blushed in embarrassment. He shouldn't have! At least! Her fists clutched tight and gripped the bed sheet. Tyki looked at her with confusion then that confusion was replaced with amusement.
Can he just stop teasing her? If this continued on this might be the end of her.
"You should look at yourself, girl you're as red as a tomato right now" he teased.
She pouted and glared at him, trying to hide her embarrassment. Maybe she should get a nice cold bath and get rid of this feeling… She immediately stood up, forgetting that she was still half naked and went to the bathroom's door. She could feel his eyes looking at her and when she turned her head and looked at him to make sure that her hunched were true. She blushed even more. His eyes were trailing over her body, observing every detail of her and she could see his sly grin on his lips as he looked at her in the face. She covered herself and quickly opened the door to the bathroom and slammed it hard.
Inside…
She closed the bathroom's door and locked it. Just in case that Tyki might enter the room. She won't take the risk of letting him see her fully undressed to him now, would she? Allen opened the shower curtain and unbuttoned her shirt. She then put her shirt and also her undergarment on the side outside the shower. She turned the knob and water hit on her face. Yes, this was all she needed. Her blood on her cheeks cooled down. Which was a relief. She then washed her body. Her petite fingers grabbed the soup and gently rubbed it on her slim body. Her eyes went to her left arm and she looked at it.
Her left arm…
It was the reason that people hated her, the reason they called her names and made her suffered when she was young. It was the reason why her parents abandoned her in the streets to starve and die because who would want a deformed girl anyway? Everyone called her the Devil's spawn, a monster and a reject to society but throughout her experiences she was very thankful to the Innocence. Without the Innocence, she couldn't have met her father Mana, who have loved her, cared for her, and treated her like a normal girl and experience the love that she never have before. Without it, she couldn't defend herself from the Akumas and met her friends on the Black Order. With her Innocence, she could let the souls of the Akuma to be set free from their restrains and save them. She was glad. She was also happy that Crowned Clown saved her from her death. Giving her a second chance to live.
But…
What would Tyki think of her once he will know and see her arm?
Will he reject her?
Just like the others too?
It was the reason why she never took off her clothes in front of him in the first place…
The fear that she will be rejected… rejected by the one who made a place on her heart. She just wanted to be loved, someone who cared for her, someone that could embrace her and let her feel safe. Mana loved her unconditionally and ignored her deformity, she travelled along with him and let her feel what having family was like, and he made her feel safe. Her friends in the order liked her. They made her feel welcome to their arms. Then Tyki came along…
A sharp pang on her heart hit her hard. She shivered and gripped her left arm. She liked Tyki. The moment she met him on the train… the moment she felt his touch made her feel so much alive and warm. His kisses took her breath away. His embraced made her feel welcome and accepted. It made her feel safe just under his arms. She wanted him to love her. She wanted him to be on her side. She wanted him to accept her for who she truly is. Accept her full being. Maybe she was asking too much of him?
He was a total stranger to her. She doesn't know anything about him. All she knew was he is a vagabond that plays poker. She liked him. She liked him a lot. Her heart beats fast and she felt warm inside, just thinking of him. It was why she had given herself to him.
But then…
She was an exorcist and he was just a human…
He will be in danger because of her. Akumas could attack at him at anytime. What if… what if Tyki will be killed by the Akumas? Losing him… Would be like losing Mana… no… she won't let that happen. She will protect him no matter what. She will do everything just to protect everyone even him.
After twenty minutes in the shower, Allen closed the knob and reached for the towels. Then she noticed something strange in the room. She heard footsteps and when she yanked the curtains away. She saw no one there. Did Tyki just went in here?!
Her face flushed. Great. Just great. When she had a cold shower earlier and now the blood on her face heat up again.
That pervert!
Her heart pound on her chest. Her breathing hitched. Did he saw her left arm? She covered herself with the towels, carefully covered her left arm using her used blouse and slowly went to the door. When she was about to yank it open she noticed that the door was still lock. Strange… she remembered that she locked the room and if Tyki went inside the bathroom... she should have heard the lock clicked or the door's creek. Was she hallucinating just now? No she heard the footsteps! She unlocked the door and opened it.
She found Tyki lying on the bed and for some reason his posture was a little stiff. Her eyebrows twitched as she stared at him. Tyki turned on his back to look at her and she could have sworn that she saw a sweat trailing down on his brow. "Finish from your long bath, girl?" he said and she continued to stare at him.
"Why are you looking at me like that darling?" he asked. "Did I done something wrong?"
Allen crossed her arms and looked at him in the eye. "Did you went inside the bathroom?" she questioned him and his body tensed from her stare. "Did you peek on me you peeking tom?" she said still not leaving him from her sight.
Tyki sat up and avoided her stare. "Don't be like that darling, I'm a gentleman and a gentleman doesn't peek on women" he said with a sly grin on his face. "Don't tell me that you forgot to lock the door, girl?" he teased as he looked back at her.
Allen flushed and she avoided his daze. "I- I locked the door!" she complained and her hands on her sides. "I- I just heard footsteps" she said and blushed in tint red. "I-I thought that you were in the bathroom" she whispered and she heard him chuckle.
"Well girl, do you really think that I could just unlock a door? Even if I did, you would hear the door open am I right?" he said and stood up and he got closer to her. He then placed a hand on her shoulder giving her a jolt as her blood sing in fire.
"It's not like I could pass through into anything like a ghost, girl" he said as he was humoring her.
That's true… Tyki couldn't do that. He was a human after all but she knew a Noah that could phase through anything. That Noah bastard… but Tyki here was not that Noah.
Tyki placed a kiss on her head and gave her a gentle hug. "You should dry off darling, you might catch a cold if you leave your hair wet like this" he said with a smile.
He's right… Maybe she was just hallucinating? Yeah, maybe she was just hallucinating and hearing things now. Maybe she was still half asleep.
She gave him a small smile and went off inside the bathroom again.
After half an hour of drying herself and another half an hour to dress herself. She came out the bathroom. She was now wearing her exorcist uniform. "Going already, darling?" she heard Tyki asked with a tint of sadness on his voice. This is the time that they will part. She will miss Tyki and she hoped that they will meet again someday. She gave him a sad smile and a nod. "I guess this is the time we part" she said as she held her suitcase. She doesn't want to leave him but she had a mission to finish. Tyki smiled and went near her. He lowered himself to her level and surprisingly kissed her on her lips.
Allen flushed. Tyki chuckled and held her free hand and placed a kiss on it. "Then let me escort you till the end, darling" he said.
Her cheeks were hot and her heart beat to her chest wildly. She doesn't want to leave him, Tyki is sweet and indeed a gentleman. She didn't regret it. He left her something that she could remember by.
She will miss him dearly…
Bak Chan wanted to start to investigate this so called Earl. Earl Rainheart. Something was very wrong with this person. It was only a hunch but this young man wasn't normal. The way his eyes glowed toxic green back then and to be so young having a high position in the Order… the time they shook their hands, something was peeking through his mind. Searching for something. It was very wrong and that feeling couldn't just let be slipped.
The Earl and him were on the study room it seems. There were two huge windows where the light shines through, the walls were nicely decorated with expensive furnish and paintings. From the far left was chimney and on the sides were bookshelves packed with books of the old and the new. Bak was sitting on the green sofa and in front of him was the tea that the Earl had prepared.
"Don't be shy director" Earl Rainheart grinned and took a sip of the tea. "Apo-chan did his best on preparing this tea you know" he said in a childish way. Bak could only twitch at his tone. He took a cup and sip the tea. Strange, it tasted like apple juice. It was delicious he admitted. "Do you like it, Director? Isn't it good for your taste?" he said and Bak nodded.
Rainheart smiled. "That's great!" he exclaimed. "I knew that I could count on Apo-chan!~"
Bak observed the young man. "It's been a while that I have somebody to share tea with except for Apo-chan of course" he chuckled. "How is the Asian Branch, Director?" he asked as he sipped his tea. "I heard that it was attacked by a Level 3 Akuma. Did anybody got hurt?" Bak could only stare at the Earl as he sip his tea slowly, his every nerve, trembling. Bak remained his calm posture though. "There were no death casualties and the damage was not that great. It was all thanks to Walker, the level 3 Akuma was defeated" he answered. "The Asian Branch is still fixing the damage of the Level 3 have caused but we can still manage" Bak said with pride as he talked about the branch. The Earl hummed in delight and put his cup on the table. "That's excellent news, Director Bak Chan, I hope that your branch will recover soon in no time" he said and smiled.
Bak didn't put down his guard one bit. "Allen Walker" the Earl said with admiration on his tone. "I have heard so much great deals about Miss Walker. I can't wait to meet her personally~" he said with joy and Bak took note of his grin. Bak then looked at his eyes and noticed a hint of glow into them again.
The Earl's smile widen that Bak could have sworn that his smile could split his face in half. "Tell me all about Miss Walker, Director. Everything about her~ "
"I want to know everything"
See you soon! :D
