Deep Within
Okay so here goes my lame ass excuse: I lost my flash drive so I lost all my progress on chapter 8! NOOOOOOOOO! But Hey restarting it should be fine. Cries. I loved that blue flash drive to! But I was able to get some of my work back from another computer. So here goes with chapter eight once more. Hope you enjoy it!
Chapter Eight:
When did Sheril get a pilot license? When did our family get our own plane?! When did we get body guards to walk us through the damn airports! I let out a sigh as we sat in a private holding area while Sheril talked with some of the other Pilots about getting to Guangzhou, Guangdong, China in one direct flight. I rested my head in my hand and watched as the argument was slowly heating up.
"Here you seem like you need it?" Lavi said holding out a cup of coffee to me. Sighing I nodded my thanks to him and took the cup.
"Thanks." I said and took a small sip from the cup. Kanda had gone with Tyki and Maashiima to walk around the place. I know it was to make sure none of the Akuma people were here.
"No problem. I know I've been a bit of an ass to you as of late and I apologize for that. It's been a while since we were last on the run like this. Last time Lenalee was more fragile and I'm afraid she'll be hurt again." Lavi explained and I let out another sigh.
"That's why I suggested for the three of you to go back to the school, but I'm glad you guys are here and that I'm not stuck with my deranged family. I promise while I'm nearby nothing is going to happen to Lenalee." I explained giving the red head my best smile and he returned it before said girl walked up and sat directly into Lavi's lap.
"If anyone asks I went to the bathroom." I said standing from my chair setting the cup of coffee onto it and walked off getting a nod from the two and including Fiidora. The bathroom was just a ways down the hall and I easily made it. There was a bit of a crowd but that was to be expected at an airport. I walked into the handicap stall locking it behind me and sat onto the floor my hands over my mouth as a few tiny sobs broke through. I bit my lip and used the back of my hand to wipe the tears away. I was sitting there with my knees drawn up wandering why we would be going to Cross's girlfriends family bar. Well it wasn't just a bar, it was a brothel as well. Shacking my head I rid of the thoughts that went through. Cursing to myself I moved till I was sitting in between the toilet and the wall when a few men walked in.
"Hey Thread, I noticed as we were walking by that our target wasn't among them." The first one said, the other grunted at him in response.
"Keep your voice down Eshi, kidnapping the boy weren't our orders. We're to slow them down until Alma gets here, kidnapping would just be a bonus." Thread said, I press my hands to my mouth as my eyes widened. It was like I was hiding from my kidnappers when I was held hostage at a young age.
"What better yet to look for the boy now that he isn't with his bodyguard!" Eshi said loudly once more and I prayed for anyone in the group I was in to come in!
"You've got a point…stay here and keep an eye out, tell me if anyone is coming in." Thread said his voice almost playful.
"Hehe whatever you say don't scare the kid too much if you find him." Eshi said before I heard him leave. I felt myself panicking as silence ensued. I jumped though when the first slamming of the stall was heard and I felt tears leak down my eyes. When the second one resounded I covered my ears with my hands and began to rock. My breathing became erratic and quick when the stall next to mine slammed. This was the moment that I was going to be caught! My eyes widened and I just couldn't stop starring at the stall door waiting.
"HEY! If you or your friend knows what's best I'd beat it!" I let out a relieved breath at hearing Toraido's voice, Thread let out a huff of breath before I heard him walk off. Jumping to my feet I darted out of the stall and let my cousin take my arm and lead me back to the group keeping me close to him.
"What did you hear?" He asked snapping me out of my panicked reverie.
"They're going to try and stall us until Alma and them get here." I said only loud enough for him to hear. I noticed Kanda, Tyki and Maashiima were back and I was glad.
"What happened?" Adam asked the moment we got back and I was released, I went straight for my coffee and sat back down in my seat before I began to rock back and forth. Kanda knelt onto the ground in front of me and I felt Lenalee rubbing my back.
"We have to go now…we don't have much time." I whispered as I looked to where Toraido was explaining what just happened to my uncle.
"Allen?!" I groaned at my name being called and I stared into my uncles eyes.
"Can we just go….now." I begged trying to keep my voice even.
"Sheril do what the man says and get over it we're not getting a direct flight." Adam snapped and I watched as Sheril twitched before finally giving in and letting the other pilot win. We were instructed to gather all of our things. I quickly grabbed mine and waited for Kanda before grabbing onto his hand we all followed the pilot to the gate of the plane we'd be on. I kept close and my eyes downcast as we hurriedly walk. I felt Lavi and Lenalee behind me and I felt so weird like this.
"What did you and my cousins find out?" I asked looking up to Kanda.
"Alma is already here with a large group of Akuma's." He stated and I bit my lip and began looking around. Would they really do something with so many witnesses around? I felt Timcanpy move around in my jacket pocket and I patted it lightly to keep him calm. When we reached the gate, I was ushered on quickly and sat in the back with my three friends. As quickly as we got on, all preparations to take off were quickly done.
"Okay here is the plan Allen. We'll be landing in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from there the plane will refuel and we'll be going straight to China from there. We'll have to land in Hong Kong then you'll go with Tyki and Road straight to Anita's. The rest of us will meet you there alright?" Adam said quickly then walked off. I began to breath heavily again not understanding what he meant that we were splitting up. We never split up! Did something happen?! Before I could fully get up the plane moving knocked me back into my chair and Kanda strapped me in before wrapping his arms around me.
"I don't understand! Why're we splitting up?!" I asked but he didn't say anything and just shushed me as we took off. The plane began to shack and I gasped as everything around me went black. I appeared inside the airport standing off from Alma. He had his hand stretched out and was chanting. I look out the window to see that his focus was on our plane.
"STOP! You're going to kill them if you do that!" Neah shouted, I closed my eyes and pulled back into my body completely disoriented.
"WISELY WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!" I shouted my hand darted to my nose when red drops landed onto my leg.
"Shit, Adam he just forced a astral projection! Tyki, Maitora help me get this ass off of us!" Wisely said and they to began chanting. Adam was over to my side in an instant a wet rag being pinched onto my nose. I ignored him as I forced myself out of my body again. This time I appeared atop the plane and I saw the strings that Alma had attached to us.
"Ì nǐ duànjué zài wǒmen jǔbàn de liànjiē. Xié'è de fēnsàn, bù huì zài huílái. Xié'è de fēnsàn, gǔn ba!" I chanted holding two fingers up using them to make an X in the air my astral form glowing a deep purple. I watched as a glowing red X formed in front of me before flying to each of the strings attached to the plane and cut them. I allowed myself to appear into the plane and laughed nervously as I saw Adam and Kanda shouting at me to wake up. Shacking my head I allowed the pull and was reeled back in and I jumped awake.
"IDIOT!" Adam shouted as I was slapped across the face. I sat there only blinking as the slap registered into my brain.
"He connected his soul to the plane…he was going to bring us down. I had to help! I'm not a weakling!" I shouted in my defense and Adam only sighed.
"And when you start bleeding from your nose and mouth you know that enough is enough! Stop pushing yourself damn it!" Adam hissed and I rolled my eyes.
"Don't you dare roll your eyes at me Allen! You know how serious this is!" Adam snapped before walking off and I sighed before rubbing my cheek which was now sore.
"You alright?" Kanda asked and I nodded my head before leaning over onto him letting his arms wrap around me.
"Yea, though lets hope I never have to attempt that again." I said with a sigh.
"Listen Allen, if you hadn't done what you did then we would be crashing right now." Maitora said walking up and leaning over the seats in front of us.
"Tell that to Adam." I said with an exasperated sigh.
"He didn't mean to flip out on you, he was just worried. He's lost you three times now, I think he's tired of it. First was almost to the Black Order thanks to Mana, then there was your hostage situation and lastly when you ran away. Cut him some slack he truly does care for you." Maitora explained and I only look down.
"I know but he has odd ways of showing that he cares." I muttered and everyone around me just laughed. It wasn't until we were two hours into the flight that I allowed myself the okay to fall asleep and mind jump. I sat waiting in the spot I chose and waited and knew I didn't have to wait long as I watched Neah appear.
"Alma was pretty pissed when you destroyed his soul puppet strings, but how did you know he did it?" Neah asked as he sat down next to me.
"That is something I cannot reveal. I don't know how well your mind is guarded at the moment. Neah…we're all going to die aren't we?" I asked after a while pulling my knees up and hugged them.
"No we're not going to die. You have a smart mind, smarter than Wisely's. How do I know? Well you've dealt with a caliber this size before. You took the Order head on and lived. You've now lived on the streets twice. I think you'll pull through this one as well." Neah explained and I nodded my head.
"Your mom and dad miss you very much." I say leaning my chin onto my knees and stared off into the blackness that surrounded us.
"I know, but keep in mind Allen. They love you very much. Father always wanted to adopt you but because of Mana he was never allowed to. Do you remember ANY of the stuff you had to endure at that place?"? Neah then asked and I just sat there beginning to think back.
"All I remember is pain and darkness. I don't think I want to remember." I stated and Neah sighed.
"You may want to for this Allen. Look back into your dark world and remember what you could do, remember the abilities you once had and maybe they'll be enough to defeat Alma. I have to go now my rest is up." He said and before I knew Neah was gone and I was opening my eyes to see everyone had fallen asleep
"Allen?" I looked up to see Road standing there finishing with her yawn and I smile.
"I just finished talking to Neah…he's doing fine." I said and watched as she smiled.
"That's good, how are you though?" She asked sitting on the floor beside my chair.
"Tired and feel like I haven't slept really. How much longer do we have till our first landing?" I asked and I watched as she looked at her ball shaped necklace which was also a clock.
"Another thirty minutes and then we'll be landing for refueling, and from there we have another three hours, so go to sleep and try to for as long as possible." She explained standing to her feet and walked to where she was sitting with Tyki. Yawning myself I lifted the arm rest and laid my head onto Kanda's lap my eyes drifting close. I felt Kanda's hand begin to rub mine and slowly I succumbed to sleep. I once again didn't dream of anything and only floated within a shadowy blackness before I woke up as we were taking off after refueling. I only fell back to sleep as I had seen Jasdero and Devit smiling insanely at me. Yup more sleep.
Dreamscape:
Everything around me was demolished and I sat there next to the pool which was filled with red water. I would stare at my reflection and notice that I was still a child, A very young child. There was no one around and I slowly begin to cry as I stood from my spot on the ground and began to walk around shouting for my mother. When I reached the outside it was raining and I felt my world tumble as I saw the bodies that littered the ground. I begin to run, shouting for my mother and my father. As I reached a home which was very familiar to me I run inside only to find the two people who I was looking for also dead. I run out of the house and collapse onto the ground my hands grabbing onto my shirt over my heart. I let out an anguish scream as a force was pushed from my body and I watched as everything was destroyed minus in the area which I was in.
End Dreamscape:
"Allen come on it's almost time." I groggily open my eyes to see Kanda above me trying to wake me and I slowly sit up watching as everyone was getting their things already gathered.
"Here you go sleepy head. Have any nice dreams?" Lenalee asked handing me my bag and Kanda his own.
"I could only wish, but I think it'll help us in the long run, when we get to where we're going I'll explain everything that I just learned." I said slipping the bag onto my shoulders.
"Sounds like a plan." Lavi gave me a thumbs up and soon everyone was strapped in as we descended and landed in Hong Kong, China. Adam wasn't joking as we all separated into three groups. Kanda, Lavi, Lenalee and myself went with Tyki and Road and went to the outside area flagging down a cab. This is where Lenalee decided to step up after Tyki was failing to ask for this guy to take us to a car rental place.
"Nǐ hǎo, nǐ kěyǐ dài wǒmen dào zuìjìn de zūchē diàn?" She spoke and we all just gawked at her as we climbed into the cab and we were taken straight to a car rental place where Tyki got us a SUV type and we all fit in just nicely. I inputted the address into the built in and soon we were off.
"That's pretty cool that you can speak Chinese Lenalee! Now you and I can hold secret conversations!" I say happily and Lenalee cheers as we both began to converse in Chinese. After a while Kanda covered my mouth and Lavi covered Lenalee's.
"Thank you!" Tyki cheered, Road could only laugh. Most the time in the car we played cards or talked, it wasn't until sunset before we pulled into the parking garage of the bar.
"So this extravagant place is also an underground brothel?" Lavi asked and I only nodded my head.
"Yup but keep it to yourself it's so much easier, they only let certain customers know." I explained and he walked to the connecting walkway and headed into the building where we were instantly stopped by security.
"Sorry but this is for VIP customers only." One of them said and I sighed.
"I'm here to see Anita. I'm under the file with Cross Marian, my name is Allen Walker or Allen Noah as well." I said handing the man both of my ID's.
"Well I was expecting you Allen…everything is alright boys. This young one and his friends are welcomed here." A woman with long black hair said walking up.
"Good evening…Anita." I smiled.
CLIFFHANGER! I love Cliffies…don't you?! Well review and let me know what you think!