Deep Within
Okay so I haven't updated on any of my stories in a while minus Cursed and I'm still having mixed feeling whether to continue that one or not. Obviously this one will be continued but I haven't had the heart or inspiration to type. Loosing your job is hard and puts a damper on your mind….at least for me. But I found a new one which is a plus, so now let's hope this goes smoothly!
Chapter Nine:
"It's been a while since I last saw you Allen. How is Cross? He's been avoiding me as of late." I was bombarded with questions the moment she wrapped her arms around me. I could sense Kanda becoming a bit jealous and I knew bad things were soon to happen if Anita didn't release me soon.
"I has been a while and you know Cross always keeping you waiting till the last moment." I answered trying to worm my way out of her grip but it seemed to only tighten around me.
"Don't move I wish to see how much I get under your friends skin before he snaps." She whispered as her chin rested onto my shoulder. She was teasing Kanda for sure.
"Could we not piss off my boyfriend?" I asked with another sigh and Anita laughed before standing straight and taking a step back.
"Everyone this is Anita, she is Cross's girlfriend and my godmother. Anita you already know Tyki and Road; I want you to me Lavi, Lenalee and Kanda my new friends." I introduced everyone.
"It's a pleasure to meet you three. All of you should be safe from Akuma here so stay as long as you like. Will the rest of the Noah family be coming as well?" She asked.
"If they don't run into any sort of trouble Anita we split into three groups. We don't know what the plan is." Tyki explained playing with his lighter, it was obvious he was itching to smoke.
"I see well follow me we shall go talk serious matters in my office. Mahoja dear please tell one of the servers to bring us some tea." Anita smiled to the large woman who had been standing beside her.
"Of course Ma'am." Mahoja bowed and she walked off and we were following Anita through the building until we came to her office. Inside it was gold and jade green with dragon designs etched into the walls. Tyki was by one of the windows in an instant opening it and lighting up his cigarette.
"You haven't changed at all Mr. Mikk do I really still make you nervous?" Anita asked walking over to her wooden desk and taking a seat in the chair.
"You don't make me nervous this place does." Tyki said calmly as he exhaled a puff of gray smoke.
"Just hang there by the window and you'll be fine." Anita smiled and everyone found somewhere to sit in the room, I chose to just stand.
"So why is Akuma after you Allen?" Anita asked leaning back in her chair hands folded in her lap.
"They're searching for the cursed amulet of everlasting breath. They wish to use Neah and me to locate it." I explain yelping a bit when an arm suddenly snakes around my waist and I'm pulled into Kanda's lap.
"Thank you Kanda." Road smiled and I only glare at her.
"You were making everyone nervous standing. The more on edge you are the more likely you'll lose control on your abilities and we don't need that." Road explained curling her legs under her, Tyki soon joining next to her on the couch. We sat in silence as I allowed the information to sink in. Mahoja had joined us carrying a tray of tea handing everyone a cup. I sat in Kanda's lap the cup of tea resting in my own as I stared at my reflection, I couldn't get a smile to come across my face as much as I tried.
"This is a serious situation. The amulet broke into 14 pieces back during a fight between Adam and Mana. After that the pieces spread across the world. Who knows where you're going to find them. And with Akuma on your asses it makes it even more difficult." Mahoja said taking her place standing behind the desk next to Anita.
"We already found one piece, Allens vision led us here." Lavi explained, I set my full cup of tea onto the table across from Kanda and me and stood up before walking to the open window. Everyone continued to talk as I sat at the window starring out at the city lights watching as heavy rain began to pour around everything. Flashes of an all-white room filled my head, children were in this room with me and we were sat in a circle, I was sat in the middle. I recognized these children. I saw Kanda and Lavi along with Daisya and Marie. I leaned forward catching my head in my hands as I closed my eyes focusing on the rain sounds outside.
I noticed a few nurses standing against the walls watching us and seeing a two way window knowing we were being watched. A voice came from a PA system and told the kids to hold hands and concentrate. Concentrate on what was beyond me. In the memory I had stood up as all the children began to glow, I jump when someone grabbed my hand and pulled me back down to sitting and I see that the person was Alma. I was opening my mouth to say something when suddenly a beam came from each of the kids and connected with us and my world went dark before I was seeing the Amulet as a whole. I watched as it broke into pieces and spread across the world. I watched as I was shown two possibilities of what could happen if someone found the amulet. In the wrong hands everything could be destroyed, but in the right hands peace would finally be reached.
Forcing myself awake I stumbled away from Alma who was sitting still and I ran from the group of children to the corner of the room. Some of the nurses ran over to try and grab me but I put up an invisible wall keeping them away from me as they tried to grab me. One of the women managed to go through my wall and grabbed a hold of me. I let out a scream when she pulled out a needle and all the lights above us shattered scaring the other children causing them to start screaming and running away. I jumped awake falling from the window seat landing on the floor with a loud thud, my eyes were still wide in shock from what I had just witnessed.
"Allen?!" Kanda asked over to my side not long after helping me to my feet.
"I'm ok….I just need some fresh air…come with me?" I asked, right now I needed to get out of that stuffy room.
"You two just be careful and call if anything happens." Anita warns us and we walk out, I head righ back out to the parking garage and up to the top level where I walk over to the ledge and lean on it.
"Allen what happened?" Kanda asks leaning on the ledge next to me.
"How much of the Black Order do you remember as a kid?" I ask looking to the street below watching the cars drive by.
"Nothing actually, Komui explained to all of us to keep some incident under wraps they wiped the memories of everyone. Did you see a memory?" He asked and I nodded my head.
"A possible way to find all the pieces but we'd have to involve all the children that were once part of the experiment." I explain taking in a deep breath and sighed.
"I doubt that's going to happen could we possibly use everyone in your family? We just have to hope it has the same effect." Kanda said turning around and leaning his back against the edge.
"It may work but as you said we'd have to hope it had the same effect. Ever since I was told to unlock my memories I've been seeing strange things and I'm afraid for everyone." I say leaning my head forward into my hands. I feel arms wrap around me and Kanda lean his head onto my shoulder as he slowly rocked us side to side.
"You just have to believe it will work. We're going to get through this. I promise and I swear to never leave your side. Just promise to never leave mine." Kanda whispers leaving a quick kiss on my cheek; it brought a smile to my face.
"I promise, we will always be together." I smile turning my head to look at him.
"HEY! What're you two doing Adam is worried!" I groaned upon hearing Jasdero's voice, it meant everyone was back together.
"Come on lets go back and we'll not say anything until you have another dream. We'll give everyone some time to relax a bit." We both stood up straight and began heading back towards the building, Jasdero had already run off. There was a door at the upper level we could from. We were about to walk in when I felt a sudden chill run up my spine. I paused and turned around to see no one there, reassuring myself we weren't found yet I followed Kanda into the building and we were locked in from behind. We headed into a stairwell and began heading down to the next level.
"Hold on." Kanda suddenly said holding his hand up both of us stopping. I could tell he had heard something and I began to as well. It sounded like a fan was running. Right as I peered over the edge a man on a jet pack flew out of nowhere and grabbed onto me.
"KANDA!" I screamed reaching out the both of us just missing one another.
"ALLEN!" Kanda yelled after me and began running up the stairs. The man wore whit mask with only the eyes cut out.
"NO!" I screamed reaching my hand out pushing my own invisible hand out and grabbed onto the railing stopping us. I suddenly felt a sudden pain in the back of my neck and soon my world faded and I felt us moving once again.
Third POV:
Kanda ran up the stairs pulling his phone out quick dialing a number keeping his eyes on the man with jet pack as much as possible. No one answered the phone the first time and he cursed ending the call and trying a different number only to get the same response. He tried the first number once more after sending a quick text for the person to answer the 'god damn phone'.
"Yu what's up?" Came Lavi's voice.
"Put one of the damn Noah's on the phone right now! Allens been kidnapped!" Kanda shouted into the phone running out of some door onto the roof. He watched as the person flew off.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ALLEN'S BEEN KIDNAPPED?" Came both Road and Lenalee's voice.
"Some whacko on a jet pack came out of nowhere in the stairwell and snatched him. We had no reaction time. I'm on the roof and he's flying northeast towards I guess where there is a bay of water." Kanda explained before hanging his phone up watching as the person was making a decent to the ground onto the roof of a warehouse.
"Kanda, what building?" Anita asked after running out followed by Adam.
"The large warehouse northeast from here; it seems to be the largest one there." Kanda pointed out with his hand.
"I've been having issues with my girls being taken by human traffickers. I have this feeling someone within my own facility is helping them." Anita explained crossing her arms, her eyes narrowing as she glared at the building in question.
"Kanda, I'm going to find out the exact location of that building. You, Tyki and Wisely will be going to get him back. Heaven knows what will happen once Allen realizes what is going on, no one will live and we can't have the news on us." Adam explained, Kanda nodded his head as they headed back into the building and everyone met up in Anita's office to set up a plan.
"Adam they're going to need back up and you know it! All of us should be helping out in some way!" Road screeched and the three boys stared at her like she had two heads.
"Oi! We're not that helpless Road." Wisely snapped taking a seat next to Lavi and everything soon went quiet again.
"She's right though it will be taking more than just the three of us. Lavi you're an expert when it comes to unlocking doors quietly. We could use Road and Lenalee as distractions while we get Allen out. Then Ms. Lulu Bell you're good with a car you can be our getaway." Kanda motioned to each person.
"I can be leading everyone through the building so long as Ms. Anita here has devices for communication." Wisely stated with a smirk standing from his spot once more walking back over to Kanda and Tyki.
"And if we run into any trouble I can wipe them out while you get Allen to safety." Tyki proceeded.
"Then it's settled let's get moving." Adam ordered and everyone began to get ready to rescue Allen. Kanda walked over to the window Allen had sat at before his hands clenched into fists.
Allens POV:
I woke tied to a chair and feeling like I had one too many drinks. I was in a pitch black room, I could hear water dripping and I wish I had a jacket from how cold it was in here. I could hear voices and footsteps coming closer. I was bewildered when a group of three Chinese men walked in. I had no clue who they were. They began speaking to me in their dialect and they spoke very quickly all I could catch was they were asking about some girl. I shook my head rapidly trying to pretend that I didn't know where they were.
"I don't know!" I shouted and I watched as the man who had been speaking nodded to the other two. A towel was wrapped around my face and I plus the chair was forced backwards. Suddenly water was filling my mouth and I could feel some of the liquid entering my lungs as I tried to cough it up but with the towel I couldn't and I began to panic. The towel was taken off of my face and I was allowed to sit up coughing up the water that had entered my lungs.
"*Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ shuō de shì shuí! Wǒ gāng lái dào zhèlǐ de zhōngguó bùshì hěnjiǔ yǐqián!*" I screamed again this time in Chinese trying in some way to save my ass.
"So the white one can speak our language, where is the girl and you won't die!" The man before had said and I was taking quick deep breaths.
"I don't know! I just arrived here, the woman of that building is a friend of mine! Please just let me go!" I begged but from the look on his face he didn't like my answer and I was forced back again with water in my face again. They kept me like that for five minutes before I was let back up again, I was crying and begging trying to make them understand that I had no idea what they were talking about. Soon a man ran in and everything ceased.
"*Juéshì kěnéng de rùqīn zhě, wǒmen fāxiàn hòumén shàng suǒ, mén kāile*." The man spoke in Chinese the four soon left and the door to my room was slammed shut. I was left in the dark once more. Every now and then I'd cough up water and I felt my eye lids becoming heavier but I forced myself to stay awake. I began to twist my wrists trying to loosen up the knot in the rope so I could escape but they had it pretty damn tight. I heard a commotion outside and soon the door to the room was kicked in. Never in my life have I ever been so happy to see Tyki and Kanda standing there.
"That was easy." Tyki spoke running over and began to untie my restraints to my hands while Kanda untied the ones around my ankles.
"We're not out of here yet! I'll carry him." Kanda said lifting me up into his arms and I wrapped my arms around his neck burrowing my face into his shoulder as they ran out.
"How is he other than soaking wet?" I heard Lavi ask.
"Probably scared out of his mind let's just get him out of here and back to Anita's." Kanda snapped and if he wasn't carrying me I knew he'd take a swing at him.
"Allen are you alright?" I heard Tyki ask but I only ignored him and I hugged onto Kanda tighter. Everyone took that as I wasn't going to say anything and I felt the cool breeze and the rain hit me as we made it outside and into a car.
"Is he unharmed?" I heard Lulu Bells voice and Tyki confirmed that they didn't know cause I won't say anything. Kanda began to run his hands through my hair and slowly I began to calm down as the car pulled forward. It wasn't long until we were back at Anita's and Kanda was led to a bedroom him and I could stay in. Everyone would meet up tomorrow morning to get the details. Kanda laid us on the bed and he kept me held close to him.
I broke down into tears the moment the realization hit me that I was finally safe. Kanda only shushed me and held me close his hand still brushing through my hair. I clutched onto the front of his shirt trying to get some sort of bearing but I couldn't. Everything around me was spiraling out of control and it was hitting me hard. All I wanted to do was disappear; I wanted everything to be normal. I just wanted to be a normal high school student with a boyfriend to cuddle with. But here I was stuck in this war that was probably going to end my life and I was scared. There was no one I could talk to without them saying that I was over-reacting.
"Let it out Allen, let it all out." Kanda whispered just letting me cry.
"I was so scared! I thought I was going to die!" I cried out slowly beginning to calm down a bit.
"I know but you never have to go through that again, I promise." Kanda said lifting me up onto him forcing me to straddle his waist. I looked down at him with his hair sprawled out about him. The smile finally spread across my face and I leaned forward until my lips met his. He kissed me back and I eagerly made it deeper as his arms snaked around my waist.
I was safe.
Well finally a chapter and it literally took me an entire day to type it! I am so proud lol xD Not really.
Chinese words:
1) I don't know who you're talking about! I just arrived here in China not too long ago!
2) Sir possible intruders we found the back entrance unlocked and the door opened.