I really loved this chapter! But at the same time i kinda feel like i rushed it
I do not own DGM n_n
"Allen~" Road called, skipping toward the silver haired boy.
"Hey Road." He said with a smile. "What's up?"
"Cross is here, he just arrived a few minutes ago and he brought this BIG wrapped up box with him!" Road said with a smile. It was Allen's tenth birthday today (also Christmas) and everyone had taken time form their travels to attend the birthday party at Lord Millennium's estate. Unfortunately, this also meant Neah would be attending. But it also meant that Kanda and Lavi were coming.
"Have…you know. Have-" Road cut Allen off with a giggle.
"No, pretty boy and red head aren't here yet." She said. "And neither is meany old Neah." She said pouting. Road was in a surprisingly good mood, which meant she probably had something planned for Allen. She was dressed in a pure red dress and with intricate white rose pattern on the bottom half and her hair was in pig tails. White tights paled her legs and shinny red buckle shoes occupied her feet.
Allen was dressed up as well, having to have Tyki help him get ready. His silver hair was slicked back, his bangs away from his face. He was dressed in all black and white as a young musician, complete with a black bow tie and pure white gloves.
"So, you ready to go down to the party? Everyone is waiting for you ya' know." She said with a large smile, holding her hand out to Allen. Said boy grinned back and nodded, taking Road's hand and walking out of the room with her.
"Why hello there Mr. Walker, happy birthday. How is your health?" A man, Kevin Yeegar, asked. He was Allen's tutor, had been for a few years now and the small boy enjoyed the older mans company. The man had also served as a general in a late war, like Marian Cross.
"Merry Christmas and thank you General Yeegar. My health is just fine at the moment." Allen replied.
"Good to hear. My, don't you look dashing?" Yeegar asked with a smile.
"Oh, yes. Lord Millennium chose it out for me. He also aloud me to begin piano lessons." Allen informed him.
"Allen! Idiot Apprentice! Get over here!" Cross yelled form across the room. Allen gave General Yeegar and apologetic look.
"Excuse me please." He said. The general nodded and Allen began making his way in Cross's direction. About half way, the boy broke into a run and flung himself into his Master's arms. "Master! It's so good to see you!" Allen exclaimed. Cross tried to hide his smile but failed.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't get all sappy on me. Idiot." Cross said, setting Allen back on his feet. "How are you feeling? Any colds or any symptoms acting up?" Allen shook his head, then peered behind the large red head.
"Master, that's that?" The boy asked, indicating the large wrapped rectangular thing behind Cross.
"That's for your present." The man answered. Allen looked at him quizzically.
"You mean it is my present?" The boy asked.
"No. It's for your present." Cross said again. Allen was about to ask another question when something gold shot out from Cross's sleeve and crawled onto Allen. The boy jumped as it ran behind his neck and crawled on top of his head, curling into a ball.
"Cross! Your not supposed to give him presents until later!" Tyki called, rushing over to the two.
"Huh?" Allen asked, looking up at Tyki, afraid to tilt his head too much to scare whatever was on his head. Tyki sighed and Cross smiled.
"Couldn't help it, he doesn't like being locked up." The redhead replied with a smile. Cross grabbed whatever was on Allen's head and brought it down to the boys level, allowing him to get a good look at it.
It was a golden ferret.
"This is TimCampy." Cross said as Allen reached up to hold the furry creature. "I found him a few months ago and thought you might like him. I wanted to wait till you were older to give him to you but then I thought about…" Cross trailed off, not wanted to say that he had to think about the fact that because of Allen's sickness the boy might not get to be too old before he… "Anyway, I already talked to The Earl about it and he said it was fine, that it would teach you responsibility or something." Cross said, loosing interest in the conversations.
"Master Cross its perfect!" Allen said, raising Tim into the air.
"He." Tyki clarified. Allen looked over at him and smiled.
"Just a warning, he isn't your usually ferret. I swear sometimes he acts just like a dog." The redhead warned. Allen later found out that the big wrapped up rectangle turned out to be TimCampy's cage.
Allen spent the next hour conversing with his guests and introducing TimCampy to his family. Around seven, Neah finally arrived.
"Hello Allen." The man said with a not so happy smile. His black haired had reverted to its normal silver so now Allen really resembled his father.
"Hello Father. It's nice of you to addend my birthday party." Allen said, trying to keep up a smile and be polite. Something shifted behind Neah that caught Allen's attention. It was a boy…or was it a girl, Allen couldn't tell. He/she had short black hair, thick eyebrows and a scar across his/her nose. "Who's-" Neah cut Allen off.
"Oh, yes. This is a new slave I bought. It's your present. I couldn't think of what to get you so I thought a new toy would be a good idea." Neah said in a happy tone. Allen felt bile rise up in his throat. The boy forced it down.
"I-" Allen couldn't think of what to say. The boy/girl stepped foreword, bowing to Allen.
"Please use me as you see fit." The child said in a sad tone. He/She was wearing old, dirty, and ripped clothes.
"Spoken like a true slave." Neah said. Tyki walked up then, putting his hand on Allen's shoulder. He had heard the whole conversation.
"Allen, don't be rude. Thank your father." He said, counseling the poison in his voice.
"Oh, Thank you Father." Allen said, looking at Neah before setting his gaze back on the child in front of him. Neah smiled and walked away. "Tyki, he can't do that, right? He can't buy someone like that and just give them away!" Allen said, looking up at the Noah.
"Of course not. We'll take care of him until we find out what to do, not as a slave though. Allen, go take him…um her up to your room and get them in clothes fit for a party. I'm going to discus this with Lord Millennium." Tyki said, walking away.
Allen took the child's hand. "Come on, my rooms upstairs." He said, leading the way. "I'm sure we can find you a perfect suit…or dress." Allen added quietly. Tim eyed the child from Allen's shoulder, making the kid uneasy. They stepped into Allen's room and the boy shut the door behind him. He left the kid in the middle of the room while he rummaged through his closet for one of the Tuxedos Tyki had bought him that were to big. The child was only a few inches taller than Allen so it should fit perfectly. "Got it!" Allen said, turning around to see that the boy/girl had already stripped their clothing, boxers and all.
'So it is a boy.' Allen thought, looking away and blushing. He set the tux on his bed and retrieved a pair of boxers. He passed them to the boy who slid them on, then stood there quietly.
"Um…I'll help you get dressed, okay?" Allen asked. The boy slightly nodded. Allen grabbed the tux and started dressing the boy. "So…what's your name?" Allen asked, sliding a belt through the pant loops of the black pants. He got no response. "You know, you can talk. You're not a slave, you're a person." Allen said.
"…ma" The boy said quietly.
"What was that? You should speak up." Allen said, buttoning the clear buttons on the white shirt he was putting on the boy.
"Alma." The black haired boy said louder.
"Do you have a last name Alma?" Allen asked.
"Karma." He answered shyly.
"Well, Alma Karma, my name is Allen Walker." Allen said, tying a bow around Alma's neck. "This little guy on my shoulder is TimCampy." Allen said, looking at Tim. He grabbed the black jacket and held it out. Alma slipped his arms inside, and then Allen grabbed a pair of black dress shoes and helped Alma tie them. "You don't have to be afraid anymore, kay? Your apart of the Noah family now." Allen said with a smile.
"Is it true your going to die soon?" Alma asked, looking down at his feet. Allen froze.
"Did my father tell you that?" He asked, his expression darkening. Alma nodded.
"He said a lot of cruel things."
"Well, don't listen to him. He is full of horrible things to say about people. I may be sick but I have an excellent doctor and I trust him to save my life." Allen said, remembering Komui's smiling face. "Oh, he is going to come to the party tonight, along with his little sister and my two best friends." Allen said smiling. I think you'll like them. Now come on, lets get back to the party! I'm pretty sure that there is plenty of awesome food out there calling our names!" The boy added.
Allen and Alma were at the buffet table, picking up and sampling whatever looked good. Allen was trying to teach Alma that he could eat whatever he wanted, that he didn't have to stand around and wait for him, and that if he didn't like the food, he could spit it out."
"Allen! Their here!" Road called, running up to the two boys. "Oh, who's she?" Road asked.
"Road, this is Alma, and HE is a new friend. And whose here?" Allen asked.
"Pretty boy and redhead!" She said happily. Allen smiled, grabbing Alma's hand and dragging him toward the door.
"Allen!' Lenalee called, running up and hugging the silver haired boy. She had gotten taller. Then again, she was about fourteen now. Allen released Alma's hand for a minute to hug Lenalee back. "Look at you! With your hair all combed back. You look so grown up!" She said. Allen smiled.
"It's good to see you too Lenalee." Allen said. Komui was right behind her.
"Don't you think you can steel my Lenalee away!" He yelled, causing Lenalee to pout.
"Brother!" She scolded but Allen just smiled.
"It's okay Lenalee." Allen said.
"ALLEN!" Lavi yelled, throwing himself into the boy's arms. He lifted Allen off his feet, squeezing him in a breathtaking hug.
"LAVI! You got taller!" Allen said, laughing.
"Not just me!" The Read head said, setting Allen down and moving aside. Kanda stepped up, his usual scowl on his face.
Allen took a second to look at his two fiends. Lavi's red hair was pinned back, away from his face, his usual black eye patch in place. He was wearing a dark red dress shirt with the top few buttons open and a black jacket, shoes, and pants. He was tacky and easy going.
Kanda on the other hand was very formal. He was dressed in a dark blue and black men's kimono, Mugen strapped to his waist and his long raven colored hair up in a high ponytail. Allen smiled and went to step forward.
"Kan-"
"YUU!" someone yelled from the crowd behind Allen. Kanda's eyes widened as he stared past Allen.
"A…Alma?" Kanda asked. Said boy ran passed Allen, bumping into his shoulder and causing the boy to stumble forward. Alma took no notice. "Alma, is that really you?" Kanda asked. Alma hugged Kanda hard around the waist.
"Yuu! I can't believe you're here! I though I would never see you again!" Alma said, close to tears. Kanda hesitated but hugged the boy back. Lavi looked at Allen, a question mark apparent on his face.
"Lavi, Lenalee, this is Alma Karma. We used to live next to each other back in Japan." Kanda said when Alma had stopped hugging him. Everyone was staring. Allen wanted to run up and hug Kanda. He hadn't seen the samurai for about a year and he really missed him yet he hung back. He didn't want to ruin Kanda and Alma's moment.
"TimCampy is so cute!" Lavi said, examining the ferret that sat on Allen's head. The boy stared down at his hands, clutched in his lap. He didn't feel very well. But not in a "I'm sick way" more of a "I feel out of place" way. Lavi sighed.
"Come on Allen, it's your birthday, and Christmas." Lavi said, sitting beside the silver haired boy. "Get up and dance or eat or something." Allen sighed.
"Not hungry." Allen responded. Road was on his other side, sipping apple juice out of a champing glass.
"Hey red head, why don't you go get Allen some food? I'm sure that once he smells it, he'll be hungry." Road said with a reassuring smile. Lavi smiled back and nodded.
"I'll be right back." He said, walking away.
"Road, why'd you do that? I'm not going to eat even if he brings me food." Allen said.
"Your jealous." Road said with a smile.
"I am not." Allen said. "Why would you think that?" he asked. Road smiled.
"You're jealous and you're to innocent to realize it." She said. "You want to make him look?" Without waiting for Allen to answer, Road grabbed the boys hand and pulled him along with her, all the way up to the top of the stairs. Allen could see everyone from up there, Cross talking to a pack of girls, Komui talking to Tyki, Lavi getting a plate of food, and Alma talking to Kanda. "Excuse me! Can I have everyone's attention please!" Road yelled over the music and talking. The music stopped and everyone looked up at them. Allen felt a blush cover his cheeks; he didn't like being the center of attention.
"Road, what are you-" Allen was cut off as Road covered his mouth and pointing upwards. Allen looked up and saw the one thing he really didn't want to see right now. Mistletoe. There was a long "Aw" from the crowd, making Allen blush again. "Road, I really don't-" Allen didn't get to finish his sentence. His mouth was smothered with Road's in a sweet kiss that lasted a few seconds. They finally parted, Road smiling and Allen absolutely shocked. He looked out into the crowd and saw mostly smiles. He found Lavi; open mouthed and shocked, holding a plate in his hand. Then Allen found Kanda…and he looked pissed. Their eyes met and Allen felt guilty. He felt like he had hurt his two best friends and it was his entire fault. He shouldn't of let Road drag him up here and he could have stopped her but he didn't. Allen tore his gaze away from Kanda, looking at the floor. He could feel the tears welling up in his eyes. Road saw this and thought quickly.
"I just remembered that I left Allen's birthday present in my room! Come one Allen, you're going to love it!" Road said happily, grabbing Allen's hand and pulling him along with her into the hallway where the boy began to cry.
I hate Road . But i loved this chapter ^_^
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