Thank you Chibi Mathilda! For pointing out my errors! Some people think that i would get mad if you point out flaws in the chapter but its really the exact opposite. If you guys see too many spelling mistakes or errors then please tell me!
I have a feeling a lot of people are going to hate this chapter -_- or hate me...BUT DON'T STOP READING!
It'll get better i swear!
BTW sorry about the late update. My computer got a virus and my dad had it until sunday afternoon and then i started writing the 28th chapter to Bitten and it was longer than i thought it would be. If it make you feel better, It's 3:26 in the morning and i have school tomorrow
I do not own DGM n_n
It was November, a busy month for the Noah house this year despite the early snowfall. There was a party being held ever other day, the Earl declaring it mandatory that the Noah's invited show up and behave themselves. Road was with her father at a party three towns to the west, a party Tyki was supposed to be heading to right now. Lord Millennium had also left for the party and the other Noah's were gone as well.
Tyki hadn't left yet because Allen had gotten a sudden fever, the boy not even able to get out of bed. "Cross left an few hours ago to get Komui and bring him down here." Tyki said as he passed back and forth in front of Allen's bed. Alma took the warm rag from Allen's head and dipped it into some cool water, wringing it out before setting it back on the boy's forehead. "Why isn't he here yet?" He asked. Allen cracked his eyes open.
"It's okay Tyki, you should head to the party, really. Don't worry about it. I'll be fine and me and Alma can wait for Master Cross to arrive." Tyki sighed.
"I can't just leave you here alone." Tyki said. There was a knock at the door as the coach entered the room.
"The carriage is ready sir." He said. "And the Earl called moments ago. He said if you don't leave within the next ten minutes, you would be severely punished." Tyki sighed.
"Have you told Lord Millennium about Allen's condition?" The Noah said.
"I did sir, and he said that Cross and Komui would be here not ten minutes after you left so there was nothing to worry about." Tyki sighed again, rubbing his eyes.
"It's okay Tyki, I have Alma here to take care of me until they show up. So hurry up and go before you get in trouble." Tyki looked at Allen.
"Are you sure? I don't want to leave you alone." Allen gave a small smile.
"M' sure." He said. Tyki gently petted the boy's hair.
"Alright. I'll see you tonight." Tyki said, before ruffling Alma's hair and leaving. The two listened to the carriage roll along the stone path before the sounds faded away and everything grew quiet. Ten minutes went by before Allen began coughing, covering his mouth with his hand.
"I'll get you some water." Alma said with a small smile.
"Thanks." Allen said hoarsely before Alma walked out of the room. Allen must have fallen asleep because the next thing he remembered was a loud crash. He opened his eyes just in time to see Alma run into the room. "Alma what's-" the boy cut him off.
"It's Neah! He- He's drunk and he was trying to get into the house." Alma quickly explained, grabbing Allen's boots and hopping up into the bed. "Come on, I need to get you outa here!" He yelled, throwing the covers off of the silver haired boy and slid the boots onto his feet. There was another crash, followed by a few thumps.
"Allen :3" Neah said, his voice playful and slurred. "Where are you?" There was another loud bang and then the loud thumps of boots on the stairs. Alma looked at Allen who was trying to keep himself up right, his face a mask of terror. Alma ran over and closed the door, locking it and jamming a chair up against it. He hopped back up on the bed, opening the window and looking down to see the bushes, covered in light snow.
"Come on!" Alma said, grabbing Allen's hand and pulling him toward the window just as someone hit the door.
"Allen, open the door." Neah said from the other side.
"Jump!" Alma said, swinging one leg over the windowsill and pulling Allen with him.
"Are you crazy?" Allen asked, dizzy from his fever. There was a loud splintering noise, Neah having rammed the door and, because of the age of the house, splintering it on his first tries.
"Now!" Alma said as the door began to give in. Allen felt his stomach do a flip as he looked out the window but threw his legs over the ledge anyway. He and Alma were both sitting on the edge of the sill now, Alma having a firm grip on Allen's hand. "On three! One. Two." The door finally gave in, Neah collapsing on the floor and looking up just in time for Alma to yell "THREE!" and for the two boys to slide from the ledge.
Landing in the bushes hurt but the brush and snow somewhat cushioned there fall. They both stood with only a few cuts a bruises. Allen stumbled as he tried to walk, his nausea catching up with him. Alma looked back up at the window but didn't see Neah trying to follow so they had some time.
"Come on Allen!" Alma said, throwing Allen's arm over his shoulder and allowing the smaller boy to lean on him. Alma moved as fast as he could toward the woods, knowing that he was leaving tracks in the snow. He could only hope that once Cross got back, he would follow them before Neah caught up.
Cross pulled Tim out of his jacket, passing him to Lavi who was sitting up front with him. "The little weasel stowed away in my jacket before I left." The man said. Lavi smiled and gently pet Tim. A few minutes later, they pulled into the courtyard. Cross yanked on the reins, stopping the horses. "Something's wrong." He said, looking around. Kanda hopped out of the carriage, his hand already on Mugen. Lavi looked at the house and noticed that the glass to the front door was broken and Allen's bedroom window was wide open, the snow to the bushed below disturbed. Kanda ran over to the bush while Cross and Komui ran inside, yelling out the names of Allen and Alma. Lavi ran into the house and grabbed the first weapon he could find, which turned out to be a large mallet and ran after Kanda who was following the tracks in the snow while Tim hid inside the red heads jacket.
"Come on Allen, we just need to find a place to hide until General Cross gets back." Alma encouraged as Allen fell to his knees in the snow. Allen began coughing, placing one hand in the snow adn the other over his mouthas he leaned forward. Scarlet drops fell from his hand as his coughs continued, making Alma panic. "Allen! Oh my god! What do I do-" Alma was cut off as something collided with the back of his head, throwing him into the snow. The boy looked back to see Neah, stumbling on his feet as he turned toward Allen who was feebly trying to crawl away.
"They thought they could keep me away from you." Neah said, grabbing a tree to balance himself. "They can't stop me from doing anything!" Neah yelled, walking forward and going to grab Allen. Alma threw himself into Neah, bashing the man into a tree.
"Run Allen!" Alma yelled but was caught off guard as Neah spun, slapping him hard in the face. Alma hit the snow and before he could get up the cruel Noah kicked him hard in the stomach a few times and waited for Alma's body to go limp before turning back toward Allen. The boy was crying, trying to stand but his legs kept giving in and he would fall into the snow.
"Your birthday's coming up right?" Neah asked. "Just one more month. I got ya something." He reached into his coat and pulled out a small stake knife, the blade shinning in the light from the sun. Allen shook his head.
"Please." He said, "Please stop!" Neah shook his head, taking uneven steps toward the boy.
"No," Neah began, "I don't think I will." He raised the knife and Allen shut his eyes, sobbing out loud.
"Allen!" Alma yelled, jumping in front of the boy. Then they were falling, tumbling down the snowy hill and away from Neah. Alma landed on top of Allen, knocking the breath out of the boy. "Allen…you okay?" Alma said in a pained voice.
"I think so." Allen said, trying to sit up. Then Allen noticed to things. One, Neah was walking toward them without the knife in his hand. And two, there was a trailed of blood In the snow leading to Allen and Alma. Allen finally managed to sit up. "Alma! Are you okay!" He asked and then he saw the hilt of the knife sticking out of Alma's side. "No…" Allen said quietly. "Alma…please get up." Allen said, his tears running again.
"I…I can't." Alma admitted.
"Alm-" Neah roughly grabbed Allen, dragging him away from Alma and pinning him in the snow. Allen looked into his father's cold golden eyes and gave up, not even trying to fight back. Neah's hands locked around Allen's throat, his thumbs pushing against his windpipe. Allen desperately tried to gasp for air but got nothing, his eyes watering up in pain. The lack of air made Allen's world spin before it eventually faded to black.
(I was thinking of ending this chapter here but you would all kill me)
Allen sucked in a breath of air, opening his eyes to see Lavi. The boy's lips were moving but Allen couldn't hear anything he was saying. A loud noise, like a pop mixed with a boom made Allen jump and Lavi cover his ears. All at once, noise came back to Allen. To many people talking at once caused Allen to flinch as Cross yelled something to Komui. He bent down and set his gun into the snow, picking up Allen, his body limp. Lavi was also yelling, asking if he was going to be all right and Cross said they needed to get him to a hospital now. Allen had his head on Cross's should and as his eyes traveled down he noticed Neah, a large bruise on his face form where Lavi whacked him with the mallet along with some cuts from Kanda's Katana and a gun shot wound just about where his heart was.
It took Allen a few seconds to realize that the noise he had heard was Cross's gun and that Neah was probably dead. Then the boy remembered.
"Alma." Allen whispered. "Where's Alma." Allen turned his head, no one seeming to hear him and his eyes fell on Kanda, holding Alma in his lap while Komui tried to stop the boy's side from bleeding. Neah must have taken out the knife when Allen had… The boy started coughing again, tasting the metallic flavor of blood in his mouth and hearing Cross swear.
"We need to get to a hospital now!" Cross yelled. Komui looked over at him and nodded.
"Try and get the carriage as close as you can to us, he shouldn't be moved to much." Komui said, turning back to Alma. Allen couldn't see Kanda's face as Cross ran passed them, Lavi close behind. Before Allen knew it, they were in the carriage, Cross quickly guiding the horses through the woods. Allen and Lavi were up front with him, not having enough time to get inside. They pulled the horses to a stop only a few feet from Komui, Kanda and Alma and everything grew deadly quiet.
"Oh no." Lavi said as he watched Kanda's shaking form, Komui sadly standing up. Allen couldn't see the boy but he knew what had happened, he could some how feel it.
Alma had died.
The hospital seemed grayer than usual as Lavi, Cross, and most of the Noah family sat outside Allen's room. Komui had given him a sedative, saying the he was in shock after everything that had happened. Tim crawled out of Lavi's jacket and moved up on Cross's shoulder. Finally the door opened and Komui stepped out.
"How is he?" Cross asked.
"He woke up awhile ago and said he wants to see Kanda…I suspect he blames himself for Alma's death." Komui sighed. "Where is Kanda?" he asked.
"In the morgue." Lavi said, bowing his head. "I've never seen Kanda cry before." he admitted.
"I'll monitor both of them but more than likely this will traumatize Allen. He might have to see a psychiatrist." Cross sighed, and rubbed his face.
"Do the police-"
"We told the police everything." Lavi said. "You protected Allen from a murderer." Everyone shuddered at the word 'murderer' silently thanking god that Allen was alive.
It took him awhile but after sneaking out of his room, Allen found the morgue. He stepped inside and immediately spotted Kanda, standing by a metal table with a white sheet thrown over a figure, probably Alma's body. Allen shivered as he stepped inside.
"Kanda…" He began. The samurai turned away from him, not letting Allen see his face. "I'm sorry…I-"
"Your sorry?" Kanda asked, clenching his fists. "Why?" Allen felt tears prickle the back of his eyes. "I couldn't protect him, and I couldn't protect you. I was to late…Alma paid the price for that and you almost died." Allen went to touch Kanda's shoulder but the boy moved away as if reading Allen's thoughts. "I'm not going to ask for forgiveness because I don't deserve any." The samurai said before leaving the room.
It took Allen a few minutes before he began to brake down. "K- Kan…" His knees gave in and he hit the floor, burying his face in his hands and quietly sobbing. He didn't want anyone to hear him.
'This Is all my fault.' Allen told himself, repeating it in his head over and over. He was shaking, grabbing at his hair and pulling on it but not feeling anything. He was numb with grief and for hours he stayed like that until one of the doctors finally found him and brought him back to his room. But even then Allen couldn't stop crying.
Lavi's fist collided with Kanda's lip, splitting it.
"What the f-"
"What did you say to him!" Lavi yelled, shaking in anger. Kanda whipped some blood off his lip.
"Nothing, I just-" Lavi tackled him, catching the boy off guard as the red head quickly straddled him and began punching. Lavi hadn't punched Kanda for years. Kanda managed to get in a few punches but had the disadvantage and finally, Komui and Cross heard the commotion, coming outside and pulling them apart. Cross had a tight hold on Lavi as the boy tried to squirm from his grip while Kanda rubbed his jaw.
"He was missing for hours before one of the doctors found him in the morgue. Komui had to sedate him again to get him to stop crying and he won't say anything." Lavi yelled. "What did you say to him!"
"I told him I should of been able to protect him and Alma. And if I could of then none of this would of happened. He told me he was sorry and I told him he had nothing to be sorry for. I know it wasn't his fault." Kanda said. Lavi huffed but relaxed, Cross letting him go and he stormed back inside. He stopped at the door and turned back to Kanda.
"Don't you dare start avoiding him, hear me? He's gonna need both of us now more than ever." Kanda nodded and Lavi headed back inside.
I made myself sad in this chapter . almost cried and all that .
But i planned from the start so kill Alma...wait. I killed two people...should i make this rater M now?
I think ima do a time jump in the next chapter but i might not and Kanda isn't going to be a douche bag and ignore Allen again, he's going to try.
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