Mizu: *does happy dance* This chapter is finally done! Yay! Although, it's kind of ramblely here and there, but I like it! And I hope you guys do too! Disclaimer time! I don't own -Man. If I did, there would be a way to change Alma back into a human (even if his body was artificial)…If some of you guys haven't gotten that far into the manga…sorry…Onto the story!
Innocence's True Form
Chapter Five: While he sleeps…
"Is he still asleep?" Mugen asked, leaning against the wall outside of Allen's room.
"Yep," C.C. stated, silently shutting the door, "and he'll probably be out of it for a while."
"Or for however long you want him to stay ignorant of the truth," Mugen sighed, "You sure are good at hiding your thoughts from the kid."
"So?" C.C. questioned, "It's not like you don't hide things from your wielder."
"This is true but I don't try to hide every little thing from him," Mugen defended, "He knows about his past and what he is. He knows that his body is an artificial creation that the order allowed so to bring this dreadful war to an end."
"If only the Heart knew about that…" C.C. mumbled.
"What would she be able to do? Appear and say, "Hey, I'm the Heart of Innocence that you guys have been searching years for and I demand that you stop doing that to those poor people right this instant? Oh and still let me go out into the field where I can fight and risk getting destroyed." I don't think that would fly with the Order," Mugen scoffed.
"Still, what they did to him was no better than what the Earl does!" C.C. growled, clenching his fists.
"Easy fighter," Mugen sighed, "You just got your brat to sleep. You don't want him to jump out of his slumber because your anger is filling his system."
Mugen slowly walked in front of her once lover and gently touched the side of his face, "Look. I'm still pissed off at what they did to Kanda, but I don't let it get the best of me. I mean, if they hadn't done that, then Kanda would never have been my true accommodator. So in some sick freaky way, I owe them a small amount of thanks. It's sick and wrong but nonetheless true."
"Mugen…" C.C. whimpered, "You know what's going to happen once Central gets wind of this."
"Yeah, they'll be forcing the two of us out in the field more and more trying to find the rest of our comrades. It'll be just like last time when we showed our true forms," Mugen smiled, "And that's just fine with me."
"Well it's not for me," C.C. growled, "Allen's body is already under too much stress as it is. He doesn't need to be continuously stuck out in the battle field."
"Ah, there's that protective side that you've been hiding again!" Mugen cooed.
"haha, very funny. Pick on my insecurities," C.C. chuckled darkly.
"It's the fact that the kid's a Noah, too, right?" Mugen asked seriously.
"…"
"I'm right, aren't I? You're afraid you won't be able to control him if he ever tries to take full control of Allen, right?" Mugen prodded, "Why'd you even let the bastard implant the memories in the boy?"
"C-Cause I thought that it would be a great asset to our side if we could use a Noah's power," C.C. admitted, "So I let him even though I had started to care deeply for Allen."
"And now you're almost totally regretting it," Mugen finished.
"He's been trying to push Allen's memories out of his way," C.C. said, staring up at the ceiling, "It's because he and Allen have to go through at least some of the transformation into a full Noah so that Allen can use his powers. If he doesn't, Allen won't be able to access them if we really need them."
"But you're worried that he'll accidentally do too much of the transformation and you'll lose Allen completely," Mugen stated.
"He won't. We agreed that I'd help him get back at the Earl if he helped me protect Allen. That included him not changing him into a full Noah," C.C. sighed, running a hand through his hair, "What I'm worried about is what Central's going to do to him. They all know that he started to turn into a full Noah that day when you're wielder stabbed him with you."
"Why did he start to change?" Mugen questioned, trembling from the memory.
"Because of the Noah blood that runs through him," C.C. explained, "True he has a milder reaction to innocence than the rest of the Noah does, but it still causes him a great deal of pain. After being stabbed so violently and so many times by you, his body went into shock. When it did so, his Noah blood raced to take control of the situation, against both the Noah's and mine own wills."
"Is that why he also started to scream out in pain when he stabbed himself with you?" Mugen asked.
"Yeah. Remember, I'm an exorcising blade. My ability is to purify anything that I come into contact with. So unfortunately for Allen, that even meant his Noah blood. Even though he's in constant contact with me, the sudden increase of my innocence in his body sent him into shock," C.C. said, sliding down the wall to sit on the floor, "and then the Noah decided it would be okay to let the Earl know he was still alive. That damn idiot… All of that other shit could have been avoided if he had just kept his move shut."
"Well, at least all three of you have something in common," Mugen stated, sitting down next to her past lover.
"What's that?" C.C. questioned.
"All three of you hate the Earl beyond anything else in the world," Mugen said, gently laughing.
"You're right about that," C.C. chuckled.
"Don't worry about your brat, C.C.," Mugen smiled, gently kissing his cheek before standing up, "He's a lot tougher than you seem to think."
With that, Mugen quickly made her way down the hallway and towards the training room to go check on her accommodator. C.C. smiled as he watched his love saunter down the hall. Shaking his head, the other piece of innocence decided it was time to go talk to Komui. Or more than likely, Leverrier.
"Now tell me where he is!" one Howard Link shouted at Komui, causing the three other scientists in the room to jump, "When I returned from handing in my report this morning, he was gone and I could not locate him or his stupid golem!"
"Y-You see, Link, a lot has happened today that kind of made us forget to contact you," Komui stuttered, trying to pick his words carefully.
"What could be so distracting that you forgot to notify me of Walker's location?" Link snapped.
"I-It's also the reason that I called you three hear," Komui stated, trying to ignore the fuming Crow.
"What is it?" Bak Chan asked, leaning against a wall.
"Why did he call Chief Bak Chan?" another scientist that was called Johnny asked his superior, Reever.
"Something to do with innocence, I think," Reever explained.
"Hm? Leverrier isn't here yet? Wow, and here I was preparing myself for the worse," C.C.'s voice said from the doorway.
"Huh?" four out of the five gaped, "Who are you?"
"Well, Lavi calls me C.C. and it seems to have stuck with a lot of people," C.C. chuckled walking up to the group, "But Allen and you, Bak Chan, named me as the Crown Clown."
"…What?" the four shouted.
"Wh-What is the meaning of this, Komui?" Bak demanded.
"W-Well it appears that Innocence can take the form of humans if they are matched with their true accommodators," Komui explained.
"S-So that's W-Walker's innocence?" Bak and Link questioned.
"You got it," C.C. smirked, plopping himself down on the couch.
"Can I help you with anything, C.C.?" Komui asked.
"Yeah, when are you going to send baka out into the field again?" C.C. questioned.
"Well, there aren't any missions right now so it may be a while," Komui said, rubbing the back of his head.
"Good. I'd like to keep him at the order for a while," C.C. stated, stretching, "His body is under way too much stress right now and he still has to get to the feeling of not having me attached to him."
"B-But shouldn't he already be used to that?" Bak questioned, "I mean, he lost you for a while, remember?"
"Not true," C.C. said, staring straight at the Asian director, "I was always surrounding him, aiding him in everything. Right now, the only piece of me that's in his body is that piece in his heart."
"…oh," Bak gaped, "Th-that explains why he could keep up with Fou."
"Oh, he did that on his own," C.C. chuckled, "I just gave him the extra stamina to keep going for long periods of time."
C.C. just laughed as the Asian director's jaw fell open. It was just so much fun to mess with the poor man's head.
"So where is Walker now?" Link questioned sternly.
"Don't you ever take a break?" C.C. sighed, glaring at the Crow, "Baka's asleep in his room, if you must know you annoying brat."
"So you don't have to stay by Allen's side?" Reever questioned.
"Not exactly. I can go up to a quarter mile without having to worry about hurting the baka," C.C. stated.
"That's so cool!" Johnny chanted.
"Hm, aren't you easy to impress?" C.C. chuckled, "You're the one that makes the uniforms, right curly hair?"
"A-Ah, yes!" Johnny exclaimed, rushing towards the man, "Do you want one?"
"It would be nice not to ruin these clothes in battle," C.C. thought aloud.
"Wait…you don't appear with your clothes?" Reever questioned.
"I-I thought you guys mirrored what you're accommodator wore because Mugen was dressed the same as Kanda," Komui stuttered.
"M-Mugen turned into a human, too?" Bak and Reever gasped.
"Y-Yes and Mugen turned out to be a girl…" Komui mumbled.
"…how's Kanda taking that news?" Reever chuckled nervously.
"Well…the order's still in one piece, right?" Komui whimpered.
"Eh…Anyways," C.C. said, turning to get by the sudden depression in the room, "Yes, we appear with clothes on, but when we still like to change what we wear."
"So when you appear, do you have on the same as Allen?" Johnny questioned.
"Yep. But for right now, I'm not going to be changing into back into his arm until he actually gets into a fight with akuma," C.C. explained, "So I'd like so new clothes for myself so I don't have to steal from baka all the time or be stuck in this apparel forever."
"…This is way too confusing," Komui whimpered, "So do you think Mugen will want some clothes too?"
"Maybe. She may actually like what Kanda wears," C.C. thought aloud, "Who knows?"
"Alright! I'll make you the best clothes in the whole wide world!" Johnny declared.
"That's a good boy," C.C. stated, patting the scientist on the head, "Just add about three inches to Allen's measurements for height, k?"
"Yes sir!" Johnny beamed, rushing off to work on designs.
"Don't you guys ever worry about that kid?" C.C. chuckled softly.
"All of the time," Reever admitted.
"Crown Clown," Link spoke up, "Can you tell me the current position of Allen and his Noah side?"
"Man, you sure get straight to the point," C.C. sighed, "Does that really matter right now? You've just found out that he's the first in the Order in a long time to become fully link and all you care is that damn Noah side of his."
"I need to know so I can warn Central," Link explained.
"Central?" C.C. asked, eyes' slowly narrowing, "You bastard. You think I'm just going to let you torture that boy for something he has absolutely no control over?"
"Wh-What are you talking about?" Link demanded, stumbling away from the suddenly enraged innocence.
"What do you think Central will do to him? Try him for heresy?" C.C. shouted, "It won't be as easy as that! They won't stop until they've used him for countless experiments and pushed his damaged body far beyond what any human should be able to go!
"I won't stand for it! I'm tired of seeing Central using their power to force the exorcists and others to bend to their will. They claim it's for this damn war but it's not! They just want to make sure no one ever stands up against them!" C.C. shouted, emitting a large amount of power.
Komui and the other scientists had taken up refuge behind his desk and piles of paper while the Crow was force to scramble backwards from the enraged piece of innocence. C.C. slowly made his way over to where the trembling man was, angry carved into his face.
"I won't let it happen again. Never again," C.C. muttered, "We will get our vengeance on the Earl our own way. We have no need for such idiotic ways that Central have come up with!"
"Crown Clown?" a sleepy voice sounded from the doorway.
C.C. froze and looked back up towards the voice. There stood Allen, gently rubbing his eyes with his right (and only) hand. His shirt was drooping down over his left shoulder where the arm just cut off. Leaning on the doorway for support, the teen tried to make sense of the scene before him, even with his sleep deprived mind.
"What's going on?" Allen questioned.
"N-Nothing!" C.C. insisted, rushing over to his wielder, "You really shouldn't be up, baka. You're body needs rest."
"I couldn't sleep. Something woke me up," Allen muttered, yawning a bit, "Then I looked around and you weren't anywhere near by."
"I-I'm sorry," C.C. apologized, "I needed to talk to Komui for a bit."
" 'K," Allen yawned again, looking up at his innocence with groggy eyes, "I'm going back to bed…"
"…Do you need me to lead you back to your room, baka?" C.C. sighed, knowing his wielder would most likely get lost.
"No!…yes…" Allen admitted.
"Haha. Baka," C.C. chuckled, ruffling the teen's hair, "Alright. I'll talk to you guys later."
"R-Right," the four men nodded.
"Let's go, baka," C.C. said, leading the very sleepy Allen back to bed.
'How did he wake up? I thought for sure I had forced him into a very deep sleep,' C.C. thought to himself as he walked next to Allen.
"Hey, what woke you up anyways?" C.C. questioned, trying to look into the boy's mind, 'Odd…He's already learned to block off his mind from me."
"I…I had a bad dream…" Allen admitted, blushing slightly.
"A bad dream?" C.C. gaped, "That's it?"
"Sh-Shut up!" Allen snapped.
Waiting until the two were totally out of sight, the three scientists slowly made their way out from behind the desk.
"Can you tell me just what happened, Chief?" Reever asked, gulping nervously.
"Apparently, C.C. can't stand anything about Central and all that they've done in the past," Komui thought out loud, "but he can't stand the thought of angering Allen more."
"So…the thing he wants most of all is to protect Allen from anything that wants to hurt him," Bak added.
"Yeah. And he hates himself for hurting the kid the most for what he did to Mana," Komui nodded, "Link. You should tell Leverrier about all of this. Also, add in that there is no chance that the Noah will be able to take over Allen. Not as long as C.C. is protecting him."
Mizu: Whoop! Done! What do you guys think?
Allen: A bad dream? Really? How old do you think I am?
Mizu: What? I thought it was cute!
C.C.: I found it quite funny. Oh, and Mizu?
Mizu: Yes?
C.C.: I noticed something from some of the 1st and 3rd chapters.
Mizu: What's that?
C.C.: Allen's age. You put him down as 15 in the first chapter but changed it to 16 in the third.
Mizu: S-So? He's 16, okay!
C.C.: *laughs* it's so fun to mess with you, Mizu! Anyways, that was just to clarify it, alright?
Mizu: *pouts* even I make mistakes…after all, I'm only human…
Allen: Great…Now you've done it, C.C.!
C.C.: ? What I do?
Allen: She's going to be stuck in that pouting trance for a week now!
Lavi: oh boy…it's going to be a long week…Anyways, Mizu enjoys all reviews and suggestions. That's about it. So…Ciao for now!