D. Gray-Man

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Chapter 3:

I stand beside Allen as he lies next to the grave of his père. I lower my head, respect his silence. Nobody could go through this without being empty as he is right now. What would a little girl like me, who has no family, know about this, though? All I can do is stay beside him, but it's not enough. I can't do anything for Allen at all.

"I'm sorry I can't help you… please be alright." He looks over at me with dead eyes, not saying anything but just staring.

"What would a little brat like you know of losing somebody? What would you know of anguish, of the agony of the death of a loved one? No one has ever loved you, and no one ever will," he tells me, his voice cold. His usual gray eyes go black, crimson blood pouring out from them like tears. He stands up, trembling, and steps towards me. "What would you know about this? Tell me!" He reaches towards me with reddened hands, dripping with blood.

"A-Allen stop! I'm sorry!" I back away from him, trying to get away. The grassy hillside turned black and all I saw was the gleam of his eyes and the red tears falling down.

"Gin, Gin, wake up!" Rough hands shook my shoulders and I quickly open my eyes. Instantly I see worried gray eyes above me and gasp.

"Red! It's Red! I knew I could find you!" I wrap my arms around his neck and he stumbles back a little. "You do remember me, right?" I ask him, pulling away to look at his face and narrow my eyes. He sweet drops and holds up his hand defensively.

"I remember you, okay? Take it easy please." I smile, really smile, and hug him once again, savoring the warmth radiating from his body. "Um, Gin, you do realize you're sitting on me right?" I look up at him and shrug, getting off. It doesn't bother me as much as it does him, a small blush already forming on his cheeks.

He's so innocent at times!

I gasp.

"What happened to your hair? It's like mine now! Where's that pretty dark red it used to be?" He chuckles uncomfortably, rubbing the back of his neck.

"I really don't want to talk about it, if that's fine." I glare at him and cross my arms. "G-Gin, what's that look for?" he asks nervously. I lean up to his face and grab his chin, turning his face to the sides.

"Che, ya used to be such a stubborn ass, ya know? What's with this gentleman act you're putting on here?" He pushes me away gently, which just pisses me off even more. "Damn it, what happened to ya? You're such a wuss now!" I tackle him and we roll of the bed, me hitting him repeatedly. He's gotten too soft now!

"Gin, c-come on stop!" I laugh as he tries to push me off.

"Onee-san…?" I freeze and look over my shoulders. Xerxes stood there with a shocked expression evident on his face.

"Xe!" He blinked once before running at me and picking me up off Allen, holding me like I was some kid behind his back. His entire face was flushed red and he kept opening and closing his mouth as if trying to find the right words.

"How dare you h-h-harass my beloved Onee-san!" Allen's face turned bright red and he stutters out excuses.

"Che, Xe, you have a really bad sisterly complex. If ya couldn't see I was the one on him." If possible, both of their faces grew even redder.

"Onee-san! But he was taking advantage of you!"

"As if he had the guts to do that." I waved away their protest and look around. "Where are we anyways?" Xerxes was glaring daggers at Allen while I walked around.

"We're at the base of a plateau. I was going to wait until you woke up to leave, and then head up there. I guess I can go now then. It was nice to see you Gin." He bows to me slightly.

"Che, do you think ya can just leave me again? I'm coming with you this time." His gray eyes widened and I opened to door of the room we were in. "But first, I need some new clothes~" I ran out the door as I heard Allen and Xerxes calling out to me.

I run after Onee-san with -what did she call him? I couldn't remember- following behind me.

How dare he lay a finger on my precious Onee-san!

I glare at him again before looking for Onee-san. No doubt she's already pickpocketing some rich people somewhere. I sigh.

"Dang it Onee-san! You can't just leave me! And you!" I yell, pointing at the white haired kid. "How do you know my beloved Onee-san?" He waved his arms frantically around and opened his mouth to reply; I would love to hear what his excuse was for even laying a finger on her!

"Che, don't start quizzing him now. Just let it be. It doesn't concern you," she says coldly. She sighs deeply and holds out three velvet money bags, through one to me and the other guy. "Go get some food for yourself Allen; I know how much you eat. Xe, you can get those sweet caramel deserts you like so much now." I smile at her, despite the unusual coldness she just showed me; this was her way of saying sorry.

"Where did you- ah wait, nevermind. I remember your little talent now." He chuckled nervously as I send him a glare.

He doesn't deserve to know anything about her.

I watch her walk away, her white dress flowing behind her. I look over to see Allen-that's what Onee-san called him right?- staring at her too.

"I didn't know she had a green eye..." he whispers silently to himself. "Well, goodbye! I'm going to eat, it won't take too long!" He waves back to me as he walks away already, leaving my eye twitching.

Why is he acting so happy? That moyashi can't be as old as me!

I shove thoughts about Allen away, not wanting to be in a bad mood when Onee-san gets back. And it's my fault that he even met her here. I should have been stronger. I need to be stronger so I can protect her as she does me. I clench my fist, seeing my knuckles turn white. I may be three years younger, but still... I need to...

"Just wait a little longer, Onee-san. Just wait for me to catch up."

He clenches his fist, his knuckles turning white. I see his mouth open, I can hear the words flow from his mouth, but they don't form in my head. He looks so desperate, so helpless, I want to go comfort him like I used to do. But everything has changed now. I have Red back... he's really back.I walk away, turning corners and walking down crowded streets, my mind empty. I didn't know where I was by the time I had stopped or how much time had passed.

"Miss you would look absolutely lovely in this black dress!" I turn around, seeing a light skinned man with stubble on his chin smiling at me. His thick glasses hide his eyes, earning him my distrust.

The eye's never lie, but the mouth and body does.

I shake my head, hiding my green eye beneath my hair. I catch a glimpse of bloody red, and crimson droplets block my vision for a moment before I bury them away. I look to see a sleek crimson cloak, as if it was painted with blood.

"How much is this, Monsieur?" I ask without hiding my voice behind another one. His covered face looks in the direction, then back to me with a sweet smile.

"For you, Miss, free. It would go so well with you." I avoid his look, determined not to let him see through my lies. They were all I held dear.

"Ah thank you, Monsieur." I grab the cloak, feeling the material in my hand.

"Here, let me tie it if you will." I nod after a moments hesitation. There would be no need for me to be suspicious, at least, not for him to think I am. So I let him step closer to me and grab the thin black ropes on it as he lays it on my shoulders. "Ah, what a strange thing in your neck! An upside down cross; you're an evil child, aren't you?" He asks me pleasantly as he skillfully ties the two ropes in a nice bow.

"I don't know what you are talking about Monsieur." I tell him politely, hiding the tremor threatening my voice.

"Ah, but you do! You do, but you can't accept it!" He doesn't let go of the cloak. "It's not bad! It's you, and you are you, are you not you?" His words confound me, and he smiles once again. "I'm terribly sorry; I haven't introduced myself. I am-"

"Gin!" My head jerks over to see Allen waving to me with a sheepish grin on his face, Xerxes storming behind him. The hands fall from my cloak and the man smiles widely at me before bowing and walking away, as if he was never there to begin with. If not for the lingering touch of his hands, I would have thought he wasn't.

"Onee-san, where were you? We've been looking everywhere for you!" I che'd and turned away from them. They didn't see him. His messy black hair and thick glasses; they didn't see any of it.

"Yeah, yeah. Are we leaving now?" Allen nodded at me and turned around. "So... where are we going again?"

"We're climbing up that plateau, of course." I sweat drop. T-that high up? "Come on now, please. We should probably get there before dark." I glance behind me one last time before holding my hand over my cross and letting it drop as I follow Allen and Xerxes.

**Two hours later**

I grabbed Xerxes arm as he reached down towards me, dragging me up with the last bit of strength he had left. Sweat rolled down the side of my face and torso, covering me. Allen was looking up at the gothic style tower looming on front of us.

"W-well then, this isn't quite what I expected it to be..." Allen said timidly as he helped me up and we walked to Xerxes, who was staring intently at the gate. "Excuse me... I would like to speak to Komui, please. I'm Allen Walker. I would like to discus some things." I heard a huge creaking sound followed by a yelp of surprise come from Xerxes.

"Take the examination along with your friends from the Gatekeeper behind you," said a static filled voice. I stepped before the huge clown like face of the Gatekeeper before Xerxes or Allen could protest.

"My name is Gin Zaki. I came her with Allen Walker," I added, trying to be as subtle as possible. The Gatekeeper's face drew close to me and I stopped myself from flinching.

"X-ray examination. Determining whether subject is Akuma or Human." I stood as still as I could as the things eyes swept over me. He determined me human, along with Xerxes, whom he "examined" next. Then he came to Allen. It seemed to take longer than it did me or Xerxes, but then the face seemed terrified and his eyes bulged out.

"This guy is outa here!" He screamed. I covered my ears, trying to block out the annoying sound as Allen started shaking. "This guy is a bug! The pentacle on his forehead is cursed! Out, out! The pentacle is the mark of an Akuma. This guy is actually... a friend of the Earl of Millennium!"

"Wh-What?" I heard something land a some feet away from us and looked over to see a Japanese boy with dark blue hair pulled up and cold eyes.

Oh shit.

"You sure have courage, coming here alone..." he said, his eyes staring down at Allen frighteningly.

Hold on a second! I'm right here, so he's not alone! That bastard is ignoring me!

"W-wait! I think you've mistaken me for-" The Japanese boy jumped above Allen and was about to attack from behind.

"No!" Without thinking, I stepped in front of Allen, and in the way of the katana, and held up my hands.

"Gin!" I felt the power of his blade come down on my and my knees nearly buckled, but I stayed standing, my eye closed. Adrenaline rushed through my body and I suddenly felt... powerful.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I yell at him. I opened my eye to see him staring at me weirdly. "Che, what the fuck is with that look you're giving me?" Then I saw why.

My hands were covered with shiny black armor that seemed to blend in with the dark of the night. Everytime I moved my hands it seemed to ripple like disturbed water. Out of my left arm sharp points of blades stuck out of my pale skin. Each tip pulsed with my heart beat, thump, thump thump. I pulled on one of the tips, and it came out into my hand. It was a seeming regular dagger with the hilt wrapped in dark purple cloth. As I look down on the blade, I see my face with the moon reflected behind me, and a completely black eye staring up at me, instead of the bright green.

What the hell is going on?

I screamed.

Can you guess who the guy with the thick glasses is? I'm not gonna tell ya!

Ha-ha, Xerxes thought of Moyashi before Kanda did! I just felt like him saying that, since he is taller than him by about 5 inches at least.

I hope you enjoyed it! Message me if there's anything wrong or if you have an idea for Gin's Innocence! I will give full credit if I decide to use it, if someone actually sends me an idea that is.

Thanks to Suki Miko for helping me with the Innocence! It helped a lot!

~Usagi-san