(A/n Hey guys! So I might not remember to use this in all chapters but for this one a line break signals a change in time (can be a few hours/days) and this - oOo - means it's the same time but change in the POV. Thanks for the reviews! Onto the story!)
"Allen Walker will be hunted down and treated as a hostile! He disobeyed direct orders and until proven otherwise is in league with the Earl. And that little display at the North American Branch won't help his case either." Malcolm Lvellie declared as he slammed a fist against the table.
Komui leaned back slightly. This man was something else entirely. He bit the inside of his cheeks trying to contain his rage. If he lashed out his position would definitely be taken away or he'd at least be given suspension. With the situation at hand he couldn't risk that. In the calmest voice he could muster he began, "I understand that, sir. But couldn't you at least consider possibly that Allen is still fighting against his captors and the 14th inside him?"
Lvellie scoffed. "For you to even suggest this I presume you sympathize with the boy. I don't usually like to repeat myself but I will just this once. Allen Walker will be treated as a hostile. If you or any Exorcists under your command see him they are to arrest him. If he attacks, use force." Lvellie gave Komui a long stare. Finally he started to head towards the door. He paused to say, "When I return I expect to hear progress."
Komui jumped at the sound of the door slamming, he only relaxed seconds later once he was sure that man was gone. He slumped down into a chair and massaged his scalp. "Dammit Allen...what kind of problem has found you this time?"
Alright Nea...I think I've found it.
After a long search he'd come to a door that fit one of Nea's descriptions. It was of normal size, but it's color wasn't. While everything else in this place had a black color to it, the door he'd found was a gray.
Great! Now open it, you should come to the piano room.
Allen reached forward but became hesitant upon gripping the handle. He seemed to remember something like this happening in the other White Ark. He had opened a door and behind it was a black hole. Kanda and everyone else had to make a 'human chain' to save him and everyone who'd jumped in after him. Hopefully this door wasn't like that one.
"Here goes nothing…" He muttered. He was just about to turn it, when a shadow fell over him.
"Found you~!"
Before he even flipped around something inside him jolted. It was Nea. He recognized the familiar feeling of bloodlust, his body almost moved on it's own. He felt his muscles begin to turn around, his hands curling into fists, his legs preparing to jump. Anger began to boil inside him and he shouted in his mind,
NEA! KNOCK IT OFF!
The invisible grip around his body suddenly disappeared and Nea's presence grew smaller. Allen slammed a fist forward onto the door to catch himself as his legs went weak.
"Oho~? You almost became the 14th, Allen Walker."
At the sound of the Earl's voice Allen shot an icy glare over his shoulder. "Earl. What do you want?" The Earl bounced closer causing Allen to face back forward and prepare for a fight. The Earl stopped approaching once he was a foot away.
"You aren't allowed through that door. Kindly step away~"
"No." He put simply and quickly reached behind himself towards the handle. Just as he gripped it the air whooshed around him and he was thrown back against the door. He sensed it wasn't an attack, more like a warning.
"I'll have to change the location of the door." The Earl said with a tsk. "But now to deal with you~. Road should be back soon, I'll hand you over to her and she'll decide your punishment."
Allen's face scrunched up at the Earl's words. He did not like the sound of that.
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Tyki watched from a distance as the Earl Millennium confronted the Shounen. If the Earl hadn't shown up just then he'd probably make his move, tearing the Shounen's heart out from inside his chest. This was all wrong. Shounen-the 14th being here. The 14th was too close to the Earl, and he had means to kill.
Tyki took one last look at the pair before turning around and heading further into the shadows that surrounded him. There'd be other chances, times when the Shounen would let his guard down. And at that time, he'd strike.