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Chapter 6

Third POV

The snow was falling slowly once again upon the town. People had deserted the rumored part of town and always kept their distant. They even nicknamed it 'The Devil's Side'. However, in the "Devil's Side" was two children walking in the empty streets with paper bags overloaded with food, almost blocking their vision. The two were smiling and laughing while they happily walked towards one of the many old houses. The birds were flying happily as they roamed the limitless sky. Many birds chirped happily along with the happy voices and laughter as if wanting to join the conversation.

The two children wore cheap coats that they had to earn by working whatever part-time jobs they were offered. They were lucky to get at least get one job once in a while for their poor appearance. One of the children Allen had worn gloves, that he also got with hard-earned money, so that he would at least get some more jobs. He worried too much of being declined of a job because of his physical appearance. His red arm being one of them, along with his white hair and his unmistakable scar going from the upside down pentacle on his left side of his forehead, going down to his chin.

The other girl named Tsuki however wore a hoodie to hide her hair and if necessary, her face. She would only need to conceal her face when there were people asking if they saw a brat who dared to beat them up only for 'helping' another kid. She would of course beat them up if they hurt her friend. What would they expect? However when she didn't need to hide her face, she would gladly smile at the world without a care as if she didn't have a single thought of her past. Allen would always ask Tsuki why she would always wear her hoodie in public but she would always respond with a "i don't know" or a "It's safe to not let strangers know too much".

As of right now the two children were talking about what they would eat for their dinner as if the most interesting topic in the world. They kept on chatting as they entered the old simple house through the front door. When they decided on what to eat they both entered the kitchen and put down the overflowing paper bags on the old marble counter with ease. Then they both searched the kitchen for the right utensils to cook with. As the Allen was making the vegetable soup he heard Tsuki ask "Ne, Allen I heard from town that Christmas is next week... Am i right?" He looked over to her as she was using the flour to probably make bread. "Yup! Are you looking forward to it!" Then Tsuki asked the one question he never thought he would hear

"... What is Christmas?" He stared at Tsuki with a shocked face. She then focused entirely on the bread making as she spurted out from embarrassment "It's just i always hear Christmas this and Christmas that and people get really excited so i want to know what the fuss is about..." He then surprised her by laughing out loud almost dropping the vegetable soup he was making. He set the bowl down but continued laughing and then he was rolling on the floor laughing. Tsuki was now red that she used her hoodie to conceal her face. This was another good and necessary reason to have a hoodie.

Finally when Allen was done laughing he looked at Tsuki who was staring intensely at her bread. He then settled to give her a simple explanation of Christmas "It's a time of the year where you celebrate with your loved ones and exchange presents and such. That's also the day that Mana adopted me so i treasure it and i sometimes think of it as my birthday since i don't know my real one..." Tsuki stopped looking at the bread that had somehow survived the intense stare and death grip. She stared at Allen with an excited look on his face as she then exclaimed "Yay! So we can eat a lot right? We can have fun and look at the lights that i saw them hang up earlier today?" She was defiantly a little girl who was about to celebrate Christmas for the first time.

~0O0~

Allen was in his room sitting groggily up in is bed. His room was old but he managed to clean off all the dust and kept everything tidy. The walls were painted a plain white and a portraits hung on the wall with only a nail to keep in place. The portrait was left by the previous people who lived here along with a brown wooden desk that was carrying papers and pencils which kept Allen occupied when he had nothing to do. A blue wardrobe held some clothes that were also left behind and when some clothes were to big to fit Allen and Tsuki, they either sold it, used it as pajamas, or Tsuki tried to tailor it to fit them.

He was rubbing his eyes when his nose picked up a sweet and delicious scent. He swayed as he took the red blanket off and placed his feet on the cold wooden floor. He winced as the freezing temperature touched his foot and the rest of his skin that wasn't covered by his pajamas. He left his room and slowly descended the stairs. The delicious smell came from the kitchen and as he neared the kitchen Tsuki came out. She was wearing her pajamas too and her hoodie of her red jacket, which she found in the wardrobe, was up. Only her hair was hidden and her other features were radiating with joy as she glomped Allen and announced in the most loudest but joyous voice she could announce "Merry Christmas! And Happy Birthday Allen!" Allen who was now wide awake smiled back as he replied "Merry Christmas."

Tsuki and Allen then sat on chairs opposite from each other at the table and in the middle of them was a half chocolate and vanilla cake with white frosting and in green icing was written "Merry Christmas" and below it was "Happy Birthday" in red icing. The two ate the cake with joy and gulped down the chocolate milk however Allen was trying to savor the taste but he ended up eating most of the cake in a few minutes. Tsuki has been saving up money for this day and so has Allen. The cake was made by Tsuki with ingredients that she purchased at the market. When Allen and Tsuki were done both cleaned their dishes and talked merrily and sat down at the beige couch in the living room.

The snow was falling slowly outside the window and the town was covered in blankets of white. The other part of town was now celebrating in the streets and in their homes. Allen and Tsuki were planning out the rest of the day. "We will go see the lights in town right?" Tsuki questioned with anticipation in her eyes. Allen nodded but he wanted to ask Tsuki if they could go somewhere. He was not sure if she would like to go to a graveyard on Christmas. However he blurted out "Can we go to visit Mana for a bit?" Tsuki was taken aback from a sudden request but she then gave a warm smile and replied "Of course. We should take flowers right? When should we go?" Allen was surprised by her agreement and after his shock left it was replaced with a thankful smile.

After they planned out their activities they both went to their own rooms to get ready for later. When they met each other again downstairs they both wore their coats and boots. Both of their hoodies were up ready to get covered with snow and they both wore mittens. They first headed to the flower shop which was thankfully open and they each bought a rose. Tsuki was carrying a red one and Allen took a white one. They both talked merrily and made their way to the next stop. Mana's Grave.

Allen and Tsuki noticed no one else was there and that everything was the same as the last they saw it. They found themselves standing in front of Mana's grave. Allen was putting his white rose on top of Mana's grave but his hand was shaking as he lay the flower down. Both of them knew that it wasn't because of the cold. After Allen rose from setting the flower down Tsuki set her red rose down to criss cross with the white rose however she froze for a while and Allen had noticed and asked "Whats wrong?" with concern in his question.

Tsuki finally rose up and instead of answering she asked "Don't you hear that?" Allen was confused and he focused solely on his hearing only for the sound of birds and the rustling trees. Allen shook his head and tilted his head in confusion. Tsuki then smiled and said "I thought so. Hey do you want to talk to Mana?" Allen then nodded his head and took a deep breath to talk to Mana even though both knew there would be no reply "Mana... Thank you... For everything. I want to say sorry. Sorry for making you a... what did you say?... An Akuma?... Well sorry, and Mana i have a friend here. Her name's Tsuki. She helped me... a lot... But we made a promise to protect each other so i protect her too... Umm..."

Allen was finding no other thing to talk about and the fact that no reply would ever come was scaring him. He was trembling and struggling to find another topic. Tsuki noticed this and immediately patted Allen's back gently and simply said "Present time Allen. Now close your eyes and hold out your hands." Allen was curious and his trembling stopped and the fear was easily replaced with curiosity. As commanded he closed his eyes and held out his hands in anticipation. Suddenly he felt a little weight in his hand and heard "Now open your eyes."

He opened his eyes to see a decorated box in the palm of his hands. He slowly opened the box while Tsuki was waiting for his reaction. When Allen was done opening his eyes he found a silver necklace with a shining silver silver and another necklace with his name engraved in a bass clef necklace. Tsuki then said "I was going to give you a treble clef but it was already sold. Allen smirked at this and handed her a small box. She looked at it in surprise and he simply said "Merry Christmas" Tsuki smiled and opened the box to see the treble clef with her name engraved on it. Both her and Allen laughed and simply said their goodbyes to Mana and were headed to see the decorations.

~0O0~

Both Allen and Tsuki watched in awe of the decorated and festive town with Christmas trees, shining lights, and the snow falling lightly from the night sky. The streets were crowded with people and smiles can be seen on everyone's face. The smell of cinnamon wafted through the air coming from a vendor selling cinnamon buns. Allen's nose picked it up and he was noticeably anxious to eat one. Tsuki had noticed and purchased two cinnamon buns and handed one to Allen as they both took a bite of the fresh warm pastry.

They wandered the streets finding more holiday cheer wherever they went. The moon was shining and the air was now breezing carrying the snow slightly along with it. As Tsuki and Allen wandered into yet another street with another cinnamon bun in each of their gloved hands, they came across a clock ticking away at the top of a pole. The time of 11:00 pm came into the children's eyes and they both looked at each other in amazement of how long they've been exploring the town. They then laughed along side each other and agreed to head home.

As they were nearing their house there was one person in the sidewalk. It was weird to both of the kids because they hadn't seen anyone here for the town's people were too scared of the rumors of demons to step foot onto the "Devil's Side". Tsuki and Allen stopped with their cinnamon bun hanging loosely in their hands which took their previous position of placing the food in the merry children's mouth to their sides. The two kids were staring at the adult in a curious yet cautious way. The man was around the age of his mid-forty's and one of his gloved hands had a smoking cigarette. The man had breathed out with a puff of smoke as a sign that he was still using his cigarette and was not finished as he took his cigarette to his mouth again as if he didn't care if two curious kids were looking at him as he puffed out another gray cloud of smoke.

The man's other features were also unusual as if he could easily be found if placed in a crowd. His unruly long red hair was topped with a hat which hid his eyes. He also wore a peculiar white mask covering the right side of his face as some of the red hair was almost covering the mask. His long black coat with gold trimmings and silver buttons was seemingly new and a small gold cross shined on a left part of his coat. The man took another breath of a cigarette as the silence stretched out over the air. The two of them finally tensed up when the older man finally took a step forward followed by another and another until he was less than five feet away. His expression of plain bored man was plastered on his face until he finally said in a rough voice "Found you Allen Walker".

Both the children coughed as the cloud of smoke hit them like a wave. Once done with coughing the two children looked back up to the adult. The man stared at them intensely before he suddenly snapped his neck to another direction. He was staring at a dark alley and suddenly smirked as he said "This will be your test to see if you imbeciles will be worthy enough to be my apprentices"

With that said he jumped to a faraway roof while the two children heard an explosion from the alley as two demons came from the smoke. They were laughing out loud in a cold, hallow, and evil way as Allen and Tsuki stared at them in horror as they paled. Then Allen's left eye begun to change. His left eye's pupil turned black and red rings were placed. Tsuki froze and and jumped when Allen screamed when he saw the demon. He covered his left eye and looked at Tsuki for reassurance. He expected a frozen and scared girl however he didn't expect what he saw. Tsuki was smiling like she would everyday. The same smile she uses when Allen woke up from a nightmare. The same one she would use when she accomplished such a simple thing but was nether less happy with the outcome. The same smile was laying on her face right now as if no weird adult spoke unnatural things. As if two unknown demons were surrounding them and laughing in such a cruel and evil manner. As if nothing was wrong with Allen. She smiled.

Allen then smiled back and then focused on the demons. He stood next to Tsuki and whispered "what do we do?" She was silent as if thinking of a plan. She knew the weird man was still nearby and he was probably watching, waiting for them to prove their worthy. "OI! I KNOW YOU'RE THERE OLD MAN! HOW DO WE DEFEAT THEM?" She yelled as the demons were now only chuckling. "You cannot defeat us! Foolish little girl!" As they spoke to her she started to wince on an upcoming headache. 'Weird it's the same as that day...' She thought as she remembered the day she met the Earl. "Aren't these called... Akuma?" She asked out loud for Allen to hear. She was remembering the events from the past as she knew now that she wouldn't get help from the old man.

Allen was taken aback from her question as he too was remembering the events from long ago. He took his left hand off of his face and he saw the screaming and poor souls coming from the Akuma. He widened his eyes as he looked over to his left gloved hand. His heartbeat quickened as he took off his glove. He quietly murmured "activate" unconsciously and a large metal claw replaced his deformed arm. Both his and Tsuki's eyes widened as they looked at the silver claw. The Akuma had taken notice of the claw and yelled out "INNOCENCE!" as they charged to the two kids. Allen stood in front of Tsuki who felt her headache rising with every inch that they drew near.

Allen suddenly swung his claw and slashed one Akuma leaving another remaining. Before Allen could take another swing a blur of red and black quickly swooped him up and he heard the same rough voice from earlier "It won't be fair if you're the only one fighting now, right?" Allen quickly realized that he was now far from where the Akuma were and that Tsuki wasn't there with him. His panic rose and he finally screamed at the adult who was ignoring everything and shouted at the man to take him back. Finally the adult couldn't take anymore of the noise coming from the kid's mouth and replied "Don't worry you idiot apprentice. Tim will help her if she needs it." Allen was relieved on the provided help from the mysterious 'Tim'. However when he was about to question the man the man started walking away with only a "Let's go back. She's finished fighting." Without any question Allen followed the man and they silently made their way to the battle scene.

Yay! Okay so now i am happy that i at least included Chocolate milk at least somewhere in this chapter but i will make sure that it will return! So this chapter has a lot of events and i am happy that this is my longest chapter so far. Anyways please review and say your opinions and if you can will you please leave some tips of how i can improve? So thanks and see you next chappie!