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Crimson Moon
Chapter 8
Third POV
The snow was falling gently once again creating a blanket over the city once again. It was another Christmas Day and a house in 'the Devil's Side' of the town was once again filled with three people who had recently come back from training around the world throughout Spring, Summer, and Fall. They had come back to the house which they had already claimed as home by now.
"Allen! Allen! Allen!" Tsuki merrily called from her room as she ran towards the living room where the thirteen year-old boy was sitting on the couch playing with some cards. Allen turned his head to the side as he placed the cards on the table and faced her direction as she held out a box in her hand. She was still wearing her coat with her hoodie on which she didn't bother to take off today since she was in a hurry for today. "Allen, remember my gift to you? The bass clef necklace?" Allen nodded as he pointed to the musical sign hanging from his neck, slightly hiding under his shirt. Tsuki smiled as she presented the decorated box to him and cheered him on to open it. "Merry Christmas once again Allen! And Happy Birthday!" Allen slightly curious and eager to open the box gently took of the wrappings. Every Christmas Tsuki would find something unique to give to him and surprisingly even Cross.
Last year he had received a fluffy brown teddy bear which had a zipper on the back to give him another present which was a handmade white scarf and Cross had received some special, rare, and no doubt expensive wine that Cross immediately favored and begged for more. Tsuki only told him she would give him the wine as a present for Christmas so Cross was now currently sleeping on the other beige sofa with his favorite new bottle of wine in his arms, not risking to lose it or have it "accidentally disappear" since Allen was known to get some revenge for all the debts that he and Tsuki have to work and pay for. Even the golden golem named Timcampy would receive some special treats for Christmas which he gladly ate.
"Thanks!" Allen replied, obviously eager to open the colorful decorated gift that was bigger than his hand. When Allen was done unwrapping the Christmas present a silver smooth box was resting on his hands. The top was a shining color of silver with some imitations of wind sketched out. As Allen opened the box, a clear sound broke through the air as the musical tune of a piano traveled through the room. Allen was closing his eyes listening to the music as Tsuki smiled and did the same as they both stayed still until the tune ended. They slowly opened their eyes and Allen looked at every detail of the silver music box. The inside of it was engraved "Melody" and the box had a tiny compartment in it that had a weird lock to open it. He took his eyes off of the box and stared at Tsuki who seemed to know that he was curious about the lock. "Well it's like this." She quickly took the bass clef necklace off of Allen and took the box into her hands and set it on the table. She took the bass clef's tip and used it as a key to open the little compartment.
Tsuki giggled and spoke "I had it especially made including the engraved letters, music, and the lock. So did you like your present?" Allen smiled and hugged her for the present and he gave her a hug. "Of course." Tsuki then released a satisfied sigh and said "Good cause i worked a lot of jobs to give this to you." Allen and Tsuki only smiled after they were done hugging and Allen quickly ran to a wooden chest beside the couch which was originally used for papers such as the colossal Cross's bills. It was a perfect Christmas present hiding spot and he finally rose up with a small present to fit into his palm. He slipped it into Tsuki's palm and said "Merry Christmas" with a bright and warm smile.
Tsuki opened the small box to find a pair of earrings that sparkled like Tsuki's eyes as she glomped Allen and hugged his saying "Thank you" again and again. Allen only smiled and he gestured her to sit down and she complied. He lowered her hoodie to help her put on her new earrings. Her hair was shown as the hoodie fell behind her.
He was once again looking at the light blue hair which was almost on the brink of a light silver color. Her hair cascaded down her shoulders until they stopped below her waist. He pushed the silky hair out of the way to place the earrings on. The earrings each had a silver wing of an angel that dangled in the air. The silver sparkling with every diamond but when he took a step back he was satisfied with his smiling friend who was obviously happy with everything. She once again glomped Allen, almost making him fall backwards but they still smiled and burst out laughing once again.
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Allen, Lavi, and Kanda were all frozen when they heard the music box's melody. Allen's eyes were were wide while Lavi and Kanda were confused as Kanda had quietly murmured "The hell?" under his breath. They had heard it before, no doubt about it. They would never forget the sound the piano made that Allen used to restore the Ark. It was the 14th Melody. Allen immediately thought of the word that was engraved into the music box, "Melody"... How did Tsuki know about the fourteenth melody?
When Tsuki's hoodie fell and revealed the mesmerizing color of silver-blue, the three were staring into the unnatural but beautiful hair color that reached below her waist. The three were about to question Tsuki in their thoughts even more when the memories had blacked out for a few seconds before the memories where showing Tsuki and Allen having a hand to hand combat. All of their eyes had widened as they did not expect the two, now thirteen year olds, to be fighting in a forest.
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Many surrounding trees had many cracks and occasionally some had a small round imprint from some attacks that missed. Allen was about to punch Tsuki once again when she stepped to the side and grabbed his right arm as it was punching the air. She pulled his arm forward and Allen fell forward, landing on his stomach. Before Allen had a chance to recover from his fall and stand up, Tsuki pinned him down from behind and all movement halted as if waiting for something. Suddenly a rough voice called out "OK, that's enough training for today". It was Cross.
Tsuki and Allen let out a sigh as they quickly got up headed for a small brown picnic basket that had hidden behind a tree on top of a folded piece of cloth which was actually Tsuki's cloak that was folded. Tsuki smiled at Allen before asking "Allen? Do you want to have a snack at the lake?" Allen nodded before smiling brightly and following his best friend to the lake to have a picnic as a reward for training for who knows how many hours. When Allen and Tsuki had finally reached the lake, they were staring in amazement. The crystal blue lake was surrounded by a healthy patch of green grass and healthy trees with green leaves trying to reach the blue sky which was mostly clear of clouds except for a few white puffs here and there.
Tsuki and Allen had laid a blanket on the green grass that was near the edge of the lake. Tsuki picked up a white clean cloth from the basket before going to the lake and drenching the cloth in the clean water and lifting it to rinse most of the water out. She then tossed the wet cloth to Allen who caught it and smiled gratefully at her. He proceeded to wipe off his sweat from his face with the cool cloth and enjoyed the warm sunlight and the cool breeze. Everything was the perfect picture of Spring with some colorful flowers blossoming around the lake here and there.
"Wait here. I'm going to get Cross." Tsuki said as she pointed to the forest as she was about to walk over there. She ignored Allen whine about Cross ruining the pureness of the scenery. Tsuki giggled and merely disappeared into the forest to bring Cross with her so that they could have a picnic together. Allen, who was left alone at the lake, was about to lay down when he spotted Tsuki's cloak. He decided that it would serve as a good pillow while he waited for Tsuki to come back with Cross. He reached out for the cloak and placed it under his head. Finally he laid down and relaxed in the warm sunlight and tried to sink his head more into the soft fabric which had somehow smelled like softly like lavender and a little like chocolate and sweets. He smirked when he knew why the cloak had smelled like chocolate; Yesterday, they both decided to visit the candy shop because they were in the middle of a break from training. They had ended up buying and eating a mountain of candy.
For the past two years they would travel to different countries and train under Cross while paying his debts. For December, they would return to their 'home' where they would celebrate Christmas and New Years before going to travel once more. Each Christmas, Tsuki and Allen would exchange gifts, visit Mana's grave, and look at the town lights. Of course they wanted to do the same things like the first Christmas they had. Cross would sometimes be there with them but always goes to get drunk at a bar.
Tsuki would always learn new things from Allen and Cross since she never was taught anything so she had to pick up things from her surroundings when she was younger. Sometimes when she and Allen were training, they would both restrain a little but they knew they were both strong so they fought with some strength. So far, they both had equal wins and losses. With Cross training them and having to deal with debt collectors, they had both improved their power and skills.
Allen was lying on the picnic blanket with Tsuki's coat folded under his head as was staring at the light blue sky. The blue sky was slowly dimming as the evening sun was starting to fall towards the horizon in an unnoticeable and slow rate. Allen's eyes were feeing heavy and the training had taken some energy from him. He was falling into his subconscious and he was asleep in a few minutes.
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Again. The same dream that has been terrorizing me from time to time for the years since the time that Mana died. I was running from the reflection in the lake and i realized I wasn't going anywhere. It didn't stop me though. My lungs were forcing some air to come in as i was running, never taking time to stop for a breath as i was inhaling and exhaling in short, rapid, and trembling manners. My heart pounding so loudly as my head was pounding. I kept on running to nowhere, desperate to get out of this nightmare.
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"Allen!" Tsuki yelled as she shook Allen's trembling body as he was starting to thrash his body. "Wake up!"
Allen's eyelids instantly opened as gray eyes scanned the area in quick moment and he stopped his movements when he saw Tsuki in front of him but troubled eyes and a small smile. Cross was in the background leaning on a tree with crossed arms. He also looked troubled as he stared in the distance. Allen slowly sat up and Tsuki sighed in relief.
The sky was now black and the moonlight from the full moon was gently lighting up the night with some of its moonlight hitting the lake causing the place to shine and glimmer. Tsuki and Cross were keeping an awkward silence around them while Allen was relaxing. Allen was still trembling slightly and his breathing was still coming out in short pants. His forehead had some beads of sweat and his white hair was matted down with sweat. Allen then slowly reached out and held onto Tsuki's wrist. Tsuki smiled warmly and sat down beside Allen.
"Tsuki... You better do it now... I'm leaving" Cross grumbled as he headed into the forest to return to the lodge they were occupying. Once Cross's red hair wasn't in sight anymore, Allen looked at Tsuki with curious eyes. Allen was now breathing normally and his trembling had stopped. "Do what now?" Allen questioned.
Tsuki looked in another direction as she was slipping her wrist and hand from Allen's grip. Allen was getting confused and reached out to grab Tsuki's wrist when she was standing up. Tsuki had her wrist in Allen's grip again and now it was even tighter as Allen was intent on finding out why Tsuki and Cross were acting weird.
For some reason the present-day Allen was fearing the next event as he, Lavi, and Kanda were watching the memory figures. The silence that hung over the air was full of tension and the animals had stopped all noise as if they all wanted to concentrate on the two young kids. Tsuki was still avoiding the past Allen's gaze and it only resulted in him tightening his grip on her wrist to keep her from leaving. Silence that was so painful, gradually increased as the minutes passed by. Finally, after what seemed to be eternity, Tsuki spoke in a small voice "I... I have to leave, Allen..." and she slowly took the opportunity of slipping out of Allen's grip which had loosened due to shock and confusion.
"What do you mean?" Allen questioned as he was about to grab Tsuki's wrist once again but failed when Tsuki stepped back and moved both her arms behind her. "I mean..." Tsuki started as she bit her lower lip as if thinking and choosing words carefully before she started again "I will leave to get stronger and i need to do something" Tsuki tried to smile but it came out small and forced "Don't worry about me! I will be fine! I will probably come back before you know it! It will be like I am going out to the market to get Cross's wine" She said the last sentence joke-fully in an attempt to cheer up her friend and keep him from worrying.
Allen started to calm down because he knew that Tsuki would never lie to him. However she would try to hide things instead so he analyzed her word carefully in his head and looked closely at her face to see any hidden emotions which she would hide with a smile. He realized the word "Probably" and then he started to frown. Tsuki who had noticed Allen frown mentally scolded herself for letting Allen find the truth so easily like every single time. Allen had saw Tsuki's defenses begin crumbling down when he had found out what Tsuki was hiding.
Tsuki hung her head and stared at the floor which had suddenly begun to look interesting 'Oh look at that leaf, it's so interesting. Wow, the ground is so... awesome?' Tsuki thought as she tried to find something interesting to look at. Anywhere from Allen's gaze which would break her defenses and see what she tried to hide with all her might but he found it so easily that it mocked her sometimes. As Allen was staring at Tsuki while she analyzed the ground, obviously trying to not meet his gaze, he walked a few steps forward in which Tsuki flinched at. He grabbed Tsuki's shoulder to shake it as he said "Probably?" in a questioning tone.
"Well... I have to do some things and it might take a while..." Tsuki started but trailed off as she found no words to put it in. If this kept up she would resort to her last option. Which she tried her hardest to avoid since she would probably break her own heart if she did do it. "So why don't you stay with us? I could help you." Allen said when Tsuki didn't seem like she would say more. "I need to do this... Alone." Tsuki stated as she began to take a few steps back. Allen, noticing her movements, stepped forwards and simply stated "As if i'd let you go somewhere else for 'A while' all by yourself when you need to do whatever it is you plan to do." Tsuki merely looked at Allen's eyes with regret and a small hallow smile was plastered on her face.
"I knew you wouldn't let me so i had a few options to use. The first was to leave without you knowing... That would only make you want to search for me." Tsuki began to list as she continued to look at Allen with eyes that did not fit her. It was hallow like her smile "Second was to stage my death while fighting an Akuma. But, it would only cause sorrow for you... My third and last option... is to make you forget" Tsuki said as she took a step towards Allen who didn't want to forget. Forget the time where she smiled her warm smiles at him. Those times where they would train and understand each other better when they fought and see every strong and weak spot that they would show each other. Those moments when Tsuki encouraged Allen at Mana's grave. When they would look at the Christmas lights that amazed them every time. Those happy and warm moments... Those moments that made him felt connected to this world. He didn't want to forget.
"No! I will remember! You cant come into my life and expect to leave and be forgotten easily! I will remember you and i will find you!" Allen screamed out. Tsuki was shocked and frozen on the spot by those words which Allen promised. "... Then," Tsuki started with a warm smile and calm eyes that was equally warm like her smile "I will be waiting... If i don't come back by the time that you remember then you will need to ask Cross for a clue on my whereabouts... But you need to remember if you want to keep your promise..." Tsuki finished as she gave Allen a quick hug and then moved her hand to hover slightly over Allen's head. She murmured out the word's of the Exorcists "Innocence, Activate" and then her hand glowed white and her eyes changed from silver to blue almost like her hair but more light and brighter. "Memory Block" Tsuki spoke and Allen felt the days that he spent time with her disappear from his brain but he knew that memory block was when Tsuki used her innocence to hide memories to the deepest part of someone's heart.
As the memories were being hidden, Allen whispered out "i will find you" and then as a reply Tsuki said "and i will be waiting". Then he felt that he was being lowered to the ground and he noticed how sleepy he was even though he took a nap not long ago. When he closed his eyes the process of Memory Block would be complete and the next time he opened his eyes, he would no longer remember. But he had to remember so that he would find Tsuki who promised to wait. He was slowly beginning to close his eyes but before he could sleep he saw the image of Tsuki smiling warmly but a single tear silently slipped down her cheek and drop to the ground. "Bye Allen" Tsuki whispered as she began to stand up from her spot next Allen's sleeping body and disappeared into the forest.
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Allen had been holding his hands to each sides of his head ever since the memory figure of Allen slept. Allen was panting at the memories which had been revealed much too quickly for him and now he saw what memories filled the missing gaps. He remembered everything now but he was concerned about only one thing now: Was Tsuki still waiting for him? It had been a couple of years so what if she got tired of waiting for him?
Apparently Lavi and Kanda noticed Allen's panting at troubled look. "Allen, are you okay?" Lavi questioned with concern in his voice. "I just remembered everything... Lavi?" Lavi hummed questioningly and Allen continued "Do you think she still be waiting?"
"Baka Moyashi. Are you fucking deaf? She said she would wait didn't she?" Kanda questioned annoyingly. Allen immediately retorted "My name's Allen!... And it's been a couple years since that day..." Kanda merely scoffed and said "Well, from everything that I've see so far, she has more patience than you."
Before the two could start fighting with Lavi trying to cam them down, the setting began to dim and when it was all dark and pitch black, everything shattered. They all fell and next thing they knew they were staring up at the afternoon sky. They were all at the same place where they had met Wisely when they were returning from a mission... They were all on the ground with their eyes wide as they laid there, staring at the sky trying to figure out what to do now. One thing was clear for Allen, he cant make the Black Order know of Tsuki. He needs to find her first. No matter what.
YAY! Sorry for not updating as fast than i usually do! I'm happy that a lot of people read this and i really want to hug you guys right now! I'm gonna hug my companion cube (From Portal 2)! So thanks for reading, reviewing, alerting, and favoriting and i hope you guys can keep doing it! I was kinda writing another story too so i will write the two stories in my notebook during class since i don't really pay attention... especially in Civics... So hope you Review and please give me any tips! Thanks and see you in the next chapter!