Caretaker
Shadow
"Can you use your barrier now?"
"Let's find out." Alli touches the door and it morphs. It turns into a black door way. "I think so. Let's go!"
The morning is warm, and the birds chirp in the Kamelot gardens. Sun rays hit the windows as it reflects in the mansion. Someone happily skips past the warm windows as she licks her multicolored lollypop. She passes her sibling's room, to not only find Alli in there, but them both together. She's surprised at what they were just doing. Alli then leaves the room and the small girl hops beside her.
"What was that back there?" Road asks whilst licking her lollypop.
"What do you mean?" Alli asks as she keeps walking.
"I mean, why were you kissing Matt?" Road asks with emphasis.
"Oh, well, that's because we're. . ."
"Dating?"
"Yeah, that." Road starts to laugh. Alli gets annoyed whilst confused. "What?"
"Oh, nothing! How long have you been dating? Probably since the desert delay," Road mumbles the last part. Alli sends her a glare.
"Maybe. . . but that's none of your business," she snaps angrily. She creates a barrier on one of the doors, and enters with Road. Shadow lays on the loveseat lazily whilst holding a feather. She spins it in boredom.
"What's up with you?" Road asks.
"She's probably upset because Majnun isn't here. They're constantly talking to each other when Matt and I are together," Alli states as she starts to walk over to her bedroom door.
"I don't like him, Allison! Stop saying that I do!" Shadow shouts angrily.
"Mhm, you keep on saying that. One day, we'll catch you two in the act," Alli says nonchalantly.
"What are you doing here anyways?" Shadow growls.
"Just changing, Road just tagged along. My clothes are a bit tattered," Alli mumbles.
"A bit? More like strips of clothing that have attached themselves to your body because you're sweaty. Go change, jeez. . ." Shadow says in disgust. Alli only shrugs as she walks into her bedroom. Twenty minutes later, Alli is clean. She puts on some better clothes as a loud boom erupts from out there. She opens the door whilst taking her towel down from her hair. Road and Shadow are there covered in charcoal head to toe. In the middle of them, the feather that Shadow was playing with earlier. It's in flames.
"So, mind telling why you two are dirty?" Alli asks as she dries her hair. They stare at her.
"She did it!" they both exclaim suddenly. Alli stares at them.
"Okay then-" She throws the towel at Road. "Clean up, we have to see Sheril."
"Stay away from strangers," Shadow says whilst staring at the flaming feather. It floats in front of her.
"You stay away from Majnun. He's a bad man; we don't want you falling in love with that, now would we?" Alli mocks as she and Road exit through the barrier. They appear in Sheril's office where he and Matt are having small talk. Shadow summons a shadow crystal, and shoots it at Alli before the barrier closes. Alli dodges the crystal and grabs it before it hits Sheril's face.
"I-I know you don't like me that much, but this is just insulting," Sheril stutters as Alli pulls the crystal back.
"Sorry 'bout that, Shadow was just a bit cranky." Alli crushes the crystal into dust. Road giggles as she stands next to Matt. He steps away from the girl.
"Anyways, we have a case for you three," Sheril says whilst folding his hands together.
"Never would have guessed," Alli mumbles. Road giggles at her remark.
"You will be going to Altea, Spain. A woman named Eva has an innocence. Destroy it, simple as that. If any exorcists, which there will be, destroy them as much as possible," Sheril informs, ignoring Alli's comment. The trio nods as Alli summons her barrier. Standing in the middle of the street, Alli notices a familiar white-haired boy with a certain pigtailed girl. They seem to be speaking with another woman whilst walking down the street. Assuming it's the innocence user they're looking for, the trio follow them. After walking near the shore, the exorcists suddenly stop, sensing that evil was lurking near. Allen uses his eye to sense any akuma, but none show.
"Show yourselves, Noah!" he shouts. Road and Matt step forward, but tell Alli to keep back.
"Aw, you found me!" Road says with a smile.
"Me as well," Matt says as he steps forward. Road giggles as she sends her candles towards her enemies. The pigtailed girl grabs Eva while jumping into the air. The white-haired boy jumps to the side as he activates his sword. He instantly heads towards Matt, who is focused on grabbing Eva. Alli quickly kicks Allen away from Matt's direction. Matt notices and thanks her.
Allen helps himself up from where he landed. Alli runs towards him and shoots a stream of shadow crystals in his direction. He activates his left arm and sends his own wave of energy. She jumps in the air and sends more crystals. He blocks them with his sword and runs towards her. She dodges his swing from his sword. He swings again, catching the golden-haired Noah off guard, and slashes her chest. She steps back in shock as she lifts her hand to her chest. The part where he slashed seethes in hot pain. She stares at the ground whilst grasping her chest. A line of white crosses appears where the white-haired boy had cut. Everyone stops what they're doing and stares.
Alli looks up at Allen. "You got me well, but you don't understand what you've just unleashed."
"I've made you human again, you won't have to worry about being plagued anymore," Allen says with hollowness. She grins a menacing grin as she falls to the ground. Matt and Road stare at their fallen family member. Matt immediately glares towards Allen; Road runs over to her. A sudden gasp escapes Lenalee's mouth. They all turn to her as she points to Alli's body. An arm starts to move. It suddenly starts to lift her up along with the other. Her body falls into a black mass that appears underneath her.
Allen flies into a tree.
Alli stands there staring the fallen exorcist. Her eyes are hollow and show no emotion. Her skin a stark white and eyes a pitch black. Her hair straightened with black. They stare at her as she grins a blood-thirsty grin. Allen starts to lift himself up; Alli's grin disappears. She's suddenly near him. He looks up as he's suddenly punched back down.
"You stay down," Alli says whilst staring at him, her fist ready to punch again. Her voice is raspy, cold, as though she were dead a few moments ago and she sprung back to life.
"Alli!" Road shouts from afar. Lenalee was getting ready to kick the now black-haired Noah, until she's frozen in mid-air. Alli stares at her, then tilts her head to the side.
"You never learn, do you?" she asks.
"Caretaker, whatever they're making you do, don't do it! They're controlling you! You must not give in to their-" Lenalee's mouth shuts without will. Alli's head stays tilted.
"What are you talking about? I'm not being controlled." Lenalee's eyes widen at the remark as Alli grins sadistically. She pumps her hand forward as the exorcist's body flies back from it. She crashes into a tree and falls to the ground.
"You-you don't understand what they're doing to you!" Lenalee stammers as she gains her breath.
"You just can't stop, can you? Don't you get it? I'm not here anymore, you don't see the real Allison. You may think I'm an exorcist, or you may think I'm just another hostage of a robbery, but I can assure you-" Alli suddenly appears in front of the exorcist as she leans in "- I'm neither."
"Care-" Alli suddenly punches the exorcist without any hesitation. The girl lies there motionless as Alli starts to walk over to Allen. She's about to finish him off when a sudden force grabs onto her leg. She glances down to find the white-haired boy grasping her ankle. She stares at him with no emotion, but then realizes what he was doing. But it's too late.
Allen stabs Alli again, only in the heart.
Road and Matt are now frightened as to what will happen. Even Road, the one who's been alive longest, doesn't know what will happen next. Alli stands there staring at the sword that resides inside her chest. She stumbles back a few. Allen lifts himself up and stares at her with anger, but a small hint of sadness.
"You hurt my family, so you left me with no choice but to now deduce you to my enemy. I'm sorry," Allen says hurt in his voice. Alli steps back even further. Searing pain engulfs her body as she keeps staring at the sword with no emotion. Matt desperately wants to run to her, but he's too afraid. Both are afraid of what's to come.
"Nice try, Allen, but you obviously haven't a clue what you're dealing with. Petty things like your sword don't work on me at this level of power-" Alli raises her head with an evil smirk and suddenly takes the sword out of her body "-and I don't think stabbing me once more is going to do the trick. You see, like Road, I may look like I'm here, but in reality you'll never know where I am-" Allen's suddenly stabbed in the chest "-or who I am exactly."
The white-haired boy turns around to find Alli standing there with his sword. He glances over to where she just was to not find her there.
"What?-"
"My name is Shadow, and you've just earned yourself a nice spot on my death list. Hurt my body again, and it'll be the last you'll ever do." Allen falls to the ground as "Alli" walks over to Road and Matt. "Where can I get a glass of water?"
I found out recently that putting in tapers is freaking painful. Not that it wouldn't, since you're basically stretching your ears out, but still! It hurts like a bitch! Though I had to take them out, and now I sadly miss them. Hope you enjoyed; took awhile to get back into the revision phase since school has started. Read on fellow fictioners!
Disclaimer: I don't own DGM, Hoshino does~ Nor do I own Matt Kamelot, Wanderer does~
Claimer: Anything not mentioned in DGM, belong to me~