Caretaker
Revelation
"So I'm stuck here until my body heals itself, and there's nothing I can do to help the process?"
"Basically."
Swish
A cool warm breeze blows past her with the scent of apricot pie. She turns in the direct in which the wind came from, but there's no one there. It's strange; a place with no sun, no grass or animals, could have such a peaceful breeze with the sent of her favorite dessert. Though she knows that anything could happen in her mind, she still ponders over it.
A faint giggle catches Alli's attention, in which stops her thought process. Laying on the concrete floor, she lifts herself to see who caused the sound. Shadow had left to watch the dungeon, in which meant to leave Alli by her lonesome in her own mind. The giggle arises once more as she then stands to get a better perspective. White, and only white, covers the area. There must be some logical way that giggles are occurring in one's mind. Alli spots a little girl a few meters away from her.
"This way," the girl says whilst waving her hand forward. It's the same girl Shadow had probably seen from when Alli had been asleep. Without hesitation, the golden-haired woman starts to walk in the direction of the girl. She follows her, still meters away from this little girl, until she stops at a door. I never thought there'd be a door here. . . The door opens to reveal a ruined city.
As Alli comes upon the doorway, the little girl is seen sitting on top of one of the collapsed buildings. The place smelt as though it were spring, with the orange and red sunset on the horizon. She steps into the world, and finds her foot sinking in shallow water. She then notices that she wears a white dress, similar to the little girls, only it has straps. Alli sits next to the little girl as they gaze onto the sunset. Wind blows with a warm, apricot pie smelling breeze. The girl herself has bright red hair, with the same coloured eyes as Alli. Though they look exactly alike, they're anything but.
"Isn't it beautiful?" the girl asks quietly. "It was the last thing I saw before I died."
"You died?" Alli asks surprised. How in the world is there a ghost inside my head?
"Yes, this was my home. I lived here with my mother and father until the day I died," the girl explains calmly. "They died along with me and everyone else in our town."
"What happened?"
"I had been having nightmares over the course of a few weeks. The steadily grew stronger and stronger until I finally realized what they were," the girls recalls with solemness. "By then it was too late, and I had already caused the damage in which the nightmares were telling me."
"These nightmares, did they have any connection with the Noah clan?"
"Yes," the girl answers softly. "Adam had shown me what I was capable of, and in the end, I found that even though I had been given a gift, it showed me that I'm dangerous to those around me."
"So what did you do?"
"I transformed myself into someone entirely different," the girl says with a small hint of anger. "Because I didn't want anyone to know who I really was, I changed my look in order to maintain my pride."
"How do you look now?"
"My whole body features are out of whack. My hair is an abnormal colour, and skin the opposite of what it is in front of you. My personality isn't what it should," the girl says with sullenness.
"That's funny, the Noah inside me has abnormal hair with dark skin. It's almost as if you're her," Alli says with a laugh. "Are you Shadow? As a kid?"
"You are referring to my self as I am now," the girl says with a small smile. "My name is actually Margret Rabbuk, I'm originally from Sparta, Greece."
"Wait, Sparta was over two thousand years ago. You'd have to be at least that old in order to be alive now," Alli stammers with disbelief. The girl only smiles.
"You're right," she says playfully. "I've been with the Earl for that long, but when Neah had battled with us, I lost my original body."
"So you were human before dying?"
"Yes, the fight with Neah was shocking to everyone, especially Road Kamelot. The girl practically drowned in tears as she fought with her most favoured family member, along with me and Gabrielle. It was upsetting for everyone," Margret explains with a small sigh. "Though we had fought anyways, Gabrielle and I were connected with the same abilities as one another. When I died, Gabrielle had lost half her Noah, which took a toll on her greatly."
"So when you found me, you thought it'd be perfect to restore the bond between you and her," Alli says as the girl nods. "But that doesn't explain how the both of you have the same Noah abilities as the other. If you were before Gabby, then how come she has your powers as well?"
"When I saw her for the first time, it was when I had sent some akuma inside the town where she had lived. I knew for a fact that she was capable of greater things, so I asked Adam what I should do. He told me that in order for her to feel sorrow, she would have to lose everything."
"And in doing so, you killed her father and brother who were everything to her."
"Yes, she led to believe that Adam had killed her parents, but it was I who did," Margret says painfully. "With her anguish, I found that she was even more capable than being an akuma. So I gave her some of the powers that I have, which connected us mentally."
"As a result, she holds half your power, but you have the other half plus the same powers you gave her."
"Correct." Alli stares at the never-ending sunset. The water across from her ripples from the warm wind that gusts past her and the girl. Every bit of information that Alli wanted was given to her, and by Shadow's former self as well. The girl starts to swing her legs back and forth faster as they gaze at the horizon. "You know, I enjoy your presence."
"Huh?"
"Though you don't realize it, you give me a sense of humanity. You give the self that's inside you now, a hope of becoming a human once more. Though we both fight a lot, I still enjoy having your presence around me," the girl explains with a smile whilst turning to the golden-haired woman. Alli stares at the girl with unspoken words, and exhales slowly but quietly.
:+:
"I think she's waking up," a voice says suddenly. The person sounds excited and hopeful; as though they've been waiting for something for a long time. Alli's eyes start to flutter open as light starts to blind them. She groans from the headache she just received.
"Why are the bloody lights so bright?" she growls as she opens her eyes once more. Matt, Gabby, Tyki and Road stand around their friend as she slowly rises from her bed.
"Good morning sunshine, glad to see your happy as usual," Gabby says sarcastically. Alli sends her a glare.
"Yes because waking up to you gives me a sense of joy that I cannot contain," she snaps back with the same sarcasm. Road laughs.
"Sisterly love," she says giggling. The girls both roll their eyes.
"How long have I been out?" Alli asks.
"About two weeks," Gabby answers whilst crossing her arms. "Matt here thought he'd lose you for good."
"I did not!" Matt defends angrily. He turns to Alli. "I didn't think that at all."
"Oh, that's right, you said you couldn't live without her if she died," Tyki corrects with a smirk. Matt glares at him.
"I didn't say anything that portrays me not living without Alli," Matt growls icily. "Not once have I complained about her not being awake. Sure I missed her, but I never said any of that!"
"You were thinking it though," Road states with her grin. Alli laughs.
"It's all right, Matthew, I understand completely. You missed me, as did everyone else, but a bit more," she confirms with a small smirk. He hits his forehead in frustration.
"Argh! You people-"
"Calm down, boy. You still have a long way to go for love," Tyki says whilst patting the blond's back.
Whoa whoa whoa, what's going on here?! Shadow was human?! When- how- what?! Technically, Shadow used to be just part of Gabby, who was Selena at the time. But I decided that Shadow needed a little more than just "half a Noah", so this is how I planned it out. What do you think'll happen next? Find out in the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own DGM, Hoshino does~ Nor do I own Matt, Wanderer does~
Claimer: Anything not mentioned in DGM, belong to me~