Acquiescence chapter 10
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Warnings: language, blood and gore, OOCness, violence, tons of possible typos, unbeta’d
A/N: thank you all readers and reviewers!!! Luvies ya’ll~ Mwaahh~! So I decided to check out D.Gray-Man on wiki and was surprised by the changes I saw. As it seems Cyril’s name is spelt Sheryl and Leverrier is spelt Rouvelier, ah what to do? I think I’ll just leave em for now and change em later hehehe. Well for now please do enjoy this chapter~! (unbeta’d version, beta’d version will be up once I get it from my beta, which won’t be for a while bcuz she’s busy with school.)
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Chapter 10 - Surprising Discovery
Kanda was convinced someone was playing some kind of sick trick on him. ‘Why is Komui here?’ He didn’t want to think that Komui was Allen’s doctor but with him standing there in Allen’s living room, how could he not?
“Kanda-kun, how are you?” Komui asked with a fatherly smile.
Kanda couldn’t move his mouth to reply as he hadn’t gotten over the initial shock as of yet, so Allen replied for him.
“Kanda’s doing well doc,” he gave a chilly smirk. “We’ve just finished making love so he’s a bit sore.”
Komui’s face seemed to turn a different shade of red and back by Allen’s little comment. He coughed and cleared his throat. “Allen haven’t I told you not to tell lies.”
Allen’s smirk widened. “It’s not a lie.”
“Komui what are you doing here?” Kanda had found his voice. He didn’t want to hear the little exchange between the two anymore.
Komui turned his attention to Kanda and replied. “I came here to see you because Lenalee is worried sick.”
Kanda kept quiet. ‘I told her to give up already.’ A few months ago when he made his first kill; he had broken off his friendship with Lenalee. He didn’t want her to get involved so he thought it was the best option. Allen had him transfer to Bladen Academy where the twins and Road attended. It was a private school where only children of rich high class people could attend. He didn’t like it there but at least he was separated from Lenalee, where she wouldn’t get dragged into his ever growing mess.
Since the time he made his first kill he itched to kill again. He couldn’t explain it but he felt excited when he took someone’s life, but he never took life unnecessarily. The persons he killed where the ones who were on contract to be killed and enemies of the Noah Family or those who tried to kill Allen. He wouldn’t allow anyone to do the job that was reserved for him. In the few months that passed he had had his hands stained with blood. ‘With the person I’ve become how can I see her?’
“I told her I didn’t wan to be involved with her anymore,” he said with a sigh. “Komui tell her to forget me.”
“I can’t do that,” Komui said firmly. “She is being torn up from what you said to her. You can’t stand there and tell me you don’t care!”
Kanda sighed and looked Komui in the eyes. “I don’t.”
“Ah my dear Kanda has gotten harsher,” Allen smirked and then walked over to where Kanda stood. “I will have to leave now, take care.” He grabbed Kanda’s chin and gave him a quick peck on the lips then turned to face Komui. “Komui, you can stay a while. I’ll be back later and I hope to talk to you.”
Komui saw the brief look in Kanda’s eyes and nodded to Allen. “Alright,” he replied. “I’ll stay awhile and try to convince Kanda-kun to meet with Lenalee.”
Allen chuckled and turned to leave. “You can try, but I doubt you’ll get anywhere. I’ll see you later.”
He exited the room with Tyki behind him. Once they were gone Kanda walked over to the plush white couch and took a seat. Lavi followed after and took a seat beside him.
“Komui take a seat,” Kanda said with an almost creepy smile. “We have so much to talk about.”
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Alma groaned as he slowly regained consciousness. The stabs he received were already healed and the pain was gone. It was times like these that he was glad that his father used him as a test subject for the Lotus project back then. Even if he was a monster with quick healing abilities, he wasn’t alone. ‘Yuu…’ his eyes watered. ‘Yuu…’
He wanted to see him. Kanda was just like him, they both were used as test subjects and they both survived. Even if Kanda didn’t remember what had happened to them. ‘I’m glad Yuu doesn’t have any memory of what we endured…he’s been hurt enough already.’
He looked around the dark room and gave an audible groan when he realized where he was. The smell of blood assaulted his nostrils and he tried hard not to lose himself from the scent. He didn’t want to become the monster everyone said he was. ‘Control…I have to control my urges…’ He took a deep breath but coughed when he inhaled air that was tainted with blood.
“Alma.”
Alma turned his head to the door where he saw his father’s figure in the darkness. He stood tall and regal as if he was some sort of an aristocrat.
“What the hell do you want?” Alma turned away from the door. His body jerked when the smell of blood only increased.
“Alma,” Hiroki continued. There was a smirk in his voice. “How long will you hold out here?”
Alma’s head snapped back to where Hiroki stood. He could barely make out the smirk on his face. ‘What is he planning?’
“I wonder how long until you itch to kill?” Hiroki continued in an even tone. “When that time comes I’ll let you out.”
Realization hit and Alma growled. He understood what his bastard of a dad meant. Hiroki was going to keep him locked up in that torture room that reeked thickly of blood until the monster within him surfaced. That monster that he himself trained to kill would listen to everything that he said. ‘No don’t tell me!’
Hiroki laughed when he heard the sobs coming from Alma. “It seems you’ve figured it out,” he turned and slid open the door. With the little light that shone, Alma was able to see the sadistic look in his father’s eyes. “When you finally snap I’ll let you kill the brat yourself. It won’t be long now, Alma.”
Alma shook his head as the tears poured. “No!! You can’t do this!!” he tried to rip the bonds of but the chains hugged his arms and legs to a point where it cut off circulation. “I’ll never do it!!”
“You will,” were the last words Alma heard before the door slammed shut.
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Komui sat before Kanda with an unreadable expression on his face. He looked back at him and repeated the question Kanda had asked.
“You want to know about what happened during Allen’s stay at the mental institution?”
“Yes,” Kanda replied. “I’ll trade information for it.”
Komui considered it for a while. “I want you to meet with Lenalee,” he said instead. Right now he didn’t need any information. He needed to ease his worrying sister. “She won’t stop worrying about you.”
Kanda gave a sigh when he realized that there was no changing Komui’s mind. “Alright.”
Komui gave a smile. “Good,” he adjusted his glasses. The gleam from the light caught it, giving him a mysterious look. “So tell me Kanda-kun why do you want to know?”
That question caught Kanda slightly off guard. Really, why did he want to know the past of the person he hated? It didn’t make sense and he didn’t understand it himself. All he knew was that there was something nagging at him to find out more about Allen.
“To beat your enemy you must know everything about them,” Kanda replied simply. There was no other way to explain it. “Now tell me.”
Komui looked straight into Kanda’s eyes and then he sighed. “Kanda-kun, you’re lying to yourself,” he got up from the loveseat that was before the couch. “I’ll keep my promise and tell you about Allen’s stay at the Black Order Mental Institute but, I’ll need you to see Lenalee first.”
Kanda got up too. “Komui! I promise I will meet with Lenalee, just tell me now!”
Komui didn’t turn to face him. “Why are you so eager to know?”
Kanda gritted his teeth. “I told you before-”
“Is that really the reason?” Komui interrupted. “I don’t believe that is the real reason why you want to know. There is something else to it, you’re just in denial.”
Lavi was silent throughout the exchange. He didn’t want to say anything but Komui seemed to be right. There was another reason why Kanda wanted to know about Allen’s past but he himself didn’t know why. Kanda was in a state of confusion and it was messing with the way he thought.
“I have to get back now,” Komui said. “You can come over at three on Monday.”
“When will you tell me what I want to know?” Kanda asked. He gave a sigh and plopped back into the couch.
“The same day if you wish for it,” Komui replied solemnly. The glint from his glasses disappeared and his warm green eyes settled on Kanda’s form. “Kanda-kun, take care.” He turned to Lavi with a small smile. “You too Lavi-kun and watch out for Kanda-kun.”
Lavi grinned and gave Komui a salute. “Ya bet’cha!”
Komui nodded in reply and left. “Ah tell Allen-kun something came up and I will go see him in his office tomorrow.”
“Will do,” Lavi replied and he gave Komui one last smile until he disappeared through the door. “Who’d have thought Komui knew the boss.” He turned to face Kanda who was silently brooding. “Ah Yuu, cheer up! You’ll still get what you want.” He leaned back to lie on Kanda’s lap.
“Oi don’t get too comfortable,” Kanda said with a snort but he didn’t try to push him off.
Lavi chuckled but still made him self comfy on Kanda’s lap. There was something on his mind and he wanted to talk it over with Kanda. “Ne Yuu,” he began. “There are some things I want to ask you.”
“What is it?” Kanda asked. He had his head resting on the back of the couch.
“It has to do with your parents,” Kanda tensed when he heard that. “What type of job did they do?”
Kanda closed his eyes and he relaxed his body. He never wanted to talk about his parents as it was a really touchy subject, but since it was Lavi. “My dad was a bank manager and my mom never worked. She would stay home with me…”
“You were home schooled?” Lavi asked. ‘That means Yuu mush have been really rich.’
Kanda shrugged. “Yeah, I was pretty loaded.”
Lavi nodded. “Oh, so what happened?”
“My parents were murdered and my gramps ran off with me,” Kanda replied with a weary sigh. “I lived with my grandfather and two boys who were like brothers to me but they too were killed. I was supposed to die too but my ability saved me.” He opened his eyes and stared into the ceiling. “Komui was my doctor at the time and after I was released from the hospital Cross became my guardian…”
Lavi could feel the sadness radiating off Kanda in waves so he decided to stop the questioning about his family. Instead he moved on to what he really wanted to know. “Yuu, were you kidnapped when you were younger?”
Kanda raised his head and looked down on Lavi. “Not that I can remember.”
Lavi looked up at Kanda. “Well I was researching the Lotus project and I found out some things,” he began. His eyes dulled when he remembered what he found out. “As it turned out the Mugen Yakuza wasn’t the one who created the Lotus project. It was a nameless association and just like what Wisely mentioned they used orphaned kids as their guinea pigs. The aim of the project wasn’t longevity, it was to create a team of strong assassins and the group would profit from selling them to various organizations.”
“So what does that have to do with your question?” Kanda asked. From what he could remember he was never kidnapped. Though there was a section of his memories that was gone but that was due to the accident he had when he was a kid.
“It’s jus’ that the two kids that survive were kidnapped,” Lavi replied. “I couldn’t get any information on their identities other that they were four years old when they went missing. The case was pretty much hushed up. But that healing ability of yours, it’s one of the aims of the Lotus project…so I sort of thought…”
“This ability was a side effect of the treatment I got when I was around that age,” Kanda replied. “I was in a car accident and the doctors said that I wouldn’t survive, but there was an untested drug that could save my life. It was a fifteen percent chance and my dad took it. The treatment worked and as a result I got the quick healing ability. Though I didn’t remember the accident, my dad told me about it. As a matter of fact I don’t remember the six months prior to the accident.”
Lavi tried to digest everything that Kanda said. From what he could see the timeline fitted perfectly. Kanda’s dad might have hidden the truth from him using the accident as a cover up. Since Kanda didn’t remember it, he didn’t want to remind him, something like that. ‘I’m sure of it; Kanda is one of those kids.’
“Do you have a sibling or relative your age?” he asked.
Kanda nodded. “I have a cousin,” he gave a small smile when he remembered his crybaby of a cousin. Though his cousin was a few months older than him he was a total wimp. “Why’d you want to know that?”
“I want to find him,” Lavi could see the pieces snapping together in his head. The two kids that survived were related and Kanda had a cousin. ‘I’m positive now, but I need to research more.’ “Yuu, what’s your cousin’s name?”
“Alma,” Kanda replied. “Alma Karma.”
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There was something about when a person from your distant past decided to pay you a visit after so many years of not seeing them. It roused a feeing in you and it made you remember things that you tried to forget. That wasn’t how it was for Allen, he was constantly tortured by his past but he always ignored it. His past sort of bored him and he made himself forget it, but what he couldn’t forget was the excitement he felt when he took someone’s life. When he killed it proved his existence; that he was still living. He needed something to prove his existence even if he had long lost his sanity and humanity.
“Allen?” Tyki stopped before the door that led to where their allies were waiting. “What’s going on?”
Allen looked towards Tyki and smirked. “What makes you think something is up?”
Tyki gave a small shrug. “I don’t know but I just have this feeling.”
Allen would have smiled if he could give one that wasn’t going to be fake. Tyki was worried about him and that was…he didn’t know what to feel. “I’m fine,” he replied instead. “Let’s go in.”
Tyki nodded and opened the door for Allen. Allen gave a smirk and entered. He couldn’t help remembering the time when he had everything ripped from him but now he wasn’t that weak little boy anymore. He would take anything he wanted, even if it meant by force. His smirk widened, almost splitting his face in half. ‘You’d be disappointed in me huh, nee-san?’
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‘Why…’ tears poured down pale cheeks as he looked at the tombstone before him. ‘Why did you leave dad?’
Tears blurred his vision and he could barely see the name engraved on the tomb stone. ‘Mana Walker.’ He hiccupped and gripped the end of the black jacket he wore.
A delicate hand rested on top of his messy white hair and he looked up to see gray eyes that were filled with tears. A young girl with her white hair wrapped neatly in a bun on top of her head looked down at him.
“Nee-san,” he sniffled and he wiped the tears from his eyes. His sister needed him to be strong, he can’t be crying like a baby. Not when he was the oldest male in their family now. “Nee-san, don’t cry…I’ll take care of you and the twins in dad’s place…so don’t cry.”
His sister gave a small smile and stooped down to hug him. “Thank you Allen-chan, but I’m the one who will protect you,” at her side were a pair of twins with black hair. They looked no older than three and had retained their grandfather’s golden eyes. “I’ll protect our family in dad’s place.”
Suddenly the twins took out their water guns from their jacket, they aimed and then fired. An annoyed yell came from the direction where they fired and they giggled to them selves.
“Oi brats!” a boy with spiky white hair who looked fifteen ran over to the boy and his sister. His gold eyes were raging with anger as he wiped the water from his face. The twins saw it and hid behind their mother. “Robin! Control your little twerps or I might-”
“You might what, eh Wisely-kun?” Robin asked with a glare. Wisely gulped and turned away from her in a huff. “The boys are just babies; they don’t know what they’re doing.”
Wisely looked down at the twins and they blew raspberries at him. “Why you!”
“This is not the time for this,” a young man who looked in his early twenties walked over. He had his shoulder length black hair caught in a ponytail at the base of his neck. At his side was a teen of thirteen with spiky raven hair and similar gold eyes and in his arms was a toddler who was the same age as the twins. She had spiky raven hair and her golden eyes brightened when they landed on Allen.
“Cyril…” Wisely sighed and he kept his mouth shut. “Where’s Adam nii-san?”
“Father is finishing up something,” Cyril replied. He placed the child in his arms on the ground. Once her feet touched the ground she sauntered over to where Allen was. “Road wanted to see Allen, so I brought her over.”
“Allen!” Road gripped his shirt and pulled it for attention. “No crying!”
Allen chuckled and stooped down to grab Road’s tiny hands. “I’m not crying you know.”
Road giggled and squeezed Allen in a tight hug.
“Aw how cute!” Cyril gushed as he watched his daughter snuggle against Allen. “Tyki won’t you comfort me too?”
Tyki who was the thirteen year old looked blankly at his older brother. “No.”
“You’re so mean!” Cyril gushed and he tried to grab Tyki in a hug but Tyki evaded every attempt.
Allen giggled and then he burst out laughing and so did Robin. They were happy for their family who was doing all they could to make them smile again. Robin got up and took her two boys in her arms. She didn’t know how she would manage taking care of her ten year old brother and twin three year old sons at eighteen but she would try. ‘I will protect their smiles.’
“Robin what are you going to do now?” Tyki asked. He had managed to escape his brother who was now fawning over Road and Allen.
Robin adjusted the twin with short curly raven hair in her hand and turned to face Tyki. “Dad left us a fortune, so we’ll go by that,” she replied. “I guess I’ll have to quit school and get a job.”
“That won’t be necessary.”
Robin froze when she heard the voice. She looked over to where the voice originated from and saw a man with suave pitch black hair and piercing gold eyes. He gave her a condensing look and she lowered her gaze. ‘Uncle Adam…’
“Oji-sama,” she acknowledged.
Allen ears perked up when he heard his sister. “Oji-san!” he hurried over to him with Road in tow.
Robin didn’t want Allen to get any closer to their father’s brother. There was something about him that scared her but Allen was too young to see how dangerous he was. But their uncle seemed to favor Allen more that her, in fact she was fairly sure that their uncle hated her.
“Allen would you like to be my son?” Adam asked.
Robin’s eyes widened in fear. “What are you saying?!” she demanded. No he can’t be taking her brother from her!?
Adam gave her a look and she closed her mouth at once.
Allen looked up at his uncle and nodded. “I would love to be your son but I want to stay with nee-chan,” he replied.
Robin’s eyes watered when she heard what Allen said. There was no way she would let anyone take her brother from her. It was her job to take care of him and she would do it.
“Of course your sister will come too,” Adam replied. “I’ve already finished the paperwork. As of today you two are my children.”
“Really?!”Allen was happy. He would get to live with both his sister and everyone! “We can be your children?”
“Yes,” Adam replied with smile that didn’t reach his eyes.
“Yay!” Allen turned to Robin. “Nee-san! Did you hear? Oji-san is adopting us.”
Allen looked really happy but Robin couldn’t say she shared his sentiments. She didn’t trust her uncle. Her father had warned her about him before his death and her father was always right. Plus she suspected her uncle to have some sort of involvement with her father’s death but without sufficient proof she couldn’t prove it. He was always after the boss position in her father’s Mafia and she was sure he killed him just to get it. ‘But he won’t get it, Wisely or I will.’
If Wisely rejected the position it would be rightfully hers or Allen’s but she wouldn’t involve Allen. When she took the boss position, she would destroy the Noah Family just like what her father wanted to do. She would let her brother grow up living the life their father wanted him to live. He would not be involved in the Mafia.
“Also, there is a meeting that will require your presence Robin,” Adam said. “Wisely, Cyril and Tyki, you three are required to attend as well.”
The three nodded but Robin only looked at him with immense hate. ‘He’s making his move already?!’
“Ne, ne oji-san what about me?” Allen’s big gray eyes looked up at him with innocent glee. “I’m old enough to attend too right?”
Adam chuckled. “Not yet Allen, but you will soon.”
Robin didn’t like the look their uncle was giving Allen and she promised herself she would stop what ever he was planning before it reached anywhere.
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“No! This can’t happen…” Robin had her head in her hands as she cried. “No…I can’t believe this!”
She hurried over to her desk and yanked open the draw, searching. ‘Where is it!’
There was a sudden knock on the door and she paused in what she was doing. “Who is it?”
“Nee-san it’s me!”
At the sound of her brother’s voice she quickly got up and yanked the door open. Before Allen could recover from the shock of having the door yanked open so suddenly Robin enveloped him in a tight hug.
“Nee-san what’s going on?” Allen asked worried. His sister was clinging to him and crying and he didn’t know why she was. “Nee-san did something happen?”
“Allen…” Robin cried. “I’m sorry…I’m so sorry…”
“Nee-san?”
Robin didn’t say anything else she just hugged Allen closer to her body. She couldn’t tell Allen what she had found out…that their dad was murdered by their uncle. He was the one who told her and he told her his true motive. ‘I won’t let you have my brother.’ Instead of her, Adam succeeded the Noah Family, but once Allen turned eighteen he would inherit it because Wisely rejected the title. ‘I won’t let him have you Allen…I promise I’ll protect you.’
The words her uncle said made her see how powerless she was. He told her everything but he also mentioned that she couldn’t do anything about it. She cried when she saw that it was true. The power in the family was in Adam’s hands, she couldn’t do a thing. Plus he had her brother and sons as hostages, knowing that she couldn’t leave without them.
“Allen…” tears streamed down her cheeks. “I’m sorry…”
Allen didn’t know why his sister was apologizing but he knew one thing, he didn’t want to make her cry again. He promised himself that day that he would get stronger and protect his sister and nephews.
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Kanda stared up at the ceiling from his bed with a blank look on his face. Lavi had disappeared off to somewhere and had left him alone. He was bored but the alone time served as some thinking time for him. There was a lot things he needed to think on. Like, when was he going to finally make his move on Allen? It was now close to four months that he was with him but he hadn’t done anything yet. He didn’t understand what was going on, why wasn’t he doing anything?
“Am I getting too used to this life?” he whispered to no one in particular.
There was this feeling though that kept coming back whenever Allen was near. It was the same feeling he had the first time they met and ever since then he ignored it and he would continue to. It was a confusing feeling and he didn’t want to put a name to it. He knew if he did he wouldn’t like it.
“Fuck, I’m so weird,” he sighed and stretched his arms upward.
At a time like this he couldn’t help the thoughts of what he lost rushing back to the forefront of his mind. Back when he was a child he had everything but he lost it just like that eight years ago and since then he kept on losing what he cared for. First it was his parents then his grandfather and his good friends and because of that he didn’t want to lose anything else. That was the main reason why he never went back to see his cousin; he didn’t want to lose him too. It was as if anyone that was associated themselves with him would suffer some horrible fate. ‘I’m cursed aren’t I?’
He gave a bitter chuckle and sighed. For some weird, bizarre reason he wanted to see Allen. When he was there the memories and feelings of the past never haunted him. He felt strangely at ease when he was there. ‘This is so fucked up.’ He sat up and slid off the bed. His eyes caught the clock on his dark night table. It was a few minutes after six. ‘I need to go out.’ He grabbed up his black jacket of the mahogany coat rack and headed out his room door.
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Kanda found himself an hour later in front of his old house. It wasn’t sold yet as he had made sure it wasn’t. Cross wasn’t there of course and he found himself slightly disappointed. If Cross was there he knew he would have done something to him. Probably kill him if he was in the mood to, but he had to remember Lenalee. So at most he’d probably beat the fuck out of him.
He opened the door using his key and pushed it open. The placed looked the same and it seemed someone came regularly to clean up. He stepped in and locked the door behind him and then took off his outside shoes. When he stooped down he saw a pool of crimson at his feet, he blinked and then it was gone.
“Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to come here,” he voiced as he could faintly see the dead bodies of his grandfather and Marie and Daisya. It was like image flashes but when he shook his head or blinked they disappeared.
The house was like a heaven and hell in one. It was heaven because he had precious memories of his grandfather and best friends living there, but it was hell because they were killed in that very house. The house was owned by his grandfather who was his mother’s father and he - no matter what hardship he faced there - didn’t have the heart to get rid of it.
He walked past the kitchen and walked up the stairs to where his room was. The door was already opened and he pulled it open then stepped in. It looked the same too but the walls and furniture were bare as everything was relocated to his room at Allen’s mansion. He looked around the room and then settled on where his bed was. ‘I wonder if they found it.’ He hoped that wasn’t the case. That item was something his late father left for him.
He walked over to the bed and pulled it down from the wall. There, where the head board rested against the wall was a hidden draw. Kanda stooped down and opened the draw then took out the item that was resting inside. It was something long that wrapped in a dark blue silk cloth. He unwrapped the item and a sleek Katana was what was inside. It was sheathed in a beautifully carved sheath that was lined with dark blue jewels. He pulled it from its sheath and glanced at the blade. At the beginning of the blade near the hilt, there was one word carved into the blade: ‘Mugen.’
“Mugen?” Kanda voiced out load. He sheathed the sword and got up. Suddenly his expression became serious and he ran out of the room with the sword in his grasp. There was a loud explosion from where he previously was and he ducked for cover. ‘What the fuck?’
The windows were shattered and when he got up he saw that was surrounded by a handful of men wearing full black and wielding swords of their own. They wasted no time dashing forward to attack Kanda who block and parried their attacks.
“What the fuck is going on!?” Kanda demanded as he blocked all their sword attacks with his unsheathed sword. ‘Is this some sort of twisted plan that bastard came up with.’ He blocked another sword thrust and kicked out knocking the guy back.
The hallway was narrow and he couldn’t fight all the guys there so he ran over to the ledge and jumped down to the first floor. He flipped twice in the air and landed on the wooden coffee table below, which gave out from his weight.
“Who the hell are you people!” he yelled once he got to his feet. “And what the fuck do you want with me?”
But his questions were once again ignored, the only thing he heard from them was ‘kill him,’ and ‘he must die.’ That pissed him off and he drew Mugen from its sheath. The men didn’t falter and the two who managed to get downstairs first rushed him. Kanda showed no mercy, he dashed forward to meet the two and with powerful swipe of his sword he severed one of the guy’s head from his body. That guy fell to the ground and his head rolled off to somewhere. The second guy faltered for a minute and Kanda used that moment to run his sword right into his heart. He pulled his sword out and flashed the blood off. His frozen pools turned to regard the six that were left and he dashed forward.
He grabbed one by their right hand and slashed him. The cut was so deep that it almost butchered him in half. Next was the two that was closer to that guy he just killed. He kicked one in the chest with a force that broke his ribs and then he spun around to slash the other one across his chest. That guy fell down dead. The last three that were left kept their distance and attacked in a timed sequence. They couldn’t believe that a brat took out so much of their men already. Kanda wasn’t to be underestimated.
Kanda was getting tired of the attack and run game they were playing. He wanted to know who it was who sent them after him and he wanted to know that now! When they attacked again instead of blocking Kanda stooped down and slashed one of the guy’s legs. The man fell to the ground in pain and Kanda jumped on top of him, pinning him to the ground.
“Hold it right there or I’ll kill this guy,” he warned as he held Mugen at the guy’s throat.
The other two didn’t falter they dashed forward, intending on using their comrade as a sacrifice. Kanda cursed and brought his sword down in the guy’s windpipe and got up. Blood spurted on his face but that was the least of it, he was already covered in blood. He rolled off the dead guy to dodge the sword that aimed at his head.
He immediately got to his feet and reached behind him, taking out the gun that was strapped there. Even with the gun the two guys still ran over to him. Kanda pulled the trigger and killed one of them at point blank but when he aimed for the other one, he shot him in his right hand. The guy dropped his sword and toppled over in pain.
Kanda walked over to him and yanked him up by his collar. He pulled the black mask off his face and saw a small black tattoo etched on his left cheek. ‘Yakuza.’
“Who the fuck are you working for?!” he barked but the man just chuckled despite the pain he was in.
“Die,” he man choked out and he reached for his jacket and yanked it open.
Kanda’s eyes widened when he saw the bomb that was strapped to the man’s chest.
*Boom*
The explosion was big enough to take out half of the house. In a matter of seconds the whole house was on fire. There was a shuffling of rubbles and a partially burnt hand pushed out. Kanda coughed as he pushed himself out of the burnt rubbles of what used to be his house. He had managed to put some distance between him and the stupid idiot who blew himself up and had survived the explosion. His body was covered with minor cuts and burns from the explosion.
“Damn it,” he cursed. The smoke was burning his eyes. “”Who were those assholes?”
He didn’t know who they were but he knew who might have the answers. ‘If that bastard had anything to do with this I’ll kill him on spot.’ His body ached and he was sore but it wasn’t anything a little sleep couldn’t cure. He hurried off before the police came and he would have to explain what the fuck happened, which he wasn’t in the mood to do. Without looking back he walked off. It was better this way, the house was meant to be destroyed after all.
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Darkness was all he could see and the only sounds he could hear were his own raspy breath and the frantic beat of his heart. The scent of blood was getting stronger and he could hardly breathe. ‘Calm down…think happy thoughts…’ His mind instantly brought up images of him and his cousin playing in a garden, just the two of them smiling happily at each other. Those were one of his most treasured memories. He loved his cousin more than anything and that love would keep sane.
The door screeched open and Alma prepared to glare at the person that stepped in.
“Alma?”
Alma blinked and his ears perked up. “Edgar?” he asked hesitantly.
“Alma!” the man called Edgar sighed in relief and hurried in. “Are you alright Alma?”
Alma nodded but he wasn’t sure Edgar could see the gesture so he replied. “Yeah but these chains are killing my arms and legs. So did daddy dearest send you to brainwash me?”
“No,” Edgar replied. He stooped before Alma and slipped something behind him and then proceeded to unlock the chains on his right hand. “I’m getting you out of here.”
“What?” Alma almost yelled. “No! You know what they will do to you is they found out you helped me escape.”
Edgar placed his index finger on Alma’s lips. “I know what I’m doing,” he replied. “We need to find Yuu and keep him safe. I should have known he was alive, he was apart of that horrible experiment after all.” He smiled when he heard the audible click of the lock being opened. “I want you to find him and stay with him okay Alma.”
Alma was about to reply but Edgar froze and cough out blood on Alma’s face, which surprised him. “Edgar?”
“It would have done you well to not betray me Edgar,” Hiroki had his sword embedded in Edgar’s chest. “You disappoint me.” He pulled his sword out and flashed the blood off.
Alma screamed out in anger when he felt the drops of blood on his face. “No! Edgar!!” No it couldn’t be happening, Edgar couldn’t be dead! Edgar was the only one treated him normally after his mother’s death. He was the only one who was like a father to him.
“Alma…” Edgar wheezed out. He gripped the small key in his hand and brought it to his lips and swallowed. It was rough and it almost choked him when he forced it down his throat. “Protect Yuu…” his eyes ere slowly loosing consciousness and he crawled closer to where Alma was crying. “You…know…what to…do……” and his eyes closed.
“Hmph the fool, he swallowed the key,” Hiroki snorted in disgust. His hateful gaze locked on Alma’s and he smirked when he saw his frozen depths glaring at him with unabashed hate. “I love the look in your eyes, my son.”
Alma growled and tried to grab him with his free hand but he was still chained to the wall by his other hand. The scent of blood was stifling and Alma snapped. He trashed about but it was only hurting his body.
Hiroki looked at him with a small smirk. “I’ll leave you in hear for two more days,” he turned and walked back to the door. “That brat is still alive though.” He chuckled. “I wonder for how much longer.”
When the door slammed shut Alma ceased his trashes and he bawled. His wails were loud and raw and it could be heard through the walls. The tears continued to fall and he rested his head back on the wall. Edgar’s corpse was beside him and it laid face down but Alma couldn’t look at him. He blamed himself for his death. Edgar was dead because he tried to help him. He couldn’t help but cry when he thought that.
Edgar’s last words echoed in his mind and the tears flowed more. He knew what he had to do but he wished he didn’t have to do it. It would destroy him if he did it but he had no choice, he had to get out and save Yuu. He reached behind him and took up the knife Edger placed there as a last resort. It was incase they got to Edgar before he could free him, but instead of Edgar swallowing the key Alma was the one who should have. Then he would cut it out of his own stomach instead of what he had to do now.
“Edgar…” he cried as he used his right hand to push him over on his back. The tears flowed more when he positioned the knife at Edgar’s lower abdomen. “I won’t let your sacrifice go in vein…”
He brought the knife down and sunk it in. Lots of blood spurted out when he carved a deep line. When he was sure the line was cut deep and long enough he dropped the knife and sunk his hand in, searching for the key. His hand was soaked in blood and other various liquids as he continued his search for the swallowed key. He felt the hard metal of the small key and pulled it out.
“Thank you Edgar,” Alma closed his eyes and said a small prayer for him. When his eyes opened they were fierce and determined. “I’ll save Yuu.”
He opened the locks on his arms and legs and stood up. The tears were dried and all he could think about now was getting out. He stooped down and gave Edgar a small peck on his forehead and took up the discarded knife. ‘I will get even with him for doing this to you.’ Now all he had to do was escape. He easily kicked the door off its hinges and with one last glance at Edgar’s corpse he ran off.
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“Eh, where’s everyone?” despite the maids and butler that were around, the house seemed empty to Allen. “I don’t see Kanda, Lavi or Komui anywhere.”
Tyki was about to answer but the front door slammed open. The noise and the sound of the maids fussing attracted their attention. They walked over to where the noise was and Allen’s eyes widened when he saw Kanda.
“You!” Kanda yelled walking over to Allen. The limp in his steps was gone and most of his wounds were healed but his clothes were still dirty and burnt from the explosion. “Did you arrange that stupid farce as a fucking test!”
Allen was shocked beyond words and he couldn’t seem to find the right words to say. Anger replaced all other emotions when the fact that Kanda was hurt registered to his mind. He grabbed Kanda’s by his shoulders. “What happened!” he demanded.
Kanda snorted. “I should be asking you!” he yelled. “I went home for something and eight fucking guys almost done me in! Weren’t you the one who sent them?”
“No…” Allen’s voice was low and barely audible. The anger and rage at having his Kanda hurt without his permission was blazing inside him. “Tyki!” he growled. “Find out who was responsible for this and take them out! Bring the twins and Wisely with you.”
Tyki could feel the rage radiating off Allen in waves. For Allen to tell him to bring those three with him, he must expect a complete wipe out. “You got it,” he replied with a cruel smirk and then left.
“So it wasn’t you…” Kanda didn’t know why but he felt relieved that Allen wasn’t the one who sent assassins after him. Why was that now? He didn’t fucking know.
“I will erase those fucking bastards,” Allen was beyond pissed. “I won’t forgive anyone for laying a hand on you.”
Kanda didn’t know what to feel from Allen’s anger. Why would Allen care who hurt him, when that was all he did to him? It was messed up but he felt himself wanting to ease Allen’s anger and before his mind could catch with mouth, it was already yapping.
“I’m fine,” he heard himself say. “I killed them all already.”
Allen released his hold of his shoulders and enveloped him in a hug. “I won’t rest until the persons who sent them are dead.”
Kanda froze when he found himself in Allen’s arms. It felt weird but at the same time it felt…nice. ‘Fuck what the hell is wrong with me?’ He pulled away from the embrace and turned away from Allen. ‘This is too fucked up.’
“Kanda, your birthday is coming up right,” Allen said. He wasn’t one bit perturbed about Kanda pulling away from him. As a matter of fact he thought of it as cute because Kanda’s whole face was red.
When Allen mentioned that, Kanda turned back to face him. His birthday was in a few days, four to be exact. ‘I almost forgot.’
“What should we do to celebrate?” Allen took a hold of his left hand and led him towards the couch. He saw the sword in his other hand but didn’t comment on it. “How about I take a day off and spend it with you? We’ll go anywhere you want to go.”
It sounded surprisingly pleasant to Kanda’s ears but he didn’t want to admit it out loud. He felt his heart beat increase and that unknown feeling came back with a vengeance. It twisted and gripped at his heart in an attempt to make it self known. Kanda recognized the feeling even thought he tried to ignore it, but it refused to be ignored anymore. It was there for him to choose whether to accept it or disregard it and right now Kanda didn’t know which path to choose.
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A/N: wow look at that! What a development! Ah next chapter should prove to be very interesting too hehehe. I’ll be revealing a bit more so look forward to that, kay. Well I’m off to finish up that chapter and stuffies! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! R&R okies! Mwaahh~!
Next Chapter: The Origins of Pain
Ja na
Kaos
Warnings: language, blood and gore, OOCness, violence, tons of possible typos, unbeta’d
A/N: thank you all readers and reviewers!!! Luvies ya’ll~ Mwaahh~! So I decided to check out D.Gray-Man on wiki and was surprised by the changes I saw. As it seems Cyril’s name is spelt Sheryl and Leverrier is spelt Rouvelier, ah what to do? I think I’ll just leave em for now and change em later hehehe. Well for now please do enjoy this chapter~! (unbeta’d version, beta’d version will be up once I get it from my beta, which won’t be for a while bcuz she’s busy with school.)
Enjoy!
Chapter 10 - Surprising Discovery
Kanda was convinced someone was playing some kind of sick trick on him. ‘Why is Komui here?’ He didn’t want to think that Komui was Allen’s doctor but with him standing there in Allen’s living room, how could he not?
“Kanda-kun, how are you?” Komui asked with a fatherly smile.
Kanda couldn’t move his mouth to reply as he hadn’t gotten over the initial shock as of yet, so Allen replied for him.
“Kanda’s doing well doc,” he gave a chilly smirk. “We’ve just finished making love so he’s a bit sore.”
Komui’s face seemed to turn a different shade of red and back by Allen’s little comment. He coughed and cleared his throat. “Allen haven’t I told you not to tell lies.”
Allen’s smirk widened. “It’s not a lie.”
“Komui what are you doing here?” Kanda had found his voice. He didn’t want to hear the little exchange between the two anymore.
Komui turned his attention to Kanda and replied. “I came here to see you because Lenalee is worried sick.”
Kanda kept quiet. ‘I told her to give up already.’ A few months ago when he made his first kill; he had broken off his friendship with Lenalee. He didn’t want her to get involved so he thought it was the best option. Allen had him transfer to Bladen Academy where the twins and Road attended. It was a private school where only children of rich high class people could attend. He didn’t like it there but at least he was separated from Lenalee, where she wouldn’t get dragged into his ever growing mess.
Since the time he made his first kill he itched to kill again. He couldn’t explain it but he felt excited when he took someone’s life, but he never took life unnecessarily. The persons he killed where the ones who were on contract to be killed and enemies of the Noah Family or those who tried to kill Allen. He wouldn’t allow anyone to do the job that was reserved for him. In the few months that passed he had had his hands stained with blood. ‘With the person I’ve become how can I see her?’
“I told her I didn’t wan to be involved with her anymore,” he said with a sigh. “Komui tell her to forget me.”
“I can’t do that,” Komui said firmly. “She is being torn up from what you said to her. You can’t stand there and tell me you don’t care!”
Kanda sighed and looked Komui in the eyes. “I don’t.”
“Ah my dear Kanda has gotten harsher,” Allen smirked and then walked over to where Kanda stood. “I will have to leave now, take care.” He grabbed Kanda’s chin and gave him a quick peck on the lips then turned to face Komui. “Komui, you can stay a while. I’ll be back later and I hope to talk to you.”
Komui saw the brief look in Kanda’s eyes and nodded to Allen. “Alright,” he replied. “I’ll stay awhile and try to convince Kanda-kun to meet with Lenalee.”
Allen chuckled and turned to leave. “You can try, but I doubt you’ll get anywhere. I’ll see you later.”
He exited the room with Tyki behind him. Once they were gone Kanda walked over to the plush white couch and took a seat. Lavi followed after and took a seat beside him.
“Komui take a seat,” Kanda said with an almost creepy smile. “We have so much to talk about.”
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Alma groaned as he slowly regained consciousness. The stabs he received were already healed and the pain was gone. It was times like these that he was glad that his father used him as a test subject for the Lotus project back then. Even if he was a monster with quick healing abilities, he wasn’t alone. ‘Yuu…’ his eyes watered. ‘Yuu…’
He wanted to see him. Kanda was just like him, they both were used as test subjects and they both survived. Even if Kanda didn’t remember what had happened to them. ‘I’m glad Yuu doesn’t have any memory of what we endured…he’s been hurt enough already.’
He looked around the dark room and gave an audible groan when he realized where he was. The smell of blood assaulted his nostrils and he tried hard not to lose himself from the scent. He didn’t want to become the monster everyone said he was. ‘Control…I have to control my urges…’ He took a deep breath but coughed when he inhaled air that was tainted with blood.
“Alma.”
Alma turned his head to the door where he saw his father’s figure in the darkness. He stood tall and regal as if he was some sort of an aristocrat.
“What the hell do you want?” Alma turned away from the door. His body jerked when the smell of blood only increased.
“Alma,” Hiroki continued. There was a smirk in his voice. “How long will you hold out here?”
Alma’s head snapped back to where Hiroki stood. He could barely make out the smirk on his face. ‘What is he planning?’
“I wonder how long until you itch to kill?” Hiroki continued in an even tone. “When that time comes I’ll let you out.”
Realization hit and Alma growled. He understood what his bastard of a dad meant. Hiroki was going to keep him locked up in that torture room that reeked thickly of blood until the monster within him surfaced. That monster that he himself trained to kill would listen to everything that he said. ‘No don’t tell me!’
Hiroki laughed when he heard the sobs coming from Alma. “It seems you’ve figured it out,” he turned and slid open the door. With the little light that shone, Alma was able to see the sadistic look in his father’s eyes. “When you finally snap I’ll let you kill the brat yourself. It won’t be long now, Alma.”
Alma shook his head as the tears poured. “No!! You can’t do this!!” he tried to rip the bonds of but the chains hugged his arms and legs to a point where it cut off circulation. “I’ll never do it!!”
“You will,” were the last words Alma heard before the door slammed shut.
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Komui sat before Kanda with an unreadable expression on his face. He looked back at him and repeated the question Kanda had asked.
“You want to know about what happened during Allen’s stay at the mental institution?”
“Yes,” Kanda replied. “I’ll trade information for it.”
Komui considered it for a while. “I want you to meet with Lenalee,” he said instead. Right now he didn’t need any information. He needed to ease his worrying sister. “She won’t stop worrying about you.”
Kanda gave a sigh when he realized that there was no changing Komui’s mind. “Alright.”
Komui gave a smile. “Good,” he adjusted his glasses. The gleam from the light caught it, giving him a mysterious look. “So tell me Kanda-kun why do you want to know?”
That question caught Kanda slightly off guard. Really, why did he want to know the past of the person he hated? It didn’t make sense and he didn’t understand it himself. All he knew was that there was something nagging at him to find out more about Allen.
“To beat your enemy you must know everything about them,” Kanda replied simply. There was no other way to explain it. “Now tell me.”
Komui looked straight into Kanda’s eyes and then he sighed. “Kanda-kun, you’re lying to yourself,” he got up from the loveseat that was before the couch. “I’ll keep my promise and tell you about Allen’s stay at the Black Order Mental Institute but, I’ll need you to see Lenalee first.”
Kanda got up too. “Komui! I promise I will meet with Lenalee, just tell me now!”
Komui didn’t turn to face him. “Why are you so eager to know?”
Kanda gritted his teeth. “I told you before-”
“Is that really the reason?” Komui interrupted. “I don’t believe that is the real reason why you want to know. There is something else to it, you’re just in denial.”
Lavi was silent throughout the exchange. He didn’t want to say anything but Komui seemed to be right. There was another reason why Kanda wanted to know about Allen’s past but he himself didn’t know why. Kanda was in a state of confusion and it was messing with the way he thought.
“I have to get back now,” Komui said. “You can come over at three on Monday.”
“When will you tell me what I want to know?” Kanda asked. He gave a sigh and plopped back into the couch.
“The same day if you wish for it,” Komui replied solemnly. The glint from his glasses disappeared and his warm green eyes settled on Kanda’s form. “Kanda-kun, take care.” He turned to Lavi with a small smile. “You too Lavi-kun and watch out for Kanda-kun.”
Lavi grinned and gave Komui a salute. “Ya bet’cha!”
Komui nodded in reply and left. “Ah tell Allen-kun something came up and I will go see him in his office tomorrow.”
“Will do,” Lavi replied and he gave Komui one last smile until he disappeared through the door. “Who’d have thought Komui knew the boss.” He turned to face Kanda who was silently brooding. “Ah Yuu, cheer up! You’ll still get what you want.” He leaned back to lie on Kanda’s lap.
“Oi don’t get too comfortable,” Kanda said with a snort but he didn’t try to push him off.
Lavi chuckled but still made him self comfy on Kanda’s lap. There was something on his mind and he wanted to talk it over with Kanda. “Ne Yuu,” he began. “There are some things I want to ask you.”
“What is it?” Kanda asked. He had his head resting on the back of the couch.
“It has to do with your parents,” Kanda tensed when he heard that. “What type of job did they do?”
Kanda closed his eyes and he relaxed his body. He never wanted to talk about his parents as it was a really touchy subject, but since it was Lavi. “My dad was a bank manager and my mom never worked. She would stay home with me…”
“You were home schooled?” Lavi asked. ‘That means Yuu mush have been really rich.’
Kanda shrugged. “Yeah, I was pretty loaded.”
Lavi nodded. “Oh, so what happened?”
“My parents were murdered and my gramps ran off with me,” Kanda replied with a weary sigh. “I lived with my grandfather and two boys who were like brothers to me but they too were killed. I was supposed to die too but my ability saved me.” He opened his eyes and stared into the ceiling. “Komui was my doctor at the time and after I was released from the hospital Cross became my guardian…”
Lavi could feel the sadness radiating off Kanda in waves so he decided to stop the questioning about his family. Instead he moved on to what he really wanted to know. “Yuu, were you kidnapped when you were younger?”
Kanda raised his head and looked down on Lavi. “Not that I can remember.”
Lavi looked up at Kanda. “Well I was researching the Lotus project and I found out some things,” he began. His eyes dulled when he remembered what he found out. “As it turned out the Mugen Yakuza wasn’t the one who created the Lotus project. It was a nameless association and just like what Wisely mentioned they used orphaned kids as their guinea pigs. The aim of the project wasn’t longevity, it was to create a team of strong assassins and the group would profit from selling them to various organizations.”
“So what does that have to do with your question?” Kanda asked. From what he could remember he was never kidnapped. Though there was a section of his memories that was gone but that was due to the accident he had when he was a kid.
“It’s jus’ that the two kids that survive were kidnapped,” Lavi replied. “I couldn’t get any information on their identities other that they were four years old when they went missing. The case was pretty much hushed up. But that healing ability of yours, it’s one of the aims of the Lotus project…so I sort of thought…”
“This ability was a side effect of the treatment I got when I was around that age,” Kanda replied. “I was in a car accident and the doctors said that I wouldn’t survive, but there was an untested drug that could save my life. It was a fifteen percent chance and my dad took it. The treatment worked and as a result I got the quick healing ability. Though I didn’t remember the accident, my dad told me about it. As a matter of fact I don’t remember the six months prior to the accident.”
Lavi tried to digest everything that Kanda said. From what he could see the timeline fitted perfectly. Kanda’s dad might have hidden the truth from him using the accident as a cover up. Since Kanda didn’t remember it, he didn’t want to remind him, something like that. ‘I’m sure of it; Kanda is one of those kids.’
“Do you have a sibling or relative your age?” he asked.
Kanda nodded. “I have a cousin,” he gave a small smile when he remembered his crybaby of a cousin. Though his cousin was a few months older than him he was a total wimp. “Why’d you want to know that?”
“I want to find him,” Lavi could see the pieces snapping together in his head. The two kids that survived were related and Kanda had a cousin. ‘I’m positive now, but I need to research more.’ “Yuu, what’s your cousin’s name?”
“Alma,” Kanda replied. “Alma Karma.”
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There was something about when a person from your distant past decided to pay you a visit after so many years of not seeing them. It roused a feeing in you and it made you remember things that you tried to forget. That wasn’t how it was for Allen, he was constantly tortured by his past but he always ignored it. His past sort of bored him and he made himself forget it, but what he couldn’t forget was the excitement he felt when he took someone’s life. When he killed it proved his existence; that he was still living. He needed something to prove his existence even if he had long lost his sanity and humanity.
“Allen?” Tyki stopped before the door that led to where their allies were waiting. “What’s going on?”
Allen looked towards Tyki and smirked. “What makes you think something is up?”
Tyki gave a small shrug. “I don’t know but I just have this feeling.”
Allen would have smiled if he could give one that wasn’t going to be fake. Tyki was worried about him and that was…he didn’t know what to feel. “I’m fine,” he replied instead. “Let’s go in.”
Tyki nodded and opened the door for Allen. Allen gave a smirk and entered. He couldn’t help remembering the time when he had everything ripped from him but now he wasn’t that weak little boy anymore. He would take anything he wanted, even if it meant by force. His smirk widened, almost splitting his face in half. ‘You’d be disappointed in me huh, nee-san?’
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‘Why…’ tears poured down pale cheeks as he looked at the tombstone before him. ‘Why did you leave dad?’
Tears blurred his vision and he could barely see the name engraved on the tomb stone. ‘Mana Walker.’ He hiccupped and gripped the end of the black jacket he wore.
A delicate hand rested on top of his messy white hair and he looked up to see gray eyes that were filled with tears. A young girl with her white hair wrapped neatly in a bun on top of her head looked down at him.
“Nee-san,” he sniffled and he wiped the tears from his eyes. His sister needed him to be strong, he can’t be crying like a baby. Not when he was the oldest male in their family now. “Nee-san, don’t cry…I’ll take care of you and the twins in dad’s place…so don’t cry.”
His sister gave a small smile and stooped down to hug him. “Thank you Allen-chan, but I’m the one who will protect you,” at her side were a pair of twins with black hair. They looked no older than three and had retained their grandfather’s golden eyes. “I’ll protect our family in dad’s place.”
Suddenly the twins took out their water guns from their jacket, they aimed and then fired. An annoyed yell came from the direction where they fired and they giggled to them selves.
“Oi brats!” a boy with spiky white hair who looked fifteen ran over to the boy and his sister. His gold eyes were raging with anger as he wiped the water from his face. The twins saw it and hid behind their mother. “Robin! Control your little twerps or I might-”
“You might what, eh Wisely-kun?” Robin asked with a glare. Wisely gulped and turned away from her in a huff. “The boys are just babies; they don’t know what they’re doing.”
Wisely looked down at the twins and they blew raspberries at him. “Why you!”
“This is not the time for this,” a young man who looked in his early twenties walked over. He had his shoulder length black hair caught in a ponytail at the base of his neck. At his side was a teen of thirteen with spiky raven hair and similar gold eyes and in his arms was a toddler who was the same age as the twins. She had spiky raven hair and her golden eyes brightened when they landed on Allen.
“Cyril…” Wisely sighed and he kept his mouth shut. “Where’s Adam nii-san?”
“Father is finishing up something,” Cyril replied. He placed the child in his arms on the ground. Once her feet touched the ground she sauntered over to where Allen was. “Road wanted to see Allen, so I brought her over.”
“Allen!” Road gripped his shirt and pulled it for attention. “No crying!”
Allen chuckled and stooped down to grab Road’s tiny hands. “I’m not crying you know.”
Road giggled and squeezed Allen in a tight hug.
“Aw how cute!” Cyril gushed as he watched his daughter snuggle against Allen. “Tyki won’t you comfort me too?”
Tyki who was the thirteen year old looked blankly at his older brother. “No.”
“You’re so mean!” Cyril gushed and he tried to grab Tyki in a hug but Tyki evaded every attempt.
Allen giggled and then he burst out laughing and so did Robin. They were happy for their family who was doing all they could to make them smile again. Robin got up and took her two boys in her arms. She didn’t know how she would manage taking care of her ten year old brother and twin three year old sons at eighteen but she would try. ‘I will protect their smiles.’
“Robin what are you going to do now?” Tyki asked. He had managed to escape his brother who was now fawning over Road and Allen.
Robin adjusted the twin with short curly raven hair in her hand and turned to face Tyki. “Dad left us a fortune, so we’ll go by that,” she replied. “I guess I’ll have to quit school and get a job.”
“That won’t be necessary.”
Robin froze when she heard the voice. She looked over to where the voice originated from and saw a man with suave pitch black hair and piercing gold eyes. He gave her a condensing look and she lowered her gaze. ‘Uncle Adam…’
“Oji-sama,” she acknowledged.
Allen ears perked up when he heard his sister. “Oji-san!” he hurried over to him with Road in tow.
Robin didn’t want Allen to get any closer to their father’s brother. There was something about him that scared her but Allen was too young to see how dangerous he was. But their uncle seemed to favor Allen more that her, in fact she was fairly sure that their uncle hated her.
“Allen would you like to be my son?” Adam asked.
Robin’s eyes widened in fear. “What are you saying?!” she demanded. No he can’t be taking her brother from her!?
Adam gave her a look and she closed her mouth at once.
Allen looked up at his uncle and nodded. “I would love to be your son but I want to stay with nee-chan,” he replied.
Robin’s eyes watered when she heard what Allen said. There was no way she would let anyone take her brother from her. It was her job to take care of him and she would do it.
“Of course your sister will come too,” Adam replied. “I’ve already finished the paperwork. As of today you two are my children.”
“Really?!”Allen was happy. He would get to live with both his sister and everyone! “We can be your children?”
“Yes,” Adam replied with smile that didn’t reach his eyes.
“Yay!” Allen turned to Robin. “Nee-san! Did you hear? Oji-san is adopting us.”
Allen looked really happy but Robin couldn’t say she shared his sentiments. She didn’t trust her uncle. Her father had warned her about him before his death and her father was always right. Plus she suspected her uncle to have some sort of involvement with her father’s death but without sufficient proof she couldn’t prove it. He was always after the boss position in her father’s Mafia and she was sure he killed him just to get it. ‘But he won’t get it, Wisely or I will.’
If Wisely rejected the position it would be rightfully hers or Allen’s but she wouldn’t involve Allen. When she took the boss position, she would destroy the Noah Family just like what her father wanted to do. She would let her brother grow up living the life their father wanted him to live. He would not be involved in the Mafia.
“Also, there is a meeting that will require your presence Robin,” Adam said. “Wisely, Cyril and Tyki, you three are required to attend as well.”
The three nodded but Robin only looked at him with immense hate. ‘He’s making his move already?!’
“Ne, ne oji-san what about me?” Allen’s big gray eyes looked up at him with innocent glee. “I’m old enough to attend too right?”
Adam chuckled. “Not yet Allen, but you will soon.”
Robin didn’t like the look their uncle was giving Allen and she promised herself she would stop what ever he was planning before it reached anywhere.
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“No! This can’t happen…” Robin had her head in her hands as she cried. “No…I can’t believe this!”
She hurried over to her desk and yanked open the draw, searching. ‘Where is it!’
There was a sudden knock on the door and she paused in what she was doing. “Who is it?”
“Nee-san it’s me!”
At the sound of her brother’s voice she quickly got up and yanked the door open. Before Allen could recover from the shock of having the door yanked open so suddenly Robin enveloped him in a tight hug.
“Nee-san what’s going on?” Allen asked worried. His sister was clinging to him and crying and he didn’t know why she was. “Nee-san did something happen?”
“Allen…” Robin cried. “I’m sorry…I’m so sorry…”
“Nee-san?”
Robin didn’t say anything else she just hugged Allen closer to her body. She couldn’t tell Allen what she had found out…that their dad was murdered by their uncle. He was the one who told her and he told her his true motive. ‘I won’t let you have my brother.’ Instead of her, Adam succeeded the Noah Family, but once Allen turned eighteen he would inherit it because Wisely rejected the title. ‘I won’t let him have you Allen…I promise I’ll protect you.’
The words her uncle said made her see how powerless she was. He told her everything but he also mentioned that she couldn’t do anything about it. She cried when she saw that it was true. The power in the family was in Adam’s hands, she couldn’t do a thing. Plus he had her brother and sons as hostages, knowing that she couldn’t leave without them.
“Allen…” tears streamed down her cheeks. “I’m sorry…”
Allen didn’t know why his sister was apologizing but he knew one thing, he didn’t want to make her cry again. He promised himself that day that he would get stronger and protect his sister and nephews.
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Kanda stared up at the ceiling from his bed with a blank look on his face. Lavi had disappeared off to somewhere and had left him alone. He was bored but the alone time served as some thinking time for him. There was a lot things he needed to think on. Like, when was he going to finally make his move on Allen? It was now close to four months that he was with him but he hadn’t done anything yet. He didn’t understand what was going on, why wasn’t he doing anything?
“Am I getting too used to this life?” he whispered to no one in particular.
There was this feeling though that kept coming back whenever Allen was near. It was the same feeling he had the first time they met and ever since then he ignored it and he would continue to. It was a confusing feeling and he didn’t want to put a name to it. He knew if he did he wouldn’t like it.
“Fuck, I’m so weird,” he sighed and stretched his arms upward.
At a time like this he couldn’t help the thoughts of what he lost rushing back to the forefront of his mind. Back when he was a child he had everything but he lost it just like that eight years ago and since then he kept on losing what he cared for. First it was his parents then his grandfather and his good friends and because of that he didn’t want to lose anything else. That was the main reason why he never went back to see his cousin; he didn’t want to lose him too. It was as if anyone that was associated themselves with him would suffer some horrible fate. ‘I’m cursed aren’t I?’
He gave a bitter chuckle and sighed. For some weird, bizarre reason he wanted to see Allen. When he was there the memories and feelings of the past never haunted him. He felt strangely at ease when he was there. ‘This is so fucked up.’ He sat up and slid off the bed. His eyes caught the clock on his dark night table. It was a few minutes after six. ‘I need to go out.’ He grabbed up his black jacket of the mahogany coat rack and headed out his room door.
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Kanda found himself an hour later in front of his old house. It wasn’t sold yet as he had made sure it wasn’t. Cross wasn’t there of course and he found himself slightly disappointed. If Cross was there he knew he would have done something to him. Probably kill him if he was in the mood to, but he had to remember Lenalee. So at most he’d probably beat the fuck out of him.
He opened the door using his key and pushed it open. The placed looked the same and it seemed someone came regularly to clean up. He stepped in and locked the door behind him and then took off his outside shoes. When he stooped down he saw a pool of crimson at his feet, he blinked and then it was gone.
“Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to come here,” he voiced as he could faintly see the dead bodies of his grandfather and Marie and Daisya. It was like image flashes but when he shook his head or blinked they disappeared.
The house was like a heaven and hell in one. It was heaven because he had precious memories of his grandfather and best friends living there, but it was hell because they were killed in that very house. The house was owned by his grandfather who was his mother’s father and he - no matter what hardship he faced there - didn’t have the heart to get rid of it.
He walked past the kitchen and walked up the stairs to where his room was. The door was already opened and he pulled it open then stepped in. It looked the same too but the walls and furniture were bare as everything was relocated to his room at Allen’s mansion. He looked around the room and then settled on where his bed was. ‘I wonder if they found it.’ He hoped that wasn’t the case. That item was something his late father left for him.
He walked over to the bed and pulled it down from the wall. There, where the head board rested against the wall was a hidden draw. Kanda stooped down and opened the draw then took out the item that was resting inside. It was something long that wrapped in a dark blue silk cloth. He unwrapped the item and a sleek Katana was what was inside. It was sheathed in a beautifully carved sheath that was lined with dark blue jewels. He pulled it from its sheath and glanced at the blade. At the beginning of the blade near the hilt, there was one word carved into the blade: ‘Mugen.’
“Mugen?” Kanda voiced out load. He sheathed the sword and got up. Suddenly his expression became serious and he ran out of the room with the sword in his grasp. There was a loud explosion from where he previously was and he ducked for cover. ‘What the fuck?’
The windows were shattered and when he got up he saw that was surrounded by a handful of men wearing full black and wielding swords of their own. They wasted no time dashing forward to attack Kanda who block and parried their attacks.
“What the fuck is going on!?” Kanda demanded as he blocked all their sword attacks with his unsheathed sword. ‘Is this some sort of twisted plan that bastard came up with.’ He blocked another sword thrust and kicked out knocking the guy back.
The hallway was narrow and he couldn’t fight all the guys there so he ran over to the ledge and jumped down to the first floor. He flipped twice in the air and landed on the wooden coffee table below, which gave out from his weight.
“Who the hell are you people!” he yelled once he got to his feet. “And what the fuck do you want with me?”
But his questions were once again ignored, the only thing he heard from them was ‘kill him,’ and ‘he must die.’ That pissed him off and he drew Mugen from its sheath. The men didn’t falter and the two who managed to get downstairs first rushed him. Kanda showed no mercy, he dashed forward to meet the two and with powerful swipe of his sword he severed one of the guy’s head from his body. That guy fell to the ground and his head rolled off to somewhere. The second guy faltered for a minute and Kanda used that moment to run his sword right into his heart. He pulled his sword out and flashed the blood off. His frozen pools turned to regard the six that were left and he dashed forward.
He grabbed one by their right hand and slashed him. The cut was so deep that it almost butchered him in half. Next was the two that was closer to that guy he just killed. He kicked one in the chest with a force that broke his ribs and then he spun around to slash the other one across his chest. That guy fell down dead. The last three that were left kept their distance and attacked in a timed sequence. They couldn’t believe that a brat took out so much of their men already. Kanda wasn’t to be underestimated.
Kanda was getting tired of the attack and run game they were playing. He wanted to know who it was who sent them after him and he wanted to know that now! When they attacked again instead of blocking Kanda stooped down and slashed one of the guy’s legs. The man fell to the ground in pain and Kanda jumped on top of him, pinning him to the ground.
“Hold it right there or I’ll kill this guy,” he warned as he held Mugen at the guy’s throat.
The other two didn’t falter they dashed forward, intending on using their comrade as a sacrifice. Kanda cursed and brought his sword down in the guy’s windpipe and got up. Blood spurted on his face but that was the least of it, he was already covered in blood. He rolled off the dead guy to dodge the sword that aimed at his head.
He immediately got to his feet and reached behind him, taking out the gun that was strapped there. Even with the gun the two guys still ran over to him. Kanda pulled the trigger and killed one of them at point blank but when he aimed for the other one, he shot him in his right hand. The guy dropped his sword and toppled over in pain.
Kanda walked over to him and yanked him up by his collar. He pulled the black mask off his face and saw a small black tattoo etched on his left cheek. ‘Yakuza.’
“Who the fuck are you working for?!” he barked but the man just chuckled despite the pain he was in.
“Die,” he man choked out and he reached for his jacket and yanked it open.
Kanda’s eyes widened when he saw the bomb that was strapped to the man’s chest.
*Boom*
The explosion was big enough to take out half of the house. In a matter of seconds the whole house was on fire. There was a shuffling of rubbles and a partially burnt hand pushed out. Kanda coughed as he pushed himself out of the burnt rubbles of what used to be his house. He had managed to put some distance between him and the stupid idiot who blew himself up and had survived the explosion. His body was covered with minor cuts and burns from the explosion.
“Damn it,” he cursed. The smoke was burning his eyes. “”Who were those assholes?”
He didn’t know who they were but he knew who might have the answers. ‘If that bastard had anything to do with this I’ll kill him on spot.’ His body ached and he was sore but it wasn’t anything a little sleep couldn’t cure. He hurried off before the police came and he would have to explain what the fuck happened, which he wasn’t in the mood to do. Without looking back he walked off. It was better this way, the house was meant to be destroyed after all.
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Darkness was all he could see and the only sounds he could hear were his own raspy breath and the frantic beat of his heart. The scent of blood was getting stronger and he could hardly breathe. ‘Calm down…think happy thoughts…’ His mind instantly brought up images of him and his cousin playing in a garden, just the two of them smiling happily at each other. Those were one of his most treasured memories. He loved his cousin more than anything and that love would keep sane.
The door screeched open and Alma prepared to glare at the person that stepped in.
“Alma?”
Alma blinked and his ears perked up. “Edgar?” he asked hesitantly.
“Alma!” the man called Edgar sighed in relief and hurried in. “Are you alright Alma?”
Alma nodded but he wasn’t sure Edgar could see the gesture so he replied. “Yeah but these chains are killing my arms and legs. So did daddy dearest send you to brainwash me?”
“No,” Edgar replied. He stooped before Alma and slipped something behind him and then proceeded to unlock the chains on his right hand. “I’m getting you out of here.”
“What?” Alma almost yelled. “No! You know what they will do to you is they found out you helped me escape.”
Edgar placed his index finger on Alma’s lips. “I know what I’m doing,” he replied. “We need to find Yuu and keep him safe. I should have known he was alive, he was apart of that horrible experiment after all.” He smiled when he heard the audible click of the lock being opened. “I want you to find him and stay with him okay Alma.”
Alma was about to reply but Edgar froze and cough out blood on Alma’s face, which surprised him. “Edgar?”
“It would have done you well to not betray me Edgar,” Hiroki had his sword embedded in Edgar’s chest. “You disappoint me.” He pulled his sword out and flashed the blood off.
Alma screamed out in anger when he felt the drops of blood on his face. “No! Edgar!!” No it couldn’t be happening, Edgar couldn’t be dead! Edgar was the only one treated him normally after his mother’s death. He was the only one who was like a father to him.
“Alma…” Edgar wheezed out. He gripped the small key in his hand and brought it to his lips and swallowed. It was rough and it almost choked him when he forced it down his throat. “Protect Yuu…” his eyes ere slowly loosing consciousness and he crawled closer to where Alma was crying. “You…know…what to…do……” and his eyes closed.
“Hmph the fool, he swallowed the key,” Hiroki snorted in disgust. His hateful gaze locked on Alma’s and he smirked when he saw his frozen depths glaring at him with unabashed hate. “I love the look in your eyes, my son.”
Alma growled and tried to grab him with his free hand but he was still chained to the wall by his other hand. The scent of blood was stifling and Alma snapped. He trashed about but it was only hurting his body.
Hiroki looked at him with a small smirk. “I’ll leave you in hear for two more days,” he turned and walked back to the door. “That brat is still alive though.” He chuckled. “I wonder for how much longer.”
When the door slammed shut Alma ceased his trashes and he bawled. His wails were loud and raw and it could be heard through the walls. The tears continued to fall and he rested his head back on the wall. Edgar’s corpse was beside him and it laid face down but Alma couldn’t look at him. He blamed himself for his death. Edgar was dead because he tried to help him. He couldn’t help but cry when he thought that.
Edgar’s last words echoed in his mind and the tears flowed more. He knew what he had to do but he wished he didn’t have to do it. It would destroy him if he did it but he had no choice, he had to get out and save Yuu. He reached behind him and took up the knife Edger placed there as a last resort. It was incase they got to Edgar before he could free him, but instead of Edgar swallowing the key Alma was the one who should have. Then he would cut it out of his own stomach instead of what he had to do now.
“Edgar…” he cried as he used his right hand to push him over on his back. The tears flowed more when he positioned the knife at Edgar’s lower abdomen. “I won’t let your sacrifice go in vein…”
He brought the knife down and sunk it in. Lots of blood spurted out when he carved a deep line. When he was sure the line was cut deep and long enough he dropped the knife and sunk his hand in, searching for the key. His hand was soaked in blood and other various liquids as he continued his search for the swallowed key. He felt the hard metal of the small key and pulled it out.
“Thank you Edgar,” Alma closed his eyes and said a small prayer for him. When his eyes opened they were fierce and determined. “I’ll save Yuu.”
He opened the locks on his arms and legs and stood up. The tears were dried and all he could think about now was getting out. He stooped down and gave Edgar a small peck on his forehead and took up the discarded knife. ‘I will get even with him for doing this to you.’ Now all he had to do was escape. He easily kicked the door off its hinges and with one last glance at Edgar’s corpse he ran off.
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“Eh, where’s everyone?” despite the maids and butler that were around, the house seemed empty to Allen. “I don’t see Kanda, Lavi or Komui anywhere.”
Tyki was about to answer but the front door slammed open. The noise and the sound of the maids fussing attracted their attention. They walked over to where the noise was and Allen’s eyes widened when he saw Kanda.
“You!” Kanda yelled walking over to Allen. The limp in his steps was gone and most of his wounds were healed but his clothes were still dirty and burnt from the explosion. “Did you arrange that stupid farce as a fucking test!”
Allen was shocked beyond words and he couldn’t seem to find the right words to say. Anger replaced all other emotions when the fact that Kanda was hurt registered to his mind. He grabbed Kanda’s by his shoulders. “What happened!” he demanded.
Kanda snorted. “I should be asking you!” he yelled. “I went home for something and eight fucking guys almost done me in! Weren’t you the one who sent them?”
“No…” Allen’s voice was low and barely audible. The anger and rage at having his Kanda hurt without his permission was blazing inside him. “Tyki!” he growled. “Find out who was responsible for this and take them out! Bring the twins and Wisely with you.”
Tyki could feel the rage radiating off Allen in waves. For Allen to tell him to bring those three with him, he must expect a complete wipe out. “You got it,” he replied with a cruel smirk and then left.
“So it wasn’t you…” Kanda didn’t know why but he felt relieved that Allen wasn’t the one who sent assassins after him. Why was that now? He didn’t fucking know.
“I will erase those fucking bastards,” Allen was beyond pissed. “I won’t forgive anyone for laying a hand on you.”
Kanda didn’t know what to feel from Allen’s anger. Why would Allen care who hurt him, when that was all he did to him? It was messed up but he felt himself wanting to ease Allen’s anger and before his mind could catch with mouth, it was already yapping.
“I’m fine,” he heard himself say. “I killed them all already.”
Allen released his hold of his shoulders and enveloped him in a hug. “I won’t rest until the persons who sent them are dead.”
Kanda froze when he found himself in Allen’s arms. It felt weird but at the same time it felt…nice. ‘Fuck what the hell is wrong with me?’ He pulled away from the embrace and turned away from Allen. ‘This is too fucked up.’
“Kanda, your birthday is coming up right,” Allen said. He wasn’t one bit perturbed about Kanda pulling away from him. As a matter of fact he thought of it as cute because Kanda’s whole face was red.
When Allen mentioned that, Kanda turned back to face him. His birthday was in a few days, four to be exact. ‘I almost forgot.’
“What should we do to celebrate?” Allen took a hold of his left hand and led him towards the couch. He saw the sword in his other hand but didn’t comment on it. “How about I take a day off and spend it with you? We’ll go anywhere you want to go.”
It sounded surprisingly pleasant to Kanda’s ears but he didn’t want to admit it out loud. He felt his heart beat increase and that unknown feeling came back with a vengeance. It twisted and gripped at his heart in an attempt to make it self known. Kanda recognized the feeling even thought he tried to ignore it, but it refused to be ignored anymore. It was there for him to choose whether to accept it or disregard it and right now Kanda didn’t know which path to choose.
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A/N: wow look at that! What a development! Ah next chapter should prove to be very interesting too hehehe. I’ll be revealing a bit more so look forward to that, kay. Well I’m off to finish up that chapter and stuffies! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! R&R okies! Mwaahh~!
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