Fic: Pierrot - 13/10+
Title: Pierrot
Series: D.Gray-man
Pairings: Yullen
Rating: T [language]
Summary: The exorcists are slowly losing their faith in the Black Order, seeing how Allen was forcefully appointed a General. Why is Kanda so concerned about Allen's deteriorating health?
Status: In progress
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13. Fate
"What do you want to talk about?" The Supervisor said calmly, leaning back against his comfortable chair. Maybe he was hoping for the object to swallow him whole, to avoid this conversation with the ex-exorcist in front of him, but it was of course impossible.
Allen's smile remained in place as he sat on the table, crossing his legs for a more comfortable position. Komui could see small beads of sweat forming on Allen's forehead, as though he was hot, but he was sure that wasn't the reason.
"I want to demolish this system." Allen spoke calmly and slowly, as though he was talking to a child.
"System?" Komui repeated. "You mean the Order?"
"No. I mean this whole war."
Now Komui was speechless, he couldn't understand the teen in front of him. "I don't understand, Allen-kun. We are fighting to end this war, isn't that-"
Allen held up his hand, signaling for the scientist to stop talking, which he did. "You misunderstand me, Komui-san." He sighed, scratching the back of his head like he always did when he was trying to find the words to say. "You know the war will never end, and even if we defeat the Earl –which we did- something else will always come up, and thus exorcists will be needed. Take now for example, the Vatican is still insisting that even though the Earl is gone, Innocence must still be hunted and brought back to the Order. Why is that so?"
"So that it doesn't fall into the wrong hands, like the remaining Noahs." Komui replied without hesitation, as though it was a rehearsed answer.
"That's what the Vatican wants you to think." Allen shot back, his eyes cold and calculating.
Komui was taken back by the harsh tone that came from Allen, and he frowned. "But if that isn't the reason, why would they want the Innocence? It's not to say we can find people who are compatible for each and every-" His eyes widened a fraction. "They wouldn't…would they?"
"You of all people should be aware of the extent they would go." Allen said softly. "How many people had already died on the field for this? This useless purpose? When will it stop?"
"And so you joined the Noahs?" Komui questioned.
A smile was his answer, and he decided to drop the issue, as he saw that Allen wasn't going to give him an answer anyway.
"So what do you plan to do?" Komui asked, after a few minutes of silence.
"Well, there are some facts you ought to know, Komui-san…"
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Kanda strapped on the katana that Allen had gotten for him onto his belt, and shouldered Mugen, which he couldn't and wouldn't leave behind no matter what Lavi had said.
"Not like you can activate it anyway, Yuu-chan!" Lavi said cheerfully while handing Kanda a cloak. "Weather's gonna be cold, so take this along."
Kanda grunted, grabbing the cloth on the way out. "Where're you going, by the way?" Lavi asked, stepping outside together with the Japanese man.
"An errand." Was the reply.
"For Allen?"
"Aa."
"I see." Lavi said thoughtfully. "Ah well, I'll just kill some time with Tyki or something."
Kanda raised an eyebrow. "You spend a lot of time with him."
"Is that jealousy I hear in your voice?" Lavi joked, grinning widely. "Cause don't worry, Yuu-chan! You'll always be my best friend!" The redhead proceeded to wrap an arm around the other teen's shoulders. "And I still love you!" Lavi declared.
Kanda growled dangerously, slapping Lavi's hand off his shoulder. "Don't flatter yourself, stupid rabbit."
Lavi laughed, racking a hand through his red hair. "Yeah, sure. How long will you be gone?"
"As long as possible to be away from you."
"Have a safe trip!" Lavi called as Kanda exited the mansion through Road's door. "Bring me a souvenir!"
A pile of dirt was swung at Lavi's face for that.
--
"So, do we have an agreement?" Allen asked tiredly, sinking into the chair opposite of Komui. The Chinese man looked to be deep in thought, considering all the facts that Allen had laid down to him. In a way, it did make a lot of sense, and even filled in all the holes that he could not. But more answers also lead to more questions.
"But Allen-kun, you do know to make this work, you must get the exact timing right." Komui replied. "What if you slip up? One mistake, and everything we've done could just end up being a waste."
Allen nodded. "I know. That's why I've already planned it out." He took out Timcanpy from his pocket, placing it on the table. "Tim will be our means of communication for now, I can't risk coming into the Black Order, should someone walk in on our meetings. You can claim that Tim disappeared after Cross died."
Komui sighed. "Very well, I don't control where Timcanpy goes anyway, and Leverrier has not asked about it."
"Leverrier…" Allen muttered. "Komui-san, you need to keep an eye on him."
"What?"
"There's something about him…" Allen said, tapping a finger against his chin. "I can't explain it, but there's this feeling I get when I'm around him that makes me agitated."
"Is that why you don't get along?" Komui asked.
Allen raised an eyebrow. "Does anyone get along with him?"
"Good point."
Standing up gracefully, Allen nodded at Komui. "I will take my leave now. I have stayed here too long, the others will be expecting me soon."
"Allen-kun." Komui spoke before Allen could step through the Ark.
"Yes?" The white haired teen replied, not turning around to see the expression on the Supervisor's face.
"Did you…really kill all those people?" He asked softly, hoping that Allen would deny it.
Allen stayed silent, his eyes never straying back. "Have a good evening, Supervisor."
And then Komui lost all hope of ever seeing the people's whose names were labeled on the files as missing, as Allen stepped through the Ark, and disappeared.
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Bookman nodded towards the cloaked figure beside him when he appeared, gesturing towards a cave that he could see, not too far from their location. "That's where he wants us to go?" Kanda asked, pushing back the hood of his cloak. "Looks like a normal cave."
"Just like any other missions to locate Innocence." Bookman snorted, and began to walk.
Kanda sighed, walking in smaller strides to match that of the older man. "Why didn't he send that idiot?"
"I assume it's because he is still unstable and unsure of his condition." Bookman replied, huffing. "That boy has more emotions than any other Bookman should have."
"Are you going to erase him then? Like you did his previous alias." Kanda questioned, stopping to look at Bookman's back. "Lavi wouldn't remember, but Deak was an exorcist too."
"The Order was sworn to secrecy on that matter." Bookman muttered, narrowing his eyes. "It doesn't have anything to do with the current issue."
"You erased 'Deak' for having too much emotions too." Kanda retorted, anger seeping into his voice. "He may have looked slightly different, but his red hair gave him away."
Bookman stayed silent, heaving a sigh, he continued to walk on, leaving Kanda behind. Kanda growled, but knew he had to continue following the older man in order to carry out the errand Allen had assigned them.
"At that time…" Bookman started quietly. "Deak was still young. He did not fully comprehend what it meant by switching alias. He did not know it meant throwing away personal feelings and memories he chose to cherish as 'Deak'."
"Didn't he have forty seven other alias' before 'Deak'?" Kanda asked. He had remembered Lavi explaining about his alias' in the library one day, when he had gone there for the lack of things to do. He had listened in surprised, wondering how Lavi had attained and discarded forty eight alias' in such a short eighteen years. But what he couldn't understand was why Lavi had not remembered that 'Deak' had been an exorcist, because he clearly stated that 'Lavi' was the first alias he had as an exorcist.
"He did." Bookman replied. "But none that he got himself attached to. He retained one alias each time for only a short period each time, the longest being a year. Most of the time it was only for a few months, that's why he went through so many in eighteen years." He turned to look at Kanda. "'Lavi', would be his longest now."
"Almost three years." Kanda stated.
"Yes. 'Deak' only remained for slightly over a year." Bookman sighed again. "I will need to look for another apprentice it seems."
Kanda raised an eyebrow.
"Lavi has too much emotions." Bookman elaborated, not knowing why he was explaining himself to this youth. He never explained his actions before. "Not only 'Lavi', but his person as a whole. No matter how many times I erase him, he will eventually grow attach to another one of his alias. At this rate, he will never be able to succeed as Bookman. The Bookman Clan will never allow it."
"So you start from scratch again?" Kanda frowned. "It's not easy finding someone with the qualifications."
"Indeed." Bookman agreed. "But we all have to face reality, and from the moment I picked him up from that mess that day, I knew the day would come when he would leave his duties as Bookman."
"Then why take him in at all?" Kanda grunted.
Bookman smirked. "I am still unsure myself. Perhaps we shall just leave it as it was a fated meeting."
--
"Allen-kun!" Road squealed as Allen stepped through the Ark. "Welcome back!"
Allen smiled briefly. "I'm back." He glanced around the room, noticing it was empty. "Where are the others?"
"Kanda and Bookman left already." Road informed him, ticking off her fingers as she named the others. "That Miranda girl is in her bedroom, Lavi and Tyki are in the library, Lulubell and Mimi went out to do whatever they do, and I'm right here with you!" She finished, grinning.
"I see." Allen said. He remembered talking to Bookman the previous night about his errand, and he hoped that things were going smoothly on their end. "Well, I'm tired, so I'm going to take a nap."
"Again?" Road pouted. "I thought we could play."
He ruffled her hair. "Not now, Road. We have important business to do."
"Like make more Akuma?" Road sighed.
"Has Lulubell gone to do that?" Allen asked.
"I suppose…that's what she's always doing, isn't it?"
"I guess."
"Ah well, I'll just kill some time. Sleep well!" Road said cheerfully, bouncing off to find some poor Akuma to be her victim.
As soon as the girl was out of his sight, Allen let out a frustrated growl which was unlike him. "Damnit. The pieces are falling into place, and everything will soon be done, so why does it feel like something's going to go wrong?" He muttered, sinking into a chair. "It doesn't have to be this complicated…"
"Allen?"
The teen turned to look behind him, noticing not for the first time that Lavi was standing closer to Tyki than he would have. He smiled softly at that, wondering if the redhead was capable of feeling after all the denying he went through.
"Yes, Lavi?"
Lavi grinned. "Nothing. Just thought you looked dead tired, that's all. Need an escort to your room?"
Allen shrugged. He was thankful Lavi still retained his cheerful and optimistic attitude, after those few days of withdrawal in the early stage. He didn't know what would he have done if Lavi had continued hating him.
He wouldn't have been able to walk through that.
"Come on then." Lavi said, pulling Allen to his feet. "Tyki can get some food for you while I walk you to the room."
Tyki nodded. "Lulubell has informed me that you have not been eating well since the exorcists arrived."
"It was only a few days, I don't need a babysitter." Allen grumbled as he let Lavi pull him along the halls to his room.
"Sure Allen, sure." Lavi laughed.
Allen smiled at that, but in his mind, the strange feeling lingered on. Would his plan go smoothly? Or would a disaster happen when everything seem to be running well?
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Series: D.Gray-man
Pairings: Yullen
Rating: T [language]
Summary: The exorcists are slowly losing their faith in the Black Order, seeing how Allen was forcefully appointed a General. Why is Kanda so concerned about Allen's deteriorating health?
Status: In progress
--
13. Fate
"What do you want to talk about?" The Supervisor said calmly, leaning back against his comfortable chair. Maybe he was hoping for the object to swallow him whole, to avoid this conversation with the ex-exorcist in front of him, but it was of course impossible.
Allen's smile remained in place as he sat on the table, crossing his legs for a more comfortable position. Komui could see small beads of sweat forming on Allen's forehead, as though he was hot, but he was sure that wasn't the reason.
"I want to demolish this system." Allen spoke calmly and slowly, as though he was talking to a child.
"System?" Komui repeated. "You mean the Order?"
"No. I mean this whole war."
Now Komui was speechless, he couldn't understand the teen in front of him. "I don't understand, Allen-kun. We are fighting to end this war, isn't that-"
Allen held up his hand, signaling for the scientist to stop talking, which he did. "You misunderstand me, Komui-san." He sighed, scratching the back of his head like he always did when he was trying to find the words to say. "You know the war will never end, and even if we defeat the Earl –which we did- something else will always come up, and thus exorcists will be needed. Take now for example, the Vatican is still insisting that even though the Earl is gone, Innocence must still be hunted and brought back to the Order. Why is that so?"
"So that it doesn't fall into the wrong hands, like the remaining Noahs." Komui replied without hesitation, as though it was a rehearsed answer.
"That's what the Vatican wants you to think." Allen shot back, his eyes cold and calculating.
Komui was taken back by the harsh tone that came from Allen, and he frowned. "But if that isn't the reason, why would they want the Innocence? It's not to say we can find people who are compatible for each and every-" His eyes widened a fraction. "They wouldn't…would they?"
"You of all people should be aware of the extent they would go." Allen said softly. "How many people had already died on the field for this? This useless purpose? When will it stop?"
"And so you joined the Noahs?" Komui questioned.
A smile was his answer, and he decided to drop the issue, as he saw that Allen wasn't going to give him an answer anyway.
"So what do you plan to do?" Komui asked, after a few minutes of silence.
"Well, there are some facts you ought to know, Komui-san…"
--
Kanda strapped on the katana that Allen had gotten for him onto his belt, and shouldered Mugen, which he couldn't and wouldn't leave behind no matter what Lavi had said.
"Not like you can activate it anyway, Yuu-chan!" Lavi said cheerfully while handing Kanda a cloak. "Weather's gonna be cold, so take this along."
Kanda grunted, grabbing the cloth on the way out. "Where're you going, by the way?" Lavi asked, stepping outside together with the Japanese man.
"An errand." Was the reply.
"For Allen?"
"Aa."
"I see." Lavi said thoughtfully. "Ah well, I'll just kill some time with Tyki or something."
Kanda raised an eyebrow. "You spend a lot of time with him."
"Is that jealousy I hear in your voice?" Lavi joked, grinning widely. "Cause don't worry, Yuu-chan! You'll always be my best friend!" The redhead proceeded to wrap an arm around the other teen's shoulders. "And I still love you!" Lavi declared.
Kanda growled dangerously, slapping Lavi's hand off his shoulder. "Don't flatter yourself, stupid rabbit."
Lavi laughed, racking a hand through his red hair. "Yeah, sure. How long will you be gone?"
"As long as possible to be away from you."
"Have a safe trip!" Lavi called as Kanda exited the mansion through Road's door. "Bring me a souvenir!"
A pile of dirt was swung at Lavi's face for that.
--
"So, do we have an agreement?" Allen asked tiredly, sinking into the chair opposite of Komui. The Chinese man looked to be deep in thought, considering all the facts that Allen had laid down to him. In a way, it did make a lot of sense, and even filled in all the holes that he could not. But more answers also lead to more questions.
"But Allen-kun, you do know to make this work, you must get the exact timing right." Komui replied. "What if you slip up? One mistake, and everything we've done could just end up being a waste."
Allen nodded. "I know. That's why I've already planned it out." He took out Timcanpy from his pocket, placing it on the table. "Tim will be our means of communication for now, I can't risk coming into the Black Order, should someone walk in on our meetings. You can claim that Tim disappeared after Cross died."
Komui sighed. "Very well, I don't control where Timcanpy goes anyway, and Leverrier has not asked about it."
"Leverrier…" Allen muttered. "Komui-san, you need to keep an eye on him."
"What?"
"There's something about him…" Allen said, tapping a finger against his chin. "I can't explain it, but there's this feeling I get when I'm around him that makes me agitated."
"Is that why you don't get along?" Komui asked.
Allen raised an eyebrow. "Does anyone get along with him?"
"Good point."
Standing up gracefully, Allen nodded at Komui. "I will take my leave now. I have stayed here too long, the others will be expecting me soon."
"Allen-kun." Komui spoke before Allen could step through the Ark.
"Yes?" The white haired teen replied, not turning around to see the expression on the Supervisor's face.
"Did you…really kill all those people?" He asked softly, hoping that Allen would deny it.
Allen stayed silent, his eyes never straying back. "Have a good evening, Supervisor."
And then Komui lost all hope of ever seeing the people's whose names were labeled on the files as missing, as Allen stepped through the Ark, and disappeared.
--
Bookman nodded towards the cloaked figure beside him when he appeared, gesturing towards a cave that he could see, not too far from their location. "That's where he wants us to go?" Kanda asked, pushing back the hood of his cloak. "Looks like a normal cave."
"Just like any other missions to locate Innocence." Bookman snorted, and began to walk.
Kanda sighed, walking in smaller strides to match that of the older man. "Why didn't he send that idiot?"
"I assume it's because he is still unstable and unsure of his condition." Bookman replied, huffing. "That boy has more emotions than any other Bookman should have."
"Are you going to erase him then? Like you did his previous alias." Kanda questioned, stopping to look at Bookman's back. "Lavi wouldn't remember, but Deak was an exorcist too."
"The Order was sworn to secrecy on that matter." Bookman muttered, narrowing his eyes. "It doesn't have anything to do with the current issue."
"You erased 'Deak' for having too much emotions too." Kanda retorted, anger seeping into his voice. "He may have looked slightly different, but his red hair gave him away."
Bookman stayed silent, heaving a sigh, he continued to walk on, leaving Kanda behind. Kanda growled, but knew he had to continue following the older man in order to carry out the errand Allen had assigned them.
"At that time…" Bookman started quietly. "Deak was still young. He did not fully comprehend what it meant by switching alias. He did not know it meant throwing away personal feelings and memories he chose to cherish as 'Deak'."
"Didn't he have forty seven other alias' before 'Deak'?" Kanda asked. He had remembered Lavi explaining about his alias' in the library one day, when he had gone there for the lack of things to do. He had listened in surprised, wondering how Lavi had attained and discarded forty eight alias' in such a short eighteen years. But what he couldn't understand was why Lavi had not remembered that 'Deak' had been an exorcist, because he clearly stated that 'Lavi' was the first alias he had as an exorcist.
"He did." Bookman replied. "But none that he got himself attached to. He retained one alias each time for only a short period each time, the longest being a year. Most of the time it was only for a few months, that's why he went through so many in eighteen years." He turned to look at Kanda. "'Lavi', would be his longest now."
"Almost three years." Kanda stated.
"Yes. 'Deak' only remained for slightly over a year." Bookman sighed again. "I will need to look for another apprentice it seems."
Kanda raised an eyebrow.
"Lavi has too much emotions." Bookman elaborated, not knowing why he was explaining himself to this youth. He never explained his actions before. "Not only 'Lavi', but his person as a whole. No matter how many times I erase him, he will eventually grow attach to another one of his alias. At this rate, he will never be able to succeed as Bookman. The Bookman Clan will never allow it."
"So you start from scratch again?" Kanda frowned. "It's not easy finding someone with the qualifications."
"Indeed." Bookman agreed. "But we all have to face reality, and from the moment I picked him up from that mess that day, I knew the day would come when he would leave his duties as Bookman."
"Then why take him in at all?" Kanda grunted.
Bookman smirked. "I am still unsure myself. Perhaps we shall just leave it as it was a fated meeting."
--
"Allen-kun!" Road squealed as Allen stepped through the Ark. "Welcome back!"
Allen smiled briefly. "I'm back." He glanced around the room, noticing it was empty. "Where are the others?"
"Kanda and Bookman left already." Road informed him, ticking off her fingers as she named the others. "That Miranda girl is in her bedroom, Lavi and Tyki are in the library, Lulubell and Mimi went out to do whatever they do, and I'm right here with you!" She finished, grinning.
"I see." Allen said. He remembered talking to Bookman the previous night about his errand, and he hoped that things were going smoothly on their end. "Well, I'm tired, so I'm going to take a nap."
"Again?" Road pouted. "I thought we could play."
He ruffled her hair. "Not now, Road. We have important business to do."
"Like make more Akuma?" Road sighed.
"Has Lulubell gone to do that?" Allen asked.
"I suppose…that's what she's always doing, isn't it?"
"I guess."
"Ah well, I'll just kill some time. Sleep well!" Road said cheerfully, bouncing off to find some poor Akuma to be her victim.
As soon as the girl was out of his sight, Allen let out a frustrated growl which was unlike him. "Damnit. The pieces are falling into place, and everything will soon be done, so why does it feel like something's going to go wrong?" He muttered, sinking into a chair. "It doesn't have to be this complicated…"
"Allen?"
The teen turned to look behind him, noticing not for the first time that Lavi was standing closer to Tyki than he would have. He smiled softly at that, wondering if the redhead was capable of feeling after all the denying he went through.
"Yes, Lavi?"
Lavi grinned. "Nothing. Just thought you looked dead tired, that's all. Need an escort to your room?"
Allen shrugged. He was thankful Lavi still retained his cheerful and optimistic attitude, after those few days of withdrawal in the early stage. He didn't know what would he have done if Lavi had continued hating him.
He wouldn't have been able to walk through that.
"Come on then." Lavi said, pulling Allen to his feet. "Tyki can get some food for you while I walk you to the room."
Tyki nodded. "Lulubell has informed me that you have not been eating well since the exorcists arrived."
"It was only a few days, I don't need a babysitter." Allen grumbled as he let Lavi pull him along the halls to his room.
"Sure Allen, sure." Lavi laughed.
Allen smiled at that, but in his mind, the strange feeling lingered on. Would his plan go smoothly? Or would a disaster happen when everything seem to be running well?
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