Acquiescence

Disclaimer: Ok…I don’t own…still sad about it though!



Warnings: language, blood and gore, OOCness, violence, insanity, tons of possible typos, unbeta’d



A/N: thank you for reading and reviewing!! I’m like fangirling over the fact that this story is much loved. Which means ya’ll must be a bunch of sadists!! Hehehe well aren’t we all? Initially when I posted this I thought no one would like it because it’s like a freak-ass of a torture fic but~ I’m so glad you all stuck with me this long! Even if I’m a lazy ass who really needs to finish up the tons of unfinished stories that are incomplete…hehehe. Well I hope this chapter will be trilling for you~! (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 11 – The Origins of Pain





Allen felt relieved that he was back at home after being gone for almost two and a half years. His uncle…well father had insisted that he lived with his mentor Cross to learn a thing or two, but all he learned was a bunch of worthless crap. Cross was a total bastard and the two years he spent with him was literal H.E.L.L. Most of the things Cross thought him were practically useless and he doubt he’d ever need them. ‘Why should I know how to run a shady business or to…kill?’ He never expected being thought anything like that when he agreed to let Cross take him in and he’d be damned if he practiced anything he was taught.



“I can’t wait to see nee-san,” he gave a bright smile at the thought of seeing his sister again. It had been so long since he’d last seen her. “I have so much to tell her.”



There was a lot of stories he wanted to tell her about his time with Cross. It had been hell and most of the time he was hiding from debt collectors or earning his next meal by gambling. Living with Cross had made him see how harsh life really was. ‘God I hope I don’t see another muscle guy in black again!’ It gave his goose bumps when he remembered dealing with the guys who came to collect their money from Cross. At each time Cross would ‘conveniently’ disappear and he was left to deal with them. ‘That is not a life for a twelve year old!’ he sighed.



“Allen, welcome back.”



Allen jumped when he heard the voice. It was similar to what he remembered but there was something different about it and it made him feel fear. He turned to face the man who called to him.



“Outou-san…” he gave a low bow in respect.



“Allen what’s with the change in behavior?” Adam’s smile looked almost creepy. “Back then you would have run to hug me.”



He was right, if it was two years ago Allen would have happily ran to him but now things were different. Allen understood that by staying with Cross it had opened his eyes to many things and thanks to that he was able to see what he couldn’t see before. Like the fake look on his father’s face. The expression Adam wore was the same as he always wore, but when Allen was younger he couldn’t see through it. Now he could and that made him very wary of him.



“I’m far too old for that,” Allen replied with a small shrug. He kept his senses on high alert as his mind was telling him to watch out. “Oh where is my sister? I would like to see her.”



If it was possible, Adam’s smile grew even crueler. “She’s away for school,” he replied. “I’m sure I mentioned that in my call.”



Allen nodded, Adam did mention that. “But I thought she would drop by to see me, we haven’t seen each other in so long…”



Adam gave a low chuckle. “I will have her drop by when she isn’t busy but for now,” he turned, “now I want you to show me what you’ve learnt from Cross.”



“What I learnt?” Allen blinked. “All we did was train in hand to hand combat…”



Adam chuckled and the sound of it made Allen froze in his tracks. “That wasn’t all right?” he asked. “Now come.”



At that time Allen didn’t fully get it but there was a part of him that screamed at him to run away. He ignored the feeling and that was the biggest mistake he had ever made in his life.



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His grip on the toilet bowl tightened as he emptied the contents of his stomach. The tears still poured from his eyes that were wide with shock and horror. ‘How could he do that so easily?!’ He gave another heave and coughed. Saliva spilled from his mouth as there was nothing more in his stomach to let out. He gave a few more dry heaves and then spat.



“Was that your first time seeing someone killed before you?” a smooth voice asked.



Allen wiped the saliva from his lips and turned to face the person that was at the bathroom door. The tears blurred his vision and he could barely make out Tyki’s lithe form.



“Tyki…why do we have to do that?” he sobbed. “Why do we have to kill?”



Tyki’s golden depths were almost soulless. There was nothing reflected in them and they seemed almost lifeless.



“To get stronger,” Tyki replied as if he was in a trans. “We kill to get stronger and to protect the family.”



That was when Allen noticed it. Tyki’s mind was broken by the training he received. He was no longer the same person he was before and the same thing would happen to him.



“Tyki…” the tears fell more. “Why…I don’t understand…”



Tyki smirked and it resembled the one Adam wore. He brought his hand up to his forehead and pushed his hair up, resting his hand on the top of his head. The gesture made him look almost crazy and it scared Allen. His eyes brightened and the soulless look was gone completely. In its place an almost sadistic maniacal look took over.



“You will understand soon,” he replied and then he turned to leave. “But know Allen, if you refuse to kill…you might be killed instead.”



After Tyki left Allen dry heaved some more and then broke down crying. He didn’t want to kill anyone and he didn’t want to get stronger. His tears continued to fall and he wrapped himself in a fetal position on the tiled floor, hoping that everything was so horrible nightmare.



“Nee-san…I want to see you.”



Despite all his wishing and hoping he never got to see her, until that fateful day three years later.



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Agonizing screams of pain echoed in the small brightly lit room. Allen trashed about in agony but the pain never died down, it only got stronger and stronger. He could feel the fire licking and eating away at his restrained left hand. It bit into the skin and sucked on the bones, dragging all form of moister from the appendage.



“Stop!!!” he screamed until his voice went hoarse. “Stop it!!!’ he begged. The pain was too much, he couldn’t bear it. “Please…stop!!!”



Adam chuckled; enjoying Allen’s pain laced cries. He turned the heater up and smirked when Allen’s trashes increased.



“You’ve been very bad Allen,” he said with a sadistic grim. “I have to punish you.”



Allen could barely make out what he was saying as his mind was being overcome by the sensation of pain. He tried to pull his hand out from the small hole that it was trapped in but screamed when he felt the scorching hot metal gripped his hand tighter. The pain numbed his mind and he felt himself falling into a sort of oblivion.



“Have you reflected on your actions, Allen?” Adam asked. “Because of your stupidity, I’ve lost my shipments for this month.”



Allen was barely conscious anymore. He wanted to fall to his knees but he couldn’t move. If he did the iron grip would tightened on his hand, possibly tearing it clean off. He was about to pass out when he felt the grip slacken.



“I’ll let you off the hook for now,” Adam replied and he released Allen’s hand from the metal grip that held it. “But next time, I won’t be so lenient.”



Allen fell back when his hand was released. Pain thrummed throughout his body and he could smell the scent of his burnt flesh lining thick in the air. Tears flooded out his eyes and it trailed down his cheeks in gallons. There was a soulless look in gray eyes as it locked up to the ceiling, but even while looking up it focused on nothing. He could barely make out anything, only pain. That was the most dominate feeling.



“Take him to his room,” Adam said to the two men who stood at the door. “Have Komui look at him.”



The two men nodded and carefully took him up, but Allen didn’t know if he felt the shift or not. He was way out of it and within moments he was unconscious.



Since that day Allen avoided doing anything that would put the Noah Family in any form of jeopardy. The Earl was serious when he said that he would punish him for ruining business. He had to endure everything that was done to him and what was worst was that he hadn’t heard a peep from his sister since five years ago. The last time he saw his sister was when he was ten and now he was fifteen. It had been so long. He missed his sister and he was worried about what had happen to her because he doubt that she was just attending school like Adam said.



He was confined to his room for a few months, recovering from the horrible burns he received. It was three agonizing months and even then he wasn’t giving a break to fully recover. After the initial three months he was back training. The Earl didn’t want him to fall behind on his lessons and though he still forced Allen to kill, Allen never did. He endured all the whips and beatings for disobeying the Earl’s order to kill as that was one thing he wouldn’t do.



He wouldn’t kill, even if the urge had been there in the past few years. His hands itched to take a life but his morality wouldn’t allow him the pleasure. He refused to fall as low as the Earl had forced everyone to fall. If he killed, he knew it would be all over for him, not in the way that he would disappoint his sister, but in the fact that he wouldn’t be able to stop himself. He knew if he started, he wouldn’t stop. He wouldn’t become the monster that the Earl wanted.



The three months that passed after his partial recovery were worst than any hell. But even then he still strived to survive. He would find a way to escape with his nephews and then he would find out what had really happened to his sister. Finding his sister was top priority for him.



“Allen,” Adam’s voice was sickly sadistic. “It’s time for another lesson.”



Allen’s whole body was still sore from the punishment he received the previous day, after he refused to finish off another enemy. When he refused to kill the person the Earl had prepared for him, the Earl would do the job himself and then punish him severely. It was a recurring cycle that continued for three long grueling years. Allen was used to seeing people die before him – by various gruesome methods – and it didn’t affect him like before but it made something twitch inside him. It made him excited and somewhat lightheaded when he saw someone die a bloody death…as if he enjoyed seeing them dying and the methods that was used to kill them.



“This prisoner has been trying to destroy my precious family,” Adam continued but Allen didn’t hear him. The blood was rushing to his ears. Was he crazy for actually anticipating the next victim’s death? “This will be a bit different from before.” He led Allen inside his study and switched on the lights. “If you don’t kill her, you will die.”



Allen’s eyes widened so much that it might bulge out of his head and the tears that he thought had long dried up fell hard and fast down his cheeks. ‘No…’ he backed back to the closed door. ‘No…!’



There before him strapped to a hard metal chair was his sister. The same sister that he hadn’t seen in almost five years was before him barely breathing. She was scarcely clothed and by her appearance it looked as if she was constantly abused and…raped. Her eyes were dull and lifeless but there was a small fire in them. She raised her head and looked to where Allen stood. Tears instantly flooded her eyes when she saw him.



“Al…len?” her voice was horse and it sounded scratchy from being overused.



“Nee-san?” tears blurred his vision.



Adam walked over to Allen’s side and placed a hand gun in his hand. “Kill her,” his voice was low like a purr. “If you don’t kill her, I’ll kill you both.” Allen trembled when he heard that. “Now show me how ruthless you can be, put your life before hers.”



Allen looked at the gun in his hands and then back at his sister. He had to kill her but there was no way that he could.



Adam was getting pissed at Allen’s hesitance. “Allen, kill that traitor!” he barked, his strong voice was firm and demanding. “Kill her or suffer the consequences.”



Allen trembled at the threat in the man’s voice. The last time he helped a traitor escape, his left hand was almost completely burnt of, and though it happened six months ago the pain was still there. But she wasn’t a fucking traitor, she was his sister.



“Allen!” Adam barked.



The trembling increased and Allen dropped the gun and backed away. He couldn’t do it, there was no way he could kill her. He would endure any punishment the Earl had for him, he would gladly surrender to that fate but he would not kill his sister.



Adam though had different plans. He wanted to see Allen at his finest. Allen was to be the perfect boss and he would be the one to mold him into it. He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out his own hand gun. A smirk crossed his lips and he pulled the trigger, embedding a bullet in between Robin’s eyes.



The sound brought Allen back to reality. His eyes widened as he stared into similar gray eyes that were slowly losing life. The eyes held such regret and sadness and he couldn’t bear looking into them anymore. Tears continued to flow from his eyes when he realized that she was shot in the head. That she was going to die.



“Robin!!!” he ran forward to her and Adam allowed him to. “Robin!! Robin please wake up!!” He shook her but there was no response. Blood was all over. ‘No! No! No! No! NOOOO!!!’ The smell of blood was everywhere and it flooded his senses. He couldn’t believe it…his sister was dead….she was dead and the person who killed her was standing there laughing. He was just fucking standing there!!



“Are you angry Allen?” Adam smirked. “Why, when you were finally reunited with your sister after so long?” He chuckled and it was a god awful sound. “Let me tell you a little secret.” He walked over to where Allen stood frozen. His hot breath ghosted against the shell of his ear. “I had her locked in this room since a few months back. She was tortured and raped daily.” He chuckled when he heard the sobs from Allen increasing in volume. “I was planning on killing her without you knowing but this is so much better.” He rested his hand on Allen’s shoulder. “Who should I kill now to get you to follow me, eh?”



The words echoed over and over in Allen’s ears. He could feel pain and anger bubbling in his chest. It took all form of reasoning from him and he grabbed the hand that rested on his shoulder.



“You fucking bastard!!!” he took up the knife that was hidden in his jacket and stabbed Adam in his chest.



Adam staggered back a bit, not expecting the attack. He dropped his gun and coughed out a bit of blood. His eyes danced with madness when they landed on Allen.



“Ah Allen those eyes are positively lovely,” he gave a wide grin when he saw the pure hate blazing in Allen’s eyes. “Are you going to kill me?”



Allen dashed towards him and slashed wildly with his knife. Adam easily dodged all the frantic attacks and he grabbed Allen by the hand and flipped him over. Allen landed near the door where the gun Adam gave him was. He took it up and quickly got to his feet.



“Oh?” Adam chuckled and wiped the drop of blood from the corner of his lips. “What are you possibly thinking of doing with that?”



Allen didn’t give it a second thought. He pulled the trigger and shot Adam in his right leg. Adam grunted from the shot but he stood up right.



“Were you planning on killing me with that?” Adam was about to chuckle again but a bullet to his other leg stopped him in his tracks. He looked towards Allen and almost purred when he saw that his eyes were hazed over with sadistic glee.



Allen had never felt like that in his life. The thrill he got from pulling the trigger and watching the person’s blood spill right before him was mind numbing. He couldn’t help but pull the trigger again and again just to hear Adam pain filled groans. Adam fell down to the ground in a bloodied heap, he knew his life would be over soon but he had a smirk on. He was successful; Allen would make the perfect boss. A crazed laugh erupted from his battered throat until it went silent at his death.



Allen continued firing even when it was obvious that Adam was dead. He emptied the bullets into his body but it still wasn’t enough. The excitement was still there, he wanted to kill more, and he wanted to mess him up more. He threw away the gun and headed over to Adam’s discarded one and then emptied that round of bullets into his head. He laughed maniacally as he fired, loving the way the bullets made holes in Adam’s head and the way the blood bubbled and flowed.



He was finished with all the bullets in that one and he frowned. The crazed look in his eyes never relented; in fact it got harsher and crueler. His eyes were the mirror to his soul and right now Allen’s eyes were reflecting insanity. He had completely snapped.



“Ne, ne~ outou-san,” he poked Adam’s corpse with morbid fascination. “Make some noise.” A grin that mirrored his lunacy tugged his lips. “Aw~ I want to kill you again.” He took up his knife and plunged it into Adam’s body over and over again. The knife sunk deeply and he used it to rip him open. “This is no fun when you’re not screaming in pain.”



The door sudden flew open and four bodyguards stormed in.



“Earl-sama!” they chorused.



They immediately stilled when they saw the amount of blood that littered the room and that their boss was dead on the ground with Allen sitting on top of his corpse. Allen stopped ripping Adam’s body open and squashed the non-beating heart that was in his left hand. He turned his bloodlust gaze to the four and regarded them cruelly. A psychotic smirk crossed his lips and he got up.



“Hehe~ I can have a bit more fun,” before they were even aware of it Allen was already in front of them. He brought his knife forward and stabbed one of them deeply in his chest, then quickly moved on to the others.



They were frozen on spot at Allen’s monster-like moves and wasn’t able to react properly. Allen used their momentarily pause as an opportunity to eliminate them all. He ran his knife deeply into each of their bodies, leaving only one unharmed. That one tried to escape but Allen jumped him and pinned him to the floor.



“Play with me~” Allen purred as he took up the guy’s gun from his waist. “Come on I’m so~ bored.” He pointed the gun at the man’s head.



The man nodded vigorously. “Ok! Ok I’ll p-play…w-with y-y-you!” he stammered in a rush. “W-what do…y-you…want t-t-to do?”



Allen placed his hand on his chin as if he was in deep thought. His eyes sparkled viciously and he gave a cruel smirk. “I want to see your blood spill~!”



Without warning he pulled the trigger. From the close proximity of the shot the guy’s head was blown almost clean off. Allen giggled when he felt the warm blood splashing on his face and body. He was soaked from head to toe in the red liquid but he didn’t mind it. The blood made him beyond excited and it was even more when he saw the look of fear in the man’s eyes before he killed him. He got up and walked past the Earl’s mutilated corpse until he stopped before the corpse of his sister.



“Sorry,” he said with a sick grin. His eyes were wild with unrestrained madness. “Your little brother is gone.”



After he said that he walked over to the Earl’s seat at the head of the rectangular table. A drop of blood dripped from Robin’s forehead to her left eye and it trailed down her cheek as if it was a bloody tear.



“Ah~ I’m so fucking bored!” Allen yelled to the room of corpses. “Someone come in so I can kill you!”



He raised he legs to rest on the table and made himself comfortable. His hands rested against the back of the chair and that was how Tyki found him half an hour later.



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Alma panted and rested against a tall barren Sakura tree. He was still in the forest of his father’s land…no it wasn’t his father’s land, it was Yuu’s home, the home that was stolen from him. He panted as he tried to catch his breath. It wasn’t as if he was tired, the scent of blood was still affecting him. The scent clung to him and it made him a bit uneasy.



“I’ve got to get out here before they find me,” he voiced out loud. “That means I’ll only have two days to find Yuu…”



He started moving again. The blood didn’t show much on his black shirt but it coloured his ripped jeans in a bright red shade. He looked like he had just killed someone but that wasn’t the case. ‘I need a change of clothes…’ That was on his to get list. There was no way he would go see his precious Yuu looking like he just murdered someone. ‘I might scare him off.’ Though that wouldn’t be the case with Kanda.



He reached a fork, where one path led into the countryside and the other led deeper into the forest. After he made it past there it would take him close to several hours to get to the main city. ‘I’ll stop by there and collect a few things I’ll need.’ He turned to the path that led deeper into the forest. The area was pretty much unguarded and he managed to slip by undetected. His destination was a small cave to the west of the Kanda mansion. It was a secret place only he and Kanda knew of. They used to hang out there a lot and even when he thought Kanda was dead, he still went there. His father didn’t know about it and that made it even better.



‘Turn left at the rose bush, then walk forward until you can no longer see the trees,’ he repeated the little map he and Kanda thought of in his head. ‘After you pass a large boulder that looks like a frog,’ he smiled when he saw the frog boulder, ‘you walk thirty paces to the right. There will be a small stream and beside it will be a large string of vines hanging down from some rocks.’



He walked up to the row of vines and parted it. There was an entrance there and he walked in. Over the years that passed he had fixed up their secret spot. It was now remolded to look like a nice little hideout. There was even working electricity there. He switched the lights on and internally groaned at what he saw.



“I’ll need to redecorate…”



The walls of the cave were lined with various swords and guns. It was literally a weapon storehouse but there was a bunch of other items like clothes and canned foods at different corners of the cave. He walked over to one of the many suitcases and took out a fluffy black towel.



“Now to take a bath and plan my grand rescue,” he grinned and then hurried outside to the nearby stream.



After his well needed bath he went back into the cave and got dressed. He put on a tight black marina and a black baggy cargo pants. To complete his outfit he wore a black leather jacket that hid the gun holster that he had over his shoulders. He took up a bunch of other weapons and placed them in the many compartments on his pants, and then strapped his Katana at his waist.



He took up a one strap bag from a pile on the ground and packed it with a change of clothes, ammunition, explosives and other various weapons. There was also a small safe that had money in it at the far corner of the room. He took out a sufficient amount and placed it in the bag. Once he was packed and ready he turned off the light and stepped out of the cave. At times like these it made him remember all that he had been through, but now he was stronger than he was before. Now instead of Yuu always protecting him, he would be the one to protect him.



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Two young boys clung to each other at the corner of a dark room. The one with spiky black hair sniffled and then burst out in to tears. He held onto the other boy with short raven hair for dear life.



“Yuu…” he sniffed. “What are they going to do with us…?”



Kanda Yuu hugged the boy closer to him as he tried to hide the fear he felt. He couldn’t be the scardy-cat, right now he had to keep a level head. ‘Chichiue and Hahaue will find us I’m sure of it.’



“Alma stop crying,” he patted the spiky haired child on his head. “You’re older, come on stop crying…”



“But Yuu…” Alma sniffed and he wiped the snot from his nose in his black kimono. “I’m scared…”



Kanda felt Alma’s trembling and he couldn’t help the lone tear that trailed down his right cheek. He was scared too but he had to stand strong. ‘I have to protect Alma…he’s such a crybaby.’ He didn’t know what they wanted with them. The three guys had come up to him so suddenly but it seemed that they weren’t interested in Alma. They only took him with them because Alma started yelling and crying when he saw them taking him. ‘Who are they and what do they want with me?’ The only guess he could make was that they wanted to kidnap him for ransom.



The door creaked open and a thin stream of light entered the room. Two men wearing pure white coats stepped in and Alma’s trembling increased.



“I thought we would only get one more new specimen,” one of the men began as he closed in on the two boys.



“The other one was brought because he wouldn’t shut up,” the other replied. “Either way it’s fine. They both match what we’re looking for. Both are at the appropriate age and their blood type is compatible with the drug. I’m sure these two will become a great success.”



“I hope so,” the first one replied. “The children before have all died.”



Kanda flinched when he heard that. His grip tightened on Alma’s body and snarled at the man before him. The man gave a chuckle.



“Look at that, how cute,” he said as he reached out to take Alma. Kanda pushed Alma back and bit deeply on the offensive hand. “Ouch!” he pulled Kanda by his hair and yanked him off his hand. “Damn brat!”



Kanda released the guy’s hand and spat the skin and blood that was in his mouth on the ground. The other guy grabbed Alma who was kicking and screaming. It caught Kanda’s attention and he turned to help him but the guy he bit kicked him back. His back hit the wall roughly.



“Yuu!!” Alma cried as he trashed about in the guy’s hand. “Yuu!!”



The guy silenced him by knocking him out and the other guy did the same to Kanda. Another man entered the room and he gave a smirk when his gaze landed on Kanda but it turned to a slight shocked look when he saw Alma.



“Why is another specimen here?” he raised his hands to silence them. It didn’t matter, at least now if the experiment was a success Alma would benefit. “Forget that, proceed with the experiments. I expect to see some results this time.”



Both men nodded and took the two boys from the room.



The pain both boys endured for the next six months that passed could have broken anybody. Their small and fragile frames were racked with pain so intense it was unimaginable. Throughout the whole ordeal Kanda swore that he had died more than once, only to wake up the next day partially healed. He didn’t understand what was going on but all he wanted was to escape with Alma. It had been past six months since they had been there and he didn’t want to stay there any longer. The only thing that kept them sane was the fact that they had each other. If they were alone in that hell, that person would have surely been broken.



“…Yuu…” Alma’s eyes were dull and his lips were chapped. “It hurts…”



The scientists always did separate examinations on them and Alma had just gotten back from his. Kanda walked over to the crying boy and held him in his arms. That was all he could do. ‘Damn it!’ Tears threatened to fall but he refused to let them spill.



“Alma…where does it hurt?” he asked as he bought Alma over to the bed that they shared. “What did they do this time…?”



Alma rested his head on the pillow and gave a cough. “They used…a new shock gun…” tears flowed more and more when he remembered the pain. “My body hurt so bad…”



“Alma…” Kanda gritted his teeth. “I’m sorry…”



Dull cobalt eyes looked up at Kanda and he gave a small and weak smile. “Don’t apologize…Yuu, it’s not your fault…I was captured too.”



No matter how much times Alma told him that it wasn’t his fault Kanda still thought it was. If only he’d fought hard enough to keep them away from Alma, only he would be there now. Alma would have been better off not being there with him, he wasn’t fit to receive that sort of intense pain.



He wiped the tears from Alma’s eyes and brought the covers up. “Sleep for now Alma. You need to recover.”



Alma nodded and closed his eyes and immediately he was asleep. Kanda stayed at the bedside like he always did and then he cried. He would never cry in front of Alma, only when he was alone or when Alma was asleep. That was the only time he cried but he didn’t know that Alma faked sleeping and was even torn up inside by his hidden tears.



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“Yuu, Alma, wake up.”



Kanda blinked and turned his head to where he heard the voice. When his eyes finally adjusted to the dim light they widened. “Doctor Epstein?”



“Shh, Yuu,” the lady gave a weak smile. “Wake Alma, we’re getting you two out of here.”



Kanda sat up and looked towards the door there he saw three other persons. He recognized them as the only few persons that didn’t treat him and Alma as test subjects. What was surprising was that they were armed with various weapons.



“Yuu…?” Alma stirred awake. He blinked to adjust to the dim light and gasped when he saw the person’s there. “What’s going on?”



“Come on,” Dr. Epstein grabbed both their hands. “We need to escape before anyone takes notice.” She pulled them towards the three guys who stood guarding the door.



One of the guys took Kanda and the other took Alma. They lifted them in their arms and covered them with a large black cloak. The last guy was an old man and hurried out the room followed by the two who held Kanda and Alma. Dr. Epstein was the last to leave and she closed the door carefully behind her.



“Follow me,” she whispered. “I’ll get us to the emergency exit from here.”



Their journey was careful and mostly uneventful. When they encountered a guard or researcher the three guys would act accordingly. They would knock them out and then proceed with caution. Kanda felt relieved that they were finally going to be free but that relief was short lived when the alarms suddenly blared.



“Shit!” the guy who held Kanda yelled. “They spotted us already. We have to hurry!”



Dr. Epstein nodded and she broke out into a run. Because of the alarm they encountered many guards on the way and it was becoming increasingly hard to fight their way out.



“Lenny take the kids and go!” the guy who held Alma yelled. He stopped and fended off a guard and kicked him back. “I’ll hold these guys back, just make sure you get them home!”



“But–” Dr. Epstein began but she was interrupted by the other two guys.



“Take them,” the one who held Kanda said. “I’ll help with the guards,” he turned to the short old man that stood beside Dr. Epstein. “Bookman you go with Lenny to the exit.”



“Alright,” the old man replied with a nod. The two men lowered Kanda and Alma to the ground. “Come here boys.”



Alma ran over to Bookman but Kanda gave the two men one last look before he hurried over.



“Catch up with us ok,” he said.



“Definitely,” the two men smiled at them and they left.



Dr. Epstein held Kanda’s and Alma’s hand in both hers. She led them up the long flight of stairs and towards the single door at the end of the hallway. They were almost there but a lone shot echoed in the hallway.



“Lenny!” Bookman yelled when her steps faltered. “Damn it!” Dr. Epstein was shot and it was slowing them down. He stopped and took the boy’s hands from Dr. Epstein. “Yuu, I want you to take Alma and run through those doors, don’t look back okay.”



Alma cried when he saw the blood running down Dr. Epstein’s middle. He didn’t want to leave them there.



“Alma lets go!” Kanda yelled. His eyes were hooded by his bang.



“But Yuu, we can’t leave them!” Alma shook his head. Before he would have run with Kanda but he couldn’t leave the people who helped them to die like that. He just couldn’t…



“Alma we have to go!” Kanda pulled Alma with him and dashed out the door. He understood why Alma didn’t want to leave, he felt the same too but…they had to survive or what Dr. Epstein and everyone did for them would all be for naught.



The men continued shooting but Dr. Epstein quickly closed the door just as Kanda and Alma made it out.



“Be safe you two,” she gave a smile before she fell to the ground in Bookman’s arms. ‘I’m sorry for not saving you two earlier…’



Outside Kanda and Alma had reached past the research facility building and they were still running. Alma was crying his eyes out but Kanda couldn’t find the time to. He had to get Alma way…for all the persons who sacrificed themselves for their survival…their sacrifices wouldn’t be in vein. ‘I’m sorry everyone…’



The streets were empty at night and Kanda didn’t know where to turn, it was a maze. He didn’t want to lead Alma into any trap but it had been so long since he had been in the open air. They had been underground for close to six and a half months and he didn’t remember much of how the outside world looked



“There!” Kanda suddenly yelled. “I can see lights out there!”



He pulled Alma along to where he saw the lights and froze when he found himself standing in the road. A large truck was speeding their way and the drive beeped at them to get out of the way. Kanda didn’t have anytime to think; he pushed Alma out of the way and took the hit. The truck tried to stop at the last minute but it still ended up hitting Kanda.



Alma rolled and skidded to a halt. Bruises and cuts covered his body but other than that he was fine. He raised his head and his eyes widened when he saw Kanda get hit by the truck. “Yuu!!” he screamed until his throat hurt.



The truck tilted to its side and then skidded to a halt. It exploded afterwards. The explosion was big enough to draw the attention of some people that were near the area and they hurried to see what was gong on.



“Oh my god!” a lady screamed when she saw a bloodied Kanda. “That poor little boy!”



Despite the pain Alma was in, he picked himself up off the ground and hurried to Kanda’s side. “Yuu! Yuu!” he cried as he tried to shake him awake. “Yuu!”



“Hey kid calm down,” a voice said. Alma looked up and saw a young boy who looked around ten. He had strange white hair and gray eyes. “We need to get him to a hospital right away.” The boy turned towards the sidewalk. “Oi Cross hurry it up!”



“Shut up brat!” a man with spiky tamed long red hair yelled. He turned to run towards the nearby parking lot. “I’m going for the car so bring the brattling.”



“Ok,” the white haired boy yelled. He was about to pick up Kanda but Alma grabbed his hands. “It’s okay I’m going to get him some help.” He looked at Alma and saw the mistrust in his tear filled cobalt eyes. “My name is Allen and I want to help.”



Alma was still hesitant but even he knew that Kanda would be in serious trouble if he didn’t get help soon. So for now he would trust that Allen person. He released his hold on Allen’s hand and allowed him to take Kanda up.



“Wow he’s light,” Allen said to himself. ‘Cute too…is he really a boy?’ “Hey kid, follow me.” Alma nodded and followed after Allen.



Kanda stirred and his eyes opened to slits. He looked up and saw white; it was his first time seeing white hair. ‘Is that an angel? Am I dead?’ Allen looked down at him and saw that he was awake.



“Hey kid, hold on okay,” he hurried over to where Cross was parked. “We’ll get you some help.”



Kanda could barely hear him. He was slowly loosing consciousness and within moments he was unconscious again. Allen hurried over to the car when Kanda’s eyes closed.



“Cross we need to hurry up!” he yelled and opened the door for Alma to get in, then followed afterwards with Kanda in his hands. “Step on it!”



Cross grumbled something about ‘Allen better not get any blood on his car seats’ but it was gone to the wind when he sped off down the street.



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It was three grueling hours after their escape that Alma could breathe again. He was worried sick about Yuu and he never left the door of the emergency room. The person that helped him was still there too and for some reason that made him feel a lot better.



“Alma here eat this,” Allen gave Alma a cheese sandwich along with a bottle of water. He had gotten the names of the two boys on their way to the hospital. “You need your strength.”



Alma nodded and accepted the sandwich and water. Allen took a seat beside him and ate his own sandwich. He didn’t have a reason to be there but he felt as if he should. Cross had already left but he wanted to see if the boy would be fine. For some reason he was drawn to him and he couldn’t resist the pull.



“Yuu will be alright, won’t he?” Alma sniffed.



“Yeah,” Allen didn’t know why but he felt as if he should reassure Alma. “I’m sure he’ll be alright. Komui is looking after him and he’s the best doctor I know.” He gave Alma a smile and Alma couldn’t help but smile back.



“Un!”



“Alma!!”



Alma looked up and his eyes flooded with tears. “Hahaue!” he got up and ran towards his mother. She held him in a tight embrace as if she never wanted to let go of him again.



“Oh my god Alma!” she cried. “Thank god you’re alright. Thank god!”



“Karuna, did you find them,” a raven haired lady hurried over to where Alma and his mother were. “Alma!”



Her eyes were just like Karuna’s. They looked weary and dark circles were under them. She was somnolent from six months of worrying and it took a toll on both their bodies.



“Alma, are you alright?” she stooped down to hug Alma. “How is Yuu?”



“He’s in surgery now,” Allen replied as he walked over to the two ladies. “He’s been in there for three hours now.”



Karuna looked up to him and she got up. “You were the one who found my baby?” she hugged him. “Oh thank you!”



Allen felt sort of uneasy being held by Alma’s mother. He gave a nervous chuckle. “I just happened to be in the area and saw the accident,” he replied. “No one would help but I couldn’t leave them. They’re just babies, how could someone be so cruel as to kidnap them?” Alma also told him bits of what happened to them.



Karuna sniffled and released Allen. “I’m so glad they were found,” she turned to face the other lady. “Right now I hope Yuu will be alright, for Yulliana’s sake.”



“He’ll be just fine,” a young man with short purple hair stepped out of the emergency room. He gave everyone who was gathered a reassuring smile.



Immediately Yuliana ran to his side. “How is he? How is my little baby?” she asked.



The man adjusted his glasses and smiled. “His life is in no danger,” he replied and Yuliana burst into tears. “But there is something I must tell you about his condition.”



Allen excused himself as he had stayed long enough. What Komui had to say wouldn’t be his business because he wasn’t related to the boy. Though, he really wanted to stay and meet with Kanda. The two women tried to persuade him to stay as they wanted to introduce him to their husbands when they arrived but he declined. He really couldn’t stay any longer, Cross would start bitching.



“I really hope Yuu recovers soon,” he said with a sincere smile. “Take care.”



Alma nodded and waved at him when he left. Allen was really nice and he wanted to be just like him. He felt useless at the time but he promised that he would get stronger so that he could protect his precious Yuu. Next time he would prevent him from ever getting hurt.



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“You’re early, Kanda-kun,” Komui replied as he opened the door.



Kanda stood at the door dressed nicely in his Bladen Academy uniform. He looked at his watch and saw that it was just a few minutes after twelve and shrugged. School had ended early for him and he headed straight over to Komui’s



“I wanted to surprise Lenalee when she got back,” he replied with a shrug. “So are you going to let me in or not?”



Komui could only shake his head in mock disbelief. “You’re that eager to find out about Allen-kun?” he stepped aside to allowed Kanda entry.



Kanda remained silent as he walked in. He hadn’t been over Lenalee’s in a while but from what he could see, there wasn’t much of a change. Komui lead him to the living room area and he took a seat on the couch.



“Have you realized why you want to know so badly?” Komui asked as he took a seat on the loveseat that was in front of the couch.



Kanda shrugged. “I’m ignoring it, because I know it isn’t true,” he replied.



Komui sighed. What did they say about ‘denial’ being a river in Egypt? “Alright, suit yourself,” he took on a more professional look. “To understand Allen’s treatment, you must understand the reason why he, well went crazy.”



“I know all of that already,” Kanda replied. “I know everything that happened from his father’s death to when he killed his adoptive father.”



Komui seemed a little shocked by that little piece of information. “Ok, I guess I’ll start from where you left off then.” He adjusted his glassed and relaxed himself in the loveseat. “Allen was, how would you say this, blood crazed. He wanted to kill anything that bled and because of that it wasn’t safe for him to be around people or even animals…”



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Tyki pushed the door to his father’s study open. The first thing that assaulted his senses was the thick scent of blood. ‘What is going on here?’ He pushed the door open and rushed in. ‘What the fuck?’ That was the least of the shock he felt when he saw the inside of the room. Blood coloured the floor a dark crimson shade and dead bodies were strewn across the room. He looked forward seeing Robin’s dead body and then down a few paces before her he saw a corpse that must have been his father. ‘What the hell happened here?’



“Eh, someone’s here~?”



Tyki’s mind and body were on high alert. He looked around the room not seeing anyone. That was until the chair at the head of the table spun around. When he saw Allen sitting there with ‘that’ look in his eyes it made him shiver, in fear or excitement, he didn’t know.



“Allen, what happened here?” he demanded.



“Eh? Can’t you guess by looking?” Allen’s voice sounded sickly innocent but Tyki knew it was fake. “The Count killed Robin; I killed the Count and then the others you see there.”



Tyki could see the madness in Allen’s demeanor. It was different than it was for him or his other family members. They had managed to keep a tab on their insanity but it looked as if Allen was far gone. He was so out of it that his only aim seemed to be killing and killing until there was no one left to kill. ‘This is bad…’



“Ne, ne Tyki~” Allen got up. His body was twitching and so were his eyes. He gave a twisted sort of giggle and tilted his head to the side. “Can I kill you too?”



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A/N: wow that was a ah~ intresting! I finished this up over the weekend. Ah! I won’t be able to check it so there are a lot of mistakes! So please bear with me okies~! I’ll reread it but I can’t guarantee that I’ll find the mistakes cuz I suck at beta-ing my own works…ah well for the next chapter I got the idea but the page is kinda blank so it might take a while…psyche! Not really but I’m motivated to write, so hopefully it won’t take a while. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! R&R okies! Mwaahh~!x4



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