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Fic: A Peek into Cross Marian's Mind 7
Title: A Peek into Cross Marian's Mind
Characters: Cross Marian, Allen Walker
Summary: "What an excellent timing." Cross hauled Allen off his feet. "Useless idiot apprentice, now is your chance. You want to exorcise akuma? Do it now."
Please read and review :)
7. Misleading/Erroneous
The setting sun set its dim glow upon the earth creating a spectacular view. Cross Marian sat on a balcony, sipping his wine while watching the scenery. The hotel he was staying at was a fine one with lavish furniture and decorations, equal to its expensive price. And one poor apprentice suffered for his current enjoyment.
General Cross Marian was black-listed on most of the continent's debtor list. The red haired man was notorious for his "borrowing and running" ways, leaving Cross with two options; either running away from the debts he'd collected, or facing the trouble of paying the debts using the Order's account (but that would waste all of his efforts to stay hidden). But now he has a third option: pay the debts through someone else—namely his useless idiot apprentice, Allen Walker. Surprisingly, the boy managed to pay every bill Cross inundated on him somehow.
The last rays of the sun had long gone when Cross went out for a quick trip to the bar. He did a slight detour on his way and stopped by a shadowed alleyway, lighting a cigarette and then waiting for his useless idiot apprentice to appear. Cross had few money left, but that would soon be rectified. He would just snag his useless idiot apprentice's payment as usual. He would even bear the discomfort of the rotten smell coming from the trash can beside him.
His cigarette was halfway from burning out when he spotted the disheveled white haired boy stumbling across the street in an obvious display of extreme fatigue. Cross rounded on the poor boy who instantly cowered. Time for step one.
He grabbed the boy's collar and yanked him hard to face him. "Where's today's payment?" he demanded.
For a second the boy looked stricken before he handed out the money in contempt. Allen had learned that his master was a ruthless slave driver and he would stop at nothing to get the money the boy had worked hard for. It was better to give the money or face the consequence later (being punished for misbehaving by having to sleep in the stables with horses was worse enough, the odor was too repulsing).
Now on to step two. "Tch, you've been working the whole day and you got only this much?" Cross mocked.
Cross stared at the boy's indignant expression, his body language conveying utter boredom. He knew society was against taking advantage of a "defenseless little boy", but hell, pay back sure was sweet. And it's not like the boy was completely defenseless—his left arm was a deadly anti-akuma weapon (that had been activated only once), and he a friggin' Noah asleep deep inside his subconscious.
"Then what about you, master? Ever since I became your apprentice you've never taught me anything remotely useful as an apprentice! You've never taught me how to destroy akuma, you only allowed me to watch on the side!" Allen snapped. His useless idiot apprentice suddenly seemed to have grown a back bone.
Cross was just about to say something when an explosion rang through the air. Screams and shrieks of terror and monsters were heard as several consecutive explosions followed. Even someone with the least bit knowledge of the hidden war could put two and two together and found the answer—what monster could it be other than akuma? None, except if you count the freaky smiling fatso and the Noahs.
He saw Allen turned his head to look at the direction of the cause of commotion. The boy's left eye had gone freaky red. So, the little runt understood the situation. Then...
"What an excellent timing." Cross hauled Allen off his feet. "Useless idiot apprentice, now is your chance. You want to exorcise akuma? Do it now."
"Eh? Master, you can't be serious?" the white haired boy asked weakly, clearly appalled by his master's intention. His face had gotten paler if that was even possible. "But I haven't learned how to—"
"I said GO!" Cross threw him out of the dark alleyway into the open road and straight into the path of three level one akuma. He watched as his apprentice tried in vain to activate his left arm. Of course his attempts were futile, the innocence absolutely would not respond to fear. Allen was forced to run from the rain of bullets because of it. Darn apprentice, how could he expect to fight akuma if he couldn't even activate his innocence?
Cross grabbed his prized possession, the golden gun Judgment—his anti akuma weapon, and drew it from its holster. He sent three bullets toward the three akuma, loving the lovely ringing echoes it caused. Three more level one akuma were destroyed with a deafening explosion, sending debris of metallic body parts everywhere (also sending Allen flying from the ground and hitting his head on the cobblestone street).
"Oi, useless idiot apprentice." Cross called Allen's attention, ignoring the dazed expression his apprentice wore. "You shouldn't have let any opportunity passed you if you want to be an exorcist." Those unblinking, glazed gray eyes were unnerving him (a bit). He knew that look—the same look the Fourteenth had when Cross had told him of his agreement on the promise, the look that said he completely believed his words as truth.
"Your workload tomorrow is doubled as your punishment. Get more money." Cross snapped.
The boy's eyes widened in shock, replacing the glazed expression with shock. Cross silently sighed in relief to himself at the change. Giving his apprentice his trademark smug grin, he turned away from the scene and continued his walk to the bar. Allen was left alone to ponder on his words.
For the next several weeks, his useless idiot apprentice would be seen carrying a deck of cards with him wherever he went and returned late in the middle of the night. Cross didn't think too much of it, the boy probably had a lot of jobs to do. But after a month he finally decided to inspect his apprentice and found him in a shoddy bar, sitting at a table surrounded by men far older than him, gambling. There was the fact that his useless idiot apprentice seemed to be winning a lot of money, and didn't tell him anything about it (darn it, he would make sure the boy was sorry for this).
"You shouldn't have let any opportunity passed you—"
Holy cow, the boy really did take his words to heart.
So, how was it?
I assumed that "akuma" is uncountable. Since every time I typed akumas, it just struck me as odd. But is it really uncountable?
I kept updating the content on FF since I found mistakes every time I reread it... Hope there's no more mistakes.
Characters: Cross Marian, Allen Walker
Summary: "What an excellent timing." Cross hauled Allen off his feet. "Useless idiot apprentice, now is your chance. You want to exorcise akuma? Do it now."
Please read and review :)
7. Misleading/Erroneous
The setting sun set its dim glow upon the earth creating a spectacular view. Cross Marian sat on a balcony, sipping his wine while watching the scenery. The hotel he was staying at was a fine one with lavish furniture and decorations, equal to its expensive price. And one poor apprentice suffered for his current enjoyment.
General Cross Marian was black-listed on most of the continent's debtor list. The red haired man was notorious for his "borrowing and running" ways, leaving Cross with two options; either running away from the debts he'd collected, or facing the trouble of paying the debts using the Order's account (but that would waste all of his efforts to stay hidden). But now he has a third option: pay the debts through someone else—namely his useless idiot apprentice, Allen Walker. Surprisingly, the boy managed to pay every bill Cross inundated on him somehow.
The last rays of the sun had long gone when Cross went out for a quick trip to the bar. He did a slight detour on his way and stopped by a shadowed alleyway, lighting a cigarette and then waiting for his useless idiot apprentice to appear. Cross had few money left, but that would soon be rectified. He would just snag his useless idiot apprentice's payment as usual. He would even bear the discomfort of the rotten smell coming from the trash can beside him.
His cigarette was halfway from burning out when he spotted the disheveled white haired boy stumbling across the street in an obvious display of extreme fatigue. Cross rounded on the poor boy who instantly cowered. Time for step one.
He grabbed the boy's collar and yanked him hard to face him. "Where's today's payment?" he demanded.
For a second the boy looked stricken before he handed out the money in contempt. Allen had learned that his master was a ruthless slave driver and he would stop at nothing to get the money the boy had worked hard for. It was better to give the money or face the consequence later (being punished for misbehaving by having to sleep in the stables with horses was worse enough, the odor was too repulsing).
Now on to step two. "Tch, you've been working the whole day and you got only this much?" Cross mocked.
Cross stared at the boy's indignant expression, his body language conveying utter boredom. He knew society was against taking advantage of a "defenseless little boy", but hell, pay back sure was sweet. And it's not like the boy was completely defenseless—his left arm was a deadly anti-akuma weapon (that had been activated only once), and he a friggin' Noah asleep deep inside his subconscious.
"Then what about you, master? Ever since I became your apprentice you've never taught me anything remotely useful as an apprentice! You've never taught me how to destroy akuma, you only allowed me to watch on the side!" Allen snapped. His useless idiot apprentice suddenly seemed to have grown a back bone.
Cross was just about to say something when an explosion rang through the air. Screams and shrieks of terror and monsters were heard as several consecutive explosions followed. Even someone with the least bit knowledge of the hidden war could put two and two together and found the answer—what monster could it be other than akuma? None, except if you count the freaky smiling fatso and the Noahs.
He saw Allen turned his head to look at the direction of the cause of commotion. The boy's left eye had gone freaky red. So, the little runt understood the situation. Then...
"What an excellent timing." Cross hauled Allen off his feet. "Useless idiot apprentice, now is your chance. You want to exorcise akuma? Do it now."
"Eh? Master, you can't be serious?" the white haired boy asked weakly, clearly appalled by his master's intention. His face had gotten paler if that was even possible. "But I haven't learned how to—"
"I said GO!" Cross threw him out of the dark alleyway into the open road and straight into the path of three level one akuma. He watched as his apprentice tried in vain to activate his left arm. Of course his attempts were futile, the innocence absolutely would not respond to fear. Allen was forced to run from the rain of bullets because of it. Darn apprentice, how could he expect to fight akuma if he couldn't even activate his innocence?
Cross grabbed his prized possession, the golden gun Judgment—his anti akuma weapon, and drew it from its holster. He sent three bullets toward the three akuma, loving the lovely ringing echoes it caused. Three more level one akuma were destroyed with a deafening explosion, sending debris of metallic body parts everywhere (also sending Allen flying from the ground and hitting his head on the cobblestone street).
"Oi, useless idiot apprentice." Cross called Allen's attention, ignoring the dazed expression his apprentice wore. "You shouldn't have let any opportunity passed you if you want to be an exorcist." Those unblinking, glazed gray eyes were unnerving him (a bit). He knew that look—the same look the Fourteenth had when Cross had told him of his agreement on the promise, the look that said he completely believed his words as truth.
"Your workload tomorrow is doubled as your punishment. Get more money." Cross snapped.
The boy's eyes widened in shock, replacing the glazed expression with shock. Cross silently sighed in relief to himself at the change. Giving his apprentice his trademark smug grin, he turned away from the scene and continued his walk to the bar. Allen was left alone to ponder on his words.
For the next several weeks, his useless idiot apprentice would be seen carrying a deck of cards with him wherever he went and returned late in the middle of the night. Cross didn't think too much of it, the boy probably had a lot of jobs to do. But after a month he finally decided to inspect his apprentice and found him in a shoddy bar, sitting at a table surrounded by men far older than him, gambling. There was the fact that his useless idiot apprentice seemed to be winning a lot of money, and didn't tell him anything about it (darn it, he would make sure the boy was sorry for this).
"You shouldn't have let any opportunity passed you—"
Holy cow, the boy really did take his words to heart.
So, how was it?
I assumed that "akuma" is uncountable. Since every time I typed akumas, it just struck me as odd. But is it really uncountable?
I kept updating the content on FF since I found mistakes every time I reread it... Hope there's no more mistakes.
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Nice chapter. Gotta love every second of Cross and Allen together.
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Thanks for reading!
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Be very careful what you say to the young albino exorcist, Cross, he tends to take things a little seriously. XD
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This chapter was inspired from the anime when Allen recounted his journey with Cross to Lenalee :D
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