Rejected (D. Gray Man Fanfiction)

Chapter 4

D. Gray Man's starting up again! How awesome is that!?

~ MidnightNinja123 ❄

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I snapped out of my flashback. The alley was dark, with only a strip of moonlight shinning in front of me. There was a hiss next to my ear and metallic hands were reaching for me, the claws sharp enough to pick anyone's finger with one touch. "What do you want, Akuma?" I asked, my voice cold. The hands paused. They retreated, and a horrible laughter sounded the alleyway.

"Well, aren't you one hell of an Exorcist." The Akuma said, amused. My breath stopped short. An Exorcist. "To be able to break out of my trance, your past must be haunting!" The Akuma cackled.

"An Exorcist? What the fuck are you talking about?"

The Akuma shifted. "Are you not an Exorcist?" It sounded confused. "You hold Innocence within you."

"No, I'm not. " I firmly stated.

"Ahh... Well that explains the lack of the costume..."

"If it's Innocence you want, I'm afraid that it'll be difficult." I lifted up my bandaged arms, the blood barely visible in the given amount of light. "I can't activate my Innocence. I can't even use it."

Deak visited me every day and I looked forward to it. It was the only way to escape the sadness at home. Ever since my sister passed away, grandpa would never smile and work even harder. My mom and I didn't say anything; we knew that he was beyond repair.

We met at the pond during sunset and talked to each other or just silently look at the pond and watch the scenery. The day would end with a skipping rock contest or a chase. Once, Deak braided my hair when I dozed off. I beat him with a rock and quickly undid it, him complaining about destroying his materpiece. I chased him until it was well dark. He carried me back home without mom or grandpa noticing.

His visits made the bad days go away. I nearly forgot that Brother left me behind. Deak made a new life for me. I thought things could stay the same; I didn't like change.

Then one day, Deak didn't come at all. I sat in front of the pond, lonely. Days passed by without the usual redhead. My horrible memories came back, taunting and haunting me. I hugged myself and cried. I couldn't bear to think if something happened to him. Brother and Deak gone. I couldn't handle it. 'You're always alone,' I bitterly thought. 'You'll always be... No one will come for you...'

Would you like to protect them? A soft voice asked, startling me. Would you like to see them again? I stood up and searched for the source of the voice.

"Who are you?" No one was there.

I am Innocence. I exist for the sole purpose of destroying Akuma. You are an apostle of God. Come.

The pond suddenly highlighted and sparkled. Everything else was blurry and mumbled. Come to me, in the pond. As if in a trance I jumped into the pond. I didn't try to fight the small tugging; I felt safe with the voice in my head. To protect...

There was a green glow in the distance. I swam towards it. There was a pile of rocks and the glow was underneath it. I clawed at the rocks, grabbing them and moving them away. I finally came to the glow. It was a rock that I recognized. It was the rock that Brother gave me once. I realized that the entire pile of rocks were the ones that my Brother and I skipped. I touched the rock and the glow grew brighter.

Innocence Activate.

Pain shot through my arms. I screamed, still underwater. My body shook violently and I clawed at my face. I was losing breath and I couldn't tell which way was up.

Help me.

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"You hold Innocence, yet you're not an Exorcist. How odd." The Akuma shifted again. "I shouldn't be dwelling on you. The Millennium Earl will be disappointed if I didn't go after the redheaded Exorcist." Something ticked at the back to my mind. A redheaded Exorcist. I only knew one.

What the hell did you do Deak?

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When I thought I was going to drown in the pond, someone pulled me out. I fought against my captives grip, attempting to jump into the pond and go towards the comfort of the voice. "Y/N!" It was Deak. I stopped fighting and allowed him to pulled me out. He saw me jumping into the pond and was worried when I didn't come up. I nearly fainted in his arms. Breathing air was delicious in my burnt out lungs. He panicked at how limp was body was and brought me home. My clothes were noticeably dry, but his was wet. He said he didn't mind.

The next day, he explained everything to me. My Innocence was the skipping rocks in my forearms. He even trained me to use my Innocence. But all I could do was make the stones glow, barely activating it. Deak told me not to worry, but if I couldn't activate it, could I really protect the ones I love? I wanted to use his power to protect Brother. Deak told me that there was an organization called the Black Order for Exorcists. He thought that maybe they could help me activate.

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"I'm not sure where the redheaded idiot is, but if you come with me, you might meet him, as well as satisfy your bloodthrist." I told the Akuma. "You saw my past, didn't you? He was there."

The Akuma considered my offer for a quite a while. I could hear his claws clinking against his metallic head. Even though I couldn't trust the Akuma, it was a price to pay to have a chance to kill the redhead. He should've died. My hands balled up, my fingernails digging into my skin. He should've died that day. I'll make him pay.

"Alright." The Akuma finally said. "But under one condition."

I froze. My blood turned cold. "Which is?"

The Akuma smiled. "That you would give me your Innocence." Its metallic hands reached out for me. I stood still, frozen. I couldn't use my Innocence and there was no one to help me.

Like hell I'd let you take me away. A voice answered. My Innocence surrounded me. She was the devilish side of me, cocky and taunting. But she was a part of me, and I was a part of her, meaning I shared some of her traits also. My Innocence appeared as tiny, red hands. They pierced through the Akuma.

"Y-you lied." It stammered, obviously surprised that my damaged Innocence activated.

"Y-your Innocence.. I-it activated..." I took a step back, dread filling my insides. "YOU CHEATING LIAR!!!" It screeched, lunging for my bandaged arm.

Blood bursted as it clawed my arm. The bandages fell, leaving the dark red liquid to drip down. I fell to my hands, gritting my teeth from the pain. I watched as the virus spreaded throughout my arm, spotting my skin with pentacles.