Emotionless Red

Chapter 21

Red's POV:

My eye lids fluttered open, the room still dark meaning it was most likely early in the morning. I tried to move my left arm but realizing I couldn't because something was holding onto it or more likely Road was holding it to her chest, her face completely relaxed. I smiled slightly using my right hand to stroke her blue spikey hair, Road subconsciously moving her head closer to the gently touch, my smile widening the slightest as I continued to stroke her soft hair.

She stirred the slightest as my smile widened into a grin, her ash grey eye lids fluttering open to reveal bright golden eyes, a yawn leaving her plump lips. I chuckled slightly at the adorable tired look on her face as I continued to stroke her hair. "Morning Road, did you sleep well?"

She nodded her head slightly as she rubbed her eyes, she slowly sat up her hair sticking up, needing to be brushed or at least tamed. A chuckled leaving my lips as I tried to sit up, a quiet hiss leaving my lips as I layed a quick kiss on her cheek causing her to wake up fully and to blush slightly. "Come on...Help me to the dining room so we can eat with some of the family."

She nodded her head as she wrapped an arm around my waist and helped me to the dining room, a faint blush still on her cheeks and on mine but I ignored it as I walked into the dining room. I greeted everyone there and sat next to the Earl and Road.

3 Months Later

I ran down the halls, a giggling Road following me as she flew on Lero, him whining as she caught up to me just. I grinned at Road, my innocence left hand resting on the dining room door as I huffed out air, my mercury eyes flashing with excitement as Road landed next to on the ground, a green lollipop in her mouth.

I had turned twelve three days ago, which it also meant I've been dating Road for two and a half months, it would have been sooner but Road had missions to do and I had to keep getting 'check-ups' on my condition. It was alright but we haven't told Sheryl and Road didn't want me to die or something; I didn't really what she said after that. The Earl wanted me at today's lunch because he had a mission for me.

I pushed open the door, holding it open for Road as she skipped into the room, grabbing my arm in the process. Road was latched onto my arm as I sat down next to the head chair, Road sitting down next to me holding my hand and not giving any intention of her letting it go. I sighed as Tyki walked through the door and sitting in front of me as he raised a brow at me. "Hey Shounen, why the grin?"

My grin widen as my eyes flashed with mischief. "Why? Aren't I allowed to smile Tyki?"

He just narrowed his eyes, then turning them onto Road as she just held onto my hand, eating her lollipop. Tyki rolled his eyes at Road and then looked back at me, opening his mouth to say something but being cut off by the Earl walking into the room. "Good evening family. Red, I have a mission just for you. It involves the Black Order and you acting like you lost your memories. So all of the memories about the exorcists because you are to go into the Black Order and snoop around the place to find info on the exorcists and the experiments they have conducted over the years. I do not mind how you gain the information as long as you keep the act up, you do not remember anything expect a name that you will decide on what it is and then come up with a fake story on what you've been doing since the Ark's download."

I inclined my head as the Earl sat down at the head of the table, his fingers entwining together as my face was wiped of all emotions.

........O-O........

The cold winter winds blew against my small frame, the rags on me not doing any job of keeping the warmth in, the rags were most likely doing the opposite and letting all the warmth out. I shook my head as I curled into a ball next to the trash, it rustling as the sound of footsteps got closer. I tensed as I remember all the times I was hit, slapped, hunted and almost killed.

All the horrid memories surfacing causing my body to tremble and tears to well in my mercury eyes, a hiccup leaving my slightly blue lips as snowflakes danced to the ground. The shuffling of foot falls in front of me made my body freeze and slowly cranked my head up to see who it was.

"Hey little boy, what's the matter?" The soft voice of the exorcist, Lenalee echoed in my ears as I scooted away from her, my eyes wide with fear as the memories hadn't left my mind.

"Please, don't hurt me! I'll give o-or do anything just don't hurt me! Please!"