I want to take scenario A.
After too many years of mindless fights and partners dying over a war it wasn't a concern from them, Allen felt painfully dissapointed. It was a crushing feeling in his heart, like said organ didn't want to beat again, didn't want to let him live to tell the tale of another day. Like it wanted to relieve the pain from him by just erasing his existence,
Their front wasn't better, between the investigation of the Vatican - and the growing number or Crows on his head - and the fervor the Noah put in their pursuing of the 14th inside him, his passive attitude was slowly stepping out and a more agressive mood was every day's event.
Allen wasn't interested in the least. Hell, the order can come down over his head and he wouldn't give a damn.
He believed he should pay attention to the people around him right now - he was in a meeting, now being named as a General just to have a more powerful leash to tie him to the cause - by the way all seem to consider him into their plans, but; as always, he didn't care, after all they weren't going to ask his opinion in the matter.
"If the Noah keep creating more Akuma in Europe, our branch will be outnumbered by 1020 to 1! We need to take Crown Clown to erase those apostols!" Levelier was yelling at the other in the room, tense and,in some cases, agreeing with the mad who's leading them.
If that's their strategist leader... well, they're fuck.
"You can't use young Allen like this" Oh, sweet Komui to the rescue "He's a General and he holds the same influence at you in the vatican and he's the head in the European Branch now Grand General Cross died" that old man, dying but taking himself five level 4 akuma to hell. If only he also take the bills he left to me at his dead I'll feel sad for the man "So you can't dispose of him like this!"
A few seem to agree with Komui, but Levelier's bootlickers are more and powerful.
I switch to just ignore them and close myself in my mind, well, if you ignore the ever present 14th Noah probbing at my brain like is a sort of toy, but you get my meaning.
Then a warmth covers me, making me feel calm. Peaceful even.
'Master, you seem distraught'
Ah, Crown Clown. My innocence. It seems it has evolved and now is a sort of Apocryphos inside my arm. I'm not complaining since the only one who seesm to understand me is my own innocence.
'Of course I'm distraugth' I think, enjoying this little conversation with my innocence 'It seems we're going to battle again. I'll take Maria with me, I don't believe they're going to worry about my safety' I hear my arm hum, as f he agrees with me. Weird thing, speaking to innocence.
'Master Cross left you a mighty weapon, it's wise to use it' the only thing Cross was useful: leaving me with Maria, his second Anti-Akuma weapon. 'Maria shares my worry over you, Master'. Yes, it tends to act like a mother hen over me, even when I was a boy under Cross care. God bless Maria, not pun intended.
I'm so focused in my talk with Crown Clown I forgot about the outside world until I feel someone shaking my arm.
"Beansprout, pay attention for once" the bitter voice of Kanda brings me to the real world "The meeting is almost over and I want to have my rest". Hn, he's obviously tired from his recent mission, at least he's more relaxed and stern than five years ago when he did snap at me all the time. I don't know if that's good for him or not "I'll give you a brief explanation about the meeting, dolt".
When did Kanda become my shadow I myself don't know, but once I was with Link as my shadow and in the next moment it was Kanda replacing Link, watching over me and watching over the Crows the Vatican sent. Odd, but welcomed, at least Kanda respects my privacy.
The meeting ends -because Kanda is dragging me outside the room - and Crown Clown hums softly in my arm, soothing me. However, it irks Kanda.
"When your goddamn Innocence will behave? It's not a fucking cat!" he spats at me, out of anger or jealousy. Don't know.
"It behaves like this and I apreciate it. Let it be, Kanda" I try to say at the angry exorcist before me "Is not like it will care, it's innocence after all, my innocence" and I can swear Crown Clown purrs at my statement. Weird, but I like it.