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Scene 1 – Allen Walker

They all grew up together: Lenalee, Lavi, and Kanda. The three child exorcists of the black order growing up together in this blood soaked world. Where each of their futures unraveled, slowly and tenderly, into what they did and continue to do to this day in order to win this war. In that world of akuma were the three of them, they watched as many around them died and suffered every day. To them it was normal; it was a mere routine, a very cruel routine.

But on one fateful night did General Marian Cross return to headquarters with a certain disciple. A young boy with snow-white hair and two eyes that was different from each other. He was around the same age as Lavi, Kanda, and Lenalee. He hid behind his master with Timcanpy fluttering at his own shoulder. Allen Walker was his given name, and with a shivering frightened expression of a cowering mouse to its prey did he met the gaze of the three young exorcists soon to be his cherished companions. On that cloudy day with the sky murky with clouds of gray and black did General Cross leave his disciple behind at the black order headquarters. For the world would show no mercy even to such a being so young.

Allen sat alone in his room for days, waiting desperately for his master's return. He was fighting that feeling he frantically denied, that feeling of being betrayed and left behind. It was his world. His world with only master and himself, and the memories that tugged at his soul that was his world. It didn't include the black order; he didn't want to be there. His place was with Cross. Walker refused to leave the room, he refused to eat, and did not sleep. He faithfully waited, because that doubt in his master was unacceptable. And he would not accept it in any way.

It was the ninth night since Allen had come and remained in the solitude of his room to wait for his master. Kanda walked in, rather pissed off at Lavi for his senseless teasing and pestering. He glared down at Allen with his arms crossed on his chest, "Hey you, moyashi!"

Allen glanced up with eyes of emptiness that were surrounded by pitch-black rings under his eyes. He just stared at the longhaired male without much enthusiasm and emotions. That drove Kanda even angrier. "Hey, I'm talking to you, moyashi! Answer when people address you!"

"What?" the white haired boy's voice cracked slightly, and his throat felt rather was dry.

"Stop sulking already and get on with your life! Sitting here doing nothing is useless, so get up already!"

"I'm not sulking!" Walker glared slightly, peeved.

"Shut up!" Yu snapped, "What're you just sulking here for anyways?"

Allen hesitated, the anger that has resided in him brewing to a stop. He broke the eye lock and looked downwards to his own feet, "I'm…waiting for master to come back…"

Now as you might know Kanda can be a little harsh at times, and above all impulsive. Oh, screw that, Kanda Yu is blunt and loud, and gets to the point of things. And as expected to he was loud and blunt about this subject as well. "Get over it, stupid! Your master isn't coming back for some time, and there's nothing you can do about it! So you might as well just keep going with your life instead of wasting your time sulking about it!"

"You don't understand!" Allen jumped to his feet, hands balled up into tight fists as his small figure shook with sorrow and anger, "You don't understand anything! Master would never…betray me like this… He just can't!" Tears streamed his different eyes, much to the shock of the black haired boy who stood in front of him.

With a sigh, Kanda held the white haired boy's head to the crook of his neck in an act of comfort to the insecure boy, "Your master isn't betraying you in any way by leaving you. He's just away for now, and will surely return in time. So stop blubbering like a baby and stand tall as a man, so when Cross gets back he'll be proud to see you, and to have you as his disciple."

"B-but…" Allen murmured through quieting sobs, "What is I can't stand right now…?" His legs shook like a new born calf's as he leaned into the warm crook of the long haired boy.

"Then I'll help you stand…idiot." Yu retorted, but the only replies were sobs.

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So the trio became a pack of four: Lenalee, Lavi, Kanda, and Allen. They grew older within the insecurities and securities of the lives they held together. But this was only the beginning for all of them, especially for Cross' disciple, dear Allen Walker. The future was not known to be very kind on the path of an exorcist. A part exorcist and Noah at that.