Two Worlds, One Story

Chapter 1

Nothing had happened for a while in the order. No new missions and no new information about the Akumas or the Noahs. And that meant no job for the exorcists which also meant nothing to do. Therefore, Allen was bored. Because of the lack of jobs he had a hard time finding something to do. He had no special hobbies to occupy his mind despite training, but he was so tired of doing the same routine over and over again. He had tried asking Kanda to train with him but he had only glared at him and said "go bug someone on your own size", something that had made Allen call him "girly-man" and so they had started fighting as usual. They had been stopped however, by Lenalee when she had spotted Kanda in a fighting position with his Mugen held high and Allen with his mask over his eyes and sword at his side. Allen did not want to admit that he was glad they had been stopped, because he knew that when Kanda was mad, he gave no mercy. Something that, sadly, Allen did.

There had been a while since then and Allen had gone to look for Lavi at the library. The problem was; he had gotten himself lost. All the halls were familiar, but he could still not find the right way to take. He had been like this for the last two hours and he hadn't met anyone who could help him out of this stupid maze.

"Why does this always happen" he thought, frustrating pulling his hair. "I can't be that bad at way-finding", but in truth, he was, and he knew it very well. Before he lost himself into a world of gloominess, he saw someone approaching. He sighed in relief and started walking towards the person, smiling. "Excuse me, could you…" He stopped mid-sentence, finally seeing who it was.

"Bean sprout"

"Of all people…" Allen thought as Kanda approaching him, looking sour.

"What are you still doing here?"

Allen snapped out of his thoughts. "Still? What do you mean by still?" He asked, looking at Kanda as if he had just cracked a joke.

"Are you really that stupid?" Kanda said, shaking his head in frustration, then returned back into glaring "This was where I left you three hours ago. Were you that hurt by my refusal that you were in shock for so long?" He added and Allen was sure he heard a hint of both amusement and mocking in his voice.

"No, I was not." He yelled, feeling his cheeks burn. "I went to find Lavi at the library, but I…somehow I… ended up… here" he ended up mumbling, shifting positions while staring at his feet. Kanda rolled his eyes and continued walking past him. The oblivious Allen continued to look at his feet, though he hated to admit, he felt a little hurt by Kanda's non-caring attitude.

"What the hell are you doing, idiot bean sprout?"

"Huh?" Allen turned around, seeing Kanda standing not so far from him, waiting.

"Are you glued to the floor or is it that you want to be here for the rest of the day?" Allen noticed the impatient undertone in Kanda's voice and hurried after him. "Wow, Kanda did a good deed. This is a day worth to remember." Allen thought as he walked a few steps behind Kanda. "Hopefully I can use this for blackmailing sometime". Evil Allen smiled.

When the pair found their way, or more correctly; Kanda found the way and Allen followed, Allen felt relief washing over him, feeling more comfortable when he knew his location.

"Thanks Kanda" He smiled at the other. The smile was not returned, but that was only normal. Instead he received a glare. "Don't think I did this for you, I was headed this way"

That made Allen smile even more, "I know, but I still found the library because you were headed this way".

Kanda hmpf'ed at Allen's logic. "I won't be there next time Bean Sprout" he said before he turned around and left.

"R-right" Allen mumbled before following Kanda's example, entering the library.

It took a while to find Lavi in all the mess. There were piles of books all over and it took a while before he found the right one. Lavi had been sleeping too, something that had made it harder for Allen because he couldn't have answered when he called.

"Ahaha sorry, sorry" Lavi laughed after Allen had tried various ways to wake him. In the end he had gotten so angry he had dragged him away from the books and thrown a bucket of ice cold water over him. "But that was unnecessary" Lavi frowned, "my clothes are all wet. I'm soaked"

"It was your own fault" Allen sighed and handed him a towel.

He sat there watching as Lavi dried himself, rubbing his head with the towel. "So, what did you want?" Lavi said as he threw the towel away and made himself comfortable in the sofa they had ended up in.

Allen looked at him tiredly, he felt a little sleepy after all the time he had spent on both his way there and in waking up Lavi.

"No reason really, I was just a little bored and being with you usually changes that" he admitted, smiling a little at the thought.

Lavi chuckled, "that's nice" he said as he ruffled the younger boy's hair. "But no matter how much I want to entertain you Allen, I've got work to do. I'm not like you lazy bums." He added, breathing heavily. He then pointed at the pile of books Allen had found him in. "Gramps says there are some books I have to read and you know how he gets if I don't do it" Lavi shivered, pictures filling his mind.

"I see" Allen smiled sadly, trying to hide his disappointment. But even if Allen was good in poker, he's feelings was much clearer.

"Aw, don't be like that, your killing my conscience" Lavi suddenly pulled him close and started rubbing his knuckles in the white hair.

"OW, Lavi, stop it" Allen tried to wriggle himself free, but Lavi had a tight grip around his neck. Allen went to drastic methods when his scalp started hurting, and hit Lavi in the stomach. "GAH" was the only sound Lavi was able to make when the next fist hit a place that really hurt and clutched his stomach, swaying back and forth.

"That….was so…..not….fair" Lavi gasped as Allen smiled, content, as he apologized. "Well, you better get back to your work. I'm sure bookman will be here soon to make sure your not doing something else."

Lavi straightened himself after a while of stomach clutching. "Yeah, you're right" he sighed and went back to all the books. "Stay here if you like, it's always nice to have someone around you" Lavi smiled at him before he opened a book and continued where he had left off.

Allen, having nothing else to do, grabbed the nearest book and started to read. It was an old book, with knights, kings, princesses and other fantasy figures. It didn't take long before he was sound asleep, dreaming about knights fighting dragons.

Feeling something hard poke his cheek every time he tried to move, made Allen wake up. The first thing he noticed was the darkness. Apparently he had slept the whole day because there was no longer anyone left in the library. He sat up, finding the source of the evil that had interrupted his dreams. He had been lying on the couch but he had been using the book as pillow. He could still feel the shape of the book on his cheek. The orderly placed book piles told Allen that Lavi had left a long time ago, for there were many books. He had, however, left his coat, which he had given to Allen as a blanket.

"Wonder what time it is" He wondered, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. He was just about to stand up and walk back to his room when the book he had been lying on started to glow. Allen was taken a little aback and blinded by the sudden light, and had to rub his eyes for a while before he could open and try again.

The book was still shining and Allen debated on whether it was dangerous or not to open it. He blinked, and then shook his head. He was afraid of a book? He was risking his life almost everyday fighting the Akumas, and he was afraid of an old book? He was glad Kanda wasn't there and had to stand his mocking.

He slowly approached the book and touched the cover. It wasn't before now that he noticed that the book had no title. Strange. He picked up the book and held it in his hands. The light was still shining, but it was still a little less bright then it had been. He decided it was now or never and opened the book slowly.

Just when he started opening the book he heard footsteps coming closer and saw the door to the library being flung open. He stared at the person who entered and felt a tiny bit of déjà vu. "Of all people…"

"Bean Sprout" Kanda said, eyeing the younger boy. Why Kanda was there, Allen didn't know, but that was not a problem right now, as the light from the book suddenly grew stronger. Kanda, holding his hands in front of his face because of the sudden light, noticed the half opened book in Allen's hands and his eyes widened.

"What are you doing, get away from it"

"Huh?" was all Allen could answer as he felt himself losing consciousness. The light was so strong and his mind swam which caused his feet to give away under him.

"Allen" was the last thing he heard before the light swallowed him and it all went black.

Headache was not a good thing to wake up with and especially if you weren't lying in a bed but rather a hard ground. Allen tried to open his eyes, but the light was so strong it was almost impossible. Instead he turned to his side and bumped into something. Something solid, much like a body. That made him open his eyes, and what met him will forever be in his memories. Next to him were Kanda, sleeping and breathing steadily, his hot breath hitting Allen's face every time he breathed out. Allen stared and stared, never wanting to look away. He felt his face redden as he stared. What was the sudden warmth that spread through his body?

Some of his hair fell in his face, and as he tried to pull up his hands to move it he noticed something else. His and Kanda's hand, together, fingers intertwined. They were holding hands. Allen blushed even more but didn't remove his hand. It felt nice. Thinking back, Kanda had probably grabbed him before….before what? What had happened?

He sat up, still not removing his arm, and looked at their surroundings. They were just outside a forest, a very big forest. Not only that, but the trees were abnormally tall and they were dark and threatening. Allen shivered and unconsciously squeezed Kanda's hand, which was enough to wake him up. Kanda grunted as his eyes opened. Allen turned to him and smiled when he noticed he the older boy was awake.

"Good morning" Allen smiled happily when Kanda's eyes were completely open.

"Hmpf" was Kanda's comment. He sat up and as he too was going to brush away some hair he seemed to notice their contact. His eyes widened as his eyes shot up and locked themselves in Allen's.

First anger mark: "Why are you holding my hand?"

"Ehm, I believe it was you who grabbed me"

Second anger mark: "Then why are you still holding mine?"

Allen blushed, "I just woke up too you know"

Third anger mark: "Why haven't you let go?"

"…"

Limit reached.

"Let go of me already" Kanda exploded and pushed Allen hard away from him. Typical Kanda, to blame others to avoid, what he think is, humiliation. What he hadn't expected however, was that they were on top of a hill and that there was a long way down to the bottom, and as Allen slowly fell because of his push he realized his mistake.

"Shit"

"KAAaaaaNNnnnnddDDDaAAAAA" Allen screamed as he started rolling. Kanda jumped up and started running after him. Luckily, he thought, the hill was covered with grass and free from stone.

"WooaAAAooOA" He could no longer see Allen because of the speed difference, but he could hear him very well as he continued to roll. Was there really necessary to scream that loud?

Then the screaming suddenly stopped and as Kanda reached the bottom he could see there was someone else together with the bean sprout. The unknown person sat on a horse and was wearing silver armour and a knight's helmet. Kanda could clearly see the sword at the knight's side as he jumped off the horse and walked towards Allen, who was probably to dizzy to notice.

"Bean sprout" he yelled as the man drew his sword and pointed it at Allen's throat. Allen, who was fully aware of the stranger by now, froze and looked up at the armour wielding stranger.

"Stop right there or I will cut his throat" the knight warned as Kanda approached. Kanda stopped, growling at the knight as he bent closer to Allen and took a hold of his face, turning it from side to side as if he judged if he was real.

"Where are you from?" The knight asked as he straightened himself up and once again pointed the sword at Allen.

Kanda continued to glare at the knight and Allen was in to much of a shock, together with a little dizziness, to be able to answer.

"Speak"

"We cannot tell you where we are from, because we don't know where we are" Kanda said fast as he saw the edge of the knight's sword gently touch Allen's throat.

The knight let out a surprised sound. "Don't know where you are? How can you not know where you are? You have entered the great kingdom of his majesty king Alexander the II. Are you telling me you have never heard about his majesty before?"

Kanda shook his head slowly. He hadn't had time to take inn his surroundings because of the stupid bean sprouts tendency to get into trouble. On top of the hill where they had awoken there was a forest with tall trees. It seemed like it was all dark because the trees were so close to each other. Behind the knight he could see fields of green and in the far distance he could see a high stone wall with red and yellow banners.

"Shit"

A/N: It seems like, for some reason, this chapter wouldn't show, so I re-uploaded it. I'm not sure if all spellings are correct, since it's so old and I haven't read it in a while. But I think it'll be fine.

(I wonder what ff net is doing, I liked the old version better....*grumblegrumble*)