Disclaimer: D . Gray – man is rightfully not ours. If it does, Azure (me) would have made the fourteenth appear every chapter.

Azure: Why is the fourteenth not listed in the character list?? He should be.

Prologue: A kiss of faith.

Allen walked out from the infirmary after the nurse had finished bandaging him up. Actually, he was not suppose to leave the infirmary yet but he was bored in that place seeing he was the only one left whose injuries had not heal fully. Allen sighed as he walked away from the infirmary. Lenalee had sustained only a few scratches since Kanda and Allen protected her from getting hurt badly most of the time or else a certain sister complex brother would have gone mad. Kanda on the other hand, well… he was injured greatly but thanks to a certain curse of his, he managed to heal in a really fast rate.

"Why can't my curse do that?" Allen wondered to himself as he imagined himself having a curse that can heal him in an instant. It would be quite a handful thing to possess.

A sudden throbbed in his head interrupted his thought. Allen let out a small groan as he winced at the pain. Bloody scenes flashed before his eyes in a fast speed but Allen can still understand and see them clearly – the destruction of humans brought upon humans themselves.

"No…" Allen mumbled. He won't let those memories contaminate his mind. He can feel something moist on his forehead. Allen let out a grunt. He knew what it was since this is not the first time it had happened. He knew he needed to go and change his bandage on his forehead, fast. If only-

His thoughts however, were cut short by a certain voice calling up from behind him.

"Walker," a firm and loud voice called.

Allen mentally sighed to himself as he turned around to face his stalker.

"You are not in the infirmary. Have your injuries healed already?" Link raised his eyebrows as he saw blood stains appearing slowly on the bandage of the white-haired exorcist's forehead.

Allen knowing that Link had noticed the blood quickly made an excuse.

"Not all… The wound on my forehead from where the level four akuma cut me had just reopened. I'm actually on my way to the infirmary now to change some bandages…" Allen lied as he grinned sheepishly at Link. "Guess I should have stayed longer at the infirmary…"

"You should have." Link agreed as he took hold of Allen's right hand. "And you are going at the opposite direction. Honestly Walker, is your sense of direction ever going to improve?"

Allen just laughed at that as Link dragged him away. Allen winced again as he felt more blood flowing out.

"This is not going to make a good impression…" Allen thought to himself as he tried to think of a way to get out of the current situation. "I just hope that the nurse is not there…" Allen shuddered.

He just realized that if he goes to the infirmary now, the nurse will be extremely angry at him. Allen gulped. Now he had two reasons to fear for. The nurse's wrath and someone finding out the truth.

"We are here." Link declared as he pushed open the door.

"What so quick?" Allen thought frantically, "It usually took longer for me to reach this place!!"

"That's because you get lost so easily…" a voice replied in his head.

Allen froze and this was noticed by Link.

"This isn't good. The fourteenth is starting to talk to me!!!" Allen silently cried.

Link turned around to gaze at the stunned and wide-eyed exorcist. "Walker, is there something the matter?"

Allen slowly raised his head to meet Link's gaze. "N-No." Allen stuttered.

Link's gaze intensified. He was not satisfied with the answer.

Not to make Link think that something was terribly wrong with him, not that it was not true – in fact it is true - but Allen's not intending for Link to know that yet, Allen made up an excuse.

"The wound is starting to throb again." Allen seemingly confessed with a nervous look.

"That's what you get for leaving the infirmary too soon." Link replied, believing the boy's lie.

Then Link turned to look at the infirmary and Allen followed his gaze. No one was there. The nurse must have gone out in search for him since he did escaped, Allen thought.

"Wait here," Link instructed as he released his grip from Allen. "I'll search for the nurse."

Allen just nodded as Link left the room. As soon as Link did, Allen let out a sigh. He was lucky this time. Quickly, Allen opened one of the drawers and took out a roll of bandage. He carefully opened the one on his forehead; he discarded the blood stained bandage before he continued wiping the blood that was smeared on his forehead. As the blood cleared, Allen looked at the mirror where he can see the fourteenth's shadow grinning back at him but he was already used to that. The thing that he wasn't use to is the fact that there were crosses lining his forehead.

Allen grimaced at his own reflection and he quickly looked away. He rolled the fresh bandage around his forehead after he was sure that the blood has stopped flowing for the moment. As soon as he did that, he hurriedly left the infirmary.

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Lavi sat near Lenalee who was eating her lunch and across them was Kanda who was having soba as usual. Both of them had recently returned from a mission which involved three level fours akuma. It was a tough battle, Lavi recalled what Lenalee said. Allen and Kanda were seriously injured. Kanda's injuries had healed when they had reached the HQ but Allen was in a 'messed-up condition' as Komui had phrased it.

"So Allen is still in the infirmary?" Lavi asked bored. Allen was always there to amaze him with his huge appetite.

"He's supposed to be." Lenalee confirmed as she continued eating.

Lavi looked around the cafeteria to see anything of interest and he caught a glimpse of white hair exorcist entering the cafeteria.

"Moyashi-chan!" Lavi shouted as he flailed his arms upwards so that Allen would notice.

Kanda twitched at Lavi's actions. "That stupid annoying rabbit is damn loud." Kanda thought.

Allen startled, looked towards a certain red haired who was waving at him too vigorously. Slowly, Allen made his way there. Lenalee was surprised to see Allen.

"Allen, aren't you suppose to be resting?"

"Che. The moyashi is too stubborn to follow instructions." Kanda commented.

"What was that BaKanda?!" Allen retorted back. "I was looking for Tim you know!"

"Timothy is in the training room with Marie if you want to know." Lavi informed Allen as he took in Allen's appearance. Allen forehead was bandaged and his wrist was also hurt too. Also, from his bookman eye, Lavi can indicate that Allen's abdomen was also bandaged even though it was covered with Allen's usual white long sleeved shirt and black vest.

"But I don't think you should go there. You might accidentally get in a spar with him and you are in no condition to do so." Lavi advised.

"I'm not talking about Timothy! I'm referring to Timcanpy," Allen corrected, "I haven't seen him since the mission."

"Huh?" Lenalee said confused as she stopped eating.

"Is there something wrong, Lenalee?" Allen asked as Lavi too looked at Lenalee.

"Is there suppose to be any kids around nine years old here?" Lenalee asked.

"What?" Lavi replied confused by Lenalee's strange question. "What do you mean?"

Lenalee just pointed towards the entrance of the cafeteria and all of them, including Kanda who can't help but be curious looked towards the entrance and sure, they saw a small boy with a soft brown shoulder length hair, wearing a light brown coat that concealed his inner clothing standing.

The boy seemed to look around for a while before he settled his gaze in the group of exorcist.

"He's coming this way…" Lavi pointed out the obvious.

As the boy came nearer, Allen finally got a good view of the boy and Allen gasped as he realized who the boy was or who the boy looked like.

"What's wrong? Do you know him Allen?" Lenalee asked.

However before Allen could answer, the boy was already in front of him. Literally in front of him. His face was only inches away from the boy as the boy sat on his lap. Allen was too focused on looking at the grayish blue eyes of the boy's. He knew those eyes. Those eyes were once his back then when Mana was…

Smooch.

Lenalee yelped as Lavi let out a gasp while Kanda just… stare. Allen's eyes widened. The boy just kissed him! What the heck? Allen was about to pull away but then he can feel something pulsing through his mind. What's going on here?? Allen thoughts suddenly drained off as he saw visions of unwanted human suffering, wars, small innocent girls being buried alive, old men being forced to join the war as soldiers, fathers were taken away to serve the military, mothers were locked away from unfair treason, children with nothing left and they too eventually died a slow death from lack of food and water…

After a few moments, not either of the exorcists moved. Lenalee was expecting Allen to pull away but he didn't. Instead Allen just remained frozen of shock it seemed. Then Lavi chuckled from beside her, and soon the chuckle turned into fits of laughter.

"Oh god! Allen… I…" Lavi tried to speak but was cut off by his own giggles.

"Lavi!" Lenalee looked at him disapprovingly.

Then another strange thing happened, the boy suddenly start to disintegrate. Now, that stopped Lavi from laughing. The boy slowly faded. Well, at least it seemed that way at first. However as the three exorcists stared, the boy was actually shrinking… He or it or whatever the boy is, was shrinking. Until it turned into a small round gloden thing which is actually familiar to the exorcists.

"Timcanpy?" Lenalee said, stunned.

Kanda was beyond words and so was Lavi. The boy who actually kissed Allen was… Timcanpy?!

"What the fuck is happening here??" Kanda said irritated as he glared at the moyashi who was still frozen cold.

"Stop spacing out and explain yourself moyashi!"

Okay, now we sure know that Kanda would have continued his yelling but Lenalee actually beat him from saying his third line.

"ALLEN!" Lenalee yelled horrified which caught the attention of most of the occupants in the cafeteria.

The bandage on Allen's forehead was slowly turning red.

"Your wound is bleeding!" Lenalee said and as she stood up and stood beside Allen, Link came into the cafeteria (he was searching for Allen when he found out that Allen had left the infirmary, obviously, the first place to go when looking for Allen is the place where the source of food is high, in other words, the cafeteria) and instantly spotted the group of exorcist which was now at the centre of attention.

"Walker! How dare you run off the infirmary like that!" Link yelled as he neared the exorcist.

"Inspector! Allen's hurt!!" Lenalee said as she gestured towards the bandage.

Lavi quickly removed his green bandanna which made the red locks of his hair fall gently in front of his forehead. "Remove his bandage. We need to clean the wound off first."

And Lenalee did just that. Allen's forehead was stained with blood, a lot of them.

"This is a serious injury. What caused this?" Lavi said gritting his teeth as he started to wipe Allen's forehead with his bandanna. All the while the white haired exorcist didn't even budge, wince, protest or even response.

"He said one of the level fours cut his forehead." Link answered.

Gasps were heard as Lavi finished wiping off Allen's blood. They all just stood there in horror as they witness the crosses that had lined Allen's forehead. Except for Timcanpy who had fluttered away from the cafeteria.

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Azure: Hi. I've been thinking too much about the fourteenth lately and he seems to have caught hold of my interest for the moment. So I made a fiction about it. This is my first on this web though.

Zuenira: You had started making a story already?? That was quick!! I haven't even plan on what to write!!

Azure: I don't waste my time unlike a certain twin of mine…

Zuenira: Hey! I was busy with the sports Day!! But I will make a story!! I can promise you that!!

Azure: Sure… (sarcasm). Why are you on my story anyway?

Zuenira: Why can't your sibling not be here?

Azure: I'm too lazy and tired to argue with you. *sighs* Please just review. If you think it is worth to be continue…

Zuenira: You are such a wet-blanket.

Azure: I never denied anything like that… Oh and shut down the laptop for me would you?? *leaves room*

Zuenira: Hey! You were the one who's using it!!!