Authors note~ Yeah, I'm taking a break from my Chronicles of Riddick fic to write this one, don't worry though, I haven't forgotten it. Anyways, this idea came to me just before I went on a road trip with my family and there will be parts of said trip in here. Before reading this fic I advise you to go on you tube and listen to the song 'when the day met the night' by Panic at the disco.

Disclaimer~ I do not own any DGM.

He stood at the window, his hands resting gently on the sill. Thoughts swirled in his mind and he was ready to go insane, well, more so than usual. As he stared out the window the dark stormy clouds seemed to pull back and the full moon was revealed, bathing the surrounding room in pale light.

"When will the fighting end?" he muttered. His eyes seemed to glaze over as he stared at his left hand; the black skin was almost as hard as stone.

Allen lifted said hand to his heavily bandage torso. It had only been a few days since he had stabbed himself with his own sword, and ever since he couldn't sleep. There was no actual whole in his chest, but it was severely burned, and pained him greatly.

How long would it be? How long would it be until he could no longer remember who he was and who his loved ones were? How long till he could no longer control himself?

The questions surfaced in his mind and he clenched his fists. He was driving himself mad with these thoughts, and with the guilt he felt. Every once in a while he would grin when someone got hurt, or his eyes would flash a bright yellow, and he could FEEL himself change, and he could barely control it. These happenings were few, and far in between, but they scared him.

He lifted his head and looked out the window once more, but he glanced at the dark figure that stood behind him in the reflection. It's ever smiling face seemed to be leering at him in anticipation. Allen shivered, for he had begun to realize something over the weeks it had been present, it was getting closer to him. Every few days it would be closer to him than before, he feared it was becoming a part of him. He was forgetting what he had told Cross all those weeks ago, that he wouldn't let the 14th have him or his loved ones.

Allen shook his head and pushed himself away from the window and walked out of the current room he was in. He walked down the halls of the base still deep in thought. It was late at night so most of the base was asleep. As Allen turned a corner he heard a faint sound.

"Music?" he said allowed.

It sounded like it was coming from one of the gates to the ark. But it wasn't the song used to control it, in fact, it didn't even sound similar to the music of this time. A soft female voice drifted down the hall.

"In the middle of summer…when the day met the night…~"

It was fading in and out, almost like it was a far away signal. As the voice came again Allen ran, he didn't know why, but his soul longed for that song. He ran down the hall and turned a corner, nearly knocking over Lavi, who had been coming back from a midnight snack. Lavi jumped back just in time and watched as Allen ran past.

"When you gotta go, you gotta go," Lavi said with a shrug, obviously misinterpreting Allen's haste for something completely different. Lavi looked ahead of him only to see a golden blur speeding right for his head. He ducked and turned, watching Timcanpy follow his master. Lavi blinked his one good eye and glanced around before putting his hands behind his head and walking away casually. He was halfway down the hallway before curiosity won out and he turned and dashed after them both.

Allen slid to a stop at gate number 9, the music was louder now, and he could hear it without straining his ears. Allen took a step closer and jumped back when Timcanpy alighted on his shoulder.

"What do you think it is, Tim?" The golem shrugged its wings in reply.

As Allen took a step onto the gate Lavi entered the large room. Allen stopped and turned back, about to say something to him, when a green light in the form of a chain shot out from the gate, wrapped itself around Allen, and pulled him through.

"Allen!" Lavi reached out, but he knew it was pointless, he ran towards the gate, but when he stood on top of it, it glowed and then vanished. The room was quiet as Lavi stood there, stunned. It was some time later when Linali found him and the whole base learned what had happened.

When Allen opened his eyes he was in the familiar white washed town. He stood and brushed the dirt of his black pants before noticing a figure off to his right. It was just a light shadow, but it was enough. Allen ran towards it but it disappeared, like a mirage, when he got close. It reappeared some distance away and Allen walked towards it again. It went on like this for sometime until it finally stopped in front of a door. To Allen, it was just a random door, but as he got closer he realized that this one was older than the rest, and the white paint was flaking off.

Timcanpy fluttered around his head, as if to warn him.

Allen grabbed the knob and turned, there was a squealing of un-oiled gears, and the door was open. He blinked, it lead to a very overgrown garden. There were several fountains and ponds, fish and frogs lived in and around them. There was no house in site; in fact, it looked like this place was randomly placed in the middle of a forest.

Hanging from a branch was a swing, and on it sat a girl who was drinking tea. Allen blinked, the girl was around his age with straight dark brown hair that was layered and tufts of it stuck up at random. She had a wonderful figure and Allen blushed when this thought crossed his mind. But what caught his curiosity was that she was wearing an exorcist uniform that resembled their old ones.

He took a step in and was about to call out when a sharp pain issued from his chest. He crouched, holding his chest with one hand while the other rested on the ground. He must have made a noise because the girl looked up. She gasped and dropped the porcelain cup and rushed over to him, the cup now lay shattered on the ground.

"Are you alright?!" She asked, crouching down next to him, she grabbed his shoulder to help steady him.

Allen pushed her away, feeling the pain become stronger; he knew an attack was coming on. His eye flickered between grey and a light yellow.

The girl blinked in confusion, but as the guy let out a groan of pain she reached for him again, she could tell he was going to loose consciousness when she saw his eyes drift shut. She moved in front of him as he fell forward, catching him, his forehead resting on her shoulder. It looked like she was embracing him as they sat there on the ground.

When Allen woke the first thing he noticed was a cool sensation on his forehead. The next was that he was sitting under a tree. He blinked, clearing his vision; he was lying on the ground next to the swing that the girl was once again sitting on. One hand was held onto the rope of the swing, while the other held an open book. Allen looked at the girls eyes, they were a deep blue but towards the center they were yellow.

'Starbursts', he thought.

The girl glanced down and smiled; closing the book she stood from the swing and crouched down next to him.

"You ok?" She asked.

Allen nodded, bringing his hand up to feel his head. He made a noise in his throat when he pulled a wet clothe off his forehead.

"You had a fever, so I tried to cool you down some," she explained with a shrug.

Allen thought she reminded him of Lavi a little.

"If I may ask, who are you?" he asked, sitting up with only a slight wince.

"The names Emily Snow," she said with a grin before picking up her coat, which Allen had been using as a pillow. Allen was about to introduce himself when all his memories came back; the song, and then this place, and the girl in an exorcist uniform.

"Where is this place?" he asked.

Emily blinked before she replied, "It's me secret hide out, I found it a while after I moved into my new apartment."

Allen was confused, and it was written plainly on his face. He glanced around, not finding the door he had come from, when he recited the Lyrics to the Arks song in his head nothing happened.

"Something wrong?" She asked.

"I came here through a doorway…" he looked up into her eyes and saw puzzlement. She probably thought he was crazy, he sighed. As his mind raced the girl helped him up, as he brushed off his pants he realized two things, one; he didn't have his coat, two; Timcanpy was missing.

Allen began to panic, he couldn't get back and he didn't know where he was. His friends could be in danger and there was no way for him to help them. 'The only way to go was forward', he thought, a small smirk worked its way onto his face.

"I'll take you back to my apartment, you can wash up there, and I could lend you a shirt if you want," Emily said, leading him down a small worn path through the bushes.

Allen glanced down at his bandaged chest and nodded, "That would be greatly appreciated." Allen filed the fact that she didn't react to his arm or his left eye, away.

As they walked down the small path that lead through the forest Allen's mind began to wonder back to his friends back at the order. His eyes moved to Emily's back and he remembered that it was odd for her to be wearing a uniform.

"Are you and exorcist?" he asked.

Emily stopped and looked back at him, surprise written on her face.

"Yes, I am, but how did you know that's what we were called? Now a days every one just calls us guardians."

Allen blinked, "Guardians?"

Emily turned to face him; she leaned in towards him, her hand on her chin in thought as she examined his face. "What's your name?"

"Allen Walker. Sorry for not introducing myself earlier!" Allen said, a smile plastered on his face out of habit. Emily hummed in thought; she took a half a step back, still examining him, her eyes lingering on his arm.

"That name sounds familiar to me; you are an exorcist too, no doubt, what is your innocence?"

Allen rubbed the back of his head, "Crowned Clown," he replied after a second of thought. Emily's eyes widened and she wore a grin that threatened to put even the Earl's to shame.

"Come with me! I'm taking you to HQ" She grabbed his wrist and pulled him the rest of the way. Allen sighed with relief, she was taking him home. At least, he thought she was until they stepped out of the forest and onto a paved road and a very strange looking vehicle nearly ran him over.

That was when Timcanpy popped into existence right above Allen's head; he dropped down into the familiar nest of white hair with an exhausted sigh.

Authors Note~ Ok, review please! All who review will be mentioned at the top of the next chapter, depending on the reviews I get the next chapter will be here soon, not to sound whiny but they do inspire me.