It started peaceful enough. Like any other normal day at the Order without our gang out on missions. The skies were clear, the birds were chirping. All that was missing, were Allen and Kanda's arguments.

Speaking of which, Kanda sat quietly in a corner of the garden, centering his thoughts and meditating. Every once in a while, he'd do a few pushups and then settle back down to calm his heart rate and breathing.

Kanda's hearing sharpened as he heard footsteps coming towards him. Who wouldn't? The person was practically a dinosaur.

"Kanda? Are you there?" Lenalee's polite voice asked.

Kanda opened his eyes and looked at the two figures there. Allen Walker and Lenalee Lee.

"Do you need something?" Kanda asked.

"Um, no. We were just wondering where you were," Lenalee smiled. "We kind of wanted to hang out, you know. Play a few games and talk."

"Talk."

"Yeah, Jerkanda, talk," Allen said simply.

Kanda could sense the disapproval emitting from the small Bean Sprout's tiny brain and he was liking every minute of it. Kanda pushed himself off and smirked, "Whoa, Bean Sprout. Jealous?"

"Of what?" Allen asked, stepping a few feet closer.

"Oh, I don't know, but you've got such a cross look on your face," Kanda said. "Did something happen?"

"You seem happy. Did you watch a puppy die?" Allen said.

"That'd be nice," Kanda agreed, "But it'd be better if you did."

"Guys, can we not start this so early in the morning?" Lenalee sighed. "For once there's no Akuma…"

"Yeah, I bet if there were, Kanda would be out on a rampage right about now," Allen said, glaring at Kanda.

"Ha, and you wouldn't be? Acting like the hero all the frickin' time," Kanda said, stepping closer.

Lenalee was never sure what to do. She was so sick of them arguing all the time. Before either of them had even noticed, they were nose to nose.

"You're such a selfish jerk!" Allen shouted.

"That escalated quicker than usual," Lenalee groaned, stepping towards them. "Guys-"

"Oh yeah? Maybe if you didn't exist, things might be different," Kanda growled.

"Your personality wouldn't change even if I weren't alive. You know why?" Allen said, glaring at him.

"Why? Tell me why?" Kanda said.

"Because you don't give a damn about your friends and that's something that wouldn't change!" Allen said, shoving Kanda.

Kanda stumbled a bit and glared at Allen, pushing him back. "Yeah, I don't care about anyone but myself. You got a problem with that, Bean Sprout?"

"It's Allen, Jerkanda!"

The two continued pushing each other.

"Stop it! Both of you," Lenalee said, attempting to grab one of their arms.

Kanda swatted her away just as Allen pushed him. Hard. Kanda had no time to regain his balance and fell back and hit his head on a sharp rock.

Lenalee gasped, then looked at Allen with horror. She knelt down and moved him carefully to the bench. "He's bleeding."

"Is he unconscious?" Allen asked, hovering over them.

"Well, obviously! Who wouldn't be?!" Lenalee yelled.

Allen, taken aback by Lenalee's outburst, backed away and said, "I'll go get Reevr or Komui or-I'll get the nurse!"

"Will he be okay?" Lenalee asked as the nurse patched him up.

"Honestly. You stupid exorcists…getting yourselves hurt even though you weren't on a mission," she grumbled as she settled Kanda back on the bed. "Yeah, he'll be fine. Might have a bit of amnesia though, but fine."

"Amnesia," Lavi repeated, standing by the window with Allen. "Does that mean, he won't remember some things."

"Hopefully he'll recover soon," Lenalee whispered, gripping Kanda's hands.

"The later the better!" Lavi shrugged. "As long as his Innocence is still intact, he'll be fine right? What's the big deal with loosing a memory or two?"

"What if he won't be able to activate his Innocence?" Allen said, sounding mortified. "What if he starts acting worse than usual?!"

"Well, we'll only know once he wakes up," the nurse said, "Now shoo. Let him rest and come back tomorrow if you feel the need."

The next morning, Allen got up extremely early to see if Kanda was alright. He hadn't meant for Kanda to fall back, and he usually healed quickly, didn't he? So he should be fine. Then Allen thought about all the blood. He shuddered and quickened his pace.

He stopped at the door and peeked inside; Kanda was sitting up and look out the window to his left. He looked very…different.

Allen inched his way in, carrying a bundle of flowers he was sure that Kanda would throw away quickly.

"Kanda?" Allen walked closer as he spoke, "Are you okay?"

Kanda turned his head to look at him, "Who…who are you?"

"What?" Allen's eyes widened.

"Who are you?" Kanda repeated, his voice slow like he wasn't use to speaking.

"You're joking right?" Allen sat next to Kanda's bed and stared at him.

The fire that usually glimmered in Kanda's eyes had vanished. They were replaced by that familiar look of confusion that Allen always seem to see when new Exorcists arrived.

Kanda shook his head slowly, then flinched. He touched the back of his head where he had been hit. "Um…can I ask where I am?"

"Can you-?" Allen stood up, knocking the chair over and ran his hand through his white hair, "Can you?! Oh my god. I'm screwed. Lenalee is gonna kill me! Kanda, the heartless bastard, has amnesia?!"

"Who's…Kanda?" the Japanese man asked.

"You! You're Kanda!" Allen said, grabbing his shoulders and shaking him ever so lightly.

"I-I am?" Kanda pushed Allen's arms away from him slowly.

"Yes! You're Yu Kanda and you're an Exorcist for the Black Order! You act like you don't care for your friends, but you always go back and help them! Me and Lavi and Lenalee! We were all friends! And you're a heartless bastard that likes soba!" Allen let all his words deflate and he slumped back in his chair, staring at Kanda, "Do you really not remember me? The Order?"

Kanda stared blankly at Allen, then shook his head, "What's…what's the Black Order?"

"The place you're in…I know. I know what will fix your memory," Allen exclaimed, jumping up. "I'll be right back. Stay where you are, please!"

Allen ran out and went to Kanda's room, coming back with Mugen. Allen placed the sword in Kanda's hands, "Here. That's your Innocence. You've got to remember Mugen at least right?"

Kanda gripped the sheath and the handle, pulling it apart slowly.

A glimmer of hope rose in Allen's stomach, but was soon smashed when Kanda sheathed the sword and stuffed it back in Allen's hand.

"That's a real sword," Kanda said, looking at it as if it were the most dangerous thing in the universe.

Allen stared at Kanda, then down at Mugen. He felt Kanda's golem next to him, watching him and waiting for Allen to fix his master.

"What's your name?" Kanda asked, his eyes still on Mugen.

"Huh?" Allen stared at Kanda for a second then said, "Allen Walker."

"Allen," Kanda said, as if trying to feel the syllables in his mouth.

"You said my name!" Allen exclaimed, truly shocked.

"What else am I suppose to call you?" Kanda asked, perplexed.

"N-nothing. Allen is fine," he nodded, taking Kanda's hands and shaking it. "But, we really should fix you're brain…"

"What?" Kanda stared at him with that same look again.

"Come on, breakfast. You should build up your energy!" Allen said, helping Kanda out of bed.

If he stays like this, maybe it won't be that bad, Allen thought as they walked to the dining hall.