Took me a while to write this, had two previous drafts but there was far to much dialogue so this was the best i good do. Just so ye know eveyrone will be addressing Allen as Allen, and internally it'll be written as Red. Will make sense when you read it! Anyway hope ye like it lads! xx

Lenalee's mind went blank as she gawked at Allen, not able to register what he had just said. It was very unlike him to use any kind of impolite language.

Realising the boy was just staring at her now Lenalee felt a bit awkward. Allen seemed rather uncomfortable in the bed. It also looked as if he didn't recognise were he was. Although Lenalee knew Allen was terrible with direction, he had been in the infirmary enough times to be very familiar with it.

"Allen, do you feel alright?"

The boy whipped his head back to look at her, his features twisted into a scowl that she didn't think suited his face.

"Are ye deaf lass, I said me name ain't Allen!"

Cringing a little Lenalee didn't really know how to handle the current situation. However, luck was on her side, as at that moment a red head popped in around the door. A sense of gratitude washed over her as she recognized Lavi immediately. Maybe he would be able to help her with Allen.

The red head bobbed over to Allen's bed and adorned his signature grin.

"Oi moyashi! You scared us, blacking out like that!"

Allen just stared at Lavi not saying anything, probably just taking everything in. He looked between the two and before either of them could speak another word he broke the silence.

"Where the bloody 'ell am I!"

Lavi's brows furrowed in confusion.

"Alle…"

"MY NAME ISNT ALLEN! DO I LOOK LIKE THAT DAMNED DOG TO YOU!"

The yelling must have caught the attention of the head nurse as she came in next.

"Whats all this fuss over?"

Lavi was trying to calm Allen down, who was now trying to get out of the bed, so Lenalee explained the situation to the nurse. She just nodded and went off to get Lenalee's brother. The supervisor needed to know their current situation, he would know how to handle it.

Lavi now had Allen at least staying in the bed.

"Look, you blacked out earlier and you are currently in a hospital bed. We wanted to make sure you are okay."

Red was very confused. There was no way cosmo would have brought him to a hospital if he had blacked out. Heck he would have just kicked him and left him were ever he had fallen. He wouldn't waste his money on hospital fees.

"I….I ain't got no money to pay ye."

Red looked worried now and just wanted to leave. He didn't understand why he was really here and if they started looking for money he wouldn't be able to pay. He was only payed in food.

"No no," Lavi waved his comment off, "Free of charge."

"Free," Allen blinked," why…would…."

Reds mind was racing. He was in a hospital, no clown around and no fees. He gasped.

"DID THAT DAMNED CLOWN SELL ME TE YE!"

Again the yelling ensued between the two as Lavi tried to calm him down.

Just then Komui came into the room with the nurse. He noticed that his sister was getting very upset with the situation so he asked the nurse to bring her out. She didn't need additional stress like this while she was trying to recover. Lavi also left with them, most likely to get Bookman.

Komui turned towards Allen now and took a deep breath.

"I heard that our patient has woken up."

"You a doctor?"

"Of the sorts yes, how are you feeling?"

"Okay, 'eads a bit sore but tha' aint nothin' new."

"Other than the slight head ache nothing else that wold be worth noting?"

"No sir."

Komui nodded as he tried to get a grasp on the situation, it seemed Allen couldn't remember who they were.

"Before we continue would you mind telling me your name?"

Allen mumbled and Komui barely caught what he said.

"Bloody bastard sold me and didn't even tell em me name."

Komui did his best to hold back the shock at hearing Allen swear and he didn't really understand who he was talking about. Could it have been Cross?

"Your name….."

"Don't 'ave one. If ye want something to call me people just call me Red."

"Red?"

" Cause me red 'air."

Komui just nodded, he must have had red before it turned white.

"Okay then….Red. Tell me what you were doing before you blacked out."

"Ehh…well I was haulin' crates for the bastard clown with Allen trackin' behind me."

"Allen?"

"Yeah some clowns' dog, I think his owners name was…Mana? Though lad and lass that were in ere kept callin' me Allen. Dafties they were, 'specially the lass, don't seem to 'ave a brain in 'er head that one."

Komui tuned out a little as he tried to compose himself at Allen's' comment about Lenalee. As big as his sister complex was he needed to be serious in this situation, it appeared it was worse than he had initially thought.

Not only had Allen lost memories but it seemed he had reverted back to when he was younger. Nobody knew much about the boys past other than his adoptive father was Mana. However, from the way the boy spoke now it seemed in his mind he hadn't reached that point in his life.

His comments sparked curiosity within Komui who couldn't help but wonder what kind of childhood their happy and polite exorcist had. It seemed like a rough one judging by his language and assumptions that he had been sold.

The silence was strong as Komui was lost in thought until Allen….or rather Red coughed a bit to get his attention.

"Ah yes Red, sorry. Well I can assure you that you have not been sold but I can't tell you just yet how you got here," Komui raised his hand to silence the boy as he continued, "I can however, tell you where you are. Currently you are in the medical wing of the Black Order. We work under the church."

As soon as the word church slipped from Komui's lips it was if all the colour drained from the boy's face.

"Church?"

"Yes we operate under the Vatican."

Red subtle made sure that his left hand was under the cover, hidden from view. He was getting scared now. He didn't know how he had gotten here but he really wanted to leave. Any time the church was involved he would get threatened and attacked. He wondered if the other two that were in the room beforehand worked for the church too.

As he moved his hand he couldn't help but feel as if it was bigger. Great, something he didn't need was for his hideous deformity to be bigger and even more noticeable.

"'ell, mate, I'm fine now so i'll jus' be goin'."

Getting up from the bed he pulled the covers off with him to keep his arm covered. He was a bit wobbly on his feet….and was he always this tall?

Komui stood too and tried to get the boy back into the bed.

"Nah mate, really, I'm 'ait."

He inched slowly towards the door eyes darting back and forth from the man to the door and back again.

"Red please, we….what are you doing with the sheet come on sit back down."

"Ey the sheet, eh' don't got many so I'm borrowin' it and eh' tis nippy, yeh."

Just as the boy reached the door a loud pounding rang out through the room.

It gave Allen a fright who jumped back. Tripping over his feet, and the covers, he feel to the ground, exposing his left arm. It was now in full view for Komui to see but before he could reassure the boy, he scrambled into the corner.

"I swear's mate I ain't no devil nor no demon. I didn't know ye would take me 'ere I'll leave right away, I ain't gonna cause no trouble. I ain't gonna curse ye!"

As Red rambled on he curled in on himself in anticipation of a beating that never came.

Komui felt as if a dagger had gone straight through his heart but again was interrupted by another knock before he could talk to the boy. With a disgruntled sigh he opened it to meet the beady eyes of bookman and the sullen face of his apprentice.

Komui just nodded and went back over to Allen.

"Hey, Red. It's okay we aren't going to hurt you okay. We know about your arm, we don't think you are a demon."

Allens head rose slightly and you could see the red around his eyes.

"You…you ain't gonna 'urt me?"

Komui just shook his head but Allen didn't make any moves. Lavi tried to help then and walked past Komui. Crouching down in front of the boy he couldn't notice the flinch.

"Hey buddy, sorry about calling you the wrong name earlier. Red is it?" The boy nodded which brought a smile to Lavi's face.

"Super. Listen Komui won't hurt you unless you hit on his sister," That comment earned him a smack to the head, "Ow, and panda here only ever hits me so you're safe from him."

Lavi rose to his feet and offered a hand out to the boy, it took a while but a shaky hand soon reached out to take it. Allen stood back up but seemed uncomfortable with his arm so exposed.

Komui had been talking to Bookman as Lavi reassured the young boy. He was just getting the Bookman up to speed with the situation. When he seen that Allen was a little more calm he had an idea.

"Hey, Red why don't you clean yourself up in the bathroom over here and we'll get you a fresh pair of clothes."

"Can…can you get something to cover me arm sir?"

"Yes, yes we can."

Allen seemed to smile a bit at that and followed Lavi who was going to show him the bathroom. Komui couldn't help but wonder how he would react when he final realised he wasn't a little kid anymore.