"Hmmm…?"

"Oh… Um… Hey."

WHAT?

Her eyes popped open and she saw an old man with long, white hair.

"…"

Wait a minute. That's no old man.

She rubbed her eyes and now she could see much more clearly. The boy did have white hair but he was a boy. It was odd to see white hair on top of someone so young. Still, she realized that she must've been sleeping because she felt that her body was lighter and… yesterday.

She now stared the boy with shocked eyes and she didn't dare to say anything. She knew who this boy is but she had never known her own name. Now, how's she going to explain to the boy on how she knew his name? Well, if she was lucky, they might've met before.

"What's your name?" He said with a smile. "Well, my name is Allen Walker as you had said before." He scratched his head and looked at the floor.

Now, she was speechless. What should she say? She didn't have a name and worse, they haven't met before. She now brainstormed for a name but the only name her brain have right now seems to be Allen Walker. She had been quiet for half a minute and the atmosphere was heavy and uneasy.

"Um… It's o-"

"It's Nalle!" she suddenly burst out. Allen blinked, surprised of her sudden outburst. The girl clasped her mouth. How could she burst out suddenly like that?

"I'm so-"He laughed. The girl stared in confusion.

"No, no, it's ok." He tried to say between breaths. "I just thought you're afraid of me and…" The rest of his sentence was never continued. She relaxed and lets out the breath she didn't know she had been holding. She laughed along.

So the laughter died down and they looked at each other smiling.

"So your name is Nalle? Nice to meet you!" Allen said with a grin. She returned his grin with a smile and nodded.

"Nice to meet you too, Allen."

…

"So how did you know my name?"

She turned to him. Now, what is she going to say? She's doomed.

"Don't tell me you're a stalker?" Allen blurted out. She stared at him in embarrassment and denial.

"No, no! I'm not a stalker! I just… Um…" She brainstormed again, searching for a reason.

Allen waited patiently for her answer. He needed to know how she knew his name. It was out of plain curiosity and caution. She could be an Akuma but his eye didn't see any soul lingering above her.

"I'm… Uh… Actually…" she started slowly. "I heard about you in another town when you exterminated the monster. So… um… That's how I knew about you and I saw you before too." She started to fidget.

"Oh! Really?" Allen said excitedly. So it was nothing after all.

Nalle, the girl, though, turned to him in shock. He actually believed that?

Suddenly, a little yellow golem came out flying.

"Timcampy, don't fly around so much. What will we do if you get bitten by a cat again?"

"Cat?"

And at the exact moment, a clown and a bunny in a costume appeared from behind the curtains. Yes, they were on the carriage, enjoying a free ride from them.

"What? You were bitten by a cat? I'm surprised you're safe." The clown said.

Her question was long forgotten.

"The cat had risen from the grave." Allen replied simply.

"What?" Before the clown could ask any more questions, the rabbit pushed the clown away.

"Did you come here to do some sightseeing traveler?"

"No, just going there to greet them… To the headquarters of exorcists!"

'Exorcists?' The word was very familiar to her, very familiar.

"Exorcists?" She asked aloud.

Allen turned to her with a grin. "Yeah… I have been heading there for quite some time now. You are going there with me?"

"Me? Um…" Something inside her was telling him to go with him but what is this place exactly? What if she wasn't wanted? Maybe she could just see Allen off and after that, she…

What would she do?

But soon, she realized she was stared at. Allen stared at her waiting patiently for an answer. She turned to him but wondered why he was looking at her like that. Then, she remembered the question.

"Ah! Oh… Sorry…" she apologized sheepishly, feeling very embarrassed. Her cheeks were turning red.

"It's okay but what would you do? And anyway, don't you have something have something better to do?" He suddenly clasped his mouth in shock. "No! No! It doesn't mean you could follow me or anything. It's just that, you must've something to do than follow me right? Won't your family be worried or something? You're following a complete stranger, not like I'll hurt you or anything…" Now, he's the one embarrassed.

He was worried. She was happy.

She laughed. "Allen, thank you…" She said with a smile. "But, Allen, can I just see you off? I mean I'll go with you and go back!" She grinned happily.

"Really? If it doesn't bother you… I'll enjoy the company!" Allen said cheerfully.

…

"Ah!"

She woke up after Allen woke up with a start. He looked pale and scared. What happened? Did he have a nightmare? But why does this seem so familiar to her? Again, she was confused.

"Allen, are you okay?" The clown seemed to have heard him too but she asked ahead of him. The clown seemed to have decided to leave everything to her and went inside the carriage again.

"Um… Yeah… I just had a nightmare that's all." He seems to have remembered it and he shivered. What could have made him so scared? But something in her mind tells her that she knows what it is.

"It's an Akuma!"

They turned their heads toward the voice and when she turned to Allen, he wasn't there.

"Come on, Nalle! Thanks for the lift!" He said while jumping from the carriage.

"WHAT? W-wait for me!"

He soon disappeared out of sight and she jumped.

"Th-Thanks for the lift!"

She heard a faint 'oh, my!' but focused on her landing. She almost fell and had to support herself with her hands and she was kneeling. She was quite surprised with herself for doing that but decided to ignore it. Panting, she decided to run after Allen.

When she got there, she saw…

A boy on top of Allen.

WHAT?

…

After a lot of misunderstandings and explanations, they finally cleared it up.

Allen and the boy, Jan (he wore weird shoes), talked about 'exorcists'. She hadn't been able to remember what it is but she knew it was something she had heard before. She just keeps on racking her brain for answers but no memory was remembered.

'Maybe, it's just a misunderstanding…'

But then, something took her attention. Jan handed an onion to Allen.

Onion?

BLAST!

"What?" She had been saying a lot of 'what' lately… The stinging smell of onion made Allen cry and even though she had not really been close, tears ran down her cheeks.

"Haha! It's my own invention! The onion bomb!" Well, yes she could see that.

"You think I'm just gonna let the Akuma attack us all? Hell no!" He turned and ran. "What do you mean dangerous? Don't treat me like a kid, weakling!"

She coughed and fanned the smell so she won't cry anymore.

"Are you okay, Allen?" She asked while rubbing her eyes. It stings a lot.

"Yeah… Eyes, my eyes."

…

Hehehe… This fan fiction is based on DGM manga not anime. XD

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