Silver eyes met sapphire, but lasted only a moment. The stranger dashed away before he could say a word. He didn't even get a good look at the man…or woman. He wasn't entirely sure which. The long raven hair and pale smooth skin deceived him. However, one thing was certain. The person was beautiful. Even he could tell that from a distance. But what had he/she been running from? Johnny and Reever maybe, but if that was the case then that person had to be...Kanda…

Kanda

He had to be Kanda. Who else could it be? ...he decided not to answer that question. There were way too many patients in the hospital. How could he be so sure? Yet somehow, he was.

"Kanda..." The way it rolled off his tongue felt so natural, like he'd said that word millions of times over. Except, everything was a blur. Sure, now there was a miniscule drop of colour on his otherwise blank canvas, but that didn't mean anything. In fact, it had left him with even more questions than before. It really bugged him, not knowing anything about himself, but even more so, he wanted to learn more about Kanda. The mysterious Japanese man brought out his more curious side. In the mere seconds he had made eye contact with him, he already felt compelled to follow.

And follow him he would.

...well once he got out of this damn bed. As far as he could tell, he was in a pretty critical condition. His head hurt like hell, his right ankle wasn't much better, and his entire left arm appeared to be...burnt? No, burns don't scar like that. He had a feeling that it ran much deeper than that. No burn could leave a glowing green cross behind.

He wasn't just going to sit idle though. He had his sights set and he was going to achieve them...by baby steps. So, he began to move his arms. Much to his surprise, his left arm didn't hurt at all. It was slightly stiff, but then again, his entire body was. Next were his legs. It quickly became apparent though, that this was going to require a lot more strength than his arms did. Nevertheless, he tried.

Perhaps it's as they say, try try again and you'll succeed, because on his 27th or was it 28th? try he freed them. Once the sheets were lifted, all that was left was to stand. That however, was easier said than done.

One leg off, two legs off, and slowly, ever so slowly, he propped himself into a sitting position with his legs dangling off the side. Now came the tricky part. Carefully, he placed his feet on the cold, hard, and unforgiving floor, bracing himself for what was about to come.

He pushed up on his arms and stood. Though a little wobbly at first, it wasn't half as bad add he'd expected. The amount of pain he had to endure wasn't small by any means, but he was fairly sure he'd been through worse.

One foot in front of the other, he began to walk. Teetering along like a toddler at first, but it was only so long before he grew up. His pace quickened, and before long he was running. He followed his instincts as he darted through hall after hall, up and down staircases. He was set on finding that man.

Apparently...his instincts had failed him. After about half an hour of nonstop running, he paused to check his whereabouts. He had started on floor 4, room 413, and now, he was on floor 7, room 794. How he got to the highest level while trying to find the base level, he had no clue. For a minute, he seriously contemplated jumping out of the window. That would lead him strait to his destination after all...the outdoors, home to the majestic mountains, curious creatures, and alas, the fresh air.

"Are you alright?" The sudden comment stirred him from his daze. He realized his face was pressed hard against the window. After blushing profusely, he faced the nurse and smiled.

"Ah yeah, sorry about that." He scratched the back of his head grinning sheepishly.

" There's no need to apologize." She replied with a dazzling smile that complimented her short, sleek blonde hair, bright red lips and curvaceous figure perfectly.

"Uh, yeah," Allen muttered,"so umm...is there any chance you could lead me outside? I really wanted to get out of this stuffy place, even if only for a moment." The nurse's smile wavered, as if caught off guard by his response. It didn't last long though, as she quickly beckoned him to follow.

It took her less than ten minutes to get them to the reception counter. Allen seriously thought she deserved a medal.

"Here we are."

"Wow, thank you! I was so sure I was going to be lost forever," Allen sweat dropped. The nurse had made it look so easy, like navigating those damn halls was a walk in the park. Well, however she did it he was still grateful. Because of her, he was one step closer to meeting Kanda. He sure hoped this was where he had been heading, after all, he was still going of pure instinct and it had already failed him once...maybe not the best decision in hindsight.

"You're very welcome. I'm glad I could help. Please be careful now, and don't stay outside too long." The lady gave another smile. Allen returned it, promising he wouldn't, and dashed outside. As soon as she'd confirmed him gone, see pulled out a miniature earpiece and whispered into it;

"Walker has awakened. Currently on the move." A faint reply was sounded, meant for her ears and her ears only.

"Perfect," the voice crooned, "wonderful as always, Lulubell Continue with Act I."

This was not how the outdoors was supposed to look. There weren't supposed to be huge factories sending out toxic waste into the air, nor grey skies all around. There wasn't supposed to be polluted air, and dull dragging people everywhere. What happened? His memory might not be intact at the moment, but even he could feel the change. The happy chirps and melodies of the birds were gone, replaced with the honking of cars and bustling of humans. The beautiful landscape with towering mountains and shimmering lakes had disappeared; all that was left were the skyscrapers and roads that made up a city.

He noticed one building however, that stood slightly above the rest. He could just barely make out the red print on top; it read Ahnorsak Academy.

"What the fuck is all this shit?" Allen jumped at the sudden outburst, but quickly turned around.

"Kanda?" The man in question gave him a strange look, then tossed his head, his loose raven hair fluttering around him.

"Che, apparently." He replied in a seemingly annoyed tone. "What business do you have with me, sprout?"

"Sprout?"

Kanda shrugged,"you're as short as one."

"It's Allen!"

"Oi, Moyashi, you never answered my question."

"Oh, so you've changed nicknames on me, have you? Now you're insulting me in different languages?"

"Do even know what I fucking said?"

"Do I need to?"

"..."

Yeah, I though as much." Allen smirked in defiance.

" You going to answer my question or not?"

"Hmph, never mind!" Allen headed back to the doors of the hospital. "and to think I went through all that trouble to find you!"

"Che, you were looking for me? What, need a new boyfriend or something?"

Allen looked back dumbstruck,"I am not gay!"

Kanda snorted, "Sure you're not." He gently brushed past Allen, and through the doors, whispering, "See you 'round, short stack." Allen tried his best to ignore the shivers that ran through his spine at this intimate gesture, though he seemed to be fighting a losing battle.

"You arse! Get back here!" Allen groaned. That was not, by any means how he'd wanted that to go. The nerve of him, suggesting he was gay! Unless...it was a tactic to lure him in. Maybe Kanda was gay! Yes, that had to be it.

"Two can play at that game!" Allen whispered demonically, but he was too far gone to even notice.

Little did he know, he was relying on instincts once again.

Yay! Update time XD This was also written while I was on vacation – that's why it was a pretty quick update. I'm sorry, it's not that long, but maybe they'll get longer as I go along *shrug* we'll see. Also, I believe that the next chapter will begin to get a little more…interesting :) Buuuut, yeah…hope you liked it, I hope you don't forget to drop me a review ;)

Thanks to all my readers!

-pathless