Author's Note: Well well well, I just hope you all won't expect Allen to have gone to Mater (but maybe he did!) at the end of chapter 205 in the manga! ^^" But here is where the wonderful yullen part of this fanfic shall finally start! :D About bloody time if you ask me, trust me, I've been waiting for this point as much as you all have- but noooo, instead of just some oneshot neenea wanted to go off and make a realistic fanfic so when you read the manga now youll be all screwed up. How wonderful I am. :3 lol ^^" WARNING: WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS on Kanda's past, Alma, and Allen's involvment with the 14th, so keep updatd on the mangas as I said in chapter 1! I know for sure that mangahere has chapter 205 up so make sure youre at least that far to have read this fanfic, although I'm sure you're fine now at this point in the story.. ^^" Other than that, if this story isn't something you think you may like then don't read it! It's going be a Yullen kind of story so just a big warning, that's the point of this fanfic. And if you haven't seen the rating? It's M, so I think that makes the content self-explanatory. But for those of you who are into all that jazz? Enjoy! 3

START OF STORY- Allen

"Allen!" I heard her cry out behind me, whatever pleas she may have continued with cut off as I went through the open door, and straight into the abandoned town of Mater. Kanda...you're the last person I can turn to now. I only hope you're still alive in here somewhere...

I stepped onto the rumble of a town that once stood tall. Mater. This was where Kanda and myself had our first mission together to obtain the Innocence from the doll Lala, who sang to her beloved Guzol until she finally broke. Kanda said that all we were, as exorcists, were destroyers. But I didn't believe that...I thought that we could be destroyers who could also save people. I still believed that, in a sense, but now wasn't the time for memories, I needed to find Kanda. I stood atop a building, the cool breeze ruffling my hair slightly. I quickly scanned the area for any sight of Akuma, and just South, I saw three level ones and one level two that were heading in this general direction. I sighed, I needed to find Kanda, but perhaps it would be best to get these Akuma out of the way? I lunged foward, and leaped from one roof to the next until I was on the hard ground and in the forest to the South of Mater, Kanda somewhere behind me. And then I heard something else, loud booms echoing in front of me. The Akuma..they were shooting at something, but what? I kicked forward, my pace substantially quickened.

NEW SCENE- Kanda

Dammit! How could I have gotten so careless? I was running back to Mater when all of a sudden I was attacked by Akuma! I couldn't stand Allen's eye but sometimes I can't help but think of how it could come in handy every now and then. Wait...Allen? Since when did I stop referring to him as beansprout? Oh, that's right, right before I jumped into the gate with Alma...when I thanked him. I always hated him, and I still kind of do since he is a damned Noah after all, but he's different. He's not just some brat, and I carelessly let him get close to me. I hated the way he always smiled and laughed no matter what, it reminded me so much of Alma...before things went to hell. I ticked me off! But something changed in that last battle, for all I know he could be dead or in league with those fucking Noah! But something in my head said otherwise...

"Oh hoho! Look at this wee wittle rat, he thinks he can run he can! Oh hoho! Blow him to pieces dear Akuma! Do it do it! I want to see his insides paint this boring place! Eehehehe!" the level two cried out in sheer excitment. Dammit! If only I had Mugen instead of this pathetic sword, what good will it do against the Akuma? I paused, my back pressed tightly against the tree that I was hiding behind, and then lept foward just as the Akuma's bullet collided with it.

"Oh hoho! The little rat can jump! Catch him, blow him to bits, make his insides splatter all over this poor little-Eh?" the level two paused in his continuous rave, and I jumped out from the rock I then was hiding behind to run around the level ones and see what was going on.

"You left your backside open, idiot." BOOOM! The akuma exploded and Allen jumped through the disipating smoke to finish off the remaining level ones. Explosions echoed in my ears and as the smoke faded, my senses finally came back to me.

"Hey, beansprout! What the hell are you doing here?" I shouted, suddenly irritated, as I walked foward to him. He looked up at me quickly, obviously shocked, and then smiled kindly. I stopped. What the hell? Something was wrong, he never smiles at me.

"Eheh...Kanda! I was just going to go look for you actually..um-" He scratched the back of his head and laughed without humor. I glared at him.

"What happened?" I demanded. Last I saw his odds were close to none compared to anyone else. I assumed he couldn't go back to the order since he was a damned Noah, and he probably didn't go with the Earl because he seemed to hate him and the rest of the Noah as much as I did.

"Eh? What do you mean?" he said playing dumb. I gritted my teeth together.

"What do you think! At the battle stupid!" I shouted. He paused, his arm dropping slightly to the back of his neck.

"Oh..yea. Well..." he paused, his eyes furrowed up, his smile still there, and his eyes glazed over as if he was about to cry. I waited for about a minute until I let out an irritated sigh.

"Listen, I'm heading to Kreet, it's just a few miles west of Mater. I don't care where you're going but at least tell me what happened on the way there. There's nothing else around here that'd you'd want to go to anyways," I growled, continuing north to Mater. Allen ran up to my side, pointing to my right.

"Um, Mater's this way.." he laughed. I stopped, grit my teeth loudly together, and stomped onward to the real north.

"Just shut up will you!" I growled as Allen laughed at my side, a small smile threatening to come out at any moment...

NEW SCENE- Allen

We arrived at Mater too quickly, but I had just finished filling Kanda in on everything that's been happening. He seemed lost in thought, but for some reason I was fine with that. It was a lot to take in...

"Apocryphos, what the hell could he really be after?" His eyebrows were furrowed together and his gaze leveled with the road that lead us deeper into Mater. In the center of the town was a large fountain, long since dried up, that we would head east at.

"guurgle, GURGGLE, ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOARRRRRRR!" I felt myself flush a little and flung my arms over my stomach just as Kanda's neck snapped to look at me, his eyes slightly large, his usual frowning face quivering slightly, as if he was about to...laugh? I turned my head away from him.

"Eheh...when I was imprisioned I didn't eat anything until Jerry's little bowl of food just before the attack by Apocryphos...and I haven't had a morsal since..." I laughed slightly, but it was a very dry one as my stomach cried out for food one more time.

"Che, here, eat this." I snapped my head back at Kanda, stars in my eyes, the moment I heard the word 'eat', only to just barely catch the small sack that he had flung at me. Tim sniffed it over my shoulder as I held it in my palm, the size a perfect fit. He had food? How!

"Just south some old man gave it to me in case if I got hungry on my way to Kreet, but I just ate there so I'm fine. You have it." I looked up at Kanda quizzically and his glare sharpened only to look away.

"I'm not being nice to you or anything I just don't want to listen to your damned stomach the whole way there so stow it beansprout!" he growled. I laughed slightly, somehow much more at ease with Kanda now. I'm not sure when it happened, but I seemed to have been growing softer around him lately, maybe it was because of that last battle, after he actually said my name, before he disappeared into the Ark with Alma. And then it suddenly hit me. I looked around at Kanda sheepishly, unsure of what his reaction would be.

"Um..Kanda? Alma..is he, oka-" I started quietly.

"He's dead. For good this time, the dark matter had consumed him and then dissipated into nothing." he interjeted quickly, still looking away. His voice was flat, matter-of-factly, but I sensed a strong sadness inside of him nonetheless. I turned my head foward again and took away the string that held the small cloth together to reveal two buns and some beanpaste. I paused, and then ate one of the buns whole.

"I'm sorry...really," I whispered after I had swallowed. My hunger suddenly sprung foward and I scarfed the rest of the food easily. It wasn't much, but it at least quieted my stomach. Neither of us said anything then until we reached the fountain.

"Maybe we should rest for a bit?" I suggested. Kanda paused, somehow pondering the thought.

"Che, we don't need to rest, let's keep going." he growled as he turned east. I smiled lightly, was he really this terrible with directions?

"Kanda?"

"We don't need to rest so move it beansprout!" he shouted. I laughed.

"Kanda!" I managed. He spun around suddenly angry only to see me pointing to my left.

"You did say west right?" I continued to laugh as he flushed slightly and stomped west-ward childishly.

"Didn't I tell you to shut up beansprout!" he yelled as I hurried to catch up to him, Tim trailing me helplessly.

NEW SCENE- Kanda

Kreet was finally in sight. I wanted to hurry as much as I could even though I still wasn't sure as to what I was going to do once I got there. Allen's stomach was quietly starting to make its presnece known again so he'd have to eat, despite our lack of money. Wait...what was I saying? Despite what Allen all said there was no way I was going to stick with him! I couldn't think straight. Either I'd start to think about all the shit surrounding him or the dreams that I'd been having ever since he sent Alma and myself through the portal. I couldn't even concentrate on which direction was which, and that only made me look like a complete idiot then! We approached the glowing town quickly but jumped back as we came upon its enterance.

"Welcome to Kreet, where the weak become strong and the strong become champions!" four girls sang out, two on either side of us, their arms extended into the town. Both Allen and myself paused unsure of whether or not to enter such a place but then the scent of fresh food rolled outward and Allen became possessed.

"Food!" he cried as he ran in. I chased after him.

"Wait, you idiot! What do you think you're doing you don't even have any money!" I shouted after him. He stopped suddenly and I stupidly ran into him. He looked around quickly and I got up, cursing the already cursed idiot.

"Damn you beansprout, you looking to die!" I growled as I held my head with one hand. I watched him momentarily until his eyes lit up, and with an 'aha!' he was walking onward again. I growled under my breath and followed the idiot. We came upon a small board with three men gambling. The dice rolled, the greasy haired one to our left cried, the tubby on in front of us laughed, and the ginger midget to our right danced.

"Ooo, this looks like fun! Mind if I join?" Allen chimed. The three looked up at him stupidly from their measly game of poker and grined cruely. I had heard that Allen was a master gambler and never lost due to his ease when cheating out men of their own clothes. Lavi made sure the entire order was aware from ontop a table in the cafeteria when they had gotten back from a mission one time.

"Yea, sure kid, but you need something to bet with, and that girlfriend of yours aint gunna cut it!" the greasy haired asshole laughed. My teeth quickly grit together as I immediatly unsheathed my new blade and stuck it near to his adams apple, his shrill cry cut off as his head moved backwards.

"Real silver," I said, turning the blade so the hilt shone luminously,"real sharp," I continued, probing the tip of the blade to draw out a droplet of blood from his quivering neck," and real craftsmanship that you as 'man' couldn't comprehend," I paused, sheathing the sword and smiling cruely at the three. "Think it's worthy enough to bet on?" Allen stared at me dumbfoundedly but sat down happily when they nodded slowly. I sat down next to him and hoped only that he was as good as Lavi praised him to be...these bastards needed to be taught a lesson in manners it seemed...

"Four of a kind!" Allen chimed as the three men sat in their underwear, a pile of winnings burying us both. What the hell...he never lost once! How the- I knew he would cheat but I'd been watching him very closely and hadn't even been able to tell how he was doing it! He wasn't- that good...was he?

"One more you little brat!" the three shouted. The three muttered amoungst themselves as Allen whistled cheerfully, taking his cards and trading three in for some others. His face, he never stopped smiling...maybe his constant smiling was a side effect of this?

"Royal straight flush!" he chimed again. This guy...he was scary...

"Here, you can have your stuff back, I just needed some money for food," Allen said smiling, holding the three gutless swines' things out for them. If it were up to me we'd take all their shit and then dump what Allen was handing over to them in the garbage. Those assholes didn't deserve his pit-

"We don't need your pity kid, but thanks," they muttered immediatly retrieving their things. We walked off, myself increasingly irritated with the bastards. I still had half the initiative to turn around and cut them down properl-

"So, where would Kanda like to eat?" Allen asked, obviously in a very giddy mood thanks to his winning streak. I looked at him sternly only to have him gasp loudly and run off behind me into a small resteraunt nearby. I sighed and followed him, having the feeling that yelling at the slow-child wouldn't help.

NEW SCENE- Allen

After I was done stuffing my face with almost everything the place had and Kanda had his usual Soba noodles (which I was surprised to find out that they even had), Kanda and myself walked out of the building into the bright town. It really was unexpected to find that Kreet was so commercial and was in the closest vicinity of a town of the complete opposite sorts. I looked around and saw many happy faces, Kanda not being one of them. His usual scowl was evident and it ticked me off a bit. I understood that everything going on made you hate to smile but he could still at least try.

I looked around and saw a small stage where a preppy girl with hair that looked like Lenalee's before she lost it...only pink. She was singing a giddy, jumpy song that I wasn't really a fan of but everyone looked like they were having fun. Timcanpy had already started flying over there so I chased him, yelling at Kanda to follow. He was obviously irritated with the entire atmosphere of the place but I didn't care. If he was going to be an ass on purpose I was going to try to force him to have a little fun, considering that I didn't want to be stuck with his usual attitude while we continued onwards.

"Beansprout! Where the hell are you going!" he shouted from behind me. I saw Tim fly right by the singer, her flowered dress swinging with her hips as she danced with the golemn. I jumped on the stage, despite the crowd, and caught Timcanpy in my hands quickly. I looked out and saw Kanda glaring rather crossly at me from a distance away so I hopped down and walked over by him.

"Are you trying to cause a scene beansprout?" he growled. I let go of Tim and glared at him right back, my good mood suddenly lost.

"It's Allen you idiot and why can't you at least TRY to have some fun!" I yelled. His eyebrows furrowed in.

"How the hell can you have fun at a time like this! Don't you understand the situation here?" he snarled back, turning to walk away. I paused.

"Hey Tim, you think you could try and find a place for us to stay tonight?" I asked lightly, a forced smile spreading across my face. He nodded and flew away above the crowd. I ran to catch up to Kanda who ignored me and turned a sharp corner.

"Hey! If we're stuck together we may as well TRY to get along, right? And you've used my name before, so I'd appreciate it if you could-" Kanda turned around to face me so suddenly that I almost ran into him. The side of his mouth twitched slightly as if he was debating something, but thought otherwise.

"Any akuma around?" I was taken aback but looked around anyways just to be sure. Nothing.

"No...there's no more akuma around he-"

"Why was there that small group from before then?" I paused only for a moment to shrug.

"I don't know, maybe they patrol? Or maybe they were looking for Alma and had somehow tracked you down?" I assumed unsure of his sudden change in the subject. He stared at me for a second too long for comfort and then turned back around.

"Che, whatever. He's dead now so I guess there's nothing to worry about then, huh?" I walked after him, his pace quickened. This wasn't good...did I say something that I shouldn't have? Either way, he didn't seem to be very happy. Maybe those guys from the poker game put him in a sour mood. Yea, sure kid, but you need something to bet with, and that girlfriend of yours aint gunna cut it! I snorted slightly to keep the laughter from coming, despite his lack of a proper shirt they still dared say that? It was easy not to laugh then because he got really scary at that point but now? I didn't think I was going to be able to help it...and with Kanda stopped, giving me his confused face...I felt like I was going to explode if I didn't laugh...

NEW SCENE- Kanda

The town was silent now that the sun had set, and Timcanpy still wasn't back yet. Allen was sulking behind me, rubbing his face where I had punched him for laughing at such a thing earlier. Girlfriend my ass! Those damned-

"Hey Kanda?" I stopped to glare at the troublesome brat.

"Now what?" I snarled. He looked up at me pathetically, still rubbing his face. Spoiled brat, we both got into a fight and delt the other some nasty blows, he really needed to lay it on this thick? He pointed into the air behind me and I turned to see Tim flying down by us.

"You find a place Tim?" Allen asked sadly. Tim nodded and flew in the direction that we were headed. All of the inns that Allen and myself had found we're full so at least the damned golemn had some luck. We followed him around a corner, down an alley, and up the street until we found a place called the Cat's Eye. Weird name...but when we checked to see if they had any rooms available they cheerfully told us that they had plenty. I took the key, irritated, and walked up the creaky stairs of the musty old building into a two room place. One was a bathroom, mold gathered around the sink. And the other was empty except for two beds, a broken window, and its share of cobwebs. I took to the bed nearer the window and Allen plopped down onto the other bed loudly.

"Hey Kanda?" I glared over at him, irritated by his constant questioning.

"NOW what?" I growled. He poked his head up from the inside of the bed to look at me sleepily.

"Night..." he yawned. I looked at him, taken aback slightly as he closed his eyes and immediatly fell asleep. I turned away from him and lied down to face the ceiling, my arms folded behind my head. We still hadn't decided where we were headed yet but we settled of west being an okay start. A lack of a plan irritated me but I was tired so my mind shut down and decided to leave the thought for morning.

"Why do you hate me so much Kanda? Do you enjoy seeing me die this much?" Allen whimpered beside me. I looked at him, once again in the same nightmare that I had been having ever since Alma's death. Something felt off though, different.

"Idiot...why would-" I started protesting.

"You always call me Allen in your head but, why don't you use my name more? You've used it before so I know you can," he looked up at me, his eyes glazed over with tears. I moved slightly backwards from where I sat next to him. This wasn't the real Allen for sure, this wasn't like him one bit.

"Say it?" I glared at him. This dream was off, what the hell did his name have to do with anything? But...it was just a deam right? So it wouldn't matter even if I did...

"Allen-" I started, and then saw his eyes widen as blood splashed my face, his body suddenly close to mine, a sharp pain in my torso. I looked beyond him, and saw Alma, crying, glaring down at me, his Innocence running through Allen's body, through mine as well, I realized.

"Thank you...Yu..." I heard Allen whisper, his body suddenly limp. I moved one arm up to his shoulder, frozen in this never ending shock. I pushed his body back just far enough to see his corpse's expression- a pained smile, eyes closed, and eyebrows raised. And then, a tear, and another, that had splashed onto his face from my own. I held him to me, as I glared up at Alma, who was suddenly looking very blurred. By tears? Or death?

"I will never let you love again Yu, I curse you."

My tearful eyes opened to see Allen's face over mine. He seemed to be saying something but I couldn't hear it. I lifted my sweat-soaked body from the bed slightly and looked him in the eyes. A dream? No, I just woke up. That was a dream, he didn't really die. That wasn't real, he was alive, right here, in front of me, saying something...I felt myself become suddenly limp as I fell foward.

"Kanda! Kanda! Yu!" he cried as he caught me before I hit the ground...

End Note: My numb fingers said that this was a good place to stop for now. ^^" Might be a few days before I get the next chapter up but I hope you all enjoyed this one. Finally! Kanda and Allen regroup! But we all knew it wasn't going to be this easy ;) prepare for some action in the next chapter though, a dream-dazed Kanda could be interesting . *whistle whistle whistlee* WELL! This one felt too out of character in my opinion for Allen and Kanda both but I guess that since this is finally getting the fanfic feel it's okay. haha Hope you all enjoyed and remember: reviews are neenea's new drug so be a good bunch of dealers as send me motivational words of inspiration please :3 3 And I just watched a vid. from youtube mocking Allen and Kanda with the song Best Friends by Toy-Box so somehow that corrupted part of this story...in case if the giddy-singer part seemed a little toooo random.. . ^^"