So when I first saw the theme rebirth I had no idea~ but then I just had to use it to make our favourite couple into cats :3

Theme: Rebirth

Rating: K+

Warning: a little fighting

Summary: Allen is a stray stuck in a cage, his mind preoccupied with thoughts of cold and boredom.

Disclaimer: I do not own D. Gray-Man~

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Allen pushed his muzzle against the front of his cage as a group of humans walked by. One, a child, came up and tickled his chin. Allen let out a happy purr. But the pleasure was soon taken away as the kid moved on to the next cage.

He wrapped his tail around his paws and stared forlornly at the wall opposite him. He wanted to leave this place. It was cold and always the same. AT least when he was out on the streets he could get warm and life had meaning. Now the steel around him stole his body heat and his boredom overpowered his mind.

Allen slumped down onto the bottom of the cage. He moved his tail so it covered his nose. His eyes blurred as he lost himself to old memories.

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Allen crept through a back alley. He knew he shouldn't he here. This place belonged to the worst clan of cats in the town. They were extremely protective of their territory and if they found anyone on their land they attacked. But Allen though that since this place was far from the heart that the guard would not be as heavy.

He tried to stay within the shadows, but he never knew if he was really hidden. He knew that his fur made it easy to see him. It seemed to glow in the dark. And it must have been glowing at that time.

"So what do we have here?" A large grey tabby sauntered from around the corner. He was followed by a black cat with white paws and a lithe tortoiseshell. The black cat threw back its head and laughed.

"I'm surprised a runt like him decided to wander into our territory." He circled back so that Allen could not escape. "Plus with that white fur, he stands out like a thorned paw." The tortoiseshell was the next to take the taunting stick.

"And look at that scar! He must have been beaten a whole lot for him to get that kind of injury to stick." The cat licked its lips and Allen saw his claws slide out. The tabby stepped forward and shoved his muzzle in Allen's.

"You two have missed the number one sign of his weakness. Look at his paw." He waited a second for the other two cats to actually glance at the white cat's paw. "It's twisted and limp. He dared come into our territory sporting a lame paw!" The cat started laughing uncontrollably. His two cronies joined in.

Allen took this as a possible chance to escape. He tried to slip between the tabby and the tortoiseshell. But they tabby slammed his paw down.

"No, no little kitty." He allowed his claws to slide out and in and back out. "We are going to teach you a lesson now."

When he finished speaking the tabby slashed at Allen with his right paw. It caught his ear and an excruciating pain thundered into his face. A sharp pain traveled up his tail and Allen turned to see the black cat biting his tail.

The tortoiseshell hopped on Allen's back and forced him into the ground. He fell, unable to breathe. He tried to scratch the tortoiseshell but his shoulders were being driven into the pavement. Allen continued to feel pain from his tail and hindquarters as the black cat shred them to pieces. The tabby stared Allen in the eyes.

He lifted one of his paws and selected one claw. He placed it right above Allen's left eye. His claw dug down into Allen's flesh and blood streamed into his eye. The tabby traced his scar, which sent waves and waves of pain crashing into his head. Allen's scruff was soon ravaged by the cat on his back.

When the tabby was done mutilating Allen's face he stepped back and waved for the other cats to do the same. They went to stand behind him and they surveyed their work. Allen felt that he had to be a bloody mess. He was wavering somewhere between wakefulness and unconsciousness. The tabby spat spitefully at Allen's face.

"If I ever see you in our territory again I'm going to kill you." That was the last thing Allen heard before he fell into the blackness.

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Groggy Allen could barely comprehend his surroundings. He could feel that he was still lying on the pavement he had fell unconscious on. But there was something… Allen felt a small tightness around his neck. Then he felt hands wrapping around his frame. Hands… that meant humans…

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Extreme brightness, which was all Allen could comprehend. Then he saw a flash and what looked like a claw descending towards him. He started squirming against restraints he just realized he had on. But he could not escape and the claw was getting closer…

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Just as he was getting to the worst part of how he came to be in this cage Allen was awoken. Every animal in the place was yowling their heads off. This usually happened during mealtimes, but by the tight feeling in his stomach Allen knew he hadn't been asleep that long. So then?

A loud creak split into the calls of the cats. A human, one of the ones who worked in this place, walked in carrying a cat. The cats in their cages raised their din.

Allen simply raised his head and stared at the cat. It had short, silky navy-black hair and cobalt eyes. The human carrying him was holding him like he was rabid. He walked up to the cage Allen was lying in.

"Hey Allen you're going to have a friend now. His name is Kanda." With that the human opened up the cage and put the other cat, Kanda, in. He smiled at the two of them, closed the cage door, and walked away.

The two cats looked at each other for a long time. Kanda snarled but still approached Allen, his nose ending up almost touching the white cat's. Allen, through some weird feeling perhaps curiosity, pushed his muzzle forward so that their noses met.

Allen felt a jolt travel through his body. Just like before he fell into old memories. But these memories were simple feelings, and much, much older.

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Allen felt pain slash through his chest but he ignored it. Because, for some reason he felt protected. Like no matter what he did he would be safe. Many other pains cut into his body but that feeling always stayed in his heart.

He saw flashes of images half-seen. The most prominent one being a sight of a man. One with navy-black hair and cobalt eyes. Just like Kanda…

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Allen was suddenly brought back into the present. He was gazing right into Kanda's eyes. And in those eyes Allen saw a sweet emotion. He couldn't quite place it but… Allen had a feeling that Kanda had just experienced something quite similar to what he had. That feeling he felt in those memories, he felt it now. Just being near to Kanda.

Allen slid forward and snuggled into Kanda's side. He felt a tail, not his own, curl around him and a tongue glide over his ear.

And then Allen thought: 'Maybe it won't be so hard to get warm in here any longer.'

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So, that's it~ hoped everyone enjoyed! I'd like to again thank everyone who reviewed, favourited, and alerted! ^^