Same as usual, bold is Allen, regular is Lenalee, underlined is Lavi and/or Kanda, and italics are Road.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I'm having a lot of fun writing Prodigy, and having people review makes it all the more so!

D. Gray man is not mine, and if you think it is…damn, I can't think of a snappy disclaimer. It's just not, ok?

I have a special request at the bottom, so please don't skip over it!

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"Allen?" Road said, knocking on the bathroom door. There was no answer. What was taking him so long? Annoyed, Road created a door in place of the one in front of her and stepped through, just in time to see Allen step through a portal of his own.

Road knew where he was going. Where else? Immediately, she created another door, and stepped through it onto a back alley in Paris. There was that damned Exorcist, on her back, a scorpion akuma about to kill her. But before Road could smile here creepy smile, Allen appeared in the alley as well.

Oh God, she was really going to die this time. She'd been in tough spots before, but never like this. But Lenalee was no damsel in distress. If she was going to die, she'd do it with dignity; she wouldn't go out screaming like the little girl everyone thought she was. She raised her head high as the akuma's tail shot down towards her.

Why? Why did he leap in front of her? He was the Earl's Prodigy. She was an Exorcist; his sworn enemy. So why did he now find himself killing an akuma, one of the Earl's precious creations, to save this girl? But he pushed these questions to the back of his mind, and did it anyway.

And the sensation he felt was unlike anything he'd ever felt before. His Innocence practically screamed its approval at the death of the evil thing. Allen felt shivers go down his spine, and butterflies in his stomach. Why did he feel so good? He should have been running back to the Earl, begging for his forgiveness. Why did he instead reach down and help Lenalee up? Why?

No! No, no, no, no, no! This couldn't be happening! Why did he save her? She was supposed to die, and then Allen would be hers and hers alone. He wasn't supposed to save her, laugh for her; he was supposed to laugh for her. Road pivoted, simultaneously creating a door, and walking through it.

"Allen?" She couldn't believe it; how, why was he here? He'd shown up exactly when she needed him. How had he known? How had he escaped the Order? So many thoughts were swirling through her brain, it was hard to think. So she pushed them to the back of her mind and instead focused on feeling very, very grateful.

"We need to get you home," he said, and his voice was the best thing she'd ever heard. Smooth like silk, but touched with sadness, suggesting too many horrible sights seen in too little time. She could relate. She still didn't trust herself to speak, so just nodded instead. He held out his hand, she took it, and he pulled her up. But when he let go, she crumpled back down to the ground. She expected him to put the poker face back on, tell her to get up, keep walking. So she was utterly surprised and shocked when she felt his strong arms scoop her up and cradle her to his chest. She tried to protest, to say she could walk on her own, but her body betrayed her mind, and she fell into darkness.

No one could hide their surprise when the hostage waltzed in the front door, carrying Lenalee. Everyone else was aghast, whispering among themselves: How had he escaped? What was he doing with Lenalee? Why was she covered in blood? But everyone hushed as Komui ran up to the pair, and took Lenalee into his arms. He nodded to Lavi and Kanda, and they rushed forwards to take the hostage by the arms. Not that it did much of anything; he didn't even try to run away, even though the door was wide open behind him.

All the same, the two Exorcists led the way back to his room. As they loaded themselves onto the elevator, they shot a glance at each other, and nodded. "You know," Lavi drawled, "Lenalee's told us an awful lot about you." He could see that the hostage was tired, but smiled inside when he took the bait, and looked up curiously.

"She seems to think of you quite fondly," Kanda continued, and now Allen looked at him.

"…What do you mean?" Allen asked suspiciously.

"She just seems to…like you. Maybe a bit more than she should." Lavi said, being careful to put a double meaning behind his words. Allen looked at him curiously, an obvious question written in his eyes. But Lavi just smiled innocently, and sealed his lips shut.

Allen didn't get the chance to voice his question though, as they arrived at his door. Of his own accord, he reached out, opened the door, and stepped through.

Allen heard the lock click behind him. There were so many questions, and not enough answers. He sank down onto the chair that Lenalee usually occupied.

Answers. That's what he needed. But none came readily to him, and he didn't think any would. The only thing he could think to do was search his emotions, and find the cause of them, as cheesy as that sounded.

This had all started when Lenalee told him she was leaving. What had he felt then?

Sad.

Next came Komui. What had he felt, when he realized he could get answers out of her brother?

Anxious.

Then Road.

Disgust, uneasy …afraid.

When he had seen Lenalee, on her back, about to be killed?

Fear. Unconditional, impossible fear.

And when he saved her?

Joy. So intense it heart his chest, right where his heart was. His choked up, hot tears had been about to spill over.

Everything pointed in one direction…No! It couldn't be true! He was the Earl's Prodigy! But the Exorcists' words came back to him; 'She seems to like you…maybe a bit more than she should.'

Did he like her…maybe a bit more than he should?

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Ok, so, special request time. I'm trying to write an original story, like, not a fanfic. But I can't come up with a name for the main female character! I don't know exactly how I want to write her yet, but I do know this: I want her to be strong, independent, a good public speaker, someone good at parties, (like, ball, gala type things, at the end of the 19th century) who can change anyone's mind, but not in a bad way. I want her to have hunter green eyes, and eventually she's going to be paired with the main guy, Nicolas. (I know, weird spelling, but its original) she's the daughter of a governor of a small farming county on the edge of one of five provinces, so she's kinda rural. So far, names I'm considering are Genesis (like the book in the Old Testament), Andromeda (like in the Greek myth), Ophelia (Shakespeare, Hamlet's betrothed), And Tatiana (the fairy queen in A Midsummer's Night Dream, by Shakespeare), so anything along those lines would be really cool! Something feminine, but that gives an impression of independence and confidence. And nothing to common please, but nothing way, way out there. Any ideas? PM me, or leave a review!