Here you go everyone!! The next chapter!! I know it's been a while so I made this chapter longer that what I usually write. Also I put in most of Allen's past.

Don't own it, never will –gives up dream-


Allen and Kanda stared in opposite direction, refusing to even glance at the person they were currently stuck in a room with. Allen refused to look at Kanda out of angry, and Kanda refused to look at Allen out of spite. The finder that was with them was sitting in the hallway outside trying to ignore the sheer awkwardness that radiated from the room. He thought back to the event that had caused this situation.

--Flash back--

Allen was by himself, not that unusual when the person you're sharing a room with is constantly getting up to check the perimeter of the train, always being ready in case there was a sneak attack. Allen, knowing Kanda would be gone for a few more minutes turned to flying golden object that he was sharing the room with.

"Tim, open wide. I want to see how many needles I have left to use before I have to refill again. If I remember correctly I had seven last time," Allen said to the golden golem. Tim opened his mouth and Allen looked in to see, nothing. Absolutely nothing. There were no needles there at all. Allen knew he didn't have that bad of a problem which left only one option.

"Kanda," he said with anger as his eyes closed slightly into a glare as his black side began to emerge.

He started to glare at the door, waiting for Kanda to enter. After twenty minutes of pointless glaring Kanda finally re-entered the room.

"We will be stopping in about two hour's time so the train can reload. Everyone has to get off and unfortunately we're no exception in this situation. It'll take about twenty minutes in total so that gives us about fifteen minutes of free time," Kanda said before actually looking at Allen. "Why are you glaring at me?" he asked although he had a slight idea.

"Oh, I think you know why I'm glaring at you," Allen said as he jerked his head over to Timcampy's general direction.

"Oh, I see. So while I was gone you were going to indulge in your wonderfully healthy habit? Maybe next time I'll have to drag you with me so my partner doesn't die on the train."

"I wasn't going to use any of them, I was just checking to find out how many I had left," Allen said in his defense.

"Whatever you say," Kanda muttered loud enough for Allen to hear. Allen sat back in a huff and refused to talk to Kanda.

--End Flash Back--

The train slowed and finally came to a stop and Allen wasted no time running out of the room. Kanda sighed standing up, knowing he would have to keep the white haired boy within eye sight. Allen was known for having the worst sense of direction in the history of the Order. If no one was there to help him find his way he would end up on the roof, unless the roof was where he wanted to be. Then he ended up in the basement.

As Kanda got off the train his eyes followed Allen. And the group of men that were following Allen. Kanda rubbed his temples in vain. No matter where Allen went he always managed to cause trouble somehow. And most of the time when he caused trouble Kanda had to do something about it.

As Kanda followed the group of men following Allen he noticed that there were less and less people around them. And that the shadows were getting bigger. Only Allen could wander into an area like this when he was being followed.

Then, when Allen finally seemed to realize where he was the leader of the group slammed his against the wall.

"What's a pretty boy like you doing in a dirty place like this, hm?" he asked. In a swift movement he managed to turn Allen around so they were face to face. This man was obviously not drunk, and had purposely stalked Allen knowing his was male.

"I got lost. Now if you'd be so kind as to let me go I'd greatly appreciate it," Allen said remaining polite as always even though these men had very impolite intentions.

"Hear that boys?" The leader called. "He's lost and wants to go home. Got a special someone waiting for you? They can't be that special if they left you all alone. Hows about I kiss the pain away for you?"

"No thank you," Allen said trying to get away.

"Maybe you don't understand. In this situation you don't have a choice. Bruno, hold him still for me. His skin is just so tempting to touch," One of the other three men came forward and roughly grabbed Allen's arms, pulling them behind his back. "Now, now. Don't be too rough with out new little doll. They don't make them like this anymore." He reached his hand forward and grabbed Allen's chin. "Have you ever been kissed before boy?" he asked.

Allen shook his head, trying to get it out of the man's grasp. "No, and I don't want a slime ball like you to change that!" he said.

"That's too bad," said the man. "Cause I just love a pair of virgin lips." He slowly moved his head forward while Allen tried desperately to move his head back.

Kanda, who had been watching the entire scene hoping Allen would get out of it, finally had enough. When the men said the comment about loving virgin lips, Kanda knew he was referring to more than one part of the body. He jumped down from the rooftop he had been perched on, onto the man's head, effectively knocking him away from Allen.

"Kanda!" Allen cried forgetting his anger. The man behind holding Allen's arms dragged Allen closer, using him as a shield. Allen let out a hiss of pain from his arms being bent in such an awkward manner. Kanda turned his attention to Bruno.

"Try and hit me buddy. There's a good chance you'll get your boyfriend instead," he said grinning.

Kanda punched the man square in the jaw completely missing Allen. "He's not my boyfriend," he whispered dangerously. Allen stumbled forward onto his knees after being released so suddenly. Kanda used this time to beat the shit out of the other men. He wasn't quite sure why they had made him so angry. He just felt this overwhelming urge to protect Allen.

Finally when everything had calmed down and the men were thrown into a small pile Kanda turned to face Allen.

"You know what would have happened if I wasn't here, right?" he asked the silver haired boy.

"Yes," Allen said. "Thank you Kanda."

"Whatever bean sprout. Just don't let it happen again, got it?"

"Yes. And Kanda…"

"What now? We have a train to catch incase you forgot."

"I wanted to say, I'm sorry for yelling at you earlier. I realize now that I was in the wrong doing so."

"Apology accepted. Now let's move it." Kanda began the walk back to the station, Allen following behind in, fearful of being molested again. Once they reached the train Allen laid down on his bench and immediately fell asleep. After the emotional situation he had just been through his body needed to rest. Once again Allen began to sleep talk.

"Thank you Mr. Mana." He said. "Yes, blanket is very warm. Much nicer than sacks. Couch is good too. Better than benches at the old church. Thank you for letting me stay the night."

'Hm,' Kanda thought. 'So he did used to stay in an old church.'

After a while Kanda was greeted by a knock on the door.

"Yes," he called. "Who's there?"

"Pardon me Sir," a rather round man said. "But I noticed you had a boy with you. I was wondering if I could maybe talk to him."

"I'm afraid Allen isn't able to talk right now," Kanda said.

"Oh! So it is Allen. I thought it was despite the fact that he changed his hair colour," the man said. Kanda looked at him. "Oh you must be very confused. My name is Mr. Wilson. I'm an old friend of Mana Walker and Allen Walker."

"Oh," Kanda said. "Then please sit down. My name is Kanda."

"Hello Kanda, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Yes, could I perhaps ask you a few questions about Allen's past?"

"Certainly, I was there a lot of the time when he started living with Mana permanently."

"What about before then?" Kanda asked.

"Ah, no one really saw the boy. He was usually seen running away from whatever store he had stolen from. A ghost child almost. Some people would leave out little things like bread or apples, even old clothing for the boy. But not enough to keep him alive."

"Can you tell me about when he first came to your city?" Kanda asked.

"It was in early May I believe. No one really noticed him at first, until he was caught stealing food one day. That's when it came to the town's attention that we were unknowingly supporting a child. That's when some of the townsfolk began to leave out food and clothing. Mana took a special interest in the boy because he himself had no children. He spent a year trying to talk to Allen, but the boy was always so shy and guarded. Eventually Mana wore him down though,"

"How exactly did he do that?"

"Eventually everyone has to visit a dentist. Allen was no exception. When Mana caught the boy starring at the office holding his mouth in pain he invited him in. He talked to Allen while he worked on the boy. He explained that he had no children and at the end of appointment he told Allen that there was always a free chair for him. That's when Allen told Mana what his name was. No one in the town had known what it was even though Allen had lived there for a year. After that Allen spent more and more time with Mana, to a point where Mana adopted him and Allen took on his last name," the man said.

"And then Mana died," Kanda said not really asking a question.

"Yes and no one had seen Allen since. It's very nice to see he is still alive. We had thought something terrible had happened or the boy took his life. But it is a relief to know he is well."

"Thank you for telling me," Kanda said.

"Yes, but why didn't Allen tell you this?"

"He said that it was fuzzy and that he only remembered sitting by Mana's grave, nothing before that except that Mana was a very important person to him." Kanda said lying slightly.

"Well that's to be expected. Now if you would excuse me this is my stop. Please pass my greetings to Allen," the man said standing to leave.

"I will," Kanda said. He watched the man leave the train He was very grateful to have met him. Anything he could dig up on Allen helped. Sometimes Kanda's abilities to find out information matched Bookman's, but only if he really wanted to know something.

As the train started up again it gave a jerky thrust which woke up Allen. He placed a hand over his mouth as he yawned. "How long was I asleep?" he asked looking at Kanda as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes.

"Just a few hours," Kanda said.

"We still have another day on this train," he said starring out the window.

"It's really only half a yes, but yes we are stuck on this train for a while yet," Kanda said.

"Did anything exciting happen while I was asleep?" Allen asked looking at Kanda.

"No, nothing happened," Kanda said. He knew if he told Allen the truth he would become more guarded and distant. And that would just make the mission more difficult for Kanda in the end.


Yay!!! Another complete chapter. Also if you want to see some cool pictures go to my profile and pick the link that says 'Me Cosplaying as Kanda' it's me before I dressed I went to a party. I'm not saying you have to but I think you should.

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