A/N: Hello and goodbye.

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Title: Sweet Dreams

Author: liketolaugh

Rating: T

Pairings: None

Genre: Angst/Tragedy

Warnings: Character death, insanity

Summary: Allen was the least stable to begin with, so it was no surprise that he went first. And really, it was a very high-stress job, and a lot of the exorcists were just too young. It was no surprise that they went mad.

Disclaimer: I only wish I owned D. Gray-man.

Allen could see the ocean. It sparkled. He wondered how far down it was, off the cliffs.

Link was making dinner; it was almost done. Allen was making dinner with him, and Kanda was watching the ocean. His eyes were dark. His hair gleamed slightly, spread across his shoulders, little strands waving in the wind. Allen smiled. It was always nice to see Kanda. He liked seeing Kanda. He smiled at Kanda.

Reever was talking to Link. He looked worried. There was a little bug in his hair, and then it flew away. Reever always looked worried. Allen didn't like- Allen liked seeing Reever relax. He smiled at Reever.

"So, what now?"

"I don't know. The world… it barely scraped by. It will be… difficult."

A bird chirped. Allen wondered if it was hungry. Link sounded anxious. Allen was worr- Allen liked seeing Link happy. He smiled at Link. Link's brow wrinkled, and Allen laughed. Link was silly. Really silly…

"We can't abandon them."

"Of course not."

Allen jumped. Link's voice was harsh. He sounded angry.

"We'll find a way. We have to."

Link's voice was softer now. Allen tilted his head. The sky was cloudy. The sun was bright; it would fall from sight soon. He let his gaze fall. The food was burning. He took it off.

"He can still hear you, by the way."

Link sounded annoyed. Allen absently reached over and patted his arm. It was okay. It wasn't Link's fault, or Reever's, either. Link shouldn't worry about it. Link worried too much. It made his brow wrinkle and then he looked silly, and Link didn't like to be laughed at.

"Right, sorry. Sorry, Allen."

"Don't worry, Reever," Allen answered, smiling at him. Reever smiled back. It was tired, but real. Allen's smile widened. Kanda coughed; it sounded like it hurt.

Dinner was ready, and they ate. There were pine needles on the ground, and leaves, and some rocks. Allen threw a pinecone into the fire. It crackled and sparked, and the sparks flew through the air and faded away. Allen felt warm. Warm was nice.

Kanda wasn't eating. Allen nudged him. Kanda should eat. It was rice, and beans, and meat, and Allen liked it. It was warm.

"They'll be okay."

Link didn't sound very sure. Allen laughed. A squirrel ran up a tree, and the branches rustled. Allen watched. It had beady black eyes.

Allen couldn't see the sun anymore.

Link appeared in front of Allen. Allen wondered what he wanted and tilted his head. He looked tired, but not very worried, which was good. Allen smiled at him, puzzled.

"Allen, it's time to go to sleep."

Oh. Allen smiled and nodded. The stars were pretty. Allen liked the stars.

Allen went into the tent with Link, and Kanda went with Reever. It was cold, but Allen didn't shiver. The tent was blue.

"Goodnight, Allen."

"Goodnight, Link," Allen smiled. He closed his eyes and breathed. His chest felt heavy. He could hear an owl and wondered who it was speaking to. The cloth of his shirt rubbed against his skin. It was cold. Monsters loomed in the darkness. Link was asleep.

Allen didn't want to wake Link, so he was quiet when he got up and left the tent.

Allen could see the moon. The ocean sparkled, and so did the stars. There were monsters in the forest. That was okay. Allen wasn't scared of monsters anymore.

Never stop. Always keep walking.

The world was dark. It was cold, and it was hard to breathe. Allen was shivering.

Cloth rustled behind him, and he walked forward. Kanda appeared beside him, and Allen started, looked over, and smiled. It was always good to see Kanda. The moon was bright. The ocean sparkled. Kanda looked confused, brow furrowed, gaze roving around. His hand twitched, but he didn't have Mugen.

"Good morning, Kanda," Allen whispered, taking Kanda by the hand like Mana had taken Red. "Good morning."

Kanda regarded him with that dark confused gaze, and Allen smiled and pulled him over to the edge of the cliff. He looked down. There was white foam at the bottom, and rocks. He wondered how far it was to the ocean, off the cliff.

Never stop. Always keep walking.

It was hard to breathe.

When he looked up, Kanda was looking at him. His eyes were dark and gleamed in the starlight. He understood this, Allen realized. Kanda didn't understand much anymore, but he understood this.

Kanda looked down. A small frown tugged at one corner of his mouth; his brow was furrowed. Allen watched. Kanda had always understood death best. As well as Allen did, even.

Kanda never took his eyes off the ocean. He let go of Allen's hand, and he stepped forward, and he fell. Allen's gaze drifted slowly down to follow him to the rocks far below.

Like sleeping and waking, it was hard to tell the difference between flying and falling.

Allen wondered when he'd tripped.

Never stop. Always keep walking.

He could no longer trust Mana and nothing made sense anymore. How much of what Mana taught him was gone now? How much was a lie? Did he… did he still have to keep walking?

Time to find out. Allen smiled.

Cloth rustled behind him. Allen closed his eyes, and he flew.

"ALLEN!"

I'm sure that at least some of you were expecting that. That last line was Link, by the way. Allen and Kanda don't survive their fall, and Reever and Link freak out for a while before going their separate ways and living with the memories. A few finders and scientists survived, they're... somewhere. Thanks for reading, and please review!