Hey guys! Newsnakeyes here, and I have no idea why I'm so happy. Well, I'm just weird like that, oh well. Anyways, enjoy this chapter!

Pairings: Finally some freaking Allen/Cross thing (Like in this whole story they only like kiss nothing else besides probably cuddle, if Cross allows it ._.)

Oh ya, so guys... umm how should I put this? So my friend loves fluff and smut (ya all you normal people in the fandom, I feel sorry for u, so many smut fanfics) and wants to make a lemon for this story. Soooo tell me if you want that completely abolished (.-. I kinda do, but its all you people's decision.) or not. But yaaaa if you don't want it, and your outvoted, u can just skip that chapter and never have to see that ever again. Soo ya.

Disclaimer: I don't D. Gray-man

It was the morning and it was time for Allen, Cross, and Ju Ju to get moving. Allen was already up by the time his master and Ju Ju woke up, so he had decided to make some food. When Ju Ju and Cross woke up they all quietly ate at the table. When they were finally finished with eating, they decided to head out and ask the locals if they had seen an old man with gray hair and a man with bandages wrapped around his face and wearing a tan coat. They didn't get much information, but they did manage to find out that Toma and Bookman had headed East to an unknown town. This was all they needed and they headed out, Cross becoming more quiet than usual, pondering on his thoughts.

Ju Ju was also more quiet, but was grinning impishly at them for an unknown reason. Allen didn't notice much of it for most of the trip. That is until they ran into a small problem when they were traveling, Allen was catching a virus. Not the normal, sneezing and coughing virus, no, it was the more deadly one. The type where you can collapse from fatigue, or where you vomit for days on end. Cross and Ju Ju took notice when Allen kept running out of breath or couldn't keep up, he also was sweating a lot and looked like he was about to throw up any second. Allen finally fell to his knees after an hour his master and Ju Ju took notice.

Cross immediately made them stop, making camp so he could treat Allen. Ju Ju even looked worried as she floated close to Allen and Cross, an unreadable expression on her face. Was it…concern? Anticipation? Fear? Cross couldn't tell, so he just went back to checking on Allen's fever once in a while. This was extremely bad, he couldn't be out in the open like this, it wasn't a good strategy. 'What if Allen dies?' The worse case scenarios kept popping up in Cross' head, causing him to grimace and grind his teeth together. 'This is going to be a long night indeed,' Cross couldn't help but to think.

::::::Five (5) Hours Later::::::

Allen's fever wasn't getting much better or much worst for that matter, but it certainly wasn't helping Cross' nerves. Ju Ju didn't do much for those long hours, in fact she seemed to act more and more like a dog, actuallycurling up next to Allen's face. Cross always felt a pang of jealousy seeing Ju Ju next to his apprentice like that, but pushed it down for some reason, believed that Ju Ju just felt that Allen was like a father to her or something. Allen was slowly getting better, but only when they were staying still, like when they weren't traveling. Ju Ju and Cross were becoming more and more closer as time passed, they felt as though they could read each others mind by the end of the day.

Cross was silently trying to decide what to do, they may have already lost Toma and Bookman, since it had been a week since Allen was struck down by this mysterious illness. It was unusual for a illness to mysterious appear out of nowhere and strike Allen, so Cross was wishing they had already found Bookman so he could tell him what was wrong with Allen. 'Wait.' Cross thought to himself. 'When did I start calling him Allen instead of Idiot Apprentice? Damnit.' Cross growled at his own idiocy, knowing his little crush was getting out of hand.

'Why is it always me?' Cross thought, felling like crap. Cross suddenly heard a shape intake of breath next to him. Cross looked over and saw that his Idiot apprentice had finally come back from the land of the sleep. Cross' hand moved against his will and cupped Allen's cheek. Before he could get a hold of himself or even his own self control, Cross dipped his head and kissed Allen softly on the lips. Cross finally got ahold of himself and blushed, before quickly getting up and walking out, signaling to Ju Ju to watch over Allen.

"Master?" Allen asked quietly from inside their tent, a blush spreading across his face and a hand on his lips. 'Why would his master do that?' Allen thought, wondering what just happened and why he felt so warm and fuzzy inside.

::::::Meanwhile::::::

Toma and Bookman were walking side by side to the nearest hotel in 'Creepsville', when Toma felt a slight prickling sensation down his neck, that sense of when you know that someone is watching you. Why did they have to go to this wretched town? Why did he suddenly have a sense of dread that someone was watching him? Why oh Why indeed, Toma mused as they continued walking the road. Bookman was unusually quiet, why this thought suddenly popped into his head, Toma had no clue but he felt a strong sense of fear and unease settle in his stomach as he looked over at Bookman.

Toma almost screamed when he didn't see Bookman, no, he saw something else. The thing Toma was looking at was tall and unnaturally skinny for a human, it had no face, and it was dressed in a midnight black suit, seeming to blend in the forest. Toma froze with fear when he saw that it had been looking at him and still was. 'Where the hell is Bookman?!" Toma thought desperately, feeling as though he was being pulled to the tall being. Ringing and static could be heard more clearly as Toma slowly started to lose consciousness.

Before Toma passed out, he heard needles being thrown and knew Bookman had arrived just in time. Toma's last thought was 'I never should have allowed that old coot to drag me around.'

Ahhh, ya I'm very deeply sorry I did not upload in five days. But I hope you guys forgive me for this, seeing as I added a creature in here. I don't own him, just so you know, and I am positive who he is. Slenderman! Well ya, it is obvious. I was hoping this chapter would be longer, but I'm getting some writer's block, so I'm probably gonna post a crack story. Don't ask why, it just gives me inspiration for some reason. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed and see you guys around!

See you you next Chapter.