Allen's hotel room was smaller than Cross's (of course). Though he didn't mind of course. He liked smaller spaces; he'd be able to fill the gap more. He stared at the door hoping that Mana would just appear out of no where. But he didn't. Allen tightened his grip on his chest as he grieved for a moment. He gasped exhaling the breath he held for so long. I can't break down like this. Mana is watching and he wouldn't want to see me like this. Or… did he? He probably grew so mad at me for what I did he'd want me to suffer. Would he?

"Allen," Cross called from behind his door knocking slightly, "I would respect your privacy but I'm not that kind of person." He replied. He kicked the door over. It slammed hard onto the floor sending a gust of wind towards Allen. He stared, his eyes wide with surprise. How crazy was he? Master Cross walked further into his room looking back at the door, "You're going to fix that later."

"Wh-wh-wh-wha-?" He swallowed the lump in his throat and continued, "What do you need, Master?"

"I think it's about time to start your exorcist training."

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Allen and Cross were once again back in the forest. It seemed lighter the last time they were here. Maybe it was because the sky was actually clear today. The trees sparkled when the sun was behind them and the landscape would be perfect for a normal hike. After a few hours of hiking in silence Allen finally spoke up, "Master?" He looked around suddenly feeling frightened, "What are we doing here?"

Cross chuckled lightly at first and then broke into utter hysterics. He turned to face him, "You're here for-," He stopped waiting for the surprise to come. Allen stood dumb-founded until a creature pounced on him. He fell over feeling extreme weight on his body. "You're here to take care of that." He replied with another light chuckle.

"What-the-hell-?" He choked out feeling his life force being drained away from his body.

"I told you to stop your fuckin' cussing!" He threw another bottle at him.

"Ow!" You're the bad influence! You stop first! Allen looked up to see the humongous thing that sat on his body. "How is that!?" It was-to his surprise-a dinosaur! "How is that even possible!?" He screamed squirming out from underneath its body. He pointed rapidly, "I-it's a dinosaur!"

"No you idiot! It's a dog!" He hollered.

A-a dog-shaped dinosaur…? He looked up feeling his eyes widened each second. "But it-it's too-!"

"Stop over exaggerating. He's no taller than you." Allen calmed down for a moment realizing he was right. The dog was just as tall, maybe even a little bit taller. Though that's what scared him. The animal was only a pup and it was just his size. "His name is Ukki-kun and you'll be taking care of him for today." Ukki-kun's fur was a brown-auburn color and he had crow, black eyes. He was extremely cute in any little girl's opinion but Allen seemed horrified of the dog.

Cross started to leave. He stopped and turned around forgetting something, "And you might want to put him on a leash. He can get a little… aggressive now and then." He disappeared into the forest.

Allen stared shocked, "He just… he just left me. Behind in the woods with this puppy?" He looked up at Ukki-kun through the corner of his eye, "He's not so bad I guess. He seems pretty well behaved to me. What did he mean by 'aggressive'?" Allen sighed seeing there was noting else to do. He stood up and whipped the dirt from his shirt. "Um…" Allen had no idea how to handle an animal. Being in a town that always snowed there weren't a lot of pets you could keep. "Ukki… kun?" He extended his hand so he could pet the dog's head. He looked away not quite sure if it'd be safe or not.

The puppy growled silently and then Allen felt a sharp pain on his hands. He jumped taking his hand back from Ukki-kun. "Ow!" He bit him! "What was that-!?" Allen paused suddenly seeing the dog outraged. His few stood up from his body making him seem more ferocious than before. "Ah! Nice… doggy…" He stepped back slowly putting his hands up in the air. Ukki-kun lunged for him and that' when it turned ugly.

That ends chapter 10! Stay with me for more!