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It amazing how uncomfortable a glare can make you feel.

At this moment Allena couldn't have felt any more uncomfortable then she did right now. Between Cross's relentless hammering and Kanda's glare, she didn't know which one was worse.

"I just thought I could help." Allena whispered again, rapping her blanket tighter around her body. "I saw Kanda go after the Noah alone and I figured I could-"

"Get the shit beaten out of you with a non existent weapon?" Alma asked, earning a sharp elbow to the ribs from Lenalee.

"She distracted him. If she hadn't of followed us then I would be dead." Kanda added, his blanket around his waist as Alma fussed over his cuts and bruises that has already begun to heal. They were all in the kitchen, Allena sitting on a counter and Kanda on a table with everyone crowded around them. Allena's cuts had stopped stinging a while ago, but her bruises were still dully throbbing. She wanted nothing more then to go to bed but Cross and Kanda weren't going to allow that.

"Lavi, Lenalee, and Alma, I want all of you on patrol tonight just to be on the safe side. I'm going to go call the Order and explain the situation. You two," Cross pointed to Kanda and Allena, "Don't move." He then left the room, everyone else soon following.

Silence hung in the air while Kanda continued to glare at Allena, making the girl blush and shift uncomfortably.

"Um…" She watched her feet. "I guess you want an explanation now…right?" She asked. Kanda crossed his arms, his glare hardening. "Joyd and I came to a mutual agreement…He keeps you guys from getting killed…and I give him…pleasure in return…" She was a bit surprised when Kanda didn't jump off the table, grab her shoulders and roughly shake her while telling her how stupid she was. Instead he blinked and sighed.

"That would explain why I was saved from Desires." He said, more to himself then to Allena.

"So…what about you? You said you were like me…how?" Kanda looked away, hesitating before answering.

"Before the war started, when everything was tense between the species, the Order decided to conduct some…experiments. They wanted to see if they could create a hybrid, something stronger than both species." Allena blinked and tilted her head. "They took blood of Nephlim and Dragon and began injecting it into the fetus of expecting mothers. As you can probably deduct, it's a deadly mix, not to mention painful. Most mothers died within the first couple of minutes of the injections."

"How could the Order do something like that?" Allena asked, pulling the blanket tighter against her.

"The only two that survived were the mothers of Alma and I, though, they both died during child birth. We had to be cut from the womb. Then we had to endure experiments while growing up, to make sure the blood stayed mixed. One experiment in particular stopped both of our hearts.

"When we were about six, they realized that their perfect experiments were flawed. We took after Nephlim with only small dragon traits such as healing faster, enhanced senses…they wanted to terminate us." He stopped for a while. "You know the rest of the story. We were taken in by Tiedoll and eventually stationed here-" Kanda froze when he felt Allena's hands circle around his neck, hugging him tightly.

"Im so sorry!" She said, near tears. "No one deserves to be treated like that!" Kanda's body was stiff and he quickly pried her off.

"Baka Moyashi!" He said, blushing slightly. "Anyway, the whole reason Alma and I were created was to fight in this war, and I want nothing more than for it to be over."

"WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!?" Allena whispered rather loudly as Tyki passed through her window. She quickly hopped up, running over to her door and closing it.

"It's been days, I had to see you." Tyki explained, pacing around her bedroom. Allena blanched, watching him.

"You…had to see me?" She asked. "Is something wrong?" Tyki shook his head and motioned for her to sit down.

"What if…the story of how the war started was real?" Tyki asked. "Not just some fairy tail." Allena shrugged.

"Why are you bringing this up?" She asked. Tyki took a deep breath.

"Because I think…you're the daughter of the Dragon Prince who took the heart." Allena's mouth dropped as she blinked up at the Noah.

"You kidding, right?" She asked.

"Think about it. The Dragon Prince and Nephlim princess fell in love. They ran away with the heart. Love usually leads to children and as far as I'm concerned, you're the only half breed I have ever met. It makes sense."

"Not really. I'm sure my parents weren't the only different species couple. Besides, if Mana was a prince I'm pretty sure I would have had a luxurious and spoiled childhood." Allena explained, crossing her arms. "You really need to leave before Cross gets back."

"Just listen to me. Maybe he wasn't your real father. Maybe he was just someone who took-"

"Don't you dare finish that sentence! Mana was my father. Don't you dare try to tell me he wasn't." Tyki put his hands up in defense.

"Sorry but…okay, role with me here for a second. Say you are the Dragon Prince's daughter. Maybe the location to the Heart is somewhere in your memories, waiting to be unlocked. We could end this war." Allena thought for a second, her gray eyes narrowing on Tyki.

"And how do you plan on reaching these memories?" She asked. Tyki sighed, seeming uncomfortable.

"Wisely could look into your memories, find something forgotten or sealed away-"

"You want to let them get into my head? They aren't you Joyd, they would kill me the second they saw me! Why would you put me in that kind of danger?"

"Because I love you, damn it!" Tyki said, grabbing Allena's arms and forcing her to stand. "I Love you and I want nothing more to protect you. If you do know the location of the heart then you're in danger! You're in danger every day you're here!"

"You…" Allena was speechless. She hadn't expected that. EVER. "You can't…love me…you don't know anything about me…"

"But I do. You weren't the only one learning during the game we played. Ask me anything. I can answer it!" Again Allena was speechless as Tyki released her and ran his hands though his hair.

"Eu sei tudo sobre você, mas entretanto eu ainda não falei o meu verdadeiro nome para você." He added lowly, his face pulled into a frown. He shook his head and then moved back to Allena who was shifting her weight, keeping her gaze down. "Do you love me?" He asked.

"I…." Allena's face lit up a beautiful scarlet, the girl blinking quickly. "I...i don't…i…" How could she just answer that? "I'm sorry, I just….i don't know…" It was tense and awkward but Tyki wanted an answer. Eventually, he sighed and backed away from her.

"I should go…my family is calling me." It was a lie, but what else could he do?

Allena didn't watch him go, throwing everything around inside her head. She gasped as a sharp pain hit her, making her stumble before she sat on the bed.

"What am I going to do?" She asked herself.


"Allen, you okay? You don't look so good." Lavi said as he walked the girl to class.

"Yeah…I just…have a headache." Allena answered, walking through the hall. She didn't notice the watchful gaze of Rhoad, nor that of Tyki as she entered the class room.

"Are you sure about this?" Rhoad asked, taking her seat next to Tyki. He nodded slightly.

"It's the easiest way; we just have to figure out how to get him into the nurses-" he stopped, watching Allena stagger and fall to the ground before she could reach her seat. Everyone quickly gather around her, asking if she was okay but Kanda acted quickly, picking the girl up.

"Oi! Moyashi!" He yelled.

"My head…" She whispered, clutching onto the samurai. Tyki felt a surge of jealousy go through him but he quickly dismissed it, nudging Rhoad who nodded. They both watched as Kanda hurriedly carried Allena out of the room, followed by Lavi. The two Noah waited a while before slipping out of the room themselves, Rhoad going off to find Wisely, and Tyki heading to the nurses office.


"He just collapsed…" Lavi explained as Lulu Bell looked over Allena's body. "He was complaining about a headache earlier." He added, looking over at Kanda.

"Well, I'm afraid the only thing I can do is call his guardian and send him home. He's already passed out. You two can go back to class now." Lavi nodded, motioning for Kanda to follow him out.

"You think she's going to be okay?" Lavi asked.

"Baka, how should I know?" Kanda barked. "Though…we should probably go home as well. Something's wrong… we should get Lenalee and Alma." Lavi nodded.

"I'll call Cross. Lunch is In an hour and we'll all be able to ditch then." Kanda nodded as he followed Lavi down the hall.


Meanwhile, Tyki, Rhoad, and Wisely had all gathered in the nurses office, watching Lulu Bell pull out a large book.

"Are you sure this is going to work?" Tyki asked, pacing restlessly.

"I've spent all of my time here preparing this room for something like this. Didn't think this was what I would be using it for but…" Lulu Bell trailed off, opening the book to a certain page. "This will last for one hour so don't waist any time." Wisely nodded, watching as Lulu Bell began to quickly chant a spell.

"What is this going to do?" Rhoad asked.

"It's going to allow the use of our powers inside this room only for one hour."

"And you're going to let Wisely into his mind?" Tyki sighed.

"Not just Wisely, me too." Tyki answered. He neared the bed as Lulu Bell's spell began to work, turning Tyki's skin grey. He sat on the side of Allena's bed, sighing as he moved some hair out of her face, pain writing all over it. "I'm taking advantage of you…" He whispered before setting his forehead onto hers. "Sinto muito, mas isso é para o seu próprio bem."


"M…n…"

Tyki looked around, the blackness seeming to swallow him. "Wisely..." He called in a warning tone. The darkness began to dissipate until blurry shapes were formed, one with silver hair, small like a child, the other with dark hair, large like an adult. The vision became clearer and clearer until the two were perfectly visible.

The child was Allena, maybe four years old, and the adult was, as Tyki could guess, Mana.

"Manaaaaa!" Allena cried out, running to her father, tears in her eyes as she gripped onto his leg. "Neah's making f- fun of me again!" She sobbed as Mana picked her up.

"Neah!" Mana yelled, not receiving a response. He gently bounced Allena in his arms. "It's alright." He said, setting her on the counter as wiped away her tears. "What did he say this time?" Mana asked.

"H- He said I w- was adopted!" She cried, tilting her head back to wail louder.

"Why would he say a thing like that?" Mana asked quietly.

"Cause he's an ass!" Allena screeched, earning a pop in the mouth.

"We need to work on your manners." Mana said, shaking his head. The pop and momentarily stunned the child, stopping her tears.

"Am I adopted?" She asked, sniffling.

"Of course not." Her father answered, patting her head.

"Then why don't I look like you old man!" She yelled, crossing her arms. "Do I look like Momma?" Mana sighed, picking her back up.

"Your mother had red hair, like you did when you were a baby."

"But my white hair…" Allena stopped. "Does it keep you from loving me like you do Neah?" Mana froze, setting the girl back down and looking her in her eye.

"Did you brother say that?" Allena shook her head.

"Why else would you not allow me to call you father? Or dad? Or papa? Or Daddy?" Allena pouted.

"There are good reasons for that, but listen to me Allena. I love you. You are my heart and soul." He said, pulling her into a hug.

"Yeah…" She said slowly, "You're heart…and soul."

It grew dark again before another scene opened up in front of Tyki. Allena was older, maybe eight, with a boy around thirteen beside her. His hair was dark but straight, sticking up at odd angles. The two were leaning over a body and Tyki felt his heart drop when he realized it was Mana.

"Mana! Please don't go!" Allena sobbed, grabbing onto the man's jacket. The boy beside her didn't speak, kneeling by Mana's body.

"Neah…" Mana croaked, reaching a hand out to the boy who quickly grabbed it. "Take…care of her. You know how…important she…is. Our…heart…and…"

"NO! Mana!" Allena continued to sob, shaking him as strongly as she could.

"I love you both…so…much. I'm sor-" The light faded form his eyes, making Allena gasp as Mana's hand dropped from Neah's grasp.

"Mana! Come back! Please! I need you Mana! F- Father!" Neah grabbed Allena, pulling her away from her father's body. "LET ME GO!" The child screeched.

"Damn it Allen! What did Mana always say!? Keep moving forward, right? We have to go, now!"

"NO! I don't want to leave him!" Allena screamed, tears streaming down her face.

"Allen, if we stay here we're going to get killed just like him! You're too important to die here! Were leaving!"

"Stop!" Allena yelled as her brother began pulling her away. "No! Ma-"


Tyki gasped as he opened his eyes, quickly looking around the small infirmary. That couldn't have been an hour.

He stood, quickly spotting Wisely rolling around on the floor, holding his nose and cursing loudly. His gaze then lifted to Kanda, who was rubbing his knuckles. He turned his gaze to Tyki, whose skin hadn't yet returned to its human color. Kanda moved forward, ready for a fight, but Tyki quickly put up his hands.

"I don't want a fight. You can take him." Kanda looked him up and down before hesitantly reaching for Allena, lifting her bridal style.

"Tyki, he's out numbered. Why don't we just take him out?" Rhoad asked, coming to stand by her uncle.

"Leave him alone Rhoad." Tyki ordered. "Were done here."


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Thank you BelleTiger BT for the translations!

'Eu sei tudo sobre você, mas entretanto eu ainda não falei o meu verdadeiro nome para você.- "I know everything about you, yet i haven't even told you my real name.

"Sinto muito, mas isso é para o seu próprio bem.- "I'm sorry, but this is for your own good."