A/N: So, here's the next chapter! Sorry for once again a super late update. Let's just assume from now on, all updates on this story will be extremely late. I don't own either of these series. I do own Tsiyone, Vivica, Isabel, Ayita and Kestrel.

A New Ally

*~Lavi~*

I was paying no attention to the chess game I was currently involved with. My mind was reeling, going a million miles an hour.

Road. Here. This was very bad.

'Well that's the understatement of the millennia…'

"Check. Bookman, where is your head, brother?" I blinked and the board came into view. The third year squirt was beating me. Hugo stared at me. "Is something wrong? Are your Bears sour?"

I plastered on the fake smile. "Naw just tired. You snore Hugo. Kept me up all night, lil dude." That got a laugh and I wrapped up the game of chess. The girls kicked us out to change and we crowded into a different compartment.

"Ouch! James you stepped on my foot!"

"Wotcher, Allen."

"What does that even mean? Ow! What did I do to you people?"

Yeah it was kind of a tight squeeze. We spilled out of the cramped space and gathered around the girls' compartment. "Can we come in now?" asked Albus.

"Wait… okay yeah come in!"

James slid open the door. Rose adjusted her tie and Linali and Lily were shrugging on their robes.

The train whistle pierced the air and it slowed to a halt. I picked up Panda's basket, grimacing at the memory of how long it took to get the damn cat in it. Why couldn't he behave? Like Linali's kitten?

I shifted into alert the minute we got off the train. I saw no one resembling the tiny Noah, but that didn't mean anything. We piled into the carriages and Kanda was keeping a vigilant watch out the left window as I peered out the right.

Nothing. Nothing even when we rolled up to the castle. McGonagall greeted every student and seemed to look disapprovingly at Kanda and Linali. I allowed myself a smile: Kanda studiously ignored her while Linali rolled her shoulders in embarrassment.

Dumbledore called the students to order. "Good evening everyone! I have a joyous announcement! A new student in the first year has just transferred to Hogwarts! Please let me introduce the newest student, Mallory Avalon!"

The doors opened and Hagrid walked in a small young girl with pale skin and hazel eyes. Allen stiffened and I knew. I could see that Kanda and Linali knew as well.

Road has arrived.

*~Allen~*

Of course she was sorted into Slytherin. And of course I was chosen to show her around.

"Oh Allen-kun it's so good to see you~!" she giggled, hugging me. I worked to keep my anger from showing on my face: there were still students around and they wouldn't understand why I felt such rage for an eleven-year-old.

"Yes Mallory. It is."

You know? Maybe it's a good thing that she was Sorted into my House. Better to have the trouble under your nose than behind your back.

I went though the motions of showing her around until most of the students had trickled out of the hallway. "What are you doing here Road?"

She smiled and I fought down the urge to throw her across the hall. "I'm here because you are Allen."

I shivered. It wasn't because the dungeons were cold.

"This is the common room. The password is Clanculum Unum." The wall slid open to show Scorpius and Albus waiting up for me. "Hey Walker! Hello Avalon," greeted Scorpius. Road beamed sweetly. "Hello! I'm so glad to be here!"

The guys smiled and I directed "Mallory" to the girls' dorm.

"You okay Allen? You look like you've seen a ghost," said Al as we walked down the stairs. I shook my head. "I'm fine, no worries."

Load of bull, and I knew that Scorpius and Albus knew that too.

Crap.

*~Linali~*

I shuddered as I lay in my bed and it wasn't because I was cold: it was blistering in here because of the heat from the necklace. Road being here is going to make finding the scythe's accommodator that much harder…

Wait.

I pushed aside the curtain around my bed and looked around. No Viv or Isabel tonight: they were spending the night in another fifth year dorm. Rosie was on patrol tonight…

"Hey Lina, can you believe we've only just got back and the seventh years already have homework?"

Tsiyone was sitting on the bed across from me, painting her toenails. She looked up when I didn't answer. "What's wrong?" she asked, taking in my flushed yet pale face.

I moved closer to her and the necklace burned me.

I had to be sure before I bothered the guys. I forced a smile. "Nothing's wrong. Hey, you wanna see my new necklace?"

She brightened. "Oh, jewelry! From Kanda?"

I ignored her jibe and pulled the necklace out from my tank top. She reached out to touch it and there was a bright flash of light. Tsiyone shrieked and we both fell off the bed, reeling from shock. I felt the chain snap and when the light faded, Tsiyone was kneeling by the bed with the scythe in one hand.

"Wha-what's going on Lina? What is this?"

I sighed and climbed on to the bed, patting the spot next to me. "It's a scythe. Do you know what it's called?"

"Angin," she said immediately, the she turned pale underneath her russet skin. "How did I know that?"

"Because this is Innocence and you are its accommodator."

A/N: Yep Tsiyone is the accommodator. I left hints, during the Christmas Special, if you wanna go back and look. :D The Review Button is very lonely. Show it some love~!