Yo! I'm sorry for all the cliffhangers, but I had break up that fight scene. By the way, could you please reveiw? I'm taking chapter requests. Here's Allen-kun (remember? Allen got beaten to a pulp last chapter.)

Allen-kun- Why does that guy get beat up all the time...O.o

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"Boy! Boy!" Mana called, his heart racing as searched through the town. It had been afternoon when he had sent Allen out to get some new novels but now a cresent moon hung in the midnight sky. Where is he? I hope he didn't get trouble... Where are you Allen?

"Mana! I found him!" Mana's heart leapt at Allen-kun words. His hurried walked turned into a frantic dash as he rounded a corner. Right in front of him was Allen-kun kneeling over something bright white, but stained crimson with blood. As he knelt by the injured boy, Mana could see just how bad the situation was. The cape of the Crown Clown was wapped tightly around Allen, like a pale cocoon. Allen face was covered by the ornate silver mask, and his eyes were shut, as if he were sleeping. His white hair was tinted pink from blood and his mouth was slightly ajar. Putting his head to the unconcious boy's chest, he could hear shallow breathing and a defient pulse. He was still alive.

Without a word, Mana scooped Allen up into his arms bridal style, and raced back to the circus, Allen-kun right behind him. Jostled by the thudding of feet on asphalt, Allen's eyes slowly pried themselves open. His half lidded eyes gazed up at his foster father as they neared the circus. "Ma..na..."

Mana looked down at the boy in his arms, surprised he was concious with such horrible wounds let alone speaking. "Allen, don't talk. Just rest. We'll get you back to the circus and...and," he whispered, not even noticing the tears running down his cheeks.

Allen smiled and slowly closed his eyes, once again lapsing into blissful unconciousness. Within minutes, Mana and Allen-kun reached their trailer. Allen-kun pulled open the door and pulled Lenalee-chan out of bed. She rubbed her eyes as she watched Mana place Allen on the bed where she had been dreaming only seconds ago. "Wha-"

"Lenalee, Allen, go get a first aid kit." With a nod, both of the children rushed off to find some medical supplies. Mana knelt by Allen's side and gently pressed his two fingers to the mask on the boy's face. "Crown Clown, I need to treat Allen's wounds. I need you to let me heal him," he murmurred. The white fabric surronding the boy moved away from Allen's stomach area, exposing the worst injuries.

Mana knew immediatly just how badly injured Allen was. The boy had at least a few broken ribs and a there was a deep gash in the broken boy's right side that looked like it needed several stitches. The Crown Clown must have appling pressure to the wound, because most of the bleeing had stopped. Had it not been for this action, Allen would have probably died from blood loss by this point.

At that moment, Allen-kun arrived with the first aid. Lenalee-chan must not have wanted to see this. Not that I blame her. "Allen, please pass the disenfectent." After pouring a little alchohal on a small pad gauze, Mana gently cleaned out the cut on Allen's side. "Needle, and suture thread." Mana pulled the curved needle through Allen's skin, slowly sealing the injury. He noticed Allen's visible hand clenched into a tight fist, but whether it was subconcious or not, Mana couldn't tell. He noticed that the cape of the Crown Clown was wrapped tightly around the boy's torso, like a compression wrap, so he left that alone.

Once Mana was satisfied with his work, he pulled the cape of the Crown Clown back over Allen. "Tell Lenalee that she come back in," he said to Allen-kun, who nodded and went off to fetch the young girl. Mana sighed. He doubted anyone would be able to sleep tonight...

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We all knew this was how it would end...stiches and broken ribs. REVEIW!