This might be going a bit fast... oh well. Have fun reading!

Guest - From what I can tell, Tyki didn't know that Allen was an exorcist the first time they met, and was surprised when he found out. And Road had guessed that Allen and Lenalee were exorcist. Also, your english is pretty great.

sparklehannah (Guest) - No, Allen hasn't met any of the Noah, and the Earl doesn't yet remember him. This is pretty different from the original story since I forgot how early in the manga they decide to go looking for the Generals (the arch right after Allen gets to the Order). So he's been in the order for a bit more than two weeks, has met the people who already lived there including the Bookmen, and just went on a mission with Lavi. No Miranda or Krory or anything. Also, even though he's forgotten memories of being Allen, his body still knows it and cheating is the same to him as speaking - engraved in his body. He didn't learn, just remembered. Hope you like this chapter, too! It's a little different than what you had been questioning, but still.

Shadow Spears - Thanks for your review!

Some people might not have noticed, but it seems that NOAH CAN'T SENSE EXORCIST and exorcists can't sense Noah. Also, that was bolded only so that people would actually look at that. Not shouting.

Chapter 5

"What the fuck!" Allen shouted, hand pressed flush against his left eye. Tyki's head shot up from the move he was about to make, all but throwing the cards down to get over to Allen. The white-haired boy was gritting his teeth against the pain enveloping his eye before releasing it when the pain dissipated. "Bloody fucking hell that hurt!" He shouted, fairly out of breath.

"What happened, boy?" Tyki asked, reaching a hand up to grasp Allen's arm and draw it away from his eye. Allen reluctantly loosened his muscles, allowing Tyki to move his hand to the side. His eye was glowing with three red circles inside an all consuming darkness. It was then that a green glow shown through the glove Allen wore constantly. The poor boy freaked out, jumping away from Tyki and yelling to himself.

"That fucking cult! What did they do to this fucking body? God dammit!" Tyki blinked a couple of times, trying his very hardest to figure out what Allen could mean by cult. It didn't take too much longer to deduce when Allen's hand grew in size and turned into a white claw. Both Allen and Tyki's eyes went wide. Tyki slipped one hand behind his back, quickly drawing out a tease, just in case.

"Holy shit." Allen breathed out, testing the arm by closing it to make a fist, only to stab himself with the claw, causing him to curse again. Tyki relaxed seeing as Allen himself had no clue what to do. That automatically brought his sanger level to near zero. Not a complete zero, since the kid still has the innocence, but close enough.

Allen went about playing with his newly acquired arm, thankful the only person near was Tyki, and Tyki wasn't saying anything to draw Allen's attention away. Sure, an explanation would definitely be required in the future but Allen could deal with that later, preferably once he figured out what the hell was happening.

His eye twitched again and drew his attention to a newcomer that just walked onto the street. Something was floating above him. Possibly a person, just warped a bit due to the pain and sorrow contorting its face.

"Ugly cunt." He said, growling to himself. The person only had a face with some shoulders, but the rest of it was a giant blob of grey and brown stuff with areas bulging out. "What the fuck is that?" He turned towards Tyki, hoping the guy could see it as well and confirm that Allen wasn't hallucinating this time. Again, drugs create fun hallucinations, not these freaky things that happened to be real life.

Allen wished he had some drugs right about now. Then the world could make some sort of sense.

"What's wrong?" Tyki asked, caution slowing accumulating once more. It would seem as though Allen knew this was an akuma (because he activated his innocence and when the fuck did he get that), but there was no reason for him to call it a cunt. It was just some random dude in a business suit. If anything he's call the guy a nob.

"Damn it all." He bit out. First a weird monster arm, now hallucinations. What type of fucked up life did he live?

It only got worse when his arm started moving on it's own.

The thing stretched on it's own, reaching out to hit the person and, therefore, the thing inside of it. With the creepy crying lady broken, Allen felt himself being drawn into a different world where the freed lady thanked him. Allen was too confused to do anything but accept her thanks. Only after would he question why he'd be so kind to a weird lady he didn't even know. Kindness in general didn't make any sense to him unless it benefited his own purpose.

Allen returned to the normal world, stumbling a bit when his arm changed length once more, returning to it's normal size and look. His wide eyes looked at Tyki before he passed out, the combination of a lack of food and using up energy on his innocence was too much of a stressor for his body. Tyki was left in charge of the boy, having to decide between seeing what would happen next and going to tell the Earl. Seeing as he wasn't on a job there was absolutely no reason for him to kill Allen or take his innocence. Tyki himself didn't really care, and even the Noah laying inside of him didn't have any extreme hate of innocence, so no internal battles were waged.

Tyki decided the best course of action would be to pick up the boy and carry him to their sleeping areas. Currently they were on the street, but that would change right once the group got their first pay day. Allen could already buy a room for himself in one of the cheap motels, but he insisted that since he was used to staying outside at night and a bit longer wouldn't matter.

The kid was too sweet, no matter what anyone else thought. With Tyki and the other orphans Allen seemed like he would sacrifice quite a lot. Not his freedom, of course, or anything that had to do with much money, but he'd give little bits of food to Eeez saying he'd gotten full. He'd mess with Crack and Momo while they tried to do something, correcting their form through a slap or two, or saving them from getting pick-pocketed by kicking them out of the way. For the two adults Allen didn't let them see any of his protection as what it was, instead disguising it as bodily harm to them.

Tyki was sure he was treated mostly the same as the others, he just didn't know how. It seemed to take an outsider's viewpoint to understand Allen's complex show of love.

Moving back to the matter at hand, there'd be a time he'd have to tell the Earl just what exactly was going on with this not-exactly-an-exorcist. That said, a bit longer wouldn't hurt. The Earl wasn't yet in that much of a rush to find the Heart, and he'd only just decided to go after the generals. Tyki hadn't even been called out for a mission, he only knew because Road visited once in his sleep and was excited about hunting the exorcist. She was talking about this one town that was stopped in time and how she wanted to go, but the Earl decided she was needed elsewhere.

The Earl was stuck helping her with homework for a week after he pulled that stunt. She was not happy.

Of course, all of this happened just a bit before he had met Allen, and they'd been traveling together for a week and a half already. It was about time for the Earl to contact him with his first job, preferably one where he could finish up quickly.

Tyki walked through the streets with Allen passed out on his back. Oh, how he wished someone could paint a picture of this so he could use it as blackmail in the future. There was no way Allen would admit to something like this happening. It would ruin his street rep.

Tyki set the boy down once they got to the little bridge they slept under. He'd have to wait until the boy woke up before questioning him on his innocence, just to make sure the kid truly didn't know what it was. Of course, that conversation would have to take place only when the others weren't present. It would be best if Allen woke up soon. Crack and Momo were out teaching Eeez how to pickpocket people without getting caught. The kid was inspired by Allen's mystical ways and decided to try teaching himself, which only got him beat up the last time he tried. Allen later showed him which people would be best to go after and how he knew, mainly pointing out people that had a small amount more money than the others and the people who left themselves completely unguarded.

When Tyki goaded Allen by saying he could only steal from the easy people, Allen proved his skill by taking Tyki for all he was worth plus some. Tyki hadn't expected nor felt Allen's fingers slipping their way under his clothing to his valuables. He only found out the boy had done anything when Allen himself was showing his newly acquired items to the youngest of their group.

Allen's sly smile left avery confused but motivated Tyki in it's wake. There was a war starting up, one that contained pickpockets and gamblers, where friends turned to foes and pranked the hell out of each other.

As of today, Allen was in the lead. By a lot.

Tyki couldn't figure out how it was possible for a human to surpass the Noah of Pleasure when it came to something as enjoyable as poker or pranking. Allen just didn't make sense according to any of the rules Tyki had created over the years to make sense of his crazy life, such as humans are weak and mindless but sometimes entertaining. Exorcist and people with innocence are giant assholes that only want to kill akuma and hurt the Earl. Teenagers are difficult to deal with.

All that he could do was ask Allen what was going on and hope the kid knew himself. Or didn't, since that would mean he could live a bit longer.

At some point through his thinking Tyki fell asleep. He dreamed of candles and dresses, a clear indication that Road was finding her way into his dream. It took a bit for her to fully insert herself, starting out only as a doll version that slowly became more realistic.

"Lord Millenie is upset he can't get in contact with you, Tyki. Why haven't you been near the phone?" Road asked, hands held behind her back and leaning forward a bit.

"Been working in the mines." He answered. No need to tell her about the new boy just yet. Having the guy for entertainment just a bit longer was better than letting Road have her way with the person stealing Tyki's attention. The last time he was intrigued with someone for any period of time, Road went about playing with her candles and messing with dreams. The human came out of that scarred physically and mentally broken.

Tyki wasn't torn up about it, but the human was intriguing enough to miss for a couple of days. He was closer to Allen, and being upset for anything more than a week was just depressing. So, no telling Road about him.

"Oh, whatever. You just need to kill Exorcist General Kevin Yeager and anyone with him, then come back here for a bit. Oh, and the Earl want to have dinner sometime soon, so stop by when there's time! Sherryl's been whining about how you're never there."

Tyki groaned. His brother could truly be so annoying sometimes with all that 'Noooooo, you can't go live on the street! Let me give you money! Wait, stop gambling! Thats no way to live. What, you work in the mines, too? How about you become my negotiator! You'll be safe then! But brootheeer! Why are you hitting me? I just want a hug from your cute self!' Man, he was so gross sometimes.

"Yeah, sure. I'll be in after taking care of the general. Ya got directions or something?" Road handed him a card. The grinning prisoner trapped inside had the name Kevin Yeager written on its cell wall. Tyki took the card and tucked it into his shirt. Hopefully Allen wouldn't snatch it before Tyki could do his job. The boy still had a habit of taking anything of Tyki's that wasn't guarded with the utmost care. With Tyki being as forgetful as he is, that means Allen always has his stuff.

"I'll see ya around, Road." He said with a grin.

Road took out a lollipop and stuck it in her mouth. Her eyes bore into him, looking for any differences from the last time she saw him. Removing the candy from her mouth, Road asked "Who's the new guy?" Obviously enjoying Tyki's look of surprise, she smirked. "Oh, come on. You really thought I wouldn't be able to tell? C'mon, Tyki, you can't fool me. I know you best, well, besides Sherryl, but he doesn't count because he's a stalker."

"Yeah, yeah. Fine. We got a new guy. He's a clown and works on the streets, but makes his keep. He's interesting, just don't kill him yet. Okay?" Tyki wasn't pleading, but Road could tell he was definitely serious about the no killing part.

"Well, okay then. But just checking him out won't be bad, will it? Please, Tyki? I should know who you're hanging around with." Road pouted, but Tyki could see the threat in her eyes. He automatically agreed that she could and should, in fact, check the kid out. As long as his innocence didn't activate or anything, everything should be fine.

They said their goodbyes, with Road promising to be there in a day or two, but Tyki would already be gone by that point so it didn't really matter.

Tyki left Road's dream world, re-entering reality.

"You awake yet, sweet heart?" A biting male voice asked. Tyki looked to see that he'd fallen over in his sleep, now putting half his weight on Allen. The kid had a sneer on his face and a glare filled his eyes, but Tyki knew it was reflex as opposed to him actually being pissed. Tyki just grinned, first pushing more weight onto the boy - purely to annoy him - before getting fully off and standing up. Allen huddled more into the wall he was leaning against, ignoring Tyki's hand offering to help him up.

"So, any chance ya know what happened with yer arm?"

"Straight ta the point, eh? Well, I ain't got nothing. This all buggin, you get me? I mean, damn, the fuck's with this arm? First red, now white? Fuck. That god damned cult gotta have done this."

"Ya keep talkin' 'bout a cult. Who are they?"

"Dunno. Just woke up one day and bamb, they right there. Kept me locked up in a hospital or something, didn't meet anyone for a couple weeks. Damn boring, really. Only met five people, and all of them were crazy. Kept sayin' I was someone else, but I really just woke up in the wrong body. This guy? Ya see, it's not me. This guy's name is Allen, but I used to be Red. 'm actually real young, not like this old man. My hair was a red brown an' everythin'." Allen didn't seem to care that he was telling all of these crazy things to Tyki, someone he'd only met a week or two ago. Maybe he just didn't care if Tyki thought he was insane, or maybe he actually trusted Tyki. Whichever it was, Tyki had no clue.

That said, he still had an idea about who this 'cult' was, and it was safe to say he was extremely entertained by the thought of calling them the Cult instead of the Black Order. Might bring it up to the Earl and get all the other Noah to call them that, too.

He'll have to tell his assignment Kevin Yeager what their new nickname would be before he died. Might make him mad, which is always fun to see when they aren't able to do anything.

"But what do they look like? C'mon, boy, ya gotta give me somethin."

"Fine. They call themselves the Black something or other, and they have people wearing fancy-ass black jackets plus people in all white. That enough for ya? Geez."

"Ya hate 'em or what? Sounds like they kidnapped ya and everything."

"I'd beat the shit outta anyone of them that tries to take me in again, but nah. I ain't gonna go after 'em or anythin'. They got people who can fight, 'specially that lady-man." Tyki nodded despite his confusion, but someone calling an exorcist a 'lady-man' was just too good. At least it was confirmed that the people who had taken Allen - or Red, but he's currently going with Allen so that's what Tyki plans to stick with - were part of the Order and were wanting Allen to become an exorcist.

Tyki could, should in fact, destroy Allen's innocence before Allen tries to destroy the Noah. That said, where's the fun in killing him now? Getting rid of his innocence and leaving Allen would result in an Allen missing his arm, which automatically would make him less fun.

"Well, I'll be having to leave town for a bit. Got a side job away from you guys. Shouldn't take long, so give me a week. Think you'll be able to run the group for a bit?" As fun as it was to talk about the 'cult', there were more important things. Momo and Crack weren't the best at taking care of Eeez, even though they care about the kid. While Allen wasn't exactly the best at taking care of people, he at least knew how to take care of himself and how to deal with people on the streets in a way that avoided conflict. From the sounds of it, Allen had raised himself from an age younger than 5, though Tyki hoped it wasn't much younger than that. It was a wonder the kid was alive as is.

"Yeah, sure. I'll keep 'em goin'. Do what you want, but don't expect me ta make money for ya if ya crash this job, get me? I ain't haulin your damn ass through life." Even though Allen was being an ass and everything, Tyki knew he'd still get help from Allen if he came back without cash. But that also meant that Allen would be rejecting his own well being by skipping a meal or two. It was still a problem Tyki was working on fixing, finally managing to get Allen to eat a meal each day. It probably is best that the kid eats rarely considering his appetite. They wouldn't have any money left over for anything if Allen ate what he really should be.

That would actually be a good reason to get rid of his stupid arm. Even when inactive it causes so many problems.

Probably wouldn't go over well with Allen, though. Even with him hiding it all the time, he's rather attached (no pun intended) to the stupid innocence-created limb.

"Yeah, yeah. Just don't skip town till I get back. It'll be difficult trackin' you down. Reminds me, how the hell do ya know how to disappear so easily? I mean, damn boy. All of 'em people ya screwed over don't got a chance of findin' us. Yer tricks are just too good for a random street rat."

"Always had ta run from people, if that does it. Normally find me, though. But whatever, might just be some knowledge from this guy's body 'stead of mine."

"Ya seem to think this guy gives ya a lot of extra stuff, huh. I mean, he had to 've been a gambler before you took over! No way you got that good without already knowin' it. Did ya learn clown stuff from him, too?"

"Nah, the clown was all me. Been doing it since I was able to walk on my hands and they let me in." The conversation slowly died. Tyki became absorbed in his own thoughts and Allen was still exhausted from the use of his arm. Just before sleep could come to the boy, the missing three people of their group showed up. Tyki told them what was happening with his job, and they accepted it fairly easily. It seemed this wasn't the first time he had taken a job from a private client, and most of the time came back richer for it.

Eeez promised to see him off from the train station, while Allen promised to sleep in and miss him completely. Crack and Momo would wait for Eeez to come back before they headed off to the mines.

When the train came for Tyki the next day, three of the four people fulfilled their promises. Allen, while he didn't come and say bye to Tyki, still woke up before the guy got on the train and silently followed them to the station. Tyki pretended not to notice the guy's presence, opting to talk with Eeez and make sure he 'kept the other guys in line, 'cause who knew what they'd get up to without the voice of reason around'. Eeez proceed to remind Tyki that he was fairly useless as a voice of reason, and that Allen was the true voice of reason for the adult males.

Tyki pretended to cry, if only to make Eeez laugh.

When Tyki waved goodbye out the train car's window, he blew a short kiss in the direction of Allen's watching point and briefly wished he could have a painting of the look on Allen's face when the kid noticed he was caught.