A.N: Someone should just yell at me to update because sometimes, I simply just forget. Anyways, I wanna say to thank you to everyone who supports this story by leaving a favorite behind, following me or leaving reviews. It makes me extremely happy.

Anyways, this new chapter is going up in celebration of the new DGM manga chapter that is rumored to come out on the 17 of this month. I cant wait!

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Allen heaved a large sigh, leaning against the building. It was difficult to put into words on how badly he wished to go back home. To go back to what was familiar, but the exorcist knew that he couldn't. He was damned to roam the world as a puppet, his footsteps quickly becoming dust in the wind.

Pushing his body off of the building, Allen made his way over to the nearest door. It slipped his mind that this was the same door that Kanda and Lenalee had passed through only a few minutes prior. Blinking at the new surrounding, Allen gave a small smile at the sight of a small town in front of him. Reaching back, the white-haired male flipped up his hood, effectively covering his hair and pentacle. If anyone saw those, it would be a dead giveaway as to who he was.

As he made his way into the center of the village, Allen stuck to groups of people, using them as a cover to make him invisible. The former clown was extremely grateful for the years he spent working as a thief before he joined the circus because it made it easier for him to blend in with his surroundings.

Humming a wordless song, Allen continued to wander through the town, grateful for the silence in his head. He wasn't in the mood to deal with the man who ruined his life. Because of Neah, Allen couldn't go back home to his friends, to his family, to those he swore to protect with his life.

It was when he reached the small fountain in the middle of the town that Allen realized that he had absolutely no clue as to where Timcampy could be. Looking around, the exorcist searched for the gold golem. What he found wasn't his ever faithful golem but rather, he found himself looking into the violet eyes of Lenalee Lee. Instantly, his body reacted. Bolting from his spot on the edge of the fountain, Allen ran over to the alleyway in the corner of the square, pushing his slender frame through groups of people. At the first turn, Allen turned and ran up the wall, his hands grasping the edge of the balcony from the second story. Pulling himself up, Allen quickly scaled the side of the building and was soon on the roof, looking around to see if Lenalee or Kanda was following him.

He saw a flash of the black and red uniform. That was enough to spur Allen to move again. If anyone of the town locals had looked up, they would have seen the former exorcist leaping from one roof to another, all in an effort to lose Lenalee or Kanda. Spotting a rather large pile of hay, Allen leaped off the roof, having faith that he would land in the hay. For once, his faith didn't lead him astray as he opened his calm silver eyes to see only yellow.

Burrowing within the hay, Allen held his breath when Lenalee walked past the hay, her violet eyes grazing over the hiding spot. Allen could barely make out her features but he could see the familiar red anklets resting on her legs. Once she seemed sure that Allen wasn't anymore in the area that she could see, Lenalee continued on to walk.

Letting out the breath of air he was holding, Allen pulled himself out of the hay. Leaning over to clean off the few strands of hay, Allen didn't notice anyone walking past him. Once he pulled himself back to his full height, he was looking straight at the damned Rose Cross, the symbol of the Black Order.

Silver eyes moved to see the face of Yu Kanda. Allen gulped and gave a small smile, taking a small step back. Before his foot could land on the floor, Kanda already snatched Allen's collar and was pulling him close.

"Looks like they found you." Neah said, breaking the magnificent silence in Allen's head. Allen resisted the urge to respond back to Neah, his body in shock from being caught. He had been so smart in avoiding the Order.

"Long time no see, Moyashi." Kanda said, a smirk on his lips from being the one to find Allen. Allen opened his mouth to retort back when Lenalee's voice beat him to it. "A-Allen?" She stuttered in misbelieve, regrouping with Kanda. The two exorcists had caught sight of Allen and they quickly decided that Lenalee would search areas first and then Kanda would search after her, in case Allen came out of his hiding spots.

Half of Allen's body wanted to struggle in Kanda's grip and break free. Break free and disappear. But Lenalee's broken voice broke whatever struggle he had in his heart. Pulling himself out of Kanda's grip, Allen stood before the two exorcists, a sad smile on his face.

"Looks like I lost this game of Hide and Seek." The puppet said, straightening his clothes. His eyes were everywhere but on Kanda and Lenalee. It seemed that Allen's voice broke the spell holding Lenalee in her place because she quickly threw herself on to the clown, tears streaming down her face.

"Allen!" She cried, clutching his chest, like he was going to disappear if she didn't hold on tight enough. A few moments passed before Allen put his arms around Lenalee, returning the hug. "I've m-missed you s-so much." The girl sobbed, her hands clenching the fabric of his cloak.

"I've missed you too…" He whispered, patting her back gently in an effort to get her to stop crying. After a few minutes of holding Allen, Lenalee finally composed herself and pulled back to look at Allen. Kanda looked like he just wanted to return back to the Order and mediate.

"Allen, will you come back home with us? Big brother says that big changes are coming to the Order and those who know of you within the Order, talk highly about you to the new finders and recruits. We miss you back at home. We miss your laughter and your smile. We miss you. So, please come back?" Lenalee pleaded, her hands reaching over to grab Allen's, gripping his hands tightly. Violet eyes clashed with silver as Allen debated on his answer.

Allen finally thought of an answer and opened his mouth to respond to the offer that was presented before him. That was before the loud screams erupted a few blocks away and Allen's cursed eye activated. The answer would have to wait as they had something else to take care of.

A.N: Well, thats it for today, folks! Lemme know if you caught that one sly reference to a video game I slipped into here.

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