A/N:

Sorry for the late update. I just finished my finals and I bet I as good as failed in math. Though luckily, the grades I've made in math throughout the year are good, or else my grades would gone far to close the X-axis.

This chapter is a little longer then the normal chapters, though it's still not more than 1800 words. So chew good and long before you swallow, it's tastier that way.

Chapter 2

Allen was utterly confused. First he had been at the library, and then he was suddenly somewhere he had never been before, dragging Kanda with him. Not only that, but he had also been pushed down a very long hill and was in fact still dazed from the experience. Then some mysterious armour wielding guy had showed up and now had his sword threateningly near his throat.

He wanted to get up from where he lay. His current position made him uneasy. Not only that, but his whole body was aching because of his last "stunt". But it didn't seem like he would be able to move for a while. The blade DID look very shiny.

He heard Kanda speak and turned to look at him. Allen was not surprised to see that he was utterly annoyed and a little angry.

"Don't know where you are? How can you not know where you are? You have entered the great kingdom of his majesty king Alexander the II. Are you telling me you have never heard about his majesty before?"

Allen turned back to look at the armoured stranger. "Alexander the II? Sounds like someone who was king during the middle ages. Ack, history has never been my strongest side" Allen sighed.

"Ehm.." Allen started, making the man look at him. "We came from…eh…somewhere..far away" Allen smiled nervously. He could almost hear Kanda mentally slapping himself because of the bad excuse, but really, what else could he have said?

"Far away? I guess that explains why you do not know about his majesty. Despite being the great king he is, his power will never reach beyond that forest." The knight narrowed his eyes and looked up at the huge forest where Kanda and Allen had come from. Allen was glad the man didn't try to dig any deeper, he had nothing to back his explanation up with.

"Are you humans?"

Both Allen and Kanda looked at the man in surprise. Kanda raised his eyebrow slightly, what else could they possibly be? He almost thought it was a joke until he saw that the man was utterly serious and that his sword once again inched closer to Allen's throat. He nodded.

That seemed to satisfy the man as his tone changed to a little less hostile one.

"Hmm, I suppose you are. Come with me and I'll take you to meet the king." The knight sheathed his sword and turned started walking back to his horse. Sighing Allen sat up, rubbing his head. He was about to get up when he noticed an outstretched hand right in front of his head. He looked up to see Kanda standing in front of him with a sour look on his face. But instead of taking the hand Allen just stared at Kanda wondering if this world changed more than their surroundings.

"Well?" Kanda asked, irritated that Allen hadn't taken the hint. "Get up, he's not going to wait forever"

"Oh, right" Allen smiled and took Kanda's waiting hand. The feeling of Kanda's hand in his, again when he thought about it, made Allen blush. Kanda's hand was….. "smooth…". The thought made him blush even more, something Kanda seemed to notice, but he chose not to comment it. Once Allen was standing steady at his feet, Kanda let him go, to Allen's disappointment. As they joined up with the man with the weapon, which seemed to be Allen's first impression, he noticed something else too.

"You brought Mugen?" Allen looked up at Kanda who was walking right next to him.

"I shouldn't have?"

"Ah, no, I was just wondering if you ever considered taking it off, it doesn't look comfortable to wear" Allen pointed at the sword strapped to Kanda's hip. He had always thought that the sheath might be gnawing at the bearer's side every time he moved. Therefore he wondered why Kanda wasn't bothered with it, and might leave it in his room instead of walking around with it all the time.

At this Kanda just sighed. Allen's stupidity was astonishing sometimes.

"Stupid, it doesn't hurt. I, compared to you, have muscles to support me. And even if it did hurt, taking it of even once could cost me my life, especially when I'm around idiots like you. Makes me wonder how you were able to survive this long"

"Hey, I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself, I'm just as much of an exorcist as you are" Allen snapped, glaring at a smirking Kanda.

"Sure you do Beansprout, that's why were here in the first place." Kanda retorted, though deep inside he did in fact acknowledge Allen as a powerful exorcist, maybe even his companion, but he would never admit that to any living being.

Allen chose to ignore the comment to avoid getting himself worked up and turned his attention to the knight who was leading the way.

"I'm really sorry for being this rude, I forgot that we haven't introduced ourselves. My name is Allen Walker and this girly man's name is Yu Kanda, it's nice to meet you" Allen smiled happily at the horse rider who looked questioningly at him.

"Girly man? " The knight looked at Kanda with eyes that held a hint of amusement.

"He does indeed seem a little out of the ordinary, so does the name"

Allen couldn't help but snicker at this; he knew Kanda was pissed at him for calling him girly, which of course was his intention.

"But, of the two of you, I would not say that he was the girly one."

Allen stopped snickering and looked shockingly at the man they still didn't know the name of. Instead of looking at Kanda, who he knew were sending him a mocking glare, he looked down at his body. He wasn't that girly was he? True, he was a little small compared to others at the same age, but that didn't make him girly, did it?

"But where are my manners, I should be the one doing the introducing. My name is Adam Blackwood, I am one of the Golden four."

Both Allen and Kanda looked at him strangely. Well, Allen looked dumbfounded, Kanda just slightly raised one eyebrow. Seeing their expressions, the knight, Adam, continued.

"Since you are not from around here I think I will have to explain what that means. We are his majesty's most trusted men and the leaders of his majesty's army." He explained, as they continued walking toward the city.

Allen's mouth shaped an "o" and was just about to question why they were called the Golden four when his armour were silver, but just as he opened his mouth Kanda yanked him back, almost making him fall.

"Why did you do that?" Allen hissed at him as he steadied himself.

"Because I knew you were going to say something stupid and I just stopped you from humiliating us any further" Kanda said matter-of-factly before smirking. "Girly".

Allen scowled at this, but chose to ignore the insult this time.

"Where do you think we are?" he asked Kanda, looking around him at the unfamiliar landscape. He didn't remember ever having been there before, but it was still something familiar about it, he just didn't know what.

"And how did we get here? I went to the library to find Lavi, fell asleep, and then I woke up and saw…" Allen stopped mid sentence, remembering the strange light the book had emitted.

"Obviously, we were dragged into the book you so nicely decided to pick up." Kanda continued, looking rather annoyed at the thought.

"I'm sorry, okay? When I pick up a book I don't exactly wait for it to swallow me whole and send me someplace I had no idea even existed." Allen replied angrily, his voice starting to get louder, it was SO not his fault that they were stuck here and now that he thought about it….

"Why are you here by the way?"

Hearing Allen's question, Kanda was ready to snap another remark at him when he understood what Allen probably meant.

Why had he been in the library late at night?

Not really having an explanation for this, Kanda ignored him instead, turning his attention to what was now in front of him. He hadn't noticed that they had reached as far as the city already. The castle walls had looked so far away when they first entered this world he had thought it might take a few hours of walking before they reached it. But now, seeing the stone walls up close, it seemed like he had been wrong.

Seeming to know that Kanda tried to avoid the topic Allen pouted before following the older ones gaze. The wall in front of them was probably at least 19 feet tall with guardian posts all over. It seemed like they were ready for battle any time.

The gate leading into the city was made of thick, wooden columns that to Allen looked so big and hard it might be impossible to move.

"We have reached our destination, I will open the gates and enter and you will follow. But do not stray away from me, the people does not easily trust strangers." Adam warned them before turning his attention back to the gates.

"My name is Adam Blackwood. Second knight of the Golden four who has pledged out I have returned from my mission to give my report." Adam exclaimed, getting the attention of the guardians and succeeding in making Allen slightly scared, which in return made him grab Kanda's hand and squeeze it hard.

Kanda's reaction was therefore not caused by the loud shouting, but by Allen's painful death grip. He reacted a little differently though. Instead of starting to yell at Allen, kick him, hit him, or do other things that his temper usually makes him do, he stiffened. He felt like Allen's hand burnt him with a soft, comfortable burn that he just couldn't reject. He didn't know why he reacted like this. Not long ago he had helped Allen up by offering his hand to him, so why did it suddenly make him feel….good?

The sound of creaking dragged Kanda back to reality and of course, his temper came with it. He was just about to start the yelling when Adam interrupted their might-have-been argument.

"The gate is open, follow me!"

Kanda immediately yanked himself loose from Allen's grip and started walking, just a little but angry.

Allen, who didn't know what had gotten Kanda in such a bad mood, hurried after, the gate creaking and closing slowly behind them.

If you notice something strange about this chapter, please let me know. It feels like I'm not really finished with it. But I'm glad I updated it. Now I can travel to Germany with no regrets xD

Important note:

I was thinking re-rating the story to T instead of M. I'm not really sure if I'm up for the M yet, but if you really want me to, I'll try. So please tell me what you want and I'll have decided when I update the next chapter.

Reviews are great...just so you know xD