"Well, what are you waiting for? A VIP invitation? Hurry up and sit down…" Mai exclaimed, taking a seat behind her desk.

"Y-yes ma'am." Allen said politely, quickly taking a seat on the couch in front of her desk.

Mai studied Allen for a moment. She was most intrigued by his left eye that had a scar running from the top of his forehead down to his chin. On his forehead was a red star. Something which Akuma's normally have. Allen cautiously looked around the room. It was nice. Warm and cosy. Nothing like how Kanda made it out to be with his sly remark.

"Now then Allen…" Mai began, clearing her throat as she began to speak. "I hear that you have…trust issues? Putting others before yourself…"

"Yeah…I think."

"Oh don't get me wrong. There's nothing wrong with that. It's rather brave of you, however, how are the other exorcists suppose to trust you, if you don't trust them?"

"Uh…well…I…" Allen was fidgeting around in his seat. Not sure on how to answer her question.

Mai took a breath before she continued. "Don't worry, we'll fix that. I also hear that you had a pretty…traumatising past? Living under your Master, General Cross, for many years?"

Allen's black side suddenly showed. He grew devil horns out of the top of his head. The smile on his face stretched from ear to ear. Mai widened her eyes in shock, and quickly scribbled down in her notebook.

Note to self: Get General Cross into therapy. Find out his point of view when he was taking care of Allen Walker.

"Traumatising?" Allen repeated. "Traumatising…is only the half of it…"

"…I see"

Allen turned back to his normal self, apologising for his actions. Mai simply smirked and wrote down some extra notes in her book. It was quite interesting seeing his reactions every time the name 'Cross' was mentioned.

"Now then, Allen Walker. We're going to start you off with Expressive Therapy by doing a small survey."

"Okay."

Mai reached down into her draws and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. She then moved the stuff that was on her desk out of the way so that Allen could reach over and have room to write.

"Take as much time as you need, but answer truthfully, understand?"

"Yes." He nodded.

Mai handed the paper over to Allen. He took a moment to quickly look through the questions. At the top of the page the title read; "All About Me". Mai leaned back in her chair, grabbing a book from the shelf behind her, and began reading as she waited for Allen to complete the survey.

Allen took a breath, then placed the paper on the desk, taking the lid off the pen and began answering the questions.

"All About Me"

I am…
Allen Walker. Exorcist of the Black Order, 16 years old.

I want…
To protect my friends and defeat the Millennium Earl so that the world may finally have some peace and the souls he is using can be set free.

I have…
Always been jealous of Lenalee.

I wish…
I was stronger.

I hate…
Kanda.

I fear…
Losing my friends.

I hear…
The 'tick tock' from the clock that is hanging on the wall.

I search…
Salvation.

I wonder…
What tomorrow's breakfast will be.

I love…
Mana Walker. My adoptive father.

I ache…
Every time I think about Mana.

I always…
Eat.

I am not…
Evil.

I dance…
Never?

I sing…
A lullaby.

I never…
Betray my friends.

I rarely…
Scream at others…besides Kanda.

I cry…
When I know a soul can't be saved.

I am not always…
The strongest. I am not like Kanda, and I am not like Lenalee. I can't stay serious and I can't stay happy. The world isn't as cheery as it used to be.

I win…
At poker.

I'm confused…
…as to why we need therapy?

I regret…
My past.

I should…
Learn to trust others…or else they won't trust me.

I dream…
Of being with Mana again.

Allen took a deep breath, quickly re-reading over his answers, then finally handed the paper back to Mai.

"You're done?"

Allen nodded. Mai took a quick glance, raising an eyebrow as she continued to read through them. Allen nervously twiddled his thumbs. It was like he was taking a test that depended on whether he would pass or fail.

"Well done Allen." Mai exclaimed, clapping her hands. Allen managed to pull off a fake smile. This was certainly new to him and he wasn't sure if he had done the right thing. 'Is she being sarcastic?' he thought.

"Since it's your first therapy, I won't ask you to do any more. But I will warn you. It will get harder down the track, but once you get used to it, things will start to get better. I promise…"

"So…I'm done for the day?"

"Not quite…"

Allen's hopes just shattered.

"I am going to ask you a very personal question, and I want you to answer truthfully, alright?"

Allen nodded, but his heart began racing for no apparent reason. The nerves were starting to really kick in. Who knew therapy could be so terrifying? It was all Kanda's fault.

"Are you ready Allen?"

Allen took a breath, then nodded, sitting up straight in the chair.

"Have you ever had sex before?"

Allen's eyes widened and his face turned red. "W-Whaaat?" he exclaimed. "Y-You want to know…if I've…ever had…s-s-se"

"Sex. Yes. I've read up on Cross and he has quite the history with women. You were his apprentice for many years, so I want to know your answer."

Allen was flustered. He tried his best to calm down. This wasn't a topic that was usually brought up in everyday conversations. Even Lavi didn't bring up these kinds of questions, despite how perverted and sly he may be. Allen took a breath before he answered her question.

"You know…I am sexte—SIXteen, right?"

"Your point?"

"Well, don't I seem…too young either way?"

"I've seen younger…" she responded.

Allen's jaw dropped. 'I've seen younger…' How much younger did she mean. Allen cleared his throat. "No. I haven't…done it yet."

"Do you want to?"

Allen's face blushed again. How was he supposed to answer that? Better yet, how COULD he answer that? Allen sunk into the couch. He was defeated. Nothing could save him now. For a moment he wondered if Kanda was asked the same question. He sniggered, thinking of how he would respond to it.

"Allen?"

"Huh? Oh…right…the answer…well…"

"Yes?" Mai waited.

"I-It's not like I haven't thought about it, but, it's not like I want to or will go out and do it. I mean…being an exorcist, you don't really have time to…not that it's a bad thing!" he nervously replied.

"I see…so are you saying…if you weren't an exorcist, you would?"

"No! No! No! I mean…" Allen sighed. K.O. "I will wait until I'm older…"

Mai raised an eyebrow and wrote down in her notebook. Allen was certainly a gentleman. How is it possible that he turned out this way after being Cross's apprentice?

"Okay, one more question I want to clear up with you…"

"Yes…" Allen said softly, still sunken into the couch.

"Who do you go to talk about these things? Bookman? Komui? Kanda?"

Allen frowned. Kanda would know less then Allen did and he would certainly be the last person Allen would turn to for advice.

"I-I don't really talk about it with anyone…"

"Hmm." Mai paused to think for a moment. "So there's nobody you go to talk to about…hormones? Or, which gender attracts you?"

Allen looked to the side. Mai wanted an answer out of him or else he'd never get out of there.

"Well…I do…talk to Lavi about those kinds of things…but…he's usually the one who brings them up in a conversation…" he answered.

"Lavi? Does he…talk about these things regularly?"

"Yes." Allen nodded.

"I see…" Mai looked down for a moment. "Well Allen. You're free to leave now." She said cheerfully.

"Really?"

"Yep. Off you go…"

"Thank you…" Allen bowed as he headed for the door. Finally, he was free. His very first therapy session was over. He smiled as he grabbed onto the doorhandle and swung the door open.

"Oh, and Allen!" Mai called out.

"Yes Mai-san?" Allen asked, turning around to face Mai who was still sitting back in her chair.

"Tell Lavi…his therapy session is first thing tomorrow morning…and I don't want to have to go looking for him…"

Mai's eyes were almost identical to a tiger's, right before it pounced on its prey. Allen gulped and then shut the door behind him. It didn't matter who it was, the fear struck everyone. He made his way to the cafeteria for some lunch. He needed a good fill of food to help calm the nerves from this afternoons session.

Once he got his eight stacks of food that consisted of sushi, meat, dango's, rice, burgers and other assorted foods, Allen sat at the table, joining everyone else.

"Allen-kun! You're back!" Lenalee exclaimed cheerfully.

Allen was in the middle of shoving down a large rump of steak, swallowing it whole before he spoke. "Hi guys!"

"How did it go Allen?" Krory asked, wiping his mouth with a serviette.

"Eh…easier than expected…"

Everyone turned to each other in shock. Despite his words, they were all still a little worried.

"So Allen…who's next? Do you know?" Lenalee asked, leaning her elbows on the table as she waited for a response.

Allen shoved down another rump of meat and drank a whole bottle of water. He turned to everyone who was staring back at him, waiting for his answer. The suspense was killing them. They desperately wanted to know who was next.

Allen cleared his throat, and then turned towards Lavi who was sitting next to him. "Lavi…"

"Y-Yes?"

"…You're next."

To be continued...

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Yay! Chapter 7 has finally been put up! *Dies by pissed off readers…* GOMEN NASAI! I know…I know… it took a while, but finally it is up! And this time, I promise I will get Chapter 8 up at LEAST within the next 2 - 4 days? If not sooner… (I like living…) A big thank you to those who reviewed! I'm so sorry it took so long to update… At least I'm back right? :D I'm glad I got Kanda's personality right, hopefully I came close to getting Allen's as well.

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