A/N; Another chapter of The Fourteenth's War. We got a family dinner, zombies, fluffy, a fight, and a mental breakdown. ;D Enjoy.

DGM is owned by Katsura Hoshina

Neah: ;~; I don't make an appearance until the end.

First Mission

Allen took a deep breath of air as he glanced at the two people who stood on either side of him; Rhode and Tyki. The door opened into the family dinner room and the three strode in together. It was his first family gathering as a part of the Noah Clan. He wanted it to go perfectly…

After a few moments of moving chairs and whatnot, Rhode was satisfied with her set-up of the seating. "Allen, you can sit between me and Tyki!" Before settling into her seat, she pulled out Allen's seat, gesturing for him to sit and she flopped into her own seat next to him.

Allen's seat was pushed in by Tyki, and he tilted his head upwards towards the man, and awkwardly offered his thanks. Tyki then took his own seat next on Allen's right. "Looks like we're the first ones here," he commented, glancing over at his two family members, sighing while Rhode messed with the buttons on Allen's shirt, unbuttoned the top two. She popped his collar as well and beamed. "Perfect!" When Rhode meant dress up…she did mean it. He wore a long pair of dress pants, and white button-up dress shirt with the top two buttons undone. Although not a part of Rhode's outfit for him, he also wore a rather…large top hat with musical notes in the fabric. The Earl's gift from Neah it would seem.

Since there was time to spare before the rest of the family arrived, Rhode dumped a pile of text books in front of Allen and smiled. "You can help me with my homework for the time being, Allen!"

Tyki sighed, and glanced at Rhode before speaking. "Do you remember what happened the last time you made us do your homework?"

"Us? Allen's the only one doing it. I know I can trust him not to write the wrong answering, especially on my math homework." The girl trilled pleasantly, hovering over Allen's shoulder. "Wow, you know your math, Allen! You're better at it than even my teacher."

Allen sighed, writing down the answers to Rhode's math homework, the correct ones before speaking. "I had to deal with Master Cross's debts…so…" The boy twitched, lost in some distant and probably dismal memory of debt collectors and Cross's debts. The man was dead, although Allen knew that it couldn't be true…he wouldn't die so easily like that, but even then…he still had debts and he'd written off most of them to either him or his two stalkers of Jasdero and Devitto.

"Oi, apprentice," speak of the devil as the twins, although sporting a much more mature and serious appearance since the last time Allen had seen them called as the two entered. It was usual to see them together since they were technically one Noah, but took the form of two.

"It's about time you pay back your debts, isn't it?" Devitto asked, draping one arm over Allen's shoulder and leaning against his shoulder while Jasdero climbed into Allen's lap, fishing through his pockets for any money he could fine. "Man, you seem to be broke, apprentice." Devitto commented.

"Stop bullying my cute brother, Devi," Rhode said, taking a swipe at the other Noah with her hand while Tyki removed the other from Allen's lap. "Let's not cause any trouble this meal, Jasdero, Devitto." The man chastised. "Take your seats and lets wait for the rest of the family, shall we?"

Seeing that guests were finally started to arrive, the Akuma servants the Earl used began to move about, serving the guests glass of water, or wine as it was requested. During this time, the rest of the family became to arrive.

The Earl and Lulubell in the form of a large black panther were the last to arrive, with the Earl taking his seat at the head of the table and Lulubell her place by his side on the floor. By this time, Jasdero and Devitto had calmed down and were sitting in their seats across from Allen, Rhode, and Tyki, but sent glares Allen's way.

The Earl rose from his seat and began to speak. "I would like to welcome Allen Walker into the family as the Fourteenth. The family is almost at its completion…I hope that Wrath will be reincarnated soon to complete my family, but until then…we must continue our search for the Heart of Innocence!"

Returning to his seat, Allen coughed to grab the attention of his family before he rose to his feet and removed the hat from his head. "Neah wishes to offer the Earl his apologizes with this musical hat."

The Earl took it and hugged it for a moment. "Tell the Fourteenth thank you. I do love receiving hats as presents!" Pulling his other hat off, Allen was surprised to see that the Earl was bald beneath it and he replaced it with the musical note hat and placed the other one back on top of Allen's head. "Now, before we begin to eat…it seems that the capital of Romania is suffering from odd phenomenon. In their cemetery, it seems that in the morning the graves have been dug up, but the body from the grave is missing. People have also been going missing in the town. And it's not my precious Akuma."

"Sounds like zombies to me," Devitto commented, shoving at Jasdero in play. "Zombiiiiiiies. Who gets to go look for Innocence, Earl-sama?"

The Earl's gaze swept across the table at the surrounding Noah before speaking, "I rather thought that Allen-kun would go as his first mission. Tyki and Rhode will be going with him to make sure nothing happens. They, of course, will have pick from any of my Akuma."

Rhode threw her arms up in delight and then latched onto Allen. "Yes! I get to go with Allen-kun. Tyki doesn't get to hog him all to himself. Let's gooooo."

"Hold on Rhode, we still haven't had dinner yet," Tyki stated lightly. "We should eat before we go, right, Earl-sama?" The man asked, glancing at the Earl who nodded his agreement and clapped his hands together for the Akuma servants to start serving the food.

Komui's Office. Same time.

Reever leaned against Komui's desk, reading off the mission briefing to the three Exorcists that were being sent to Romania. Komui Lee was currently asleep on his couch, leaving the Science Division leader to brief them on the mission. "Bucharest, the capital of Romania has been experience strange problems. Empty graves, missing people...one of the Finders stationed in Romania has also gone missing. It makes us think of Innocence being involved." Glancing at Lenalee, Lavi, and Chaozi in front of him, he spoke again. "You three will go to Romania and determine whether or not there is Innocence involved and retrieve it if that is indeed the problem. Dismissed."

As the science leader watched Lavi leave, he couldn't help but frown in thought. The Bookman apprentice had been missing for three days after leaping into the Ark after Neah, in hopes of stopping him…or something, the Order had thought the worst…but here he was…unscathed and acting like nothing had happened and saying he had a nice chat with Allen. He even, jokingly, had said that Allen wasn't talking to Neah since the incident with Levellier.

It was all so odd.

Romania, a few days later.

Allen scowled as he stepped off the train in Bucharest, Romania. It seemed that the Ark the Noah used didn't have points of transport everywhere like he'd been first led to believe. He was in his human form, with Tyki and Rhode beside him, which had become their usual. "That train was uncomfortable," he stated rather crankily.

Tyki smiled at Allen before speaking in a joking tone. "You're only saying that because I managed to beat you at Poker."

"You cheated though. You had one of your stupid butterflies tell you what cards I had."

"You cheated too," Tyki pointed out to Allen while Rhode giggled at the two's antics. Despite all that they had done to each other in the passed, they had become close in the small time Allen had been a part of their family. If it wasn't for the Earl being like he was…Allen might have stayed with them. He could only hope that Rhode and Tyki would join him on his side.

"Don't worry, nephew…it's likely considering how much they both like you," Neah stated quietly in Allen's mind.

Tyki glanced around, and frowned, noting the lack of people in the area as the group slipped easily into the afternoon city streets. It seemed that a lot of people were hiding in their homes from the zombies. His eye caught an abandoned apple stand, and he gladly helped himself to an apple, tossing one at Allen and one at Rhode. "Free apples."

Rhode made a face, and threw it back. "Ewww. Fruits. I want candy, Tyki. Buy me some candy later."

Tyki chuckled briefly as he munched happily on his apple and dropped a couple more into the pockets of his dress pants and shirt. "Rhode can search the city for clues and Shounen and I will check out the grave-yard."

"Awww why do you get Allen, Tykiiii. Maybe I want Allen."

"You can have him later, Rhode. He's my Shounen right now," Tyki said possessively, pulling Allen over into his arm, causing the younger to blush a soft shade of red. Rhode pouted for a moment, but then accepted it. "Fine. I'll just take Lero then," she stated before disappearing through one of her doors to fetch the umbrella. This left Allen and Tyki alone.

"So, Shounen…" Tyki started to say, as the two began to walk through the city streets together. "What are you doing to do if you run into any Exorcists? What if you run into your friends?"

Allen didn't know what to say, but after some advice from Neah, he finally responded. "I won't kill them, if that's what you mean…but I won't let them get the Innocence either. I'll fight them if I have to. I won't kill any humans, however. They may not see me in the same light as they used to…but I still consider them my friends."

Tyki stopped walking for a moment, and then nodded his head slowly in acceptance of the answer before glancing down at the boy next to him. No…he wasn't a boy anymore. He who had been through far more in his life than anybody Tyki had known was not a boy. Although, he would always be that cheating boy he first met on the train and then very nearly killed on two occasions. "Hey…Allen…do you resent me for all the times I nearly killed you?"

Allen's head shot up towards Tyki, realizing this was the first time he had really called him by his name. The initial shock was over when he responded with a question of his own. "Do you resent me for trying to destroy your Noah, Tyki?"

Tyki shook his head, and Allen smiled. "There's your answer. We've both done things to each other in the past…but it's in the past. We have to keep walking forward towards the future, no matter what lies in our path."

Tyki closed his eyes in thought, and then nodded his agreement. "You're right, Allen." Looking at Allen for a moment, Tyki couldn't help himself and leaned forward, gently kissing him on the lips, holding his chin. "I love you, shounen."

Allen's eye widened, the other being hidden by an eye patch, but then he leaned into the kiss for a moment before pulling away and glancing away awkwardly. "Tyki I lo-"

"Allen?" The voice that sounded was so familiar. As the two Noah glanced towards the one that had so rudely interrupted their moment and sighed, although Allen smiled towards her. "Hello, Lenalee…is that Timcampy I see?" Allen giggled when the golem fluttered over to him and nuzzled his cheek. He glanced up at Tyki and shrugged his shoulders. "Can't be helped, I suppose," he drawled as he switched to his Noah form, earning a gasp of surprise from Lenalee.

"What are you doing with a Noah, Allen?" Lenalee cried out towards the two. "I thought that…" Tears began to course down her cheeks at the thought of Allen on the Noah's side, not after all they've done…"How could you?"

"Lenalee-san," The other two exorcists had just arrived, and Chaoji was the one speaking. "What…" when he noticed Allen with the Noah, the man exploded in anger towards Allen. He had never liked the other…not after had tried to help Tyki in the Ark, even though he had gone and saved his life afterwards…but still. There was animosity towards the boy. "I knew it! You are a traitor, you joined the Noah, you traitor."

Lavi was quietly comforting Lenalee, but wasn't bothering to confront Allen on the matter, he knew better than to do that. He supposed he should have informed Lenalee of Allen being with the Noah to gain allies, but then decided against it.

Tyki glared at Chaoji, annoyed with yet another interruption. Calming placing the palm of his hand over his face, Tyki spoke. "I won't have you speak out against Shounen again." The fight was two on three currently…Tyki sighed, and mentally spoke out to all Akuma in the area. "Hey, Akuma. There's a group of Exorcists bothering Allen and me. Kudos to those who kill them."

The two Noah vanished as the Akuma rained down on the three Exorcists, vanishing into the cemetery. Tyki seemed annoyed that their moment was interrupted, while Allen was more worried about what they'd seen. The two couldn't even continue their earlier conversation as the sounds of groaning and moaning echoed and a group of zombies, decaying and shambling along came out of a nearby mausoleum, pawing at the air and moving towards.

Tyki whistled, and leapt on top of another mausoleum with Allen moments behind him. "Seems Devi and Jas were correct. Zombies. Foul things, aren't they, shounen?" The Noah of Pleasure commented as he released a few of his tease. "Go ahead, my loves."

The cannibal butterflies set upon the zombies with graceful ease, ripping through the flesh of the zombie. It didn't seem to phase them, as most of them were partly missing flesh in parts of their bodies, so they just dumbly swiped a few of them away.

"This could pose a problem," Tyki commented, suddenly leaping backwards with Allen as Lenalee in her Dark Boots came crashing down on top of them. "And so could that," forming his tease into the large purple shield-like weapon.

"Allen! How could you join the Noah?" Lenalee cried as she lunged forward towards the former exorcist, only for Tyki to block her attack, and then phase through a tombstone backwards. "He's mine now, little bird," Tyki commented with a smirk.

"Rhode to the rescue," chimed the the 9th disciple of Noah as the zombies suddenly found themselves impaled by candles and then the lit candles caught fire, future fueled by the methane caused from decaying flesh and bodies.

"S'bout time you came, Rhode," Tyki drawled, dodging a blow from Lenalee. Allen was locked in a fight with Chaoji, although it was a bit one-sided to Allen, as all Chaoji had was brute strength on his side. He was mostly just throwing tombstones and a myriad of other things at him.

Since the zombies were now, and quite easily dealt with, Rhode found herself in a fight with Lavi. "I remember you; I broke your mind once! That bookman apprentice, right?" Rhode said, twirling Lero in her hands and then taking a swing at Lavi with poor Lero.

"Rhode-tama! That hurts. The Earl will spank you for stealing me again Lero."

"He wouldn't do that."

Allen was dodging Chaoji with each, snorting in annoyance. He could feel the Noah within lusting for blood. He ducked another thrown tombstone and lunged forward towards one of the newer exorcists. "Edge End," Allen muttered, taking a swipe at Chaoji with his claws. The attack connected, and Allen shuddered as the long nails of his Innocence weapon cut right through Chaoji's chest; from right shoulder and down a few inches.

Allen gasped in horror as the blood splashed across his face, and he stumbled back a few feet. He was horrified about what he had just done to Chaoji. And as the man crashed to the ground in a heap of blood, Allen was on the ground, trembling and staring at his bloodied hand. "What…did I just do."

Neah took over at that moment; Allen clearly couldn't handle hurting somebody like that. As the Fourteenth retreated from the scene and into the mausoleum that the zombies had come out, Lenalee and Lavi were rushing over to Chaoji to make sure he was fine while Tyki and Rhode left them with him and followed Neah.

Rhode glanced at Neah curiously, and worriedly. "Is Allen all right, Neah?"

"He's in shock, Rhode," Neah said, not looking at the other Noah as he pushed the lid off the single coffin in the room. There it was. The Innocence sitting on top of a skeleton, taking it, Neah tossed it to Tyki who promptly destroyed it. Seeing that Allen's arm was still there, it was dubbed to not be the Heart.

Exiting the mausoleum, the group gazed over at the Exorcists. Before anything else could happen, the three Noah stepped through one of Rhode's doors and left the scene.

A/N; Longest chapter yet. Fluffy Tyki x Allen moment. 3
I clearly don't like Chaoji. No, he's not dead…unless you all want him dead to make Allen break down even more? Allen hurt a human, deliberately and it's clearly not good.
And when you can't think of anything odd to happen for Innocence to be involved, it's always a good idea to default to zombies.

Next chapter; Allen sees a therapist. AKA…somebody helps him calm down. Prolly Tyki or Neah. Bunch of other random stuff too.