A/N: In case it wasn't clear before, this story begins shortly after the whole 14th thing begins.
Lately Allen was amazed at Cross' magical abilities, something that he'd never really paid attention to as a child. Unfortunately, he didn't seem to have a talent for that sort of thing himself. Even if he did crack the basics, it would be hundreds of years before he could even dream of making some old skeletons from the science department look like freshly dead bodies. He found it funny that his master, who placed a lot of value on book learning, logic and science, was capable of such amazingly odd feats.
That had been a few months ago now. He missed the order dearly but he knew that nothing good could come from going back. So instead, he would follow his master around the world, completing their missions in secret.
During the day it wasn't so bad. When things were slow, Allen would pick up odd jobs or be forcibly homeschooled by his grumpy mentor. It was night that was troublesome because it was so lonely. Cross was always off somewhere drinking and as soon as the boy had gotten used to people and made friends it was time for them to move on again.
It was as if he really had died, people who he had met previously while on missions had no idea who he was. Not that he could blame them, he barely recognized himself. After all pretending to be dead is impossible if you run around undisguised. To combat this Cross had cut his hair short (like Lavi's when it isn't spiked) and had taken to wearing suits or a deep green turtleneck and slacks. Somehow the difference was outstanding. Allen had had to go even further; wearing makeup to hide his scar and dying his hair and eyebrows a soft black. He was glad that no one stared at him anymore, but he felt like a completely different person.
He missed the others dearly. He wondered what they were up to: if Lenalee was holding up okay, if Lavi was still driving people up the wall, what kind of food Jerry was making, if the science department was still standing… and Kanda… he thought about Kanda a lot. He hadn't wanted to hurt his friends, or to lose his home, but this way he was still around to protect them at least a little.
Cross and Allen were currently making their way around China. Timcampy was with them too… in a manner of speaking. When Allen had asked Tim to stay behind and watch over the others he had simply split into two.
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Meanwhile the other Tim had adopted Kanda as his new owner. Kanda had hated it at first, thinking that he was being haunted, but he had grudgingly grown to accept it. Lenalee claimed it was because he had been closest to Allen, he didn't believe her but if he had argued she would have started crying again. He didn't do well with tears.
A/N: I know it was a short update but there is a time skip ahead and I'm currently working full time while going to university full time (and I've gotten into my advanced coursework). I'll do my best to update every other week, but at this point I really can't make promises.