NoName-chan: Thanks for the reviews~! ^^ I appreciate input. Also, sorry, Jess. I already pre-wrote the first 12 chapters of this before I even started posting. The next several chapters are a bit short until Chapter 8. Sorry ^^;;;
Kanda: Che. Hurry up. I'm not in the damn story yet.
Lavi: Yuu-chan! Don't be selfish!
Kanda: DON'T CALL ME BY THAT NAME!
Allen and Christina: *Uncomfortably holding hands*
Lavi: ….Are they STILL holding hands?
Lenalee: Yup.
Lavi: Have they been doing that since our last update 3 days ago….?
Allen and Christina: Yes. T_T
Lavi: Why…..?
Allen and Christina: Because Lenalee and NoName-chan won't let us stop. They're really scary.
NoName-chan and Lenalee: *holding various kitchen knives* You say something?
Allen and Christina: *yelp* N-NO….
NoName-chan and Lenalee: That's what I thought.
Lavi: Um…. Okay… Wait, how did you guys bathe?
Allen and Christina: WE NEVER SPEAK OF IT!
Kanda: SOMEONE JUST DO THE DAMN DISCLAIMER.
Lenalee: NoName-chan doesn't own DGM~! ^^

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Allen was frozen. The Earl was aiming balls of dark matter straight at him! The power of these had been enough to destroy Edo! Who knew how much damage they would do to a small French city? 'I'm not even sure Crown Clown could withstand his attack with this much concentration…..' The boy continued to ponder how much destruction this attack would cause. Then he remembered something. 'Christina! What will the Earl do to Christina? I need to protect her!' But Allen found himself unable to move a muscle. The Earl's dark matter attack would be upon him in a matter of seconds. He was too late to do anything. Allen squeezed his eyes shut, raised Crown Clown, and prepared for the worst.

Suddenly, a voice rang through the air. "ALLEN!" it screamed. Before Allen could open his eyes, however, he heard the sound of the Earl's attack being deployed. The boy braced himself for the deadly impact. He waited. And waited. 'Huh?' Allen thought confusedly when it never came. He cracked his silver eyes open, and his jaw dropped.

Allen couldn't believe his eyes. Standing before him was Christina. And she appeared to be glowing! The glow shone from golden rose vines that encircled her entire body. Allen soon realized that these were tattoos. From beneath the long sleeves of Christina's black jacket shot out thorny golden rose vines that appeared to be under her control. The golden tendrils were weaved into a thick wall in front of the two teens, shielding them. After a moment or two, Allen realized what had happened. Christina had activated her Innocence. And protected him.

Upon closer inspection of the scene, Allen realized that the spheres of dark matter were entangled in the wall of rose vines. Like a Boa Constrictor, the vines seemed to tighten around the dark matter until, finally, it was destroyed. The young boy gaped in shock.

Allen was shaken from his daze by a deep raspy voice. "Oh ho ho! What do we have here~? Christina, dear, you're an Innocence user and a Noah? How interesting~!" The Earl chuckled as if thoroughly amused. "Alas, I have business to attend to with the family, so I must leave you two for now~!" A heart-shaped checkered door materialized behind the large man, and with that, he stepped through the opening and disappeared.

This was all so confusing. Did this mean that their battle was over for the time being? Were the Noahs going to keep attempting to capture Christina? Just what kind of Innocence was Christina's, anyway? These questions left Allen's head spinning, and, before he knew it, he was fading out of consciousness.

"ALLEN!" was the last thing he heard before collapsing on the cold stone ground.

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Allen awoke about an hour later, his head pounding. What had happened? Suddenly, the night's events flooded back into his mind. His eyes shot wide open.

"Christina!" he yelled.

"Allen? You're awake!" The boy then realized that the girl was sitting next to his sprawled out body. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Y-yeah," Allen grumbled, groaning a bit. He pulled something soft and dark out from under his head- Christina's hoodie- and sat up.

The young girl breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. You had me worried for a moment there. I thought the Earl might have caused more damage than it appeared." She climbed to her feet, slipped her black hoodie back on, and offered her hand to Allen. The boy graciously took it, and she helped him up.

Allen smiled. "Christina…. You activated your Innocence."

She smiled slightly in return. "Yeah."

"That was amazing. Golden rose vines…. I don't think that's ever been seen before."

Christina chuckled. "What about you? You turned your arm into a sword!"

Allen nodded. "My anti-Akuma weapon consists of my arm, a cloak, and a mask. We call it "Crown Clown.""

"What should mine be called?" the girl questioned.

The white haired boy pondered this for a moment, then glanced down at the golden rose necklace that was her Innocence. "How about "The Golden Rose"?"

The boy saw the edges up Christina's lips twitch upward in a smile. "I like it."

Allen stared at the girl before him. She was about his height, so he could easily look into her warm golden eyes. 'She's so beautiful….' he thought, his cheeks softly reddening. The two silently gazed at each other for what felt like hours until they were interrupted by a loud shout.

"AAAAAALLLLLLEEEEEENNNNNN! It's dinnertime!"

Christina's eyes were wide. "What is that?" she asked. The yells about Allen and dinner continued to echo throughout the entire city.

Allen chuckled. "That is the call of the creature known as "Lavi." Come on, it's time you meet my friends."

Chapter 4 End

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NoName-chan: This is the shortest chapter yet! Sorry!
Allen: WHAT THE HELL? I PASSED OUT?!
NoName-chan: I was buying time.
Allen: THEN MAKE CHRISTINA PASS OUT, NOT ME!
Christina: HEY! I SAVED YOUR ASS IN THIS CHAPTER!
Allen: And what about the Earl's surprise when he realized that Christina has Innocence? I'm a Noah and an Innocence user! It shouldn't be surprising to him!
NoName-chan: Yes, yes, I know. But I'm going by the anime, not the manga, and they hardly explained the whole "Allen is the 14th" thing.
Christina: When does this story take place anyway?
NoName-chan: A few months after the first Level 4 Akuma was defeated. So, in other words, a little bit after the anime ended. We really aren't going by the manga at all.
Kanda: Che.
NoName-chan: That was unnecessary, Kanda T_T
Lavi: This chapter was awful.
Christina and Allen: I hated it.
Lavi: And what about the two of you? "She's so beautiful," "silently gazed at each other." Allen and Christina sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-
Allen, Christina, Kanda: SHUT IT, STUPID RABBIT!
Lenalee: Why aren't you two holding hands anymore? *Threatening glare*
Allen: *gulp* B-because there was already enough fluff in this chapter, and-
Lenalee: I don't care! LOVE EACH OTHER!
Allen and Christina: *Yelp. Hold hands again*
Lenalee: Better ^^
NoName-chan: Anyways, I'll update as soon as possible ^^