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Duet

He had left the Black Order without telling anyone of his destination so Allen knew that he couldn't expect any help when he found himself facing off against the Millennium Earl. He gazed up at the man whom he remembered from that horrible night and told the Earl that he was an enemy.

This lead to the young man being forced to relive the terrible night that he had turned his foster father into an Akuma. Not an easy thing to do under any circumstances and vastly more difficult when Allen realized that the Finder named Toma, along with Lenalee, had arrived at the cemetery.

This made things vastly more difficult however Allen continued with the story.

John needed to know.

For some unknown reason the Earl allowed Allen to tell his story without interruption but then the man resumed his attacks with full force. He realized that it had been a mistake for him not to kill the boy when he'd had the chance but now he fully intended to rectify this mistake.

The boy named Allen Walker would die.

Directing the Akuma to point all of their guns in the direction of the white haired Exorcist, the Millennium Earl gave the order to fire and Allen was soon blocked from view by a cloud of smoke. Knowing that there was no way the youth could have survived an attack of that magnitude the Earl turned his attention back to the boy.

He had to die as well.

The Millennium Earl aimed an attack at the cowering form of the young boy named John, while Allen was otherwise occupied, and the white haired Exorcist was certain that the boy would die. But then, out of nowhere, Lenalee came to the rescue and, with the assistance of Innocence, she rescued the boy and moved him over to a safe position next to the finder named Toma.

Then she leapt into battle.

At first Allen was somewhat shocked to learn that Lenalee was an Exorcist. He had just assumed that she was merely Chief Komui's assistant but as he watched her twirl through the air, destroying the Earl's Akuma, Allen realized just how foolish this assumption had been.

Lenalee appeared to be a skilled Exorcist but the white haired youth didn't really have time to dwell on her skills. It looked as though she could take care of herself and he had other, more pressing, issues to deal with at the moment. The Millennium Earl was still sitting atop the Akuma that John's friend had created and Allen couldn't stand the smirk that the evil man seemed to always wear.

Everything about the man reminded him of the night that he had brought Mana back as an Akuma.

Leaping into the air Allen joined Lenalee and together the two young Exorcists set about destroying the army of Akuma that the Earl had summoned to defeat them. Working together they managed to destroy the Akuma one after the other. In a duet the two Exorcists leapt through the air, destroying the Akuma in a graceful and yet at the same time destructive dance.

Allen could hear the music echoing in his mind but the presence of the Earl and his Akuma served to keep his thoughts from dwelling on the strange song that seemed to echo through his head. He could think more on the strangeness of the situation after he had defeated the Akuma, as well as the Earl.

Together Allen and Lenalee fought but then Lenalee was struck by an attack and knocked into a building. Allen's gray eyes widened as he watched her strike the roof of the building with tremendous force. "Lenalee!" he exclaimed.

Concerned for the welfare of his companion Allen quickly leapt to her side. Cradling her gently in his arms the young man gazed down at her with a concerned expression on his face. "Are you alright?"

"Yea," Lenalee said, opening one eye so that she could look at him. "I'm okay."

"Perfect," the Earl called out, instantly gaining their attention. "You can die together."

Jumping to his feet, and pulling Lenalee along with him, Allen quickly leapt from the church. They escaped a split second before the Earl destroyed the cathedral with his Akuma and a loud explosion shook the ground. His anger was rising and Allen was growing even more determined to destroy the Akuma before anyone got hurt.

Having gotten Lenalee to safety Allen once again directed his attention at the Akuma. Raising his left hand into the air he said, "With this one blow I'll send them all to the grave." And with this declaration the white haired youth leapt into the air. "I will be your salvation."

"Cross Grave!" Allen called out.

Glowing white crosses appeared on all of the Akuma a split second before they simultaneously exploded. Unfortunately, using his enchanted umbrella, the Millennium Earl managed to escape the attack and he floated off into the night. As the man's silhouette appeared in front of the moon he called out, "We shall take our leave for now. But make no mistake, I'll be back."

"Earl!"

Allen could do nothing to stop the Earl's escape and the boy was forced to watch as the man disappeared, laughing maniacally as he went. The evil man made a grand speech about the end of the world and Allen vowed anew that he would put a stop to the man's plans and save all of the Akuma.

After the battle Allen and Lenalee made their way back to the Black Order's HQ. This had been Allen's first experience fighting along with another Exorcist. During his training with Master Cross the boy had been forced to fight all of his battles on his own. Fighting as a team was definitely different, requiring more cooperation, but Allen appreciated the help.

It was like a duet, where each playing contributed something to the overall effect, and Allen found himself hoping that he would get the opportunity to fight alongside Lenalee again.

A/N - hope that you enjoyed this chapter, short though it may be. Please leave a review and tell me what you thought.