Oh my goodness! What is this? Can it be? It can't! An update? Way later than it's supposed to be? You're kidding me! This must be some sort of joke!

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Um, yeah... It's not. ~.~

I'm really sorry about the wait for an update. I know I said January 8/15, and it's the 29th... but, hey! It's an update!

Now... Let's get on to the ninth movement everybody was waiting for~! ^_^

Disclaimer: Yeah... Christmas was a bit of a disappointment... No rights to D,Gray-Man... I guess that means I still don't own it...

Allegro's Crescendo

Allen was never found by Cross after attempting to bring Mana back. Neither did the Millennium Earl or the Noah's take him in. No, a third party found young Allen instead, and from that day on, he wasn't 'Allen' anymore. Instead, the Destroyer of Time gained a new name. That name was…

The Ninth Movement: The Bb-C# and Eb-F# Trill

So far, Lenalee had been leading Erika on a wild goose chase around the town- not that the older woman would know. Down different streets, pretending to search for parents she didn't even have, and searching for the little boy who Erika had lost, and searching for Miss Klaud or a Finder, or anyone to get her away from the crazy caretaker. What if Erika took her away? Away from The Order? Lenalee didn't want to lose her brother again!

"Why don't we sit down for a bit, Lena?" Erika suggested, snapping the young Exorcist out of her thoughts.

"O-Okay," Lenalee answered a bit nervously, following the older woman as she led them over to a bench that resided on the outskirts of the park they were currently by. The two sat down, and Lenalee bowed her hand, fidgeting with her hands as she stared down into her lap.

"Is everything alright?" Erika's words were soft, but they came out of nowhere, making Lenalee jump in surprise. Erika, who had had a hand hovering over the girl's shoulder, drew back, remaining a slight distance away, as if to make her feel more comfortable.

"You seem nervous," Erika continued, looking at Lenalee with soft eyes. "At the least bit, you seem very uncomfortable around me. Is there something wrong?" Lenalee shook her head, lying.

"No, nothing's wrong!" She forced a smile. "Everything's fine, Miss Erika!"

"If you say so," Erika gave a laugh that made it seem she didn't believe Lenalee. It was quiet again, and Lenalee thought the conversation had been dropped.

"You know," Erika spoke again, but when Lenalee looked over at the adult, she wasn't looking at Lenalee but rather the sky. "When I was younger, I used to be afraid of the police too." Lenalee blanched; the crazy caretaker of the little accommodator boy thought she was afraid of her because she was a policeman?

Well, it was better than the truth so…

Lenalee went with it.

"Really?" Lenalee asked, curiosity in her voice admittedly only half fake.

"Really." Erika laughed. "You see, when I was your age- and older, too, actually -I used to be quite the hellion…"

~~A wavering tone, fingers moving rapidly back and forth from one note to the next and back again~~

If Allegro had had any sense of propriety at all, he would've felt instantly ashamed of himself after he had punched the bigger kid he had been following for a good portion of the afternoon after he had gotten separated from Miss Erika. As it was, he hadn't reclaimed any of his propriety after… that …and, to be honest, there was a part of him that really didn't like the other boy. So he punched him; though, in his defense, the bigger kid had started it by pointing that sword at him.

A sword. Seriously. Who gave a ten- sorry, twelve -year old boy a sword? And let him carry it around and use it in public?

Then again, the boy was part of some kid-snatcher organization… And he wanted Allegro to go with him! Like hell that was going to happen; he was going to stay with Miss Erika. She was just as nice as… him and Allegro wasn't going to leave if it was the last thing he did!

So, when the kid had started to drag him away, he let his instincts- that he hadn't used since he had been with that circus and younger -take over, and he had dug his feet into the ground and gave the older boy as good of a right hook as he had been able to manage.

Which, looking at his work currently, he had to say that he had a pretty damn good right hook in his opinion. A rare, half-smile, half-smirk crossed his features as he let out a short laugh as he surveyed the other boy…

His sword had gone skittering across the cobblestone, and it was currently resting against the side of a light pole. Spots were swimming through his eyes; one hand pressed to his cheek while the other ground up against the road. He was sprawled on the ground, and Kanda jerked his head up, spots fading away just enough, to look at the little boy who had so brazenly punched him, who was smirking as if he were the cat that got the canary.

It made his blood boil.

"Think you're so tough, don't you bean sprout?" Kanda snarled at the little boy, unsure if he was speaking English or not, but to hell that he was caring. "Just because you can throw a punch doesn't mean you can take one!"

"What the hell are you saying?" The Moyashi's voice was a mix between awe and annoyance, but Kanda didn't really care, and he didn't bother answering, as he lunged forward, fist pulled back ready to land a matching punch on his little face.

The cheeky brat ducked, spinning out of the way with a laugh.

"That the best you can do?" He laughed tauntingly, snow locks shrouding his eyes. It made the Moyashi seem darker, somehow, and only served to piss the Exorcist off even more.

He tackled the boy, sending them both flying to the ground. They somersaulted for a few feet, before Kanda finally had the kid pinned on the ground underneath him, hands grasping the brat's wrists so he wouldn't try anything.

"Give up yet, brat?" Kanda taunted back. "You can't get away now." The boy scowled.

"My name is Allegro," He said, attempting only once to throw the older boy off of him. "And like hell if I'm gonna let you win this easy."

~~ The Bb-C# and Eb-F# Trill ~~

"I think that's enough story telling for now," Erika stood up, stretching. "Let's get going Lena. Your parents are probably worried sick by now."

She glanced down at the younger girl. Lenalee [or, as Erika had taken to calling her, 'Lena'] had seemed nervous of her earlier, but now she seemed… well, Erika wasn't going to say relaxed, but she was a lot more calm than she had been earlier.

"Alright, Miss Erika." The little girl seemed so solemn, and it didn't feel right to Erika. The only other child she had seen more solemn than Lenalee was Allegro- although he was doing better now.

Before the two could go anywhere two little kids came running up to Erika, tugging on her pants. She didn't miss Lena's incredulous look at the action, but because of the girl's ethnic look, Erika doesn't question it; most likely cultural differences. The kids were Lucy and Sal Tal, nine and six respectively.

"Miss Erika!" They whined urgently, tugging at her pants. "Ya gotta come quick! There's a brawl down the street!" As if Lucy and Sal were one, the grabbed Erika's hands at the same time, and tried pulling the cop down the street.

"It's yer cem'tary stray," Sal looked up at Erika with wide eyes.

"Yeah," Lucy agreed eagerly, "And some oriental kid that looks like a girl!" As Erika face-palmed at how rude the little kid had been, she missed the aghast look on that overcame Lenalee's face.

"Fine, fine," Erika managed. "Hold your horses, Mister and Miss Tal." She looked over at Lenalee, an apologetic look on her face.

"I'm sorry Lena, but…" She motioned towards the kids. "Duty calls. I know we need to find your parents, but this shouldn't take naught more than a minute or two." But Lenalee hadn't been listening; she was just staring off towards the direction the two little kids had indicated in.

Oriental that looked like a girl… That had to be Kanda. That meant he had to have found the little accommodator boy. But, if he had, how come he hadn't gotten a hold of Miss Nyne or the General yet? Or any of the Finders?

Then again, it was Kanda… If she was lucky, he wouldn't be trying to kill the kid.

If being the key word.

~~ The Bb-C# and Eb-F# Trill ~~

He landed another punch, and felt some sort of perverse satisfaction as he watched the brat's nose start to gush blood. Never mind the fact that his nose had been broken already; it had healed already, and you couldn't tell that it had ever been broken in the first place. [Well, it was sort of crooked, but it was hardly noticeable unless you were looking for it.]

"Bamn it!" The Moyashi- like hell he was going to call the kid by his real name -cursed, rolling out of the way, one hand clutching his nose, pinching it at the top, letting blood flood down his face to drip onto his clothes.]

Allegro lashed out at the older boy once more, ditching the rescuing of his nose in favor of [successfully!] tackling the boy to the ground. He sat, perched, on the older boy's chest, his fists full, clenched together on part of the kid's shirt.

"You bleeding wanker!" Was what the Moyashi yelled at Kanda, dripping blood all over his shirt from the geyser that was Allegro's bloody nose.

"Actually," Kanda retorted dryly, a deadpan look on his face, "I think you're the one bleeding here." Whatever a 'bleeding wanker' was- not that Kanda cared.

"Damn it!" And the brat's- Allegro -his voice sounds a lot clearer than a few moments earlier, even though it was still dripping blood. "Why won't you just leave me alone?"

Leave him alone? That was funny, seeing as it was the Moyashi who had been the one who had started following him first, and wouldn't leave him alone.

Hands crept towards his neck, and looking up at the brat, Kanda thought he saw a glazed look over the storm grey eyes.

The Moyashi's mouth moved, but before Kanda could fully process what the kid had actually said, a new voice sliced through them.

"Alright, break it up kids," It was a woman, with a voice that was almost on par with the commanding tone General Klaud gave at times.

"And you," The ire was directed to the Moyashi, who she lifted off of Kanda by the collar of his shirt, not unlike how a kitten or lion cub would be lifted off the ground by a parent. "What did I tell you about running off?"

"N-Not to," Like a flick of a switch, there was clarity back in the stormy eyes, along with a hint of shame and fear.

"And what did you do?"

"R-Run off after you told me not to."

Kanda got a good look at the woman who was holding the Moyashi. Brown hair and eyes; it didn't take much for him to make the connection that this must be the crazy caretaker General Cross must have been talking about.

"You need to be more careful Allegro," She sighed, setting the boy back down on his feet. "There are a lot of nasty people out there who would snatch a little kid like you up in a heartbeat. You need to stay close."

"I know, Miss Erika."

"Do you? This is-" But before Erika could finish her reprimand, Lenalee was pushing past both Erika and Allegro towards Kanda.

"Kanda!" She gasped. Like she had been worried for him. Had something happened?

"Hmm? Do you know this boy Lena?" Erika hummed, looking between Kanda and Lenalee, one hand resting on Allegro's shoulder, as if to make sure he wouldn't run off.

Lenalee had a slightly panicked look, and her and Kanda caught gazes, Kanda subtly shifting an eyebrow. Technically speaking, they hadn't been briefed on what to do if this sort of situation had happened.

"Cousin," Lenalee's voice somehow managed to work. "We're cousins."

"Cousins?" Erika's voice was doubtful, and Lenalee hoped that she would believe the lie, and it almost seemed that it was going to work when Allegro spoke up.

"What? No way!" The younger boy protested. "There's no way a girl like you could be related to a bastard like him!" Never mind the fact that it was his first time meeting the girl.

"Watch the language," Erika growled, missing how Lenalee's face drained of color in favor of cuffing Allegro's ear.

"It's true!" Allegro insisted, head shifting to look up towards Erika. "He's part of that kid snatcher organization you're always muttering about when you think I can't hear you, Miss Erika!"

The temperature seemed to drop significantly in the surrounding area.

"…What?" Uncomprehending. Uncertain if she heard correctly.

"He's the accommodator?" Lenalee's mouth moved before she could think, staring at the little boy at Erika's side.

He did have white hair… And the right eyes… But where was the massive scar that the General had been talking about?

"Accommodator?" Allegro's voice piped up. "What's that?"

"Nothing you need to worry about Allegro," Erika responded quickly. "We need to get going. We're going to be late as it is."

"You're not going anywhere," Kanda growled, pushing himself up off the ground.

"Oh?" Erika gave a little laugh. "And you think a little boy like yourself can stop me?"

But Kanda never gets a chance to answer.

Because at that moment, Allegro placed his hands on his head and started screaming.

~~Allegro's Crescendo~~

Uh.. Yeah... Cliffhanger... And you're going to hate me for what I say next.

Updates... Yeah, my schedule for updating is going to be thrown for a loop for a bit. Meaning, it may be every other Sunday for updates, instead of every Sunday. Track season is starting to get started, and I have musical and OM practice as well... Also, remember District band, which was why I took a break from Allegro's Crescendo? Um, yeah, about that...

I made it to Region Band, which takes place end of next month, and I'm not going to have much time to write because of that as well, because I'm pretty sure my band director wants me to make it to States...

I'll try to update as much as I can between now and the end February/beginning of March, but don't freak out to much if not much happens, okay? You can PM me [gentle] reminders of updating, and asking where I'm at if you like, seeing as I get on at least once a day to check email, but just remember updates aren't going to be guaranteed every week for a while alright?

Next time on Allegro's Crescendo: Tacet

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[See what I did there? Tacet? Not playing? No? You don't get it? Drat...]

Anyway... real preview now:

"What's with that look on your face? You look like an idiot."

"Oh nothing," But the smile/smirk never left her face. "It's just..." The horn of the boat blew, signalling its departure, and she stared after it as it made from the docks and out to see.

"I met an old friend today."

And, before anyone asks, no, the two in the preview aren't OC's. They're actually two characters we know quite well, and some of us may love. Who are they? You have to wait and see. You can guess if you like though.

Now, please, read and review and tell me what you think, per favore~!

~~Paw-Chan Signing Out~~