Stella: Yeah! Now that I finished revised my older chapters, I finally made a new chapter!

Allen: Whoa, this one seems intense. o_O

Stella: Oh, it is~ I apologize in advance for my poor action writing. I'm just no good at it.

Road: Yeah, I can't really tell what's going on.

Rose: I can! It's so intense!

Stella: Ahh, by the way, when Road mention's Allen's eye, I'm talking about the Rewinding Town arc. Anywho, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

"So tell me Rosie-chan, are you excited about seeing me again?" She asked me playfully as she licked her lollipop.

Allen and Miranda stood there, motionless, as they darted their eyes from me to that girl, expecting some sort of explanation.

"I…" I began nervously, "Who are you?" I finally choked out.

She frowned slightly and replied, "I'm Road Kamelot, a member of the Noah Family. Don't you remember us?"

"Rose…what is she talking about? Please tell me you know what she's talking about." Allen pleaded from beside me. His face was marked with anger as if he was ready to take down Road any second. Miranda's Innocence was invoked as well, ready for a battle.

I shook my head. "N-no. How could I? I've only met you once. That day in town the other week…when you said…"

"That you were never supposed to be an Exorcist." She finished for me, a frown still etched on her face.

Allen took a step forward and raised his left arm up as he shouted angrily, "What do you want from her?!"

"Aww, Allen. Are you still upset from when I stabbed you in the eye?" She questioned him innocently, although there was no innocence behind that question whatsoever.

"Road, how long are you going to toy around with them? Just get to it and take the girl." A new voice said. The voice sounded calm and much more mature that Road's…but also familiar. I was a little scared to find out who it was.

A few seconds later, a tall figure stood beside Road and I could've sworn my heart stopped beating. It wasn't because he was handsome, which he was, but it was because he was the same man from my dreams. The man who would rip my heart out without hesitation and have a sadistic smile plastered on his face while he did. He took his top hat off to reveal his long dark, wavy hair and strange cross-like markings on his forehead. His skin was much darker than Road's and he had amber eyes.

"Aww, Tyki! You're no fun at all, are you?" Road complained to her companion. So, his name was Tyki…

He noticed me staring at him and let out a soft chuckle. "I guess we don't need introductions now do we, Miss Rosalie Hinode?"

"Rosalie-chan…" Miranda squeaked. I looked over to see her trembling down to her toes. Whatever was about to happen, I knew it couldn't be good.

I gulped. "What do you want with me?"

"It's simple, girl. We want you to come with us. If you come along willingly, we'll spare your friends' lives." Tyki told me calmly.

Allen gritted his teeth and shouted, "You're crazy if you think we're going to let you take Rose! She belongs with us!"

Tyki laughed, as if all this was a joke. "You're Allen Walker, huh boy? I'll have to take care you later. Right now, the girl is all that matters."

I shook my head feverishly. "No."

"What was that?" He raised an eyebrow and glanced at me quizzically.

"I said…" I paused and balled my hand into a fist. "I said no!"

In that instant, Allen and I launched ourselves at the two Noah and attacked. They dodged us easily and somehow made their way behind us. Allen received a swift kick in the gut from Tyki and Road grabbed and handful of my hair and put her mouth close to my ear. I knew right then and there that it would be a miracle if Allen and I could fight them off.

"Please don't be this way, Rosie-chan. You wouldn't want your friends to die for you sake, right? So…just come with us." She whispered in my ear, causing shivers down my spine. I noticed her skin turn that same dark complexion as Tyki's and although I couldn't see her eyes, I already knew it was also that same amber color too.

I didn't say anything and she pulled my closer. "Why?" I finally mumbled.

"There are a lot of things you don't know about yourself, right? Like, you know….why Innocence runs through your very blood. Stuff like that."

My body stiffened. "How do you know that?"

"Trust me. I think I know almost everything there is to know about you. If you come with us, I'll tell you everything."

Allen rushed in and knocked Road off of me and I tumbled to the ground. But the rescue was short-lived as Tyki came and wrapped his hand around my neck. I could literally feel the breath escape my lungs and I struggled my way free, but it seemed as if there was no hope in getting out of his grasp.

"Miss Rosalie, we can do this the easy way or the hard way."

I put my hands around his to pry them off, but it seemed like struggling would only lead to more struggling. I glanced over at Allen, but he was too busy dodging these pointy-looking candles that Road was shooting at him. I gritted my teeth and tried to concentrate, despite how absolutely terrified I was.

I felt my hands grow hot and Tyki finally released me, waving his hands up and down.

He narrowed his amber eyes and glared at me. "Nice trick, girl. It seems as if you're managing to control that weapon of yours just fine."

"Shut up!" I yelled in frustration. "Tell me why you're here!"

"Oh, my. No need to get angry." He said coolly. "You see, we had orders to come get you."

"Orders from who?"

He smirked. "The Millennium Earl, naturally."

My eyes widened. This was definitely not good. Why, of all people, did the Millennium Earl want to see me? I had nothing to do with him. Well, besides being an Exorcists and fighting akuma, but still, I wasn't any different from the other Exorcists. Road did tell me there was a lot of things that I didn't even know about myself. That was true. Komui was hiding things from me and he seemed pretty determined not to let me find out. Was whatever he was hiding somehow linked to the Noah Family?

"Look," Tyki sighed annoyingly. "I'm starting to lose my patience. I'll have to force you to come along if you keep resisting."

I took a step back and raised my arms up while the earth beneath me imitated my movement. Tyki took a step aside gracefully and pointed his right arm at me and summoned a dark-purple butterfly. I already knew what was going to happen before it did and there was no escaping it. I closed my eyes, ready to accept my fate and…

"I can't kill you, girl. Not yet." I reopened my eyes to see Tyki looking down at me with a frustrated look on his face. "But, I can kill Allen Walker. That is, if Road doesn't kill him first." He told me with a laugh.

I looked over to Allen in horror to see him being bloodied up by Road. It was sickening to watch a little girl do so much damage. Allen was literally coughing up blood as he was being thrashed around and nearly stabbed with candles. Miranda wasn't able to do anything because there were candles surrounding her, threatening to impale her. If I didn't do anything soon, Allen would surely die…

I turned to Tyki and stared straight into his eyes. "If I go with you, you have to promise to leave Allen and Miranda-san alone."

He shrugged his shoulders. "I can arrange that. However, after this encounter, I can't guarantee their safety."

"Just as long as you stop now…then…"

"No, Rose! Don't go along with their plans! They're part of the Noah which means they work directly with the Millennium Earl himself. You can't trust them." Allen pleaded with one knee on the ground. Somehow, he still managed to stand up and evade the candles that were close to impaling him.

"But Allen – "

"We'll be fine, Rose." He interrupted me and his silver eyes were fired up with a newfound determination. "We're Exorcists, after all." And despite everything that was going on, he managed to have a smile on his face. And in one second, he used his Innocence to shoot down each candle that was encircling Miranda.

"T-thank you, Allen!" She cried and ran towards Allen and held her arm out. "Time Out!"

All of a sudden, a bright light began to glow and surround Miranda, until she was obscured from view.

"C'mon, Rose!" Allen pulled my arm before Tyki could react and we jumped into the light that came from Miranda's Innocence.

All around us, they were little clocks made of light with their handles spinning at different speeds. I watched as Allen's injuries started to slowly fade away and I saw my own bruises disappear right before my eyes. So this was the power of Miranda's Innocence.

"Wow, Miranda-san! This is incredible!" I cheered as I finally relaxed a little. "But, this is only temporary right?"

She nodded. "Yes. And for now, the Noah members won't be able to come inside here. But remember, once you step outside, your injuries will begin to return." She told us sadly, but I placed a hand on her shoulder for reassurance.

"That's fine. You're being a great help."

Allen smiled and nodded in agreement. "It's true, Miranda. Right now, we just need you to stay here. We'll try to get things done fast." He said, but I could tell he was just as nervous as I was. Allen was a very strong fighter and I was still…a novice, but hopefully we'd be enough to stop those two Noah. And if Allen didn't feel so sure about fighting them, then that meant we definitely had to be careful.

"Rosalie-chan…" Miranda called out before me as I stood up.

"Yes? What is it, Miranda-san?"

She sighed and looked down. "Promise you'll come back, okay?"

I blinked and stared at her for a few seconds. I was going to ask her, "Why wouldn't I come back?" but I knew why she asked me to promise. If I didn't come back, it obviously meant that I chose to go with Tyki and Road.

I sent her a small smile and nodded. "Promise."

"Ready?" Allen asked me determinedly.

"Mhmm."

We stepped out and the Noahs wasted no time to attack us. Although Tyki said he couldn't kill me yet, he didn't hold back when he was throwing me around at each building. If I felt like I was going to die last mission, this felt ten times worse. I felt like I was dying, but my body just refused to die. Tyki grabbed my right arm and threw me easily against the pavement, smiling the whole time he did. It felt as if they were just toying with me. Every few minutes, Road and Tyki would switch between me and Allen and I would find myself trying to avoid flying candles. If I could somehow control the power of water, I'd be fine, but at the moment, I had no idea how to do that. Fire and earth just came so natural to me…

Allen seemed to be holding his own much better than I was. At times, he would have to step in in front of me to protect me, but I couldn't let him do that since Tyki had already informed me that he had no problem killing Allen.

Allen jumped back and avoided another attack as he landed beside me. "Rose, go back to Miranda. You're hurt too badly."

"But what about you, Allen?" I asked him with a shaky voice.

He simply shook his head and gave me another one of his smiles. "I'll be fine. Just go and come right back, okay?"

I opened my mouth to say something, but I just couldn't find the words. Allen was incredibly brave. Why couldn't I be more like him?

He seemed to sense my uneasiness and decided to push me towards Miranda. "Go! I'll be fine!"

I nodded and reluctantly ran back towards Miranda's Time Out field. Once I got in, I felt myself being revitalized. It took longer than the previous time I was in there since I received more injuries than usual. However, I heard Allen yell and ran out before I finished completely yelling.

"No! Allen!" I sprinted over to him, but was stopped midway as Road's pointy candles surrounded me.

"I wouldn't move if I were you, Rosie-chan~" She sang cheerfully. "You wouldn't want to poor Allen to suffer, would you?"

I stood in place, terrified of what was about to happen. I looked past the candles to see Tyki looming over Allen, his hand puncturing his chest.

"No…" I whispered inaudibly. I shook my head desperately and screamed, "NO! Stop it!"

Tyki grinned at my screams and his eyes drooped. "I'm sorry it's had to come to this. If you agree to come with us, Allen Walker will live...for now."

"And don't think you can try to fight us or anything." Road added. "My candles will pierce right through you…"

I gulped and balled my fists. What was I supposed to do? Could they really be trusted? If I decided to go with them, what would happen to me? But if I didn't go, Allen wouldn't have a high chance of surviving. I knew Tyki had the ability to rip someone's heart out. Allen's heart was no exception. Why was I so important to them anyway?

"Rosie-chan, if you come with us, we'll tell you everything you want to know." Road informed me. And considering she knew all those other facts about me, I had a feeling that she actually did know almost everything else about me.

I nodded slowly. "F-fine. You win. I'll go with you. Just don't hurt him."

"N-no…" Allen muttered weakly. "Don't…Rose…I'll be fine."

I shut my eyes closed and stood there, unsure of what to do. If I decided to go with them, that would mean Allen and I fought for nothing. And if I didn't go with them, Tyki would rip Allen's heart out.

Before I think of any sort of plan, in the corner of my eye, Miranda deactivated her Innocence and ran over to Allen and Tyki, placing herself between them. She stood over Allen protectively with tears streaming down her face. I took that momentary distraction to make my way towards them. I waved my arms around and the fire my anti-akuma weapon conjured copied my movements until most of the candles melted away. After I was safe enough to pass, I sprinted towards Tyki, intent to give him a huge punch in the face.

But I just wasn't fast enough and he grabbed me by the neck, suspending me in the air. This time, it really did seem like he wanted nothing more than to choke the living breath out of me.

"You've made me mad for the last time, girl." He muttered in a furious tone. "Now since you've been such a bad girl, you'll watch as I kill Allen Walker."

I attempted to kick him, punch him, do whatever I could to get out of his grasp, but it was hopeless. I couldn't let Allen die. I couldn't.

But…

But it was too late.

I saw Allen's eyes widen in complete horror as he felt his heart being impaled. I heard his terrified screams of pain as blood started gushing out of him. All the while, Tyki was still smiling as if he was enjoying to make things worse, he grabbed Allen's left arm and completely crushed it. His Innocence fluttered around him in little specks and his left arm was no more.

"Guess you're not the Heart after all…" Tyki muttered to himself

After taking his hand out from Allen, he used it to repeatedly hit me mercilessly in the face. Even after his glove became more stained with my blood, he still continued to lash out on me and I don't think he was holding back this time. But for some reason, I didn't feel any pain. I felt numb. The whole world around me started to blur and I could hardly hear Road's giggles from behind me or Miranda's sobs in front of me. I closed my eyes and hoped that this was all a bad dream.

'"I swore to Mana, I'd keep walking until the day I died."'

That's what Allen told me on our first mission together. Now, I had to keep walking for him. My eyes opened to see Tyki glaring at me with pure hatred in his eyes. I had to fight for Allen like he fought for me, but I…couldn't hang on much longer. I felt something warm drip down my face as Tyki dropped me to the ground. Road's figure loomed over me and I could see the shadows of her deadly candles surrounding her.

"A-ahhh!" I screamed in pain as her candles stabbed my hands to the ground.

"Why couldn't you just cooperate, Rosie-chan? We're going to have to punish you." Her voice said from a distance.

'No….I have to stay awake…'

"You really have no shame, huh? Hitting a girl like that! Now that's just low." I turned to the direction of the new voice, but I couldn't register anything right now. I heard a few more new voices, but I was hardly holding on to my consciousness at the moment.

"This is why I said I don't have time for rookies." An annoyed voice said. It sounded so familiar, but why couldn't I grasp on who it was?

Someone lifted my head up and started dragging me. "Miss Rosalie, are you alright?"

I blinked a few times, but everything still looked blurry. I myself getting closer to a big glow of light and once I was inside, my vision started clearing up and my aches were beginning to vanish. I rubbed my eyes and looked around to see Miranda and Bookman. Miranda's face was swollen from all the crying and Bookman looked as apathetic as ever. I recalled the memories from just a few minutes ago and that numb feeling overtook me again.

"Allen…" I whispered as tears started rolling down my cheeks. "A-Allen!"

Bookman put a hand up to silence me. "Please calm down, Miss Rosalie. Marie is getting Allen now as we speak."

"H-how did you…when did you all…"

"Miranda informed headquarters of your current situation right after she activated her Innocence. Lavi, Miss Lenalee and myself were close by, so we came when Komui told us what was going on. Kanda, Marie and Tiedoll were not that far away either, so they decided to come reinforce your group as well." Bookman explained.

Marie came in with Allen's body and laid him down beside me. I saw the hole in his chest begin to materialize back to normal and I let out a huge sigh in relief. However, his left arm wasn't returning at all. But at least that meant Tyki didn't really kill him.

"Allen! You're alive!" I hugged him close to me while my tears fell onto his jacket.

He grinned sheepishly and replied, "Yeah, that was close, wasn't it? I'm sorry you had to get so beat up for my sake."

I shook my head and yelled out furiously, "You idiot! You almost died because of me! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. It was…" I paused and turned away, avoiding his gaze. "It's all my fault. I don't why the Noah want me to go with them, but I should've went right away. If I did, then…then…"

"It's okay, Rose. Just as long as we're both alive, then it's fine." He replied simply and smiled at me.

Bookman's eyes scanned over me in curiosity as he began to stand up. "I'm going to go assist them. You two stay here." He informed us and left the Time Out field without another word.

"Alright, I'm going." I stood up and began walking towards the edge of the field, but Allen grabbed the end of my sleeve.

"If you step out, then your injuries will return! You're in no condition to fight right now." He told me sternly and pulled my sleeve down. "I'll go."

"You might die if you leave here. I'm going. Miranda-san, please take care of Allen. Besides, you can't fight without your…" I trailed off and lightly tugged my sleeve away from him. "I'm sorry…"

"Rosalie-chan, no!" Miranda screamed out, surprising both me and Allen. "Don't you think…you're being a little selfish?!"

"Wha – "

"We already have other Exorcists fighting out there for yours and Allen's sake. Please, just stay here and let them fight. You and Allen fought so hard by yourselves. Just please…" She started shaking and her eyes became watery again. "I couldn't do anything…"

I smiled and placed a warm hand on her shoulder. "You did plenty, Miranda, but I need to do this. This is all my fault anyway and I don't plan on letting anyone else get hurt because of me." I let out a soft chuckle and headed out to the scene.

Now that I was healed, although temporarily, I could finally make out the images of the other Exorcists that came to aid us in the battle. Kanda, Lavi and Bookman were fighting off Tyki while Lenalee, Marie and a middle-aged Exorcist I've never seen before were fighting against Road. It seemed like an equal match with three Exorcists battling against one Noah, but I knew they wouldn't be able to defeat them.

"Tyki, this isn't fair~" Road complained in a childish tone. "Maybe we should just get Rosie-chan later."

He nodded easily while dodging both Kanda's sword and Lavi's hammer. "I suppose we should." Then, he and Road leaped back at a far enough distance to where they couldn't be attacked.

"We'll be taking our leave now, Exorcists. Until next time." Tyki announced nonchalantly.

Kanda growled, "Damn it. You come down here and fight!"

Lavi scowled at them and gripped his hammer tighter. "Yeah, you can't just run away like that!"

Road winked. "We'll see each other again. You know…" She added, looking at only Lavi this time. "You and Rosie-chan have grown up a lot over the years. I never thought I'd see you two together again after what happened."

"What?" Lavi spat out angrily. "What the hell are you talking about? Hey, get back over here so I can smack that smile right off your face!"

But before Lavi or Kanda could throw anymore insults at them, a strange-looking, checkered door appeared behind them. With a single wave, Road and Tyki walked through it and it disappeared into the ground. Just like that, they were gone.

"W-what…did she…mean by that?" I mumbled weakly, taking in deep breaths for air. My injuries started to return faster this time and I could see drops of my blood fall onto the concrete. Everything started to become a giant blur again and my knees buckled, causing me to fall.

"Rose!"

"Hang in there!"

"Che."

"We need to get her out of here!"

A rush of voices yelled frantically from all around me. I couldn't tell whose voices were whose at the moment. All I knew was that I could barely hang on to my consciousness anymore. As the world faded into black around me, I managed a small smile knowing that Allen was still alive and for the people that came to fight for us.

I really owe everyone at the Order the biggest thank you ever.

Stella: Ahaha, yeah I know this chapter was mostly about Allen and Rose, but -

Lavi: And it should've been about me!

Stella: Down, boy. But yeah, I think you all might know where it's going to lead to with Allen. And I had a reason for Tiedoll showing up.

Rose: Oh...that guy's name was Tiedoll?

Stella: But now I gotta plan the next chapter. I always plan the future things, not what I'm about to write. xP

Tyki: Need me to help planning?

Stella: No! Dx You kinda creep me out.

Road: Hahaha, Tyki is creepy~

Lenalee: I hardly said anything this chapter! :(

Stella: Oh, I'm sorry! Next chapter then! I gotta plan it because I really wanna write it soon!

Lavi: Ahahaha, you're so unprepared.

Stella: Shut up!

Allen: Please review! I will thank you from the bottom of my punctured heart if you do. :D

Stella: Yes! It would mean a lot~ I really hope I get 40 on this before school starts, but I don't know if that'll happen. So your review is well appreciated! :D

And btw, the next chapter will finally have some Rose and Lavi fluff! I think that's where my story will (finally) get exciting. xP yayy fluff! I love the fluff...but it's still kinda angsty. Haha.