Last Time!

Allen, Kanda, and Lavi are embarking on the journey to find the Black Order.

The sun was shining brightly as Allen grabbed his sword and his pack before he left to leave. They had decided the night before that they would eat and then head out after resting, but both Allen and Lavi had slept till the next morning. Allen felt rested. It had been a long time since he had felt as good as he did this morning. Sure, he still felt depressed about what he had done to Lavi, but Lavi had cheered him up. Kanda even helped make Allen feel better in his own stubborn way. Allen chuckled to himself as he left his room. He noticed Timothy and went to him.

"Hey, Timothy. I'm going to be gone for a while. Take care of the place, okay?" Allen asked Timothy.

The young boy looked up to Allen with tears in his eyes, "Be careful, Nii-san."

Allen gave him a warm smile, "You know where the emergency funds are. Use it whenever you want too. I'll be back before you now it, and I'll teach you how to win back what you used up." Allen patted his head and turned away, walking toward the gate.

Allen made his way toward Kanda and Lavi. "Let's go!" Lavi shouted. Kanda gave him an annoyed glance, but turned to leave through the gate. Making their way through the busy streets of Edo, Lavi kept glancing at Allen. "Hey, Allen?" He asked.

"Hmm?" Allen hummed.

"Ya know, I've been thinking. Do you know how to find this Black Order?" He asked Allen.

Allen glanced to the sky, then back to Lavi, "Nope!" He said with a smile on his face.

Kanda and Lavi both stopped walking, letting Allen to continue on in a daze.

"Moyashi!" Kanda yelled.

Allen snapped back out of his daze, "Hmm?" He hummed again.

"You're telling us that you don't have a clue how to find this place?" Kanda asked incredulously.

"I never said I didn't know how to find it. I said I didn't know where it is. There is a difference." Allen stated.

Lavi burst out in laughter, and you could see a vein pop out in irritation on Kanda's face.

They continued walking when Kanda said, "So, how do you find this place?"

Allen hummed while thinking of his answer, "We're not going to find it. It's going to find us." He said.

The sound of a sword being unsheathed floated through the air. "That's worse than not knowing where the building is, Moyashi." Kanda said irritably.

Allen let out his own laughter, "Master told me long ago, that when I needed to find the Black Order, they would find me before I found them." He said with a smile on his face, "We just need to pick a path to follow, and let it lead us to our destination!" He said with a smile on his face.

Kanda let out a sigh of defeat. He should have just stayed with the Bakufu and chased the "normal" demons that he could see. Why he thought this was a good idea would never be known. He glanced around him at the people rushing by. Were the Akuma all around him? Were they always just an arm's reach away from him? He was starting to get anxious, gazing at every person that passed by.

"They're not around, Kanda." Allen said, startling Kanda out of his thoughts. "The Akuma come out when the sun starts to set. That's their play time. Also, I can see their true forms, so you don't have to worry about sneak attacks."

Kanda nodded in agreement and relaxed slightly letting the tension out of his shoulders. "Hey, Moyashi. What does the soul of a demon look like?" Kanda asked.

Allen frowned at the thought, "I guess you could say that they look like normal people, but their appearance is slightly different. They look like they are dead—mummified, even though they are souls. It's a terrifying sight to see sometimes." A shiver ran down his spine as he talked about the souls.

"Can you see your own demon?" Kanda asked next.

Allen let out a burst of laughter, "No, I can't and I thank God every day." He said, "The last thing I would want to see is the demon trying to take my soul to use my body later on."

"I asked that same question when I first met Allen." Lavi said with a smile on his face, "He replied with that exact same sentence!"

"When I think about it, I never did ask why you are involved Baka Usagi." Kanda said.

Lavi scratched the back of his head with a sheepish grin on his face, "I guess I didn't." he laughed, "Well, if I had to give myself a title it would be the keeper of Innocence. But I also record events that happen throughout history. I'm a Bookman, it runs in the family." He said.

"I've known you for years, Baka Usagi. How come I'm just now finding out about this?"

"I wasn't allowed to tell you. My job is to observe and record history while guarding the Innocence with my life. Normal people—such as yourself, Yuu—are not allowed to know about the existence of demons or Innocence." Kanda glared at the use of his first name, "Luckily you came across Allen. He already told you almost everything you needed to know, and I didn't have a single thing to do with it." He said with a grin on his face as he got away with calling Kanda by his first name.

Kanda's head felt like it was going to explode. In less than two days, he had crammed in so much information about a world that should only be in fairy tales. He felt like he was plunged into a world that he shouldn't have come across. He just had to follow the sound of a fight and find the stupid Moyashi. He let out another sigh as he realized his fate. He was going to travel across Japan with the Baka Usagi and the Moyashi to god knows where just to come across some exorcists that will take them to the Black Order. He let out another sigh as he watched Allen walk ahead of him.

Allen was watching children play a game of catch. The ball bounced toward Allen and he caught it, gently throwing it back to the giggling children. The ball bounced out of the grasp of a small child and the other children fell backwards trying to catch it as it flew over their heads. Allen let out a laugh, but it soon turned into coughs that wracked his body. He tried gasping for air, but his chest kept constricting pulling in the little air he was able to breathe in. He clutched at his chest and placed a hand over his mouth as he continued to cough. Lavi placed a hand on his back trying to ease his tension. With one last cough, blood splattered Allen's hand and dripped to the ground. Kanda and Lavi stared at Allen's hand with wide eyes.

Laughter flitted through Allen's head. A rough, deep voice spoke to him, "Good Morning, Allen Walker." Allen's whole body became tense. His eyes wide as the voice continued to speak to him, "It's so good to finally meet you, or should I say…speak to you?" It laughed again.

"Allen, what's wrong?" Lavi asked him with a worried expression.

Allen glanced back with fearful eyes, "It's talking to me Lavi. The demon is talking to me." He said frantically.

Kanda and Lavi gave each other worried glances, "What is it saying?" Kanda asked him.

Before Allen could reply he placed his hand back over his mouth as another cough wracked his thin body, blood seeping through his fingers.

"Do you like my present, boy?" the demon asked, "I've prepared it just for you." Allen could almost hear the smile that was surely on the demons face. "Since you won't let me take your body in one easy minute, I'm going to eat away at your insides, slowly devouring you until you can hardly move, and when you can't I'll be taking your body for good. So enjoy the time you have, Allen Walker. Because your body will be mine before you know it."

Allen's face visibly paled in seconds, and his breathing, although rasping, increasingly picked up pace. His knees started to buckle and Kanda and Lavi lunged forward to help support him.

"Moyashi, what's happening?" Kanda asked furiously.

Allen tried to regain his composure, but the demon's laughter flitted through his head almost mockingly. He looked up with fearful eyes. Allen took in a breath of air before he said, "The demon told me he is going to destroy me from the inside out—"he took in another raspy breath, "and once my body can no longer move, he's going to take over my body."

Another cough escaped Allen's pale lips and blood marred his snow white skin. His hand clutching at his chest as his lungs kept restricting his air. Kanda spoke up, "We need to get him to another location and quickly, before he can't move anymore." He looked to Lavi for approval.

Lavi and Kanda supported Allen to a nearby inn, and as soon as they paid for a room and got Allen to a bed, his lungs began to seize up on him and darkness crept into his vision. Kanda watched as his eyes rolled to the back of his head and his body fell back with a loud thump. He held his breath as Lavi rushed to Allen's side and began shaking his lifeless form. The tension eased from his shoulders as he saw Allen take in a lungful of air. Although he didn't wake up, Kanda and Lavi were both relieved as they watched the steady rise and fall of Allen's chest.

"I guess we're staying here for the night." Lavi said with a gloomy expression.

Kanda gave a loud tch, and made his way to the wall, sliding down until he was seated comfortably. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.

Author's Note

I am so sorry that it took me this long to get this chapter out. I really don't have an excuse except that life has been like wham bam thank you ma'am haha. I started this fanfic around the time of my spring semester finals give or take a couple weeks, and as soon as I finished that semester I started a fast track summer session that I just recently finished with all A's by the way :) So I graduated from my little community college, and I'm moving out to a university in roughly seven weeks. I know, crazy. Sadly, I've been done with this chapter for almost two full months, and I am so sorry I didn't post this sooner than I have. Well, enough about me. I have some reviews to answer, so that's what I'm going to write below.

For those who, as guests, reviewed so long ago, I'm going to put your review up here and answer to it just in case you forgot what you wrote, etc.

Doupadisour-

"Wow that was fast but great nonetheless. Be careful not to turn Allen too emotionally weak (thinking of the scene in Lavi's arms) but then again it's not so bad if intentional, and if I would just close my big mouth? Excuse any grammar errors, just a french reader passing by! Good luck! Just saw how my "name" sound stupid...(then again it was made up on the moment out of nothing)"

-Things are going to get worse for Allen before they get better, obviously. I'll try not to make him seem too weak, and if I do, please tell me! I love constructive criticism. And don't worry about your grammar! Trust me when I say that you write better than some people in America. I had an English class with a girl that turned in her research paper typed like a text message. Needless to say, she got a zero. And my grammar is definitely not perfect. I make mistakes all the time. You can change your name. Just tell me your old name in your review with your new name and I'll remember its you. Thank you for taking the time to review! I really enjoy the feedback. :)

Guesters-

"WHAT? Have you no confidence? Anyone who thinks this is a piece of shit has no life. None at all. This story I love it so pleassse continues. -bows head- Thank you for your time."

-I'm not going to lie. I have no confidence when it comes to putting myself out there. I send all of my chapters to my friend and if she likes them then I know I have an acceptable chapter by her standards, but I'm always worried about what other readers will think. I won't ask if this is a piece of shit anymore, because you made me feel better about my story. So Thank You for taking the time to review and giving me a piece of your mind. :)

Now that that's done, for those of you who read to the very bottom of this Author's Note, I thank you for reading. Tell me what you think, and I have a question for you. What country are YOU from? I know the majority of my readers are from the US, but I want to know how many of you following are from another country. So leave a response, and again Thanks for reading! :)

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