Muhahaha... Another chapter soon after the other one.

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Allen got a mattress placed in Komuis room.
He really didn't want to spend the night here, but they would notice if he left. So he wasn't left with so much choice.

Lenalee gave Allen a blanket so he wouldn't freeze at night.
This was actually the first time for Allen to sleep over at someone. He always slept in the Ark, having a whole 'City' for himself, not worrying that someone could come there. He didn't need to worry about the weather, or the temperature in the Ark.

Allen crawled up on the mattress, looking over the room.

"Home huh" he thought.

All the Ark had to offer was empty houses, with no floor, so if you stepped in you fell in to a never ending loop. T
he houses, well the doors mostly, were connected to the real world, singing the song, thinking of a place, and when you opened the door, you would be there. The houses were there to make it look more appealing. Not making it look like a black corridor with thousands of doors. And that's how the Ark became to look like a city.

Allen took the blanket to cover him, but noticed that a pajama fell on the floor.
What? They wanted him to wear this?

Allen tossed the pajama on the floor and covered him, lying on his left arm, his head tightly pressed against the pillow.

He could hear the door opened to the room, Komui slowly entering the room.
Komui climbed up in his bed and looked down at Allen.
"He doesn't seem normal, what is he hiding. I really don't want him to get close to Lenalee"

Komui noticed the pajama that was lying on the floor.
"Why isn't he in his pajama? Is he still wearing gloves, and the eye patch and bandages?"
Komui thought, climbing slowly from the bed and checked Allens face and hands.

He was wearing his gloves and he hadn't taken the eye patch nor bandages off. Komui slowly lifted the bandages and the eye patch to look what he was hiding. A scar…
He even took glove off from Allens right hand, not noticing anything different. Maybe he just liked gloves?

Kanda woke up, turning around to look at Almas face. He brushed Almas bangs to the side, giving Alma a kiss on the forehead.

"Morning Kanda" Alma said when he woke up, wrapping his hands around Kanda.

"Morning" Kanda answered holding Almas head against his chest.

"Wow, Kanda your heart is beating fast" Alma noted making a surprised face.

"Wha-? Stop it Alma" Kanda said embarrassed trying to push Alma away, but Alma was holding Kanda.

"Wow, it beating faster, are you sure it isn't dying" Alma chuckled and looked at Kandas face.

For his surprise Kandas face was red, Kanda was blushing. Alma grinned "Wow, so you can blush huh"

"Tch, I'm not" Kanda hissed, covering his face with his hands. Alma pulled Kanda closer to him and rested his head against Kandas chest.

"Don't worry Kanda, I like you" Alma said quietly.

"Did you say something" Kanda asked, trying to look down at Alma. Alma only shook his head "Nnn"

"I have to get up" Kanda said.

"Oh come on, stay in bed with me for a while Kanda" Alma pouted.

Kanda just shook his head and lifted Alma to his side and sat up. He rubbed his head and yawned.
He stood up and walked to the mirror, brushing his hair and put his hair in a pony tail.
After that walking to the kitchen and made breakfast.

He put the breakfast on the table and sat next to Almas bed, giving Alma a plate.
Alma still a bit sad because Kanda didn't stay in bed, started slowly eating his breakfast.
After Alma would have eaten his food, Kanda would bring Almas medicine with a glass of water.

Kanda then washed the dishes and placed them in the cabinet.
He put his jacket on and walked to the front door.

"Don't you have a free day today?" Alma pouted "I want company"

"I'm just going out for a walk"

Allen sat at the table, Lenalee handing the breakfast to him.
Allen could feel Komui staring at him.

"What is it Komui-san" Allen giving off an awkward smile.

"Just wondering why you wear gloves all the time, inside and outside" Komui pointed out.

"Oh yea, you even have an eye patch and half of your face covered in bandages. Has something happened to you?" Lenalee stated, pressing her finger against her lips like she was wondering.

"Well um, My parents used to beat me up because they didn't want a child" Allen said silently.

"Oh yea, you told me that you were abandoned, well that's why we brought you here" Komui answered.

"That's horrible, that must have given you some ugly scars, sorry that I teased you yesterday" Lenalee apologized to Allen.

Trying to escape the situation, he handed over his empty plate to Lenalee.
"Thanks for the food"

"Well I guess I go outside for a walk" Allen said and walked through the door.

Komuis eyes narrowed, something was terribly wrong, something about that boy.
He was hiding something. The scar on Allens face, was too detailed, it couldn't have been abuse.
Now he really didn't want Allen to be near Lenalee.

Allen cursed. He was never going back to that house, it gave him an head ache.
The warm feeling, the family, the laughter, burned him ,like it was holy water tossed on a demon, buring on his skin, making a fizz while he screamed.

Allen stopped and stood looking at the sky laughing. Damn, even he called himself a demon.
He stopped laughing, looking back to the road he was walking. He wanted to go home.

He didn't want to see anymore 'Humans' for a week at least.
He started walking faster, heading for the forest.

"Allen, slow down, you'll cause suspicion"

He was in such hurry he didn't even notice that he walked past Kanda.

"What the hell? Where is he in such a hurry" Kanda though.

He started following Allen when he remembered that he was staying with Komui, but why would he be here, in such hurry? The boy was suspicious.
Kanda ended up following Allen to the forest. Walking and hiding behind the trees so Allen wouldn't see him

Allen looked around him, and started to sing, slowly taking steps forward.

"Then the boy fell asleep, and one, or two embers in the fading ashes of the fire…"

Kanda widened his eyes, knowing the song. The villagers called it the Witches praying.
It was said that the one that prays to the witch walks at night in the village singing this song, praying his love to the witch.
Kanda noticed that Allen stopped walking. Watching what the black haired boy was doing.

"… love for this child please, kissing the joined hands."

Kandas face was expressionless, what the hell was happening.

He could see how the air in front of the boy split in two, being pushed to the side creating a black gate.
The boy then stepped in to the black gate, and disappeared. While the gate closed slowly, Kanda sneaked in.

"Oi, wake up"

Kanda opened his eyes, it was bright. The forest he was in it was so dark, but how was it so bright here?
Kanda noticed a white haired boy standing in front of him.

"Where am I?" Kanda asked.

"In my home, in another dimension" the boy anwsered

"Wha? Another what?"

"Dimension"

"How did I end up here?" Kanda asked, staring at the boy who stood in front of him.

"You jumped in to the gate"

"Oh the gate, but where did it come from?"

"Because I sang, it came forth"

"Oh..." Kanda looked like he had seen a freak "Well I don't believe in magic" he noted, shaking his head

"But why are still lying on the ground, come on stand up" the boy said. Offering his left hand, but suddenly changed to the right one, and lifted Kanda up on his two feet.

The boy not only had he white hair, he had a red scar on his left eye. The scar looked like a upside down star that trailed down in a line, serving his eyebrow and mars his eyelid, and hooked slightly at his cheekbone and followed his cheek down close to his chin.

The boy was wearing the same clothes and gloves like Allen did.

"The cursed, was you?" Kanda was shocked.

"Well that was rude, to call someone else like that when you know nothing about them, baka" Allen answered. "I even helped you, you were out for 2 hours, well guess that's the first shock when you walk in to another dimension without knowing it"

"But your hair was black, it was always black, you covered your face and everything" Kanda half-sitting on the floor pointed at Allen with fright.

Allen would just give him a sad smile, trying to hide the pain. Kanda stopped pointing and put his hand down.

"I had to hide my hair, scar and arm" Allen said silently.

"Arm?" Kanda questioned. Allen took off his gloves and his shirt revealing his ugly red arm that looked like it was melting.

"You really are the curs.." Kanda stopped his sentence when he noticed Allen wasn't looking very happy, in fact he looked like he wanted to cry.

Did Allen have always lived like this? Kanda looked around. He was in a white room, there was a piano, and a sofa. And you could see a sink in the next room, Allen had probably washed the color out of his hair there.

"Is there anyone else here?" Kanda asked.

Allen shook his head "Well he is" pointing behind Kanda.

Kanda stood up, and noticed a big mirror behind him. He could see himself reflected in the mirror, but instead of Allen standing next to him, there was a gray skinned man with black hair and yellow eyes.
He was rather tall and looked like a gentleman.

The man gave Kanda a pissed look and bowed.

"He's Neah" Allen said "Neah and I, we're one and same" Allen walked to the mirror, trying to give the mirror a hug. Neah tried to give a hug from the other side. It seemed like they tried to comfort each other, but the glass was blocking the way. Which seemed really sad.

Kanda was surprised. No one else in here, only Allen and Neah.

"Aren't you lonely" Kanda asked Allen.

"The humans called me a monster, a freak, even the cursed. Never accepting me.
But I do have friends outside who accepts me, they are my family." Allen said

"Well who are your friends?" Kanda asked couriously.

"The monsters, Akumas" Allen said silently and looked at Neah. Neah was smiling back at Allen, giving Allen a concerned look, but a warm smile.

"Are you crazy, the monster eats humans" Kanda yelled out, shouting at the boy.

"The humans are killing the abnormal" Allen replied giving him a sad smile again.
Kanda immediately shut up when he knew that Allen was referring him as the abnormal.

"They won't kill him because he has the seal on his face" Neah said behind the mirror.

Kanda looked surprised "Wait I can hear him?"

"Yea, only in this room though, otherwise you won't hear him" Allen said.

"Wait what seal?" Kanda asked. Allen just pointed at his face pointing at the scar.

Silence broke out in the room, it danced in the room.
Kanda looked around.

"Oh fuck" he suddenly said "I forgot I left Alma alone"
As fast as he had realized he stood up.

"You won't get out of here if I don't open a gate" Allen chuckled, trying to avoid laughing.

"Well open the gate damn it" Kanda hissed.

And Allen began to sing, sitting in front of the piano and playing the song.
It had such a beautiful melody, Kanda almost didn't realize the gate had opened before him.
Kanda looked at Allen, he was giving him a sad smile, then he leaped in to the gate, and came out in the forest.

"What the hell" Kanda said to himself, he really couldn't comprehend what just happened.
Allen was the cursed boy? But wasn't it just an old tale? And he always lived alone with that freaky gray skinned Neah.
That sounds actually pretty lonely. Kanda looked concerned thinking if he should turn around, but when he looked back, the gate had disappeared.

Allen sat down leaning against the mirror.

"You did something stupid Allen"

Allen chuckled "I know"

"Now you can't go back to the village, they'll kill you"

"I know Neah" Allen puffed. Hiding his face, pressing his forehead against his knees, trying to hide his tears.

"I did something really stupid"

The hourglass was full.

(I told you in the last chapter about how Allen felt like he was trapped in an hourglass, pain and hate falling with the sand trying to drown him)

Bam bam baaa…. Kanda knows who Allen is. What will Kanda do?
How is Alma going to react when Kanda comes home late?
What happens when Allen didn't come back to Komuis house?

We'll see in the next chapter ;) - Onmoraki