Chapter 3

FF author and Tana's creator: ME!

DGM characters: Hoshino Katsura

reunion?

Tana was skinny. And very light. But he always used it to his advantage. The cuts on his body didn't pain him, unless they were new. He hadn't gotten any for at least a month now, and even so they didn't cut as harshly as they once did, when he was being 'trained' and 'taught'. Of course the black circlet was still there, stopping him from where he wasn't supposed to go, and his white hair was messy, not having been brushed in goodness knows how long. He was lent against the end of the Earls bed, chained to it like usual, though he had only once tried to run, getting caught quickly, the muscles on the back of his legs cut open. He still had the faint scars from them. He touched the eye patch that was over his left eye, and although he could not see properly through that eye, he could see the souls of people, and the faint outlines of bodies, the Akuma souls having a different aura to their souls. But the earl had trained him, the Akuma were not his targets, as his crystal originally wanted, but the people who wore the rose cross. And the innocence was his target. To retrieve for his master.

He was lucky with his innocence hunts. He was well trained in combat and his light weight made him fast enough that the exorcist couldn't follow. As well as his innocence. When he came across exorcists, his black cloak and gold mask hid his face, and they only saw his face normally when he deactivated his innocence. And by the time that happened, they were near death. But it was recently, he had heard a familiar name from a few of his targets. They had generally been the ones who survived. He was dozing, he needed sleep, but he wasn't in a position that he could allow his senses to relax even a little. He awoke when he felt the cold hand on his back; it ran down his back as he started trembling. This was one of the only things that truly made him show fear. There was a tongue on his neck that ran up to his cheek; his eyes, half opened, were glazed and unfocused. Then his ear got bit. That was what made him yelp.

'Ahh good morning my pet' the Earl said as Tana clutched his ear visibly trembling, his eyes open fully. The Earl continued, 'are you ready for your mission today?' Tana managed to speak, 'y-yes Earl M-Millennium.' He had been told about the innocence late yesterday. The only reason he hadn't been sent out right then was the Earl wanted to make sure he was under his control. 'I will defiantly retrieve the innocence. I will not fail you.' He had turned and was kneeling, like how a dog would sit his head down. The Earl was happy, and allowed Tana to get into his mission clothes, allowing the boy the comfort of a small breakfast of milk, bread and some bacon. Tana was used to it; he normally got less unless it was for a mission. He finished quickly, and the earl set him up with the Akuma he was in charge off. The crystal on his chest tingled but he ignored it. The innocence was located in a town. It seemed that it could rewind its self. Tana arrived there, the Akuma already inside. He didn't notice the man in a white robe watching him. His hair was hidden under a cap, wisps of white falling round his neck and ears. His eye patch on the same side as the finder, and from under it, a thin red scar. He was in a mid length top, and a waistcoat that was blue in color. He was wearing blue trousers that covered the black boots he was wearing. The things the finder noticed was the fact that although his sleeves only came past his elbow, his hands were black, a black circlet with small ring at the front and a small golden ball that was hovering near his head. He blew on the gum that mistress Rhode had given him before he left. As the bubble popped, he reached his hand up, pushing through and entering.

When the two exorcists that had been dispatched arrived, the finder told them about the strange boy. They looked confused. One of them had the same scar and the same white hair as the boy who had entered earlier. And as he was told this, his eyes opened in surprise. The exorcist entered the town, on the lookout for the strange cause of the phenomenon, as well as the boy the finder described.

The said boy was crouched on a rooftop, watching as one of the Akuma threatened a woman, asking her about innocence. The Akuma was about to possibly kill her when a black robed figure entered the ally way. The figures hood was up, but his left arm was noticeably innocence considering it was in the shape of a large sword or lance like object. The Akuma charged, the exorcist destroying it quickly, though in that time, the woman had disappeared. Tana stood up, hands in pockets, blowing another bubble in the gum, the little golden ball flapping around him. He was smiling, he had seen an exorcist.

The next day of his mission found him close to the exorcist that destroyed the Akuma. Still blowing on the gum he had gotten from Rhode, he was sat close to them in the restaurant they were in, drinking only a cup of milk. He overheard their entire conversation, but unfortunately, the boy with white hair had spotted the Akuma. He stood so did they. And that's when the exorcist noticed him, stood watching him closely, another bubble on his lips. Allen's mind had almost stopped when he saw the person, the cold look in his blue, almost silver, eye, the other covered by a small patch a thin red scar just visible beneath it, his white hair mainly hidden by the paper boy hat he had on. He raised a hand, a black hand, and waved once as the bubble popped. He'd left after the fight started, leaving the four level 2's to handle the exorcist. Tana had a brief recognition of the boy but he couldn't place where it was from. He heard a soft giggle from one of the roof tops. He looked up, Rhode was sat on a chimney. She called him up, he obeyed, bowing when he got near. Rhode called the Akuma back, the three that were left anyway, and they watched as the other exorcist returned to her partner. Rhode was slightly worried about Tana meeting his twin again but apparently he didn't recognize him enough not to allow the Akuma to attack him. Three days later, that was when Rhode made her move. She'd led the exorcists away from the woman who was supposed to have the innocence, and Rhode took her, and her clock into her own world, a world that Tana had been tortured in plenty of times. The female exorcist was being dressed up by Rhode when Allen woke. His left arm was being hammered into the wall by one of the level 2's, Tana was stood, leaning against the clock that the accommodator for the innocence had been nailed to. Still blowing his gum, he ignored the pleas from the woman. Rhode was having fun, she was showing Allen her power, the fact that she was human and the fact that she couldn't die.

When Rhode stabbed his left eye, Tana winced slightly, remembering when she had done it to him. The candles were pointing at the clock, the sharp points ready to piece. Tana moved, jumping out of the way and next to the chair with Rhode and the female exorcist. Somehow Allen had managed to get to the woman, shielding her and freeing her. That was when her activation occurred. A dome shape circled them. When they next saw him, or his arm, it was when it reached out and grabbed the floating chair, Rhode landing on the Earls umbrella, Lero. It was an interesting fight, as the last Akuma was about to get felled, Tana jumped in, knocking the two exorcist of balance and landing on top of the Akuma. Both his hands were like claws, a cross on the back of them both. Allen and Lenalee, as they had found out, were looking at him, his hat had come off, revealing his messy white hair. Lenalee gasped, seeing almost a mirror image to Allen stood there. Allen shouted, 'Tana! What are you doing here?!' Lenalee looked at her companion. The Allen twin was smirking, 'I don't know how you know my name exorcist, as to why I'm here? Why the answers behind you,' he pointed a long talon at the dome. Allen gritted his teeth, leaping into action as Tana jumped forward towards Miranda. Lenalee was dealing with the last Akuma, who was countering well. She noticed that while Allen fought Tana, he wasn't giving it his all against the boy with the golden mask. She saw his lance like sword had cut away the eye patch, as well as the top part of his shirt, near his heart. When Rhode noticed this, she called him back. Leaping back, avoiding another swing, he landed by her side, deactivating his crystal, which was now showing through the rip. Allen was gasping for breath, he and Lenalee destroyed the last Akuma together.

Allen was looking at his brother, the same one who had protected him was now fighting him, not even knowing who he was. Lenalee gasped when she noticed the crystal, and then his eye, the black eye with the pure red pentacle as an iris. He was stood, just in front of Rhode who noticed Lenalee put her hands to her mouth. Rhode touched Tana's face, drawing a finger under it, which would normally cause him to tremble. But he knew he was on a mission, no weaknesses allowed. She smiled at Allen, 'how do you like it? Three years with us and he's the perfect innocence retrieval we have.' Lenalee gasped, 'so when those exorcists were attack in the last half a year… and they said it was Allen, but not, that….that was him!' Rhode grinned, a heart door appearing out from the ground. 'Let's play again soon Allen. Next time under the Millennium Earls rules.' And she and Tana turned and left through the door. Allen punched the floor, 'Damn it! Why!' he had tears down his face

the search

Allen had just woken up from his fight with Rhode in the rewinding town, Koumi looming above him. His left eye was bandaged from Rhodes attack with the candle. He sat up suddenly after seeing the drill in Koumi's hands. 'Ah Allen your awake.' Allen blinked and asked Koumi why he was here. Koumi gave a thumb up saying something about fixing his arm.

A while later, after being checked over by someone named bookman, Allen and a young red head left the hospital. They were building snowmen when Lavi said something. Allen clutched his hand and stormed off. He was walking through the crowd when he was almost attacked by an Akuma, Lavi saving him in time. With the Akuma attacking like they were, they made a run to the forest. The Akuma had followed, causing a fight to develop. That was when Allen saw him, leaning against one of the trees, his visible eye cold and staring, arms crossed, watching the exorcists fighting. With a growl at the Akuma that had passed just in front of him, Allen lunged forward, his hand destroying the Akuma and flying towards the shocked face of his brother who couldn't dodge in time, being pinned to the tree.

'Tana! What on earth has happened to you? Where have you been these last three years?!' Allen asked the boy, his face close, the others pulled away, as he trembled. Allen let go, surprised. What a mistake, a powerful kick in the abdomen sent him flying into Lavi. Looking up Lavi's eye was open in shock at seeing another white-haired boy, who looked exactly like Allen, stood in the clearing in the direction Allen had come flying from. He was dressed in the same clothes as in the rewinding town, missing the hat which had fallen off when Allen grabbed him. His hands were clenched, his face in a scowl as his breathing became regulated. Allen grunted something about trying to capture him, un-hurt if possible. Lavi looked at Allen confused, then back at the other boy, shocked to see a golden mask over the eyes, a black cowl wrapped round him with both hands covered in claw like fingers. The two boys dodged as Tana lunged forward with a speed that was frightening. Lavi, taken Allen's words into count, leapt at the back of the boy, who was caught off guard from an attack from two sides, and threw him into a tree as he turned, following by pushing the shaft of his hammer against his chest. Lavi's face was close to the boys, seeing fear in his eyes through the mask as he trembled. Lavi didn't let up but pushed slightly harder, sensing that the boy couldn't breathe, waiting for him to fall unconscious. The moment he did the mask and cowl vanished. Lavi released him and the boy fell forward collapsing on the ground. Allen came over, clutching at his side and looked down at the mess of white hair. He looked at Lavi who was giving him a questioning look. 'Later,' he said, 'let's get him to Koumi first.' Lavi frowned as he helped pick up the unconscious boy.

It was hard to breathe. He must have broken a couple of ribs when he hit the tree, he hadn't felt any pain of course. It hadn't been painful. Not like some of the things he's had done to him. And at the moment he was sat on a hard chair, ropes bounding him. Around his chest, his hands and his legs. He opened his right eye, seeing as his eye patch had been removed already. Standing a little way off was the white haired boy he fought with in the rewinding town. He was talking to a man in a white coat. Tana winced as he moved slightly, then froze when he felt something on his cheek, he couldn't see what it was as it was on his left side. Allen and the man had turned round after hearing the sound of the object. He saw that Allen's look of worry turned into a look of relief when he saw Tana was awake.

'Lavi put that away,' Allen said to whoever was behind him after seeing that Tana was frozen stiff at the touch, a fear in his eyes. The cold thing was removed with a slight sound and Allen had knelt down in front of him. He looked Tana in the eyes as if waiting for something and the reached out a hand to brush away some of his bangs. He froze, hand outstretched, as Tana flinched away, shivering slightly. Allen lowered his hand and said, 'Tana, do you remember me?' 'He's different from earlier.' Tana opened his eye again and looked at the exorcist. He nodded slightly and as Allen's face turned to a smile he said, 'you're the exorcist that mistress Rhode likes' Allen's face fell into a frown at the words Tana said. He scowled at Lavi whose hammer was out again. Allen shook his head at the confused boy in front of him. 'No, think back three years. To before you went to the earl.' The boy was looking puzzled; Allen could see he was really thinking hard. Then he shook his head, still frowning in confusion. Allen whispered two words, 'Master Cross' and watched as Tana's eye widened. His mouth was open slightly as his memories came back.

'A-Allen?' Tana stuttered. Allen smiled as he untied Tana's arms and legs, leaving him still tied slightly with the ropes round his chest. Tana's eye was wide as he slumped in the chair. He jumped when a hand touched his shoulder, and the chair fell sideways landing on the floor. He looked up and saw the red haired youth standing over him, hand out, mouth opened in shock. Allen had gone out to get something and returned clothes in arms, to find them like this. He paused at the door, 'umm... am I interrupting?' Lavi jumped backwards and said, 'what...wait no nothing happened. I was just going to say something to him and he fell over when I touched his shoulder.' Allen had picked Tana back up and saw he was blushing, looking embarrassed. He didn't meet Allen's eye as he nodded. What surprised him was Allen untied the ropes round his chest and asked Lavi to leave.

Tana watched Allen with a suspicious eye, as he had grabbed his patch as soon as he was untied. He was sat on the bed while Allen was trying to get him to change into the clothes that he had brought in for him. They were black, and Tana had a suspicion that they were the same as what the exorcists wore. Lavi had returned after half an hour. Allen was troubled so he left Lavi with Tana. When they had been alone for five minutes, with Tana just watching him, Lavi ended up pushing the teenager down onto the bed, pulling his top off. Ignoring the fear on the boys face he stopped, looking at the crystal and the pattern around it. Then his eye went to the scars on the boy's body. He had surely been abused, and even though he seemed to have broken a couple of his ribs recently, it didn't seem as if he had noticed, or if he had, he didn't say. He released the trembling boy briefly and grabbed some bandages from the side. Making the boy sit up he slowly bandaged his ribs, not missing the twitching and trembling of him whenever he brushed skin. Lavi looked at the boy, after managing to get the bandages and the rest of the clothes on in a bit of a struggle. The boy was still watching him through his one suspicious eye, but they were looking tired as well. He watched as the boys eye drooped every so often until he fell sideways onto the bed, Lavi was shocked, rushing forwards he found that the boy had fallen asleep. He frowned and gently pulled the covers over the boy.

Outside Allen and Lavi were talking, 'Allen he has cuts and bruises all over his chest. Also when he was fighting with us, I think we may have broken a couple of his ribs. But he didn't say anything about it. I managed to get them bandaged but it wasn't easy.' Allen frowned and was about to say something when they heard a crash from the room behind them. They opened the door and saw that the window was broken, glass all over the inside of the floor, and as they looked at it they suddenly thought of Tana. The boy was sat bolt upright in the bed, looking at the window, eye wide with fear. He was mouthing something over and over. Allen went over to see what it was and heard him whisper, 'Ty...ki...?' placing a hand on Tana's shoulder, making him jump and look up. He whispered, 'Al...len?' Allen nodded smiling softly. Koumi came in, out of breath, and asked, 'what on earth happened in here?' Lavi started explaining. When he had finished Koumi said, 'right we are leaving today. Lenalee's already awake and ready to go. Are you?' Allen nodded as did Lavi. Koumi nodded as well, 'good. Get your things. The carriage is here already.' Allen's suitcase was already packed, sat next to the bed. He had put the clothes that Tana had been wearing into it to make sure that he had them if necessary.

the mission

It was cramped, the fact the one of them was cuffed to one of the brackets, two were being punished for crashing into an old man whilst a girl with pigtails was smiling awkwardly at them, and the last had documents on his lap, to which he gave to all the people but the one handcuffed. He was explaining the mission to them.

'This group will be the one to go and find General Cross.' Surprisingly both white-heads visibly shuddered, even though one was half asleep and meant to be a supposed enemy. 'Allen, I would also like you to keep an eye on your brother. I think you would be the best one to keep an eye on him.' Allen nodded, glancing at the slightly nodding head of his brother.

They left Koumi, boarding a train heading east. People stared at them as they walked through the station, especially at the only one not wearing the rose cross design on his chest and supporting a pair of handcuffs. When they got to their compartment, Allen made Tana sit across from him, next to the window as Lavi sat to his right, across from him. Still cuffed, Tana placed his head on the cool glass of the window, wondering why nothing had happened to activate his collar. The train hadn't even been moving for an hour and Allen was already asleep. Tana watched in mild amusement and confusion as Lavi doodled on his face. He then turned, grinning at Tana whose eye opened in fear. Lavi jumped on him, the marker pen in hand. Tana's hands were up against his chest, stopping him from reaching. He was biting his bottom lip; eyes shut tight, his cheeks red. Unfortunately he couldn't hold Lavi up away from him for long and they fell off the chair they were on onto the floor. Tana was visibly shaking at this point, even though Lavi had already gotten up and was sat watching him. Tana opened his eye when he felt the pen nib on his face. Lavi was grinning above him, leaning over to draw.

Allen had to drag his brother to the bathroom when the train stopped. They both had marker pen on their faces, making them look ridiculous. Upon leaving the bathroom, faces clean, they saw Lenalee at a bento cart. Tana was looking at the town behind the man as Allen apologized to Lenalee for the time about the rewinding town. Tana looked round just as Allen called him about the train. What he didn't expect was the two of them getting caught by the man who owned the bento cart. They had been transported to an inn, tied to chairs as the townspeople surrounded them, touches and pitchforks in hands. While Allen was talking with them, Tana noticed that someone else had joined them, and said person made everyone else jump as he appeared out of a barrel. After some more talking, in which Lavi had joined them in the tied up corner, they were walking towards a castle, to supposedly exterminate a vampire.

Poker

(Yes I don't wanna do the fight scene, so sue me I'm lazy)

They had someone with them, the so called vampire. Who was crying. An annoyed Tana was being held back by Lavi's beloved hammer, to stop him from jumping right out of his seat and knocking some sense into him. Allen suggested at Krory to look around the train, though three hours later, Tana reluctantly helping, Allen and Lavi were searching for him. They came to one of the large carriages, where Krory was sat with three men. One of whom Tana instantly recognised even in his other form. Krory had been stripped down to his underwear. Allen, feeling he had no choice, offered up his coat that was covered in silver, and played against them. Ten minutes later, Tana had fallen asleep while Allen stripped the three men down to their underwear, all the while smiling as if it was a perfectly natural thing. The train stopped at a mining town, where the three men and the boy they were with left, Tana had sleepily said goodbye, while Allen gave them back their clothes. The train left, leaving the men. A phone rang, and the man who Tana had recognised picked it up.

'sorry guys, I got another job' he said sweetly to the others. They muttered about it but they let him go. 'ayah, can I at least get something to eat first?' Tyki said, walking through a dark tunnel. When he appeared out of the other side, he was in a suit. The Earl tossed him his hat, 'yes yes, but fix your language first, Lord Tyki Mikk.' As they walked to dinner Tyki said, 'I saw our slave boy today. It seemed he was captured by the order.' The Earl was slightly surprised, 'and his collar wasn't activated?' Tyki shook his head, 'didn't seem to be, nor did anything happen whilst in my white form as it usually does. I'll attempt to reclaim him when I can and bring him to you for a new one.' The Earl nodded, 'yes. Seems like he needs one and to be taught a new lesson.' They entered the ark, leaving the town behind them.

Suman

They had been travelling for days when they had finally found a lead. Getting a boat ready to cross the sea to Edo was not easy when you were cuffed. Though he had managed to get away with not doing much, considering most people thought he would break if he lifted something heavy. He was just sat out of the way, until he heard Allen shout. He jumped up at the sight of all the Akuma that flew around the ship. That is until Allen got carried away by one, and others noticed the ship. A fight started, and Tana, still cuffed, was dodging attacks with a speed that didn't seem natural. Then a stray bullet landed where he was about to step, throwing him sideways. One of the Akuma spotted him, seeing his hands cuffed and grabbed him by the leg. He growled, kicking at it, making it drop him...straight onto a head of another Akuma, though it didn't seem to notice. He sat up as he was taken in the same direction as Allen got carried off to. He pulled at his cuffs, which under all the strain they had been put under, came apart. He lent forward, almost lying down on top of the Akuma, and tapped it on the head. He Akuma was surprised, but not as much as when he was asked, 'hey what's master Earl after with this hoard?' this white haired brat was smiling as if to say, 'if you don't tell me I can destroy you in an instant' but the Akuma explained. When he went to look up again, the brat had gone, being knocked off by another Akuma.

He had landed in the bamboo. Well next to the bamboo, in a hollow that was there. There was a dull throb all throughout his body, more persistent in his chest, telling him that more ribs had been broken. He gasped air in, pressure from his ribs on his chest, he rolled slightly, and coughed, blood coming up. With a shaking hand he wiped the blood away from his mouth. He stayed like that, gasping more air down to help fill his lungs. He moved only when he saw a bright light, and two figures falling close to where he was. He stumbled towards them, numb pain all over his body. He met another open glade, and saw Allen with a man who looked close to death. As he stumbled closer to Allen, pain suddenly shot down his spine, causing him to fall down, next to Allen. He knew this pain, it was the collar activating. He pushed himself up, trembling, in time to see the half-dead man turn into a hoard of butterflies. His eye widened at the site of them, and the voice he heard behind them. 'Come Tease,' the voice said. Tana looked round, as he slowly sat himself up. The pain in his spine was still there, considering it was a Noah it was reacting to, but his shock at what Noah he was looking at had caused it to become like the rest of his pain, numb. Allen had just slapped Lord Tyki Mikk! Tyki was surprised. But he sat down and lit a cigarette, explaining his power to Allen. He had just pulled his hand back out of Allen when he spotted Tana.

'it also seems that you picked up my lover on your journeys Boy.' Tana's face went bright red. His face contorted in pain when Tyki grabbed his arm, dragging him onto his lap. Allen's eyes were wide with shock as Tyki pulled Tana's chin upwards, one arm around his chest to stop him running. And Tyki kissed him, Tana's eye closing slightly, his face going even redder. Allen was still in shock at the fact his brother didn't struggle, and at the fact he looked like he had enjoyed the kiss, when Tyki, who's chin was now resting on Tana's shoulders, both arms around his chest, asked, 'now Boy, is your name Allen Walker?'. He left Tana, who was slightly limp, all power gone from his body, and destroyed Allen's left arm. Tyki noticed Tana's face was screwed up, hands on his head as if to block out the sound and sight before him. He was muttering the same word over and over again. He flinched, eyes opened wide when Allen screamed, tease making a hole in his heart. Tana was trembling, his eyes wide open, and his hands still on his head. Tyki loomed over him, to the side so he could still see his brother's body, he received a satisfying squeak of fear from the boy, and crouched down next to him, pulling his face towards him, kissing him again. He lent back slightly, seeing the boys half open eyes and blushing face. Tyki smiled as he slipped his hands behind the boys back and legs, picking him up bridal style. He could feel the warmth of the boy, who was still shaking, against his chest.

A new collar

Tana was thrown onto the bed, a yelp escaping his mouth. He was in pain, his whole body was. He was still trembling, even as Tyki removed his shirt, kissing the sides of his neck. He was used to this from Tyki, after all, he was Tyki's love puppet. He didn't make a sound as Tyki's hands went down his trouser but closed his eyes, even as his hands went to Tyki's chest, grabbing his shirt. He opened his eye, just before Tyki kissed him again. Over and over, all over his body, Tana squeaked lightly but that didn't matter to Tyki. His face was red as Tyki kissed him on the lips again.

Tana woke up in the warmth of tanned arms. He rested his forehead against Tyki's chest, small hands holding onto his opened shirt. Tyki ruffled his hair, causing the boy to look up. Tyki was smiling, 'good morning love, enjoy last night?' Tana's face went bright red as he pressed it even closer to Tyki's chest. Tyki chuckled, 'come on let's get you washed, it's time your collar was changed.' Tyki carried the boy to the showers, washing his hair as well as his own. For someone who was generally terrified of contact such as last night, the boy sure did cling when he found someone who he liked, Tyki mused at the boy who was attached to his waist. Though it may have been out of slight fear of the one whose room they were walking to, Tyki was secretly glad. When they reached the earls room however, the boys arms dropped to his side, and his head hung low. He knew what was waiting him. Tyki opened the doors and they boy fell backwards as a girl of twelve jumped on him. He was sprawled on the floor, trying not to show the pain on his face but failing slightly. 'Tana! Your back! I've missed you, you were gone for so long.' Tyki watched in slight amusement and jealousy as Rhode sat on top of his love toy. Said love toy was also in too much pain to do anything. A voice came from inside the room, 'come now Rhode dear, let they boy come in will you. Welcome back Tyki-pon 3' managing to sit himself up with shaking arms, Tana followed Rhode and Tyki into the room where, sat on his usual chair, the Earl sat, table at his side, bed with the chain to one side. He motioned at the boy to come closer. Tana whimpered slightly but did as he was told, allowing himself to be pulled forward onto the Earls lap, a knife blade at his cheek. His eyes were shut, a sliver of tears down his face as the blade made a small cut on his cheek. He would have yelped if the knife hadn't then gone to his throat. He heard the metal of the ring on his old collar hit the ground, his neck feeling slightly cold, it didn't last long, as a trickle of blood came from the side of his neck, a new collar soon attached, the ring at the front, along with something else. He heard the sound of a bell as he was thrown to the floor. He reached up to his neck, and touched a bell. It seemed as though the Earl wanted to know where he was every single moment with this one. Pushing himself up into a sitting position he heard the snap of fingers...and then he felt unimaginable pain shoot through his whole body. His scream was loud, and would have broken the windows if there had been any. But he blacked out, and when he woke, there was a chain on the ring and he was leaning against the bed post, his hands limp from the shock he had received. He was shivering, not surprising as Rhode seemed to have put the shortest skirt and top she could find on him.

There was a hand at the back of his neck, it made him freeze, slightly trembling as it ran down his back, and up under the top, onto his chest. The Earls pointed tongue touched his neck, slowly going up his neck. Tana's face had the hint of a blush on it as he screwed his eyes shut. Waiting for the bite to his ear. It didn't come, instead it was on his neck, which made him yelp in surprise. He fell forward, clutching it, a trickle of blood running through his fingers. 'good morning 3. How are you feeling pet.' Tana knew this was a rhetorical question, and he just looked at the floor, shivering. The Earl seemed to grin wider, 'Tyki-pon has requested that you go with him today, of course we're all going to the same place so I agreed. Now hurry along to his room before breakfast to see what he wants.' Tana knew what he'd want, and knowing what he was in, he knew Tyki would be delighted. He nodded, the Earl releasing the chain from the collar. Leaving the Earls room, Tana ran to Tyki's room, he knocked, and even though he got no answer, he entered. Tyki was asleep. Tana slowly crawled up next to him, reaching out a hand to his bare chest. He jumped when Tyki grabbed it, opening one eye to see who it was.

'ah, the Earl released you did he,' Tyki asked, a loving look in his eyes. Turning bright red, Tana nodded. Tyki was the only one who didn't want him to be formal with him. He was still clutching the boy's left hand as he sat up. Tana bit his lip as he tentatively moved forward, closer to Tyki. And if that surprised the Noah, the fact that the shaking boy stretched up to reach his lips surprised him even more. He slowly pushed the boy down, still holding his left hand and kissed the boy back. when he stopped and sat up, the boy lay there, biting his bottom lip, face red and averting his eyes, wondering if he did something wrong. Tyki smiled, lighting another cigarette, 'you know boy that was pretty brave of you.' The boy flinched, 'and I'm glad you did that, I don't want you feeling like all of us are against you. Now let's get you out of those lovely clothes and into something equally as cute but more boyish yes?' he couldn't see the boy's eyes which had hidden beneath his messed up hair, but he saw the red face go redder and nod.

Tyki had dressed him in some of his favourite clothes, Black jeans that stayed close to his legs, and that could be tucked into his black boots, a long sleeved black top with a dark red waist coast, red gloves and a large, light-weight, red coat that stayed open at the front and came down to just passed his knees. Allen knew that Tyki favoured this look as well, often making the boy dress in it. Tyki finished it off by putting the same paperboy hat as he had lost, over his messy white hair. Tyki had also got him a new eye patch, a black one, which sat the same as his white one, two lots of elastic stirrings on it. Tyki crouched down smiling as he placed his hand on top of Tana's head, 'there. Much better.' Tyki was dressed in just a simple white shirt and black trousers. Tana blushed again but allowed the Noah to take his hand and lead him to the place they were meeting.

Edo

Edo was a wonderful place, Tana had spent three years wandering the city, not fearing the attacks of Akuma, as if they were foolish enough to try anything they would get destroyed. However it was filled with unexpected people today, crouched by Tyki's legs, arms on his knees he was watching with slight amusement at the exorcists. They had gained two more people in their fight, one was a long haired swordsman, who looked Japanese, the other a female. He had noticed that there was a general and another exorcist slightly further away, but the ones on the roof were the ones he was more interested in, and the three ordinary humans with them. If Tyki hadn't ordered him to stay he would have liked to see what they were like. He had recognised Lenalee, though her hair was a lot shorter then when he had last seen her, and the red haired bookman and the old geezer. He remembered the vampire. He vaguely remembered the woman who seemed to have put a protection field around them. The Earl was grinning widely. He looked at Tyki, and the young white haired boy who was shaking, though this time it wasn't out of fear but rather impatience. 'Tyki-pon, let the boy go, he may be able to get in there. 3' Tyki nodded, 'you heard him boy, go play.' A smile crept onto Tana's face and he seemed to have vanished, leaving a cloud of dust and the sound of a bell in his place. Tyki whistled and placed a hand to his forehead, 'wow he's fast. He's almost there'

Miranda gasped. Lenalee held onto her shoulders, 'Miranda what is it?!' Miranda's eyes were wide open in fear, 's-some-ones...just entered my time out, and I don't know who!' she said with a stutter. They heard Kanda swear. 'damn it, who the hell are you, and why do you look like moyashi!' Lenalee gasped, a boy who looked like Allen and could get into the time field, 'Tana?' the roof suddenly broke through, and both Lavi and Kanda were there, groaning. Kanda sat up and muttered, 'he's strong I grant him that... I don't even think he's using his full power on us either. Lenalee looked up and saw a flash of red followed by black fly across the hole, the sound of a bell ringing clearly through the hole. Kanda che'd and jumped back up to join the battle as Krory went flying back over the hole. Lenalee grabbed Lavi's arm, 'it's Tana isn't it! has he got claw like hands?' Lavi shook his head, 'no his hands are just in red gloves.' Lenalee's eyes widened as she said, 'Kanda's right Lavi, he's not using his full power, he's got innocence in his body and he's not using it,' with fear in her voice. Lavi looked at her as he heard a crash from above. He jumped up and saw that both Kanda and Krory were on the floor again, the white haired boy stood above them, with an eye that looked silver in the moonlight, grinning evilly. Lavi yelled his name, and the boy's smiled fell slightly as he lent his head back looking at him.

'why are you attacking us?' Lavi asked. Kanda was yelling at him to stop being stupid and asking those types of questions. Lavi ignored him and was watching Tana who had put a finger to his temple, frowning as if he was really thinking. Finally he smiled sweetly like Allen would and said, 'because I've been ordered to of course' and he raised a hand still smiling sweetly. Lavi watched as his hand grew into a claw burdened hand, something like electricity crackled between the metallic fingers. Tana paused, frowning. He sighed, 'you're luuucckkyy' he moaned as the claw like hand vanished, replaced by his normal hand, 'master doesn't want you to die yet, so you escaped from me,' he flipped away from the samurai who had slowly been trying to do a sneak attack, the sound of a bell again, and he also happened to jump out of the barrier, Tyki Mikk appearing behind him to give him a landing platform. Hugging Tyki's side he stuck his tongue out at the samurai who was angered by it. with that both the Noah and the boy vanished, only being seen again on the roof top. Tana was frowning slightly as he crouched back down, 'sorry pet 3' the Earl said, 'but we need to let Tyki-pon have some fun as well now don't we. ' Tyki scowled slightly, 'please Earl, don't call me that' Tana was watching the exorcists, 'they're coming,' he said bluntly. And it was true, though they weren't aiming for them, just yet. Tana was twitching, only the words of the Earl and Tyki keeping him from joining battle. Tyki was just staring at the back of the boy. He was so different on a battle field, to the clingy boy who was his little love. Then again, he would be even more so if that eye patch came off as they found out at one stage when receiving innocence. At that pint only three of them could stop him. Earl, Rhode and of course Tyki. As the exorcist managed to fell one of the giant Akuma, the Earl had gotten bored. He raised a hand, wiping the land of Edo clear.