Wahh! My exams are over, but I've been chosen as a candidate for being a head prefect in my school. I know for a fact that no one's gonna vote for me coz I'm not really all that popular with the kid in my school. In fact, many of them tend to shun me and I hate it. Actually a good friend of mine told me I got whopped pretty badly in the student votes. I got 8 out of 150 students or something like that. And my family didn't do much to support me either, but that's what usually happens. What can I do?

Anyway, getting back to the story at hand. I left off when Rhode and Allen were in the dream world. This is the chapter where Allen meets up with Rhode and their feeling slowly begin to develop towards one another. Oh yeah! I forgot to mention that it's in Allen's POV.

Very Important: And I've made it so that it's been about three years since the first Noah's ark incident. I just wanted to say this because I said that it had been a year in the last chapter. This means that Allen's around 18 years old.

I don't own D.Gray man coz if I did, I'd put so much blood and gore in it with weird and cool kick ass characters like me! : D

Chapter 2

The fourteenth

I wake up in the morning as the sun slowly begins to rise. Panting. Breathing hard. My hand slowly makes its way to my lips. Rhode kissed me in my dreams. It all felt so damn real: her grip on my shirt, her touch, and her kiss. Slowly, I make my way out of my bed and my feet touch the cold wooden floor. A shiver runs up my body as I made contact with the floor below. I walk over to the cupboards and rummage through it, looking for something to wear. In the end I come across a pair of black jeans and a black and white checked shirt with converse shoes that are made to go with my outfit.

I make my way down to the hall where I got my usual amount of food to eat from good old Jerry who was, luckily, up early to make me food. He gave me the whole 'what would you like cutie' thing. Sometimes. I wonder if Jerry's gay, but hey, I know that Lavi's got a thing for good ol' Kanda and I've got no problem against it.

As a Christian I should be against this kind of stuff like gayness the act of it being a sin, but to be honest I couldn't give a damn. The bible is just written by prophets, for all we know they could've made up rubbish along with it, but that's just my opinion.

Gosh, if Lenalee knew my opinion against the bible she'd start crying, thinking that I'm rejecting my innocence. Yeah, there were times when she over reacted, but that just goes to show you that she cares about us a lot. She's really sweet that way.

I gobbled down the food as fast as I can, but soon was joined by the person who I'd just thought about. Yeah, you guessed it – Lenalee.

"Good morning, Allen-kun," she smiled making me choke on my food. A small giggle escaped Lenalee's lips as she watched me, "you shouldn't gobble your food down like that. It's not good for a persons health."

"Yeah, I know," I sighed as a small smile played itself onto my face, "By the way, what're you doing up early in the morning. Came down for a snack?"

Lenalee took a seat in front of me and shook her head in a no. I began to gobble down my food again as fast as I could, seeing as I wanted to know what Rhode was going to tell me yesterday. Rhode and me hadn't fought much in battle during the last two years since we first met in the rewinding town. There were a few occasions of course: like the time when Tikki's true Noah was awakened or when the entire Noah clan tangled with the order not to long ago. It's been like three years since the incident with the Noah's ark and everyone around here have changed in many ways. I've become more experienced in battle and learnt that I could possibly be the fourteenth Noah. I know, it really sucks, but to hell with it. I ain't giving up on myself anytime soon.

Apart from that, I've grown quite a bit and Lenalee...Well, for starters her hairs pretty much grown back and she's become a very beautiful young woman and she's very popular amongst the males around her age in the order. Yeah, there's been more people joining the order during the last three years, a few of which I've made friends with and others who've become rivals. Edward Achings just happens to be one of those gits who I hated beyond belief. Both me and him got off to a really bad start from the beginning. He was a year or so older than me and that made him think he could boss me around. Well he can just go and shit himself because there's no way a git like him is going to boss me around.

Lenalee must've sensed my dark aura and she looked at me slightly concerned. I looked back up at her and smiled, just to ensure that I'm in a good mood.

"Allen-kun, you alright?" she asked as she spotted my injured left anti-akuma weapon "Y-You're hurt... Allen-kun, why do you always do this to yourself?"

Her hand reached forward and slipped onto mine. I looked up and I found tears slowly sliding down her onyx eyes. A small weak smile played itself onto my lips and i put my other hand on top of Lenalee's and squeezed it, trying to tell her not to worry.

"Hey... I'm fine Lenalee, don't worry," I cooed into her ear "And thank you Lenalee... for caring about me... and the rest of us."

With that I smiled and pulled Lenalee into a quick hug, leaning over the table as i did. Then we broke apart and my eyes wondered and stopped on the clock on the wall. It was quarter to seven, who'd have known that time could pass so quickly whilst eating, but to me it did and I had to get going if I was going to meet up with Rhode. I slowly pulled away from Lenalee and smiled at her before quickly leaving, telling her that i had to get going.

"Allen-kun," she called across the room to me as I was near the door, "do you want me to come along just in case of an Akuma attack?"

"Don't worry about it Lenalee," I grin, "I don't really want you to get hurt and besides it's early in the morning, if you go missing I think Komui would get a bit suspicious."

With that I left a slightly confused Lenalee in the dinning hall and left for my room. When there, I quickly grabbed my exorcist coat and pulled it on, leaving the buttons undone as I walked out the door. I rushed down the staircase and then down to the main entrance where I was greeted by sleepy looking Lavi.

"Allen," he moaned as he grabbed me by my shoulders "help me! Bookman had me studying all night and I think I feel asleep only to find out that I'd been sleep walking around the order. I feel like I'm losing my sanity."

"Well done, Lavi," I compliment him as I pat his back "The first step is admitting you're insanity."

"Is it also the last?"

"No, the last is when you lose it and run through the order naked without knowing what you're doing."

"Thanks for the advice, Mayoshi, but I - "

"It's Allen!"

"Yeah, whatever. So where are you off to Mayoshi-kun. You got a hot date? Get in there tiger."

I could feel a blush creep onto my face, but I ignored it and stared at Lavi.

"No," I moaned, "I'm off to confession."

"Confession? For what?"

"To confess that I've been secretly in love with Lavi."

"Yeah, that's gre- you what!"

"Kidding," I smile wearily "Like I'd fall for you any time soon Lavi. In your dreams."

"Phew. That's good. Anyway, you never answered my question. Where are you going?"

"To get some fresh air. I need to get out for while and these wounds are annoying me when I just lie around."

"Coolio, see you around Mayoshi-kun."

With that I was finally able to leave the order and down to where the boats were parked. I went up to one of the finders near the boats and asked if it was possible for him to escort me down to the town nearby. The finder nodded and did what I asked of him and before I knew it I was at the nearest town. When there, I thanked the finder and left, making my oven way to meet up with Rhode.

Baker Street wasn't that far away, it was in this town. I looked around and saw little children playing outside the shops on the dusty roads. The town was quite small and simple. Stalls could be seen and outside with shops and markets. It was a peaceful and beautiful town. The houses were painted in bright blue. The streets weren't too full of cars or anything; there was enough space for people to walk safely. I remember coming into this town once before when Komui thought that Lenalee was going out with one of the science team members. He raised the roofs that day and the little crew and me had trouble trying to keep Komui's over protectiveness at bay. Now that I think about it, there have been several occasions where I've been to this town, but none as memorable as the Komui problem. I really feel sorry for the guy who's going to marry Lenalee in the future. I don't know how Komui's gonna deal with a guy going up to his sister and asking for her hand in marriage.

I wonder around and take a look at some of the stuff, thinking that Rhode might not have showed up yet. It was still pretty early. Well, early in my books any way. Ever since the fight between the Noah's and the exorcists had gotten really serious I found myself sleeping in a lot more than usual. I don't get up early before dawn and do my daily exercises any more. Instead i get up around nine a clock and find myself forgetting to do my exercises at times. I'm always late for breakfast and Lenalee's told me that I've lost my whole polite way of speaking. Well, at least she likes it, right?

I turn a corner into Baker Street. It's a pretty long street and I don't know where exactly Rhode told me to meet her. The street's quite. Trees separate it from the outside world and it towers above me, leaves covering up most of the sky. I walk down the peaceful street with my hands in my coat pocket, looking out for anything unusual just incase this is a trap. I still don't believe that Rhode had called me over for a friendly conversation. There has to be more to this. It's probably a trap, but that's a risk I'm willing to take.

I can't see Rhode anywhere and begin to doubt that she'd show up. But before I can turn around and walk away towards the market, a pair of thin small hands wrap around my waist and I can feel the person's head resting against my back. A small smile spreads across my lips, but I don't thwart the hands away or anything. It's Rhode.

"You thought I wasn't gonna show up right?" she asked me as her grip around my stomach tightened "You thought it was a trap."

I don't know what to say to that. If she had mind reading abilities she never told me about it or showed it in any way before. Or maybe it was just obvious that an exorcist would think that way. Instead of answering her question I get straight to the point.

"Rhode, why'd you call me here?" I mutter standing still; letting her hug me "What did you wanna tell me?"

Rhode lets go of me slowly and I turn around to face her. She's in her school uniform. She wore a white shirt with a green tie and a green blazer pulled over the whole thing. A small grey skirt was worn below her waist with white socks and black polished up shoes. Now that I look at her, I notice that she'd grown a bit and her bodies matured more. She looked older and a lot more womanly built. Her hair had grown slightly, but not that much and it remained in its spiky state.

"Aww, Allen, you're such a spoil sport," she moaned childishly as she wraps her hands around my neck, "how about we have some fun before I tell you?"

I stare down at Rhode, trying my best not to show any kind of emotion. I want to know what she meant by 'fun'. It could be anything in her book and from that seductive look on her face I don't think I wanted to know what kind of fun she was talking about. I sighed deeply and try to change the subject.

"Shouldn't you be in school, Rhode?" I ask her as she rests her head against my chest "and won't the earl kill you if he found out you were associating with an exorcist such as myself. And even more so when it's me."

"Yeah? Well, the earl doesn't have to know now does he?" she asked me as she pulled away "besides I left with my uniform on so that he'd think I was going to school. To be honest, I just bunked off, sending an Akuma in my place. It's amazing what an akuma can actually do to be helpful."

With that she tugged on my arm and I followed her through town, not knowing exactly why I was following, but on guard if it was a trap.

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Now, what would you do if one of your archenemies called you into town to talk to you? And then all of a sudden the whole talking thing turns into a nice old shopping trip or a stroll through the town? Well, that's exactly what's just happened to me. Rhode didn't tell me anything about why she wanted to talk to me or anything. Instead, she dragged me into town and started to have a look through some of the stuff around here. She wanted to go on some of the rides around here and I ended up paying for them. It was nice to get out for a while, but I didn't ever expect Rhode to be so carefree and childish. If I said no to something she'd start to pout and make a puppy dogface

All in all, I'm actually having a nice time with Rhode by my side. She's so different from the Noah Rhode who I'm so used to fighting against.

Rhode notices that I've started to daze off and grabs me by my hand with a smile on her face.

"Come on, there's a candy shop over there," she points as she pulls me along "let's go and have a look."

I smiled and ran after the young Noah girl following wherever her instincts took her. And that's how the day passed by: with me and Rhode spending time together. I didn't even notice the fact that the sun had started to go down – it was starting to get late. I'd lost complete track of time until I noticed.

"Err…. Rhode," I've gotta get back to the order now," I interrupted an excited Rhode as I pulled my hand away from hers and putting it in my pocket "It's getting pretty late and everyone will be wondering where I'd went."

Rhode stares at me for a while, as if confused by what I'd just said. Then a quick moan escapes her lips and she starts to protest that she wants me to come on one more ride with her - the huge ferries wheel.

"Please, Allen," she pleads, grabbing my elbow and tugging me "Just one more ride and then you can go home…. I promise. Please."

I look at her pleading yellow eyes and then agree that I'll only go on this one ride for today. With that a huge smile replaces Rhodes worried expression and she drags me along onto the ferries wheel.

Boarding the wheel doesn't take that long seeing as not many people were waiting to go on the ride anyway. After boarding the small cubical of the wheel it sets off slowly and before we knew it, we got a beautiful glimpse of the towns below us. The sunset looked perfectly beautiful from up here. It's red and orange rays making the sky burn in the same perfect colour as itself. I'm happy that Rhode was able to convince me to come with her on this wheel because if I didn't, I would've missed this wonderful view.

"Erm…. Allen," Rhode interrupts as she stands up next to me "I actually called you here to tell you something, but I didn't have the courage to tell you. I'm sorry about that. I just couldn't bring myself to tell you."

I turn to look at Rhode and she smiles weakly at me.

"Allen, have you been seeing anything in the mirror for the last three years by any chance? Have you felt a change in yourself?"

I nod quickly and Rhode continues to speak to me.

"That man you call your father, Mana, he was once the bearer of the fourteenth Noah's power. He was the 14th brother. He was implanted with the fourteenths power because he was one of the closest people to the 14th. But before the fourteenth was able to show himself and fully revive himself and awaken, Mana died in the hands of the Earl who heard about the fourteenth and the revival."

Rhode turns to me, her eyes hard and somehow comforting since she didn't cover anything up by smiling.

"The thing is, I over heard the conversation between Lulubell and the Earl yesterday. They were talking about the new person who was implanted with the fourteenths memory. The shell for his rebirth, revival or however you want to put it. Apparently the day of the revival is close by," Rhode pauses and looks at me and I can feel my heart sink, knowing where this was going "When I listened in, I also heard the name of the person who has been implanted with the fourteenths memory. This person was implanted as a last choice seeing as Mana was dying and the fourteenth needed a new shell and when into the body of the body of the closest person. And that person is you, Allen, you've been implanted with the memories of the fourteenth."

I stare at her, completely dumbfounded, but also in some way revealed that someone finally told me about the state I was in. Rhode smiles weakly again and takes my hand, holding it tightly for confort. I felt anger within me slowly rise. I had so many questions in my mind now. I wanted to ask her and probably even scream at hr telling her that the fourteenth will never be able to take over me. But I can't.

Somewhere deep inside, I knew that I was the fourteenth and I've never taken my anger before, so why start now? Maybe I want to scream at her because my doubts have finally been cleared. I shouldn't, but that's how I feel.

We manage to make it down the wheel safely and Rhode finally let's go of my hand. I ask her if she needs me to walk her back to the school, but she shakes her head and says no.

"The akuma are probably looking for me and if they find that I'm with an exorcist they'll probably report it to the Earl," she said as she starts to walk away "We don't want that, now do we?"

I smile and nod. Rhode smiles at me and throws her arms around me again, surprising me and making my smile widen. She hugs me tightly and then quickly pecks my cheek before taking of.

"See ya later, Allen," she screams as she turns around winks at me "hope you liked the kiss."

"Adios," I shout back at her before leaving for the head quarters "and thanks for being truthful," I mutter under my breath as I walk.

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I get back to the head quarters pretty late and the guys there start to interrogate me, telling me that if I needed anything I could've asked them instead of taking off and being absent for a long period of time. They lied to Rouvelier, the inspector, and told him that I'd gone off on a mission with another exorcist. Yeah, Rouvelier is still around with Link and they can't get off my case. I hate it, but I've learnt to deal with it.

I walk into my room and fall on my bed, face first. I lie there, just letting my mind flow trying to relax. Trying to forget about the fourteenth. To forget about this whole thing. Then I open my eyes and see a mirror nearby. It reflects the fourteenth back to me and before I know it, the mirror had shattered with shards of it on my bed and some in my hand with blood dripping from it.

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I put in quite a lot of effort into the whole Allen and Rhode thing, but started to lose it when it came to the fourteenth so I stuck to some of the real things in the manga.

Well, that's about it. There'll be more updates from now on coz it's the summer holidays for me. YAY!

But only if you guys review…. Please.