"Allen!"

The present, Noah's watched as their newest member, fell unconscious, on the back of the chair.

Adam was at him in an instant, kneeling by the child, and observing his now closed eyes. The cross on his red arm was glowing slightly, and the arm itself was twitching violently.

"This isn't good..It seems when his, father cursed him, it was a true curse.." Adam commented more to himself than the others.

"Earl?" Road asked, fully serious, "What happened to, Allen?"

"When I first found him, his father cursed him..And it seems like this curse wasn't just fake..And I have an inkling that it has to do with the akuma."

"So the, Akuma are the reason his eye changes like that? But what do you think happens?" Tyki piped up, worried.

"I'm afraid, I do not know..But as much as a I don't want to, we will have to test this with him, I just hope it won't hurt him that much," Adam muttered, rubbing his chin, thoughtfully, before scooping up the small child, and walking out of the room.

"Someone bring a wet cloth to wash off the blood," Adam ushed the others, before hurrying off, to the room dubbed for, Allen.

"Oh dear, oh dear. What do we have here?" Adam mumbled to himself, and carefully looked over the boys innocence arm, after the boy was lain on the bed.

Lulubell walked into the room in a serious manner, with a washcloth, and a small bucket of water, Tyki, Road, following behind, as Skinn and, Jasdevi were out doing small missions.

Lulubell kneeled down to the boy, and began to wide the blood tears away from his pale face, looking over the newly formed scar.

"It's a star.." Road commented, silently.

"Hm?"

"His scar, has a star on it..It seems like it would have something to do with the, Akuma.."

"Yes, it does seem like that.." Tyki agreed.

"Well, since we're all here, we should focus on the matter at hand," Adam looked around the room at his other, Noah, "His innocence."
"Indeed. What are we going to do about, Allen's innocence arm. As I can tell all of us want to destroy it.." Lulubell said, concern lacing her words, even though her features didn't show it.

"What if the, Exorcists try and take him away if they find?" Road piped up.

"That wouldn't be good..But we can't remove it, as I think it will help us in the future..But there's also the curse on his eye, as it seems it causes him, pain.." Adam said thoughtfully.

"But it definitely has something to do with the, Akuma. Did you see how it changed when the maids came into the room? It doesn't seem good.." Tyki spoke his thoughts.

Adam nodded thoughtfully, and started to walk out the door, "We should probably leave, and let him rest."
The others all nodded, except for, Road, who clung to, Allen's arm, "I'm going to stay with him, and try to soothe his dreams," she informed, and shooed the others off.

Adam nodded solemnly, and gestured for, Lulubell, and, Tyki to join him, in leaving the room.

"Oh, Allen..What are we going to do.." Road mumbled to herself and sighed. She was always close to the, 14th, especially, Nea. They just had an inseparable bond, and, Road felt that with, Allen.

Even though he had only been there for only a few days, all the, Noah's-that had met, Allen-loved him, and felt protective over him. Especially since he was the youngest, and the 14th.

Road decided to take a look in, Allen's dreams, and make sure they were alright, and not turning into nightmares.

She closed her eyes, resting her hands on, his forehead, letting darkness take over her senses.

Light flooded in but dimmed. Road opened her bright golden eyes, and noticed that she wasn't in a dream, nor a nightmare, but, Allen's mental state.

It was just a pond in the middle of dark green grass, snow littering the ground here and there. The moon shone high in the night sky, at a crescent.

The pond was pure white, and the moon reflected, black, leafless trees littered the ground, and right by the pond was, Allen, sitting at the edge, trailing his hand across the water, watching the ripples.

This was strange to, Road, as no child's mind she had ever seen had been like this. Everything was dark, and cold, and, Road hadn't seen this that often, even in adults, she rarely ever saw this.

What exactly happened to, Allen..Road was wishing, Wisely was there, as he would be able to tell them all. But for now, Road could focus on his dreams, and try to patch things together.

She lightly padded across the desolate landscape, and sat cross legged next to, Allen.

"Oh..hey.." he whispered, softly, his eyes closed.

"Hi, Allen.." Road said, watching the ripples in the water, "So-"
But, Allen cut her off, "I'm not like other kids..I'm..different.."

"How so?"

"When I was younger..I was on the streets, and had to fend for myself..Eventually, I started working in a circus, by the name, Red, as that's the color of my arm..The circus wasn't even that great, I mean..Yes, I got very little food, and terrible living conditions, but I was content with it..

I would have been perfectly fine with the rest of it, but, there was one of the heads of the circus, Cosimo."

Road noticed, Allen winced at this, pain flickering through his molten silver pools, as he pulled his knees up to his chest, hugging them tightly.

"He used to beat me every night, and especially hard when he didn't have a good performance..It was hard, but somehow..I guess I just, grew numb to the pain, and tried to ignore it..

Then I met, Mana.."

Road noticed the glimmer of wetness on the younger's cheeks.

"He was always so nice to me, and treated me really well, unlike everyone else, despite my arm..Heh, I guess be truly met when his dog died..His dog licked my hand, and actually liked me..I guess that's why I cried, and after that..Mana kinda took me in..

He sort of adopted me..and..he told me to "Keep walking, don't stop" and so that's what I did with him. The two of us traveling..it was such a happy time, but..but..that..that's w-when.." but Allen was choked on his next words, still upset about his father death. His shield cracked, and shattered, sobs shaking his small, and much to thin frame.

Road gathered him up in his arms, and held him gently, rocking him back and forth in a comforting manner.

"Y'know.." he said between sniffles, "I only told you th-this..because I know you're not actually here..this is all a dream..I'm just going to wake up, and continue living in hell, at the circus.."

A grimace mained, Road's features, as she rubbed his back. None of them had a clue what had happened to, Allen, before they found him. For goodness sake! They found him at a graveyard!

And now, he just unwillingly, admitted everything about himself, pouring out all his emotions to someone he thought wasn't actually there.

Road wasn't sure whether she should be happy or sad at this, she knew humans were low, but not this low. And to do this to a still innocence child..it was horrid!

She knew her, and the other's had to make it up. As far as she had learned, she was the second person that he had opened up to, as the first was Tyki, when he first met, Allen.

"It's okay, Allen..It's all going to be okay," Road cooed, truly feeling her heart break for their youngest member.

Allen just nodded numbly, before burrowing his face, closer to, Road. His small eight year old body, shaking ever so slightly.

Road just sighe deeply, now understanding why, Allen's mindscape was like this. She slowly faded out of the scape, back to the true reality, leaving, Allen alone once more.

But because she left so quickly, she missed when, Allen's soft cries, turned into heart wrenching sobs. And when his mindscape cracked, and like glass, shattered, revealing a blood red sky, with a pitch black moon. All around him, were red ruins, buildings crumblings, the dark grass stained with around him were nameless bodies of no one you could recognize.

In the now pitch black pond, a reflection lay, not in focus, but clear enough to reveal an insane grin, literally ear to ear, and golden eyes reflecting with pure madness, but a small glint of concern flowing in the pools of hazy gold. There was also something of pure white, but like a ghost, it was barely visible, but it surrounded the small child, trying to shield him, but the ghost of white could do nothing was watch, like the shadow in the pond.

Allen saw none of this, as he was laying in a small ball, crying his heart out. Cries ringing out on the desolate scape..

His mindscape was, just like his mask to shield his true emotions from prying eyes.

Now, both cracked..and broken.

Reality~

Road didn't know what to make out of what she had heard from the boy, when she left his mindscape. But what really confused her, was when she left the scape, a flash of red covered her vision, right before she was ejected out.

She tried to go back in, but it was like there was a wall forcing her out of the boys mind.

Road sighed, and stood up, stumbling on her way out of the room, to tell, Adam about what, Allen had told her. She turned back to glance at, Allen once more time, before exiting the room, assuring herself, that he would be fine, and she would be there before he woke.

"Adam!" she shouted out, in a completely different tone she would usually use, not even using her beloved nickname for him. None of the, Noah's ever called, Adam his actual name, unless it was serious.

He was there in an instant, "What is it?"

With a solemn look on, Road's nearly always cheerful face, she lowered her face, purple hair covering her eyes slightly.

The was when her golden eyes gleamed with insanity, and sadism, "We need to have a little talk about dear, Allen-kun, and before we found him.."

Adam understood instantly, and his own eyes narrowed, before twisting around, and heading towards his office, Road in tow.

Meanwhile~

Dim pools of silver cracked open, to see a plain white ceiling. Allen blinked, his vision clearing, before sitting up slowly, a slight ache in his bones.

And he was alone.

He was always alone.

Allen brought his knees to his chest, and hugged them tightly, sniffling lightly. Yes he was alone, but that didn't mean he could reveal his true self. His mind may have already started cracking, but that didn't mean he had to show it.

He would just keep up his calm, and happy facade-granted at times, he truly did feel happy with the, Noahs-and they wouldn't notice him.

Right?

Wrong..But he had yet to know, that he had spilled out his heart to, one of the very people he was hiding his feelings from.

He slowly slid off the bed, the headache pounding at his skull, fading to a dull throbbing.

Allen cracked the door open, and slid out, trying to make his way through the halls to find someone-anyone-else. He walked for hours, maybe even days! Actually, it was more like, one hour at most. But he was lost, and now tired, and quite hungry, but Allen was in on of the many, many halls.

With a deep sigh, he leaned against the wall, and slid down, rubbing his temples with his small hands, before bringing his knees up to his chest, and keeping his head down.

His white hair flowing down, in his eyesight, along with his red arm in sight. The only thing he couldn't see was his hideous-in his opinion-scar.

He scoffed lightly to himself, before mumbling to himself, "Look at the kind of freak I am.."

"Aren't we all?"

Allen snapped his head up, and saw a cat sitting next to him, it was the same cat he remembered was also, Lulubell.

The bell around her neck jingling lightly, her golden eyes gleaming, against the black fur, and singular white stigmata.

"What do you mean?" Allen managed to squeak out.

Lulubell began to rub against the boys leg, and began to purr when he started rubbing her fur. His knees lowered, until his legs were crossed, and Lulubell climbed onto his lap, and laid down, letting, Allen continue to pet her soft fur.

"Well, we're not exactly normal, are we?" her soft voice mewed out.

"I suppose not..but you all have each other, with your like..gray skin, and those crosses on your forehead, and gold-like eyes..And here I am, intruding on you guys.." Allen muttered glumly.

"You may think that, but you're just like the rest of us, and you shouldn't ever think you intruded in on us..I for one think you are very sweet, Allen.." Lulubell whispered, small golden slit eyes lowered, sleep tugging at them.

Allen smiled softly, and stood up, carrying, Lulubell in his arms gently, as he walked. He eventually made it to another door, and without even touching it, the door opened for him.

He cocked his head to the side, but looked to the now sleeping, Lulubell, and not wanting to wake her, he stepped through the door. He was in the white city again, that he had found the first time he had gotten lost.

The bright blue sky gleamed, and, Allen stepped into the city, the door behind him closing with a soft click.

He walked a bit through the white city, wanting to find somewhere to sleep, for both him, and the cat that resided in his arms.

Almost as if the city heard is unspoken pleas, a bright white light appeared before the boy. Allen's brain said to stay away, as he had never seen it before, but his heart tugged him into the white light.

He stumbled into the light, and reappeared in a stark white room, the bright light behind him disappearing.

The room was quite plain, except for a giant-in comparison to, Allen-white piano, and a white couch.

Thinking as it was somewhere to sleep, Allen gingerly sat on the couch, laying down, his head near the armrest, on one of the white pillows.

Lulubell stationed right next to him, sleeping soundly, Allen gently running his hand along her fur, her purrs lulling him to sleep.

Meanwhite~

"I should probably see if, the little, Shounen is awake yet.." Tyki mused to himself, and got up from his sitting position, and heading towards the room which, they had lain, Allen.

But when, Tyki phased through the walls, Allen wasn't there, and the bedsheets were moved, with the door ajar.

"Oh dear.." he squeaked, before racing to, Adam's office. Not even bothering to knock, he just went straight though the door, surprised to see, Road, and Adam both there, dark expressions on their face, now nonexistent with looks of surprise at, Tyki.

"Yes?"

"Shounen-" Tyki panted, "He's missing!"
Worry marred, Adam's face, along with, Road's.

"That's not good! Not good at all! He can get lost quite easily here, especially if he went into the ark!" Road yelped.

"We have to find him now. Who knows what could happen..Especially with, Akuma all around, and him having Innocence.." Adam worried, rubbing his temple.

"Then let's go!"

The three raced towards the door, when, Lero halted them.

"What is it, umbrella!?" Tyki snapped.

"Well, er~lero..Has anyone seen, Lulubell lately~lero?"

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Okay, sorry this chapter is a few hundred words shorter than usual, but I didn't have time to write, but next week, it'll be longer, promise! Anyways, we got some more serious things, and just to clear it up, Allen is not going to become the 14th Noah quicker, I just wanted to Ark to acknowledge him as he is going to be 14th eventually, so he gets to go in the room only he, and those he let's can go into.

Votes~

Allen x Road-21

Poker Pair/Allen x Tyki-13

Allen x Wisely-7

No pairings-3

(Few Pairings with only one vote have been left out)