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Allen was walking down the hall, whistling to himself, thinking about what to eat for dinner. Suddenly he heard shouting. Thinking something was wrong, he ran to the sound.
"What's wrong?" he shouted, running into Kumai's office. No one heard him as they were all shouting to some one they all surrounded.
Allen felt his heart skip a beat. Well actually, more like four beats. He'd recognize HIM anywhere. (Capitalized for MAXIMUM DRAMATIC EMPHASIS)
Glad that no one had seen or heard him, he turned and bolted out of the room. But he saw General Cross's head turn and look at him, as he ALWAYS (CAPITALIZED AGAIN FOR MAXIMUM DRAMATIC EMPHASIS) knew when Allen was around.
"Allen!" He shouted, and everyone turned to see the white haired boy disappear.
No, he's seen me! Allen thought. He wasn't surprised when suddenly his master was beside him, but he had hoped he would have had more time.
"Allen you stop right now!"
Allen picked up speed. (Good for you)
He heard the Black Order (the building itself, I guess) running and shouting behind him. He passed Kanda walking the opposite direction, but he didn't slow. Then his master was in front of him.
Allen crashed into him and the whole world was spinning, but his master stood perfectly fine. Krory caught him before he hit the ground.
"Thank you Krory." Allen said, still dizzy.
"You're welcome Allen." Krory responded, beginning to set Allen up right.
Allen suddenly got even dizzier when the whole world whizzed by his face and he was suddenly face to face with his master, who had him by the shirt.
"Was that necessary Allen?" Cross asked in a threatening voice.
Allen laughed a fake and nervous laugh, that he hoped Cross would take as his 'I'm sorry' and let go of him.
But Cross shook him.
"I said, was that necessary Allen." he repeated, but more threat in his voice, and leaning over so they were even closer. Allen gulped and looked at the faces of his friends, waiting to see what he would say.
(Don't step in or anything guys)
"No Master, I'm sorry." Allen said, breathing a sigh of relief as he was set down.
Somewhat ashamed of what he had just displayed in front the Black Order, including Kanda, who had stopped to see what was happening, Allen tried to change the subject.
"Where have you been Master?" He asked, holding Timcanpy, who had been fluttering around.
"None of your business, that's for sure." Cross said.
Allen blew his top.
"None of my business!?" You knock me, your discipline, out with a hammer thingy, disappear for half a year, and come back only to tell me its none of my business?! Of course its my business you senial man hook..." Allen stopped when he saw Cross reaching out to grab him. He grabbed Allen by his exorcist coat and pulled him up close to him.
"That right Allen. You are my discipline." Cross growled in his face.
Bad choice of wording. OH NO, (CAPITILIZED FOR MAXIMUM DRAMATIC EMPHASIS) he's been drinking. Allen thought.
"So what I choose to tell you, is none of your business. I'm YOUR master. GOT IT?!" he practically screamed in his face. (I guess everybody is just watching this go down. Also, Cross has no shits to give about witnesses, apparently. Also, I'm sorry Cross)
"Y...Yes Master." Allen said, fulling noting the stench of alcohol on Cross's breath.
"Now, what were you going to call me Allen? A senial man hooker, is that it?" Cross asked, reaching in his pocket for something.
"Ah, no, no, I wouldn't call you that." Allen said, as he was still in the grasp of his senial master, who now, was reaching for something, that Allen wasn't sure he wanted to know what it is.
"Then what?"
Allen couldn't think of anything that rhymed with senial man hook. I mean can you? Well sure like, serial can book, but who calls someone a serial can book? And if you did, what would that person be thinking? Some thing along the lines of, 'should I thank this kid, or beat the living s*** out of em?' That's what I would be thinking. So anyway Allen, who was pretty much doomed for sighed when Lenalee stepped up. (Wow, someone finally stepped in to try to deescalate the situation. It's a teenage girl, but still)
"Excuse me Mr. Cross would you like some tea?" And Allen gulped when Cross waved her off and said, "I'm busy right now, huh Allen?"
"Jeez you treat Allen like he's your slave." Lavi said, and Allen couldn't tell if he was joking around of being perfectly serious.
Cross grabbed Allen by his hair and looked at Lavi.
"Well maybe he is, huh Allen?" he said turning back to look at him. The look on Lavi's face told Allen that Lavi had been perfectly serious and now, he wasn't happy.
"Y...Yes M...Master." Allen said, doing anything to get out of his current situation. He could see that most of the Black Order was getting uncomfortable with this, (As they fecking should be) and he wondered if they were worried about him.
Kanda, who was not interested in the situation stepped over. Not to defend Allen, but to ask a question.
"Hey beansprout, why do you look so scared?" (I mean, it actually kind of sounds like he might be trying to help. New canon, he was trying to help, he just is awkward)
Allen mentally cursed Kanda to the fiery pit of Hades. Just like him to point that out of all things. Allen thought.
He laughed another fake laugh.
"I'm not scared Kanda." he laughed.
"You aren't?" Cross growled, (wow, this man has no chill. He really doesn't care if everyone knows he abuses this actual child) and terrible, terrible images of things Cross had done to him flashed through Allen's memory.
Lavi noticed the look on Allen's face, and it was time for bff to step up to the plate, and swing his bat. Well really, his hammer.
Allen was jerked backwards and out of Cross's grip, as Lavi had extended his hammer and using it, had pulled Allen over by the waist. His hammer went back to normal, and Cross looked at the empty space that his terrified apprentice had just occupied. He looked over at Lavi, who now had his arm around Allen's shoulders.
For a moment their eyes locked, and Lavi and Cross stared at each other with such hate, that if you had walked in to the empty space between them, you would have burst into flames and been gone after a second. Guess you're lucky, huh? You can't get to them. (Why was I always talking to the reader?)
Then Lavi smiled and began to laugh. No one had seen the stare down between the two. (Really? NO ONE noticed? I doubt that very much)
No one knew about the battle that began now, and would rage on through this fanfic. The battle for Allen.