AN; I uh. Kind of decided to rewrite my Noah!Allen fic. I think my writing style has developed a lot since I began writing some of these things, and as I reread through them I realize...WOAH THIS REALLY FAILS A LITTLE BIT.

So. I'm going to redo it. I'll keep the general plot, but change the name. And change a few things in it. I hope you all like the new version better than the older version. And I'll get updates out as soon as possible because I'm motivated for this!

I don't own DGM. If I did, Lenalee would have longer skirts, Komui would lock her in a room for the rest of her life or let her be with Lavi, and Allen would become a Noah and join the Noah Family and be forever happy with Tyki and Rhode. I ship him with both Tyki and Rhode because he's adorable with the both of them.

Screaming and an explosion, followed by a despairing cry from a broken hearted child. The sound was terrible and heart-wrenching, as if the entire world was crashing down around him and didn't exist. The cemetery in which the worst day of his young life had transpired was dead silence, not even the wind rustling the tree branches before him.

The traumatized white-haired child simply lay back against the tombstone of his deceased foster father, blood running from one eye and tears running from the other. He wasn't looking at anything, but his gaze was upon the smoldering pile of ashes that had been the Akuma his father had become. Why. Why. Why. That simple question flashed through his mind.

Time passed...an hour, maybe two hours before somebody finally took notice of the child there. He was approached by a tall red-haired man with an odd golden creature sitting upon a hat. He wore an ornate costume trimmed in gold, and he was smoking a cigarette.

"Allen."

He vaguely registered the name, remembering that it was his own...he'd been named after the terrier, right? Mana's dog who had been beaten to death by a rival performer in the circus they'd met him...His head tilted upwards towards the man, only half-listening to what he was saying.

Stupid brat. He ought to be listening, he was after all, the key to winning the war against the Earl. He pulled out his cigarette and sighed. "There is no freedom for an Akuma's soul. They are trapped within it for an eternity, forced to obey him. The only way to help is to destroy it." He glanced towards the child's arm and took a long drag of the cigarette, sighing. "Being born with an anti-akuma weapon...what a destiny to carry...You have been given a destiny by God. Would you like to become an Exorcist?"

Allen spoke for the first time the voice coming out hoarse. "An exorcist?"

"A soldier for God. To fight the Akuma, to end their suffering. You may call me 'Master Cross." The red-head continued, leaning over to pick up the child...only for the child to react suddenly, moving with odd speed for an injured child. "There is no God. If there was...he wouldn't have taken Mana from me! If there was a God, I would have had a loving family...and a home...and I wouldn't be a freak of nature. You say God gave me this...I never asked for it."

He moved away from the Exorcist General, moving backwards away from him towards the tree the Earl had once occupied before moving down towards the tomb stone. "I hate the Akuma...but I hate God even more. God is the reason why I suffer."

Cross growled, pulling out Judgement, pointing the Innocence gun at the child. "Look, brat. I'm doing this out of the kindness in my heart, so you will come with me whether you want to or not. There are a lot better things I could be doing right now other than taking care of your stupid idiot ass."

A laugh filtered from the tree and the two glanced upwards and Judgement was turned upwards towards the fat-man. "Hello, fatso. Sorry, but Allen Walker is mine."

The Earl floated down from the tree with the help of Lero and landed heavily in front of Allen. "That was well put, Allen-kun." The Earl stated, eying the boy easily with his head tilted to the side. "I thought the name Mana Walker was familiar...did your foster father happen to have a brother, Allen-kun?"

He was wary of the man that had caused his father to become an Akuma, but he answered, shrugging his shoulder. "He might've mentioned a brother...said he was looking for him..."

The Earl's eyes widened slightly. So it was the Mana Walker who was older brother to Neah Walker...that's where he recognized the name. As he glanced at the child, he could see that resemblance between him and his late Fourteenth. This was him. This was his Fourteenth. The memories would awaken in this child. Part of him wanted to destroy him here and now...but he wanted his Fourteenth back. He wanted him back so badly. He wanted this child, even if he had Innocence within him. He was young and impressionable...he would be able to mold his mind and when he awoke to the Fourteenth's memories...he would allow the Noah to surface, but make sure Neah lost. He would have his Fourteenth back by his side.

"Sorry, Exorcist. This child is now mine." The Earl stated, raising Lero to the sky to summon Akuma to fight off the General while he took the child. He knew they wouldn't be able to hold off General Cross for long, but he just needed a few seconds. Scooping the delicate child up in his arms, he began speaking. "Allen-kun, I knew your Mana's brother. Alas, he has departed from this world as well...Neah Walker was a part of my family...would you like to join our family? You said God never gave you one...but I can. I detest God, as well, you see...that is why I make my Akuma. To end the suffering God has caused."

The Earl didn't bother to receive a response from the child before hurrying through his precious Dream's door into the Noah manor before Cross finished with his Akuma. "Dearest, Allen. Welcome to the Noah family! Before you meet the rest of us, you need to get cleaned up. My my, what a mess you are!"

Back at the cemetery, Cross had just dispatched with the Akuma and as the spent bullet cartridges fell to the ground, Cross swore in about every language he knew. "Damn it, Allen. Stupid boy. Bah. Like I wanted an idiot apprentice anyway," with that he stalked off to drown out his failure in alcohol, women, and then figure out what to do next.

While Cross was getting drunk off his ass and hitting on every woman in sight, Allen Walker was going through probably the most traumatizing thing of his life besides turning Mana into an Akuma. Having the Earl dress his injuries, give him a bath, and change his clothes for a meeting with his new family.

He was sitting on the edge of the Earl's bed, watching the Earl trying to unravel bandages to be able to dress his injuries with them. Having already given the boy a bath, the Earl had given him a needed scouring until his skin was red and squeaky clean. He'd dressed the boy in an adorable outfit, black dress pants, a white shirt with a red tie and a grey vest over it. He brushed through the child's knotted hair…but trying to unravel the bandages had proven unsuccessful after he managed to tangle up one of his Akuma maids in it, so he just settled for cleaning the injured eye and providing an eye patch to wear over it.

The Earl pulled a pair of white gloves over the child's hand and then took him by the hand. "Come on, Allen-kun. It's time to meet the family. They're waiting for you in the dining hall. There's food there for you, as well." From the looks of it, the child didn't eat as much as he should, so he needed lots of food to get big and strong, just like him!

Allen was bewildered by it all…this man, who had come to him with promises of returning his foster father to him was taking him to his family to introduce him. He was confused, but happy at once. He was a bit at peace with it all. Like he was finally home. His hand tightened unconsciously around the Earl's much larger hand as the doors to the dining hall finally opened. "Good evening, everyone. I would like to introduce a new member to the family, Allen Walker."

Allen stepped forward and bowed politely, his voice quiet and stuttering. "I-i-it's nice to m-m-meet you all."

The first person to do anything was a blue-spikey haired girl who lunged forward and wrapped him up in her arms. "He's so cute!" She began to spin with the child in her arms happily. "I'm sure daddy will love him too! Right, Millenie?"

She took the boy by the hand and lead him to a chair next to her and began pointing to four other people sitting there. "Those two are the twins, Jasdero and Devitto, but just call them Jasdevi, the Noah of Bonds. The one eating candy over there looking all scowly and angry, is Skin. Don't make him mad because he's Noah's Wrath."

A curly-haired gentlemen was next to be introduced and he leaned over and tipped his top hat to the child with a charming smile. "Good evening, shounen. Tyki Mikk, at your service. Noah of Pleasure. And this charming little girl is Rhode, Noah of Dreams. She seems to have forgotten to introduce herself."

"Oh!" Rhode giggled, smiling as she scooted her chair closer to Allen. "He's cute, isn't he, uncle Tyki?"

Tyki ignored what was being said and he glanced over at the Earl who had taken his seat at the head of the table. "Why have you brought this child to us, Earl-sama?"

"Well, Tyki-pon…he's going to one day awaken as a Noah! The Fourteenth Noah, the Noah of Destruction. The last one decided to be a naughty child," at the mention of the previous Fourteenth, the Earl grabbed a napkin and blew snot into it and wiped his eyes. When this happened, a small black cat leapt into his lap and nuzzled against him, meowing. "Ah…Lulubell. This is Lulubell, Allen-kun, Noah's Lust."

Rhode was now staring at Allen, her head tilted. "So…he'll become Neah, Earl?" She asked wearily. She didn't want him to try to kill the Earl again. Once was enough…it had broken her entire family.

"Not if we solve the problem before it becomes a problem, Rhode." The Earl said, stroking Lulubell's fur now in contemplation. "He also has Innocence…a parasitic type I believe. He will be useful to use in the future in the war!"

Dinner continued without a hitch, Allen felt only mildly awkward around his newfound family. The Earl was watching him the entire time, which left the white-haired child to feel a bit creeped out. As the dinner came to a close, and the various Noah left. The Earl glanced at Tyki, and then at Lulubell in his lap. "Tyki, I want you to teach little Allen how to fight and use his Innocence properly. Lulubell, I want you to tutor him in all his subjects. Have Rhode help…he'll catch up to her in no time at all, I'm sure. You will begin in the morning…good night, all. Get lots of rest, Allen-kun. You need it." The Earl rose from his chair, and patted Allen on the head. "Rhode will take you to your room."

His room? He was going to have his own bedroom? He'd never had a room before, or even slept in a real bed. At the mention of sleep, though. He felt the exhausting of the day weighing upon him. Mana, the strange red-head, the Earl…his new family. Rhode and Tyki took their new family member by both hands, and lead him down the hall way, opening a door into a very luxurious bedroom. The room was decorated in the Victorian fashion in dark red and white. In one corner of the room was a large book shelf, filled with various types of books. Allen couldn't tell, he couldn't read too well yet. Mana had been teaching him…but he was still learning.

The wall next to his bed was a bright white grand piano with a white cello laying on top of it as well as a violin and various other musical instruments Allen couldn't even begin to describe. He glanced at Tyki and Rhode. "This is my room?"

"Don't you like it?" Tyki asked, lighting up a cigarette as he glanced around.

"It was the previous Fourteenth's room, Allen-kun…" Rhode said with a smile as she glanced around, remembering all the times the Fourteenth had played music for her with those same instruments. Nobody had gone in there since his betrayal. They had a new Fourteenth though…

Tyki helped Allen get ready for bed before he and Rhode took their leave, leaving Allen alone in bed.

It was the first time he'd been alone since the Earl had picked him up. The room was gorgeous…and his. He had a family that seemed to love him. They'd explained everything to him…and he wanted to fight with them. Humanity had hurt him too many times for him to forgive.

For the first time, Allen felt happy and at home with the Noah. Like it was where he had always belonged.