Disclaimer: If I owned D Gray Man, Allen would be in love with Tyki, Lavi and Kanda and he would be having sex with them every day. So it's best that I don't own it, don't you think?

Summary: We all know Allen Walker is a powerful Exorcist, but what if on that fateful night when he first encountered the Earl, when Mana died, when his Innocence first activated and destroyed his adoptive father before being 'found' by Cross. What if he was found by a Noah? How would he have changed? And so the adventure begins, from another perspective. Warnings: Lemons and some inappropriate things done to a minor

Pairings: Tyki/Allen aka Poker Pair

Warnings: Yaoi, lemons and indecent thoughts and actions towards a minor. If you don't like yaoi then why are you reading this? Also, there will be battle violence and swearing. Constructive criticism is allowed, flamers will be locked up with their flames and roasted alive.

A/N: Relax, Mates for Eternity's next chapter is almost done. I got the idea for this new story while I was cosplaying at the MinnaCon yesterday and started writing at like 2am. I find that my best work is done when I'm exhausted…wonder why? Anyway, I think this will be interesting to write and I hope you guys like it. Oh and the cover picture is exactly how I pictured this story's Allen at 15, you'll see why in the next chapter. ;p God, it was such a lucky find~! *o* Now, on with the show~!

One person's craziness is another person's reality.

~Tim Burton

"Mana!" A small white haired child wailed as he crouched over the smoking remains of his adopted father's Akuma body. The dark pieces of metal and other unknown substances disappearing rapidly as the boy clung to the dirt. The fat man with the strange smile had long disappeared, leaving the boy alone to cry for hours.

"Mana…" No sound came from the 11 year old child. His tears running dry and his heart numbing in his chest. Why? Why? My hand…this hand…hate it…I hate it! This hand that has taken everything from me!

"Areh~ What is a kid doing crying over an Akuma~?" A deep voice sounded behind the child. The white haired boy blinked at the well dressed man standing behind him, a cigarette dangling from between his grinning lips and dark shoulder length hair curling around the umber tinted skin of his face.

The man crouched down beside him, "What's your name?"

The man was met with silence and he sighed, smiling wryly as he stood again. He studied the strange cut on the boy's face, the eerie glowing red eye and finally the child's red arm. The Noah was unsure what to make of the mark and the eye but the glowing cross in the back of the boy's hand was easy.

"An exorcist, huh? I guess it doesn't matter what your name is then, Shonen. After all, you won't be leaving this place alive." The dark skinned man summoned a Tease, grinning sadistically as the child finally looked at him, eagerly anticipating the fearful look on the boy's face.

"Are you an Akuma?"

The man blinked in surprise at the inappropriately fearless expression in the small slip of a child's reddened eyes. Mismatched silver and red eyes stared at the Noah, dull and hollow with pain and guilt. Then he smiled brokenly.

"Please, kill me, Akuma-san."

The normally unflappable man almost flipped over in shock. What the hell? The Noah stared at the child with an, unbeknownst to him, adorable expression of confusion. The boy seemed to understand his confusion because he smiled a painfully serene smile as he explained in a creepily polite manner.

"You called me an exorcist. Mana said I had turned him into an Akuma. In stories, Exorcists kill Akuma and Akuma kill Exorcists. You want to kill me, right? So you must be an Akuma. Mana…Mana said I made him an Akuma…and then I killed him…with this left hand of mine. I keep trying…but…I can't get it off."

The boy turned fully to reveal the sharp shard of Akuma shell that he had been stabbing the back of his left hand with. The Akuma shard was chipped and cracked while the child's left hand was in perfect condition.

The man's eyes widened. What the hell? This kid tried to cut off his own hand. The Noah eyed the small boy with interest as he continued to speak.

"Please. I don't want to do something like this again. I loved Mana yet I killed him with this hand. I deserve to be killed, by an Akuma."

The Noah eyed the child for a while, trying to read the broken boy's expression. A long moment passed before he chuckled, placing a gloved hand on the boy's head and ruffling the soft hair with a grin. The boy looked at him in confusion as he once again crouched down in front of the boy, prying his bloody fingers from the shard and examining it.

The man leaned closer with a soft expression as he ran his tongue over the long and deep cuts in the boy's human hand, gently lapping at the fresh blood oozing from the wounds in the boy's palm. The boy winced at the sting of the man's saliva, watching in awe as the wounds began to stich themselves close.

"Here, now they won't get infected." The man smiled kindly as he wiped the dampness of his saliva from the small palm with a handkerchief, savouring the unique sweetness of the boy's blood on his tongue.

"I'm not an Akuma, I am a Noah. My name is Tyki Mikk. What's yours?" Tyki smiled disarmingly as he wiped the blood from the child's face, deciding that it might scare the boy is he licked his face. Besides, the wound on his face had already healed, appearing to clearly be a curse mark. The small child gave him an unreadable stare as his red eye slowly faded to its original silver.

"You're not an Akuma?"

Tyki shook his head.

"Will you tell me what a Noah is? And about Akuma?"

Tyki nodded, "Only after you tell me your name."

"…Allen. Allen Walker."

~Poker Pair~

"Where are we going, Mr Mikk?"

Tyki grinned at the endearingly formal title, glancing back at the small white haired child on his back, "Just Tyki is fine, and we're going to take my carriage to my brother's home. It's not far."

He had changed into his white form after getting the child's name, wanting to irritate his brother by arriving at the mansion in his scruffy attire. Allen, huh? The odd child had questioned his sudden change from a gentleman to a hobo. The wording had drawn a loud laugh from him as he heaved the child onto his back.

The boy was light and small, despite being an 11 year old and it kinda felt like he was carrying Eeez, that was probably the reason his chest felt oddly warm. As he walked to the place where he had left the carriage, the boy had told him about his adoptive father, Mana and the fat man who had offered to bring him back.

Tyki nodded to the Akuma footman as he climbed into the carriage, placing the boy in the front facing seat as he wondered why the Earl had spared the boy even after the Akuma was destroyed. The boy was giving him an adorably expectant look and Tyki quickly began to explain what Akuma were and how they were created.

"So Akuma and the Millennium Earl are bad?" Allen asked after Tyki finished his explanation. The question was already expected, because someone who wanted to destroy the world or at least all the humans had to be bad right? Tyki grinned internally at the delightful challenge it would be to convince the child to side against his own kind, Tyki shivered in pleasure, it would certainly not be boring.

"You would think so, wouldn't you." Tyki replied with a carefully calculated bitter expression. The child tilted his head to the side in an adorably confused manner that would have had Sheril squealing in perverted delight. Tyki made a mental note to make sure Allen never did that in Sheril's presence.

"The Earl and the Akuma would only be bad guys if humans were good guys, Shonen." Tyki hinted with a wry smile, correctly assuming that the smart child would come to the conclusion he desired.

"Aren't we human?" Allen asked, sounding even more confused, "I'm not a bad guy right? Tyki can't be bad, you made the pain go away."

Tyki blinked in slight surprise at how convinced the boy sounded. It was expected, in a way, that the boy would see him as his saviour of sorts but somehow, actually hearing him say that made the warm feeling in his chest grow. Must be his white side's weakness for small orphans…damn.

"Haha~ Indeed, we're not bad guys, but then, we're not just human."

Allen's eyes widened, "Not human?"

"At least, not the weak and cruel humans of this world." Tyki elaborated with a hateful grin that made Allen feel a little taken aback.

"What do you mean, Tyki?" Allen asked quietly, feeling like he was about to hear something life-changing. Tyki smiled gently at him, making his heart beat faster in his chest.

"I am a Noah. One of the thirteen Noah who existed before the half-assed humans that now crawl across this world. We Noah were once great, we had a connection to the Earth and we cared for it with great reverence. Then these small humans that had been born tried to kill us and our God abandoned us. He favoured the week creatures that were slowly destroying the world in their desire for power." Allen stared, his eyes wide as he listened to the Noah's story as Tyki unconsciously reverted to his Noah side as he spoke, his skin darkening to an umber hue and the stigma appearing on his forehead.

"Most of the originals were killed in their sleep. The few survivors, the Earl and the thirteen Noahs found a way to store their wills in blood and hid a small piece of themselves within the bodies of the Lord's chosen, Noah's family. And so the human race was all born with the potential to become a Noah. Though only 13 Noah are activated at a time." Tyki explained as he reached out for Allen's Innocence embedded hand, finally noticing that his black side had emerged again. Maybe being so near an Innocence is throwing off my control?

"I am the 3rd Noah, Joido and this hand of yours is called Innocence." Allen watched silently, absorbing what he had learnt as Tyki gently traced the green glowing cross on the back of his hand.

"The Innocence is a weapon of the humans chosen by God, to fight Akuma and us Noah." Tyki explained, watching as Allen's eyes widened.

"My hand is a weapon? That's why it killed Mana? …then…why aren't you killing me? Aren't we enemies then?" Allen asked, feeling confused and scared, not of dying but that his hand might hurt Tyki. The boy tugged against Tyki's grip. "I don't want to hurt you!"

To say that Tyki was shocked would be an understatement. Just how many times is this kid going to defy expectations? The Noah smiled as he held the hand tightly within his grasp, bringing the hand up to his lips.

"Don't worry, I'm too powerful for you to hurt me right now." Tyki murmured against the back of the boy's hand. The child slowly calmed down as Tyki lowered him hand, blushing slightly at the man's actions. Isn't that something guys do to ladies?

"O…oi…I'm…not a girl…" Allen mumbled in an annoyed manner as he shyly looked away.

Tyki smiled as he replied, "I know, but you're certainly prettier than any girl I've ever seen~"

"…S…shut up that's not making me feel any better!" The boy stuttered, blushing even harder as Tyki laughed at him for a moment before turning serious.

"The Innocence were used by the early humans to kill the Originals and there is now an organization called the Black Order who are collecting the Innocence. They also find people who are compatible with the Innocence, called adapters. These people are then trained to use their Innocence against the Akuma and Noah. They are called Exorcists." Tyki explained with a sober expression as he traced the red mark on Allen's face.

"…I'm an Exorcist, right Tyki?" Allen muttered, avoiding the Noah's eyes.

"Yes. But usually, an Innocence kills its host when they 'betray God', yet your Innocence hasn't killed you for begging me for death, so I think you're special. Perhaps you could even join our side in this war." Tyki smiled softly. The boy looked up in shock, staring at Tyki in surprise.

"Betray God? Join your side?" Allen repeated numbly. He didn't care about God but if the Earl and the Akuma were killing people, how could he side with Tyki even if the man had shown him kindness?

Tyki seemed to understand what he was thinking because he said, "Humans are cruel and terrible creatures. They destroy everything they touch and they hurt everyone around them, as I'm sure you know."

Allen stayed silent, remembering the nasty children who beat him at the orphanage, the way people looked at him like he was a monster because of his abnormal arm. He remembered the horrible matron who beat him for no good reason and the ugly man from next door who liked to touch him, back when he used to make deliveries for a fruit shop.

"We're here. I'll show you something. Something that will help you decide." The Noah glanced out the carriage window as it drew to a halt beside the large mansion. Allen stared in awe, distracted from his thoughts by the beauty of the mansion as Tyki carried him out of the carriage, the boy's small body cradled in Tyki's arms like a bride.

"Tyki~!"

A purple blur shot out from the large front doors, heading straight for the dark haired man. Allen eeped, gripping onto Tyki's dress shirt as the purple blur slammed into the two of them, knocking them onto the floor.

"Road!" Tyki groaned as he carefully sat up with a very dazed looking Allen in his lap. The purple haired girl blinked at the white haired child in her adopted uncle's arms from her spot sitting on Tyki's shoulder. Her arms wrapped around her uncle's head and her legs around his neck.

"Tyki~? Why did you bring home a little boy~? Don't tell me Tyki is into that kind of thing~!?" Raod gasped, grinning cheekily as she gripped Tyki's hair to hang down for a closer view of Allen.

"What!? No! Oww! Oww! Oww! Road! Let go of my hair!" Tyki protested as his hair was yanked painfully, grateful that Road was such a light child or his hair might come right off. The girl pouted as she released Tyki's hair and sild off his shoulder to land neatly on the floor beside them.

"So, who are you~?" Road asked as she crouched beside Allen, looking into surprised and slightly intimidated silver eyes.

"His name is Allen Walker. He's an adapter, I want to show him that our side is better than the Black Order's." Tyki stated simply as he stood up with the boy in his arms. Allen continuing to cling to Tyki's clothes, looking quite traumatized by Road.

"Eh~? Won't he become a Fallen~?" Road asked as she bounced up and began to lead them into the house.

"I'll explain later but it doesn't look like that will be happening any time soon." Tyki stated simply as they followed the girl to a big pair of doors shaped into a heart. Road nodded slightly as she skipped to the door and opened it for them.

"What you need is right through here. I'll go tell Milleni~!" The purple haired girl grinned as she skipped out of the room.

"Now, Shonen, are you ready to see what humans are really like~?" Tyki asked seriously as he placed Allen on the floor. The small child stared cautiously at the door. The pretty door suddenly appearing intimidating. Allen frowned. Keep walking, never stop. Mana, I'm scared but I want to keep walking. I need to understand, so that I can choose my path.

"I'm ready."

Tyki's grin became maniacal for a split second before he smiled gently as he led the boy through the door.

~Poker Pair~

"Adam, Tyki brought back an exorcist. He wants to convert him."

"Who~?"

"A boy called Allen Walker. He's with us but his Innocence isn't killing him."

"Betraying God yet not becoming a Fallen? Interesting, perhaps I spared him for a reason? Let me see~!"

~Poker Pair~

"Where are we?" Allen asked in a small voice as they emerged in an old run down church. Another door opened a short distance away and a man entered their view. Allen gasped at the sight of a terrifying apparition hovering beside the man.

"Tyki…what is that?" Allen shook as he hid behind the Noah.

"What do you see?" Tyki asked, watching the boy carefully as Allen described the spirit to him. After a moment, he understood.

"I see. It's the spirit of the Akuma that you are seeing. That is a unique gift, it is probably due to that curse mark your adoptive father gave you." Tyki explained, patting the child's soft white hair comfortingly with a smile. Allen gazed up at him with a surprised and hopeful expression.

"Gift?"

Tyki nodded as he nudged the boy forward, "This Akuma has a recording to show us."

"Yes, Noah-sama! The Earl gave me this recording. I have it right here!" The Akuma quickly shed his skin, revealing a rather flat looking Akuma that looked very much like a projector. Allen tried his best to ignore the floating soul and focus on the image the Akuma was projecting.

The two watched the projection, telling the story of the young man and woman who were in love and the cross that took her life. Allen sobbed silently as they watched the man curse God and agonize over his fiance's death for weeks. Until the Earl came to him with the same offer he gave Allen.

Allen watched, noting the look of joy in the man's eyes as he heard the voice of his beloved. His confused but fearless eyes as he was murdered by the woman he loved and his body was taken as her vessel. Tyki placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Do you see? The joy on that human's face as he called her back?" Tyki asked as the recording ended and the Akuma left happily. Allen nodded, remembering the joy that he himself had felt when he heard Mana's voice and making a mental note to ask later about how that Akuma itself did not seem to be in as much agony as the soul within it.

"Still…why must the revived soul kill the one who summoned them?" Allen asked in a contemplative tone. Tyki smiled, looks like he's making progress!

"The Akuma requires time inside the summoner's body to absorb the soul within it as well. The Akuma is sustained by the longing and pain of both parties, each soul holding the other to our plane of existence with a piece of the Earl's own soul as the 'glue'." Tyki explained as he pulled Allen into a different door.

The Ark gate closing just as a brown haired lady constable entered the church, chiding her partner for believing that the place was haunted.

A/N: How was it~? I hope it was intriguing and interesting~! If you've read Mates for Eternity, you might recognise the explanation as quite similar to the one that Nea gave and I know that the whole Officer Moore thing was when Allen was already 15 but I just wanted to add it here. It's my fanfic and I can do whatever the hell I want! I'm gonna address a few parts that might not have made sense here.

Okay, first of all, the way Allen is behaving. I know he seems a bit out of character but bear with me. You see, I believe that when Allen was found by Cross, the general told him everything about Exorcists and Akuma and he probably passed out, then he went into his 'not saying or seeing anything' state that Cross was so upset about as shown in chapter 206. It's like a delayed shock reaction or something.

Anyway, I think Allen is a smart kid so, running on adrenalin as he is, he'd have enough sense to make these conclusions. He's not going to break down completely until Tyki's shown him everything, only then will he retreat into himself to form his own conclusions and such like when he was with Cross. The circumstances may have changed but he's still the Allen we all know and love and I'm going to try my best not to change that.

Next, the cutting. It's not shown specifically but I think Cross showed up not too long after Allen killed Mana so he probably didn't get the chance to try anything on his own. In my version, it's been quite a while since the whole thing and I know from experience that if not interrupted, one's thoughts in such a situation usually turn from pain into anger.

Allen blames his Innocence for killing Mana and making people too scared of him to adopt him and making his parents abandon him. So, naturally, he feels dirty, having it a part of him and he wants to destroy it. However, at that time, Mana was a level 1 Akuma and we all know that a level 1 cannot possibly damage his Innocence.

Lastly, Tyki. Now, predators like Tyki generally like their prey to be wiggling and squirming and begging for mercy. So, Allen's 'I want to die' attitude is a big turn off for him, his stabbing of his Innocence and his hate towards it are interesting and Allen's reasoning is too interesting (Lenalee also hates her Innocence but she's like resigned to having it and Allen on the other hand, grew to love his Innocence so I still think Tyki would be more interested in Allen even in cannon).

Most Exorcists like Lenalee and Kanda are resigned to having their Innocence and would never lift a finger against it even though they're not even parasite types, yet Allen wants to get rid of his Innocence, even if it means dying or chopping off his arm. I think that'd be something very interesting for a Noah to witness, plus that he actually tried to hurt his Innocence and begged for death from a Noah but hasn't turned into a Fallen would make him a very interesting specimen. Also, Tyki is experiencing the desire to kill Allen because he's an Exorcist but his interest has kinda overpowered it. The Earl and Road are also interested for similar reasons and they will have a large part to play soon.

Next chapter will have more examples for Allen to see the 'horrors of humanity and he can be sure that they are real humans because of the Akuma. What will he decide? Review, even one word and I'll update faster~!