Chapter Four: Look Like Us

~Tyki Mikk

Well I used to stand for something,
But forgot what that could be.
There's a lot of me inside you,
Maybe you're afraid to see.

Tyki could see Allen braking as few others could. Every time they battled the cursed Exorcist was a little less fierce. Everyone has a 'braking point' and the Noah of Pleasure was very pleased to witness Allen snap. Tyki didn't quite understand the circumstances -something about what happened to the Third Exorcists once they were useless. It probably didn't help that one of the Third Exorcists thought that the suffering of the Akuma was 'amusing.' Suffice to say, Allen's reaction was not positive, not for the Order.
He and Road had been sent to god only knew where to kill the Third Exorcists. Not half way through their battle they were convinced that their favorite Exorcist had gone mad. Allen Walker killed his Third Exorcist companion after he'd killed his injured fellow experiment. The two Noah were surprised, but curious, as well as cautious. Allen was not just their favorite, but perhaps the biggest threat to their existence. And it seemed that said snowy-haired Exorcist had just declared war on the Dark Religious Order.
Road dashed forward to tackle Allen in a hug, only to freeze in her tracks once she was nearly there. Tyki had started towards with Road. They couldn't wait to have the boy on their side.
"Why thank you, Shonen. You've done all the-" Tyki froze next to Road, not two feet from their beloved Allen. What was wrong with their dearest Allen? He... He looked like... like them.

~Allen Walker

Well I used to stand for something,
Now I'm on my hands and knees.
Trading in my god for this one,
And he signs his name with a capital G.

He couldn't believe he'd just killed his comrade. But he had. And he certainly didn't feel sorry for it. The Third Exorcists were half Akuma. Allen couldn't ignore the ingrained instinct to kill them. And he couldn't ignore their sins any longer. He collapsed on the ground.
"They're going to kill me. Execute me. Traitor. Heretic. Murderer. Judas," he said to the sky that he blankly gazed at.
It wasn't until the last minute that he remembered that Road and Tyki were present. He'd forgotten about them until they were almost next to him. He sat up, first looking directly at Road, then to Tyki.
A third pair of golden, Noah eyes stared up at them. Dead, unfeeling eyes that sooner belonged to the Dreams or Pleasure than their darling Allen. Even knowing he was a Noah, they never dreamed they would see such eyes on Allen Walker. The white-haired teen rose and turned from the two Noah. Link would find him soon. He opened a door to his Ark. Road and Tyki continued to simply stare at him.
"Well, are you coming? Or would you like to wait for the Order's babysitter?" Allen asked blandly.
The two Noah grinned and followed after Allen. The three rested in the original piano room. Of course Allen still wasn't able to trust any others with even basic knowledge of the secret piano room of the previous 14th. Allen crashed on a couch. Tyki squished in at his side, Road sat at his head. She leisurely played with hair, moving his bangs from his forehead.
"You do not have the stigmata," she observed, as she ran her fingers across his smooth brow. Allen didn't respond.
"You trust us, Shonen?" Tyki queried.
The pale Noah looked at him as if he was out of his mind, looked back to the ceiling, and replied calmly. "Previous 14th a traitor to the Noah. Current 14th a traitor to the Dark Order. Cursed. Not human, Exorcist, or Noah. Thus, hated by all. Is there any point in bothering with trust -or even fear, for that matter- anymore?"
The Dreams and Pleasure grinned like Cheshire cats and preceded to glomp the Musician: their favorite human, their favorite Exorcist, their favorite Noah.
Road returned to playing with Allen's hair and began mentally designing a room for Allen on the new, black Ark. She was sure she and Tyki could convince the Earl not to try to kill their Allen. 'Oh Allen, Allen, Allen. So much trouble,' she thought.
"Oi, Tyki," Allen said grouchily. The dark male only 'hmmed' in response as he lazily studied Allen's left arm. "My name isn't 'Shonen.' It's Allen."
Tyki chuckled. "Whatever you say... Shonen."
Allen glared at the older Noah a moment. With a rough shove said Noah found himself on the floor. Tyki looked bewildered. Allen grinned evilly. Road laughed.
"Careful, Tyki-pon. Allen might throw you overboard next time."