iNsAnItY

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If asked about having dinner with his biggest enemy before this, Allen would have listed off a bunch of reasons why it would be impossible and describe scenes to match. Now? Well, he was about to find out.

The newly complete Noah family sat at the table-with the obvious exceptions-joking, laughing, and acting like a real family.

Something Allen still has yet to experience firsthand.

The lively room grew silent, however, as twelve sets of golden eyes looked at the late arrivals.

Allen gulped.

Normally, he wouldn't be intimidated by the Noah. But standing in a room full of them while still injured?

"Good evening, Earl." The albino said, mustering up the courage to speak first.

Road was the first to react by jumping out of her chair and tackled the fifteen year old. "Allen-kun~!"

Stumbling back slightly, he caught the girl; setting her down gently onto the ground. Dreams only grinned, happy that the exorcist that had gained her attention was now one of them.

"Road dear, let our new family member sit down and eat. I'm sure he's hungry.~" The Earl stated, his impossibly wide grinned seemed to widen.

In response, the lolita grabbed the teen's human hand and practically dragged him over to his new seat-across from the Earl on the opposite end of the table.

Once he had been seated and the food served, things became less tense for Allen. Bonds had insisted on starting a food fight by throwing rolls at Pleasure. Their target had returned the favor with something a tad bit more messy; mashed potatoes.

After that, it was all-out war.

Which amused the albino greatly and he tried not to snicker several times before someone made the grave mistake of throwing some potatoes at his face.

Silence ensued as a menacing aura surrounded the youth-what Lavi had lovingly dubbed 'the tell-tale of Black Allen's arrival'-and a way too innocent smile adorned his face while he wiped away the food.

He didn't even need to speak for the twins to snitch on Tyki. Allen calmly thanked them and continued eating his meal-a sight that worried the food flingers. It wasn't until everyone had gone back to eating when it happened.

Tyki fell through his chair.

No, no. It wasn't because of his powers malfunctioning or anything. The cushion had suddenly gave out and fell to the ground while the legs and back remained intact.

Road and the twins were roaring with laughter, Lulubell shook her head with a tiny smile, and even the Earl snickered at the scene. Wisely held a knowing smirk as he and the fellow white haired Noah continued to eat as if the ordeal never happened and quietly highfived underneath the table. Tyki held a look of surprise before he glared at Destruction.

"Uncalled for, shounen?"

Keeping up the innocent act, the accused male tilted his head slightly with a confused expression. "What do you mean?"

"You did this!"

"It couldn't have been me. I've been over here the whole time. Besides, I wouldn't risk using my powers without familiarizing myself with them first."

Wisely held back a snort.

"Alright, alright." The head of the family held up his hands in a sign for them to stop; the youngest clearly winning this battle as an Akuma maid replaced Pleasure's chair-much to the victor's discomfort. But before the eldest could continue, something banged against the dining room doors, eventually crashing through them.

A giant gold blur was proceeded to fly into the cursed boy; knocking his chair right over onto the floor as it was reunited with its master.

"Tim!" Allen cried as he hugged the golem; his chair being lifted back to its orginal position by Wisely-who noted its occupant's lightness.

When things settled down once more, the Earl finally spoke.

"Welcome to the family, Allen-kun~!"