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A/N: This won't be one-shots but one full story. Each chapter = 1 day in the story

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Misunderstanding

6 a.m. Kanda was walking in the corridor to the training room as he did every morning. As usual, he walked past Allen's room. As usual, he didn't expect the moyashi to be awaken so early, thus he certainly didn't expect to hear sounds coming from the room.

Unfortunately, this morning proved him wrong.

"… you for coming, Lavi." Kanda could hear the boy's voice through the door.

Kanda stopped, slightly surprised by this unusual event, then frowned, thinking that it was none of his business why Lavi was in Allen's room and resumed walking. But then again, he couldn't help getting curious about what was so important for the moyashi to call the rabbit so early in the morning. At the same time, Kanda knew it was bad to eavesdrop and above all, he certainly knew that it was not like him at all to eavesdrop.

Nevermind that, today would be an exception. After all, it was already unusual for Allen Walker to invite someone to his room at 6 a.m., so it was only right if Kanda also broke the routine today.

So after two minutes of indecision, Kanda went back to Allen's room and leant against the wall, listening to Lavi and Allen's conversation.

"… won't take more than five minutes, so I'd like you to listen to me without interrupting me. It'll be easier for me and quicker for you."

Now Kanda really started getting curious. That was Allen's voice. He could hear the boy breathing in deeply, then speaking:

"First, I want you to know that I've been thinking about what I'm going to tell you for months, so I'm really serious about and I hope you'll believe me. I'm not asking you for any answer right now, I just want you to listen, that's all."

Kanda heard the boy taking a new breath in, and impatience rose within him. 'Just stop that useless crap already!' he thought.

"Ok, here I go. Since I arrived at the Black Order, all of you have been supporting me, and particularly you, even if you never really showed it. Think what you want, but I believe that despite your I'm-not-supposed-to-have-emotions appearance, you're a normal human being, with feelings. Just remember our first mission, we fought pretty well together, right? Anyway, what I wanted to tell you is…"

Silence.

Kanda swore silently. 'Five minutes, like hell! This is turning into a endless monologue.' Anyway, he'd already listened that far, he might as well stay there to know what was taking the moyashi so much time to say.

"… that I've taken a liking to you. I mean, a real liking to you. I… I don't know if you get my point… it's…"

"Just say it." Lavi cut him.

The Japanese man couldn't see, but he was fairly sure that Allen had to be blushing as he pronounced his next words:

"It's… kind of hard to say it, even if it's you…"

Kanda heard enough. He shouldn't have listened, he knew it, even if he didn't care about the moyashi's personal life. Yet, as he resumed walking to the training room, his mind was troubled. Not much, but enough to confuse him. Was it because he'd just learnt that Allen had feelings for the red-haired? Certainly not. Or maybe?

Meanwhile, in Allen's room:

"It's… kind of hard to say it, even if it's you…" Allen said, looking away from Lavi.

"Geez, Allen! I'm telling you he's totally clueless when it comes to someone's else feelings, so you must tell him clearly to make sure he doesn't get you wrong. Now, even if it's me right now, think that it'll be him later, so try again." Lavi encouraged the silver-haired boy.

"Ok." Allen took a deep breath for the third time, then, looking straight at Lavi, said:

"I love you."

Silence followed. Then Lavi burst out laughing, making Allen felt pretty uneasy.

"What? What's wrong again?" he asked the red-haired with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"Nothing! It's just that… that it sounds so unreal that I couldn't help laughing. Sorry Allen!" Lavi replied as he tried to calm down. "But really, the face you were making could make anyone melt, even him!" he added, still chuckling. "Hey, hey, don't sulk, Allen! I'm sorry, I came here to help you but it seems I'm not really helping, right?"

"Yeah… not really…"

"Ok, I'm sorry." Lavi apologized again. "Let's get back to the topic. Well, I keep saying that you're playing with fire, Allen. You see, even I have no idea how he could react if you tell him what you told me. He could simply slice you to bits as soon as he hears you saying that you like him, which wouldn't surprise me."

"Now you're really not helping me at all." Allen replied grumpily.

"I'm just trying to prepare you for the worst. Let's say he doesn't react well; what do you do?" Lavi asked seriously.

"I run away?"

"That's the whole point. You said you just want him to know about your feelings, right? So how about you simply tell him in a short sentence then leave with a big smile before he can realize what you said?"

"You mean something like: 'Hey Kanda, just so you know, I love you. But don't mind it. See you!'?"

"Well, maybe not that blunt, but why not?"

"That won't do…." Allen sighed. "It's totally lame…"

Lavi scratched his head.

"Yeah, you're right." He said. "Listen. You wanna know what I really think?"

Allen nodded.

"Just don't bother too much about it. Whenever you feel like it, just go and tell him what comes to your mind. The more natural, the better. It doesn't mean he won't slay you, though."

"That's why I called you here…"

"Yeah I know. Listen, just go tell him when you feel relaxed, that's all."

"How the hell could anyone be relaxed when facing Kanda?" Allen asked sarcastically.

"Well, at least you're the only one who manages to fight with him while remaining alive, so telling him you like him shouldn't be much harder." Lavi said matter-of-factly.

"No, I can't do it." Allen shook his head. "He'll definitely kill me."

"Then I'll tell him."

"No! Lavi, don't do it!" the boy immediately exclaimed. "There will be two deaths if you tell him."

"I'll let you choose then." Lavi went on, grinning. "Either you do it, or I'll make sure he knows."

Allen sighed deeply.

"…Fine. I'll tell him somehow." He said, resigned.

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For the whole day, Allen tried to find an opportunity to talk to Kanda alone, but weirdly enough, every time he wanted to approach him, the Japanese man seemed to disappear from his sight in less than two seconds. It may have been Allen's imagination, but Kanda looked even more pissed off than usual; and it was as if he was avoiding Allen.

"How am I supposed to tell him anything if he keeps disappearing like that?" the silver-haired boy muttered to himself. "And if he's already in that crappy mood of his, I can't imagine how it'll be if I dare tell him that I…"

Allen kept the end of the sentence to himself. Sometimes, he couldn't bring himself to believe that he had feelings for a person such as Yuu Kanda; it was like asking for certain death, in a way. When he thought about where, when and how did he started feeling attractive to the Asian man, his memories brought him back to their first mission together. That mission where Kanda had warned him right at the beginning that, would he be in trouble, he'd let him die on the spot; that same mission where Kanda had saved him from the Akuma despite what he had said; that same mission where a bond had appeared for the first time between them.

"Fine." Allen gathered all his courage and determination, and headed for the training grounds, where Kanda would certainly be at that hour of the day.

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For the whole day, Kanda kept thinking about the conversation – if you could call it a conversation – between Lavi and Allen, even now as he was training in the forest. He kept repeating to himself that he didn't care about the moyashi's feelings, so why was he so upset? And as to annoy him even more, for the whole day it seemed that the brat kept popping up out of nowhere, wherever Kanda was. But it was certainly his imagination.

As he was having a break, his thoughts started drifting towards the silver-haired boy. Annoying, irritating, exasperating boy. Kanda despised him. So why, hell why couldn't he stop thinking about him? Why was Allen Walker the only one who could make him lose his temper so quickly?

Kanda punched the tree next to him, frustrated. Enough distraction. He grabbed his sword and resumed training. Unfortunately, only five minutes after, a silhouette came running to him.

"Kanda!"

The Japanese man didn't answer as he kept wielding his sword. 'What the hell is he doing here! Damn Moyashi!'

"Kanda! Can I have a word with you? It won't be long."

The said Kanda cast the boy a pissed off look, which didn't seem to scare the latter, and sheathed back Mugen.

"What?" he snapped.

"Hm, well… hm… I'd like to talk to you just a minute. Hm…" Allen stuttered.

'And here he goes again.'

"Damn it, can't you talk normally? What's the problem with you since this morning?"

"Morning? What do you mean?" Allen asked, intrigued.

Damn. Kanda hadn't realized that he'd talked out loud.

"What do you mean?" Allen insisted.

"That you've got problems talking with others."

"But I didn't see you for the whole day!"

"Lucky me. Well, how about you go back to that stupid rabbit if you want to talk?" Kanda said dryly.

"Back to…" Allen's eyes widened. "Kanda, did you happen to hear Lavi and I this morning?"

"Che, you talk so loudly anyone could hear you." Kanda lied.

"Then… then…" the silver-haired boy didn't know what to say. Kanda heard? Meaning that…

"Just freaking stop annoying me and go back to your dear Lavi whom you like so much." Kanda didn't sound right, and he knew it. 'What the hell is wrong with me?' he thought as he walked past Allen to go back inside.

Even Allen could tell that Kanda was more pissed off than usual. And what did he mean by 'your dear Lavi whom you like so much'?

Oh no. It didn't take too much time for Allen to understand what was going on. But it was already too late, as Kanda was already walking back to the building, leaving Allen behind.

"Kanda!" he called. 'Oh no, no, no. Please don't tell me he believes what I think he believes.'

Allen had to react quickly.

"Kanda, please listen to me!" he called out again as he ran to Kanda.

But the Japanese man didn't want to listen.

"Kanda, you're mistaking! Those words weren't for Lavi!"

Bingo. Kanda stopped walking for a second. He heard Allen catching up to him, before stopping right behind him. Then, a mere murmur made Kanda freeze on the spot.

"Those words were for you. Lavi was there to help me, that's all."

Kanda turned his head to the side and glanced at Allen, who was looking at the ground, obviously blushing. They remained like that for several seconds, before Kanda reacted at last.

"Che." was his only answer as he walked back inside.

Allen didn't know what to do, whether he should catch up to Kanda or let him go. Then again, there was something which surprised him: he was still alive. Definitely unexpected. And there was something else intriguing: Kanda's reaction as he thought that Allen had feelings for Lavi. The silver-haired boy had a faint idea of what it could mean, but he didn't believe it. No, that was impossible. Kanda couldn't possibly be…

Jealous?

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