(I don't own DGM, or the characters. Duh XD the song it Read My Mind by The Killers and this takes place when they are about…14 maybe? Between 13 and 15 XD. So, here it goes! Oh, and in England they really do have these island things In the middle of lost of the streets….cuz the drivers don't' like to let people cross XD;)

On the corner of main street

And that was exactly where he was, waiting on the corner of Main Street to meet up with Kanda after kendo practice. Rabi never understood why he had to take kendo at school when he spent the better part of his free time at the Order outside training, but never asked.

It was rather cold today and Rabi was getting tired of standing on the street corner waiting. …maybe Kanda wouldn't be mad if he just went ahead of him…no, no. not a good idea. Knowing Kandas since, he'd get lost before he made it to the Order. He'd only been there for a few months so he didn't quite know his way around yet…even though Rabi had only been there for a few weeks. And in those few weeks Rabi had managed to break the better part of the rules bookman had given him. Interacting with people for the hell of it, having friends, telling people more then just his name. The list went on and on. Though he hadn't broken two of the rules! He was proud of that. Never told anyone information only bookman know and never fallen in love… he hoped.

Just tryin' to keep it in line

And just as his mind started to travel to things he, as a bookman in training, really shouldn't be thinking about, Kanda appeared! Rabi promptly put his hands on his hips, trying to look like he had been waiting for forever and was annoyed. "What took you so long, Yuu-chan?" he pouted.

Kanda scowled and walked right past Rabi and started across the street.

Rabi ran to catch up with him. "I asked you a question! " Rabi called.

They stopped on the street island halfway cross the busy English street. Kanda folded his arms across his chest. "Some girl stopped me." He said.

"What!?" Rabi smirked. "So Yuu-chans got a lover, huh?" Rabi poked Kandas cheek with a gloved finger.

Kanda looked like he wanted to bite that finger right off Rabi's hand. "Hell no!" he snapped.

Rabi wiped imaginary sweat from his forehead. "Thank goodness!" he said. Then the light that told them it was 'safe', though on this street it was never 'safe', to cross. Rabi quickly slipped off a glove and grabbed Kandas hand in his own, swinging his arm as they crossed the street. "I got worried for a 

minute I had lost my Yuu-chan." Rabi was kicked in the shin then and forced to hop the three more feet to the sidewalk.

You say you wanna move on, and

"Whoever said I was yours?!" Kanda growled and broke out into a run for the Order. He really wasn't in the mood to be annoyed by Rabi right now…

Rabi rubbed his leg, still hopping after Kanda, yelling for him to wait up, though he just kept on running.

You say I'm falling behind

Rabi sighed, stopped calling after him and put his glove back on. "Your hopeless, Yuu-chan." He sighed again.

Can you read my mind?

Kanda was furiously rubbing his hand on his jacket as he ran, trying to get the 'Rabi germs' off of it. "Stupid, stupid, stupid." Kanda said under his breath. He wasn't quite sure where he was but he hoped he was on the right street, if not….well he'd be sleeping outside tonight. "Whoever said I was yours?! I don't' belong to anyone!" Kanda yelled to the empty street. "I don't' want to belong to anyone! And not you…"

Can you read my mind?

As Rabi walked beck, alone, it gave him a chance to really take in England. Right now it was rather….gray, as the weather man said. It was light out, being it was only four O'clock, but it was a gray sort of light. It had been raining for the longest time and had just stopped today. The sky wasn't blue, even in the patches that didn't have clouds. It was a light gray. There was unusually a total of six hours of 'light'. Starting at about ten and going till six. So, in short, Rabi decided England was gray. It was nice, being in the Order with all his new friends he wasn't supposed to have, but he really wouldn't mind if the Order was in some place a little brighter. And maybe in a bigger city, like London! Yes, London would be nice.

I never really gave up on breakin' out of this two-star town .I got the green light,

Rabi's face lit up again. "Yuu-chan!!" he called. Kanda was about thirty yards ahead of him, resting on a bench…or maybe he thought he was lost. Rabi chuckled as he came up on Kanda, who was glaring at his feet with his arms crossed.

Rabi put his hands behind his back and leaned down to look Kanda in the eye. "Got lost?" he asked with a smile.

Kanda glared at him. "NO!" he barked. It sounded like he thought he was, but on finding he was on the same path as Rabi, realized he wasn't and just had too much pride to say he was. 

"And get away from me!" he said, pushing Rabi away as he stood up. Kanda just stood there, glaring at Rabi.

I got a little fight

Rabi looked at him for a moment, then saw the shiver he was trying to hide. Rabi took off his coat and held it out for Kanda. "Here" He smiled. His scarf would keep him arm enough.

Kandas face went a bit pink. Rabi didn't expect that and looked a bit startled. "I don't need your damn coat!" Kanda said and turned his back to Rabi. "….'sides, you'll get cold." He muttered after a moment.

Rabis grin softened. No one had ever heard Kanda say anything nice. Everyone had told him to stay away from the boy, that he was unfriendly and didn't like people. And maybe he was, but it looked like Rabi, at least, had gotten to him a little. Rabi draped his coat over Kandas shoulders and took the lead to the Order. "Nah, I've got a scarf, I'll be fine."

I'm gonna turn this thing around

Kanda stood there for another moment. Trying to glare at Rabis back and trying to force his face back to its normal color before putting his arms through the sleeves of Rabi's coat and running after him. The coat was too big, it covered his hands and made him that much more aware how small he was for his age.

Con you read my mind?

"Hurry up, Yuu-chan!" Rabi called just as Kanda caught up with him.

"I'm right here, stupid." He snarled. Seemed like Kanda couldn't keep his kindness for more than a few words….for now.

Rabi turned his head to Kanda, to whine about how much of a meany he was being but changed his mind when he was him. Rabi gave a huge grin. "Awww, Yuu-chan looks so tiny!" he sang and lifted the hem of one of the sleeves of his own coat on Kanda. They were at least three inches too long.

Can you read my mind?

Kandas face went pink again. And he quickly tried to get rid of the pinkness. "Why do you go on so much about how small I am!? I could kick your ass, you know!"



Rabi sighed and let go of the sleeve. "Yeah, I know." He paused. "…but it just makes you that much cuter!" He was then smacked in the face with a hand and an overly long sleeve.

It was one year later, they were fourteen now, on that same street, waiting yet again, in the cold, for Kanda to get out of kendo. Rabi was recalling that day, the first time Kanda seemed like he didn't truly hate him. …it was about that time Rabi started to think maybe there was only one rule he hadn't broken…

The good old days,

He really missed then, in some ways. A lot had changed in just a year. On the up side Kanda and him were friends now! Though, in a very odd way. Rather than ignoring Rabi completely when he annoyed Kanda, Kanda would talk more to him when he was being annoyed. He knew things about Kanda no one else knew…his likes, his many dislikes, a few things about his past… it made Rabi understand why he didn't trust anyone.

But Rabi really did miss how it was when they were thirteen. Kanda was so tiny, about five inches shorter then Rabi. It made it so much more fun to bother him. And he didn't have as much work as bookman in training, though he did love the work. He just wished he had a little more time for his friends. And their weren't as many rules as bookman in training then ether. And back then, he was a little more like 'himself' rather than 'bookman Jr.'…

The honest man;

And lately….he had been thinking, maybe he really had fallen for someone…or maybe it was purely the fact it was near Valentine's Day that was making him think he had fallen in love. …though if he wanted to act on this possibly, which as bookman he really shouldn't, it would be the perfect time to…

The restless heart, the Promised Land

But…as he watched all the people on the streets, and in the Order, with other people, other people they made them truly happy… he started to wish he could have that too. And he should! As a human he had the right to love! …but as bookman he had no right. He sighed. "'You were born for this job' "he quoted the panda to himself, making sure he knew it.

And just like a year ago, here comes Kanda, with no jacket or gloves.

"Hey, Yuu." Rabi said with a wave. He had gotten into the habit of leaving off the honorific on Kandas name, which made the black haired boy growl every time it was forgotten.



"Let's go." He said, grabbing Rabi's scarf and pulling it to start him walking. Kanda kept his eyes on the ground as they walked. He seemed a little uncomfortable…

Rabi leaned his head down next to Kandas, "you alright, Yuu-chan?"

Kanda shrugged and turned his head away from Rabi's.

"Something happen at kendo? …you didn't get into another fight, did ya?" Rabi asked. Kanda had a habit of getting into fights. Only last week he came back with a black eye and a cut along his forearm.

Kanda shrugged again. "…sorta."

"sorta got into a fight or something sorta happened?"

"…sorta both."

" You wanna tell me what happened?"

"No."

Rabi put his hands on his hips. He just loved doing that, it made him feel like those far too chubby, stern nannies in the movies. "Well, too bad. You gotta tell me now."

Kanda glared at him from the corner of his eye, then sighed. He knew by now that there was no point fighting with Rabi about something like this. It would be easier just to tell him. "That girl from last year came back." He muttered.

Rabi made an over dramatic surprised look. "Trying to take my Yuu-chan away again, is she?"

Kanda snarled at him. "She said she liked me or something." Kanda muttered again.

Rabi smiled. "sooo, does Yuu-chan have a girlfriend now?" he sang, clapping his hands together.

Kanda reached up a hand and gave Rabi a smack to the head. "Hell no!"

"Aw, did you not like her?" Rabi asked.

Kanda was wishing now he hadn't brought this up at all. "How am I supposed to know!?"

"Well, you're the only one who could know, Yuu."

"I just don't know what it…" he paused and his face went a shade of red. "I don't know what it feels like…" he whispered, though not trying to whisper it.



Rabi giggled and stopped them walking by grabbing Kandas hands and turning him to face him.

Kanda looked surprised and glanced up at Rabi before realizing what he was going to do, then he started to struggle.

Rabi laughed again. "It's so cute how you get embarrassed so easily."

"I'm not!" Kanda shouted.

Rabi ignored him. "It's like…." He stopped, trying to think of the best simple words to put this in so Kanda would understand. "When you're near them, you're heart will start pounding and you'll feel a little afraid of being close to them, but you can't stand it when you aren't…" Rabi smirked. Kandas face had gotten at least three shades darker. "Is Yuu-chans heart pounding for me right now?" Rabi smiled and warped his arms around Kanda, pulling him into a hug.

Kanda jumped, not expecting the hug, nor really wanting it…

Rabi's breath hitched in his throat and his face went blank. Kandas heart really was pounding…extremely fast too. And he was shaking a little… Rabi relaxed his face into a soft smile.

"…because mine is." He whispered into Kandas ear, then felt the shiver go all the way up Kandas body. Rabi let go and Kanda stumbled back, his face still dark red. "So," Rabi said, with a smile on his face again. "Do you feel the way I feel?"

Kanda stuttered, not sure of what he was trying to say. Every time Rabi said something so bluntly, Kanda was utterly speechless. It just seemed so odd to him, to say exactly what you feel without holding back anything. "H-How should I know?!" he blurted out finally.

Rabi gave a little giggle. "You're the only one who can know." He paused then, the smile falling from his face. "Though…" he said, and took a step closer to Kanda, "I know something that might help you know…"

Kanda was getting a little nervous now. He didn't know what to do in situations like this, seeing as he had never been in one before, and he had no clue what Rabi meant…then he felt a hand under his chin, pressing upwards. He knew exactly what Rabi was going to do now…

A subtle kiss that no one sees;

after a moment, Rabi brought his lips away from Kandas, now even Rabi's face was a bit pink. Then he smiled and took Kandas hand in his own.



Kanda started to pull his hand away, but instead, after thinking about it for a moment. He clasped his hand tighter onto Rabi's, though when he did so he winced.

Rabi gave a questioning look. "Something wrong, Yuu?"

"I…." he started. His voice was very weak. He was still in a bit of shock and embarrassment from what had happened only moments before. "I got into a fight again…they did something to my wrist…"

A broken wrist and a big trapeze

Rabi grabbed Kandas hand, pulling it up to his face and rolling back the sleeve. There was a huge black and yellow burse there and his wrist was at an odd looking angle, though not one imposable for the joint.

Oh well I don't mind,

"Who did this!?" Rabi snapped. Then gently set Kandas hand back at his side.

"It doesn't hurt its fine. And I can fight my own fights!"

if you don't mind

Rabis face fell slightly. "…you better not have done this to yourself…" 'again' Rabi only thought the last part. This was one of the things only Rabi knew about Kanda. He had hurt himself in the past. Kanda had said he was 'testing' the tattoos healing power. He had told Rabi he didn't like pain…but Rabi had heard things like that, even if the person wasn't a masochist, could be addicting.

'Cause I don't shine

"No, I did not." Kanda said, somewhat annoyed. "I told you I don't like pain!" Kanda turned around and started walking for the order again, flipping his hair in the posses.

if you don't shine

"Hurry up, I got a mission I gotta be back for." He said as he walked. Rabi came running after him.

Before you go,

Rabi tagged along behind Kanda…a little scared to face him. Did Kanda take what happened seriously? When did he not take things seriously?... But now he was acting as though nothing happened…though, maybe it was for the best he forgot.

Can you read my mind?

(well, theres the first part! i have no clue how many parts it will have XD and i might just keep going with a diffrent song wonce i'm donw with this one. :33 hope you liked it and comments will make me write the rest sooner!)