AN: New Cross x Allen ff story. I dont really know how I came up with this... It was supposed to be kinky this first chapter but went SOOOO far off track... so yeah...
One lover sat in the lap of the older red headed man who wore all black. The snowy white hair and pale skin was a bright contrast of all the black both lovers wore. The younger white haired lover wore a black low cut backless dress with slits up the sides that was tied around the slender neck of the younger one who also wore black open toed high heels with straps around their ankles. The one in the dress was looking at their long black nails with their legs crossed elegantly.
"What did you break a nail?" The red head asked his deep voice pulling the younger one from his thoughts as the older one took a hold of the much smaller slender hand examining the perfectly maintained nails.
"No. I was just bored." Allen replied looking to his hand that Cross held still looking at his nails.
"What this party is boring you?" Cross asked with a smirk. They were currently at a party that a lot of higher class people were attending simply to be social. Allen didn't understand why rich people needed to be so "social" and always have parties. Then again it was probably to gossip and show off all their money. If Allen had known Cross was rich and that he would have to attend all these boring stupid parties he might not have agreed to start seeing him.
"Isn't it boring you?" Allen looked to Cross staring into his deep red eyes. Cross cupped Allen's cheek before pulling Allen into a kiss. The kiss took Allen by surprise at first but he gladly excepted it. The kiss was slow and gentle at first but quickly turned heated and Allen didn't give a damn. Cross was displaying his dominance over Allen for all to see with that one kiss. Allen was his and his alone. It was also a way for Cross to further display his rebellion against social norms. Most still felt two men should not be together and no one approved of Allen being with Cross since he was a street kid with no home most of his life. When Cross broke the kiss Allen was breathing a little heavy.
"No because I have such a cute shota kitten in my lap~." Cross hummed smirking as he wrapped his arm around Allen's waist. Allen pinched Cross' cheek giving him a disapproving look.
"Don't call me that." Allen hissed as he continued to pinch Cross' cheek.
"Why not~? You certainly act like one when you-" Cross was cut off by Allen pinching his cheek harder and speaking out.
"Shut up or you'll be sleeping alone for a week." Allen threatened letting Cross' cheek go.
"And where would you sleep exactly?" Cross inquired raising an eyebrow at the youth in his lap.
"You will be sleeping in one of the many guest rooms you have." Allen replied with an innocent smile as he wrapped his arms around Cross' neck lacing his fingers in Cross' long soft hair.
"Yeah no. I don't think so." Cross stated dully as he let Allen play with his hair since there was little he could do to stop Allen anyway. As Allen played with Cross' hair the red head lit a cigarette.
"Hey love birds~." A man greeted walking up to the two lovers smiling as his short red haired lover trailed behind him, both wore nice suits. Allen smiled brightly as he saw his best friend walk up.
"Lavi!" Allen called quickly leaving Cross' lap to throw himself at the other red head. Lavi smiled quickly catching Allen so they didn't fall.
"Hiya Ali how are you?" Lavi asked happy to see his friend. Allen and Lavi had been best friends most of their lives.
"I'm great. Marian is being a pervert." Allen whined clinging to Lavi pouting as he looked to Cross who was simply sitting smoking his cigarette looking as innocent as he could. But Cross trying to look innocent just made Cross look even more guilty.
"I wasn't doing anything." Cross commented looking off to the side.
"Yeah... You're about as innocent as I am Cross." Tyki chimed in laughing.
"That's saying something..." Lavi muttered as he held his friend close.
"You clearly don't know your friend there brat. He can be far more perverted than me." Cross said referring to Allen.
"Oi I'm not perverted. Talking dirty like you is perverted, what I do in the comfort of your home is something else entirely." Allen retorted still pouting as he looked to Cross.
"Our home." Cross corrected confused Allen who blinked at him.
"What?" Allen asked standing up straight as he studied Cross.
"Our home. You said 'my home', its our home. You live there too." Cross said looking at Allen out of the corner of his eye. Allen blushed a little as he stared at Cross. Both Lavi and Tyki looked to each other then to Allen who seemed...in shock.
"Right... Say... Can we leave now? I'm hungry and tired." Allen yawned as if to show how tired he was. Cross put out his cigarette standing up.
"Sure. I hate these parties anyway." Cross took Allen's hand leading gently pulling him away from Lavi. Allen told Tyki and Lavi goodbye before Cross led him to the elevators. When they were in the elevators all alone there was a sort of awkward silence between the two. After a moment of silence Cross spoke up.
"So what's wrong with my place?" Cross asked one hand on his hip as he stared up watching the numbers above the door change as they went down.
"What?" Allen asked looking up at Cross confused once again by the older man.
"You don't call where you live, our house, your house. So what's wrong with the house?" Cross clarified not looking away from the small screen displaying the floor numbers.
"Nothing is wrong with it. The house is fine. It's not the house." Allen said softly as he looked to the elevator doors with a soft slightly sad expression. "Its just... 'my house', 'our house' they aren't things I'm used to saying that's all. I've never had a house or home... not a physical one anyway."
"Not a physical one?" Cross looked down at Allen out of the corner of his eye.
"Home is where the heart is." Allen smiled up at Cross as he placed a hand over his heart. "So when I think of the house we live together at... I don't think 'that's my home'. Its when I look at you or think of you... That's when I think, 'I am home.' So there is nothing wrong with the house. The house is fine because that's where my home resides inside. The physical house is yours but you are my home. That's what I meant. I'm sorry if I confused you or hurt you earlier." Allen's smile faded away a little as he stared up at Cross gently squeezing Cross' hand which still held his own. Just as Cross was about to pull Allen into a kiss the elevator dinged signaling they reached their floor.
"Hey when we get home can we take a bath together?" Allen asked smiling brightly as he made his way to the car as he pulled Cross behind him.
"Sure. We could use a bath anyway. That place was disgusting." Cross grumbled as he allowed Allen to drag him to the car. The driver was waiting in the car for the two return so when they climbed into the car he started the car. Allen giggled a little Cross buckled his seat belt for him as they sat in the back seat. Once Allen was belted in Cross did his own seat belt telling the driver to take them home. As they made their way home Allen laid with his head in Cross' lap and Cross was mindlessly yet gently removing all of the bobby pins that held Allen's curled hair up. It was nice having Cross mess with his hair it was a relaxing feeling for Allen. When they reached the house Cross helped Allen out of the car who was practically asleep.
Realizing Allen was practically asleep Cross picked Allen up holding him bridal style. Allen whined about how it wasn't fair that Cross was still so wide awake and Cross teased about how it was because Allen was just so young. Allen whined on about how Cross was a mean old man and that he should be the one who was tired not Allen since Allen was only 22 but Cross was 40 years old.
Inside the house Cross carried Allen up to the master bedroom they shared setting Allen on the edge of the bed. As Cross went to run the bath in the attached bathroom Allen took his high heels off tossing them off to the side sighing. Standing up Allen slowly walked into the bathroom watching Cross.
"Hey... Marian...? I've been having a weird thought lately..." Allen said softly as he leaned against the doorway running his fingers through his hair messing up the curls his eyes following his fingers as he did.
"What's that?" Cross asked as he turned the water off as the tub was full.
"That...If I had known you were rich that I probably wouldn't have agreed to start dating you... if that's what we are even doing." Allen replied walking over to the sink picking up his hair brush brushing out his hair properly.
"What do you mean 'if that's what we are even doing.'?" Cross demanded softly as he watched Allen in the mirror. Setting the hair brush down on the sink Allen looked to Cross in the mirror as well.
"Well... I mean... I don't know. I don't know what dating is really like. I've never done that sort of thing before. But isn't it along the lines of going out on dates? Like going to the movies or to the amusement park stuff like that? But I guess with you being older and more mature its different huh?" Allen said softly his expression gentle for a moment after he spoke before he chuckled softly. There was always something about how quick Allen was to laugh things off that bothered Cross. Like he was still wearing that mask he had from living on the streets.
"Is that what you want? I know you don't like the parties and such... If you want to do something you should say something. I'm not a mind reader." Cross commented as he walked over to Allen leaning against the sink.
"But I did." Allen said looking up at Cross. "I mean... yeah sometimes I would like to go to the movies or something with you but I know you are so busy and have to maintain a professional image so I don't ask... I know you take me shopping sometimes but I don't really like that..." Allen was going to continue explaining himself but Cross cut him off.
"You don't like shopping?" Cross was surprised and confused by that. If Allen didn't like it why did he always agree? Then again... he shouldn't be so surprised. Allen always agreed to whatever Cross suggested or said they had or should do.
"No but it's time I get to spend with you so I say yes and agree to one thing for you to buy me because I figured it would make you happy. You always pester me to let you buy me things but things aren't really what I want. Which is why I asked for the bath with you. I just want time with you. That's really what I'm trying to say. I just feel like... we skipped the dating part and went to... almost like a marriage. We're like some married couple who don't go out and spend time together. Yeah we go to those parties but that's more like work or something." Allen started to wipe the lip stick he was wearing off along with the eye shadow. Yes Allen went all the way when it came to cross dressing with the make up and styling his hair. And with his rather girly appearance it worked rather well for him.
"Married couple? Geez... So I'm the terrible husband who doesn't give his wife enough attention?" Cross asked looking at Allen, he was joking but Allen took it seriously.
"No that's not what I'm saying at all. I'm just saying..." Allen sighed looking down at the sink. "That I'm happy when we are at home together but it seems like only such little time we spend together both here at the house and when we are out. So... well I guess that does paint you to be the absent husband... I'm sorry. I can't word what I'm feeling. It's just making it worse." Allen sighed again.
"I get what you're saying. You aren't happy with how we spend our time together. I do tend to leave you alone a lot. And when I do pay attention to you its to take you to those parties so I'm not suffering alone or its in the bedroom at night for the most part. I suppose you're right when you compare us to a married couple but its more like you're the mistress and work is the wife." Cross commented putting his cigarette out in the sink.
"I don't want a bath anymore." Allen walked out of the bathroom to the closet pulling out a long night shirt. Taking off his dress Allen set it in the dirty clothes hamper before pulling on the night shirt Allen climbed in to bed laying on his side with his back to the bathroom.
"Allen..." Cross said rather softly as he stood in the doorway watching Allen lay in bed. He realized he had hurt Allen by comparing him to a mistress.
"I'm going to bed." Was all Allen said before he pulled the covers up but not enough to really cover his face because he couldn't sleep like that. Sighing Cross changed into his own pajama's which was just a pair of pajama bottoms nothing else. Climbing into bed Cross laid on his side facing Allen. Gently wrapping his arms round Allen Cross held Allen close and even though Allen was hurt he accepted Cross' embrace.