Chapter 2

Allen felt his insides tear. The man hovering over him kept pounding and pounding in him while the other men touched everywhere they could, twisting his red nipples painfully and licking his member, making him moan in non-wanted pleasure. Suddenly someone hit him hard enough to crack his ribs and he screamed in pain, the men only laughing to his discomfort. When the man inside him came after hearing Allen's pain filled scream, he was soon replaced by another one and this kept going on forever. At that time Allen was only twelve and he had just tried to escape the first time with his best friend, this was their punishment. He turned his head as far as he could and looked at his best friend's, Narian's, motionless body. The boy's eyes were open but there was no light in them. Allen watched, terrified, as the strange men kept ravishing the unconscious body, moaning and rocking the limp boy back and forth with increasing speed…

"NO!" Allen screamed and sat up, he's breath uneven and he felt dizzy. That dream again. It had been months when he last time saw this and had already hoped it wouldn't come back again. He hugged his legs, tears dropping to white satin covers. Wait. Satin? Why was he in such a luxurious place? He tried to move and noticed the pain in his lower region, reminding about the happenings of last night. With a grunt he flopped back to the bed, covering his eyes in discomfort. Was this one of Tyki's tricks again?

"You're awake?" came an unknown voice next to Allen and he turned to the voice's direction quickly, afraid that there was his soon to be bed partner. What he didn't expect was a longhaired man reading a book, his eyes not even wondering to Allen's direction. Allen looked at the man's composure and felt a bit more relaxed himself, odd. There seemed to ooze some kind of calm feeling from the man and it swallower Allen wholly. He kept staring at the man until he grunted in annoyance and put his book away, turning those cold, dark eyes to him.

"You want something, beansprout", the man said and looked malicious. "You have been staring at me for a while. Say what you want or look the other way."

Allen was abashed for a moment, but when he saw the long blue hair moving a bit he remembered the events of previous night wholly.

"You helped me", Allen said and bended slightly forward, slowly as if not scaring the man away. "You saved me from Tyki, right?"

"I didn't mean to save you. I was just annoyed of the other man's face", he said and looked away but somehow Allen didn't believe in that explanation. The man looked annoyed but Allen could have sworn that the eyes gentled for a moment when he had looked at him.

"But you did save me", Allen said and bowed. "I'm sincerely thankful to you."

"Whatever", the man said, still not looking at the boy. "What's your name?"

"I'm Allen Walker", the boy said and looked at the man's face. The strong chin and the muscular body seemed to add toughness on him but Allen could tell the man would not be violent if not necessary. "Who are you?"

"I'm Kanda Yuu, call me Kanda, or I will kill you", the man said and looked furiously at the small boy, making him flinch a bit. "And I'll call you beansprout, it suits you better."

"Beansprout?"

"It means-"

"I know what it means", Allen said and crossed his arms over his chest. Assumedly he had guessed wrong. There was no kindness in this man, he was just purely annoying!

"Are you in any pain?" Kanda asked and looked at the boy, observing his slow and edgy movements.

"I-I'm fine", Allen said despite of his hurting back. There was no way he would make the stranger worried after he had been saved. That would definitely ruin the moment.

Before Allen could react, Kanda had bent forward and touched the boy's forehead. Allen first twitched in fear but after noticing the man was not going to hurt him, closed his eyes and enjoyed the cool feeling of the hand.

"You're running a fever. I guess the man really did break something while he rammed into you."

Allen's eyes flew open and he slapped the hand away, his eyes reflecting only pure terror.

"D-don't touch me", he said with a quiet voice and pulled himself away from Kanda, suddenly feeling very dirty. The man looked a bit annoyed when he pulled away and offered a couple of pills to the boy.

"Take them. It should lower the fever", Kanda said and put the pills on the bedside table. "They're just painkillers." Then he walked out of the room, leaving the confused boy after him.

Allen watched after the man, wondering what he should think. Was the man trustworthy or no? Part of him really wanted to trust the man, while the other, much larger part wanted to run away. He stared at the pills for a long time, wondering if he should take them or not. They could be painkillers or they could be drugs to make Allen easier to ravish again, not that escaping would be easy in his current condition either. Seemed like the only way to know for sure was to taste them. He thought that if the man wanted to hurt him, he would have done it already and put the pills on his tongue before swallowing. He held his breath, waiting for the familiar, dizzy feeling to appear. It didn't. Relaxed, he lay back on his pillow and was soon asleep.

When Allen woke up again, it was dark outside. Somebody, Kanda maybe, had pulled the covers over his shoulders and switched off the lights. A calm music came from outside of the room and Allen stood up, noticing that his body still hurt a lot but the pain seemed to melt away the longer he listened to the music. He walked to a large corridor, the music growing louder by each step. When he reached the right door, he carefully opened and saw Kanda playing a piano with calm expression, his eyes closed and fingers dancing on the keyboard. Allen just stood there, finding the calmness taking over his whole body again. He closed his eyes and felt like floating on mid-air. An image of a calm blue ocean came to his mind and he felt like he flew over it, seeing every little fish there was, sparkling in every color of the rainbow. He smiled happily until a strong arm held his shoulder and shook him gently. Allen blinked twice and saw the blue-haired man in front of him. When had the music stopped?

Allen looked at the man in front of him, and boy was he tall! Almost two feet longer than him! No wonder the other wanted to call him beansprout. By his side Allen felt himself being smaller than ever, the muscular body being almost twice as his side.

"What do you need?" Kanda asked and looked directly at the boy's eyes.

"I…I…" Allen struggled to find any words, averting his eyes in shame. He was still partly in his wonderland. "You play nicely."

"Just a hobby", Kanda said and closed the piano's cover. "Are you hungry?"

"You want me to eat?" Allen asked and for Kanda the question sounded very strange.

"What?"

"Are you offering me food?" Allen looked a bit reserved, taking a few steps back as if ready to run away in any moment.

"Yeah. What else, dirt?" Kanda said and laughed at first but when he saw the boy's serious face, he stopped. "Wait, you don't usually eat food?" Where had this boy been living?

"Only occasionally when I have behaved extremely well", Allen said and his whole figure collapsed. His shoulders slumped and he pressed his head down in reflex, behaving just like he had been taught.

"What do you mean?" Kanda asked. The boy opened his mouth when suddenly his stomach growled. And not a small growl, but that big one that sounds like a bear. Kanda stared for a moment at the boy and then laughed his lungs out. Allen blushed and stared at the laughing man, feeling funny himself too. Normally he would have been yelled at, but this situation seemed so relaxed, he let out a little smile.

"Come on, beansprout, I have just cooked", Kanda said and guided the boy to the kitchen. He gave Allen the chair while he took the food out of the oven.

While Kanda was working with the food, Allen looked around. The house was very big but plain. There wasn't much stuff inside, but still it felt cozy. The living room was covered in white and black, the contrast bringing a sense of modernity to there. In the middle of the room was a white, large couch that seemed to control the space. It didn't look like a girl had decorated it though and he wondered if Kanda lived alone.

"Do you feel any pain anymore?" Kanda asked and looked a bit concerned though he managed to hide it pretty well. "I can get you a pillow if you want."

Allen blinked twice and said then with a smile: "I'm fine, thank you." The pain wasn't actually any better than before, but he didn't want to bother the other man. Somehow Kanda still saw right through him and gave him a soft pillow. Allen thanked and sat on it, the pain easing immediately and he let out a relieved sight.

They ate in silence, Kanda exploring every movement the kid made. He ate in such a speed Kanda wondered how come he didn't choke. Maybe the boy really didn't get to eat too often and was now afraid the food would be taken away from him if he ate any slower. Kanda also noticed some scars showing under the long sleeves of his night shirt. He wondered the boy had noticed his clothes had been changed and it made him chuckle, quickly covering it to a cough, not wanting the boy to notice. There was also a very large scar over his left eye and his hand seemed like it had been burnt. He wanted to ask about them, but decided it was all too sudden. Some day he would definitely ask about them though.

"YUU-CHAN!" came an unexpectedly loud voice from outside the apartment and soon there were two people inside Kanda's kitchen. The other was a happy-looking boy with a red head and eye-patch over his right eye and the other was a very beautiful girl with a long, a bit greenish hair. They both smiled and came directly to them. Allen gave a scared look to Kanda and saw that the man wasn't as happy as the others. He started to sway nervously, ready to run away if he needed to.

"Don't. Call. Me. By. My. Name!" Kanda gritted his teeth and grabbed the red-heads collar strongly, lifting the boy from the ground. "Rabbit!"

The boy just laughed and soon Kanda released him, turning his back to him in annoyance. "I missed you, Yuu-chan!"

"Shut up!" Kanda yelled and was ready to punch the boy, when the girl went between them.

"Kanda, calm down", she said and Kanda calmed a bit, his eyes still fixated on the boy's.

"Lenalee, please, let me kill him", he said and cracked his fingers. "I would make sure it's as painful as possible."

"You don't really want to do it, right. And Lavi, stop teasing him", Lenalee said and turned to the red-head-boy who was still laughing.

They all stood there, none of them saying a word but there was no tension between them. It was like words weren't necessary.

"Who is he?" Lenalee asked suddenly, breaking the silence, and pointed at the boy next to the table. Allen stilled for a moment and felt the blush growing on his face, lowering his head immediately after seeing Kanda's annoyed face. He wasn't sure if the emotion was pointed to him or not but didn't want to take the change. Too many times he had experienced the consequences.

"This is Allen", Kanda explained and stood beside the flushed boy, placing his hand assuringly to his shoulder and making the boy seemingly relaxed.

"He's so cute!" Lenalee shouted and bent in front of the boy. "I'm Lenalee, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too, miss", Allen said with a quiet voice and blushed even deeper shade of red. This kind of outgoingness was new to him but he didn't hate it. It was like the girl wanted to be his friend.

"Oh, he is so polite", she said and playfully poked at Kanda's ribs. "You should learn from him."

"I'm Lavi", the red-haired boy said and stretched put his hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too", Allen said with even quieter voice.

"Where do you live?" Lenalee asked and sat to the table next to the boy. Allen stilled, all the color disappearing from his face. He looked at Kanda, not knowing what to do.

"He's staying with me for the time being. I saved him from the streets", Kanda said and looked with warning eyes at the two persons. Lenalee nodded and shut his mouth with a smile, but Lavi didn't get the hint.

"So, you're a run away?"

"Lavi!" Lenalee shout and kicked the boy's leg. Lavi let out a loud yelp and bent over, holding his throbbing limb.

"Ouch, that really hurt, Lenalee!"

"You deserved it", Lenalee said and smiled. "So, Kanda, when do your lectures start?"

Allen stared at the three friends and felt calmer by every moment. They didn't ask many questions from him, which of he was grateful. He wasn't used to talking with people so he didn't quite know how to react and was happy by just listening to them. It seemed that they were all from the same school and that Kanda and Lenalee were childhood friends.

After three hours the two finally left and Kanda dropped to the couch, rubbing his temples. Allen stood next to him, wondering if he should say something. The man looked very tired.

"I'm sleepy", Kanda suddenly stood up and walked to his bedroom. Allen followed, not knowing what else to do. Kanda didn't say anything when he went under the covers and shut the lights. Allen still stood next to the bed, too afraid to talk. After a while, Kanda sighted and switched the lights back on.

"Do I need to tell you everything you have to do?" Kanda said, his blue eyes shining from anger and tiredness.

"I'm sorry. I was just wondering where I should sleep, but I'll just sleep on the floor. Sorry to bother you", Allen said, his voice quieting with every word. He pushed his head down and squat down to the floor quietly and careful of not letting out unnecessary sounds when his back ached. Kanda watched as the boy went to fetal position, hugging himself and closed his eyes, shivering slightly from the cold and his fever. Kanda just stared at the boys back rising with his deep breath and waited if the boy realized how stupid the action was himself. After a moment of staring the immovable figure on the floor he sighted and lifted the small boy off the ground, taking the kid next to him. Allen stared at Kanda with large eyes, confused, but did not fight back.

"I can't let you sleep on the floor", he explained and switched the lights off again. "And nobody sleeps on my couch, so this is the only acceptable place."

Allen was frozen. The gesture was so nice he didn't know how to react. Nobody had ever done anything so nice to him without wanting something for return. He felt the tears pile up to his eyes and quickly wiped them away, turning his back to the man so he wouldn't see. He listened Kanda's calm breathing and smelled his scent. It was all very calming and Allen felt himself relax more and more every second. he knew he shouldn't get used to this feeling but it was all so nice, he didn't want it to ever stop.

Suddenly Kanda swung his hand over the boy's shoulders and hugged him tightly. The boy flinched, feeling the heavy hand pressing him down a bit and fearing the illusion of good person was going to be broken.

"K-kanda!" Allen yelped, but the man didn't answer, only sighted a bit before his breathing grew heavier. It sure sound like he was asleep. Allen found the situation a bit anguishing and tried to push the man away, all kinds of memories rushing to his mind and making him tremble in fear. When the hand didn't move, Allen had no other choice but to accept his situation. He tried to even his breathing and listened to Kanda's while looking at the wall in the darkness. Little by little the relaxation started to pull him along and he began to feel drowsy, feeling the calm beating of the man's heart in his back and the warmness swallowing him wholly.

The boy was a little confused about how he felt to the man, not knowing if he was a pervert like Tyki or much worse, but somehow he felt he could trust the man. Allen snuggled a bit closer to the man's chest and breathed deeply. Before he knew it, he was in a deep sleep, unaware of the two pair of dark eyes that kept staring at him.

Huh, it's done! This felt like a very long and pointless chapter at first, but I think it eventually went well. Or at least I hope so.

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