Well here's the third chapter. Beta'd by mikageceres before posting. Allen Moyashi Walker appears and thank you so much for all the reviews. ...I can't remember if I replied them... I'm sorry if I didn't!!

Disclaimer: I don't own D.Gray-Man, cause if I did Kanda and Allen would have already been together. dang.

WARNING: If you don't like gender twists, I suggest you stop reading, because Kanda is a girl here.

3. Take a chance

Kanda stared at the young man before them. He had pale skin, white hair and a weird shaped scar on the left side of his face. Though what caught her attention was his white hair, he looked too young to have it.

"May I ask what are you here for?" Hisaki said. "A suitor for my sister, perhaps?"

Allen nodded. "Yes, my butler came a few days ago-"

"So you're the Young Master he was talking about?" Yae interrupted, raising an eyebrow as it had been a few days since she saw the man. She looked him up and down, stifling a laugh. He was, as you know, a bit short.

"How old are you Allen?" Hisaki asked, understanding his mother immediately.

"Twenty one this Christmas."

Kanda snorted. "Birthday on Christmas?" she asked, looking at him.

Allen smiled and nodded. "The day my foster father found me, actually." He said cheerfully.

At his words Yae let out a laugh, she was already starting to find Allen interesting. Hisaki and Kanda looked strangely at their mother, finding nothing funny to laugh at. Yae shook her head.

"At least this isn't a bastard who'll try to woo you with pity, Yuu." She explained. Kanda nodded, usually if a person talked about being adopted or found, most would think it depressing. She sighed.

It was going to be a busy day.

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"So you work for the Black Order Company Allen-san?" Shun asked excitedly as they sat in the tea room. Kanda had gone to change into something more formal under her mother's orders, despite her protests.

During that time, Hisaki and Shun had decided to questioned their sister's new suitor, as he seemed friendlier then the others had been. They were actually suspicious as to whether he would drop the polite façade as soon as Kanda was out of sight.

"Yes, I'm the Supervisor's assistant at the branch here in Kyoto." Allen said, chuckling at the kid's enthusiasm. He seemed very interested.

Hisaki watched as the two interacted, trying to decide if Allen Walker was really all he portrayed. After a while though, he did noticed that the smiles Allen gave Shun was genuine, no pretense what so ever like the previous suitors that forced a polite smile for Kanda's family.

"You like to read?" Allen asked Shun when the younger boy asked about books and researches in the mansion.

Shun nodded eagerly. "I love to read! Although I've read all the books in the house…" but he stopped and glanced behind to look at his brother, who looked like he was going to frown. "Ah…but…I've been behind on my kendo, so my brother forbad me from reading…" he said dejectedly.

Allen looked sympathetic when he heard that. Tyki had explained to him that the Kanda family had excelled in their swordsmanship, so it would be natural for them to train and master from young. He patted Shun's head lightly.

"Tell you what, if you can keep up with your kendo, perhaps sometime you can come by the mansion?" Allen said, and Shun looked up at him.

"The mansion?" he asked, confused. Hisaki looked interested, raising an eyebrow.

The young aristocrat nodded. "I'm sure my sister can show you some books you'd be interested in."

Shun's eyes sparkled with glee when he heard the mention of 'books'. He nodded eagerly again, a wide grin on his face.

"That is…" Allen continued, looking behind Shun to regard the older sibling. "If Hisaki-san allows it."

Hisaki looked mildly surprised when Allen said that, and Shun turned to him, eyes pleading. "Can I, please? Hisaki-nii?" Shun pleaded, using his puppy dog eyes that always worked on Kanda. "I promise to work extra hard!"

"Well…" his brother said, weighing the pros and cons. On one hand, it'll be a great motivation which Shun had been lacking. However, if Kanda were to turn this suitor down, it might not be such a great idea.

"Okay, but you have to ask your sister." Hisaki said, sighing. He was really soft when it came to his siblings.

"Yatta!" Shun cheered, hugging his brother. "Arigatou Hisaki-nii!"

Hisaki smiled softly as he watched his younger sibling dance around the room, clearly very happy. Allen was laughing lightly at his little performance, glad to have made the child excited. Hisaki decided that Allen was good with children.

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"Tyki!" a Chinese girl called, peeking her head into the dining hall, where the dark skinned butler was talking to a maid.

"Ah, if it isn't the Young Miss." Tyki greeted, bowing. "How can I assist you today?"

Lenalee Lee giggled and smiled brightly, she had just arrived home a few minutes ago from Osaka, where she was sent to deliver some important documents. Seeing Tyki here confirmed that Allen was also around, but she couldn't seem to find the younger boy.

"Have you seen Allen-kun? I thought he was here with you…" she said uncertainly, looking around the room.

Tyki chuckled. "Indeed Young Miss, he is here. Though at the moment, he's out."

"Out?"

"Yes. It seems that he has found someone interesting." The Portuguese said, grinning.

Lenalee's mouth formed an 'o', though she was a bit puzzled. Someone interesting? Does that mean that he went out with a girl?

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"I understand that you have conditions to be fulfilled, Kanda-san." Allen said, sitting opposite of Kanda, who was glaring at the floor as she was not permitted to glare at the man sitting before her.

"Yes."

"And I also understand that it's to beat you at swordplay." Allen continued, despite the lack of responds.

"Che. If you've known, do you just want to get it over with?" Kanda said, smirking. The previous ones had all but boasted at their talents in swordplay, only to be defeated easily by her.

"Unfortunately…"Allen said, smiling sheepishly. "I'm not familiar with even holding one, so I can't possibly beat you in swordplay." He admitted truthfully, scratching the back of his head.

Kanda stared at him, wondering if he was lying. A man admitting he couldn't beat a woman in something? Even Hisaki wouldn't admit that!

"Che. So how is this supposed to work then?" Kanda sighed, pulling slightly at the tight obi. Curse formal kimonos, she really did hate wearing them.

"Well, we could come up with something else." Allen suggested, shrugging. "Because I wouldn't want to go straight to marriage." He added, looking at Kanda's weary expression. She clearly did not like the idea of getting married to a complete stranger.

"Oh?" Kanda replied, amusement in her voice. "What would you do then? Isn't the purpose of coming here to ask my hand in marriage?"

Allen laughed good naturedly, nodding to her question. "Yes, I believe it is, but would you want to marry a complete stranger, Kanda-san?" he replied with his own question.

"My family doesn't think it to be a problem." Kanda said, lifting her cup and taking a sip of green tea. "As long as they aren't, I quote, 'pathetic bastards with sister complex'."

"That sounds exactly like my Supervisor." Allen said thoughtfully, grinning.

"Honestly, what would you want then, if not marriage right away?" the Japanese girl asked in curiosity. She herself was starting to find interest in his suggestion.

"I say we'd start with a basic relationship." The white haired boy replied cheerfully, getting back to the topic at hand. "You know, dating. Get to know each other more to see if marriage will work out." He explained.

At first, her immediate answer was to say no, but she considered his words carefully. Come to think of it, this was the first man who actually thought of her feelings rather than asking for her hand straight. Maybe he would be better than all the others, who knows?

"Fine." She replied, though a bit hesitant. She didn't really trust Allen Walker yet, but he did seemed a whole lot better than the other useless suitors.

Allen nodded. "Then how about tomorrow? I could pick you up around noon to have lunch." He said, and she just nodded. "Then we'll spend the day in town. Lord knows how boring it can be with staying indoors over a cup of tea." Allen joked, making her smirked.

"Alright then." Allen said, standing up. "I'll take my leave and see you tomorrow Kanda-san."

Kanda stood as well, needing to show him out. While he was putting on coat and hat, she remembered another detail about their 'date' the next day.

"How should I dress?" she asked, just when Allen was going to walk out. He looked over his shoulder to see her face, and he smiled.

"Casual, or anything you're comfortable in." he replied, waving a hand. "The days are hot and you might suffocate in those formal kimonos." He teased.

"Che. I'm not that weak, you moyashi." She retorted, tempted to throw the vase beside her. Although interesting, he did have a way of annoying her while being polite about it.

"Moyashi?" Allen asked, and shook his head. "Very well then, I'll see you tomorrow, Kanda-san."

Kanda nodded, trying not to smile and watched as he walked off. He was also the first person who did not use her first name immediately after meeting her. Allen clearly held the respect for her that her previous suitors lacked.

Tomorrow would certainly be an interesting day.

Unn...Allen gonna start his courting!! Who's his sister? :D

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