"Every summer!" Allen shrieked in union with the pony-tail wearing Prince to his right.

"That's right, every summer Allen goes to stay at Tiedoll's castle or Kanda comes to stays at mine . We rotated every summer. Got this. I will not take any back talk." Mana replied

"This summer is Allen's turn, he'll stay here instead of going home with Mana at the end of the week." Tiedoll put in. The boys moaned at the thought of spending a every summer with each other.

"Now, now. Don't be like that. It'll be fun, you wait and see." Mana demanded.

Allen sighed "I'll do it for you Mana."


A few days later, Allen stood sniffling before Mana's carriage. Mana ruffled the boys hair, smiling.

"The summer will fly by, you'll see. I'll be back in August for you."

Allen nodded and hugged the man tightly. Pulling Allen off of him, Mana climbed into the carriage. Allen watched the carriage leave until he couldn't see it anymore, everyone went back inside but Allen just stood there, hoping Mana would change his mind and come back. He was out there most of the day, and not until sunset had someone decided to do something about it.

"Oi! Moyashi!"

Allen spun around to see an angered Kanda standing on the stone steps.

"My names not 'moyashi', It's Allen. Al-len. A-L-L-E-N. Can you remember it or is your pony-tail too tight?" Allen snapped back.

"What? That made no sense."

"Of course it does."

"It makes as much sense as this summer thing." Kanda retorted. "I came out here to see why you were standing here, obviously you're out here to be stupid and do Moyashi things."

"I'm not stupid or a moyashi, BaKanda!" Allen pouted

"What did you just call me?" Kanda asked through a clenched jaw

"BaKanda." Allen replied with a smirk

"Che." Kanda stated before walking back up the stone steps.

"Wait, Kanda!" Allen called chasing after the young prince. He ran down the hallway after Kanda, managing to get close enough and grab his hand.

"Don't just leave me like that! We're supposed to become 'friends' remember? So the least you could do is have a conversation with me." Allen whined

"We had a conversation. And nobody said anything about becoming friends. I hate you, got that?" Kanda growled

"What did I do to make you hate me?"

"You're too fricken' happy, all the time. It drives me insane. Let go of me and get out of my face."

Allen quickly released the prince's hand he forgot he held. Kanda stalked down the hallway fuming and Allen stood stunned.

'How can you hate someone for being happy?' Allen thought, slightly upset that 'that' was the reason for being hated. Allen wandered around the castle grounds following the paper lanterns that hung from strings around the garden. He sat before a small pond that was secluded in the corner of the large garden. It was almost hidden behind the cherry trees that surrounded it. The pond's water was dotted with the cherry blossom's petals. Hundreds of water lilies bloomed on the water's surface, in the center was his favorite flower. A large, pink lotus blossom. Allen sat on a rock that over hung the pond, swinging them back and forth.

"What are you doing here?" Kanda growled, and Allen spun a round.

"Sitting looking at the flowers? Problem?" Allen retorted, turning back to the water.

"Che." Kanda stated, sitting on the rock next to Allen. Kanda's boots just touched the water's surface, sending ripples across the pond.

"It's a nice night." Allen stated looking up at the stars that slowly began to appear.

"Ooooh! Yuuuuuuuu!" Some yelled running up behind the boys, glomping Kanda and knocking Allen into the pond.

"Get off of me, Baka Usagi!" Kanda growled drawing his sword and pointing it at the red head's neck.

Allen coughed to make his presence known, as he sat in the pond. The pond's water reached Allen's shoulders, effectively soaking his white-dress shirt through.

"Oh? Did I do that?" The red head asked, noticing Allen sitting in the pond "I'll go get you a towel!"

"Oi. Moyashi get out of the pond already." Kanda demanded.

"N-no!" Allen replied realizing that you could see through his shirt and see the deformed left-arm that the shirt and gloves concealed.

"Get out now!" Kanda demanded once again.

'Don't wanna!" Allen pouted

"Why would you want to stay in the stupid pond, Moyashi?!"

"No reason."

"There's obviously a reason!" Kanda growled

"Not. . with you here." Allen stated

"Listen, I won't laugh at whatever you're hiding, just get out before you get sick. Baka Moyashi."

"Promise?"

"Promise." Kanda reassured

Allen sighed and stood, climbing out of the pond. He turned his right side to Kanda.

"So what is it you didn't want me to see?" Kanda asked sitting back down on the rock.

"My arm." Allen replied sitting next to him

"Your arm?"

"Yeah, it's deformed. It's disgusting really and everybody shuns me because of it."

"Let me see." Kanda demanded. Allen sighed and unbuttoned his soaked shirt, he removed his left arm and held it out for Kanda to see. Allen's arm from the shoulder down was a dark red, the color of blood, his finger nails were black.

"It's disgusting right? Go ahead say it is. I'm used to it." Allen stated as Kanda stared at him blankly. Kanda grabbed both of Allen's wrists forcing Allen to look at him.

"It's not disgusting , and it's not something you should be embarrassed about. Alright! You aren't ugly because of it! So stop saying those things!" Kanda dropped Allen's hands and quickly left before a light blush appeared.

"Someone isn't disgusted by it." Allen said to himself in disbelief as he pulled on his shirt