Chapter 3

Yesterday, You Are By My Side

Kanda arrived with a black suit somehow ended up like a government secret agent, a few girls were enamored by his appearance but didn't dare to be near due to the presence of a long katana that making his own appearance tonight. That night of the graduation party the students dressed up to impress and a few of them were talking about the future while enjoying the delectable feast and drinks.

The bean sprout must have work hard to make this successful event of the year. Inside, Kanda was proud of his lover who was always beyond everyone's expectation. However, the aforementioned white haired young man was still nowhere to be seen. Looking around, he noticed, Lavi was entertaining the beautiful blonde gym teacher, Cloud Nine. For once, the older woman was looking rather cheerful chatting with Lavi, if this was any other day, the teenage will be brushed off every time he tried on sweet talking with her. Guess, this night was the first to everything. Kanda had also his own plan tonight involving his lover who still hadn't arrived yet.

"Kanda-kun!!"

Komui and Lenalee Lee were approaching him with drinks on each hand. As to be expected from the sister complex freak, he would not dreamed on making his sister came alone. The older man grinned at him and he noticed adoring stares from the occupants on the room on the stunningly dressed Lenalee. Unlike the usual time at school, she let her long silky haired fall down like a cascading waterfall this night, how could Komui allowed that girl coming with wearing rather a revealing night dress, Kanda thought to himself.

"Allen has not arrived yet? He was leaving rather early this evening," the Chinese girl stated.

"Tch, that bean sprout. Maybe he got himself lost on the way here or something." Kanda jokingly replied.

A long finger poked hard at his right cheek, "Are not you worried, Kanda-kun? Allen-kun is such a defenseless little boy after all," Komui jokingly said

"………"

Seeing Kanda worried expression, Komui decided not to take his jokes further for the sake of not getting stabbed by Kanda and excused himself, dragging Lenalee behind his heels. If Kanda was to say anything, Lenalee was looking rather relaxed and calm despite the situation she was in right now will not allowed her to enjoy herself with the opposite gender that night. Kanda was fairly sure that the girl will reach her limit and beat her brother to death at the attempt of over protecting her. Opposite to that, she was looking happy with her arms pressing around his brothers.

Kanda was partly glad that the party that his bean sprout arranged had been going on smoothly and the students are clearly enjoying themselves. Too much enjoying that some of them had forgot that Kanda was the most feared person in the school and patted him like they were buddies or something. It annoyed Kanda but he let it go somehow, patiently did not want his mood to be ruined before the arrival of the bean sprout.

" Hey Yuu…waiting for someone?' that idiot rabbit finally recognized him through the crowd of people.

" Don't act like that you never stuck your nose around my business, idiot Lavi," Kanda said sarcastically

" Aww…you know knew so well..Yuu. Allen is quite late isn't him?" Lavi looked around before he finally noticed the dangerous appendage slung on the samurai hips," Wahh…..what the hell Mugen is doing here?" as if in reflex, Lavi inched several inches away from its owner.

Kanda snickered but he did not feel of explaining it to the rabbit.

"Planning on something kinky tonight, are not you? Good luck with that…" before Kanda had the chance to unsheathe his katana, the crazy red haired teen was already out of his sight.

He cursed silently.

If the bean sprout is not here for another ten minutes, he will ditch the party once and for all.

To his annoyance, another light patting was felt on his right shoulder. Kanda had already enough of this socializing and this person will get his wrath for everything.

Ready to grab the annoying person, he was perplexed to be greeted by the sight of the white hair." Bean sprout…"

"Again with the pet name. Can you get through your thick head to call me Allen?" the younger man pouted at him.

Taking his lover appearance, his mouth was slightly agape at the display of his lover wearing a light blue suit. It's not like the boy was not looking good before this, but the image of him this night seems ethereal.

" Do I look weird or something, Kanda?," asked the boy quizzically when the taller man seemed unresponsive for several seconds.

"…No, you look fine, bean sprout."

Allen smiled him before dragging him to the center of the room where several pairs of students are dancing lightly with the music. Kanda was reluctant to get himself swarmed by the rest of the idiots, but seeing that Allen was beginning to enjoy himself, he allowed himself to dance a little. An annoying giggle escaped from beside him where Kanda had immediately recognized from Lavi. The handsome red head were laughing at him…For God's sake…clearly amused of his attempts to follow the music and the expert steps of his partner.

Allen suddenly put both his gloved hands on his shoulder, stopping him from glaring his best friend. Suddenly, he felt the younger boy was a lot closer than before that Kanda could practically counted every stands of the long eyelashes on Allen's face. He was slightly blushing but he kept his hold on Kanda, as if urging the same kind of response from Kanda. The music had changed into a slow jazz to suit the romantic atmosphere that they were having right now.

Shit…now what I should do. Without a long thinking, Kanda slipped his hands to the boy's side, holding their hips together so that they were in moving in the same rhythm.

Several awes and dreamy sighs were dropped across the room when they caught the sight of the two boys, showing affectionate gestures in front of the others for the first time.

It was graduation party night after all.

It was natural for everyone to make such memories.

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"I was enjoying myself tonight….how about you, Yuu?,"

Kanda flinched at being called by his first name. He glared at his lover, who only grinned like an idiot. The cute face was slightly flushed but the owner of the cute face had removed the coat he had on, leaving the shirt unbuttoned on the first three buttons due to heat suffered from the party.

The idiot bean sprout had no idea what he is doing to me right now

" If calling that I can't even felt my legs anymore is having a good time…yes, sure I am," Kanda sit down at the nearest bench he saw. Instead of asking Tiedoll to fetch him, he and Allen had wandered to the nearest park to spend their own time alone.

So, they ended up here at the middle of the night, the park was quite far away so they were safe from prying eyes of their busy body friends who always sneaking here and there to spy on their private matters.

" You dance very well, Kanda…. for your first time anyway," Allen brought himself to sit down beside Kanda. "Are you trying to cosplay with Mugen tonight?,"

"Does it bother you, bean sprout?," Kanda snickered." You are not jealous, aren't you?"

Allen widened his eyes to his lover's implication that he was being jealous of the antique weapon but laughed anyway." Well, you do spend with more time with him than me anyway."

Kanda had told him once before that Mugen was his family heirloom, and he always considered the sword to be his good luck charm, protecting him from harm and bad luck….Despite the appearance that Kanda may give on other people, he was quite a traditional and superstitious man. Allen was used to seeing the older man enamored by antiques and mystiques stuffs, even reading horoscopes which he considered were the cute side of Kanda.

" What are you going to do after we graduate ?," the question that have been on Allen's mind for quite a while now. Kanda did not seem to be interested in anything and he was not fussing for colleges and jobs like everyone else.

" …..living with you….what else" Kanda answered with a light blush.

Allen pinched the other's pink cheek," No…I mean going to college or something like that."

" How about you?," Kanda let his right cheek being abused by his lover. He kinda likes to be pampered by Allen…sometimes…when they were alone

" Hey…I was asking you first, you bastard." He pinched harder.

"Awww…Stop that, bean sprout!," it was getting painful.

" Well..since I know you are such a bastard for avoiding the question. I got no choice but not to tell mine either…hmmph..," Allen let go but he wrapped his arms round himself, moving as far from Kanda on the bench.

Sighing, Kanda finally gave away," Fine…..you are going to know it sooner or later anyway. I am going to work."

Inching closer Allen asked," Why? Did not you plan to study business?,"

"You are going to do that in my stead anyway….you are a lot smarter and all," Such unreasonable excuse however Allen knew that Kanda was planning to sacrifice himself to support Allen to study.

" Kanda…look at me," Allen pulled his lover's face to face him. The long haired man furrowed his eyebrows at the serious expression throw by the other at him.

" If you are going to stay with me…you will go to college, understand?,"

Kanda widened his eyes in disbelief, can't Allen sees what he was trying to do this for him, this idiot…no way for both of us…," I am going to say no to that bean sprout, there is no way for both of us can make it."

" Don't worry we will make it somehow," Allen silent the other teen with a light peck on the other's soft lips." I am sure…"

When Allen pulled away, Kanda grabbed the back of the snow colored head and kissed him deeply this time. Allen awkwardly smiled during the kiss and gave the permission for the Japanese to caress his lips and slipped his tongue into his wiling mouth.

The temptation to take the things further with Allen were stopped when Kanda noticed the smaller teen trembled in his thin cloth, for the night was getting colder by the minute. Hesitate to part with the warm contact he had with his lover, Kanda had to drag them to a warmer place before both of them fall sick.

"I hope you got no plan for tomorrow cause you are going to spent this night with me," Kanda put back the white coat on Allen.

"Uhh…sure," Allen was not sure what Kanda was implying since it was the first time he will spend the night with Kanda. Of course, Allen was looking forward to his first night, but he could not help but feeling nervous at the same time.

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It was 12 in the midnight. Kanda stood in front of the small apartment for the first time with his willing feet. On his right hand, was his lover's gloved hand whose silver eyes were staring at him, nervously. Kanda had just ringed the bell of the long time bestfriend/enemy, Lavi Bookman.

It was a mistake to left for the party in a hurry and that was when Kanda had left his house key together with his mobile phone in his fucking room. He did not want to bring his male lover to Tiedoll's house in the middle of the night and Allen's house was too far, and they did not have the money for cab. So, his final resolution is to stay at Lavi's, knowing the red idiot is living alone right now since his guardian was on night shift at the town's library.

They were in desperate times which were in need of desperate measures after all. Allen fidgeted a bit since it was awkward to appear in front of Lavi's house hand in hand with Kanda.

A shuffling was heard from inside, and to Kanda's and Allen's shock, a long haired blonde women greeted them. The blonde lady was very beautiful and was wearing a very revealing clothes, however the unknown face was scowling in unfriendly like manner. " What do you want, brats?"

Allen whispered to the taller man, " I thought you said he was living alone."

Kanda frowned but whispered back," What that damn rabbit brings home is none of my business. Don't worry, I will handle this."

" Quit whispering like fags and answer me before I slam this door on your face," the angered lady was looking unpleased and frightening that Allen timidly hid behind Kanda.

After contemplating on using the nicest word he could find in his dictionary, Kanda finally blurted out," I am a friend of the man who lives in this apartment. I had a favor to ask."

Allen applauded his lover for such nice piece of greeting he just gave.

" A friend? Well, the man you are asking for is currently busy and wish not to be disturbed. Jeez……I thought you are a debt collector or something, I am ready to beat you up into pulp if you are," From her behind, the woman brought out a baseball bat while eyeing warily on the piece of sword on Kanda's hip.

" Now that it's settled, can you please move along. We are in the middle of something here…Good night gentlemen," the woman was going to close the door but Kanda was faster and stop it before it was close completely.

" I am sorry, but it is an urgent matter…and believe me lady, you don't want to mess with me," Kanda emphasize his point where his words came out like a threat or challenge.

" ……I don't have time for this, kid…..you would not want me to smash your pretty face , believe me too."

Things were looking dangerous and Allen was wishing that Kanda would just give up and they can spend the night somewhere else instead. Lenalee surely didn't mind to give them a room since her place was a mansion after all. " Kanda…let us go before…"

"Damn rabbit….get your ass out here!!," Kanda shouted from the door.

" What the hell!!," The lady was ready to strike the bat on Kanda .

"Stoooop….Eliade!!,"

Like a lightning, Lavi run to them to stop the brutal battle from even begin however the direction of the red haired came from unexpectedly was the next door. Kanda got them the wrong apartment and was going to butcher an innocent but dangerous woman to get his way with things.

"…." Kanda stared at Lavi with dumb expression trying to get the misunderstanding through his thick head.

" What's up, Yuu-chan? Allen?." Lavi said with sheepish grin, his bare upper body was sweating. Allen can foresee the doom and storm that will came in their way that night. At least, he would not be the receiving end of Kanda's wrath.

So much for romantic night.