Ok guys I'm going to cry!!! 333 visitors? And then so many have come back to read the next chapters? AND 20 reviews? I feel so grateful!! But it also makes me realize something. No one wants to read my cute little NaruHina story… Everyone wants to read something dark…. And to be honest that kind of scares me…. But I am honestly happy that you love this story :) Thank you all for staying here, thank you really!! I'm always accepting suggestions for the story, though I can't always use them. BUT THEY ARE STILL APRECIATED!!! Not to mention the fact they spark Ideas of my own!!

Chapter 4: Torture

Kanda awoke with a start. He looked around him, and then he felt the pain coursing through his head and torso. So it wasn't a dream. He looked up at Allen. Why had Tyki done that? Well I guess it's obvious why... But why Allen? What could he have possibly done this time? Kanda stood. He walked over to Allen, and couldn't help but to stare. Allen was bruised and bloody. How could he have lived so long in this condition? Kanda looked around the room and noticed a table with a candle on it. This being the only source of light naturally Kanda walked to it. He noticed some bread and a pitcher of water next to it. Nice of them to put it in reach.

Kanda walked back over to the sleeping boy. He looked at Allen's wrists to see if he could get them off. It was then he noticed a small metal object on the crate under Allen. A key? Kanda picked it up and he was right. The teen proceeded to unlock the boy's bindings. Allen's arms fell beside him with a thud. He's really out of it. Kanda moved to pick the boy up and was surprised at how light Allen was. It then made him wonder, When was the last time the brat ate? Kanda laid Allen beside a wall. He took off his coat, and with how long it was it would easily make a blanket for Allen.

Kanda turned and went to go get the bread. It's still warm? Kanda quickly dismissed this; he had a task at hand. He grabbed both of the items but then set them down when he noticed a drawer. Kanda of course opened it. Inside there were objects no one would want to see. A whip, different sizes of knives, pliers, nails, a hammer, some kind of clamp, a weird little black ring, and various other items. Kanda moved to pick up the biggest knife, but his hand couldn't get through. A glass box? Kanda rammed his fist into it as hard as he could, but it didn't budge. It did however leave a crack. But it soon repaired itself, and the crack disappeared. What the hell?!

Kanda closed the drawer and took the bread and water over to Allen. The boy had woken up at some point and looked up to Kanda, and what the teen saw actually broke his heart. All life was gone from his eyes. The teen dropped to his knees, and said, "I'm sorry." It didn't even seem to register. Kanda's heart fell further. What the hell have they done to him. Kanda knew that there was a bloody lot one could go through being in a place like this for over 2 months.

In the only way he knew how to Kanda tried to lighten the mood. "Stupid bean sprout, it would help if you ate your damn food" but there was no reaction. Kanda slowly lifted Allen up and rested him against the wall, Allen winced despite the gentleness that Kanda showed. Damn he is really screwed up!! But if we are ever going to get out of here, I have to get him better. And fast. The shirtless teen felt a draft throughout the cell. It's a wonder he doesn't have pneumonia. Kanda took the bread and tore off a small piece. He opened Allen's mouth and put it in.

Allen didn't know what was inside his mouth, but it felt good, he didn't want it to go away. So he didn't move, he didn't dare move. Then he felt a hand on his chin to force him to chew. He looked up and saw Kanda. Why was he here? Allen lifted a hand to be sure that Kanda was really there. He touched the teens face, it kind of startled Allen when there was a hand on his hand on Kanda's cheek.

"Stupid bean sprout, why did you let yourself get captured?" Allen could only chuckle lightly at this.

"Its Allen, Ba-Kanda," Allen whispered. All of this used up the boy's strength and he effectively passed out, with a smile on his face.

As Kanda kept feeding Allen, he tried to figure out what he was feeling for the boy before him. All of a sudden a strange table materialized within the confines of the cell. The only strange thing was how two parts branched off to the side near the head. He then noted that there were bindings connected on it. Kanda was on alert. He couldn't let something happen again. The next thing may very well kill Allen. A little girl walked into the room, with two servants.

"Hi ya!" Kanda couldn't help but to glare. "Aww that's really rude." The girl glared back. What was a human girl doing here? It was then that Rhode decided to turn Noah. Shit!! Another?! Kanda showed evident shock, and it made Rhode laugh.

A feral grin spread across Rhode's face. "Now, it's my turn!" With that said Rhode seemingly transported herself over to Kanda. She looked up and smiled sweetly before Kanda had a chance to register what was going on. And before he knew it he was slammed into the wall behind him, away from Allen. Out of the corner of his eye, Kanda saw the two servants pick Allen up to bind the boy once more. No!! Not him! Leave him be!! Kanda couldn't move from where he was. The Noah's grip was stronger than he anticipated. He felt a pinch in his neck, What the hell?! He looked to see what it was, as the device was pulled away. The fuck?! A syringe?

Kanda felt his knees give out. His vision began to fade. Everything was a blur, and he felt himself get moved. Someone lifted him up onto a table. Kanda couldn't even process the fact that he was being tied down to the thing.

Allen was horrified when he saw them tie Kanda down, Why couldn't he fight back?! All Allen could do was watch helplessly as they moved about. There was something shining on the floor. They used drugs?! Struggling even more to get loose, Allen cried out in protest. This caught Rhode's attention. She turned and walked over to the boy.

"What's wrong Allen?" she put on her innocent face, and it disgusted Allen to no end. Rhode moved the hair from the left side of Allen's face. "Aww, Tyki got to it first…" she pouted, looking at the hole in Allen's head that should have been his eye. "Well no matter, I can still do other things. Don't worry I'll leave you alone today, Allen. That is, if you be quiet. And you can not look away." Her eyes we dead set on Allen's. The boy knew what she could do. But he also knew that there was no way he can watch Kanda get it. "Agreed?" She waited for a second or two. "I'll take your silence as a yes" Allen looked down in shame, only to have his head pulled back up by one of the servants.

She held his head right below his jaw, the other hand on his forehead to keep him steady against the wall behind him. He couldn't help but to skew his eyes shut. The other servant forced his eyes open. Kanda was still out of it. However Allen knew for a fact that intense pain brought you out of the drugs effects quickly. He knew it first hand.

Rhode smiled when she saw that Allen wouldn't be able to break the hold. She walked over to her special little table and pulled out a dagger. She walked to the side of Kanda that was the furthest from Allen. With Kanda tied down with his legs in a V, his arms stretched away from himself, and the drugs effects still there, it would have been impossible to deflect what was coming. Kanda let loose a bloodcurdling scream as Rhode drove the dagger through his thigh. She laughed as she twisted it ever so slightly.

Allen could barely see the blood on the tight black pants. His vision got blurry as he tried to hide the tears. Rhode removed the dagger only to trace parts of Kanda's tattoo. Blood came up from the surface of his skin. The teen stubbornly stayed quiet, clenching his fists when it was hard. Rhode soon got bored with the tattoo, and moved to the other side of the teen's chest. She was just about to start when she put the dagger down. A stool materialized, and she pulled it over to the table.

Putting her elbow on the table, and resting her head in her hand, she gave a contented smile to show that she was comfortable. Picking up the dagger once more, she began drawing intricate patterns on Kanda's flawless flesh. She pulled a rag from her pocket to wipe up the blood when it got in her way. Kanda had sweat dropping down his face. Rhode quickly got bored because the teen never made a sound. Smiling fiercely she adjusted the dagger in her grip and slashed deeply into Kanda's stomach. Kanda still held back his voice, though a little was heard.

Seeing all of this took Allen over the edge. He couldn't stop the tears from falling. Rhode was very pleased with this. She put the dagger down and walked over to the little table to grab another "toy" this time she grabbed some nails and her favorite hammer. Allen couldn't take it anymore. He thrashed and thrashed but the servants kept him in place no matter how hard he might try. He tried to yell out, protest somehow he couldn't help Kanda and it tore away at his heart. The maids held fast with a grip of steel, and cat-like reflexes. The tears flow more and more and Rhode almost feels a twinge of guilt. Unless it was that bad egg she ate…

Rhode stared at Allen. His sad, desperate eyes pleading to ruthless ones. All of a sudden there was a violent knock on the door. She didn't break her gaze, as she walked over. Opening the door without looking away she said hastily "What do ya want?"

Allen couldn't make out the response. Rhode simply closed the door. And walked back. She came right up to Allen and kept staring. "Why is it I get a more pained face from you when I'm playing with someone else, compared to when I'm playing with you? Are you jealous?" At this point the female servants had let Allen go. Rhode was still staring intently at Allen. The boy shook his head no.

He then pleaded, "Please Rhode, please. Leave Kanda alone. He doesn't deserve it. You wanted me and you have me." Allen's voice picked up with this line, "Why did you have to drag Kanda into this!?!" Rhode was stumped. The table and stool disappeared and Kanda fell to the hard floor. She couldn't figure Allen out. Rhode ordered the maids out of the room. It was dinnertime, and she didn't feel like being scolded for being late again.

Kanda, after watching Allen's display, couldn't believe his ears. Why did he care more for me than he did himself? Kanda got up and walked over to Allen. At this point the teen was grateful to have thought of putting the key into his pocket. He let Allen loose. The boy attempted to stand up so that he could touch Kanda. He just wanted to be sure he was still there. As he began to fall, the teen caught him. The boy was then placed on the crate and Kanda fell to his knees.

"Bean sprout, why?" Kanda's hands were shaking on Allen's thighs. "Why did you stop her? She could have hurt you even more. She could have killed you!!" Allen couldn't comprehend what was being said.

"Why you ask?" Allen looked down to his friend and put his human hand on the teen's head. "Because," he began with a sob, "I don't want to see you hurt" the boy's head fell to sit on the teens. "I love you, everyday I think about you. Then seeing that…. I couldn't stand it. I wished that she would leave you alone." Kanda saw a tear fall to the floor.

The teen's eyes widened. Bean sprout, loves… me? Is that what I have felt all this time for him? Is that why I can never stop thinking of him? I had never thought.. His thoughts were brought to a halt when he felt the boy falling from the wooden crate. Just barely making it in time, Kanda caught him in the nick of time. He looked down to the frail face below him. Allen had passed out.

Allen: I pass out a lot…

Ohioan: Well duh!! You're supposed to be really weak and malnourished.

Tyki: I really wasn't included…..

Rhode: Well ha!! :p

Tyki: Rhode you annoy me to no end…. *rubbing of temples*

Kanda: -mutter- Do I love him?

Ohioan: For the sake of the story, yes. Yes you do.

Tyki: I'm really impressed with you Ohioan.

Ohioan: Huh? Why?

Tyki: Because you updated merely a day later.

Ohioan: Yeah I felt that I should…. Originally I wanted these two chapters to be together. And it was really hard to focus… I guess I should have typed this at home rather than the library…..

Rhode: Well I still got to play so I'm happy.

Millennium Earl: Why are you two late?

Ohioan: ….. And I think we can end it here…

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