Chapter 3

I awoke extremely early the next morning in a mound of sheets. I sat up and was immediately hit with a million thoughts. But before I could process them, my door opened.

"Oh, you're awake. I didn't think that anyone woke up as early as m… why do you have Kanda's jacket?" Allen rambled.

"Ssshhhh!" I sshhed, jumping up, covering his mouth with my hand, and closing the door with my foot.

"He's still asleep you know," Allen said once I let him go. I slumped to the floor in defeat. "But seriously, why do you have Kanda's jacket?"

I sighed, sat down on my bed, and began to explain.

"When Kanda and I were small and the only children in our village we made a vow. Kanda proposed to me under a cherry blossom tree. I remember that afterward he gave me a hug and he smelled so good. I was addicted to that smell. But shortly after he turned on me and our pact was shattered. But I'm still addicted to the smell, " I explained.

Allen sat back and thought this over. Finally he spoke.

"Kanda told some of your story last night, although I still can't understand why. his point of view was slightly different though. I think you two should talk it out. Regardless of whether you want to or not," Allen said.

I just rolled my eyes and pulled Kanda's jacket closer. The smell of Yu filled my nose and calmed me down.

"I know we'll have to talk eventually. Just not right now. I think we should just go ahead and stay the way we are," I sighed.

"Where's that incompetent fool of a girl?" Kanda said from inside the living room.

I clenched my fists so tightly that my knuckles went white, "Not that I ever wanted to make up with him anyway! I…I mean, he doesn't deserve me!"

With that I stood up and stormed into my bathroom. When I heard Allen exit close the door, I slowly slid down to the floor with my back to the door.

"No," I whispered, "it's I who don't deserve him."

I stood outside an enormous household and stared upward at the immense, massive door in front of me. I knocked on the door again and waited a while. Finally, it got through to me that no one was home and I walked to the next door neighbors house.

"Oh them? They went away for week's vacation. They'll be back in a week. Are you that girl's new tutor?" a maid asked when she answered the door.

"Yes," I said politely.

"Good riddance. Her old one was starting to scare me. she was a beautiful girl when she went in there you know. Now she's thin, lanky, and sickly. It's really a shame to see such youth wasted like that," the maid sighed.

"Yes, thank you ma'am," I said. I turned and walked back to the carriage where Allen and Kanda were waiting.

"She's not there?" Allen wondered as I climbed back in. I explained the situation and we headed toward our dysfunctional "home".

Once inside, I took my stuff back to "my" room and tossed Kanda's stuff out of it. Then I silently stalked past Kanda, smiled at Allen, and then began to prepare food for supper.

"Oh, you don't have to," Allen said with a smile. Kanda scoffed.

"She does if she's gonna be staying here," he growled. I turned around and threw a can of soup at him. He ducked but was unprepared for the second and third cans and was conked twice. After I saw that I had hit my target, I turned back to my cooking, humming all the way. Allen just stood there looking flabbergasted.

I used swift movements when preparing the food and felt as light as a feather. I really enjoyed cooking, especially when I got to use some of my favorite foods. And I must say, my cooking was phenomenal.

Once dinner was ready, Allen began to help me set the table and continued to sulk in a corner.

"Quit being a baby," I scolded once when I passed him. The angry stress marks could be seen for miles. "Pfft," I pffted at him in desperation. "You're acting just like Tamaki!"

After the food was served, Kanda finally decided to join the land of the living.

"So nice of you to join us," I fake smiled at him, plopping his plate down before him.

"Thanks," he mumbled.

"Arigato Kin-san," Allen said politely. I smiled at him, feeling extremely pleased with myself.

The meal was delicious. Every tiny bit of food was cooked to perfection, even down to the last crumb. The male and ½ male enjoyed the food as well, although the ½ male tried to hide it.

When the food was put away and the dishes clan, we all retreated to our sleeping quarters. I pulled Kanda's jacket out from under my bed and held it close. The smell was as intoxicating as crack cocaine and made my head spin a hundred miles an hour. The soft fabric of his jacket kissed my fingers lightly with a gentle caress.

But something was wrong. At first I couldn't really place it, but then I knew exactly what was wrong. The smell of Kanda was slowly receding from his jacket.

I need to find some way to get my hands on another jacket, I thought as I rapidly made up a plan in my head.

I got up from my bed, went out and crossed the living room, and knocked on the boys' door.

"Come in," I heard the muffled sound of Allen's voice. When I walked in, both guys were shirtless and had soaking wet hair. Allen was standing by his bed towel drying his hair while Kanda sat on his bed with his hair laid out everywhere.

"Kanda! You're getting everything wet!" Allen complained.

"I don't care, it's on my side of the room. As long as you stay over there and stop complaining we wont have any problems," Kanda said in a bored tone.

"Um," I said nervously, "do you want me to come back?"

"No, it's fine. Did you need something?" Allen said with a smile.

"Um, I wanted to return this jacket to Kanda. I found it under my bed," I told them.

Allen smiled and winked at me before turning around and looking at Kanda with a confused look. Kanda jumped off his bed and walked over towards me. I expected him to snatch the jacket from me, and then went back to his be. I walked out of the room feeling slightly confused and even more worried. What did this mean? was this a change in our relationship? What was going to happen next?