Hello again. The next chapter is here. I wrote most of it during my break, before I had to write an English class test. But it all went well.
I do not own -man.
Like always, enjoy reading, everyone.
Bright.
The sun mercilessly shone through the window, on her face, waking her up.
A look at the clock. Half past nine. Time to get up.
Her breakfast consisted of some mushy toast and cold bacon. That's what happens when you get up late.
Tiedoll stood in the kitchen with her, drying some plates. As he stood there, he steadily looked at her, smiling gently.
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"What?"
"How are you today?"
"Better."
"Good."
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"WHAT?!"
"It was a good thing the Walker-boy was with you, huh?"
Kandas eyes slowly narrowed to slits.
"What are you trying to say?"
Tiedoll held both his hands up in a defending manner.
"Nothing! Nothing. It's just...I think Walker is a nice boy. And I think you shouldn't be walking around alone in the dark anymore. A pretty girl like you shouldn't be walking around alone at all. There are so many evil men outside and you might need someone to protect you. Someone like Walker, maybe. I think-"
"You think? I'm not sure whether you think at all!"
She got up, took her plate and walked next to Tiedoll at the sink to wash it.
"Yesterday, you almost killed him and now you're saying he's a nice guy."
He took the wet plate from her and started drying it.
"Yesterday I thought he harmed you...You know I'd kill everyone that harms my little sugarprincess."
A puff from Kanda.
Tiedoll didn't mind, he was used to this kind of behaviour from her, so he continued:
"Really now, he's a good guy. He seemed to like you a lot. A very big lot. Why don't you give it a chance?"
As he tried to touch her arm gently, she just shook it away.
"Are you crazy? You know I don't want to get close to any man as long as I'm still...like this..."
She bit her lower lip and looked away. Before Tiedoll could give her an answer, the doorbell rang.
"Who's that?" she asked.
"Must be Marie. He and Miranda wanted to visit us with the baby today."
Kandas face lit up with joy. A baby! She ran to the door and pushed Dayshia, who'd opened up, away.
"Marie!"
Just as Marie opened his arms to embrace his sister, Kanda saw Miranda with the baby in her arms. She ran to her, leaving Marie hugging the air.
Marie wanted to complain, but stopped as he felt a hand on his shoulder.
It was Tiedoll.
"Forget it. There's a baby. Everything else is unimportant now."
Later they all sat in the living room, the men talking, Miranda feeding her baby, Kanda watching her.
"So, how is having a baby in your house, Marie?" asked Tiedoll.
"We're happy and all that, but it's really exhausting sometimes."
As if to emphasis his point, Miranda dozed off the third time and woke up just seconds later.
"I'm awake!"
Seeing this, Dayshia leaned over to Marie and whispered something in his ear. Marie seemed to think of what Dayshia had said, then looked at Kanda and asked:
"Hey, would you like to take care of the baby for a few hours?"
"I'd give you one of my kidneys for it." she answered.
Only Miranda didn't look too pleased.
"Wait, wait, wait. Do you even know how to take care of a baby? Does she, Marie?" You could really see just how hard she tried not to sleep in again.
"But darling," Marie said. "There's no safer place for a baby than in Kandas arms. And by the way: we could get some rest, while she takes care of Lucy. Sounds good, right?"
Stupid Cross. Stupid, old, stinking, boozy, lewd old man.
Allen was fuming. Not only did he have to carry two bags, yes two bags, with wine bottles, whisky, Jack Daniels, porn, etc. for his stupid uncle, no, his uncle had made him miss lunch, too.
No one keeps Allen Walker from eating!
He stomped through the park, past the playground, playing children, an Asian woman with a baby, a-wait.
"Kanda?"
The woman looked up and, it really was Kanda.
"Heeey, Allen."
Shit! Why did she have to meet Allen?
He looked at her and then at the baby. And back. And again.
"Who's that?" he finally asked.
"That's Lucy. She's my niece."
Again, Allen stood there in silence.
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"Why don't you take a seat?"
Allen happily obeyed.
"Kanda?"
"Hm?"
He seemed to be a little awkward, but then finally asked:
"May I hold the baby?"
Kanda was surprised, to say at least.
"Why?"
At that, he blushed a bit.
"Well, I love children. Don't you?"
She didn't know what to answer to that, so she just handed the baby to him.
"Lucy was her name, right? She's cute."
"Yeah."
As Allen held the baby and Kanda caressed her little hands, two older women passed by.
"Aren't those a little young to be parents?" asked one of them.
"Just let them, they're a cute little couple." the other answered.
Both Kanda and Allen blushed like crazy.
Done! And earlier than the days before.
Tomorrow won't be a chapter, I've got school 'til.....late. But you'll definitely get another one this week.
So...I hope you liked it, I hope you'll review.
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