A/N: Yeah…I'm sorry I'm a fuck up. How long has it been? One month? Two? Anyways I did it you guys! I finally finished writing this chapter! You guys should be proud of me! (jk I suck for making you guys wait so long)

Disclaimer: I don't own -man and if I did we all know the rating would be something like XXX and it wouldn't be called -man but D. Gay Men. (because we all know there's more than one that's gay)

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Ch.7: A Hand To Hold

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"Kanda, are you sure about this?" Lavi asked as he sat across from the raven-haired man.

"I'm positive, if this is all it takes to get him back to work then I'll personally help him move into my house." Kanda said as he took a sip from his cup of tea.

"Wow I can't believe you're serious about this. You do know he has a daughter and a wife right?"

"Lavi...I'm not quite sure he has a wife."

"What do you mean?" Lavi asked slightly confused.

"Think about it. He's been in my house for two days and he hasn't shown any concern over anything or anyone that's not his work or daughter. He hasn't even mentioned there being a Mrs. Walker in the picture and when I asked both him and Lenalee if they'd like to move in with me they never mentioned her."

"Do you think he's divorced?"

"I don't know but I'm almost positive there's not a Mrs. Walker in the picture."

"But what if there is?"

"Then I wouldn't mind housing all 3."

Lavi smiled but quickly hid it by pretending to take a sip of tea from his cup. 'He's grown on you hasn't he?'

"Ok I'll take care of moving his things to your house. By when do you want him settled in?"

"As soon as possible."

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'What have I gotten myself into?" Allen thought to himself as he tossed and turned on the guest bed finally settling on just throwing the sheets off. 'Why did I accept to move into my boss's house?!'

'I shouldn't have accepted his offer...but what else was I supposed to do?' He sighed as he rubbed his forehead. 'This isn't right, I should go and tell him that he doesn't need to worry about me and that I'll find an apartment soon enough.'

With a new resolve in mind Allen got up off the bed and started making his way towards the stairs hoping to find his boss soon. Just as he was about to take one step down the stairs he felt someone pull on his shirt from behind and push him against the wall.

"What do you think you're doing out of bed?" A clearly annoyed Kanda asked.

"I was looking for you." At this Kanda raised an eyebrow.

"What for?"

"I-I can't move in with you Mr. Kanda. Thank you for worrying about me but I can't accept your offer. I've-"

"We're back to this again? Didn't I already tell you that I don't mind you living with me?"

"Yes, but-"

"Then what is it? Does living with me bother you that much?"

"No! It's-"

"I don't see what the problem is then. I've already arranged for your things to be picked up from your old apartment and brought here early tomorrow morning."

"Mr. Kanda please-"

"There's nothing else to say you're moving in with me and that's final. I know you're stubborn but think about your daughter, do it for her."

At this the younger male kept quiet. "You're right...I was being selfish and only thinking about myself."

"I'm glad you've finally come to your senses, now go back to bed."

"I'm not sleepy..." Allen said as he remembered the dream he'd had earlier.

"Do you really want to go there?" Kanda asked as he prepared to carry back his assistant to the guest room.

"I'll make a deal with you?"

"I don't think you're in any position to negotiate considering you're sick and need to stay in bed, now go back to bed or I'll carry you there potato sack style." Kanda said as he crossed his arms.

"I want to go back to work."

"It's 12:00 a.m., Mugen Corp. is closed right now."

"You know what I meant! I want to go back to work tomorrow."

"You have a fever."

"I'm perfectly fine now! I've been in bed for 2 days."

"The last time I checked you still had a fever."

"I'm better now."

"Then prove it to me. If you can show me that you're well enough to get up and ready then you can go to work, but if you can't you're staying home and if I have to strap you down to the bed then so be it I will."

"Fine."

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When Kanda woke up the next morning it was to the sound of pots and pans clattering.

'What the hell is going on?' Kanda thought as he quickly got dressed and ran out his bedroom door towards the source of the noise. 'I swear if it's Lavi sneaking into my house again I'm go-'

Kanda's thoughts quickly stopped as he reached the kitchen and came face to face with 3 smiling faces. One of them being the red-head previously mentioned.

"Yuu-chan, baby! I'm glad you finally woke up! You've got to try Allen-chan's cooking its delicious!" Lavi said with a mouth full of pancakes.

"Good morning Mr. Kanda." Allen said as he turned away from the stove to greet his boss. It was at this point that Kanda noticed what Allen was wearing over his regular office clothes, he wore a black apron with the words "Kiss the Chef" painted in bold white letters followed by a kiss mark.

"Where did you get the apron from?"

"Oh this? Lavi brought it with him and insisted I wear it so my clothes wouldn't get dirty."

At this Kanda turned towards Lavi and gave him a look. He then moved on to sit at the table in the only available seat which was besides Lenalee.

"Have you finished moving all of Allen's things into the house?"

"Yep! I told you I'd have it done ASAP, and I don't disappoint!" Lavi said as he grinned happily.

"Good."

"Mr. Samurai Prince would you like some pancakes?" Lenalee asked as she pointed towards her father who was busy flipping pancakes.

"No thank you, I don't eat pancakes."

"Why not?" Lenalee asked slightly confused by his response.

"Because I-" before Kanda could respond back he found his mouth being filled with pancakes lightly covered in syrup.

Lavi guffawed as he watched Lenalee stuff Kanda's face with pancakes. Hearing Lavi's laughter, Allen turned around to see what all the commotion was about.

"Lena!" Allen shouted as he quickly turned off the stove and moved to stop Lenalee from further stuffing Kanda's face with pancakes.

"Mr. Kanda I'm so sorry." Allen said as he grabbed a napkin to help his boss clean the trail of syrup flowing down the side of his mouth. "Lenalee shouldn't have done that." Allen said as he dabbed the side of Kanda's mouth wiping off the syrup.

As Allen was about to throw the napkin away a hand grabbed his wrist keeping it close to his boss's face. For a second his eyes connected with his boss's, neither looking away.

Kanda didn't know what came over him when he reached up to grab Allen's wrist but he couldn't seem to let go. When Allen had helped wipe the syrup off his face he'd been reminded of things, certain feelings he'd thought had died the moment he left.

A loud cough from Lavi brought him out of his thoughts. He quickly let go of Allen's wrist as if it'd burned him and looked away. "Thanks for the breakfast." He muttered before he quickly walked out of the kitchen.

He could hear his assistant call for him to come back but instead chose to ignore him. Right now he needed some time to think. As he headed back up towards his bedroom he felt someone following him, a familiar presence, but choose to not say anything until they'd arrived at his bedroom.

As soon as they arrived to his room and closed the door he was instantly cornered by the red-head.

"What happened?"

"What do you mean what happened?"

"I'm talking about that little scene down there in the kitchen."

"Nothing happened."

"Kanda, I'm not as stupid as you think I am. It's him isn't it?"

"Yes." Kanda answered truthfully knowing full well that he wouldn't last long evading Lavi's question. "I- for just that one second...it felt like things were back to the way they used to be. For one moment everything felt right again."

"Kanda, I- there's really nothing I can tell you except for this...Allen's not Alma."

At the mention of his lover Kanda winced. "I know that."

"Do you really?"

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After he'd gotten properly dressed and brushed his teeth Kanda walked back downstairs with Lavi in tow. As soon as they'd walked into the living room they were met with a worried Allen and a reprimanded looking Lenalee.

"Mr. Kanda, I think my daughter has something she'd like to tell you." Allen said as he gently pushed Lenalee towards his boss.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have shoved pancakes in your mouth...but I just had to show you that my daddies' cooking is the best!"

Kanda chuckled softly as he kneeled down on his knees in front of Lenalee. "It's fine but next time don't shovel food down my throat. Your father's food is delicious but I think it'd taste better if I ate it one bite at a time."

Lenalee blushed but nodded and headed back towards her father.

"Your food really is delicious." Kanda said as he stood up and looked at his assistant straight in the eyes.

"I-uhm thank you." Allen said as he lightly blushed. After a small moment of silence Allen awkwardly cleared his throat.

"So...can I go to work now?" Allen asked slightly impatient.

"How do you feel?" Kanda asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I feel perfectly fin-"

"Lavi give him a quick check up."

"Wait hold on-" Allen started out but was interrupted by Lavi who pulled him by his arm towards one of the couches.

"Sit down for a moment I'll be right back!" Lavi said as he went out to his car to get his medical bag.

"Mr. Kanda this really isn't necessary."

"If you want to go to work you have to pass his examination." Kanda said sternly. "You already agreed to this last night."

"Who agreed to what last night?" Lavi asked as he walked back into the house.

"Nothing you pervert, just hurry up with the examination." Kanda said.

"Yuu-chan you wound me!" Lavi said as he started examining Allen. A few minutes later, after various pokes and prods Lavi finally finished examining Allen.

"Well?" Allen asked slightly annoyed.

"I'm sorry to tell you this but.." Lavi started off in a serious voice that made Allen start to worry. He was interrupted from saying anything else by a certain raven-haired man who smacked him harshly on the back of his head.

"Stop goofing around and hurry up and tell me if he's good to go."

"Fine, have it your way." Lavi said as he rubbed the back of his head. "Allen's perfectly fine right now, his fever's gone down completely and everything else seems to be good so I see no reason as to why he can't go to work today."

"Good." Allen said as he picked up his suitcase in one hand and held onto Lenalee's hand with the other. "C'mon Lena it's time to go to daycare."

"Ok daddy." Lenalee replied back as they started heading out the door.

"Hold on, how do you plan on getting to the day care?" Lavi asked.

"We'll just go on my bike like usual." Allen replied back calmly.

"Stop. I'll drive you to the daycare." Kanda said as he grabbed his own suitcase and his car keys.

"That's not really necessary Mr. Kanda but thank you for offering."

"It wasn't a question now just hurry up and get in the car before we're all late." Kanda said as he and Lavi got out of the house before locking it.

"Mr. Kanda I really don't think-"

"Oh, daddy can we please go in Mr. Kanda's car?" Lenalee asked slightly excited over the fact that she might get to ride in the samurai prince's car again.

"I-N..Okay." Allen said not being able to say no to his daughter's pleading face.

"Yay!" Lenalee yelled as she walked towards Kanda's car and tried to open the door.

"Aren't you going to get in?" Kanda asked as Allen stood in front of the passenger door without moving after he'd helped Lenalee get in.

"Uhm-yes." Allen answered quickly and moved to get in.

"What daycare does Lenalee go to?" Kanda asked once they were all settled inside the car.

"I go to the Black Order Day Care Center." Lenalee answered happily.

Kanda nodded his head in understanding and drove out of his driveway.

All throughout the drive Kanda noticed that Allen stayed unusually quiet and that every time he made a sharp turn the silver-eyed young male would take a sharp intake of breath.

It wasn't until they finally arrived at the Day Care Center that the younger male finally seemed to calm down if only just slightly. "C'mon Lena." Allen said as he got out of the car and walked Lenalee inside.

After about 10 minutes Allen came back out of the Day Care Center slightly hesitant as he got in the car.

"What's wrong?" Kanda asked before driving towards Mugen Corp.

"Nothing."

"Then why do you seem so afraid of getting in the car?"

"I-I...it's none of your concern. Now, could we please get to Mugen Corp.?" Allen said not meeting his boss's eyes.

"Fine."

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After they'd arrived at the office Allen went straight to his desk outside of Mr. Kanda's office and started catching up on the things he'd missed while he was sick. As he updated a few of his computer files and organized some data he mentally slapped himself. 'Stupid! Stupid! How could you respond to your boss like that!'

'This is just great, he probably thinks I'm an ungrateful jerk living in his house...' Allen sighed as he finished organizing the data.

Inside Kanda's office the raven haired man was thinking along similar lines as he signed papers.

'Why was he so scared of being in the car? Is he claustrophobic? No, that doesn't seem right...' Kanda sighed before continuing to work. He was so into his work that he didn't hear the knock on his office door.

Outside of said door a white haired assistant stood nervously biting his lip. 'Is he mad at me and choosing to ignore me? No, that doesn't sound like him...'

Finally making up his mind he decided to walk in. "Mr. Kanda?"

Finally hearing his assistant Kanda stopped signing papers and turned to look at his assistant. "What is it?"

Allen sighed on the inside relieved that his boss wasn't angry at him. "I've finished updating the data and I've arranged your schedule so that all your meetings run smoothly. Is there anything else you'd like me to do?"

"No, not at the moment."

"I see..." Allen said as he moved to walk out.

"Are you planning on having lunch outside?"

"No, I wasn't planning on eating until I'd caught up with everything I've missed over the past few days." Allen answered sincerely.

Kanda sighed before continuing. "It's really no wonder how you got sick. Arrange a lunch for two at Marie's."

"Yes Mr. Kanda. Who's going to be joining you?"

"You."

"What?" Allen asked stupidly.

"We're going out to lunch together." Kanda answered simply.

"But I have work!"

"Working people take breaks."

"Bu-"

"Do you want to get sick again?"

"No-"

"Then it's settled. You and I are going out to lunch together and that's final."

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A/N: So? How was it? Good? Bad? Yeah I'm sorry I'm such a horrible person…Anyways I want to thank you all for reviewing and favoriting and all those other beautiful things! It's thanks to you guys that I don't give up on this story! I love you all for reviewing like seriously I could just fucking hug you through the screen. (or try to update faster…) Fuck…Well let's hope I don't take too long next time! And if I do…I'm sorry in advance!

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