This chapter went past where I wanted it to stop...hmm. Anyway, the story is coming to an end in around 2-3 chapters, just so ya know. The last one being if the epilogue works out...

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Disclaimer: I don't own D.Gray-Man, cause if I did...the new HQ wouldn't be that awesome like Hoshino's design!! ROFL.

WARNING: I don't think I need to say this anymore but Kanda is a girl here. XD

10. Her Past

She couldn't remember when she started clawing at her arms, the feelings of being in the darkness and entrapped in that enclosed place was overwhelming, she couldn't even think anymore. Hell, she was brought up stronger than this, yet she was beaten down by claustrophobia? What a joke.

"Don't be afraid."

Her eyes widened when the familiar taunting came back, and she clenched her fist tightly, drawing blood.

"We won't hurt you."

Her head hurt, and she was close to tears for the first time in a long time. She had never been locked up too long in any place like this. Ever since she was kidnapped when she was just a child, she had a fear for people and enclosed areas.

"Yuu…"

When she heard her name being called, she couldn't even register it. Allen was right in front of her, yet, Kanda was already way past her limits and only saw through him. When she felt him touch her, she screeched and yanked away violently, leaving Allen in surprised. Her actions were reflexes and she didn't even know she was screaming until she saw rather than felt Allen lift her face and pressed his lips against hers.

--

Allen pulled back after a few seconds, seeing that Kanda's struggling had ceased and she was staring at him blankly.

"Well…" he thought, wiping away her tears slowly, for fear she would react violently again. "At least it's better than her screaming…"

"…A…Allen?"

Allen stopped his actions, looking Kanda in the eyes, and he saw that she had finally begun to see him. He nodded, smiling.

"Yuu, are you okay?" he asked softly, brushing her bangs back gently.

Kanda choked back a sob, relief flowing through her when she realized it wasn't so dark or small anymore and threw her arms around Allen, not caring that she appeared so vulnerable right now. The experience of being in that room was too much for her to handle.

Allen was surprised with her actions, but he wrapped his arms around her, patting her back and whispering soothing words into her ears. Kanda was just too tired to bother about anything at this point, and she passed out.

"Yuu…?"

When he heard no response, he slowly pried her hands off him and turned her head to see her eyes closed. He scooped her up bridal style, determined to leave the mansion immediately. The building still gave him the creeps no matter how many times he came anyway.

--

"You bastard!"

That was the first thing they heard when they reached the Kanda household. Yae had just returned from her trip and been informed of the current situation by Lenalee and Komui. That really didn't stop her from opening the door to hit the first person that stepped in, which, fortunately for them, was Lavi.

Yae's fist met with Lavi's face, successfully knocking the redhead back a few steps. Tyki caught him before he fell to the ground, and Lavi groaned.

"Damn it…" he grumbled, clutching his cheek. "Yae-san…you could've at least waited for me to get patched up…"

"Che. This way they'll save time and patch you up all at once." Yae muttered, her eyes burning a hole in his head, and he cowered at her glare. Yae was definitely scarier than Kanda.

Yae's glare melted down when she saw Allen, who stood behind Tyki and Lavi, carrying Kanda. The older woman pushed past Lavi and in a few strides she was already in front of the British aristocrat. Pushing back her daughter's bangs, she felt her forehead, seemingly satisfied when she did not find the temperature high.

"What happened to her?" Yae asked, looking at Allen.

Allen was slightly taken back by the concern in her eyes, having never seen the older woman express herself like that.

"She was locked up in a storeroom and…"

Yae sighed, a signal for him to stop. She waved her hand towards the inside, a silent invitation for Allen to take Kanda up to her room, which he understood with little difficulty.

--

"Yuu…wasn't always as cold as she is."

Allen's head snapped up from his position when he heard Yae spoke, startled that he didn't noticed her presence. He was currently in Kanda's room, where the maids had just changed her out of her soiled clothes and allowed him back in. He watched Yae walk into the room, settling down on the chair beside the bed.

"Hisaki didn't have his sister complex either, when he was younger." She continued softly. Looking closer, he noticed she looked wearier than he remembered.

Yae chuckled as she eyed her daughter's even breathing, a sign she was sleeping. "In fact, I'd say Hisaki hated Yuu the first time he set eyes on his sister."

Allen blinked, thinking he had heard wrongly. "Wha-Sorry?"

Yae laughed softly, she didn't want to wake Kanda up with the volume of her voice. "You see, Allen, traditionally, boys are always more important to the family, because they are the ones who will carry down the family name, I'm sure you've heard of that?" she asked, looking at him, and he nodded.

"Well in the Kanda family, it was quite the opposite. Because girls were so hard to come by, being all the children would be boys, we were all enthusiastic when Yuu was born." Yaw smiled fondly at the memory. "So we gave her all our attention, and I supposed Hisaki felt abandoned." She continued. "Che. Stupid bastard."

Allen chuckled nervously, talk about mood swings.

"Anyway, it was because of that, we made a mistake. We didn't start training her as early as we started training Hisaki, just because she was a girl." The older woman said, frowning. "We thought it would be okay since one of us was always with her, which was our second mistake. One day, the maid left the gate wide open, and Yuu wandered outside."

"As you know, the Kanda family is well known for our wealth and swordsmanship, and like any other families, children would always be more vulnerable than adults."

Allen nodded again, seeing where it was going. "So someone kidnapped her?"

Yae sighed, nodding. "We were frantic, berating ourselves for not keeping a better eye on her, and blaming the maid who did not closed the gates. Somewhere in the middle of our panic, Hisaki disappeared."

"Dear! Hisaki is gone!" Yae grabbed her husband's collar, shaking him. Her eyes were wide with fear and the thought of both her children being kidnapped sent her off her cool.

Her husband sighed, prying her hands off. "Don't worry, Hisaki is a strong boy, I'm sure he's just practicing somewhere private."

"Che. But it wasn't like that." Yae said, smiling again. "That boy…he went after the people who took Yuu away, and somehow managed to get her back all by himself, getting injured in the process."

Hisaki slowly limped his way to the main gates, his sister sleeping soundly on his back. He had placed his katana below her thighs so that he could carry her, but his leg was hurting real bad and he couldn't wait to get home. He kicked opened the gates loudly, startling Yae and her husband, who were talking to the police there.

"Hisaki!" Yae exclaimed. "Yuu…?"

"We're back." Hisaki muttered. His grip on his katana loosened, and both the kids fell to the ground.

"After he woke up, he demanded to see Yuu, and he ignored the maids who refused to let him out because of his injuries, and stomped into her room."

"Why did he do that?" Allen asked, puzzled. "He could have waited to see her."

Yae twitched, seemingly remembering something she didn't want to. "Che. He started hugging her as she was awake when he came in. Started being all sister complex all a sudden."

Allen laughed, and Yae's lips could be seen twitching upwards, but she didn't smile.

"That's why she's develop her fear for people and enclosed space. I heard from Hisaki that because she was a kid, they tossed her into a box and kept her there throughout the whole time."

"What!?" Allen hissed.

"After that incident, she never wanted to go out again, not without at least one of us with her anyway." Yae continued. "And she became quite dependant on Hisaki, until she started learning to use Mugen, of course."

"And the people who kidnapped Yuu?"

Yae's face darkened, and a creepy smirk crept onto her face, making Allen shiver.

"Oh, the police couldn't even identify them when we were done with them."

Yae was definitely someone Allen would be afraid of, future mother-in-law or not.

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Kanda woke up the next day, feeling slightly confused when she woke up in her own bed. She thought she would be waking up to the darkness again, and it scared her. Looking around, she noticed the curtains were still drawn, and someone else was in the room. The white hair was a dead giveaway, and she smirked.

"Moyashi." She said, poking his head. He had fallen asleep with his head resting on his arms, which were on her bed. His back would be hurting, the way he leaned down and sat on the chair.

Allen swatted her hand away, grumbling slightly. Kanda sighed, her hand going back her sides when she felt it brush against something solid. Grabbing it, she felt the familiar warmth of her black katana and smiled, gazing at it fondly.

"Mugen…"

"You greet your katana first thing in the morning?"

Kanda turned to see Allen stretching his arms above his head, hearing the faint cracking of bones as he shifted.

"If you hadn't noticed, I tried to greet you first." Kanda muttered, looking back at Mugen, suddenly feeling very embarrassed to look at the British aristocrat. She couldn't pinpoint why, but she felt her face heating up.

"Are you okay?" Allen asked suddenly, getting up to lean closer to her. "Your face is red, do you have a fever?" he leaned his forehead against hers, frowning. "Weird."

Kanda's heart raced faster when he pulled back, then he smiled lightly. "Are you blushing?"

Allen chuckled when she gave no response, and he leaned towards her again, giving her a peck on her forehead.

And suddenly Kanda remembered why she was embarrassed.

Allen had kissed her.

He kissed her. On her lips. At the Noah mansion.

Her first real kiss.

Allen Walker was a dead man walking.

--

"Lavi, did you hear a shout just now?" Lenalee asked, as she changed her fiancé's bandages. "I think it came from Kanda's room…"

Lavi grinned, knowing the reason. Allen had told him every single detail from what happened in the mansion after all.

"Nah, just your imagination." He said, waving his hand. "I bet Yuu's just surprised she found Allen in her room."

"But Lavi, it sounded more like a battle cry…" Lenalee argued, concern on her face.

"Right…maybe she's trying to kill Allen for taking her first real kiss…" Lavi said thoughtfully, still grinning.

Because he was staring outside he didn't see Lenalee twitched, but he yelped when she tightened the bandages on his hand. Seeing all that was happening in the morning, Tyki couldn't help but sighed as he drank his tea.

"Young love."

It's a bit short, but...I tried. Haha...and Lavi get's an indirect beating from Lenalee, apparently he told her about how he sealed the promise with Kanda too! Hehe...

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