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Lycanthrope
Chapter 9: Impressive
Stirring woke me. Eyes fluttering open, I glance around, noticing that Kanda was leaning against the wall, and I sit up, rubbing my eyes.
Looking at me, he said, "Go back to sleep."
"Why are you up if I should be asleep?" I ask, moving so that I was beside him, and hesitantly, I lean against him, my head on his shoulder.
"It's nothing," he said, resting his hand on my hip. Closing my eyes, I say, "You know, the last time you said 'it's nothing' was the night you cried. That wasn't 'nothing'."
"I just can't sleep."
"Was it a nightmare?"
He momentarily freezes, and I continue, "You don't have to tell me what it was about, but I'm here if you want to talk about it."
After a moment of silence, Kanda says, "Thank you."
I jump slightly as something curls around my tail, but I relax when I realize what it was, twining my tail together with Kanda's.
"You can be amazingly sweet when you want to be, you know that?" I ask, purring quietly.
"Yes, but don't tell. Lavi will start bugging me about it."
"I won't."
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"Do you think anything will happen between those two?" Lenalee asked, eyes closed as she pretended to sleep. Lavi replies, "I think that it's a slow process. Kanda thinks that he only likes Allen because he's like Shiloh, but at the same time, he knows it's more than that. They want to believe that they don't have feelings for each other, even though they're constantly together. Have you noticed how jumpy and nervous Allen gets when Kanda isn't with him?"
"I guess. I know that when you and Kanda went hunting on the other side of the forest, Allen didn't want to be in the trees at all. He couldn't concentrate."
"Did you notice when they started talking through telepathy though?"
"Yeah. Allen couldn't stop smiling except for the moments when he got red with anger."
"You thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Yes, I believe I am."
"This will be interesting."
oO_Oo_oO_Oo
Again, I'm awakened by stirring, followed by my body being jerked, and I end up on my hands and knees, rear in the air and tail aching.
"What was that about?" I whimper, rubbing my sore butt once I'd sat normally again. Kanda smirked. "I stood up, and you refused to let go of my tail. I didn't notice until your weight stopped me."
"I'm not that heavy!" I protest, looking down and trying to suck in my stomach. Maybe I could lose a few pounds, but it wasn't that bad….
I squeak when I'm lifted bridal style, and Kanda looks me in the eyes. "I never said anything to suggest that you were. You're perfect the way you are."
Blushing furiously, I hide my face in his neck, trying to cool my cheeks desperately.
"It's too early for you to molest Allen, Kanda!" Lavi exclaimed, scaring me, and then I register what he'd said. Squeaking, I jump out of Kanda's arms, blushing. "It's not like that! We didn't do anything!"
"Sure, sure," Lenalee says, smiling. "I totally believe you!"
I glare at them. "It's true!"
Lavi raises an eyebrow. "A confession? I didn't think it'd be that easy."
"No! It's not true! Wait, no, it…is…?" I trail off, confusing myself even more. What was the answer?!
"Don't confuse the Moyashi. His mind isn't much bigger than a bird's," Kanda says. Glaring at him, I say, "I'm not a Moyashi! And why aren't you so aggravated with this?!"
Rolling his eyes, the bluenette says, "They're trying to do this. As nice as they seem, they're conniving schemers."
My head hurt.
"Anyways," Kanda continued, "today, we're working on team work."
"I get you!" I say, hugging his arm. Smirking, he says, "I'm glad that I'm such a prize, but it'll be the three of you against me."
"That's not fair!" Lavi exclaims. His mate nods. "Yeah, you'll drive us into the ground!"
"Huh?" I ask, glancing at the two hybrids. They think we'll be at the disadvantage?!
The redhead says, "When it's two teams of two, Kanda doesn't fight with all his power. But if it's all against him, he has the excuse to nearly murder us."
Glancing up at my mentor, I ask, "You aren't really going to hurt me, right?"
"I might," he says, shrugging. Then he continues so that only I can hear, "Don't worry. I won't single you out. Besides, I like beating the rabbit."
"Okay," I reply, smiling.
"TRANSFORMATION FIRE STAMP!"
"TRANSFORMATION BUTTERFLY DANCE!"
"TRANSFORMATION GOD'S CLOWN!"
"How well does he deal with attacks at one time?" I ask, glancing at Lavi.
"Beyond exceptionally."
"Great."
"Begin!" Kanda says, in his beginning position. Lavi and Lenalee converse battle plans as they run forward.
"Chasing Kick!"
"Flame Blast!"
I don't move, watching Kanda dodge the attacks by jumping away or blocking them with a black mist that came from his hands.
"If you think too much, you might get…swept away."
I jump at Kanda's voice, and I don't have time to dodge the blast of black mist that barreled into me, sending me flying into the thick undergrowth behind me.
"Allen? Are you okay?!" Lenalee shouted, continuing her attacks.
"I'm fine," I assure, ignoring the throb in my stomach as I unsteadily stand. I could see Kanda's eyes affixed to me, and I step back onto the field, staring back at him.
My eyes scanned his body over and over, trying to find something off. Nothing seemed like a weakness. His feet were fast, balancing him perfectly, and when he landed, he wasn't jarred at all. He obviously had very powerful arms, and his stomach and chest were too muscled for a weak point. His tail never got in the way.
"Level Two: Chasing Kick!"
I watched as Kanda was hit, hard, and he was propelled through the air, his body knocked into a tree. He crumpled in a heap, not moving. Running to my partners, I stare at my mentor as he struggles to push himself up, quickly falling back down.
"Lenalee, you actually hurt him!" Lavi exclaimed, running to Kanda.
"Lavi, come back!" I say, putting my arm in front of Lenalee. "This isn't right!"
The redhead didn't stop, and I see Kanda's ear twitch.
"Lavi!" I shout, running after him. My legs went much faster than I thought they could as I sprinted, catching Lavi around the waist, and I leap into a tree just as a massive amount of energy exploded around Kanda, taking the form of the black mist.
The mist hit me in the back, knocking me off the limb I had been perched on. The breath is forced from my lungs as I land on my back, coughing, and I feel a hand on my shoulder.
"Thank you," Lavi said, and I hear the sound of Lenalee sending kicks at Kanda.
I smile, sitting up, and I hoarsely say, "It's fine because I figured out what Kanda's weakness is."
The bluenette noticeably started picking up his speed, and even though Lavi and I are close to ten yards away, I know he heard it.
"Lenalee?" I ask. Not looking at me, she replies, "What?"
"Can you use your powers to mess with sound waves?"
"Um…I think so…?"
"What does that mean?"
"If I can get Kanda trapped in my Waltz: Mist Wind, I can disrupt the patterns. He'll pick up sound less quickly and it will be in different pitches."
"Perfect. Do that, and try to keep him inside of it."
"Waltz: Mist Wind!"
A cylinder of wind surrounds Kanda, and I push Lavi towards his mate, "Protect her. I have a feeling―"
Before I can say anything more, bolts of black mist begin firing randomly from the wind, and the redhead runs towards his mate, deflecting the attacks with his hammer.
"You're doing well," I hear Kanda say. "May I ask how you figured it out?"
Smirking evilly, I think to myself, Manipulative much?
"Not talking?"
The attacks ceased. "You're really taking a compliment without showing your gratitude?"
I wait for a moment, and in less than a moment, the energy starts firing, all of them aimed for Lavi and Lenalee.
Taking my chance, I run as fast as I can into the wind, using Crown Clown to punch Kanda. He desperately tried to block, eyes frantically trying to keep track of the multiple targets, and I send a hard blow to his stomach, resulting with him on his back. I deflected his attacks easily, pinning him down with his hands above his head.
"Okay, Lenalee. It's done," I say, waiting a moment for the wind to disperse, and Kanda glares at me as if I had just murdered his son.
"Whoa, Allen!" Lavi exclaimed. Lenalee added, "Seriously. That was great!"
"Terrific. Now get off of me," Kanda growled threateningly. Smiling innocently, I say, "No, I think I'm going to savor the moment. Am I your first apprentice to beat you?"
Kanda looks away, and Lavi nods. "Yep! You sure are!"
"How on Earth did you do it?" Lenalee asked. "I've fought him probably a hundred times, and you beat him on your third try?"
"So no one's figured it out until me?" I ask, looking at Kanda. Cursing, he mutters, "You're the first."
"Tell me!" Lavi said, shaking with anticipation. Sitting on Kanda's stomach after releasing his hands, I say, "It's his hearing. That's his weakness."
"Huh? Kanda has the best hearing of any lycanthrope I know!" Lavi said. Nodding, I say, "Exactly. He relies on his hearing by using sound waves to know the moment something moves and where it's going. That's why he's so fast, and he can stare at me while dodging to attacks of two other people. He faked being hurt to get someone closer to him so he could blow them away with that black misty stuff."
"It's Shadow."
"Fine, so you could blow them away using Shadow," I say. "Anyways. He can't block without his hearing, and he couldn't hear where we were while Lenalee was attacking him. He's also extremely manipulative, aren't you?"
Kanda doesn't reply.
Smirking, I ask, "Which one of you replied to his telepathy?"
Lenalee blushed and looked away. "Sorry."
"Telepathy requires sound waves to work as well. He kept trying to get me to say something so he could hit me, and when that didn't work, he aimed for Lenalee so that he could get out, but I already had Lavi there to protect her.
"Inside the wind, he can't receive sound waves quickly enough, and this is the result," I say, swaying back and forth contently. Lenalee and Lavi clapped, impressed, but Kanda doesn't say anything. I expected him to push me off of him, but he didn't.
After that, Kanda and I go hunting, and we catch two squirrels and a large groundhog. The area was full of animals.
Kanda hadn't spoken to me at all, and I follow him through the woods with my head down. He'd said that I'd know if he was mad. Was this what he meant?
"Nice catch!" Lenalee said, beginning to dig into the groundhog. My mentor says nothing, walking away with one squirrel in his hand, and I watch him leap into a tree, disappearing into the leaves.
"It's fine," Lavi said as I nibble on some squirrel. "He's just aggravated at himself for being beaten."
I nod, smiling, but I don't say anything.
The night falls and Kanda still hadn't come back.
Staring at the moon shining directly above me, I sit up, unable to sleep without Kanda beside me. Quietly creeping around Lenalee and her mate, I make my way towards the woods, looking up in the branches. I couldn't see the bluenette anywhere, but I knew he was there. Climbing up the trunk of the closest tree, I begin searching, finally finding the alpha about five minutes later.
"What?" he asked, staring straight ahead at the training area.
"Why haven't you talked to me since training?" I ask, sitting on the branch next to him. Still not looking at me, Kanda says, "I didn't have anything to say."
"Are you really that frustrated that I beat you?"
"It means that a Moyashi can beat me without trying. What if it was something much more dangerous? Someone could get killed."
I felt the sudden urge to whack him. "Kanda, that doesn't mean that you aren't strong. And I didn't beat you. I used my brain and combined the powers of my partners with mine to overcome a common enemy."
"Doesn't matter."
"Then why are you shutting me out? I thought you were mad at me."
"No, I'm extremely proud of you. I'm mad at myself."
Moving so that I was straddling him, I stare into his cobalt orbs, noticing the slight shock, and I say, "Well, if you're proud of me, then stop being mad at yourself. Focus on how well I did instead of how poorly you did."
"Is that the reason you came out here?"
Blushing, I look down at his stomach. "I-I can't sleep."
I'm tugging at my hair. I'm pulling at my clothes. I'm trying to keep my cool. I know it shows.
"And?" he asks. "What does that have to do with anything?"
I'm staring at my feet. My cheeks are turning red. I'm searching for the words inside my head.
"I…um…" I look to the side, feeling his gaze on me.
I'm feeling nervous, trying to be so perfect, because I know you're worth it. You're worth it, yeah.
Smirking, he continues, "You have to tell me what it is before I can do anything."
If I could say what I want to say, I'd say, 'I want to blow you away.'
"I want you to sleep down there with me," I finally murmur, blushing furiously. I yelp in surprise as he takes me by the waist and jumps down to the ground, leading me towards the overhang.
'Be with you every night.'
Kanda lies down against the wall, and I snuggle into his side, wrapping my arms around his waist and holding him to me as if he would leave if I didn't.
'Am I squeezing you too tight?'
I purr as he scratches behind my ear, and he uses his other hand to rub circles into my back soothingly.
If I could say what I want to see, I wanna see you go down on one knee. Marry me today. Guess I'm wishing my life away.
"Goodnight, Kanda," I whisper, not getting a response other than him stroking my hair instead of scratching my ear.
With these things I'll never say.
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"Goodnight, Kanda," I whisper, not getting a response other than him stroking my hair instead of scratching my ear.
Aggravated, I shake him off of me, taking him off guard as I pin him down, and I say, "This is the part where you kiss me."
Smirking, he flips our positions, our tails twining together, and he presses his lips to mine. Purring contently, I open my mouth, our tongues sliding against each other sensually, and Kanda runs his hand down my chest and stomach, slipping it under my shirt.
When we break apart, we're both gasping for breath, and Kanda says, "Goodnight, Moyashi."
"It's Allen!"
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The next morning, Kanda was still beside me, his eyes open as he stares into the forest. I blush furiously, images from my dream flashing through my head, and I pull away from him, looking away.
"Are you okay? You look like a strawberry," Kanda says, sitting up. Nodding, I quickly assure, "I'm fine, really. I just had a…weird dream."
"What was it about? You squirmed a lot in the night."
My cheeks heat up even more. "I-I don't remember!"
Kanda raises an eyebrow. "You seem like you remember. Did you have some sort of sex dream, Virgin Moyashi?"
"No!" I protest. "Well, I don't know…I-I…um…."
"You don't know if it was a sex dream? Do you even know how sex works?"
"Yes! I'm not clueless! There was kissing, but that's it!"
"I think you're a horny Moyashi."
"Shut up! I'm not some sex-deprived kitten!"
"That's an interesting mental image."
"Stop imagining me!" I shout, hiding my face between my knees that were pulled to my chest. I can't tell him that I had a dream about him kissing me! Especially one where I initiated it! It's past mortifying!
Moving closer to me, Kanda tilted my chin up, looking into my eyes. "Who'd you kiss? Lenalee? A girl from school? Or was it a guy?"
"I'm not telling you!"
"Oh, so it was a guy. And one I know from the looks of it. Lavi?"
"I'm not telling!" I repeat. Smirking, Kanda continued in a low voice, "Or was it me?"
"No!"
"Really? That's the biggest reaction I've gotten out of you."
"Because it's ridiculous!"
Kanda shakes his head, but says nothing more, moving away, and he stands, lightly kicking Lavi. "Come on, Baka Usagi. We're going hunting."
The red wolf nods, standing and following Kanda into the forest. Lenalee changes into her anthro form. "What was that all about?"
"Huh?" I ask, hoping she wasn't talking about what I thought she was talking about.
"That thing Kanda did."
I shudder. "Just him being full of himself."
"How so?"
Glancing around as if someone was watching, I lie on my stomach on my bramble leaves. "Swear you won't tell anyone? Not even Lavi?"
"Swear."
Blushing, I admit, "I had a dream about kissing Kanda, and when I told him about it minus him, he kept asking who it was."
"Did he figure it out?"
"Yeah, but I kept denying it."
Lenalee smiles. "I hate to say it, but Kanda knows it was him. The more you deny it, the more he's going to think it was him."
"That's the problem!"
"Why? You like him don't you?"
Gaping, I exclaim, "What?! No! He's a jerk! And he's arrogant!"
Lenalee raises an eyebrow at me. "Says the person who's been sleeping in his arms every night. And had a dream about kissing him. Not to mention the incident yesterday where you slept with your tail entwined with his."
I blush furiously. "It's not like that!"
"Right."
Whimpering, I hide my face in my arms, and Lenalee continues, "I bet he'd kiss you back if you kissed him."
"No, he wouldn't! He has a mate, too!"
"Didn't we already go through this? He doesn't love Alma like Alma loves him."
"I'm not going to kiss Kanda!"
"Okay, whatever you say."
I glare at her, but my response is cut off by Lavi saying, "Anyone order some turkey?"
"Turkey?" I chirp, mouth watering at the thought. And that sucker was big, too!
Kanda sits beside me, taking a piece after I do, and I ask, "What are we doing today?"
"Berries."
"Berries?"
"Yes. You need to learn which ones are safe, because meat might not always be available, and fruit contains vitamins that will keep your body strong."
Lavi smiles. "Don't worry. It's not nearly as boring as it seems."
"Good. I don't think I would've minded boring. I've had a lot of action the past few days."
"And you did very well," Kanda says, taking another bite of the turkey. I can't help but smile happily, joy filling me from the compliment. Lavi begins telling a story about a fight he had with a siren, claiming it took the form of Lenalee, and I roll my eyes. He was trying to get some tonight, and by the looks of it, he was going to.
As the redhead rambled on, I glance at Kanda, noticing his closed eyes and lax expression. Was he meditating? Well, he was also eating, so I found that unlikely. Hesitantly, I move my tail to the side, jerking it back when it touches Kanda's, and I blush, trying it again. This time I leave it there, but the tip was all that was touching Kanda's tail. I note that his ear twitched slightly.
Chewing on my lip slightly, I probe his tail with mine, waiting for his reaction.
"May I assist you?"
I don't reply, my cheeks blazing uncontrollably. Rolling his eyes, Kanda wraps his tail around mine, and I beam, probably releasing light from my face.
"Is that what you wanted?"
"Maybe…."
"Then what else?"
Not responding, I take another piece of the turkey, eating it.
"Baka Moyashi."
Turning to him, I shout, "It's Allen, BaKanda!"
Lenalee and Lavi jump at my sudden voice, glancing at me questioningly, and I blush, hiding my face in Kanda's shoulder. "That was your fault."
"Baka Moyashi."
I give him a hard jab in the stomach, but he just continues eating as if nothing happened.
Author Note: I hope this wasn't a boring chapter. The next one will be much more…entertaining. Anyways, please, Please, PLEASE REVIEW! Things I'll Never Say-Avril Lavigne.