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Getting away, huh.

Kanda swiftly blocked the scampering bean sprout and towered him with no hesitation. Allen slowly rose his head and blankly (he was trying too hard, Kanda could tell) stared at him like he was trying to blast his body away.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"Outta here, obviously," came the curt reply.

"You have a job waiting here."

"I already changed my mind. I'm over qualified."

Kanda raised his left eye brow. "Oh, really?"

"Yes. Now, if you'll excuse me..." Allen immediately went to Kanda's left where there was a huge, blatant opening.

Kanda was quick to move again, blocking the stairs from Allen's sight.

"I will decide about that."

"No, you don't." Allen tried escaping again and again, but Kanda was unyielding in keeping him inside this blasted office. He glared at his former classmate. "What are you doing?"

"Stopping you."

"Didn't you hear me? I do not want to work here anymore. So, scram!" Allen caught Kanda off guard when he dashed to his right. Well, almost.

Kanda was, after all, faster than he gave him credit for. With all those firm muscles and whatnots, Allen was overpowered quite easily.

Allen's eyes widened when his world suddenly turned over.

"What the bloody–"

In an instant, Allen was already being elevated in the air – right above Kanda Yuu's freaking shoulders. The bastard just carried him like he was a big pack of rice!

"Lavi, you may go now. Leave this interview to me."

Lavi, who was quite as shock as Allen, blinked, mouth was gaping wide. "A-alright. If you... say so."

Did he miss something?

...

"Put me down! Jerk! Asshole!"

Kanda paid the screaming mess no heed. He even held Allen's lower body tighter when the man tried getting off him right after he tried smacking his face with his small fists.

"It hurts! Jerk! Let. Me. Go I said!"

"You're still as noisy as ever, Moyashi."

"Stop being so familiar with me! And let me go!"

"I will let you go if you promise you'll behave."

Allen hissed. "'Behave', my ass! This is kidnapping! You are keeping me here against my choice!"

"You are here for your interview, right? You came here on your own accord."

"I already said it, didn't I? I changed my mind. Now, put me down!"

"That is not really for you to decide, Allen Walker. You've already wasted my thirty minutes and the least you can do it is to be professional about this," Kanda sharply said.

Allen stiffened as he glared on top of Kanda's head. This annoying fucker was just as annoying as ever! Fine. He would continue the interview. He would show this conceited, arrogant prick that he could be a professional, too, if the situation calls for it. He would brag about his –

His thoughts were suddenly halted.

Brag exactly about what?

About being good in poker? In any card games, in fact?

Or the fact that he could cheat so well that no one had ever notice about it until now?

Suddenly, Allen remembered that he hadn't got anything he could actually show off to Kanda. If anything, his whole life had been nothing but a big, lump of disgraceful failures and disappointments.

It made him body slumped.

He couldn't really do the interview after all.

He was thankful that he left his bag in the hallway and Kanda wouldn't have to see his lousy resume.

Or he could just tell him that he lied when he said he's overqualified about the job. That would surely change Kanda's mind. But could his ego take the possible humiliation he would receive from the man?

Just thinking about it was enough to make his stomach growl in distress.

Come to think of it, he hadn't really eaten since yesterday afternoon... He was actually expecting Lavi to treat him to lunch that day if that wasn't really much to ask.

And now, he could feel his face burning in shame to had Kanda listen to the pathetic grumblings of his hungry stomach.

"J-Just put me down. I won't run again, I promise," he muttered, his face was all red.

Kanda, fortunately felt the shame Allen was visibly emitting (hunched shoulders, reddening face, eyes that were looking away) and lowered him to the ground.

Only to be pulled away again.

"Good. I haven't eaten my breakfast yet. As your punishment for being awfully late on your job interview and for wasting my precious time, you'll have to accompany me in the canteen."

Allen scrunched his eyebrows.

What did he just say?

Accompany...late...job... precious... interview...

WHAT?

Kanda must have seen the confusion that passed on his face.

The man sighed.

"We'll just gonna eat, Walker. And please, take that stupid expression off your face. It's disgusting."

TBC

Next time, Kanda is still resolute on making his precious moyashi stay within his grasp... err... company. Will Allen yield or not? Will Kanda let Allen get away from his life again? And why is he so adamant on making him stay? And yes, Tyki-kun here is a model and an agency owner, too.

My heartfelt thanks to those who reviewed the last nine chapters. I'm sorry if I couldn't answer them all. But rest assured that they were all appreciated with matching giggles and hoots of happiness.