A/N: OMGAWSH. omgawshomgawsh. Look at what I got you guys?! A NEW CHAPTER! Sorry for my large absence, but I was participating in Nano, and so I couldn't really write on anything else, except my novel. xD; But I finally got you something! I hope you like it!

This chapter contains a little bit of Lucky (TykiLavi). Oh yeah, and I didn't edit this, just to tell you guys. xD

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Chapter 10: Listen To Me

Allen mumbled softly, eyes flickering open. He couldn't see much, then realized the room he was in was dark. He moved slightly and gasped, pain shooting through his chest and back. "What…happened?" he mumbled, lying still for a moment, waiting for the pain to go away. After it had dulled somewhat, he looked around. He realized that he was in a hospital room, the blinds closed, cutting out everything from the window into the hall. He closed his eyes, trying to remember.

"Kanda," he murmured. He was the last one he remembered. He thought back, thinking of the fight with Tyki, and then Kanda appearing. Saving him. And then…He smiled as he remembered the events that followed that. Allen took a deep breath, then winced. "Ow…" He found his chest wrapped carefully and professionally. He lifted his hand and rubbed his eyes, finding them wrapped in white bandages as well. He felt his head gingerly. Bandages covered his head too, and the large bruise there. He felt very battered.

"You're awake, great," a kind voice said and he looked over to the door, which had just opened. He could hear the noise from the hallway, which was cut off as the door closed once more. The person ended up being the doctor who had helped him before. The man flicked on the lights and walked over to Allen. "How're you feeling?"

"I remember you…" Allen mumbled, looking up at him. The young man smiled slightly.

"As do I," the doctor said. "I've been seeing a lot of you lately, Mr. Walker. Is there something that you might want to tell me, maybe? A reason why all of a sudden you're in need of medical attention several times in the past couple weeks?"

"Maybe my good luck caught up to me…" he said weakly. "And it just hit me all of a sudden."

The doctor nodded, smiling slightly. "I'm glad that you're alright though. You went through quite a beating. I'm surprised you're injuries aren't as serious as they could be," he said, glancing at the clipboard he had in his arms.

Images flashed through Allen's mind, images of Tyki and of the fight and he shuddered slightly.

"Is something wrong, Mr. Walker?" the doctor asked, watching him carefully. He had seen the shudder.

"It's…nothing," Allen said. "Just the guy who broke into my house…just thinking back to what had happened…but…I don't remember much. It happened so fast."

The doctor nodded again, making a note on the clipboard. "I understand," he said. "You hit your head, so that might add to it."

"How bad am I?" he asked, shifting and wincing again.

"You've probably found that your chest hurts when you move and breath," the older man said. Allen gave a small nod. "One of your ribs is bruised, and you have a mild concussion. Your dark haired friend got rather angry when I said that it wasn't as serious as it could've been. Along with that, you have severe bruising on your shoulder, but we can't do much for that, except wrap it and let it heal on its own. The cuts on your hands and arms are the same."

"Kanda was here?" Allen asked, hope spreading across his face. "Is he still here?"

The doctor watched him carefully before stating, "He left to get something to calm his nerves. I told him we would look after you. He wasn't in a very good mood. I'm sure he'll be back. He brought you here."

Allen nodded slowly, brushing silver hair from his eyes with a bandaged hand. "He does that," he murmured. "Short temper."

"I noticed," the doctor said, slightly amused. "Try and sleep now. He'll come back when he can, I'm sure. Is there anyone else you would like me to call and tell them that you're here? Family?"

"I don't have any," Allen said.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Alright, sleep well Mr. Walker," he said with a small nod of his head. "Oh yes…"

"What?"

"You also suffered from blood loss," the doctor said, looking at his clipboard. "The small cuts on your neck…"

"Yeah?" he asked.

"They're like nothing I've seen…and if I remember correctly, that's why you were here last. Blood loss. I'm worried that you're doing something dangerous. And…there are scars, that look the same as the cuts, but are healed," the doctor said, crossing his arms, clipboard at his side. "Do you know anything about that? It seems a little suspicious to me."

Allen just shook his head, yawning widely. "Uh-uh," he mumbled. "I don't know about that."

"Alright, thank you for telling me what you do know. Sleep well now," the doctor said. "You can call a nurse if you need anything. That button there will call them." And then with a last smile, he turned and with a swish of his white coat, he left the room, flicking the lights off as he went. The door shut with a soft click and Allen was alone once again. He sighed softly.

"It does seem suspicious," Allen mumbled. "Very suspicious indeed. I have a lot of scars…At least they don't ask too many questions. Kanda, I hope you come soon…" He yawned again and settled more comfortably into the bed. "Ok, sleep…" he murmured and closed his eyes, falling asleep almost immediately.

-ooo-

"Kanda…" Lavi said slowly, surveying his sire carefully. His green eye traveled to the mess that the other vampire had made. The blood glistened in the moonlight, showing how much there was. It was making Lavi hungry. But he pushed it away and focused once more on the longhaired vampire before him, who was standing unearthly still. Navy eyes were watching the blood trickle off his fingertips.

"…I thought I told you to leave me alone," Kanda murmured, finally looking up at the redheaded vampire before him.

"We should leave," Lavi told him. "Someone's going to find this…and its gunna be a big mess."

"Its already a mess," Kanda said, looking away. "It was my fault."

Lavi's orange eyebrow rose. "Well yes, seeing as you were the one who went on a crazy rampage and decimated that girl, yeah it would be your fault," he stated, staring at Kanda. Maybe he was still out of it or something. Kanda's eyes flashed dangerously and Lavi bit at his tongue, falling silent.

"Not this," he hissed, walking over to Lavi, who took a step back from the blood covered vampire. "I don't care about this!" He motioned behind him, at the corpse.

"Then what're you talking about?" Lavi asked, confused.

"Allen," he said simply, turning jerkily away from Lavi with a small growl.

"What about the kid?" the redhead asked.

"And Tyki," said Kanda, staring across the playground, back facing Lavi.

Lavi stared at him. "I'm not getting what you're saying. What about Allen and what about Tyki? Did something happen that I'm not aware of?" he asked.

"Yes, apparently," Kanda hissed, glancing behind him. "Tyki tried to get Allen to do that ritual."

Lavi's lone eye widened in surprise. "He did? Is Allen ok? Did Tyki…kill him? What happened?" he asked, looking at his friend. That would explain why Kanda was in such a fowl mood that's for sure. He looked like he was going to rip something apart.

"Tyki hurt Allen," Kanda growled dangerously.

"But…Allen's still alive, right?" Lavi asked. He couldn't help it. He was worried about the sprout as well. He had taken a liking to the kid. And he didn't want to face Kanda if Allen had actually died. He was sure that Kanda would kill something more than a lone schoolgirl if Allen were killed. More like the whole town, in search of the killers.

Kanda was silent for a moment, seeming to be controlling his anger, or trying to. Then he turned and said, "Yeah, he's alive. He's at the hospital."

Lavi let out a relieved breath. "That's good," he said. "Because I really don't want to cross you if he was killed or something."

The ebony haired vampire walked past him, shoulder brushing Lavi's as he went. Lavi pulled back slightly then started after him. He gave him a fair amount of space as they headed back to the house that they were staying at. He didn't want to give Kanda any reason to tear something off him that he needed. The redhead thought about what he had heard, and then to Kanda. Kanda really loved Allen, he knew that much. He was curious to know about what had happened between Tyki and Allen. He suspected that Kanda had interrupted them, because Allen probably wouldn't be alive if he hadn't.

Lavi had drifted a little bit away from Kanda, still kind of hungry. He glanced at the dark haired vampire, then looked around for a meal. "I'm going to get something to eat," he called to Kanda. The form of his sire gave a slight shrug, as if acknowledging that he was going, but stayed silent. Lavi watched him for a moment and then left, heading down another street in look of a stray human that would give him a good meal.

He was just passing an alleyway when someone grabbed his arm and pulled him in swiftly. He let out a startled yelp, which was muffled when a hand covered his mouth. Another vampire, since they had been strong enough to do so, and were silent enough as well. And the hand was the same temperature. "What do you want?" he asked through it, his words coming out muffled. He struggled in the vampire's grip, finding them very strong. An old vampire. And then they pushed him against the wall hard. If he had breath, it would've been knocked out of him.

Lavi looked up and his green eye widened slightly.

"I need to talk to you," Tyki said, leaning down so that he was eye level with Lavi.

"Tyki," Lavi said carefully. "Why would you want to talk to me? Kanda's the one you want to deal with…"

"Ah, but Kanda isn't listening to me anymore," Tyki said. "And I've taken a certain liking to you…but that's beside the point." At that statement, Lavi gaped at him. Taken a liking to him?! What did that entail? He was unsure if he wanted to know or not. He pushed it away, struggling slightly.

"Yeah, I know he isn't listening to you…You tried to take Allen, is what I heard. Hurt him, is what I heard," Lavi said.

"True," Tyki said with a small shrug. "But its also true that Kanda would return to his normal self if Allen was taken care of. Wouldn't you like that better than this love sick Yu?"

Lavi paused. He was a little strange, definitely different. But he wasn't that bad. Sometimes he actually seemed nice. And he liked to see the softer side of his friend, it was a nice change. And when he was with Allen, it came out. "I…don't know," he said truthfully. "I mean, yeah, he's different. But it's not bad."

"A vampire in love with a human?" Tyki asked, gold eyes boring into Lavi. "Don't you think that there is something wrong with that? Vampires deserve better than a lowly human. And a Blood Child at that."

"I…guess…" Lavi said slowly. Tyki was doing something. He couldn't really think straight. The ancient vampire before him smirked widely. "But…no, I still can't understand why you can't just leave him alone."

He managed to disentangle himself from Tyki's grasp, walking a little bit away, deeper into the alleyway. "It's not hurting anyone."

"But it is," Tyki said, walking up to Lavi and standing behind him. "It'll hurt Kanda." Lavi stayed where he was, staring at the wall of the alley.

"What will it do to him? He's happy with Allen," Lavi said.

"Happy? He's only happy because that's what Blood Children do. Their blood is like a drug. It effects a vampire's judgement, making them vulnerable to things that would normally not sway them. And it cuts back on their food sources. They have to drink from their Blood Child or else they will become insane. What if something were to happen to that human? What if they got sick, or if they simply died of old age?" Tyki asked in a low voice, close to Lavi's ear.

Lavi shook his head vigorously. He couldn't believe he was actually listening to Tyki. But something in his voice seemed to be stopping him from just leaving. "I don't know," Lavi said.

"How much of a heartbreak would it be to live with the Blood Child for their entire life, and not be able to age with them? Not be able to go out into the sun with them?" Tyki asked.

Lavi stayed silent, but he could see what Tyki was saying. "…That's…horrible," he murmured, unsure of what else to say. "I wouldn't…want to deal with it."

"Exactly," Tyki said, still standing very close to Lavi. "And usually they snap, some time or another and kill their Blood Child. And then the grief of killing the one they love is upon them, along with the fact that they can no longer drink any other persons blood, and the Blood Child is dead."

"But…"

"But what, Lavi?" Tyki asked.

"Could you make them into a vampire?" he asked the older vampire. "Would that work?"

Tyki shook his head slowly. "No," he said. "Only the ritual."

"Do they stop loving them when the ritual is complete?" Lavi asked.

The vampire smirked, but this was unseen by Lavi, who was still staring at the wall. He didn't know what had come over him. He was confused. Tyki was doing something, but he didn't know what. "Of course," Tyki said. "It breaks the connection with them."

Lavi gave a small nod.

"You might be able to help me though," Tyki continued, in the same tone as before. It was confusing Lavi. He shook his head, trying to clear it.

"How?" Lavi asked, glancing sideways. When he met Tyki's gaze he seemed to freeze. Something there. He couldn't tell, but he was completely numb by now. His gaze flickered away and stopped on the wall once more to try and think clearly. "I can't…do anything…Yu doesn't listen to me…He'd kill me…if I…suggested it…"

"You're his friend," Tyki said. "He might listen to you. He listens a little, I'm sure. In the back of his mind, he listens. And he knows that you're right. He wouldn't kill you." Lavi was aware of Tyki being right behind him. He couldn't think straight. The vampire standing close behind him wasn't letting him think. "Just think about it Lavi…"

Lavi gave a ragged gasp as he felt Tyki's breath on his ear. It sent chills down his spine. "Listen to me, Lavi," he murmured in a low voice in his ear. "Listen."

Lavi's gaze slid out of focus as Tyki said that and he swayed slightly. Tyki held him up with a hand on his shoulder. "Are you listening?" The redhead nodded, dazed. "I'm sure you can get Yu to see things my way. After all, you're closer then a friend, aren't you?"

"…Was…" he murmured. "Not anymore."

"Still, was still counts," Tyki said. "I'm sure he'll listen. Try at least. I trust you…" And then he leaned around Lavi's shoulder and touched his lips to Lavi's. The younger vampire gasped, startled, but didn't pull away. Tyki watched his gaze intently. The green eye was foggy. And then it widened and Lavi jerked away.

"W-what the hell was that?" Lavi asked, staring at Tyki. He staggered backwards, away from the taller vampire, and almost tripped on a cardboard box that lay in the alleyway.

"Parting gift," Tyki said with a wide smirk. He walked over to Lavi, who tried to scoot back. "Stop being so skittish…" he lowered his voice slightly and Lavi stopped, unable to understand why. Tyki smirked wider and reached him. One hand went to Lavi's head and he intertwined his fingers in the orange locks. He bent slightly and whispered in the vampire's ear, "You'll be fine."

And then he pulled away and walked from him, walking out of the alleyway and leaving Lavi frozen where he was, staring at the ground. Finally he was able to pull himself from the daze that Tyki had somehow created in his mind and shook himself vigorously. He didn't find himself very hungry, so he decided to just head back to the house he and Yu were staying at. He didn't want to believe Tyki, but his words made sense. He wanted to help Yu

"But…I can't hurt Allen," he mumbled to himself as he walked from the alleyway. "He's just so cute! And Kanda would kill me if I did anything. I don't want to face his wrath."

Lavi sighed, completely confused. At first he had been completely on Kanda's side, with the whole no to the ritual thing. But now, after hearing what Tyki had said, and all the things that might happen, he wasn't so sure. He shook his head, distracted, as he walked down the street.

Not paying attention to where he was going, he bumped into someone walking the opposite way. "Whoops," he said, glancing to the girl he had hit. "Sorry bout that."

"Its you." The girl had stopped.

Lavi took a step back swiftly.

"No, stop," Lenalee said, watching him. He eyed her carefully.

"You aren't going to kick me again?" he asked warily.

"If you aren't going to try and molest me, I won't," she said. "But I wanted to talk to you."

Lavi gave a small nod to the agreement. "Ok…about what?"

"Well, not you directly," she said. "But I know that you're Kanda's friend, so this works too."

"This is about Kanda?" he asked, confused. He was still dazed from Tyki and wasn't thinking clearly yet. "What about Kanda?"

"Well, sort of about him. I'm just worried about Allen," she said, crossing her arms. "He was fine, until he met Kanda. And now he's been in the hospital a couple times and—"

"He's there now," Lavi blurted out bluntly.

"What?!" Lenalee said, staring at him. "Allen's in the hospital now?!"

Lavi backed up slightly again, nodding. "Someone broke into his house! It wasn't Kanda! Kanda stopped the guy from killing Allen, that's what I heard. Or something like that," he said swiftly. He put his hands up, a nervous smile no his face. "It wasn't Kanda's fault!"

Lenalee mouthed for a moment. "So are you saying that before, like the first time he was there was Kanda's fault? Or maybe it's just his presence? I don't think Allen should hang out with Kanda anymore…" she said.

"Tell that to Kanda," Lavi muttered. "Or Allen."

Lenalee stared at him, now a curious look on her face. "What do you mean?" she asked.

"…You didn't know?" Lavi asked. "I mean…Uh…"

"Know what?" Lenalee asked, frowning. "Tell me."

Lavi nodded swiftly, not wanting to be kicked again. "Allen and Kanda are together!" he said swiftly, several of his words slurring together. Lenalee seemed taken aback.

"What? You mean, like…boyfriends?" Lenalee asked slowly.

Lavi nodded slowly. "You could say that," he said carefully. He had started edging down the street, away from the girl. "Look, you should visit him or something. I'm sure he'd welcome the company!"

And then he turned and hurried away from her before she could inflict bodily pain upon him. He glanced back to see her staring after him, then turned and hurried down the street as well. He headed back to the house, hoping that he wouldn't get stopped by someone else intent on talking to him.

But he reached the house without another incident. He sighed happily and opened the door, closing it behind him and walked in. Walked through the foyer and into the living room. He found Kanda lying on his back in the middle of the living room, arms a little bit away from his sides, eyes closed. His hair had been pulled from its hair tie and now was splayed across the floor.

"Oi, idiot, did you get lost?" came a flat reply from the vampire on the floor. "Took your time."

"Oh, yeah," Lavi said. "Kinda. Then I ran into that girl, Allen's friend. And she was saying that she doesn't think she wants you to hang out with Allen because he keeps getting hurt."

"Maybe she's right," Kanda muttered, eyes still closed. "He keeps getting hurt."

"Allen wouldn't want you to leave him," Lavi said, slumping onto the couch and pulling his boots off. He let them fall to the floor then pulled his feet up under him and looked at Kanda again. He was lying very still. He was acting kind of like a statue at the moment.

"But all I do is hurt him," Kanda murmured, lips barely moving. "I mean…Tyki wouldn't have come after him if it wasn't me. And I have to take his blood…that can't be good for him. And then…" He drifted off, falling still once more.

"And then? There's more? You saved him from Tyki," Lavi pointed out. "But what about the and then?"

Kanda shook his head. "Ugh, this shirt is making me sick," he said and pulled himself up just enough to pull the shirt off his body. He threw it away from him, and the blood scent lessened slightly. Then he flopped back down. "I knew he was hurt but I still did it…"

"What are you talking about?" Lavi asked.

"…Might've given him another injury," Kanda mumbled, as if Lavi hadn't spoken at all.

Lavi stared at him, then his mouth fell open. "Oh…my gosh. Oh my gosh," he said, eye wider than normal. "Does that mean what I think it means?"

Kanda's head turned slowly to look at Lavi. His navy eyes flickered open and started at Lavi.

"Oh my god! You did the kid, didn't you?!" Lavi said, a wide smile spreading across his face. "Oh my gosh I can't believe it!"

The ebony haired vampire glared at him, eyes narrowed slightly. "Shut your mouth," he growled then turned once again so that he was staring up at the ceiling. His dark eyes shifted slightly as he studied the wood paneling, thinking. Then his eyes closed once more.

"Sorry, sorry, but that's just so…Oh my god," Lavi said, letting out a small squeal.

"Are you actually male?" Kanda asked, turning again and glaring. "You sound like a fangirl or something."

Lavi fell silent, but he was grinning widely. He bounced slightly. "So, you gunna go see him tomorrow night, lover boy?"

"Do I have to tear out your tongue to make you stop talking?" Kanda growled, eyes closing again and staying like this. "Because I seriously will."

"Alright, I'll be quiet," Lavi said, turning and grinning to himself. He had completely forgotten about what Tyki had asked him to do as he leaned back against the couch, watching Kanda's silent form lying shirtless on the floor.

-ooo-

It had been all day, and Allen had waited impatiently for Kanda to come. He knew that he wouldn't be able to come during the day, but still, he was anxious to see him again. Especially after all that had happened. Currently, he was sitting up in bed, the hospital bed tray in front of him, and the remains of his dinner on it. He had eaten everything except the Jell-O, which he was having fun making bounce. He glanced up at the TV, which he had turned on a little bit ago.

"The body of Hanna Bell Smith was found in Barker Park early this morning," a newsperson was saying. Allen stopped playing with the Jell-O. "Specialists say that they suspect animals." And then they flashed an image swiftly. Blood splattered the grass and the swing set. Allen stared, eyes wide. The body had been removed, but you could see where it had happened. One of the bars that held the swing set up was red.

"Vampire?" Allen murmured to himself, staring at the TV. He wasn't really paying attention when the door opened, then closed behind someone.

"Oi, Moyashi," a deep voice said.

Allen looked around, joy evident on his face. "Kanda!" he said happily. The vampire made his way around the bed and sat down beside Allen.

"How're you feeling? Alive?" he asked, concern in his dark eyes.

"Me? I'm fine," Allen said with a chipper smile. "I'll heal. Its not that bad!"

Kanda sighed softly then glanced at the TV, which was still on the report of Hanna Bell Smith. His eyes narrowed slightly and Allen saw him clench his jaw.

"Do you know anything about that, Kanda?" Allen asked, glancing at him as he looked back at the TV. "It sounds like vampire to me. Have you heard anything about it?"

Kanda was silent for a moment, not looking at the TV. "You should finish your meal," he grunted, changing the subject. Allen looked down at the Jell-O.

"It's just the Jell-O," he said. "I'll eat my processed cow hooves soon enough, why're you so worried?" He kept his eyes on Kanda, watching him carefully.

"…Did I…hurt you?" Kanda asked slowly eyes flickering up to meet Allen's silver ones.

"Did you hurt me?" Allen asked, staring at him. "No, of course not. You saved me and…" He broke off, eyes widening. He caught what Kanda was talking about. A slight blush spread across his face. "No…just a little sore. It'll go away."

Kanda sighed. "I could've really hurt you," he muttered. "I don't think that was a good idea. And then I drank some of your blood. I shouldn't have done that. Maybe I should just leave. You'd be better off without me anyway." He got up off the bed and started to move towards the door but Allen grabbed his wrist.

"What was that about?" he asked, giving him a questioning look. "Don't leave. I don't want you to leave. It's fine. I'm fine, see?" He gave one of his smiles and Kanda swayed with the after effect.

"But you're…" he drifted off, sitting down again. He sighed, glancing at the TV. "I know about that."

"You do?" Allen asked, looking at him curiously. "How? What happened? Was it vampires?"

Kanda was silent for a moment. "…It was me," he said slowly, looking away. He didn't want to see Allen's reaction. He would be scared. Or ashamed. Or something. But Allen was silent. Then he looked up, he only saw sad curiosity.

"Why?" was all he asked.

"Because…I was…god, I was so angry," Kanda said, looking away. His voice turned into a slight growl as he said that, clenching his fists together. "I had…to do something or else I probably would've hurt someone important…Lavi maybe. Well, he's not important, but still. I didn't really want to rip his arm off. But…god…"

Kanda stared at the sheets, hands clenched tightly. He felt a warm hand under his chin and his face was lifted slightly. He looked into Allen's face.

"I'm glad you didn't take it out on Lavi, although a little sad that that girl got killed," he said softly. "It wasn't your fault."

"But…" Kanda said.

"I know you aren't going to do the ritual," Allen said. "You proved to me that I was wrong. I just came in at the wrong time in your conversation and overreacted and then Tyki followed me. It wasn't your fault."

Kanda looked up at him. Then he leaned forward and kissed him gently. Allen smiled behind the kiss then returned it, hand on Kanda's cool cheek. "I missed you," he murmured to Kanda.

The door opened but Allen wasn't really paying attention.

"Oh! Oh sorry!" a startled voice said and Allen broke the kiss, pulling away from Kanda to look over his shoulder. Lenalee had just walked in. "I'll…leave you two alone!" And she backed out, closing the door.

Allen stared after her, then smiled slightly, only to get distracted again as Kanda's lips met his once more.

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