Here's the newest and coolest, and one of the longest chapters of Novocain Doesn't Really Stop the Pain. It's a new years gift.
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"And here," Laura said. "Are your bedrooms."
Allen and Kanda looked at identical wooden doors that were spaced 10 feet apart.
"We're neighbors?" Allen asked.
"Yes, we figured it would be good for you guys to have a familiar face nearby."
"Well, thank you," Allen said smiling.
"Your welcome, Yuan will be around later on to show you the dinning hall. Until then may I suggest that you unpack."
"Why won't you be showing us?" Kanda asked, annoyed that he was being thrown from host to host like a ball they could amuse themselves with.
"Because I'll be helping Shawnie out with the paperwork. Your arrival has added a heap of work to her desk.
"I'm sorry," Allen said.
"Don't worry about it. She'll pull through if we give her enough tea. Bye for now." And with that Laura walked down the hall and headed though another set of doors.
"It's seems like forever since we had time alone," Allen said.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Kanda asked in defense.
"Well, with there only being girls around here so far it's kind of nice to be alone," Allen said turning to the door to the right. "I'll see you soon Kanda."
"Yeah, whatever."
Kanda walked into his room and threw the suitcase on the floor before falling onto his bed. He slung a tired arm over his eyes and grumbled.
"Stupid girls; couldn't be all sexy and attractive and making me think dirty, inappropriate thoughts. Why don't I like boobs?"
Kanda, realizing he was talking to himself out loud again, decided to shut up and unpack. There was no point in living out of a suitcase for the next three months.
"Ah, Yuan. It's good to see you. Are you here to show us where the cafeteria is?"
Kanda could hear Allen though the wall between them. Hopefully Allen hadn't been listening to closely when he was having that conversation with himself.
"Actually Allen, I wanted to see you, alone." Kanda wondered what Yuan would want with Allen.
"Of course, let's walk." And then Kanda was greeted with the sound of a closing door and retreating footsteps. He was officially alone. No one was there to keep him company, he didn't know where anything was so there was no where to wander off to. It was just him, his empty room, and Allen's empty room. No one was there to stop Kanda from wandering into Allen's room and rummaging through his things and reading his diary.
Except Tim.
Damn.
Maybe he could work around that small little factor. Tim would give the diary up to whoever knew the password.
This is how ten minutes later Kanda found himself sitting on his bedroom floor talking to a golem.
"I love food."
Nothing.
"Food?"
Tim just hovered in place.
"Mana Walker?"
Tim started chasing his tail.
"Dango."
Around and around the golem spun. Like a confused puppy.
"I'm a bi sexual."
Tim stopped spinning, and opened his mouth to revel the diary. Kanda greedily snatched it and then Tim began to chase his tail again.
Kanda cracked open the diary and turned to an entry that was written just after Mana's death
--Diary Entry--
What is pain? It's a feeling that under normal circumstances cannot be created by the body. When those circumstances change though, so can the feelings.
Pain is just something felt by a living organism. It comes in many shapes; pleasure is a form of pain in a way. But really, what is pain?
Pain is a foreign feeling that the body doesn't like. It is unpleasant and action is usually taken to make it stop. But once a body gets used to a certain type of pain, is it still pain?
--End Diary Entry--
That's all that was written. Allen's definition of pain and what it was. Did that mean that Allen still felt pain, but it had been there so much he didn't notice? That was horrible. No one should have that much pain to deal with.
Flipping though a few more pages he found one with just a bunch of random lines from different songs.
--Diary Entry--
I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast, and he's gotta be larger than life. -Bonnie Tyler
It's not always rainbows and butterflies. It's compromise that moves us along. –Marron5
The smile when you tore me apart. You took my heart, deceived me right from the start. You showed me dreams; I wished they turn into real. You broke a promise and made me realize. It was all just a lie. –Within Temptations
Everything is changing, and no one's left that's real, to make up your own ending, lemme know just how you feel. -Puddle of Mudd
And I will go down with this ship. I'll push myself and surrender. There will be no white flag above my door. I'm in love, god will spare me. –Dido
--End Diary Entry--
"Hmmm," Kanda said closing the diary and handing it back to Tim. "Allen sure seems to like love songs."
Meanwhile with Allen and Yuan
"So Allen, how do you like our Order so far?' the Asian girl asked.
"It's pleasant. For the hour I've been here."
"Yeah, guess I should wait about a week and then ask. I just get bored easily. Not really a good thing for me."
"Why is it a bad thing?"
"Well, I like to try new things when I'm bored. Things that shouldn't be tried unless you have a degree in that subject."
"Meaning…?"
"Chemicals."
"Oh."
"Yeah, that's why I'm not helping everyone in the science section. Last time I did something happened…"
"What kind of something?"
"Go boom."
"Oh, well then."
"Yeah."
"So…what did you want to talk about?" Allen asked.
"Nothing special. Just your friend."
"You mean Kanda?"
"Yeah, Kanda," she said dreamily. "Do you know if he's seeing anyone?"
"I don't think he is."
"Really?"
"Yeah, but I've never seen him interested in anyone."
"Oh," the girl said, a small frown creeping across her face which threw Allen into a pool of guilt.
"But maybe he's looking for someone of his own nationality."
"Could you help me win him over? Please Allen? Pretty please with lots of food on top?"
"Yeah, I guess I could try to help you. What do you want to know?"
"Umm, what's his favourite food? Then I could cook it for him."
"His favourite food is Soba and Tempura. That's all he ever eats."
At this point Allen and Yuan had reached Allen's bedroom door. Kanda, who was about to step into the hallway, saw the door and shut his door a little.
"Thanks so much Allen!" Yuan yelled throwing her arms around Allen's shoulders.
"No problem Yuan. Anytime," Allen said smiling. The boy looked so happy from Kanda's point of view. With his hands wrapped around Yuan's slim waist. While he not have found the girl to be attractive it was clear that Allen did. Which, you know, was fine by him. He wasn't gay or anything. No, he was a perfectly normal straight boy.
…Who didn't like boobs.
"Fuck," he whispered.
"Huh? Kanda is that you?" Allen called.
"Yes Moyashi, it's me. Now if you don't mind I'm slightly hungry and would enjoy going down to eat."
"WAIT RIGHT HERE!" Yuan called before dashing off.
"She must have forgotten that we don't know where the cafeteria is," Allen said rubbing the back of his head.
"Then let's just follow the path of destruction she left behind in her wake," Kanda said as he followed said path.
After a fifteen minute hike across rocks and furniture and other stuff that Yuan managed to knock out of her way. Finally they reached the cafeteria, which was strangely on fire in certain parts.
"Ah Kanda," Yuan called from behind the counter where food was ordered. "Just the man I wanted to see. Come here, I made you something."
Kanda walked over, caution in his every step, until he reached the counter. "Yes?" he inquired.
"I made you food!" Yuan called happily.
"Is it edible?" he asked looking behind her and into the kitchen. There was a small fire in the corner, and pipes were ripped out the of ceiling with water leaking from them.
"Of course it's edible silly," she said. "Here, take it."
Kanda reached out and grabbed the plate, it somewhat resembled the lunch he was used to.
"Umm, thank you I suppose," he said.
"Any time Kanda, anytime. You wake me from the middle of my sleep if you start to crave it and I'll eagerly come and cook for you."
"Yes, I'm sure you will."
Yuan stepped out from behind the counter.
"Excuse me, Yuan?" Allen asked.
"Yes Allen?" she asked.
"Is anyone going to be able to cook in there any time soon?"
"No, not until tomorrow at least. Why?"
"Well, I'm kind of a parasitic type, and I've been half starved for the past three months, so I was hoping on having a big meal tonight."
"Oh Allen, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to make you starve. When was the last time you ate?"
"Not since yesterday, and I'm starting to feel kind of light headed. Is there anything in there? Maybe an apple or a peach or something?"
"Sorry Allen, there's no fruit grown this time of year. We have it shipped in every few weeks, and the next shipment isn't until next week. We better get you to the hospital wing."
"I don't think it's that bad Yuan," Allen said.
"It's a procedure. One time Nikki didn't eat for a whole day, and that night she was crying from the pain in her stomach. You're bound to feel the hunger later on."
"Really, all I need is a light snack or something," Allen said as Yuan grabbed his arm. "Stop," he said. When Yuan didn't stop he began to struggle. "Let me go, I don't need to go to the hospital wing. There just going to shove an IV in my arm."
"Yuan," Kanda called. "Can you please bring the Moyashi over here for a moment? I need to talk to him."
"Ok Kanda," Yuan said eager to please. Then she dragged Allen's body over to Kanda.
"Thanks you Yuan, now if you would be so kind as to leave us alone for a minute."
"Of course Kanda."
"What do you want Kanda?" Allen asked when Yuan walked out of the room.
"Do you know how to use chop sticks?"
"That's an odd question."
"Just answer it bean sprout."
"No, I don't know how to use chopsticks."
"Fine then, I'll have to do t his the hard way. Say 'Ah' Moyashi."
"Wh-" Allen was cut off by a pair of chopsticks holding noodles into his mouth. He quickly swallowed the food and looked over at Kanda. "What was that about?"
"Do you want to go to the hospital wing and have them figure out your filthy habit when they put a needle in you?" Kanda asked.
"No," Allen said dejectedly.
"Then quit talking and open wide," Kanda ordered.
--
Yuan watched from the hall as Kanda fed Allen by hand. While neither of them was aware of a small little fact, she was.
"They love each other," she said.
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