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"Where's your resume?"
Allen cringed. "Lost it."
"You know," Kanda heaved a deep sigh, "I can't do this all day."
A tiny spark of hope ignited on Allen's eyes. "Then stop this. I-I mean, I've already told you I am not interested anymore – no offense meant."
Kanda's eyes narrowed. "Is this because of me, Allen?"
Allen couldn't help but raised his eyebrows on the oozing confidence of this man. "No. Unfortunately, not everything in this world is about you, Kanda Yuu." Time might have changed his appearance, but he was still the same egomaniac kid Allen met before.
"Still bearing a grudge at me after all this time?"
Allen's eye twitched. "Grudge is a puny word, Kanda. More like abhorrence, detestation, revulsion, disgust."
Kanda shook his head. "Hate me still, huh..."
This was going nowhere and Allen knew it. He stood.
"Where are you going?" Kanda sharply asked.
"Home. Thank you so much for your time, Mr. Kanda Yuu but I am afraid I shall go now." He headed towards the door, determined to walk away now.
Allen's hand was already on the knob when he heard Kanda chuckled behind him.
That familiar irksome laugh.
"Let's stop pretending now, shall we, Allen Walker?"
Allen turned his head to the anomaly called Kanda Yuu. "What the hell do you mean?"
"I already know – just an hour ago, actually – that you have certain issues regarding lodging and... stuffs.
Allen remained stoned on the door.
Kanda's face softened. He sighed. "I didn't mean to be a jerk to you, you know, but... uh... y-you're just pushing me... always... always..." Kanda looked like he was talking to himself now. But Allen's body just wouldn't move until it heard what Kanda knew about his 'certain issues'.
He had to know what this fucker knew about him!
And what? Be grateful for his pity?
Allen's eyes narrowed.
He didn't fucking need that.
"What about the lodging? What do you mean by that?" Allen pushed. He was getting impatient.
Kanda looked at him, seemingly pissed that he wasn't really listening to his 'rant'. "You're not listening to me, aren't you?"
Allen glared. I do not particularly care, Your Highness. "I was listening. Now, the lodging. What do you mean by that?"
Kanda looked at him for a while, his eyes were suspicious. "I've heard from Lavi that you just came from France and you do not have anywhere to go now because you lost your guardians' contact number. And that you do not want to go to a hotel because... you're... uhm... afraid to be molested again."
Wow. He didn't know Lavi could be so bloody creative.
And this idiot believed all of that?
Seriously?
Allen gawked at Kanda, his mouth was comically wide opened.
Wait.
Molested?
Allen frowned. "What do you mean, molested?"
Kanda shrugged his shoulders. "Things like that happen. Don't worry about it too much."
"EXCUSE ME?! I have never been molested in my whole entire life!" He screamed indignant; a red tint was beginning to spread on his face.
Then stopped.
Wait... Scrap that. He was indeed molested thrice when he was still in high school. Allen's eyes turned into slits as he slowly walked towards Kanda – the bloody dude who did that.
"Sir, you are so sick for making me remember all of that."
Confusion flashed on Kanda's face. "Remember what?"
Allen's narrowed eyes narrow even more. "I'm going home. Au revoir, monsieur."
"Hey!" Kanda stood and pulled Allen's arm. "How about this; you work here and I'll offer you a free accommodation. Free, alright? How about that?"
Allen raised his eyebrows. Just like Lavi. They were really relatives, huh?
It's tempting, yes, but hell would freeze over first before Kanda could make him say 'yes'.
"No," Allen politely decline. "Thanks for offering though, Mr. Kanda."
"On my condo unit! Not just here. Damn... you're really a handful, Moyashi. As a bonus, you will get to see me every day, you know."
Allen's nose trills flared up. He slowly turned over Kanda and yelled;
"Who wants to see your hairy ass every day?!"
Kanda smirked.
There.
The poor kid took the bait...
"Who told you I have a hairy ass?" Kanda said, enjoying the myriad of expressions that Allen was showing him.
Allen blushed. "I-I-I just know!"
"Hmm... So that was you, huh? I thought it was Chouji... Guess I was wrong."
"What d-d-do you mean?"
Kanda stared at him for a while then smirked. "You peeked at me in the shower room before, aren't you? Back in high school."
Allen's eye widened.
"The hell! Your head is totally screwed up, man!"
"No need to be shy. I was quite famous back then. Everybody's lining up to be noticed by me and–"
"SHUT UP, BAKANDA!"
"So you aren't shy being with me? I mean, most people are, you know?"
"In your dreams, you bloody asshole!" Allen growled.
"So you wouldn't mind seeing me every day then."
"Of course not!"
"Then you wouldn't mind accepting my offer? About accepting the job here and living in my condo. If you say no... well... you already know what I will think, don't you?"
Allen gritted his teeth in annoyance. "Fine! I'll work here and I'll take your housing offer!"
Suddenly, the whole room smelled like somebody reached nirvana.
Allen blinked as he watched the grin in Kanda's face grown into a genuine, creepy though, smile.
It made his innards trembled in fear. Cold seeped on his body like fire.
"Allen Walker, you are hired," he cheerfully (disgustingly) said.
...
TBC
Next chapter: The bullying begins! A sour Tyki finds a weird looking, dilapidating folder and Lavi is dying to know about Allen and Kanda's past.
Author's Note:
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