Hello! This story has reached 50 reviews! Thank you all so much! And if that's not a lot to some of you...shut up. Saya's made happy easily. So Kanpai for 50 reviews! Anyways... so Saya's been listening to the Radio a lot lately (doesn't usually). The song "I'm a flirt" always makes her think of Tyki xD. And that new song by pink where the last part of the chorus is "it's just you and your hand tonight" makes her think of allen. Come on, think about it, you'll see soon enough

Yeah, Saya owns Allen's ass. and if you believe that then maybe you still believe in leprechauns.

Rated M for some explicit content and occasional swearing.

14. curiosity vs. desperation

Allen sighed as he finally escaped the mess hall, those girls were like Jeryy 100 times over. He was pretty sure he'd need some sort of hearing device from now on.

'Crazy harpy ladies... Someone needs to tell them that they're supposed to professionals.'

"Well that was an interesting spectacle to behold." Allen Had the sudden urge to hit his head against the wall.

"how'd you get away from them?"

"I glared and told them to leave me be, simple. You should try it sometime, works wonders," Kanda answered, slightly sarcastic.

"I don't glare."

"The fake you doesn't." Allen stopped walking and turned to face the older exorcist.

"Will you just drop that damned subject?! Ok, I get that it annoys you, and that you don't like fake people. Well that's great, now could you just "tch" and get over it!?"

Kanda semi-glared, looking quite annoyed, he didn't say "Tch" that much, did he? "No, I won't drop the subject until I get answers. It's one thing to lie a little, but when you're entire existence if fabricated from them, it becomes a problem."

"Yeah, a problem for me maybe, but what effect does it have on you?"

"It just annoys me, plain and simple." Allen groaned, agitated by the simple answer. He threw his hands up, angry, and started walking back to his room.

"Sheesh you'll never get it!"

'Especially if you're as simple as you let on...'

As Allen walked, Kanda followed. One, because their rooms were in the same direction, and two because the kid was going in the exact opposite direction of their rooms.

"Oi Moyashi."

"...."

"Moyashi..."

"..."

"Allen fucking Walker you're going in the wrong direction! So could you stop throwing a hissy fit long enough for me to tell you that!?"

Allen stopped, mentally shaking a fist at his horrible sense of direction. He was also somewhat shocked that Kanda had called him by his name... give or take a swear.

"... I knew that..."

"No you didn't, now shut up and follow me...tch," Kanda said, grabbing Allen's wrist and leading him in the right direction. Finally the reached Allen's room, and Kanda shut the door behind them.

"Um...your room's across the hall."

"I have a question."

Once again, Allen had to resist the urge to hit his head off the wall. It's always a question with Kanda. Allen sighed, defeated, he'd answer as much of the question as he wanted to, which meant that he most likely wouldn't answer it at all.

"That guy who you attacked on the ship, you definitely knew-and hated- him."

"I really don't want to talk about that bastard..."

"Am I ...anything like that guy?" Kanda asked rather grudgingly. Allen stared, that was not the question he was expecting, why would Kanda ask something like that? Kanda must've realized Allen was confused about for he continued.

"Something made me think that I might be, but I'd rather not be anything like that freak...." Kanda seemed very uncomfortable at the moment. Allen sympathized with him, if he had gotten that first impression...any impression of Tyki the way Kanda did, he'd not want to be a thing like the guy, too. Allen decided to answer this question truthfully.

"Well... you said something yesterday that made me think you might be a bit like him... and the way you don't give up on finding out what you want to know is very much like him...."

Kanda looked ready to stab himself, standing in doom. Was he really like that freak who was apparently a potential rapist? Well that was Kanda's rather accurate guess based on the man's statement "I would've had my way with him" and then Allen denying that.

"Um... but if it makes you feel any less suicidal than you look, you're really nothing like him... you're just both stubborn about certain things..."

Kanda sighed, relieved.

"Ok, you asked and got you're answer, you can leave now," Allen said pleasantly. Kanda grumbled, he really wanted to know what was so bad that it needed hiding. His curiosity went a bit beyond the boarders of natural curiosity but that was hardly the point. He wanted to know, so he'd ask again.

"Why won't you even name that guy?"

"...I just don't want to.... Can you just leave it at that? Please?" Allen asked, slight desperation in his voice. Kanda wasn't sure what do to at this point, he'd faced a million different Allen's but a desperate Allen was not one of them. Kanda sighed, releasing his annoyance in the breath.

"I guess that guy is even worse than he seemed. I'll still get you to tell me what you're hiding... just...not today."

Allen blinked, surprised. Was Kanda actually giving up for the day? And so quickly?

'Maybe this is some sort of dream...'

Allen pinched his arm, making Kanda scowl. "Do you want me to force you to tell me now or something?! Because I'm sure I could think of a few million rather painful ways to make you spill your guts."

"... You really do sound like him..."

Kanda was hit by another doom cloud. Looking and feeling suicidal, Kanda left the room, praying to God that he didn't really resemble the guy from the boat.

'Heh, sorry Kanda but it's true.... well another crisis averted! I really wish he'd just give up though.... he doesn't realize that he's treading in dangerous waters... he'd be better off not knowing what I do about the Noah.'

Even Kanda's a sucker for a cutely sad Allen. He just needs to admit it. Poor Kanda though...xD anyways, Saya is glad to say that the heat is gone for the most part now! It's now a comfortable 78 degrees F. though it's still a bit sticky...oh well. sorry for the odd chapter and ooc.