Flower Language : Yarrow - Healing | Scarlet Impomoea - Attachment

The day went smooth, until breaks. Again Lenalee got her chance to fuss over Allen's outfit. The kid sat there part of his kitkat halfway in his mouth, as Lavi sat opposite him, Lenalee rushing over to them with a homicidal Kanda in tow. Breaking the chocolate bar in half, Allen gulped down the half in his mouth before choking when Lenalee screamed something about his top. This morning was cold and he had his jacket on so it was natural she hadn't seen it.

"ALLEN! Where did you get that crop from."

"Uhm... I..." He glanced at Lavi for help but the redhead just shook his head before turning to annoy Kanda. "I honestly can't remember Lena."

"Liar."

"Really. You wanna go again?"

"Try me."

"What is your bloody angle, Kanda?!"

"You."

"I haven't even fucking done anything!"

"Yet."

"Fuck off Lavi. Not helping."

"The rabbit is right though."

"You are such a dickhead."

Packing up the rest of his lunch and shoving the container into his bag, the albino turned in his seat on the bench, before leaving them. Lenalee just called after him, but the musician just ignored her, and continued to walk.

"Kanda! Go fucking apologise. You idiot!"

"Why?"

"Because you were uncalled for. He had literally not done anything wrong."

Lenalee had slammed her hands on the table, also making Lavi to flinch - and grab his cup before it laid waste to the liquid inside - as she raised herself to glare at her fellow Asian friend.

"You had picked on him for no reason at all, all he was doing was eating his lunch. It's not a crime to eat for Christ sake."

"I'm not going to apologise."

"You were kinda out of line dude..."

"Now!"

"When hell freezes over. That's when I'll apologise. Until then. Screw you."

Lavi blinked at Kanda, as the eldest of their small group walked off, leaving the two of them at the bench. The small crowd that was around them, quietly watched the whole incidents unfold, before slowly going back to whatever they were doing. Lenalee frowned as she looked at Lavi, who smiled tiredly at her, and just shrugged his shoulders.

"Give it time. They'll come around, you and me both know that."

Nodding silently, Lenalee just pulled out her lunch, she had like a hours break before she had to be back in the art studio, whereas Lavi was free until at least one, and since it was only eleven thirty, he'd probably just chill with Lenalee, until her lesson then go chill in the library again.

On the other side of the campus, Allen just sat outside the music rooms, his lesson wasn't for another twenty minutes, but he couldn't be asked to go into the room early, because that meant confronting the music teacher, and as much as he liked his teacher. He couldn't stand having to talk to him alone, in a room together.

Kanda just sat in one of the three chemistry labs the campus had, as he flicked through the work he had to catch up on, because taking double chemistry and literature was not something he would recommend, specially if in one section you got an air headed partner, that does work to a certain extent but gets distracted throughout the lessons.

"So... What are you going to do, Marian?"

"Hm? About what?"

"Allen."

The teacher paused what equation he was writing in the board, and turned to his long term friend or acquaintance. English never make friends, always acquaintances in his mind. Makes it easier to deny, if they end up in jail and need bailing out, Cross could just deny that he knew the person, and move on with his day.

"Nothing. He acts up again. He needs to buy another lab jacket for the university. Simple as that."

"So... Was it you? I heard about that incident yesterday."

"Nope. It was another kid, but..." He went back to writing the equations, and sighed. "I won't say it won't be me next time."

"Christ Marian." The elder sighed, as he looked out of the window at the students. "What was the Campbell's even thinking... Leaving him to you?"

Cross just scoffed at the statement, before answering it anyway. He was pretty sure the art teacher was only making a statement and not asking questions, but Cross liked to indulge himself in these silly little conversations sometimes.

"Who knows, maybe when that missing brother shows up, you can ask him yourself. If he isn't dead already." The redhead lowered his pen and frowned. "Until then... Your guess is as good as mine, Froi."

Tiedoll turned to the chemistry teacher, and scowled at his wording on describing the only actual family that Allen had left, - that they knew about anyway, - before shaking his head and heading towards the exit of the lab.

"Dear god, anyway, I'll see you after the day has ended like usual?"

"'tch. You'll just come hunt me down even if I said yes, to make sure I come."

"See you then, Marian."

"Yes, yes. Just leave already!"

Kanda stood there as he carefully pulled the chemical into the cylinder that held the alkali inside. He knew Bak was keeping an eye on him, Cross had probably mentioned about yesterday's incident in the staff room during one of his tangents, it wouldn't surprise Kanda if he did. That man either took his anger out on the sprout in the form of vulgur language or took it out on objects, there was no in between.

"Hey. Kanda..."

"Hmm?"

"Can you just help me with this equation?"

Dark eyes flicked towards the girl, uh Fran or something like that before he set the erlenmeyer flask next the the cynlinder one, and turned to the girl as she pointed at the equation she needed help with.

"Okay, so what you do is this." He picked up the pen before looking at her from the corner of his eye. "Can I?"

"Huh... oh yes. Go ahead."

"Okay."

As he explained the equation, the whole class was silent as they watched. Even Bak was shocked, mainly because Kanda never helped anyone, not even assigned lab partners.

"Understand?"

"Oh i see. Thank you Kanda. I'll let you get back to your work now."

The girl bowed her head slightly before meandering around the benches back to her spot where she soon showed her partner how to sort out their experiment for the lesson. Sighing quietly to himself, Kanda went back to his experiment, jotting down notes on the reaction process before tensing when his phone buzzed on the bench, as he was using it for the timer setting.

"The hell now?"

"KANDA! Phones on Silent!"

"Tch."

Turning to his phone, he gritted his teeth, as his hand tightened around the flask, deciding to let it go to voicemail, if the bastard even left one, to hell with that guy. Kanda then went back to his experiment before getting a reaction from the alkali finally and stopped to note down the time and how much of the chemical was left in one flask, just to take it from how much he started with and then work out how much the alkali needed before reacting.

"Alright guys. You can start packing up your equipment. Remember to thoroughly wash the flasks and other used to-"

Slamming his hands on his desk, the class froze as Kanda just rolled his eyes and continued to clean his equipment.

"For christ sakes Fou stop running! Safety first!"

'Idiots.'

Being the cheeky brats half his class was, two of the guys ended up at his desk before snatching up his phone. Not their best idea that was for sure, so when Kanda heard his name being called and turned to stare at the two twins, a scowl instantly laid waste onto his lips.

"Moyashi ey?"

"Brats." Setting the last cleaned tool down, Kanda wiped his hands down with the paper towels before throwing them away. "Did you ever get told to not touch what isnt yours?"

"Oi, you twins! Give Kanda his phone back right now!"

"If he wants it back, then he can fetch it."

Kanda clicked his tongue again for the nth time in the past two hours, just to cuss them as one kid opened the window as the elder twin threw it outside. Kanda blinked before running over to the window, sighing quietly before grabbing his bag just for his previous spot at the window to be taken by the rest of the class. Grey eyes turned towards the window, hand rubbing the back of his head, before turning to the doors just below the classrooms windows.

"Kanda you bastard!"

"Shut up! Give me my phone you short little shit!"

"No, fuck you!"

"Theiving brat."

"Don't throw it at me then!"

"It wasnt me, you moron!"

"Sure thing! It's never Kanda fault!"

Kanda grabbed the front of the albino's shirt, about to start something before the window of the classroom once over slammed open.

"Oi! Clown and pretty boy! Do you want to shut your traps! There are still lessons going on, you little shits!"

"Whatever."

Removing Kanda's grip from his shirt, he dropped the phone into the Asian's hand, before flipping the redhead professor off and walking away. Kanda just stood there and checked over his phone, making sure there was no damage to it, when it did hit the ground, after hitting Allen though.

"WALKER GET BACK HERE!"

"Suck my dick Cross!"

"Fucking brat." Red eyes turned to the other cause of the fight. "Oi! Kanda."

"Hmm?"

The male lifted his gaze to the teacher and blinked as locked his phone, and slipped it into his pocket.

"If you're gonna fight. Do it outside of campus grounds, 'cause then I can actually allow you to kick the brats arse."

"But sir. You're a teacher. You shouldn't condone the behaviour no matter where it is."

"Dont get cocky. Now go back to whatever you were doing."

"I would... But the person needed is over there."

"Carry on, and I'll send you both to the university head."

Kanda raised his hands before walking off, slowly after the albino towards the arts and media building. He'll go see the old man before heading to the library.

Lenalee sat there and sighed, before turning her head to the door as it closed, seeing her friend head to her professor. Tiedoll raised his head and stared at his son, smiling softly at the lad.

"Yuu. What brings you here?"

"I was just seeing if you need me to come back to the house after work tomorrow, since I'll be out anyway."

"That's nice of you, but I dont think so... If anything pops up I'll get Marie to message you."

"Alright well, seeya then."

"Kan-"

"What?"

He turned and glared at the girl as she faltered and shook her head, going back to her work. Kanda just clicked his tongue and slammed the door behind him, making what students, plus Tideoll and Lenalee jump in the process. Both soon checked their phones seeing a message in the group chat, before Kanda caught sight of that miss call from Allen.

•

「 15 : 45 pm 」

The Sleepover Club

#Pirate : Since it's Friday, let's all hang out at Allen's today.

#NotCheating : Uhm no. Not happening.

#Pirate : Awe cmon Al.

#NotCheating : No fuck off.

#Pirate : Why? Gimme reasons.

#NotCheating : You want reasons, alright.

#NotCheating : One; roommate.

#NotCheating : Two; your hangouts always lead to alcohol and bad decisions.

#NotCheating : Three; I dont drink.

#NotCheating : Four; you always leave my apartment trashed Lavi.

#NotCheating : Five; I got work.

#NotSamurai is online

#NotSamurai : Last one is a lie.

#NotCheating : Fuck off Kanda.

Dropping his head onto the piano in front of him Allen groaned it was nearly the end of the day. All he had to do was get through Cross' bitching that was going to happen in excatly fifteen minutes. Then he could go home and, oh wait he had to deal with Kanda now. Right. Relaxing was not on the table. As if on cue the door to the room he had booked opened, to reveal not Cross but Tiedoll instead, he sent a tired smile to the art professor before turning to his phone that had gone off once more.

"So... Where's the so-called carer of mine?"

"Allen. You know he tries."

"Right, and Kanda is the nicest person I'll ever meet."

Tiedoll sighed before sitting down at the table that was left in the room, as Allen glanced at him for a second, scribbling on the music sheet before sighing and pointing the end of the pencil towards the backroom.

"There's a kettle in the backroom."

"Ah. Thank you son."

"Mhm. Sure."

They were both greeted by the door opening and Allen continued to ignore the new occupant as he dropped in the chair left out for him.

"So, Brat. Don't you think you owe me an apology?"

"Mmm..." Tapping this bottom lip with his pencil, before shrugging. "Nope."

"Brat."

"Good for nothing dad."

"Not your dad."

"Whatever you say daddy Cross."

"Keep acting up and I'll really disappear."

"Okay? Go ahead. At least I'll keep most of the money I earn."

"Now now boys."

Tiedoll set the two cups of tea on the table before sitting down himself, softly blowing on the liquid and silently sipping the tea, just to start up a conversation with Cross, to distract him from the kid. Footsteps were faintly heard heading towards the room, and quietly Allen lifted his head from the score that was sitting on his lap, pencil gripped tighter as the person walked through the door. Kanda closed the door behind him before groaning when he saw Allen, just to turn back to the two teachers.

"Yuu, what's wrong?"

"Stop calling me that here, please?"

He was tired, and wanted to go home, but Kanda had forgotten to double check on how Marie was doing. It was coming up to a certain day, and it always affected Marie and Tiedoll, though it affected Kanda, he was passive about it.

"Hmm, maybe. What is it?"

"I was just..."

Forgetful...

Allen cussed under his breath as he paused spinning on his stool, after he had knee'd the piano, a frown lacing his lips as he glanced over at the three staring at him. Then back at the score he was working on that was laying on the floor.

"What?"

"Wasn't aimed at you."

Picking up the score, mumbling his reply, as he flipped the pencil over to rub out some notes to rewrite new ones in, that he was hoping was right.

"Excuse me?"

"Are you suddenly going deaf?" Shaking his head, "That's not good. You're so young too."

"Moyashi... Fuc-"

"Yuu, calm down." Tiedoll sighed to himself. "Did you need something, son?"

"I was just... Uhm... Marie..."

"What abo- Oh... I see."

Allen glanced over at them again, as he pressed down on the keys in front of him, the soft tune starting out okay and hopefully continued that way. His gaze caught Kanda's when night blue flickered slightly towards Allen then away and back at his professors. Allen's main concern was not Kanda staring at him, it was when he got to a certain part his eyes trained onto the score, and then everything went to shit with a single half beat note he hadn't rubbed away.

"Fuck everything!"

Slamming his hands onto the keys wasn't helping either, but he just couldn't get it right, and it was irritating him and he just wanted to tear up the sheet of music and do something else that his mind couldn't make out right at that moment.

"Allen, deep breath."

"Bugger off, Cross."

At that the science teacher got up from his seat and soon joined his student, looking at the score with him. Allen quietly pointed at the section he was struggling with, before Cross pointed at one part, then lowered his finger to another.

"This isn't right and you know that."

Cross frowned when Allen played it out again, muttering higher or lower when Allen pressed the wrong key.

"You'd think he was a music teacher, than a science one."

Kanda nodded in agreement to what Tiedoll had said as they both were silent, though Kanda then remembered why he was there and turned to Tiedoll to continue what he wanted to talk about.

"Also this part is too low, and here is repeating this section up here, just higher notes at the end."

"Are you sure you don't have the original?"

Kanda stood blinking as he paused mid sentence, Tiedoll watched his dark eyes fill with familiarity, as the students gaze turned back to Allen whilst he played the score. A cough from Tiedoll, had Kanda whip his head back to his adoptive father with a confused expression, as if to ask what was happening.

"It doesn't matter." Sipping his tea, Tiedoll softly sighed, continuing his answer. "Marie is fine for now, there is still a few days, but you have to come back on the day, Yuu."

"Hn. I always do."

The duo were soon interrupted again when Allen yelped and held the back of his head where he sat on the stoll, as Cross stood there pissed.

"Screw you! It's your fault for fucking loosing it in the first place!"

"You should look after your things better."

"I AM NOT LIVING THERE." Allen stood up and glared at Cross, the pencil in his hand on the verge of snapping in half. "YOU REFUSED TO LET ME TAKE IT."

"Allen, calm down."

"Stay out of this!"

Tiedoll stepped around the table to stop them, but paused when Kanda moved slightly, stopping the art teacher, a cruel glare aimed at the pianist, as Allen caught Kanda's glare and scowled, though a faint flinch ran under his skin at the elders glare, which aggrivated Allen even more.

"You can sod off as well.

"Watch your mouth Moyashi."

"My name is Allen, you twat."

"I'm going to end you."

"Oi!"

Cross glared at Allen, when he snapped his fingers in front of the pianist, standing between both Kanda and Allen, to prevent another fist fight from the two, like earlier. Kanda just clicked his tongue and turned back to Tiedoll, as Allen just trembled with anger and possible fear, they weren't sure about the latter.

"That's it, you can finish this tomorrow. So fuck off home."

"You can't boss me around!"

"I can't, can I? You maybe over eighteen Allen, but trust me boy, I can still boss you around."

"You aren't my dad."

"You're right I'm not." Allen lowered his head at the answer, before visibly flinching this time, when Cross turned Allen's gaze towards him. "Look at me when im talking to you."

Allen clenched his jaw and stared at the scientist, as Kanda shifted on his feet a bit, being nudged out of the way by Tiedoll, so he could get to Cross before he possibly did something he regretted.

"Listen here though, as long as my name and signature are on those legal documents for being your carer." Allen silently whimpered at the grip on his jaw tightening. "You listen to whatever the fuck I tell you."

"Marian." Cross turned to Tiedoll as the man set a hand on his shoulder, as he looked at tge music student, and Cross soon released the kid's face. "I think he gets the point."

Allen lowered his gaze, shoving the score in his bag and zipping it up, before throwing it over his shoulder. Shoving past Cross and yanking his jacket off the hook as he left, Kanda stood there silently his lips tightly pulled into a small frown, his dark eyes watching as Allen rushed out and he was pretty sure he heard something rip when the albino grabbed his jacket.

"Fuck."

"You know he will never be over it."

"Was... That about... Him?" They both turned towards Kanda as he looked away from the door, just to nervously look at his professors. "About... Mana?"

It's not like Kanda didn't know nothing, he just chose to not contribute to certain topics, doesn't mean he never paid any attention to said topics. Cross and Tiedoll looked at eachother, before his adoptive father just solemnly nodded at the student.

Allen gripped the strap of his bag as he walked out of the building, pausing at the exit inside the building to check his jacket. It was one of the only jackets he had, and now he had possibly, no he had definitely ruined it. When he did look at the piece of clothing, Allen soon clenched his teeth at the large rip on the inside where it had been set over the hook. Gripping the jumper, Allen felt himself become distracted by the sudden flinch and shiver that ran under his skin, when he felt a tap on his shoulder. Grey eyes turned to the person and Allen's frown only deepened with distaste. Kanda bit the inside of his cheek to stop himself from growling out an insult at his lab partner.

"Don't start."

"What do you want?"

"Just walk..."

"Why?"

"God, stop questioning everytime I try and do something civil!"

"I wasn-"

Kanda turned to face Allen a few steps in front off him, Allen stumbled a little gripping the jacket more as the Asian glared at him, tbe slight tremble that kept running through Allen hadn't stopped yet. So as Allen silently watched his own hands mess with his jacket, the pianist missed how Kanda's features softened at the state he was in. Grey eyes to snap up at him, hearing the sigh that made its way out of Kanda.

"I am tryi-"

"No... I just meant why... me? You hate me?"

"Look, I am not a complete utter arsehole! I don't hate you, I just struggle to tolerate you sometimes, okay!"

"Okay..."

"I'm not just trying to mess with you right now." Allen nodded quietly letting the other speak. "You just seemed stressed..."

"I... I'm fine..."

"No. Allen you are not fine." Grey eyes blinked at him, slightly taken back by the way the other had said his actual name and not the simple pet name given to him, because no matter how much Kanda denies it, it's a pet name. "You are stressed and you need to rest."

"I... O-okay."

"Okay. Now. Let's go."

Allen nodded and quietly stepped into movement, quietly walking beside Kanda, as the other scrolled through his phone. Walking for a few minutes more than they should've been, had confused him because Allen knew it didn't take this long to get to the library from the music rooms. So when Allen lifted his head, he realised where they were heading, his gaze flickered to Kanda as they both headed to the furthest lab room.

"Just... Sit at one of the tables and rest..."

"Why... not the library?"

"Lavi always bugs me... I have assessments that need finishing, and I..."

"You?"

'I... Don't want you around others...'

"Kanda?"

'I... Don't want them to see the impending bruises.'

"Doesnt matter... It's more quieter here."

"Okay..."

They entered the lab room, just for Allen to take up on of the benches near the back off the room, as Kanda closed the door behind him and set his bag on a desk closer to the front of the room. As he folded his jumper to make a pillow over his bag, grey eyes silently watched the other room occupant as Kanda removed his much needed laptop from his bag.

"What?"

"Nothing..."

"'Yashi..."

"Just..."

"Hn?"

"Sorry... but," Allen lifted his hand to his jaw and Kanda understood what he was getting at, "Thanks... as well."

"Mh... I..." He turned back to his laptop before gritting his teeth, then just let out a silent sigh. "I'm sorry about earlier..."

Allen blinked, letting loose a quiet hum, then rested his chin against his makeshift pillow letting out a quiet chuckle. Slipping his arms under the bag and pulling it closer to his chest, burying his head into the fabric of the jumper, Allen softly smiled.

"Yer... for'iv'n... Yuu."

Kanda tensed a little before looking over his shoulder, blinking and the hopefully sleeping teen, and turned back to his laptop. Rubbing his neck nervously as he gritted his teeth from the nostalgic feeling making itself known inside of his chest, Kanda just let out a quiet long sigh.

Pinching the bridge of his nose, Kanda let out a small growl to himself and shook his head. Maybe he was just tired, and felt a little light headed due to it. When his phone vibrated against the desk, Kanda looked over to Allen, and relaxed slightly, but only slightly because the albino seemed to be struggling a little with his breathing, but then again he did smoosh his face into his jumper as he slept so, Kand figured it was probably that. Turning back to his phone physically made Kanda growl as he saw who had interuppted him from his work.

•

「 8 : 30 pm 」

バカ ラビ

Lavi : Kanda! where you at?

Yuu : what?

Lavi : you at home? Like Tiedoll's?

Yuu : no... campus still... why?

Lavi : you coming to Al's?

Yuu : i... dont think its a good idea.

Lavi : oh? Have you met the roommate then?

Yuu : you could say that...

Lavi : welp... lena and i are still going...

Lavi : lemme know if ya change yer mind.

Yuu : lavi... i really dont think its a good idea.

•

Kanda sighed to himself, just to turn when he heard coughing at stools being moved about. Blue eyes watched the albino make his way to the window, only to stop when he had climbed onto the side and had a hand on the latch handle for the window.

"Kanda... was there... people here before us?"

"Nhm about... half an hour before hand..."

"Time?"

"Around four thirty... we got here at four..."

"Levels shouldn't be that low yet... but i cant open a window just in case... i dont know how much methane is in the air and how much can turn to carbon dioxide..."

"Moyashi what's wrong?"

"Do you not feel... distored...?" He leaned against the window. "Short of breath, dizzy any headaches?"

"Small headache... but then I've been staring at my screen all day..."

He stood up to walk over to Allen but paused, grabbing the bench next to him, and looked towards the albino as he tried to take a calming breath.

"I... dunno how much methane is in the air... but levels can't be too low... I've been in worse situations... but Kanda..."

"Someone left taps open."

"Yeah... cant open window may cause more dioxied than oxygen."

"I'll find the taps... start with small windows."

"Alright."

Allen opened the last small window, just to turn and lean against the closed large window under it and looked towards the other as he closed the last offending tap. Goddamn kids these days. Kanda turned feeling the gaze, and blinked with a curious expression, tilting his head a bit at Allen, as if to ask what was wrong. Though the action had caused Allen to gulp and divert his gaze somewhere else.

"Allen?"

Allen inhaled sharply through his nose, only to remember that it wasn't probably and ended up having a small coughing fit. He hadn't even heard Kanda move from the other side of the room, before being handed a cold water bottle. Nodding he let out a few more coughs, then drank some of the water.

"Hey, sit up straight, stop hunching over."

Nodding, the musician straightened himself up, just to gulp when Kanda carefully took his head into his hands, just for Allen to flinch and whimper at the slight pressure against his jaw.

"N-nhn. D-don't it still hurts."

"Sorry, just stay still though, I just want to make sure that it will calm down a little."

"Why?"

"'Cause that idiot rabbit isn't saying not to coming to ours." Kanda looked at him, "You want them to ask questions?"

"No. I don't want them round either."

"Lavi does what Lavi wants."

"Could always just lock the door and not answer the buzzer when it's rang."

"Assuming I wasn't already going to do that, 'yashi I was coming up with solutions whilst you were asleep."

"Sorry, as you saw, I was sleeping."

Allen yelped a little when Kanda pressed his thumb against one of the bruises left by Cross' grip. The musician bit his tongue to stop anymore retorts until Kanda at least stepped back. The flushed feeling running through his body didnt help him, as he shifted a little where he sat, gulping a little grey eyes looked anywhere but at Kanda.

"A-are... you done?"

"Hm, I guess."

Kanda stepped back and turned towards his laptop, as Allen released the breath of air he was holding, and shivered. Letting out a quiet breathy fuck and rested his head against the window again, closing his eyes and crossing his legs that were dangling over the side. Kanda just sat down and nervously rubbed his neck, a tension locked into his shoulders, as he stared at the screen of his laptop, trying to calm his raging thoughts, ones that were about a certain kid behind him.