Disclaimer : D. Gray Man is Hoshino Katsura's property.
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Chapter 2
Kanda was watching the snow falling outside through the window. It was late November now, and two weeks since he had crossed the Ark's gate with Allen's limp and bloody body in his arms. The white flakes were flying in the breeze, just like two weeks ago, and Kanda couldn't help but seeing that scene over and over again.
In the midst of all the whiteness, red liquid spurted out of Allen's body as he slowly fell into the snow. As Kanda rushed to him, the boy was lying in the middle of a crimson iced pool of blood.
White. The colour of snow was the symbol of purity, yet to Kanda, it reminded him of Allen. White and silver. Those two colours were the ones which represented the young Exorcist the best. White for the innocence the boy incarnated, silver for the nobleness of his heart. Gold was also a noble colour, but it didn't match Allen at all, for gold was too dazzling and blinding, while Allen was soft like the pale light of a silver moon on a clear night.
Kanda gently took a curl of silver hair between his fingers, toying with it. The whiteness of the boy's skin could almost match that of snow. It was funny how snow could remind Kanda of some memories.
A huge snow-covered room, by night, yet with a rainbow which seemed to have been painted on the sky. In front of them was standing a Noah.
« I'll take him on. That guy's been after my general. » Kanda said.
« I'm staying too, Kanda ! Everyone, please go to the next door and move on, we will follow… » Of course that stupid moyashi had to volunteer. Was he that eager to die ?
« Being stuck with you ? You must be kidding me. »
« Kan… »
The Japanese man pointed his sword at Allen.
« I said I'll take him on. »
And his sword was an excellent means to make his point clear to the other Exorcists.
« Kaichuu Ichigen ! »
He was attacking his own fellows, and so what ? They should have know better than anyone that Kanda wasn't the kind to accept help from someone else. Especially from that moyashi.
« Kanda, you idiot ! »
« You're a demon ! »
« Who cares ? We'll just leave him behind ! »
Kanda sighed. A bunch of morons. He didn't need them, so they could get lost right away for all he cared. He heard them fulminating against him, saying he was self-centered and whatnot. Kanda couldn't care less, though he felt a little disappointed that Allen hadn't insisted more on staying with him. 'Yeah right. I'm actually gonna miss the moyashi's presence. Like hell.'
« You really are an idiot one. Was it out of pure stupidity that you offered to stay along with me ? Or was it concern ?… Che, like you could feel some concern for someone like me. » Kanda was quietly talking to the sleeping boy.
« Kanda, if you don't come afterwards, I'll kick your ass ! »
« Maybe that was your way of telling me you were actually concerned ? Anyway, you're the kind of person who cares about everyone, even about Akumas… »
Kanda was having trouble walking to the exit door, as each step required a load of effort from him. But he didn't want to have his ass kicked. And certainly not by the moyashi. 'Che, thinking of that idiot at this time.' His whole body was getting numb because of the snow and his battle against that Noah had exhausted him, but at least, it was his victory. Or so he thought.
A powerful surge of energy behind him made him freeze on the spot. No way ! That Noah couldn't be alive ! Yet he was, and he was ready to fire at Kanda at full power. And the worse was that he couldn't avoid the blow, for it would destroy the exit door behind him.
'Che. I suppose you'll have to wait for me a bit longer, Moyashi.'
Thinking back, Kanda realized that he had never thought of someone else during a battle. He wasn't supposed to be distracted by such thoughts ; however, at that time, images of Allen kept coming back to his mind.
« You've changed me quite a lot, stupid Moyashi. »
Indeed, Allen's arrival had put quite a mess in Kanda's perfectly ordered life. Actually, it had put a mess in the whole Order's life, but then, it was because Allen was that exceptional that Kanda had started to feel something for him.
That time, it really was the end. At the cost of his Mugen, he finally managed to beat Skin Bolic, but it was too late to escape to the next room. Everything was collapsing around him, and he didn't have enough strength to move anyway. He looked at his smashed Innocence :
« Damn. Komui's gonna be mad. »
Not that it was going to matter anyway. And also… a certain moyashi would not have the pleasure to kick his ass.
« Moyashi… »
The room's download was complete.
Kanda sighed. The moyashi certainly was affecting him a lot for him to think of the younger Exorcist until the end. At that time, he thought he was done for. But then, as always, Allen had managed to produce a miracle.
As he slowly opened his eyes, he wondered how the hell could he still be alive. But that didn't matter. The exit door was right in front of him. Gathering all his remaining forces, he stood up and walked to it. 'I'm coming, you damn moyashi.'
He picked Krory up as he crossed the next room, then headed to the following one. As he got close to the door, he heard :
« … chopped-haired Yuu ! »
It was definitely that red-haired bastard. Kanda kicked the door open :
« I'll take that as a challenge, rabbit. »
« Yuu ! Do you know where we are ? »
« Che. »
« Hey, Beansprout, come out ! »
« Who's a bean, stupid Lavi ! »
That voice. It was…
« Wow, Allen ! Where are you ? »
« Moyashi's voice coming from the sky ? »
« The name's Allen, Bakanda ! I won't forgive you next time. »
Though Allen had said he wouldn't forgive him, it had been said with such a gentle voice that Kanda couldn't help but smile, relieved.
Kanda was still playing with the curl of hair. Then, judging it was time to leave, he got up :
« Moyashi, if you don't wake up soon, I'll kick your ass. »
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Chapter 2 is done. I'm trying to keep Kanda as IC as possible with this story. Is that fine enough ?