A/N: Alright, this one was perfect for this chapter~ Not editing for this either, I'm just trying to get it all done. I did a not to great drawing of Haze and uploaded it on deviant. My name is inujuju over there and I'm pretty sure I have it set to my home page. It holds more info on it there than here. Please do enjoy this chap~ Sorry for the mix up Jun... I didn't edit it.

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"Speaking"

"SHOUTING"

Thoughts

Sarcastic Exaggeration

You and Me, That's All We Need

Chapter 4: Isolation to Together; Holding Both Hands

Haze snickered to Kanda's confession as it passed by it's master door. The green akuma sighed as it knocked gently on said door. It wanted to be with him, even if they had to be watched, and it felt like it deserved a apology for being abandoned with a whole bunch of creepy scientist.

It could hear the shuffling of bodies and it snickered once more, always one to be up to ruining the mood. The door opened and a blushing Allen greeted the akuma with shock on his face.

"Haze? What are you doing here?" The tall akuma bent over, hugging the small teen.

"Haze wanted to be with Master~" Ruffling the boys hair, it continued. "And I don't want Kanda raping poor, innocent master." At the comment, Allen turned beet red and Kanda (who had been hiding) burst into view.

"What did you say?!" The samurai shouted as he pushed Allen away from the thing.

"I said that I did not want Master to be raped by Kanda. Meaning you." The white haired boy held back a snicker, his face still red, as Kanda himself blushed. "Now if you excuse me Kanda, I wish to save my Master's virginity." And grabbing the poor teen, Haze took off down the hallway towards the cafeteria in it's walk. Meaning he was going as fast as a running Kanda who was right behind them.

"H-Haze!" The blind akuma smirked as they neared a wall. "Haze open your eyes!" The blur of green turned up quickly, traveling along the roof. Two strange oval eyes appeared a few inches from it's smooth helmet. They appeared to be three eyes rammed into one, having a total of six pupils.

"Their open, but they don't help to much. Their partly blind you know." Allen huffed, knowing of Haze's poor eye sight.

"But it's better then flying blind." Smiling, the akuma landed gracefully in the cafeteria, the humming of voices dying with it's arrival. Allen looked around hesitantly. So many were already afraid of him, and know he brings home an akuma? What was he thinking.

The line dispersed as the two went to order food, Allen feeling worse and worse with each step.

"Hello deary~" Jerry called over to Allen. "What might I make for you?" The cursed teen beamed, listing off a variety of foods for the cook to make. "Anything else?" Allen paused, thinking until he was pushed to the side by Haze.

"Hello, my name is Haze. I am Allen's personal akuma." It extended a green, metal hand that Jerry took without hesitation.

"My name Jerry, I'm the cook. Don't be afraid to ask for anything if you need it." The teen couldn't have ever looked so happy. Some one still treated him normally, someone accepted Haze with no questions.

"Than Jerry," The akuma started, leaning forward. "Do you think that Kanda will be good with Allen?" Said exorcist almost fell over, while the cook's smile widened.

"That would be so cute~ They would be great for each other!" Haze smiled, nodding and waving as he headed off to cook.

"Haze." The akuma turned, sweat dropping as it saw fire surrounded it's master.

"Calm down, it's not like anyone else heard." It moved it's hand in calm, downing motions, trying to calm it's flaming master.

"I kill you!" And thus Haze was thrown across the large room, almost smashing into the wall.

"Now Master, calm down. You know that Haze might break it I hit something to hard..." The pissed exorcist didn't even hesitate as it began pelting the poor creature with his food. Pasta, soup, even his precious dango was thrown at the thing. "Master, this is a waste of food, please calm down. I just wanted to make sure you were safe."

"That is still MY personal business! Do not PRY!" And with one last throw of a bowl of meatballs, Allen took the remainder of his food (still enough to feed twenty people) and sat down angry at a now cleared table. Several people had moved to cower in the far corner as Allen punished his subject.

And then, as the akuma ate the pasta that hung of it's head, laughing was soon heard. Master and servant turned towards the group of people and was surprised to see several of them holding in giggles. Haze slowly stood, dragging itself over to Allen's table and sat beside him. Chewing on the pasta that still dangled from it's elegant head, the akuma turned towards the boy.

"It appears, that they are laughing at us, Master."

"I'll make sure to ask you next time when I need the obvious stated."

"Is that supposed to be sarcasm?"

"It is and shall be."

Kanda was fucking livid. There he was surrounded by laughing people. He had tried to get to the bean sprout earlier, but was stopped by the now laughing mob. Truthfully, Kanda was glad for the human shields when then the one-sided food fight had begun, but now that it was over, he wanted to speak with the boy.

So after, dislodging himself from the clump of smelly bodies (did they not bathe?)

Kanda made his way over to the long table. Sitting down grumpily across the two, Kanda glared at the pale kid.

"Did it just get hotter in here?" Haze asked jokingly, referring to the heated glare of Kanda.

"Haze, be nice."

"Oh but I am, I am~" And, as if the great god had taken mercy on the poor soulless being, Haze took this exact moment to run (speed of light) away from the now seething adult teen. Allen sighed heavily, pushing a plate of soba that he had ordered towards the other.

"Please don't mind it. Haze just has to much energy, like Lavi."

"Che." Allen sighed again, deciding to deem it an official hobby as he went back to scarfing down the food.

The two walked down one of the many hallways side by side. After Haze had left, mostly everyone left as well, the cafeteria returning back to it's normal pace. The glares had lessened however, Haze's light comedy warming up the others to him.

"Sometimes..." Kanda gazed at Allen as they stopped by the windowed hallway. The broken dishes had been cleaned and the floor mopped. "I wonder, if it's to easy to get in here." The black-haired man turned to properly face the younger.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, look how easy it was for Haze to calm everyone down. At first they wanted to kill it, but know they accept it. I know that Haze won't hurt anyone, but it feels like their to trusting."

"And you're one to talk Bean sprout?" Allen glared at Kanda as he rested his palms on the window's sill.

"Don't get me wrong Kanda. I know that you think I trust everyone and everything. But let me tell you, I don't. I never have and never will. I'm very picky on those who hold my true trust." Kanda raised his eyebrow but didn't reply. Was the bean really non-trusting? Did he not trust those he saved? Then again, it was Allen so of course he would risk anything if it meant saving someone.

Allen gazed into the mirror, the shadow looming over his shoulder. It's dropping shoulders seemed to show sadness, as if apologizing for what happened on the train. The teen simply gave a curt nod before turning to face the other.

"Kanda...?" His face looked sweet and innocent, his lips turned into a small pout and his silver eyes appearing large and... dare say cute.

"Y-yes?" Kanda didn't trust those large, silver eyes. There was a small blush on Allen's cheeks that seemed to bring out his angelic skin more. His hair seemed to curtain it softly and the way he pouted made Kanda want to slay whoever made him sad. The young adult knew right away that it would be HARD to resist anything the bean asked.

"Can we hold hands?" The bare hand of humanity reached out towards Kanda. For a long while it stayed like that, Allen holding out his right hand and Kanda just staring at it.

"Fuck no!" He had to say it straight, other wise that face would drill into his soul and...

"Why not!" The teen cried out, thrusting his hand forward.

"Cause I said no!" The other took a step back, just out of reach of the teen.

"Come on Kanda! No one's here!"

"Why the hell do you want to do THAT of all things!"

"Because I want to okay?! Is it that wrong to want you to touch me?!"

"Of COURSE it is!"

"It's just a HAND Ba-Kanda! It won't kill you!" Somewhere in the background Haze put away the giant gun it had stolen from Koumi after hearing the what it thought to be a rape.

"I said no!"

"Please!" Damn, the face was out again. Turning around abruptly, Kanda stormed off, trying to avoid looking at the teen.

Allen stood there silently, his shoulders slowly shaking. Haze came up beside him, not asking about the tears that now fell to the floor. "Am I that tainted? That he can't even touch me?" The akuma did not respond, rather looking outside to the know raging blizzard. "But we hugged, and and kissed." The words were beginning to be drawn further apart from the hiccups and sobs.

"Perhaps it can rain, even in the winter." Haze spoke softly as lightning flared across the sky, illuminating it's armor.

"Yu! How could you do that!" Lavi accused his friend after Kanda told him the story.

"What about you? You've been avoiding him like the plague."

"You know damn well that's because I've been busy with the panda." The future bookman sighed. "Yu, don't you know how important hands are to Allen? His very innocence is one."

"I know stupid rabbit!"

"No, you don't. Listen, kissing, hugging, all that isn't really symbolical to Allen. To him, it's the hands. To hold his hand, like he was a normal being is how he wants to insure that you truly love him. But you had to go and protest to heaven high about it! I bet he thinks that you believe him to be tainted and ugly." The red head sighed. "Listen Yu, don't mess this up, okay? I know that you truly like that bean, and he loves you to. He loves yo a lot, trust me. So go back and apologize. No, even better, go back and hold his hand. Proof to him that you see him as a normal person. Proof to him that you love him." And with a strong push to the man's back, Lavi sprinted off as Bookman called out his name.

"Stupid rabbit." Kanda cursed as he walked down the hallways towards where Allen had been.

"Master, please relax, Kanda doesn't know the importance of hands." Haze cooed as he held both of Allen's in his own. Neither Noah nor Innocence hiss at the akuma's touch. "To him, it must have seemed like a girl thing to do, or something. So it's okay, stop crying. I'm hear right, nothings going to harm you." Haze turned it's head to the side, it's oval three but actually one, eye glaring at Kanda.

The akuma stood up fully, leaving the boy to sit on the windowsill. The lightning flashed once more, coating the creature in shadows. A small hiss, sounding of wind being pushed through a tube, made itself clear as the akuma glared at the exorcist. If it was not on direct orders not to harm anyone in anyway, it would have slammed itself against the adult, weakness be damned.

Kanda glared coldly at the akuma, who though reluctant, stepped to the side, giving Kanda a full view of the teen he had hurt. Allen held his face in his hands, body shaking with both the cold and his silent, but quite, sobs. Kanda hated those the most, only being able to know his pain by watching.

Taking a few steps forward, the exorcist took the akuma's place in front of Allen. Haze let out another low, hissing growl, being ready to strike if he tried anything funny. The older one sighed, he had pissed of Haze, meaning that he had truly hurt Allen.

"Don't worry, I'm here to fix my mistake." He didn't face the green akuma, but rather Allen. Taking a deep breath, Kanda began talking in a much softer voice than he had ever used. "Allen, Allen listen, I'm sorry. I never knew what holding hands meant to you. I thought it was something stupid and silly. I even thought it was a sign on weakness. But, but now I know what this kind of thing means to you. I asked that stupid bunny. I, I can't believe I didn't notice it before." Haze smiled softy and approvingly. It knew that this man meant not what he did, but someone (or something in it's case) had to teach him how to handle the boy.

"Allen, I love you, I truly do. And I know this sounds corny, but I always want to be with you, so. So will you-" He was cut off as the white-haired teen began giggling. Kanda's face was that of shock. "Ha-what are you laughing at?!" He asked between clenched teeth, a blush spreading across his face.

"You just sound like you're going to ask me t marry you." Allen explained lightly, his teary face bright with a light smile as he giggled to himself. Kanda che-ed. Allen stood up, Kanda following suit, and he held out his right hand. "Kanda, can we hold hands?" The adult smiled, grabbing the smooth skin with his own.

"Of course."

"Me too!" Haze cried out, grabbing their open hands. It was it's job to kill the mood after all.

"Haze!"

"Akuma!" The thing giggled, placing the other hands into each other.

"Now, now, don't worry, I can sense the mood." And Haze turned around, disappearing in a blur of green.

"Yeah, and you just had to kill it too." Allen smiled, tugging Kanda's hands down so to pull him into a soft kiss.

"That's Haze Kanda, he just loves to ruin things." The man grunted, a slight blush on his cheeks. "Kanda" Another grunt. "Did you really mean all of that?"

"Of course." Allen smiled. "But." And his eyes widened with slight fear. Kanda looked down at the pool of silver, a small smile gracing his face. To Allen, it was more beautiful than any others. "But to me, you are more than a normal person." Holding their hands up in plain view, Kanda began walking, letting the left hand go in order to walk properly. "To me, you're my special person." And with that said, he squeezed their hands, Allen responding with their own squeeze.

As they headed down the dark hallway that Haze had went Allen let out a small laugh.

"Bean sprout?"

"Oh it's nothing Kanda. It's just that I never knew that you could be so corny." And with a large blush spreading on both of their cheeks, Kanda pulled their hands back, taking the left hand once more in his own.

"And I never knew that you could be so strange." The sweet smile/blush that Allen had on his face was filled with childish joy. Allen's smile held their joy, Kanda's their beauty, and that stupid quarrel of hands was forgotten as they walked down the hall once more.

Oh no, more fluff and is that my humor up there. This can't be good... Please do review, they keep me going and help me see my work in anothers eyes. Thanks for reading~!